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A Prince on Paper by Alyssa Cole

A Prince on Paper by Alyssa Cole

Nya Jerami fled Thesolo for the glitz and glamour of NYC but discovered that her Prince Charming only exists in her virtual dating games. When Nya returns home for a royal wedding, she accidentally finds herself up close and personal—in bed—with the real-life celebrity prince who she loves to hate.

For Johan von Braustein, the red-headed step-prince of Liechtienbourg, acting as paparazzi bait is a ruse that protects his brother.. Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Emotional parental abuse
Death of a parent recounted
Poisoning recounted

The Lady Rogue by Jenn Bennett

The Lady Rogue by Jenn Bennett

Travelling with her treasure-hunting father has always been a dream for Theodora. She’s read every book in his library, has an impressive knowledge of the world’s most sought-after relics, and has all the ambition in the world. What she doesn’t have is her father’s permission. That honour goes to her father’s nineteen-year-old protégé—and once-upon-a-time love of Theodora’s life—Huck Gallagher, while Theodora is left to sit alone in her hotel in Istanbul… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Amputation (loss of a finger)
Death of a parent recounted
Disappearance of a parent
Poisoning
Plane crash
Animal attack

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

Godsgrave by Jay Kristoff

Godsgrave by Jay Kristoff

Mia Corvere has found her place among the Blades of Our Lady of Blessed Murder, but many in the Red Church hierarchy think she’s far from earned it. Plying her bloody trade in a backwater of the Republic, she’s no closer to ending the men who destroyed her familia; in fact, she’s told directly that Consul Scaeva is off-limits. But after a deadly confrontation with an old enemy, Mia’s suspicions about the Red Church’s true motives begin to grow.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Human trafficking
Attempted rape mentioned
Blood & gore depiction
Death of a sibling
Death of a child, off-page
Murder
Poisoning
Animal death

Nevernight by Jay Kristoff

Nevernight by Jay Kristoff

In a land where three suns almost never set, a fledgling killer joins a school of assassins, seeking vengeance against the powers who destroyed her family.

Daughter of an executed traitor, Mia Corvere is barely able to escape her father’s failed rebellion with her life. Alone and friendless, she hides in a city built from the bones of a dead god, hunted by the Senate and her father’s former comrades. But her gift for speaking with the shadows leads her to the door… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Rape mentioned
Graphic blood & gore depiction
Death of a parent recounted
Death of a child, Murder
Torture
Poisoning
Animal death

The Assassin Game by Kirsty McKay

The Assassin Game by Kirsty McKay

At Cate’s isolated boarding school, Killer is more than a game—it’s an elite secret society. Members must avoid being “Killed” during a series of thrilling pranks, and only the Game Master knows who the “Killer” is. When Cate’s finally invited to join the Assassins’ Guild, she know it’s her ticket to finally feeling like she belongs.

But when the game becomes all too real, the school threatens to shut it down. Cate will do anything to keep playing and save the Guild. But can she find the real assassin before she’s the next target?

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Trigger & Content Warnings:

Anxiety
Suicide (faked)
Poisoning

This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone

This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone

Among the ashes of a dying world, an agent of the Commandant finds a letter. It reads: Burn before reading.

Thus begins an unlikely correspondence between two rival agents hellbent on securing the best possible future for their warring factions. Now, what began as a taunt, a battlefield boast, grows into something more. Something epic. Something romantic. Something that could change the past and the future.

Except the discovery of their bond would mean death for each of them. There’s still a war going on, after all. And someone has to win that war. That’s how war works. Right?

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Self-harm
Graphic blood & gore depiction
Dead bodies and body parts
Blood-drinking
Murder & attempted murder
Gun violence
Poisoning
Torture
Imprisonment
Animal death
War themes

Capturing the Devil by Kerri Maniscalco

Audrey Rose Wadsworth and Thomas Cresswell have landed in America, a bold, brash land unlike the genteel streets of London they knew. But like London, the city of Chicago hides its dark secrets well. When the two attend the spectacular World’s Fair, they find the once-in-a-lifetime event tainted with reports of missing people and unsolved murders. Determined to help, Audrey Rose and Thomas begin their investigations, only to find themselves facing a serial killer unlike any they’ve heard of before. Identifying him is one thing, but capturing him and getting dangerously lost in the infamous Murder Hotel he constructed… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Misogyny
Blood depiction
Medical procedures (autopsies)
Death of a mother mentioned
Graphic murder
Poisoning
Animal butchery

Escaping from Houdini by Kerri Maniscalco

Escaping from Houdini by Kerri Maniscalco

Audrey Rose Wadsworth and her partner-in-crime-investigation, Thomas Cresswell, are en route to New York to help solve another blood-soaked mystery. Embarking on a week-long voyage across the Atlantic on the opulent RMS Etruria, they’re delighted to discover a travelling troupe of circus performers, fortune tellers, and a certain charismatic young escape artist entertaining the first-class passengers nightly.

But then, privileged young women begin to go missing without explanation, and a series of brutal slayings shocks the entire ship. The disturbing influence of the Moonlight Carnival pervades the decks as the murders grow ever more freakish, with nowhere to escape except the unforgiving sea… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Cheating
Blood & gore depiction
Dead bodies & autopsies
Murder
Knife violence & stabbing
Hanging
Poisoning
Blackmail
Animal attack

Hunting Prince Dracula by Kerri Maniscalco

Hunting Prince Dracula by Kerri Maniscalco

Following the grief and horror of her discovery of Jack the Ripper’s true identity, Audrey Rose Wadsworth has no choice but to flee London and its memories. Together with the arrogant yet charming Thomas Cresswell, she journeys to the dark heart of Romania, home to one of Europe’s best schools of forensic medicine… and to another notorious killer, Vlad the Impaler, whose thirst for blood became legend.

But her life’s dream is soon tainted by blood-soaked discoveries in the halls of the school’s forbidding castle, and Audrey Rose is compelled to investigate the strangely familiar murders. What she finds brings all her terrifying fears to life once again.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Misogyny
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Panic attack
Drug abuse mentioned
Blood & gore depiction
Dead bodies & autopsies
Murder
Poisoning
Fire