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Seduction of the Patriarch by Zoe Blake

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, and Cursing

Moderate: Blood, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Gore, Medical content, and Death

Minor: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Torture, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting, Car accident, and Terminal illness

Stolen by a Sinner by Michelle Heard

dark hopeful slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Sexual content, Violence, Physical abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Medical content, Kidnapping, Gore, Trafficking, Panic attacks/disorders, Gun violence, Death, Blood, Body horror, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Dysphoria, Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Confinement

Minor: Child abuse, Car accident, Sexual assault, Cursing, Alcohol, and Body shaming

Owned by a Sinner by Michelle Heard

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Death, Violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Gun violence

Moderate: Chronic illness, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Cursing, Medical content, and Grief

Minor: Trafficking

Taken By A Sinner by Michelle Heard

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Gun violence, and Sexual content

Moderate: Grief, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Gore, Gaslighting, Bullying, Medical content, Cursing, Body shaming, Misogyny, Death of parent, Drug use, and Injury/Injury detail

Auctioned to the Pack Alpha by Olivia T. Turner

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Sexual content

Moderate: Cursing, Murder, and Death

Minor: Trafficking, Suicide, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, and Blood

Sinners Anonymous by Somme Sketcher

dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Alcohol, Gun violence, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, and Murder

Moderate: Grief, Mental illness, Dementia, Classism, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Sexual harassment, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Dysphoria, Blood, Death of parent, Gore, Sexism, and Sexual assault

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Fatphobia, Bullying, Drug use, Confinement, Stalking, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Cancer

Getting It On with Gargoyles by Hazel Mack

lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Gun violence, Violence, and Grief

Minor: Blood, Cursing, Death, Gore, Alcohol, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Wed to the Alien Hunter by January Bell
Did not finish book. Stopped at 44%.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Alcohol

Fear Me Love Me by Lilith Vincent

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Sexual content, Self harm, Death, Kidnapping, Murder, Stalking, Torture, Cursing, Violence, Blood, and Gore

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Dysphoria, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Gun violence

Minor: Pedophilia, Mental illness, and Abandonment

dubcon, spanking/bdsm, birth control tampering, somnophilia, blood play, knife play. praise, some degradation.

Ten Things I Hate About the Duke by Loretta Chase

funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Classism, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Bullying, Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, Sexism, and Medical content