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Mary Jane by Jessica Anya Blau

Mary Jane by Jessica Anya Blau

In 1970s Baltimore, fourteen-year-old Mary Jane loves cooking with her mother, singing in her church choir, and enjoying her family’s subscription to the Broadway Show Tunes of the Month record club. Shy, quiet, and bookish, she’s glad when she lands a summer job as a nanny for the daughter of a local doctor. A respectable job, Mary Jane’s mother says. In a respectable house. The house may look respectable on the outside but inside it’s a literal and figurative mess: clutter on every surface,… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Antisemitism
Racism
Drug use & abuse

The Girl in His Shadow by Audrey Blake

The Girl in His Shadow by Audrey Blake

Raised by the eccentric surgeon Dr Horace Croft after losing her parents to a deadly pandemic, the orphan Nora Beady knows little about conventional life. While other young ladies were raised to busy themselves with needlework and watercolours, Nora was trained to perfect her suturing and anatomical illustrations of dissections. Women face dire consequences if caught practising medicine but in Croft’s private clinic… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Sexism
Death of parents from illness during a pandemic

Dare to Be a Duchess by Sapna Bhog

Dare to Be a Duchess by Sapna Bhog

Lara Ramsay is no stranger to scandal. As the orphaned daughter of a British colonel and his beloved Indian wife, whispers follow her everywhere. Not even the protection of the formidable Duke of Wolverton, a man she can’t stand, keeps the gossips at bay.

The audacious Lara has driven Tristan Wentworth, The Duke of Wolverton, to distraction since the day his uncle took her in—and he’s quite certain doing so is her favourite pastime. After catching her and… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Racism
Kidnapping

DC Comics: Bombshells, Vol. 1: Enlisted by Marguerite Bennett and Marguerite Sauvage

DC Comics: Bombshells, Vol. 1: Enlisted by Marguerite Bennett & Marguerite Sauvage

In these stories from issues #1-6 of the hit series, learn the story behind this alternate reality where the Second World War is fought by superpowered women on the front lines and behind the scenes! It all begins with the stories of Batwoman, Wonder Woman and Supergirl.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Nazism mentioned
World War Two

Grave Phantoms by Jenn Bennett

Grave Phantoms by Jenn Bennett

Feisty flapper Astrid Magnusson is home from college and yearning for the one thing that’s always been off-limits: Bo Yeung, her notorious bootlegging brother’s second-in-command. Unfortunately, her dream of an easy reunion proves difficult after a violent storm sends a mysterious yacht crashing into the Magnussons’ docks. What’s worse, the boat disappeared a year ago, and the survivors are acting strangely…Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Rape mentioned

To Catch an Earl by Kate Bateman

To Catch an Earl by Kate Bateman

Alex Harland, Earl of Melton and dedicated rake, never pictured himself as an agent of inquiry. But the thrill of investigation is a challenge he now embraces. When he’s asked to pursue the Nightjar, a notorious thief who is reclaiming France’s crown jewels, the case throws him into the path of the beautiful and equally elusive Emmy Danvers, reminding him of the only puzzle he’s never solved: the identity of the mysterious woman who once stole a kiss from him—and left him wanting so much more… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Death of a parent recounted
Explosions mentioned
Kidnapping
Blackmail

The Promise of a Kiss by KC Bateman

The Promise of a Kiss by K.C. Bateman

When cash-strapped adventurer Harry Tremayne accepts five thousand pounds to locate Lady Hester Morden in Egypt, he knows he’s in for a rough ride. The headstrong mapmaker has been a source of irritation—and forbidden attraction—for years.

Lady Hester doesn’t need rescuing. She’s far too busy enjoying her freedom to return to the stuffy confines of London. Besides, handsome scoundrel Harry Tremayne is the last man she wants to see; she’s still… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Gun violence
Animal attack (scorpion)

Highlander Most Wanted by Maya Banks

Highlander Most Wanted by Maya Banks

Genevieve McInnes is locked behind the fortified walls of McHugh Keep, captive of a cruel laird who takes great pleasure in ruining her for any other man. Yet when Bowen Montgomery storms the gates on a mission of clan warfare, Genevieve finds that her spirit is bent but not broken. Still, her path toward freedom remains uncertain. Unable to bear the shame of returning to a family that believes her dead or abandoning others at the keep to an imposing new laird, Genevieve opts for the peaceful life of an abbess. But Bowen’s rugged sensuality stirs something deep inside her… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Rape & attempted rape, on-page & recounted
Murder
Attempted murder by stoning, on-page
Kidnapping recounted

Never Love a Highlander Lass by Maya Banks

Never Love a Highlander by Maya Banks

Caelen McCabe’s young, reckless heart nearly destroyed his clan. Now, putting family loyalty above all else, he steps up to marry his older brother’s jilted bride and salvage the uneasy alliance between the two clans. While beautiful Rionna McDonald is a fit wife for any man, Caelen trusts no woman, especially not this sweet temptress who torments him with white-hot longing. As the sacrificial lamb in her father’s power game, Rionna will do her duty but vows to protect her heart and her pride from humiliation. Despite everything, though, the heat in Caelen’s touch melts her defenses… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Rape mentioned
Sexual assault, on-page
Murder, on-page

Seduction of a Highland Lass by Maya Banks

Fiercely loyal to his elder brother, Alaric McCabe leads his clan in the fight for their birthright. Now he is prepared to wed for duty, as well. But on his way to claim the hand of Rionna McDonald, daughter of a neighbouring chieftain, he is ambushed and left for dead. Miraculously, his life is saved by the soft touch of a Highland angel, a courageous beauty who will put to the test his fealty to his clan, his honour, and his deepest desires… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Attempted rape
Physical injury