Tag Archives: Death of a Sibling

This page lists books that contain trigger warnings for the depiction of death of a sibling.

See also Death of a sister, Death of a brother, and Grief & loss depiction.

Visions of Heat by Nalini Singh

Visions of Heat by Nalini Singh

Used to cold silence, Faith NightStar is suddenly being tormented by dark visions of blood and murder. A bad sign for anyone, but worse for Faith, an F-Psy with the highly sought after ability to predict the future. Then the visions show her something even more dangerous—aching need . . . exquisite pleasure. But so powerful is her sight, so fragile the state of her mind, that the very emotions she yearns to embrace could be the end of her. Changeling Vaughn D’Angelo can take the form of either man or jaguar, but it is his animal side that is overwhelmingly drawn to Faith. The jaguar’s instinct is to claim this woman it finds so utterly… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Murder
  • Death of a sibling

Rock Wedding by Nalini Singh

Rock Wedding by Nalini Singh

After a lifetime of longing for a real family, Sarah Smith thought she’d finally found her home with rock star Abe Bellamy, even if she knew Abe didn’t love her the way she loved him. But their brief relationship, filled with tragedy and heartache, nearly destroyed her. Alone, emotions in turmoil and already shaky self-esteem shattered, Sarah struggles to pick up the pieces in the wake of their divorce. Abe knows he’s to blame for the end of his marriage. Caught in a web of painful memories, he pushed away the best thing in his life – the sexy, smart woman he adores – breaking them both in the process. Then fate throws him a… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Divorce recounted
  • Grey-area cheating
  • Stillbirth recounted
  • Grief & loss depiction
  • Death of a sister recounted
  • Death of a father recounted

Hostage to Pleasure by Nalini Singh

Hostage to Pleasure by Nalini Singh

Separated from her son and forced to create a neural implant that will mean the effective enslavement of her psychically gifted race, Ashaya Aleine is the perfect Psy—cool, calm, emotionless . . . at least on the surface. Inside, she’s fighting a desperate battle to save her son and escape the vicious cold of the PsyNet. Yet when escape comes, it leads not to safety, but to the lethal danger of a sniper’s embrace. DarkRiver sniper Dorian Christensen lost his sister to a Psy killer. Though he lacks the changeling ability to shift into animal form, his leopard lives within. And that leopard’s… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Grief & loss depiction
  • Death of a sibling recounted
  • Murder & attempted murder
  • Torture recounted
  • Kidnapping

The Confessions by Tiffany Reisz

The Confessions by Tiffany Reisz

Three Sinners. Three confessions. And all the dirty little secrets you could possibly desire… Father Stuart Ballard has been Marcus Stearns’ confessor since the young Jesuit was only eighteen years old. He thought he’d heard every sin the boy had to confess until Marcus uttered those three fateful words: “I met Eleanor.” This collection also includes “The Confession of Eleanor Schreiber,” a companion 36-page story written exclusively for The Confessions.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Rape mentioned
  • Consensual sterilization procedure mentioned
  • Cancer (benign fibroid tumour) mentioned
  • Death of mother recounted
  • Death of a sister mentioned

A Perilous Undertaking by Deanna Raybourn

A Perilous Undertaking by Deanna Raybourn

London, 1887. At the Curiosity Club, a ladies-only establishment for daring and intrepid women, Victorian adventuress Veronica Speedwell meets the mysterious Lady Sundridge, who begs her to take on an impossible task–saving society art patron Miles Ramsforth from execution. Ramsforth, accused of the brutal murder of his mistress, Artemisia, will face the hangman’s noose in a week’s time if the real killer is not found. But Lady Sundridge is not all that she seems, and unmasking her true identity is only the first of many secrets Veronica must uncover. Together with her natural… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Ableism
  • Racism mentioned
  • Homomisia mentioned
  • Cheating discussed
  • Alcohol consumption
  • Recreational drug use
  • Infertility & miscarriage mentioned
  • Death of a sister in childbirth mentioned
  • Mild blood & injury depiction
  • Exsanguination
  • Murder & attempted murder
  • Gun violence
  • Knife violence
  • False incarceration
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The Deck of Omens by Christine Lynn Herman

