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Contemporary

Today's world unfolds through raw, intimate stories of love, identity, mental health, and social change. These powerful works capture modern life's complexities through personal narratives, cultural commentary, and unflinching explorations of what it means to be human in our rapidly evolving society.

Contemporary Book Summaries

Counting Backwards
by Jacqueline Friedland • 2025
A New York lawyer suing over forced sterilizations discovers her great-grandfather was a eugenicist.
4.05
2k+
⏳ Dual Timeline✊ Bodily Autonomy🧬 Intergenerational Trauma🔐 Family Secrets⚖️ Legal Drama
Counting Backwards Summary
Counting Backwards
A New York lawyer suing over forced sterilizations discovers her great-grandfather was a eugenicist.
by Jacqueline Friedland 2025 336 pages
4.05
2k+ ratings
⏳ Dual Timeline✊ Bodily Autonomy🧬 Intergenerational Trauma🔐 Family Secrets⚖️ Legal Drama
Twelve
by Jennifer Lynn Barnes • 2017
Teen profilers must prove a girl on a lighthouse ledge: three suicides are murder.
3.79
85k+
🕵️ Teen Profilers🔪 Killer Profiling🫂 Found Family🌟 Gifted Misfits🧠 Psychological Suspense
Twelve Summary
Twelve
Teen profilers must prove a girl on a lighthouse ledge: three suicides are murder.
by Jennifer Lynn Barnes 2017 144 pages
3.79
85k+ ratings
🕵️ Teen Profilers🔪 Killer Profiling🫂 Found Family🌟 Gifted Misfits🧠 Psychological Suspense
Legacy
by Kate Brian • 2008
A student haunted by a death chases a party invitation that exposes a clique's lethal secrets.
4.04
7k+
📚 Prep School Mystery🎭 Boarding School Drama💅 Mean Girls Clique💔 Love Triangle🥂 High Society Party
Legacy Summary
Legacy
A student haunted by a death chases a party invitation that exposes a clique's lethal secrets.
by Kate Brian 2008 243 pages
4.04
7k+ ratings
📚 Prep School Mystery🎭 Boarding School Drama💅 Mean Girls Clique💔 Love Triangle🥂 High Society Party
Outlier
by Susie Tate • 2025
Her world is spreadsheets. His is sawdust. One blunt proposition, and neither can look away.
4.34
17k+
🔥 Enemies To Lovers🧠 Neurodivergent Romance☀️ Grumpy Sunshine💰 Class Divide🤚 Touch Aversion
Outlier Summary
Outlier
Her world is spreadsheets. His is sawdust. One blunt proposition, and neither can look away.
by Susie Tate 2025 331 pages
4.34
17k+ ratings
🔥 Enemies To Lovers🧠 Neurodivergent Romance☀️ Grumpy Sunshine💰 Class Divide🤚 Touch Aversion
Bad Things Happened in This Room
by Marie Still • 2025
She's trapped in a house where a room whispers of a crime she can't recall.
3.33
500+
🧠 Psychological Horror🏡 Domestic Gothic🤯 Unreliable Narrator💡 Gaslighting👧 Missing Child
Bad Things Happened in This Room Summary
Bad Things Happened in This Room
She's trapped in a house where a room whispers of a crime she can't recall.
by Marie Still 2025 304 pages
3.33
500+ ratings
🧠 Psychological Horror🏡 Domestic Gothic🤯 Unreliable Narrator💡 Gaslighting👧 Missing Child
The Do-Over
by Sharon M. Peterson • 2022
A public breakup pushes Perci to ban dating. Her neighbor's fake romance offer tests that rule.
4.05
7k+
🎭 Fake Relationship🏠 Neighbors To Lovers💔 Difficult Mothers💪 Body Positivity🏡 Small Town Romance
The Do-Over Summary
The Do-Over
A public breakup pushes Perci to ban dating. Her neighbor's fake romance offer tests that rule.
by Sharon M. Peterson 2022 335 pages
4.05
7k+ ratings
🎭 Fake Relationship🏠 Neighbors To Lovers💔 Difficult Mothers💪 Body Positivity🏡 Small Town Romance
The Memory Collectors
by Dete Meserve • 2025
Four strangers journey into their own pasts to heal, and find the same tragedy waiting.
