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  1. Curious Wine

    Katherine V. Forrest

    ★ 3.9 (5k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    At Lake Tahoe, two women find an unexpected love that changes how they see themselves and love.

  2. The Door to Time

    Pierdomenico Baccalario

    ★ 3.9 (5k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    In a sprawling mansion by the English sea, eleven-year-old twins Jason and Julia find a hidden door to an ancient mystery, launching them into a world of forgotten secrets and adventure.

  3. The Fourth Stall

    Chris Rylander

    ★ 4.0 (5k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    In the chaotic world of middle school, a resourceful kid named Mac runs an illicit problem-solving business out of the boys' bathroom, only to find himself entangled in a web of rival crime bosses, gambling rings, and a legendary bully that threatens to unravel his entire operation.

  4. Hurricane Gold

    Charlie Higson

    ★ 4.2 (5k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    Before he was 007, a young James Bond plunges into a treacherous Mexican jungle, battling ruthless thieves and uncovering a web of greed and betrayal to protect a family's secret.

  5. Shattering Glass

    Gail Giles

    ★ 3.8 (5k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A charismatic new student transforms a bullied outcast into a prom king, only to unleash a devious side that shatters their social experiment and leads to a chilling, brutal end.

  6. The Empress

    S.J. Kincaid

    ★ 3.8 (5k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A synthetic weapon-turned-Empress must prove her humanity to a skeptical empire and its scheming elite, all while protecting the teenage Emperor she loves and the fragile new world they envision, even if it means sacrificing parts of themselves in the process.

  7. The Spymistress

    Jennifer Chiaverini

    ★ 3.6 (5k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    In a city full of Confederate secrets, a privileged Richmond abolitionist risks everything to build a spy ring, smuggling intelligence and orchestrating escapes right under Jefferson Davis's nose.

  8. Night Life

    Caitlin Kittredge

    ★ 3.5 (5k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    In Nocturne City, a solo werewolf cop hunts a ritualistic killer tied to an ancient demon, leading her into an uneasy alliance and romance with a dangerous rival pack leader.

  9. Aru Shah and the Song of Death

    Roshani Chokshi

    ★ 4.3 (5k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Framed for stealing Kamadeva's bow and unleashing zombies, Aru Shah and her friends must navigate a serpent realm and battle enemies to clear her name before she is banished from the Otherworld.

  10. The Recognitions

    William Gaddis

    ★ 4.2 (5k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    William Gaddis's "The Recognitions" is a sprawling story of art forgery and spiritual decay, showing a world where authenticity is a carefully made illusion and the search for truth only leads to more deceptions.

  11. Shadow Country

    Peter Matthiessen

    ★ 4.0 (5k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    In the Florida Everglades, a sugar planter's violent death at the hands of his neighbors uncovers ambition, racism, and the American frontier's lasting impact, as his son tries to understand what happened.

  12. Twenty and Ten

    Claire Huchet Bishop

    ★ 4.1 (5k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    At a secluded French boarding school, twenty children risk everything to hide ten Jewish refugees from Nazi soldiers, showing that even small voices can defy great threats.

  13. Method

    Kate Stewart

    ★ 4.3 (5k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A devoted wife navigates Hollywood and her actor husband's all-consuming roles, finding herself entangled with two men as she fights to reclaim the one she loves.

  14. Framed

    Frank Cottrell Boyce

    ★ 4.1 (5k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    In a town with no other boys, a pie-making, chicken-loving nine-year-old named Dylan, whose family is barely ahead of the taxman, finds a national art heist that could save his struggling gas station or land them all in deeper trouble.

  15. Journey

    Danielle Steel

    ★ 3.9 (5k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    A respected TV anchorwoman, trapped by emotional abuse, finds the courage to confront her hidden pain and reclaim her life amidst a national scandal and a rediscovered past.

  16. One Foot in Eden

    Ron Rash

    ★ 4.1 (5k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    In isolated, drought-stricken Appalachia in 1954, a sheriff deals with a missing body and a town's secrets, as multiple voices tell a story of murder, desire, and hidden truths.

  17. Culture and Imperialism

    Edward W. Said

    ★ 4.2 (5k) average on GoodreadsPolitics

    Edward Said shows how Western culture's grand stories and art were active partners and lasting results of imperialism.

  18. Ivy and Bean Take Care of the Babysitter

    Annie Barrows

    ★ 4.2 (5k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    When Bean's older sister babysits, Ivy and Bean devise a plan to prove she's the worst, leading to unexpected and funny chaos.

  19. The Last Leaf

    O. Henry

    ★ 4.3 (5k) average on GoodreadsFiction

    A dying artist's will to live is tied to a single ivy leaf, a fragile symbol of hope against winter and despair.

  20. Damascus Countdown

    Joel C. Rosenberg

    ★ 4.3 (5k) average on GoodreadsPolitics

    As Israel launches a preemptive strike on Iran's nuclear facilities, a CIA operative races to prevent the detonation of two surviving warheads by a vengeful regime poised for apocalyptic retaliation.

  21. Rose

    Jeff Smith

    ★ 3.9 (5k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Before she was Gran'ma Ben, young Princess Rose faces a dragon's wrath and a hidden evil to save Northern Valley in this prequel to the Bone saga.

  22. The Way of Men

    Jack Donovan

    ★ 3.8 (5k) average on GoodreadsPolitics

    Jack Donovan's 'The Way of Men' defines masculinity not by female approval or moral goodness, but by a man's capacity for survival and tactical virtue within a male group.

  23. The Transall Saga

    Gary Paulsen

    ★ 4.2 (5k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Stranded in a prehistoric, alien-like world after a blinding flash, teenage Mark is thrust into a desperate struggle for survival among warring tribes, forging unexpected bonds and unlocking latent powers while relentlessly searching for a way back to his own time on Earth.

  24. Petersburg

    Andrei Bely

    ★ 4.0 (5k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    In 1905 Petersburg, a student plots to assassinate his senator father, starting a symbolic event that reflects Russia's search for identity.

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