Triggers and Tiaras by Jessa Riot

Blayleigh just wanted a crown and a puppy. Instead, she got a front-row seat to hell. This year’s America’s Living Dolls pageant isn’t just cutthroat—it’s a bloodbath. Behind the glitter and sequins, scandalous secrets, twisted desires, and razor-sharp lies collide, sending the entire event spiraling into depravity and chaos.

Pageant director Chasity will do anything to keep her skeletons buried, and her flamboyant sidekick, Ms. Nick, is more than happy to wield the shovel. But they’re not the only ones with dirt on their hands. Lurking in the wings is Black Diamonds, a teen terror mob led by Jaxsin—a fifteen-year-old sociopath with a penchant for cruelty and a lust for control. And just when you think it can’t get worse, a secret society of fathers launches their own grotesque sideshow, taking the corruption to jaw-dropping new depths.

Then come the meth-laced pixi sticks. Fueled by sugar and speed, the contestants—wild-eyed and unhinged—become feral little monsters, flipping the script on every adult pulling their strings.

A vile cocktail of splatterpunk carnage, pitch-black comedy, and unrestrained erotica, Triggers and Tiaras gleefully eviscerates the concept of perfection, rips apart authority, and redefines what it means to be a “good person.” Packed with grotesque humor, perverse surprises, and a cast of larger-than-life degenerates, this blood-soaked satire peels back the glittering facade to reveal the rot lurking beneath.

Here, the only thing more dangerous than chasing the crown is surviving long enough to wear it.