3.91
9k+
🕰️ Emotional Time Travel💔 Linked By Tragedy😢 Grieving Mother💕 Second Chance Romance🤝 Found Family
The Memory Collectors Summary
The Memory Collectors
Four strangers journey into their own pasts to heal, and find the same tragedy waiting.
by Dete Meserve 2025 336 pages
3.91
9k+ ratings
🕰️ Emotional Time Travel💔 Linked By Tragedy😢 Grieving Mother💕 Second Chance Romance🤝 Found Family
Break Me
by Nina West • 2016
At an isolated Alaskan resort, her billionaire boss becomes her lover. Then the accusations begin.
4.05
62k+
🏢 Workplace Romance🏔️ Alaska Wilderness💔 Angsty Romance💕 Second Chance Love🔥 MMF Threesome
Break Me Summary
Break Me
At an isolated Alaskan resort, her billionaire boss becomes her lover. Then the accusations begin.
by Nina West 2016 302 pages
4.05
62k+ ratings
🏢 Workplace Romance🏔️ Alaska Wilderness💔 Angsty Romance💕 Second Chance Love🔥 MMF Threesome
This is War, Baby
by K. Webster • 2016
A kidnapped teen, bought by a traumatized recluse whose demons rival the monster who sold her.
4.08
7k+
⛓️ Captor Captive🧠 Mental Health Rep⏳ Age Gap🔪 Touch Her And Die💔 Trauma Bonding
This is War, Baby Summary
This is War, Baby
A kidnapped teen, bought by a traumatized recluse whose demons rival the monster who sold her.
by K. Webster 2016 261 pages
4.08
7k+ ratings
⛓️ Captor Captive🧠 Mental Health Rep⏳ Age Gap🔪 Touch Her And Die💔 Trauma Bonding
Certain Women
by Madeleine L'Engle • 1992
An aging actor, his daughter, and a King David play: healing a family.
3.74
1k+
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Saga👨‍👧 Father-Daughter🛏️ Deathbed Farewell🎭 Theater World💞 Second Chance Love
Certain Women Summary
Certain Women
An aging actor, his daughter, and a King David play: healing a family.
by Madeleine L'Engle 1992 368 pages
3.74
1k+ ratings
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Saga👨‍👧 Father-Daughter🛏️ Deathbed Farewell🎭 Theater World💞 Second Chance Love
I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom
by Jason Pargin • 2024
A driver, a stranger, a locked box, and an internet that thinks it's a bomb.
3.93
17k+
🖥️ Internet Satire📱 Viral Paranoia🚗 Odd Couple Road Trip🤷 Reluctant Everyman😂 Absurdist Humor
I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom Summary
I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom
A driver, a stranger, a locked box, and an internet that thinks it's a bomb.
by Jason Pargin 2024 400 pages
3.93
17k+ ratings
🖥️ Internet Satire📱 Viral Paranoia🚗 Odd Couple Road Trip🤷 Reluctant Everyman😂 Absurdist Humor
She's Up to No Good
by Sara Goodman Confino • 2022
Divorced and stuck, a teacher drives her grandma to a coastal town where secrets unlock new love.
4.28
44k+
🕰️ Dual Timelines👵 Grandmother Granddaughter💔 Forbidden First Love🏡 Coastal Small Town🕍 Jewish Family Saga
She's Up to No Good Summary
She's Up to No Good
Divorced and stuck, a teacher drives her grandma to a coastal town where secrets unlock new love.
by Sara Goodman Confino 2022 389 pages
4.28
44k+ ratings
🕰️ Dual Timelines👵 Grandmother Granddaughter💔 Forbidden First Love🏡 Coastal Small Town🕍 Jewish Family Saga
What Was Meant to Be
by Q.B. Tyler • 2022
Her godfather returns to stop her wedding, and the secret they buried could destroy her family.
3.88
21k+
🔥 Forbidden Romance💞 Second Chance Romance⏳ Age Gap Romance🤫 Secret Relationship👨 Dad's Best Friend
What Was Meant to Be Summary
What Was Meant to Be
Her godfather returns to stop her wedding, and the secret they buried could destroy her family.
by Q.B. Tyler 2022 310 pages
3.88
21k+ ratings
🔥 Forbidden Romance💞 Second Chance Romance⏳ Age Gap Romance🤫 Secret Relationship👨 Dad's Best Friend
Mine
by Aubrey Dark • 2014
A fake wife walks into a surgeon's office. He's an assassin who can't stop watching her.
