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I Promise You by Ilsa Madden-Mills

I Promise You by Ilsa Madden-Mills

There’s a legend at Waylon University: the first girl you kiss freshman year at the bonfire party is the one you’ll never forget. She’ll crawl under your skin. She’ll spark a passion so fierce you’ll burn the world down to possess her. You might even put a ring on it. But…timing is everything. That kiss can go horribly wrong. She might run in the opposite direction. And boy, did Serena run. Dillon is Waylon’s hotshot quarterback with something to prove. All he wants is to graduate and make it to the NFL. What he doesn’t need is to finally meet the mystery girl he kissed at the bonfire freshman year. Isn’t it enough that she’s haunted his… Read more.

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Cheating recounted
Divorce recounted
Miscarriage recounted
Death of a parent, off-page
Death of a sibling, off-page

Do You Take This Man by Denise Williams

Do You Take This Man by Denise Williams

Divorce attorney RJ would never describe herself as romantic. But when she ends up officiating an unplanned wedding for a newly engaged couple in a park, her life is turned upside down. The video of the ceremony goes viral, and she finds herself in the unlikely position of being a sought-after local wedding officiant. Spending her free time overseeing “I dos” isn’t her most strategic career move, but she enjoys it, except for the type A dude-bro wedding planner she’s forced to work with. Former pro-football event manager Lear is a people person, but after his longtime girlfriend betrayed him, he isn’t looking for love. He… Read more.

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Sexism
Cheating recounted
Death of parents mentioned

Applied Electromagnetism by Susannah Nix

Applied Electromagnetism by Susannah Nix

A business trip with the office hottie turns into a road trip from hell. Adam Cortinas may be gorgeous, but he’s made it clear he can’t stand Olivia—and the feeling is one hundred percent mutual. Too bad, because in order to bring the company’s new power plant online, they’re stuck with each other for the next week. When their travel plans go horribly awry, Olivia finds herself stranded in the middle of nowhere with Adam, AKA the bane of her existence. He’s in her space and in her head. All the forced proximity is driving Olivia insane. That’s the only explanation for these FEELINGS she’s suddenly having. But it doesn’t change anything. They still hate each other. RIght?

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Misogyny
Cheating recounted

Biker Faith by Ellie Hunter

Biker Faith by Ellie R. Hunter

Jason ‘Sparky’ Carter is the new Vice President of the Lost Souls MC. All he wants is to enjoy life his own way with no dramas. Just as his club is settling down and putting the betrayal by their former president behind them Bonnie Hamilton stumbles into the club and into his life. The war she declared wasn’t over with the Ghost Riders becomes a personal war of his own. When he first saw Bonnie he wanted to have her, but all that dissolved when he discovered she was the enemy’s daughter. Now he has been given the task of watching over her, with the two of them being so close can he figure out if she is a threat to him and… Read more.

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Child abuse recounted
Cheating

Symbiosis by Nicky Drayden

Symbiosis by Nicky Drayden

Nearly a thousand years removed from Earth, the remnants of humanity cling to existence inside giant, space-faring creatures known as the Zenzee. Abused and exploited by humans for generations, these majestic animals nearly went extinct, but under the command of its newly minted ruler, Doka Kaleigh, life in the Parados I has flourished. Thanks to careful oversight and sacrifice by all of its crew, they are now on the brink of utopia, and yet Doka’s rivals feel threatened by that success. The Senate allowed Doka to lead their people believing he’d fail spectacularly—a disaster that would cement the legitimacy of their long … Read more.

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Misogyny
Cheating
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Panic attack
Abortion
Body horror
Genocide

Bad Luck Bridesmaid by Alison Rose Greenberg

Bad Luck Bridesmaid by Alison Rose Greenberg

It’s official: Zoey Marks is the cursed bridesmaid that no engagement can survive. Ten years, three empire waist dresses, and ZERO brides have walked down the aisle. After strike three, Zoey is left wondering if her own ambivalence towards marriage has rubbed off on those she loves. And when her building distrust of matrimony culminates in turning down a proposal from her perfect All-American boyfriend, Rylan Harper III, she and Rylan are both left heartbroken, leaving Zoey to wonder: what is it exactly about tying the knot that makes her want to run in the opposite direction? Enter Hannah Green: Zoey’s best friend, who announces that… Read more.

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Antisemitism
Cheating
Anxiety & panic attacks
Alcohol consumption
Infertility

The Love Connection by Denise Williams

The Love Connection by Denise Williams

Ollie Wright loves the thrill of taking chances, like opening a pet grooming salon in an airport where every day is a little unpredictable. The one thing she won’t risk is her heart, so catching glimpses of a cute stranger from afar is enough romantic entanglement for her. Bennett Baker is a professional risk assessor by day while writing popular romance novels at night, except he finds himself facing writer’s block. His life of carefully planned stability comes crashing down when he rescues a slippery pup in the airport and returns it to the enchanting pet groomer whose laugh inspires him to start writing again. Their chance encount… Read more.

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Cheating recounted

Intercepted by Alexa Martin

Intercepted by Alexa Martin

Marlee thought she scored the man of her dreams only to be scorched by a bad breakup. But there’s a new player on the horizon, and he’s in a league of his own. Marlee Harper is the perfect girlfriend. She’s definitely had enough practice by dating her NFL-star boyfriend for the last ten years. But when she discovers he has been tackling other women on the sly, she vows to never date an athlete again. There’s just one problem: Gavin Pope, the new hotshot quarterback and a fling from the past, has Marlee in his sights. Gavin fights to show Marlee he’s nothing like her ex. Unfortunately, not everyone is ready to let her escape her… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Racism
Sexism
Slut-shaming
Threats of sexual assault
Cheating
Dieting mentioned
Physical assault
Bullying

The Other Nadia Bisset by CA Wittman

The Other Nadia Bisset by C.A. Wittman

Nadia and Lydia Bisset are identical mirror twins, beautiful, ethereal little girls that make people stop and stare. Carla, their young mother, is exhausted, trudging through endless days of caring for her daughters with little help from her husband, often away on long business trips. At twenty-four, Carla feels like her life has ended before it has even begun. When a new and helpful neighbour, moves next door, the two women become fast friends, spending every day together for two weeks until Carla awakens one afternoon from a drug-induced sleep to find one of her twins, Lydia, and the new neighbour have disappeared… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Homomisia
Rape
Sexual assault
Cheating
Domestic abuse
Depression & postpartum depression
Cancer
Murder
Infanticidal ideation
Kidnapping of a child
Animal abuse
Bullying

The Arrangement by Kiersten Modglin

The Arrangement by Kiersten Modglin

Ainsley Greenburg is a fixer. It’s what she prides herself on. So, when she realizes her marriage is at its breaking point, she makes a decision to repair it, no matter the cost. Approaching her husband to propose the arrangement is supposed to be the hard part, but Peter agrees to the salacious plan almost immediately. The rules are simple: They will each date someone new once a week. They will never discuss what happens on the dates. Soon, though, the rules are broken, turning terrible mistakes into unspeakable consequences. When the only person they can count on to keep their darkest secret is each other, new questions and deceits surface. Can they truly trust the person they… Read more.

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Infidelity
Bulimia
Self-harm (cutting)
Murder