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The Lost Ticket by Freya Sampson

When Libby Nicholls arrives in London, brokenhearted and with her life in tatters, the first person she meets on the bus is elderly Frank. He tells her about the time in 1962 that he met a girl on the number 88 bus with beautiful red hair just like hers. They made plans for a date at the National Gallery art museum, but Frank lost the bus ticket with her number on it. For the past sixty years, he’s ridden the same bus trying to find her, but with no luck. Libby is inspired to action and, with the help of an unlikely companion, she papers the bus route with posters advertising their search. Libby begins to open her guarded heart to new friendship… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Infidelity mentioned (secondary character)
Emotionally abusive relationship recounted
Alzheimer’s Disease
Drug withdrawal mentioned
Infertility mentioned (secondary character)
Unplanned pregnancy & childbirth (on-page) as well as mentions of pregnancy complications
Injury and hospitalisation from physical assault
Financial & house insecurity

Swift and Saddled by Lyla Sage

She’s the city girl that refuses to give him the time of day. He’s the cowboy that wants her anyway. The last thing Ada Hart needs is a man to take care of her. Not anymore. After failing out of her interior design program and the disaster that was her short-lived marriage, Ada clawed her way up from her rock bottom. Now, the only person she trusts is herself, and that has gotten her further than other people ever did. She has her own business, and one of the largest ranches in Wyoming just hired her for the most important project of her career. When Ada arrives in Meadowlark, she finds herself in a dive bar where she can’t.. Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Emotionally abusive relationship recounted
Depression & panic attacks
Alcohol consumption
Death of a parent recounted (off-page)

The 99 Boyfriends of Micah Summers by Adam Sass

Micah Summers runs a popular Instagram full of drawings of his numerous imaginary boyfriends (ninety-nine so far)—though he’s never had a real boyfriend before. But when a meet-cute with Boy 100 goes wrong, Micah embarks on a Prince Charming-like quest throughout Chicago to find true love—for real this time. Will Boy 100 be the One? Micah is rich, dreamy, and charming. As the “Prince of Chicago,”—the son of local celebrity sports radio host known as the King of Chicago—he has everything going for him. Unfortunately, he’s also the prince of imaginary meet-cutes, since he’s too nervous to actually…. Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Toxic relationship
Cheating (emotional infidelity)

The House of Last Resort by Christopher Golden

Across Italy, there are many half-empty towns, nearly abandoned by those who migrate to the coast or to cities. The beautiful, crumbling hilltop town of Becchina is among them, but its mayor has taken drastic measures to rebuild—selling abandoned homes to anyone in the world for a single Euro, as long as the buyer promises to live there for at least five years. It’s a no-brainer for American couple Tommy and Kate Puglisi. Both work remotely, and Becchina is the home of Tommy’s grandparents, his closest living relatives. It feels like a romantic adventure, an oppur… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Emotionally abusive relationship & gaslighting
Death of a parent

Reckless by Elsie Silver

Theo Silva. Rowdy bull rider. Notorious ladies’ man. Scorching hot trouble wrapped up in a drool-worthy package. And he’s looking at me like I might be his next meal. But I’m almost free of my toxic marriage and have sworn off men entirely. So all I see when I look back is temptation served up with a heaping side of heartbreak. The man is hard to trust—and even harder to resist. Make that impossible. Because Theo is persistent. And no matter how hard I try to freeze him out, he melts my icy exterior and pulls apart all my defenses. Over a drink in a small town bar, I blurt out my deepest, darkest secrets. Then I spend the singular… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Abusive past relationship, implied
Parental infidelity mentioned
Infertility discussed
Miscarriage recounted
Death of a parent mentioned

Sabotage by Shantel Tessier

Colton: Raylee Lexington Adams is my stepsister and the one woman in the world who can make my blood boil. She’s vindictive, a lot of crazy, and absolutely stunning. I hate everything about her except for when she’s on her knees begging me to use her as my own personal toy. We’ve been playing a game of cat and mouse for far too long. We have used each other for our own sick pleasure. I’ve ruined every relationship my little princess has ever had. A sure way that she’ll come crawling back to me, begging me for what only I can give her when another man fails her. But I’m tired of watching others get a piece of what is… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Misogyny & slut-shaming
Rape by an ex-partner, on-page
Sexual assault
Intimate partner violence & emotional abuse
Parental abandonment recounted
Infidelity
Alcohol consumption
Drug use (cigarettes, marijuana)
Involuntary body modifications
Consensual blood & knife play
Death of a mother recounted
Murder
Torture
Physical assault
Attempted strangulation
Car accident & car fire (arson)
Whipping

*Context : The female protagonist (FMC) is kidnapped by her ex-boyfriend to be raped, mutilated, and killed; she murders him after being raped. The male protagonist (MMC) kidnaps the FMC’s boyfriend, forces him to watch him have sex with the FMC, and orchestrates his friends to sexually assault him. The MMC also has these friends tape him having sex with the FMC without her consent and releases the video, again, without her consent. The FMC cheats on her boyfriend with MMC. The MMC carves his name into FMC’s skin without her consent.

