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  1. Tears of Tess

    Pepper Winters

    ★ 4.0 (32k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    A romantic Mexican trip turns into a kidnapping for Tess, forcing her into captivity and sale, where her will to survive meets the horror of her new owner.

  2. The Nowhere Man

    Gregg Hurwitz

    ★ 4.2 (32k) average on GoodreadsFiction

    Orphan X, the legendary Nowhere Man, faces his ultimate challenge when he is captured, turning the hunter into the hunted as he plans a brutal escape.

  3. Where They Found Her

    Kimberly McCreight

    ★ 3.8 (32k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A journalist coping with personal loss uncovers a town's buried secrets, including a string of sexual assaults, while investigating an infant's death, linking her fate with two other women.

  4. Winter Turning (Wings of Fire #7)

    Tui T. Sutherland

    ★ 4.5 (32k) average on Goodreads

    A disgraced IceWing prince, desperate to redeem himself and save his runaway sister, embarks on a dangerous quest with his new friends, only to discover that the greatest danger lies not with the tyrannical Queen Scarlet, but within his own unforgiving royal family.

  5. Blood And Gold

    Anne Rice

    ★ 3.9 (32k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    From ancient Rome to Renaissance art studios, the immortal Marius, guardian of secrets and lost loves, navigates centuries of human history and vampiric intrigue, bound by his maker's blood and gold.

  6. The Winner Stands Alone

    Paulo Coelho

    ★ 3.4 (32k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    At the Cannes Film Festival, a killer driven by a twisted vision of immortality hunts his next victim, forcing a look at the dark side of celebrity and the cost of chasing illusions.

  7. The Geography of You and Me

    Jennifer E. Smith

    ★ 3.7 (32k) average on GoodreadsLifestyle

    Stranded in a blackout and connected by a single starlit night in New York, two teenagers navigate the vast distances of the world and the delicate threads of their burgeoning love through postcards, emails, and the enduring hope of a reunion.

  8. Going Bovine

    Libba Bray

    ★ 3.6 (32k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Diagnosed with a terminal illness, a slacker teen embarks on a surreal road trip across America with a punk angel, a video-gaming dwarf, and a yard gnome to find a cure, and perhaps, the meaning of life.

  9. The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever

    Julia Quinn

    ★ 3.9 (32k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    A young woman, promised beauty and love by a viscount in her youth, pursues him years later, determined to heal the bitter man he has become and claim the destiny they once imagined.

  10. The Passenger

    Lisa Lutz

    ★ 3.7 (32k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    After fleeing her husband's suspicious death, a woman with a troubled past takes on many identities and forms a risky partnership with a fellow drifter, desperate to escape the secrets that pursue her.

  11. The Whole Truth

    David Baldacci

    ★ 4.0 (32k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    When a shadowy organization's manipulation of international tensions for a defense contractor spirals towards global conflict, a skilled operative must confront the terrifying reality that he might be igniting World War III.

  12. Blubber

    Judy Blume

    ★ 3.8 (32k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    In Judy Blume's 'Blubber,' a fifth-grade classroom's taunts against a new student named Linda escalate from whispered notes about her weight to a chilling campaign of bullying, forcing one girl to confront the dark side of peer pressure.

  13. Five Quarters of the Orange

    Joanne Harris

    ★ 3.9 (32k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction
  14. Midnight Tides

    Steven Erikson

    ★ 4.4 (32k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    The Tiste Edur, unified under a Warlock King and a dangerous pact, find their peace threatened by Lether's expanding empire, leading to a massive clash.

  15. Devil in a Blue Dress

    Walter Mosley

    ★ 3.9 (32k) average on Goodreads

    In 1940s Los Angeles, a Black private investigator navigates racial tension, political corruption, and murder when a missing woman draws him into a dangerous conspiracy.

  16. A Long Way from Chicago

    Richard Peck

    ★ 3.9 (32k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    Joey and Mary Alice spend nine eventful summers with their Grandma Dowdel, whose unusual actions in rural Illinois during the Great Depression lead them into memorable small-town mischief and heartwarming chaos.

  17. Time Enough for Love

    Robert A. Heinlein

    ★ 4.0 (32k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Join the immortal Lazarus Long as he traverses centuries and star systems, a man so enamored with existence that he simply refuses to stop living it.

  18. An American Tragedy

    Theodore Dreiser

    ★ 4.0 (32k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    A young man's desperate pursuit of wealth and status leads to moral compromises and a tragic downfall.

  19. The Sociopath Next Door

    Martha Stout

    ★ 3.8 (32k) average on GoodreadsPsychology

    Learn how to spot the charming, conscience-less 4% of the population (everyday sociopaths) and protect yourself from their manipulation.

  20. A History of Western Philosophy

    Bertrand Russell

    ★ 4.1 (32k) average on GoodreadsPolitics

    Bertrand Russell's single volume traces Western philosophy from ancient Greece to logical analysis, showing the interconnected journey of ideas with clarity and wit.

  21. Jamaica Inn

    Daphne du Maurier

    ★ 3.9 (32k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    Orphaned Mary Yellan uncovers a terrifying smuggling ring and forbidden love within the desolate, storm-battered walls of her uncle's foreboding Cornwall inn.

  22. Civilization and Its Discontents

    Sigmund Freud

    ★ 3.8 (32k) average on GoodreadsPsychology

    Freud explores the inherent tragedy of human existence, showing how civilization's demands for conformity perpetually clash with our primal aggressive and erotic urges, leaving us burdened with an inescapable, pervasive guilt.

  23. The Story of Arthur Truluv

    Elizabeth Berg

    ★ 4.2 (32k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    A lonely widower's cemetery visits lead to an unusual family with a rebellious teen and a nosy neighbor, proving connections can heal loneliness.

  24. The Cellist of Sarajevo

    Steven Galloway

    ★ 4.0 (32k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    During the Siege of Sarajevo, a cellist plays defiant music, inspiring a sniper, a water-bearer, and a hungry man to reclaim their humanity in a war-torn city.

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