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Vicious Society

by Morgan Bridges • 2024

In a secret society's trial, his only way to save her is to wound her himself.

4.02

8k+

🕯️ Secret Society Romance 🖤 Morally Black Hero 💀 Touch Her And Die ⚔️ Deadly Initiation 🔥 Enemies To Lovers

Vicious Society

In a secret society's trial, his only way to save her is to wound her himself.

by Morgan Bridges 2024 386 pages

4.02

8k+ ratings

🕯️ Secret Society Romance 🖤 Morally Black Hero 💀 Touch Her And Die ⚔️ Deadly Initiation 🔥 Enemies To Lovers

The Mister

by E.L. James • 2019

An English earl falls for his cleaner, a virtuoso pianist fleeing Albanian traffickers.

3.44

60k+

🏰 Aristocrat Romance 🩰 Cinderella Retelling 👑 Class Difference 🤝 Employer Employee 🛡️ Rescue Romance

The Mister

An English earl falls for his cleaner, a virtuoso pianist fleeing Albanian traffickers.

by E.L. James 2019 512 pages

3.44

60k+ ratings

🏰 Aristocrat Romance 🩰 Cinderella Retelling 👑 Class Difference 🤝 Employer Employee 🛡️ Rescue Romance

Spice Road

by Maiya Ibrahim • 2023

Her brother stole their magic and fled. She follows across the sands, bound to a djinn.

3.70

6k+

🐪 Arabian-Inspired Fantasy 🧞 Djinn Companion ⚔️ Rivals To Allies 🔮 Forbidden Magic 👥 Sibling Rescue

Spice Road

Her brother stole their magic and fled. She follows across the sands, bound to a djinn.

by Maiya Ibrahim 2023 411 pages

3.70

6k+ ratings

🐪 Arabian-Inspired Fantasy 🧞 Djinn Companion ⚔️ Rivals To Allies 🔮 Forbidden Magic 👥 Sibling Rescue

Raiders of Gor

by John Norman • 1971

Enslaved in the marshes, a fallen warrior faces a mistress determined to break his spirit.

3.60

1k+

🗡️ Sword And Planet ⛓️ Bdsm Fantasy 🖤 Power Exchange 👑 Female Domination 🏴 Pirate King

Raiders of Gor

Enslaved in the marshes, a fallen warrior faces a mistress determined to break his spirit.

by John Norman 1971 312 pages

3.60

1k+ ratings

🗡️ Sword And Planet ⛓️ Bdsm Fantasy 🖤 Power Exchange 👑 Female Domination 🏴 Pirate King

The Nigerwife

by Vanessa Walters • 2023

In Lagos, a foreign wife disappears. The family moves on. Her aunt refuses to.

3.55

6k+

🌊 Literary Mystery 🔍 Missing Persons 🌍 Cross-Cultural Marriage 🏚️ Wealthy Family Secrets 🕯️ Generational Trauma

The Nigerwife

In Lagos, a foreign wife disappears. The family moves on. Her aunt refuses to.

by Vanessa Walters 2023 320 pages

3.55

6k+ ratings

🌊 Literary Mystery 🔍 Missing Persons 🌍 Cross-Cultural Marriage 🏚️ Wealthy Family Secrets 🕯️ Generational Trauma

Snaring Emberly

by Gigi Styx • 2024

Fresh from death row, a mafia heir seduces his enemy's daughter. She becomes his obsession.

4.20

9k+

👤 Dark Mafia Romance 🔒 Captive Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Obsessive Hero 💔 Traumatized Heroine

Snaring Emberly

Fresh from death row, a mafia heir seduces his enemy's daughter. She becomes his obsession.

by Gigi Styx 2024 600 pages

4.20

9k+ ratings

👤 Dark Mafia Romance 🔒 Captive Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Obsessive Hero 💔 Traumatized Heroine

Heaven Official's Blessing

by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù • 2022

A fallen god enters Ghost City and finds a ghost king whose devotion has lasted centuries.

