Tag Archives: Cheating

This page lists books that contain trigger warnings for the depiction of cheating. Also known as infidelity.

A Thousand Miles by Bridget Morrissey

Dee Matthews is the cohost of the smash-hit podcast Did I Forget To Tell You?, where she interviews family, friends, and past lovers. Nothing is off limits, except for one man (known on the show only as Name Redacted) who happens to be her high school best friend Ben. During their senior year spring break, Dee and Ben took a road trip to visit Ben’s grandma. They buried a time capsule in her backyard, pledging to return in ten years to open it. Then their friendship fell apart in spectacular fashion. They haven’t spoken to each other since. Ben Porter’s life since… Read more.

Goodreads

Trigger and Content Warnings

  • Infidelity mentioned
  • Emesis (food poisoning)
  • Grief & loss depiction
  • Death of a grandmother mentioned

Late Bloomers by Deepa Varadarajan

After thirty-six years of a dutiful but unhappy arranged marriage, recently divorced Suresh and Lata Raman find themselves starting new paths in life. Suresh is trying to navigate the world of online dating on a website that caters to Indians and is striking out at every turn–until he meets a mysterious, devastatingly attractive younger woman who seems to be smitten with him. Lata is enjoying her newfound independence, but she’s caught off guard when a professor in his early sixties starts to flirt with her. Meanwhile, Suresh and Lata’s daughter, Priya, thinks her father’s… Read more.

Goodreads

Trigger and Content Warnings

  • Arranged marriage recounted (consensual)
  • Divorce
  • Infidelity

Context: A female protagonist is having an affair with a married man.

In Bed with the Devil by Lorraine Heath

In Bed with the Devil by Lorraine Heath

They call him the Devil Earl—a scoundrel and accused murderer who grew up on the violent London streets. A proper young lady risks more than her reputation when consorting with the roguishly handsome Lucian Langdon, but Lady Catherine Mabry believes she has no choice. To protect those she loves, she would do anything—even strike a bargain with the devil himself. Lucian desires respectability and a wife above all else, but the woman of his choosing lacks the social graces to be accepted by the aristocracy. Catherine can help Lucian gain everything he wants. But what she asks for in exchange will put their very lives in… Read more.

Goodreads • The Story Grap

Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Rape of a child recounted
  • Domestic violence (sc)
  • Cheating*
  • Death of a parent, on- & off-page
  • Murder of an uncle, off-page
  • Murder of parents

*Context : While the hero falls in love with the heroine, he proposes to another woman who does not love him back.

The Last Laugh by Mindy McGinnis

Tress Montor murdered Felicity Turnado—but she might not have to live with the guilt for long. With an infected arm held together by duct tape, the panther who clawed her open on the loose, and the whole town on the hunt for the lost homecoming queen, the odds are stacked against Tress. As her mind slides deeper into delirium, Tress is haunted by the growing sound of Felicity’s heartbeat pulsing from the “best friend” charm around her fevered neck. Ribbit Usher has been a punchline his whole life—from his nickname to his latest turn as the unwitting star of a… Read more.

Goodreads • The Story Graph

Trigger and Content Warnings

  • Cheating recounted
  • Alcohol consumption
  • Death of a parent recounted
  • Animal abuse

Sakura’s Dedication, Volume One by Fuyu Yukimiya

Sakura’s Dedication, Vol. 1 by Fuyu Yukimiya

Sawa just got out of a relationship with her cheating boyfriend, and is on the lookout for an honest guy. But when her classmate Sakura confesses, she rejects him, as he’s not her type. But then he confesses again, and again, and again?! What’s a girl to do in the face of such honest dedication?

Goodreads • The Story Grap

Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Cheating mentioned

Six Angry Girls by Adrienne Kisner

Six Angry Girls by Adrienne Kisner

Raina Petree is crushing her senior year, until her boyfriend dumps her, the drama club (basically) dumps her, the college of her dreams slips away, and her arch-nemesis triumphs. Things aren’t much better for Millie Goodwin. Her father treats her like a servant, and the all-boy Mock Trial team votes her out, even after she spent the last three years helping to build its success. But then, an advice columnist unexpectedly helps Raina find new purpose in a pair of knitting needles and a politically active local yarn store. This leads to an unlikely meeting in the girls’ bathroom, where Raina inspires Millie to start a rival team. The… Read more.

Goodreads • The Story Grap

Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Queermisia
  • Misogyny
  • Anti-abortion discussions
  • Cheating mentioned

Falling by Cat Clarke

Falling by Cat Clarke

It’s the party of the year and everyone’s going to be there – the perfect opportunity for Jess to set up her newly-out best friend Tilly with the only other gay girl in school. And it’ll help her keep her mind off the fact that she cheated on her perfect boyfriend Cam last night. But this party will change everything.

Goodreads • The Story Grap

Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Bury Your Gays trope
  • Cheating

The Agathas by Kathleen Glasgow and Liz Lawson

The Agathas by Kathleen Glasgow and Liz Lawson

Last summer, Alice Ogilvie’s basketball-star boyfriend Steve dumped her. Then she disappeared for five days. She’s not talking, so where she went and what happened to her is the biggest mystery in Castle Cove. Or it was, at least. But now, another one of Steve’s girlfriends has vanished: Brooke Donovan, Alice’s ex–best friend. And it doesn’t look like Brooke will be coming back. Enter Iris Adams, Alice’s tutor. Iris has her own reasons for wanting to disappear, though unlike Alice, she doesn’t have the money or the means. That could be changed by the hefty reward… Read more.

Goodreads • The Story Grap

Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Sexual assault mentioned
  • Domestic abuse
  • Infidelity mentioned
  • Alcohol consumption
  • Blood & injury depiction including a dead body
  • Murder
  • Physical assault
  • Car accident
  • Bullying & cyberbullying

Whiskey Chaser by Lucy Score with Claire Kingsley

Whiskey Chaser by Lucy Score with Claire Kingsley

Raised by her three overbearing brothers, Scarlett is a hell-raising tomboy with a tool belt. A tornado stirring up trouble everywhere she goes. Her favorite pastimes? Drinking any man under the table and two-stepping. But she has zero interest in love. Scarlett’s only being neighborly when she claims her sexy next-door neighbor as her new pet project. Devlin is a man at rock bottom. Marriage, political career, five-year plan to Washington, D.C. All destroyed with one well-placed jab. The golden boy is now the black sheep relegated to Bootleg Springs, a tiny West Virginia… Read more.

Goodreads • The Story Grap

Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Slut-shaming
  • Parental infidelity
  • Alcoholism
  • Death of a parent
  • Kidnapping & disappearance of children discussed

The Wedding of Molly O’Flaherty by Sierra Simone

The Wedding of Molly O’Flaherty by Sierra Simone

One empty bed. One bold plan. One tragedy that changes everything. – Silas Cecil-Coke is not a man who is easily dissuaded. So when Molly leaves him without a word of goodbye, he is even more determined to save her from her enemies and claim her as his bride. But neither of them are prepared for the betrayals and tragedies that await them before they can even approach the altar…

Goodreads • The Story Grap

Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Rape recounted
  • Sexual harassment of a teenager
  • Grey-area cheating
  • Alcohol consumption
  • Unplanned pregnancy
  • Death of a brother & sister-in-law from cholera
  • Erotic asphyxiation