3.76
2k+
🖤 Dark Captivity Romance😈 Villain Love Interest⛓️ Captor Captive🔥 Obsessed Hero🔪 Forced To Kill
Mine Summary
Mine
A fake wife walks into a surgeon's office. He's an assassin who can't stop watching her.
by Aubrey Dark 2014 233 pages
3.76
2k+ ratings
🖤 Dark Captivity Romance😈 Villain Love Interest⛓️ Captor Captive🔥 Obsessed Hero🔪 Forced To Kill
Falling Like Leaves
by Misty Wilson • 2025
A city teen's fall festival exile reopens a childhood romance with a baker who won't forgive.
3.79
27k+
🍂 Childhood Friends To Lovers🏡 City To Small Town💖 Second Chance Love🎃 Autumn Festival☕ Cozy Romance Vibes
Falling Like Leaves Summary
Falling Like Leaves
A city teen's fall festival exile reopens a childhood romance with a baker who won't forgive.
by Misty Wilson 2025 352 pages
3.79
27k+ ratings
🍂 Childhood Friends To Lovers🏡 City To Small Town💖 Second Chance Love🎃 Autumn Festival☕ Cozy Romance Vibes
Gravity
by Sara Cate • 2020
His father pays her to save him. On their private island, she falls for them both.
3.81
26k+
🖤 Taboo Romance⏳ Age Gap💔 Trauma Bonding🔺 Polyamory😔 Sad Boy Hero
Gravity Summary
Gravity
His father pays her to save him. On their private island, she falls for them both.
by Sara Cate 2020 342 pages
3.81
26k+ ratings
🖤 Taboo Romance⏳ Age Gap💔 Trauma Bonding🔺 Polyamory😔 Sad Boy Hero
Rouge
by Mona Awad • 2023
Belle discovers the quest for perfect skin at a cliffside spa requires feeding a cult's hunger.
3.53
51k+
🌊 Gothic Seaside💋 Beauty Cult🩸 Body Horror🌀 Fractured Psyche📖 Fairy Tale Horror
Rouge Summary
Rouge
Belle discovers the quest for perfect skin at a cliffside spa requires feeding a cult's hunger.
by Mona Awad 2023 383 pages
3.53
51k+ ratings
🌊 Gothic Seaside💋 Beauty Cult🩸 Body Horror🌀 Fractured Psyche📖 Fairy Tale Horror
For the Record
by Emma Lord • 2025
Her secret comeback, his second chance at fatherhood, one duet neither of them can refuse.
3.60
5k+
🎵 Music Industry Romance💔 Second Chance Romance👨‍👦 Single Dad🎭 Secret Identity🏠 Forced Proximity
For the Record Summary
For the Record
Her secret comeback, his second chance at fatherhood, one duet neither of them can refuse.
by Emma Lord 2025 336 pages
3.60
5k+ ratings
🎵 Music Industry Romance💔 Second Chance Romance👨‍👦 Single Dad🎭 Secret Identity🏠 Forced Proximity
Beneath This Man
by Jodi Ellen Malpas • 2013
She fled the lord of London's darkest club. He drank himself into ruin. Now she's back.
4.25
96k+
🔥 Possessive Hero💔 Second Chance🙏 Groveling🔄 Push And Pull🎢 Emotional Rollercoaster
Beneath This Man Summary
Beneath This Man
She fled the lord of London's darkest club. He drank himself into ruin. Now she's back.
by Jodi Ellen Malpas 2013 452 pages
4.25
96k+ ratings
🔥 Possessive Hero💔 Second Chance🙏 Groveling🔄 Push And Pull🎢 Emotional Rollercoaster
Roses and Skulls
by L.M. Terry • 2023
A mute, scarred MC princess is drawn to her childhood protector, but a rival's obsession threatens.
4.47
3k+
🏍️ Biker Romance🖤 Dark Contemporary💞 Friends To Lovers🛡️ Protective Hero🐍 Jealous Friend
Roses and Skulls Summary
Roses and Skulls
A mute, scarred MC princess is drawn to her childhood protector, but a rival's obsession threatens.
by L.M. Terry 2023 459 pages
4.47
3k+ ratings
🏍️ Biker Romance🖤 Dark Contemporary💞 Friends To Lovers🛡️ Protective Hero🐍 Jealous Friend
Illumination Night
by Alice Hoffman • 1987
A housebound mother and a gentle giant on Martha's Vineyard dare to leave their private prisons.
