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Roman and Jewel by Dana Davis

Roman and Jewel by Dana L. Davis

Jerzie Jhames will do anything to land the lead role in Broadway’s hottest new show, Roman and Jewel, a Romeo and Juliet inspired hip-hopera featuring a diverse cast and modern twists on the play. But her hopes are crushed when she learns mega-star Cinny won the lead…and Jerzie is her understudy. Falling for male lead Zeppelin Reid is a terrible idea–especially once Jerzie learns Cinny wants him for herself. Star-crossed love always ends badly. But when a video of Jerzie and Zepp practicing goes viral and… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Drug use
Death of a parent from suicide

Girl, Forgotten by Karin Slaughter

Girl, Forgotten by Karin Slaughter

Longbill Beach, 1982. Emily Vaughn gets ready for the prom. For an athlete, who is smart, pretty and well-liked, this night that should be the highlight of her high school career. But Emily has a secret. And by the end of the evening, that secret will be silenced forever. Forty years later, Emily’s murder remains a mystery. Her tight-knit group of friends closed ranks; her respected, wealthy family retreated inwards; the small town moved on from her grisly attack. But all that’s about to change. US Marshal Andrea Oliver arrives in Longbill Beach on her first assignment: to protect a judge receiving death threats. But, in reality, Andrea is there… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Rape
Domestic violence
Alcohol & drug abuse
Pregnancy
Murder
Fire

Caught in the Act by Shane Jenek

Caught in the Act by Shane Jenek

Meet Shane Jenek. Raised in the suburbs of Brisbane, Australia, by loving parents, Shane realises from a young age that he’s not like all the other boys. At a performing arts agency he discovers his passion for song, dance and performance, and makes a promise to himself: to find a bigger stage. Meet Courtney Act. Born around the turn of the millennium, Courtney makes her name in the gay bars of Sydney. Years later, she makes star turns on RuPaul’s Drag Race and Celebrity Big Brother UK, bringing her unique take on drag and gender to the world. Behind this rise to global fame is a story of searching for and finding oneself… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Homomisia & slurs
Transmisia & slurs
Drug use and abuse

Murder on Mustique by Anne Glenconner

Murder on Mustique by Anne Glenconner

Mustique is in a state of breathless calm as tropical storm Cristobal edges towards it across the Atlantic. Most villa owners have escaped the island but a few young socialites remain, unwilling to let summer’s partying end. American heiress Amanda Fortini is one such thrill-seeker – until she heads out for a morning swim and doesn’t return. Detective Sergeant Solomon Nile is just 28 years old and the island’s only fully trained police officer. He quickly realises he needs to contact Lord and Lady Blake, who bought the island decades ago and have invested time, money and love creating a paradise. Jasper is in St Lucia… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Alcohol consumption
Drug use mentioned
Graphic dead bodies
Death of a friend
Murder
Gun violence
Kidnapping
Fire

The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins

The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins

Widely regarded as the precursor of the modern mystery and suspense novels, The Moonstone tells of the events surrounding the disappearance of a mysterious (and cursed) yellow diamond. T. S. Eliot called it ‘the first, the longest, and the best of modern English detective novels’. It contains a number of ideas which became common tropes of the genre, including a crime being investigated by talented amateurs who happen to be present when it is committed, and two police officers who exemplify respectively the ‘Scotland Yard bungler’ and the skilled, professional detective.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Racism
Substance addiction
Suicide
Recreational drug use
Murder
Colonialism

The Cove by Alice Clark-Platts

The Cove by Alice Clark-Platts

Welcome to Turtle Cove. A luxury resort surrounded by pristine sea and the dense beauty of the jungle, it is the perfect escape from the stresses of life and work. For couples Lou and Adam, Eliza and Noah, a few days spent relaxing on the beach, while their kids are happily distracted, is exactly what they need. But appearances can be deceiving. There’s a strange tension brewing at the resort, with relations between the hotel and the locals threatening to spill over into violence. This is nothing though compared to the strained atmosphere between the two families. They haven’t been friends for long and they are starting to realise they… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Parental abandonment mentioned
Child neglect recounted
Spousal and parental infidelity mentioned
Suicide, on-page
Alcohol consumption & abuse, on-page
Recreational drug use
Minor physical injury including mentions of burns
COVID-19 pandemic mentioned (epilogue)
Graphic dead bodies
Death of a husband
Death of a father recounted
Death of a mother from suicide by hanging recounted
Murder
Disappearance of a spouse & child
Explosion
Gun violence mentioned
Fire
Animal death mentioned (wild pig, fish)
Mentions of cruel animal hunting practices
Discussions of loss of business/livelihoods and traditional ways of life due to climate change

Sadie Starr’s Guide to Starting Over by Miranda Luby

Sadie Starr’s Guide to Starting Over by Miranda Luby

Sadie Starr is obsessed with starting over. A new year, a new diet, a new social media identity. Anything that gives her a chance to be a better version of herself. So when her dad’s job moves the family interstate, Sadie’s excited for a fresh start. It’s also the perfect excuse to leave behind the mess she’s made with her best friend and secret crush, Daniel, whose advances she rejected – for fear of screwing things up. But at her new school, life gets complicated fast. She meets glamorous Alexa and her pink-badged girl gang, on a mission to ‘support women’, and outcast Jack, who the girls say has been stalking fellow student Loz. But Loz has a… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Slut-shaming
Eating disorder (binging)
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Alcohol consumption
Recreational drug use
Stalking
Bullying

Ocean’s Echo by Everina Maxwell

Ocean’s Echo by Everina Maxwell

When Tennal – a rich socialite, inveterate flirt, and walking disaster – is caught using his telepathic powers for illegal activities, the military decides to bind his mind to someone whose coercive powers are strong enough to control him. Enter Lieutenant Surit, the child of a disgraced general. Out of a desperate need to restore a pension to his other parent, Lieutenant Surit agrees to be bound to Tennal and keep him conscripted in the army, a task that seems impossible even for someone with Surit’s ability to control… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Disordered eating thoughts & habits
Alcohol consumption
Drug use
Loss of autonomy (mind control)
Conscription

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Perfect Matcha by Erin McLellan

Perfect Matcha by Erin McLellan

After years of focusing on his career, Theodore Punch is tired of being alone. But landing a good man isn’t easy. When Theo needs a date for an ex-boyfriend’s wedding, he knows just the solution—a matchmaker. And there’s no better matchmaker than his social butterfly best friend, Camden Ray. There’s only one problem: Camden has been in love with Theo for half their lives but doesn’t have the guts to come clean. Camden will do anything to make Theo happy, even if it hurts, and he already has a match for Theo in mind—his boss, the handsome owner of the local adult novel… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Alcohol consumption
Recreational drug use recounted

Red Island House by Andrea Lee

Red Island House by Andrea Lee

Shay is surprised when her husband Senna declares his intention to build her a spectacular dream house on an idyllic beach in the tropical island nation of Madagascar. Shay is surprised when her husband Senna declares his intention to build her a spectacular dream house on an idyllic beach in the tropical island nation of Madagascar. At first, she’s content to be an observer of the passionate affairs and fierce ambitions and rivalries around her. But as she and her husband raise children and establish their own rituals on the island, Shay finds herself drawn ever deeper into an extra… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Ableism
Racism & racial slurs
Misogyny
Child neglect
Suicide mentioned
Drug abuse
Miscarriage
Lynching