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Tempted by Deception Summary

Tempted by Deception

by Rina Kent 2021 348 pages

The Sun Is Also a Star Summary

The Sun Is Also a Star

by Nicola Yoon 2016 344 pages

Still Alice Summary

by Lisa Genova 2007 292 pages

Beach Read Summary

by Emily Henry 2020 371 pages

Contemporary Romance

Sweet Heartbreak Summary

Sweet Heartbreak

by Alexandra Moody 2022 380 pages

The Travelling Cat Chronicles Summary

The Travelling Cat Chronicles

by Hiro Arikawa 2012 281 pages

One True Loves Summary

by Taylor Jenkins Reid 2016 352 pages

Forever, Interrupted Summary

Forever, Interrupted

by Taylor Jenkins Reid 2013 352 pages

Lords of Pain Summary

by Angel Lawson 2021 356 pages

If You Could See the Sun Summary

If You Could See the Sun

by Ann Liang 2022 346 pages

Americanah Summary

by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 2013 477 pages

Love Is a Dog from Hell Summary

Love Is a Dog from Hell

by Charles Bukowski 1977 312 pages

Normal People Summary

by Sally Rooney 2021 368 pages

Fifty Shades Freed Summary

Fifty Shades Freed

by E.L. James 2012 579 pages

If I Stay Summary

by Gayle Forman 2009 208 pages

Nine Month Contract Summary

Nine Month Contract

by Amy Daws 2024 358 pages

Contemporary Romance

Finding Delaware Summary

Finding Delaware

by Bree Wiley 2024 545 pages

Enemies To Lovers

The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 Summary

The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4

by Sue Townsend 1982 272 pages

Walking Disaster Summary

Walking Disaster

by Jamie McGuire 2013 448 pages

Leaving Time Summary

by Jodi Picoult 2014 398 pages

Will You Still Love Me? Summary

Will You Still Love Me?

by Ravinder Singh 2018 240 pages

If I Had Your Face Summary

If I Had Your Face

by Frances Cha 2020 288 pages

Literary Fiction

Three Wishes Summary

by Liane Moriarty 2003 384 pages

by Mia Sheridan 2021 320 pages

Friends To Lovers

Contemporary Romance

The Company of Women Summary

The Company of Women

by Khushwant Singh 1999 232 pages

Indian Literature

Tales from the Café Summary

Tales from the Café

by Toshikazu Kawaguchi 2017 192 pages

Magical Realism

Fifty Shades Darker Summary

Fifty Shades Darker

by E.L. James 2011 532 pages

The Rachel Incident Summary

The Rachel Incident

by Caroline O'Donoghue 2023 304 pages

Literary Fiction

Charming as a Verb Summary

Charming as a Verb

by Ben Philippe 2020 328 pages

The Eyes Are the Best Part Summary

The Eyes Are the Best Part

by Monika Kim 2024 278 pages

The Sun and Her Flowers Summary

The Sun and Her Flowers

by Rupi Kaur 2018 256 pages

Grown Women Summary

by Sarai Johnson 2024 400 pages

Historical Fiction

Literary Fiction

Revolution 2020 Summary

Revolution 2020

Love, Corruption, Ambition

by Chetan Bhagat 2011 296 pages

Indian Literature

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close Summary

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

by Jonathan Safran Foer 2005 326 pages

Historical Fiction

The Love Haters Summary

The Love Haters

by Katherine Center 2025 320 pages

Contemporary Romance

Diary of a Murderer and Other Stories Summary

Diary of a Murderer and Other Stories

by Young-ha Kim 2019 200 pages

The Griffin Sisters' Greatest Hits Summary

The Griffin Sisters' Greatest Hits

by Jennifer Weiner 2025 384 pages

Historical Fiction

Right Man, Right Time Summary

Right Man, Right Time

by Meghan Quinn 2023 467 pages

Contemporary Romance

Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance Summary

Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance

by Alison Espach 2022 352 pages

Starter Villain Summary

Starter Villain

by John Scalzi 2023 264 pages

Science Fiction

Mafia and Maid Summary

by Isa Oliver 2024 412 pages

One Night at the Call Center Summary

One Night at the Call Center

by Chetan Bhagat 2005 320 pages

Indian Literature

The Soulmate Equation Summary

The Soulmate Equation

by Christina Lauren 2021 360 pages

Contemporary Romance

Twisted Heathens Summary

Twisted Heathens

by J. Rose 2021 444 pages

Passenger Princess Summary

Passenger Princess

by Morgan Elizabeth 2024 324 pages

Forced Proximity

Contemporary Romance

The Kid Summary

by Sapphire 2003 374 pages

Slammed Summary

by Colleen Hoover 2012 354 pages

Firefly Lane Summary

by Kristin Hannah 2008 479 pages

Safe Haven Summary

by Nicholas Sparks 2010 340 pages

The Factory Summary

by Hiroko Oyamada 2010 116 pages

Japanese Literature

Magical Realism

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