4.63

36k+

💕 Danmei ⚔️ Xianxia 🖤 Fallen God 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💫 Hidden Devotion

Heaven Official's Blessing

A fallen god enters Ghost City and finds a ghost king whose devotion has lasted centuries.

by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù 2022 438 pages

4.63

36k+ ratings

💕 Danmei ⚔️ Xianxia 🖤 Fallen God 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💫 Hidden Devotion

H.P. Lovecraft's The Shadow Over Innsmouth

by Gou Tanabe • 2022

When an antiquarian visits a decaying seaport, the locals' stares turn to pursuit after dark.

4.45

1k+

🐙 Lovecraftian Horror 🦴 Body Horror 🩸 Ancestral Curse 🏚️ Small Town Secrets 👁️ Unreliable Narrator

H.P. Lovecraft's The Shadow Over Innsmouth

When an antiquarian visits a decaying seaport, the locals' stares turn to pursuit after dark.

by Gou Tanabe 2022 450 pages

4.45

1k+ ratings

🐙 Lovecraftian Horror 🦴 Body Horror 🩸 Ancestral Curse 🏚️ Small Town Secrets 👁️ Unreliable Narrator

The Watchman

by Robert Crais • 2007

An heiress becomes a witness, and ex-Marine Joe Pike must hunt the killers inside the investigation.

4.14

28k+

🔫 Bodyguard Thriller 🌴 LA Crime Fiction 👁️ Witness Protection 🗿 Stoic Hero 🕵️ Corrupt Federal Agent

The Watchman

An heiress becomes a witness, and ex-Marine Joe Pike must hunt the killers inside the investigation.

by Robert Crais 2007 304 pages

4.14

28k+ ratings

🔫 Bodyguard Thriller 🌴 LA Crime Fiction 👁️ Witness Protection 🗿 Stoic Hero 🕵️ Corrupt Federal Agent

Of Blackened Blood

by Isla Davon • 2025

An academy outcast awakens to black blades and four dangerous men who will kill for her.

4.22

7k+

🏫 Dark Fantasy Academy 💕 Why Choose Romance 🖤 Found Family ⚔️ Touch Her And Die 🌱 Trauma Healing

Of Blackened Blood

An academy outcast awakens to black blades and four dangerous men who will kill for her.

by Isla Davon 2025 506 pages

4.22

7k+ ratings

🏫 Dark Fantasy Academy 💕 Why Choose Romance 🖤 Found Family ⚔️ Touch Her And Die 🌱 Trauma Healing

Teamwork

by Lily Harlem • 2012

Her surly hockey patient and his charming teammate both want her, and they're willing to share.

3.68

499

🏒 Hockey Romance 💋 Menage Romance 😤 Grumpy Hero 🩹 Hurt Comfort 🔥 Possessive Hero

Teamwork

Her surly hockey patient and his charming teammate both want her, and they're willing to share.

by Lily Harlem 2012 188 pages

3.68

499 ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 💋 Menage Romance 😤 Grumpy Hero 🩹 Hurt Comfort 🔥 Possessive Hero

Death of a Red Heroine

by Qiu Xiaolong • 2000

A Shanghai poet-detective pursues a model worker's killer while the Party buries the truth.

3.82

6k+

🔍 Literary Mystery ✒️ Poet Detective 🏛️ Political Cover-Up 💰 Corrupt Political Elite 👥 Secret Double Life

Death of a Red Heroine

A Shanghai poet-detective pursues a model worker's killer while the Party buries the truth.

by Qiu Xiaolong 2000 482 pages

3.82

6k+ ratings

🔍 Literary Mystery ✒️ Poet Detective 🏛️ Political Cover-Up 💰 Corrupt Political Elite 👥 Secret Double Life

Colters' Woman

by Maya Banks • 2006

Three brothers want one wife. She collapses in their snow, beaten and on the run.

