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by Dante Alighieri
3.9(5,189)
Dante's "Vita Nuova" is a journey through youthful love, where his encounter with Beatrice sparks a philosophical look at love's power and poetic creation.
by Michael Cunningham
4.0(5,184)
Across four generations, the Stassos family navigates love, loss, and the evolving definition of family in a sweeping story that echoes with the power of Greek tragedy.
by Jerome K. Jerome
3.8(5,183)
Three bumbling Victorian gentlemen and their dog trade the Thames for a bicycle tour through Germany, turning a quest for leisure into a series of misadventures involving imagined ailments, culinary disasters, and the sheer unpredictability of travel.
by Cyn Balog
3.4(5,182)
A teenage girl's perfect romance shatters when her boyfriend reveals his true identity as a changeling fairy prince, forcing them to defy an ancient magical claim to their love and future.
by Jennifer Estep
3.7(5,181)
A retired assassin, now a barbecue joint owner, must balance her quest for revenge against the Fire elemental who murdered her family with protecting her secret identity and newfound connection to her detective sister, all while navigating a city full of supernaturally powerful foes and unexpected allies.
by Haley Tanner
3.7(5,178)
Two childhood sweethearts, separated by a cruel disappearance, navigate seven years of longing and unanswered questions, only to reunite on the cusp of adulthood to confront the magic and harsh realities of their enduring connection.
by Padmasambhava
3.9(5,174)
This ancient Tibetan guide, like a loved one's whispered wisdom, illuminates the post-mortem journey through the Bardo, offering vivid explanations and a path to liberation or rebirth for the newly deceased.
by Tilly Bagshawe
3.8(5,171)
Master con artist Tracy Whitney tries to live a normal life, but a mysterious enemy targets her with a series of murders, forcing her back into a deadly game to protect her past and the man she loves.
by Paula Danziger
3.8(5,171)
When her best friend Justin announces he's moving away, Amber Brown must navigate the difficult feelings of friendship, change, and the fear of being left behind before their special bond breaks apart.
by Joy N. Hensley
4.0(5,171)
A defiant military brat infiltrates a prestigious, all-male academy to honor her dead brother's dare, only to uncover a deadly secret society determined to expel her, even as she battles an forbidden attraction to her drill sergeant.
by Lauren Kate
3.9(5,169)
A dark angel has fifteen days to win back the love of his life, who is serving a punishment in high school for his crimes, or face an eternity in Hell.
by Rick Yancey
3.8(5,169)
An awkward, oversized high schooler's attempt to help his uncle get rich by stealing Excalibur accidentally plunges him into a hilarious, globe-trotting quest to save the world from an ancient evil.
by Loretta Lost
3.8(5,160)
A reclusive, blind writer, scarred by past trauma, finds her world illuminated by a persistent young doctor offering not just the gift of sight, but a chance to heal her broken heart as old demons resurface.
by Cat Patrick
3.8(5,159)
Three identical sisters, secretly sharing one identity, discover their true origins and seek individual lives, threatening their mother's carefully constructed deception.
by Ravi Subramanian
3.3(5,157)
In the cutthroat world of high finance, a ruthless banker's rapid rise, fueled by ambition and deceit, clashes with his ethical counterpart's struggle for integrity amidst the allure of wealth.
by Uzodinma Iweala
3.8(5,156)
In a war-torn West African nation, a school-aged boy named Agu is forced to trade his innocent childhood for the brutal realities of a child soldier, grappling with the loss of family and selfhood under the dangerous tutelage of a guerilla commander.
by Jacquelyn Frank
4.2(5,156)
A disciplined priest and a wild witch find forbidden passion in the Alaskan wilderness, while a devoted bodyguard grapples with his forbidden love for the Shadowdweller Chancellor he must protect.
by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
3.9(5,154)
An unsuspecting auto mechanic plunges into the cutthroat world of debutante balls, where glittering gowns hide dangerous secrets and the truth about her father's identity is just the first thread in a tangled web of high-society lies.
by Laurie Lee
4.2(5,152)
With a violin and a single Spanish phrase, a young Laurie Lee travels from rural England to Spain in the 1930s, just before the civil war, capturing the country's beauty and underlying tension.
by Martha Brockenbrough
3.8(5,149)
In 1930s Seattle, an African-American aviator and a white scholar become pawns in a cosmic game between Love and Death, where their forbidden romance might finally break Death's winning streak.
by Francesco D'Adamo
4.0(5,141)
In a grim carpet factory where childhoods are stolen, a courageous boy named Iqbal ignites a spark of rebellion among enslaved children, daring them to dream of freedom and fight for a life beyond their master's loom.
by Ernest J. Gaines
4.0(5,140)
In 1970s Louisiana, a shotgun blast on a sugarcane plantation starts a tense standoff as a group of elderly black men conspire to protect one of their own from a white farmer's racially charged murder.
by Augusta Scattergood
3.9(5,135)
In 1964 Mississippi, eleven-year-old Glory navigates the difficult parts of friendship, family, and a town dealing with racial segregation as the local pool becomes a center for change.
by Nam Le
3.6(5,124)
Nam Le's "The Boat" explores displacement and human connection through a range of voices and personal stories, from a Colombian hitman to a Vietnamese refugee.