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Fandom by Eden Finley

Fandom by Eden Finley

Everyone remembers the night the boy band Eleven broke up. Hearts shattered around the world, including my own. I made a mistake, and I’ve been avoiding bandmate Mason Nash ever since. At first, it was hard, but eighteen months ago, he made it easier by leaving Hollywood and disappearing. When Eleven reunion talks start, I’m against it completely. I could really do with the publicity, but I don’t want to face Mason again. I’m sure he won’t want to see me either… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Homomisia
Fatmisia & internalised body shaming
Depression
Alcoholism & alcohol abuse
Suicidal ideation
Death from a heart attack
Death of a parent mentioned

That Kind of Guy by Talia Hibbert

That Kind of Guy by Talia Hibbert

If there’s one thing Rae can’t stand, it’s pity. She’s forty, frazzled, and fed up—so attending an awards ceremony alone while her ex swans about with his new wife? Not an option. To avoid total humiliation, Rae needs a date of her own. And her young, hot-as-hell new best friend is the perfect candidate. Zach Davis, king of casual hookups, has a secret: the notorious womaniser craves emotional connection, and anonymous encounters leave him feeling hollow. After years of performance, Zach’s desperate to be himself. So why does he agree to play Rae’s fake… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Racism
Sexism
Disfigurmisia
Cheating recounted
Emotional parental abuse & gaslighting
Alcohol consumption
Death of a father from a heart attack mentioned

The Dream Daughter by Diane Chamberlain

The Dream Daughter by Diane Chamberlain

When Caroline Sears receives the news that her unborn baby girl has a heart defect, she is devastated. It is 1970 and there seems to be little that can be done. But her brother-in-law, a physicist, tells her that perhaps there is. Hunter appeared in their lives just a few years before—and his appearance was as mysterious as his past. With no family, no friends, and a background shrouded in secrets, Hunter embraced the Sears family and never looked back… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Pregnancy
Terminal heart condition*
Death of a husband during deployment in the Vietnam War

*Context : The unborn child is known to have a life-threatening heart condition.

Spare and Found Parts by Sarah Maria Griffin

Spare and Found Parts by Sarah Maria Griffin

Nell Crane has always been an outsider. In a city devastated by an epidemic, where survivors are all missing parts—an arm, a leg, an eye—her father is the famed scientist who created the biomechanical limbs everyone now uses. But Nell is the only one whose mechanical piece is on the inside: her heart. Since the childhood operation, she has ticked. Like a clock, like a bomb. As her community rebuilds, everyone is expected to contribute to the society’s good . . . but how can Nell live up to her father’s revolutionary idea when she has none of her… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Threats of forced marriage
Chronic heart condition
Surgery
Death of a parent

The How and the Why by Cynthia Hand

The How and the Why by Cynthia Hand

Cassandra McMurtrey has the best parents a girl could ask for. They’ve given Cass a life she wouldn’t trade for the world. She has everything she needs—except maybe the one thing she wants. Like, to know who she is. Where she came from. Questions her adoptive parents can’t answer, no matter how much they love her.

But eighteen years ago, someone wrote Cass a series of letters. And they may just hold the answers Cass has been searching for.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Racism
Depression
Alcoholism
Attempted suicide
Drug abuse
Heart disease
Hospitalisation

Meet Cute by Helena Hunting

Meet Cute by Helena Hunting

Talk about an embarrassing introduction. On her first day of law school, Kailyn ran quite literally into the actor she crushed on as a teenager, ending with him sprawled on top of her. Mortified to discover the Daxton Hughes was also a student in her class, her embarrassment over their meet-cute quickly turned into a friendship she never expected. Of course, she never saw his betrayal coming either.

Now, eight years later, Dax is in her office….. Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Gambling addiction
Grief & loss depiction
Death of a parent from a heart attack
Death of parents in a car accident

Until His Last Goodbye by Kiki Clark

Until His Last Goodbye by Kiki Clark

Having been a powerful medium for as long as he can remember, Elias knows his fair share about the afterlife. Spirits are pushy. Spirits are needy. And they don’t respect personal boundaries.

Being a conduit between the living and the dead is exhausting but ignoring his gift isn’t an option. Even though embracing his calling has ruined nearly every relationship he’s ever had, Elias has learned to offer what comfort he can to those left behind, knowing… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Heart condition (protagonist)
Death from a stroke recounted

Warnings sourced from Alex @HEABookNerd.

The Code for Love and Heartbreak by Jillian Cantor

The Code for Love and Heartbreak by Jillian Cantor

Emma Woodhouse is a genius at math, but clueless about people. After all, people are unreliable. They let you down—just like Emma’s sister, Izzy, did this year, when she moved to California for college. But numbers…those you can count on. (No pun intended.).

Emma’s senior year is going to be all about numbers, and seeing how far they can take her. When she and George, her Coding Club co-president, are tasked with brainstorming a new project, The Code for… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Misogyny
Heart attack*
Death of a mother recounted
Car accident, off-page

* Note : The protagonist’s father has a heart attack but survives.

Far Cry by Kate Canterbary

Far Cry by Kate Canterbary

Brooke Markham needs a man. A real good man. But she’s not looking for a keeper. She’s too busy kicking ass, running an empire, and caring for her ailing father to spend time with men who want annoying things like relationships and commitment and… conversation.

Brooke knows what she wants and it’s not a future with the growly barkeep. JJ Harniczek needs money. A whole lot of money. He’s determined to launch his… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Parent with dementia
Unplanned pregnancy
Alcohol consumption
Death of a father from a heart attack recounted
Death of a mother recounted
Death of an uncle from liver disease mentioned

Harley in the Sky by Akemi Dawn Bowman

Harley in the Sky by Akemi Dawn Bowman

Harley Milano has dreamed of becoming a trapeze artist for as long as she can remember. With parents who run a famous circus in Las Vegas, she spends almost every night in the big top watching their lead aerialist perform, wishing with all her heart and soul that she would be up there herself one day.

After a huge fight with her parents, who continue to insist she go to school instead, Harley leaves home, betrays her family, and joins the rival travelling circus… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Depression
Suicidal ideation mentioned
Heart attack
Death of a parent mentioned