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Rose Colored Glasses

By Estrella Betker
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Level 3 Intimacy
Mild Innuendo
Zero Swearing
Mild Violence
Adult
No LGBTQ Content

Trigger Warnings

Grief, Infertility

Book Details

Genre

Christian Romance, Contemporary Romance

Publisher

Self Published

Series

Standalone

Book #

Point of View

Single Third Person

Length

Novel
christian themescontemporary settingfirst lovehe falls firstmarriage in troublepregnancySecond Chanceslow burnStrangers to loverstouch her and dievacation

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Synopsis

In the beginning, love felt invincible.

It was love at first sight.
Unfortunately, it was also covered in spaghetti sauce.

One lunch period gone horribly wrong turned into undeniable chemistry, a whirlwind romance, and two teenagers absolutely certain they knew what they were doing. (They did not.) They grew up, said “I do,” and stepped into forever with more confidence than experience.

In the early days, it’s learning how to be married without a manual. Cramped kitchens. Creative budgeting. Discovering your spouse has deeply concerning thermostat preferences. Praying over bills. Assembling furniture with leftover screws. Welcoming surprises they didn’t exactly schedule. And somehow, through the chaos, it all feels golden—because rose-colored glasses are very forgiving.

Now, the house is quiet. The kids are grown. The calendar is empty.

And one by one, the marriages around them aren’t making it.

So Ed and Rose do what any slightly panicked, faith-filled, middle-aged couple might do—they book the long-awaited honeymoon… to see if they’ve still got it.

Sitting side by side without the noise, the schedules, or the distractions, they’re forced to ask a different question:

When everything else falls away, is the love still there?

A witty, faith-rooted, dual-timeline love story about high school sweethearts, golden-retriever devotion, the second chance you take with the person you already promised forever, and the sacred work of choosing each other long after the spaghetti stains wash out.

Come along and fall in love with Ed and Rose… twice.

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Rose Colored Glasses

By Estrella Betker

Genre

Christian Romance, Contemporary Romance

Publisher

Self Published

Series

Standalone

Point of View

Single Third Person

Length

Novel

Narrator(s)

Narration Type

christian themescontemporary settingfirst lovehe falls firstmarriage in troublepregnancySecond Chanceslow burnStrangers to loverstouch her and dievacation

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Content Guide

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Level 3 Intimacy
Mild Innuendo
Zero Swearing
Mild Violence
Adult
No LGBTQ Content

Trigger Warnings

Grief, Infertility

Synopsis

In the beginning, love felt invincible.

It was love at first sight.
Unfortunately, it was also covered in spaghetti sauce.

One lunch period gone horribly wrong turned into undeniable chemistry, a whirlwind romance, and two teenagers absolutely certain they knew what they were doing. (They did not.) They grew up, said “I do,” and stepped into forever with more confidence than experience.

In the early days, it’s learning how to be married without a manual. Cramped kitchens. Creative budgeting. Discovering your spouse has deeply concerning thermostat preferences. Praying over bills. Assembling furniture with leftover screws. Welcoming surprises they didn’t exactly schedule. And somehow, through the chaos, it all feels golden—because rose-colored glasses are very forgiving.

Now, the house is quiet. The kids are grown. The calendar is empty.

And one by one, the marriages around them aren’t making it.

So Ed and Rose do what any slightly panicked, faith-filled, middle-aged couple might do—they book the long-awaited honeymoon… to see if they’ve still got it.

Sitting side by side without the noise, the schedules, or the distractions, they’re forced to ask a different question:

When everything else falls away, is the love still there?

A witty, faith-rooted, dual-timeline love story about high school sweethearts, golden-retriever devotion, the second chance you take with the person you already promised forever, and the sacred work of choosing each other long after the spaghetti stains wash out.

Come along and fall in love with Ed and Rose… twice.

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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.