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Gifts by Brynne Asher

Gifts by Brynne Asher

No one would say Keelie Lockhart isn’t determined. Taking on the role of both mom and dad to her two young kids, she’s managing life the best she can. Saddled with a century-old dilapidated farmhouse she can’t afford, a bevy of goats, two dogs, and a geriatric donkey, the last thing she has time for is a man—even if that man is a knight whose shining armour comes in the form of worn-in jeans and work boots. Controlled, methodical, and focused—Asa Hollingsworth takes charge of everything in life… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Divorce recounted
Drug abuse & overdose, off-page
Death of a husband recounted

The Ex Proposal by Nia Arthurs

The Ex Proposal by Nia Arthurs

Giselle Stone is best known for her smoothie truck and her love of K-pop, but one of those things is not acceptable to her mother. After she’s pushed to the edge of her patience—thanks, Mom—she concocts a lie that’s sure to get the parents off her back. A fake long-distance relationship with her ex. It’s a foolproof plan.

Until the other half of her lie suddenly shows up in Belize, looking ten times sexier than he did in high school. Getting West Phillips to join her ruse is the easy part… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Panic attacks
Death of a parent recounted
Catfishing

A School Frozen in Time, Volume 1 by Mizuki Tsujimura

A School Frozen in Time, Vol. 1 by Mizuki Tsujimura and illustrated by Naoshi Arakawa

On a snowy school day like any other, classmates and childhood friends Hiroshi and Mizuki arrive at school to find the campus eerily empty. Before long, they find themselves trapped inside with six other friends, and even stranger, all the clocks have stopped at a very specific moment — the exact time when a former classmate jumped off the school roof to their death three months earlier. It turns out that this departed friend is their way out of their current predicament and may even be among their group… but no one can remember who it was that took their life on that sad day. The students… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Depression
Suicide
Self harm mentioned
Blood depiction

Hearts in the Hard Ground by GV Anderson

Hearts in the Hard Ground by G.V. Anderson

Following the death of her mother, Fiona buys a new house in order to start a new chapter of her life, one with fewer reminders of painful memories. Unbeknownst to Fiona, this house has a melancholy history, and slightly more ghosts than she anticipated. In learning to live with her unexpected companions and their losses, Fiona might find a way to make peace with her own.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Death of a mother recounted

Nothing But This by Natasha Anders

Nothing But This by Natasha Anders

It’s always been complicated between Libby Lawson and Greyson Chapman—and married life isn’t any simpler. But when Libby gets pregnant, she at last sees a bright future ahead. There’s just one problem: Greyson says he’s sterile.

Furious, Greyson abandons the young family. Equally furious and deeply hurt, Libby cuts all ties with him. After all these years, it seems their relationship has finally expired. But love is resilient and endures… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Alcohol abuse
Pregnancy
Drugging
Death of a newborn mentioned, off-page

Lies that Bind by Ami Allen

Lies that Bind by Ami Allen

It’s been six years of anger simmering. Six years of lies growing into truths. Antoni only has a few more months until he turns eighteen. Then he’ll be free of Child Protective Services and can leave high school behind. Everything’s set in motion. His whole life’s set before him. Leave it to Kyrah to ruin it all.

It’s just a few fake dates- nothing serious. But each day he spends with her unravels the lies he’s bound by.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Child abuse & neglect
Foster care system
Bullying

Our Crooked Hearts by Melissa Albert

Our Crooked Hearts by Melissa Albert

Seventeen-year-old Ivy’s summer break kicks off with an accident, a punishment, and a mystery: a stranger whose appearance in the middle of the road, in the middle of the night, heralds a string of increasingly unsettling events. As the days pass, Ivy grapples with eerie offerings, corroded memories, and a secret she’s always known—that there’s more to her mother than meets the eye.

Dana has always been perceptive. And the summer she turns sixteen, with the help of her best frie… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Blood & gore depiction
Animal abuse & torture
Animal death

The Charmed List by Julie Abe

The Charmed List by Julie Abe

After spending most of high school as the quiet girl, Ellie Kobata is ready to take some risks and have a life-changing summer, starting with her Anti-Wallflower List—thirteen items she’s going to check off one by one. She’s looking forward to riding rollercoasters, making her art Instagram public (maybe), and going on an epic road trip with her best friend Lia.

But when number four on Ellie’s list goes horribly wrong—revenge on Jack Yasuda—she’s certain her… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Racism
Classism
Grief & loss depiction
Death of a mother from cancer mentioned
Death of parents in a car accident mentioned

Eva Evergreen and the Cursed Witch by Julie Abe

Eva Evergreen and the Cursed Witch by Julie Abe

Eva Evergreen has fulfilled her dream of earning the rank of Novice Witch, and discovered the chilling truth behind the mysterious Culling — the violent magical storm wreaking havoc across Rivelle Realm.

Revealing the truth, however, proves to be a difficult task and soon the culprit is at large. To make matters worse Eva learns what might be the horrible truth behind her pinch of magic and her mother’s own mysterious con… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Sinkhole, on-page
Flooding
Sandstorm mentioned
Kidnapping
Disappearance of a mother mentioned

The Stardust Thief by Chelsea Abdullah

The Stardust Thief by Chelsea Abdullah

Loulie al-Nazari is the Midnight Merchant: a criminal who, with the help of her jinn bodyguard, hunts and sells illegal magic. When she saves the life of a cowardly prince, she draws the attention of his powerful father, the sultan, who blackmails her into finding an ancient lamp that has the power to revive the barren land—at the cost of sacrificing all jinn.

With no choice but to obey or be executed, Loulie journeys with the sultan’s oldest son to find the artif.… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Alcohol consumption
Blood & gore depiction
Death of a parent
Genocide
Torture
Kidnapping