Trigger Warning Romance

Tori’s back! Join us for a very fun and tangent-ful conversation about what makes us DNF a book (with exceptions) and how to have a successful three-way…CHAT! Not too many triggers in this one, just brief mentions of tropes we generally dislike and why. Funnily enough it was hard for us to be negative so as per usual we ended up talking about book and tropes we absolutely love! Enjoy!   *** THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS***   ✅ Tropes we absolutely love!   🚩 Tropes we generally do not enjoy.   ****** Upcoming episode: Does it Hurt? - H.D. Carlton   ****** Find Us: Nat: Instagram: @triggerwarningromance TikTok: @triggerwarningromance Tori: Instagram: @geeky_anguissette TikTok: @tori.kleine Lo: Instagram: @thewellreadnurse TikTok: @wellreadnurse ****** Titles mentioned:   All You Want – Sen Lin Yu Mating with Mallows – Nora Noodle Unhinged – Vera Vallentine Mine – Natasha Knight Lola & The Millionaires – Kathryn Moon A Wolf in Sheeps Clothing – Sam Hall A Blissful Omegaverse - Jessa Wilder & Kate King Red Handed - Jessa Wilder & Kate King Beauty in Lies Series – Adelaide Forrest Smokey – Sam Cresent A Destruction of Seven Dragon Slayer – CA Rene Nine Month Contract – Amy Daws   The Papered Princess and Her five Trusted Uncles (K Drama)   ****** A list of abbreviations and terms frequently used in relation to dark romance novels can be found at https://triggerwarningromance.com/glossary/    ****** Find us below:   www.triggerwarningromance.com   https://linktr.ee/TriggerWarningRomance    Instagram https://www.instagram.com/triggerwarningromance/    TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@triggerwarningromance    Email  [email protected]    Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/triggerwarningromance/   ****** Intro and Outro music: We Ascend Instrumental by Michael Briguglio   ****** Audio Editing by Michael Achenbach– 3Paws Productions

RIP to your TBRs, you have been warned! This episode is full of scrumptious Dark Romance Recs around the Arranged/Forced Marriage Trope and of course full of tangents and banter. As always, check the triggers and enjoy!   *** THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS***   ✅  Arranged/Forced Marriage, Mine, Insta Love/Lust, Touch Her and Die   🚩 Arranged/Forced Marriage, Mafia, Age Gap, Violence, Dub-Con/Non Con, Coercion   ******   Upcoming episode: DNFs and Three Ways?   ******   Titles mentioned: 1. Forget Me Not Bombshell – Caroline Pekham 2. Deceptive Vows – Faith Summers 3. Den of Vipers – KA Knight 4. Dangerous Defiance – Selena 5. Mine – Sara Fields 6. Terrible Beauty, Beautify Chains, Chained Fate (Molotov Betrothal Series) – Anna Zaires 7. A Vow of Hate, A Vow of Forever – Layla James 8. Savage Vow (Ivanov Crime Family Series) Book 1 – Zoe Blake 9. Bride – Ali Hazelwood 10. Bitter Heat (Singed Series) Book 1, Bitter Secrets – Mia Knight 11. Unhinged – Vera Valente 12. The Fixer - Tera Crescent 13. A Soul To Keep – Opal Reyne 14. Given To The Groundhog – Melanie Nix 15. Fierce King – Sadie Kinkade 16. Ruthless King (Ruthless Warlords) Book 1 – Allison Aimes 17. Silent Vow – Agent Monique 18. Little Bird – Jannica Snow 19. Forgive Me for my Sins Natasha Knight 20. Marrying Winterbourne (Ravanels Series) Book 2 – Lisa Kleypas 21. Scorn of the Betrothed – Zoe Blake   ******   A list of abbreviations and terms frequently used in relation to dark romance novels can be found at https://triggerwarningromance.com/glossary/    ****** Find us below:   www.triggerwarningromance.com   https://linktr.ee/TriggerWarningRomance    Instagram https://www.instagram.com/triggerwarningromance/    TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@triggerwarningromance    Email  [email protected]    Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/triggerwarningromance/   ****** Intro and Outro music: We Ascend Instrumental by Michael Briguglio   ****** Audio Editing by Michael Achenbach – 3Paws Productions

