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  1. Love Takes Wing

    Janette Oke

    ★ 4.2 (8k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    A prairie nurse, seeking more than small-town routines, finds that even Boston's sophistication can't fill her heart, leaving her to question where she truly belongs.

  2. The Kiss

    Danielle Steel

    ★ 3.9 (8k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    After a devastating accident in London, two soulmates, trapped in separate, loveless marriages, must navigate a path of recovery and loss, finding courage and unexpected rewards through their bond, which began with a single kiss.

  3. The Death of Grass

    John Christopher

    ★ 3.9 (8k) average on GoodreadsScience Fiction

    As a plague turns the world's grasslands to dust, a man must lead his family through a collapsing Britain to reach a rumored sanctuary.

  4. Call Me Tuesday

    Leigh Byrne

    ★ 4.2 (8k) average on GoodreadsPsychology

    An eight-year-old girl's world shatters when her mother, whom she adores, becomes a cruel tormentor, forcing her to confront the pain of loving the monster in her own home.

  5. The Wrong Side of Right

    Jenn Marie Thorne

    ★ 4.0 (8k) average on GoodreadsPolitics

    Orphaned and adrift, Kate's world is upended when she discovers her father is a presidential candidate, forcing her to navigate a cutthroat political campaign, a complicated new family, and a forbidden romance while grappling with her own burgeoning beliefs.

  6. The Radetzky March

    Joseph Roth

    ★ 4.1 (8k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    Joseph Roth's 'The Radetzky March' shows the Trotta family's fading life, a sad story of an empire about to fall, where duty and tradition are as strong as the coming war.

  7. The Thief and the Dogs

    Naguib Mahfouz

    ★ 3.6 (8k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    Betrayed in revolutionary Egypt, a master thief seeks revenge on his former wife, henchman, and a hypocritical mentor, leading to a desperate flight from the law and blurring the lines between victim and villain.

  8. White Bird

    R.J. Palacio

    ★ 4.5 (8k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    In a world shattered by war, a young Jewish girl finds refuge and courage in unexpected places in Nazi-occupied France, changing the grandson of the boy who once tormented her.

  9. The Rozabal Line

    Ashwin Sanghi

    ★ 3.3 (8k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    From a screaming librarian in London to a tomb in Kashmir and a shadowy Vatican assassin, a Jesuit priest's fragmented visions unravel a global conspiracy tied to Christ, the Mahabharata, and an impending Armageddon.

  10. The Void

    J.D. Horn

    ★ 3.9 (8k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    As Savannah's calm is shattered by severed limbs, a witch must protect her unborn child from an ancient enemy wielding dark magic, or lose everything to a growing threat.

  11. The Eternal Husband

    Fyodor Dostoyevsky

    ★ 3.7 (8k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    A man's past resurfaces with the unexpected arrival of his deceased mistress's widower, igniting a psychological duel of guilt, jealousy, and morbid fascination.

  12. The Golden House

    Salman Rushdie

    ★ 3.7 (8k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    A young filmmaker becomes obsessed with a mysterious immigrant patriarch and his three sons who live in a Greenwich Village mansion, uncovering their opulent lives, dark secrets, and a nation's political chaos.

  13. The Red Necklace

    Sally Gardner

    ★ 3.8 (8k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    During the French Revolution, a telepathic Gypsy boy skilled in illusion must save the lonely heiress he loves from a wicked count.

  14. My Most Excellent Year

    Steve Kluger

    ★ 4.0 (8k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    In 1999, T.C. chases the diplomat's daughter Alejandra while his brother Augie explores his first gay romance, all told through a year of letters and journal entries.

  15. Dear Enemy

    Jean Webster

    ★ 3.9 (8k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    A spirited socialite's letters chronicle her unexpected transformation from reluctant orphanage manager to compassionate reformer, clashing with a cynical Scottish doctor and navigating a complicated engagement, all while challenging the staid expectations of early 20th-century society.

  16. The Daughters

    Joanna Philbin

    ★ 3.9 (8k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    Three celebrity daughters navigate the good and bad of fame and friendship as they make their own identities in the public eye.

  17. Tao of Jeet Kune Do

    Bruce Lee

    ★ 4.4 (8k) average on GoodreadsBiography

    Born from a career-threatening injury, Bruce Lee's work goes beyond martial arts to offer a philosophy of adaptability, self-discovery, and living without limits.

  18. The Poe Shadow

    Matthew Pearl

    ★ 3.1 (8k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A determined Baltimore lawyer risks his career to unravel the sinister truth behind Edgar Allan Poe's mysterious death, using the author's own detective stories as a guide to expose a shadowy world of political intrigue and a real-life Dupin.

  19. The Penderwicks in Spring

    Jeanne Birdsall

    ★ 4.4 (7k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    Spring on Gardam Street brings reunions, funny business ventures, and unexpected problems for the Penderwick sisters, as Batty tries to plan a birthday surprise that might not go as planned.

  20. Mind of My Mind

    Octavia E. Butler

    ★ 4.1 (7k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    An ancient immortal, Doro, secretly breeds a superhuman race from humanity's margins. A powerful young telepath, Mary, emerges from the ghetto to start a psychic war, challenging her creator and awakening her kind to claim their freedom.

  21. Don Juan

    Lord Byron

    ★ 3.8 (7k) average on GoodreadsFiction

    Lord Byron's Don Juan humorously flips the classic legend, showing a naive young man who, instead of seducing women, finds himself carried away by their desires.

  22. The Goddess Legacy

    Aimee Carter

    ★ 4.0 (7k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Before they ruled Olympus, five young gods and goddesses faced love, loss, and longing, shaping the destinies that would define them.

  23. Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos

    R.L. LaFevers

    ★ 3.9 (7k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    In a Victorian London museum filled with ancient curses, a young girl secretly uses Egyptian magic to protect her unaware father and the British Empire from a newly found, dangerous artifact.

  24. The Poetic Edda

    Unknown

    ★ 4.3 (7k) average on GoodreadsHistory

    This rediscovered collection of poetic verses unearths the ancient heart of Norse mythology, revealing a world of gods, heroes, and the ethical beliefs of the early North.

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