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The Elites by Natasha Ngan

The Elites by Natasha Ngan

Hundreds of years into the future, wars, riots, resource crises and rising sea levels have destroyed the old civilisations. Only one city has survived: Neo-Babel, a city full of cultures – and racial tension. Fifteen-year-old Silver is an Elite, a citizen of Neo-Babel chosen to guard the city due to her superior DNA. She’d never dream of leaving – but then she fails to prevent the assassination of Neo Babel’s president, setting off a chain of events more shocking and devastating than she could ever have imagined. Forced to flee the city with her best friend Butterfly (a boy with genetically… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Murder

The Quiet at the End of the World by Lauren James

The Quiet at the End of the World by Lauren James

Lowrie and Shen are the youngest people on the planet after a virus caused global infertility. Closeted in a pocket of London and doted upon by a small, ageing community, the pair spend their days mudlarking for artefacts from history and looking for treasure in their once-opulent mansion. Their idyllic life is torn apart when a secret is uncovered that threatens not only their family but humanity’s entire existence. Lowrie and Shen face an impossible choice: in the quiet at the end of the world, they must decide who to save and who to sacrifice.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Anxiety & panic attacks
Alcohol consumption
Infertility (theme)
Blood & injury depiction
Hospitalisation
Death of a friend
Death of parents recounted
Helicopter accident
Building collapse
Drowning
Cave collapse
Fire

Crumbs by Danie Stirling

Crumbs by Danie Stirling

In a very special town, there’s an even more unusual bakery with a selection of baked treats hand-crafted to help your dreams come true. For Ray, a quiet young woman with special powers of her own, the order is always the same: a hot tea with a delicious side of romance. When Ray meets Laurie, the kind barista who aspires to be a professional musician, she gets a real taste of love for the first time. But even with a spark of magic, romance isn’t so simple. Both Ray and Laurie are chasing their own dreams and even when Ray starts to see the future, she can’t predict her fate with Laurie.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Memory loss
Grief & loss depiction
Death of a parent mentioned

Why We Fly byKimberly Jones and Gilly Segal

Why We Fly by Kimberly Jones & Gilly Segal

Two high school cheerleaders face the ultimate test when an act of solidarity spurs chaos. With a rocky start to senior year, lifelong friends Eleanor and Chanel have a lot on their mind. Eleanor is still in physical therapy months after a serious concussion from a failed cheer attempt. Chanel’s putting tremendous pressure on herself to get into the best colleges and starts making questionable decisions. But they have each other’s backs just as always. Eleanor’s new relationship with star quarterback Three may be causing a rift between the best friends. When the cheer squad decides to take a knee at the season’s first football game… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Racism

Swamp Blood by KA Merikan

Swamp Blood by K.A. Merikan

After months of recovering from his injuries, Seth struggles with who he has become. Afloat in a reality he never planned, he tries to find the lost pieces of himself again. Find the purpose, motivation, and strength to get back into shape. He is sick and tired of being a burden for Domenico, who seems to have it all together. When Domenico’s jealousy pushes them into the spotlight of a biker gang with connections to their former mafia family, Seth decides to step up, and make his own decisions, no matter what risks they might entail. Domenico Acerbi can’t trust anyone… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Human trafficking
Homomisia
Sexual assault
Sex work
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Depression
Torture
Organised crime (motorcycle gang)

No Matter What by KA Merikan

No Matter What by K.A. Merikan

Ghost. Not a member of the Coffin Nails MC. Not a doctor anymore. Not gay. Luca. Bent, not broken. Will not let go of Ghost. No matter what. Ghost finds out the hard way that people you meet online aren’t always who they seem to be. When he met ‘Zara’ five years ago, they became inseparable. She’s been with him through the rough and the smooth. He’s been there for her when her abusive boyfriend had her in tears. She is The One, and despite all his friends considering him crazy, Ghost is about to propose. But ‘Zara’ turns out to be Luca, and Luca is most definitely a guy… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Homomisia
Statutory rape & rape
Abusive relationship
Panic attacks
Catfishing
Organised crime (mafia, motorcycle gang)

Wolf by Wolf by Ryan Graudin

Wolf by Wolf by Ryan Graudin

The year is 1956, and the Axis powers of the Third Reich and Imperial Japan rule. To commemorate their Great Victory, Hitler and Emperor Hirohito host the Axis Tour: an annual motorcycle race across their conjoined continents. The victor is awarded an audience with the highly reclusive Adolf Hitler at the Victor’s Ball in Tokyo. Yael, a former death camp prisoner, has witnessed too much suffering, and the five wolves tattooed on her arm are a constant reminder of the loved ones she lost. The resistance has given Yael one goal: Win the…Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Antisemitism
Murder
War themes

The Devil’s Ride by KA Merikan

The Devil’s Ride by K.A. Merikan

Tooth. Vice President of the Coffin Nails Motorcycle Club. On a neverending quest for vengeance. The last thing he needs is becoming a permanent babysitter for a male hooker. Lucifer. Fallen. Lost. Alone After a childhood filled with neglect and abuse, followed by his mother’s suicide, Lucifer set out into the world alone. There was nothing for him out there other than taking it one day at a time. As the bastard son of the Coffin Nails club president, Lucifer never got much fatherly love. So when the Nails show up at the strip joint Lucifer works in, the last thing he expects is to be put in… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Homomisia
Transmisia
Coming out
Sex work
Sexual assault of a child by a teacher
Child abuse & neglect recounted
Organ harvesting
Death of a mother from suicide recounted
Murder of a partner recounted
Torture
Organised crime (motorcycle gang)
Blackmail
Attempted murder of a kitten mentioned

Heart by Garrett Leigh

Heart by Garrett Leigh

Cornish pastry chef Seb Wright dreads the summer tourist season. The cash injection to his artisan fudge pantry is more than welcome, the extra work, less so. Then one summer, a shadowy Good Samaritan catches his eye. Irish Traveller Dex is bewitching, a beautiful sullen enigma who turns Seb’s world upside down until he disappears in the night, vanishing like a mystical summer rain. Twelve months later Dex is in the midst of a dark storm. A slave to his master, ‘Uncle’ Braden, he spends his days cleaning caravans and his nights working in Braden’s other businesses… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Child sex slavery recounted

Off Campus by Amy Jo Cousins

Off Campus by Amy Jo Cousins

With his father’s ponzi scheme assets frozen, Tom Worthington believes finishing college is impossible unless he can pay his own way. After months sleeping in his car, he’s ready to do just that. But his new, older-student housing comes with an unapologetically gay roommate. Tom doesn’t ask why Reese Anders has been separated from the rest of the student population. He’s just happy to be sleeping in a bed. Reese isn’t about to share his brutal story with his gruff new roommate. You’ve seen one homophobic jock, you’ve… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Homomisia
Antiziganism (g slur)
Sexual assault recounted
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Attempted suicide mentioned
Self-harm mentioned
Physical injury (steam burn)
Incarceration of a parent