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Bound to the Battle God by Ruby Dixon

Bound to the Battle God by Ruby Dixon

When I went to my neighbor’s apartment to investigate strange sounds, I never expected to fall through a portal into another world. Yet here I am, a stranger in an even stranger land…and I’m stranded. In this world, might makes right, men carry swords, and gods walk the earth. Within minutes of arriving, I’m enslaved. Fun place. How do I get home? GREAT question. Wish I had an answer. The one person that might be able to help me is also the one person I want to throttle most. Aron, Lord of Storms, Butcher God of Battle, is my new companion. Or rather, I’m his. As Aron’s anchor to the… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Slavery
Murder, on-page

Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon

Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon

You’d think being abducted by aliens would be the worst thing that could happen to me. And you’d be wrong. Because now, the aliens are having ship trouble, and they’ve left their cargo of human women – including me – on an ice planet. And the only native inhabitant I’ve met? He’s big, horned, blue, and really, really has a thing for me…

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Rape, on-page
Dubious consent scenario
Suicide
Drugging
Nonconsensual abortion
Starvation
Murder
Kidnapping

A Face Like Glass by Frances Hardinge

A Face Like Glass by Frances Hardinge

In the underground city of Caverna the world’s most skilled craftsmen toil in the darkness to create delicacies beyond compare — wines that can remove memories, cheeses that can make you hallucinate and perfumes that convince you to trust the wearer, even as they slit your throat. The people of Caverna are more ordinary, but for one thing: their faces are as blank as untouched snow. Expressions must be learned, and only the famous Facesmiths can teach a person to show (or fake) joy, despair or fear — at a price… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Grief & loss depiction
Death of a parent
Murder
Kidnapping & confinement

The Lost Girls by Sonia Hartl

The Lost Girls by Sonia Hartl

When Elton Irving turned Holly Liddell into a vampire in 1987, he promised her eternal love. But thirty-four years later, Elton has left her, her hair will be crimped for the rest of immortality, and the only job she can get as a forever sixteen-year-old is the midnight shift at Taco Bell. Holly’s afterlife takes an interesting turn when she meets Rose McKay and Ida Ripley. Having also been turned and discarded by Elton—Rose in 1954, and Ida, his ex-fiancée, in 1921—they want to help her, and ask for her help in return… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Emotional abuse & gaslighting
Blood & gore depiction
Body horror
Death of a sibling
Death of a parent
Murder

Becoming the Dark Prince by Kerri Maniscalco

Becoming the Dark Prince by Kerri Maniscalco

Enigmatic, brooding, and darkly handsome, Thomas Cresswell has always been the one mystery Audrey Rose has never been able to fully solve. As brilliant partners in crime investigation, they understand each other perfectly…but as young lovers, their passionate natures have led to both euphoria and heartbreak throughout the Stalking Jack the Ripper series.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Blood & physical injury depiction
Death of a mother mentioned
Murder

The Outliers by Kimberly McCreight

The Outliers by Kimberly McCreight

Wylie hasn’t heard from her best friend, Cassie, since their fight. That doesn’t matter when she gets a text from her, asking for help. But as Cassie’s messages become increasingly strange, Wylie has a growing sense that something is REALLY wrong. What isn’t Cassie telling her? And could finding her be just the beginning?… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Fatmisia
Anxiety
Agoraphobia
Suicidal ideation
Suicide
Death of a parent in a car accident
Murder & attempted murder
Kidnapping & hostage situation

The Dollhouse by Sara Ennis

The Dollhouse by Sara Ennis

When Peter Baden’s daughter Olivia was abducted nearly a year ago, he left his career as a respected journalist to find her. Now he spends his days searching for Olivia, and helping other families of abducted children survive the emotionally and physically exhausting experience of finding a missing child. When Peter Baden’s daughter Olivia was abducted nearly a year ago, he left his career as a respected journalist to find her. Now he spends his days searching for Olivia, and helping other families of abducted children survive the emotionally and physically exhausting experience of finding a missing child….. Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Sexual assault
Suicide
Graphic murder of a child
Torture
Kidnapping
Animal death
Bullying

Branded by Fire by Nalini Singh

Branded by Fire by Nalini Singh

Though DarkRiver sentinel Mercy is feeling the pressure to mate, she savagely resists when Riley Kincaid, a lieutenant from the SnowDancer pack, tries to possess her. The problem is not simply that he pushes her buttons; the problem is that he’s a wolf, she’s a cat, and they’re both used to being on top. But when a brilliant changeling researcher is kidnapped from DarkRiver territory, Mercy and Riley must work together to track the young man—before… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Pregnancy mentioned
Physical injuries & illness, including coma & a broken leg
Death of parents recounted
Murder
Plane crash mentioned

Angel of Greenwood by Randi Pink

Angel of Greenwood by Randi Pink

Seventeen-year-old Isaiah Wilson is, on the surface, a town troublemaker, but is hiding that he is an avid reader and secret poet, never leaving home without his journal. A passionate follower of WEB. Du Bois, he believes that black people should rise up to claim their place as equals. Sixteen-year-old Angel Hill is a loner, mostly disregarded by her peers as a goody-goody. Her father is dying, and her family’s financial situation is in turmoil. Also, as a loyal follower of Booker T. Washington, she believes, through education and tolerance, that black people should rise…Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Racism
1921 Tulsa Massacre

How to Bang a Billionaire by Alexis Hall

How to Bang a Billionaire by Alexis Hall

If England had yearbooks, I’d probably be “Arden St. Ives: Man Least Likely to Set the World on Fire.” So far, I haven’t. I’ve no idea what I’m doing at Oxford, no idea what I’m going to do next and, until a week ago, I had no idea who Caspian Hart was. Turns out, he’s brilliant, beautiful . . . oh yeah, and a billionaire. It’s impossible not to be captivated by someone like that. But Caspian Hart makes his own rules. And he has a lot of them. About when I can be with him. What I can do with him. And when he’ll be through with me… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Victim blaming
Domestic violence mentioned
Suicidal ideation
Attempted suicide recounted
Self harm
Alcohol consumption
Drug use, on-page
Death of a parent