Be sure to check future books for an updated list, but for book 1:

• Religious sacrilege, blasphemy, and criticism (mostly Christianity, but also Mysticism, Satanism, etc.)

• Graphic sexual material, including:

  • Coercion and dubious consent (occurring on-page)

  • Implied nonconsent/rape (occurring off-page) with subsequent psychological trauma

• Forced unconsciousness, restraint, and body modifications

• Periodic discussion of fictional genocide, eugenics, fringe religious groups/cults, and mass incarceration

  • The heroes and villains have opposing views that are dynamic and, at times, intentionally unclear

  • Some fictional world events may incidentally resemble reality, but they may also purposefully draw parallels to it

• Death of a parent (historical)

• Brief suicidal and homicidal ideation

• Drug use (not in repetition/addiction)

• Graphic violence

• Frequent and excessive swearing

• Crude language around mental health

• Detailed descriptions of uncanny humanoid monsters with insect-like features, along with brief mentions of spiders and oversized insects, but nothing designed to invoke entomophobia

• Brief scenes (<5%) in Israel, due to biblical references/relevance, set in a divergent timeline around 2020 (no COVID-19)

  1. This work does not reflect or support the actions of modern-day Israel or the ongoing genocide in Gaza

A note from the author:

This novel is genre fiction that entertains, but it hides literary devices of speculative fiction below the surface. I wrote it as an allegory for many things, but especially how religion and the appearance of “goodness” can be used to commit atrocities. I also wrote this in a deep point of view with unreliable narrators to craft fantasy metaphors for real-life emotional abuse and coercion. So, it does get quite dark—and that’s why it’s important to check in with yourself and your mental health before you read this book. It can be triggering. Everyone interprets it a little bit differently depending on their life experiences, which is one of the many things I love about writing. If this story resonates strongly with you, that’s probably because I poured my heart into it, and you can hear it beating. Let that be a comfort. Let it remind you that you’re not alone. This is still a romance series at its core, and there is a healing journey to be made. We grow through what we go through.

Be Not Afraid is a modern Gothic Romance / Dark Fantasy horror series set in a divergence of modern-day Earth. It is not considered Christian fiction, but rather a fantasy story featuring rich lore inspired by Christian literature/lore (i.e. the Holy Bible, Revelation) and apocryphal texts (i.e. the Book of Enoch).

If the idea of portraying angels, God, or the church as dynamic entities with fallible morals—including the possibility for corruption, flaws, deviousness, and hypocrisy—is deeply offensive to your personally held religious beliefs, then this is likely not the book for you.

Currently, three books are planned to conclude the main storyline, with potential for a standalone sequel. There will be a happily ever after in the series!

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