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The Spirit Engineer

by A.J. West • 2021

A Belfast engineer tests a medium's séances, hunting the afterlife while his own mind unravels.

3.64

3k+

🖤 Unreliable Narrator 🕯️ SéAnces And Mediums 😱 Descent Into Madness 🏚️ Historical Gothic 💔 Obsessive Grief

The Spirit Engineer

A Belfast engineer tests a medium's séances, hunting the afterlife while his own mind unravels.

by A.J. West 2021 299 pages

3.64

3k+ ratings

🖤 Unreliable Narrator 🕯️ SéAnces And Mediums 😱 Descent Into Madness 🏚️ Historical Gothic 💔 Obsessive Grief

Fate of the Crown

by Paul J. Bennett • 2019

Believed dead, a princess rallies outcasts and ancient enemies to reclaim her kingdom from a tyrant.

4.42

391

🛡️ Military Fantasy 🚩 Epic Rebellion 👑 Hidden Heir 💀 Necromancy 🤝 Found Family

Fate of the Crown

Believed dead, a princess rallies outcasts and ancient enemies to reclaim her kingdom from a tyrant.

by Paul J. Bennett 2019 324 pages

4.42

391 ratings

🛡️ Military Fantasy 🚩 Epic Rebellion 👑 Hidden Heir 💀 Necromancy 🤝 Found Family

Esme Cahill Fails Spectacularly

by Marie Bostwick • 2023

She returns to the family lodge to save it; her grandmother's quilts save her.

4.06

3k+

📖 Dual Timeline 🪖 WWII Home Front 👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Healing ✍️ Struggling Writer 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Esme Cahill Fails Spectacularly

She returns to the family lodge to save it; her grandmother's quilts save her.

by Marie Bostwick 2023 358 pages

4.06

3k+ ratings

📖 Dual Timeline 🪖 WWII Home Front 👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Healing ✍️ Struggling Writer 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Elephants Can Remember (Poirot) by Agatha Christie

by Agatha Christie • 1972

Ambushed at lunch, a crime novelist must answer: did her goddaughter's mother kill her father?

3.66

50k+

🕵️ Cold Case Mystery 🎩 Golden Age Mystery 👯 Twin Swap 🔍 Amateur Sleuths 🏰 English Manor Mystery

Elephants Can Remember (Poirot) by Agatha Christie

Ambushed at lunch, a crime novelist must answer: did her goddaughter's mother kill her father?

by Agatha Christie 1972

3.66

50k+ ratings

🕵️ Cold Case Mystery 🎩 Golden Age Mystery 👯 Twin Swap 🔍 Amateur Sleuths 🏰 English Manor Mystery

Fool's Assassin

by Robin Hobb • 2014

A retired assassin's peace ends with a dead messenger and an aging wife's impossible pregnancy.

4.43

67k+

🏡 Domestic Fantasy 📖 Character Driven Fantasy 🗡️ Retired Assassin 🕯️ Prophesied Child 🤝 Found Family

Fool's Assassin

A retired assassin's peace ends with a dead messenger and an aging wife's impossible pregnancy.

by Robin Hobb 2014 706 pages

4.43

67k+ ratings

🏡 Domestic Fantasy 📖 Character Driven Fantasy 🗡️ Retired Assassin 🕯️ Prophesied Child 🤝 Found Family

I'll Watch Your Baby

by Neena Viel • 2026

In 1970s Chicago, a woman steals and sells babies until the flies start following her home.

3.52

500+

🏚️ Southern Gothic 🩸 Generational Trauma 🏠 Haunted House 👁️ Possession 🌀 Unreliable Narrator

I'll Watch Your Baby

In 1970s Chicago, a woman steals and sells babies until the flies start following her home.

by Neena Viel 2026 336 pages

3.52

500+ ratings

🏚️ Southern Gothic 🩸 Generational Trauma 🏠 Haunted House 👁️ Possession 🌀 Unreliable Narrator

The Anniversary

by Alex Finlay • 2026

A serial killer marks May Day with a coin flip. A survivor and a PI hunt the predator.

