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Because of You by Pip Harry

Because of You by Pip Harry

Tiny is homeless. Nola has everything she could ask for. They meet when Nola is forced into volunteer work for the writers’ group at the homeless shelter where Tiny is staying, and at first, it seems impossible that two people who are so different could ever be friends. But despite her initial prejudice, Nola quickly learns that there isn’t much separating her from the people who live on the streets. And Tiny begins to see that falling down doesn’t mean you never get back up. Because of You is a story about homelessness, prejudice and the power of words to provide a little hope… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Homomisia
Post-natal depression
Substance addiction
Suicidal ideation
Drug abuse
Death of a friend
Homelessness

Sweet Soul by Tillie Cole

Sweet Soul by Tillie Cole

Life has never been easy for 20-year-old Levi Carillo. The youngest of the Carillo boys, Levi is nothing like his older brothers. He isn’t dark in looks or intimidating to everyone he meets. In fact, he’s quite the opposite. Haunted by a crippling shyness and the tragic events of his past, Levi spends his days with his head buried in his books or training hard for his college football team. Too timid to talk to girls, Levi stays as far away as possible and completely on his own until he saves the life of a troubled pretty blonde, a troubled pretty blonde that might just be the exception to his rule… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Attempted rape
Suicide
Homelessness
Bullying

Slide by Garrett Leigh

Slide by Garrett Leigh

Shy tattoo artist Ash has a troubled past. Years of neglect, drug abuse, and life on the streets have taken their toll, and sometimes it seems the deep, unspoken bond with his lover is the only balm for wounds he doesn’t quite understand. Chicago paramedic Pete is warmth, love, and strength—things Ash never knew he could have, and never even knew he wanted until Pete showed him. But fate is a cruel, cruel mistress, and when nightmares collide with the present, their tentatively built world comes crashing down. Traumatic events in Pete’s work life distance him… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Foster care experiences recounted
Drug abuse recounted
Death of a mother recounted
Homelessness

The Mysterious and Amazing Blue Billings by Lily Morton

The Mysterious and Amazing Blue Billings by Lily Morton

Levi Black is at a crossroads. After suffering a loss and breaking up a long-term relationship, he’s looking for a change. When he receives the news he’s inherited a house in York, he seizes the opportunity to begin a new chapter in his life. However, when he gets there, he finds a house that has never kept its occupants for very long. Either through death or disinclination, no one stays there, and after a few days of living in the place, Levi can understand why. Strange noises can be heard at all hours of the day and night, and disturbing and scary things begin to happen to him. He never believed in ghosts before, but when events take… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Murder discussed
Homelessness

Keep Me Still by Stephen Hoppa

Keep Me Still by Stephen Hoppa

Travis thinks his life is out of control—until the night he crashes into Cody. That’s when he learns what it truly means to surrender everything. Cody is strong, sexy, and more generous than Travis believed possible. He takes him in and begins unravelling all the pain and secrets that led to Travis being alone, homeless, and running for his life with an envelope of stolen cash. With such a sweet, fragile heart, Travis has never let his guard down with anyone, but he can’t resist falling deeper and deeper into Cody’s effortless dominance and possessive touch. Over stormy… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Alcoholism mentioned
Suicide mentioned
Drug overdose mentioned
Homelessness

Falling Down by Eli Easton

Falling Down by Eli Easton

Josh finds himself homeless at eighteen, but he has a plan. He’ll head north on the bus to New England and spend October there for his mother’s sake. She always talked about going to see the fall leaves someday. And when the leaves are done and the harsh winter comes, Josh plans to find a place to curl up and let go. It will be a relief to finally stop fighting.Mark spent his life trying to live up to the tough swagger of his older brothers until he pushed himself so far against his nature that he cracked. Now a former Marine, he rents a little cabin in the White Mountains of New Hampshire where he can lick his wounds and figure out what to… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Depression
Suicidal ideation
Military enlistment recounted
Homelessness

Brazen and the Beast by Sarah MacLean

Brazen and the Beast by Sarah MacLean

When Lady Henrietta Sedley declares her twenty-ninth year her own, she has plans to inherit her father’s business, to make her own fortune, and to live her own life. But first, she intends to experience a taste of the pleasure she’ll forgo as a confirmed spinster. Everything is going perfectly… until she discovers the most beautiful man she’s ever seen tied up in her carriage and threatening to ruin the Year of Hattie before it’s even begun. When he wakes in a carriage at Hattie’s feet, Whit, a king of Covent Garden known to all the world as Beast, can’t help but wonder about the strange woman who frees him—especially when he… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Misogyny
Child abuse recounted
Serious physical injury
Kidnapping
Knife violence & stabbing
Explosion
Torture recounted
Blackmail
Homelessness

Death in the Spotlight by Robin Stevens

Death in the Spotlight by Robin Stevens

Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong are off to the beautiful Rue Theatre in London, where they will face an entirely new challenge: acting. But behind the theatre’s glittering facade, the girls soon realise that there is trouble at the Rue. Jealousy, threats and horrible pranks quickly spiral out of control – and then one of the cast is found dead. As opening night looms closer, Hazel and Daisy must take centre stage and solve the crime . . . before the murderer strikes again.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Coming out themes
Racism
Sexism
Homomisia
Dead body
Murder of a mother & father by drowning recounted
Boating accident recounted
Death of a colleague (theme)
Murder & attempted murder
Poisoning
Physical assault
Threats of violence & murder
Homelessness mentioned

The Night of Many Endings by Melissa Payne

The Night of Many Endings by Melissa Payne

Orphaned at a young age and witness to her brother’s decline into addiction, Nora Martinez has every excuse to question the fairness of life. Instead, the openhearted librarian in the small Colorado community of Silver Ridge sees only promise. She holds on to the hope that she’ll be reunited with her missing brother and does what she can at the town library. It’s her home away from home, but it’s also a sanctuary for others who, like her brother, could use a second chance. There’s Marlene, an elderly loner who believes… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Substance addiction
Suicidal ideation
Grief & loss depiction
Death of a parent
Death of a spouse
Homelessness

Because of You by Pip Harry

Because of You by Pip Harry

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Homomisia
Post-natal depression
Substance addiction
Suicidal ideation
Drug abuse
Death of a friend
Homelessness