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by Joe Craig
3.9(1,024)
Genetically engineered teen assassin Jimmy Coates must outmaneuver a ruthless government agency, a deadly rival, and his own estranged father, all while questioning where his true loyalties lie.
by John Muir
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John Muir's ecstatic writing shows the Sierra Nevada's beauty, from Yosemite to ancient sequoia groves, revealing the heart of California's 'Range of Light'.
by Laurann Dohner
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An undercover agent falls for the powerful New Species who arrests her, starting a dangerous, passionate romance that could change both their worlds.
by Sophie Hardcastle
4.0(1,021)
After her twin's death, a young surfer grapples with grief and his shadow, learning to navigate life and first love without him.
by Chuck Palahniuk
3.7(1,020)
A medical-school dropout scams strangers by faking choking in restaurants to pay for his mother's elder care, all while navigating sex addiction meetings and a colonial theme park job.
by Andrea Portes
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Thirteen-year-old Luli, a quick-witted runaway, plunges into the perilous heart of American rootlessness, navigating a treacherous road trip west with a violent drifter and a fading grifter, as she grapples with her developing sexuality and the brutal realities of survival.
by Richie Tankersley Cusick
3.9(1,019)
After spending a night in a haunted house, Emma Donovan is pulled into its tragic past, reliving a romance and a horrific death with a mysterious young man, blurring the lines between dream and a dreadful reality she's destined to repeat.
by Mahatria Ra
4.4(1,018)
Mahatria Ra's "Unposted Letters" offers deep, practical wisdom from various life experiences, guiding readers toward a richer, more fulfilling life by changing their views on challenges and opportunities.
by LouAnne Johnson
3.9(1,016)
An ex-Marine teacher, armed with unconventional tactics and unwavering belief, transforms a classroom of 'dangerous' inner-city sophomores into students who dare to dream and fight for their futures.
by Sinclair B. Ferguson
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Sinclair Ferguson clearly explains the Holy Spirit's work from creation to redemption, combining scripture, historical theology, and modern thought to offer a clear view of the third person of the Trinity.
by Jennifer Marie Brissett
3.5(1,015)
In a post-apocalyptic world, a corrupted atmospheric AI tells the fragmented, time-bending story of two lovers fighting for survival and connection amidst a city's collapse and the haunting echoes of their past.
by Fred D'Aguiar
3.8(1,012)
In 1810 Virginia, a fiercely intelligent young slave's bid for freedom and forbidden love for a white girl are tragically intertwined with his father's inadvertent betrayal and the complex loyalties within the plantation.
by Donn Pearce
4.2(1,012)
On a brutal chain gang, a charismatic rebel named Luke uses his defiance and gluttonous feats to create a legend of indomitable spirit, inspiring fellow convicts with a hope for freedom that goes beyond his own recaptures.
by Leslie Marmon Silko
3.9(1,011)
Orphaned by soldiers and adopted by an East Coast couple, a young Sand Lizard girl navigates the differences between her ancestral traditions and an encroaching white world, finding her identity through a globe-spanning journey and the wisdom of the earth.
by David Demchuk
3.8(1,010)
As war looms and a brutal regime hunts them, the last mythical beings of Eastern Europe gather in their final refuge to share their stories and face extinction.
by Lope de Vega
3.7(1,006)
A fiery countess, caught between pride and passion, struggles with the hilarious and heartbreaking dilemma of loving her clever secretary, who may or may not be a nobleman, in this Golden Age comedy of social climbing and forbidden desire.
by Shaun Harbinger
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As a deadly virus turns humanity into zombies, isolated hikers must face the undead, desperate soldiers, and a collapsing society to reach a rumored sanctuary.
by Jane Yolen
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A young woman's quest to understand her grandmother's deathbed confession, 'I am Briar Rose,' leads her to a historical truth that redefines the Sleeping Beauty fairy tale with the horrors and hope of the Holocaust.
by Celeste De Blasis
4.4(1,001)
From the smuggling coasts of Napoleonic England to the slave-shadowed horse country of pre-Civil War Maryland, Alexandria Thaine navigates a lifetime of danger, desire for two men, and the forging of a powerful family across an ocean.
by Amulya Malladi
3.8(1,001)
An orphaned eleven-year-old in an Indian epic defies expectations, forming an unconventional family and finding her voice within an ashram through decades of friendship, rivalry, and conviction.
by Ali Cronin
3.5(1,000)
After college, the Skins gang faces new relationships, old guilt, and growing desires, pushing the limits of friendship and self-discovery.
by Vladimir Sorokin
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A Siberian meteorite's 'Ice' awakens a cult's mission to unite humanity's blue-eyed 'Brothers and Sisters of the Light' and destroy the world through a chaotic, genre-bending narrative spanning the 20th century.
by L.M. Augustine
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A self-loathing poet, convinced she's nothing, finds her carefully constructed world of hate for the 'geeky' boy next door unravel as a blind date reveals his shared love for verse and a surprising charm that challenges her deepest insecurities.
by Joanne O'Sullivan
4.0(996)
After Hurricane Katrina, a Louisiana fishing prodigy finds comfort and love with another refugee, dealing with loss and finding her place.