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What Happens in London by Julia Quinn

What Happens in London by Julia Quinn

When Olivia Bevelstoke is told that her new neighbor may have killed his fiancee, she doesn’t believe it for a second, but, still, how can she help spying on him, just to be sure? So she stakes out a spot near her bedroom window, cleverly concealed by curtains, watches, and waits… and discovers a most intriguing man, who is definitely up to something.

Sir Harry Valentine works for the boring branch of the War Office, translating documents vital to national security. He’s not a spy, but he’s had all the training, and when a gorgeous blonde begins to watch him from her window, he is instantly suspicious. But just when he decides that she’s nothing more than an annoyingly nosy debutante, he discovers that she might be engaged to a foreign prince, who might be plotting against England. And when Harry is roped into spying on Olivia, he discovers that he might be falling for her himself…

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

Alcoholism
Kidnapping

Over the Woodward Wall by A. Deborah Bake

Over the Woodward Wall by A. Deborah Baker

Avery is an exceptional child. Everything he does is precise, from the way he washes his face in the morning, to the way he completes his homework – without complaint, without fuss, without prompt.

Zib is also an exceptional child, because all children are, in their own way. But where everything Avery does and is can be measured, nothing Zib does can possibly be predicted, except for the fact that she can always be relied upon to be unpredictable.

They live on the same street.
They live in different worlds.

On an unplanned detour from home to school one morning, Avery and Zib find themselves climbing over a stone wall into the Up and Under – an impossible land filled with mystery, adventure and the strangest creatures.

And they must find themselves and each other if they are to also find their way out and back to their own lives.

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

Body shaming
Self-harm
Kidnapping & captivity
Drowning
Animal cruelty

Fifty Shades Freed by EL James

Fifty Shades Freed by E.L. James

When unworldly student Anastasia Steele first encountered the driven and dazzling young entrepreneur Christian Grey it sparked a sensual affair that changed both of their lives irrevocably. Shocked, intrigued, and, ultimately, repelled by Christian’s singular erotic tastes, Ana demands a deeper commitment. Determined to keep her, Christian agrees.

Now, Ana and Christian have it all—love, passion, intimacy, wealth, and a world of possibilities for their future. But Ana knows that loving her Fifty Shades will not be easy, and that being together will pose challenges that neither of them would anticipate. Ana must somehow learn to share Christian’s opulent lifestyle without sacrificing her own identity. And Christian must overcome his compulsion to control as he wrestles with the demons of a tormented past.

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

Attempted sexual assault recounted
Statutory rape recounted
Cheating mentioned
Domestic violence mentioned
Alcohol consumption
Unplanned pregnancy
Hospitalisation
Parent in a medically-induced coma because of a car accident
Death of a mother from an overdose recounted
Attempted murder
Gun violence
Kidnapping & attempted kidnapping
Blackmail

Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell

Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell

Then: She was fifteen, her mother’s golden girl. She had her whole life ahead of her. And then, in the blink of an eye, Ellie was gone.

Now: It’s been ten years since Ellie disappeared, but Laurel has never given up hope of finding her daughter. And then one day a charming and charismatic stranger called Floyd walks into a café and sweeps Laurel off her feet. Before too long she’s staying the night at this house and being introduced to his nine year old daughter.

Poppy is precocious and pretty – and meeting her completely takes Laurel’s breath away. Because Poppy is the spitting image of Ellie when she was that age. And now all those unanswered questions that have haunted Laurel come flooding back. What happened to Ellie? Where did she go? Who still has secrets to hide?

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

Suicide by gun violence, off-page
Nonconsensual insemination of a child
Kidnapping

Desperation by Stephen King

Desperation by Stephen King

Desperation is a deserted mining town in the Nevada desert. It`s not a place to visit by choice, and the few unhappy travellers who are forced to stop there witness the familiar-looking town undergo a terrible transformation. In the struggle between good and evil, sacrifice may be the only answer.

