Clayton by Rachelle Mills  

Clayton by Rachelle Mills

He is my mate, and she is his everything. But he chose her, against every single instinct that we both know. For that, I have been whipped, shunned, shamed, disgraced, and broken. All for one moment of madness I could not control… After two years, I left, unable to bear the pain and loneliness anymore. That was then.

I am back, and I am not the juvenile I was. I am now a full-grown female. I feel his eyes on me, but I can’t. I won’t. Time has healed my wounds, but not… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Attempted suicide mentioned
  • Unplanned pregnancy of a minor mentioned
  • Whipping
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The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon 

The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

The House of Berethnet has ruled Inys for a thousand years. Still unwed, Queen Sabran the Ninth must conceive a daughter to protect her realm from destruction—but assassins are getting closer to her door.

Ead Duryan is an outsider at court. Though she has risen to the position of lady-in-waiting, she is loyal to a hidden society of mages. Ead keeps a watchful eye on Sabran, secretly protecting her with forbidden magi… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Incest mentioned
  • Depression
  • Alcoholism & alcohol abuse
  • Suicidal ideation
  • Infertility
  • Pregnancy
  • Miscarriage
  • Blood & gore depiction
  • Amputation
  • Grief & loss depiction
  • Murder
  • Beheading
  • Imprisonment
  • Torture
  • Fire
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Seven Secrets Volume 1 by Tom Taylor

Seven Secrets Vol. 1 by Tom Taylor and illustrated by Daniele Di Nicuolo

For centuries, the Order has trusted in Keepers and Holders to guard the Secrets in seven briefcases against all harm but when their stronghold is attacked and the secrets put in peril, the entire Order must face their greatest fear—an enemy who knows too much and is willing to kill to get what he wants. Now, the Order’s newest member, Caspar, must discover the truth of the Secrets before the enemy does, or risk losing everything.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Abandonment
  • Pregnancy
  • Blood & gore depiction
  • Kidnapping
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Wither by Lauren DeStefano 

Wither by Lauren DeStefano

By age sixteen, Rhine Ellery has four years left to live. She can thank modern science for this genetic time bomb. A botched effort to create a perfect race has left all males with a lifespan of 25 years, and females with a lifespan of 20 years. Geneticists are seeking a miracle antidote to restore the human race, desperate orphans crowd the population, crime and poverty have skyrocketed, and young girls are being kidnapped and sold as polygamous brides to bear more children…. Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Adult-minor relationships included forced polygamy
  • Rape of a minor, off-page
  • Child pregnancy
  • Kidnapping
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The Mark of the Horse Lord by Rosemary Sutcliff

The Mark of the Horse Lord by Rosemary Sutcliff 

So began the ceremony that was to make young Phaedrus, ex-slave and gladiator, Horse Lord of the Dalriadain. Phaedrus had come a long way since the fight in the arena that gained him his freedom. He had left behind his old Roman life and identity and had entered another, more primitive, world—that of the British tribes in the far north. In this world of superstition and ancient ritual, of fierce loyalties and intertribal rivalry, Phaedrus found companionship and love, and something more—a purpose and a meaning to his life as he came fully to understand the significance of the Mark of the Horse… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Slavery
  • Sexual assault (nonconsensual kiss)
  • Forced arranged marriage
  • Suicide, on-page
  • Unplanned pregnancy
  • Emesis
  • Death of a father recounted
  • Forced murder of a friend
  • Animal sacrifice (horse)
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A Gorgeous Villain by Saffron Kent 

A Gorgeous Villain by Saffron A. Kent

Two years ago, Reed Jackson betrayed Calliope Thorne and broke her heart. So she stole his most prized possession – a white mustang – and drove it into the lake for revenge. Now, Callie is stuck at a reform school while Reed is off at college, living his life without repercussions. Until he comes back.

With him comes back all the feelings that Callie has been trying to bury: anger and heartbreak… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Unplanned pregnancy
  • Abortion mentioned
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Fallen Grace by Mary Hooper

Fallen Grace by Mary Hooper

Grace Parkes has just had to do a terrible thing. Having given birth to an illegitimate child, she has travelled to the famed Brookwood Cemetery to place her small infant’s body in a rich lady’s coffin. Following the advice of a kindly midwife, this is the only way that Grace can think of to give something at least to the little baby who died at birth and to avoid the ignominy of a pauper’s grave. Distraught and weeping, Grace meets two people at the cemetery: Mrs Emmeline Unwin and Mr James Solent. These two characters will have a profound effect on Grace’s life. But Grace doesn’t know that yet. For now… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy from rape
  • Stillbirth
  • Death of a parent
  • Poverty themes
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The Photographer by Mary Dixie Carter 

The Photographer by Mary Dixie Carter

As a photographer, Delta Dawn observes the seemingly perfect lives of New York City’s elite: snapping photos of their children’s birthday parties, transforming images of stiff hugs and tear-stained faces into visions of pure joy, and creating moments these parents long for.

But when Delta is hired for Natalie Straub’s eleventh birthday, she finds herself wishing she wasn’t behind the lens but a part of the scene―in the Straub family’s gorgeous home and elegant life… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Pregnancy
  • Miscarriage
  • Infertility
  • Stalking
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Once We Were Starlight by Mia Sheridan

Once We Were Starlight by Mia Sheridan

Sundara: the lush and forbidden oasis in the desert where men travel to watch acts of sexual deviancy, and the only existence seventeen-year-old Karys has ever known. But despite a life where secrets and sin are in high supply, and freedom remains far beyond their reach, Karys and her partner Zakai find safety in each other, their passionate love the light that helps them both survive the darkness.

Very suddenly, Karys and Zakai find themselves in the bright and confusing world of New York City,…

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Sex trafficking
  • Sexual assault, off-page
  • Unplanned pregnancy
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Brant’s Return by Mia Sheridan

Brant’s Return by Mia Sheridan

Brant Talbot runs a glitzy network of high-end bars in New York City, enjoying all the benefits of the lavish lifestyle he’s worked so hard to achieve. When he learns that his estranged father is dying, he must return to his family’s Kentucky horse farm – and to a past he thought he left behind.

While facing long-buried truths, he collides with his father’s secretary, Isabelle Farris. Despite his undeniable attraction to the beautiful, independent young woman, he sees secrets in her eyes and believes she… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

  • Suicide of a parent
  • Unplanned pregnancy
  • Parent with terminal cancer, on-page
  • Murder of a spouse & child in a home invasion
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