PTSD & Trauma – Trigger Warning Database

The Falconer by Elizabeth May

In Edinburgh, a secret war rages between humans and fae, and the magic in Aileana Kameron’s blood is all that keeps the most lethal monsters imprisoned beneath the city. But when the creatures she once pursued now hunt her, Aileana has no choice but to ally with Kiaran MacKay – the beautiful fae assassin with his own agenda. The chemistry between them is as incendiary as the battles raging through the streets. And as the body count climbs, Aileana faces a choice: how much is she willing to sacrifice to save her city? Her friends? Herself? Because the fae won’t stop until… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Period-typical misogyny & classism
Parental neglect
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Alcohol consumption
Blood & gore depiction
Near-fatal bout of pneumonia recounted
Grief & loss depiction
Death of a mother recounted (detailed)
Death of a wife
Murder & physical assault
Sword violence & stabbing
Loss of autonomy (compulsion magic)
Battle scenes

Faking Normal by Courtney C. Stevens

Alexi Littrell hasn’t told anyone what happened to her over the summer. Ashamed and embarrassed, she hides in her closet and compulsively scratches the back of her neck, trying to make the outside hurt more than the inside does. When Bodee Lennox, the quiet and awkward boy next door, comes to live with the Littrells, Alexi discovers an unlikely friend in “the Kool-Aid Kid,” who has secrets of his own. As they lean on each other for support, Alexi gives him the strength to deal with his past, and Bodee helps her find the courage to finally face the truth.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) from rape (theme)
Self-harm (protagonist, on-page)

Faith and the Dead End Devils by Kathryn Moon

Faith Robins has been torn away from her brother, kept captive by an omega trafficking ring, and auctioned to the highest bidder. But when fate twists a new key in her lock, she finds herself in the care of an alpha named Bear, safe for the first time in ages. She’s lost in this new world, surrounded by strange men, but she has claws now. And she’s prepared to dig them in and hold onto safety, no matter the cost. The Dead End Devils aren’t a pack. They aren’t Boy Scouts. And if their prez, King, has his way, they’re getting rid of this… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Sexual assault & sexual harassment (off-page)
Foster care system experiences discussed
Flashbacks & panic attacks
Drugging recounted
Murder
Gun violence
Captivity (off-page)

The Salvage Crew by Yudhanjaya Wijeratne

An AI overseer and a human crew arrive on a distant planet to salvage an ancient UN starship. The overseer is unhappy. The crew, well, they’re certainly no A-team. Not even a C-team on the best of days. And worse? Urmahon Beta, the planet, is at the ass-end of nowhere. Everybody expects this to be a long, ugly, and thankless job. Then it all goes disastrously wrong. What they thought was an uninhabited backwater turns out to be anything but empty. Megafauna roam the land, a rival crew with some terrifyingly high-powered gear haunts the dig site, and a secret that will… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Indentured servitude
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Body horror
Medical experimentation
Animal death & hunting

The Safe Place by Anna Downes

Emily Proudman has been offered the chance of a lifetime – leave her messy London life, move to a beautiful estate in France and help her boss’s wife take care of their daughter. It seems like the perfect opportunity to start again. But once there, Emily soon starts to suspect that her charismatic new employers aren’t telling her the whole truth. That there are even dangerous secrets hidden beneath the glamorous facade. Why have the family been moved to this isolated house so far from home? Why does her boss’s daughter refuse to speak or be touched?… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Foster care experiences mentioned
Child abuse, including one slap scene, faking a child’s chronic illness, and forcing them to live in isolation (etc.)
Discussions of childhood trauma and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (c-PTSD)
Parent with dementia
Panic attacks
Self-harm (on-page)
Suicide by jumping (on-page)
Alcohol consumption & abuse and implied drug abuse
Grief & loss depiction
Death of a daughter recounted
Minor blood & injury depiction and emesis
Attempted murder by gun violence
Kidnapping and captivity of a child
Stalking
Financial difficulties discussed

