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The Mistress by Tiffany Reisz

The Mistress by Tiffany Reisz

Nora Sutherlin, Dominatrix-turned-literary-star, is held prisoner by two dangerous men. Under different circumstances, she would enjoy this immensely. These men aren’t lovers, however, but tools of vengeance from an old adversary. Possessor of the hearts of two men, she plays her hardest hand. But her captor isn’t interested in play. Or pity. In Nora’s world, however, no one is ever truly powerless. Her friends and lovers will do anything to save her – even if the only certainty seems to be sacrifice and heartbreak. The stakes are high in a dangerous game of love and lust.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Child abuse recounted
Incest mentioned
Attempted suicide mentioned
Miscarriage mentioned
Abortion recounted
Murder
Kidnapping

The Lucky Ones by Tiffany Reisz

The Lucky Ones by Tiffany Reisz

They called themselves “the lucky ones.” They were seven children either orphaned or abandoned by their parents and chosen by legendary philanthropist and brain surgeon Dr Vincent Capello to live in The Dragon, his almost magical beach house on the Oregon Coast. Allison was the youngest of the lucky ones living an idyllic life with her newfound family…until the night she almost died, and was then whisked away from the house and her adopted family forever. Now, thirteen years later, Allison receives a letter from Roland, Dr Capello’s oldest son, warning her that their father is ill and in his final days. Allison determines she must go… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Attempted rape
Foster care system experiences
Domestic violence
Cheating
Retrograde amnesia
Suicide
Drug use
Miscarriage mentioned
Seizure
Brain tumours mentioned
Medical procedures & treatment
Death of a child
Death of a mother from a car accident
Murder-suicide & attempted murder
Poisoning (lead)
Animal death & abuse

The King by Tiffany Reisz

The King by Tiffany Reisz

Cunning. Sex. Pure nerve. Only this unholy threesome can raise him to his rightful place as a ruler of Manhattan’s kink kingdom. Bouncing from bed to bed on the Upper East Side, Kingsley Edge is brilliant, beautiful and utterly debauched. No carnal act or chemical compound can relieve his self-destructive heartache—only Søren, the one person he loves without limit or regret. A man he can never have, but in whose hands Kingsley is reborn to attain even greater heights of sin. Kingsley’s plan to open the ultimate BDSM club—a dungeon playground for New York’s A-list—becomes his obsession. His expertise in domination… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Homomisia
Misgendering
Incestuous child sexual abuse recounted
Rape recounted
Cheating
Drug use
Abortion mentioned
Suicidal ideation
Scars
Torture recounted
Imprisonment recount

Her Halloween Treat by Tiffany Reisz

Her Halloween Treat by Tiffany Reisz

It was a devastating dirty trick—Joey Silvia just found out her boyfriend of two years is married. What. A. Dick. Joey knows her best chance to get over one guy is to get under another. Of course, heading home to her family’s remote cabin in Oregon poses some challenges in the “available men” department…until she discovers this cabin comes with its own hot handyman! Holy crap, Chris Steffensen. When did her brother’s best friend turn into a hard-bodied pile of blond-bearded hotness? He’s the perfect Halloween treat—and a surprisingly dirty rebound guy. For a couple of weeks… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Homomisia
Forced outing recounted
Cheating
Drug use mentioned
Bullying

The Confessions by Tiffany Reisz

The Confessions by Tiffany Reisz

Three Sinners. Three confessions. And all the dirty little secrets you could possibly desire… Father Stuart Ballard has been Marcus Stearns’ confessor since the young Jesuit was only eighteen years old. He thought he’d heard every sin the boy had to confess until Marcus uttered those three fateful words: “I met Eleanor.” This collection also includes “The Confession of Eleanor Schreiber,” a companion 36-page story written exclusively for The Confessions.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Rape mentioned
Consensual sterilization procedure mentioned
Cancer (benign fibroid tumour) mentioned
Death of mother recounted
Death of a sister mentioned

The Bourbon Thief by Tiffany Reisz

The Bourbon Thief by Tiffany Reisz

When Cooper McQueen wakes up from a night with a beautiful stranger, it’s to discover he’s been robbed. The only item stolen—a million-dollar bottle of bourbon. The thief, a mysterious woman named Paris, claims the bottle is rightfully hers. After all, the label itself says it’s property of the Maddox family who owned and operated Red Thread Bourbon distillery since the last days of the Civil War until the company went out of business for reasons no one knows… No one except Paris. In the small hours of a Louisville morning, Paris unspools the lurid tale of Tamara Maddox, heiress to the… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Racism
Rape & attempted rape
Incest
Slavery

The Angel by Tiffany Reisz

The Angel by Tiffany Reisz

She wanted him… Nora Sutherlin is in hiding. On paper, she’s following her master’s orders – and her flesh is willing. More deeply, more strongly than she’d wanted anyone. But her mind is wandering to a man from her past, whose hold on her heart is less bruising, but whose absence is no less painful. Instead of letting him make love to her, she’d let him go. This is the story of a summer that proves that love hurts.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Homomisia
Parental neglect
Statutory rape
Child sexual abuse by a priest recounted
Incest mentioned
Suicide recounted

The Traitor Queen by Danielle Jensen

The Traitor Queen by Danielle L. Jensen

Lara has only one thought when her husband is taken prisoner: I will do whatever it takes to set you free. A queen now in exile as a traitor, Lara has watched Ithicana be conquered by her own father, helpless to do anything to stop the destruction. But when she learns her husband, Aren, has been captured in battle, Lara knows there is only one reason her father is keeping him alive: as bait for his traitorous daughter. And it is bait she fully intends to take. Risking her life to the Tempest Seas, Lara returns to Ithicana with a plan not only to free its king but for liberating… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Torture
Sword violence
Poisoning
Captivity

Reunited With Her Bull Rider by Genevieve Turner

Reunited With Her Bull Rider by Genevieve Turner

He chased his rodeo dreams and she chased him. But one day it wasn’t enough. With their relationship now firmly in the rearview mirror, Penny’s gotten on with her life and her veterinary practice. But a late night plea for help from an injured Beau brings the bull rider crashing back into her life, and she discovers that the fire between them burns as strong as ever. In fact, it might be even hotter than before. But this time Penny’s not willing to be Beau’s second best. Can they find a way to make it work? Or will her heart be scorched when he leaves again?

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Physical injury (shoulder)

Her Billionaire Rancher Boss by Genevieve Turner

Her Billionaire Rancher Boss by Genevieve Turner

In three months, Pilar Lopez will be free: free of the charity she’s always had to take from the Merrill family, free to live where she wants, free to be her own person. The secretarial job Benedict Merrill gave her five years ago has allowed her to support her younger brother and she’s indebted to the wealthy rancher. But soon her brother will be on his own and she’ll leave the tempting Benedict—and her powerful attraction to him—behind forever. When she hands in her resignation, Benedict reveals plans of his own—ones that involve Pilar in his bed. She can handle a three-month affair, no sweat. But when she starts to fall for Benedict, will she be able to handle loving him for always?

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Alcohol consumption
Death of a parent in a car accident recounted