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A Worthy Opponent by Katee Robert

Once upon a time I was a girl who believed in love and happily ever afters. Now the only thing I believe in is revenge. Unfortunately for me, there’s only one man willing to help me. Hook. I should have known it wouldn’t be out of the goodness of his heart. He doesn’t have one. No, Hook wants his ring on my finger and me on my knees before him—and he won’t take no for an answer. I’m willing to pay any price in order to bring Pan down…even if it means I lose my soul in the bargain.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Intimate partner abuse & violence recounted
Emotional & physical child abuse recounted
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) & panic attack
Scars
Parent with alcoholism
Alcohol consumption & mentions of recreational drug use
Gun violence
Attempted kidnapping

Electric Idol by Katee Robert

In the ultra-modern city of Olympus, there’s always a price to pay. Psyche knew she’d have to face Aphrodite’s ire eventually, but she never expected her literal heart to be at stake…or for Aphrodite’s gorgeous son to be the one ordered to strike the killing blow. Eros has no problem shedding blood. But when it comes time to take out his latest target, he can’t do it. Confused by his reaction to Psyche, he does the only thing he can think of to keep her safe: he marries her. Psyche vows to make Eros’s life a living hell until they find a way out of this mess. But as lines blur and… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Fatphobia & body-shaming
Emotional parental abuse
Revenge pornography recounted
Sexual assault of a minor mentioned
Suicide mentioned (off-page)
Alcohol consumption
Death of a parent recounted
Murder & attempted murder
Gun violence

Your Dad Will Do by Katee Robert

I’ve been harboring a dark secret for two long years. I’ve been fantasizing about my fiancé’s father, thinking filthy thoughts that a good daughter-in-law should not be indulging in. So when I catch my fiancé cheating on me, there’s only one revenge that will fulfill all my needs. I’m going to seduce his father. It’s dirty and it’s wrong, and I don’t care. I want him, so I mean to have him. After this weekend, my ex won’t be the only one who calls his father Daddy.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Infidelity
Alcohol consumption

Passing Through by Katia Rose

Emily Rivers does not have time for love. Or dating. Or even a one night stand. As the eldest of the Rivers sisters, she’s too focused on keeping her family’s campground running in the wake of a devastating tragedy to even think about romance. When Kim Jefferies shows up at the local small town bar looking like a lesbian snack on a stick, Emily writes her off as yet another tourist just passing through—no matter how much the butterflies in her stomach try to tell her otherwise. Only Kim’s plans of ‘passing through’ fade the second she sees Emily Rivers, despite… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Panic attack
Parent with depression
Alcohol consumption
Grief & loss depiction
Death of a mother from breast cancer recounted
Hiking accident resulting in serious injury

Stop and Stare by Katia Rose

Iz Sanchez has looked for love just about everywhere. Granted, life as a non-binary jock at a small coastal university does not exactly present a wealth of opportunity, but that hasn’t stopped Iz from seizing the day. So far their quest to find Miss Right has only resulted in heartbreak and way too many awkward run-ins with exes at the campus sports bar, but at the end of the day, Iz can always count on their friends, their glorious collection of designer sneakers, and their steadfast belief that love is out there somewhere to get them back in the game. What they didn’t… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Ableism
Transphobia mentioned
Alcohol consumption

Your Echo by Katia Rose

How do you teach a rock star how to meditate? The number one question on Stéphanie’s mind sounds like the start of a bad joke, and life would be a whole lot easier if she actually knew the punch line. Her meditation coach job description said nothing about private lessons for the most infamous lead singer in Montreal, but somehow Stéphanie still finds herself sitting cross-legged on a yoga mat, right next to a pierced and tattooed music legend who’d rather be anywhere else. Meditation classes are Ace’s final chance to convince his record label that… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Familial estrangement & child abuse mentioned
Alcoholism & alcohol abuse
Drug use mentioned (cannabis)
Serious, life-altering injury of a parent recounted

Your Rhythm by Katia Rose

You know what they say: save a snare, bang a drummer. Kay Fischer is well aware of what they say, and she intends to ignore it completely. After her first step into the world of music journalism ended with a screw-up so royal it deserved a crown, Kay’s been struggling to re-stack the building blocks of her career. Salvation comes in the form of Sherbrooke Station, the latest alt-rock craze to grace Montreal’s legendary music scene. A front page feature on the band everyone’s talking about seems like a foolproof shot at success, even after Kay meets their drummer. Matt Pearson might have a smile sexy enough to be the eighth deadly sin… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Alcohol abuse mentioned
Death of a grandmother mentioned

Lost and Lassoed by Lyla Sage

Teddy Andersen doesn’t have a plan. She’s never needed one before. She’s always been more of a go with the flow type of girl, but for some reason, the flow doesn’t seem to be going her way this time. Her favourite vintage suede jacket has a hole in it, her sewing machine is broken, and her best friend just got engaged. Suddenly, everything feels like it’s starting to change. Teddy’s used to being a leader, but now she feels like she’s getting left behind, wondering if the life she lives in the small town she loves is enough for her anymore. Gus Ryder has a lot on his plate… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Parental abandonment
Alcohol consumption
Hospitalisation for a heart attack (off-page, secondary character)

Chaos Reigning by Jessie Mihalik

As the youngest member of her High House, Catarina von Hasenberg is used to being underestimated, but her youth and flighty, bubbly personality mask a clever mind and stubborn determination. Her enemies, blind to her true strength, do not suspect that Cat is a spy—which makes her the perfect candidate to go undercover at a rival House’s summer retreat to gather intelligence on their recent treachery. Cat’s overprotective older sister reluctantly agrees, but on one condition: Cat cannot go alone. Alexander Sterling, a quiet, gorgeous bodyguard, will accompany her, posing as her lover. After Cat tries, and… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Physical & emotional parental abuse
Alcohol consumption
Non-consensual medical experimentation recounted
Minor physical injury including maiming by cutting out tongue
Death of parents in a bombing
Murder & attempted murder
Imprisonment
Near-fatal motorcycle accident
Torture (secondary character)
War themes & attempted coup

Context : The protagonist’s father manipulated her genes as a child; her brother-in-law experimented on her sister without consent and tortured her.

Hideaway by Penelope Douglas

Buried in the shadows of the city, there’s a hotel called The Pope. Ailing, empty, and dark, it sits abandoned and surrounded by a forgotten mystery. But you think it’s true, don’t you, Kai Mori? The story about the hidden twelfth floor. The mystery of the dark guest who never checked in and never checks out. You think I can help you find that secret hideaway and get to him, don’t you? You and your friends can try to scare me. You can try to push me. Because even though I struggle to hide everything I feel when you look at me–and have ever since I was a girl–I think maybe what you seek is so much closer than you’ll ever realize… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Sexism & slut-shaming
Attempted rape, sexual assault & sexual harassment (protagonist)
Physical & emotional child and sibling abuse (protagonist)
Incestuous child sexual abuse recounted
Parental infidelity mentioned
Forced marriage
Familial estrangement & disownment
Alcohol consumption & smoking (cigars, cigerattes)
Emesis
Alcoholism & substance addiction (secondary character)
Murder recounted
Arson & burn scars from child abuse
Physical assault recounted
Animal abuse (dog)

Context : The protagonist’s father orders her bodyguard to assault her but she is able to get away; her cousin also hired someone to grope her at a party. A secondary character also kissed and assault her while she was asleep. The protagonist was hidden in a closet with headphones while her half-brother’s mother abused him; later, he beats her. The protagonist’s father burned her with cigarettes.