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by F. Paul Wilson
3.9(1,978)
A small-town doctor's miraculous gift of healing with a touch unravels his life, revealing a sinister, ancient power that demands a terrifying price.
by Emily Bold
3.7(1,977)
A modern teen finds an ancient pendant and a forbidden love that reignites a centuries-old family feud, putting her life in mortal danger.
by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
3.8(1,976)
Two sisters from a legendary vampire-hunting family face a brutal choice when one becomes a vampire, forcing a twenty-four-hour decision between family loyalty and forbidden affection.
by Linda Gerber
3.9(1,975)
After a romantic whirlwind leads Aphra to a cold reunion with her estranged mother, she uncovers a deadly lie tied to a coffee shop murder, making her the next target in a city where love and family are anything but safe.
by Shi Naian
4.1(1,968)
In a corrupt Song Dynasty, over a hundred outlaws, forced by tyranny, unite in a mountain stronghold to defy the government with an epic saga of intrigue, warfare, and adventure.
by Holly Lisle
3.9(1,965)
Divided by sun and moon, two human siblings travel through the dangerous Night Worlds to find a fabled key and defeat the immortal Nightling lord who threatens their village.
by Ann Rinaldi
3.9(1,964)
After Lincoln's assassination, fourteen-year-old Emily navigates a world where her uncle may be a grave robber and her best friend's family is accused of treason, making her question trust and darkness.
by Nicki Pau Preto
4.3(1,962)
As an empire nears war, Veronyka, Tristan, and Sev must navigate loyalties and battles to protect the Phoenix Riders from destruction, even if it means sacrificing everything.
by Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick
4.1(1,958)
Sedgwick shows how defining male homo/heterosexuality is an unavoidable, often difficult, way 20th-century knowledge is built and understood.
by David Malouf
3.9(1,958)
Exiled to the desolate edge of the Roman world, the sophisticated poet Ovid finds unexpected redemption and a deep connection to the wild through his guardianship of a boy raised by deer.
by Sherman Alexie
4.2(1,956)
Before he captivated audiences on screen, Sherman Alexie laid bare the beautiful brutality of contemporary Spokane Indian life through elegiac poems and raw stories in this foundational collection.
by Peter Behrens
3.8(1,956)
During the 1847 Irish Famine, a young man named Fergus travels across Ireland, Britain, and the Atlantic, facing violence, desire, and the start of the industrial age alongside a generation shaped by disaster and neglect.
by Sidney Sheldon
3.5(1,953)
Three ambitious female doctors navigate medical ethics, illicit affairs, and a murder trial, where the line between healing and betrayal blurs.
by Anne Bishop
4.0(1,952)
In a village where emotions are suppressed, a young woman uncovers the dark secret behind the "Voice" and embarks on a journey to find true freedom and confront the Temple of Sorrow.
by Alberto Moravia
4.0(1,948)
A man obsessed with appearing normal and with the appeal of fascism finds his carefully built life, and the corrupt core of the regime, exposed when he's ordered to kill his former professor and falls for a woman.
by Alyson Noel
3.7(1,947)
To break an ancient curse and finally touch, Ever and Damen must journey into Summerland, facing the origins of their souls and a choice that decides their eternal fate.
by Philip Larkin
4.0(1,945)
Philip Larkin's 'The Whitsun Weddings' takes readers on a journey through post-war England, capturing everyday life with tender observation and melancholic wit.
by Gill Lewis
4.0(1,944)
A defiant girl and a determined boy must overcome their feuds and a town's greed to save a rare albino dolphin and its fragile coral reef home.
by William Makepeace Thackeray
3.6(1,942)
Barry Lyndon, a morally ambiguous character, rises through charm and deceit in 18th-century Europe, only to face an equally dramatic downfall.
by Marlene Perez
4.1(1,939)
As Nightshade High's new Virago, Jessica Walsh must navigate freshman year, a mysterious tattoo, and a town where love-struck girls are turning into violent, zombie-like fangirls, all while battling her own growing crush on the lead singer of Side Effects May Vary.
by Trent Reedy
4.0(1,938)
A single misfired shot by a young National Guardsman starts a second American civil war, forcing him to choose between loyalty to his state and his fractured country.
by S.M. Wilson
3.9(1,938)
In a post-apocalyptic world, two desperate teens face a deadly survival trial, risking everything for a future they may not live to see.
by Christopher Coleman
3.7(1,934)
In the isolated Back Country, an ancient evil awakens, turning a routine morning into a nightmare for a farming family and forcing a young girl to confront terror to become an unlikely hero.
by Jory John
4.3(1,932)
A lonely has-bean learns that true coolness isn't about fitting in with the crowd, but about the kindness and inclusivity you share with others.