Tag Archives: Sexual Assault

Beneath the Stars by Emily McIntire

Alina Carson meets Chase Adams when she’s eleven years old, after he moves in down the street carrying nothing but a chip on his shoulder and dimples in his cheeks. Immediately she falls, loving him before she even knows what loving is. But becoming best friends with Chase’s little sister means that he’s off-limits, no matter how much their connection screams for something more. Chase never cared much for following the rules. Abandoned by everyone who was supposed to love him, he’s broken and insecure, choosing to push others away before they have a chance to hurt him. But there’s something about the girl with… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

  • Foster care experiences recounted
  • Substance addiction
  • Death of a parent mentioned

Crossed by Emily McIntire

He is righteousness. She is sin. Father Cade Frédéric is a holy man. Brought up in the streets of Paris, he has dedicated his life to the church. But there’s a monster that lingers just beneath the surface. A sickness. One that bleeds darkness and feeds on the damned. When he’s tasked to become the priest in Festivalé, Vermont, a town both beautiful in architecture and riddled with despair, his sickness sings, demanding he rid the place of evil. Amaya Paquette is Festivalé’s beautiful mystery. She spends her days caring for her younger brother and her nights transforming into Esmeralda… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

  • Parental abandonment & child neglect
  • Rape & sexual assault
  • Murder
  • Torture
  • Stalking

Scarred by Emily McIntire

Prince Tristan Faasa was never destined for the throne. That was always his brother, Michael. The same brother responsible for both Tristan’s tormented childhood and the scar that mars his face. When their father dies, Michael is set to assume the throne, and Tristan is set to steal it. The leader of a secret rebellion, Tristan will stop at nothing to end his brother’s reign. But when Michael’s new betrothed, Lady Sara Beatreaux arrives, Tristan finds himself in the middle of a new kind of war. The kind that begs the question of what’s more important, the crown or the woman about… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

  • Attempted sexual assault & threats of rape
  • Suicide (secondary character)
  • Drug use & cigar smoking mentioned
  • Abortion mentioned
  • Murder of a father & death of a father from hanging for treason
  • Murder & attempted murder
  • Torture
  • Physical assault

Miss Morgan’s Book Brigade by Janet Skeslien Charles

1918: As the Great War rages, Jessie Carson takes a leave of absence from the New York Public Library to work for the American Committee for Devastated France. Founded by millionaire Anne Morgan, this group of international women help rebuild devastated French communities just miles from the front. Upon arrival, Jessie strives to establish something that the French have never seen—children’s libraries. She turns ambulances into bookmobiles and trains the first French female librarians. Then she disappears. 1987: When NYPL librarian and aspiring writer Wendy Peterson stumbles across a passing… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

  • Sexual assault
  • Death of an infant (off-page)
  • World War I

Meredith, Alone by Claire Alexander

Meredith Maggs has everything a person needs. A best friend in Sadie. A beloved cat in Fred. Jigsaws to fill the time. Recipes to perfect. Even a weekly visit from the Tesco delivery guy. So what if she hasn’t left the house in 1,214 days? That her memories are treacherous, and it’s getting harder to ignore the estranged sister knocking at her door. How long can one woman keep the world out? How long before she invites in what’s out there? And how long does it take to discover the person you were meant to be?

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Trigger and Content Warnings

  • Sexual assault
  • Child abuse & domestic violence
  • Familial estrangement discussed
  • Attempted suicide recounted
  • Self-harm
  • Agoraphobia & depression (protagonist)
  • Miscarriage & stillbirth

God of Wrath by Rina Kent

I’m trapped by the devil. What started as an innocent mistake turned into actual hell. In my defense, I didn’t mean to get involved with a mafia prince. But he barged through my defenses anyway. He stalked me from the shadows and stole me from the life I know. Jeremy Volkov might appear charming, but a true predator lurks inside. He’s out to possess, own, and keep me. But I have no plans to stick around in his blood-soaked world. Or so I think.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

  • Attempted rape recounted
  • Dubious consent scenes
  • Drugging recounted
  • Dissociation
  • Emesis recounted
  • Gun violence

*Context : The heroine’s ex-boyfriend drugged and attempted to rape her in the past.

The Girl from Snowy River by Jackie French

The year is 1919. Thirty years have passed since the man from Snowy River made his famous ride. But World War I still casts its shadow across a valley in the heart of Australia, particularly for orphaned sixteen-year-old Flinty McAlpine, who lost a brother when the Snowy River men marched away to war. Why has the man Flinty loves returned from the war so changed and distant? Why has her brother Andy ′gone with cattle′, leaving Flinty in charge of their younger brother and sister and with the threat of eviction from the farm she loves so dearly? A brumby muster held… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

  • Racism
  • Attempted rape
  • Death of a parent recounted
  • War World I (aftermath)

Stroke of Midnight by K. Webster

Money can buy anything. And anyone. As the head of the Constantine family, I’m used to people bowing to my will. Cruel, rigid, unyielding—I’m all those things. When I discover the one woman who doesn’t wither under my gaze, but instead smiles right back at me, I’m intrigued. Ash Elliott needs cash, and I make her trade in crudeness and degradation for it. I crave her tears, her moans, her submission. I pay for each one. And every time, she comes back for more. When she challenges me with an offer of her own, I have to decide if I’m willing to give her far more than cold hard cash. But love can have deadly consequences when… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

  • Dubious consent & sex work*
  • Sexual assault & harassment

*Context : The protagonist is an 18-year-old girl who is paid for sexual services by her employee, a 37-year-old man as old who is ‘turned on’ by her youth.

Buried Deception by Amanda McKinney

In the swamps of East Texas, alligators aren’t the only danger lurking in the shadows. After a young woman is brutally attacked on a popular hiking trail, the evidence points to the notorious Black Cat Stalker. The town of Skull Hollow enlists Dr Mia Frost to provide a psychological profile and assist in the investigation. When another person goes missing, Mia partners with Easton Crew, former marine and current CEO of a tactical tracking company. Both Mia and Easton are stubborn, strong-willed, and independent, but neither can deny the smouldering attraction between them. As professional lines blur, Easton starts to… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

  • Graphic sexual assault
  • Dissociate amnesia & Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Stalking mentioned

Seven Sleepless Nights by Chloe Walsh

Seven nights of passion from some the characters of Chloe Walsh’s best-selling novels. A short, sexy tale for every night of the week from couples like Johnny and Shannon from the Boys of Tommen, Noah and Teagan from The Carter Kids Series, and, of course, the much loved Kyle and Lee from The Broken Series, not to mention some other treats and surprises along the way. Immerse yourself in the world of Walsh’s most treasured heroes and heroines for a tantalizing night of sensual passion, and become engrossed in their love stories once more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

  • Sexual assault
  • Infidelity
  • Self-harm & suicidal ideation
  • Alcohol consumption & drug use