4.05

25k+

🔪 Serial Killer Thriller 🏚️ Small Town Secrets 🕯️ Ritual Murder 🤝 Survivor Support ⏳ Dual Timeline

The Anniversary

A serial killer marks May Day with a coin flip. A survivor and a PI hunt the predator.

by Alex Finlay 2026 325 pages

4.05

25k+ ratings

🔪 Serial Killer Thriller 🏚️ Small Town Secrets 🕯️ Ritual Murder 🤝 Survivor Support ⏳ Dual Timeline

by Lily Morton • 2018

Hired to revive a Cornwall estate, Irishman Oz Gallagher falls for his boss, an off-limits earl.

4.33

5k+

💼 Workplace Romance 🎩 Class Gap 🏡 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn 🌊 English Coast

Hired to revive a Cornwall estate, Irishman Oz Gallagher falls for his boss, an off-limits earl.

by Lily Morton 2018 274 pages

4.33

5k+ ratings

💼 Workplace Romance 🎩 Class Gap 🏡 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn 🌊 English Coast

Secrets of Alkrose

by K.M. Moronova • 2024

Her brother is a monster. Her mates are weapons. And her academy is a death trap.

4.24

2k+

📚 Dark Academia 👥 Reverse Harem 🧬 Parasitic Magic 🌫️ Morally Grey 💔 Sibling Betrayal

Secrets of Alkrose

Her brother is a monster. Her mates are weapons. And her academy is a death trap.

by K.M. Moronova 2024 411 pages

4.24

2k+ ratings

📚 Dark Academia 👥 Reverse Harem 🧬 Parasitic Magic 🌫️ Morally Grey 💔 Sibling Betrayal

His Lost Queen

by Annie Whipple

When a hybrid alpha's mate flees his possessed cruelty, the vampire war hinges on her forgiveness.

3.73

3k+

💘 Fated Mates 🐺 Alpha Hero 🩹 Healing From Trauma 🫂 Found Family 🔁 Reincarnation

His Lost Queen

When a hybrid alpha's mate flees his possessed cruelty, the vampire war hinges on her forgiveness.

by Annie Whipple

3.73

3k+ ratings

💘 Fated Mates 🐺 Alpha Hero 🩹 Healing From Trauma 🫂 Found Family 🔁 Reincarnation

Without Pride and Prejudice

by Jennifer Peel • 2025

A Kansas girl and her duke best friend play Regency sweethearts. Their friendship catches fire.

4.00

1k+

🎭 Austen Retelling 💕 Friends To Lovers 😩 Mutual Pining 👑 Duke Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Without Pride and Prejudice

A Kansas girl and her duke best friend play Regency sweethearts. Their friendship catches fire.

by Jennifer Peel 2025 283 pages

4.00

1k+ ratings

🎭 Austen Retelling 💕 Friends To Lovers 😩 Mutual Pining 👑 Duke Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Sunshine and Spice

by Aurora Palit • 2024

To rebrand a bazaar and dodge matchmaking, a consultant fakes a romance with the owner's grumpy son.

3.69

1k+

🇧🇩 Desi Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🤝 Fake Dating 🔥 Slow Burn 👨‍👩‍👦 Family Expectations

Sunshine and Spice

To rebrand a bazaar and dodge matchmaking, a consultant fakes a romance with the owner's grumpy son.

by Aurora Palit 2024 336 pages

3.69

1k+ ratings

🇧🇩 Desi Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🤝 Fake Dating 🔥 Slow Burn 👨‍👩‍👦 Family Expectations

Ragtime

by E.L. Doctorow • 1975

A wealthy family shelters a black woman, then faces her lover's armed fight for dignity.

3.90

47k+

🎭 Multiple Perspectives 🌟 Historical Cameos ⚖️ Racial Injustice 🧳 Immigrant Journey ⚒️ Class Conflict

Ragtime

A wealthy family shelters a black woman, then faces her lover's armed fight for dignity.

by E.L. Doctorow 1975 320 pages

3.90

47k+ ratings

🎭 Multiple Perspectives 🌟 Historical Cameos ⚖️ Racial Injustice 🧳 Immigrant Journey ⚒️ Class Conflict

The Rain Before it Falls

by Jonathan Coe • 2007

A dead aunt's cassette tapes trace four generations of abandoned daughters to find a blind cousin.