Welcome back to Part 2 of Winter’s Arrow: A Dark Snow White Retelling – with guest host, Jayce, from Jayce Reads Romance! Well, this episode’s tangent certainly took a turn towards the end… or should I say took a knot? Happy listening and ordering, everyone! As always, check the triggers and enjoy!   *** THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS***   ✅ Dark Omegaverse, Omegaverse, Wolf-Shifter, Retelling, Paranormal, Futuristic, Dystopia, Post-Apocalyptic, Age-Gap, Heat, Knotting, Jealous/Possessive Hero, Oops I’m an Omega, Touch Her and Die, Mine, Mating, Nesting, Primal.   🚩 Dub-Con/Non-Con, Forced Mating, Spanking, Manipulation, Abuse, BDSM Adjacent, Power Play.   ****** Upcoming episode: Forced/Arranged Marriage Trope Talk   ****** Find Our Guest Host: Jayce   www.jaycereadsromance.com Instagram: @jaycereadsromance TikTok: @jaycereadsromance     ****** Titles mentioned: 5000 Nights of Obsession – Drethi A. Hunt on Dark Waters (Crimson Sail #1) – Katee Robet My Killer Vacation – Tessa Bailey Desperate Measures – Katee Robert The Beast – Katee Robert Bait – Jade West Gio’s Possession (Devious Series # 1) – Indi Marie   The Wear Wolf https://uncovercreations.com/products/the-werewolf   ****** A list of abbreviations and terms frequently used in relation to dark romance novels can be found at https://triggerwarningromance.com/glossary/    ****** Find us below:   www.triggerwarningromance.com   https://linktr.ee/TriggerWarningRomance    Instagram https://www.instagram.com/triggerwarningromance/    TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@triggerwarningromance    Email  [email protected]    Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/triggerwarningromance/   ****** Intro and Outro music: We Ascend Instrumental by Michael Briguglio   ****** Audio Editing by Michael Achenbach – 3Paws Productions

What a surprise, Nat talked so much about Omegaverse that we had to split up the episode into two parts! Please join us for Part one of Winter’s Arrow: A Dark Snow White Retelling – with guest host, Jayce, from Jayce Reads Romance! What an absolute pleasure this whole episode was! As always, check the triggers and enjoy!   *** THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS***   ✅ Dark Omegaverse, Omegaverse, Wolf-Shifter, Retelling, Paranormal, Futuristic, Dystopia, Post-Apocalyptic, Age-Gap, Heat, Knotting, Jealous/Possessive Hero, Oops I’m an Omega, Touch Her and Die, Mine, Mating, Nesting, Primal.   🚩 Dub-Con/Non-Con, Forced Mating, Spanking, Manipulation, Abuse, BDSM-Adjacent, Power Play.   ****** Upcoming episode: Winter's Arrow: A Dark Snow White Retelling - Lexi C. Foss (Part 2)   ****** Find Our Guest Host: Jayce   www.jaycereadsromance.com Instagram: @jaycereadsromance TikTok: @jaycereadsromance     ****** Titles mentioned: X-Clan Series - Lexi C. Foss   ****** A list of abbreviations and terms frequently used in relation to dark romance novels can be found at https://triggerwarningromance.com/glossary/    ****** Find us below:   www.triggerwarningromance.com   https://linktr.ee/TriggerWarningRomance    Instagram https://www.instagram.com/triggerwarningromance/    TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@triggerwarningromance    Email  [email protected]    Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/triggerwarningromance/   ****** Intro and Outro music: We Ascend Instrumental by Michael Briguglio   ****** Audio Editing by Michael Achenbach – 3Paws Productions

A book that was TOO DARK for Nat, could that even be possible? This is not your run of the mill, standard Dark Romance! SERIOUSLY CHECK THE TRIGGERS IN THIS ONE! Santana did a number on us with this Deep Dive of No Way Out, and it certainly was a WILD ride! Santana broke a lot of romance laws… and regular laws so Lo and Nat had quite the conversation about this Horrific Novella. As always, check the triggers and enjoy!   *** THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS***   ✅ Contemporary Horror Romance, College Romance, Swords Crossing, MFM, Age Gap, Botany, General Halloween Vibes   🚩 Ohio, Gore, Gruesome Murders, Blood-Play, Dub-Con/Non-Con, Unprotected Sex, Hay, Coercion, Lukewarm Necrophilia, Stabbing, Maiming, Light Fisting, Arson, Impact Play, DP, DVP, Stretching   ****** Upcoming episode: Winter’s Arrow: A Dark Snow White Retelling – Lexi C. Foss   ****** Find Our Cohost Host: Lo Instagram: @thewellreadnurse TikTok: @wellreadnurse ****** Titles mentioned: Butcher and Blackbird – Brynne Weaver Leather & Lark – Brynne Weaver Beautiful Savage – L.V. Lane A Heart of Blood and Ashes - Milla Vane ****** A list of abbreviations and terms frequently used in relation to dark romance novels can be found at https://triggerwarningromance.com/glossary/    ****** Find us below:   www.triggerwarningromance.com   https://linktr.ee/TriggerWarningRomance    Instagram https://www.instagram.com/triggerwarningromance/    TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@triggerwarningromance    Email  [email protected]    Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/triggerwarningromance/   ****** Intro and Outro music: We Ascend Instrumental by Michael Briguglio   ****** Audio Editing by Michael Achenbach – 3Paws Productions

