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The Dark Vault by Victoria Schwab

The Dark Vault by V.E. Schwab

Imagine a place where the dead rest on shelves like books. Each body has a story to tell, a life seen in pictures only Librarians can read. The dead are called Histories, and the vast realm in which they rest is the Archive. Mackenzie Bishop’s grandfather first brought her here four years ago, when she was twelve years old, frightened but determined to prove herself. Now her grandfather is dead, and Mac has grown into what he once was: a ruthless Keeper, tasked with stopping often-violent Histories from waking up and getting out. Because of her job, she lies to the people… Read more,

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Self-harm
Drugging
Blood & injury depiction
Grief & loss depiction
Death of a brother recounted
Murder
Car accident mentioned

Swordheart by T. Kingfisher

Swordheart by T. Kingfisher

Halla is a housekeeper who has suddenly inherited her great-uncle’s estate… and, unfortunately, his relatives. Sarkis is an immortal swordsman trapped in a prison of enchanted steel. When Halla draws the sword that imprisons him, Sarkis finds himself attempting to defend his new wielder against everything from bandits and roving inquisitors to her own in-laws… and the sword itself may prove to be the greatest threat of all.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Parental abandonment recounted
Suicide
Suicidal ideation
Death of a sister during childbirth recounted
Death of an uncle recounted
Death of a husband from fever recounted
Murder & attempted murder
Sword violence
Imprisonment
Kidnapping
Attempted mugging
Animal death

A Million Junes by Emily Henry

A Million Junes by Emily Henry

For as long as Jack “June” O’Donnell has been alive, her parents have had only one rule: stay away from the Angert family. But when June collides—quite literally—with Saul Angert, sparks fly, and everything June has known is thrown into chaos. Who exactly is this gruff, sarcastic, but seemingly harmless boy who has returned to their hometown of Five Fingers, Michigan, after three mysterious years away? And why has June—an O’Donnell to her core—never questioned her late father’s deep hatred of the Angert family? After all, the O’Donnells and the Angerts may have mythic legacies, but for all the tall tales they weave, both… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Alcohol consumption
Grief & loss depiction
Death of a parent recounted
Death of a sibling recounted
Animal death

Radiance by Grace Draven

Radiance by Grace Draven

Brishen Khaskem, prince of the Kai, has lived content as the nonessential spare heir to a throne secured many times over. A trade and political alliance between the human kingdom of Gaur and the Kai kingdom of Bast-Haradis requires that he marry a Gauri woman to seal the treaty. Always a dutiful son, Brishen agrees to the marriage and discovers his bride is as ugly as he expected and more beautiful than he could have imagined. Ildiko, niece of the Gauri king, has always known her only worth to the royal… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Ableism
Forced arranged marriage
Child abuse recounted
Alcohol consumption
Emesis
Graphic physical injuries, including eye trauma
Field surgery
Blood & gore depiction
Dead bodies & body parts
Grief & loss depiction
Death of a baby sister recounted
Death of a brother mentioned
Murder & attempted murder
Infanticide recounted (graphic)
Torture, off-page
Knife violence
Poisoning
Military violence
Animal attack
Animal death (dog) & minor butchery scenes

Happiness for Beginners by Katherine Center

Happiness for Beginners by Katherine Center

A year after getting divorced, Helen Carpenter, thirty-two, lets her annoying, ten years younger brother talk her into signing up for a wilderness survival course. It’s supposed to be a chance for her to pull herself together again, but when she discovers that her brother’s even-more-annoying best friend is also coming on the trip, she can’t imagine how it will be anything other than a disaster. Thus begins the strangest adventure of Helen’s well-behaved life: three weeks in the remotest wilderness of a mountain range in Wyoming where she will survive mosquito infestations, a… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Divorce recounted
Miscarriage recounted
Attempted suicide
Death of a sibling

The Bodyguard by Katherine Center

The Bodyguard by Katherine Center

Hannah Brooks looks more like a kindergarten teacher than somebody who could kill you with a wine bottle opener. Or a ballpoint pen. Or a dinner napkin. But the truth is, she’s an Executive Protection Agent (aka “bodyguard”), and she just got hired to protect superstar actor Jack Stapleton from his middle-aged, corgi-breeding stalker. Jack Stapleton’s a household name—captured by paparazzi on beaches the world over, famous for, among other things, rising out of the waves in all manner of clingy board shorts and glistening like a Roman deity. But a few… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Parental abandonment
Familial estrangement
Domestic violence recounted
Physical injury (gunshot wound)
Parent with cancer mentioned
Death of a parent with alcoholism-related illness
Death of a sibling
Gun violence
Drowning
Car accident
Stalking

Her Last Move by John Marrs

Her Last Move by John Marrs

He hides in the shadows, waiting for the perfect moment. Each kill is calculated, planned and executed like clockwork. Struggling to balance her personal and professional life, young DS Becca Vincent has landed the biggest case of her career – and she knows that it will make or break her. But how can she identify one face in a sea of thousands? With the help of Police Super Recogniser Joe Russell, she strives to catch a glimpse of the elusive murderer, but he’s watching her every move. Time is not on their side. The… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Child abuse recounted
Domestic violence
Suicide
Drug abuse
Death of a child
Death of a sibling recounted
Car accident
Murder
Torture
Kidnapping

The Half Life of Molly Pierce by Katrina Leno

The Half Life of Molly Pierce by Katrina Leno

You live and you remember. Me, I live and I forget. But now—now I am remembering. For all of her seventeen years, Molly feels like she’s missed bits and pieces of her life. Now, she’s figuring out why. Now, she’s remembering her own secrets. And in doing so, Molly uncovers the separate life she seems to have led…and the love that she can’t let go.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Dissociative Identity Disorder (theme)
Depression
Suicidal ideation discussed
Thwarted attempted suicide by drug overdose, on-page
Blood depiction
Hospital
Emesis
Grief & loss depiction
Death of a friend
Death of a brother
Car accident involving a truck hitting a motorcycle, on-page
Death of a pet goldfish mentioned

His Bride for the Taking by Tessa Dare

His Bride for the Taking by Tessa Dare

It’s the first rule of friendship among gentlemen: Don’t even think about touching your best friend’s sister. Sebastian, Lord Byrne, has never been one for rules. He’s thought about touching Mary Clayton—a lot—and struggled to resist temptation. But when Mary’s bridegroom leaves her waiting the altar, only Sebastian can save her from ruin. By marrying her himself. n eleven years, he’s never laid a finger on his best friend’s sister. Now he’s going to take her with both hands. To have, to hold…and to love.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Child abuse recounted
Domestic abuse
Death of a friend recounted
Death of a sibling recounted

Goddess of the Hunt by Tessa Dare

Goddess of the Hunt by Tessa Dare

Ever the bold adventuress, Lucy Waltham has decided to go hunting for a husband. But first, she needs some target practice. So she turns to her brother’s best friend, Jeremy Trescott, the Earl of Kendall, to hone her seductive wiles on him before setting her sights on another man. But her practice kisses spark a smouldering passion – one that could send all her plans up in smoke. Jeremy has an influential title, a vast fortune, and a painful past full of long-buried secrets. He keeps a safe distance from his own emotions, but to distract Lucy from her reckless scheming, he must give his passions free rein. But when scandal … Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Death of a parent recounted
Death of a sibling recounted