Statutory Rape – Page 4 – Trigger Warning Database

This Is How I Lied by Heather Gudenkauf

This Is How I Lied by Heather Gudenkauf

Twenty-five years ago, the body of sixteen-year-old Eve Knox was found in the caves near her home in small-town Grotto, Iowa—discovered by her best friend, Maggie, and her sister, Nola. There were a handful of suspects, including her boyfriend, Nick, but without sufficient evidence, the case ultimately went cold. For decades Maggie was haunted by Eve’s death and that horrible night. Now a detective in Grotto, and seven months pregnant, she is thrust back into the past when a new piece of evidence surfaces and the case is reopened. As Maggie investigates and reexamines the clues and secrets about what really… Read more.

Goodreads • The Story Graph

Trigger & Content Warnings

Victim-blaming
Sexual assault
Statutory rape
Abusive relationship
Suicidal ideation
Infertility & pregnancy loss
Murder of a friend recounted
Death of a parent
Animal death & cruelty

Hitting the Wall by Cate Wells

Hitting the Wall by Cate C. Wells

Shay. Six years ago, the good, upstanding men of Stonecut County ran me off. I took a secret with me. An inconvenient truth they wanted buried. Actions have consequences. Their perfect golden boy maybe wasn’t so perfect after all. Then life hands me one too many lemons. I’m forced to go back, and in Stonecut, nothing ever changes. Kellum Wall is still golden. I’m still unwanted. And falling for his cocksure smile will most certainly ruin my life all over again. Kellum
I believe there are still good men left in this world, and I strive to be one. I was raised to live by a code. God and country. Protect and serve. I always do the… Read more.

Goodreads • The Story Graph

Trigger & Content Warnings

Ableism
Rape & statutory rape recounted
Intimate partner violence
Parent with alcoholism mentioned
Alcohol consumption
Teen pregnancy recounted
Emesis
Death of a grandparent mentioned
Attempted infanticide by drowning mentioned
Physical assault
Police corruption & abuse of power
Accidental death of a pet horse mentioned
Animal hunting
Poverty

No Matter What by KA Merikan

No Matter What by K.A. Merikan

Ghost. Not a member of the Coffin Nails MC. Not a doctor anymore. Not gay. Luca. Bent, not broken. Will not let go of Ghost. No matter what. Ghost finds out the hard way that people you meet online aren’t always who they seem to be. When he met ‘Zara’ five years ago, they became inseparable. She’s been with him through the rough and the smooth. He’s been there for her when her abusive boyfriend had her in tears. She is The One, and despite all his friends considering him crazy, Ghost is about to propose. But ‘Zara’ turns out to be Luca, and Luca is most definitely a guy… Read more.

Goodreads • The Story Graph

Trigger & Content Warnings

Homomisia
Statutory rape & rape
Abusive relationship
Panic attacks
Catfishing
Organised crime (mafia, motorcycle gang)

The Secret by Stella Gray

The Secret by Stella Gray

On the day I was married, I promised to love, honor, and obey my husband Stefan Little did I know how literally I would mean obeying. Stefan tells me what to do, and I do it. There are questions asked, but I always submit in the end. It would hurt less if I hadn’t started falling for him. It was supposed to be pretend. But the secrets we now share are too real, and they’re crumbling every piece of who I thought I was. If only Stefan was the man I thought he was. If only I weren’t so powerless. But there’s one thing I have that he wants. My body. And I’ll do anything it takes to right the wrongs I’ve discovered.

