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Out of Range

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

Trigger Warnings

Kidnapping, Stalking

Book Details

Genre

Christian Romance, Romantic Suspense

Publisher

Self Published

Series

Where Danger Finds You: a Southern California Romantic Suspense

Book #

6

Point of View

Dual Third Person

Length

Novel
christian themesdangerforced proximitymysteryopposites attractprotector heroSecond Chance

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Audiobook Details

Narrators

Virtual Voice

Narration Type

Single

Synopsis

She’s out to prove she’s more than the little sister. He’s out to prove he’s more than the funny one. And someone in the shadows wants to make sure they never get the chance.

Kim Taylor has spent her whole life one step behind a big brother who does everything right. Now she finally has a shot at her own spotlight: a design competition that could launch the fashion career she’s chased for years. She cannot afford a single distraction. Not her brother’s wedding looming on the calendar, not the admirer whose attention is curdling from flattering to frightening, and absolutely not Matthew Ellis.

Matthew fell hard for Kim on a cross-country road trip, right up until his big mouth and his worse timing cost him his shot. He knows exactly what everyone thinks of him: the fun one, great at a party, impossible to take seriously. But he’s moved his entire life to be near her, and he’s done being underestimated. He’ll prove he can be a man Kim can lean on, if she’ll let him close enough to try.

Then the admirer stops keeping his distance. As the threat sharpens and Kim’s carefully planned life starts to splinter, the goofball she wrote off turns out to be the one person who won’t leave her side. Matthew has to prove steadier than anyone expected. Kim has to risk trusting a heart she’d already decided she couldn’t count on.

When her life is on the line, the fun guy becomes the man who stands between her and the worst, and both of them learn that God doesn’t make anyone an afterthought.

Tropes:

second chance romance
opposites attract
forced proximity
a career woman with everything to prove
a stalker in the shadows
found family
and faith that sees past the surface.
Out of Range is sweet, clean Christian romantic suspense set in Southern California, and Book 6 of the Where Danger Finds You series. If you love Lynette Eason, Dee Henderson, or Susan May Warren, you’ll feel right at home.

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KINDLE UNLIMITED
AUDIOBOOK
Amazon

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Apple Books

Out of Range

By JL Crosswhite

Genre

Christian Romance, Romantic Suspense

Publisher

Self Published

Series

Where Danger Finds You: a Southern California Romantic Suspense

Book #

6

Point of View

Dual Third Person

Length

Novel

Narrator(s)

Virtual Voice

Narration Type

Single
christian themesdangerforced proximitymysteryopposites attractprotector heroSecond Chance

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Content Guide

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Click the ⓘ icons to see how each level is defined.

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

Trigger Warnings

Kidnapping, Stalking

Synopsis

She’s out to prove she’s more than the little sister. He’s out to prove he’s more than the funny one. And someone in the shadows wants to make sure they never get the chance.

Kim Taylor has spent her whole life one step behind a big brother who does everything right. Now she finally has a shot at her own spotlight: a design competition that could launch the fashion career she’s chased for years. She cannot afford a single distraction. Not her brother’s wedding looming on the calendar, not the admirer whose attention is curdling from flattering to frightening, and absolutely not Matthew Ellis.

Matthew fell hard for Kim on a cross-country road trip, right up until his big mouth and his worse timing cost him his shot. He knows exactly what everyone thinks of him: the fun one, great at a party, impossible to take seriously. But he’s moved his entire life to be near her, and he’s done being underestimated. He’ll prove he can be a man Kim can lean on, if she’ll let him close enough to try.

Then the admirer stops keeping his distance. As the threat sharpens and Kim’s carefully planned life starts to splinter, the goofball she wrote off turns out to be the one person who won’t leave her side. Matthew has to prove steadier than anyone expected. Kim has to risk trusting a heart she’d already decided she couldn’t count on.

When her life is on the line, the fun guy becomes the man who stands between her and the worst, and both of them learn that God doesn’t make anyone an afterthought.

Tropes:

second chance romance
opposites attract
forced proximity
a career woman with everything to prove
a stalker in the shadows
found family
and faith that sees past the surface.
Out of Range is sweet, clean Christian romantic suspense set in Southern California, and Book 6 of the Where Danger Finds You series. If you love Lynette Eason, Dee Henderson, or Susan May Warren, you’ll feel right at home.

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Under an Indigo Moon
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Off the Map
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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.