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Do You Take This Man by Denise Williams

Do You Take This Man by Denise Williams

Divorce attorney RJ would never describe herself as romantic. But when she ends up officiating an unplanned wedding for a newly engaged couple in a park, her life is turned upside down. The video of the ceremony goes viral, and she finds herself in the unlikely position of being a sought-after local wedding officiant. Spending her free time overseeing “I dos” isn’t her most strategic career move, but she enjoys it, except for the type A dude-bro wedding planner she’s forced to work with. Former pro-football event manager Lear is a people person, but after his longtime girlfriend betrayed him, he isn’t looking for love. He… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Sexism
Cheating recounted
Death of parents mentioned

Gena/Finn by Hannah Moskowitz and Kat Helgeson

Gena/Finn by Hannah Moskowitz & Kat Helgeson

Gena (short for Genevieve) and Finn (short for Stephanie) have little in common. Book-smart Gena is preparing to leave her posh boarding school for college; down-to-earth Finn is a twenty-something struggling to make ends meet in the big city. Gena’s romantic life is a series of reluctant one-night-stands; Finn is making a go of it with long-term boyfriend Charlie. But they share a passion for Up Below, a buddy cop TV show with a cult fan following. Gena is a darling of the fangirl scene, keeping a popular blog and writing fan fiction. Finn’s online life is a secret, even from Charlie. The pair spark an unlikely online friendship that deepens… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Self-harm
Death by fire
Explosion

Always, in December by Emily Stone

Always, in December by Emily Stone

Every December, Josie posts a letter from her home in London to the parents she lost on Christmas night many years ago. Each year, she writes the same three words: Missing you, always. But this year, her annual trip to the postbox is knocked off course by a bicycle collision with a handsome stranger–a stranger who will change the course of Josie’s life. Josie always thought she was the only one who avoided the Christmas season, but this year, Max has his own reasons for doing the same–and coincidence leads them to spending the holiday together. Aglow with new love, Josie thinks this might be the start of something special… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Heart attack
Grief & loss depiction
Death of parents

Temptations of a Wallflower by Eva Leigh

Temptations of a Wallflower by Eva Leigh

In society circles, she’s known as the Watching Wallflower—shy, quiet, and certainly never scandalous. Yet beneath Lady Sarah Frampton’s demure façade hides the mind of The Lady of Dubious Quality, author of the most titillating erotic fiction the ton has ever seen. Sarah knows discovery would lead to her ruin, but marriage—to a vicar, no less—could help protect her from slander. An especially tempting option when the clergyman in question is the handsome, intriguing Jeremy Cleland. Tasked with unmasking London’s most scandalous author by his powerful… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Slut-shaming
Bullying

Applied Electromagnetism by Susannah Nix

Applied Electromagnetism by Susannah Nix

A business trip with the office hottie turns into a road trip from hell. Adam Cortinas may be gorgeous, but he’s made it clear he can’t stand Olivia—and the feeling is one hundred percent mutual. Too bad, because in order to bring the company’s new power plant online, they’re stuck with each other for the next week. When their travel plans go horribly awry, Olivia finds herself stranded in the middle of nowhere with Adam, AKA the bane of her existence. He’s in her space and in her head. All the forced proximity is driving Olivia insane. That’s the only explanation for these FEELINGS she’s suddenly having. But it doesn’t change anything. They still hate each other. RIght?

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Misogyny
Cheating recounted

Mud Vein by Tarryn Fisher

Mud Vein by Tarryn Fisher

When reclusive novelist Senna Richards wakes up on her thirty-third birthday, everything has changed. Caged behind an electrical fence, locked in a house in the middle of the snow, Senna is left to decode the clues to find out why she was taken. If she wants her freedom, she has to take a close look at her past. But, her past has a heartbeat… and her kidnapper is nowhere to be found. With her survival hanging by a thread, Senna soon realizes this is a game. A dangerous one. Only the truth can set her free.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Rape
Suicide & self-harm
Cancer
Kidnapping

The Blossom and the Firefly by Sherri Smith

The Blossom and the Firefly by Sherri L. Smith

Japan 1945. Taro is a talented violinist and a kamikaze pilot in the days before his first and only mission. He believes he is ready to die for his country . . . until he meets Hana. Hana hasn’t been the same since the day she was buried alive in a collapsed trench during a bomb raid. She wonders if it would have been better to have died that day . . . until she meets Taro. A song will bring them together. The war will tear them apart. Is it possible to live an entire lifetime in eight short days?

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Bombing
Vivisepulture (buried alive)
World War Two

Biker Faith by Ellie Hunter

Biker Faith by Ellie R. Hunter

Jason ‘Sparky’ Carter is the new Vice President of the Lost Souls MC. All he wants is to enjoy life his own way with no dramas. Just as his club is settling down and putting the betrayal by their former president behind them Bonnie Hamilton stumbles into the club and into his life. The war she declared wasn’t over with the Ghost Riders becomes a personal war of his own. When he first saw Bonnie he wanted to have her, but all that dissolved when he discovered she was the enemy’s daughter. Now he has been given the task of watching over her, with the two of them being so close can he figure out if she is a threat to him and… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Child abuse recounted
Cheating

Act Cool by Tobly McSmith

Act Cool by Tobly McSmith

Aspiring actor August Greene just landed a coveted spot at the prestigious School of Performing Arts in New York. There’s only one problem: His conservative parents won’t accept that he’s transgender. And to stay with his aunt in the city, August must promise them he won’t transition. August is convinced he can play the part his parents want while acting cool and confident in the company of his talented new friends. But who is August when the lights go down? And where will he turn when the roles start hitting a little too close to home?

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Homomisia
Transmisia
Deadnaming
Misgendering
Coming out themes
Threats of conversion therapy
Cheating mentioned
Suicidal ideation
Gender dysphoria
Alcohol consumption
Recreational drug use

The Unlikely Adventures of the Shergill Sisters by Balli Kaur Jaswal

The Unlikely Adventures of the Shergill Sisters by Balli Kaur Jaswal

The British-born Punjabi Shergill sisters—Rajni, Jezmeen, and Shirina—were never close and barely got along growing up, and now as adults, have grown even further apart. Rajni, a school principal is a stickler for order. Jezmeen, a thirty-year-old struggling actress, fears her big break may never come. Shirina, the peacemaking “good” sister married into wealth and enjoys a picture-perfect life. On her deathbed, their mother voices one last wish: that her daughters will make a pilgrimage together to the Golden Temple in Amritsar to carry out her final rites. After a trip to India with her mother long ago, Rajni vowed … Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Abortion discussed