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  1. Justice

    Laurann Dohner

    ★ 4.3 (18k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A human woman risks heartbreak to unleash the hidden desires of Justice North, the dangerous alpha leader of the New Species, despite his duty to his people.

  2. The High Window

    Raymond Chandler

    ★ 4.1 (18k) average on GoodreadsMystery

    In sun-drenched, noir-tinged Pasadena, Philip Marlowe unravels a web of greed, exploitation, and murder beneath a wealthy widow's veneer, all sparked by a missing daughter-in-law and a coveted gold coin.

  3. Princess Ben

    Catherine Gilbert Murdock

    ★ 3.8 (18k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A self-deprecating, magically-inclined princess, more adept at accidental enchantments and pantry raids than royal grace, must secretly master her chaotic powers to save her kingdom from a tyrannical queen.

  4. Sentimental Education

    Gustave Flaubert

    ★ 3.8 (18k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    A passionate but aimless young man navigates the tumultuous 1848 French Revolution and the rise of an empire, all while consumed by an unrequited, lifelong love for an older, unattainable woman.

  5. Forgotten

    Cat Patrick

    ★ 3.8 (18k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A girl whose memory resets each night, leaving her with only glimpses of the future, must piece together a forgotten past to save herself from a looming threat she can't remember.

  6. The Elephant Whisperer

    Lawrence Anthony

    ★ 4.5 (18k) average on GoodreadsBiography

    A conservationist's effort to save a herd of traumatized elephants on his South African reserve creates a strong bond built on trust and the elephants' natural intelligence.

  7. Nights of Rain and Stars

    Maeve Binchy

    ★ 3.7 (18k) average on GoodreadsRelationships

    In a sun-drenched Greek village, four strangers, scarred by their pasts, forge an unexpected family after a fiery tragedy, finding solace and surprising new directions for their lives under the watchful eyes of locals.

  8. The Burning Sky

    Sherry Thomas

    ★ 3.9 (18k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A reluctant teenage elemental mage, destined to save her realm, must navigate dangerous training and forbidden love with a vengeful prince as they prepare to face a tyrannical sorcerer bent on her destruction.

  9. Tropic of Capricorn

    Henry Miller

    ★ 3.8 (18k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    This book tells the story of a man adrift in 1920s Brooklyn, where explicit desires and the gritty pulse of New York's underbelly clash in a literary work that defied the nation.

  10. The Midwich Cuckoos

    John Wyndham

    ★ 3.9 (18k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    In a quiet English village, a mysterious blackout leaves every woman pregnant with emotionless, golden-eyed children whose shared telepathic power threatens to change human existence.

  11. The Gift

    Cecelia Ahern

    ★ 4.2 (18k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    A busy businessman obsessed with time learns to value life's true gifts when a mysterious homeless man makes him face his priorities during Christmas.

  12. Finally

    Wendy Mass

    ★ 4.2 (18k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Rory Swenson eagerly awaits her twelfth birthday, convinced it will bring longed-for freedoms like pierced ears and front-seat car rides, only to find growing up is more complicated than she imagined.

  13. Wild Seed

    Octavia E. Butler

    ★ 4.2 (18k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    An immortal African shapeshifter who heals with a kiss and fears no one meets a body-jumping entity of immense power and casual cruelty. Their journey from ancient Africa to the New World changes humanity forever.

  14. Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul

    Jack Canfield

    ★ 3.9 (18k) average on GoodreadsPsychology

    This collection of 101 true stories offers a judgment-free space where teenagers can find comfort and wisdom as they navigate friendship, love, self-respect, and believing in their future.

  15. Light a Penny Candle

    Maeve Binchy

    ★ 3.9 (18k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    During wartime evacuation, a shy English girl and an outgoing Irish girl become lifelong friends, facing love, betrayal, and a changing world.

  16. The Scent of Rain and Lightning

    Nancy Pickard

    ★ 3.8 (18k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    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.

  17. The Book of Ivy

    Amy Engel

    ★ 4.2 (18k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    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.

  18. The Enormous Crocodile

    Roald Dahl

    ★ 3.8 (18k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    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'.

  19. Lost Horizon

    James Hilton

    ★ 3.9 (18k) average on GoodreadsLifestyle

    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.

  20. Fences

    August Wilson

    ★ 3.9 (18k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    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.

  21. Manifest

    Roxie Nafousi

    ★ 4.2 (18k) average on GoodreadsPsychology

    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.

  22. The Mask

    Owen West

    ★ 3.8 (18k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    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.

  23. Murder Is Easy

    Agatha Christie

    ★ 3.8 (18k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    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.

  24. Alien

    Alan Dean Foster

    ★ 4.1 (18k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    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.

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