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The Lies of Lena

by Kylie Snow

A mage hides her power from the prince she loves: he burns people like her.

4.17

28k+

🔗 Fated Mates ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Hidden Identity 🤝 Found Family 🖤 Morally Grey Hero

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The Lies of Lena

A mage hides her power from the prince she loves: he burns people like her.

by Kylie Snow 2024 471 pages

4.17

28k+ ratings

🔗 Fated Mates ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Hidden Identity 🤝 Found Family 🖤 Morally Grey Hero

The Keeper

by Tana French

An Irish town hums the killer's name. A retired Chicago detective won't join the chorus.

4.24

29k+

🍀 Irish Crime Fiction 📖 Literary Mystery 🏘️ Small-Town Crime 🔍 Retired Detective 🫂 Found Family

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The Keeper

An Irish town hums the killer's name. A retired Chicago detective won't join the chorus.

by Tana French 2026 496 pages

4.24

29k+ ratings

🍀 Irish Crime Fiction 📖 Literary Mystery 🏘️ Small-Town Crime 🔍 Retired Detective 🫂 Found Family

The Grey Wolf

by Louise Penny

Gamache's stolen coat reappears with a warning: a bioweapon is aimed at Montreal's water, tonight.

4.10

67k+

🇨🇦 Canadian Crime Fiction 🏘️ Small Town Mystery 🔍 Police Procedural ☣️ Bioterrorism Plot 🏛️ Corrupt Institutions

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The Grey Wolf

Gamache's stolen coat reappears with a warning: a bioweapon is aimed at Montreal's water, tonight.

by Louise Penny 2024 421 pages

4.10

67k+ ratings

🇨🇦 Canadian Crime Fiction 🏘️ Small Town Mystery 🔍 Police Procedural ☣️ Bioterrorism Plot 🏛️ Corrupt Institutions

The Heartbreak Hotel

by Ellen O'Clover

Broke and betrayed, Lou opens a heartbreak retreat in her home, falling for her grieving landlord.

3.76

31k+

🏔️ Small Town Romance 🍂 Cozy Romance Energy 🩹 Healing Romance ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity

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The Heartbreak Hotel

Broke and betrayed, Lou opens a heartbreak retreat in her home, falling for her grieving landlord.

by Ellen O'Clover 2025 352 pages

3.76

31k+ ratings

🏔️ Small Town Romance 🍂 Cozy Romance Energy 🩹 Healing Romance ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity

The Heir Apparent

by Rebecca Armitage

A runaway princess turned doctor must choose: the British throne or the Australian man she loves.

3.78

61k+

👑 Royal Romance 🏰 Palace Intrigue 🔐 Family Secrets 💕 Second Chance Romance 🌅 Bittersweet

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The Heir Apparent

A runaway princess turned doctor must choose: the British throne or the Australian man she loves.

by Rebecca Armitage 2025 416 pages

3.78

61k+ ratings

👑 Royal Romance 🏰 Palace Intrigue 🔐 Family Secrets 💕 Second Chance Romance 🌅 Bittersweet

The Graham Effect

by Elle Kennedy

To make Team USA, a hockey icon's daughter needs coaching from her ex's teammate.

4.17

200k+

🏒 College Hockey 💕 Rivals To Lovers 🤫 Secret Relationship 🖤 Traumatized Hero 🔥 High Steam

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The Graham Effect

To make Team USA, a hockey icon's daughter needs coaching from her ex's teammate.

by Elle Kennedy 2023 498 pages

4.17

200k+ ratings

🏒 College Hockey 💕 Rivals To Lovers 🤫 Secret Relationship 🖤 Traumatized Hero 🔥 High Steam

The Lion Women of Tehran

by Marjan Kamali

A childhood bond in 1950s Tehran must weather revolution, betrayal, and decades of separation.

4.47

200k+

🇮🇷 Iranian Revolution 👭 Childhood Friends 💔 Betrayal 🌊 Epic Friendship Saga ✊ Women's Resistance

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The Lion Women of Tehran

A childhood bond in 1950s Tehran must weather revolution, betrayal, and decades of separation.

by Marjan Kamali 2024 327 pages

4.47

200k+ ratings

🇮🇷 Iranian Revolution 👭 Childhood Friends 💔 Betrayal 🌊 Epic Friendship Saga ✊ Women's Resistance

The Locked Door

by Freida McFadden

A surgeon's patients are murdered, hands severed. Her father killed seventeen women the same way.

