Content Guidance
Below are trigger warnings and content guidance for Colette Rivera’s books. Click on the book title to view the relevant warnings. Please note the following may contain spoilers. Take care and use your discretion.
Bound In blood
His Forgotten Love
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His Eternal Temptation
Blood-drinking vampires. Violence: magical/fantasy violence as well as physical violence, including descriptions of dead bodies, and violent acts typical of vampire novels (ripping out hearts and cutting off heads). Antagonists killed on-page. Antagonists hypnotized by other antagonists to take their own lives when captured by taking suicide pills (occurs on-page). Main character comes close to death on-page multiple times. Main character suffers something resembling a heart attack due to a curse. Discussion of heart attacks and dying. Fire: side character suffers severe burns in an off-page fire. Discussion of burning vampires to death. Main character has an abusive relationship in their past. Some memories of abuse (emotional and physical) are described on-page, the latter are not described in great detail. Strained family dynamics. Main character ostracized from their family. Gambling: one main character owns a casino and attends a poker night on-page, and a side character plays slot machines. Sexual content: Intended for mature audiences. Praise kink. Biting. Light D/S dynamics. Orgies/group sex: group sharing dynamics discussed between the main couple and implied to happen off-page.
Lockwood coven
Her Ghostly Embrace
Sexual content: intended for mature audiences. Character with an undiagnosed, fictional illness. Ablism from side characters directed at this character. Some instances of internalized ablism. Main character forced into a betrothal against their will. Misogyny. Gaslighting. Abusive family dynamics. Mention of suicide in reference to what others might think happened to the character that turns into a ghost: The other witches in the Thornfield Coven might think Aurora killed herself because, from the outside, her “death” may look like a suicide by magic. To be clear, Aurora does not commit suicide or have suicidal thoughts. She isn’t dead (as outlined in the book description). She casts a spell to separate her soul from her body with the intention of living through it. However, she acknowledges the risk that the magic could fail and she could die accidentally. She is in a place where she is willing to take this risk to save herself from her situation, and while not being the same as suicidal ideation, this is still a dark place for the character to be. Main character being stalked/followed on-page by an antagonist. Murder: on and off page. Antagonists killed on page. Repeated discussion of a man (antagonist) who had his wife killed. It later becomes clear that he killed his wife himself. Witches who worship Satan. Characters bound by magic against their will. Fantasy violence. Blood magic. Blood-drinking vampires. Mind control. Character’s memories magically altered without their consent. Character forced by magic to commit violent acts against their will. Physical violence: fights between antagonists and protagonists. Firearms used on-page. Car accident resulting in fatalities with a child in the car (child survives). Torture on-page but not described in detail. Child witnessing extreme violence. Fire: burning of property, structures, and forest land, as well as mention of wildfires/forest fires. A building with people inside catches fire after an explosion. Person (antagonist) burned by magical means, then set on fire. Main character buried alive. Grave digging.
Lovers of the Damned
Demon’s Mate
References to a character’s past interactions with homophobic family members. A character with an abusive father and other abusive family members—all instances of abuse are in the past. On-page confrontation with abusive father. A character with sexual assault in their backstory, an on-page instance where they are triggered during consensual sex, and an on-page run-in with the perpetrator. Witches who worship Satan. Romanticized stalking between main characters: one main character is influenced by a magical connection they don’t fully understand, prompting stalking behavior. On-page blood magic rituals. Past nonconsensual blood draining for magic purposes. On-page attempted and failed kidnapping of a main character as well as an on-page successful kidnapping—by antagonists, not the love interest. Magical and physical violence. On-page and off-page killing of antagonists. Blood-drinking demons—similar to vampires. Sexual content: intended for mature audiences.
Demon’s Heart
Main character with abusive relationships in his past. The nature of the abuse is not discussed in detail. Magical and physical violence. Main character violently attacked on-page. This character later experiences on-page flashbacks to the attack. Mention of witches who worship Satan. Blood-drinking—similar to vampires. Biting kink. Sexual content: intended for mature audiences.
Demon’s Desire
Magical and physical violence. Blood-drinking demons—similar to vampires. Mention of witches who worship Satan. Mention of antagonists involved in human trafficking. Mentions of a side character who escaped an abusive relationship in the past. Sexual content: intended for mature audiences. Spanking and bondage. Please note the characters in this book possess magic & supernatural healing abilities, therefore, this is not meant to be a realistic representation of spanking, bondage, or aftercare in the real world.
