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New Ink on Life by Jennie Davids

New Ink on Life by Jennie Davids

Leaving a dependable job to apprentice as a tattoo artist was a drastic step after surviving breast cancer, but Cassie Whiteaker is nearly five years cancer-free. Nearly. She’s not ready to go out on her own until she clears that all-important hurdle. Also off-limits are relationships and sex—something Cassie is sure she’ll never want again. Struggling tattoo shop owner MJ Flores doesn’t give a damn what people think, but losing Thorn & Thistle would mean losing everything. When her former mentor’s protégé arrives at her door, MJ hires her out of obligation…at first. Cross-stitching goody-goodies are not her type, but… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Lesbomisia
Panic attack
Blood & injury depiction
Breast cancer treatment & recovery
Surgery mentioned
Hospitalisation
Scars
Death of a mentor mentioned

Sistersong by Lucy Holland

Sistersong by Lucy Holland

In the ancient kingdom of Dumnonia, there is old magic to be found in the whisper of the wind, the roots of the trees, and the curl of the grass. King Cador knew this once, but now the land has turned from him, calling instead to his three children. Riva can cure others, but can’t seem to heal her own deep scars. Keyne battles to be accepted for who he truly is—the king’s son. And Sinne dreams of seeing the world, of finding adventure. All three fear a life of confinement within the walls of the hold, their people’s last bastion of strength against the invading Saxons. However, change… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Misogyny
Transmisia
Misgendering
Deadnaming
Religious persecution
Pregnancy
Chronic leg & hand injury
Physical injury & illness including death from blood poisoning, head injury, and graphic burn scars
Dead body & mutilation
Death of a father, on-page
Death of a sister
Murder & attempted murder
Death from a fall, on-page
Knife & sword violence
Arrow violence
Whipping, off-page
Fire recounted
Loss of autonomy (glamour magic)
War themes & battle scenes

Vespertine by Margaret Rogerson

Vespertine by Margaret Rogerson

The dead of Loraille do not rest. Artemisia is training to be a Gray Sister, a nun who cleanses the bodies of the deceased so that their souls can pass on; otherwise, they will rise as spirits with a ravenous hunger for the living. She would rather deal with the dead than the living, who trade whispers about her scarred hands and troubled past. The dead of Loraille do not rest, Artemisia defends it by awakening an ancient spirit bound to a saint’s relic. It is a revenant, a malevolent… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Abandonment
Child abuse & neglect recounted
Anxiety & panic attacks
Self-harm for magic
Drugging
Blood depiction
Emesis
Scars
Murder
Fire
Loss of autonomy (possession)
Animal death & abuse mentioned

Worth Searching For by Wendy Qualls

Worth Searching For by Wendy Qualls

Disowned by his conservative Peruvian parents, Lito Apaza headed for gay-friendly Atlanta. Resilient, charismatic, and successful, he’s built a life on his terms—with a new family of friends and the unconditional love of his dog, Spot. Then his job forces him to relocate to tiny Black Lake, Alabama. Here, being fabulous isn’t exactly the town motto. However, Lito can’t help who he is any more than he can curb his feelings for a certain sexy ex-soldier. A former dog handler in… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Racism
Homomisia

The Grace Year by Kim Liggett

The Grace Year by Kim Liggett

No one speaks of the grace year. It’s forbidden. In Garner County, girls are told they have the power to lure grown men from their beds, to drive women mad with jealousy. They believe their very skin emits a powerful aphrodisiac, the potent essence of youth, of a girl on the edge of womanhood. That’s why they’re banished for their sixteenth year, to release their magic into the wild so they can return purified and ready for marriage. But not all of them will make it home alive. Sixteen-year-old Tierney James dreams… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Misogyny
Queermisia
Transmisia
Outing
Slut shaming
Fatmisia & body shaming
Statutory rape mentioned
Sexual assault, on-page
Sexual harassment
Forced sex work mentioned
Forced adult-minor marriage
Hallucinations & delusions
Suicide by drowning, on-page
Childbirth & death from childbirth
Pregnancy & teenage pregnancy
Infertility mentioned
Blood & gore depiction
Dead bodies
Scalping & skinning, off-page
Mutilation & dismemberment mentioned
Cannibalism mentioned
Starvation
Nonconsensual branding
Scars
Death of a wife
Knife & axe violence
Whipping recounted
Lynching, on-page
Animal attack
Animal death, on-page
Animal cruelty mentioned
Bullying