3.79

19k+

👨‍👩‍👦 Polyamorous Family 🩹 Abuse Survivor Romance 🛡️ Protective Heroes ❄️ Snowbound 🏔️ Colorado Mountains

Colters' Woman

Three brothers want one wife. She collapses in their snow, beaten and on the run.

by Maya Banks 2006 272 pages

3.79

19k+ ratings

👨‍👩‍👦 Polyamorous Family 🩹 Abuse Survivor Romance 🛡️ Protective Heroes ❄️ Snowbound 🏔️ Colorado Mountains

Wings So Wicked

by Emily Blackwood • 2024

An orphaned killer infiltrates a lethal academy, forced to trust a fallen angel with secrets.

3.71

22k+

🏛️ Deadly Magic Academy 👑 Hidden Heir 🔗 Fated Bond 🩹 Who Did This To You 😈 Fallen Angel

Wings So Wicked

An orphaned killer infiltrates a lethal academy, forced to trust a fallen angel with secrets.

by Emily Blackwood 2024 436 pages

3.71

22k+ ratings

🏛️ Deadly Magic Academy 👑 Hidden Heir 🔗 Fated Bond 🩹 Who Did This To You 😈 Fallen Angel

The Great Zoo of China

by Matthew Reilly • 2014

A herpetologist is invited to China's secret dragon zoo on the day the creatures break free.

3.78

17k+

🎢 Theme Park Gone Wrong 🦖 Creature Thriller 🏭 Secret Facility 🏛️ Government Cover-Up 💥 High-Octane Action

The Great Zoo of China

A herpetologist is invited to China's secret dragon zoo on the day the creatures break free.

by Matthew Reilly 2014 393 pages

3.78

17k+ ratings

🎢 Theme Park Gone Wrong 🦖 Creature Thriller 🏭 Secret Facility 🏛️ Government Cover-Up 💥 High-Octane Action

The Libyan Diversion

by Joel C. Rosenberg • 2023

A CIA operative races to stop a terror cell from striking during the Pope's American visit.

4.63

3k+

🛐 Faith-Based Thriller 🎯 Counterterrorism Ops 🐺 Lone Wolf Operative ⏰ Race Against Time 🌐 Global Conspiracy

The Libyan Diversion

A CIA operative races to stop a terror cell from striking during the Pope's American visit.

by Joel C. Rosenberg 2023 480 pages

4.63

3k+ ratings

🛐 Faith-Based Thriller 🎯 Counterterrorism Ops 🐺 Lone Wolf Operative ⏰ Race Against Time 🌐 Global Conspiracy

Narcissus and Goldmund

by Hermann Hesse • 1930

An ascetic monk awakens his friend's sensuality, exiling him into art, desire, and the Black Death.

4.22

73k+

🏰 Medieval Germany ⛪ Cloister Life ☠️ Black Death 🎨 Artist's Journey 🧠 Reason And Passion

Narcissus and Goldmund

An ascetic monk awakens his friend's sensuality, exiling him into art, desire, and the Black Death.

by Hermann Hesse 1930 315 pages

4.22

73k+ ratings

🏰 Medieval Germany ⛪ Cloister Life ☠️ Black Death 🎨 Artist's Journey 🧠 Reason And Passion

Wish You Weren't Here

by Erin Baldwin • 2024

Summer camp is Juliette's escape from Priya's shadow. This year, Priya moves into her cabin.

3.91

4k+

⚔️ Rivals To Lovers 🏕️ Summer Camp Romance 🛖 Forced Proximity ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 💬 Witty Banter

Wish You Weren't Here

Summer camp is Juliette's escape from Priya's shadow. This year, Priya moves into her cabin.

by Erin Baldwin 2024 304 pages

3.91

4k+ ratings

⚔️ Rivals To Lovers 🏕️ Summer Camp Romance 🛖 Forced Proximity ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 💬 Witty Banter

Six Characters in Search of an Author

by Luigi Pirandello • 1921

Six characters abandoned by their creator storm a rehearsal and demand their tragic story be staged

3.83

22k+

🎭 Metatheatrical Play 🖤 Dark Family Drama 🤔 Philosophical Theater 🎪 Modernist Drama 🧩 Fragmented Storytelling

Six Characters in Search of an Author

Six characters abandoned by their creator storm a rehearsal and demand their tragic story be staged

by Luigi Pirandello 1921 86 pages

3.83

22k+ ratings

🎭 Metatheatrical Play 🖤 Dark Family Drama 🤔 Philosophical Theater 🎪 Modernist Drama 🧩 Fragmented Storytelling

Drums of Autumn

by Diana Gabaldon • 1996

Land in the colonies gives the Frasers hope, until the pirate they saved demands his price.

