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A Stranger in Town by Kelley Armstrong

Detective Casey Duncan has noticed fewer and fewer residents coming in to the hidden town of Rockton, and no extensions being granted. Her boyfriend, Sheriff Eric Dalton, presumes it’s the natural flux of things, but Casey’s not so sure. Something bigger is happening in the small town they call home.

When an injured hiker stumbles from the woods, the sole survivor of a hostile attack, it’s all hands on deck. Even a member of the elusive Rockton council comes in to help. This council member also… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Drug use mentioned
Murder
Gun violence
Animal attack (bear)

A Rip Through Time by Kelley Armstrong

A Rip Through Time by Kelley Armstrong

May 20, 2019: Homicide detective Mallory is in Edinburgh to be with her dying grandmother. While out on a jog one evening, Mallory hears a woman in distress. She’s drawn to an alley, where she is attacked and loses consciousness.

May 20, 1869: Housemaid Catriona Mitchell had been enjoying a half-day off, only to be discovered that night in a lane, where she’d been strangled and left for dead . . . exactly one-hundred-and-fifty years before Mallory was strangled in the same spot… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Drug use
Murder & attempted murder
Stabbing
Strangulation

Savage Fae by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti

Savage Fae by Caroline Peckham & Susanne Valenti

There’s more to my brother’s murder than I realised. Shadows in the halls, mysteries lurking around every corner. Whoever killed him is covering their tracks well. And now I’m walking a dangerous line between getting close to the four kings for information and wanting to crawl deeper under their skin for my own desires.

I can’t trust anyone. I can’t let my guard down. And I must keep the urges of my body separate from my heart. But I’m starting to break all of my own rules.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Drug use & abuse
Murder of a brother recounted
Bullying

Dark Fae by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti

Dark Fae by Caroline Peckham & Susanne Valenti

Me. Elise Callisto. Vampire. Angel of vengeance. And a girl on a mission to destroy one of them for murdering my brother. I just don’t know which one did it yet. When I kicked the ass of a Werewolf who was high on a new and dangerous drug called Killblaze, his final words painted a dark reality for me.

The King of Aurora Academy killed my brother. The trouble is, there’s four kings at that school and each of them have motive and cutthroat natures…. Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Drug use & abuse
Murder of a brother recounted

The Boy in the Headlights by Samuel Bjørk

The Boy in the Headlights by Samuel Bjørk

An old man is driving home when his headlights catch an animal on the empty road up ahead. He stamps hard on the brakes. But it is not an animal at all. It is a young boy, frightened and alone, with a set of deer antlers strapped firmly to his head.

Fourteen years later, a body is found in a mountain lake. Within weeks, three people have died. Each time, the killer has left a clue, inviting Special Investigations Detectives Munch and Krüger to play a deadly game – a game they cannot possibly win… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Drug abuse
Murder
Stalking

I Kissed Alice by Anna Birch

I Kissed Alice by Anna Birch

Rhodes and Iliana couldn’t be more different, but that’s not why they hate each other. Hyper-gifted artist Rhodes has always excelled at Alabama’s Conservatory of the Arts despite a secret bout of creator’s block, while transfer student Iliana tries to outshine everyone with her intense, competitive work ethic. Since only one of them can get the coveted Capstone scholarship, the competition between them is fierce… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Anxiety
Depression
Alcohol consumption
Recreational drug use
Bullying
Financial issues & bankruptcy

Nevada by Imogen Binnie

Nevada by Imogen Binnie

Nevada is the darkly comedic story of Maria Griffiths, a young trans woman living in New York City and trying to stay true to her punk values while working retail. When she finds out her girlfriend has lied to her, the world she thought she’d carefully built for herself begins to unravel, and Maria sets out on a journey that will most certainly change her forever.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Queermisia
Misgendering
Alcohol consumption
Recreational drug use

Zoo City by Lauren Beukes

Zoo City by Lauren Beukes

Zinzi has a Sloth on her back, a dirty 419 scam habit, and a talent for finding lost things. But when a little old lady turns up dead and the cops confiscate her last paycheck, she’s forced to take on her least favourite kind of job – missing persons.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Rape
Drug use
Child soldiers
Poverty
Refugee experiences

Always Jane by Jenn Bennett

Always Jane by Jenn Bennett

Eighteen-year-old chauffeur’s daughter Jane Marlow grew up among the domestic staff of a wealthy LA rock producer, within reach of bands she idolizes, but never a VIP. Every summer, Jane and her father head to the Sierras to work at the producer’s luxury lodge at Lake Condor—a resort town and the site of a major musical festival.

The legendary family who runs the festival are the Sarafians, and Jane’s had a longtime crush on their oldest son, Eddie—doltish but sweet. So when a long-distance romance finally sparks between them, she doesn’t hesitate to cross class lines… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Substance abuse & recovery
Death of a parent recounted
Near-drowning

The Best Lies by Sarah Lyu

The Best Lies by Sarah Lyu

Remy Tsai used to know how her story would turn out. But now, she doesn’t even know what tomorrow will look like. She was happy once. Remy had her boyfriend Jack, and Elise, her best friend—her soulmate—who understood her better than anyone else in the world. But now Jack is dead, shot through the chest—

And it was Elise who pulled the trigger… Was it self-defense? Or something deeper, darker than anything Remy could have imagined?

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Physical & emotional child abuse
Cheating
Divorce
Suicidal ideation
Alcohol consumption
Smoking
Death of a friend
Murder
Arson