Happy One Year Podaversary Trigger Tribe! Can you believe you’ve been listening to us rant and rave about all things Dark Romance… and not… for a whole year? Thank you so much for sticking with us on this extraordinary journey, we are so lucky to be a part of this incredible and kooky family! In this episode Nat and Tori talk all about books that we wish we could read again for the first time, take a little walk down memory lane and get a little weepy. Please enjoy and let us know what books do ...
Mar 05, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Hello Trigger Tribe! We’ve missed you! Sorry we haven’t uploaded in a little while but both of us have been in the middle of a lot of not so fun adulting and have been a bit too overwhelmed and stretched thin with work/volunteering and life for extracurricular reading. We will continue to upload as often as we can but for the foreseeable future (February/March) there won’t be a set schedule. Please forgive and bear with us for the time being and we promise we’ll be back to our regularly schedule...
Feb 20, 2023•59 min•Season 2Ep. 5
This week Yulia and Lucas finally get their HEA as we conclude our discussion of Book 3 of the Capture me Series - Claim Me - by Anna Zaires! This may be arguably the most action packed book of the three and the spice level is unreal! As always, check the triggers and hop on the "It's Banana's" Express"! Happy listening everybody! *** THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS *** ✅Fast burn contemporary dark captive mafia romance; OTT jealous/possessive; enemies to lovers; spy, military/spec-ops; forced pr...
Jan 24, 2023•1 hr 30 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Welcome back to our discussion of Book 2 of the Capture Me Series - Bind Me - by Anna Zaires. This was an extra SPICY one! We had a lot of fun giggling our way through this one, buckle up and enjoy the ride! *** THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS *** ✅Fast burn contemporary dark captive mafia romance; OTT jealous/possessive; enemies to lovers; spy, military/spec-ops; forced proximity 🚩Dub-con; non-con; kidnapping; captivity; violence; references to past rape of FMC; PTSD; panic attacks ;emotional m...
Jan 09, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Hello and Happy New Year everyone! We have decided to release this Patreon exclusive episode to everyone as a New Year’s Gift! If you are a part of the Patreon, you’re more than welcome to skip this one because you’ve probably already heard it but if you aren’t a part of our Patreon, this is a little taste of what you are missing! We really liked the way this episode came out, so we are going to replace the original Intro To Dark Romance Episode with this one as that was one of our first episode...
Jan 05, 2023•59 min
Happy New Year and welcome to Season 2 of Trigger Warning Romance everyone! We're starting the new year off by going back to our roots, a super spicy Captive/Captor, Enemies to Lovers, Mafia Romance with a sprinkling of non con and a dash of tracker implants! We hope you enjoy this sexy AF continuation of the Twist Me series with Lucas and Yulia. We sure did! *** THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS *** ✅ Fast burn contemporary dark captive mafia romance; OTT jealous/possessive; enemies to lovers; spy...
Jan 03, 2023•1 hr 18 min•Season 2Ep. 1
We hope that everyone had a fantastic Holiday season this year, the two of us here at TWR are wrapping up our holiday theme with Sam Mariano's Christmas tale of How the Hitman Stole Christmas (even if we're technically a day late. This book was just too good for us to pass up!) We hope you continue having a wonderful and safe holiday season! Love you Trigger Tribe! *** THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS*** ✅️ Medium burn, contemporary damsel in distress holiday romance; hitman MMC; sexy kidnapping �...
Dec 26, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 32
The Christmas fun continues this week with Vivian Murdoch's Dark Holiday. Timing didn't work out for last week, and we couldn't stay on topic if an Alpha barked at us, so enjoy the ride! *** THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS*** ✅ Slow burn, contemporary second chance romance; Daddy Kink; Grumpy/sunshine; Boss/employee; virgin FMC; age 20+ FMC; known since childhood; ultimate misunderstanding; attorney MMC; long term, long distance stalker MMC; public play; edging; work play; bondage; spanking 🚩 Se...
