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Immortal Nights by Lynsay Sands

Immortal Nights by Lynsay Sands

Abigail Forsythe’s life hasn’t been easy lately. Still, if there’s one thing guaranteed to take her mind off an empty bank account and abandoned dreams, it’s a naked man locked in a plane’s cargo hold. A very big, incredibly gorgeous naked man. And when instinct prompts her to free him, Abigail must rely on this stranger for survival…a stranger who leaves her thrumming with need every time they touch. Tomasso Notte knows he’s found his life mate… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Death of a mother

Chasing The Taillights by Kate Larkindale

Chasing The Taillights by Kate Larkindale

Lucy and Tony share nothing except genes. Tony’s the champion diver destined for greatness. Lucy’s biggest concern is getting Cute Guy from the burger joint to ask her out. After an accident kills their parents, the siblings are forced to rely on one another—and decide whether to reveal their secrets. Lucy can’t tell Tony what she knows about the accident for fear of destroying the tentative bond between them. If she doesn’t confess, she might lose her mind. If she does, she might lose the only person she has … Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Internalised homomisia
Slut-shaming
Alcoholism
Alcohol consumption & abuse
Death of a parent
Car accident

Vacationland by John Hodgman

Although his career as a bestselling author and on The Daily Show With Jon Stewart was founded on fake news and invented facts, in 2016 that routine didn’t seem as funny to John Hodgman anymore. Everyone is doing it now. Disarmed of falsehood, he was left only with the awful truth: John Hodgman is an older white male monster with bad facial hair, wandering like a privileged Sasquatch through three wildernesses: the hills of Western Massachusetts where he spent much of his youth; the painful beaches of Maine that want to kill him (and some day will); and the metaphoric… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Recreational drug use
Death of a parent
Cancer
Animal death (rat)
Bullying

Sisters of Shadow and Light by Sara Larson

Sisters of Shadow and Light by Sara B. Larson

Zuhra and Inara have grown up in the Citadel of the Paladins, an abandoned fortress where legendary, magical warriors once lived before disappearing from the world–including their Paladin father the night Inara was born. On that same night, a massive, magical hedge grew and imprisoned them within the citadel. Inara inherited their father’s Paladin power; her eyes glow blue and she is able to make plants grow at unbelievable rates, but she has been trapped in her own mind because of a “roar” that drowns everything else out–leaving Zuhra virtually alone with… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Child abuse
Self harm
Suicidal ideation
Starvation
Death of a parent

The Sweetest Remedy by Jane Igharo

The Sweetest Remedy by Jane Igharo

Hannah Bailey has never known her father, the Nigerian entrepreneur who had a brief relationship with her white mother. Because of this, Hannah has always felt uncertain about part of her identity. When her father dies, she’s invited to Nigeria for the funeral. Though she wants to hate the man who abandoned her, she’s curious about who he was and where he was from. Searching for answers, Hannah boards a plane to Lagos, Nigeria. In Banana Island, one of Nigeria’s most affluent areas, Hannah meets the Jolades, her late father’s prestigious family-some who accept her… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Racism
Parental abandonment recounted
Death of a father

Before I Do by Sophie Cousens

Before I Do by Sophie Cousens

Head-in-the-stars Audrey is about to marry down-to-earth Josh. Though they are polar opposites, they have a healthy, stable relationship; Josh is just what Audrey needs. But romance should be unpredictable and full of fireworks, and as the big day approaches, Audrey’s found herself wondering if Josh really is The One. So, when Josh’s sister shows up to the rehearsal dinner with Fred, Audrey’s What If? guy–the man she met six years ago and had one amazing day with–Audrey finds herself torn. Surely Fred’s appearance the night before she is due to get married can’t be a… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Sexual assault
Sexual workplace harassment
Parental infidelity
Divorce
Panic attacks
Heart attack, on-page
Grief & loss depiction
Death of a parent recounted

I Hunt Killers by Barry Lyga

I Hunt Killers by Barry Lyga

Jasper “Jazz” Dent is a likable teenager. A charmer, one might say. But he’s also the son of the world’s most infamous serial killer, and for Dear Old Dad, Take Your Son to Work Day was year-round. Jazz has witnessed crime scenes the way cops wish they could—from the criminal’s point of view. And now bodies are piling up in Lobo’s Nod. In an effort to clear his name, Jazz joins the police in a hunt for a new serial killer. But Jazz has a secret—could he be more like his father than anyone knows?

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Blood & gore depiction
Graphic dismemberment
Drugging
Hospitalisation of a friend
Death of a parent recounted
Murder
Torture
Animal death

Since You’ve Been Gone by Tari Faris

Since You’ve Been Gone by Tari Faris

Leah Williams is back in the quaint town of Heritage, Michigan, and ready to try again to make her business a success. But blank slates are hard to come by, and a piece of her past is waiting for her there. Heir to the Heritage Fruits company, Jonathan Kensington is the guy who not only made Leah’s past difficult, he also seems determined to complicate her present as well. Jon is trying to prove to the Heritage Fruits board that he, not his manipulative uncle, should be running the business. The board insists Jon find a new owner for the building that will house Leah’s business.⁠… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Child physical abuse recounted
Pregnancy
Death of a parent

The Bone Houses by Emily Lloyd-Jones

The Bone Houses by Emily Lloyd-Jones

Seventeen-year-old Aderyn (“Ryn”) only cares about two things: her family, and her family’s graveyard. And right now, both are in dire straits. Since the death of their parents, Ryn and her siblings have been scraping together a meager existence as gravediggers in the remote village of Colbren, which sits at the foot of a harsh and deadly mountain range that was once home to the fae. The problem with being a gravedigger in Colbren, though, is that the dead don’t always stay dead. The risen corpses are known as “bone houses,” and legend says that they’re the result of a decades-old curse. When Ellis, an… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Ableism & ableist language
Classism
Parental abandonment mentioned
Nightmares
Alcohol consumption
Blood & gore depiction
Dead bodies & body parts (theme)
Physical injury
Emesis
Chronic pain
Grief & loss depiction
Death of a mother & father
Death of an uncle
Murder
Axe violence
Strangulation
Near-drowning incident
Animal death & dead bodies
Death of a pet goat
Hunting mentioned
War themes recounted
Poverty & eviction

Stroked Long by Meghan Quinn

Stroked Long by Meghan Quinn

From his dirty-blond hair and breathtaking smile to the abs from heaven and the irresistible V in his waistline, everything about Bodi Olympic-gold-medalist Banks screams hot piece of ass. Yet there’s more. Dark shadows lurk behind his soulful, serious eyes. I’m enamoured. He’s captured me. How can running an art foundation with Bodi Banks turns into a slow-burning, epic romance, even though he tries to push me away at every chance? How can I stay away from a broken, routine-driven man whose soul cries to be forgiven for a crime only he believes he committed? Or is that a lie?

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Panic attacks
Murder of both parents recounted