Parental Advisory

Parents often ask if my books are appropriate for their *insert age* child, and it’s a difficult question to answer. Parents have a wide range of what is or isn’t acceptable for their children, so it’s difficult to guess. Even when content may be a bit out of age range, parents must weigh whether the message or overall story may be worth the gore, sensual situations, etc. With that in mind, here is a breakdown of my young adult books with minor spoilers, so parents can decide what is right for their children.

None of my books have cursing or sex scenes. If there is an intimate scene, it may begin, and then fade to black. The intimate scenes will not be above PG-13, nothing more than you might see on an evening drama on TV. My stories focus on overcoming our darker nature, so some of my stories may be on the darker side. However, the point is that you are capable of taming your demons. Most importantly, I do not glorify evil.

The main characters in my young adult books range from 16-25, but most are 18 and up.

Please, read the summary of your book of interest before continuing. Read more about them here:

The Color of God’s Eyes
This is a historical fiction fantasy that takes place during the American Civil War. The n-word does appear in the book several times. There is brutal treatment of slaves, and then a couple of fight scenes in the book. There is kissing and flirtation, but nothing erotic and there are no sex scenes.

The Song on the Devil’s Lips
The sequel spends less time on the plantation, so there aren’t brutal slave scenes. More time is spent in New York, where there was gang violence. One of the major events is the historic Draft Riots. There are more battle and fight scenes. There is more kissing, but there are no sex scenes in this book.

The Dark Mermaid
There is kissing in the book. There are no sex scenes, but there is an exposition moment of someone’s memories when the act of mating is briefly and lightly described for a blip. There is some nudity (like when Luna loses her tail and has human legs or when a shapeshifter becomes human). There is violence and death in this book, but it’s not excessively gory.

The Sea Witch
Luna is traumatized after the events of the last book, so as she battles with her darkness, she’s haunted. Some scenes lean more toward horror. Luna and Ian, her love interest, both faced abuse as children, and the psychological scars are explored. There are no sex scenes, but there are more mature situations than in the previous book. There is some nudity. There is more violence in this book, and two battles in particular are vicious. I recommend checking out The Dark Mermaid and then assessing whether you’re ready to take it to the next level.

Phases of a Broken Sky
There is kissing and a few sensual characters, but no sex scenes. The main character is adorkable and her love interest, Maxwell, has haphepobia, which is a fear of touch. There is fighting and a bit of gore, but it’s PG-13 level. There’s also alcohol consumption (adults).

Embers on a Dying Moon
This book deals a lot with controlling baser instincts. There is sex in this book, one scene is alluded to in a dream and another is an intimate moment that begins and then fades to black. There is more kissing and making out. There is also nudity (waking up after a full moon). This book is significantly more violent and gory than the first as the newly made werewolves try to tame their aggressive demeanor and regain their humanity. An important side character is rumored and teased for being a lesbian, but it’s revealed she is not attracted to women and was turned off from men after a childhood trauma. She identifies as asexual.

Anubis: Princess of the Damned
The violence in this book isn’t excessive. One death is brutal, but other than that, it’s not gory…beyond vampire feeding. One character begins to walk in on two people having sex, but the door is promptly shut and not much is seen. Other than that, there is kissing, some mature conversations (not erotic), and a scene when a creep tries to take advantage, but it goes poorly for him.

The Queen
This book is sweet, romantic, and a coming-of-age story but it’s also about a child of abuse who wishes to create a less toxic world for her people by embracing new love. There are sexual situations, including attempted assault (that is stopped). There is a consensual sex scene, but it fades to black. There is violence, but it is not gory. There is also a brief scene with adults consuming alcohol and drugs.

The Empress
This book has a lot of action with fists, guns, arrows, swords, etc. It’s a tragic story of survival, kill or be killed. There are no sex scenes, though there are scenes when it’s clear that couples have engaged in sexual activity or are about to. The main character’s romantic scenes are very wholesome.

Almost Alive
Michelle is possessed by a demon who tries to tempt her, and one of the ways the demon tempts her is through lust. The book is not erotic or vulgar, but Michelle has attractions and urges at times. There is violence but it’s not gratuitous or gory. Some of the possession scenes may be scary. There is kissing, making out, and a fade-to-black sex scene.

Becoming Undone
There are no sex scenes in this book, but there are passionate kissing scenes. Characters are tempted in similar ways to the first book, and the violence is amped up.

Sunrise Sunset
This book has gratuitous violence and gore. Easily a hard R for violence. There’s a lot of death, and some of the ways characters die are brutal. There are no sex scenes, but there is kissing, making out, and heavy flirtation. Lyla can strip people of their inhibitions, and when those inhibitions are gone, people are free to act as they desire. And Lyla is psychotically violent.

Dusk
The sequel is less violent and gory than the first book, but there is a fade-to-black sex scene.