Devil’s Mate
Main character whose parents died in a boating accident in the past. Grief associated with deceased loved ones. Main character who unjustly imprisoned others in the past. Mention of witches who worship Satan. Magical and physical violence. A main character violently attacked a side character in the past. Blood-drinking demons—similar to vampires. One instance of a main character over-indulging in alcohol due to a low mood. Sexual content: intended for mature audiences. Some of the following acts may be presented unrealistically due to characters’ use of magic and should not be taken as representative of real-world situations: Primal play. Biting kink. Public sex acts. Orgasm control. Bondage. Consensual non-consent: one main character asks the other to disregard him if he says no during certain play sessions. This is discussed beforehand with safe words in place.
Moonlight Falls
The Fall of Elijah Gray
Death of loved ones (past, off-page) and associated grief. Mentions of a past fatal car accident. Magical violence. Sexual content: intended for mature audiences.
The Seduction of James Gray
Death of loved ones (past, off-page) and associated grief. Mentions of a past fatal car accident. Character exhibiting signs of an unspecified mental health condition. Discussion of taking care of a dying relative in the past. Anxiety, including an on-page panic attack. Isolation and imprisonment. Discussion of blood-magic rituals and on-page blood-magic. Characters cutting/bleeding each other in a semi-erotic situation connected to magic. Blood-magic ritual involving an animal (the animal isn’t killed; its blood is taken with care to prevent pain). Characters in a stampede-like situation where they are almost crushed. Magical violence. Sexual content: intended for mature audiences
The Cursed Sebastian Storm
Character experiencing after-effects of isolation and imprisonment. Social anxiety (character experiencing social anxiety triggers on-page). Character struggling with low self-esteem. Mention of a past fatal car accident. Death of loved ones (past, off-page) and associated grief. Discussion of taking care of a dying relative in the past. Abandonment by a parent (past). Minor on-page car accident. Magical violence. Mention of possessed animals (and the killing of via firearm off-page). Fire. Abduction of a character by a villain/monster. Blood-magic rituals. Brief moment of suicidal ideation. Sexual content: intended for mature audiences.
The Heart of Moonlight Falls
Anxiety. Social anxiety (character experiencing social anxiety triggers on-page). Past abandonment by a parent and on-page confrontation with that parent. Discussion of taking care of a dying relative in the past. Mention of a past fatal car accident. Death of loved ones (past, off-page) and associated grief. Recollection of a past moment of suicidal ideation. Magical violence. Blood-magic rituals. Fire. On-page possessed animals killed with magic and firearms. On-page undead animals destroyed with magic. Possessed person and on-page exorcism. Self-mutilation: on-page partial finger amputation not done in a medical setting (relating to magic rituals). Grave digging: on-page improper exhumation of bodies. Discussion of self-sacrifice for ritual magic purposes. Sexual content: intended for mature audiences.
Love & Magic
Give a Witch a Chance
Character in an uncertain housing situation (resolved and supported). Death of a parent & associated grief (past). Parental abandonment (past, MC never knew them). Partial estrangement from family. Manipulative and emotionally unsupportive parents (on page, challenged). Sexual content: intended for mature audiences only.
Keep Your Witches Close
Magical mind control. Gaslighting. Blackmail. Characters being framed for a crime (ultimately unsuccessfully). Kidnapping of side characters. Victim blaming (challenged, and not in relation to SA). Emotionally manipulative/abusive parental relationship. One instance of on page magical violence. Sexual content: intended for mature audiences only.
One Wicked Night
Parental abandonment. Estrangement from a parent (and dealing with renewed contact). Past emotionally abusive & manipulative romantic relationship. Victim blaming by secondary characters (challenged, and not in relation to SA). Mention of deceased parents (died naturally, many years ago). Blood draining by magic. Blood magic rituals (off-page). Characters entranced by magic against their will. Sexual content: intended for mature audiences only.
Witch Boyfriend Wanted
Anxiety. Mentions of past depression. Past death of a relative and mentor. Career burnout and associated stress. Manipulative parenteral relationship. Gaslighting by side characters (often challenged). Scene containing violence (minor: magical and physical). Sexual Content: intended for mature audiences only.
