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Terms and Conditions by Lauren Asher

Terms and Conditions by Lauren Asher

I’m destined to become the next CEO of my family’s media empire. The only problem? My grandfather’s inheritance clause. Fulfilling his dying wish of getting married and having an heir seemed impossible until my assistant volunteers for the job. Our marriage was supposed to be the perfect solution to my biggest problem. But the more we act in love for the public, the more unsure I feel about our contract. Caring about Iris was never part of the deal. Especially not when breaking her heart is inevitable… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Parental abuse
Boss-employee relationship
Asthma
Substance addiction
Anxiety attacks

The Fine Print by Lauren Asher

The Fine Print by Lauren Asher

I’m in the business of creating fairy tales. Theme parks. Production companies. Five-star hotels. Everything could be all mine if I renovated Dreamland. My initial idea of hiring Zahra was good in theory, but then I kissed her. Things spiralled out of control once I texted her using an alias. By the time I realized where I went wrong, it was too late. People like me don’t get happy endings. Not when we’re destined to ruin them.

After submitting a drunk proposal criticizing Dreamland’s most expensive ride, I should have been fired. Instead, Rowan Kane offered me a dream job… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Suicidal ideation recounted
Death of a parent recounted

Throttled by Lauren Asher

Throttled by Lauren Asher

Noah Slade is a Formula 1 legend in the making. Focused. Unapproachable. Ruthless on and off the track. A man with walls higher than the Grand Canyon. And my brother’s new teammate. I want more of the prince who disguises himself as the villain. But while I crave a happy ending, he wants to destroy his.

Maya Alatorre is a forbidden temptation. An ambitious post-grad I should stay far away from. And chaos wrapped with a bow. We’re a ticking time bomb, about one wrong move away from exploding. I want to trip the wire, detonating together in passion and pain. Because in the end, all’s fair in lust and war.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Parental emotional & verbal abuse
Car accident

The Santa Suit by Mary Kay Andrews

The Santa Suit by Mary Kay Andrews

When newly-divorced Ivy Perkins buys an old farmhouse sight unseen, she is definitely looking for a change in her life. The Four Roses, as the farmhouse is called, is a labour of love—but Ivy didn’t bargain on just how much labour. The previous family left so much furniture and so much junk, that it’s a full-time job sorting through all of it.

At the top of a closet, Ivy finds an old Santa suit—beautifully made and decades old. In the pocket of a suit she finds a note written in a childish hand: it’s from a little girl who has one Christmas wish… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Divorce

Moonlight Sins by Jennifer Armentrout

Moonlight Sins by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Julia Hughes has always played it safe until she learned a very painful lesson. Now Julia’s starting over with a job in the Louisiana bayou—and a scorching encounter with a stranger, only to discover he’s Lucian de Vincent… her new employer. The de Vincent brothers share a massive fortune and a dark reputation. Julia cares for their troubled sister, but a menacing presence in the mansion—and the ever-present temptation of Lucian—prove dangerously distracting… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Suicide
Murder
Stalking

The Problem with Forever by Jennifer Armentrout

The Problem with Forever by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Growing up, Mallory Dodge learned that the best way to survive was to say nothing. And even though it’s been four years since her nightmare ended, she’s beginning to worry that the fear that holds her back will last a lifetime. Now, after years of homeschooling, Mallory must face a new milestone—spending her senior year at a public high school. But she never imagined she’d run into Rider Stark, the friend and protector she hasn’t seen since childhood, on her very first day… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Abuse in the foster care system

In My Dreams by Elin Annalise

In My Dreams by Elin Annalise

Twenty-five-year-old Polly Brady was supposed to fly off on a dating holiday to meet others, like her, who identify as asexual, but when the nature reserve she works at goes into lockdown after a terrorist attack, she finds herself stuck with Harry Weller, her childhood friend and the only man she’s ever loved. There are just two problems: Harry doesn’t know Polly’s in love with him, and he’s also very sex-orientated.

Still, Polly knows other couples who have had successful ace/allo relationships and given she was looking forward to romance this summer… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Amisia
Death of a parent recounted
Death of a sibling recounted
Car accident
Heart attack (parent)
COVID-19 pandemic mentioned
Gun violence
Terrorism mentioned

What Lovers Do by Jewel Ann

What Lovers Do by Jewel E. Ann

Shep’s found the female version of himself … and he thinks she’s perfect—perfectly unavailable. Everyone loves Shep, the charismatic employee at Scottsdale’s newest pet store. He has shared custody of his two dogs with his annoying ex-wife and a smile that can disarm most women. Except … Dr. Sophie Ryan.

What starts out as a disastrous first meeting, involving a coffee catastrophe and mistaken flirting, turns into an unconventional friendship… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Divorce recounted
Surrogacy for a sibling

The Life You Stole by Jewel Ann

The Life You Stole by Jewel E. Ann

Sex. Lies. Revenge. On the heels of a devastating loss, Evelyn fights to put her life back together. Only … part of her husband belongs to another woman, and the devil owns her soul.

When her best friend goes to great lengths to protect Evelyn from destruction and devastation, mistakes are made, lines are crossed, and all trust is shattered.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Cheating

Perfectly Adequate by Jewel Ann

Perfectly Adequate by Jewel E. Ann

After his wife jumps headfirst into a midlife crisis, he’s left with his young son, Roman, and a lot of unanswered questions. That something turns out to be a someone—Dorothy Mayhem, nursing student, patient transporter, reckless driver, and emu owner.

Dorothy studies humans, the neurotypical kind, through books and television. Then she emulates their behavioural patterns to fit in with her peers. But nothing can prepare her for Dr. Elijah Hawkins… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Divorce