3.75
9k+
🏠 Domestic Magical Realism🚪 Housebound Protagonist🌟 Child's Vivid Imagination🏝️ Island Community☀️ Melancholy Summer
Illumination Night Summary
Illumination Night
A housebound mother and a gentle giant on Martha's Vineyard dare to leave their private prisons.
by Alice Hoffman 1987 200 pages
3.75
9k+ ratings
🏠 Domestic Magical Realism🚪 Housebound Protagonist🌟 Child's Vivid Imagination🏝️ Island Community☀️ Melancholy Summer
Bane
by L.J. Shen • 2018
Paid to befriend her. Forbidden to touch her. Nothing prepared him for wanting to stay.
4.21
39k+
🩹 Sexual Assault Recovery💰 Deal Romance🏠 Forced Proximity💔 Traumatized Heroine😈 Bad Boy Good Girl
Bane Summary
Bane
Paid to befriend her. Forbidden to touch her. Nothing prepared him for wanting to stay.
by L.J. Shen 2018 354 pages
4.21
39k+ ratings
🩹 Sexual Assault Recovery💰 Deal Romance🏠 Forced Proximity💔 Traumatized Heroine😈 Bad Boy Good Girl
Spells for Forgetting
by Adrienne Young • 2022
After fourteen years, August Salt returns to the island where a girl's drowning whispers his name.
3.85
72k+
🖤 Small Town Gothic🍂 Folk Magic💔 Second Chance Romance🌙 Friends To Lovers🔑 Generational Secrets
Spells for Forgetting Summary
Spells for Forgetting
After fourteen years, August Salt returns to the island where a girl's drowning whispers his name.
by Adrienne Young 2022 351 pages
3.85
72k+ ratings
🖤 Small Town Gothic🍂 Folk Magic💔 Second Chance Romance🌙 Friends To Lovers🔑 Generational Secrets
The Perfect Stranger
by A.J. Carter • 2024
A blind date pulls a grieving mother to a lake house hiding her daughter's fate.
4.11
1k+
🕵️ Psychological Thriller🤫 Small Town Secrets💔 Family Betrayal😰 Unreliable Narrator📖 Book Club Thriller
The Perfect Stranger Summary
The Perfect Stranger
A blind date pulls a grieving mother to a lake house hiding her daughter's fate.
by A.J. Carter 2024 350 pages
4.11
1k+ ratings
🕵️ Psychological Thriller🤫 Small Town Secrets💔 Family Betrayal😰 Unreliable Narrator📖 Book Club Thriller
Eleanor & Grey
by Brittainy C. Cherry • 2019
His new nanny is his first love. His grief won't let her reach him.
4.32
39k+
🕰️ Second Chance Romance💞 Friends To Lovers👨‍👧‍👧 Single Dad Nanny🧸 Childhood Sweethearts🕊️ Grief And Healing
Eleanor & Grey Summary
Eleanor & Grey
His new nanny is his first love. His grief won't let her reach him.
by Brittainy C. Cherry 2019 350 pages
4.32
39k+ ratings
🕰️ Second Chance Romance💞 Friends To Lovers👨‍👧‍👧 Single Dad Nanny🧸 Childhood Sweethearts🕊️ Grief And Healing
Cut
by Patricia McCormick • 2000
A 15-year-old refuses to speak at a treatment center, hiding the reason she cuts herself.
3.76
60k+
🩹 Self-Harm Recovery🏥 Residential Treatment👥 Girls' Group Therapy💔 Parental Neglect🤝 Found Family
Cut Summary
Cut
A 15-year-old refuses to speak at a treatment center, hiding the reason she cuts herself.
by Patricia McCormick 2000 151 pages
3.76
60k+ ratings
🩹 Self-Harm Recovery🏥 Residential Treatment👥 Girls' Group Therapy💔 Parental Neglect🤝 Found Family
Take Me with You
by Nina G. Jones • 2016
She's a caregiver. He collects stolen lives. When he takes her, survival means becoming his.
3.99
6k+
🔗 Captor Captive👁️ Obsessed Stalker💔 Trauma Bond🌑 Morally Grey Hero🩹 Damaged Hero
Take Me with You Summary
Take Me with You
She's a caregiver. He collects stolen lives. When he takes her, survival means becoming his.
by Nina G. Jones 2016 355 pages
3.99
6k+ ratings
🔗 Captor Captive👁️ Obsessed Stalker💔 Trauma Bond🌑 Morally Grey Hero🩹 Damaged Hero
The Secret of Heaven
by Felix Alexander • 2016
Framed for murder, an amnesiac professor deciphers clues to a gospel that a secret order hunts.
