New Adult

UNSEEN
PAM D.
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Trigger Warnings
no trigger warnings
Kris made the ultimate sacrifice—giving up Lisa, the love of her life, for her brother. But years later, as Lisa remains just out of reach, Kris is haunted by the choice she can’t undo. No matter how hard she tries to move on, Lisa is the one person she can never forget. *Unseen* is a heart-wrenching sapphic novel about love, longing, and the devastating cost of doing what’s right.

The Distance Between Us: A Hidden-Identity Romance
Anne Trowbridge
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Trigger Warnings
This book includes mentions of abuse against a child.
Lily’s a bubbly burst of sunshine who’s stuck in every guy’s friendzone, but Max is stuck in a prison of anxiety born from childhood trauma and a debilitating stutter. When fate presents him with a way to get to know Lily on his own terms, Max is terrified…and thrilled. But how can they bridge the distance between them if she doesn’t know who he is?

The Maddie Chronicles: Books 1-3
Hannah R. Goodman
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Trigger Warnings
Mental health, homophobia, addiction
The Maddie Chronicles follows self-help book junky Maddie Hickman on her quest for self-understanding as she makes her way through high school. Unfortunately, her alcoholic sister and Bad Boy ex-boyfriend hijack the journey and break her heart. As she tries to put the pieces back together, she finds herself facing a terrible tragedy, torn friendships, and family secrets. Through it all, her Bubbie’s words of wisdom and her trusted journal prove to be all the self-help she really needs.

Till It Stops Beating
Hannah R. Goodman
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Trigger Warnings
Cancer, mental health issues, addiction issues
Seventeen-year-old Maddie Hickman has always coped with anxiety by immersing herself into the latest self-help book. Then her grandmother is diagnosed with cancer, and she spirals so far downward that she almost risks losing everything she holds dear. The ever-mounting stress leads to an unexpected road trip where she is forced to listen to her wildly beating heart. It is only in the back of a convertible with pop music blasting, that she discovers what she needs in order to really live.

I Love That Girl
Hannah R. Goodman
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Trigger Warnings
A brief mention of suicide and issues of sexuality
Once called the four-headed monster in high school, only to be decapitated by the disaster of coupling up, four childhood friends thought their wounds were healed now that they are in college, but reuniting for two weeks in paradise results in possible decapitation once again by way of: a rejected proposal, a birth control fail, an almost ménage a quartet, and a secret (and-thought-to-be-impossible) hook-up.

The Starwielder, The Trinity
Ian Cassidy
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Trigger Warnings
no trigger warnings
Follow along as the Starwielder Minax Bolide, is released from a volcano he’s been hibernating inside, out into a world he doesn’t recognize, with no memory of what happened prior. He must join a philanthropist billionaire, Dorrion Chrisbane a member of a secret society. Two non-related sibling mercenaries Khelu Odena and Cyngosa Maelstrom get dragged into the epic adventure, alongside Saaliha Moonwane the last surviving member of her family whom for generations safeguarded the Starwielder.

Mars: Ambertide
A. L. Brown
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Trigger Warnings
Contains descriptions and allusions to abuse (various types), assault (various types), violence, gore, strong language, and death
How powerful is the mind? Is it strong because it can block out the darkest truths from our past? Or is it weak because outside influences can easily fool it? Question the validity of everything in search of the truth. As our found family of heroes grapples with their mourning, they become closer to death–literally. Stand by them as they navigate a new society as deceptive as the enchanting waters just offshore, and the rumored curses that plague and protect them.

A Dawn Left Behind
Mark Aeschlimann
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Trigger Warnings
Violence, Death (not graphic)
When tragedy strikes, Matthew is lost. His world has fallen apart and he is left with more questions than answers. With his obsession for answers guiding him Matthew is propelled into a world where everything he knew is meaningless and being human draws unwanted attention. Where magic and power go hand in hand. Where he serves an even more important purpose than he could possibly imagine.

Iromir Black Moon
Dimosthenis Karakatsanis
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Trigger Warnings
Attempted sexual assault, Graphic scenes, death of children
“Even if they didn’t know it now, in their darkest moments, someone had to fight through the void and break free of the chains of horror and despair. Someone to create the spark, and lead them to the other side. One who would make the greatest sacrifices. One who would lead them through uncharted waters, deep in a sea of harrowed souls under a starless, wounded sky. That someone, had to be a now frail girl listen also to a name given by a sick and twisted prophecy. Omega.”

The Path of an Heir
Coby Thinks
Category
Trigger Warnings
violence, paranoia and anxiety, misogyny and transphobia/misgendering
The only heir to Cidon’s throne sits trapped between who the world sees her as and who Nadia knows herself to be, so she turns to the only person she can trust. Jasper. He believes there is a way for Nadia to have both her kingdom and her identity.
If only she was willing to delve into a forbidden search for magic.
When a traitorous plot threatens to end Nadia’s life, she has no choice but to flee into that darkness to avoid her future ending before she can become anything at all; King or Queen.
