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Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack

Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack

After embarking on a journey to bring her papa home from war, Anya discovers a powerful forest creature who attacks travelers with weaponized sound. But she soon learns that he’s not the monster the kingdom should fear. There’s an even greater evil that lurks under Kiev. Can Anya stop the monster, save her papa, and find her way home? Or will the secrets of Kiev leave Anya and her friends trapped beneath the city forever? In Kiev, Anya and her friends find themselves involved with an aggressive elf, an earnest archer, and a bellicose princess. But who is the real monster?

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Antisemitism
Sexism
Torture
Animal cruelty

The Revolution of Ivy by Amy Engel

The Revolution of Ivy by Amy Engel

Ivy Westfall is beyond the fence and she is alone. Abandoned by her family and separated from Bishop Lattimer, Ivy must find a way to survive on her own in a land filled with countless dangers, both human and natural. She has traded a more civilized type of cruelty-forced marriages and murder plots-for the bare-knuckled brutality required to survive outside Westfall’s borders. But there is hope beyond the fence, as well. And when Bishop reappears in Ivy’s life, she must decide if returning to Westfall to take a… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Attempted rape
Suicide mentioned
Blood depiction
Death of a parent
Death of a sibling
Animal butchery

The Book of Ivy by Amy Engel

The Book of Ivy by Amy Engel

After a brutal nuclear war, the United States was left decimated. A small group of survivors eventually banded together, but only after more conflict over which family would govern the new nation. The Westfalls lost. Fifty years later, peace and control are maintained by marrying the daughters of the losing side to the sons of the winning group in a yearly ritual. This year, it is my turn. My name is Ivy Westfall, and my mission is simple: to kill the president’s son—my soon-to-be husband—and restore the Westfall family to power… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Misogyny
Paedophilia & child sexual assault
Rape
Domestic abuse
Suicide
Murder
Torture

The Familiar Dark by Amy Engel

The Familiar Dark by Amy Engel

Eve Taggert, desperate with grief over losing her daughter, takes it upon herself to find out the truth about what happened. Eve is no stranger to the dark side of life, having been raised by a hard-edged mother whose lessons Eve tried not to pass on to her own daughter. But Eve may need her mother’s cruel brand of strength if she’s going to face the reality about her daughter’s death and about her own true nature. Her quest for justice takes her from the seedy underbelly of town to the quiet woods and, most frighteningly, back to her mother’s trailer for a final lesson.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Slut-shaming
Paedophilia
Sexual assault
Infidelity
Alcoholism
Suicide
Drug abuse
Death of a child

The Roanoke Girls by Amy Engel

The Roanoke Girls by Amy Engel

Lane Roanoke is fifteen when she comes to live with her grandparents and fireball cousin at the Roanoke family’s rural estate following the suicide of her mother. Over one long, hot summer, Lane experiences the benefits of being one of the rich and beautiful Roanoke girls. But what she doesn’t know is being a Roanoke girl carries a terrible legacy: either the girls run, or they die. For there is darkness at the heart of Roanoke, and when Lane discovers its insidious pull, she must make her choice…

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Parental abandonment
Statutory rape
Incest
Physical child abuse
Graphic suicide recounted
Teen pregnancy
Childbirth
Abortion mentioned
Alcohol consumption
Death of an infant mentioned
Death of a mother
Murder
Drowning
Hanging recounted
Death from a fall mentioned
Disappearnace of a loved one

Bad Alpha by Kathryn Moon

Bad Alpha by Kathryn Moon

Eve had one job. Kill Adam. But when her mark for the night turns out to be a gift-wrapped omega, Eve can’t resist delaying the job and enjoying the opportunity before her. One bite is all it takes That’s what Adam is counting on. One bite and he might live till morning. Success is complicated and on the run for their lives, Eve and Adam need the one thing neither of them wants. A pack. Can three good men tame the killer and the con artist? Not if this bad alpha can help it.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Human trafficking
Sexual assault
Foster care system experiences mentioned
Nightmare
Alcohol consumption
Drugging
Physical injuries & illness including septic gunshot & knife wounds
Murder
Disappearance & presumed kidnapping of a sibling
Fire

Lola & the Millionaires: Part Two by Kathryn Moon

Lola & the Millionaires: Part Two by Kathryn Moon

Lola is being hunted by her past, stalked with every step she takes. Sheltered with the pack of her dreams, at first it seems like the hardest challenge isn’t even staying safe from Indy. Tensions at work are at a tipping point and after taking the role of management’s spy, Lola’s in the crossfire if anything goes wrong. As romances between Lola and the pack members are developing left and right, the woman who swore she wanted nothing to do with alpha is turning to them like a bloom to the sun. If only it weren’t just one monstrous alpha that twisted her own thoughts. Lola… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Rape
Parental abandonment recounted
Abusive relationship recounted
Alcohol consumption
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Anxiety & panic attacks
Nightmares
Death of a mother from lung cancer recounted
Murder
Physical assault
Kidnapping
Home invasion

Lola & the Millionaires: Part One by Kathryn Moon

Lola & the Millionaires: Part One by Kathryn Moon

Lola Barnes only wants one thing, to get her life under control. No more chasing alphas who abuse and toss away betas like her. No more hiding in her cousin’s apartment licking wounds that won’t heal. Armed with her dream job and her less-than-dreamy apartment, Lola is ready to start a new chapter of her life without alphas. But that’s easier said than done when one stumbling incident after another leads Lola closer to an alluring pack of captivating men. These alphas are everything Lola dreamed of, but they already have an omega—a playful male model who won’t… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Rape
Sexual assault
Abusive relationship recounted
Alcohol consumption
Drugging recounted
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Anxiety & panic attacks
Nightmares
Death of a mother recounted
Home invasion

Baby and the Late Night Howlers by Kathryn Moon

Baby & the Late Night Howlers by Kathryn Moon

After years of assuming she was a beta, discovering her omega designation in a biker bar surrounded by alphas isn’t exactly fulfilling any fantasies for Baby. She only wanted to get laid, not get knotted, bitten, and bonded. Now Baby’s entire life is about to turn upside down. With the sexual frenzy of her heat on its way, she needs to find a pack, a nest, and alphas she can trust. The Late Night Howlers have given up hope. After years of waiting for an omega to choose them, this motorcycle club of alphas is ready to move on with their lives. Until one sweet woman takes a chance on… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Attempted sexual assault
Dubious consent scenario
Abusive relationship mentioned
Military-related PTSD
Nightmare
Alcohol consumption
Recreational drug use
Emesis
Terminal cancer mentioned
Murder
Physical assault
Kidnapping & confinement

Rare Vigilance by MA Grant

Rare Vigilance by M.A. Grant

Former marine Atlas Kinkaid knows not to ask questions about the clients he protects at the behest of the elite Whitethorn security agency. Just like he doesn’t like anyone asking about his scars—scars left by a mysterious attack that haunts his every waking moment. Consumed by the need to find out what happened to him, Atlas takes a job providing security to Cristian Slava, the indolent—and gorgeous—son of a notorious businessman. Cristian seems to be just another entitled client, but when nights at the club turn into secret meetings and people start… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Anxiety
PTSD
Blackmail
Military service recounted