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A Family Affair by Robyn Carr

A Family Affair by Robyn Carr

Anna McNichol knows how to take charge. Raised by a single mother, she’s worked to ensure her three children have every advantage she didn’t. And while her marriage has its problems, she values commitment and believes in “till death do us part”. Now an empty nester, she’s at the peak of her career and ready to seize the opportunity to focus on her future. But life can change in an instant, and when her husband dies suddenly, Anna’s carefully constructed world falls apart. The mysterious young woman at the memor…. Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Death of a husband

Redwood and Wildfire by Andrea Hairston

Redwood and Wildfire by Andrea Hairston

At the turn of the 20th century, minstrel shows transform into vaudeville, which slides into moving pictures. Hunkering together in dark theatres, diverse audiences marvel at flickering images. Redwood, an African American woman, and Aidan, a Seminole Irish man, journey from Georgia to Chicago, from haunted swampland to a “city of the future.” They are gifted performers and hoodoo conjurors, struggling to call up the wondrous world they imagine, not just on stage and screen, but on city streets, in front parlours, in wounded hearts. The power of hoodoo is the power… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Rape
Lynching

So We Meet Again by Suzanne Park

So We Meet Again by Suzanne Park

When investment banker Jessie Kim is laid off in a virtual meeting and then overhears why (“she’s already being overpaid anyway for a woman” and “Asians are worker bees, not someone who can drum up new deals”) she delivers an “eff you guys” speech and storms out. After moving back home to Tennessee to live with her loving but meddling mother and father, she runs into her childhood nemesis – golden child Daniel Choi – at the local Asian grocery store. The smart, charming lawyer appears to have it all…. Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Sexism
Workplace sexual harassment

Loud and Clear by Aidan Wayne

Loud and Clear by Aidan Wayne

Jaxon is getting by fine, severe dyslexia or not. Being a cab driver means he doesn’t need to read much, and the job has its perks. The pay isn’t bad, the people can be interesting, and having memorized the city streets keeps him from feeling too stupid. When he picks up Caleb, a quiet fare in a nice suit, Jaxon doesn’t think anything of it. Then he ends up driving Caleb home the next week too, and the next, and the next. Eventually, Caleb tries to communicate—by writing things down. Turns out that Caleb has such a bad stutter he spends most of his time mute… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Internalised ableism
Alcoholism
Speech impediment

Branded by Fire by Nalini Singh

Branded by Fire by Nalini Singh

Though DarkRiver sentinel Mercy is feeling the pressure to mate, she savagely resists when Riley Kincaid, a lieutenant from the SnowDancer pack, tries to possess her. The problem is not simply that he pushes her buttons; the problem is that he’s a wolf, she’s a cat, and they’re both used to being on top. But when a brilliant changeling researcher is kidnapped from DarkRiver territory, Mercy and Riley must work together to track the young man—before… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Pregnancy mentioned
Physical injuries & illness, including coma & a broken leg
Death of parents recounted
Murder
Plane crash mentioned

Angel of Greenwood by Randi Pink

Tyrant’s Revenge by Raven Dark & Olivia Alexander

The only way to stop the evil from my past is to put my life in the hands of the monster in my bed. Tyrant, president of the Soulless Assassins MC, is hot as hell and he scares me to death. Tyrant, president of the Soulless Assassins MC, is hot as hell and he scares me to death. I am just his pawn in a sick and twisted game. He will use and humiliate me as he sees fit until he has my brother’s head. I should be repulsed by what he does to me, so why do I crave his touch? When an evil man from my past stalks me from the shadows, Tyrant is my only hope of stopping him before he takes… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Sexual assault including forced nudity & unwanted touching
Dubious consent scenarios
Improper BDSM practices including noncon/dubcon blindfolding and knife play
Attempted gang rape
Forced pregnancy

Angel of Greenwood by Randi Pink

Angel of Greenwood by Randi Pink

Seventeen-year-old Isaiah Wilson is, on the surface, a town troublemaker, but is hiding that he is an avid reader and secret poet, never leaving home without his journal. A passionate follower of WEB. Du Bois, he believes that black people should rise up to claim their place as equals. Sixteen-year-old Angel Hill is a loner, mostly disregarded by her peers as a goody-goody. Her father is dying, and her family’s financial situation is in turmoil. Also, as a loyal follower of Booker T. Washington, she believes, through education and tolerance, that black people should rise…Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Racism
1921 Tulsa Massacre

The Tobacco Wives by Adele Myers

The Tobacco Wives by Adele Myers

Maddie Sykes is a burgeoning seamstress who’s just arrived in Bright Leaf, North Carolina—the tobacco capital of the South—where her aunt has a thriving sewing business. After years of war rations and shortages, Bright Leaf is a prosperous wonderland in full technicolour bloom, and Maddie is dazzled by the bustle of the crisply uniformed female factory workers, the palatial homes, and, most of all, her aunt’s glossiest clientele: the wives of the powerful tobacco executives…Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Homomisia
Sexism
Parental abandonment
Death of a parent on deployment in World War Two
Infertility
Miscarriage

How Maya Got Fierce by Sona Charaipotra

How Maya Got Fierce by Sona Charaipotra

Ever since she was little, farmer’s daughter Maya Gera has known what her future holds. The heiress to a mini garlic empire in the heart of Gilroy, California, she’s meant to be a good Indian girl — which means agriculture school, an MBA, and settling down with a suitable Sikh boy. The heiress to a mini garlic empire in the heart of Gilroy, California, she’s meant to be a good Indian girl — which means agriculture school, an MBA, and settling down with a suitable Sikh boy…Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Mass shooting recounted

Tiny Pretty Things by Sona Charaipotra & Dhonielle Clayton

Tiny Pretty Things by Sona Charaipotra & Dhonielle Clayton

Gigi, Bette, and June, three top students at an exclusive Manhattan ballet school, have seen their fair share of drama. Free-spirited new girl Gigi just wants to dance—but the very act might kill her. Privileged New Yorker Bette’s desire to escape the shadow of her ballet-star sister brings out a dangerous edge in her. And perfectionist June needs to land a lead role this year or her controlling mother will put an end to her dancing dreams forever. When every dancer is both friend and foe, the girls will sacrifice, manipulate, and backstab to be the best of the best.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Lesbomisia
Adult-minor relationship, implied
Substance addiction
Eating disorder (bulimia)
Disordered eating
Emesis
Bullying
Animal death