The Kink List

Tropes, Kinks, and Content Warnings for My Books

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An Emperor for the Eclipse

Age Gap (Older Man) • BDSM • BDSM/kink • Butt Stuff • Captive/Capture • Chase/Predator/Prey • Dubious Consent • eBook • Enemies-to-Lovers • Fantasy • FF – Lesbian Sexytimes • Insta-Lust/Love • Kindle Unlimited • LGBTQIA • MF – Hetero Sexytimes • MF Kink: Male Dom/Female Sub • Paperback • Restraint • Romantic Fantasy • Seduction • Supernatural • Vanilla • Vanilla • Virgin (Woman)
As Flame to Smoke

Blasphemy/Clergy • Contemporary • Demon • eBook • Erotica • Kindle Unlimited • MF – Hetero Sexytimes • Romance • Seduction • Supernatural • Vanilla • Vanilla • Virgin (Man)
Bass-Ackwards

Age Gap (Older Man) • Audiobook • Boss/Employee • Butt Stuff • Contemporary • Dark Romance • Dubious Consent • eBook • Kindle Unlimited • MF – Hetero Sexytimes • Paperback • Romance • Seduction • Vanilla • Vanilla

THE TROPE DICTIONARY

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Age Gap (Older Man)

One of the romantic partners is significantly older than the other(s). In this case, the man is bringing all the experience to the table.

Age Gap (Older Woman)

One of the romantic partners is significantly older than the other(s). In this case, the woman is bringing all the experience to the table.

Blasphemy/Clergy

Where “Forgive me Father, for I have sinned” meets, “Sorry Daddy! I’ve been a bad girl/boy!” Vows of celibacy meet Forbidden Fruit. Hypocrisy makes everything dirtier, for some reason.

Boss/Employee

An unbalanced power dynamic. Someone should probably report them to HR.

Captive/Capture

One of the characters is holding the other one prisoner. Kidnapping. Prisoners of War. Hostages. Ransom demands. Abduction. Finger-wagging about Stockholm Syndrome abounds.

Cheating

The mother of all hated Romance novel character behaviors. Was that wrong? Should they not have done that?

Coworkers/Colleagues

It’s been a long, HARD day at the office. Characters who work hard and then play hard. Together.

Enemies-to-Lovers

“I hate you!”
“Yeah, well I hate you more!”[bitter glaring followed by macaroni noises]

Forced Proximity

The characters are stuck with each other through external circumstances and discover they can’t resist each other. Snowed in together. Fake marriage. There’s only one bed!

Friends-to-Lovers

They were friends, until one day they realize they want more.

Insta-Lust/Love

Characters fall instantly head-over-heels for each other. Or they feel an immediate urge to be naked around each other.

Mistaken Identity

Secret twin siblings. Masquerade party disguises. Fake names. "You were someone else the WHOLE TIME?!" is a heckuva rug to pull out from under someone.

Second Chance

It didn’t work out the first time, but these two idiots are gonna try it again, anyway.

Seduction

One (or more) characters flirts with, teases, and/or tempts the other until they’re absolutely begging for it.

BDSM/Kink

Avant Garde Spicy Times. Bespoke Spicy Times. The letter pairs are right there: Bondage & Discipline. Domination & Submission. Sadism & Masochism. And let’s not forget all those tricksy little fetishes.

For a list of specific kinks in my catalog, scroll to the bottom of the grid.

Butt Stuff

The Forbidden Hello. Toys. Fingers. Meat popsicles. Something’s going where it doesn’t belong. Whether that’s a feature or a bug is up to you.

Chase/Predator/Prey

Don’t panic; they can smell fear. Oops! Time to run! Speed versus size. Brawn versus brain. A character hunts or chases their romantic interest, and when they catch them? Welp, it’s not flag football, but there’s definitely some action about to be happening in the end zone.

Dubious Consent

A weird grey area that exists only in smutty Romance novels. Is it consent if there’s blackmail involved? What about a love potion? What if a character is choosing among necessary evils? Not in the real world. But the land of fiction, you can grab that slice of cake, even if it’s bad for you. We won’t tell.

Exhibition

Hang on! They can see us! Wait, why is it hotter now? Characters get up to their naughty business while someone else watches.

Monster/Non-Human

At least one of the romantic partners … is not human. Wings. Horns. Tails. Tentacles. The monsterf**kers out there are all about giving love a chance. Sometimes a lot of chances. Hey, cut it out—people have to eat food in here. Y’all nasty.

Non-Consent

The Big R-Word. A character takes the idea of “overcoming objections” to a reprehensible level. Euphemistically referred to as a “Bodice Ripper” by the Romance-labelers of yore. Extremely divisive content; a huge trigger and deal-breaker for many readers, while others seek out the darkness, each for their own reasons.

Vanilla

Once the clothes come off, fairly standard action ensues. PIV sex. Oral. No butt stuff or kink. In most cases, a hetero pairing.

Virgin (Man)

There really should be less of a double standard about the whole Virgin trope, but here we are. It’s his first time, and he’s probably nervous. And it’s over, already. Round Two, I guess!

Virgin (Woman)

So innocent! So naive! A Romance genre staple. Utterly romantic or super creepy, depending on what you’re going for. No judgment here!

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FF Kink: Femme Dom & Sub

Woman on top. And on the bottom. You were told there would be lipstick. There isn’t. There might be chapstick, though. Listen, everyone’s lips are thoroughly moisturized, okay?

FM Kink: Femme Domme/Male Sub

She commands. He begs. Gimp hood optional.

MF Kink: Male Dom/Female Sub

He commands. She begs. Leather optional.

MM Kink: Male Dom & Sub

Two man enter. One man kneels. There are no wieners here. Oh, wait. Yes, there are.

Switch

At least one character enjoys the best of both sides of the kink power dynamic. Or they’re just indecisive. The jury’s out. Either way, they’re down to enforce the rules OR to obey them, depending on the weather.

Blood

Vampires. Knife play. Extreme impact play. One of the dangerous truckstops on the road to EdgeLord City.

Breath Control

The ultimate exercise in trust. One partner decides when the other is allowed to breathe. Usually by shutting off their airway in some fashion. Not for the claustrophobic or those afraid of drowning.

Impact/Pain

Thank you, Mistress! May I have another? Spanking. Belting. Flogging. Clips, clamps, stretching, branding. All the ways it hurts so good, and most of the reasons safewords were invented.

Restraint

Tied up. Held down. Cuffed. Tethered. Is it getting hot in here? One partner restricts the other’s freedom of movement during spicy times.

Water Bondage

Aww, man! A water level?! Almost always goes hand-in-hand with breath control play, and a major trigger for many. One character submerges another in water and won’t let them up until they feel like it. Hold your breath!