Dec 20, 2022•57 min•Season 1Ep. 31
Nothing says Happy Holidays like Dark Romance! Join us as we recap our version of the Holiday Classics this December... because nothing makes us jolly and gay like a little bit of kink, spice and everything nice! We kick off our Spicy Holiday month with Skye Warren's His For Christmas, happy listening everyone! *** THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS*** ✅ Fast burn contemporary holiday romance; billionaire; Boss/employee; mistaken identity 🚩 Dub-con ****** Upcoming episode: Dark Holiday by Vivian Mu...
Dec 06, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 30
Life has been sad and hard here at TWR. Well, that's a little exaggerated, but life has been incredibly spastic for both of us. So, we switched it up again and have another trope talk for you. I hope you enjoy some of our favorite age gap books. ****** Upcoming episode: His for Christmas by Skye Warren amazon.com/dp/B00R35WRQ0 ****** Titles mentioned: Sinner - Sierra Simone Organized Chaos - Drethi Anis Mercy - Dylan Page Wanderlust - Skye Warren Toxic Whispers - Candice Wright Fifty-six - Seven...
Nov 29, 2022•1 hr 21 min•Season 1Ep. 29
Ooops! Sorry everyone, this week was a little hectic for us so we couldn't finish the book we promised last week, don't worry The Death Club episode is till coming. However, since we didn't want to leave you high and dry we decided to do and episode on one of our favorite dark romance tropes: Mafia! There are no particular triggers today - but we do cover most of them in this unscheduled Mafia trope talk. Join us with pen and paper to take notes because we cover A LOT of really great Mafia books...
Nov 22, 2022•1 hr 33 min•Season 1Ep. 28
This week we deep dive Descent by Sam Mariano and oh boy… we will never look at look at Egyptian Temples the same ever again! Please join us as we giggle our way thru this Dark Billionaire Romance and swoon HARD over Calvin and his absolutely insane and over the top antics! *** THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS*** ✅ Fast burn, contemporary dark billionaire romance; psycho MMC; stalker MC; TSTL FMC; insta-obsession; OTT jealous, obsessive, and possessive MMC; blatant manipulation; praise kink; sexy ...
Nov 14, 2022•51 min•Season 1Ep. 27
This week you get an extra special, growly episode with guest host and narrator Corvin King, as he brings us Rowe by Dylan page – a primal Neanderthal Dark Romance with definite Tarzan and Jane Dark Romance vibes! Please join us as Nat and Corvin discuss the nuances of SA and Non-Con in Dark Romance and why its representation in books is so important. Also don’t miss a very special and spicy preview clip of Rowe the AudioBook narrated by Nat and Corvin at the end of the episode (Constructive Cri...
Nov 07, 2022•1 hr 40 min•Season 1Ep. 26
Happy Halloween Everyone! This week to celebrate the end of Spook-Tober the queen of Dark Romance, Zoe Blake, came on the podcast and she bought us Dead Love by Audrey Rush – a super spooky stalker romance about a Grave Digger/Mortician who has very imaginative uses for his cellophane… we may never wrap up our leftovers without blushing again! Please join Nat as she fangirls HARD while discussing books, writing, and of course lube, with one of the authors that inspired this podcast into being! ✅...
Oct 31, 2022•1 hr 45 min•Season 1Ep. 25
Biting and chasing and knotting, Oh My! This week to celebrate Spook-Tober we took a walk on the WILD side (pun intended) with Wild by D.D. Prince. This Alpha Wolf Shifter book was just what the doctor ordered after last weeks more tame episode and we went absolutely feral over Tyson and his growly shenanigans! *** THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS *** ✅️ Fast burn paranormal enemies to lovers romance; shifter MMC; fated mates; OTT jealous and possessive MMC; reluctant FMC; sexy k!dnapping; captive...
