All the Feels (Spoiler Alert series, Book 2): Heat level is steamy (the story contains graphic sex scenes and other sexual references). Lauren is insulted about her appearance on occasion, and her tactics for dealing with that are part of her character arc in the story. Alex has ADHD, and is never shamed for it. His mother has experienced domestic violence; her experiences are described briefly but bluntly. Salty language is used frequently and lovingly.

At First Spite (Harlot’s Bay series, Book 1): Heat level is steamy (the story contains graphic sex scenes and other sexual references). Athena is experiencing clinical depression, although she doesn’t recognize it immediately. Her symptoms do not include suicidal ideation; that said, she sometimes has a vague longing to disappear. Once she acknowledges her depression, she seeks treatment. Matthew still grieves the death of his infant brother in an accidental drug overdose three decades before. Salty language is used frequently and lovingly.

Broken Resolutions (a Lovestruck Librarians prequel): Heat level is steamy (the story contains one graphic sex scene and other sexual references). Salty language is used frequently and lovingly.

“Cover Me” (from Rogue Acts and Sweetest in the Gale: A Marysburg Story Collection; There’s Something About Marysburg series, Book 3): Heat level is steamy (the story contains one graphic sex scene and other sexual references). The story also includes discussions of breast cancer, as well as an on-page mammogram and biopsy. Salty language is used frequently and lovingly.

Desire and the Deep Blue Sea (Love Unscripted series, Book 1): Heat level is steamy (the story contains one graphic sex scene and other sexual references). Callie experiences frequent anxiety and takes medication for it. Salty language is used frequently and lovingly.

Driven to Distraction (Lovestruck Librarians series, Book 4): Heat level is steamy (the story contains graphic sex scenes and other sexual references). There are two references to microaggressions that occur because Constance is Chinese-American. The story also includes a frank discussion of voluntary sterilization, fertility, and family planning. Salty language is used frequently and lovingly.

40-Love (There’s Something About Marysburg series, Book 2): Heat level is steamy (the story contains graphic sex scenes and other sexual references; some of the non-penetrative sex scenes occur during menstruation). There is discussion of a previous partner’s infidelity and gaslighting. Fat-shaming is mentioned briefly several times. Salty language is used frequently and lovingly.

Hidden Hearts (Lovestruck Librarians series, Book 5): Heat level is steamy (the story contains graphic sex scenes and other sexual references). Mary has a history of disordered eating and overexercising, and the way I addressed those issues is harmful. It’s not how I would address them today. Miles is recovering physically and emotionally from an amputation. Salty language is infrequent, but does appear on occasion.

Mayday (Lovestruck Librarians series, Book 2): Heat level is steamy (the story contains graphic sex scenes and other sexual references). Wes’s parents undermine him in various ways, although he does not experience physical or verbal abuse. Salty language is used frequently and lovingly.

My Reckless Valentine (Lovestruck Librarians series, Book 1): Heat level is steamy (the story contains graphic sex scenes and other sexual references). Angie has a history of depression, and her sister experiences postpartum depression. Grant’s father is recovering slowly from the West Nile virus. Salty language is used frequently and lovingly.

Ready to Fall (Lovestruck Librarians series, Book 3): Heat level is steamy (the story contains one graphic sex scene and other sexual references). Sarah’s mother struggled with alcoholism. Salty language is used frequently and lovingly.

Ship Wrecked (Spoiler Alert series, Book 3): Heat level is steamy (the story contains graphic sex scenes and other sexual references). Maria decisively spurns several attempts to control her body and/or body-shame her. Peter’s family background includes clinical depression. There are discussions concerning adoption, infidelity, parental deaths (the deaths do not occur on-page), and grief. Salty language is used frequently and lovingly.

Spoiler Alert (Spoiler Alert series, Book 1): Heat level is steamy (the story contains graphic sex scenes and other sexual references). April experiences fat-shaming; it’s not self-directed or inflicted by Marcus, and it’s countered in various ways. Marcus experiences conflict with his parents due to their inability to acknowledge/accept his dyslexia. Salty language is used frequently and lovingly.

“Sweetest in the Gale” (from Sweetest in the Gale: A Marysburg Story Collection; There’s Something About Marysburg series, Book 3): Heat level is warm (the story contains kissing and occasional explicit thoughts). The main characters are both grieving—Griff over the death of his wife due to a brain aneurysm, and Candy over the death of her sibling due to an opioid overdose. Candy breaks her arm during the story. Salty language is used frequently and lovingly.

Teach Me (There’s Something About Marysburg series, Book 1): Heat level is steamy (the story contains one graphic sex scene and other sexual references). The main characters have a history of emotional and/or physical abuse, and Rose experiences intermittent harassment from a work superior. Salty language is used frequently and lovingly.

Tiny House, Big Love (Love Unscripted series, Book 2): Heat level is steamy (the story contains a two-part graphic sex scene and other sexual references). Seb was physically and verbally bullied in high school because of his appearance (and because he’s Guatemalan-American, although that aspect of the bullying is never explicitly described). Lucy is recovering from an emotionally abusive relationship. The story also features references to marijuana usage. Salty language is used frequently and lovingly.

“Unraveled” (from He’s Come Undone and Sweetest in the Gale: A Marysburg Story Collection; There’s Something About Marysburg series, Book 3): Heat level is steamy (the story contains one graphic sex scene and other sexual references). The story also includes discussion of a fictional diorama murder and brief mentions of witnessed family violence during childhood. Salty language is used frequently and lovingly.

“Work of Heart” (from Rogue Affair): Heat level is steamy (the story contains one graphic sex scene and other sexual references). The story also includes an encounter with an abhorrent politician, who puts an arm around Jenny without her consent. Salty language is used frequently and lovingly.