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

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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Child abandonment & neglect
Miscarriage

Signs of Attraction by Laura Brown

Signs of Attraction by Laura Brown

Do you know what hearing loss sounds like? I do. All my life I’ve tried to be like you. I’ve failed. So I keep it hidden. But on the day my world crashed down around me, Reed was there. He showed me just how loud and vibrant silence can be, even when I struggled to understand. He’s unlike anyone I’ve ever known. His soulful eyes and strong hands pulled me in before I knew what was happening. And as I saw those hands sign, felt them sparking on me, I knew: imperfect could be perfect. Reed makes me feel things I’ve never felt. It’s exciting…and terrifying. Because he… Read more.

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Parental abandonment & abuse
Drug abuse
Death of a parent from suicide
Attempted suicide

Hexes and Oh’s by Koko Brown and Taige Crenshaw

Hexes and Oh’s by Koko Brown and Taige Crenshaw

Rosalind Fletcher is a witch but that’s not her only secret. Her one-of-a-kind wedding cakes are infused with a loving spell that produces long-lasting marriages where the men never stray, the women don’t nag, and none of the blissful couples end up in divorce court. What happens when a bewitched cake testing falls into the hands of the wrong person? Like her worst enemy and frequent collaborator Ace Benedict, former NFL player now third-generation wedding planner, who accidentally eats a sample meant for his clients? All hormones break loose!… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Racism

A Good Duke Is Hard to Find by Christina Britton

A Good Duke Is Hard to Find by Christina Britton

After her third fiancé leaves her at the altar, Lenora Hartley is beginning to think she’s cursed. One thing’s for certain: she needs to escape London and her father’s tyrannical attempts to find her yet another suitor. The Isle of Synne, an isolated and idyllic retreat off Britain’s northern coast, is blessedly far from society’s gossip, but it also carries haunting reminders of her first fiancé. Letting go of the past to find happiness seems impossible—until Lenora is thrown in the path of a gruff, mysterious blue-eyed man who makes her pulse race…Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Grief & loss depiction
Death of a fiance recounted
Death of a mother from illness recounted

A Match Made in Hatred by Morgan Bridges

A Match Made in Hatred by Morgan Bridges

I hated her before I even knew her name. My bride. The daughter of my enemy. She’s nothing more than a part of my revenge. I’m the one who holds her life in my hands, as well as her body. And soon, her very will. Yet, she refuses to break. This woman disarms me, not with weapons but words and not with a fist, but with a simple kiss. A match made in hate can have no other ending except war.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Forced arranged marriage
Kidnaping

Into the Real by Z Brewer

Into the Real by Z Brewer

The first Brume is a waking nightmare, overrun by literal monsters and cutthroat survivors. For Quinn, who is openly genderqueer, the only silver lining is their friendship with Lia—and the hope that there might still be a safe place somewhere else in the world. The second Brume is a prison with no bars. Forced to “sort out” their sexuality with other teens at Camp Redemption, Quinn must also figure out why presenting as female has never felt quite right… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Homomisia
Deadnaming
Misgendering
Conversion therapy
Physical child abuse
Blood & gore depiction
Gun violence

As Dawn Breaks by Kate Breslin

As Dawn Breaks by Kate Breslin

Amid the Great War in 1918 England, munitions worker Rosalind Graham is desperate to escape the arranged marriage being forced on her by her ruthless guardian and instead follow her own course. When the Chilwell factory explodes, killing hundreds of unidentified workers, Rose realizes the world believes she perished in the disaster. Seizing the chance to escape, she risks all and assumes a new identity, taking a supervisory position in Gretna, Scotland, as Miss Tilly Lockhart… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Factory explosions

Till Next Time by Cora Brent

Till Next Time by Cora Brent

I met Colt Malene when I was fourteen years old.
And it seems I’ve never recovered. He became the headstrong star quarterback in a town that idolized high school football titles. Meanwhile, I was the coach’s dutiful perfectionist daughter, never daring to step out of line. We should have stayed far away from each other but we didn’t. And the volatile fallout was unbearable. More than a decade has passed and now my father is dying. He wants to make amends. He wants to be forgiven for the role he played in Colt’s ruinous downfall and my painful heartbreak… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Death of a parent

A Kingdom of Ruin by KF Breene

A Kingdom of Ruin by K.F. Breene

Never sell your soul to the Demon King. Too late. In an effort to save all that I love, I have to finish the job Nyfain started… and ruin myself. I’ve made a trade with the most cunning creature alive. Me for them. The dungeons will be my new home. Dolion’s destruction will be my new goal. I just have to get out of here and back to my golden dragon. Preferably alive.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Imprisonment
Torture
Whipping