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Tokyo Dreaming by Emiko Jean

Tokyo Dreaming by Emiko Jean

When Japanese-American Izumi Tanaka learned her father was the Crown Prince of Japan, she became a princess overnight. Now, she’s overcome conniving cousins, salacious press, and an imperial scandal to finally find a place she belongs. She has a perfect bodyguard turned boyfriend. Her stinky dog, Tamagotchi, is living with her in Tokyo. Her parents have even rekindled their college romance and are engaged. A royal wedding is on the horizon! Izumi’s life is a Tokyo dream come true… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Sexism
Classism
Panic Disorder & panic attacks
Bullying

Mika in Real Life by Holly Miller

Mika in Real Life by Holly Miller

At thirty-five, Mika Suzuki’s life is a mess. Her last relationship ended in flames. Her roommate-slash-best friend might be a hoarder. She’s a perpetual disappointment to her traditional Japanese parents. And, most recently, she’s been fired from her latest dead-end job. Mika is at her lowest point when she receives a phone call from Penny—the daughter she placed for adoption sixteen years ago. Penny is determined to forge a relationship with her birth mother, and in turn, Mika longs to be someone Penny is proud of. Faced with her own inadequacies, Mika embellishes a fact about her life. What… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Racism
Sexism
Rape

Bad for the Boss by Talia Hibbert

Theodore Chamberlain’s known for his laser-sharp focus and blunt demands—in the boardroom and the bedroom. The anti-social millionaire has never mixed business with pleasure before… but for a fierce new employee with knockout curves, he’ll make an exception. Jennifer Johnson knows better than anyone that life is tough. Why complicate things by risking the job she loves for a lust that can’t last? Her boss may be hotter than hell—but Jen’s the one who’d end up burned. Trouble is, Theo’s mightily persuasive, surprisingly sweet, and extremely difficult to resist… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Misogyny
Fatmisia
Boss-employee relationship
Death of parent
Murder
Kidnapping
Stalking
Animal death

In Command by Aileen Erin

In Command by Aileen Erin

Amihanna di Aetes is used to fighting, surviving, and relying on her strength to get through the hard times. She thought the worst was over when she accepted her engagement to Lorne ni Taure, the High King of the Aunare, and claimed her place as the future High Queen. It should be easy to slide into her new role. How hard can it be living in luxury with your soulmate after growing up alone on the streets? But the more she learns about the Aunare and their politics, the more she realizes that the true test of her strength is just beginning.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Misogyny
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Torture

The Dark Club Deceit by Alison Goodman

The Dark Days Deceit by Alison Goodman

Lady Helen has retreated to a country estate outside Bath to prepare for her wedding to the Duke of Selburn, yet she knows she has unfinished business to complete. She and the dangerously charismatic Lord Carlston have learned they are a dyad, bonded in blood, and only they are strong enough to defeat the Grand Deceiver, who threatens to throw mankind into chaos. But the heinous death-soaked Ligatus Helen has absorbed is tearing a rift in her mind. Its power, if unleashed, will annihilate both Helen and Carlston unless they can find a way to harness its ghastly force and defeat their enemy.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Misogyny
Cheating
Drugging
Miscarriage mentioned
Murder
Infanticide

The Dark Club Pact by Alison Goodman

The Dark Days Club by Alison Goodman

London, April 1812. On the eve of eighteen-year-old Lady Helen Wrexhall’s presentation to the queen, one of her family’s housemaids disappears-and Helen is drawn into the shadows of Regency London. There, she meets Lord Carlston, one of the few who can stop the perpetrators: a cabal of demons infiltrating every level of society. Dare she ask for his help, when his reputation is almost as black as his lingering eyes? And will her intelligence and headstrong curiosity wind up leading them into a death trap?

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Fatmisia & body shaming
Misogyny (theme)
Slut-shaming
Sexual assault
Domestic & child abuse
Suicide
Alcohol consumption
Recreational drug use
Blood, gore and injury depiction including graphic dead bodies
Grief & loss depiction
Death of a mother recounted
Murder
Loss of autonomy (possession)
Drowning

Nightingale by Amy Lukavics

Nightingale by Amy Lukavics

At seventeen, June Hardie is everything a young woman in 1951 shouldn’t be–independent, rebellious, a dreamer. June longs to travel, to attend college and to write the dark science fiction stories that consume her waking hours. But her parents only care about making June a better young woman. Her mother grooms her to be a perfect little homemaker while her father pushes her to marry his business partner’s domineering son. When June resists, her whole world is shattered–suburbia isn’t the only prison for different women. June’s parents commit her to Burrow Place Asylum, aka the Institution. With its sickening cond… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Ableism
Sexism
Child abuse & neglect
Domestic violence
Suicidal ideation
Blood & gore depiction
Psychiatric hospital

Tripwire by Lee Child

Tripwire by Lee Child

For Jack Reacher being invisible has become a habit. He spends his days digging swimming pools by hand and his nights as the bouncer in the local strip club in the Florida Keys. He doesn’t want to be found. But someone has sent a private detective to seek him out. Then Reacher finds the guy beaten to death with his fingertips sliced off. It’s time to head north and work out who is trying to find him and why.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Sexism
Rape
Blood & gore depiction
Death of a parent mentioned
Murder
Torture
Gun violence
Car accident
Fire

Echo Burning by Lee Child

Echo Burning by Lee Child

Hitching rides is an unreliable mode of transport. In temperatures of over a hundred degrees, you’re lucky if a driver will open the door of his air-conditioned car long enough to let you slide in. That’s Jack Reacher’s conclusion. He’s adrift in the fearsome heat of a Texas summer, and he needs to keep moving through the wide open vastness, like a shark in the water. The last thing he’s worried about is exactly who picks him up. He never expected it to be somebody like Carmen. She’s alone, driving a Cadillac. She’s beautiful, young and rich. She has a little girl who is being watched by unseen observers. And a husband who is in jail. Who will beat her senseless when he comes out. If he… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Racism & racial slurs
Sexism
Hate crime
Sexual assault
Blood & gore depiction
Murder
Gun violence

Ruin of Stars by Linsey Miller

Ruin of Stars by Linsey Miller

As one of the Queen’s elite assassins, Sal finally has the power, prestige, and permission to hunt down the lords who killed their family. But Sal still has to figure out who the culprits are. They must enlist the help of some old friends and enemies while ignoring a growing distaste for the queen and that the charming Elise is being held prisoner by her father. But there’s something terribly wrong in the north. Talk of the return of shadows, missing children, and magic abounds. As Sal takes out the people responsible for their ruined homeland, Sal learns secrets and truths that can’t be forgotten.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Misgendering
Misogyny
Child abuse mentioned
Graphic dead bodies
Medical experimentation
Panic attack
Death of a friend mentioned
Murder & attempted murder
Skinning
Torture
Physical assault
Immolation
Kidnapping