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Malice

By TS Night
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Level 1 Intimacy
Mild Innuendo
Zero Swearing
Moderate Violence
Adult
No LGBTQ Content

Trigger Warnings

Blood, Death, Death of Loved One, Injury, Miscarriage, Murder, Panic Attacks, Pregnancy

Book Details

Genre

Romantic Suspense, Science Fiction Romance

Publisher

Self Published

Series

The Irontrace Saga

Book #

2

Point of View

Dual First Person

Length

Novel
amnesiaassassinbodyguarddangerdisability repdoctordystopianforced proximityfound familygrumpy sunshinemedicalmorally graymysteryofficeone bedpregnancyprotector herorescuescarred herosoldiertouch her and dieworkplace

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Narration Type

Synopsis

A family. A loss. A purge that sweeps the world.
Life couldn’t be better for Story Rhys. As long as she ignores the choking anxiety caused by a murderer’s random visits, a surgical schedule that’s a race against the clock, and her younger sister Lark’s declining health. When a surprise upends her life, plans change and demanding new security measures must be implemented.

Despite these overwhelming odds, Story pushes forward. She’s determined to save as many Irontrace as possible, proving with each successful surgery that her method can save Lark too. Then a crisis sweeps the world in the form of a familial purge. Homes are torn apart and society is reshaped overnight. Story’s husband, Ivan, leads a team, racing to stop the chaos. His fight becomes personal when the purge hits the Rhys family in a way no one saw coming.

Fresh consequences stack against his beloved wife and tiny new lives, leaving scars that will last a lifetime. When time-tested strategies fail to find a fix, Ivan is pushed to work outside of The Irontrace to bring his beloved Story back from the brink, clinging to the truth that keeps him going: his love for her is unconditional.

As the most beautiful parts of Ivan’s world are torn away, he’s left to answer an impossible question by himself.

What do you do when Malice threatens to consume you?

This is book two of The Irontrace Saga. It’s a fabulous standalone, but I’d recommend reading Malformation, book one, first to learn more about the characters and world.

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Malice

By TS Night

Genre

Romantic Suspense, Science Fiction Romance

Publisher

Self Published

Series

The Irontrace Saga

Book #

2

Point of View

Dual First Person

Length

Novel

Narrator(s)

Narration Type

amnesiaassassinbodyguarddangerdisability repdoctordystopianforced proximityfound familygrumpy sunshinemedicalmorally graymysteryofficeone bedpregnancyprotector herorescuescarred herosoldiertouch her and dieworkplace

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

Trigger Warnings

Blood, Death, Death of Loved One, Injury, Miscarriage, Murder, Panic Attacks, Pregnancy

Synopsis

A family. A loss. A purge that sweeps the world.
Life couldn’t be better for Story Rhys. As long as she ignores the choking anxiety caused by a murderer’s random visits, a surgical schedule that’s a race against the clock, and her younger sister Lark’s declining health. When a surprise upends her life, plans change and demanding new security measures must be implemented.

Despite these overwhelming odds, Story pushes forward. She’s determined to save as many Irontrace as possible, proving with each successful surgery that her method can save Lark too. Then a crisis sweeps the world in the form of a familial purge. Homes are torn apart and society is reshaped overnight. Story’s husband, Ivan, leads a team, racing to stop the chaos. His fight becomes personal when the purge hits the Rhys family in a way no one saw coming.

Fresh consequences stack against his beloved wife and tiny new lives, leaving scars that will last a lifetime. When time-tested strategies fail to find a fix, Ivan is pushed to work outside of The Irontrace to bring his beloved Story back from the brink, clinging to the truth that keeps him going: his love for her is unconditional.

As the most beautiful parts of Ivan’s world are torn away, he’s left to answer an impossible question by himself.

What do you do when Malice threatens to consume you?

This is book two of The Irontrace Saga. It’s a fabulous standalone, but I’d recommend reading Malformation, book one, first to learn more about the characters and world.

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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.