Lunar Love, Lauren Kung Jessen:
Instances of Racial Discrimination
Instances of Sex Discrimination
Death of a Parent (past, off-page)
Discussion of Grief and Mourning
Cheating/Adultery (heroine’s ex)
Death of a Close Relative (present, off-page)
A Love by Design, Elizabeth Everett:
Physical Assault
Child Neglect (past, on-page flashback)
Sex Discrimination and Misogyny
Death of a Spouse (past, off-page)
Discussions of Grief and Mourning
Class Discrimination
Family Estrangement
Discussions of Trauma from Military Service
Death of a Parent (past, off-page)
Parental Abandonment (past, off-page)
Domestic Violence (past, off-page)
Child Abuse (past, off-page)
Descriptions of Postpartum Depression (secondary character)
Civil Harassment
Threat of Physical Violence
Attempted Murder
Gun Violence