Category Archives: Romance

Snowfall and Secrets by Kimmy Loth

Tess escapes from Florida with a secret as big as Miami. She needs to find someplace to lay low and hide from her overbearing family. Mackinac Island, Michigan, should be the perfect place to hide out. However, her timing is a little off, it’s the dead of winter and she’s never been in temperatures below fifty degrees. Just her luck, her landlord, Lukas, is as hot as the sun. He’s also moody and hiding secrets as well. Which suits Tess fine. A man is the last complication she needs. A Michigan blizzard leaves them trapped in the same house together and things heat up, fast. Tess finds herself falling for Lukas, in spite of the secrets that could ruin everything before it even begins.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

  • Rape & sexual harassment
  • Domestic abuse
  • Abortion discussed
  • Emesis
  • Death of a child

The Butterfly Box by Santa Montefiore

Federica Campione adores her father. No matter that Ramon, a distinguished traveller and writer, spends months away from their home on the exotic Chilean coast; as soon as he’s back, his daughter has eyes for no one but him. When he gives her a magical box from Peru she believes he will always be there for her. As she grows to womanhood, Federica attempts to recapture that long-forgotten sense of security in the arms of the debonair Torquil Jensen. From the sanctuary of a seemingly perfect marriage, she embarks on a painful journey of self-discovery. But can Federica ever truly escape her gilded cage and learn the… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

  • Child neglect
  • Divorce
  • Infidelity
  • Toxic friendship

One’s Company by Ashley Hutson

Bonnie Lincoln just wants to be left alone. To come home from work, shut out the ghosts of some devastating losses, and unwind in front of the nostalgic, golden glow of her favorite TV show, Three’s Company . When Bonnie wins the lottery, a more grandiose vision―to completely shuck off her own troublesome identity―takes shape. She plans a drastic move to an isolated mountain retreat where she can re-create the iconic apartment set of Three’s Company and slip into the lives of its main characters: no-nonsense Janet Wood, pleasantly airheaded Chrissy Snow, and confident Jack Tripper. While her best… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

  • Victim-blaming
  • Rape recounted
  • Agoraphobia
  • Suicidal ideation & attempted suicide
  • Hospitalisation
  • Death of a parent from suicide mentioned
  • Murder
  • Arson

Beneath the Surface by Emily McIntire

We all have scars. Mine are hidden beneath ink and smiles, hard to see and easy to feel. But the most painful ones are deeper. Branded on my soul, reminding me of what I’ve lost. I’m broken. Sick. Disturbed. Then he shows up, and loves my jagged pieces. But monsters linger long after they’re gone, and sometimes you can’t outrun their shadows. No matter how much you ache to forget. We all have secrets. Mine are hidden beneath ink and lies, hard to find and easy to fake. But the most painful ones are bigger. Branded on my soul, reminding me of what I’ve lost. I’m an enigma. A mirage. A liar. Then I find her, and she loves my hidden… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

  • Consensual nonconsensual (rape fantasy)
  • Sexual abuse of a minor & grooming
  • Abusive foster care experiences
  • Domestic abuse
  • Forced abortion
  • Self-harm
  • Drug use

Beneath the Hood by Emily McIntire

My life is a stage. Followed by millions, and loved by none. And me, the captain of control, steering my image through choppy waters. Making sure I stay on top. No one ever sees me. No one ever looks. Until him. But he’s everything impossible, and a thousand shades of wrong. Falling for him would ruin everything I’ve worked for. So why can’t I stay away? My life is a back-up plan.
Surrounded by friends, and loved by none. And me, the king of heartbreak, gluing my pieces back together. Making sure they stick. No one ever sees me. No one ever looks. Until her. But she’s everything off limits, and a thousand shades of sin. Falling for… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

  • Anxiety & panic attacks
  • Eating disorder

Beneath the Stands by Emily McIntire

Elliot Carson left Sugarlake and has never looked back. Revered as the next big thing in basketball, Eli’s a star until an injury ends his career, sending him spiralling with no direction. But he won’t go home. He can’t Instead, he accepts a coaching gig at Florida Coast University, determined to leave his past behind. But fate has other plans when Becca, his sister’s best friend, shows up as a student and, even worse, becomes the new team manager. Rebecca Sanger is the preacher’s daughter and the town’s disappointment. When she ignores her family’s demands to come… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

  • Alcoholism

Beneath the Stars by Emily McIntire

Alina Carson meets Chase Adams when she’s eleven years old, after he moves in down the street carrying nothing but a chip on his shoulder and dimples in his cheeks. Immediately she falls, loving him before she even knows what loving is. But becoming best friends with Chase’s little sister means that he’s off-limits, no matter how much their connection screams for something more. Chase never cared much for following the rules. Abandoned by everyone who was supposed to love him, he’s broken and insecure, choosing to push others away before they have a chance to hurt him. But there’s something about the girl with… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

  • Foster care experiences recounted
  • Substance addiction
  • Death of a parent mentioned

Crossed by Emily McIntire

He is righteousness. She is sin. Father Cade Frédéric is a holy man. Brought up in the streets of Paris, he has dedicated his life to the church. But there’s a monster that lingers just beneath the surface. A sickness. One that bleeds darkness and feeds on the damned. When he’s tasked to become the priest in Festivalé, Vermont, a town both beautiful in architecture and riddled with despair, his sickness sings, demanding he rid the place of evil. Amaya Paquette is Festivalé’s beautiful mystery. She spends her days caring for her younger brother and her nights transforming into Esmeralda… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

  • Parental abandonment & child neglect
  • Rape & sexual assault
  • Murder
  • Torture
  • Stalking

Twisted by Emily McIntire

Yasmin Karam, daughter to one of the richest men in the world, has never known strife. So, when her beloved father falls ill, she’s determined to make his final days his happiest. His last wish? To see her married to a man of his choosing. Except Yasmin’s heart already belongs to someone else. A servant. A street rat. A man her father would never consider worthy. Stuck between a rock and a hard place, Yasmin strikes a desperate deal with her father’s right-hand man, Julian, not realizing he has his own twisted agenda. Julian Faraci has one goal: become the most powerful man in… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

  • Domestic violence & child abuse mentioned
  • Alcohol consumption
  • Death from childbirth menttioned
  • Blood & gore depiction including emesis, graphic mutilation, and dead bodies
  • Murder
  • Graphic torture
  • Gun violence
  • Car accident (off-page)
  • Kidnapping
  • Whipping

Scarred by Emily McIntire

Prince Tristan Faasa was never destined for the throne. That was always his brother, Michael. The same brother responsible for both Tristan’s tormented childhood and the scar that mars his face. When their father dies, Michael is set to assume the throne, and Tristan is set to steal it. The leader of a secret rebellion, Tristan will stop at nothing to end his brother’s reign. But when Michael’s new betrothed, Lady Sara Beatreaux arrives, Tristan finds himself in the middle of a new kind of war. The kind that begs the question of what’s more important, the crown or the woman about… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

  • Attempted sexual assault & threats of rape
  • Suicide (secondary character)
  • Drug use & cigar smoking mentioned
  • Abortion mentioned
  • Murder of a father & death of a father from hanging for treason
  • Murder & attempted murder
  • Torture
  • Physical assault