Goodreads • The Story Graph

Trigger & Content Warnings

Sexism
Sex trafficking mentioned
Statutory rape mentioned
Drugging
Death of a parent recounted

The Roanoke Girls by Amy Engel

The Roanoke Girls by Amy Engel

Lane Roanoke is fifteen when she comes to live with her grandparents and fireball cousin at the Roanoke family’s rural estate following the suicide of her mother. Over one long, hot summer, Lane experiences the benefits of being one of the rich and beautiful Roanoke girls. But what she doesn’t know is being a Roanoke girl carries a terrible legacy: either the girls run, or they die. For there is darkness at the heart of Roanoke, and when Lane discovers its insidious pull, she must make her choice…

Goodreads • The Story Graph

Trigger & Content Warnings

Parental abandonment
Statutory rape
Incest
Physical child abuse
Graphic suicide recounted
Teen pregnancy
Childbirth
Abortion mentioned
Alcohol consumption
Death of an infant mentioned
Death of a mother
Murder
Drowning
Hanging recounted
Death from a fall mentioned
Disappearnace of a loved one

The Grace Year by Kim Liggett

The Grace Year by Kim Liggett

No one speaks of the grace year. It’s forbidden. In Garner County, girls are told they have the power to lure grown men from their beds, to drive women mad with jealousy. They believe their very skin emits a powerful aphrodisiac, the potent essence of youth, of a girl on the edge of womanhood. That’s why they’re banished for their sixteenth year, to release their magic into the wild so they can return purified and ready for marriage. But not all of them will make it home alive. Sixteen-year-old Tierney James dreams… Read more.

Goodreads • The Story Graph

Trigger & Content Warnings

Misogyny
Queermisia
Transmisia
Outing
Slut shaming
Fatmisia & body shaming
Statutory rape mentioned
Sexual assault, on-page
Sexual harassment
Forced sex work mentioned
Forced adult-minor marriage
Hallucinations & delusions
Suicide by drowning, on-page
Childbirth & death from childbirth
Pregnancy & teenage pregnancy
Infertility mentioned
Blood & gore depiction
Dead bodies
Scalping & skinning, off-page
Mutilation & dismemberment mentioned
Cannibalism mentioned
Starvation
Nonconsensual branding
Scars
Death of a wife
Knife & axe violence
Whipping recounted
Lynching, on-page
Animal attack
Animal death, on-page
Animal cruelty mentioned
Bullying

Where the Stars Still Shine by Trish Doller

Where the Stars Still Shine by Trish Doller

Stolen as a child from her large and loving family, and on the run with her mom for more than ten years, Callie has only the barest idea of what normal life might be like. She’s never had a home, never gone to school, and has gotten most of her meals from laundromat vending machines. Her dreams are haunted by memories she’d like to forget completely. But when Callie’s mom is finally arrested for kidnapping her, and Callie’s real dad whisks her back to what would have been her life, in a small town in Florida, Callie must find a way to leave the past behind. She must learn to be part of a family. And she must believe that love–even with… Read more.

Goodreads • The Story Graph

Trigger & Content Warnings

Paedophilia & child sexual assault recounted
Statutory rape
Adult-minor relationship*
Kidnapping of a child
Incarceration of a parent

* Context : The seventeen-year-old female protagonist is in a relationship with her twenty-one-year-old step-uncle.

Most Ardently by Susan Mesler-Evans

Most Ardently by Susan Mesler-Evans

Elisa Benitez is proud of who she is, from her bitingly sarcastic remarks to her love of both pretty boys and pretty girls. If someone doesn’t like her, that’s their problem, and Elisa couldn’t care less. Particularly if that person is Darcy Fitzgerald, a snobby, socially awkward heiress with an attitude problem and more money than she knows what to do with. From the moment they meet, Elisa and Darcy are at each other’s throats — which is a bit unfortunate, since Darcy’s best friend is dating Elisa’s sister. It quickly becomes… Read more.

Goodreads • The Story Graph

Trigger & Content Warnings

Statutory rape recounted
Domestic abuse mentioned
Alcohol consumption
Death of parents in a car accident mentioned

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.

Goodreads • The Story Graph

Trigger & Content Warnings

Ableism
Homomisic slurs
Cheating
Statutory rape
Alcoholism
Depression
Near-drowning

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.

Goodreads • The Story Graph

Trigger & Content Warnings

Statutory rape
Abandonment
Cheating
Murder
Incarcerated parent
Motorcycle accident