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Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle Cosimano

Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle Cosimano

Finlay Donovan is killing it…except, she’s really not. A stressed-out single mom of two and struggling novelist, Finlay’s life is in chaos: The new book she promised her literary agent isn’t written; her ex-husband fired the nanny without telling her, and this morning she had to send her four-year-old to school with hair duct-taped to her head after an incident with scissors. When Finlay is overheard discussing the plot of her new suspense novel with her agent over lunch, she’s mistaken for a contract killer … Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Misogyny
Rape
Sexual assault
Domestic abuse mentioned
Cheating
Nonconsensual drugging (roofies)
Murder
Gun violence
Blackmail

Razorblade Tears by SA Cosby

Razorblade Tears by S.A. Cosby

Ike Randolph has been out of jail for fifteen years, with not so much as a speeding ticket in all that time. But a Black man with cops at the door knows to be afraid. The last thing he expects to hear is that his son Isiah has been murdered, along with Isiah’s white husband, Derek. Ike had never fully accepted his son but is devastated by his loss. Derek’s father Buddy Lee was almost as ashamed his father his father was a criminal. Buddy Lee still has contacts in the underworld, though, and he wants to know who killed his boy… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Racism
Homomisia
Transmisia
Deadnaming
Body horror
Grief & loss depiction
Death of a child
Torture
Gun violence

Blacktop Wasteland by SA Cosby

Blacktop Wasteland by S.A. Cosby

Beauregard “Bug” Montage: husband, father, honest car mechanic. But he was once known – from North Carolina to the beaches of Florida – as the best getaway driver on the East Coast. Just like his father, who disappeared many years ago. After a series of financial calamities, Bug reluctantly takes part in a daring diamond heist to solve his money troubles – and to go straight once and for all. However, when it goes horrifically wrong, he’s sucked into a grimy underworld which threatens everything, and everyone, he holds dear . . .

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Human trafficking
Misogyny
Racism
Fatmisia
Homomisia & homomisic slurs
Hate crime
Emotional & physical child abuse
Alcoholism
Substance addiction
Drug use & abuse
Emesis
Torture
Gun violence
Kidnapping
Car accident

House of Secrets by Chris Columbus and Ned Vizzini

House of Secrets by Chris Columbus & Ned Vizzini

When Brendan, Cordelia and Nell move to Kristoff House they have no idea that they are about to unleash the dark magic locked within. For the house once belonged to a crazed writer, whose stories have come to life. Literally. Now the Walker kids must battle against deadly pirates, bloodthirsty warriors and a bone-crunching giant. If they fail they will never see their parents again and a power-mad Witch will take over the world. No pressure then . . .

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Alcohol consumption
Blood & injury depiction, including eye trauma
Murder
Gun violence
Sword violence & stabbing
Explosion
Fire
Plane crash
Vivisection discussed

Tyler Johnson Was Here by Jay Coles

Tyler Johnson Was Here by Jay Coles

When Marvin Johnson’s twin, Tyler, goes to a party, Marvin decides to tag along to keep an eye on his brother. But what starts as harmless fun turns into a shooting, followed by a police raid.

The next day, Tyler has gone missing, and it’s up to Marvin to find him. But when Tyler is found dead, a video leaked online tells an even more chilling story: Tyler has been shot and killed by a police officer. Terrified as his mother unravels and mourning a brother who is now a hashtag, Marvin must learn what justice and freedom really mean.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Racism & racial slurs
Alcohol consumption
Recreational drug use
Blood depiction
Emesis
Grief & loss depiction
Death of a brother
Gun violence
Police brutality & violence
Incarceration of a parent

Sweet Ruin by Kresley Cole

Sweet Ruin by Kresley Cole

Growing up, Josephine didn’t know who or what she was—just that she was an outcast with strange powers. Protecting her baby brother became her entire life. The day he was taken away began Jo’s transition from would-be superhero…to enchanting villain. Archer Rune the Baneblood never fails to eliminate his target. In his sights: the oldest living Valkyrie. Yet before he strikes, a vampiric creature pierces him with aching pleasure, stealing his forbidden blood—and jeopardizing his brethren’s secrets… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Child abuse
Sex slavery
Death of a parent
Murder
Gun violence

An Extraordinary Union by Alyssa Cole

An Extraordinary Union by Alyssa Cole

Elle Burns is a former slave with a passion for justice and an eidetic memory. Trading in her life of freedom in Massachusetts, she returns to the indignity of slavery in the South—to spy for the Union Army.

Malcolm McCall is a detective for Pinkerton’s Secret Service. Subterfuge is his calling, but he’s facing his deadliest mission yet—risking his life to infiltrate a Rebel enclave in Virginia… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Racism & racial slurs
Slavery
Rape mentioned
Gun violence
Physical assault
Near-drowning incident
War themes

Crownchasers by Rebecca Coffindaffer

Crownchasers by Rebecca Coffindaffer

Alyssa Farshot has spent her whole life trying to outrun her family legacy. Her mother sacrificed everything to bring peace to the quadrant, and her uncle has successfully ruled as emperor for decades. But the last thing Alyssa wants is to follow in their footsteps as the next in line for the throne. Why would she choose to be trapped in a palace when she could be having wild adventures exploring a thousand-and-one planet in her own ship?… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Alcohol consumption
Blood & gore depiction
Dead bodies
Physical injuries
Medical treatment
Grief & loss depiction (theme)
Death of a mother recounted
Death of an uncle
Death of a friend
Murder & attempted murder
Gun violence
Explosions & bombings
Plane crash
War themes discussed

Willa of Dark Hollow by Robert Beatty

Willa of Dark Hollow by Robert Beatty

The Great Smoky Mountains. 1901. Willa and her clan are the last of the Faeran, an ancient race of forest people who have lived in the mountains for as long as the trees have grown there. But as crews of newly arrived humans start cutting down great swaths of the forest she loves, Willa is helpless to stop them. How can she fight the destroyers of the forest and their powerful machines? When Willa discovers a mysterious dark hollow filled with strange and beautiful creatures, she comes to realize that it contains a terrifying force. Is unleashing these dangerous spirits the key to stopping the loggers? … Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Gun violence
Animal death & hunting
Animal attack (snake)

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)