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Beyond the Break by Heather Buchta

Beyond the Break by Heather Buchta

Manhattan Beach native Lovette has two rules in life. One: no surfing. Not after her brother’s accident. Two: absolutely, no dating. And going into her junior year of high school, she’s pretty happy with that arrangement. She has friends, her church youth group, and God to fall back on when things get dicey. But after Jake Evans walks into her life, following these two simple rules gets a lot more complicated.

Jake is the boy from Lovette’s childhood who… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Near-drowning incident recounted

Chasing After Knight by Heather Buchta

Chasing After Knight by Heather Buchta

High school senior Alexa Brooks had it all figured out. Study hard, nail the extracurriculars, stay focused, and life would follow the carefully crafted plan. The problem is this plan was designed for one thing: making her forget all about her once-best friend, former-potential-boyfriend, Carson Knight. Four years ago, he was the boy who always made her laugh, the boy she loved, and the boy she mistakenly and very publicly betrayed. Oh, and he was also the boy who grew up to become a heartthrob A-list actor, named Cayden McKnight… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Alcohol consumption

My Mechanical Romance by Alexene Farol Follmuth

My Mechanical Romance by Alexene Farol Follmuth

Bel would rather die than think about the future. College apps? You’re funny. Extracurriculars? Not a chance. But when she accidentally reveals a talent for engineering at school, she’s basically forced into joining the robotics club. Even worse? All the boys ignore Bel—and Neelam, the only other girl on the team, doesn’t seem to like her either.

Enter Mateo Luna, captain of the club, who recognizes Bel as a potential asset—until they start butting heads. Bel doesn’t care about Nationals… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Racism
Infidelity mentioned
Parental divorce
Emesis

Have Mercy by Shelley Ann Clark

Have Mercy by Shelley Ann Clark

Rock diva Emme Hayes already broke up one band after sleeping with the lead singer, and she swears she won’t let sex screw things up again. The problem is, her new bass player—a lean, muscular, tattooed mystery man who makes her want to demand his absolute attention—has her so worked up she can hardly carry a tune. Emme promises he’s off-limits. She just doesn’t know how she’ll be able to confine the heat to her love songs.

The moment Tom McKinney lays eyes on… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Misogyny & internalised misogyny
Substance addiction

Reckless by Kiki Clark

Reckless by Kiki Clark

Tank is done with his old life. All it’s brought him is trouble and misery in the form of a four-year prison term. Though he did find one good thing while behind bars: Charles “CJ” Crane, pen pal extraordinaire.

After months of exchanging increasingly personal letters, Tank knows exactly where he’s headed as soon as the prison gates open. CJ doesn’t know he’s coming, and he’s not sure what he’ll say when he gets there… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Homomisia, on-page
Sexual harassment, on-page
Incarceration recounted

*Note : The protagonist was incarcerated for four months prior to the book’s events. His love interest experiences homomisia from his family and roommate and sexual harassment from a customer at the bar where he works.

Warnings sourced from Alex @HEABookNerd.

Temptation by Kiki Clark

Temptation by Kiki Clark

Living a hard life has turned Six into a hard man. One who isn’t afraid to get his hands dirty to keep his club, or those they protect, safe.

He’s ready for more though. More than one night with hookups who don’t see anything other than his club patch. He’s ready to use his hands to caress and discipline a boy of his own. But the night he meets Ollie, he’s willing to do whatever it takes to have him, even if it’s only… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Domestic abuse, on-page
Parental abuse recounted

Warnings were provided by the author.

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,