3.98

600k+

🧠 Psychological Thriller 🔪 Serial Killer Thriller 👤 Daughter Of A Killer 🩸 Framed For Murder 👯 Secret Sister

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The Locked Door

A surgeon's patients are murdered, hands severed. Her father killed seventeen women the same way.

by Freida McFadden 2021 313 pages

3.98

600k+ ratings

🧠 Psychological Thriller 🔪 Serial Killer Thriller 👤 Daughter Of A Killer 🩸 Framed For Murder 👯 Secret Sister

The Last Letter

by Rebecca Yarros

A single mother marries a soldier for his insurance, unaware he's the pen pal she loves.

4.49

500k+

🎖️ Military Romance ✉️ Pen Pal Love 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 👧 Single Parent 🎭 Hidden Identity

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The Last Letter

A single mother marries a soldier for his insurance, unaware he's the pen pal she loves.

by Rebecca Yarros 2019 426 pages

4.49

500k+ ratings

🎖️ Military Romance ✉️ Pen Pal Love 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 👧 Single Parent 🎭 Hidden Identity

The Jasad Heir

by Sara Hashem

An enemy Commander unmasks a hidden heir and drafts her into a lethal tournament.

4.07

46k+

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 👑 Hidden Heir 🏟️ Deadly Tournament 🕌 Middle Eastern Fantasy 🌑 Dark Romantasy

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The Jasad Heir

An enemy Commander unmasks a hidden heir and drafts her into a lethal tournament.

by Sara Hashem 2023 523 pages

4.07

46k+ ratings

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 👑 Hidden Heir 🏟️ Deadly Tournament 🕌 Middle Eastern Fantasy 🌑 Dark Romantasy

The Irish Goodbye

by Heather Aimee O'Neill

Three sisters, one Thanksgiving, and a secret that sank a family twenty-five years ago.

3.72

51k+

🦃 Thanksgiving Reunion 👩‍👩‍👧 Three Sisters 🤫 Buried Family Secrets 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Homecoming ✝️ Catholic Guilt

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The Irish Goodbye

Three sisters, one Thanksgiving, and a secret that sank a family twenty-five years ago.

by Heather Aimee O'Neill 2025 288 pages

3.72

51k+ ratings

🦃 Thanksgiving Reunion 👩‍👩‍👧 Three Sisters 🤫 Buried Family Secrets 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Homecoming ✝️ Catholic Guilt

The Intruder

by Freida McFadden

A woman shelters a bloodied girl, then finds a notebook of murder drawings starring herself.

3.88

400k+

🕰️ Dual Timeline 🏡 Domestic Thriller 😢 Abusive Mother 👪 Found Family ⚔️ Vigilante Justice

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The Intruder

A woman shelters a bloodied girl, then finds a notebook of murder drawings starring herself.

by Freida McFadden 2025 279 pages

3.88

400k+ ratings

🕰️ Dual Timeline 🏡 Domestic Thriller 😢 Abusive Mother 👪 Found Family ⚔️ Vigilante Justice

The Goal

by Elle Kennedy

A Harvard-bound waitress has one rule: no hockey players. Tucker makes her want to break it.

3.85

300k+

🏒 Hockey Romance 👶 Accidental Pregnancy 💪 Working Class Heroine 💘 He Falls First 👨‍👩‍👧 Found Family

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The Goal

A Harvard-bound waitress has one rule: no hockey players. Tucker makes her want to break it.

by Elle Kennedy 2016 384 pages

3.85

300k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 👶 Accidental Pregnancy 💪 Working Class Heroine 💘 He Falls First 👨‍👩‍👧 Found Family

The Jasad Crown

by Sara Hashem

A queen reclaims her throne while ancient magic pulls her into the enemy commander's bed.

4.36

27k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🕌 Middle Eastern Fantasy 👑 Political Fantasy 👥 Dual Pov ⚡ Magic With A Cost

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The Jasad Crown

A queen reclaims her throne while ancient magic pulls her into the enemy commander's bed.

by Sara Hashem 2025 681 pages

4.36

27k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🕌 Middle Eastern Fantasy 👑 Political Fantasy 👥 Dual Pov ⚡ Magic With A Cost

The Lamb

by Lucy Rose

Her cannibal mother found love. Now Margot is the dinner they plan to share.

3.75

50k+

🍖 Cannibal Horror 🖤 Toxic Mother Daughter 💋 Sapphic Horror 🌾 Rural Gothic 🦴 Body Horror

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The Lamb

Her cannibal mother found love. Now Margot is the dinner they plan to share.

by Lucy Rose 2025 336 pages

3.75

50k+ ratings

🍖 Cannibal Horror 🖤 Toxic Mother Daughter 💋 Sapphic Horror 🌾 Rural Gothic 🦴 Body Horror

The Housemaid's Wedding

by Freida McFadden

A pregnant ex-con's wedding day is interrupted by a phone call promising to slit her throat.