3.71

7k+

🧬 Intergenerational Trauma 👩‍👩‍👧 Chosen Family 🎙️ Oral History 🏘️ Wartime Evacuation 👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩 Lesbian Love Story

The Rain Before it Falls

A dead aunt's cassette tapes trace four generations of abandoned daughters to find a blind cousin.

by Jonathan Coe 2007 256 pages

3.71

7k+ ratings

🧬 Intergenerational Trauma 👩‍👩‍👧 Chosen Family 🎙️ Oral History 🏘️ Wartime Evacuation 👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩 Lesbian Love Story

A Language of Limbs

by Dylin Hardcastle • 2024

Two girls caught loving each other in 1972: one exiled, one silent, both haunted for decades.

4.28

9k+

🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Historical 👥 Parallel Lives 🏠 Chosen Family 💔 First Love Forbidden 🕯️ Aids Crisis Fiction

A Language of Limbs

Two girls caught loving each other in 1972: one exiled, one silent, both haunted for decades.

by Dylin Hardcastle 2024 277 pages

4.28

9k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Historical 👥 Parallel Lives 🏠 Chosen Family 💔 First Love Forbidden 🕯️ Aids Crisis Fiction

The Big Four

by Agatha Christie • 1927

A dying stranger's warning plunges Poirot into a war against four masterminds who want the world.

3.56

77k+

🕵️ International Thriller 📚 Golden Age Mystery 🌍 Global Conspiracy 👥 Detective Duo 🎭 Master Of Disguise

The Big Four

A dying stranger's warning plunges Poirot into a war against four masterminds who want the world.

by Agatha Christie 1927 272 pages

3.56

77k+ ratings

🕵️ International Thriller 📚 Golden Age Mystery 🌍 Global Conspiracy 👥 Detective Duo 🎭 Master Of Disguise

Sick Fux

by Tillie Cole • 2017

Childhood abuse survivors reunite to turn their Wonderland fantasy into a bloody revenge spree.

3.84

24k+

🔪 Dark Revenge Romance 🫖 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🃏 Vigilante Couple 💔 Shared Trauma Bond 🏚️ Southern Gothic

Sick Fux

Childhood abuse survivors reunite to turn their Wonderland fantasy into a bloody revenge spree.

by Tillie Cole 2017 314 pages

3.84

24k+ ratings

🔪 Dark Revenge Romance 🫖 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🃏 Vigilante Couple 💔 Shared Trauma Bond 🏚️ Southern Gothic

The New Baby & Toddler Sleep Programme

by John Pearce • 1999

Your child can sleep through the night: the step-by-step program that makes it stick.

3.60

👶 Baby Sleep 🛌 Sleep Training 😢 Controlled Crying 📖 Bedtime Routines 🧸 Self-Soothing

The New Baby & Toddler Sleep Programme

Your child can sleep through the night: the step-by-step program that makes it stick.

by John Pearce 1999 160 pages

3.60

5 ratings

👶 Baby Sleep 🛌 Sleep Training 😢 Controlled Crying 📖 Bedtime Routines 🧸 Self-Soothing

Sisterland

by Curtis Sittenfeld • 2013

She traded premonitions for PTA, until her twin predicted a disaster on live TV.

3.38

41k+

👯 Twin Bond 🏡 Domestic Drama 🤫 Family Secrets 🏘️ Suburban Anxiety 🤱 Ambivalent Motherhood

Sisterland

She traded premonitions for PTA, until her twin predicted a disaster on live TV.

by Curtis Sittenfeld 2013 397 pages

3.38

41k+ ratings

👯 Twin Bond 🏡 Domestic Drama 🤫 Family Secrets 🏘️ Suburban Anxiety 🤱 Ambivalent Motherhood

The Hookup Situation

by Lyra Parish • 2025

Grieving billionaire meets barista fleeing her ex: fake-date until Halloween. No feelings.

