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Anne Frank and Me by Cherie Bennett and Cherie Bennett

Anne Frank and Me by Cherie Bennett & Cherie Bennett

In one moment Nicole Burns’s life changes forever. The sound of gunfire at an Anne Frank exhibit, the panic, the crowd, and Nicole is no longer Nicole. Whiplashed through time and space, she wakes to find herself a privileged Jewish girl living in German-occupied Paris during World War II. No more Internet diaries and boy troubles for Nicole – now she’s a carefree Jewish girl, with wonderful friends and a charming boyfriend. But when the Nazi death grip tightens over France, Nicole is forced into hiding, and begins a struggle for survival that brings her face to face with Anne Frank.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Antisemitism
Death of a friend
World War Two & the Holocaust

West End Earl by Bethany Bennett

West End Earl by Bethany Bennett

While most young ladies attend balls and hunt for husbands, Ophelia Hardwick has spent the last ten years masquerading as a man. As the land steward for the Earl of Carlyle, she’s found safety from the uncle determined to kill her and freedoms a lady could only dream of. Ophelia’s situation would be perfect—if only she wasn’t hopelessly attracted to her employer.

Calvin, Earl of Carlyle, is determined to see his sister married this season. And he’ll do it with the help of his trusted right-hand man… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Emotional abuse recounted
Grief & loss depiction
Death of a sibling recounted

Any Rogue Will Do by Bethany Bennett

Any Rogue Will Do by Bethany Bennett

For exactly one season, Lady Charlotte Wentworth played the biddable female the ton expected―and all it got her was society’s mockery and derision. Now she’s determined to be in charge of her own future. So when an unwanted suitor tries to manipulate her into an engagement, she has a plan. He can’t claim to be her fiancé if she’s engaged to someone else. Even if it means asking for help from the last man she would ever marry.

Ethan, Lord Amesbury, made a lot of mistakes, but the one he regrets the most is ruining… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Sexual assault
Alcoholism mentioned

Agent 355 by Marie Benedict

Agent 355 by Marie Benedict

The tide is turning against the colonists in the Revolutionary War, and 18-year-old Elizabeth Morris cannot sit by idly. Quietly disdainful of her Tory parents, who drag her along to society events and welcome a British soldier into their home during their occupation of New York City, Elizabeth decides to take matters into her own hands. She realizes that, as a young woman, no one around her believes that she can comprehend the profound implications.. Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Attempted rape
Childbirth
Torture

One Fine Duke by Lenora Bell

One Fine Duke by Lenora Bell

Raised in the countryside by her overprotective uncle, Miss Mina Penny’s dream of a triumphant London season is finally here. She determined her perfect match long ago: Rafe Bentley, the wickedest rake of them all. There’s only one very large, very unyielding obstacle: Rafe’s brother Andrew, the reclusive Duke of Thorndon.

This was supposed to be simple. Duke goes to London. Duke selects a suitable bride. Love match? Not a chance. But when Drew meets Mina… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Death of a parent
Kidnapping

If I Only Had a Duke by Lenora Bell

If I Only Had a Duke by Lenora Bell

After three failed seasons and a disastrous jilting, Lady Dorothea Beaumont has had more than enough of her family’s scheming. She won’t domesticate a duke, entangle an earl, or vie for a viscount. She will quietly exit to her aunt’s Irish estate for a life of blissful freedom. Until an arrogant, sinfully handsome duke singles her out for a waltz, making Thea the most popular belle of the season. The duke ruined her plans and he’ll just have to fix them… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Grief & loss depiction
Murder of a baby brother

Love Is a Rogue by Lenora Bell

Love Is a Rogue byLenora Bell

Wallflower Lady Beatrice Bentley longs to remain in the wilds of Cornwall to complete her etymological dictionary. Too bad her brother’s Gothic mansion is under renovation. How can she work with an annoyingly arrogant and too-handsome rogue swinging a hammer nearby?

Navy man Stamford Wright is leaving England soon, and renovating Thornhill House is just a job. It’s not about the duke’s bookish sister or her fiery copper hair. Or the etymology lessons… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Disfigurmisia
Naval service

The Many Sins of Lord Cameron by Jennifer Ashley

The Many Sins of Lord Cameron by Jennifer Ashley

Cameron Mackenzie is a man who loves only horses and women—in that order—or so his mistresses say. Ainsley Douglas is a woman with a strong sense of justice and the desire to help others—even if that means sneaking around a rakish man’s bedchamber.

Which is exactly where Cam finds her—six years after he caught her the first time. Only then, she convinced Cam she was seeking a liaison, but couldn’t go through with it because of her husband. Now a widow, she’s on a mission to retrieve letters that could prove embarrassing to the queen. Cam has no interest in Ainsley’s subterfuge… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Rape
Sexual assault
Domestic abuse
Suicide
Death of a child

The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie by Jennifer Ashley

The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie by Jennifer Ashley

It was whispered all through London Society that Ian Mackenzie was mad, that he’d spent his youth in an asylum, and was not to be trusted — especially with a lady.

Yet Beth found herself inexorably drawn to the Scottish lord. Despite his decadence and his intimidating intelligence, she could see that he needed help- her help. Because suddenly the only thing that made sense to her was…the Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Sex work mentioned, off-page
Medical experimentation recounted
Forced institutionalisation recounted
Death of a spouse recounted
Murder, off-page

Undead Girl Murder Farce Volume 1 by Haruka Tomoyama

Undead Girl Murder Farce, Vol. 1 by Haruka Tomoyama

The end of the 19th century—a vampire’s wife is murdered, and the detective known as the “cage user” is called in to solve the crime. But there’s more to the detective and the curtained birdcage he carries…after all, when solving a case involving a monster, it might just take one to know one!

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Decapitation
Blood depiction
Murder