Anxiety Disorders – Page 6 – Trigger Warning Database

Can I Steal You for a Second? by Jodi McAlister

Mandie Mitchell will do anything to get over her toxic ex. Even sign up to the polarising reality dating show, Marry Me, Juliet. But with her self-esteem in tatters, she’s not sure she’s brave enough to actually go on the show – until she forms a friendship with fellow contestant Dylan Gilchrist, who gives her the push she needs. Dylan is everything Mandie is not – tough, strong, and totally unafraid to speak her mind. Unfortunately, she also looks set to win, as she soon becomes the clear favourite of the Romeo, who also happens to share the same name. It’s annoying, really, just how perfect the Dylans seem for… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Racism
Workplace sexism & sexual harassment
Biphobia & panphobia recounted including forced outing (secondary character)
Infidelity recounted
Anxiety & panic attacks (secondary character)
Alcohol consumption
Dieting discussed
COVID-19 pandemic
Death of a father from cancer mentioned
Bullying

Context : One protagonist’s ex-husband cheated and the other left her ex-boyfriend for another woman.

The Fae Princes by Nikki St. Crowe

I thought Peter Pan was a myth and Neverland a fairytale. A story spun by my mother who had lost her mind a long time ago. But there was no denying the overwhelming shadow cast by Peter Pan when he was standing in my house. Pan took me captive to Neverland and I somehow found my place among him and the Lost Boys. I’ve never looked back. Now I’m entangled right alongside him in a war we can’t seem to escape. We thought we had defeated our enemies. We thought we could finally have our happily ever after. But there was one enemy we never saw… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Ableism
Child abandonment recounted
Alcohol consumption & smoking (cigarettes)
Weight gain mentioned
Blood & injury depiction including vision impairment
Murder and rape of a sister recounted
Death of a father & grandmother recounted
Death & resurrection of a mother
Murder & attempted murder
Attempted murder by vivisepulture (buried alive)
Physical assault & knife violence
Drowning
Loss of autonomy by possession & mind control (secondary character)

Devourer of Men by Nikki St. Crowe

I have few friends and fewer allies. What I do have on the island of Everland is a lot of people who want me gone. So when the Crocodile and Captain Hook reappear in my life, I am in no mood. And worse, they’re unknowingly endangering themselves by asking for me by a name I long considered dead. Now, not only do I have to save myself, I have to save the two men who I swore I would murder with my bare hands if I ever set eyes on them again considering they abandoned me. Unfortunately for me, Roc and Hook have other plans, and when I find myself caught between them, I have to make a decision: risk my heart or risk my life?

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Child abandonment recounted
Physical & emotional child abuse recounted
Forced marriage recounted
Anxiety & nightmares
Alcohol consumption & smoking (cigarettes)
Blood & injury depiction including cannibalism, blood-drinking, amputation (hand), and needles
Death of a mother from suicide recounted
Death of a sister mentioned
Murder & attempted murder
Physical assault (mugging) & stabbing
Imprisonment recounted

Under the Mistletoe with You by Lizzie Huxley-Jones

Ready to spend a quiet Christmas with his nearest and dearest, Christopher has closed up shop in his bakery, he’s wrapped up and packed up his presents, and he’s found someone to stay in his flat over the festive period. Everything is under control. That is until the mysterious person he’s rented his flat to turns out to be none other than… Nash Nadeau, an actor – and the star of all Christopher’s favourite Christmas movies. In fact, he’s the guy Christopher’s been crushing on for the whole past year. Since last Christmas… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Anxiety
Divorce mentioned (secondary character)
Diet culture mentioned
Alcohol consumption & mentions of past drug use (marijuana)
Seizure (on-page, protagonist)
Death of a spouse mentioned (secondary character)
Blizzard
Death of a pet cat mentioned (secondary character)

Wild Eyes by Elsie Silver

A rugged mountain town seemed like the perfect escape from a life in shambles. But on day one I ran full tilt into the world’s hottest single dad and now all my plans are ruined. As a chart-topping country singer with a recent streak of bad press it’s hard to find any peace. But I find it in Rose Hill. With a little boy and a little girl who steal my heart just as thoroughly as their dad. Weston Belmont. The man is a shameless flirt. He oozes confidence and masculinity in a way that’s downright distracting. And in bed? He’s addictive. Everything with him is wild and impulsive and I’m desperate to regain some control. But no one has supported… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Emotional & financial parental abuse
Dieting mentioned
Anxiety & panic attacks (on-page)
Alcohol consumption
Death by overdose mentioned (off-page)