4.15

2k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🎭 Fake Dating 💘 He Falls First 💰 Billionaire Hero 🖤 Wounded Hero

The Hookup Situation

Grieving billionaire meets barista fleeing her ex: fake-date until Halloween. No feelings.

by Lyra Parish 2025 414 pages

4.15

2k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🎭 Fake Dating 💘 He Falls First 💰 Billionaire Hero 🖤 Wounded Hero

They Do It With Mirrors

by Agatha Christie • 1952

A friend's unease pulls Miss Marple to a crumbling manor, where a staged outburst masks a murder.

3.78

47k+

🏠 Country House Mystery 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🕰️ Golden Age Mystery 💰 Inheritance Motive 🎭 Genteel Menace

They Do It With Mirrors

A friend's unease pulls Miss Marple to a crumbling manor, where a staged outburst masks a murder.

by Agatha Christie 1952 224 pages

3.78

47k+ ratings

🏠 Country House Mystery 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🕰️ Golden Age Mystery 💰 Inheritance Motive 🎭 Genteel Menace

The Christmas Lights

by Karen Swan • 2018

An influencer's Norwegian hideaway becomes a trap when a stalker's threats follow her into the snow.

4.03

4k+

🔥 Slow Burn Romance 📱 Social Media Influencer 💔 Damaged Hero 🏔️ Remote Farm Setting ⏳ Dual Timeline

The Christmas Lights

An influencer's Norwegian hideaway becomes a trap when a stalker's threats follow her into the snow.

by Karen Swan 2018 456 pages

4.03

4k+ ratings

🔥 Slow Burn Romance 📱 Social Media Influencer 💔 Damaged Hero 🏔️ Remote Farm Setting ⏳ Dual Timeline

The Housemaid

by Sarah A. Denzil • 2021

At a grand gothic estate, a new maid learns why the last one never left.

3.57

31k+

🏚️ Gothic Mansion 🔪 Family Of Predators 👀 Servant Perspective 💰 Class Divide 🚪 Hidden Rooms

The Housemaid

At a grand gothic estate, a new maid learns why the last one never left.

by Sarah A. Denzil 2021 296 pages

3.57

31k+ ratings

🏚️ Gothic Mansion 🔪 Family Of Predators 👀 Servant Perspective 💰 Class Divide 🚪 Hidden Rooms

Flat Earth

by Anika Jade Levy • 2025

A broke graduate student commodifies her body, her labor, her envy of her filmmaker best friend.

3.10

1k+

📝 Autofiction 💔 Toxic Female Friendship 😞 Self Loathing 💰 Transactional Intimacy 🎭 Literary Satire

Flat Earth

A broke graduate student commodifies her body, her labor, her envy of her filmmaker best friend.

by Anika Jade Levy 2025 224 pages

3.10

1k+ ratings

📝 Autofiction 💔 Toxic Female Friendship 😞 Self Loathing 💰 Transactional Intimacy 🎭 Literary Satire

Poorhara

by Michelle Rahurahu • 2024

Two Māori cousins flee their fractured family, driving north to a marae that may refuse them.

4.07

213

🩸 Intergenerational Trauma 🌿 MāOri Family Saga 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Coming Of Age 🚗 Family Road Trip 🏚️ Rural Poverty

Poorhara

Two Māori cousins flee their fractured family, driving north to a marae that may refuse them.

by Michelle Rahurahu 2024 336 pages

4.07

213 ratings

🩸 Intergenerational Trauma 🌿 MāOri Family Saga 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Coming Of Age 🚗 Family Road Trip 🏚️ Rural Poverty

Gods of Another Kind

by Steven Decker • 2023

A hermit talks to animals, learns he's engineered, and follows a telepath to a perfect world.

4.40

500+

🌐 Alien Utopia ⛓️ Dystopian Hierarchy 🐕 Animal Telepathy 🧬 Engineered Humanity 🏔️ Reclusive Hermit

Gods of Another Kind

A hermit talks to animals, learns he's engineered, and follows a telepath to a perfect world.

by Steven Decker 2023 244 pages

4.40

500+ ratings

🌐 Alien Utopia ⛓️ Dystopian Hierarchy 🐕 Animal Telepathy 🧬 Engineered Humanity 🏔️ Reclusive Hermit

My Not So Wicked Ex-Fiancé

by Jennifer Peel • 2019

Her ex-fiancé moves to her small town, unaware her parents faked the photos that made her run.

