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Pop Star by Eden Finley

Pop Star by Eden Finley

Harley. What happens when the most successful boy band on the planet breaks up? How about twenty thousand fans screaming my name. But the price of fame comes with an increased risk to my safety. I’ve been avoiding the dreaded B word for as long as I can, but after a close call with a rambunctious fan, I can’t do it anymore. It’s time to give in. I need to hire a full-time bodyguard. And when he shows up, he not only screams badass, he’s another B word I try to stay away from: boyfriend material. Brix. Protecting people is not what my company usually does, but the boss knows I need money, and the pop star is offering an… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Homomisia mentioned
Stroke mentioned
Paraplegia mentioned
Stalking

Book Lovers by Emily Henry

Book Lovers by Emily Henry

Nora Stephens’ life is books—she’s read them all—and she is not that type of heroine. Not the plucky one, not the laidback dream girl, and especially not the sweetheart. In fact, the only people Nora is a heroine for are her clients, for whom she lands enormous deals as a cutthroat literary agent, and her beloved little sister Libby. Which is why she agrees to go to Sunshine Falls, North Carolina for the month of August when Libby begs her for a sisters’ trip away—with visions of a small-town transformation for Nora, who she’s convinced needs to become the heroine in her own story. But instead of picnics in meadows, or run-ins… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Anxiety & panic attacks
Depression mentioned
Stroke (parent)
Grief & loss depiction
Death of a mother recounted

Sunkissed by Kasie West

Sunkissed by Kasie West

Avery has always used music as an escape. But after her best friend betrays her, even her perfectly curated playlists can’t help her forget what happened. To make matters worse, her parents have dragged her and her social-media-obsessed sister to a remote family camp for two months of “fun.” Just when Avery is ready to give up on the summer altogether, she meets Brooks—mysterious, frustratingly charming Brooks—who just happens to be on staff—which means he’s off-limits. What starts as a disaster turns into… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Terminal illness
Parent in care following a stroke
Emesis

Neon Hearts by Stefanie Simpson

Neon Hearts by Stefanie Simpson

Bea strikes up an online friendship with Josh, the mod of her disability support group, as she adapts to her new disabled reality after a serious accident. When the danger that’s dogged her for months closes in, she flees to Josh’s home during a terrible snowstorm, knowing he’s the only one she can go to. Josh needed to cut ties with his security job and life in Chadford, to seek solace in the hills and valleys of home. His intense connection and friendship with Bea made him second-guess his isolated life. He could protect her, but it would take him back to a dark place. Yet letting her go… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Panic attack
Memory loss
Physical injury, including brain trauma & nerve damage
Burn scars
Eyeball trauma
Chronic illness, including vertigo
Coma recounted
Heart attack & stroke mentioned
Physical assault recounted
Stalking
Car accident recounted
Fire recounted
Homelessness recounted

Love Off-Limits by Jenny Proctor

Love Off-Limits by Jenny Proctor

Tyler is hard enough to resist. Put a baby goat in his arms? Oh, I’m a goner. Romance is the last thing on my mind when I meet Tyler at a wedding. Yes, he’s gorgeous. Yes, we have instant chemistry. But I can’t go there with him. I’m too busy convincing my sceptical parents I’m ready to run our family farm to give Tyler’s smouldering smile a passing glance. Fine. I glanced. And possibly . . . kissed. But then I went home all the way in a different state. See? Crisis averted. Until Tyler shows up in North Carolina looking for a job. Of course, I give him one. We’ve already established… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Stroke

With or Without You by Caroline Leavitt

With or Without You by Caroline Leavitt

Stella is a nurse who has long suppressed her own needs and desires to nurture the dreams of her partner, Simon, the bass player for a rock band that has started to lose its edge. But when Stella gets unexpectedly ill and falls into a coma just as Simon is preparing to fly with his band to Los Angeles for a gig that could revive his career, Simon must learn the meaning of sacrifice, while Stella’s best friend, Libby, a doctor who treats Stella, must also make a difficult choice as the coma wears on. When Stella, at last, awakes from her two-month sleep, she emerges into a striking… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Anxiety
Dementia
Alcohol consumption
Drug abuse
Pregnancy
Hospitalisation
Stroke mentioned
Death of parents mentioned
Death of a sibling mentioned

Unsettled Ground by Claire Fuller

Unsettled Ground by Claire Fuller

At fifty-one years old, twins Jeanie and Julius still live with their mother, Dot, in rural isolation in the English countryside. The cottage they have shared their entire lives is their only protection against the modernizing world around them. Inside its walls, they make music, and in its garden, they grow everything they need to survive. To an outsider, it looks like poverty; to them, it is home. But when Dot dies unexpectedly, the world they’ve so carefully created begins to fall apart. The cottage they love, and the security it offered, is taken back by their landlord, exposing the twins to harsh truths and even harsher realities. Seeing… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Death of a mother from a stroke
Poverty

Life on Pause by Erin McLellan

Life on Pause by Erin McLellan

Niles Longfellow is a nerd, and not the trendy type of nerd, either. He wears a historically accurate homesteader costume to work every day, has a total of one friend, and doesn’t know how to talk to guys. So when he gets a flat tire and the hottest hipster ever stops to help him, all Niles can think is that he’s wearing his stupid cowboy getup. Normally, Niles feels invisible to other men, but he’d take that invisibility any day over Rusty Adams seeing him in suede and fringe. Rusty moved to Bison Hills to help his sister raise her daughter, and nothing is… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Homomisia
Alcohol consumption
Parent in assisted living due to a stroke
Death of a father, off-page
Death of mother from brain cancer recounted
Bullying recounted

Lucky Caller by Emma Mills

Lucky Caller by Emma Mills

When Nina decides to take a radio broadcasting class her senior year, she expects it to be a walk in the park. Instead, it’s a complete disaster. The members of Nina’s haphazardly formed radio team have approximately nothing in common. And to maximize the awkwardness her group includes Jamie, a childhood friend she’d hoped to basically avoid for the rest of her life. The show is a mess, internet rumors threaten to bring the wrath of two fandoms down on their heads, and to top it all off Nina’s family is on the brink of some major upheaval. Everything feels like it’s spiraling out of control―but maybe control is overrated?

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Coerced kiss*
Recreational drug use mentioned
Stroke (sc)
Hospitalization of a grandparent & guardian mentioned

*Context : The protagonist’s best friend plays a ‘kiss cam’ game where she tells her friends a person they have to try and kiss. Nina recounts purposefully coercing a kiss out of Jamie, her love interest, while her friends ‘spy’ from an adjourning room.

Until His Last Goodbye by Kiki Clark

Until His Last Goodbye by Kiki Clark

Having been a powerful medium for as long as he can remember, Elias knows his fair share about the afterlife. Spirits are pushy. Spirits are needy. And they don’t respect personal boundaries.

Being a conduit between the living and the dead is exhausting but ignoring his gift isn’t an option. Even though embracing his calling has ruined nearly every relationship he’s ever had, Elias has learned to offer what comfort he can to those left behind, knowing… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Heart condition (protagonist)
Death from a stroke recounted

Warnings sourced from Alex @HEABookNerd.