Death of a Parent & Guardian – Page 113

A Taste of Seduction by Mary Campisi

A Taste of Seduction by Mary Campisi

A young woman of noble blood, raised as a peasant girl… An orphaned stable boy, now grown and the surrogate son of a powerful earl—the same earl who just so happens to be the young woman’s father

Francie Jordan and Alexander Bishop have nothing in common—she runs barefoot and talks to animals. He won’t loosen his cravat unless the bedroom door is firmly closed. She believes in love, second chances, and happily ever after. He believes in keeping a safe distance… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Attempted rape
Domestic violence recounted
Death during childbirth
Blood depiction
Death of a parent
Gun violence
Kidnapping

Private Lessons by Cynthia Salaysay

Private Lessons by Cynthia Salaysay

After seventeen-year-old Claire Alalay’s father’s death, only music has helped her channel her grief. Claire likes herself best when she plays his old piano, a welcome escape from the sadness — and her traditional Filipino mother’s prayer groups. In the hopes of earning a college scholarship, Claire auditions for Paul Avon, a prominent piano teacher, who agrees to take Claire as a pupil. Soon Claire loses herself in Paul’s world and his way of digging into a composition’s emotional core. She pra… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Racism
Statutory rape, on-page
Paedophilia & grooming
Teacher-student relationship
Emotional & verbal abuse
Depression
Self-harm
Alcohol consumption
Smoking
Death of a parent from cancer

The Afterlife of Holly Chase by Cynthia Hand

The Afterlife of Holly Chase by Cynthia Hand

On Christmas Eve five years ago, Holly was visited by three ghosts who showed her how selfish and spoiled she’d become. They tried to convince her to mend her ways. She didn’t. And then she died. Now she’s stuck working for the top-secret company Project Scrooge–as the latest Ghost of Christmas Past. Every year, they save another miserly grouch. Every year, Holly stays frozen at seventeen while her family and friends go on living without her. So far, Holly’s afterlife has been miserable. But this year, everything is about to change…

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Grief & loss depiction
Death of a parent from cancer
Kidnapping
Stalking

My Calamity Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows

My Calamity Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton & Jodi Meadows

Welcome to 1876 and a rootin’-tootin’ America bursting with gunslingers, outlaws, and garou. JANE (a genuine hero-eene).

Calamity’s her name, and garou hunting’s her game—when she’s not starring in Wild Bill’s Traveling Show, that is. She reckons that if a girl wants to be a legend, she should just go ahead and be one… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Emotional & physical child abuse
Alcoholism
Grief & loss depiction
Death of a parent
Murder
Gun violence
Kidnapping & captivity

Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson

Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson

Lillian and Madison were unlikely roommates and yet inseparable friends at their elite boarding school. But then Lillian had to leave the school unexpectedly in the wake of a scandal and they’ve barely spoken since. Until now, when Lillian gets a letter from Madison pleading for her help.

Madison’s twin stepkids are moving in with her family and she wants Lillian to be their caretaker… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Death of a mother from suicide
Attempted infanticide by overdose

Savaged by Mia Sheridan

Savaged by Mia Sheridan

When wilderness guide, Harper Ward, is summoned to the small-town sheriff’s office in Helena Springs, Montana, to provide assistance on a case, she is shocked to find that their only suspect in the double murder investigation is a man described as a savage.

But the longer she watches the man known only as Lucas, on the station surveillance camera, the more intrigued she becomes. He certainly looks primitive with his unkempt appearance and animal skin attire, but she… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Grief & loss depiction
Death of parents recounted
Murder
Kidnapping

Brant’s Return by Mia Sheridan

Brant’s Return by Mia Sheridan

Brant Talbot runs a glitzy network of high-end bars in New York City, enjoying all the benefits of the lavish lifestyle he’s worked so hard to achieve. When he learns that his estranged father is dying, he must return to his family’s Kentucky horse farm – and to a past he thought he left behind.

While facing long-buried truths, he collides with his father’s secretary, Isabelle Farris. Despite his undeniable attraction to the beautiful, independent young woman, he sees secrets in her eyes and believes she… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Suicide of a parent
Unplanned pregnancy
Parent with terminal cancer, on-page
Murder of a spouse & child in a home invasion

Seek by Mia Sheridan

Seek by Mia Sheridan

Wealthy socialite Olivia Barton never imagined her fiancé would disappear on what was supposed to be a routine business trip. She’s even more heartbroken and confused when a hired private investigator tracks him half a world away, to a seaside town in Colombia. But the country has recently been ravaged by a massive earthquake and deadly tsunami, shutting down outside communication and making travel all but impossible. Still, Olivia is determined to make it to Colombia to find the answers she so desperately seeks. What she needs is a guide… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Child abuse recounted
Death of parents, off-page
Murder
Animal abuse, on-page

Archer’s Voice by Mia Sheridan

Archer’s Voice by Mia Sheridan

When Bree Prescott arrives in the sleepy, lakeside town of Pelion, Maine, she hopes against hope that this is the place where she will finally find the peace she so desperately seeks. On her first day there, her life collides with Archer Hale, an isolated man who holds a secret agony of his own. A man no one else sees.

Archer’s Voice is the story of a woman chained to the memory of one horrifying night and the man… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Domestic abuse
Attempted rape
Death of parents, off-page
Murder
Gun violence

Sabriel by Garth Nix

Sabriel by Garth Nix

For many years Sabriel has lived outside the walls of the Old Kingdom, away from the random power of Free Magic, and away from the Dead who won’t stay dead. But now her father, the Mage Abhorsen, is missing, and to find him Sabriel must cross back into that treacherous world – and face the power of her own extraordinary destiny.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Blood & gore depiction
Death of a parent
Murder