4.15

1k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🌻 Small Town Romance 💰 Class Differences 🏚️ Meddling Parents 👯 Girl Squad

My Not So Wicked Ex-Fiancé

Her ex-fiancé moves to her small town, unaware her parents faked the photos that made her run.

by Jennifer Peel 2019 250 pages

4.15

1k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🌻 Small Town Romance 💰 Class Differences 🏚️ Meddling Parents 👯 Girl Squad

Sharing the Journey

by Robert Wuthnow • 1994

Forty percent of American adults are rebuilding community and faith inside small support groups.

3.50

🫂 Support Groups ⛪ Sociology Of Religion 🏘️ Community Studies 📖 Narrative Identity 💖 Emotional Support

Sharing the Journey

Forty percent of American adults are rebuilding community and faith inside small support groups.

by Robert Wuthnow 1994 480 pages

3.50

10 ratings

🫂 Support Groups ⛪ Sociology Of Religion 🏘️ Community Studies 📖 Narrative Identity 💖 Emotional Support

Welcome to Night Vale

by Joseph Fink • 2015

A pawnbroker frozen at nineteen receives a slip of paper she cannot destroy, forget, or escape.

3.82

44k+

🎭 Absurdist Horror 🫂 Chosen Family 🌪️ Reality Unraveling 👁️ Cosmic Weirdness 😐 Deadpan Absurdity

Welcome to Night Vale

A pawnbroker frozen at nineteen receives a slip of paper she cannot destroy, forget, or escape.

by Joseph Fink 2015 401 pages

3.82

44k+ ratings

🎭 Absurdist Horror 🫂 Chosen Family 🌪️ Reality Unraveling 👁️ Cosmic Weirdness 😐 Deadpan Absurdity

Love Is Blind

by William Boyd • 2018

When a piano tuner falls for a virtuoso's mistress, her husband pursues them across Europe.

3.98

8k+

🎼 Classical Music World 💔 Forbidden Love 🧳 Exile And Displacement 🕰️ Belle éPoque 🎭 Artistic Obsession

Love Is Blind

When a piano tuner falls for a virtuoso's mistress, her husband pursues them across Europe.

by William Boyd 2018 384 pages

3.98

8k+ ratings

🎼 Classical Music World 💔 Forbidden Love 🧳 Exile And Displacement 🕰️ Belle éPoque 🎭 Artistic Obsession

The Half Moon

by Mary Beth Keane • 2023

A failing bar and years of infertility hollow out a marriage in one small town winter.

3.39

28k+

💔 Marriage In Crisis 🕊️ Infertility Grief 💋 Infidelity 🌅 Second Chances 🏘️ Small Town Life

The Half Moon

A failing bar and years of infertility hollow out a marriage in one small town winter.

by Mary Beth Keane 2023 304 pages

3.39

28k+ ratings

💔 Marriage In Crisis 🕊️ Infertility Grief 💋 Infidelity 🌅 Second Chances 🏘️ Small Town Life

Beautifully Unexpected

by Lily Morton • 2021

A middle-aged lawyer's tidy life unravels when a messy, witty painter moves in next door.

4.38

4k+

🕰️ Midlife Romance 🎭 Opposites Attract ☀️ Grumpy Meets Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn 🚪 Forced Proximity

Beautifully Unexpected

A middle-aged lawyer's tidy life unravels when a messy, witty painter moves in next door.

by Lily Morton 2021 222 pages

4.38

4k+ ratings

🕰️ Midlife Romance 🎭 Opposites Attract ☀️ Grumpy Meets Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn 🚪 Forced Proximity

Sparkling Cyanide

by Agatha Christie • 1945

Letters claim his wife was murdered, so a widower restages the fatal dinner party.