3.30

300k+

🏠 Domestic Thriller 💒 Wedding Day Thriller 📞 Anonymous Caller 🫂 Chosen Family 🤝 Mutual Protection

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The Housemaid's Wedding

A pregnant ex-con's wedding day is interrupted by a phone call promising to slit her throat.

by Freida McFadden 2024 76 pages

3.30

300k+ ratings

🏠 Domestic Thriller 💒 Wedding Day Thriller 📞 Anonymous Caller 🫂 Chosen Family 🤝 Mutual Protection

The Gate of the Feral Gods

by Matt Dinniman

Four castles, fifteen days, a flying gnome fortress: the fifth floor wants Carl dead.

4.55

100k+

🎲 Litrpg Dungeon Crawl 🤪 Absurdist Fantasy 🐱 Talking Cat 🫂 Found Family 🖤 Dark Humor

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The Gate of the Feral Gods

Four castles, fifteen days, a flying gnome fortress: the fifth floor wants Carl dead.

by Matt Dinniman 2021 586 pages

4.55

100k+ ratings

🎲 Litrpg Dungeon Crawl 🤪 Absurdist Fantasy 🐱 Talking Cat 🫂 Found Family 🖤 Dark Humor

The Eye of the Bedlam Bride

by Matt Dinniman

Carl hunts monsters for cards on doomed Havana's dungeon floor, stalked by a spider goddess.

4.66

92k+

🕳️ Dungeon Crawl 🎥 Deadly Game Show 🐱 Talking Cat Companion 🖤 Dark Humor 🦴 Body Horror

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The Eye of the Bedlam Bride

Carl hunts monsters for cards on doomed Havana's dungeon floor, stalked by a spider goddess.

by Matt Dinniman 2023 812 pages

4.66

92k+ ratings

🕳️ Dungeon Crawl 🎥 Deadly Game Show 🐱 Talking Cat Companion 🖤 Dark Humor 🦴 Body Horror

The Director

by Daniel Kehlmann

Trapped in Nazi Germany, a film director makes his masterpiece using prisoners from the camps.

4.06

10k+

🎭 Art And Totalitarianism 🪖 Nazi Era Fiction 🎬 Lost Masterpiece 🤝 Artist As Collaborator 😶 Moral Ambiguity

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The Director

Trapped in Nazi Germany, a film director makes his masterpiece using prisoners from the camps.

by Daniel Kehlmann 2023 352 pages

4.06

10k+ ratings

🎭 Art And Totalitarianism 🪖 Nazi Era Fiction 🎬 Lost Masterpiece 🤝 Artist As Collaborator 😶 Moral Ambiguity

The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook

by Matt Dinniman

Trapped in a one-way subway with ten days to escape and a dead anarchist's forbidden book.

4.42

100k+

🏰 Dungeon Crawl 📈 Litrpg Progression 🤝 Found Family 🐈 Talking Cat Sidekick 😈 Dark Comedy Fantasy

The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook Summary

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The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook

Trapped in a one-way subway with ten days to escape and a dead anarchist's forbidden book.

by Matt Dinniman 2021 534 pages

4.42

100k+ ratings

🏰 Dungeon Crawl 📈 Litrpg Progression 🤝 Found Family 🐈 Talking Cat Sidekick 😈 Dark Comedy Fantasy

The Five-Star Weekend

by Elin Hilderbrand

A widow's Nantucket weekend with four friends implodes when she learns one was her husband's lover.

4.01

300k+

🌊 Bittersweet Summer 🥂 Girls' Weekend 💕 Old Flame Returns 🖤 Widow Finds Love 🔥 Secrets Among Friends

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The Five-Star Weekend

A widow's Nantucket weekend with four friends implodes when she learns one was her husband's lover.

by Elin Hilderbrand 2023 384 pages

4.01

300k+ ratings

🌊 Bittersweet Summer 🥂 Girls' Weekend 💕 Old Flame Returns 🖤 Widow Finds Love 🔥 Secrets Among Friends

The Ever King

by L.J. Andrews

Stolen by the pirate king she read to in chains, a princess becomes his missing power.

