Slow Burn
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
Bound by the Crown
Bernice Najamba
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Trigger Warnings
Mentions of sexual assault, abuse, and trauma.
In Regency England, Emmeline Laurent navigates duty and desire as a woman of African descent in a prejudiced society. Torn between her childhood love, Will Hargrave, and a calculated match with Lord Edmund Montfort, Emmeline must choose: obey societal expectations or risk everything for a love that could shatter her world.
The Billionaire’s Dreamer in Disguise
Karen Linn
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Trigger Warnings
Mild language, mild violence references
When sassy social media star Mikayla “Capn Darby” Romnovia stabs security expert Elliott Poole with a cutlass, she has no idea he’s more than a guard or that he’ll propose marriage to save her from her father’s schemes. Their fake relationship turns real, but between her stalker, his skeptical nature, and their mutual deceptions, trust comes hard. With his overbearing family watching and her habit of bending truth, can their growing feelings survive when their true identities surface?
