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Dangerous Beauty by JT Geissinger

Dangerous Beauty by J.T. Geissinger

For Nasir, former Special Ops military man and bodyguard, his new job seems like an easy-money gig: trail a Russian mobster’s runaway wife in Mexico, enjoy the sun, observe, and report. Just one rule: don’t get too close. But it’s all Naz can do not to watch the alluring dancer’s every move. A closer look is irresistible—especially when she’s in trouble. Evalina escaped to the island getaway to live an untraceable life—as far away from the past as she can get. But Eva can’t ignore the dark, muscled stud who rescues her from a drug gang. He says he’s an ex-cop on vacation. When providence throws them together time… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Rape, off-page
Physical assault

Desolation Road by Christine Feehan

Desolation Road by Christine Feehan

Torpedo Ink is Aleksei “Absinthe” Solokov’s whole life. They’re his brothers, his family—his everything. But that doesn’t stop him from wanting something that only belongs to him. That’s why the tough biker has spent the last six weeks at the library, reading every book he can get his hands on and watching the prim and proper librarian who makes his blood rush. For the past six weeks, Scarlet Foley has been fantasizing about the handsome, tattooed man whose eyes follow her every move. She senses he’s dangerous. She wants him to get close enough to touch. She wishes she… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Rape
Sexual assault
Paedophilia & child sexual abuse
Emotional & physical child abuse
PTSD & trauma
Suicide
Blood & gore depiction
Murder
Gun violence
Physical assault

Save of the Game by Avon Gale

Save of the Game by Avon Gale

After last season’s heartbreaking loss to his hockey team’s archrival, Jacksonville Sea Storm goalie Riley Hunter is ready to let go of the past and focus on a winning season. His new roommate, Ethan Kennedy, is a loud New Yorker with a passion for social justice that matches his role as the team’s enforcer. The quieter Riley is attracted to Ethan and has no idea what to do about it. Ethan has no hesitations. As fearless as his position demands, he rushes into things without much thought for the consequences. Though they eventually warm to their passionate new bond, it… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Domestic abuse mentioned
Alcohol consumption
Physical assault

Don’t Let Go by Harlan Coben

Don’t Let Go by Harlan Coben

Suburban New Jersey Detective Napoleon “Nap” Dumas hasn’t been the same since senior year of high school, when his twin brother Leo and Leo’s girlfriend Diana were found dead on the railroad tracks—and Maura, the girl Nap considered the love of his life, broke up with him and disappeared without explanation. For fifteen years, Nap has been searching, both for Maura and for the real reason behind his brother’s death. And now, it looks as though he may finally find what he’s been looking for… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Death of a brother in a presumed double-suicide with his girlfriend recounted
Police brutality & violence
Physical assault

Midnight in Everwood by Maria Kuzniar

Midnight in Everwood by Maria M.A. Kuzniar

There’s nothing Marietta Stelle loves more than ballet, but after Christmas, her dreams will be over as she is obligated to take her place in Edwardian society. While she is chafing against such suffocating traditions, a mysterious man purchases the neighbouring townhouse. Dr Drosselmeier is a charming but calculating figure who wins over the rest of the Stelle family with his enchanting toys and wondrous mechanisms. When Drosselmeier constructs an elaborate set for Marietta’s final ballet performance, she discovers it carries a magic all of its own… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Body shaming
Sexual assault mentioned
Claustrophobia
Blood & gore depiction including dead bodies
Murder
Physical assault
Animal hunting

Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman

Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman

In Norse Mythology, Gaiman stays true to the myths in envisioning the major Norse pantheon: Odin, the highest of the high, wise, daring, and cunning; Thor, Odin’s son, incredibly strong yet not the wisest of gods; and Loki—son of a giant—blood brother to Odin and a trickster and unsurpassable manipulator. Gaiman fashions these primeval stories into a novelistic arc that begins with the genesis of the legendary nine worlds and delves into the exploits of deities, dwarfs, and giants. Through Gaiman’s deft and witty… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Marital rape mentioned
Sexual harassment
Cheating
Forced arranged marriage
Suicide
Pregnancy & childbirth mentioned
Alcohol consumption
Blood, gore and injury depiction
Grief & loss depiction
Death of a son & father
Murder & attempted murder
Physical assault
Fire
Kidnapping
Blackmail
Hanging
Graphic animal death & cruelty
War themes

Forever for a Year by B.T. Gottfred

Forever for a Year by B.T. Gottfred

When Carolina and Trevor meet on their first day of school, something draws them to each other. They gradually share first kisses, first touches, first sexual experiences. When they’re together, nothing else matters. But one of them will make a choice, and the other a mistake, that will break what they thought was unbreakable. Both will wish that they could fall in love again for the first time . . . but first love, by definition, can’t happen twice.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Attempted suicide of a parent by drug overdose
Alcohol consumption
Physical assault

Ransom by Julie Garwood

Ransom by Julie Garwood

In the dark days after the death of Richard the Lionhearted, lives and lands would fall into upheaval at the hands of a power-hungry British ruler and his violent minions. One victim of the scourge is innocent Gillian, who is a mere child when the cruel and ambitious Baron Alford slaughters her father and tears her family apart. Alford, determined to recover a jeweled box for the despotic King John, is furious when the precious treasure slips through his fingers — only to be lost for more than a decade. Now a beautiful young woman, Gilllian finds the key to… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Misogyny
Kidnapping
Physical assault

Paper and Fire by Rachel Caine

Paper and Fire by Rachel Caine

With an iron fist, the Great Library controls the knowledge of the world, ruthlessly stamping out all rebellion and, in the name of the greater good, forbidding the personal ownership of books. Jess Brightwell has survived his introduction to the sinister, seductive world of the Library, but serving in its army is nothing like he envisioned. His life and the lives of those he cares for have been altered forever. His best friend is lost, and Morgan, the girl he loves, is locked away in the Iron Tower, doomed to a life apart from… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Classism
Terrorism
Involuntary breeding programs involving minors
Child abuse
Parental abandonment
Trauma (central theme)
Panic attacks, on-page
Blood & injury depiction
Hospitalisation
Emesis
Murder & attempted murder
Graphic psychological and physical torture, off-page
Gun violence
Physical assault
Fire
Explosion
Car accident
Kidnapping
Imprisonment
Disappearance of a loved one
Animal attack

What Might Have Been by Holly Miller

What Might Have Been by Holly Miller

Lucy is at a crossroads. The same night she quits her thankless job she meets Caleb, a local photographer in her seaside town, and has a run-in with Max–the once love of her life. As Lucy decides the right path forward–finally pursue her dream of becoming a writer, or move to London and revive her career–her choice will change her life in unimaginable ways. Stay. After a decade of trying to run from her dream, Lucy is finally facing her fears and putting pen to page. With her budding romance with handsome, artistic Caleb, she has more inspiration now than ever. But can Lucy… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Divorce
Physical assault