The Deck of Omens by Christine Lynn Herman

Though the Beast is seemingly subdued for now, a new threat looms in Four Paths: a corruption seeping from the Gray into the forest. And with the other Founders preoccupied by their tangled alliances and fraying relationships, only May Hawthorne seems to realize the danger. But saving the town she loves means seeking aid from the person her family despises most–her and Justin’s father. May’s father isn’t the only newcomer in town–Isaac Sullivan’s older brother has also returned, seeking forgiveness for the role he played in Isaac’s troubled past. But Isaac isn’t ready to let… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Coming out themes, on-page
  • Emotional & physical child abuse
  • Parental abandonment
  • Domestic violence recounted
  • Memory loss (memory manipulation magic)
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Alcohol consumption & abuse
  • Graphic body horror
  • Physical injury & illness
  • Emesis
  • Scars
  • Death of a mother, off-page
  • Death of a brother & sister recounted
  • Murder & attempted murder
  • Attempted filicide recounted
  • Knife violence, including the attempted murder of a child by slitting his throat
  • Strangulation, on-page & recounted
  • Imprisonment mentioned
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The Furies by Katie Lowe

The Furies by Katie Lowe

In 1998, a sixteen-year-old girl is found dead on school property, dressed in white and posed on a swing, with no known cause of death. The novel opens with this image, as related to us by the narrator, Violet, looking back on the night it happened from the present day, before returning to relate the series of events leading up to the girl’s murder. After an accident involving her Dad and sister, Violet joins Elm Hollow Academy, a private girls school in a quiet coastal town, which has an unpleasant history as the site of famous… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Rape
  • Sexual assault
  • Child abuse
  • Domestic abuse
  • Alcohol consumption & abuse
  • Drug use
  • Blood depiction
  • Death of a parent
  • Death of a sibling
  • Murder
  • Torture
  • Car accident
  • Animal death
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Split by KA Merikan

Split by K.A. Merikan

Hunter knew he was in deep shit when a patchover went sideways, ending up with his prez dead, and him and his cousin becoming live-in hostages at the Coffin Nails MC clubhouse. What he didn’t know though, was that the girl he fucked just a few days before was the Coffin Nails club president’s daughter, set on having nothing to do with him after a creepy one-night stand in an abandoned church. Tough luck, because Hunter is not a quitter, even if getting involved with the prez’s hot daughter could get him killed. Astaroth is devastated after losing the two people closest to her… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Homomisia
  • Child abuse mentioned
  • Sexual harassment
  • Suicidal ideation
  • Cancer mentioned
  • Death of a sibling & parent
  • Torture
  • Organised crime (motorcycle gang)

Playing for Her Heart by Megan Erickson

Playing for Her Heart by Megan Erickson

Grant Osprey just had the hottest sex of his life. Sure, they were both in costume, and yes, it was anonymous, but he never expected her to bolt in the middle of the night without so much as a goodbye, let alone exchanging numbers. Or names. All he’s left with are her panties and some seriously X-rated memories…until he meets his business partner’s little sister. Only Chloe Talley isn’t the bold, sexy vixen he remembers. And she wants nothing to do with him. Cosplay is Chloe’s only chance to leave her boring, socially awkward world behind. To forget that she’s failing at life… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Death of a sister in a car accident recounted

North of Happy by Adi Alsaid

North of Happy by Adi Alsaid

Carlos Portillo has always led a privileged and sheltered life. A dual citizen of Mexico and the US, he lives in Mexico City with his wealthy family, where he attends an elite international school. Always a rule follower and a parent pleaser, Carlos is more than happy to tread the well-worn path in front of him. He has always loved food and cooking, but his parents see it as just a hobby. When his older brother, Felix—who has dropped out of college to live a life of travel—is tragically killed, Carlos begins hearing his brother’s voice, giving him advice and pushing him to rebel against his fath… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Grief & loss depiction
  • Death of a brother
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