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Barbarian Lover by Ruby Dixon

Barbarian Lover by Ruby Dixon

Kira plans on remaining single on this alien planet—she doesn’t want a mate anyway. At least, that’s what she tells herself. But when Aehako comes along, everything changes. As one of the humans stranded on the ice planet, I should be happy that I have a new home. Human women are treasured here, and one alien, in particular, has made it clear that he’s interested in me. It’s hard to push away the sexy, flirtatious Aehako when I long to grab him by his horns and insist he take me to his furs. But I’ve got a terrible secret… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Rape mentioned
Infertility
Emesis
Medical procedures
Explosions
Kidnapping recounted

Dead End Girls by Wendy Heard

Dead End Girls by Wendy Heard

In one week, Maude will be dead. At least, that’s what she wants everyone to think. After years of research, Maude has decided to fake her own death. She’s figured out the how, the when, the where, and who will help her unsuspectingly. The why is complex: revenge, partly. Her terrible parents deserve this. But there’s also l’appel du vide, the call of the void, that beckons her toward a new life where she will be tied to no one, free and adrift. Then Frankie, a step-cousin she barely knows, figures out what she’s plotting, and the plan seems like it’s ruined. Except Frankie… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Lesbomisia
Outing
Dysphoria
Sexual harassment
Abandonment
Child abuse
Drug use
Blood & injury depiction
Murder & attempted murder
Fire
Explosion
Kidnapping
Bullying

Perfect Gravity by Vivien Jackson

Perfect Gravity by Vivien Jackson

Kellen Hockley usually keeps quiet about his past, but once upon a time, he loved a girl named Angela. He hasn’t seen her in a decade, but now he has to break the news to her that his team of rogue treasure hunters accidentally killed her husband. He’s had better days. It’s not the news that’s delivered to Angela Neko that breaks her apart–it’s the rumbly, Texas drawl delivering it. She can’t believe she’s hearing Kellen’s voice again. But there’s no time for distractions. When Angela’s own life is threatened, yielding up all of her lies and secrets, she and Kellen must figure out how to… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Domestic violence
Attempted murder
Bombing
Refugee experiences

Manners and Mutiny by Gail Carriger

Manners & Mutiny by Gail Carriger

Lessons in the art of espionage aboard Mademoiselle Geraldine’s floating dirigible have become tedious without Sophronia’s sweet sootie Soap nearby. She would much rather be using her skills to thwart the dastardly Picklemen, yet her concerns about their wicked intentions are ignored, and now she’s not sure whom to trust. What does the brusque werewolf dewan know? On whose side is the ever-stylish vampire Lord Akeldama? Only one thing is certain: a large-scale plot is underway, and when it comes to fruition… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Blood & injury depiction
Fire
Explosion

Etiquette and Espionage by Gail Carriger

Etiquette & Espionage by Gail Carriger

Fourteen-year-old Sophronia is a great trial to her poor mother. Sophronia is more interested in dismantling clocks and climbing trees than proper manners, and the family can only hope that company never sees her atrocious curtsy. Mrs Temminnick is desperate for her daughter to become a proper lady. So she enrols Sophronia in Mademoiselle Geraldine’s Finishing Academy for Young Ladies of Quality. But Sophronia soon realises the school is not quite what her mother might have hoped. At Mademoiselle Gera… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Ableism
Misogyny
Racism
Classism
Attempted murder
Knife violence & stabbing
Gun violence
Explosions
Poisoning mentioned
Fire
Carriage jacking

Pax Novis by Erica Cameron

Pax Novis by Erica Cameron

Cira Antares is deeply loyal to two things: Pax Novis—the cargo ship captained by her mother that transports supplies across war-torn star systems—and her personal mission to save war orphans. But hiding them as stowaways on the ship is illegal, and if any of them were found, not even her mother could protect Cira from the consequences. She has successfully kept her secret. until supplies start to go missing. Food. Clothing. Tools. All signs point to her stowaways, but they wouldn’t do anything to risk exposing themselves… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Child abuse
Bombing

Ink and Bone by Rachel Caine

Ink and Bone by Rachel Caine

Ruthless and supremely powerful, the Great Library is now a presence in every major city, governing the flow of knowledge to the masses. Alchemy allows the Library to deliver the content of the greatest works of history instantly—but the personal ownership of books is expressly forbidden. Jess Brightwell believes in the value of the Library, but the majority of his knowledge comes from illegal books obtained by his family, who are involved in the thriving black market. Jess has been sent to be his family’s spy, but his loyalties… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Suicide
Alcohol consumption
Emesis
Death of a friend
Death of a sibling recounted
Torture recounted
Explosion
Imprisonment
Fire
War themes & military enlistment

As Dawn Breaks by Kate Breslin

As Dawn Breaks by Kate Breslin

Amid the Great War in 1918 England, munitions worker Rosalind Graham is desperate to escape the arranged marriage being forced on her by her ruthless guardian and instead follow her own course. When the Chilwell factory explodes, killing hundreds of unidentified workers, Rose realizes the world believes she perished in the disaster. Seizing the chance to escape, she risks all and assumes a new identity, taking a supervisory position in Gretna, Scotland, as Miss Tilly Lockhart… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Factory explosions

The Bronze Horseman by Paullina Simons

The Bronze Horseman by Paullina Simons

The golden skies, the translucent twilight, the white nights, all hold the promise of youth, of love, of eternal renewal. The war has not yet touched this city of fallen grandeur, or the lives of two sisters, Tatiana and Dasha Metanova, who share a single room in a cramped apartment with their brother and parents. Their world is turned upside down when Hitler’s armies attack Russia and begin their unstoppable blitz to Leningrad. Yet there is light in the darkness. Tatiana meets Alexander, a brave young officer in the Red Army… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Alcoholism
Pregnancy
Miscarriage & abortion mentioned
Starvation
Blackmail
Explosion & bombings
War themes

To Catch an Earl by Kate Bateman

To Catch an Earl by Kate Bateman

Alex Harland, Earl of Melton and dedicated rake, never pictured himself as an agent of inquiry. But the thrill of investigation is a challenge he now embraces. When he’s asked to pursue the Nightjar, a notorious thief who is reclaiming France’s crown jewels, the case throws him into the path of the beautiful and equally elusive Emmy Danvers, reminding him of the only puzzle he’s never solved: the identity of the mysterious woman who once stole a kiss from him—and left him wanting so much more… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Death of a parent recounted
Explosions mentioned
Kidnapping
Blackmail