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The 13th Hex by Jordan Hawk

The 13th Hex by Jordan L. Hawk

Dominic Kopecky dreamed of becoming a member of New York’s Metropolitan Witch Police—a dream dashed when he failed the test for magical aptitude. Now he spends his days drawing the hexes the MWP relies on for their investigations.

But when a murder by patent hex brings crow familiar Rook to his desk, Dominic can’t resist the chance to experience magic. And as the heat grows between Dominic and Rook, so does the danger. Because the case has been declared closed—and someone is willing to kill to keep it that way.

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

Murder
Gun violence
Threat of drowning

The Companion by Katie Alender

The other orphans say Margot is lucky. Lucky to survive the horrible accident that killed her family. Lucky to have her own room because she wakes up screaming every night. And finally, lucky to be chosen by a prestigious family to live at their remote country estate. But it wasn’t luck that made the Suttons rescue Margot from her bleak existence at the group home. Margot was hand-picked to be a companion to their silent, mysterious daughter, Agatha. At first, helping with Agatha, and getting to know her handsome older brother, seems much better than the… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Graphic child abuse
Drugging
Munchausen by Proxy (theme)
Nightmares
Catatonia
Parent with substance addiction mentioned
Non-consensual medical treatment and medication
Needles & syringes
Physical illness & injury, including graphic emesis & seizure
Grief & loss depiction
Death of a mother, father, and sisters in a car accident
Death of a sister
Murder & attempted murder
Drowning
Death of a pet cat recounted

Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing by Charlie Adhara

Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing by Charlie Adhara

Agent Cooper Dayton is almost relieved to get a phone call from his former boss at the Bureau of Special Investigations. It means a temporary reprieve from tensions created by house hunting with Oliver Park, his partner both in work and in life. Living together in a forever home is exactly what Cooper wants. He’s just not keen on working out the details.

With a former alpha werewolf missing, Cooper and Park are loaned to the BSI to conduct the search at a secluded mountain retreat. The agents will travel to the resort undercover…as a couple in need of counselling. The resort is picturesque, the grounds are stunning and the staff members are all suspicious as hell… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

PTSD
Anxiety
Murder
Gun violence
Near-drowning incident
Kidnapping
Disappearance

The Clockmaker’s Daughter by Kate Morton

The Clockmaker’s Daughter by Kate Morton

In the summer of 1862, a group of young artists led by the passionate and talented Edward Radcliffe descends upon Birchwood Manor on the banks of the Upper Thames. Their plan: to spend a secluded summer month in a haze of inspiration and creativity. But by the time their stay is over, one woman has been shot dead while another has disappeared; a priceless heirloom is missing; and Edward Radcliffe’s life is in ruins.

Over one hundred and fifty years later, Elodie Winslow, a young archivist in London, uncovers a leather satchel containing two seemingly unrelated items: a sepia photograph of an arresting-looking woman in Victorian clothing, and an artist’s sketchbook containing the drawing of a twin-gabled house on the bend of a river.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Death of a parent recounted
Death of a spouse
Death of a child
Gun violence
Drowning
War themes
Animal death

Fable by Adrienne Young

Fable by Adrienne Young

For seventeen-year-old Fable, the daughter of the most powerful trader in the Narrows, the sea is the only home she has ever known. It’s been four years since the night she watched her mother drown during an unforgiving storm. The next day her father abandoned her on a legendary island filled with thieves and little food. To survive she must keep to herself, learn to trust no one, and rely on the unique skills her mother taught her. The only thing that keeps her going is the goal of getting off the island, finding her father, and demanding her rightful place beside him and his crew. To do so Fable enlists the help of a young trader named West to get her off the island and across the Narrows to her father.