3.92

42k+

🕵️ Golden Age Mystery 🍷 Dinner Party Murder 💔 Love Triangle 🎭 Unreliable Suspects ✨ Elegant Suspense

Sparkling Cyanide

Letters claim his wife was murdered, so a widower restages the fatal dinner party.

by Agatha Christie 1945 336 pages

3.92

42k+ ratings

🕵️ Golden Age Mystery 🍷 Dinner Party Murder 💔 Love Triangle 🎭 Unreliable Suspects ✨ Elegant Suspense

Agent of Enchantment

by C.N. Crawford • 2017

An FBI profiler tracking ritual murders in London discovers the killer is fae, and so is she.

4.01

6k+

🖤 Dark Fae Romance 🧬 Hidden Fae Heritage 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🏚️ Gothic London 👑 Fae Court Intrigue

Agent of Enchantment

An FBI profiler tracking ritual murders in London discovers the killer is fae, and so is she.

by C.N. Crawford 2017 324 pages

4.01

6k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Fae Romance 🧬 Hidden Fae Heritage 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🏚️ Gothic London 👑 Fae Court Intrigue

Home

by Toni Morrison • 2012

Escaping a psych ward, a veteran crosses the Jim Crow South to rescue his dying sister.

3.83

28k+

🏚️ Jim Crow South 💔 Survivor's Guilt 🛡️ Sibling Protector 💉 Medical Exploitation 🌿 Communal Healing

Home

Escaping a psych ward, a veteran crosses the Jim Crow South to rescue his dying sister.

by Toni Morrison 2012 147 pages

3.83

28k+ ratings

🏚️ Jim Crow South 💔 Survivor's Guilt 🛡️ Sibling Protector 💉 Medical Exploitation 🌿 Communal Healing

Tell It to the Bees

by Fiona Shaw • 2009

Through a boy's bees, his mother falls for a woman doctor, scandalizing a small postwar town.

4.10

4k+

🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Historical 💌 Clandestine Love 🐝 Beekeeping Metaphor ⚖️ Custody Battle 🏡 Small Town Scandal

Tell It to the Bees

Through a boy's bees, his mother falls for a woman doctor, scandalizing a small postwar town.

by Fiona Shaw 2009 354 pages

4.10

4k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Historical 💌 Clandestine Love 🐝 Beekeeping Metaphor ⚖️ Custody Battle 🏡 Small Town Scandal

A Lady for All Seasons

by T.J. Alexander • 2026

She weds a tailor to survive, but a genderfluid poet threatens her scheme and her heart.

3.88

1k+

🎩 Queer Regency Romance 👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩 Sapphic Historical 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🎭 Secret Identity 🏡 Found Family

A Lady for All Seasons

She weds a tailor to survive, but a genderfluid poet threatens her scheme and her heart.

by T.J. Alexander 2026 304 pages

3.88

1k+ ratings

🎩 Queer Regency Romance 👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩 Sapphic Historical 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🎭 Secret Identity 🏡 Found Family

The One Day You Were My Husband

by Rosie Walsh • 2026

Thirteen years after her husband vanished, a surgeon finds him alive on a rental site.

3.77

14k+

🏚️ Domestic Suspense 🧠 Psychological Thriller 💕 Second Chance Romance ⏳ Dual Timelines 🔒 Family Secrets

The One Day You Were My Husband

Thirteen years after her husband vanished, a surgeon finds him alive on a rental site.

by Rosie Walsh 2026 368 pages

3.77

14k+ ratings

🏚️ Domestic Suspense 🧠 Psychological Thriller 💕 Second Chance Romance ⏳ Dual Timelines 🔒 Family Secrets

Burned by Her Devotion

by Melinda Leigh • 2016

A detective's wife follows a runaway girl straight into a trap set by an obsessed fan.

4.31

10k+

🏘️ Small Town Suspense 🎭 Obsessed Fan ⚖️ Wrongfully Accused 🛡️ Protective Hero 💍 Marriage In Jeopardy

Burned by Her Devotion

A detective's wife follows a runaway girl straight into a trap set by an obsessed fan.

by Melinda Leigh 2016 126 pages

4.31

10k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Suspense 🎭 Obsessed Fan ⚖️ Wrongfully Accused 🛡️ Protective Hero 💍 Marriage In Jeopardy

The Black Country

by Alex Grecian • 2013

A missing family. A sinking village. Two Scotland Yard detectives and a bogeyman locals believe in.