3.83
377
🕯️ Religious Conspiracy🏛️ Secret Society🏃 Amnesiac Fugitive📜 Forbidden Manuscript🔍 Cryptic Clues
The Secret of Heaven Summary
The Secret of Heaven
Framed for murder, an amnesiac professor deciphers clues to a gospel that a secret order hunts.
by Felix Alexander 2016 394 pages
3.83
377 ratings
🕯️ Religious Conspiracy🏛️ Secret Society🏃 Amnesiac Fugitive📜 Forbidden Manuscript🔍 Cryptic Clues
Tiny Pretty Things
by Sona Charaipotra • 2015
At a cutthroat ballet school, an outsider wins the lead, triggering a rival's sabotage campaign.
3.67
16k+
🩰 Ballet Boarding School💀 Toxic Ballet Culture👑 Queen Bee Rivalry🔪 Sabotage Among Dancers😱 Paranoid Atmosphere
Tiny Pretty Things Summary
Tiny Pretty Things
At a cutthroat ballet school, an outsider wins the lead, triggering a rival's sabotage campaign.
by Sona Charaipotra 2015 448 pages
3.67
16k+ ratings
🩰 Ballet Boarding School💀 Toxic Ballet Culture👑 Queen Bee Rivalry🔪 Sabotage Among Dancers😱 Paranoid Atmosphere
Dream On
by Jennifer Hartmann • 2025
After a car crash with a child star, a struggling dreamer must play his lover on stage.
4.07
10k+
🕰️ Second Chance Romance💥 Enemies To Lovers🎭 Forced Proximity🔥 Slow Burn💔 Angsty Romance
Dream On Summary
Dream On
After a car crash with a child star, a struggling dreamer must play his lover on stage.
by Jennifer Hartmann 2025 448 pages
4.07
10k+ ratings
🕰️ Second Chance Romance💥 Enemies To Lovers🎭 Forced Proximity🔥 Slow Burn💔 Angsty Romance
Fake
by Tate James • 2020
Three enemies secretly married her. Now a stalker's obsession makes them her only protection.
4.34
52k+
🖤 Romantic Suspense👥 Why Choose Romance⚔️ Enemies To Lovers🎭 Fake Boyfriend🔒 Forced Proximity
Fake Summary
Fake
Three enemies secretly married her. Now a stalker's obsession makes them her only protection.
by Tate James 2020 436 pages
4.34
52k+ ratings
🖤 Romantic Suspense👥 Why Choose Romance⚔️ Enemies To Lovers🎭 Fake Boyfriend🔒 Forced Proximity
Instant Karma
by Marissa Meyer • 2020
The universe delivers poetic justice at her command, but her lab partner alone is immune.
3.74
25k+
🖤 Enemies To Lovers☀️ Grumpy Sunshine🏠 Forced Proximity🦭 Animal Rescue🌊 Coastal Town
Instant Karma Summary
Instant Karma
The universe delivers poetic justice at her command, but her lab partner alone is immune.
by Marissa Meyer 2020 400 pages
3.74
25k+ ratings
🖤 Enemies To Lovers☀️ Grumpy Sunshine🏠 Forced Proximity🦭 Animal Rescue🌊 Coastal Town
Filthy Animals
by Brandon Taylor • 2021
After a crisis, a gay math student drifts into the charged bond between two partnered dancers.
3.63
10k+
🖇️ Linked Short Stories🔥 Queer Desire🧠 Interior Lives🌧️ Tender Melancholy🩹 Emotional Recovery
Filthy Animals Summary
Filthy Animals
After a crisis, a gay math student drifts into the charged bond between two partnered dancers.
by Brandon Taylor 2021 288 pages
3.63
10k+ ratings
🖇️ Linked Short Stories🔥 Queer Desire🧠 Interior Lives🌧️ Tender Melancholy🩹 Emotional Recovery
Sourdough
by Robin Sloan • 2017
When a San Francisco coder inherits a singing sourdough starter, her optimized life begins to rise.
