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Our Little World by Karen Winn

Our Little World by Karen Winn

July 1985. It’s a normal, sweltering New Jersey summer for soon-to-be seventh grader Bee Kocsis. Her thoughts centre only on sunny days spent at Deer Chase Lake, evenings chasing fireflies around her cul-de-sac with the neighbourhood kids, and Max, the boy who just moved in across the street. That and the burgeoning worry that she’ll never be as special as her younger sister, Audrina, who seems to effortlessly dazzle wherever she goes. But when Max’s little sister, Sally, goes missing at the lake, Bee’s long-held illusion of stability is shattered in an instant… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Cheating
Diabetes
Kidnapping

The Kinder Poison by Natalie Mae

The Kinder Poison by Natalie Mae

Zahru has long dreamed of leaving the kingdom of Orkena and having the kinds of adventures she’s only ever heard about in stories. But as a lowly Whisperer, her power to commune with animals means that her place is serving in the royal stables until the day her magic runs dry. All that changes when the ailing ruler invokes the Crossing: a death-defying race across the desert, in which the first of his heirs to finish—and take the life of a human sacrifice at the journey’s end—will ascend to the throne and be granted unparalleled abilities. With all the kingdoms… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Alcoholism
Murder

Hearts, Strings, and Other Breakable Things by Jacqueline Firkins

Hearts, Strings, and Other Breakable Things by Jacqueline Firkins

Mansfield, Massachusetts is the last place seventeen-year-old Edie Price wants to spend her final summer before college. It’s the home of wealthy suburbanites and prima donnas like Edie’s cousins, who are determined to distract her from her mother’s death with cute boys and Cinderella-style makeovers. Edie has her own plans, and they don’t include a prince charming. But as Edie dives into schoolwork and applying for college scholarships, she finds herself drawn to two Mansfield boys who start vying for her attention. First there’s Sebastian, Edie’s childhood friend… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Fatmisia
Parental abandonment
Foster care system
Alcohol consumption
Death of a parent

After Sundown edited by Mark Morris

After Sundown edited by Mark Morris

This new anthology contains 20 original horror stories, 16 of which have been commissioned from some of the top names in the genre, and 4 of which have been selected from the 100s of stories sent to Flame Tree during a 2-week open submissions window. It is the first of what will hopefully become an annual, non-themed horror anthology of entirely original stories, showcasing the very best short fiction that the genre has to offer.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Homomisia
Rape & gang rape
Child abuse
Domestic abuse
Alcohol & drug abuse
Torture

Summer in the City by Lori Wilde

Summer in the City by Lori Wilde

Each connected novella in this fun, fresh Rom-Com anthology follows a different woman from a group of NYC friends whose plans to escape the summer heat with a fabulous girls-only weekend suddenly lose steam when an unexpected blackout cuts off power to all of Manhattan. But while the lights are out, enemies become lovers, acquaintances find they have more in common than a pack of matches, and the city really heats up! There’s nothing like summer in Manhattan. The days are long and the nights are even longer. But when the lights go out in the city… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Cheating recounted
Physical injury
Death of a parent

The Return of the Duke by Lorraine Heath

The Return of the Duke by Lorraine Heath

When his father, the Duke of Wolfford, is hanged for an assassination attempt on Queen Victoria, Marcus Stanwick is stripped of everything. Vowing to return honour to his family, he seeks to expose the others involved in the treasonous plot and bring them to justice. His search forces him to turn to a woman he despises for her unforgivable betrayal–a woman known as the heartless harlot. Harbouring secrets, Esme Lancaster has her own reasons for wanting to discover who’s behind the conspiracy that’s still afoot. She doesn’t trust Marcus but can’t deny… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Hysterectomy mentioned
Death of a parent
Gun violence

Desolation Road by Christine Feehan

Desolation Road by Christine Feehan

Torpedo Ink is Aleksei “Absinthe” Solokov’s whole life. They’re his brothers, his family—his everything. But that doesn’t stop him from wanting something that only belongs to him. That’s why the tough biker has spent the last six weeks at the library, reading every book he can get his hands on and watching the prim and proper librarian who makes his blood rush. For the past six weeks, Scarlet Foley has been fantasizing about the handsome, tattooed man whose eyes follow her every move. She senses he’s dangerous. She wants him to get close enough to touch. She wishes she… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Rape
Sexual assault
Paedophilia & child sexual abuse
Emotional & physical child abuse
PTSD & trauma
Suicide
Blood & gore depiction
Murder
Gun violence
Physical assault

Ariel by Sylvia Plath

Ariel by Sylvia Plath

When Sylvia Plath died, she not only left behind a prolific life but also her unpublished literary masterpiece, Ariel. When her husband, Ted Hughes, first brought this collection to life, it garnered worldwide acclaim, though it wasn’t the draft Sylvia had wanted her readers to see. This facsimile edition restores, for the first time, Plath’s original manuscript and her own selection and arrangement of poems. This edition also includes in facsimile the complete working drafts of her poem “Ariel,” which provide a rare glimpse into the creative process of a beloved writer.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Racism & racial slurs
Antisemitism
Depression
Suicide & attempted suicide
Suicidal ideation
Pregnancy
Miscarriage
Death of a father

The Doctor by Nikki Sloane

The Doctor by Nikki Sloane

For years, he was a part of my life. I watched him rush to the hospital countless times, his beautiful surgeon hands racing to save lives. After all this time, I can’t escape the truth. I want Dr Lowe. Lust chokes each moment we’re together. He promises to fulfil my fantasies—every dirty, naughty desire we can dream up. Only, I can’t have him. He’s confident. Experienced. Seductive. And he’s my ex-boyfriend’s father.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Parental abandonment
Cheating
Appendicitis
Death of a grandmother recounted