4.36

200k+

🗺️ Colonial America ⏳ Time Travel Romance 🪓 Frontier Settlement 🫂 Found Family 🕰️ Across Centuries

Drums of Autumn

Land in the colonies gives the Frasers hope, until the pirate they saved demands his price.

by Diana Gabaldon 1996 928 pages

4.36

200k+ ratings

🗺️ Colonial America ⏳ Time Travel Romance 🪓 Frontier Settlement 🫂 Found Family 🕰️ Across Centuries

Evil Star

by Anthony Horowitz • 2006

A hunted psychic chases a monk's diary across Peru toward a second gate about to crack.

3.97

19k+

🖤 Ancient Evil Awakening 🌩️ Reluctant Chosen One 🌙 Shared Dreams 💛 Found Family 📜 Prophecy-Driven Quest

Evil Star

A hunted psychic chases a monk's diary across Peru toward a second gate about to crack.

by Anthony Horowitz 2006 8 pages

3.97

19k+ ratings

🖤 Ancient Evil Awakening 🌩️ Reluctant Chosen One 🌙 Shared Dreams 💛 Found Family 📜 Prophecy-Driven Quest

Sweet Revenge

by Fern Michaels • 2006

A disgraced architect joins a secret group of women to destroy the rival who framed her.

4.3

9k+

⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🎭 Gaslighting 👥 Found Family 💼 Career Sabotage 👯 Girl Gang

Sweet Revenge

A disgraced architect joins a secret group of women to destroy the rival who framed her.

by Fern Michaels 2006 315 pages

4.3

9k+ ratings

⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🎭 Gaslighting 👥 Found Family 💼 Career Sabotage 👯 Girl Gang

Monarch

by Sophie Lark • 2024

An immigrant bride finds her fiancé's gothic hotel a prison, its brooding owner her only hope.

3.83

10k+

🖤 Dark Romance 🏚️ Gothic Romance 🔪 Touch Her And Die 💍 Arranged Marriage 🕯️ Gothic Hotel

Monarch

An immigrant bride finds her fiancé's gothic hotel a prison, its brooding owner her only hope.

by Sophie Lark 2024 320 pages

3.83

10k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romance 🏚️ Gothic Romance 🔪 Touch Her And Die 💍 Arranged Marriage 🕯️ Gothic Hotel

Daisy Miller

by Henry James • 1879

In Europe, an American girl flouts convention, and one man can't decide: innocent or reckless flirt?

3.37

38k+

🗽 American Abroad 🥀 Tragic Heroine 👥 Social Ostracism ❓ Ambiguous Innocence 👁️ Unreliable Observer

Daisy Miller

In Europe, an American girl flouts convention, and one man can't decide: innocent or reckless flirt?

by Henry James 1879 164 pages

3.37

38k+ ratings

🗽 American Abroad 🥀 Tragic Heroine 👥 Social Ostracism ❓ Ambiguous Innocence 👁️ Unreliable Observer

Monster Girl Islands

by Logan Jacobs • 2019

A shipwrecked sailor is captured by a tribe of dragon-bonded monster women needing a king.

4.14

1k+

🧜‍♀️ Monster Girl Harem ⛵ Shipwrecked Stranger 🐉 Dragon Bonding 🫂 Found Family 🛖 Village Building

Monster Girl Islands

A shipwrecked sailor is captured by a tribe of dragon-bonded monster women needing a king.

by Logan Jacobs 2019 254 pages

4.14

1k+ ratings

🧜‍♀️ Monster Girl Harem ⛵ Shipwrecked Stranger 🐉 Dragon Bonding 🫂 Found Family 🛖 Village Building

The Voyage Home

by Pat Barker • 2024

A Trojan prophetess foresees murder as her captor sails home to a wife sharpening her grief.