Broderick by Katee Robert

Broderick by Katee Robert

I never wanted any part of my family’s revenge, but no one asked my opinion when my oldest brother handed out the Brides during Lammas. Now I’m saddled with Monroe, heir to the Amazon clan. She’s as deadly as she is sarcastic, and nothing like the woman I really want. Shiloh. My best friend. The night Monroe and I consummate our handfasting is like nothing I’ve experienced before. It’s dark and brutal and intoxicating in a way I’m not prepared for. Which means it can never happen again… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Victim blaming
Emotional & physical child abuse recounted
Workplace sexual harassment recounted
Alcohol consumption
Burn scars
Murder & attempted murder
Poisoning
Fire recounted

Girl, Stolen by April Henry

Girl, Stolen by April Henry

Sixteen-year-old Cheyenne Wilder is sleeping in the back of the car while her stepmom fills a prescription for antibiotics. Before Cheyenne realizes what’s happening, the car is being stolen. Griffin hadn’t meant to kidnap Cheyenne and once he finds out that not only does she have pneumonia, but that she’s blind, he really doesn’t know what to do. When his dad finds out that Cheyenne’s father is the president of a powerful corporation, everything changes–now there’s a reason to keep her. How will Cheyenne survive this nightmare?

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Ableism & ableist language
Attempted rape
Physical child abuse
Domestic violence
Alcohol consumption
Dead bodies
Emesis
Burns & scars
Hospital
Murder
Gun violence
Physical assault
Kidnapping
Car accident

The Rose & the Dagger by Renée Ahdieh

The Rose & the Dagger by Renée Ahdieh

In a land on the brink of war, Shahrzad is forced from the arms of her beloved husband, the Caliph of Khorasan. She once thought Khalid a monster—a merciless killer of wives, responsible for immeasurable heartache and pain—but as she unravelled his secrets, she found instead an extraordinary man and a love she could not deny. Still, a curse threatens to keep Shazi and Khalid apart forever. Now she’s reunited with her family, who have found refuge in the desert where a deadly force is gathering against Khalid—a force set on destroying his empire… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Sexual assault
Alcohol consumption
Drugging
Blood & injury depiction including scars
Emesis
Death of a mother from illness
Sword & arrow violence
Kidnapping

To Bleed a Crystal Bloom by Sarah Parker

To Bleed a Crystal Bloom by Sarah A. Parker

Nineteen years ago, I was plucked from the heart of a bloody massacre that spared nobody else. Small. Fragile. An enigma. Now ward to a powerful High Master who knows too much and says too little, I lead a simple life, never straying from the confines of an imaginary line I’ve drawn around the castle grounds. Stay within. Never leave. Out there, the monsters lurk. Inside, I’m safe … though at a cost far greater than the blood I drip into a goblet daily. Toxic, unreciprocated love for a man who’s utterly unavailable. My saviour. My protector. My almost executioner… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Arranged marriage
Abusive relationship
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Agoraphobia
Panic attacks
Nightmares & night terrors
Self-harm
Drug use
Blood and gore depiction
Scars
Dead bodies & body parts
Death of a sibling

This Coven Won’t Break by Isabel Sterling

This Coven Won’t Break by Isabel Sterling

Hannah Walsh just wants a normal life. It’s her senior year, so she should be focusing on classes, hanging out with her best friend, and flirting with her new girlfriend, Morgan. But it turns out surviving a murderous Witch Hunter doesn’t exactly qualify as a summer vacation, and now the rest of the Hunters seem more intent on destroying her magic than ever. When Hannah learns the Hunters have gone nationwide, armed with a serum capable of taking out entire covens at once, she’s desperate to help. Now, with witches across the country losing the most important thing they have… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Abusive relationship recounted
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Panic attacks
Chronic leg injury
Scars mentioned
Self-injury for blood magic
Needles
Top surgery discussed
Nonconsensual body modifications*
Grief & loss depiction
Death of a father recounted
Murder & attempted murder
Gun violence
Attempted immolation recounted
Kidnapping & captivity
Car accident recounted
Near drowning recounted
Loss of property due to fire discussed

* Note : A major element of the plot involves witch hunters taking away witches’ ability to wield magic.