3.75
62k+
🪄 Magical Realism🍞 Foodie Fiction☕ Cozy Fantasy Energy🤝 Unlikely Mentorship💻 Women In Stem
Sourdough Summary
Sourdough
When a San Francisco coder inherits a singing sourdough starter, her optimized life begins to rise.
by Robin Sloan 2017 259 pages
3.75
62k+ ratings
🪄 Magical Realism🍞 Foodie Fiction☕ Cozy Fantasy Energy🤝 Unlikely Mentorship💻 Women In Stem
Family of Origin
by C.J. Hauser • 2019
Estranged siblings reunite after their father drowns among a cult studying backward evolution.
3.48
1k+
🥀 Estranged Siblings🧬 Complicated Father🏝️ Remote Island🧪 Fringe Science🖤 Quiet Grief
Family of Origin Summary
Family of Origin
Estranged siblings reunite after their father drowns among a cult studying backward evolution.
by C.J. Hauser 2019 287 pages
3.48
1k+ ratings
🥀 Estranged Siblings🧬 Complicated Father🏝️ Remote Island🧪 Fringe Science🖤 Quiet Grief
Alex, Approximately
by Jenn Bennett • 2017
An online crush lured her to town. The distracting surfer at work wasn't part of the plan.
3.93
55k+
🔥 Enemies To Lovers💻 Online To Real Life🏖️ Summer Romance🌊 California Beach Town🎬 Movie Buff Love
Alex, Approximately Summary
Alex, Approximately
An online crush lured her to town. The distracting surfer at work wasn't part of the plan.
by Jenn Bennett 2017 391 pages
3.93
55k+ ratings
🔥 Enemies To Lovers💻 Online To Real Life🏖️ Summer Romance🌊 California Beach Town🎬 Movie Buff Love
The Protector
by Jodi Ellen Malpas • 2016
A former sniper guards a defiant heiress, and her fierce independence threatens his armor.
3.81
20k+
🛡️ Bodyguard Romance🎖️ Military Hero🏠 Forced Proximity🖤 Damaged Hero🩹 Trauma Recovery
The Protector Summary
The Protector
A former sniper guards a defiant heiress, and her fierce independence threatens his armor.
by Jodi Ellen Malpas 2016 384 pages
3.81
20k+ ratings
🛡️ Bodyguard Romance🎖️ Military Hero🏠 Forced Proximity🖤 Damaged Hero🩹 Trauma Recovery
Once Upon a Time in Dollywood
by Ashley Jordan • 2025
A grieving playwright and a divorced single father collide as neighbors in the Smoky Mountains.
3.71
9k+
🖤 Grief Romance🏡 Neighbors To Lovers👨‍👦 Single Father🏘️ Small Town Romance💚 Emotional Healing
Once Upon a Time in Dollywood Summary
Once Upon a Time in Dollywood
A grieving playwright and a divorced single father collide as neighbors in the Smoky Mountains.
by Ashley Jordan 2025 448 pages
3.71
9k+ ratings
🖤 Grief Romance🏡 Neighbors To Lovers👨‍👦 Single Father🏘️ Small Town Romance💚 Emotional Healing
The Current
by Tim Johnston • 2019
A frozen river swallows a car, one friend drowns, and the survivor unearths a cold case.
3.64
8k+
❄️ Wintry Atmosphere🕵️ Cold Case💔 Survivor's Guilt🚗 Road Trip Gone Wrong📖 Literary Suspense
The Current Summary
The Current
A frozen river swallows a car, one friend drowns, and the survivor unearths a cold case.
by Tim Johnston 2019 352 pages
3.64
8k+ ratings
❄️ Wintry Atmosphere🕵️ Cold Case💔 Survivor's Guilt🚗 Road Trip Gone Wrong📖 Literary Suspense
Soulless Saint
by Elena Lawson • 2023
A scarred survivor catches the obsession of two criminal brothers while a rival gang hunts her.
4.29
2k+
💀 Gangland Romance👬 Shared By Brothers🔪 Touch Her And Die🩸 Secret Parentage👑 Reluctant Heiress
Soulless Saint Summary
Soulless Saint
A scarred survivor catches the obsession of two criminal brothers while a rival gang hunts her.
by Elena Lawson 2023 388 pages
4.29
2k+ ratings
💀 Gangland Romance👬 Shared By Brothers🔪 Touch Her And Die🩸 Secret Parentage👑 Reluctant Heiress
Nature Girl
by Carl Hiaasen • 2006
A single mom baits the telemarketer who insulted her into a Florida ecotour he cannot escape.
