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by Susanna Kearsley
4.1(24,739)
An art restorer, haunted by visions of the past, uncovers a centuries-old tale of love and sacrifice in Peter the Great's Russia, all while rekindling romance with a fellow psychic.
by Ellen Schreiber
4.0(24,704)
Goth-girl Raven must protect her brother from the alluring new vampire in town, Valentine Maxwell, all while grappling with her own immortal desires and the chaos he brings to her undead romance with Alexander.
by Dean Koontz
4.1(24,696)
Detective novelist Tommy Phan faces his most terrifying case when a rag doll unravels, unleashing a monstrous entity that systematically dismantles his reality.
by Mary Higgins Clark
4.0(24,686)
A woman accused of murder must recover her childhood abduction memories to prove her innocence and expose her former captor's ongoing obsession.
by Walker Percy
3.7(24,684)
Amidst the boisterous spectacle of Mardi Gras, a disillusioned New Orleans stockbroker seeks authentic meaning beyond the silver screen and the inherited emptiness of his Southern life.
by John Irving
3.6(24,681)
Haunted by a tattoo-addicted organist father and a mother scarred by his absence, a young actor grapples with his own indelible marks left by a parade of older women.
by David Wong
4.3(24,653)
Two friends, David and John, are incompetent and attract cosmic horrors. They must save humanity from a zombie apocalypse that isn't happening, battling shape-shifting entities worse than any undead.
by Erich Maria Remarque
4.5(24,651)
In 1928 Germany, three friends, scarred by war, find comfort in loyalty. Their bond is tested by a new love and the world's harsh realities.
by John Irving
3.7(24,639)
Through the eyes of bisexual narrator Billy, John Irving crafts a half-century spanning, tragicomic saga of unfulfilled love, sexual identity, and the poignant solitariness of a man navigating a world that struggles to categorize him.
by Trudi Canavan
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A low-born novice mage, Sonea, navigates treacherous Guild politics and a dark secret with the enigmatic High Lord Akkarin, while her mentor Lord Dannyl uncovers ancient, perilous magic abroad.
by Founding Fathers
4.5(24,613)
Understand American governance and liberty with the text that shaped a nation and inspired generations.
by Tahereh Mafi
4.2(24,610)
As Juliette deals with the consequences of Warner's lies and the weight of leadership, she must face the growing darkness within herself before it destroys her and her world.
by Leonard Mlodinow
4.0(24,600)
Mlodinow shows how our lives are a high-stakes game of chance, revealing the hidden mathematical forces behind everything from lottery wins to superstardom, and why we often misunderstand them.
by Jules Verne
3.8(24,594)
Before humans flew, Jules Verne wrote about three Americans launching from a Florida cannon to the Moon and back, predicting space travel with surprising accuracy.
by Orhan Pamuk
3.7(24,573)
In 1970s Istanbul, a wealthy socialite's brief affair with a shopgirl turns into an eight-year obsession. He collects items from their lost love and a past era, building a museum for his broken heart and a changing city.
by Dean Koontz
3.9(24,565)
Haunted by twilight eyes that reveal the monstrous parasites lurking in human form, Slim MacKenzie's search for sanctuary in a traveling carnival leads him into a terrifying hunting ground where humanity is the unsuspecting prey.
by J.D. Robb
4.3(24,561)
A detective's past violently resurfaces when a killer she incarcerated nearly a decade ago crashes a birthday party, leaving a trail of poisoned champagne and a chilling promise of a reunion Eve Dallas can't escape.
by Richard Paul Evans
4.0(24,551)
A grieving young family discovers the forgotten meaning of Christmas through an eccentric widow and an antique box, revealing a message of love and remembrance.
by David Foster Wallace
3.9(24,535)
Wallace's interviews and unsettling portraits expose male insecurities and societal absurdities, twisting the mundane into something both funny and sad.
by Paul Bowles
3.9(24,534)
An American couple's desperate flight to the desolate beauty of post-WWII North Africa unravels their already fractured marriage, exposing the terrifying void within and the indifferent, vastness of the desert sky.
by Jeff VanderMeer
3.9(24,519)
In a city after the apocalypse, ruled by a giant, flying bear, a scavenger develops a strange connection with an evolving creature she calls Borne. This forces her to face dangerous truths about her lover and the biotech company that changed their world.
by Sogyal Rinpoche
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Explore the wisdom of Tibetan Buddhism to change how you understand life, death, and the bardo, preparing for a peaceful transition and a more compassionate life.
by Charles Dickens
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Join the kind Samuel Pickwick and his club members on funny trips across 19th-century England, meeting many different people and seeing society's oddities.
by Jeanne DuPrau
3.8(24,478)
Months after escaping their underground city, Lina and Doon must brave the harsh winter and return to the forgotten darkness of Ember to retrieve a mysterious device that promises to illuminate their new, struggling world.