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Carrie Soto Is Back Summary

Carrie Soto Is Back

by Taylor Jenkins Reid 2022 384 pages

Historical Fiction

Killing Sarai Summary

by J.A. Redmerski 2013 268 pages

Thorns of Lust Summary

by Eva Winners 2023 395 pages

Where'd You Go, Bernadette Summary

Where'd You Go, Bernadette

by Maria Semple 2012 330 pages

by Kwon Yeo-Sun 2019 176 pages

The Hypnotist's Love Story Summary

The Hypnotist's Love Story

by Liane Moriarty 2011 446 pages

Freedom Summary

by Jonathan Franzen 2010 562 pages

Literary Fiction

Beg, Borrow, or Steal Summary

Beg, Borrow, or Steal

by Sarah Adams 2025 384 pages

Enemies To Lovers

The Cheat Sheet Summary

The Cheat Sheet

by Sarah Adams 2021 306 pages

Friends To Lovers

Summer Romance Summary

by Annabel Monaghan 2024 321 pages

Entwined with You Summary

Entwined with You

by Sylvia Day 2013 356 pages

The Grief Keeper Summary

The Grief Keeper

by Alexandra Villasante 2019 256 pages

Middlesex Summary

by Jeffrey Eugenides 2002 529 pages

Historical Fiction

My Killer Vacation Summary

My Killer Vacation

by Tessa Bailey 2022 295 pages

A Tale for the Time Being Summary

A Tale for the Time Being

by Ruth Ozeki 2013 432 pages

Magical Realism

Ham on Rye Summary

by Charles Bukowski 1982 288 pages

Swift and Saddled Summary

Swift and Saddled

by Lyla Sage 2024 320 pages

by Tammara Webber 2012 336 pages

Kiss a Villain Summary

by Mia Darling 2024 300 pages

In Five Years Summary

by Rebecca Serle 2020 272 pages

The Last Song Summary

by Nicholas Sparks 2008 390 pages

Saturday Summary

by Ian McEwan 2005 289 pages

Literary Fiction

What Alice Forgot Summary

What Alice Forgot

by Liane Moriarty 2010 487 pages

Just My Luck Summary

by Lena Hendrix 2024 336 pages

Small Town Romance

Forced Proximity

Prodigal Summer Summary

Prodigal Summer

by Barbara Kingsolver 2000 444 pages

Unhinged Summary

by Onley James 2021 304 pages

Love Redesigned Summary

Love Redesigned

by Lauren Asher 2023 530 pages

Enemies To Lovers

Before We Were Strangers Summary

Before We Were Strangers

by Renee Carlino 2015 310 pages

You Are Here Summary

by David Nicholls 2024 368 pages

The Cousins Summary

by Karen M. McManus 2020 337 pages

The Obsession Summary

by Jesse Q. Sutanto 2021 309 pages

To Catch a Firefly Summary

To Catch a Firefly

by Emmy Sanders 2024 313 pages

Friends To Lovers

Fix Her Up Summary

by Tessa Bailey 2019 400 pages

Contemporary Romance

Loving Romeo Summary

by Laura Pavlov 2024 346 pages

Enemies To Lovers

Bridesmaid by Chance Summary

Bridesmaid by Chance

by Meghan Quinn 2025 480 pages

Forced Proximity

Workplace Romance

A Novel Love Story Summary

A Novel Love Story

by Ashley Poston 2024 368 pages

Magical Realism

Rejection Summary

by Tony Tulathimutte 2024 272 pages

Literary Fiction

Bitter Heat Summary

by Mia Knight 2019 298 pages

The Fiancé Dilemma Summary

The Fiancé Dilemma

by Elena Armas 2024 432 pages

Contemporary Romance

No One Can Know Summary

No One Can Know

by Kate Alice Marshall 2024 325 pages

Mystery Thriller

Fangirl Down Summary

by Tessa Bailey 2024 380 pages

The Wishing Game Summary

The Wishing Game

by Meg Shaffer 2023 304 pages

The Namesake Summary

by Jhumpa Lahiri 2003 304 pages

Literary Fiction

The Idiot Summary

by Elif Batuman 2017 423 pages

Literary Fiction

Historical Fiction

Honey & Spice Summary

by Bolu Babalola 2022 368 pages

Contemporary Romance

Beautiful World, Where Are You Summary

Beautiful World, Where Are You

by Sally Rooney 2021 356 pages

Literary Fiction

Identity Summary

by Milan Kundera 1997 176 pages

Czech Literature

Practice Makes Perfect Summary

Practice Makes Perfect

by Sarah Adams 2023 335 pages

Contemporary Romance

Before We Say Goodbye Summary

Before We Say Goodbye

by Toshikazu Kawaguchi 2021 173 pages

Magical Realism

Japanese Literature

The Takeover Summary

by T.L. Swan 2020 477 pages

Enemies To Lovers

Contemporary Romance

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