3.92

8k+

🏛️ Mythological Retelling ⚔️ Trojan War Aftermath ⛓️ Enslaved Woman's Voice 🗡️ Woman Scorned Revenge 🔮 Prophetic Curse

The Voyage Home

A Trojan prophetess foresees murder as her captor sails home to a wife sharpening her grief.

by Pat Barker 2024 320 pages

3.92

8k+ ratings

🏛️ Mythological Retelling ⚔️ Trojan War Aftermath ⛓️ Enslaved Woman's Voice 🗡️ Woman Scorned Revenge 🔮 Prophetic Curse

Naruto, Vol. 03

by Masashi Kishimoto • 2000

A forest exam becomes a hunt when a rogue ninja marks Sasuke with a consuming curse.

4.44

22k+

🏟️ Battle Tournament 🥷 Ninja Fantasy 💀 Cursed Transformation ⚔️ Rivals To Brothers 🍥 Underdog Hero

Naruto, Vol. 03

A forest exam becomes a hunt when a rogue ninja marks Sasuke with a consuming curse.

by Masashi Kishimoto 2000 208 pages

4.44

22k+ ratings

🏟️ Battle Tournament 🥷 Ninja Fantasy 💀 Cursed Transformation ⚔️ Rivals To Brothers 🍥 Underdog Hero

The Bane of the Black Sword

by Michael Moorcock • 1987

Doomed sorcerer Elric wields a soul-stealing sword; his quest for peace may destroy his only hope.

4.01

8k+

⚔️ Sword And Sorcery 🗡️ Cursed Blade ⛓️ Tragic Antihero 💔 Doomed Love 🔄 Vengeance Quest

The Bane of the Black Sword

Doomed sorcerer Elric wields a soul-stealing sword; his quest for peace may destroy his only hope.

by Michael Moorcock 1987 157 pages

4.01

8k+ ratings

⚔️ Sword And Sorcery 🗡️ Cursed Blade ⛓️ Tragic Antihero 💔 Doomed Love 🔄 Vengeance Quest

Long Way Down

by Krista Ritchie • 2015

A sixteen-year-old wild child and her brother's blunt, older best friend risk a forbidden fall.

4.41

39k+

🕰️ Age Gap Romance 🚫 Forbidden Love 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🩹 Trauma Healing 📸 Media Scrutiny

Long Way Down

A sixteen-year-old wild child and her brother's blunt, older best friend risk a forbidden fall.

by Krista Ritchie 2015 641 pages

4.41

39k+ ratings

🕰️ Age Gap Romance 🚫 Forbidden Love 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🩹 Trauma Healing 📸 Media Scrutiny

The Astrology House

by Carinn Jade • 2024

Eight guests arrive at a coastal astrology retreat. The house knows what they did.

3.48

4k+

🔒 Locked Room Mystery 🕯️ Modern Gothic 💔 Toxic Siblings 🤫 Secret Past 👁️ Multiple Perspectives

The Astrology House

Eight guests arrive at a coastal astrology retreat. The house knows what they did.

by Carinn Jade 2024 307 pages

3.48

4k+ ratings

🔒 Locked Room Mystery 🕯️ Modern Gothic 💔 Toxic Siblings 🤫 Secret Past 👁️ Multiple Perspectives

The Trade Off

by Sandie Jones • 2023

A young journalist uncovers the lies behind a tabloid scandal that left a woman dead.

3.24

3k+

🖤 Newsroom Thriller 📰 Tabloid Culture 🏢 Toxic Workplace ⚔️ Mentor Rivalry 🔦 Exposing Corruption

The Trade Off

A young journalist uncovers the lies behind a tabloid scandal that left a woman dead.

by Sandie Jones 2023 304 pages

3.24

3k+ ratings

🖤 Newsroom Thriller 📰 Tabloid Culture 🏢 Toxic Workplace ⚔️ Mentor Rivalry 🔦 Exposing Corruption

The Anti-Hero

by Sara Cate • 2023

A pastor's son and a sex club dancer fake a romance to destroy his father's empire.

