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Beyond Innocence by Kit Rocha

Beyond Innocence by Kit Rocha

Sector Four gang. He travels between these worlds, protected by his money and power–money he earned selling his body, and power that comes from knowing secrets. He’s untouchable—until he starts a new life gathering intelligence for the O’Kanes. Lili Fleming walked out of Sector Five with a gun, the bloodstained clothes on her back, and an icy determination to survive. She finds herself in a world where people live hard and love harder, and nothing’s more terrifying than how much the O’Kanes wake her up… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Substance addiction recovery
Murder

Fair Game byJosh Lanyon

Fair Game byJosh Lanyon

A crippling knee injury forced Elliot Mills to trade in his FBI badge for dusty chalkboards and bored college students. Now a history professor at Puget Sound university, the former agent has put his old life behind him—but it seems his old life isn’t finished with him. A young man has gone missing from campus—and as a favour to a family friend, Elliot agrees to do a little sniffing around. His investigations bring him face-to-face with his former lover, Tucker Lance, the special agent handling the case… Read more.

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Racism
Homomisia
Sexual assault
Murder
Gun violence
Kidnapping

Breaking Lucia by Raissa Donovan and Addison Wolf

Breaking Lucia by Raissa Donovan and Addison Wolf

I refuse to be a disposable pawn in my father’s underworld dealings. If that means heading out in the middle of the night to get as far away as I can from my mafia family, so be it. I have everything planned, and it’s all going perfectly… right up until the point where they catch me. Angelo. Scary, domineering, the bruiser. if he wants me, he’s not going to stop until he gets me — anyway he has to. Saint tries to be the “nice guy,” but he’s got a filthy little habit of touching me when I’m sleeping when I’m helpless. And Victor? … Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Sexual assault
Murder
Kidnapping
Organised crime (mafia)

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

Rule Breaker by Lily Morton

Rule Breaker by Lily Morton

Dylan has worked for Gabe for two years. Two long years of sarcastic comments. Two long years of insults, and having to redo the coffee pot four times in the mornings to meet his exacting standards. Not surprisingly he has devoted a lot of time to increasingly inventive ways to murder Gabe. From stabbing him with a cake fork, to garrotting him with his expensive tie, Dylan has thought of everything. However, a chance encounter opens his eyes to the attraction that has always lain between them, concealed by the layers of antipathy. There are only two problems …. Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Death of a parent in a murder-suicide incident, off-page

The Broken Puppet by Amo Jones

The Broken Puppet by Amo Jones

I was lied to. I was cheated. Resigned to pick up the scraps of empty memories and disarrayed thoughts, I left. After finally cutting the strings of manipulation, I resorted to do what I’ve done since I was a child, something my father drilled into my brain since I could handle my first rifle. Run. I’m a mere shadow of the girl they all knew. Lies and deceit change you. They alter your entire outlook on life. I’m Madison Montgomery, and I want to play a game. Here’s what happens when I win.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Murder
Gun violence

The Silver Swan by Amo Jones

The Silver Swan by Amo Jones

Madison Montgomery comes from money and power, but when someone close to her commits the ultimate crime, Madison must live with her tainted name for the rest of her life. When she begins Riverside Preparatory Academy, the private school her father has swept her into in The Hamptons, she hopes for a fresh start. What she wasn’t hoping for was the pack of bad boys who run the school; ten, to be exact. When Madison gains the attention of their leader, Bishop Vincent Hayes, a whole new world that she didn’t think existed is exposed to her. A whole world that starts and ends… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Sexual harassment & threats of rape
Death of a mother from suicide
Murder by gun violence
Stalking

*Context : The protagonist’s mother murdered her husband’s mistress and then shot herself with the protagonist’s gun.

Silk and Steel by Ariana Nash and Pippa DaCosta

Silk & Steel by Ariana Nash & Pippa DaCosta

Eroan, one of the last elven assassins, lives for one purpose: kill the queen. He would have succeeded if not for her last line of defense: Prince Lysander. Now, captured and forced into the queen’s harem, Eroan sees another opportunity. Why kill just the queen when he can kill them all? It would be simple, if not for the troubled and alluring prince. A warrior, a killer, and something else…, something Eroan finds himself inexplicably drawn to. Trapped in a life he despises, Lysander knows his time is running out… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Homomisia
Slavery
Rape, on-page
Child sexual abuse recounted
Incest
Child abuse
Suicidal ideation
Drugging
Murder
Torture
Imprisonment

The King’s Mage by Iris Foxglove

The King’s Mage by Iris Foxglove

Emile de Guillory swore off love the night his wife died in his arms. Bazyli Drakos loves too deeply, despite what he stands to lose. The night of Prince Adrien’s marriage to Isiodore de Mortain, Bazyli finds Emile poisoned in the royal gardens. He takes him back to his home in the lower city, where Bazyli and his silent demon nurse Emile back from the brink of death. What begins as an uneasy alliance turns into something more as Bazyli and Emile work to uncover the assassin who poisoned Emile that night–an assassin who can hide behind any face, even those Emile trusts… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Blood depiction for blood magic
Attempted murder

Loose Cannon by Sidney Bell

Loose Cannon by Sidney Bell

Released after five years in the system for assault, streetwise Edgar-Allen Church is ready to leave the past behind and finally look to his future. In need of a place to crash, he’s leaning on Miller Quinn. A patient, solidly masculine pillar of strength and support, Miller has always been there for him—except in the one way Church has wanted the most. With his staunchly conservative upbringing, Miller has been playing it straight his whole life. Now with Church so close again, it’s getting harder to keep his denial intact. As they fumble their way back to friendship after… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Homomisia
Murder
Torture