OMEGAVERSE TIME BABY! Need we say more? Make you a comfy nest and join us for a knotting good time as we deep dive one of Nat’s favorite Omegaverses: The Awakening by L.V. Lane! This book has it all – a manipulative, morally grey super alpha, a newly awakened Omega with a hidden talent, and a whole lot of SPICE! This book breaks a lot of our “romance rules” but we love it even more for pushing our comfort zones! As always, check the triggers and enjoy!   *** THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS***   ✅ Dark Omegaverse, Omegaverse, Sci-Fi/Futuristic, Dystopia, Age-Gap, Billionaire, Heat, Knotting, Jealous/Possessive Hero, Touch Her and Die, Mine, Mating, Nesting   🚩 Dub-Con/Non-Con, Spanking, Other man, Mind Games, Manipulation, Abuse, Butt Stuff, BDSM-Adjacent, Violence   ****** Upcoming episode: No Way Out – Santana Knox ****** Find Our Cohost Host: Lo Instagram: @thewellreadnurse TikTok: @wellreadnurse ****** Titles mentioned: The Controllers Series – L.V. Lane Blood Trail (Blood Hunted Book 2) – Ariel Rae O’Haires Ranch – Lee Jacquot The Four Leaf – Lee Jacquot No Way Out – Santana Knox   ****** A list of abbreviations and terms frequently used in relation to dark romance novels can be found at https://triggerwarningromance.com/glossary/    ****** Find us below:   www.triggerwarningromance.com   https://linktr.ee/TriggerWarningRomance    Instagram https://www.instagram.com/triggerwarningromance/    TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@triggerwarningromance    Email  [email protected]    Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/triggerwarningromance/   ****** Intro and Outro music: We Ascend Instrumental by Michael Briguglio   ****** Audio Editing by Michael – 3Paws Productions

Join us as Nat and Lo discover a new favorite sub-genre… fluffy dark romance! The trigger warning list on this one is not for the squeamish so maybe don’t listen to this while you eat (especially if you’re eating orzo, beef or cookies and cream ice cream). However, this book was one of the most funny, sweet and overall Rom-Com-esque dark romances we have ever read and we cannot wait for book two in this series! As always, check the triggers and enjoy!   *** THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS***   ✅ Dark Contemporary Romance, Thriller, Horror, Crime, Friends to Lovers, Serial Killer, Slow Burn, He Falls First, Mine, Touch Her and Die, Cock Warming, Praise Kink, Dirty Talking Hero   🚩 Gore, Accidental Cannibalism, Not-So-Accidental Cannibalism, Lobotomized man servant, Questionable use of a mummified corpse, Cooking with Semen (Yes, you read that right), It’s a book about serial killers, so there’s some generally messed-up murder and chaos.     ****** Upcoming episode: The Awaking: A Dark Omegaverse Cinderella Retelling – L.V. Lane   ****** Find Our Cohost Host: Lo Instagram: @thewellreadnurse TikTok: @wellreadnurse   ****** Titles mentioned: Dark obsession series – Zoe Blake Blood Hunting Series – Ariel Rae Blood Trail – Ariel Rae Then Hate Me – Blake Hensley The More I Hate – Blake Hensley   Breed her hard – BJ man (in the Amazon dudgeon) https://www.amazon.com/BREED-HER-HARD-BJ-MANN-ebook/dp/B08VHFS16W   ****** A list of abbreviations and terms frequently used in relation to dark romance novels can be found at https://triggerwarningromance.com/glossary/    ****** Find us below:   www.triggerwarningromance.com   https://linktr.ee/TriggerWarningRomance    Instagram https://www.instagram.com/triggerwarningromance/    TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@triggerwarningromance    Email  [email protected]    Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/triggerwarningromance/   ****** Intro and Outro music: We Ascend Instrumental by Michael Briguglio

