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Invisible Girl by Lisa Jewell

Invisible Girl by Lisa Jewell

Owen Pick’s life is falling apart. In his thirties, a virgin, and living in his aunt’s spare bedroom, he has just been suspended from his job as a geography teacher after accusations of sexual misconduct, which he strongly denies. Searching for professional advice online, he is inadvertently sucked into the dark world of incel—involuntary celibate—forums, where he meets the charismatic, mysterious, and sinister Bryn… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Sexual assault mentioned

Murder of Crows by Anne Bishop

Murder of Crows by Anne Bishop

After winning the trust of the terra indigene residing in the Lakeside Courtyard, Meg Corbyn has had trouble figuring out what it means to live among them. As a human, Meg should be barely tolerated prey, but her abilities as a cassandra sangue make her something more. The appearance of two addictive drugs has sparked violence between the humans and the Others, resulting in the murder of both species in nearby… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Sexual assault
Self-harm (cutting)
Drug use
Murder
Kidnapping & captivity

The Cruelty by Scott Bergstrom

The Cruelty by Scott Bergstrom

When Gwendolyn Bloom’s father vanishes, she sets off on a journey she never bargained for. Traveling under a new identity in a world of assassins, spies, and criminal masterminds, she uncovers a disturbing truth. To bring her father back alive, she must become every bit as cruel as the men holding him captive.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Human trafficking
Attempted rape
Sex work mentioned
Murder

The XY by Virginia Bergin

The XY by Virginia Bergin

Also known as Who Runs the World?.

Sixty years ago, a virus wiped out almost all men on Earth. Now women run the world, and men are kept in repopulation facilties, safe from the deadly virus. At least, that’s what everyone has been led to believe…until River discovers a young man on a country road—injured but alive. Mason has been outside for five days since escaping from his facility, and no one can understand how he has survived. Hiding the boy violates the rules of their world, but as the women of the town band together to try to save him, River begins to suspect that the truth behind Mason’s existence is darker than she could have imagined.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Attempted rape
Murder

Riggs by Sawyer Bennett

Riggs by Sawyer Bennett

As a professional hockey player, people think I live a charmed life. On the surface, I do. But they don’t know the horrors of my childhood or the real reason that I have custody of my seventeen-year-old sister, Janelle. And that’s exactly the way I like it. They may think I’m a prick because I don’t like to share, but that’s fine. They don’t know me, and they don’t need to. In an effort to help Janelle get settled in Phoenix and stay out of trouble at school, I set her up with a job at Clarke’s Corner, the local bookstore owned by the… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Attempted sexual assault of a minor recounted
Physical assault, on-page
Stabbing recounted
Attempted kidnapping

Off Sides by Sawyer Bennett

Off Sides by Sawyer Bennett

Ryan Burnham is the privileged son of a U.S. Congressman and captain of his university’s hockey team. While he is on the verge of fulfilling his dreams to play in the NHL, his parents want him on a different course. One he is expected to accept for the sake of his family’s public image.

Forced her to abandon her music career after the heartbreaking death of her parents, Danny Cross exists on the opposite side of the tracks from… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Attempted rape
Death of a parent from cancer recounted
Death of a parent from an overdose recounted
Bullying

The Love Act by Zara Bell

The Love Act by Zara Bell

I never wanted to be famous. I’m perfectly happy working backstage at a late-night chat show, safely hidden off-camera. But when a paparazzo snaps a misleading photo of me and a bratty celebrity guest, my life is ruined overnight. Suddenly, the whole world is convinced I’m having a torrid affair with the snarly, stuck-up cinema star Jack Hale. And thousands of people hate me. Excellent. To make things even weirder, now Jack is demanding that I pretend to be his fake girlfriend for two months, in exchange for a cool half a million. It’s an offer I can’t refuse, literally… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Slut shaming
Sexual assault
Sexual harassment
Agoraphobia
Panic attacks
Drug use & abuse mentioned

Highlander Most Wanted by Maya Banks

Highlander Most Wanted by Maya Banks

Genevieve McInnes is locked behind the fortified walls of McHugh Keep, captive of a cruel laird who takes great pleasure in ruining her for any other man. Yet when Bowen Montgomery storms the gates on a mission of clan warfare, Genevieve finds that her spirit is bent but not broken. Still, her path toward freedom remains uncertain. Unable to bear the shame of returning to a family that believes her dead or abandoning others at the keep to an imposing new laird, Genevieve opts for the peaceful life of an abbess. But Bowen’s rugged sensuality stirs something deep inside her… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Rape & attempted rape, on-page & recounted
Murder
Attempted murder by stoning, on-page
Kidnapping recounted

Never Love a Highlander Lass by Maya Banks

Never Love a Highlander by Maya Banks

Caelen McCabe’s young, reckless heart nearly destroyed his clan. Now, putting family loyalty above all else, he steps up to marry his older brother’s jilted bride and salvage the uneasy alliance between the two clans. While beautiful Rionna McDonald is a fit wife for any man, Caelen trusts no woman, especially not this sweet temptress who torments him with white-hot longing. As the sacrificial lamb in her father’s power game, Rionna will do her duty but vows to protect her heart and her pride from humiliation. Despite everything, though, the heat in Caelen’s touch melts her defenses… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Rape mentioned
Sexual assault, on-page
Murder, on-page

Seduction of a Highland Lass by Maya Banks

Fiercely loyal to his elder brother, Alaric McCabe leads his clan in the fight for their birthright. Now he is prepared to wed for duty, as well. But on his way to claim the hand of Rionna McDonald, daughter of a neighbouring chieftain, he is ambushed and left for dead. Miraculously, his life is saved by the soft touch of a Highland angel, a courageous beauty who will put to the test his fealty to his clan, his honour, and his deepest desires… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Attempted rape
Physical injury