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The Bodyguard by Katherine Center

The Bodyguard by Katherine Center

Hannah Brooks looks more like a kindergarten teacher than somebody who could kill you with a wine bottle opener. Or a ballpoint pen. Or a dinner napkin. But the truth is, she’s an Executive Protection Agent (aka “bodyguard”), and she just got hired to protect superstar actor Jack Stapleton from his middle-aged, corgi-breeding stalker. Jack Stapleton’s a household name—captured by paparazzi on beaches the world over, famous for, among other things, rising out of the waves in all manner of clingy board shorts and glistening like a Roman deity. But a few… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Parental abandonment
Familial estrangement
Domestic violence recounted
Physical injury (gunshot wound)
Parent with cancer mentioned
Death of a parent with alcoholism-related illness
Death of a sibling
Gun violence
Drowning
Car accident
Stalking

What Lies Between Us by John Marrs

What Lies Between Us by John Marrs

They say every house has its secrets, and the house that Maggie and Nina have shared for so long is no different. Except that these secrets are not buried in the past. Every other night, Maggie and Nina have dinner together. When they are finished, Nina helps Maggie back to her room in the attic, and into the heavy chain that keeps her there. Because Maggie has done things to Nina that can’t ever be forgiven, and now she is paying the price. But there are many things about the past that Nina doesn’t know, and Maggie is going to keep it that way—even if it kills her…

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Parental abandonment
Child sexual abuse mentioned
Drug use
Miscarriage
Death of a parent
Death of an infant (presumed)
Murder
Imprisonment
Fire

Timid by Devney Perry

Timid by Devney Perry

Willa Doon has always been shy. Her quiet demeanour was something she’s always embraced. That is, until Jackson Page moves to town. The one man she desperately wants to take notice struggles to remember her name. Year after year, Willa stands by, watching as the bartender slash playboy drowns his demons in beer and sex. Then one night, he shows up at her door, suddenly aware that the girl he’s seen around Lark Cove is now a beautiful woman. Except what he doesn’t remember is that this visit isn’t his first… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Parental abandonment

Extraordinary Birds by Sandy Stark-McGinnis

Extraordinary Birds by Sandy Stark-McGinnis

Eleven-year-old December knows everything about birds, and everything about getting kicked out of foster homes. All she has of her biological mum is the book she left behind, The Complete Guide to Birds, Volume One, and a photo with a message: ‘In flight is where you’ll find me.’ December knows she’s truly a bird, just waiting for the day she transforms and flies away to reunite with her mum. The scar on her back must be where her wings have started to blossom – she just needs to practise and to find the right tree. She has no choice; it’s the only story that makes sense…. Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Parental abandonment mentioned
Scars
Bullying

Never Fall for Your Fiancée by Virginia Heath

Never Fall for Your Fiancée by Virginia Heath

The last thing Hugh Standish, Earl of Fareham, ever wants is a wife. Unfortunately for him, his mother is determined to find him one, even from across the other side of the ocean. So, Hugh invents a fake fiancée to keep his mother’s matchmaking ways at bay. But when Hugh learns his interfering mother is on a ship bound for England, he realizes his complicated, convoluted but convenient ruse is about to implode. Until he collides with a beautiful woman, who might just be the miracle he needs. Minerva Merriwell has had to struggle to support herself and her two younger… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Parental abandonment
Alcohol consumption & abuse
Death of a parent recounted
Blackmail
Poverty

Silver Silence by Nalini Singh

Silver Silence by Nalini Singh

Control. Precision. Family. These are the principles that drive Silver Mercant. At a time when the fledgling Trinity Accord seeks to unite a divided world, with Silver playing a crucial role as director of a worldwide emergency response network, wildness and chaos are the last things she needs in her life. But that’s exactly what Valentin Nikolaev, alpha of the StoneWater bears, brings with him. Valentin has never met a more fascinating woman. Though Silver is ruled by Silence—her mind clear of all emotion—Valentin senses a whisper of fire around her. That’s what keeps him… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Ableism & ableist language
Parental abandonment mentioned
Physical injury
Suicide
Pregnancy, premature labour & childbirth mentioned
Hospitalisation
Murder & attempted murder
Gun violence
Poisoning
Drowning mentioned

Rock Hard by Nalini Singh

Rock Hard by Nalini Singh

Wealthy businessman Gabriel Bishop rules the boardroom with the same determination and ruthlessness that made him a rock star on the rugby field. He knows what he wants, and he’ll go after it no-holds-barred. And what he wants is Charlotte Baird. Charlotte knows she’s a mouse. Emotionally scarred and painfully shy, she just wants to do her job and remain as invisible as possible. But the new CEO—a brilliant, broad-shouldered T-Rex of a man who growls and storms through the office, leaving carnage in his wake—clearly has other plans. Plans that… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Child & spousal abandonment recounted
Emotional & physical intimate partner abuse recounted
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Parent with terminal cancer
Death of a parent, off-page

Rock Addiction by Nalini Singh

Rock Addiction by Nalini Singh

Molly Webster has always followed the rules. After an ugly scandal tore apart her childhood and made her the focus of the media’s harsh spotlight, she vowed to live an ordinary life. No fame. No impropriety. No pain. Then she meets Zachary Fox, a tattooed bad boy rocker with a voice like whiskey and sin, and a touch that could become an addiction. Fox promises scorching heat and dangerous pleasure, coaxing Molly to extend their one-night stand into a one-month fling. After that, he’ll be gone forever, his life never again intersecting with her own. Sex and sin and sensual indulgence, all with an expiration date. No ties, no regrets. Too… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Child abandonment recounted
Statutory rape mentioned*
Death of a parent recounted, off-page

*Context : Heroine’s father was convicted for statutory rape in the past.

Cherish Hard by Nalini Singh

Cherish Hard by Nalini Singh

Sailor Bishop has only one goal for his future – to create a successful landscaping business. No distractions allowed. Then he comes face-to-face and lips-to-lips with a woman who blushes like an innocent… and kisses like pure sin. Ísa Rain craves a man who will cherish her, aches to create a loving family of her own. Trading steamy kisses with a hot gardener in a parking lot? Not the way to true love. Then a deal with the devil (aka her CEO-mother) makes Ísa a corporate VP for the summer. Her main task? Working closely with a certain hot gardener. And Sailor Bishop has… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Fatmisia recounted
Parental abandonment recounted
Emotional & financial child abuse recounted
Car accident recounted

Forever a Heartbreaker by Genevieve Turner

Forever a Heartbreaker by Genevieve Turner

World-famous Australian horse trainer Ethan Williams is used to being adored from afar. The trouble starts when his fans get too close, expecting him to be exactly like their fantasies. When he attends a wedding in America, he’s looking forward to some anonymous, no-strings-attached fun… but he never anticipated falling for the uptight wedding planner. A no-nonsense woman entranced by a man she never expected to meet. Ofelia Schuler was attracted to Ethan the very first time she heard his voice. Since she’ll never actually meet him, she’s perfectly safe indulging her obsession—after all, it’s only a harmless, secret crush. But… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Parental abandonment
Alcohol consumption
Recreational drug use & abuse
Death of a mother from lung cancer recounted
Incarceration mentioned