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  1. Drowning Instinct

    Ilsa J. Bick

    ★ 3.9 (4k) average on GoodreadsPsychology

    A troubled teen navigates survival and attraction with abusive parents and a potentially predatory teacher, blurring the lines between victim and monster.

  2. The Twins

    Tessa de Loo

    ★ 3.6 (4k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    Orphaned Dutch twins, separated by the Iron Curtain and WWII, reunite seventy years later at a Belgian health resort, their meeting echoing Europe's fractured past and family bonds.

  3. Obsessed

    Ted Dekker

    ★ 3.8 (4k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    An ordinary man inherits a mysterious clue from a Holocaust survivor, drawing him into a deadly game with a serial killer who has waited thirty years for a shared treasure.

  4. Rivals

    Jilly Cooper

    ★ 4.2 (4k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    In the cutthroat world of television, a charismatic, philandering showjumper and a ruthless, ambitious TV executive clash spectacularly, their intertwined lives a maelstrom of passion, betrayal, and scandalous rivalry.

  5. Summer Lightning

    P.G. Wodehouse

    ★ 4.2 (4k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    A scandalous memoir threatens to expose the upper crust's secrets, triggering a chaotic scramble involving a stolen sow, a disguised chorus girl, and a detective with divided loyalties, all converging on Blandings Castle.

  6. Out of Nowhere

    Roan Parrish

    ★ 4.3 (4k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    A closeted mechanic grappling with rage and anxiety finds an unexpected, transformative connection with a social justice advocate haunted by his own past, forcing them both to confront long-buried secrets.

  7. Judy Moody Declares Independence

    Megan McDonald

    ★ 4.1 (4k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    After a Boston trip sparks her revolutionary spirit, Judy Moody declares her own independence, demanding alien rights and a 'Purse of Happiness' while seeking more freedom, and showing her courage during a real crisis.

  8. Acceleration

    Graham McNamee

    ★ 3.8 (4k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    Trapped in the sweltering Lost and Found, a 17-year-old uncovers a serial killer's diary, plunging him into a desperate race against time to unmask the murderer stalking Toronto's subway before another victim falls.

  9. A Fable

    William Faulkner

    ★ 3.5 (4k) average on GoodreadsFiction

    During World War I, a French corporal's rebellion against the war machine forces a reckoning with faith, sacrifice, and humanity's capacity for both destruction and redemption.

  10. Maggie Cassidy

    Jack Kerouac

    ★ 3.6 (4k) average on GoodreadsFiction

    In a New England mill town, Maggie Cassidy paints a bittersweet, accessible portrait of adolescent love and the awkward, joyful pangs of growing up in America.

  11. Roxana

    Daniel Defoe

    ★ 3.5 (4k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    Roxana, a woman in 18th-century Europe, uses her body for power and prestige, exposing the constraints of patriarchy and rejecting marriage as a loss of self.

  12. The 12th Planet

    Zecharia Sitchin

    ★ 4.0 (4k) average on GoodreadsHistory

    Sitchin reinterprets ancient myths and biblical stories as historical accounts. He says humanity was made by advanced extraterrestrials from the planet Nibiru, who visited Earth long ago.

  13. To Hell and Back

    Lilith Saintcrow

    ★ 3.9 (4k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    After surviving Hell and being betrayed by Lucifer, Dante Valentine, a furious Necromancer, returns to her world ready to unleash vengeance on the Devil himself.

  14. The Carpetbaggers

    Harold Robbins

    ★ 3.9 (4k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    In a post-WWII America, Jonas Cord and the insatiable Rina Marlowe claw their way to the top of Hollywood and industry, their empire built on scandalous ambition, fiery lust, and relentless revenge.

  15. Velva Jean Learns to Drive

    Jennifer Niven

    ★ 3.9 (4k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    Before World War II, an Appalachian girl is caught between her mother's dying wish to see the world, her complicated love for a revival preacher, and the glittering promise of Nashville's Grand Ole Opry.

  16. The House with Chicken Legs

    Sophie Anderson

    ★ 4.2 (4k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Twelve-year-old Marinka wants a human friend, defying her destiny as a Yaga who guides the dead, then goes on a journey to the afterlife when her rule-breaking causes her grandmother's disappearance.

  17. The River Between Us

    Richard Peck

    ★ 3.8 (4k) average on GoodreadsChildren's

    In 1861, as the Civil War looms, a struggling Illinois family's life is upended by the arrival of a mysterious, sophisticated girl and her silent companion, sparking rumors, suspicion, and an unforgettable bond in their small river town.

  18. The Room

    Hubert SelJr.

    ★ 3.6 (4k) average on GoodreadsPsychology

    In his suffocating cell, a man's mind turns into a battleground where his hatred and revenge dance to the echoes of a society that rejected him.

  19. Ransom

    Julie Garwood

    ★ 3.9 (4k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    An innocent woman, caught in medieval upheaval, seeks justice and a lost jeweled box. She finds love and dangerous allies in two powerful Scottish chieftains, Ramsey Sinclair and Brodick Buchanan, as she reclaims her legacy from a ruthless baron.

  20. Heart of Stone

    C.E. Murphy

    ★ 3.7 (4k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A lawyer's late-night jog through Central Park shatters her reality, pulling her into a hidden world of ancient gargoyles, deadly magic, and a murder mystery where her only hope for survival and justice lies with a stone-skinned suspect.

  21. Uncle Fred in the Springtime

    P.G. Wodehouse

    ★ 4.2 (4k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    Pongo's money troubles lead his Uncle Fred, with Polly Pott, to Blandings Castle, where he thwarts a pig-napping and creates delightful chaos.

  22. The Aspern Papers

    Henry James

    ★ 3.7 (4k) average on GoodreadsMystery

    A literary scholar goes to Venice, trying to get a dead poet's private letters. He gets into a psychological fight with two reclusive women, learning the high cost of his obsession.

  23. Earthbound

    Aprilynne Pike

    ★ 3.7 (4k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A plane crash survivor discovers her visions are a call to save a crumbling world, forcing her to choose between her first love and a mysterious boy destined to be her partner in a cosmic battle.

  24. The Foundation Pit

    Andrei Platonov

    ★ 3.8 (4k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    Workmen dig a massive foundation pit in a desolate Soviet landscape, a monument to a utopian dream that slowly consumes their lives and the earth, promising collective happiness in an eerie, enforced silence.

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