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by Tiffany Reisz
3.8(58,586)
An erotica author's personal manuscript is held by a demanding editor, starting a battle of wills, words, and desire that blurs the lines between writing and passion.
by Jennifer Weiner
3.5(58,533)
Two estranged best friends, bound by a childhood promise, reunite when one appears on the other's doorstep, covered in blood. They embark on a twenty-five-year journey of betrayal, fame, and rediscovering their unbreakable bond in a small Midwestern town.
by Laura Joffe Numeroff
4.2(58,458)
A well-meaning muffin for a hungry moose quickly spirals into a whirlwind of increasingly demanding requests, leaving a young host comically exhausted.
by Lisa Kleypas
4.3(58,451)
A shy heiress, desperate to escape her cruel relatives, proposes a marriage of convenience to London's most notorious rake, only to find her heart, and his, unexpectedly entangled in a scandalous bargain.
by Lisa Kleypas
4.1(58,329)
Amelia Hathaway's orderly life takes an unexpected turn when she enters London society and meets Cam Rohan, a wealthy man with a Romany past. Their forbidden attraction challenges social rules and ignites a passion neither can deny.
by Sarah Waters
4.0(58,326)
A young woman's obsession with a captivating male impersonator leads to a passionate, secret affair, challenging Victorian norms and redefining her life.
by Edgar Allan Poe
4.2(58,321)
Trapped in the Spanish Inquisition, a condemned prisoner descends into madness as a pendulum swings closer and his cell walls close in.
by John Irving
3.9(58,211)
by Marieke Nijkamp
3.7(58,207)
Four students confront their deepest fears and fight for survival when a shooter traps them in their school auditorium.
by Susanna Kearsley
4.1(58,147)
A novelist researching a Jacobite invasion uncovers a centuries-old betrayal through ancestral memory, threatening her sanity as the past intrudes on her present.
by Rick Yancey
3.6(58,108)
As humanity faces extinction, Cassie and her allies must uncover alien deception and human betrayal to decide if salvation means fighting back or joining their enemy.
by Erin Watt
4.1(58,059)
In a world of glittering mansions and brutal prep school politics, a damaged prince must confront his family's dark secrets and his own self-destructive tendencies to win back the only girl who ever saw past his royal facade.
by Shirley Jackson
4.1(57,990)
In a quiet village, an annual tradition unfolds, revealing the terrible cost of blind conformity and the dark side of human nature.
by James Patterson
4.0(57,972)
Haunted by his wife's unsolved murder, detective Alex Cross dives back into the shadows when a new serial rapist case resurfaces, threatening to expose the chilling truth behind the tragedy that shattered his life.
by Steven Erikson
4.2(57,959)
In the Holy Desert Raraku, a seer's prophecy starts the Whirlwind, a huge uprising that threatens to destroy the Malazan Empire and create new legends.
by Barbara W. Tuchman
4.2(57,945)
With the inexorable pull of a Greek tragedy, Tuchman masterfully dissects the diplomatic blunders, military mobilizations, and human failings that ignited the inferno of World War I in a single, catastrophic month.
by Michael Connelly
4.1(57,895)
A defense attorney, returning to practice, takes on a murdered colleague's high-profile case and becomes entangled in an LAPD detective's hunt for a killer, leading to an unexpected alliance.
by Jason Reynolds
4.3(57,890)
In a single, tension-filled elevator ride, a teenager grapples with the ghost-ridden rules of revenge and the violence that claimed his brother, forcing him to confront whether he'll continue the deadly dance or break free.
by Daniel Silva
4.0(57,885)
A retired Israeli assassin and art restorer, haunted by tragedy, must hunt down a Palestinian zealot from his past who threatens Middle East peace, in a story of vengeance and political intrigue across three continents.
by James Baldwin
4.5(57,842)
Baldwin's raw and revolutionary "letters" confront America with the urgent issue of racial injustice, demanding accountability for its past and a path toward a shared, fair future.
by Laura Moriarty
3.9(57,732)
In 1922, a prim chaperone's world unravels as she guides the audacious, pre-fame Louise Brooks through New York City, discovering her own liberation amidst the Jazz Age.
by Robert Louis Stevenson
3.8(57,700)
After being betrayed by his wicked uncle and kidnapped into a life of slavery, young David Balfour must escape and flee across the treacherous Scottish Highlands with a swashbuckling rebel to claim his rightful inheritance.
by James S.A. Corey
4.4(57,672)
As humanity spreads across a thousand new worlds, the Rocinante crew must navigate a solar system tearing itself apart with terrorist attacks, stolen protomolecule, and the ghosts of its own violent past.
by Lisa See
4.1(57,651)
In 1957 China, a headstrong daughter's embrace of Communism forces her mother to navigate the political landscape to save her from the tragedy of the Great Leap Forward.