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Olivia and the Masked Duke by Grace Callaway

Olivia and the Masked Duke by Grace Callaway

Spirited debutante Lady Olivia MacLeod, cherished daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Strathaven, has two interests: solving mysteries and winning the love of her secret girlhood crush, the infamous Duke of Hadleigh. When she joins Lady Charlotte Fayne’s charity for genteel young ladies and discovers that it is a front for an investigative agency, she is thrilled and dedicates herself to solving a deadly case. Little does she realize that the path to danger will also lead to her heart’s deepest desire… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Adult-minor relationship
Cheating
Substance addiction
Death of a spouse recounted

The Art of Escaping by Erin Callahan

The Art of Escaping by Erin Callahan

Seventeen-year-old Mattie is hiding her obsession with Harry Houdini and Dorothy Dietrich from everyone, including her best friend Stella. When Stella takes off to boarding school for the summer, all of Mattie’s anxieties bubble to the surface, leaving her feeling adrift. To distract herself, she seeks out Miyu, the reclusive daughter of a world-renowned escape artist whose life and career were snuffed out by a tragic plane crash. With Miyu’s help, Mattie secretly transforms herself into a burgeoning escapologist and performance artist. Away from the curious eyes of her peers, she thrives in her new world of lock… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Ableism
Homomisic slurs
Cheating
Statutory rape
Alcoholism
Depression
Near-drowning

Milk Fed by Melissa Broder

Milk Fed by Melissa Broder

Rachel is twenty-four, a lapsed Jew who has made calorie restriction her religion. By day, she maintains an illusion of existential control, by way of obsessive food rituals, while working as an underling at a Los Angeles talent management agency. At night, she pedals nowhere on the elliptical machine. Rachel is content to carry on subsisting—until her therapist encourages her to take a ninety-day communication detox from her mother, who raised her in the tradition of calorie counting…Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Fatmisia & body-shaming
Body dysmorphia
Eating disorder & disordered food thoughts
Emesis

Jackal by Erin Adams

Jackal by Erin E. Adams

Liz Rocher is coming home . . . reluctantly. As a Black woman, Liz doesn’t exactly have fond memories of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, a predominantly white town. But her best friend is getting married, so she braces herself for a weekend of awkward and passive-aggressive reunions. Liz has grown, though; she can handle whatever awaits her. But on the day of the wedding, somewhere between dancing and dessert, the bride’s daughter, Caroline, goes missing—and the only thing left behind is a piece of white fabric covered in blood… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Racism
Fatmisia
Domestic violence
Alcoholism
Anxiety
Death of a child
Kidnapping

Astrid Parker Doesn’t Fail by Ashley Herring Blake

Astrid Parker Doesn’t Fail by Ashley Herring Blake

For Astrid Parker, failure is unacceptable. Ever since she broke up with her fiancé a year ago, she’s been focused on her career—her friends might say she’s obsessed, but she’s just driven. When Pru Everwood asks her to be the designer for the Everwood Inn’s renovation that will be broadcasted on a popular home improvement show, Innside America, Astrid knows this is the answer to everything that is wrong with her life. It’ll be the perfect distraction from her failed love life, and her perpetually displeased mother might finally give her nod of approval… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Divorce
Anxiety & panic attacks
Depression
Alcohol consumption
Cancer mentioned
Death of parents

Two Wrongs Make a Right by Chloe Liese

Two Wrongs Make a Right by Chloe Liese

Jamie Westenberg and Bea Wilmot have nothing in common except a meet-disaster and the mutual understanding that they couldn’t be more wrong for each other. But when the people closest to them play Cupid and trick them into going on a date, Jamie and Bea realize they have something else in common after all—an undeniable need for revenge. Soon their plan is in place: Fake date obnoxiously and convince the meddlers they’re madly in love. Then, break up spectacularly and dash their hopes, putting an end to the matchmaking madness once and… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Ableism
Abusive relationship
Anxiety

From the Jump by Lacie Waldon

From the Jump by Lacie Waldon

Liv Bakersfield is used to living her life in “shoulds.” Be fit. Be financially responsible. Be your best self. An overworked graphic designer, she’s stretched so thin that she’s about to miss yet another vacation with her beloved group of college friends. But when Liv finally decides to start saying no, it feels good…good enough to leap straight into quitting her job and hopping on a plane to join them in South Africa… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Body dysmorphia
Eating disorder
Homelessness

Bet on It by Jodie Slaughter

Bet on It by Jodie Slaughter

The first time Aja Owens encounters the man of her dreams, she’s having a panic attack in the frozen foods section of the Piggly Wiggly. The second time, he’s being introduced to her as her favourite bingo buddy’s semi-estranged grandson. From there, all it takes is one game for her to realize that he’s definitely going to be a problem. And if there’s anything she already has a surplus of, it’s problems… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Anxiety
Panic attacks
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Some Kind of Perfect by Krista Ritchie and Becca Ritchie

Some Kind of Perfect by Krista Ritchie & Becca Ritchie

With a seven-year age difference, Ryke & Daisy have faced an uphill battle in the eyes of the world and their families. Known as the most adventurous, fast-paced couple — their next step has always been elusive to the rabid media. Behind the scenes, heartbreaking troubles continue to test Ryke & Daisy’s resilience and shape their future together. But preserving their happiness also means adding more risks. Ones that Connor Cobalt wouldn’t even take. As a professional free-solo climber, Ryke is no stranger to risk, but his next step with Daisy wagers more than just his health.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Slut-shaming
Outing
Paedophilia & grooming
Sexual assault
Child abuse & neglect
Abandonment
Anxiety & anxiety attacks
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Depression
Alcoholism
Sex addiction
Nightmares
Infertility

Long Way Down by Krista Ritchie and Becca Ritchie

Thrive by Krista Ritchie & Becca Ritchie

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Slut-shaming
Outing
Paedophilia & grooming
Sexual assault
Child abuse & neglect
Abandonment
Anxiety & anxiety attacks
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Depression
Alcoholism
Substance addiction (pill)
Sex addiction
Nightmares
Fertility issues, including a miscarriage scare