Tag Archives: Human & Sex Trafficking

This page lists books that contain trigger warnings for the depiction of human trafficking, including sex trafficking and child trafficking.

See also Rape, Sexual assault, and Paedophilia & CSA.

Hard to Let Go by Laura Kaye

Hard to Let Go by Laura Kaye

Beckett Murda hates to dwell on the past. But his investigation into the ambush that killed half his Special Forces team and ended his Army career gives him little choice. Just when his team learns how powerful their enemies are, hard-ass Beckett encounters the biggest complication yet—seductive, feisty Katherine Rixey. A tough, stubborn prosecutor, Kat visits her brothers’ Hard Ink Tattoo following a bad break-up—and finds herself staring down the barrel of a stranger’s gun. Beckett is hard-bodied and sexy as hell, but he’s also the most infuriating man ever. Worse, Kat… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Human trafficking
  • Sex slavery
  • Child abuse recounted
  • Nightmares
  • Kidnapping
  • Gang violence

Hard to Hold on To by Laura Kaye

Hard to Hold on To by Laura Kaye

Edward “Easy” Cantrell knows better than most the pain of not being able to save those he loves–which is why he is not going to let Jenna Dean out of his sight. He may have just met her, but Jenna’s the first person to make him feel alive since that devastating day in the desert more than a year ago. Jenna has never met anyone like Easy. She can’t describe how he makes her feel–and not just because he saved her life. No, the stirrings inside her reach far beyond gratitude. As the pair are thrust together while chaos reigns around them, they both know one thing: the thing.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Human trafficking
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Depression
  • Suicidal ideation
  • Epilepsy
  • Kidnapping
  • Gang violence

Hard to Come By by Laura Kaye

Hard to Come By by Laura Kaye

Derek DiMarzio would do anything for the members of his disgraced Special Forces team—sacrifice his body, help a former teammate with a covert operation to restore their honor, and even go behind enemy lines. He just never expected to want the beautiful woman he found there. When a sexy stranger asks questions about her brother, Emilie Garza is torn between loyalty to the brother she once idolized and fear of the war-changed man he’s become. Derek’s easy smile and quiet strength tempt Emilie to open up, igniting the desire between them and leading Derek to crave a woman he shouldn’t trust. As the team’s investigation reveals .. Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Human trafficking
  • Kidnapping
  • Gang violence

Hard to Be Good by Laura Kaye

Hard to Be Good by Laura Kaye

Hard Ink Tattoo owner Jeremy Rixey has taken on his brother’s stateside fight against the forces that nearly killed Nick and his Special Forces team a year before. Now, Jeremy’s whole world has been turned upside down—not the least of which by a brilliant, quiet blond man who tempts Jeremy to settle down for the first time ever. Recent kidnapping victim Charlie Merritt has always been better with computers than people, so when he’s drawn into the SF team’s investigation of his army colonel father’s corruption, he’s surprised to find acceptance and friendship—especially… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Human trafficking
  • Homomisia & internalised homomisia
  • Amputation (finger)
  • Torture
  • Kidnapping
  • Gang violence

Hard as You Can by Laura Kaye

Hard as You Can by Laura Kaye

Ever since hard-bodied, drop-dead-charming Shane McCallan strolled into the dance club where Crystal Dean works, he’s shown a knack for getting beneath her defenses. For her little sister’s sake, Crystal can’t get too close. Until her job and Shane’s mission intersect, and he reveals talents that go deeper than she could have guessed. Shane would never turn his back on a friend in need, especially a former Special Forces teammate running a dangerous, off-the-books operation. Nor can he walk away from Crystal. The gorgeous waitress is hiding secrets she doesn’t want him to uncover. Too bad. He’s exactly the… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Human trafficking
  • Sex slavery
  • Attempted rape, on-page
  • Torture
  • Gang violence
  • Kidnapping

Hard as Steel by Laura Kaye

Hard as Steel by Laura Kaye

After identifying her employer’s dangerous enemies, Jessica Jakes takes refuge at the compound of the Raven Riders Motorcycle Club. Fellow Hard Ink tattooist and Raven leader Ike Young promises to keep Jess safe for as long as it takes, which would be perfect if his close, personal, round-the-clock protection didn’t make it so hard to hide just how much she wants him—and always has. Ike Young loved and lost a woman in trouble once before. The last thing he needs is alone time with the sexiest and feistiest woman he’s ever known, one he’s purposely kept at a distance… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Human trafficking
  • Gang violence
  • Kidnapping

Hard as It Gets by Laura Kaye

Hard as It Gets by Laura Kaye

Trouble just walked into Nicholas Rixey’s tattoo parlor. Becca Merritt is warm, sexy, wholesome–pure temptation to a very jaded Nick. He’s left his military life behind to become co-owner of Hard Ink Tattoo, but Becca is his ex-commander’s daughter. Loyalty won’t let him turn her away. Lust has plenty to do with it too. With her brother presumed kidnapped, Becca needs Nick. She just wasn’t expecting to want him so much. As their investigation turns into all-out war with an organized crime ring, only Nick can protect her. And only Becca can heal the scars no one else sees.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Human trafficking
  • Gang violence
  • Kidnapping

Fighting Conviction by Greer Rivers

Fighting Conviction by Greer Rivers

BlackStone Securities Agent Devil Ray Vos needs control, and around his best friend’s younger sister, Ellie Stone? He knows he can’t keep it. The BlackStone team saved her a year ago, and Devil hasn’t been able to get his angel off his mind since. She’s in college and still healing, so he’s kept his distance. That resolve vanishes when her brother asks Devil to train her in self-defense. His head tells him to stay away, but no one can protect her better than he can. Ellie survived the worst trauma of her life a year ago. Her best friend didn’t, and Ellie has fought survivor’s guilt and PTSD ever since. Only Devil seems to understand her. He sees her as a survivor and his best friend’s kid sister… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Sex trafficking
  • Drug use
  • Disordered eating
  • PTSD & trauma
  • Panic attacks
  • Suicide
  • Cancer
  • Grief & loss depiction
  • Death of a parent
  • Gun violence
  • Kidnapping
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The Jezebel by Dylan Allen

The Jezebel by Dylan Allen

Stone Rivers is a sin I can’t commit. After years of playing the trophy, puppet, perfectionist, I’ve forgotten who I am. Until the boy from my past walks back into my life. Handsome as sin, charming beyond belief—Stone Rivers is temptation personified. Our combustible chemistry shatters my resolve. His blistering kisses remind me of everything I used to want. But, our present is just as messy as our past, And reckless as it may be, I can’t let him go. My name is Regan Wilde. I’m a mother, a sister, a daughter. But Stone and I? We’re a scandal in the making. 

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Human trafficking
  • Sexual assault
  • Domestic violence
  • Emotional abuse & gaslighting
  • Pregnancy
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One of Us Is Dead by Jeneva Rose

One of Us Is Dead by Jeneva Rose

Meet the women of Buckhead—a place of expensive cars, huge houses, and competitive friendships. Shannon was once the queen bee of Buckhead. But she’s been unceremoniously dumped by Bryce, her politician husband. When Bryce replaces her with a much younger woman, Shannon sets out to take revenge. Crystal has stepped into Shannon’s old shoes. A young, innocent Texan girl, she simply has no idea what she’s up against. Olivia has waited years to take Shannon’s crown as the unofficial queen of Buckhead. Finally, her moment has come. But to take her rightful place, she will need to use every backstab… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Human & sex trafficking
  • Slut-shaming
  • Queermisia
  • Infidelity
  • Abusive relationship recounted
  • Murder
  • Gun violence
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