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Paladin’s Strength by T. Kingfisher

Paladin’s Strength by T. Kingfisher

He’s a paladin of a dead god, tracking a supernatural killer across a continent. She’s a nun from a secretive order, on the trail of the raiders who burned her convent and kidnapped her sisters. When their paths cross at the point of a sword, Istvhan and Clara will be pitched headlong into each other’s quests, facing off against enemies both living and dead. But Clara has a secret that could jeopardize the growing trust between them, a secret that will lead them to the gladiatorial pits of a corrupt city, and beyond…

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Nightmare
Self-sacrifice
Alcohol consumption
Emesis
Decapitation
Murder
Arson, off-page

Girls in Boys’ Cars by Felicity Castagna

Girls in Boys’ Cars by Felicity Castagna

A complicated friendship. A road trip in a stolen car. The stories that define us. And two funny, sharp, adventurous young women who refuse to be held back any longer. Rosa was never really trying to hurt anyone, no matter what they said in court. But she’s ended up in juvenile jail anyway, living her life through books and wondering why her best mate Asheeka disappeared.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Fatmisia
Revenge pornography
Physical assault
Incarceration
Bushfire

Phoenix Unbound by Grace Draven

Phoenix Unbound by Grace Draven

Every year, each village is required to send a young woman to the Empire’s capital – her fate: to be burned alive for the entertainment of the masses. For the last five years, one small village’s tithe has been the same woman. Gilene’s sacrifice protects all the other young women of her village, and her secret to staying alive lies in the magic only she possesses. But this year is different. Azarion, the Empire’s most famous gladiator, has somehow seen through her illusion and is set on blackmailing Gilene into using her abilities to help him escape his life of slavery. And unknown to… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Slavery
Rape & attempted rape, on-page
Self-harm
Infertility
Blood & gore depiction
Murder
Torture
Kidnapping & captivity
Fire & immolation
War themes

The Traitor’s Kingdom by Erin Beaty

The Traitor’s Kingdom by Erin Beaty

A new queen under threat. An ambassador with a desperate scheme. Two kingdoms with everything to lose. Once a spy and counsellor to the throne, Sage Fowler has secured victory for her kingdom at a terrible cost. Now an ambassador representing Demora, Sage is about to face her greatest challenge to avoid a war with a rival kingdom. After an assassination attempt destroys the chance for peace, Sage and her fiancé Major Alex Quinn risk a dangerous plot to reveal the culprit. But the stakes are higher than ever, and in the game of traitors, betrayal is the only certainty.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Drug dependency recounted
Sword & arrow violence
Murder
Fire

It All Comes Back to You by Farah Naz Rishi

It All Comes Back to You by Farah Naz Rishi

After Kiran Noorani’s mom died, Kiran vowed to keep her dad and sister, Amira, close. Then out of the blue, Amira announces that she’s dating someone and might move cross-country with him. Kiran is thrown. Deen Malik is thrilled that his older brother, Faisal, has found a great girlfriend, even if it’s getting serious quickly. Maybe now their parents’ focus will shift off Deen, who feels intense pressure to be the perfect son. When Deen and Kiran come fact to face, they silently agree to keep their past a secret. Four years ago–before Amira and Faisal met–Kiran and Deen dated. But Deen ghosted Kiran with no explanation. Kiran will stop… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Hate crime mentioned
Substance addiction
Drug use & abuse
Death of a parent from terminal illness
Arson
Bullying mentioned

What Lies Between Us by John Marrs

What Lies Between Us by John Marrs

They say every house has its secrets, and the house that Maggie and Nina have shared for so long is no different. Except that these secrets are not buried in the past. Every other night, Maggie and Nina have dinner together. When they are finished, Nina helps Maggie back to her room in the attic, and into the heavy chain that keeps her there. Because Maggie has done things to Nina that can’t ever be forgiven, and now she is paying the price. But there are many things about the past that Nina doesn’t know, and Maggie is going to keep it that way—even if it kills her…

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Parental abandonment
Child sexual abuse mentioned
Drug use
Miscarriage
Death of a parent
Death of an infant (presumed)
Murder
Imprisonment
Fire

The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas

The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas

In the overthrow of the Mexican government, Beatriz’s father is executed and her home destroyed. When handsome Don Rodolfo Solórzano proposes, Beatriz ignores the rumours surrounding his first wife’s sudden demise, choosing instead to seize the security his estate in the countryside provides. She will have her own home again, no matter the cost. But Hacienda San Isidro is not the sanctuary she imagined. When Rodolfo returns to work in the capital, visions and voices invade Beatriz’s sleep. The weight of invisible eyes follows her every move. Rodolfo’s sister, Juana, scoffs… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Rape mentioned
Colourism
Emesis
Murder
Arson

Brightly Burning by Alexa Donne

Brightly Burning by Alexa Donne

Seventeen-year-old Stella Ainsley wants just one thing: to go somewhere—anywhere—else. Her home is a floundering spaceship that offers few prospects, having been orbiting an ice-encased Earth for two hundred years. When a private ship hires her as a governess, Stella jumps at the chance. The captain of the Rochester, nineteen-year-old Hugo Fairfax, is notorious throughout the fleet for being a moody recluse and a drunk. But with Stella he’s kind. But the Rochester harbours secrets: Stella is certain someone is trying to kill Hugo and the… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Alcohol abuse
Plague
Blood depiction
Death of a parent recounted
Fire

Surrender of a Siren by Tessa Dare

Surrender of a Siren by Tessa Dare

Desperate to escape a loveless marriage and society’s constraints, pampered heiress Sophia Hathaway jilts her groom, packs up her paints and sketchbook, and assumes a new identity, posing as a governess to secure passage on the Aphrodite. She wants a life of her own: unsheltered, unconventional, uninhibited. But it’s one thing to sketch her most wanton fantasies, and quite another to face the dangerously handsome libertine who would steal both her virtue and her gold. To any well-bred lady, Benedict “Gray” Grayson is trouble in snug-fitting boots. A conscienceless scoundrel who sails the seas for pleasure and profit, Gray lives for conquest but will this counterfeit governess prove to be a rogue’s redemption?

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Fire
Animal death

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna

As one of the few witches in Britain, Mika Moon knows she has to hide her magic, keep her head down, and stay away from other witches so their powers don’t mingle and draw attention. And as an orphan who lost her parents at a young age and was raised by strangers, she’s used to being alone and she follows the rules…with one exception: an online account, where she posts videos pretending to be a witch. She thinks no one will take it seriously. But someone… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Physical sibling abuse recounted (protagonist)
Emotionally abusive relationship recounted (protagonist)
Alcohol consumption (on-page)
Minor physical injury and depiction of dead bodies
Death of parents from cancer, illness and fire mentioned
Death of a father recounted (protagonist)
Parent with depression mentioned (protagonist)