3.99

25k+

😇 Religious Trauma ⛪ Faith Deconstruction 💍 Fake Dating 🔥 Opposites Attract 🏠 Found Family

The Anti-Hero

A pastor's son and a sex club dancer fake a romance to destroy his father's empire.

by Sara Cate 2023 366 pages

3.99

25k+ ratings

😇 Religious Trauma ⛪ Faith Deconstruction 💍 Fake Dating 🔥 Opposites Attract 🏠 Found Family

The Lottery and Other Stories

by Shirley Jackson • 1949

An annual lottery where winning means death opens a collection where menace wears an ordinary face.

4.02

82k+

🏠 Domestic Horror 🏘️ Small-Town Secrets 👥 Mob Mentality 🪞 Uncanny 🔇 Quiet Dread

The Lottery and Other Stories

An annual lottery where winning means death opens a collection where menace wears an ordinary face.

by Shirley Jackson 1949 302 pages

4.02

82k+ ratings

🏠 Domestic Horror 🏘️ Small-Town Secrets 👥 Mob Mentality 🪞 Uncanny 🔇 Quiet Dread

Into Darkness We Fall

by Jodie King • 2024

A college student with a stalker falls for a rapper and a fighter harboring dark secrets.

4.22

1k+

📜 Stalker Romance ⛓ Captor Captive 🛡 Touch Her And Die 💀 Mafia Dynasty 👑 Hidden Heiress

Into Darkness We Fall

A college student with a stalker falls for a rapper and a fighter harboring dark secrets.

by Jodie King 2024

4.22

1k+ ratings

📜 Stalker Romance ⛓ Captor Captive 🛡 Touch Her And Die 💀 Mafia Dynasty 👑 Hidden Heiress

The One Man

by Andrew Gross • 2016

A Polish refugee must infiltrate Auschwitz to extract a physicist whose knowledge could win the war.

4.33

17k+

🔍 WWII Espionage 💔 Survivor's Guilt ♟️ Chess Prodigy ⚛️ Atomic Race 🇵🇱 1940s Poland

The One Man

A Polish refugee must infiltrate Auschwitz to extract a physicist whose knowledge could win the war.

by Andrew Gross 2016 431 pages

4.33

17k+ ratings

🔍 WWII Espionage 💔 Survivor's Guilt ♟️ Chess Prodigy ⚛️ Atomic Race 🇵🇱 1940s Poland

Corpse Roads

by J. Rose • 2022

She escapes a killer's basement. Four broken men hunting him fall for his only living victim.

4.12

7k+

🖤 Reverse Harem 🏠 Found Family 💔 Trauma Recovery 🦋 Survivor Heroine 🔪 Serial Killer Thriller

Corpse Roads

She escapes a killer's basement. Four broken men hunting him fall for his only living victim.

by J. Rose 2022 460 pages

4.12

7k+ ratings

🖤 Reverse Harem 🏠 Found Family 💔 Trauma Recovery 🦋 Survivor Heroine 🔪 Serial Killer Thriller

Moby Dick

by Christophe Chabouté • 2014

A young sailor boards the Pequod under a captain obsessed with destroying the legendary white whale.

4.08

1k+

📚 Graphic Novel Classic ⚓ Doomed Sea Voyage ⚔️ Obsession And Revenge 🐋 19th Century Whaling 🌊 Survival At Sea

Moby Dick

A young sailor boards the Pequod under a captain obsessed with destroying the legendary white whale.

by Christophe Chabouté 2014 256 pages

4.08

1k+ ratings

📚 Graphic Novel Classic ⚓ Doomed Sea Voyage ⚔️ Obsession And Revenge 🐋 19th Century Whaling 🌊 Survival At Sea

Defend the Dawn

by Brigid Kemmerer • 2022

An apothecary and a brutal prince sail for medicine, but their captain hides a dangerous secret.