Leather & Lark by Brynne Weaver

Contract killer Lachlan Kane wants a quiet life working in his leather studio and forgetting all about his traumatic past. But when he botches a job for his boss’s biggest client, Lachlan knows he’ll never claw his way out of the underworld. At least, not until songbird Lark Montague offers him a deal: use his skills to hunt down a killer and she’ll find a way to secure his freedom. The catch? He has to marry her first. And they can’t stand each other. Indie singer-songwriter Lark is the sunshine and glitter that burns through every cloud and clings to every crevice that Lachlan Kane tries to… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Child sexual abuse recounted
Physical child abuse & parental neglect recounted
Infidelty recounted
Panic attack, insomnia & claustrophobia
Blood, injury & gore depiction including concussion, gunshot wounds, the use of needles to sew mouths shut, and the removal of fingers and eyes from dead bodies
Death of a mother & father mentioned
Murder of a father in a home invasion
Murder of a terminally ill great-aunt from injection
Murder (theme) including the use of a car accident to kill someone
Torture
Home invasion, stalking & kidnapping discussed
Animal attack & injury

*Context : The female protagonist’s ex-partner cheated on her and messaged underage girls. A secondary character is also cheating on his partner with his children’s nanny. The female protagonist is a serial killer her targets rapists and paedophilias; the male protagonist is a contract killer. A dog bites the antagonist and recovers from an injury sustained when the antagonist kicks it in retaliation.

The Phoenix Keeper by S.A. MacLean

As head phoenix keeper at a world-renowned zoo for magical creatures, Aila’s childhood dream of conserving critically endangered firebirds seems closer than ever. There’s just one glaring caveat: her zoo’s breeding program hasn’t functioned for a decade. When a tragic phoenix heist sabotages the flagship initiative at a neighboring zoo, Aila must prove her derelict facilities are fit to take the reins. But saving an entire species from extinction requires more than stellar animal handling skills. Carnivorous water horses, tempestuous thunderhawks, mischievous dragons. Aila has no problem wrangling beasts. But muster… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Anxiety (protagonist)

Director’s Cut by Carlyn Greenwald

At twenty-nine, Valeria Sullivan is a celebrated, award-winning actress. But when her attempt to transition to directing is complicated by a bad interview on a late night show, Val decides she’s had enough of Hollywood. Intent on pursuing her other passion, she pours herself into a guest professorship at USC, hoping to transition to academia fulltime. Standing in her way is her co-professor, Maeve Arko, whose brilliance and beauty is matched only by her contempt for Val. As Val rises to the challenges that teaching throws at her, though, Maeve starts to soften, and soon sparks… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Homophobia & biphobia
Anxiety & panic attacks
Alcohol consumption

You Had Me at Happy Hour by Timothy Janovsky

O’ little town of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania—it may be charming, but Julien Boire can’t wait to get out of there. Soon he’ll be leaving to take an advanced wine course that will put him on track to become a master sommelier. Meantime, his OCD demands he keep clear of distractions, especially the hot new hire at his aunt and uncle’s restaurant, Martin’s Place. Which should be easy, because Greg Harlow is as ill-suited to Julien as a bold cabernet is to a delicate salmon entrée. As charismatic and confident as Julien is tightly wound, Greg is a TikTok mixologist who could… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Anxiety & Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Alcohol consumption (theme)

Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez

Justin has a curse, and thanks to a Reddit thread, it’s now all over the internet. Every woman he dates goes on to find their soul mate the second they break up. When a woman slides into his DMs with the same problem, they come up with a plan: They’ll date each other and break up. Their curses will cancel each other’s out, and they’ll both go on to find the love of their lives. It’s a bonkers idea… and it just might work. Emma hadn’t planned that her next assignment as a traveling nurse would be in Minnesota, but she and her best friend agree that dating Justin is too… Read more,

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Child abandonment & neglect recounted
Foster care experiences mentioned
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Depression
Anxiety & panic attacks
Emesis
Death of a parent in a car accident mentioned
Incarceration of a parent