Young Adult
Confident Introvert
Stephanie Thoma
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no trigger warnings
Networking doesn’t have to feel like a sales-focused event where you’re using people to get ahead. Create meaningful connections, easily strike up genuine conversations, and dazzle people with your natural charm. If you’ve picked up this book, wanting to feel more connected, self-assured and the most elevated, authentic version of yourself, but don’t know if it’s possible for you, consider this your sign. You’re not here by accident. Your time is now.
Not That Sweet
Stephanie Thoma
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No triggers
In Not That Sweet, Stephanie candidly shares her story of growing up in a chaotic home, shaped by a police sergeant father seeking to “fix” her defiance and anger at home by sending her away to mental health institutions, juvenile hall, among other places. As she navigates her unconventional childhood, readers are invited to explore a pressing question: Is she a ‘troubled teen’, reacting to an unhealthy environment, or both?
It’s Just a “Holiday Romance”
Kiley Griggs
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no trigger warnings
This is a real romance, with real people, told in real time. The story follows the budding romance of two teenagers on vacation. The twist? It is told poetically from the perspective of the boy’s girl-best-friend (me) who has developed affections towards him.
The Day We Became Broken
Nathan Burton
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no trigger warnings
A young woman with a metal arm is content with her life in the Outlands, perfecting her recipes and tinkering with gadgets. However, a stranger enters her life with answers about her mysterious past. Will she ever be the same again?
Distilled Magic, A Cozy Fantasy Novel
Alex Peachy
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Trigger Warnings
stated on the author’s website at https://alexpeachy.com/content_warnings
As a transgender woman, the kind and impulsive goblin Trinx has never felt fully accepted in her rural clan. Feeling destined to always live on the edge of goblin society, she naively decides to adopt a child as the first step on a path to joining the High Council of Goblin Grandmas. When she finds it impossible to create a family this way, she looks to alchemy for a solution. Follow Trinx’s journey as she finds a family of friends and discovers the truth that has been eluding her.
Rink of Destiny
T.L. Davis
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no trigger warnings
Popularity is’t sweet when you’re hiding a secret. Sorin is the most popular girl, dating Axel, the star quarterback, but beneath her perfect facade is a darker reality. At home, her stepfather’s threats loom, and the pressure to maintain her image grows. A chance encounter at Legends, the local skating rink, forces Sorin to question everything. As secrets about her best friend’s shady dealings surface, can Sorin find the strength to embrace the life she wants?
When the Lotus Blooms
Jinna Dennis
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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?
Wild Orchid
Celia Michaels
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Trigger Warnings
Sexual situations, emotional trauma, adult language
Hailey Cunningham is fiercely independent, but reviving Paradise Café forces her into an uneasy partnership with Bryan Maddox—charismatic, infuriating, and impossible to resist. As their fiery dynamic turns to something deeper, Hailey’s ruthless father seeks to control the situation, while an unexpected enemy appears on the scene and tries to threaten everything. Caught between passion and ambition, Hailey and Bryan must decide—will they risk it all for love?
Jesus Take My Wheels: The Rise of a Wheelchair Basketball Star
D.T. Scarola
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no trigger warnings
Efrem grew up in the gang-ridden streets of Philadelphia, raised by his single mother while his father was in prison. He dreamed of escaping through basketball, hoping to play in the NBA. But his life changed when his best friend was killed, and he was shot in the back, leaving him paralyzed. Lost in despair, he found hope through his church and Veronica, who shared his love for basketball. With her support, he pursued wheelchair basketball, proving nothing could stop him from chasing his dreams.
Touch of Kindness
R. Loomis
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no trigger warnings
Dori Livingston doesn’t want to be anything special. She’s fine staying in the background, helping her friends, and supporting her single mom any way she can while living in her small Texas town. That all changes when she meets a strange girl at school who is running away. In true Dori fashion, she welcomes the girl into her home without hesitation. Little does Dori know that in helping this girl she’ll spark a chain of events that will change her life forever.
