Category Archives: Representation

The King’s Mage by Iris Foxglove

The King’s Mage by Iris Foxglove

Emile de Guillory swore off love the night his wife died in his arms. Bazyli Drakos loves too deeply, despite what he stands to lose. The night of Prince Adrien’s marriage to Isiodore de Mortain, Bazyli finds Emile poisoned in the royal gardens. He takes him back to his home in the lower city, where Bazyli and his silent demon nurse Emile back from the brink of death. What begins as an uneasy alliance turns into something more as Bazyli and Emile work to uncover the assassin who poisoned Emile that night–an assassin who can hide behind any face, even those Emile trusts… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Blood depiction for blood magic
  • Attempted murder

Natural Disaster by Erin McLellan

Natural Disaster by Erin McLellan

Human-interest reporter—and son of a famous storm chaser—Guthrie Gale wants nothing to do with severe weather. But his station’s director insists he join the storm chasing team, or else, and worse yet, she pairs him with hotshot rookie chaser Luke Masters. All Luke wants is to be a part of the KTTY family, and he won’t let prickly Guthrie Gale spoil his chance. Little does he realize Guthrie’s anxiety around storms is more than justified. As Oklahoma’s unpredictable tornado season picks up, Guthrie and Luke strike up a turbulent working relationship that shifts between lust and… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Death of a parent recounted
  • Car accident
  • Tornadoes (theme)

Terrible Things by Beth Bolden

Terrible Things by Beth Bolden

When Caleb Chance walked out in Detroit five years ago, leaving his band, millions of his fans and his lover behind, Leo knew he could never forgive. ome things, no matter what the cause, are unforgivable. But Leo never expected Caleb to show up again, clean and sober and wanting to get their band, Star Shadow, back together. He definitely never expected to agree to Caleb’s plan. He never expected to confront the love of his life again—or the disaster of his past, the hopelessness of his future, and every terrible thing he’s been carrying inside him. But maybe some things aren’t so terrible after all.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Depression
  • Alcoholism
  • Suicidal ideation mentioned

Auctioned by Cara Dee

Auctioned by Cara Dee

Gray Nolan’s biggest problem in life was the torch he carried for his closeted coach. He was just another happy-go-lucky dude, a college student and hockey player when his ordinary existence was interrupted, and he became a human trafficking statistic. He and seven other young men were taken aboard a luxurious yacht where they were to be auctioned off to the highest bidder. Gray was beaten, shattered, and almost defeated by the time his buyer stepped out of the shadows in a swirl of his own cigarette .. Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Human & sex trafficking
  • Rape mentioned
  • Drug use (smoking)
  • Kidnapping

Life of Bliss by Erin McLellan

Life of Bliss by Erin McLellan

Todd McGower and Victor Consuelos do not like each other. They can’t have a conversation without insults flying, and Victor seems to get off on pushing Todd’s buttons. The fact that their antagonism always leads to explosive sex . . . well, that’s their little secret. Victor has a secret of his own. His full-blown crush on Todd is ruining his sex life. He hasn’t looked at anyone else in months, and he’s too hung up on Todd to find a date to his cousin’s wedding. In a moment of weakness after a heart-stopping night together, Todd… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Panic attack
  • Alcohol consumption

Life on Pause by Erin McLellan

Life on Pause by Erin McLellan

Niles Longfellow is a nerd, and not the trendy type of nerd, either. He wears a historically accurate homesteader costume to work every day, has a total of one friend, and doesn’t know how to talk to guys. So when he gets a flat tire and the hottest hipster ever stops to help him, all Niles can think is that he’s wearing his stupid cowboy getup. Normally, Niles feels invisible to other men, but he’d take that invisibility any day over Rusty Adams seeing him in suede and fringe. Rusty moved to Bison Hills to help his sister raise her daughter, and nothing is… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Homomisia
  • Alcohol consumption
  • Parent in assisted living due to a stroke
  • Death of a father, off-page
  • Death of mother from brain cancer recounted
  • Bullying recounted

Reckless Behavior by LA Witt & Cari Z

Reckless Behavior by L.A. Witt & Cari Z.

After too many years of putting his job first, Detective Andreas Ruffner is getting his priorities straight. He’s ready to spend some quality time with his adult kids, not to mention come clean about some things he should’ve told them a long time ago. And introduce them to his partner and boyfriend, Darren Corliss. But in a heartbeat, a family dinner turns into Andreas’s worst nightmare. When the dust settles, one of his kids is hurt, and the other three have been abducted. Andreas is going to find his kids, and nothing, not even a broken ankle, is going to stop him. Thank… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Protagonist with Early Onset Alzheimer’s Disease
  • Suicide
  • Kidnapping

Coach’s Challenge by Avon Gale

Coach’s Challenge by Avon Gale

It’s been decades since blackmail forced Troy Callahan to retire from playing professional hockey, and he’s built a successful career behind the bench. When he’s offered the opportunity to coach the Asheville Ravens—the most hated team in the ECHL—he’s convinced that his no-nonsense attitude is just what the team needs to put their focus back on hockey. But Troy is disheartened when he finds out the Ravens have signed Shane North, a player known for his aggression—especially when Shane’s rough good looks have Troy thinking inappropriate thoughts about a player… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Threats of outing
  • Blackmail

Broken by Jex Lane

Broken by Jex Lane

Vampire. Incubus. Demigod. Weapon. Matthew has many names, but none as distressing as pet. A slave to incubus High King Malarath, Matthew is tired. Tired of fighting. Tired of losing those he loves. Tired of the torture. And, in his despair, his body begins to decay around him. The High King, angered that his pet is dying, brings in the one person who might be able to fix Matthew: High Lord General Tarrick. While all trust Matthew had in the general is gone, maybe there is hope in the situation. All Matthew needs to do is start acting like an incubus and put on a show.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Rape, on-page
  • Sexual assault
  • Incest
  • Involuntary body modification (genital piercing)
  • Torture

Haunted Heroine by Sarah Kuhn

Haunted Heroine by Sarah Kuhn

Everything in Evie Tanaka’s life is finally perfect. As a badass superheroine, she defends San Francisco from demon invasion on the regular. Her relationships with superhero partner Aveda Jupiter, little sister Bea, and hot, half-demon husband Nate have never been stronger. Maybe it’s possible for a grad school dropout turned put-upon personal assistant turned superhero to have it all? As if things can’t get any better, Evie learns she’s pregnant. She’s overjoyed but also worried about whether she’s cut out for motherhood. Before she can dwell on her dilemma too much, a women’s college reports a string of mysterious “hauntings,”… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Racism
  • Panic attacks