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Dominion

by Addie E. Citchens • 2025

In Dominion, Mississippi, a preacher's family unravels as their youngest son's secrets turn deadly.

3.80

13k+

🏚️ Southern Gothic 🌳 Family Saga ⛪ Pastor's Family 👩‍👧 Mothers And Daughters 💔 Tragic Romance

Dominion

In Dominion, Mississippi, a preacher's family unravels as their youngest son's secrets turn deadly.

by Addie E. Citchens 2025 240 pages

3.80

13k+ ratings

🏚️ Southern Gothic 🌳 Family Saga ⛪ Pastor's Family 👩‍👧 Mothers And Daughters 💔 Tragic Romance

Intimate Allies

by Dan B. Allender • 1995

Marriage is a spiritual war, not a contract. Your spouse is your ally, not your enemy.

3.82

392

💒 Christian Marriage 🛡️ Spiritual Warfare 📖 Biblical Counseling ⚖️ Gender Complementarity 🤝 Forgiveness In Marriage

Intimate Allies

Marriage is a spiritual war, not a contract. Your spouse is your ally, not your enemy.

by Dan B. Allender 1995 400 pages

3.82

392 ratings

💒 Christian Marriage 🛡️ Spiritual Warfare 📖 Biblical Counseling ⚖️ Gender Complementarity 🤝 Forgiveness In Marriage

Raising Passionate Jesus Followers

by Phil Comer • 2018

Ninety percent of churched youth walk away by college. The stage-by-stage plan to beat those odds.

4.56

1k+

🛐 Faith Formation 🧒 Child Discipline 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Discipleship 📖 Biblical Parenting 🔄 Generational Faith

Raising Passionate Jesus Followers

Ninety percent of churched youth walk away by college. The stage-by-stage plan to beat those odds.

by Phil Comer 2018 304 pages

4.56

1k+ ratings

🛐 Faith Formation 🧒 Child Discipline 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Discipleship 📖 Biblical Parenting 🔄 Generational Faith

Fierce Marriage

by Ryan G. Frederick • 2018

Marriage for holiness, not happiness. Without the gospel, the best marriage drifts toward ruin.

4.22

500+

💒 Christian Marriage 🔥 Sanctification 🤝 Covenant Marriage 🛡️ Emotional Safety 💬 Communication In Marriage

Fierce Marriage

Marriage for holiness, not happiness. Without the gospel, the best marriage drifts toward ruin.

by Ryan G. Frederick 2018 240 pages

4.22

500+ ratings

💒 Christian Marriage 🔥 Sanctification 🤝 Covenant Marriage 🛡️ Emotional Safety 💬 Communication In Marriage

Alegrias e Tristezas de Martha Friel

by Meg Mason • 2020

She is razor-funny and falling apart. He is patient and powerless. Neither knows why.

4.06

100k+

🏠 Domestic Drama 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Dysfunctional Family 🖤 Dark Comedy 🔪 Acerbic Narrator 🧠 Mental Health Journey

Alegrias e Tristezas de Martha Friel

She is razor-funny and falling apart. He is patient and powerless. Neither knows why.

by Meg Mason 2020 336 pages

4.06

100k+ ratings

🏠 Domestic Drama 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Dysfunctional Family 🖤 Dark Comedy 🔪 Acerbic Narrator 🧠 Mental Health Journey

The Hamilton Affair

by Elizabeth Cobbs • 2016

He wins a nation and a general's daughter, then risks it all for another woman.

3.87

14k+

🏛️ American Revolution 👩 Woman Behind The Man 💔 Scandal And Redemption 🎩 Political Ambition 💕 Epic Love Story

The Hamilton Affair

He wins a nation and a general's daughter, then risks it all for another woman.

by Elizabeth Cobbs 2016 408 pages

3.87

14k+ ratings

🏛️ American Revolution 👩 Woman Behind The Man 💔 Scandal And Redemption 🎩 Political Ambition 💕 Epic Love Story

The Numbers Game

by Danielle Steel • 2020

Eileen's hollow marriage collapses at forty. Rebuilding means reclaiming dreams buried at nineteen.

4.03

10k+

🏠 Generational Saga 💔 Infidelity 👩‍👧 Mother Daughter Bond ✨ Self Reinvention 💕 Second Chance Love

The Numbers Game

Eileen's hollow marriage collapses at forty. Rebuilding means reclaiming dreams buried at nineteen.

by Danielle Steel 2020 263 pages

4.03

10k+ ratings

🏠 Generational Saga 💔 Infidelity 👩‍👧 Mother Daughter Bond ✨ Self Reinvention 💕 Second Chance Love

Total Shutdown

by Ruth Stilling • 2025

Widowed hockey captain, guarded mechanic: one night, kisses off-limits. Feelings crash in.

