TROPES & TRIGGERS
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THE DEVIL'S SKULL MC
the devil's weakness
afraid to commit, age gap, angst, antihero, anxiety, assault, bad boy, biker/mc, bully turned nice guy, car accident, emotional scars, enemies-to-lovers, drug use, false imprisonment, kidnapping, opposites attract, orphan, profanity, protector, redemption, revenge, rivals, road trip, scars, sexually explicit scenes, stalking, sworn off a relationship, tortured hero(ine), violence
the devil's redemption
age gap, alcohol use, alpha hero, angst, assault, bad boy, biker/mc, blood, death, broken in some way, damsel in distress, emotional scars, extreme and explicit rape, forced drug use, gun violence, hallucinations, hea, injury, kidnapping, murder, needles, opposites attract, profanity, protector, redemption, reunion, revenge, rivals, scars, second chance, sexual abuse, sexually explicit scenes, torture, tortured hero(ine), woman in peril, violence
the devil's promise
accidental pregnancy, age gap, alpha hero, angst, anxiety, bad boy, biker/mc, broken in some way, depression, emotional scars, hea, opposites attract, protector, ptsd, scars, sexually explicit scenes, tortured hero(ine)
THE ROYAL BASTARDS MC - GETTYSBURG, PA
injustice and absolution
afraid to commit, alcohol use, all grown up, angst, antihero, assault, bad boy, belated love epiphany, best friend's father, biker/mc, blackmail, blood, broken in some way, control, damsel in distress, dark secret, dating the wrong person, daughter's best friend, death, depictions of childhood sexual assault (off-page), discussions of childhood sexual assault, dubious consent, emotional scars, everyone can see it, extortion, forbidden love, grooming, grumpy/sunshine, guardian/ward, hea, human trafficking, is it all as it seems?, love triangle, lovers in denial, manipulation, narcissism, not good enough for her, oblivious to love, orphan, profanity, protector, rape, redemption, rejected, reunion, revenge, scars, sexual abuse, sexual assault, sexually explicit scenes, smoking, soulmate/fate, taboo (borders on), the one that got away, torture, tortured hero(ine), underage drinking, unrequited love, violence, wallflower, want different things, woman in peril
misery and ecstasy
abandonment, afraid to commit, alcohol, alpha hero, alzheimer’s, angst, anxiety, bad boy, biker/mc, broken in some way, can't say i love you, cancer, caregiver, class warfare, damsel/dude in distress, death, depression, doctor (therapist)/patient, emotional scars, grief/mourning, grumpy/grumpshine, hea, hospitalization, injury, lovers in denial, medical, mental health, profanity, protector, scars, smoking, suicide (discussions of), sworn off relationships, terminal illness
STANDALONES
stolen heart
abortion (forced - not by mmc), abusive relationship, accidental pregnancy, age gap, alcohol, alpha hero, amnesia, angst, anxiety, assault, attempted murder, attempted rape, best friend's lover, billionaire, blood, broken in some way, car accident, cheating (kissing), class warfare, control, damsel/dude in distress, death, depression, drugs/forced drug use, emotional abuse, emotional scars, false imprisonment, gore, grief, gun violence, hea, hospitalization, incest (forced, side - characters), injury, insta love, kidnapping, miscarriage, murder, narcissism, needles, old enemies, physical abuse, poisoning, pregnancy, profanity, protector, ptsd, rape, redemption, reunion, revenge, rivals, scars, second chance, self-harm (mentioned), sexual abuse, sexual assault, sexually explicit scenes, slut shaming, soulmate, suicidal (attempted as well as ideations), torture, violence
bound in sacrifice
age gap, alcohol, alcoholism, antihero, assault, bad boy, bdsm, billionaire, broken in some way, bully turned nice guy, class warfare, coercion, dubious consent, emotional scars, enemies to lovers, fairytale, false imprisonment, fish out of water, grumpy/sunshine, hea, kidnapping, not good enough for him/her, opposites attract, physically very different, profanity, protector, rags to riches, sexually explicit scenes, violence, you’ve changed
the bigwig
age gap, alcohol use, alpha hero, angst, anxiety, assault, attempted murder, attempted rape, billionaire, blood, bully turned nice guy, damsel in distress, disguise, divorce, false imprisonment, fling, instalove, hea, knife violence, mistaken identity, murder, office romance, profanity, reunion, secret admirer, secret boss, sexual abuse (not on the page), sexually explicit scenes, stalking, the one that got away, violence, woman in peril
octane
abusive relationship, age gap, alpha hero, angst, anxiety, arranged marriage, assault, athlete, attempted murder, billionaire, boss/employee, break up to save him/her, broken in some way, cheating, coercion, control, damsel/dude in distress, dark secret, dating the wrong person, dubious consent (inferred/off page), emotional abuse, enemies to lovers, false imprisonment, fish out of water, fling, forbidden love, gun violence, hea, if i can't have you, nobody will, insta love, manipulation, mistaken identity, narcissism, on the road, physical abuse, proctector, profanity, revenge, sexually explicit scenes, skeletons, violence, woman in peril
release me
age gap, alpha hero, angst, attempted murder, bdsm, billionaire, broken in some way, cheating, class warfare, dark secret, death, depictions of child abuse (not on the page), depictions of death of a child (not on page), depictions of forced incest, dubious consent, emotional scars, enemies-to-lovers, forbidden love, guardian/ward, hea, memories of sexual abuse of a child (not on the page), murder, orgasm denial, profanity, psychological disorders, physical assault, rags to riches, restrained against will, scars, sexual abuse, sexually explicit scenes, tortured hero(ine)
the lords of sutherland
abandonment, age gap, all grown up, alpha hero, angst, antihero, assault, bully turned nice guy, death, dubious consent, enemies-to-lovers, fairytale retelling, false imprisonment, fish out of water, forbidden love, grumpy/sunshine, incest, hea, murder, physical abuse, profanity, rape, rejected, revenge, rivals, royalty, scars, secret/lost heir, sexual assault, sexually explicit scenes, taboo, tortured hero(ine), violence, virgin, why choose?, ​you've changed​​​
labyrinth of savage shadows
abusive relationship, actor/actress, age gap, all grown up, angst, antihero, anxiety, bad boy, blackmail, break up to save him/her, broken in some way, bully turned nice guy, coercion, control, damsel/dude in distress, dating the wrong person, dubious consent, emotional scars, enemies to lovers, grumpy/sunshine, hea, love at first sight/'insta love', manipulation, not good enough for him/her, old enemies, orphan, paranormal, performer, profanity, redemption, revenge, sexual abuse, sexually explicit scenes, stalking, virgin/unexpected virgin, why choose?