Redefining the Bad Girl: Triggered is a Collection of Stories of Teen Girls Recognizing Their Power

 

For years, girls have been told to be silent. To listen, not speak until spoken to, be submissive and stay out of trouble.

 

In other words, we have been told to be “good girls.”

 

But that shit doesn’t fly when being a “good girl” means being a doormat, getting trampled on, being abused, bullied, harassed and pushed around.

 

You know what? Screw that!

 

Girls need to stand up and make their voices heard. They need to make their boundaries clear, walk away from disrespectful jerks and fight for their rights.

 

This is especially true now more than ever, when females in this country have very little reproductive rights left and the government continues to keep trying to control them.

 

Being a girl is hard. Add being a teenager to that equation and it’s a recipe for chaos!

 

And that’s what the stories in my new book, Triggered, presents to readers who enjoy reading YA horror. These ten stories are about ten girls who fight back – one of them getting revenge from the other side! (This particular story, “The Soul Collector,” is an origin story for a YA novel I am currently writing.)

 

Filled with gore, bloodshed, murder sprees and hysteria, Triggered offers readers stories about what happens when someone awakens the beast within, unleashing the bad girl who turns deadly in order to seek justice.

 

Many thanks to my editor, Jennifer Horgan, for her hard work in helping me make the writing shine. Thank you also to my beta readers who offered valuable and helpful insights for these stories. And my cover designer, Ruth Anna Evans, for an outstanding cover.

 

Triggered was published by Twisted Dreams Press in September 2024 and it is available through Amazon, as well as Kindle Unlimited. Print copy of the book coming soon!

 

Here is the blurb:

 

The best kind of revenge is the kind that no one would expect.

 

Ten girls have been tormented by people who thought it was okay to hurt them. They never expected them to fight back.

 

But they do.

 

Not only do they fight back, but they delight in freeing their inner monsters on anyone who hurts them.

 

Ten girls who have been wronged. Who have been forced to conform. Who have been laughed at one too many times.

 

These girls find the power within themselves to fight back and get their revenge. And make their tormentors pay.

 

Here is the buy link