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The Last Flight by Julie Clark

The Last Flight by Julie Clark

Claire Cook has a perfect life. But behind closed doors, nothing is quite as it seems. That perfect husband has a temper that burns as bright as his promising political career, and he’s not above using his staff to track Claire’s every move. But what he doesn’t know is that Claire has worked for months on a plan to vanish.

A chance meeting in an airport bar brings her together with a woman whose circumstances seem… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Domestic abuse & violence
Plane crash

Last Breath by Jessica Clare and Jen Fredrick

Last Breath by Jessica Clare and Jen Fredrick

I never really knew what misery was until the day I was kidnapped and sold for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Two months later, I’m at a brothel in Rio when I meet Daniel Hays. He says he’s here to save me, but can I trust him? All I know of him are his sarcastic retorts and his tendency to solve every dispute with his gun. He’s also the only safe thing in my world, and I know it’s wrong to fall in love with him, but I can’t seem to help myself. He says he’ll protect me until his last breath but I don’t know if I should believe him or even if I can… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Human trafficking mentioned
Rape mentioned
Murder

Last Hit by Jessica Clare and Jen Fredrick

Last Hit by Jessica Clare and Jen Fredrick

I have been a contract killer since I was a boy. For years I savoured the fear caused by my name, the trembling at the sight of my tattoos. The stars on my knees, the marks on my fingers, the dagger in my neck, all bespoke of danger. If you saw my eyes, it was the last vision you’d have. I have ever been the hunter, never the prey. With her, I am the mark and I am ready to lie down and let her capture me. Opening my small scarred heart to her brings out my enemies. I will carry out one last hit, but if they hurt her, I will bring the world down around their ears… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Human trafficking mentioned
Rape mentioned
Physical child abuse
Murder

*Note : A single scene where the heroine is struck on the face by her father. Mentions of the heroine’s roommate being ‘sold’ as a sex slave and raped. The hero is a contract killer.

The Twelve Holidates by Emma St Clair

The Twelve Holidates by Emma St. Clair

If someone tells you that waiting for your boyfriend in a giant stocking is a good idea, they’re wrong. I learn this the hard way when I discover my boyfriend is cheating on me. Once again, I find myself crying on the very broad and sturdy shoulders of my best friend, Weston. And even though he rejected me when we were kids, my feelings for Weston start bubbling back to the surface. Especially when he insists that we work our way through the list of twelve holidates I had planned for my ex…. Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Cheating

*Note : The herione’s boyfriend cheated on her,

Falling for Your Best Friend by Emma St Clair

Falling for Your Best Friend by Emma St. Clair

I know how this story ends. And it’s not with the best friends falling in love. Even if Chase checks all my boxes–and then some. He’s the perfect guy, and he deserves the perfect girl. Which, to be clear, is not me.

I knew one day I would have to let him go. I just didn’t know it would be so soon. Or that my traitorous friend would be the one setting him up with a string of potential girlfriends. Now, I have an impossible choice to make. I can watch Chase find love with someone else… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Sexual harassment
Death of a parent from cancer mentioned

Royally Rearranged by Emma St Clair

Royally (Re)arranged by Emma St. Clair

There will be a royal wedding. The only question–who will be my groom?

An arranged marriage isn’t the worst fate for a princess like me. Especially because I’ve been in love with my intended groom since we were children. But when my prince shows up with an American girlfriend instead of an engagement ring, all arrangements are off. The clock is nearing midnight–I won’t turn into a pumpkin, but if I’m not wed by summer’s end, I’ll forfeit my… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Child abuse recounted
Arranged marriage
Alcohol consumption

Falling for Your Boss by Emma St Clair

Falling for Your Boss by Emma St. Clair

I am not that woman. The one who falls for her much older, extremely handsome, and totally unavailable boss. That’s what I keep telling myself, anyway.

I’ve watched the other women in the office fawn over Gavin, who just so happens to be one of Texas’ richest and most desirable bachelors. But I’m interested in business. Totally professional. Which is why Gavin has helped me so much in my career. Right? Not because he’s… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Boss-employee relationship
Divorce due to cheating spouse recounted
Death of a parent recounted

*Note : There is a nineteen year age gap between the heroine and her love interest, her boss.

Falling for Your Fake Fiancé by Emma St Clair

Falling for Your Fake Fiancé by Emma St. Clair

What happens when the man I love to hate becomes the man I must pretend to love? I can’t seem to escape Thayden Walker and his infuriating charm. Even his mother and his Great Dane seem bent on playing matchmaker. But I’m totally immune. Until I’m presented with an offer that puts my ability to withstand him to the test. If I marry Thayden, all my student debt goes poof, and he’ll take over the family firm… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Death of a parent

Falling for Your Best Friend’s Twin by Emma St Clair

Falling for Your Best Friend’s Twin by Emma St. Clair

There are a million and one reasons why I shouldn’t fall for my BFF’s twin… Too bad love isn’t reasonable. Zane is my total opposite. He dates a steady string of women who are nothing like me. And there’s no way I would risk Zoey’s friendship over my teensy, tiny crush on her brother. But when Zane hires me to help fix a glitch with his startup’s software, I run into two pro… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Childbirth mentioned
Death of a parent in a car accident
Bullying

The Buy-In by Emma St Clair

The Buy-In by Emma St. Clair

When a family of former pro football players buy a small Texas town, they didn’t intend to start a war with its residents … or to fall in love. Ever since his career-ending injury, Pat has bounced from job to job, idea to idea, short-lived relationship to short-lived relationship. But when his father purchases the town of Sheet Cake, Pat suddenly sees his life with clear purpose: get his brothers on board with his dad’s wild idea and win back the one woman who got away… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Child abandonment
Parent with dementia
Addiction