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Love Lessons With The Duke by Ruth Ann Nordin

Love Lessons With The Duke by Ruth Ann Nordin

Camden Hollis, the Duke of Ashbourne, needs to pay off his brother’s debts, but all he has is a troubled estate. So when he hears that Lady Seyton is known for teaching ladies what to do to secure marriages by the end of the Season, he comes to her for help. Helena Walter, the Lady of Seyton, doesn’t know what to think of Camden’s unusual request. How could a titled gentleman who is so good-looking need help getting a wife? Her initial response is to turn him down, thinking he is merely wasting her time. But then she catches him bumbling through a conversation with a lady and realizes he–more than anyone–needs her help… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Cheating recounted
Death of a husband in a duel recounted

The Boy from the Woods by Harlan Coben

The Boy from the Woods by Harlan Coben

Thirty years ago, Wilde was found as a boy living feral in the woods, with no memory of his past. Now an adult, he still doesn’t know where he comes from, and another child has gone missing. No one seems to take Naomi Pine’s disappearance seriously, not even her father-with one exception. Hester Crimstein, a television criminal attorney, knows through her grandson that Naomi was relentlessly bullied at school. Hester asks Wilde-with whom she shares a tragic connection-to use his unique skills to help find Naomi… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Rape recounted
Sexual assault
Workplace sexual harassment of a minor
Parental abandonment mentioned
Physical child abuse recounted
Postpartum depression mention
Involuntary amputation of a finger
Grief & loss depiction
Death of a father, son, & husband in a car accident recounted
Threats of gun violence
Kidnapping
Disappearance of a child (theme)
Wrongful imprisonment mentioned
Military service recounted
Bullying

Fool Me Once by Harlan Coben

Fool Me Once by Harlan Coben

Former special ops pilot Maya, home from the war, sees an unthinkable image captured by her nanny cam while she is at work: her two-year-old daughter playing with Maya’s husband, Joe—who had been brutally murdered two weeks earlier. The provocative question at the heart of the mystery: can you believe everything you see with your own eyes, even when you desperately want to? To find the answer, Maya must finally come to terms with deep secrets and deceit in her own past before she can face the unbelievable truth about her husband—and herself.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Murder
Death of sister & husband

North of Need by Laura Kaye

North of Need by Laura Kaye

While attempting to escape the agonizing memories she associates with Christmas, twenty-nine-year-old widow Megan Snow builds a snow family outside the mountain cabin she once shared with her husband-and collapses in tears against the snowman at the sight of what she’ll never have. Called to life by the power of Megan’s tears, snow god Owen Winters appears unconscious on her doorstep in the midst of a raging blizzard. As she nurses him to health, Owen finds unexpected solace in her company and unimagined pleasure in the warmth of her body, and vows to win her heart for a chance at humanity… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Grief & loss depiction
Death of a husband in a car accident recounted

Fighting the Fire by Laura Kaye

Fighting for Fire by Laura Kaye

For firefighter Sean Riddick, Warrior Fight Club keeps the demons of his past at bay, even though it means seeing Daniela England. Her ball-busting sarcasm drives him nuts, and he knows he’s damaged goods anyway, but he can’t help but remember how good they were together that one time. Now he wants to take her to the mats no matter how much they go toe to toe. ER nurse Daniela England has lost so much that she’s vowed never to need anyone again. Fight club helps her beat back her survivor’s guilt, but it means dealing with Riddick. The hot-but-infuriating firefighter… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Child abuse recounted
Grief & loss depiction
Death of a husband recounted
Motorcycle accident, on-page

Reserved by Tracy Ewens

Reserved by Tracy Ewens

Makenna Rye Conroy was living the dream—amazing husband, beautiful new baby daughter—when one night changed everything. Almost six years after Adam’s death, Makenna and her daughter Paige have built a solid, happy life together. Makenna manages her brother’s trendy restaurant, The Yard, and helps out at Ryeland Farms, the family business, all while trying to navigate the world of private school parenting. Sure, being a single mom has its challenges, but she hardly has time to pack her daughter’s lunch in the morning, let alone think about dating. Travis Mc… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Slut-shaming
Parental abandonment
Cheating mentioned
Panic attack
Pregnancy & miscarriage mentioned
Grief & loss depiction
Death of a husband recounted
Death of an uncle from a heart attack mentioned

The Cove by Alice Clark-Platts

The Cove by Alice Clark-Platts

Welcome to Turtle Cove. A luxury resort surrounded by pristine sea and the dense beauty of the jungle, it is the perfect escape from the stresses of life and work. For couples Lou and Adam, Eliza and Noah, a few days spent relaxing on the beach, while their kids are happily distracted, is exactly what they need. But appearances can be deceiving. There’s a strange tension brewing at the resort, with relations between the hotel and the locals threatening to spill over into violence. This is nothing though compared to the strained atmosphere between the two families. They haven’t been friends for long and they are starting to realise they… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Parental abandonment mentioned
Child neglect recounted
Spousal and parental infidelity mentioned
Suicide, on-page
Alcohol consumption & abuse, on-page
Recreational drug use
Minor physical injury including mentions of burns
COVID-19 pandemic mentioned (epilogue)
Graphic dead bodies
Death of a husband
Death of a father recounted
Death of a mother from suicide by hanging recounted
Murder
Disappearance of a spouse & child
Explosion
Gun violence mentioned
Fire
Animal death mentioned (wild pig, fish)
Mentions of cruel animal hunting practices
Discussions of loss of business/livelihoods and traditional ways of life due to climate change

The Proposal by Mary Balogh

The Proposal by Mary Balogh

Gwendoline, Lady Muir, has seen her share of tragedy, especially since a freak accident took her husband much too soon. Content in a quiet life with friends and family, the young widow has no desire to marry again. But when Hugo, Lord Trentham, scoops her up in his arms after a fall, she feels a sensation that both shocks and emboldens her. Hugo never intends to kiss Lady Muir, and frankly, he judges her to be a spoiled, frivolous–if beautiful–aristocrat. He is a gentleman in name only: a soldier whose bravery earned him a title; a merchant’s son who inherited his wealth. He is happiest when working the land, but duty and title… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Sexual assault
Panic attacks
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Bipolar Disorder
Suicide
Infertility
Miscarriage
Death of a husband recounted
Military service in the Napoleonic Wars recounted

The Final Hunt by Audrey Cole

The Final Hunt by Audrey J. Cole

Alone in a hunting cabin, off-grid in an untamed wilderness. How does a marriage come to this? After John disappeared while hunting-presumed dead from a bear attack-Cameron found the crime photos. His role in the recent Seattle serial murders was discovered. The media destroyed her reputation. She lost her dental practice, is on the brink of losing her home. Everyone has a secret. But if her husband could hide the unimaginable from her, who’s to say he’s truly dead?

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Grief & loss depiction
Death of a husband in a hunting accident
Murder

The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager

The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager

Casey Fletcher, a recently widowed actress trying to escape a streak of bad press, has retreated to the peace and quiet of her family’s lake house in Vermont. Armed with a pair of binoculars and several bottles of liquor, she passes the time watching Tom and Katherine Royce, the glamorous couple who live in the house across the lake. They make for good viewing—a tech innovator, Tom is rich; and a former model, Katherine is gorgeous. One day on the lake, Casey saves Katherine from drowning, and the two strike up a budding friendship. But the more they get to know each other—and the longer Casey watches—it becomes clear that… Read more,

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Alcoholism
Suicide
Grief & loss depiction
Death of a husband