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Heart of the Steal by Avon Gale and Roan Parrish

Heart of the Steal by Avon Gale & Roan Parrish

Responsible, disciplined William Fox channelled his love for art and his faith in the rules into being an FBI Art Crimes agent. Right and wrong, justice and injustice—the differences are clear, and Will has spent his career drawing a line between them. Maybe his convictions have cost him relationships, but he’s not willing to compromise what he knows is right. Until the night he meets Amory Vaughn. As the head of his family’s philanthropic foundation, Vaughn knows very well that being rich and powerful can get him almost anything he wants. And when he meets endearingly grumpy and slightly awkward William Fox, he wants… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Homophobia & mentions of racism
Infidelity recounted (protagonist’s ex-partner)
Alcohol consumption
Death of parents mentioned
Attempted murder by ex-partner by gunshot (missed)

Goalie Interference by Avon Gale and Piper Vaughn

Goalie Interference by Avon Gale & Piper Vaughn

Ryu Mori has had a stellar season as goalie for the Atlanta Venom. So when he’s called into management’s office, he’s expecting to hear he’s the new starting goalie for the team, not that some new guy—an incredibly hot, annoyingly bratty rookie—is here to compete for his spot. Not everyone gets to play in the best league in the world. Emmitt Armstrong knows that, and he’s not about to waste the opportunity after grinding his way from the bottom to the top. If the Venom is looking for a meek, mild-mannered pushover, they’ve got the wrong guy… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Racism
Homomisia
Bimisia
Dieting mentioned
Alcohol consumption

Empty Net by Avon Gale

Empty Net by Avon Gale

Spartanburg Spitfires’ goalie and captain Isaac Drake ended last season with an unexpected trip to the playoffs. He’s found a home and family with his coach and mentor, Misha Samarin, and he’s looking forward to making a serious run for the Kelly Cup. But things take an interesting turn when Isaac’s archnemesis, Laurent St. Savoy, is traded to the Spitfires. After Laurent’s despicable behavior in the playoffs last year, Isaac wants nothing to do with him – no matter how gorgeous he is. But that changes when Isaac discovers the reason for Laurent’s attitude. Laurent St. Savoy… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Ableism
Misogyny
Homomisia
Threatened outing
Conversion therapy mentioned
Sex work mentioned
Nonconsensual filming of sex mentioned
Physical, verbal & emotional parental abuse recounted
Eating disorder*
Panic attacks
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Alcohol consumption
Blackmail mentioned
Bullying

*Context : This includes disordered eating and food thoughts, food restriction, purging, therapy & recovery, and mentions of relapses.

Breakaway by Avon Gale

Breakaway by Avon Gale

Drafted to play for the Jacksonville Sea Storm, an NHL affiliate, twenty-year-old Lane Courtnall’s future looks bright, apart from the awkwardness he feels as a gay man playing on a minor league hockey team. He’s put his foot in his mouth a few times and alienated his teammates. Then, during a rivalry game, Lane throws off his gloves against Jared Shore, enforcer for the Savannah Renegades. It’s a strange way to begin a relationship. Jared’s been playing minor league hockey for most of his career. He’s bisexual and doesn’t care if anyone knows. But he’s determined to… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Sexism
Sexual harassment
Grooming & coach-student relationship recounted
Familial estrangement

Across the Nightingale Floor by Lian Hearn

Across the Nightingale Floor by Lian Hearn

In his fortress at Inuyama, the murderous warlord Iida Sadamu surveys his famous nightingale floor. Constructed with exquisite skill, it sings at the tread of each human foot. No assassin can cross it unheard. Brought up in a remote village among the Hidden, a reclusive and spiritual people, Takeo has learned only the ways of peace. Why, then, does he possess the deadly skills that make him so valuable to the sinister Tribe? These supernatural powers will lead him to his violent destiny within the walls of Inuyama – and to an impossible longing for a girl who can never be his.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Attempted rape
Child abuse
Death of a child
Genocide
Torture

The Bone Houses by Emily Lloyd-Jones

The Bone Houses by Emily Lloyd-Jones

Seventeen-year-old Aderyn (“Ryn”) only cares about two things: her family, and her family’s graveyard. And right now, both are in dire straits. Since the death of their parents, Ryn and her siblings have been scraping together a meager existence as gravediggers in the remote village of Colbren, which sits at the foot of a harsh and deadly mountain range that was once home to the fae. The problem with being a gravedigger in Colbren, though, is that the dead don’t always stay dead. The risen corpses are known as “bone houses,” and legend says that they’re the result of a decades-old curse. When Ellis, an… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Ableism & ableist language
Classism
Parental abandonment mentioned
Nightmares
Alcohol consumption
Blood & gore depiction
Dead bodies & body parts (theme)
Physical injury
Emesis
Chronic pain
Grief & loss depiction
Death of a mother & father
Death of an uncle
Murder
Axe violence
Strangulation
Near-drowning incident
Animal death & dead bodies
Death of a pet goat
Hunting mentioned
War themes recounted
Poverty & eviction

The Hearts We Sold by Emily Lloyd-Jones

The Hearts We Sold by Emily Lloyd-Jones

When Dee Moreno makes a deal with a demon—her heart in exchange for an escape from a disastrous home life—she finds the trade may have been more than she bargained for. And becoming “heartless” is only the beginning. What lies ahead is a nightmare far bigger, far more monstrous than anything she could have ever imagined. When Dee Moreno makes a deal with a demon—her heart in exchange for an escape from a disastrous home life—she finds the trade may have been more than she bargained for. And becoming “heartless” is only the beginning. What lies ahead is… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Ableism & ableist language
Emotional child abuse
Depression
Anxiety
Parent with alcoholism
Alcohol consumption & abuse
Amputation mentioned
Grief & loss depiction
Death of a boyfriend
Terminal illness

Love Off-Limits by Jenny Proctor

Love Off-Limits by Jenny Proctor

Tyler is hard enough to resist. Put a baby goat in his arms? Oh, I’m a goner. Romance is the last thing on my mind when I meet Tyler at a wedding. Yes, he’s gorgeous. Yes, we have instant chemistry. But I can’t go there with him. I’m too busy convincing my sceptical parents I’m ready to run our family farm to give Tyler’s smouldering smile a passing glance. Fine. I glanced. And possibly . . . kissed. But then I went home all the way in a different state. See? Crisis averted. Until Tyler shows up in North Carolina looking for a job. Of course, I give him one. We’ve already established… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Stroke

That Forever Girl by Meghan Quinn

That Forever Girl by Meghan Quinn

“Did you have relations with my brother?” Good question. I’d like to preface this by saying it was never my intention to ever get involved in a workplace romance, let alone get involved with the most surly, agitating, and pompous man I’ve ever met who just so happens to be my new friend’s brother. My intentions were to show students how English and reading books could actually be fun and make a new life for myself in the suburbs of Chicago. But so far, I’ve managed to be called into the principal’s office… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Parental abandonment
Attempted suicide mentioned
Self-harm (cutting)

That Forever Girl by Meghan Quinn

That Forever Girl by Meghan Quinn

There are two little words every small-town man dreads: She’s back.Harper Sanders, the girl who was supposed to be my forever, has returned to Port Snow, Maine, for good—and she’s bringing back memories of our shared past. We once had a bright future together, but when tragedy struck, I threw it all away and pushed her out of my life. People in our small town think I’m cursed, but I know better. I did it all to myself. And now she’s creating a life of her own in the place where we first fell in love. I can’t fight my feelings for her—or the strong attraction that keeps pulling us together… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Intimate partner abuse mentioned