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An Appearance of Impropriety

By Jayna Breigh
AUDIOBOOK
Level 1 Intimacy
Mild Innuendo
Zero Swearing
Mild Violence
Adult
No LGBTQ Content

Trigger Warnings

Addiction, Domestic Violence, War

Book Details

Genre

Christian Romance, Contemporary Romance, Romantic Suspense

Publisher

Kregel

Series

Standalone

Book #

Point of View

Dual Third Person

Length

Novel
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Narration Type

Synopsis

Will their love turn into a scandal before they can stop it?

As the youngest female judge in Los Angeles, Mahalia Jackson has her career on a fast-track to success.

Her polished exterior makes sure of that. But when she volunteers for the Junior Jurors and ends up working side-by-side with attorney JD Cash, her plans begin to falter.

JD heads up the program—born out of his own troubled past—where local teens learn about the legal system. He leverages his position as an attorney to fulfill God’s calling on his life: to support the orphans and widows of society who have lost beloved fathers and husbands to TransNation’s eighteen-wheeled time bombs roaming America’s freeways.

Mahalia’s rule—never date a lawyer—is a straitjacket that tightens when she presides over the case where

JD serves as a young widow’s attorney. But, placed in a vulnerable position, her resolve begins to waver.

Her increasing proximity to the sad-eyed lawyer sparks an onslaught from anonymous online adversaries attempting to destroy Mahalia’s reputation and career, throwing around claims of an appearance of impropriety. The digital disgrace pushes Mahalia to ask one hard question: Is love with JD worth risking her career?

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AUDIOBOOK
Amazon

*Affiliate link — I may earn a commission*

Author store
Audible
Apple Books
Barnes and Noble

An Appearance of Impropriety

By Jayna Breigh

Genre

Christian Romance, Contemporary Romance, Romantic Suspense

Publisher

Kregel

Series

Standalone

Point of View

Dual Third Person

Length

Novel

Narrator(s)

Narration Type

christian themescontemporary settingforced proximityfound familyprotector heroslow burnworkplace

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Content Guide

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Level 1 Intimacy
Mild Innuendo
Zero Swearing
Mild Violence
Adult
No LGBTQ Content

Trigger Warnings

Addiction, Domestic Violence, War

Synopsis

Will their love turn into a scandal before they can stop it?

As the youngest female judge in Los Angeles, Mahalia Jackson has her career on a fast-track to success.

Her polished exterior makes sure of that. But when she volunteers for the Junior Jurors and ends up working side-by-side with attorney JD Cash, her plans begin to falter.

JD heads up the program—born out of his own troubled past—where local teens learn about the legal system. He leverages his position as an attorney to fulfill God’s calling on his life: to support the orphans and widows of society who have lost beloved fathers and husbands to TransNation’s eighteen-wheeled time bombs roaming America’s freeways.

Mahalia’s rule—never date a lawyer—is a straitjacket that tightens when she presides over the case where

JD serves as a young widow’s attorney. But, placed in a vulnerable position, her resolve begins to waver.

Her increasing proximity to the sad-eyed lawyer sparks an onslaught from anonymous online adversaries attempting to destroy Mahalia’s reputation and career, throwing around claims of an appearance of impropriety. The digital disgrace pushes Mahalia to ask one hard question: Is love with JD worth risking her career?

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Physical Intimacy Levels

Level 1

  • Holding hands or affectionate touching
  • Compliments or confessing love
  • Low-description kissing
  • Tender embraces or cuddling
  • Blushing and sighing
  • Non-descriptive discussions of sex
  • Established relationships
  • Fade to black if married
  • Any sexual encounters are only referred to from the past, not described or shown on page
 

Level 2

  • Touch that signals attraction
  • No touching in the underwear zone
  • Long kisses, lightly descriptive
  • Deeper kisses, tongue implied but not described
  • Feeling warm or flushed
  • Gasping, deep sighs, light growls or groans
  • Thinking or speaking about desire in a non-descriptive way
  • Fade to black for established relationships after a scene that matches this level, though this may be unpopular if they are not married
 

Level 3

 

  • Hands moving, still not in the underwear zone
  • French kissing with tongue described
  • Make-out sessions that still follow these guidelines
  • Feeling hot or sweaty
  • Heavier gasping, groaning, deep growls, or panting
  • More frantic moments and some loss of control
  • Male shirt may come off, but nothing else
  • Leg may straddle waist, but no mention of arousal
  • If characters lie down together, there should be little description of contact or movement
  • May happen in a bedroom or on a bed, but should be interrupted or end with a fade to black scene
  • Focus stays on the emotion
  • Fade to black should still happen between married couples or at the end of the book between engaged or committed couples

Innuendo Levels

Level 0 — None

  • No sexual innuendo
  • No suggestive humor
  • No crude or sexual jokes

Level 1 — Minimal

  • Minimal innuendo or double meanings
  • Light teasing
  • Mild crude or dad humor
  • Not frequent or strong

Level 2 — Moderate

  • Moderate suggestive humor
  • Double meanings
  • Sexual tension
  • May include crude or sexual jokes

Level 3 — Heavy

  • Heavy innuendo
  • Strong suggestive dialogue
  • Frequent crude or sexual humor

Swearing Levels

Zero

  • No swearing

Mild

  • Up to 10 uses of “hel*” or “dam*”

Moderate

  • 10+ uses of “hel*” or “dam*”
  • And/or use of bodily swear words like “shi*,” “as*,” etc.

Severe

  • 30+ swear words
  • And/or any use of the F-word one or more times

Violence Levels

Zero

  • No on-page violence

Mild

  • Violence is present without detail or only referenced vaguely
  • May briefly mention blood or injuries
  • Comparable to a G-rated movie

Moderate

  • Violence is more frequent and/or more detailed
  • Can be more intense
  • Injuries may be lightly described
  • Comparable to a PG-rated movie

Severe

  • Violence is more detailed and frequent
  • Blood may be mentioned and injuries may be described in detail
  • Comparable to a PG-13-rated movie

Intimacy Levels

Level 1

  • Holding hands/Affectionate touching
  • Compliments/confessing love
  • Low-description kissing
  • Tender embraces/cuddling
  • Blushing and sighing
  • Non-descriptive discussions of sex
  • Established relationships
  • Fade to black if married
  • Any sexual encounters from past only referred to, not described or on-screen

Level 2

  • Touch that signals attraction
  • No touching in underwear zone
  • Long kisses, lightly descriptive
  • Deeper kisses, tongue implied not described
  • Feel warm/flushed
  • Gasping, deep sighs, light growls and groans
  • Thinking/speaking about desire non-descriptive
  • Fade to black for established relationships after a scene that matches this level – but may be unpopular if not married

Level 3

  • Hands moving, still not in underwear zone
  • French kiss with tongue described
  • Make-out sessions still follow guidelines
  • Feel hot, sweating
  • Heavier gasping, groaning, deep growls, panting
  • More frantic and lose some control
  • Male shirt may come off, but nothing else
  • Leg may straddle waist, but no mention of arousal
  • If they lay down together anywhere, use little description of contact/moving
  • May happen in a bedroom or on a bed, but should be interrupted or end with fade to black scene. Keep focus on the emotion.
  • Fade to black should still happen between married couples or at the end of the book between engaged/committed couples.