Contemporary
A Bright and Hopeful Place
Jean Paul Pare
Category
Trigger Warnings
Infidelity. Alcoholism. Sexual themes and graphic scenes of lovemaking. Grief. Graphic depiction of a shooting. Adult Themes.
In A Bright and Hopeful Place, Joe and Maxine find unexpected love while trapped in toxic marriages—his to a cruel alcoholic, hers to a reckless gambler. Their connection offers hope but threatens to unravel their lives and fragile paths to recovery. Can their love survive when the truth comes out?
A Little Bit of Blue
Michelle Alese
Category
Trigger Warnings
Mentions of abuse / sexual assault
Seventeen-year-old Matty Broewer, a former bully haunted by guilt, battles for redemption in a town that won’t let him forget his past. A Little Bit of Blue is a gripping coming-of-age story about regret, resilience, and the fight for a brighter future.
Edna Berman is a typical middle-aged woman diagnosed with a deadly cancer that will take her life in a month. She must navigate this diagnosis with her family and her best friend and tie up all the loose ends before she dies. With death looming, she discovers true love, true friendship, and with the help of her nurses, true compassion.
Taming a King
Rita A. Gordon
Category
Trigger Warnings
Sexual situations, potentially sensitive and offensive language, and mature topics. Trauma due to the loss of a parent and sleep terrors. Gun and other violence on and off the page. Consider your health and well-being before diving into this story.
She was born to rule his heart. He was sworn to protect hers.
Haunted by a traumatic past, June Ross trusts no one—until a deadly threat forces her into the care of bodyguard Aedan King. Hardened by his own scars, Aedan never expected his toughest mission would be breaking through June’s walls. As danger looms, June must decide: will she risk trusting the man who’s willing to sacrifice everything for her, or let fear keep her from the love that could save them both?
Desire’s Curse
Maricca Wood
Category
Trigger Warnings
Some triggers include manipulation, mental/physical abuse, stalking, attempted rape, kidnapping, graphic violence, guns, PTSD, masturbation, explicit sexual scenes, murder, death/dying, and bodies/ corpses.
Online dating gone wrong! When the use of a popular dating site brings an unwanted stalker into Amarah’s world, she’s left to clean up the ugly mess her life has become. Fortunately, she doesn’t have to do it alone. Liam Godrik, her older brother’s best friend, her childhood crush, and a former Navy SEAL steps in to help, causing the truth about their feelings for one another to finally surface. Will Liam’s years of training be enough to save her from the clutches of an equally skilled psycho?
Killer at the Kennel: A Clara Colby Mystery
Nancy Garner
Category
Trigger Warnings
a murder
Clara Colby inherits her grandmother’s animal shelter. Shortly after taking it over, she finds one of the volunteers murdered and left in a kennel. Finding circumstantial evidence, the police arrest Clara’s father for the murder. Now Clara and her twin must find the true killer.
Heart-Shaped Karaoke Box
E. R. Hann
Category
Trigger Warnings
Brief emotional abuse
Eva Calabrese needs out of her dead-end job, so when former classmate, Tobio, reconnects with her, she makes the leap to teach English in Japan.
In Osaka, Eva is confronted by Japanese culture while navigating her feelings for Tobio, but those change when she’s kissed by tattoo artist, Yuya, at karaoke.
When Eva learns of a devastating secret involving Tobio and Yuya, she flees Osaka to Tokyo where a chance encounter with rising pop star, Miriko, changes Eva’s life forever.
