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Every Last Breath by Jennifer Armentrout

Every Last Breath by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Every choice has consequences—but seventeen-year-old Layla faces tougher choices than most. Light or darkness. Wickedly sexy demon prince Roth, or Zayne, the gorgeous, protective Warden she never thought could be hers. Hardest of all, Layla has to decide which side of herself to trust.

Layla has a new problem, too. A Lilin—the deadliest of demons—has been unleashed, wreaking havoc on those around her…including her best friend. To keep Sam from a fate much, much worse than death… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Death of a friend
Murder & attempted murder

Stone Cold Touch by Jennifer Armentrout

Stone Cold Touch by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Layla Shaw is trying to pick up the pieces of her shattered life—no easy task for a seventeen-year-old who’s pretty sure things can’t get worse. Her impossibly gorgeous best friend, Zayne, is forever off-limits thanks to the mysterious powers of her soul-stealing kiss. The Warden clan that has always protected her is suddenly keeping dangerous secrets. And she can barely think about Roth, the wickedly hot demon prince who understood her in ways no one else could.

But sometimes rock bottom is only the beginning. Because suddenly Layla’s powers… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Suicide
Drug use
Overdose
Murder & attempted murder
Gun violence
Hanging
Physical assault
Animal death

White Hot Kiss by Jennifer Armentrout

White Hot Kiss by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Layla just wants to fit in at school and go on a date with Zayne, whom she’s crushed on forever. Trouble is, Zayne treats Layla like a sister–and Layla is a half-demon, half gargoyle with abilities no one else possesses. And even though Zayne is a Warden, part of the race of gargoyles tasked with keeping humanity safe, Layla’s kiss will kill anything with a soul–including him.

Then she meets Roth–a demon who claims to know her secrets. Though Layla knows she should stay away, it’s tough when that whole… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Blood & gore depiction
Attempted murder
Kidnapping

Assassin’s Orbit by John Appel

Assassin’s Orbit by John Appel

On the eve of the planet Ileri’s historic vote to join the Commonwealth, the assassination of a government minister threatens to shatter everything. Private investigator Noo Okereke and spy Meiko Ogawa join forces with police chief Toiwa to investigate – and discover clues that point disturbingly toward a threat humanity thought they had escaped.

A threat that could destroy Ileri and spark an interplanetary war… unless the disparate team can work together to solve the mystery.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Blood & gore depiction
Emesis
Murder
Gun violence
Plane crash

Undead Girl Murder Farce Volume 1 by Haruka Tomoyama

Undead Girl Murder Farce, Vol. 1 by Haruka Tomoyama

The end of the 19th century—a vampire’s wife is murdered, and the detective known as the “cage user” is called in to solve the crime. But there’s more to the detective and the curtained birdcage he carries…after all, when solving a case involving a monster, it might just take one to know one!

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Decapitation
Blood depiction
Murder

End of Day by Jewel Ann

End of Day by Jewel E. Ann

Behind tinted windows a few yards from mourning family and friends, Jessica and Jude Day witness their parents’ funeral—and their own. Stripped of the only life they’ve ever known, the Days say goodbye to San Francisco forever.

Six months and two new identities later, the thirty-year-old misfits with elite self-defence skills and penchants for alcohol, sex, and trouble arrive like an earthquake to Peaceful Woods, a retirement community in Omaha, Nebraska, that thrives on rules and gossip… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Domestic violence
Blood depiction
Murder
Kidnapping mentioned

Epoch by Jewel Ann

Epoch by Jewel E. Ann

After a horrific incident, Swayze finds herself trapped between two lives. Patchy memories and fear for her own safety thrust her into a gut-wrenching journey to uncover the truth. Will she let her dreams slip away to seek retribution and find the missing pieces to a puzzle that existed a lifetime ago?

Epoch pushes the boundaries of what we believe and what we know. It redefines fate and proves that the only thing separating the heart and the soul is an infinite timeline.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Murder, off-page

What She Found in the Woods by Josephine Angelini

What She Found in the Woods by Josephine Angelini

This is Magda’s last chance. Recovering from a scandal at her elite New York City private school that threw life into a tailspin, she is shipped off to live with her grandparents in the Pacific Northwest for the summer.

Medicated and uninspired, Magda spends her days in a fog wandering the forest behind the house. But then she stumbles upon Bo. He’s wild and free, and he can see the real her. Magda starts believing she might be able to move on from her past and… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Parental neglect
Suicide
Psychiatric hospitalisation
Murder
Bullying

Daughter of Sparta by Claire Andrews

Daughter of Sparta by Claire M. Andrews

Seventeen-year-old Daphne has spent her entire life honing her body and mind into that of a warrior, hoping to be accepted by the unyielding people of ancient Sparta. But an unexpected encounter with the goddess Artemis—who holds Daphne’s brother’s fate in her hands—upends the life she’s worked so hard to build. Nine mysterious items have been stolen from Mount Olympus, and if Daphne cannot find them, the gods’ waning powers will fade away, the mortal world will descend into chaos, and her brother’s life will be forfeit… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Murder
Animal attack
Battle scenes

Darkdawn by Jay Kristoff

Darkdawn by Jay Kristoff

The greatest games in Godsgrave’s history have ended with the most audacious murders in the history of the Itreyan Republic. Mia Corvere, gladiatii, escaped slave and infamous assassin, is on the run. Pursued by Blades of the Red Church and soldiers of the Luminatii legion, she may never escape the City of Bridges and Bones alive. Her mentor Mercurio is now in the clutches of her enemies. Her own family wishes her dead. And her nemesis, Consul Julius Scaeva, stands but a breath from total dominance over the Republic… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Slavery & sex slavery
Sexual assault (groping)
Child sexual abuse mentioned
Suicide
Alcohol consumption
Blood & gore depiction
Death of a friend
Murder
Torture
Poisoning
Fire