Some Kind of Famous by Ava Wilder

It’s been a decade since Merritt Valentine’s peak as a celebrated singer-songwriter… and her subsequent career-ending mental breakdown. Since then, she’s abandoned the glitz of Los Angeles to move in with her sister, Olivia, in the sleepy Colorado ski town of Crested Peak, hoping to heal her lingering emotional wounds of the spotlight. Life in Crested Peak would be uncomplicated if not for Merritt’s inconvenient crush on the local contractor and handyman, Nikolaos Petrakis. Niko is disarmingly handsome and too kind-hearted to ever be right for the complex and prickly… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Slut-shaming & mentions of homophobia (secondary characters)
Minor fatphobia & mention of weight gain
Parental abandonment & familial estrangement
Statutory rape recounted (protagonist was 14-years-old and her sibling’s brother was ~roughly~ 19-years-old)
Workplace sexual harassment of a teen mentioned
Divorce & infidelity recounted (the protagonist’s ex-husband cheated on her, and she cheated in previous relationships)
Panic attacks recounted
Dissociation, Borderline Personality Disorder & Complex PTSD (protqagonist)
Protagonist in recovery for substance and alcohol addictions after an attempted suicide by overdose in the past, including on-page & recounted drug use & abuse and alcohol consumption & abuse
Unplanned teen pregnancy recounted & mentions of a pregnant secondary character
Emesis
Death of a father mentioned
Animal death mentioned (pet cat)

Change of Plans by Dylan Newton

When disaster strikes and chef Bryce Weatherford is given guardianship of her three young nieces, her life goes from cooking with fire…to controlling a dumpster fire. Five‑year‑old Addison refuses to remove her fairy wings, eight‑year‑old Cecily won’t bathe, and tween June is majoring in belligerence. With all this chaos, Bryce jettisons hope for a life outside of managing her family and her new job. It’s been years since Ryker Matthews had his below‑the‑knee amputation, yet the phantom pain for his lost limb and Marine career haunts him. To cope, he focuses on his vehicle… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Military Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Leg amputation due to IED explosion sustained during military service (protagonist)
Parent with dementia
Emesis
Grief & loss depiction
Death of a brother & sister-in-law in a car accident

All Fired Up by Dylan Newton

As a successful book publicist, Imani Lewis works night and day to promote her authors. It’s her dream job, but she’s become a total workaholic. So when her grandmother invites her to stay for the summer as she recovers from surgery, Imani happily agrees. But being back in the same small town as her one-night stand may not be quite the relaxing break she envisioned. Zander Matthews wakes up every day determined to enjoy the present because he knows from his time in the Marines that tomorrow isn’t guaranteed. But he’s never gotten over the beautiful woman… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Body image issues & disordered food thoughts (secondary character)
Trauma, insomnia & survivor’s guilt discussed
Panic attack
Hospitalisation for injury (secondary character)
Grief & loss depiction
Death of a parent in a fire recounted

Age of Deception by Patricia Vanasse

Agreeing to accompany her father’s people back to their homeworld, Kira Forrest prepares for the fight of her life. She’s agreed to undertake the Trial of the Broken, a rite of passage every member of her father’s House must pass. It offers a path to independence and freedom that is too tempting to deny. Not everyone welcomes this lost daughter of Roake. There are those who fear what her presence might bring to light. Betrayal stalks the halls of Kira’s birthplace—its roots embedded deep in the events that claimed her parent’s lives and set her on her current path… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Child abuse mentioned
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Suicidal ideation
Drugging
Blood and gore depiction, including dead bodies
Grief & loss depiction
Death of parent mentioned
Torture
Murder & attempted murder
Knife violence
War themes and military violence

Afterlife by Melissa Jennings

Afterlife is a collection of poetry about catharsis, self-love, and self-revolution. Afterlife is a journey from the darkness to the light again, and again, and again.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Depression & anxiety
Intrusive thoughts & trauma flashbacks
Suicidal ideation
Self-harm