3.87

6k+

🏒 Hockey Romance 👨‍👦 Single Dad 💘 He Falls First ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🕊️ Grief Healing

Total Shutdown

Widowed hockey captain, guarded mechanic: one night, kisses off-limits. Feelings crash in.

by Ruth Stilling 2025 340 pages

3.87

6k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 👨‍👦 Single Dad 💘 He Falls First ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🕊️ Grief Healing

Beautiful Storm

by Katherine Jay • 2024

His football team, her film. They were childhood best friends, then strangers. One night. One baby.

3.74

2k+

🏈 Sports Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance 👫 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🤰 Accidental Pregnancy 💍 Marriage Of Convenience

Beautiful Storm

His football team, her film. They were childhood best friends, then strangers. One night. One baby.

by Katherine Jay 2024 459 pages

3.74

2k+ ratings

🏈 Sports Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance 👫 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🤰 Accidental Pregnancy 💍 Marriage Of Convenience

Krummer Hund

by Juliane Pickel • 2021

His dog is dead, his mom dates the vet, a blackout leaves his bully's brother dead.

3.26

385

🔥 Anger Issues 🔍 Unsolved Death 🎭 Mean Girl Cruelty 👥 Outsider Friendship 👤 Missing Father

Krummer Hund

His dog is dead, his mom dates the vet, a blackout leaves his bully's brother dead.

by Juliane Pickel 2021 242 pages

3.26

385 ratings

🔥 Anger Issues 🔍 Unsolved Death 🎭 Mean Girl Cruelty 👥 Outsider Friendship 👤 Missing Father

8 Keys to Eliminating Passive-Aggressiveness

by Andrea Brandt • 2013

Saying yes when you mean no, then sabotaging in silence. Eight keys to speaking straight.

3.81

180

🎭 Passive Aggressive Behavior 🌋 Anger Management 🧒 Childhood Conditioning 🧘 Mind Body Connection 🚧 Boundary Setting

8 Keys to Eliminating Passive-Aggressiveness

Saying yes when you mean no, then sabotaging in silence. Eight keys to speaking straight.

by Andrea Brandt 2013 224 pages

3.81

180 ratings

🎭 Passive Aggressive Behavior 🌋 Anger Management 🧒 Childhood Conditioning 🧘 Mind Body Connection 🚧 Boundary Setting

Into the Tide

by Laura Pavlov • 2023

She came home for one summer and broke the only rule: her brother's best friend.

4.03

40k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🤐 Brother's Best Friend 💕 Friends To Lovers ☀️ Summer Fling 🤫 Secret Relationship

Into the Tide

She came home for one summer and broke the only rule: her brother's best friend.

by Laura Pavlov 2023 367 pages

4.03

40k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🤐 Brother's Best Friend 💕 Friends To Lovers ☀️ Summer Fling 🤫 Secret Relationship

The Last Mandarin

by Louise Penny • 2026

A food blogger's only clue to a global conspiracy is her dead friend's last meal.

3.97

12k+

🔍 Geopolitical Thriller 🤫 Family Secrets 🧬 Intergenerational Trauma 🔐 Hidden Codes 🕵️‍♂️ Paranoid Atmosphere

The Last Mandarin

A food blogger's only clue to a global conspiracy is her dead friend's last meal.

by Louise Penny 2026 400 pages

3.97

12k+ ratings

🔍 Geopolitical Thriller 🤫 Family Secrets 🧬 Intergenerational Trauma 🔐 Hidden Codes 🕵️‍♂️ Paranoid Atmosphere

The Latehomecomer

by Kao Kalia Yang • 2008

Bamboo rope across the Mekong. Birth in a refugee camp. Three Hmong generations, still arriving.

4.18

8k+

🌏 Refugee Memoirs 💔 Intergenerational Trauma 👵 Multigenerational Memoir 🌱 Immigrant Coming Of Age 🧳 Cultural Displacement

The Latehomecomer

Bamboo rope across the Mekong. Birth in a refugee camp. Three Hmong generations, still arriving.

by Kao Kalia Yang 2008 277 pages

4.18

8k+ ratings

🌏 Refugee Memoirs 💔 Intergenerational Trauma 👵 Multigenerational Memoir 🌱 Immigrant Coming Of Age 🧳 Cultural Displacement

The Path to Purpose

by William Damon • 2008

Youth aren't delinquent now; they're empty. How parents can spark purpose, from the research.

