Human & Sex Trafficking – Trigger Warning Database

Zero Hour by Megan Erickson

Hacker extraordinaire Roarke Brennan lives each hour – each breath – to avenge his brother’s murder. His first move: put together a team of the best coders he knows. They’re all brilliant, specialized, and every one an epic pain in his ass. Only now Wren Lee wants in too, threatening to upset their delicate balance. The girl Roarke never allowed himself to want is all grown up with sexy confidence and a dark past … and she’s the wild card he can’t control. Roarke might still think she’s a kid, but Wren’s been to hell and back. Nothing and nobody can stop her – especially the… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Rape & sex trafficking mentioned
Grief & loss depiction
Death of a brother
Kidnapping mentioned

Born to Be Badger by Shelly Laurenston

Emily “Tock” Meyerson-Jackson is on a mission to rid the world of shifters trafficking humans for hunting and cash. And now that she’s narrowed down her suspects to a brutal coalition of male lions, nothing will get between this honey badger and her prey—not even a dog-loving Tiger with absolutely no time management skills. Doesn’t matter that Shay Malone is ferociously adorable. With a war brewing between cat families, Tock doesn’t have time to lounge around with a football-playing tiger shifter. But when she realize… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Human & sex trafficking
Blood & gore depiction
Death of a father
Gun violence

Badger to the Bone by Shelly Laurenston

She’s the woman he’s been hired to kidnap. But ZeZé Vargas has other ideas . . . like getting them both out of this nightmare alive. Just one problem. She’s crazy. Certifiably. Because while he’s plotting their escape, the petite Asian beauty is plotting something much more deadly. Max “Kill It Again” MacKilligan has no idea what one of her own is doing with all these criminal humans until she realizes that Zé has no idea who or what he is. Or exactly how much power he truly has. But Max is more than happy to bring this handsome… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Misogyny & sexism
Racism & mentions of Klu Klux Klan
Sex trafficking mentioned
Drug dealing mentioned
Blood & injury depiction
Murder
Gun violence
Kidnapping
Bullying recounted

Beasts and Beauty: Dangerous Tales by Soman Chainani

Twelve tales, twelve dangerous tales of mystery, magic, and rebellious hearts. Each twists like a spindle to reveal truths full of warning and triumph, truths that capture hearts long kept tame and set them free, truths that explore life . . . and death. A prince has a surprising awakening. A beauty fights like a beast. A boy refuses to become prey. A path to happiness is lost. . . . then found again. Chainani respins old stories into fresh fairy tales for a new era and creates a world like no other. These stories know you. They understand you. They reflect you. They are tales for our times. So read on, if you dare.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Child trafficking
Rape, implied
Blood & gore depiction

Glint by Raven Kennedy

For ten years, I’ve lived in a gilded cage inside King Midas’s golden castle. But one night changed everything. Now I’m here, a prisoner of Fourth Kingdom’s army, and I’m not sure if I’m going to make it out of this in one piece. They’re marching to battle, and I’m the bargaining chip that will either douse the fire or spark a war. At the heart of my fear, my worry, there’s him—Commander Rip. Known for his brutality on the battlefield, his viciousness is unsurpassed. But I know the truth about what he is. Fae. The… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Human trafficking & slavery
Misogyny
Child abuse & neglect mentioned
Rape & sexual assault mentioned
Murder

We Used to Live Here by Marcus Kliewer

As a young, queer couple who flip houses, Charlie and Eve can’t believe the killer deal they’ve just gotten on an old house in a picturesque neighbourhood. As they’re working in the house one day, there’s a knock on the door. A man stands there with his family, claiming to have lived there years before and asking if it would be alright if he showed his kids around. People pleaser to a fault, Eve lets them in. As soon as the strangers enter their home, uncanny and inexplicable things start happening, including the family’s youngest child going missing and a ghostly presence material… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Child abuse & neglect including child sexual assault and rape recounted (off-page)
Human trafficking
Suicidal ideation
Drug use & alcohol consumption
Murder

Taming Seraphine by Gigi Styx

They captured me, broke me. Molded me into their perfect weapon. They made me murder and seduce strangers. Until a hitman killed my captors and set me free. Leroi: I rescued a girl from a basement thinking she was innocent, but I brought home a serial killer whose darkness borders on insanity. Now, I need to tame her murderous instincts before I become her next victim. Seraphine is reckless, unstable, and likely to get us both destroyed. Every instinct says I should end her, but she’s too captivating to resist.Each day, she draws me deeper into her web, her allure stripping my self-control. But I’m harboring secrets treach… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Rape, sexual assault & dubious consent (‘dubcon’)
Paedophilia & child sexual abuse
Child abandonment
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Drugging
Blood & gore depiction
Cannibalism
Gential mutilation (castration) & dismemberment
Grief & loss depiction
Murder
Torture
Knife play
Electrocution
Organised crime
Car accident
Kidnapping
Human & organ trafficking

I Will Mend You by Gigi Styx

My worst nightmare finally stepped out of the mirror. And the only man who can save me is a ghost. I’m trapped in a forgotten nightmare with the monster I most fear. The key to my freedom lies behind a wall of memories. Xero’s specter invades my mind, whispering both vengeance and salvation. He insists he’s real, yet I can’t trust my shattered psyche. But as my tormentors draw close, I must rely on the phantom I betrayed for protection—and for revenge. She’s ensnared by darkness, and only I can set her free. To save her, I must become the vengeful spirit she fears. Amethyst’s mind is a maze of terror and confusion. Freeing… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Child & organ trafficking
Elder abuse
Victim-blaming
Rape, dubious consent (‘dubcon’), sexual harassment, & attempted sexual assault
Paedophilia, grooming, & child sexual abuse
Underage sex work mentioned (secondary character)
Gang rape (secondary character)
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Hallucinations & memory loss
Immolation
Abortion (forced) recounted
Medical misconduct (medication tampering)
Forced feeding
Cannibalism & dismemberment
Genital mutilation (castration)
Murder & murder of a child/infant
Graphic torture (on-page)
Car accident
Poisoning
Arson
Kidnapping & captivity
Imprisonment
Stalking & blackmail
Bullying & online harassment

Poisoning Ivy by Carly Claire

The mountain was always my safe place… until it wasn’t. It was my refuge from the cold loneliness of the city, from my parent’s loveless marriage, from their anger and chaos. Even when they left me with my creepy uncle, I looked forward to summers at the cabin, especially after I met them. The reapers. Killian, Monty, and Theo. They were my friends, the secret I kept to make my life tolerable. And then one summer, their friendship turned into something sinister. Their hatred kept me alive, fed a part of me that needed it. I thought it turned into something more, but then… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Homophobia
Sex trafficking mentioned (off-page)
Child physical & sexual abuse and neglect (implied)
Rape & dubious consent (‘dubcon’), including forced voyeurism and gun play
Depression & suicidal ideation
Domestic abuse
Pregnancy discussed
Mutilation
Murder
Home invasion

Disclaim by Pam Godwin

Camila was seventeen when Van Quiso kidnapped her. Ten years after her escape, the shackles refuse to release her. Not while there are still slave traders preying on her city. She will stop at nothing to end them. Even if that means becoming a slave again. Returning to chains is her worst fear—and only option. They won’t know who she is or what she intends to do. She’s prepared for every complication. Except him. The one who decimated her sixteen-year-old heart. Matias is charming, gorgeous, and dangerously seductive. He’s also untrustworthy and enshrouded… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Rape, sexual assault & dubious consent scenes
Sex trafficking & sexual slavery
Kidnapping & captivity (on-page)