Oct 24, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 24
This week to celebrate Spook-Tober we decided to go old school with an oldie but goodie Vampire throw back: Dark Prince by Christine Feehan. This "Dark" Series was one of the first true romance novels either of us have ever read and it certainly left its bite mark on our smutty souls. It was a true pleasure sinking our teeth into this extended Author's Cut Special Edition! *** THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS*** ✅ Fast burn paranormal fated mates romance; serial killer hunter FMC; virgin FMC; "vam...
Oct 17, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 23
Hunting Adeline (The Cat and Mouse Duet, Book 2) by H.D. Carlton *** THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS*** ✅ Medium burn contemporary dark stalker romantic suspense; age 25+ FMC; hacker & vigilante (all in one) MMC; author FMC; OTT jealous/possessive alpha MMC; knife play; blood play; somnophilia 🚩 Violence, human trafficking, graphic on page rape (not between MCs); treacherous body syndrome; mental health issues; sexual assaultj; PTSD ****** Upcoming episode: Dark Prince by Christine Feehan am...
Oct 10, 2022•1 hr 33 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Haunting Adeline (The Cat and Mouse Duet, Book 1) by H.D. Carlton *** THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS*** ✅ Medium burn contemporary dark stalker romantic suspense; instant obsession; aged 25+ FMC; hacker & vigilante (all in one) MMC; author FMC; OTT jealous/possessive alpha MMC; literal "touch her and die" vibes; chase scenes; delicious gun play; praise kink; all sorts of choking; non-sexy kidnapping 🚩 Violence; torture; FMC has sexual interaction with someone other than MMC (but it's before...
Oct 03, 2022•1 hr 20 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Hello Trigger Tribe! We're sorry that we've been absent. Unfortunately Tori caught COVID and was under the weather for a little while, so we had to put her health before the podcast. Thankfully she's on the mend and we've had time to plan a lot of fun episodes for you guys and gals just in time for Spook-Tober! We've also decided to start a Patreon - officially launching on October 3rd! You DON'T have to join to continue streaming the podcast, however if you decide to join one of the three tiers...
Sep 26, 2022•20 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Tori is thrilled to be branching into the reverse harem genre with K.A. Knight's Den of Vipers... Y'all know how much she loves the banana-pants crazy psychos! At the same time has Nat has found a limit!? ***THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS*** ✅ Fast burn contemporary mafia reverse harem; enemies to lovers; debt collection; hysterical; certifiable bad@ss FMC; just plain certifiable MMC; OTT possessive harem; he watches her sleep; touch her and die; knife play; blood play; impact play (belt/cane); ...
Aug 08, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 19
So, we took a flying leap off the runaway train during this Question and Answer episode. We don't know what you're expecting, but this probably isn't it. It's even better. We hit highlights from the history of dark romance to Tori's poly lifestyle to some of our favorite sex scenes, and all kinds of other things besides. We hope you thoroughly enjoy! 🚩 Discussions of non-con, dub-con, treacherous body syndrome, and consensual non-consent ****** Upcoming episode: Den of Vipers by K.A. Knight ama...
Aug 03, 2022•2 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Enjoy our wine fueled banter surrounding the final book in Adelaide Forrest's Beauty in Lies series, Until Death Do Us Part. We cover everything from pregnancy to fisting in thus one, deviants, so don't be surprised by anything you hear! ***THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS*** ✅️ Contemporary dark mafia, stalker romance; age gap (13 years); OTT jealous/possessive/psycho MMC; touch her and die vibes; non-sexy kidnapping 🚩 Graphic violence; murder; trafficking; torture; non-detailed sexual assault *...
Jul 18, 2022•1 hr 21 min•Season 1Ep. 17
So sorry for the interruption to our schedule these past 2 weeks, but our brains and life kinda imploded after the Dobbs decision and we needed a mental health break. We're still not quite back to our usual fun loving selves, but we're getting there. Abortion is lifesaving healthcare. If you're just as devastated as us and feel like you need to do something to help please check out and support The National Network of Abortion Funds - https://abortionfunds.org ***THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS***...