3.60

310

🧠 Adolescent Psychology 🌱 Positive Youth Development 🧭 Life Purpose 🎯 Intrinsic Motivation 🗳️ Civic Engagement

The Path to Purpose

Youth aren't delinquent now; they're empty. How parents can spark purpose, from the research.

by William Damon 2008 240 pages

3.60

310 ratings

🧠 Adolescent Psychology 🌱 Positive Youth Development 🧭 Life Purpose 🎯 Intrinsic Motivation 🗳️ Civic Engagement

The Power of Parting

by Eamon Dolan • 2025

Abuse rewires trust. The step-by-step path from toxic family to chosen family and peace.

4.08

293

🧭 Family Estrangement 🌀 Toxic Family Systems 🧠 Complex Ptsd 🚧 Boundary Setting 🔥 Gaslighting

The Power of Parting

Abuse rewires trust. The step-by-step path from toxic family to chosen family and peace.

by Eamon Dolan 2025 304 pages

4.08

293 ratings

🧭 Family Estrangement 🌀 Toxic Family Systems 🧠 Complex Ptsd 🚧 Boundary Setting 🔥 Gaslighting

Blue Willow

by Doris Gates • 1940

1930s California: migrant child Janey clings to a willow-pattern plate, her wish to belong.

3.88

3k+

🚜 Migrant Farmworkers 🌁 1930s California 👭 Cross-Cultural Friends 🍽️ Cherished Heirloom 🏡 Longing For Home

Blue Willow

1930s California: migrant child Janey clings to a willow-pattern plate, her wish to belong.

by Doris Gates 1940 176 pages

3.88

3k+ ratings

🚜 Migrant Farmworkers 🌁 1930s California 👭 Cross-Cultural Friends 🍽️ Cherished Heirloom 🏡 Longing For Home

The Truth about College Admission

by Brennan Barnard • 2019

Fit over prestige. A family guide to getting through college admissions together.

4.27

106

🏫 College Admissions 🗣️ Family Communication 😰 Teen Stress 👨‍👩‍👧 Parenting Teenagers 🎓 Higher Education

The Truth about College Admission

Fit over prestige. A family guide to getting through college admissions together.

by Brennan Barnard 2019 242 pages

4.27

106 ratings

🏫 College Admissions 🗣️ Family Communication 😰 Teen Stress 👨‍👩‍👧 Parenting Teenagers 🎓 Higher Education

'Til Stress Do Us Part

by Elizabeth Earnshaw LMFT CGT • 2024

Stress, not conflict, is what really kills love. A Gottman therapist has the antidote.

4.12

226

🛋️ Couples Therapy 💍 Marriage Advice ⚡ Conflict Resolution 💗 Emotional Connection 🧘 Stress Management

'Til Stress Do Us Part

Stress, not conflict, is what really kills love. A Gottman therapist has the antidote.

by Elizabeth Earnshaw LMFT CGT 2024 192 pages

4.12

226 ratings

🛋️ Couples Therapy 💍 Marriage Advice ⚡ Conflict Resolution 💗 Emotional Connection 🧘 Stress Management

Make It Work

by Tony A. Gaskins Jr. • 2019

A guide that shifts couples from clinging codependence to a healthier mutual reliance.

4.10

125

🛠️ Relationship Skills 💍 Marriage Advice 🔗 Interdependence 🧍 Self-Reliance In Love 🧠 Emotional Maturity

Make It Work

A guide that shifts couples from clinging codependence to a healthier mutual reliance.

by Tony A. Gaskins Jr. 2019 240 pages

4.10

125 ratings

🛠️ Relationship Skills 💍 Marriage Advice 🔗 Interdependence 🧍 Self-Reliance In Love 🧠 Emotional Maturity

Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents / Recovering from Emotionally Immature Parents

by Lindsay C. Gibson • 2019

Why you mistake emotional unavailability for chemistry, and the exact skills that break the cycle.

4.49

🧸 Childhood Emotional Neglect 🏚️ Dysfunctional Families 🔗 Intergenerational Trauma 🚧 Setting Boundaries 👶 Inner Child Work

Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents / Recovering from Emotionally Immature Parents

Why you mistake emotional unavailability for chemistry, and the exact skills that break the cycle.

by Lindsay C. Gibson 2019

4.49

83 ratings

🧸 Childhood Emotional Neglect 🏚️ Dysfunctional Families 🔗 Intergenerational Trauma 🚧 Setting Boundaries 👶 Inner Child Work

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