3.74

7k+

🔍 Victorian Mystery 🌲 Folk Horror Atmosphere 🏘️ Village Secrets ⛏️ Mining Community 👧 Creepy Children

The Black Country

A missing family. A sinking village. Two Scotland Yard detectives and a bogeyman locals believe in.

by Alex Grecian 2013 384 pages

3.74

7k+ ratings

🔍 Victorian Mystery 🌲 Folk Horror Atmosphere 🏘️ Village Secrets ⛏️ Mining Community 👧 Creepy Children

Bitten by Desire

by Ivy Smoak • 2025

Haunted for a decade by one night, she finds the vampire who can't stay away.

3.90

1k+

🩸 Vampire Love Triangle 💔 Tortured Immortal Hero 🕯️ Gothic Atmosphere ✨ Fated Mates 🖤 Obsessive Love

Bitten by Desire

Haunted for a decade by one night, she finds the vampire who can't stay away.

by Ivy Smoak 2025 393 pages

3.90

1k+ ratings

🩸 Vampire Love Triangle 💔 Tortured Immortal Hero 🕯️ Gothic Atmosphere ✨ Fated Mates 🖤 Obsessive Love

Into the Dawn

by Reece Barden • 2025

His missing father. Her deadly clan. A shifter kidnaps his former mate and their bond wakes.

4.21

394

🖤 Second Chance Romance 💫 Fated Mates 🐺 Shifter Clan Politics 🌿 Trauma Healing 🤝 Found Family

Into the Dawn

His missing father. Her deadly clan. A shifter kidnaps his former mate and their bond wakes.

by Reece Barden 2025 246 pages

4.21

394 ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 💫 Fated Mates 🐺 Shifter Clan Politics 🌿 Trauma Healing 🤝 Found Family

Sweet Sweet Revenge Ltd.

by Jonas Jonasson • 2020

An art dealer's abandoned son and swindled ex-wife find each other at a revenge-for-hire agency.

3.79

11k+

🎭 Revenge Comedy 🎨 Art World Satire ❤️ Found Family 🦊 Scheming Underdogs 🖼️ Art Forgery

Sweet Sweet Revenge Ltd.

An art dealer's abandoned son and swindled ex-wife find each other at a revenge-for-hire agency.

by Jonas Jonasson 2020 367 pages

3.79

11k+ ratings

🎭 Revenge Comedy 🎨 Art World Satire ❤️ Found Family 🦊 Scheming Underdogs 🖼️ Art Forgery

Mr. Bridge

by Evan S. Connell • 1969

A Kansas City attorney orders his family's life with quiet precision, mistaking provision for love.

4.00

2k+

📖 Character Study 🎩 Novel Of Manners 👔 Repressed Patriarch 💔 Unspoken Love 🌉 Generational Divide

Mr. Bridge

A Kansas City attorney orders his family's life with quiet precision, mistaking provision for love.

by Evan S. Connell 1969 367 pages

4.00

2k+ ratings

📖 Character Study 🎩 Novel Of Manners 👔 Repressed Patriarch 💔 Unspoken Love 🌉 Generational Divide

Chilled and Thrilled

by Cleo White • 2024

Her best friend's dad is her boss. A Christmas blizzard traps them alone.

3.93

6k+

🔒 Best Friend's Dad ⏳ Age Gap Romance 💼 Boss Employee ❄️ Snowed In Together 🔥 Kink Exploration

Chilled and Thrilled

Her best friend's dad is her boss. A Christmas blizzard traps them alone.

by Cleo White 2024 180 pages

3.93

6k+ ratings

🔒 Best Friend's Dad ⏳ Age Gap Romance 💼 Boss Employee ❄️ Snowed In Together 🔥 Kink Exploration

Fool Me Once

by Hannah Gray • 2025

Fleeing her abuser, she must move in with the hockey star who shattered her heart.

4.05

3k+

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3.90

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3.80

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