History Literature / TheTeresaKnightTrilogy

* RRatedOpening: The first book, and the trilogy overall, starts as Teresa is playing StripPoker, the game soon turning into sex with the man she's playing against. In the next books, this continues, with each one having an opening that soon features sex.

* AmbiguouslyBi: In the first book, Carl turns out to be secretly with Andre, his boyfriend. He'd also had sex with several women, Teresa included, though with lower enthusiasm. She isn't sure whether this means he's bisexual or really gay.

* StraightGay: No one realizes that Carl was gay (or at least bi) until it came out after his death, given his style was just like his straight counterparts.

* CoitusEnsues: Many if not most of the sex scenes have little buildup (often none), and are generally described in explicit detail. Generally this is justified as it's taking place in a sex club or between friends with benefits etc. It's also expected somewhat (this is erotic fiction) though the sheer number of sex scenes becomes pretty staggering.

''Strip Poker'' (2007)

''Beg Me'' (2007)

''Sexile'' (2009)

* EthicalSlut: Teresa unabashedly loves having sex, and isn't ashamed in the least of it (she's bisexual too, so while it's mostly men, some of her sex partners are also women). However, she's also very much concerned with consent and safe sex, with some cases she investigates involving violations of these. She'll also intervene if something is going on that's nonconsensual when she's present.

* MixedAncestry: Numerous mixed race people appear, always of Black and White descent.

* ButNotTooForeign: Teresa is a Briton of Sudanese descent, which is brought up though since she's born and raised in the UK Teresa's culturally British so it doesn't affect her very much. She also has a completely English name.

* MinorCrimeRevealsMajorPlot: In ''Strip Poker'' Teresa looking into blackmail and an ordinary murder leads her to discovering an international conspiracy by corporations smuggling coltan mined from the Democratic Republic of Cargo by forced child labor that's connected with brutal rebels who have committed countless atrocities.

* MinorCrimeRevealsMajorPlot: Blackmail and an ordinary murder leads Teresa to discovering an international conspiracy by corporations smuggling coltan mined from the Democratic Republic of Cargo by forced child labor that's connected with brutal rebels who have committed countless atrocities.

* STDImmunity: {{Averted}}. [=STDs=] are explicitly mentioned as a threat for people who have a lot of casual sex. The sex clubs portrayed all require members be tested first before joining.

* STDImmunity: {{Averted}}. [=STDs=] are explicitly mentioned as a threat for people who have a lot of casual sex. The sex clubs portrayed all require members be tested first before joining.
* TwoferTokenMinority: The main character is a Black Sudanese-British woman, who's also bisexual.

* STDImmunity: {{Averted}}. [=STDs=] are explicitly mentioned as a threat for people who have a lot of casual sex. The sex clubs portrayed all require members be tested first before joining. Teresa is careful to have her male partners use condoms for contraception and STD prevention.

* ReallyGetsAround: Teresa has tons of sexual encounters in each book. The very first one even segues to one almost immediately.
* SafeSaneAndConsensual: Teresa, being an {{ethical slut}}, strictly abides by this regarding sex, as do the better clubs.

* PornWithPlot: The series, while it does indeed have a plot (which isn't simply tacked on either), also features tons of explicit sex throughout every book. A lot of this is somewhat justified by the story, but still tailor-made to fit pretty clearly.

* STDImmunity: {{Averted}}. [=STDs=] are explicitly mentioned as a threat for people who have a lot of casual sex. The sex clubs portrayed all require members be tested first before joining.

* CoitusEnsues: Many if not most of the sex scenes have little buildup (often none), and are generally described in explicit detail. Generally this is justified as it's taking place in a sex club or between friends with benefits etc. It's also expected somewhat (this is erotic fiction) though the sheer number of sex scenes becomes staggering.

* CoitusEnsues: Many if not most of the sex scenes have little buildup (often none), and are generally described in explicit detail.

* ButNotTooForeign: Teresa is a Briton of Sudanese descent, which is brought up though since she's born and raised in the UK Teresa's culturally British so it doesn't affect very much.

* AttemptedRape: Teresa stops a man who is about to rape his girlfriend at a sex club when she breaks off their encounter due to it hurting.

* EthicalSlut: Teresa unabashedly loves having sex, and isn't ashamed in the least of it (she's bisexual too, so while it's mostly men, some of her sex partners are also women). However, she's also very much concerned with consent and safe sex, with some cases she investigates involving violations of these. She'll also