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The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester by Maya MacGregor

The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester by Maya MacGregor

Sam Sylvester’s not overly optimistic about their recent move to the small town of Astoria, Oregon after a traumatic experience in their last home in the rural Midwest. Yet Sam’s life seems to be on the upswing after meeting several new friends and a potential love interest in Shep, the pretty neighbor. However, Sam can’t seem to let go of what might have been, and is drawn to investigate the death of a teenage boy in 1980s Astoria. Sam’s convinced he was murdered–especially since Sam’s investigation seems to resurrect some ghosts in the town… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Transmisia & misgendering
Bimisia
Homomisia
Hate crime
Anxiety & panic attacks
Attempted murder
Gun violence
Strangulation mentioned
Stalking
Bullying

Salvation by Sloane Kennedy

Salvation by Sloane Kennedy

Trauma surgeon Ronan Grisham lost everything the day the man he loved was stolen from him in a brutal attack. Driven by a thirst for vengeance, he turns his hatred into building an underground group that can do what he couldn’t that fateful day…take the lives of the guilty to save the lives of the innocent. But years later, he’s forced to confront the one link to his past that he can’t sever. Seven years after the loss of his parents in a violent home invasion that left him permanently scarred both inside and out, 21-year-old Seth Nichols is trying to put his life back together so he… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Rape
Anxiety
Death of a partner mentioned
Murder of parents in a home invasion recounted

The Plus One by Mazey Eddings

The Plus One by Mazey Eddings

Some facts are indisputable. The sun rises in the east, sets in the west. Gravity exits. Indira doesn’t like Jude. Jude doesn’t like Indira. But what happens when these childhood enemies find the only thing they can rely on is each other? On paper, Indira has everything together. An amazing job, a boyfriend, and a car. What more could a late twenty-something ask for? But when she walks in on her boyfriend in an amorous embrace with a stranger, that perfect on paper image goes up in flames. Jude has nothing together. A doctor that’s spent the last three years traveling the world to… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Parental abandonment
Infidelity
Anxiety & panic attack
Physical injury mentioned

A Brush with Love by Mazey Eddings

A Brush with Love by Mazey Eddings

Harper is anxiously awaiting placement into a top oral surgery residency program when she crashes (literally) into Dan. Harper would rather endure a Novocaine-free root canal than face any distractions, even one this adorable. A first-year dental student with a family legacy to contend with, Dan doesn’t have the same passion for pulling teeth that Harper does. Though he finds himself falling for her, he is willing to play by Harper’s rules. So with the greatest of intentions and the poorest of follow-throughs, the two set out to be “just friends.” But as they get to… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Sexism
Anxiety
Panic attack

Twisted Lies by Ana Huang

Charming, deadly, and smart enough to hide it, Christian Harper is a monster dressed in the perfectly tailored suits of a gentleman. He has little use for morals and even less use for love, but he can’t deny the strange pull he feels toward the woman living just one floor below him. She’s the object of his darkest desires, the only puzzle he can’t solve. And when the opportunity to get closer to her arises, he breaks his own rules to offer her a deal she can’t refuse. Every monster has their weakness. She’s his… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Victim-blaming
Sexual harassment
Alzheimer’s Disease (sc)
Anxiety & panic attacks, on-page
Emesis
Drugging
Death of a parent from suicide recounted
Murder
Graphic torture
Gun & knife violence
Car accident mentioned
Kidnapping
Stalking

With or Without You by Caroline Leavitt

With or Without You by Caroline Leavitt

Stella is a nurse who has long suppressed her own needs and desires to nurture the dreams of her partner, Simon, the bass player for a rock band that has started to lose its edge. But when Stella gets unexpectedly ill and falls into a coma just as Simon is preparing to fly with his band to Los Angeles for a gig that could revive his career, Simon must learn the meaning of sacrifice, while Stella’s best friend, Libby, a doctor who treats Stella, must also make a difficult choice as the coma wears on. When Stella, at last, awakes from her two-month sleep, she emerges into a striking… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Anxiety
Dementia
Alcohol consumption
Drug abuse
Pregnancy
Hospitalisation
Stroke mentioned
Death of parents mentioned
Death of a sibling mentioned

Tokyo Dreaming by Emiko Jean

Tokyo Dreaming by Emiko Jean

When Japanese-American Izumi Tanaka learned her father was the Crown Prince of Japan, she became a princess overnight. Now, she’s overcome conniving cousins, salacious press, and an imperial scandal to finally find a place she belongs. She has a perfect bodyguard turned boyfriend. Her stinky dog, Tamagotchi, is living with her in Tokyo. Her parents have even rekindled their college romance and are engaged. A royal wedding is on the horizon! Izumi’s life is a Tokyo dream come true… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Sexism
Classism
Panic Disorder & panic attacks
Bullying

Untouchable by Talia Hibbert

Sensible, capable, and ruthlessly efficient, Hannah Kabbah is the perfect nanny… until a colossal mistake destroys her career and shatters her reputation. These days, no one in town will hire her—except Nathaniel Davis, a brooding widower with a smile like sin and two kids he can’t handle. Prim and proper Hannah is supposed to make Nate’s life easier, but the more time he spends around his live-in nanny, the more she makes things… hard. He can’t take advantage of her vulnerable position, but he can’t deny the truth, either: with every look, every smile, every midnight meeting… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Racism
Depression
Anxiety
Suicidal ideation mentioned
Self-harm recounted
Alcohol consumption
Emesis mentioned
Parent with cancer (misdiagnosis)
Death of a spouse recounted
Car accident recounted
Physical assault

Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert

Danika Brown knows what she wants: professional success, academic renown, and an occasional roll in the hay to relieve all that career-driven tension. But romance? Been there, done that, burned the T-shirt. Romantic partners, whatever their gender, are a distraction at best and a drain at worst. So Dani asks the universe for the perfect friend-with-benefits—someone who knows the score and knows their way around the bedroom. When brooding security guard Zafir Ansari rescues Dani from a workplace fire drill gone wrong, it’s an obvious sign: PhD student Dani and ex-rugby player Zaf are destined to sleep together. But… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Fatmisia & body shaming
Anxiety
Panic attack
Grief & loss depiction
Death of a brother
Death of a father
Death by car accident

Worth Fighting For by Laura Kaye

Worth Fighting For by Laura Kaye

Commercial diving instructor Tara Hunter nearly lost everything in an accident that saw her medically discharged from the navy. With the help of the Warrior Fight Club, she’s fought hard to overcome her fears and get back in the water where she’s always felt most at home. At work, she’s tough, serious, and doesn’t tolerate distractions. Which is why finding her gorgeous one-night stand on her new dive team is such a problem. Former navy deep-sea diver Jesse Anderson just can’t seem to stop making mistakes—the latest being the hot-as-hell night… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Anxiety & panic attacks