Tag Archives: Rape

This page lists books that contain trigger warnings for the depiction of rape. This includes statutory rape, marital rape, rape by coercion, gang rape, and threats of rape.

See other tags for specific warnings, such as Gang rape, Statutory Rape, and Paedophilia & CSA.

Return of the Viscount by Gayle Callen 

Return of the Viscount by Gayle Callen

Her marriage of convenience seems far too convenient. Desperation drove Cecilia Mallory to seek a union with a stranger—one who would wed her sight unseen and grant her full access to her inheritance with no expectations whatsoever. She anticipated, perhaps, an older, undesirable, equally desperate husband—never the young, vibrant, and devastatingly attractive man who answered her call. What could such a man really be after?… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Attempted sexual assault
  • Rape mentioned
  • Alcohol consumption
  • Death of a friend by drowning
  • Attempted murder
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The Art of Escaping by Erin Callahan 

The Art of Escaping by Erin Callahan

Seventeen-year-old Mattie is hiding her obsession with Harry Houdini and Dorothy Dietrich from everyone, including her best friend Stella. When Stella takes off to boarding school for the summer, all of Mattie’s anxieties bubble to the surface, leaving her feeling adrift. To distract herself, she seeks out Miyu, the reclusive daughter of a world-renowned escape artist whose life and career were snuffed out by a tragic plane crash. With Miyu’s help, Mattie secretly transforms herself into a burgeoning escapologist and performance artist. Away from the curious eyes of her peers, she thrives in her new world of lock… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Ableism
  • Homomisic slurs
  • Cheating
  • Statutory rape
  • Alcoholism
  • Depression
  • Near-drowning
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Killman Creek by Rachel Caine

Killman Creek by Rachel Caine

Gwen Proctor won the battle to save her kids from her ex-husband, serial killer Melvin Royal, and his league of psychotic accomplices. But the war isn’t over. Not since Melvin broke out of prison. Not since she received a chilling text. Her refuge at Stillhouse Lake has become a trap. Gwen leaves her children in the protective custody of a fortified, well-armed neighbour. Now, with the help of Sam Cade, brother of one of Melvin’s victims, Gwen is going hunting. She’s learned how from one of the sickest killers alive… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Rape mentioned
  • Eye trauma
  • Graphic murder
  • Torture
  • Kidnapping
  • Animal injury (dog)
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The Orphans of Raspay by Lois McMaster Bujold 

The Orphans of Raspay by Lois McMaster Bujold

When the ship in which they are traveling is captured by Carpagamon island raiders, Temple sorcerer Penric and his resident demon Desdemona find their life complicated by two young orphans, Lencia and Seuka Corva, far from home and searching for their missing father. Pen and Des will need all their combined talents of mind and magic to unravel the mysteries of the sisters and escape from the pirate stronghold.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Slavery
  • Threats of rape
  • Grief & loss depiction
  • Death of parents recounted
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The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold 

The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold

A man broken in body and spirit, Cazaril has returned to the noble household he once served as page, and is named, to his great surprise, secretary-tutor to the beautiful, strong-willed sister of the impetuous boy who is next in line to rule. It is an assignment Cazaril dreads, for it must ultimately lead him to the place he most fears: the royal court of Cardegoss, where the powerful enemies who once placed him in chains now occupy lofty positions. but it is more than the traitorous intrigues of villains that threaten Cazaril and the Royesse Iselle here, for a sinister curse… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Rape discussed
  • Domestic violence
  • Child abuse
  • Torture
  • Animal death
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The Homewreckers by Mary Kay Andrews 

The Homewreckers by Mary Kay Andrews

Hattie Kavanaugh went to work helping clean up restored homes for Kavanaugh & Son Restorations at 18; married the boss’s son at 20; and was only 25 when her husband, Hank, was killed in a motorcycle accident. Broken-hearted, but determined to continue the business of their dreams, she takes the life insurance money, buys a small house in a gentrifying neighbourhood, flips it, and then puts the money into her next project… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Statutory rape
  • Abandonment
  • Cheating
  • Murder
  • Incarcerated parent
  • Motorcycle accident
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Cellar Door by Trisha Wolfe 

Cellar Door by Trisha Wolfe

After witnessing a murder, Makenna Davies is abducted by the hooded vigilante, Luke Easton, and taken to his underground lair where she must unravel the mystery of her captor and the dark secret that entangles both their lives.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Rape & paedophilia mentioned (off-page)
  • Human trafficking
  • Kidnapping
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Magic Bitter, Magic Sweet by Charlie Holmberg 

Magic Bitter, Magic Sweet by Charlie N. Holmberg

Maire is a baker with an extraordinary gift: she can infuse her treats with emotions and abilities, which are then passed on to those who eat them. She doesn’t know why she can do this and remembers nothing of who she is or where she came from. When marauders raid her town, Maire is captured and sold to the eccentric Allemas, who enslaves her and demands that she produce sinister confections, including a witch’s gingerbread cottage, a living cookie boy, and size-altering cakes… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Slavery
  • Rape mentioned
  • Physical assault
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Hothouse Flower by Krista Ritchie and Becca Ritchie

Hothouse Flower by Krista Ritchie & Becca Ritchie

Twenty-five-year-old Ryke Meadows knows he’s hard to love. With a billion-dollar inheritance, a track-star resume, and an alpha-male personality—he redefines the term likable asshole. But he’s not living to make friends. Or enemies. He just wants to free climb three of the toughest mountains in Yosemite without drama or interruption. And then he receives a distressed call from a girl in Paris—a girl that he has never been allowed to have… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Fatmisia & body shaming
  • Slut-shaming
  • Adult-minor relationship
  • Paedophilia & grooming
  • Sexual assault
  • Abandonment
  • Parental abuse
  • Alcoholism
  • Sex addiction
  • Nightmares
  • Disordered food & weight thoughts
  • Cancer
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Wrongful incarceration
  • Bullying
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Addicted for Now by Krista Ritchie and Becca Ritchie

Addicted for Now by Krista Ritchie & Becca Ritchie

No. More. Sex. Those are the three words Lily Calloway fears the most. But Loren Hale is determined to be with Lily without enabling her dangerous compulsions. With their new living situation—sleeping in the same bed, for real, together—Lily has new battles. Like not jumping Lo’s bones every night. Not being consumed by sex and his body.

Loren plans to stay sober, to right all of his… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Slut-shaming
  • Fatmisia & body shaming
  • Rape mentioned
  • Sexual assault
  • Parental abuse & neglect
  • Abandonment
  • Disordered food & weight thoughts discussed
  • Sex addiction
  • Alcoholism
  • Alcohol consumption & abuse
  • Drug use
  • Drugging
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