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Heart on Fire by Amanda Bouchet

Heart on Fire by Amanda Bouchet

Cat Fisa’s destiny has finally caught up with her. But fully accepting her fate means taking a final, terrifying step—reuniting all three realms and embracing her place as Queen with warlord-turned-king Griffin at her side. But forging their kingdom can only mean going to war with Fisa and its violent Alpha—Cat’s own mother, Andromeda. Although Cat used to be Andromeda’s sole weakness, that’s no longer true. And while Andromeda seems to know every trick and spell, Cat’s own magic refuses to work like it should. When… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Child abuse recounted
Murder & attempted murder
Torture recounted
Kidnapping

Breath of Fire by Amanda Bouchet

Breath of Fire by Amanda Bouchet

Cat Fisa’s warlord captor-turned-lover may have crowned her with the symbols of the three realms, but war is far from over. She believes in what Griffin is trying to accomplish. She believes that peace will finally come when the realms are united. And she believes that with her by his side, Griffin has the strength to change the world. But with her dangerous past resurfacing and the neighbouring Magoi royals out for blood, Cat and Griffin must strike soon if they want to unify the land without full-scale war… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Fatmisia
Rape
Physical & emotional child abuse recounted, on-page
Drugging
Murder & attempted murder
Torture recounted
Kidnapping

Be Gay, Do Comics by Various

Be Gay, Do Comics edited by Matt Bors and Sarah Mirk

Contributions from Alex Graudins, Alexis Sudgen, Alison Qilgus, Archie Bongiovanni, Bianca Xunise, Binglin Hu, Breena Nunez, Delta Vasquez, Dorian Alexander, Dylan Edwards, Elísabet Rún, Hazel Newlevant, Jason Michaels, JBBrager, Joey Alison Sayers, Josh Trujillo, Julia Bernhard, Kazimir Lee, Kendra Wells, Levi Hastings, Mady G., Maia Kobabe, Mariah-Rose Marie, Matt Lubchansky, Max Dlabick, Melanie Gillman, Nero O’Reilly, Ria Martinez, Robyn Jordan, Rosa Colón Guerra, Sage Coffey, Sam Wallman, Sasha Velour, Scout Tran, Sfé R. Monster, Shelby Criswell, Shing Yin Khor, Taneka Stotts and Trinidad Escobar.

Be Gay, Do Comics is filled with dozens of comics about LGBTQIA experiences, ranging from personal stories to queer history to cutting satire about pronoun panic and brands desperate to co-opt pride. Brimming with resilience, inspiration, and humour, an incredible lineup of top indie cartoonists takes you from the American Revolution through Stonewall to today’s fights for equality and representation.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Racism
Homomisia
Transmisia

In The Weeds by BK Borison

In The Weeds by B.K. Borison

Evelyn St. James isn’t the kind of woman you forget. Beckett Porter certainly hasn’t. One incredible weekend in Maine, and he’s officially a man distracted. He’s not unfamiliar with hot and heavy flings. He knows how it goes. But Evie wove some sort of magic over him during their tumble in the sheets. He can’t stop thinking about her laugh. Her hand pressed flat against his chest. Her smiling mouth at his neck. So when she suddenly appears on his farm as part of a social media contest, he is confused… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Social anxiety

Full Mountie by Ainsley Booth and Sadie Haller

Full Mountie by Ainsley Booth & Sadie Haller

Lachlan: 365 days I’ve wanted Beth beneath me, begging for release. One long, angst-filled year we’ve circled each other, keeping things strictly professional. But I’ve also got shit in my past that complicates relationships. And I should know better than to hope secrets can stay buried.

Hugh: A year? Try ten. A decade ago, I let Lachlan walk away because deep down, I knew he needed something else. As soon as I laid eyes on her, I unde… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Bimisia
Pregnancy mentioned
Tornado mentioned

Hour of the Witch by Chris Bohjalian

Hour of the Witch by Chris Bohjalian

Boston, 1662. Mary Deerfield is twenty-four years old. Her skin is porcelain, her eyes delft blue, and in England, she might have had many suitors. But here in the New World, amid this community of saints, Mary is the second wife of Thomas Deerfield, a man as cruel as he is powerful. When Thomas, prone to drunken rage, drives a three-tined fork into the back of Mary’s hand, she resolves that she must divorce him to save her life. But in a world where every neighbour is watching for signs of the devil, a woman like Mary–a woman who harbours secret desires and finds it diffic… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Physical & verbal domestic abuse
Suicidal ideation
Infertility

In the Distance There Is Light by Harper Bliss

In the Distance There Is Light by Harper Bliss

Sophie’s life is turned upside down when her partner, Ian, dies in a tragic accident. The only one who can understand her devastation is Ian’s stepmother, Dolores. Together, they try to make sense of their loss and rebuild their shattered lives. While their shared grief brings them closer, it also takes their relationship in an unexpected direction. Where does sorrow end and romance begin? Or has Ian’s death blurred the lines too much?

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Grief & loss depiction
Death of a partner

About That Kiss by Harper Bliss

Ida Burton used to be Hollywood’s sweetheart until the best roles started drying up in her forties. When Ida lands one of the leads in a big-budget lesbian rom-com, it’s not only a chance at reviving her dwindling career. Maybe this movie can be an opportunity to finally burst out of the closet she’s forced herself into. Faye Fleming has been at the top of her acting game and collecting awards for the past few years. When she’s cast in a huge blockbuster opposite the legendary Ida Burton, she’s over the moon. Ida and Faye hit it off. The chemistry on set is through the roof… until their characters’ first kiss.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Internalised lesbophobia
Coming out (theme)

We’ll Fly Away by Bryan Bliss

We’ll Fly Away by Bryan Bliss

Uniquely told through letters from death row and third-person narrative, Bryan Bliss’s hard-hitting third novel expertly unravels the string of events that landed a teenager in jail. Luke feels like he’s been looking after Toby his entire life. He patches Toby up when Toby’s father, a drunk and a petty criminal, beats on him, he gives him a place to stay, and he diffuses the situation at school when wise-cracking Toby inevitably gets into fights. Someday, Luke and Toby will leave this small town, riding the tails of Luke’s wrestling scholarship, and never look back… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Physical child abuse
Parent with alcoholism
Alcohol consumption & abuse
Smoking
Emesis
Murder
Physical assault
Imprisonment

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