Cherri Meraschino

My stories explore dark themes, obsessive love, ancestral curses, and moral gray areas.

This page exists so you can make informed choices about what you read—without judgment, shame, or spoilers.

General Themes Across My Work

Depending on the book or series, my work may include depictions of:

– Dark romance dynamics
– Psychological intensity and obsession
– Supernatural or occult elements
– Violence, death, or the undead
– Small-town secrets and inherited trauma
– Sexual content intended for adult readers (18+)

These themes are integral to the stories being told and are not presented lightly.

 

This Track Slays

This Track Slays

Hallowfen — Book Three

Genres & Tone
Southern Gothic dark romance • supernatural horror • psychological intensity

This book may include themes of:

  • Obsessive and morally complex romantic dynamics

  • Psychological manipulation and coercive influence

  • Power imbalances within relationships

  • Violence and death

  • Supernatural or occult forces affecting consent and behavior

  • Explicit sexual content intended for adult readers (18+)

  • Small-town secrecy, inherited curses, and collective denial

Reader Advisory:
This story explores dark desire, blurred boundaries, and the consequences of obsession. Characters make harmful choices under supernatural and emotional pressure. These elements are central to the narrative and are not presented as endorsements.

The Bone Debt

Hallowfen — Book Two

Genres & Tone
Southern Gothic dark romance • paranormal horror • undead romance

This book may include themes of:

  • Undead / revenant (zombie-like) characters

  • Cannibalistic impulses and hunger associated with the undead

  • Graphic references to death, bodies, and burial practices

  • Funeral-home and mortuary settings

  • Violence, including violence against an abusive character

  • Domestic abuse (referenced and depicted)

  • Obsessive and morally complex romantic dynamics

  • Psychological trauma, grief, and loss

  • Explicit sexual content intended for adult readers (18+)

  • Supernatural curses tied to bloodlines and inheritance

Reader Advisory:
This story contains explicit dark romance elements alongside horror themes involving the undead. Cannibalistic urges are portrayed as part of the supernatural condition and are not romanticized. Abuse is depicted as harmful and carries narrative consequences.

The Honey Hex

Hallowfen Novella: Book 1

Genres & Tone
Southern Gothic dark romance • occult fiction • erotic psychological tension

This book may include themes of:

  • Magical manipulation and love spells

  • Obsessive attraction and fixation

  • Power imbalances within romantic and sexual dynamics

  • Loss of autonomy due to supernatural influence

  • Erotic content intended for adult readers (18+)

  • Psychological unraveling and emotional dependency

  • Moral ambiguity surrounding consent and desire

  • Small-town secrecy, ritual magic, and inherited belief systems

 

Reader Advisory:
This story explores the seductive danger of wanting too much—and the cost of binding desire through magic. Supernatural influence complicates consent and emotional agency. These themes are central to the narrative and are not presented as endorsements.

Resurrect Me: Preorders

Resurrect Me

Create & Destroy Duet

Genres & Tone

dark romance • occult horror 

This book may include themes of:

  • Resurrection and interference with death

  • Abusive relationship (off-page) Assault Attempted murder Burglary Conversion therapy (off-page) Cults Death Drowning (off-page) Drugs Eugenics Gore Government espionage Gun violence Hospitalization Infertility and miscarriage (mention of) Kidnapping Knife violence Loss of close family member Masked man Murder Needles Occult Parental loss (mention of) Poisoning Profanity Religious trauma in relation to cults (forced violence, drugging, manipulation tactics) Sexual assault: villain forcibly kisses heroin (goes no further) Sexually explicit scenes (consensual) including but not limited to: BDSM, choking, squelching, praise kink, daddy kink, dom/sub interactions, a cage, impact play Societal inequity and discrimination Stalking Violence

Reader Advisory:
This story explores the consequences of political corruption. Acts of resurrection and devotion are portrayed as dangerous, destabilizing, and irrevocable. Characters make extreme choices driven by love, grief, and obsession. These elements are central to the narrative and are not presented as endorsements.

Release Me

Create & Destroy — Book Two

Genres & Tone
Extreme dark romance • occult horror • ritualistic violence

This book may include themes of:

  • Ritualistic gore and bloodletting

  • Graphic violence and murder

  • Explicit sexual content intended for adult readers (18+)

  • Sexual scenes intertwined with violence or ritual

  • Obsessive devotion and destructive love

  • Power imbalances within romantic and sexual dynamics

  • Loss of bodily autonomy through supernatural or cultic influence

  • Psychological trauma, coercion, and emotional manipulation

  • Death as spectacle, offering, or consequence

 

Reader Advisory:
This is an intentionally extreme dark romance that leans fully into horror. Violence, blood rituals, and explicit intimacy are integral to the story and may be disturbing for some readers. These elements are not romanticized and are portrayed with lasting consequences.