Jul 11, 2022•51 min•Season 1Ep. 16
The crazy train has left the station. Last week we drew you in, lulled you into that safe space, and today we are gleefully ripping it away in one fell swoop. Rafe's crazy is not the only crazy coming out to play this week and I guarantee that you are going to love it! ***THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS*** ✅️ Contemporary dark mafia, captive romance; age gap (13 years); OTT jealous/possessive/psycho MMC; touch her and die vibes; kidnapping; non-con trackers; birth control tampering; somnophilia; ...
Jun 20, 2022•1 hr 20 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Nat and Tori are super excited to start off a new series with you today. We're kicking off the Beauty in Lies series by Adelaide Forrest with the first book, Until Tomorrow Comes. Y'all have no idea what madness is about to unfold with Raphael Ibarra. ***THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS*** ✅️ Contemporary dark mafia, stalker romance; age gap (13 years); insta-obsession; OTT jealous/possessive/psycho MMC; somnophilia; touch her and die vibes 🚩 Graphic violence; non-consensual drugging; attempted d...
Jun 14, 2022•2 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Nat and Tori have had a great deal of fun reading and talking about the Ruthless Obsession series by Zoe Blake these last few weeks, and both are more than a little sad to reach the series conclusion with this week's episode on Sweet Ferocity. We hope you've had even half as much enjoyment listening as we have recording. ✅ Fast burn, contemporary dark mafia; OTT jealous and possessive; virgin FMC; major "touch her and die" vibes; non-sexy kidnapping 🚩 Violence; non-con ****** Upcoming episode: ...
May 30, 2022•1 hr 26 min•Season 1Ep. 13
This week is the first week of our first two-parter! Nat and Tori's … discussion … ran long with their giggles and tangents, so Sweet Ferocity will conclude next week. ***THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS*** Congratulations to Miranda Walker, our lucky winner of the signed Ruthless Obsession series by Zoe Blake! ✅ Fast burn, contemporary dark mafia; OTT jealous and possessive; virgin FMC; major "touch her and die" vibes; non-sexy kidnapping 🚩 Violence; non-con ****** Upcoming episode: Until Tomorr...
May 23, 2022•1 hr 21 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Sit down with Nat and Tori for our fun (and sex!) filled discussion of Zoe Blake's Sweet Brutality. It doesn’t get much hotter than a sexy as sin, dirty talker than Maxim. Join the girls to hear them swoon… ***THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS*** ✅ Fast burn, contemporary dark mafia; OTT jealous and possessive; serious "touch her and die" vibes; punishment kink; praise kink; spanking; AtM; sinful dirty talk 🚩 Sexual degradation; non-con; violence ****** Upcoming episode: Sweet Ferocity (Ruthless O...
May 16, 2022•1 hr 51 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Nat and Tori are both excited to turn back to the Ruthless Obsession series by Zoe Blake with Sweet Savagery. Join our little walk on the wild side! ***THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS*** ✅ Fast burn contemporary dark organized crime romance, billionaire, age gap (10 years), aged 25+ FMC, punishment kink 🚩 Non-con, violence, murder, blackmail ****** Upcoming episode: Sweet Brutality (Ruthless Obsession, Book 4) by Zoe Blake amazon.com/dp/B09SLCFBFV ****** Don't forget! Rate and review for your ch...
May 09, 2022•1 hr 41 min
Welcome to our discussion of Envy by Dylan Page, Book 3 of the Seven Sins series (and a bit on her other books because we just couldn't help ourselves!) Please excuse Nat's lisp in this episode... she was recovering from a bit of a tongue injury (not caused by anything scandalous, promise 😂) *** THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS*** ✅️ Paranormal captive romance; OTT jealous/possessive MC; virgin MMC 🚩 Graphic violence ****** Upcoming episode: Sweet Savagery (Ruthless Obsession, Book 3) by Zoe Bla...
May 02, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 9