But her father’s rivalries and the dangers of his trading enterprise have only multiplied since she last saw him, and Fable soon finds that West isn’t who he seems. Together, they will have to survive more than the treacherous storms that haunt the Narrows if they’re going to stay alive.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Parental abandonment
Alcohol consumption
Emesis
Death of a parent, off-page
Murder
Gun violence
Drowning
Fire

Daughter of the Siren Queen by Tricia Levenseller

Alosa’s mission is finally complete. Not only has she recovered all three pieces of the map to a legendary hidden treasure, but the pirates who originally took her captive are now prisoners on her ship. Still unfairly attractive and unexpectedly loyal, first mate Riden is a constant distraction, but now he’s under her orders. And she takes great comfort in knowing that the villainous Vordan will soon be facing her father’s justice. When Vordan exposes a secret her father has kept for years, Alosa and her crew find themselves in a deadly race with the feared Pirate King. Despite the danger, Alosa knows they will recover the… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Child abuse
Rape
Alcohol consumption
Murder
Knife violence & stabbing
Drowning
Imprisonment

An Unwanted Guest by Shari Lapena

It’s winter in the Catskills and Mitchell’s Inn, nestled deep in the woods, is the perfect setting for a relaxing–maybe even romantic–weekend away. It boasts spacious old rooms with huge wood-burning fireplaces, a well-stocked wine cellar, and opportunities for cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, or just curling up with a good murder mystery. So when the weather takes a turn for the worse, and a blizzard cuts off the electricity–and all contact with the outside world–the guests settle in and try to make the best of it… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Bury Your Gays trope
Gang rape recounted
Infidelity
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Anxiety & panic attacks
Attempted suicide
Alcohol consumption
Blood & gore depiction including dead bodies
Death of a wife, fiancée & husband
Death of a brother
Death of a son
Murder & attempted murder by strangulation and poisoning
Physical assault
Death from a fall
Death from exposure to the cold
Drowning
Military service recounted

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Bury Your Gays trope
Gang rape recounted
Cheating
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Anxiety & panic attacks
Attempted suicide
Alcohol consumption
Blood depiction
Dead bodies
Death of a wife & husband
Death of a fiance
Death of a brother
Death of a son
Murder & attempted murder
Strangulation
Poisoning
Physical assault
Death from a fall
Death from exposure to the cold
Drowning
Military service recounted

Pony by R. J. Palacio

Pony by R. J. Palacio

Twelve-year-old Silas is awoken in the dead of night by three menacing horsemen who take his father away. Silas is left shaken, scared, and alone, except for the presence of his companion, Mittenwool . . . who happens to be a ghost. When a pony shows up at his door, Silas makes the courageous decision to leave his home and embark on a perilous journey to find his father. Along the way, he will face his fears to unlock the secrets of his past and explore the unfathomable mysteries of the world around him.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Toxic masculinity
Physical injury
Disappearance of father
Murder
Electrocution by lightning strike recounted
Drowning mentioned
Death of father
Death of mother
Death of child
Gun violence
Organised crime
Animal injury, specifically horse

Five Dark Fates by Kendare Blake

Five Dark Fates by Kendare Blake

After the grim confrontation with Queen Katharine, the rebellion lies in tatters. Jules’s legion curse has been unbound, and it is up to Arsinoe to find a cure, even as the responsibility of stopping the ravaging mist lies heavy on her shoulders, and her shoulders alone. Mirabella has disappeared.

Katharine’s reign remains intact—for now. When Mirabella arrives, seemingly under a banner of truce, Katharine begins to yearn for the closeness that Mirabella and Arsinoe share. But as the two circle each other, the dead queens hiss caution—Mirabella is not to be trusted.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Alcohol consumption
Suicide
Self harm mentioned
Blood & gore depiction
Dead bodies
Amputation
Murder
Torture
Sword violence
Poisoning
Imprisonment
Loss of autonomy (possession)
Death of newborns by drowning mentioned
Animal attack

Two Dark Reigns by Kendare Blake

Two Dark Reigns by Kendare Blake

Queen Katharine has waited her entire life to wear the crown. But now that she finally has it, the murmurs of dissent grow louder by the day. There’s also the alarming issue of whether or not her sisters are actually dead—or if they’re waiting in the wings to usurp the throne.

Mirabella and Arsinoe are alive, but in hiding on the mainland and dealing with a nightmare of their own: being visited repeatedly by a spectre they think might be the fabled Blue Queen. Though she says nothing, her rotting, bony finger pointing out to sea is clear enough: return to Fennbirn… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Alcohol consumption
Smoking mentioned
Childbirth
Death of newborns from exposure & drowning mentioned
Blood & gore depiction
Dead bodies
Murder
Knife violence & stabbing
Poisoning
Sword violence
Shipwreck