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by Ivan Minchov Vazov
4.3(8,682)
In a Bulgarian village simmering beneath Ottoman rule, an escaped revolutionary finds love and betrayal as he ignites the flames of a desperate uprising.
by Jamie Begley
4.1(8,680)
A straitlaced teacher gets involved with the president of a motorcycle club, testing her safety and his loyalty during a prison riot, as she struggles with an unexpected attraction to a dangerous man.
by Varlan Shalamov
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In the frozen hell of the Kolyma gulag, where hope withered like frostbitten flesh, Shalamov's stark tales reveal human endurance as individuals clung to mere hours of survival against unimaginable brutality.
by Amos Oz
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In 1940s Jerusalem, a young Amos Oz navigates the weight of family history and a nation's birth, all while grappling with his mother's despair.
by Kay Hooper
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In a town where perfection hides monstrous secrets, Sheriff Miranda Knight must confront her psychic past and a dangerous FBI profiler to stop a killer who hunts her family.
by Guy Sajer
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Guy Sajer's memoir takes readers from the naive thrill of adventure to the brutal fight for survival as a teenage German soldier on the Eastern Front, against the relentless Soviet forces and unforgiving elements.
by Mosab Hassan Yousef
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The eldest son of Hamas's founder tells his story, from radicalization to redemption, risking everything for peace and challenging the foundations of the Middle East conflict.
by Tony Hillerman
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When a bullet, not fire, kills a Navajo policeman, Officers Chee and Leaphorn must untangle ancient greed, a silent shaman, and the shadow of the trickster Coyote to find the real killer before the truth becomes another lost fortune.
by Nick Bruel
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Bad Kitty, known for her sass and dislike of baths, faces her biggest challenge: the bathtub.
by Kelly Link
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Suburban life meets the surreal, as everyday existence unfolds into a world of magic, humor, and unsettling wonder.
by Jason Reynolds
4.2(8,645)
A young track star, running from her mother's illness and her changed life, must learn to depend on her teammates to truly win the race.
by Katie MacAlister
4.0(8,640)
A fiery silver dragon must choose between protecting his ancient dragonkin relic and the human woman he loves, who is unfortunately bound to a demon lord and tasked with stealing his treasure.
by Laura Lee Gulledge
3.9(8,636)
A quiet redhead moves to New York City, where her art helps her find new friends, love, and her own voice.
by Manil Suri
3.6(8,633)
As Vishnu, a dying houseboy, lies on an apartment building's stairs, the residents of modern-day Bombay descend into a hilarious and chaotic mix of prejudice, forbidden love, and mistaken identity, forcing them to confront their own humanity amid the absurdity of life and death.
by R.K. Narayan
3.9(8,631)
A charmingly corrupt ex-tour guide, mistaken for a spiritual guru, finds his manufactured piety divinely tested when a drought-stricken village demands a miracle.
by Liz Kessler
4.0(8,624)
When a cursed ring makes half-mermaid Emily Windsnap choose between her human or mermaid self forever, she must race to find the missing counterpart and break an ancient curse, all while a mysterious new boy might hold the key to her fate.
by Banana Yoshimoto
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A summer by the sea with her often ill, manipulative cousin Tsugumi makes Maria understand family, love, and loss before she moves to Tokyo.
by Laurie Faria Stolarz
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Two psychometry-gifted teens, one who sees the future through touch and another who sculpts prophetic clay, must navigate a treacherous game of trust and betrayal to save a friend's life, even if it means risking their own burgeoning romance.
by C.D. Reiss
4.3(8,608)
A rock star and his muse find an unexpected path forward, letting their hearts lead them past fame and into their own future.
by Mary Downing Hahn
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A lonely ghost girl, tied to a crumbling mansion by a spectral secret, finds a chance at freedom when a new living playmate arrives, threatening her ethereal existence.
by Cherise Sinclair
4.4(8,598)
A computer whiz, secretly hunting a dangerous trafficking ring, finds herself torn between her quest for justice and the protective desires of two FBI Doms who see beyond her rebellious facade.
by Robin Cook
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A disillusioned Russian bioweapons expert orchestrates a chilling bioterror plot in New York City, using unsuspecting victims as his macabre test subjects before unleashing a catastrophic modern plague.
by Mario Vargas Llosa
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In the arid Brazilian backlands, a prophet ignites an apocalyptic rebellion, forming a utopian republic of outcasts that challenges the new Brazilian state, ending in a devastating war.
by Charles Webb
3.4(8,590)
A listless college graduate falls into an affair with an older, married woman, then falls for her daughter, leading to a desperate fight against social norms and a protective mother.