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by Victoria Holt
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A young governess arrives at a windswept Cornish estate. She becomes entangled in the master's dark past, a spoiled child's secrets, and a forbidden love that threatens to expose a dangerous truth.
by Julie Klassen
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A disgraced vicar's daughter, pregnant and seeking refuge in a mysterious London manor, finds her past colliding with her present when a former suitor, now with his own secrets, reappears within its walls.
by Marisa Silver
3.9(8,132)
A single, iconic photograph of a Depression-era migrant mother connects the lives of two women—one who took the picture, the other who lived its hardship—and uncovers a modern-day professor's family secret.
by Ajay Pandey
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A man who planned his life finds his world changed by a free spirit, learning deep lessons of love and loss after she is gone.
by Anonymous
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This enduring text, first published in 1939, shares the core principles and personal stories that have guided millions to sobriety and a new way of life.
by Don Winslow
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A DEA agent's thirty-year feud with a cartel leader becomes a brutal, global journey of revenge and justice, forcing him to face the true cost of battling evil without losing himself in Mexico's drug war.
by Sara Farizan
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In a country where their love is forbidden, a teenage girl considers a gender transition to legally marry her best friend, forcing her to choose between who she is and who she loves.
by Celia Thomson
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A seemingly ordinary teen's world shatters when she discovers she possesses nine lives, retractable claws, and enhanced senses, plunging her into an ancient war for survival against mysterious assassins.
by James M. Cain
3.9(8,116)
In 1940s California, Mildred Pierce goes from divorced waitress to successful restaurateur, but her triumphs are undone by dangerous men and her devotion to her manipulative daughter.
by Anna McPartlin
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Mia "Rabbit" Hayes, with her spirited daughter, unruly family, and beloved Johnny Faye around her, embraces every last moment of her fading life with love, music, and a zest for living.
by Jennifer Donnelly
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Six mermaid descendants of Atlantean rulers must brave treacherous seas, ancient evils, and heart-wrenching betrayals to recover powerful talismans and save their world from a looming, familiar darkness.
by Kenneth Oppel
4.2(8,092)
A heartbroken pilot-in-training faces cosmic life-forms and mechanical failures on a star-climbing vessel, all while dealing with his beloved's sudden engagement to another.
by Brigid Kemmerer
4.0(8,092)
Hunted by those who want his growing powers and surrounded by shifting loyalties, a reclusive teen must decide if the fiery new girl is an ally or just another predator in the supernatural storm around him.
by Chanda Hahn
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Haunted by past mistakes and armed with magical shoes, Mina Grime must journey to the genesis of a dark Fae prince's reign to save her fading family, all while racing against a ticking clock that threatens to trap her in the past forever.
by R.S. Grey
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A cabana girl's summer romance with a tech mogul at an exclusive country club turns into a journey of luxury, temptation, and the unexpected demands of commitment, making her choose between two very different lives.
by Sigmund Freud
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Sigmund Freud's groundbreaking lectures reveal the hidden depths of the human mind, changing our understanding of consciousness, dreams, and sexuality.
by Catherine Jinks
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by Stacey Lee
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Disguised as boys, a Chinese-American musician and a runaway slave form a strong bond on the treacherous Oregon Trail of 1849, risking everything to escape their pasts and find freedom amidst the California gold rush.
by Edgar Allan Poe
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Extraordinary artwork brings to life the madness, beauty, and torment of three classic Poe tales.
by Lindsay Cummings
3.6(8,058)
In a brutal future where the Murder Complex controls life and death, a trained assassin falls for one of its programmed killers, forcing her to face a terrifying truth about her own family and destiny.
by Yasmina Khadra
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An Arab-Israeli surgeon's life falls apart when his wife is identified as a suicide bomber, forcing him to face a terrible truth about the woman he loved.
by Heather Anastasiu
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In a future where technology suppresses emotions, a young woman's unusual 'glitches' awaken telekinetic powers and forbidden feelings. She must choose between conformity and a dangerous rebellion with other superpowered outcasts.
by Peter Brown
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A robot from an isolated island makes her way through civilization to reunite with her adopted family and home.
by Robert T. Bakker
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In prehistoric Utah 120 million years ago, a female raptor named Raptor Red faces loss, struggles for survival, and undertakes a dangerous migration, all seen through her intelligent, predatory eyes.