Content Warnings
My books are meant only for a mature audience. Some titles are darker than others, but because triggers are so individual, I can only provide a list of potential triggers. This is not an exhaustive list, so please be mindful of your mental health.
If you feel I have missed a content warning, please reach out to me via email or find me on social media.
Explicit language, graphic sexual scenes, minor physical violence, references to past sexual assault, grooming, BDSM (knife play, fear play, breath play, primal play, mind fuck, bondage, mild spanking, consensual non-consent (CNC)), flashbacks to kidnapping, and false imprisonment, references to child abuse, manipulation, controlling behaviour, coercion, and references to slavery and human trafficking.
Explicit language, graphic sexual scenes, graphic violence, kidnapping, false imprisonment, slavery, BDSM (flogging, bondage, mild spanking, consensual non-consent (CNC)), public sexual scenes, sexual assault (not between MCs), slavery, controlling and coercive behaviour, manipulation, dub-con, flashbacks to childhood sexual assault, and references to human trafficking.
Explicit language, BDSM (consensual non-consent (CNC), mindfuck, fire play, fear play, primal play, bondage, whipping), dub-con, degradation, graphic sexual scenes, graphic physical violence, slavery, references to child trafficking and grooming, manipulation, gaslighting, self-harm, flashbacks to childhood sexual abuse, references to torture, substance misuse, sexual assault (not between MCs), use of weapons, false imprisonment, and suicide.
Graphic physical violence, elements of torture, explicit language, elements of self-harm, use of weapons, sexual assault (not between MCs), threats, false imprisonment, human trafficking, slavery, sadism, flashbacks to childhood sexual assault, references to suicide, references to child trafficking, references to incest, grooming, graphic description of a corpse, misuse of a corpse, genital nullification, gore, disembowelment, graphic sexual scenes, ritualistic BDSM (caning, knife play, blood play, primal play, fear play, fire play, consensual non-consent (CNC)), misuse of organs, degradation, bondage, whipping, manipulation and coercion, gaslighting, hunting of humans, public sexual scenes, sharing, dub-con, substance misuse, and graphic murder.
Explicit language, physical violence, domestic abuse, use of weapons, graphic sexual scenes, on-page sexual assault and rape (not between MCs), references to BDSM, kidnapping, false imprisonment, slavery, incest (not shown, but heavily implied and referenced in flashbacks), human trafficking, elements of torture, sadism, references to suicide and on-page suicide attempt, disembowelment, genital torture, forced and non-forced sterilisation, nonconsensual extraction of sperm, blackmail, references to and on-page murder, gore, manipulation and coercion, public sexual scenes, dub-con, substance misuse, references to child grooming and trafficking (not shown), flashbacks to childhood sexual abuse, PTSD, loss of a loved one, Stockholm syndrome, self-harm, on-page miscarriage, and pregnancy.
Graphic sexual scenes, BDSM, physical violence, CNC, dub-con, drug abuse, and references to human trafficking, slavery, sexual abuse, murder, and childhood trauma.
Graphic sexual scenes, explicit language, BDSM (anal play, sharing (MFM), spanking, mild bondage, orgasm denial, degradation and praise), exploration of a forbidden relationship between a professor and a student, dub-con, power imbalance, and exhibitionism.
Graphic sexual scenes, explicit language, BDSM, anal play, double penetration, sharing (MFMM), spanking, orgasm denial, degradation and praise, flogging, exploration of a forbidden relationship between a professor and a student, references to past abuse, references to dark historical events, total power exchange, and exhibitionism.
Graphic sexual scenes, explicit language, clown mask, dub-con, CNC element, BDSM, fear play, somnophilia, anal play, double penetration, punishment, spanking, pain kink, degradation, sharing (MFMMM), consensual unprotected sex, and references to drug use, trauma, human trafficking, slavery, sexual assault, torture, and murder.
Explicit sexual content, explicit language, religious taboo, dubious consent, minor bondage, spanking, attempted drowning, mental health problems, references to alcoholism, strong horror imagery, on-page death of a loved one (car accident), psychological manipulation, betrayal by a loved one, and elements which may be upsetting for religious readers.
Important
Sexual assault, “non-consent” (non-con), dubious consent, and consensual non-consent are not interchangeable terms. Sexual assault has no consent. Consensual non-consent implies the character willingly gave up consent. Dubious consent refers to a grey area between explicit consent and sexual assault, where the character is incapable (for numerous reasons like intoxication, power imbalance, etc.) of giving consent.
Lastly, non-con refers to sexual assault or rape (usually) by the MMC. I don’t use the term “non-con”, as I feel sexual assault should always be labelled as such. Should I publish a book where the MMC commits sexual assault, it will be labelled as “sexual assault (by the MMC)” for clarification.
Please note: Thrill of Capture and The Dark Marquis are marked with content warnings like “sexual assault” and “flashbacks to (childhood) sexual abuse” and may be particularly triggering for survivors.
It’s further important to note that consensual non-consent (CNC) requires a safeword. Harpyiai protocol doesn’t allow safewords in The Harpies series, particularly during The Hunt. Caitlin is, therefore, the only character who can be considered to have a safeword.
All references to CNC and RACK (risk-aware consensual kink) and similar terms should be interpreted within the realms of this world and are not meant to represent real-life BDSM.
