Category Archives: Contemporary

Yours Truly by Jen Meyers

Yours Truly by Jen Meyers

Willow Truly doesn’t need a man. Never has, never will. At least, not in the long term. She’s as keen for a roll in the sack as the next girl, but beyond that, a man’s usefulness runs out quick. A girl’s got to take care of herself, Will’s learned because as soon as you start to rely on a man, he breaks your heart. She’s bound and determined to never let THAT happen again, so she’s sworn off love, marriage, and living happily ever after. As the writer of a snarky dating column in Du Jour magazine, she’s pretty much guaranteed no man will stick around for long, and she’s totally…. Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

  • Death of a parent

A Brighter Fear by Kerry Drewery

A Brighter Fear by Kerry Drewery

This is the story of Lina, a teenage girl from Baghdad. It starts in 2003, as the bombs begin to fall on the city. In it, Lina fights to survive, to find a life for herself amid the chaos of war, to find what happened to her mother in the years before the war, when she was taken away by the secret police. She also falls in love, with the one person she should never have fallen in love with. It is many things. It is a love story, both for a country and for a person. It is about an amazing girl, growing up in the worst circumstances imaginable. It contains a necklace, that was lost but might still be found. And… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Disappearance of a parent
  • Bombings
  • Iraq War

Rock Wedding by Nalini Singh

Rock Wedding by Nalini Singh

After a lifetime of longing for a real family, Sarah Smith thought she’d finally found her home with rock star Abe Bellamy, even if she knew Abe didn’t love her the way she loved him. But their brief relationship, filled with tragedy and heartache, nearly destroyed her. Alone, emotions in turmoil and already shaky self-esteem shattered, Sarah struggles to pick up the pieces in the wake of their divorce. Abe knows he’s to blame for the end of his marriage. Caught in a web of painful memories, he pushed away the best thing in his life – the sexy, smart woman he adores – breaking them both in the process. Then fate throws him a… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Divorce recounted
  • Grey-area cheating
  • Stillbirth recounted
  • Grief & loss depiction
  • Death of a sister recounted
  • Death of a father recounted

Rock Hard by Nalini Singh

Rock Hard by Nalini Singh

Wealthy businessman Gabriel Bishop rules the boardroom with the same determination and ruthlessness that made him a rock star on the rugby field. He knows what he wants, and he’ll go after it no-holds-barred. And what he wants is Charlotte Baird. Charlotte knows she’s a mouse. Emotionally scarred and painfully shy, she just wants to do her job and remain as invisible as possible. But the new CEO—a brilliant, broad-shouldered T-Rex of a man who growls and storms through the office, leaving carnage in his wake—clearly has other plans. Plans that… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Child & spousal abandonment recounted
  • Emotional & physical intimate partner abuse recounted
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Parent with terminal cancer
  • Death of a parent, off-page

Rock Courtship by Nalini Singh

Rock Courtship by Nalini Singh

A drummer for the hottest rock band on the planet, David has a single, powerful weakness: Thea, the band’s publicist and the woman who steals his breath away with her every move. Only problem is, Thea doesn’t date clients–or musicians. Emotionally scarred by a cheating ex, she’s not about to risk her heart with a man who has groupies buzzing around him like flies. Even if his sexy smile ties her up in knots. What she doesn’t know is that David is a one-woman man…and he’s madly in love with her. David’s determined to prove he’s worth the risk and willing to court her, step by exquisite step… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Cheating recounted

*Context : The heroine’s ex-fiance cheated on her in the past.

Rock Addiction by Nalini Singh

Rock Addiction by Nalini Singh

Molly Webster has always followed the rules. After an ugly scandal tore apart her childhood and made her the focus of the media’s harsh spotlight, she vowed to live an ordinary life. No fame. No impropriety. No pain. Then she meets Zachary Fox, a tattooed bad boy rocker with a voice like whiskey and sin, and a touch that could become an addiction. Fox promises scorching heat and dangerous pleasure, coaxing Molly to extend their one-night stand into a one-month fling. After that, he’ll be gone forever, his life never again intersecting with her own. Sex and sin and sensual indulgence, all with an expiration date. No ties, no regrets. Too… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Child abandonment recounted
  • Statutory rape mentioned*
  • Death of a parent recounted, off-page

*Context : Heroine’s father was convicted for statutory rape in the past.

Cherish Hard by Nalini Singh

Cherish Hard by Nalini Singh

Sailor Bishop has only one goal for his future – to create a successful landscaping business. No distractions allowed. Then he comes face-to-face and lips-to-lips with a woman who blushes like an innocent… and kisses like pure sin. Ísa Rain craves a man who will cherish her, aches to create a loving family of her own. Trading steamy kisses with a hot gardener in a parking lot? Not the way to true love. Then a deal with the devil (aka her CEO-mother) makes Ísa a corporate VP for the summer. Her main task? Working closely with a certain hot gardener. And Sailor Bishop has… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Fatmisia recounted
  • Parental abandonment recounted
  • Emotional & financial child abuse recounted
  • Car accident recounted

Method by Kate Stewart

Method by Kate Stewart

Hollywood is a temptress, a trickster, a soul-stealing devil. I married an A-list player, knowing I come second place to his craft. But Lucas and I are a golden couple, a modern-day fairy tale. I’ve never doubted what we built…until the sudden death of Lucas’s best friend has scandal rocking the Hills and shaking the foundation of our relationship. I chose Lucas as my safe haven…he chose the role of a lifetime. For the next three months, I’ll share my nights with a stranger, watching as he buries his pain, immersed in his role and living as someone else. We’ve done this before. I …. Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Anxiety
  • Cancer recounted
  • Death of a parent

The Plight Before Christmas by Kate Stewart

The Plight Before Christmas by Kate Stewart

Clark Griswold was onto something, at least with his annual holiday meltdown. And since the last three weeks of my life have been riddled with humbug—another breakup, a broken toe, an office promotion I deserved and didn’t get—I’m not at all in the mood to celebrate nor have the happ, happ, happiest Christmas EVER. When Mom insisted that we all gather at my Grandparent’s ancient cabin for an old-school family Christmas, I fully intended to get into the holiday spirit with the help of the three wise men, Johnnie Walker, Jack Daniels, and Jim Beam. But those boys did absolutely nothing to offset the shock …. Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Anxiety
  • Cancer recounted
  • Death of a parent

The Guy on the Right by Kate Stewart

The Guy on the Right by Kate Stewart

Strike One-My mother named me Theodore after her favourite chipmunk. I‘ve spent most of my life answering to Teddy because I couldn’t make Theo work. Except for here. College. The place where all bets are off, and I’ve managed to redeem myself. There’s only one problem, my new roommate, Troy, is football royalty and looks like he stepped off the set of an Abercrombie shoot. Doesn’t matter, I cook a mean breakfast for his panty parade, and we get along well. And anyway, this year I got the girl. And she’s perfect. That’s right. Theodore Houseman, former band geek… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Cheating recounted