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

Self-sacrifice
Death of a daughter
Murder & attempted murder
Explosion
Kidnapping & captivity
Loss of autonomy (possession)
Death from animal attack (cougar)

Black House by Stephen King and Peter Straub

Black House by Stephen King and Peter Straub

Abandoned by his friends as they cycle through the Wisconsin town of French Landing, ten-year-old Ty Marshall is distracted by a crow hopping towards him down the sidewalk. Then it calls his name. Fascinated, Ty gets off his bike for a closer look: and as he does so, he is grabbed by an unseen assailant and dragged through the hedge. Is Ty destined to become the fourth victim of the Fisherman, the serial killer who is stalking this sleepy town? If so, only ex-detective Jack Sawyer, who left LA precisely to avoid such madness, may be able to save him. For nightmares and visions have been visiting Jack lately. It seems that the doomed place he knows as ‘the Territories’ may be reaching out for him once more …

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

Cannibalism
Murder
Kidnapping of children

Blaze by Richard Bachman

Blaze by Stephen King writing as Richard Bachman

He’s got a plan but he hasn’t a clue…

Clayton Blaisdell’s capers are strictly small time until he meets George Rackley. With Blaze’s brawn and George’s brains, they pull off a hundred successful cons. Then George plans the one big score every small timer dreams of: kidnapping the infant heir to a family fortune. The trouble is that by the time the deal goes down, the brains of the operation has died. Or has he?

Now Blaze is running into the white hell of the Maine woods with a baby as hostage. The crime of the century just turned into a race against time…

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

Death of a friend
Kidnapping of a child (theme)

Bag of Bones by Stephen King

Bag of Bones by Stephen King

Ben Mears has returned to Jerusalem’s Lot in hopes that exploring the history of the Marsten House, an old mansion long the subject of rumor and speculation, will help him cast out his personal devils and provide inspiration for his new book. But when two young boys venture into the woods, and only one returns alive, Mears begins to realize that something sinister is at work—in fact, his hometown is under siege from forces of darkness far beyond his imagination. And only he, with a small group of allies, can hope to contain the evil that is growing within the borders of this small New England town.

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

Rape recounted
Delusions
Nightmares
Suicide & attempted suicide
Grief & loss depiction
Death of a pregnant wife from a brain aneurysm
Murder by gun violence in a drive-by shooting
Murder & attempted murder by drowning
Infanticide
Kidnapping of a child

Misery by Stephen King

Paul Sheldon is a bestselling novelist who has finally met his number one fan. Her name is Annie Wilkes, and she is more than a rabid reader—she is Paul’s nurse, tending his shattered body after an automobile accident. But she is also furious that the author has killed off her favorite character in his latest book. Annie becomes his captor, keeping him prisoner in her isolated house.

Annie wants Paul to write a book that brings Misery back to life—just for her. She has a lot of ways to spur him on. One is a needle. Another is an axe. And if they don’t work, she can get really nasty.

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

Nightmares
Suicidal ideation
Alcoholism & substance addiction
Alcohol consumption
Blood & gore depiction
Body horror
Physical injuries, including broken bones
Amputation (nonconsensual)
Needles
Murder & infanticide mentioned
Knife & axe violence
Torture, including deprivation of food, water & medication
Kidnapping
Car accident
Animal death (rat)

Cemetery Girl by David Bell

Tom and Abby Stuart had everything: a perfect marriage, successful careers, and a beautiful twelve-year-old daughter, Caitlin. Then one day Caitlin vanished without a trace. For a while they grasped at every false hope and followed every empty lead, but the tragedy ended up changing their lives, overwhelming them with guilt and dread, and shattering their marriage.

Four years later, Caitlin is found alive but won’t discuss where she was or what happened. And when the police arrest a suspect connected to her disappearance, she refuses to testify. Taking matters into his own hands, Tom tries to uncover the truth–and finds that nothing that has happened yet can prepare him for what he is about to discover.

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

Paedophilia
Domestic violence
Cheating
Murder
Kidnapping
Imprisonment
Animal euthansia