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by Nancy Pickard
3.8(17,599)
When the man convicted of murdering her father is released, a young woman in small-town Kansas must confront the secrets of her family's past and the connection she shares with her enemy's son.
by Amy Engel
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In a post-apocalyptic world rebuilt on forced alliances, a young woman named Ivy is tasked with assassinating her arranged husband, the president's son, only to discover he might be the key to a future beyond her family's vengeful legacy.
by Roald Dahl
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A greedy crocodile, who enjoys eating children, gets a taste of his own medicine when the jungle animals unite to outsmart his 'secret plans and clever tricks'.
by James Hilton
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Amidst the looming shadow of global war, a cynical diplomat crashes into a hidden Himalayan paradise where time slows, wisdom flourishes, and the secret to eternal peace might just be humanity's last hope.
by August Wilson
3.9(17,572)
In 1950s Pittsburgh, a former baseball star turned sanitation worker struggles with racial injustice, betrayals, and a new generation, trying to protect his family while pushing them away.
by Roxie Nafousi
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Roxie Nafousi offers seven practical steps to turn desires into reality, blending old wisdom with new self-help to guide you toward a life you dream of.
by Owen West
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A childless couple adopts a mysterious, amnesiac teenager, only to find her past is more dangerous than they imagined, turning their dream of parenthood into a nightmare.
by Agatha Christie
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When a seemingly eccentric old woman on a train warns of a serial killer in her quaint village before dying herself, ex-policeman Luke Fitzwilliam is drawn into a web of 'accidental' deaths, only to discover that in Wychwood, murder is terrifyingly easy to disguise.
by Alan Dean Foster
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A deep-space rescue mission becomes a terrifying cat-and-mouse game when a parasitic alien organism, brought aboard the Nostromo, hunts and kills the crew.
by Roland Smith
4.0(17,537)
A rebellious teen climber, arrested for scaling skyscrapers, must choose between juvenile detention and a perilous Everest ascent with his estranged, self-serving father, risking everything to become the youngest to reach the summit.
by Tonya Hurley
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After a gummy bear incident turns her literally invisible and dead, unpopular Charlotte Usher discovers that the afterlife is just another high school, and she's still determined to snag the most popular boy, even if it means haunting her way into his heart.
by Pauline Réage
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In the clandestine world of Parisian desire, a fashion photographer named O willingly descends into a journey of extreme sexual submission to prove the depths of her love for René, discovering a paradoxical freedom within her complete surrender.
by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss
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After the Norman conquest, a Saxon princess and her Norman captor find love as their warring spirits and loyalties clash.
by Nora Roberts
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A marine archaeologist and a salvager dive into the Caribbean, battling deception and desire to find a cursed amulet and solve a mysterious death.
by Gena Showalter
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Alice Bell fights a growing darkness within herself and searches for answers about her boyfriend's strange behavior as soul-eating zombies threaten their world.
by Karen White
4.0(17,511)
A widow dealing with guilt inherits her reclusive husband's ancestral Lowcountry home. She unearths a buried history, forcing her to confront family secrets and her own path to healing amidst the pluff mud and jasmine.
by Dean Koontz
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After stepping through a mysterious red door, Spencer Grant is plunged into a relentless chase, hunted by a shadowy agency and an 'Angel of Death,' all while battling a fragmented memory and the terrifying resurgence of his own buried inner demons.
by Frantz Fanon
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Frantz Fanon analyzes the psychological scars of colonialism and argues that revolutionary violence is the necessary, though painful, path to liberation for the oppressed.
by Madeleine Thien
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A young woman in Vancouver uncovers her family's artistic sacrifices and political defiance across generations of China's 20th century, linking her father's past to the fates of musicians and revolutionaries.
by Emery Lord
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A year after tragedy, a meticulously planned high school comeback involving an old crush unravels when a quirky Quiz Bowl team and a sweet, nerdy cousin challenge a grieving girl to truly live again.
by Tom Robbins
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Three soldiers choose to stay lost, and four generations of women are linked to a mythical Japanese figure, in a story of identity and illusion that questions reality itself.
by Douglas Coupland
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Six 'J' co-workers at a Vancouver tech company navigate absurd game development, growing marijuana operations, and the chaos of 21st-century life, all while their personal worlds unravel with Coupland's signature wit and cultural commentary.
by Cassandra Clare
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At the Magisterium, Call, Tamara, and Aaron must unmask a killer whose dark magic threatens their school, forcing them to confront the terrifying duality of power.
by Charles Dickens
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A selfless young girl and her sick grandfather escape across Victorian England, pursued by a grotesque moneylender, in a story of lost innocence and strong devotion.