4.16

37k+

🏛️ Political Fantasy 👑 Court Intrigue ⛵ Seafaring Adventure ⚔️ Rebel X Royal 🖤 Morally Gray Love Interest

Defend the Dawn

An apothecary and a brutal prince sail for medicine, but their captain hides a dangerous secret.

by Brigid Kemmerer 2022 496 pages

4.16

37k+ ratings

🏛️ Political Fantasy 👑 Court Intrigue ⛵ Seafaring Adventure ⚔️ Rebel X Royal 🖤 Morally Gray Love Interest

Prince of Fools

by Mark Lawrence • 2014

A coward prince is magically shackled to a vengeful Norseman, pulled north into Dead King's war.

4.05

35k+

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy 🔗 Magically Bonded Pair 🗡️ Vengeance Quest 🤷 Reluctant Hero 💀 Undead Army

Prince of Fools

A coward prince is magically shackled to a vengeful Norseman, pulled north into Dead King's war.

by Mark Lawrence 2014 355 pages

4.05

35k+ ratings

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy 🔗 Magically Bonded Pair 🗡️ Vengeance Quest 🤷 Reluctant Hero 💀 Undead Army

The Lieutenants

by W.E.B. Griffin • 1986

From North Africa to Cold War Berlin, officers navigate war, captivity, and the shadow war.

4.34

8k+

🔗 Pow Escape 🕵️ Cold War Espionage 🏜️ North African Campaign 🏚️ Post-War Germany 🤝 Officer Camaraderie

The Lieutenants

From North Africa to Cold War Berlin, officers navigate war, captivity, and the shadow war.

by W.E.B. Griffin 1986 416 pages

4.34

8k+ ratings

🔗 Pow Escape 🕵️ Cold War Espionage 🏜️ North African Campaign 🏚️ Post-War Germany 🤝 Officer Camaraderie

The Utterly Uninteresting and Unadventurous Tales of Fred, the Vampire Accountant

by Drew Hayes • 2014

A vampire who'd rather do taxes than bite necks must save his girlfriend from his sire.

3.84

17k+

🦇 Vampire Comedy 💼 Reluctant Vampire 🫂 Found Family ☕ Everyday Supernatural 📋 Supernatural Bureaucracy

The Utterly Uninteresting and Unadventurous Tales of Fred, the Vampire Accountant

A vampire who'd rather do taxes than bite necks must save his girlfriend from his sire.

by Drew Hayes 2014 300 pages

3.84

17k+ ratings

🦇 Vampire Comedy 💼 Reluctant Vampire 🫂 Found Family ☕ Everyday Supernatural 📋 Supernatural Bureaucracy

The Haunted Mesa

by Louis L'Amour • 1987

A skeptic's search for a vanished friend leads through a desert kiva into a parallel world.

3.81

7k+

🤠 Weird West 🌀 Portal Fantasy 🏛️ Lost Civilization 🐍 Mesoamerican Mythology 🏜️ Atmospheric Desert

The Haunted Mesa

A skeptic's search for a vanished friend leads through a desert kiva into a parallel world.

by Louis L'Amour 1987 426 pages

3.81

7k+ ratings

🤠 Weird West 🌀 Portal Fantasy 🏛️ Lost Civilization 🐍 Mesoamerican Mythology 🏜️ Atmospheric Desert

Beneath the Surface

by Emily McIntire • 2021

She trusts a tattooed stranger with her son. He was hired to find her.

4.23

8k+

🍼 Single Parent Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 🖤 Morally Grey Hero 💔 Hurt/Comfort 🏡 Small Town Romance

Beneath the Surface

She trusts a tattooed stranger with her son. He was hired to find her.

by Emily McIntire 2021 432 pages

4.23

8k+ ratings

🍼 Single Parent Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 🖤 Morally Grey Hero 💔 Hurt/Comfort 🏡 Small Town Romance

A Time of Dread

by John Gwynne • 2018

Angels rule as tyrants, but a trapper's son finds a demonic evil stirring in the north.

