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by Mariko Tamaki
3.7(59,116)
At Awago Beach, parental fights and new independence make Rose and her friend Windy deal with growing up, revealing secrets and the journey of adolescence.
by Jeff VanderMeer
3.5(59,085)
A new director unearths unsettling truths behind the Southern Reach's failed expeditions into the anomalous Area X, only to find the agency's secrets are as corrupting and inscrutable as the mysterious zone itself.
by Zadie Smith
3.6(59,076)
From London to West Africa, two childhood friends, linked by dance and the challenges of race and class, navigate ambition, betrayal, and the lasting impact of a broken bond.
by Helen Macdonald
3.7(58,914)
After her father dies, a falconer trains a wild goshawk, mirroring her struggle with loss and the bird's untamed spirit, while also dealing with another falconer's legacy.
by Maeve Binchy
4.0(58,878)
In 1950s Ireland, two small-town friends navigate the freedoms and betrayals of university life in Dublin, forever changing their circle and their understanding of independence.
by Chris Voss
4.4(58,826)
An FBI hostage negotiator shares communication methods to gain an advantage in any negotiation, from diffusing terrorists to debating your spouse.
by Miranda Kenneally
3.9(58,770)
A star high school quarterback navigates the pressures of college recruitment, her team's expectations, and a budding romance that could derail her entire future.
by R.K. Lilley
4.3(58,747)
A billionaire's haunted past and a threat to her life test Bianca and James's new love, forcing them to fight for their happy future amidst danger.
by Philip Roth
3.7(58,684)
Alexander Portnoy confesses his funny, guilt-ridden struggle between sexual desires and the strictures of his Jewish mother and upbringing.
by Alyson Noel
3.7(58,625)
Bound by dark magic to her nemesis, Ever must fight a dangerous, forbidden attraction to Roman while simultaneously protecting her reckless immortal friend and saving her true love, Damen, from a sinister plot.
by Tiffany Reisz
3.8(58,586)
An erotica author's personal manuscript is held by a demanding editor, starting a battle of wills, words, and desire that blurs the lines between writing and passion.
by Jennifer Weiner
3.5(58,533)
Two estranged best friends, bound by a childhood promise, reunite when one appears on the other's doorstep, covered in blood. They embark on a twenty-five-year journey of betrayal, fame, and rediscovering their unbreakable bond in a small Midwestern town.
by Laura Joffe Numeroff
4.2(58,458)
A well-meaning muffin for a hungry moose quickly spirals into a whirlwind of increasingly demanding requests, leaving a young host comically exhausted.
by Lisa Kleypas
4.3(58,451)
A shy heiress, desperate to escape her cruel relatives, proposes a marriage of convenience to London's most notorious rake, only to find her heart, and his, unexpectedly entangled in a scandalous bargain.
by Lisa Kleypas
4.1(58,329)
Amelia Hathaway's orderly life takes an unexpected turn when she enters London society and meets Cam Rohan, a wealthy man with a Romany past. Their forbidden attraction challenges social rules and ignites a passion neither can deny.
by Sarah Waters
4.0(58,326)
A young woman's obsession with a captivating male impersonator leads to a passionate, secret affair, challenging Victorian norms and redefining her life.
by Edgar Allan Poe
4.2(58,321)
Trapped in the Spanish Inquisition, a condemned prisoner descends into madness as a pendulum swings closer and his cell walls close in.
by John Irving
3.9(58,211)
by Marieke Nijkamp
3.7(58,207)
Four students confront their deepest fears and fight for survival when a shooter traps them in their school auditorium.
by Susanna Kearsley
4.1(58,147)
A novelist researching a Jacobite invasion uncovers a centuries-old betrayal through ancestral memory, threatening her sanity as the past intrudes on her present.
by Rick Yancey
3.6(58,108)
As humanity faces extinction, Cassie and her allies must uncover alien deception and human betrayal to decide if salvation means fighting back or joining their enemy.
by Erin Watt
4.1(58,059)
In a world of glittering mansions and brutal prep school politics, a damaged prince must confront his family's dark secrets and his own self-destructive tendencies to win back the only girl who ever saw past his royal facade.
by Shirley Jackson
4.1(57,990)
In a quiet village, an annual tradition unfolds, revealing the terrible cost of blind conformity and the dark side of human nature.
by James Patterson
4.0(57,972)
Haunted by his wife's unsolved murder, detective Alex Cross dives back into the shadows when a new serial rapist case resurfaces, threatening to expose the chilling truth behind the tragedy that shattered his life.