This week the impact Princess herself: Princess Rara joins Nat for a SPANKING good time as we deep dive Sweet Intensity by Zoe Blake. It was an absolute joy to go back to Zoe’s Russian Mafia world where we can check our feminist brain at the door and let our book brain revel in the delicious story about an anti-hero cave man and his sassy banter-full lady, who, of course stands no chance against him. As always, check the triggers and enjoy!   *** THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS***   ✅ Dark Contemporary Romance, V-Card Heroine, Age Gap, Daddy Kink, Spanking, Light BDSM, Jealous/Possessive Hero, Billionaire, Mafia, Dirty Talk, Banter, Touch Her and Die, Mine, Sassy Heroine   🚩 Dub-Con/None-Con, Violence, Murder, Degradation, Insta-Lust, Manipulation.   ****** Upcoming episode: Butcher and Blackbird – Brynne Weaver   ****** Find Our Guest Host: Princess Rara Instagram: @pinkkinkpodcast TikTok: @pinkkinkpodcast2.0   ****** Titles mentioned:   Nashville Neighborhood Series – Nikki Sloane The Pool Boy – Nikki Sloane The Controllers Series – L.V. Lane Sweet Savagery – Zoe Blake   ****** Pallet Cleansers: Dirty Daddy’s Fall 2023 Anthology The Wolf – Vivian Murdoch Elite Alphas: Canis: An Annual Game Night Darkverse Romance  – Vivian Murdoch Sold: Annual Game Night Year 1: A Darkverse Romance Anthology   ****** A list of abbreviations and terms frequently used in relation to dark romance novels can be found at https://triggerwarningromance.com/glossary/    ****** Find us below:   www.triggerwarningromance.com   https://linktr.ee/TriggerWarningRomance    Instagram https://www.instagram.com/triggerwarningromance/    TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@triggerwarningromance    Email  [email protected]    Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/triggerwarningromance/   ****** Intro and Outro music: We Ascend Instrumental by Michael Briguglio

BFF Maxine is back! Nat and her old college radio cohost/college roomie deep dive and review the second installment of the 365 Days franchise, 365 Days: This Day! It is just as unhinged and confusing yet beautifully shot as the first movie and we embraced the insanity of this not quite romance, romance! Sadly, there were nearly as many “baby girls” in this one as in the first but we enjoyed it none the less! As always check the triggers and enjoy!   *** THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS***   ✅ Dark Contemporary Romance, Billionaire, Mafia, Enemies to Lovers, Alpha Hero, Jealous/Possessive Hero, Italian Hero, Polish Heroine, Touch Her and Die, Evil Twin, Love triangle  🚩 Abuse, Cheating, Violence, Kidnapping, Unlikeable Heroine, Murder, Cliff Hanger  ****** Upcoming episode: Sweet Intensity – Zoe Blake ****** Find Our Guest Host: BFF Maxine Instagram: @mac_scene TikTok: @mac_scene ****** Titles mentioned: Her Soul for Revenge – Harley Laroux The Ordinary “Buffet” + Copper Peptides Trader Joe’s Marula Facial Oil  ****** A list of abbreviations and terms frequently used in relation to dark romance novels can be found at https://triggerwarningromance.com/glossary/  ****** Find us below: www.triggerwarningromance.com  https://linktr.ee/TriggerWarningRomance   Instagram https://www.instagram.com/triggerwarningromance/  TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@triggerwarningromance  Email  [email protected]   Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/triggerwarningromance/ ****** Intro and Outro music: We Ascend Instrumental by Michael Briguglio

No, your eyes and ears are not deceiving you… we are back baby! And season 3 is starting off with a banger! Our newest cohost, Lo (Don't worry Tori isn't going anywhere) brought us For the Love of Layla – a dark psychological stalker romance with an UNHINGED hero who takes birth control tampering to a whole new level! As always, check the triggers and enjoy! PS: Thank you for being so patient with us for these past months! We love you! *** THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS***  ✅ Dark Contemporary Romance, Billionaire, Second Chance Romance, Alpha Hero, Jealous/Possessive Hero, Psychological Thriller, BDMS, Stalker, Psychopath Hero, Masked Hero, Touch Her and Die, Mine, Obsessed Hero 🚩 Non Consent/Dubious Consent, Abuse, Manipulation, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Birth Control Tampering  ****** Upcoming episode: 365 Days: This Day - The Movie ****** Find Our New Cohost: Lo Instagram: @thewellreadnurse TikTok: @wellreadnurse ****** Titles mentioned: Loving My Husband – Iris West The More I Hate – Blake Hensley  ****** A list of abbreviations and terms frequently used in relation to dark romance novels can be found at https://triggerwarningromance.com/glossary/  ****** Find us below: Website www.triggerwarningromance.com  Linktree https://linktr.ee/TriggerWarningRomance Instagram https://www.instagram.com/triggerwarningromance/  TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@triggerwarningromance  Email  [email protected]  Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/triggerwarningromance/ ****** Intro and Outro music: We Ascend Instrumental by Michael Briguglio