4.10

100k+

💔 Enemies To Lovers 👑 Fae Royalty ⛓️ Captive Romance ✨ Magical Bond 🌑 Dark And Sensual

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The Ever King

Stolen by the pirate king she read to in chains, a princess becomes his missing power.

by L.J. Andrews 2023 13 pages

4.10

100k+ ratings

💔 Enemies To Lovers 👑 Fae Royalty ⛓️ Captive Romance ✨ Magical Bond 🌑 Dark And Sensual

The Frozen River

by Ariel Lawhon

1789 Maine: a midwife finds a frozen body. The judge says drowning. She says murder.

4.38

500k+

🤰 Midwife Protagonist 🪶 Early America ⚖️ Corrupt Justice System 🗡️ Vigilante Justice 👩‍🦳 Older Female Lead

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The Frozen River

1789 Maine: a midwife finds a frozen body. The judge says drowning. She says murder.

by Ariel Lawhon 2023 448 pages

4.38

500k+ ratings

🤰 Midwife Protagonist 🪶 Early America ⚖️ Corrupt Justice System 🗡️ Vigilante Justice 👩‍🦳 Older Female Lead

The Deal

by Elle Kennedy

A music major trades tutoring for a fake date with a hockey star. The performance turns genuine.

4.20

1M+

🎭 Fake Dating 🏒 Hockey Romance 🏛️ College Romance 🧲 Opposites Attract 🛡️ Protective Hero

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The Deal

A music major trades tutoring for a fake date with a hockey star. The performance turns genuine.

by Elle Kennedy 2015 360 pages

4.20

1M+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating 🏒 Hockey Romance 🏛️ College Romance 🧲 Opposites Attract 🛡️ Protective Hero

The Foxhole Court

by Nora Sakavic

A young fugitive joins a college sports team knowing the crime family hunting him is watching.

4.01

100k+

🏑 College Sports Story 🫂 Found Family 🏃 On The Run 🖤 Morally Grey Protector 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

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The Foxhole Court

A young fugitive joins a college sports team knowing the crime family hunting him is watching.

by Nora Sakavic 2013 237 pages

4.01

100k+ ratings

🏑 College Sports Story 🫂 Found Family 🏃 On The Run 🖤 Morally Grey Protector 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

The Death-Made Prince

by Lisette Marshall

A condemned witch bargains with a necromancer prince: free his sister, and he resurrects her lover.

4.29

8k+

💀 Necromancer Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🌋 Gothic Atmosphere 👑 Political Intrigue

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The Death-Made Prince

A condemned witch bargains with a necromancer prince: free his sister, and he resurrects her lover.

by Lisette Marshall 2025 547 pages

4.29

8k+ ratings

💀 Necromancer Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🌋 Gothic Atmosphere 👑 Political Intrigue

The Fourth Monkey

by J.D. Barker

A dead man's severed ear forces a detective to hunt a killer who buries girls alive.

4.26

88k+

🕵️ Serial Killer Procedural 🐱 Cat And Mouse Game 📖 Killer Origin Story 💔 Dead Wife Grief 🕯️ Dark Family Secrets

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The Fourth Monkey

A dead man's severed ear forces a detective to hunt a killer who buries girls alive.

by J.D. Barker 2017 404 pages

4.26

88k+ ratings

🕵️ Serial Killer Procedural 🐱 Cat And Mouse Game 📖 Killer Origin Story 💔 Dead Wife Grief 🕯️ Dark Family Secrets

The Female

by Invi Wright

Three demons buy a human woman as a placeholder. She refuses to stay temporary.

3.82

39k+

💕 Why Choose Romance 🖤 Demon Captor Romance 💫 Fated Mates 🤲 Touch Starved 🏠 Found Family

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The Female

Three demons buy a human woman as a placeholder. She refuses to stay temporary.

by Invi Wright 2023 397 pages

3.82

39k+ ratings

💕 Why Choose Romance 🖤 Demon Captor Romance 💫 Fated Mates 🤲 Touch Starved 🏠 Found Family

The Elements

by John Boyne

On a remote Irish island, a disgraced woman searches for the truth behind her daughter's drowning.

4.43

26k+

🧬 Intergenerational Trauma 🔄 Cycles Of Abuse 💔 Estranged Parent 😔 Survivor's Guilt 🏝️ Island Isolation

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The Elements

On a remote Irish island, a disgraced woman searches for the truth behind her daughter's drowning.

by John Boyne 2025 496 pages

4.43

26k+ ratings

🧬 Intergenerational Trauma 🔄 Cycles Of Abuse 💔 Estranged Parent 😔 Survivor's Guilt 🏝️ Island Isolation

The Devils

by Joe Abercrombie

A fake princess, five monsters, and an empire that devours anyone who reaches for its throne.

4.20

78k+

🗡️ Grimdark Fantasy 👹 Monster Squad 🎭 Fake Identity ⛪ Corrupt Church 😈 Dark Humor

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The Devils

A fake princess, five monsters, and an empire that devours anyone who reaches for its throne.

by Joe Abercrombie 2025 565 pages

4.20

78k+ ratings

🗡️ Grimdark Fantasy 👹 Monster Squad 🎭 Fake Identity ⛪ Corrupt Church 😈 Dark Humor

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