Contemporary

Love Street Detectives Volume 2
L. H. Westerlund
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no trigger warnings
The Love Street Detectives are back! Catch up with Anemone, her twin Bluebell and their shop as they continue on their mission to help the magical population of London on the secretly supernatural Love Street! By their side as always is the ancient and powerful witch Spider, helping them continue to pursue magical mysteries, fend off lurking monsters and work together to save the life of someone they all hold very dear…

Love Street Detectives Volume 1
L. H. Westerlund
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Trigger Warnings
no trigger warnings
On the corner of Love Street and St George’s Park, right in the heart of London, there is a little crystal and magic shop run by the Sheerwood family; the Love Street Detectives. After generations of crystal sellers and mystery solvers alike, the shop is now run by Anemone Sheerwood and her younger twin, Bluebell, as well as the witch called Spider. Together they do everything they can to help people, solve magical mysteries, and maybe defeat the mythical monsters that are hiding in plain sight.

It’s Just a “Holiday Romance”
Kiley Griggs
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no trigger warnings
This is a real romance, with real people, told in real time. The story follows the budding romance of two teenagers on vacation. The twist? It is told poetically from the perspective of the boy’s girl-best-friend (me) who has developed affections towards him.

Love Street Detectives Volume 3
L. H. Westerlund
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no trigger warnings
Anemone and Bluebell team up with some old friends of Spider’s to stop a great wrong from happening. They turn to the help of their big sister Rose while trying their very best to maintain the historic shop known and beloved for helping London's magical community with its many trials and tribulations… Of course, as always, their family has their backs, along with the powerful witch Spider – but what is this secret she’s been hiding?

Remember You Have Wings
Irene K Henry
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Trigger Warnings
domestic violence, sexual assault, weight insecurities and shaming
On every trip to Ormond-by-the-Sea—the tiny beach town where she has vacationed since childhood—Madison Cage finds herself enthralled with Logan Harper. The quiet, handsome handyman is all business until he comes to life around Madison’s daughters. He might as well be perfect, which makes him far too good to be true. Because Madison knows, thanks to years of marriage to a man who broke her down and found her lacking, that Logan could never see her through the same eyes she has for him.

PROJECT LOTUS
Kimberlee Ann
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Trigger Warnings
Violence
A local celebrity in the arts community of Quesinberry, Lolly Scarberry shines as one of the main acts at the Lotus Theatre. Lolly earns the affections of others quickly, loving openly and treating everyone with considerable care—even the town’s resident outsider MackLynn Brooks. One impulsive kiss. One show-stopping response. The stage is set, and the next act is anyone’s guess.

Kintsugi
Kezia Kos
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rape (offscreen), narcissim, family trauma, family neurosis
Corporate worker-bee Kez has achieved her lifelong dream of living in Europe, having put behind her at last a myriad of family problems: a narcissistic mother; a chronically ill father; a schizophrenic brother and the dark, intrusive memories of a kitten-murdering grandmother. But life has no intention of letting her sit back because her family needs her. She flies back to Brazil with her manager, Max, who witnessed Kez having a panic attack upon hearing the news that her father was dying.

Wild Orchid
Celia Michaels
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Trigger Warnings
Sexual situations, emotional trauma, adult language
Hailey Cunningham is fiercely independent, but reviving Paradise Café forces her into an uneasy partnership with Bryan Maddox—charismatic, infuriating, and impossible to resist. As their fiery dynamic turns to something deeper, Hailey’s ruthless father seeks to control the situation, while an unexpected enemy appears on the scene and tries to threaten everything. Caught between passion and ambition, Hailey and Bryan must decide—will they risk it all for love?

Pine Hollow : Coming Home
Matthew Castle
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Trigger Warnings
War Violence/Violence
Almost twenty years in the army had carved me into a different man. Physically, I was fit and strong, marked with the scars of war, but inside, I felt lost. My grandfather’s death had brought me back, but the truth that lingered like an unspoken specter clouded that wounded heart

Even When I’m Leaving
S.C. Meyer
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Trigger Warnings
Parental Death, Grief, Spice
Even When I’m Leaving by SC Meyer is a contemporary romance inspired by Taylor Swift’s “‘Tis the Damn Season.” Childhood friends Victoria and Anthony reconnect in their small town after years apart, navigating love, grief, and personal growth during a snowstorm over the holidays. This short, steamy read explores second chances and the power of enduring love through a dual timeline of the summer they fell in love and ten years later when Victoria comes back to town.
