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  1. Shades

    Nicole James

    ★ 4.3 (4k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    A hardened biker, haunted by a past love, finds his world shattered when she reappears on a rival's bike, forcing him to choose between his club, his ambition, and a dangerous, undeniable love he thought he'd buried.

  2. Holding the Man

    Timothy Conigrave

    ★ 4.3 (4k) average on GoodreadsBiography

    In 1970s Australia, a flamboyant drama student and the stoic football team captain begin a tumultuous, decades-long love affair that defies societal norms and grapples with life's ultimate challenges.

  3. Nature

    Ralph Waldo Emerson

    ★ 3.8 (4k) average on GoodreadsSpirituality

    Emerson's "Nature" invites readers to a spiritual awakening through an American communion with the natural world, showing the divine in every tree and star.

  4. All Rights Reserved

    Gregory Scott Katsoulis

    ★ 3.7 (4k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    In a world where every word costs money, a young woman's vow of silence after a friend's suicide sparks a revolution against a system of linguistic debt.

  5. The Real Thing

    Tom Stoppard

    ★ 3.9 (4k) average on GoodreadsFiction

    A playwright, struggling with the difference between theater and his failing marriage, learns that love, like a good script, can be both an act and a harsh truth.

  6. Secret Seven Mystery

    Enid Blyton

    ★ 3.9 (4k) average on Goodreads

    The Secret Seven are on the case when a local house is burgled and a beloved spaniel goes missing, leading them to unravel a web of clues and suspicious characters.

  7. Dangling Man

    Saul Bellow

    ★ 3.5 (4k) average on GoodreadsFiction

    Trapped in an unforeseen year of civilian limbo while war rages, Joseph grapples with the suffocating weight of unwanted freedom and the unraveling of his identity on the restless streets of 1940s Chicago.

  8. Six Impossible Things

    Fiona Wood

    ★ 3.8 (4k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    After his family falls apart, fourteen-year-old Dan navigates new schools, a struggling family, and a crush on the girl next door, all while dealing with the 'six impossible things' that shape his life.

  9. An Orchestra of Minorities

    Chigozie Obioma

    ★ 3.7 (4k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    Narrated by his ancestral spirit, a Nigerian poultry farmer's quest for love and social equality transforms into a harrowing odyssey of betrayal and displacement after he sacrifices everything for a deceitful promise of education abroad.

  10. When the Sea Turned to Silver

    Grace Lin

    ★ 4.3 (4k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A young girl named Pinmei must go on a dangerous journey through a land of mythical creatures and old legends to find the Luminous Stone and save her storyteller grandmother from the Emperor.

  11. The Way Home

    A.C. Bextor

    ★ 4.2 (4k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    After a devastating breakup, Sadey rebuilds her life, but the return of an old flame ignites past betrayals and new confusion, forcing her to decide if healing means forgiveness or letting go.

  12. Essays

    Francis Bacon

    ★ 3.8 (4k) average on GoodreadsPolitics

    Francis Bacon's 'Essays' distills the cunning pragmatism of a Renaissance statesman into a glittering mosaic of human nature, from the architecture of gardens to the treachery of ambition.

  13. The Ghost of Graylock

    Dan Poblocki

    ★ 4.1 (4k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A new kid explores an abandoned asylum, accidentally releasing a haunting that follows him home, blurring the line between curiosity and dread.

  14. Ligeia

    Edgar Allan Poe

    ★ 3.8 (4k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A scholar's descent into opium-fueled madness blurs the line between his deceased wives, culminating in the chilling resurrection of the brilliant and enigmatic Ligeia.

  15. Beast

    Pepper Pace

    ★ 4.2 (4k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    A disfigured Marine and a plus-size woman with self-doubt find unexpected love in a modern "Beauty and the Beast" retelling that challenges conventional notions of attractiveness.

  16. The Last Man

    Mary Shelley

    ★ 3.4 (4k) average on GoodreadsScience Fiction

    In 2100, the last person alive after a global plague wanders a silent Earth, dealing with the horror of human extinction.

  17. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky

    Kwame Mbalia

    ★ 4.3 (4k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Grief-stricken Tristan Strong, haunted by a bus accident, accidentally punches a hole into a world of African American gods and West African folklore figures, forcing him to confront his fears and become the hero he never thought he could be to save both worlds.

  18. Falling

    Christopher Pike

    ★ 4.3 (4k) average on GoodreadsRomance

    An FBI profiler, disgraced after an attack by a serial killer, finds healing by befriending the man she's hunting: a heartbroken kidnapper seeking revenge, as they both face their past and form an unexpected bond.

  19. Bang

    E.K. Blair

    ★ 4.0 (4k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A young woman, haunted by a stolen past, plans a brutal revenge, but her careful strategy is threatened by an unexpected love.

  20. 12 Ways Your Phone Is Changing You

    Tony Reinke

    ★ 4.3 (4k) average on GoodreadsSpirituality

    The smartphone changes your spirituality, relationships, and focus. Learn to take control in the digital age.

  21. With Love

    J.L. Langley

    ★ 3.7 (4k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A werewolf alpha's life changes when he finds an accident-prone mate who draws trouble, forcing him to fight a possessive rival for their survival.

  22. November Blues

    Sharon M. Draper

    ★ 4.3 (4k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    Grappling with an unexpected pregnancy and the ghost of a lost love, November navigates the aftermath of tragedy while Jericho, haunted by his cousin's death, seeks solace in new pursuits, testing the bonds of friendship and family.

  23. Saturday Night and Sunday Morning

    Alan Sillitoe

    ★ 3.8 (4k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    Arthur Seaton, a factory worker with a thirst for gin, married women, and rebellion, navigates the boozy Saturdays and sobering Sunday mornings of postwar Nottingham, only to discover that even the most rapscallion playboys eventually face the consequences of their carousing.

  24. Moonlight on the Magic Flute

    Mary Pope Osborne

    ★ 4.1 (4k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Jack and Annie don ridiculous 18th-century attire to navigate a bustling Austrian palace, outsmart a mischievous young boy, and use a bit of magic to help a legendary musician named Mozart.

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