3.68
27k+
🐊 Florida Crime Caper🌿 Eco-Satire🎯 Revenge Comedy🎪 Misfit Ensemble🖤 Dark Comedy
Nature Girl Summary
Nature Girl
A single mom baits the telemarketer who insulted her into a Florida ecotour he cannot escape.
by Carl Hiaasen 2006 306 pages
3.68
27k+ ratings
🐊 Florida Crime Caper🌿 Eco-Satire🎯 Revenge Comedy🎪 Misfit Ensemble🖤 Dark Comedy
Shadow of A Doubt
by William J. Coughlin • 1991
A down-and-out lawyer in recovery defends an old flame's stepdaughter on a murder charge.
4.23
2k+
🏛️ Courtroom Drama⚖️ Flawed Lawyer🍷 Addiction Recovery🎭 Manipulative Defendant🖤 Gritty
Shadow of A Doubt Summary
Shadow of A Doubt
A down-and-out lawyer in recovery defends an old flame's stepdaughter on a murder charge.
by William J. Coughlin 1991 418 pages
4.23
2k+ ratings
🏛️ Courtroom Drama⚖️ Flawed Lawyer🍷 Addiction Recovery🎭 Manipulative Defendant🖤 Gritty
Love at First Sighting
by Mallory Marlowe • 2025
Her UFO video was a joke to everyone except the agent sent to debunk it.
3.69
5k+
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Love at First Sighting
Her UFO video was a joke to everyone except the agent sent to debunk it.
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5k+ ratings
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The Blonde Dies First
A séance summons a demon that picks off a Brooklyn friend group in horror-movie kill order.
by Joelle Wellington 2024 336 pages
3.56
3k+ ratings
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She doesn't know her new boss is the love she forgot. He knows everything.
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Bittersweet Memories
She doesn't know her new boss is the love she forgot. He knows everything.
by Catharina Maura 2022 442 pages
4.19
37k+ ratings
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by Sarah Adams • 2020
His daughter secretly picked a service-dog trainer. Now a guarded single father must let her in.
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The Match Summary
The Match
His daughter secretly picked a service-dog trainer. Now a guarded single father must let her in.
by Sarah Adams 2020 284 pages
3.93
73k+ ratings
🍯 Sweet Romance👨‍👧 Single Father☀️ Grumpy Sunshine🏠 Found Family🔥 Slow Burn
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by L.J. Shen • 2021
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4.10
67k+
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The Devil Wears Black Summary
The Devil Wears Black
A wedding designer becomes her heartbreaking ex's fake fiancée to comfort his dying father.
by L.J. Shen 2021 369 pages
4.10
67k+ ratings
💍 Fake Engagement💔 Second Chance😈 Reformed Playboy👗 Fashion World🏖️ Hamptons Weekend
Riot House
by Callie Hart • 2020
Sent to a gothic boarding school, a wounded girl becomes the obsession of its most dangerous boy.
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28k+
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Riot House Summary
Riot House
Sent to a gothic boarding school, a wounded girl becomes the obsession of its most dangerous boy.
by Callie Hart 2020 465 pages
3.84
28k+ ratings
🏛️ Dark Academia🖤 Obsessive Hero💔 Enemies To Lovers🩹 Trauma Bonding🌫️ Gothic Atmosphere
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A couple's RV trip becomes a hostage nightmare when two hitchhikers turn out to be wanted killers.
3.83
12k+
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The Hitchhikers Summary
The Hitchhikers
A couple's RV trip becomes a hostage nightmare when two hitchhikers turn out to be wanted killers.
by Chevy Stevens 2025 374 pages
3.83
12k+ ratings
🚐 Road Trip Thriller🔒 Hostage Survival👁️ Dual Pov💔 Cycle Of Abuse🌲 Canadian Wilderness
Skeletal Hearts
by J. Rose • 2023
Loved by four men, hunted by one killer: she's the only victim who survived him.
4.18
5k+
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Skeletal Hearts Summary
Skeletal Hearts
Loved by four men, hunted by one killer: she's the only victim who survived him.
by J. Rose 2023 538 pages
4.18
5k+ ratings
🖤 Why Choose Romance💛 Found Family🔥 Touch Her And Die🔍 Serial Killer Investigation💔 Trauma Recovery
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