Below, you’ll find content warnings for all my books. As a trauma survivor myself, it’s important to me that you know what themes and situations I’m writing about and that you feel safe and good reading. It’s also always my goal to explore these things with sensitivity and care, never sensationalized or treated as a throwaway plot point.
It’s okay to opt out of any book or piece of media that has a topic that triggers you – before reading, during reading, or literally anytime! Take care of yourselves, friends.
The Wicked Unseen
The Wicked Unseen is a horror/thriller novel about a town that believes in satanic cults and a girl who disappears. Accordingly, there are typical horror/thriller moments of violence and the fear of violence, as well as discussions of death, murder, and disappearance. Violence is not graphic.
The novel also contains discussions of abuse (physical, mental, emotional), control, and religious trauma. Characters deal with (and call out) some homophobia, racism, and misogyny. Police violence is mentioned, though not shown on page. Police misconduct is both mentioned and shown on page. There is an early scene set inside a Hell House with actors dramatizing suicide and abortion (there is no real suicide or abortion shown or discussed).
We Are the Beasts
We Are the Beasts is a horror/thriller novel set during the (real, historical) reign of terror of the beast of Gevaudan, in which 100 – 200 people were harmed by a mysterious beast in the French countryside. As you might expect, this means it contains some depictions of violence (both animal and human) and discussions of dead bodies/death.
The novel also contains religious abuse, misogyny, racism, homophobia, mental/emotional abuse, and abandonment. There are mentions of sexual assault (though none shown on page). The main character experiences flashbacks, nightmares, intrusive thoughts, and other symptoms of PTSD.
And The Trees Stare Back
And The Trees Stare Back is a horror/thriller novel and contains typical horror/thriller elements such as disappearance, death, and fear for one’s life. It is also a book set during the USSR occupation of Estonia, which means it contains discussions and depictions of state oppression (though none of the violence is shown on page).
The book also contains discussions of parental neglect, symptoms of PTSD/CPTSD and OCD, violence (both physical and psychological) against both children and adults, death threats, child death, discussions of institutionalization, and themes of dehumanization. Suicide is mentioned, though not shown on page.
The Empress
The Empress is primarily historical romance about star-crossed lovers who were never meant to be. That said, there are some moments and themes you may want to be aware of, including animal death, discussion of an assassination attempt and related PTSD nightmares and flashbacks, on-page sex and masturbation, a “virginity check” scene, and some mild self harm.
The Lioness
The Lioness is an epic tale of revenge with some on-page violence (primarily pirate battles) and lots of tension/expectation of violence. There is also spousal death, children in mortal peril, child loss (shown and discussed in multiple contexts), attempted assault (not graphic), misogyny, racism, self-harm, and religious abuse.
If you’ve read one of my books and feel I missed something important in the above warnings, please let me know.
