Tag Archives: Death of a Parent & Guardian

This page lists books that contain trigger warnings for the depiction of death of a parent or guardian.

See also Death of a mother, Death of a father, and Grief & loss depiction.

Rock Addiction by Nalini Singh

Rock Addiction by Nalini Singh

Molly Webster has always followed the rules. After an ugly scandal tore apart her childhood and made her the focus of the media’s harsh spotlight, she vowed to live an ordinary life. No fame. No impropriety. No pain. Then she meets Zachary Fox, a tattooed bad boy rocker with a voice like whiskey and sin, and a touch that could become an addiction. Fox promises scorching heat and dangerous pleasure, coaxing Molly to extend their one-night stand into a one-month fling. After that, he’ll be gone forever, his life never again intersecting with her own. Sex and sin and sensual indulgence, all with an expiration date. No ties, no regrets. Too… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Child abandonment recounted
  • Statutory rape mentioned*
  • Death of a parent recounted, off-page

*Context : Heroine’s father was convicted for statutory rape in the past.

Ocean Light by Nalini Singh

Ocean Light by Nalini Singh

Security specialist Bowen Knight has come back from the dead. But there’s a ticking time bomb in his head: a chip implanted to block telepathic interference that could fail at any moment—taking his brain along with it. With no time to waste, he should be back on land helping the Human Alliance. Instead, he’s at the bottom of the ocean, consumed with an enigmatic changeling. Kaia Luna may have traded in science for being a chef, but she won’t hide the facts of Bo’s condition from him or herself. She’s suffered too much loss in her life to fall prey to the dangerous charm of a human who is a dead man walking. And she carries a devast… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

  • Child abuse mentioned
  • Anxiety & panic attack
  • Attempted suicide mentioned
  • Miscarriage mentioned
  • Alcohol consumption
  • Hospitalisation in a present vegetative state recounted
  • Death of a parent
  • Murder
  • Kidnapping

Night Shift by Nalini Singh, Ilona Andrews, Lisa Shearin, and Milla Vane

Night Shift by Nalini Singh, Ilona Andrews, Lisa Shearin, and Milla Vane

New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh delivers a smouldering story with Secrets at Midnight, as the scent of Bastien Smith’s elusive lover ignites a possessiveness in him that’s as feral as it is ecstatic. And now that he’s found his mate, he’ll do anything to keep her. In #1 New York Times bestselling author Ilona Andrews’ novella, Magic Steals, when people start going missing, shapeshifting tigress Dali Harimau and jaguar shifter Jim Shrapshire must uncover the truth about the mysterious creatures responsible. From Milla Vane—a warrior princess must tame. The Beast of .. Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Secrets at Midnight:

  • Foster care
  • Pregnancy mentioned (sc)
  • Death of both parents in a house fire

Magic Steals:

  • Racism recounted
  • Disappearance

The Beast of Blackmoor:

  • Slavery & sex slavery recounted
  • Rape of a child recounted
  • Rape by a prison guard, on-page
  • Facial & body scars

Love Hard by Nalini Singh

Love Hard by Nalini Singh

Jacob Esera, star rugby player and young single father, has worked hard to create a joyous life for his six-year-old daughter. After the death of his childhood sweetheart soon after their daughter’s birth, all Jake wants is safety and stability. No risks. No wild chances. And especially no Juliet Nelisi, former classmate, scandal magnet, and a woman who is a thorn in his side. As a lonely teenager, Juliet embraced her bad-girl reputation as a shield against rejection. Years later, having kicked a cheating sports-star ex to the curb, she has a prestigious job and loyal friends and wants nothing to do with sportsmen. The last … Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Fatmisia
  • Cheating recounted
  • Teen pregnancy recounted
  • Grief & loss depiction
  • Death of a wife from bacterial meningitis
  • Death of parents recounted

Kiss of Snow by Nalini Singh

Kiss of Snow by Nalini Singh

Since the moment of her defection from the PsyNet and into the SnowDancer wolf pack, Sienna Lauren has had one weakness. Hawke. Alpha and dangerous, he compels her to madness. Hawke is used to walking alone, having lost the woman who would’ve been his mate long ago. But Sienna fascinates the primal heart of him, even as he tells himself she is far too young to handle the wild fury of the wolf. Then Sienna changes the rules and suddenly, there is no more distance, only the most intimate of battles between two people who were never meant to meet. Yet as they… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Suicidal ideation
  • Pregnancy & childbirth mentioned
  • Miscarriage, off-page
  • Grief & loss depiction
  • Death of a mother from suicide recounted
  • Fire