4.29

15k+

🏛️ Ancient War Aftermath 👼 Angelic Tyranny 🫂 Found Family 📚 Training Academy ⛓️ Political Hostage

A Time of Dread

Angels rule as tyrants, but a trapper's son finds a demonic evil stirring in the north.

by John Gwynne 2018 463 pages

4.29

15k+ ratings

🏛️ Ancient War Aftermath 👼 Angelic Tyranny 🫂 Found Family 📚 Training Academy ⛓️ Political Hostage

I'm Thinking of Ending Things

by Iain Reid • 2016

A woman's doubts explode into horror when a visit to her boyfriend's family farm turns surreal.

3.50

200k+

🖤 Psychological Horror 🤥 Unreliable Narrator 📖 Metafiction 🌀 Surreal Horror 🏚️ Isolation Horror

I'm Thinking of Ending Things

A woman's doubts explode into horror when a visit to her boyfriend's family farm turns surreal.

by Iain Reid 2016 241 pages

3.50

200k+ ratings

🖤 Psychological Horror 🤥 Unreliable Narrator 📖 Metafiction 🌀 Surreal Horror 🏚️ Isolation Horror

Cursed

by Benedict Jacka • 2012

A diviner tracks Dark mages draining magic from the living, his only ally a hunted enchantress.

4.08

21k+

⏳ Precognitive Hero 🏙️ Magic London 🐾 Wishes Gone Wrong ⚖️ Mage Politics 🌑 Cursed Apprentice

Cursed

A diviner tracks Dark mages draining magic from the living, his only ally a hunted enchantress.

by Benedict Jacka 2012 293 pages

4.08

21k+ ratings

⏳ Precognitive Hero 🏙️ Magic London 🐾 Wishes Gone Wrong ⚖️ Mage Politics 🌑 Cursed Apprentice

The Battle for Skandia

by John Flanagan • 2006

A Ranger, a knight, and a princess must unite Viking raiders against an unstoppable eastern army.

4.36

100k+

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The Battle for Skandia

A Ranger, a knight, and a princess must unite Viking raiders against an unstoppable eastern army.

by John Flanagan 2006 294 pages

4.36

100k+ ratings

🎖️ Military Fantasy ✨ Low Magic Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🏹 Mentor Apprentice ⚔️ Reluctant Allies

The Traveler's Gate Trilogy

by Will Wight • 2015

To fight his mother’s killers, a teen enters a sentient death-house risking his sanity for power.

4.35

3k+

📈 Progression Fantasy 💎 Hard Magic System 🎭 Chosen One Subverted ⚔️ Friends To Rivals 💀 Brutal Training

The Traveler's Gate Trilogy

To fight his mother’s killers, a teen enters a sentient death-house risking his sanity for power.

by Will Wight 2015 1218 pages

4.35

3k+ ratings

📈 Progression Fantasy 💎 Hard Magic System 🎭 Chosen One Subverted ⚔️ Friends To Rivals 💀 Brutal Training

The Son

by Philipp Meyer • 2013

A Comanche captive builds a Texas empire, and every generation after him pays the debt.

4.03

38k+

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The Son

A Comanche captive builds a Texas empire, and every generation after him pays the debt.

by Philipp Meyer 2013 561 pages

4.03

38k+ ratings

🐂 Texas Family Saga 🏛️ Generational Saga 🪶 Frontier Captivity ⚔️ Inherited Violence 💔 Love Across Borders

A Tribute of Fire

by Sariah Wilson • 2024

In an ancient curse's tribute race, a princess fights monsters, hunters, and the prince she kissed.

4.09

17k+

🏛️ Greek Myth Retelling 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Hidden Identity 👩‍👩‍👧‍👧 Found Family ⚔️ Deadly Trials

A Tribute of Fire

In an ancient curse's tribute race, a princess fights monsters, hunters, and the prince she kissed.

by Sariah Wilson 2024 524 pages

4.09

17k+ ratings

🏛️ Greek Myth Retelling 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Hidden Identity 👩‍👩‍👧‍👧 Found Family ⚔️ Deadly Trials

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