The Sacrifice by Shantel Tessier

A Lord is to marry after he graduates from Barrington University, an elite college for the rich. A Lady’s job is to help him fit into a world unaware of his secret society. The Lord does not get to choose who he spends the rest of his life with. But there is always an exception to the rule. And I just so happen to be his. I was to wed a Lord of my parents’ choosing. Wealth can’t buy you everything, or I would have had freedom years ago. Instead, my strict parents made sure I lived a dull life in a mansion resembling a prison. But on my wedding day, I was handed over to another man-an even more ruthless Lord that my family hatred. Tyson… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Human trafficking
Fatphobia & body-shaming
Slut-shaming
Adult-minor relationship mentioned
Forced marriage
Parental infidelity
Rape & attempted rape
Intimate partner violence
Emotional & physical child abuse
Parent with alcoholism
Alcohol consumption
Drugging
Unplanned pregnancy due to reproductive assault and medical abuse
Involuntary psychiatric hospitalisation
Body modifications including branding and involuntary implantation of a tracker
Needles
Emesis
Dieting & weight loss recounted
Faked death of a pregnant sister and girlfriend recounted
Murder & attempted murder
Torture
Knife violence & stabbing
Physical assault
Kidnapping
Arson & immolation

*Context : The female protagonist (FMC) is raped while sedated and involuntarily instituitionalised by a secondary character. The FMC’s fiancé intended to drug and rape her. The FMC’s doctor administers a hormone injection to aid with ovulation under the disguise of birth control; she becomes pregnant as a result. The FMC’s mother was married to a 23-year-old man when she was only 17-years-old. The MMC threatens to kill the FMC’s brother if she doesn’t marry him. The FMC’s father installed cameras without the FMC or MMC’s consent and watched them have sex.

The Sinner by Shantel Tessier

I was raised in a world where money and power are at your fingertips. My father is a LORD, a very respected member of a secret society that knows no bounds. When tragedy struck my family, we discovered we weren’t untouchable. Just when I thought life couldn’t get any worse, I was shown what hell is really like. Then he came and saved me. The devil disguised as my personal hero. But of course, nothing is for free. Not when a soul is up for grabs. Easton Bradley Sinnett—Sin—uses his power for his own sick pleasure. Like a typical Lord, he never thought about the consequences of his actions. I grew up with him, obsessed over… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Misogyny
Slut-shaming & victim-blaming
Rape, including rape of a minor and rape by coercion, on-page & recounted
Sexual assault including reproductive assault
Involuntary voyeurism
Intimate partner violence & abuse
Forced marriage
Professor-student relationship
Infidelity recounted
Panic attack & nightmare
Alcohol consumption
Substance abuse & overdose
Attempted forced miscarriage (secondary character)
Emesis
Voluntary & involuntary body modifications including tattoos, nipple piercings and branding
Murder & staged suicide of a father recounted
Kidnapping & captivity mentioned
Torture
Stalking

*Context : The male protagonist (MMC) sexually assaults the female protagonist (FMC) with his body and an object (gun). The MMC also rapes the FMC by pretending to be someone else while she is blindfolded and tied up. The FMC was drugged and raped in the past by her professor. She was also raped by the MMC’s father when she was a minor. The MMC tampers with the FMC’s birth control, their condoms, and later forgoes a condom without consent. Secondary character hide cameras in the FMCs rooms to record sex without consent. The MMC is physically and emotionally abusive to the FMC, threatens to kill her, and tricked her into signing a marriage license. The FMC slaps the MMC. The MMC slept with a married woman in the past.

Trick Shot by Kayla Grosse

When Leo unexpectedly bumps into the captivating Riley at the airport, he’s both amused and intrigued by her assumption that he’s his renowned brother. Embracing his mischievous side, Leo decides to play along, relishing in their flirty banter and clever exchanges. But as fate would have it, their flight gets canceled, and Leo seizes the opportunity to spend more time with Riley. With a devilish glint in his eye, he invites her to spend the night at his penthouse. With an intriguing woman, his best friend Jace, and a whole night of possibilities ahead of them, Leo has all the ingredients for what promises to be a memorable Christmas Eve.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Homomisia & familial rejection recounted
Rape by coercion
Infidelity recounted
Emotionally abusive relationship recounted
Alcohol consumption

*Context : The protagonist believes she is having sex with the other protagonist’s identical twin brother. Her ex-partner cheated on her.

The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer

Years ago, a reclusive mega-bestselling children’s author quit writing under mysterious circumstances. Suddenly he resurfaces with a brand-new book and a one-of-a-kind competition, offering a prize that will change the winner’s life in this absorbing and whimsical novel.

Lucy Hart knows better than anyone what it’s like to grow up without parents who loved her. In a childhood marked by neglect and loneliness, Lucy found her solace in books, namely the Clock Island series by Jack Masterson… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Parental abandonment
Child abuse and neglect recounted
Foster care experiences
Emotionally abusive relationship recounted
Munchausen by Proxy mentioned*
Alcoholism and substance addiction recovery (love interest)
Alcohol consumption & abuse
Unplanned pregnancy & miscarriage mentioned
Sibling with terminal cancer
Death of a brother from complications during heart surgery recounted
Financial and housing insecurity

*Context: The protagonist learns her sister’s childhood chronic illness was the result of her parents’ attempts to keep her sick. Discussions of children in foster care due to abusive alcoholic parents and parents’ deaths from overdoses.