Branded by Fire by Nalini Singh

Branded by Fire by Nalini Singh

Though DarkRiver sentinel Mercy is feeling the pressure to mate, she savagely resists when Riley Kincaid, a lieutenant from the SnowDancer pack, tries to possess her. The problem is not simply that he pushes her buttons; the problem is that he’s a wolf, she’s a cat, and they’re both used to being on top. But when a brilliant changeling researcher is kidnapped from DarkRiver territory, Mercy and Riley must work together to track the young man—before his shadowy captors decide he’s no longer useful. Along the way, the two dominants may find that submitting to one another uncovers not just a deadly conspiracy, but a passion so raw… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Pregnancy mentioned
  • Physical injuries & illness, including coma & a broken leg
  • Death of parents recounted
  • Murder
  • Plane crash mentioned

Bonds of Justice by Nalini Singh

Bonds of Justice by Nalini Singh

Max Shannon is a good cop, one of the best in New York Enforcement. Born with a natural shield that protects him against Psy mental invasions, he knows he has little chance of advancement within the Psy-dominated power structure. The last case he expects to be assigned is that of a murderer targeting a Psy Councilor’s closest advisors. And the last woman he expects to compel him in the most sensual of ways is a Psy on the verge of a catastrophic mental fracture. Sophia Russo is a Justice-Psy, cursed with the ability to retrieve memories from men and women so twisted even veteran cops keep their distance… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Rape mentioned
  • Threats of rape
  • Physical & emotional child abuse recounted
  • Substance abuse
  • Suicide, off-page
  • Pregnancy mentioned
  • Facial scars
  • Heart attack mentioned
  • Death of a friend mentioned
  • Death of a father in a prison fight mentioned
  • Murder & attempted murder
  • Kidnapping
  • Car accident mentioned

Blaze of Memory by Nalini Singh

Blaze of Memory by Nalini Singh

Dev Santos discovers her unconscious and battered, with no memory of who she is. All she knows is that she’s dangerous. Charged with protecting his people’s most vulnerable secrets, Dev is duty-bound to eliminate all threats. It’s a task he’s never hesitated to complete…until he finds himself drawn to a woman who might yet prove the enemy’s most insidious weapon. Stripped of her memories by a shadowy oppressor, and programmed to carry out cold-blooded murder, Katya Haas is fighting desperately for her sanity itself. Her only hope is Dev. But how can she expect… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Ableism
  • Memory loss
  • Pregnancy
  • Physical injuries
  • Grief & loss depiction
  • Murder of a mother recounted
  • Murder & attempted murder
  • Torture, including sensory deprivation, food depravity & mind invasion

Archangel’s Shadows by Nalini Singh

Archangel’s Shadows by Nalini Singh

In the wake of a brutal war, the archangel Raphael and his hunter consort, Elena, are dealing with the treacherously shifting tides of archangelic politics and the people of a battered but not broken city. The last thing their city needs is more death, especially a death that bears the eerie signature of an insane enemy archangel who cannot—should not—be walking the streets. This hunt must be undertaken with stealth and without alerting their people. It must be handled by those who can become shadows themselves. Ash is a gifted tracker and a woman cursed with the ability to sense the secrets of anyone she touches… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

  • Ableism & Magical Disability Cure trope
  • Rape (off-page, secondary characters)
  • Attempted sexual assault recounted
  • Alcohol consumption
  • Cannibalism mentioned
  • Blood-drinking
  • Death of parents in a car accident recounted
  • Death of a great-grandmother from suicide recounted
  • Death of a sister & brother from suicide by a combined overdose recounted
  • Involuntary institutionalisation of a minor recounted (protagonist)
  • Murder & attempted murder
  • Physical assault
  • Torture & disembowelment (secondary character)
  • Imprisonment & captivity (secondary character)
  • Animal death

Method by Kate Stewart

Method by Kate Stewart

Hollywood is a temptress, a trickster, a soul-stealing devil. I married an A-list player, knowing I come second place to his craft. But Lucas and I are a golden couple, a modern-day fairy tale. I’ve never doubted what we built…until the sudden death of Lucas’s best friend has scandal rocking the Hills and shaking the foundation of our relationship. I chose Lucas as my safe haven…he chose the role of a lifetime. For the next three months, I’ll share my nights with a stranger, watching as he buries his pain, immersed in his role and living as someone else. We’ve done this before. I …. Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Anxiety
  • Cancer recounted
  • Death of a parent