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Quiet in Her Bones by Nalini Singh

Quiet in Her Bones by Nalini Singh

When socialite Nina Rai disappeared without a trace, everyone wrote it off as another trophy wife tired of her wealthy husband. But now her bones have turned up in the shadowed green of the forest that surrounds her elite neighbourhood, a haven of privilege and secrets that’s housed the same influential families for decades. The rich live here, along with those whose job it is to make their lives easier. And somebody knows what happened to Nina one rainy night ten years ago. Her son Aarav heard a chilling scream that night, and he’s determined to uncover the ugly truth that lives beneath the moneyed elegance but no one is read… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Parental emotional abuse
Intimate partner violence
Statutory rape
Depression
Alcoholism
Suicide
Overdose
Hospitalisation
Murder

Forever a Soldier by Genevieve Turner

Forever a Soldier by Genevieve Turner

Newly returned home from combat, Hank is battered, but not quite broken. Now it’s his job to keep a hundred-year-old house from falling down around his ears. He’s all alone-just like he wants… until one irrepressible woman invades his sanctuary, hunting the secrets hidden within. Graduate student Lale is investigating a century-old mystery. Unravelling it is her ticket to tenure and life as a star history professor. But one surly former soldier is standing between her and the information she needs. Lale launches a charm attack Hank can’t resist, and Lale isn’t immune to the core of honour shining through Hank’s surly… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Domestic abuse
Depression
Nightmares
Insomnia
Anxiety & panic attacks
Alcohol consumption
Scars
Death of a father mentioned
Murder
Hanging
Gun violence recounted
Military service recounted

Not a Sound by Heather Gudenkauf

Not a Sound by Heather Gudenkauf

When a tragic accident leaves nurse Amelia Winn deaf, she spirals into a depression that ultimately causes her to lose everything that matters–her job, her husband, David, and her stepdaughter, Nora. Now, two years later and with the help of her hearing dog, Stitch, she is finally getting back on her feet. But when she discovers the body of a fellow nurse in the dense bush by the river, deep in the woods near her cabin, she is plunged into a disturbing mystery that could shatter the carefully reconstructed pieces of her life all over again. As clues begin to surface, Amelia finds her… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Depression
Physical assault resulting in loss of hearing
Dead body
Murder & attempted murder
Animal injury (dog)

Even If I Fall by Abigail Johnson

Even If I Fall by Abigail Johnson

A year ago, Brooke Covington lost everything when her beloved older brother, Jason, confessed to the murder of his best friend, Calvin. Brooke and her family became social pariahs, broken and unable to console one another. Brooke’s only solace remains the ice-skating rink, where she works but no longer lets herself dream about a future skating professionally. When Brooke encounters Calvin’s younger brother, Heath, on the side of the road and offers him a ride, everything changes. She needs someone to talk to…and so does Heath. No one else understands what it’s like. Her… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Depression
Grief & loss depiction
Murder
Bullying

Swamp Blood by KA Merikan

Swamp Blood by K.A. Merikan

After months of recovering from his injuries, Seth struggles with who he has become. Afloat in a reality he never planned, he tries to find the lost pieces of himself again. Find the purpose, motivation, and strength to get back into shape. He is sick and tired of being a burden for Domenico, who seems to have it all together. When Domenico’s jealousy pushes them into the spotlight of a biker gang with connections to their former mafia family, Seth decides to step up, and make his own decisions, no matter what risks they might entail. Domenico Acerbi can’t trust anyone… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Human trafficking
Homomisia
Sexual assault
Sex work
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Depression
Torture
Organised crime (motorcycle gang)

Broken by Nicola Haken

Broken by Nicola Haken

When Theodore Davenport decides to switch his mundane job for a career, he walks into Holden House Publishing with enthusiasm and determination to succeed. As he settles into his new role, makes new friends, and dreams of making it to the top, everything is going to plan. Until he meets James Holden, CEO of Holden House. James Holden hasn’t been able to stop thinking about his encounter with the timid man he met in a club bathroom last week, and when he discovers the one haunting his dreams is an employee, he can’t seem to stop himself from pursuing him… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Ableism
Queermisia
Bipolar Disorder
Depression
Suicidal ideation
Self-harm

Jacob Michaels Is Tired by Chase Connor

Jacob Michaels Is Tired by Chase Connor

Jacob Michaels…er, Robert Wagner…is tired. Hollywood has been kind. But it’s also left him skinny, exhausted, unsure of who he is, whom he wants to be…and without love. A decade earlier, he ran away from home to pursue fame. Unlike many before him, he actually succeeded. Now he’s back in his hometown of Point Worth, trying to make amends with his grandmother, trying to regain his health, trying to not be recognized, and trying to figure out who he really is. Maybe he’ll find love along the way…if people and things weren’t so…weird.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Racism
Depression

Falling Down by Eli Easton

Falling Down by Eli Easton

Josh finds himself homeless at eighteen, but he has a plan. He’ll head north on the bus to New England and spend October there for his mother’s sake. She always talked about going to see the fall leaves someday. And when the leaves are done and the harsh winter comes, Josh plans to find a place to curl up and let go. It will be a relief to finally stop fighting.Mark spent his life trying to live up to the tough swagger of his older brothers until he pushed himself so far against his nature that he cracked. Now a former Marine, he rents a little cabin in the White Mountains of New Hampshire where he can lick his wounds and figure out what to… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Depression
Suicidal ideation
Military enlistment recounted
Homelessness

Terrible Things by Beth Bolden

Terrible Things by Beth Bolden

When Caleb Chance walked out in Detroit five years ago, leaving his band, millions of his fans and his lover behind, Leo knew he could never forgive. ome things, no matter what the cause, are unforgivable. But Leo never expected Caleb to show up again, clean and sober and wanting to get their band, Star Shadow, back together. He definitely never expected to agree to Caleb’s plan. He never expected to confront the love of his life again—or the disaster of his past, the hopelessness of his future, and every terrible thing he’s been carrying inside him. But maybe some things aren’t so terrible after all.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Depression
Alcoholism
Suicidal ideation mentioned

The Same End by Gregory Ashe

The Same End by Gregory Ashe

Teancum Leon is pretty sure that if he plays his cards right, he can have it all: his childhood friend and former lover, Ammon Young; his best friend (although Tean is loath to admit it), Jem Berger; and his family. A boyfriend might even be in his future, although he’s having a heck of a time getting a second date with the guys he meets on Prowler. hen the key suspect in a murder investigation asks to speak with Jem, overturning the precarious balance Tean has worked to maintain. A girl Jem knew in childhood is dead, and the man believed to have killed her was one of Jem’s tormentors at Decker Lake Juvenile… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Ableism
Homomisia
Graphic rape
Sexual harassment
Depression
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Police corruption
Animal cruelty mentioned