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I've tried my best to compile a comprehensive list of tropes and triggers for each of my books and series. These are the major ones and may be considered SPOILERS for the book. There may be more I might have missed or overlooked. If you have any questions about a particular trope or trigger, please don't hesitate to reach out! Also, if you feel a trigger should be included on this list, please feel free to send me an email. I know I write dark things but I don't ever want to induce a panic attack in my readers or trigger something inadvertently. 

My inbox is always open at ashlyn@ashlyndrewek.com

The Leander Welles Series

Tropes:

  • Dark romance

  • Psychological/romantic suspense

  • Doctor/patient relationship

  • Friends-to-lovers

  • Forbidden

  • Two psychopaths

  • First times

  • Revenge

  • Lots of death

  • Vers 

Triggers: child abuse; self-harm; suicide; suicidal ideation and attempts; substance abuse; alcohol abuse; various mental health issues and disorders; on-page torture and violence. 

The Solnyshko Duet (The Roan Sinclair books)

Tropes:

  • Dark romance

  • Kidnapping

  • Captive/captor

  • Forced proximity

  • Grumpy/sunshine

  • Opposites attract

  • Russian mafia

  • Revenge

  • Lots of death

  • "Touch him and you die"

  • Strict top/bottom

Triggers: alcohol/drug use; smoking; sexual assault; graphic violence and on-page torture; self-harm; ethnic and homosexual slurs, and a lot of profanity; mental health issues including PTSD and depression.

Malum Discordiae

Tropes:

  • Enemies to Lovers

  • Forbidden Love

  • Family feud

  • Grumpy/Sunshine

  • Witches vs Necromancers

  • Forced proximity

  • PNR 

  • First times

  • Vers

Triggers: animal cruelty; alcohol/drug use; death of children; murder; suicide; and dubious consent.

Wither

Tropes:

  • Boss & Employee

  • Grumpy/Sunshine

  • Beauty and the Beast-inspired

  • Strict top/bottom

Triggers: sexual harassment; domestic abuse; near-death accidents. 

The Coventry Carol

Tropes:

  • Strangers to Lovers

  • Instalove & Instasteam

  • Grumpy/Sunshine-ish

  • First times

  • Anti-Christmas sentiments

  • Santa is the villain

  • Strict top/bottom

Triggers: suicidal ideation and attempts; alcohol use; parental estrangement; and a bit of BDSM/dubious consent.

Per Sanguinem

Tropes:

  • Partners to Lovers

  • Vampires & Cops

  • Grumpy/Sunshine-ish

  • Sloooow burn

  • First times

  • PNR

  • Forced proximity

  • "Touch him and you die"

  • Vers 

Triggers: alcohol/drug use; homophobic and racial slurs, as well as other insensitive language; on-page violence and torture; PTSD in various forms including flashbacks; suicidal thoughts and flashbacks; parental estrangement, and a lot of death.

Briar & Bramble

Tropes:

  • Ex-stepbrothers to lovers

  • Enemies to lovers vibe

  • Grumpy/Sunshine

  • A new kink unlocked

  • Vers

Triggers: parental/family estrangement; a bit of BDSM/dubious consent including spanking. 

Igni Ferroque

Tropes:

  • Enemies-to-lovers 

  • Necromancer vs Demon

  • Captive/Captor

  • Marking/“Mine”

  • First Times

  • Sexual Awakening

  • A degree of hurt/comfort

  • “Touch him and you die.” 

  • Vers

Triggers: somnophilia, noncon between MCs and other graphic descriptions of sexual situations, on-page torture between MCs, off-page child abuse, blood play, strangulation and breath play, on-page suicide, mental illness and institutions, parental estrangement, extreme religious views and criticism of said views (there’s a heavy focus on Christianity/Christian mythology due to the demonic aspect), and religious self-harm. 

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