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Trigger warnings by book
A searchable warning library for Ellie’s pitch-black catalogue, built so readers can choose their next obsession with clarity.
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Dark romance, clearly labelled
Warnings are grouped by series and title. Some entries may contain spoilers by nature of the content listed.
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Twisted Love Downfall
Dark modern Romeo and Juliet retelling. Reader discretion strongly advised.
- abduction
- abuse
- bondage
- coercion
- drugging
- dubious consent
- familial abuse
- human trafficking
- murder
- organised crime
- pregnancy and abortion mentions
- rape
- torture
- trauma
- violence
Twisted Love Uprising
Best read after Downfall. Contains major spoilers if warnings are read in detail.
- abduction
- abuse
- coercion
- drugging
- dubious consent
- familial abuse
- human trafficking
- kidnapping
- murder
- organ trafficking
- forced pregnancy mentions
- rape
- torture
- trauma
- violence
Twisted Love Reckoning
Dark revenge romance with extreme CNC and explicit adult content.
- abduction
- abuse
- bondage
- coercion
- drugging
- fertility conditions
- historical child abuse
- human trafficking
- murder
- organ trafficking
- rape
- extreme CNC
- somnophilia
- torture
- violence
The Brethren Lords Deviant
Pitch-black captive romance. The male lead is a villain, not a hero.
- abduction
- forced anal sex
- attempted suicide
- blood play
- cannibalism
- cult themes
- degradation
- gang rape
- imprisonment
- knife play
- murder
- psychological torture
- PTSD
- secret societies
- sexual torture
- stockholm syndrome
- violence
The Brethren Lords Depravity
Extremely dark. Not framed as a traditional romance or redemption story.
- abduction
- abortion mentions
- forced anal sex
- branding
- body mutilation
- blood play
- bullying
- cult themes
- dollification
- forced breeding themes
- forced marriage
- gaslighting
- imprisonment
- lobotomy
- pregnancy themes
- rape
- somnophilia
- torture
- violence
The Brethren Lords Degradation
Continues the pitch-black themes of the series.
- abduction
- forced anal sex
- attempted suicide
- auctioning of a person
- blinding
- branding
- blood play
- cannibalism
- drug rape
- electrocution
- forced pregnancy themes
- imprisonment
- knife play
- necrophilia reference
- rape
- skin carving
- waterboarding
- violence
The Brethren Lords Deprivation
Website-exclusive title banned on Amazon. Ellie is warning you that this is the least HEA in the series so be prepared.
- abduction
- assisted suicide
- auctioning of a person
- body shaming
- coercive control
- dehumanisation
- drug rape
- extreme pet play
- fatphobic behavior
- forced feeding
- forced piercing
- identity erosion
- miscarriage
- rape
- somnophilia
- traumatic conditioning
- violence
The Brethren Lords Decimation
Pitch-black fifth book with associative synaesthesia and identity-erasure themes.
- abduction
- anal sex
- associative synaesthesia
- bodily mutilation
- coercive control
- dehumanisation
- drug rape
- family betrayal
- forced sharing
- identity erosion
- male rape
- mutilation of a corpse
- patricide
- ritualistic sexual activity
- somnophilia
- violence
A Mafia Romance Vendetta
Medusa-inspired mafia romance.
- abduction
- bondage
- coercion
- drugging
- explicit sex
- exhibitionism
- forced orgasms
- murder
- misogyny
- organised crime
- public sex
- torture
- trauma
- violence
A Mafia Romance Coercion
Modern mafia romance inspired by Andromeda and Perseus.
- abduction
- abuse
- bondage
- choking
- coercion
- degradation
- drugging
- dubious consent
- emotional abuse
- familial abuse
- grief
- murder
- organised crime
- praise kink
- rape
- suicidal thoughts
- voyeurism
- violence
A Mafia Romance Treachery
Modern mafia romance inspired by the Atalanta myth.
- abduction
- abuse
- blood play
- choking
- coercion
- degradation
- drugging
- dubious consent
- familial abuse
- fire play
- grief
- murder
- pain play
- rape
- torture
- voyeurism
- violence
A Mafia Romance Retribution
Modern mafia romance inspired by Helen of Troy.
- abduction
- abuse
- reverse age gap
- choking
- coercion
- degradation
- domestic violence
- drugging
- dubious consent
- familial abuse
- murder
- organised crime
- rape
- spousal abuse
- torture
- voyeurism
- violence
A Mafia Romance Absolution
Hades and Persephone-inspired mafia romance.
- abduction
- abuse
- choking
- coercion
- degradation
- drugging
- dubious consent
- emotional abuse
- murder
- organised crime
- psychological torture
- torture
- trauma
- voyeurism
- violence
The Black Orchid The Black Orchid Series
Full triggers are to be confirmed but expect darkness on the same level as the Twisted Love Series.
- full triggers to be confirmed
- adult content expected
- dark romance themes
Standalones Deliria - Soft Version
Dark psychological romance with a traditional HEA.
- abduction
- abuse of power
- forced anal sex
- coercive control
- death
- degradation
- drowning
- drug rape
- dubious consent
- gaslighting
- grief
- imprisonment
- miscarriage
- paranoia
- PTSD
- rape
- suicidal thoughts
- violence
Standalones Deliria - Hard Version
Hard version without a traditional HEA.
- abduction
- abuse of power
- forced anal sex
- coercive control
- death
- degradation
- drug rape
- dubious consent
- gang rape
- gaslighting
- grief
- imprisonment
- miscarriage
- PTSD
- rape
- somnophilia
- suicide
- violence
Standalones Good Girl
This is a spicy taboo romance with very few triggers. This book is not dark but does have two SA scenes not by MMC.
- taboo relationship
- adult content
- sexual assault scenes not by MMC
- cheating
- car crash
- spanking
- baby trapping
- secrets
- familial conflict
Standalones The Monster You Made of Me
Pitch-black reverse captor/prey trope.
- abduction
- abuse
- coercive control
- death
- degradation
- drugging
- drug rape
- dubious consent
- forced isolation
- imprisonment
- male rape
- murder
- paranoia
- PTSD
- rape
- suicidal thoughts
- torture
- violence