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A Shadow in the Ember by Jennifer Armentrout

Storm and Fury by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Born shrouded in the veil of the Primals, a Maiden as the Fates promised, Seraphena Mierel’s future has never been hers. Chosen before birth to uphold the desperate deal her ancestor struck to save his people, Sera must leave behind her life and offer herself to the Primal of Death as his Consort.

However, Sera’s real destiny is the most closely guarded secret in all of Lasania—she’s not the well-protected Maiden but an assassin with one mission—one target. Make the Primal of Death fall in love. … Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Forced sex work mentioned
Sexual harassment
Child abuse
Arranged marriage
Depression
Anxiety & panic attacks
Suicide, off-page
Suicidal ideation
Self-mutilation
Death of a parent in childbirth
Blood & gore decapitation
Dead bodies
Decapitation
Amputation
Death of a father from suicide, off-page
Graphic murder & attempted murder
Torture, including restricted access to food
Whipping, on-page
Imprisonment
War themes & battle scenes
Animal abuse

The Problem with Forever by Jennifer Armentrout

The Problem with Forever by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Growing up, Mallory Dodge learned that the best way to survive was to say nothing. And even though it’s been four years since her nightmare ended, she’s beginning to worry that the fear that holds her back will last a lifetime. Now, after years of homeschooling, Mallory must face a new milestone—spending her senior year at a public high school. But she never imagined she’d run into Rider Stark, the friend and protector she hasn’t seen since childhood, on her very first day… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Abuse in the foster care system

The Stickman’s Legacy by Benjamin Appleby-Dean

The Stickman’s Legacy by Benjamin Appleby-Dean

Mary never knew her father until he died and brought his enemies to her doorstep. Searching his house for answers, she unearths an ancient nightmare and is drawn into a world of corporate magicians, subterranean kingdoms and living architecture, all of whom have history with the Stickman – and their own sinister agendas for his daughter.

As a secret war breaks out across London with her at the centre, Mary finds fragments of her own past resurfacing, and has to understand the true nature of her legacy before it’s too late…

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Child abuse
Death of a father

What She Found in the Woods by Josephine Angelini

What She Found in the Woods by Josephine Angelini

This is Magda’s last chance. Recovering from a scandal at her elite New York City private school that threw life into a tailspin, she is shipped off to live with her grandparents in the Pacific Northwest for the summer.

Medicated and uninspired, Magda spends her days in a fog wandering the forest behind the house. But then she stumbles upon Bo. He’s wild and free, and he can see the real her. Magda starts believing she might be able to move on from her past and… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Parental neglect
Suicide
Psychiatric hospitalisation
Murder
Bullying

The Unbinding of Mary Reade by Miriam McNamara

The Unbinding of Mary Reade by Miriam McNamara

There’s no place for a girl in Mary’s world. Not in the home of her mum, desperately drunk and poor. Not in the household of her wealthy granny, where no girl can be named an heir. And certainly not in the arms of Nat, her childhood love who never knew her for who she was. As a sailor aboard a Caribbean merchant ship, Mary’s livelihood—and her safety—depends on her ability to disguise her gender.

At least, that’s what she thinks is true. But then pirates attack the ship, and in the midst of the gang of cutthroats, Mary spots something… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Ableism & ableist language
Sexism
Homomisia
Transmisia
Attempted rape & sexual assault
Child abuse
Domestic violence
Alcoholism
Death of a friend
Murder
Gun violence
Explosion
Hunting mentioned

IM by Rick R. Reed

One by one, he’s killing them. Lurking in the digital underworld of Men4HookUpNow.com, he lures, seduces, charms, reaching out through instant messages to the unwary. They invite him over. He’s just another trick. Harmless. They’re dead wrong. When the first bloody body surfaces, openly gay Chicago Police Department detective Ed Comparetto is called in to investigate.

Sickened by the butchered mess of one of his brothers left on display in a bathtub, he seeks relief outside where the young man who discovered the body waits to tell him the story of how he found his friend…. Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Domestic violence
Child abuse & neglect
Paedophilia
Sexual assault
Necrophilia
Body mutilation
Murder

The Favor by Suzanne Wright

The Favor by Suzanne Wright

Vienna Stratton knew she only had herself to blame. You didn’t let yourself become indebted to a man like Dane Davenport, no matter how badly you needed his help. As his personal assistant, she was very aware that the globally successful CEO was ruthless and unforgiving. Of course, if she’d known he’d request that she be his wife for twelve months, she’d have hesitated in accepting his help. Because what she’d learned from Dane was that the devil wasn’t ugly and terrorising. He was seductive and captivating.… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Child abuse recounted
Death of a parent from suicide, off-page
Death of a twin sibling, off-page
Parent with Dissociative Identity Disorder

This Might Hurt by Stephanie Wrobel

This Might Hurt by Stephanie Wrobel

Welcome to Wisewood. We’ll keep your secrets if you keep ours. Natalie Collins hasn’t heard from her sister in more than half a year. The last time they spoke, Kit was slogging from mundane workdays to obligatory happy hours to crying in the shower about their dead mother. She told Natalie she was sure there was something more out there. And then she found Wisewood. On a private island off the coast of Main, Wisewood’s guests commit to six-month stays. During this time, they’re prohibited from contact with the rest… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Child abuse
Cults

Darling Rose Gold by Stephanie Wrobel

Darling Rose Gold by Stephanie Wrobel

For the first eighteen years of her life, Rose Gold Watts believed she was seriously ill. She was allergic to everything, used a wheelchair and practically lived at the hospital. Neighbours did all they could, holding fundraisers but no matter how many doctors, tests, or surgeries, no one could figure out what was wrong with Rose Gold. Turns out her mom, Patty Watts, was just a really good liar… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Parental abandonment
Child abuse
Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy
Self-harm
Kidnapping

Silver Bastard by Joanna Wylde

Silver Bastard by Joanna Wylde

Fourteen months. For fourteen months, Puck Redhouse sat in a cell and kept his mouth shut, protecting the Silver Bastards MC from their enemies. Then he was free and it was time for his reward—full membership in the club, along with a party to celebrate. That’s when he saw Becca Jones for the first time and set everything in motion. Before the night ended he’d violated his parole and stolen her away from everything she knew. Five years. It was five years ago that Puck destroyed Becca and saved her all in one night. She’s been… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Rape & statutory rape
Sex work
Child abuse recounted
Murder
Imprisonment