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The Devil in Her Bed by Kerrigan Byrne

The Devil in Her Bed by Kerrigan Byrne

They call him the Devil of Dorset. He stands alone, a man of undeniable power. Moving in and out of shadows, back alleys and ballrooms, he is unstoppable and one of the Crown’s most dangerous weapons. However, when he sets his sights on the undeniably beautiful Countess of Mont Claire, Francesca Cavendish, he doesn’t realize that he has met a match like no other.

Francesca is a countess by day and stalks her prey—those responsible for the death of her family… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Death of a parent
Murder
Fire

All Scot and Bothered by Kerrigan Byrne

All Scot and Bothered by Kerrigan Byrne

He is first and foremost—at everything. A man who’s made his own way in the world through ruthless cunning and sheer force of will. A strong and imposing Scot who can turn on the charm but does not suffer fools. His title: Lord Chief Justice of the High Court. His name: Cassius Gerard Ramsay. His mission: To investigate the goings-on at London’s most notorious gaming hell, owned and operated by one of the most intriguing and desirable women he’s ever met.

Cecelia Teague was an orphan facing a rather dire future—until a secret benefactor… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Child sex trafficking
Slut shaming
Child abuse & neglect
Rape mentioned
Murder
Gun violence
Explosion
Kidnapping
Fire

How to Love a Duke in Ten Days by Kerrigan Byrne

How to Love a Duke in Ten Days by Kerrigan Byrne

Famed and brilliant, Lady Alexandra Lane has always known how to look out for to herself. But nobody would ever expect that she has darkness in her past—one that she pays a blackmailer to keep buried. Now, with her family nearing bankruptcy, Alexandra strikes upon a solution: Get married to one of the empire’s most wealthy eligible bachelors. Even if he does have the reputation of a devil.

Piers Gedrick Atherton, the Duke of Redmayne, is seeking revenge and the first step is securing a bride. Winning a lady’s hand is not so easy… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Slut-shaming
Graphic rape of a child by a school headmaster recounted
Blood depiction
Murder
Gun violence
Explosion
Blackmail
Animal attack, off-page

Queen Takes Queen by Joely Sue Burkhart

Queen Takes Queen by Joely Sue Burkhart

The Triune’s attention is a deadly thing to attract. The world’s oldest and most powerful vampire queens devise a plan to ensure the fledgling Isador queen is eliminated before she can call enough Blood to protect her.

But Shara has already drawn formidable and famously powerful Blood to her side: Leviathan, king of the depths. Guillaume de Payne, the headless Templar knight. Wu Tien Xin, the silent invisible assassin. Nevarre, the Morrigan’s own Shadow. And of course, her first two Blood, Alrik and Daire… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Child abuse recounted
Graphic blood depiction
Death of a child recounted
Death of a spouse in a car accident mentioned
Murder recounted

Queen Takes King by Joely Sue Burkhart

Queen Takes King by Joely Sue Burkhart

For the first time in her adult life, Shara has plenty of money thanks to the Isador legacy–and she’s not alone. Daire and Rik are devoted lovers, but they know other Blood are coming. Blood who may challenge Rik for the coveted alpha spot at her back.

As her power grows, so does her hunger. But without fangs, she fears she’ll never be the queen her Blood expect. More Blood means power struggles and complications, and she has no idea how to keep everyone happy. Worse, her dreams are… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Graphic blood depiction
Beheading recounted
Death of a partner from cancer mentioned
Murder
Torture recounted
Imprisonment recounted

Queen Takes Knights by Joely Sue Burkhart

Queen Takes Knights by Joely Sue Burkhart

Ever since her mother was murdered by monsters five years ago, Shara Isador has been on the run. Alone, scared, and exhausted, she’s finally cornered in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Out of hope with nowhere else to turn, she’s ready to end it all when two men come to her rescue.

They say she’s a lost queen descended from Isis, and they’re her Blood, vampire knights sworn to protect her. It all seems like a crazy nightmare until the alpha offers his blood. Then she realizes she’s never… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Blood depiction
Murder of a mother & father

The Blood Trials by N. E. Davenport

The Blood Trials by N. E. Davenport

The blood spilled between the Republic of Mareen and the armies of the Blood Emperor long ago. The blood gifts of Mareen’s deadliest enemies. The blood that runs through the elite War Houses of Mareen, the rulers of the Tribunal dedicated to keeping the republic alive.

For his granddaughter, Ikenna, the only thing steady in her life was the man who had saved Mareen. The man who had trained her in secret, not just in martial skills, but in harnessing the blood gift that coursed through her…. Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Misogyny
Racism
Alcohol consumption
Blood depiction
Emesis

Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher

Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher

After years of seeing her sisters suffer at the hands of an abusive prince, Marra—the shy, convent-raised, third-born daughter—has finally realized that no one is coming to their rescue. No one, except for Marra herself.

Seeking help from a powerful gravewitch, Marra is offered the tools to kill a prince—if she can complete three impossible tasks. But, as is the way in tales of princes, witches, and daughters, the impossible is only the beginning…. Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Domestic abuse
Pregnancy & childbirth mentioned
Miscarriage mentioned
Blood & injury depiction
Death of a child
Death of a sibling
Vivisepulture (being buried alive) mentioned

I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston

I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston

Chloe Green is so close to winning. After her moms moved her from SoCal to Alabama for high school, she’s spent the past four years dodging gossipy classmates and a puritanical administration at Willowgrove Christian Academy. The thing that’s kept her going: winning valedictorian. Her only rival: prom queen Shara Wheeler, the principal’s perfect progeny.

But a month before graduation, Shara kisses Chloe and vanishes…. Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Cheating
Religious queermisia
Alcohol consumption
Recreational drug use mentioned

She Gets the Girl by Rachael Lippencott

She Gets the Girl by Rachael Lippencott

Alex Blackwood is a little bit headstrong, with a dash of chaos and a whole lot of flirt. She knows how to get the girl. Keeping her on the other hand…not so much. Molly Parker has everything in her life totally in control, except for her complete awkwardness with just about anyone besides her mom. She knows she’s in love with the impossibly cool Cora Myers. She just…hasn’t actually talked to her yet.

Alex and Molly don’t belong on the same planet, let alone the same college campus. But when Alex, fresh off a bad (but hopefully not permanent) breakup… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Internalised racism
Slut-shaming
Parent with alcoholism
Alcohol consumption