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Olivia and the Masked Duke by Grace Callaway

Olivia and the Masked Duke by Grace Callaway

Spirited debutante Lady Olivia MacLeod, cherished daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Strathaven, has two interests: solving mysteries and winning the love of her secret girlhood crush, the infamous Duke of Hadleigh. When she joins Lady Charlotte Fayne’s charity for genteel young ladies and discovers that it is a front for an investigative agency, she is thrilled and dedicates herself to solving a deadly case. Little does she realize that the path to danger will also lead to her heart’s deepest desire… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Adult-minor relationship
Cheating
Substance addiction
Death of a spouse recounted

The Art of Escaping by Erin Callahan

The Art of Escaping by Erin Callahan

Seventeen-year-old Mattie is hiding her obsession with Harry Houdini and Dorothy Dietrich from everyone, including her best friend Stella. When Stella takes off to boarding school for the summer, all of Mattie’s anxieties bubble to the surface, leaving her feeling adrift. To distract herself, she seeks out Miyu, the reclusive daughter of a world-renowned escape artist whose life and career were snuffed out by a tragic plane crash. With Miyu’s help, Mattie secretly transforms herself into a burgeoning escapologist and performance artist. Away from the curious eyes of her peers, she thrives in her new world of lock… Read more.

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Ableism
Homomisic slurs
Cheating
Statutory rape
Alcoholism
Depression
Near-drowning

Wolfhunter River by Rachel Caine

Wolfhunter River by Rachel Caine

She can’t ignore a cry for help. But in this remote hunting town, it’s open season. Gwen Proctor escaped her serial-killer husband and saved her family. What she can’t seem to outrun is his notoriety. Or the sick internet vigilantes still seeking to avenge his crimes. For Gwen, hiding isn’t an option. Not when her only mission is to create a normal life for her kids. But now, a threatened woman has reached out. Marlene Crockett, from the remote town of Wolfhunter, is panicked for herself and her daughter… Read more.

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Death of a friend
Murder
Gun violence
Kidnapping
Car accident
Cults
Doxing

Killman Creek by Rachel Caine

Killman Creek by Rachel Caine

Gwen Proctor won the battle to save her kids from her ex-husband, serial killer Melvin Royal, and his league of psychotic accomplices. But the war isn’t over. Not since Melvin broke out of prison. Not since she received a chilling text. Her refuge at Stillhouse Lake has become a trap. Gwen leaves her children in the protective custody of a fortified, well-armed neighbour. Now, with the help of Sam Cade, brother of one of Melvin’s victims, Gwen is going hunting. She’s learned how from one of the sickest killers alive… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Rape mentioned
Eye trauma
Graphic murder
Torture
Kidnapping
Animal injury (dog)

Honor Among Thieves by Rachel Caine and Ann Aguirre

Honor Among Thieves by Rachel Caine & Ann Aguirre

Petty criminal Zara Cole has a painful past that’s made her stronger than most, which is why she chose life in New Detroit instead of moving with her family to Mars. In her eyes, living inside a dome isn’t much better than a prison cell. Still, when Zara commits a crime that has her running scared, jail might be exactly where she’s headed. Instead, Zara is recruited into the Honors, an elite team of humans selected by the Leviathan—a race of sentient alien ships—to explore the outer reaches of the universe as their passengers… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Child abuse
Loss of autonomy (mind control)

Ink and Bone by Rachel Caine

Ink and Bone by Rachel Caine

Ruthless and supremely powerful, the Great Library is now a presence in every major city, governing the flow of knowledge to the masses. Alchemy allows the Library to deliver the content of the greatest works of history instantly—but the personal ownership of books is expressly forbidden. Jess Brightwell believes in the value of the Library, but the majority of his knowledge comes from illegal books obtained by his family, who are involved in the thriving black market. Jess has been sent to be his family’s spy, but his loyalties… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Suicide
Alcohol consumption
Emesis
Death of a friend
Death of a sibling recounted
Torture recounted
Explosion
Imprisonment
Fire
War themes & military enlistment

Working Stiff by Rachel Caine

Working Stiff by Rachel Caine

Bryn Davis is new on the job as a funeral director, but even she knows that once you’re dead, you ought to stay that way. But Fairview Mortuary has hidden backroom business: reviving the dead for profit, at extortionate rates. Finding out may cost Bryn more than her life – it may just take away her death too.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Necrophilia mentioned
Sexual assault mentioned

The Dead Girls’ Dance by Rachel Caine

The Dead Girls’ Dance by Rachel Caine

Claire Danvers has her share of challenges—like being a genius in a school that favours beauty over brains, dealing with the homicidal girls in her dorm, and above all, finding out that her college town is overrun with vampires. On the up side, she has a great roommate (who tends to disappear at sunup) and a new boyfriend named Shane, whose vampire-hunting dad has called in backup: cycle punks who like the idea of killing just about anything… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Sexual assault
Death of a parent
Murder

The Stone Wētā by Octavia Cade

The Stone Wētā by Octavia Cade

With governments denying climate science, scientists from affected countries and organizations are forced to traffic data to ensure the preservation of research that could in turn preserve the world. From Antarctica to the Chihuahuan Desert, to the International Space Station, a fragile network forms. A web of knowledge. Secret. But not secret enough.. When the cold war of data preservation turns bloody – and then explosive – an underground network of scientists, all working in isolation, must decide how much they are willing to risk for the truth. For themselves, their coll… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Murder

When It Falls Apart by Catherine Bybee

When It Falls Apart by Catherine Bybee

Brooke Turner has always had a complicated relationship with her father. But when his health takes a turn for the worse, she drops everything to care for him. He’s her dad, after all, and he needs her. What Brooke doesn’t anticipate is the unravelling of her long-term relationship and a cross-country move to San Diego’s Little Italy. Luca D’Angelo is the oldest of three children and a single father to a young daughter. When his mother rents the top floor of their house to Brooke, he’s angry. Who is this beautiful stranger with… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Child abandonment & neglect
Miscarriage