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Frame of Reference

By Amber Gabriel
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Level 2 Intimacy
No Innuendo
Zero Swearing
Moderate Violence
Adult
No LGBTQ Content

Trigger Warnings

Child Loss, Death of Loved One, Grief, Injury, Murder

Book Details

Genre

Christian Romance, Romantic Suspense

Publisher

Scrivenings Press

Series

Standalone

Book #

Point of View

Multi Third Person POV

Length

Novel
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Narration Type

Synopsis

One down. Two to go.

Prima ballerina Iryna has spent years preparing for her American tour—and the chance to reconnect with the boy who once held her heart. But when a fellow dancer is murdered, her dream trip turns into a waking nightmare. The chilling message left behind makes one thing clear: she may be next.

Rick Carter wasn’t expecting to fall in love, but seeing Iryna again awakens feelings he thought were long buried. As their relationship deepens, so do the threats surrounding them—cryptic warnings, dangerous encounters, and a growing sense that someone is watching their every move.

As the attacks escalate, Rick is forced to confront his doubts about faith and loss, while Iryna must decide who she can trust in a world that suddenly feels anything but safe.

With time running out, they must uncover the truth before the killer strikes again. But when fear tightens its grip, will they rely on their own strength—or trust God with the outcome?

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Frame of Reference

By Amber Gabriel

Genre

Christian Romance, Romantic Suspense

Publisher

Scrivenings Press

Series

Standalone

Point of View

Multi Third Person POV

Length

Novel

Narrator(s)

Narration Type

best friend’s brotherchildhood friendschristian themesdangershe falls first

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Content Guide

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Level 2 Intimacy
No Innuendo
Zero Swearing
Moderate Violence
Adult
No LGBTQ Content

Trigger Warnings

Child Loss, Death of Loved One, Grief, Injury, Murder

Synopsis

One down. Two to go.

Prima ballerina Iryna has spent years preparing for her American tour—and the chance to reconnect with the boy who once held her heart. But when a fellow dancer is murdered, her dream trip turns into a waking nightmare. The chilling message left behind makes one thing clear: she may be next.

Rick Carter wasn’t expecting to fall in love, but seeing Iryna again awakens feelings he thought were long buried. As their relationship deepens, so do the threats surrounding them—cryptic warnings, dangerous encounters, and a growing sense that someone is watching their every move.

As the attacks escalate, Rick is forced to confront his doubts about faith and loss, while Iryna must decide who she can trust in a world that suddenly feels anything but safe.

With time running out, they must uncover the truth before the killer strikes again. But when fear tightens its grip, will they rely on their own strength—or trust God with the outcome?

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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.