Dual Timeline
When the Lotus Blooms
Jinna Dennis
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Trigger Warnings
Fictional drug use and death, plague scenes and death, autopsy scenes, sword fights and deaths, kidnapping, choking, drowning, blood, medical procedures, assumed rape(non-visual), lewd men
In 2020, college student Ren Jiayi’s fascination with 16th-century medicine leads her back in time to meet Lord Xiao Shirong, master of YaoHugong Imperial Pharmacy. As she navigates this era, love blooms, and friendships turn into found family. A menacing drug lord threatens Lord Xiao’s position. Jiayi must help him defend his legacy and navigate the perilous path ahead. Can their love withstand the deadly schemes, proving that even across centuries, love can bloom eternally?
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.
