Suspense

Trust Fall
Simone Sumner
Category
Trigger Warnings
child abuse (on page) sexual assault/ abuse (not closed door), foster abuse (on page) trauma and PTSD emotional neglect, murder, masks, foster siblings
Aviana has never belonged to anyone. Passed from foster home to foster home, she’s learned love is temporary, trust is dangerous, and survival means locking her heart away. At a secluded trauma retreat, she’s supposed to heal—but someone is watching. He moves in the shadows, calling himself Nightshade. Protector. Guardian. Maybe worse. As buried memories resurface, Aviana faces a terrifying truth—her past isn’t done with her. And neither is he. Obsession. Longing. Love twisted into something darker

In Jupiter’s Shadow
Henry Walker
Category
Trigger Warnings
Violence, death, mental instability
On Europa’s frozen surface, scientist Abuya and her crew search for life beneath the ice—until their mission spirals into paranoia and terror. Strange symbols appear, supplies vanish, and brutal violence erupts. As fear takes hold and a monstrous presence looms, Abuya must uncover the truth before it’s too late—all while protecting the woman she loves. A gripping sci-fi thriller where survival and discovery collide.

What You Have Tamed
Jim Rose
Category
Trigger Warnings
gang violence, gun violence, blood, near-death-during-sex
Born to privilege, Reist and Eira never thought about their future. After private school, a boring life awaited them. But when violence shook their world, they find something grander.
Void of any motivation, Reist and Eira bring out the best and worst in each other. She takes him out of his comfort zone, often too far. He grounds her, while chasing a high only she can provide.
Together, they saved a life. Setting in motion a chain of events that brings their planet to ruin. And they’re not done

Of Silk and Death
Samanta Luna
Category
Trigger Warnings
no trigger warnings
It’s the 1920s and Sarah Dullard is a teen whose parents work at the Arlington Hotel in New York City. In the summer of 1928, the arrival of the hotel’s owner’s son shakes the hotel’s tranquil atmosphere, after a party leads to the disappearance of his companion.
Sarah and the young man then decide to try to find him. But as they connect all the strange events happening around the hotel, they soon realize what is behind the disappearance might be much more complicated and terrifying.

Legion:Curse of Parliament-Lady Amelia Series Book 1
Celia Michaels
Category
Trigger Warnings
Horror, violence, mention of sexual orientation, cannibalism
Set in Victorian London, Lady Amelia Wickstead has finally come to terms with her powerful supernatural powers. She is entrusted with the task of stopping the death of the Prime Minister by the powerful vampire lord Patmore. Amidst all the hard challenges and evil encounters, Amelia manages to not only excel in her powers but also prevents England from falling into chaotic darkness.

The Haunting of Chateau de Mornay
Blake Edward Andrew
Category
Trigger Warnings
brief SA (one sentence), child death, infidelity, slavery, suicide attempt, graphic sex and violence
An abandoned French Chateau, a site of mass murder during the French Revolution, is purchased by a grief stricken couple hoping to convert it into a hotel to aid in their recovery. However, a powerful spirit resides within that catapults their lives down a path to madness.

Shadow & Flame
Sylvie Helstaff
Category
Trigger Warnings
brief animal death, violence, death, blood/gore, discussion of homophobia, and explicit sexual situations.
Beset by growing rumors in his New England colony, Lazarus resorts to magical measures to ensure his safety. The spell promised invincibility. Maybe he didn’t exactly read all the fine print, but it never mentioned that the demon he summoned would be trapped here. So, Lazarus Graydon was now invincible and also bound to a shadow demon who is as devastatingly beautiful as he is furious. Can he win over the ferocious Tenebrae, or are they doomed to be enemies?

The Widow’s Curse
Sonia Rompoti
Category
Trigger Warnings
Grief, emotional trauma, references to suicide.
Salome never expected widowhood to feel like this—isolating, haunted, and filled with unanswered questions. Returning to her home, Willow’s End, she is forced to confront the stages of grief. But when strange occurrences blur the line between memory and reality, she realizes that moving forward may be the hardest battle yet. Set against a haunting Halloween backdrop, The Widow’s Curse is a gripping story of love, loss, and the strength it takes to begin again.

The Past That Haunts-Wardman Chronicles: Book One
Jennifer Porter
Category
Trigger Warnings
abortion (referenced in a characters’ backstory, not performed) / child abuse (talked about) / death / domestic violence / emotional abuse / grief / gun violence / murder / parent loss (talked about) / stalking / torture / verbal abuse
Two sides are pitted against each other in a brewing vampire war, and Lilith Wardman is caught in between them. When Dominic Rosini kidnaps Lilith, he claims he accepted his boss’s offer to protect her. Little does she know, Dominic is driven by motives of his own.
Trapped in a deadly game of cat and mouse, can Lilith trust the feelings she’s developing for Dominic? Or will the delicate life she built be left in shambles once more?

Broken Rules of The Hunt
M.C.Paas
Category
Trigger Warnings
violence, criminals, death, torture, experimentation on humans
Wildcat, an elite criminal, becomes hunted by her own society when a Russian syndicate posts a large bounty for her head. Suddenly, she is dragged into a game of survival by Fox, a cunning rival torn between claiming the bounty and helping her. With enemies closing in, Wildcat must decide if she can trust the man who is capable of destroying her. A gripping tale of passion, betrayal, and danger, where love may cost her everything.
