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The Scarlet Papers

by Matthew Richardson

A stalled professor receives a spy's dying confession: she was the Cold War's ultimate traitor.

4.28

5k+

🕵️ Cold War Espionage 🔀 Triple Agent 🎭 Deep Cover 👵 Hidden Family Legacy 📜 Historical Cover-Up

Immersive

The Scarlet Papers

A stalled professor receives a spy's dying confession: she was the Cold War's ultimate traitor.

by Matthew Richardson 2023 567 pages

4.28

5k+ ratings

🕵️ Cold War Espionage 🔀 Triple Agent 🎭 Deep Cover 👵 Hidden Family Legacy 📜 Historical Cover-Up

The Doctor-Approved Cannabis Handbook

by Benjamin Caplan • 2023

4.26

The Doctor-Approved Cannabis Handbook

by Benjamin Caplan 2023 288 pages

4.26

23 ratings

The Coming Storm

by Odd Arne Westad • 2026

The world before 1914 is a map of our own: multipolar, jingoistic, wired for catastrophe.

3.83

500+

🏛️ Great Power Rivalry 📜 Pre-WWI History 🌐 Multipolar World ⏳ Historical Parallels 🛡️ Deterrence Theory

The Coming Storm

The world before 1914 is a map of our own: multipolar, jingoistic, wired for catastrophe.

by Odd Arne Westad 2026 256 pages

3.83

500+ ratings

🏛️ Great Power Rivalry 📜 Pre-WWI History 🌐 Multipolar World ⏳ Historical Parallels 🛡️ Deterrence Theory

Your Money or Your Life - Abridged

by Vicki Robin • 2009

Money is a political project, a religious act, and a speculative fiction, not a neutral tool.

3.78

500+

👥 Sociology Of Money 🌍 Anthropology Of Money 📜 Monetary History ⛪ Money And Religion 🎨 Money And Art

Your Money or Your Life - Abridged

Money is a political project, a religious act, and a speculative fiction, not a neutral tool.

by Vicki Robin 2009 2 pages

3.78

500+ ratings

👥 Sociology Of Money 🌍 Anthropology Of Money 📜 Monetary History ⛪ Money And Religion 🎨 Money And Art

Radically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy

by Thomas R. Lynch • 2018

Some patients don't need more self-control. They need less. A therapy for the overcontrolled.

4.29

141

🧠 Dialectical Behavior Therapy 📏 Perfectionism 🏝️ Loneliness 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🗣️ Nonverbal Communication

Radically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy

Some patients don't need more self-control. They need less. A therapy for the overcontrolled.

by Thomas R. Lynch 2018 600 pages

4.29

141 ratings

🧠 Dialectical Behavior Therapy 📏 Perfectionism 🏝️ Loneliness 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🗣️ Nonverbal Communication

The Wolf and the Sheep

by Penelope Sky • 2018

A mafia heir marries a defiant opera singer for vengeance. She refuses to break.

4.03

8k+

🖤 Mafia Romance 💍 Arranged Marriage ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🗡️ Touch Her And Die

The Wolf and the Sheep

A mafia heir marries a defiant opera singer for vengeance. She refuses to break.

by Penelope Sky 2018 278 pages

4.03

8k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance 💍 Arranged Marriage ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🗡️ Touch Her And Die

Psychoanalytic Diagnosis

by Nancy McWilliams • 1994

Every symptom changes meaning with the personality beneath it. Treat the structure, not the surface.

4.52

4k+

📋 Clinical Diagnosis 🛡️ Defense Mechanisms 🏛️ Character Structure 🛋️ Psychoanalytic Theory 👶 Object Relations Theory

Psychoanalytic Diagnosis

Every symptom changes meaning with the personality beneath it. Treat the structure, not the surface.

by Nancy McWilliams 1994 398 pages

4.52

4k+ ratings

📋 Clinical Diagnosis 🛡️ Defense Mechanisms 🏛️ Character Structure 🛋️ Psychoanalytic Theory 👶 Object Relations Theory

The Patron Saint of Liars

by Ann Patchett

At a Kentucky home for unwed mothers, she finds a husband, a daughter, and the door.

3.90

70k+

💜 Hidden Pregnancy 💔 Absent Mother 🏠 Found Family 😶 Ambivalent Motherhood 🎭 Unreliable Narrator

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The Patron Saint of Liars

At a Kentucky home for unwed mothers, she finds a husband, a daughter, and the door.

by Ann Patchett 1992 352 pages

3.90

70k+ ratings

💜 Hidden Pregnancy 💔 Absent Mother 🏠 Found Family 😶 Ambivalent Motherhood 🎭 Unreliable Narrator

Death

by Laura Thalassa

Death's touch cannot kill her, so he keeps her. Stopping the apocalypse means seducing a horseman.

4.28

49k+

🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 💀 Immortal Heroine 🖤 Villain Redemption 🔥 Seduction Mission 🌍 Apocalyptic Romance

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Death

Death's touch cannot kill her, so he keeps her. Stopping the apocalypse means seducing a horseman.

by Laura Thalassa 2021 560 pages

4.28

49k+ ratings

🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 💀 Immortal Heroine 🖤 Villain Redemption 🔥 Seduction Mission 🌍 Apocalyptic Romance

The Gone World

by Tom Sweterlitsch

An NCIS agent hunts a missing girl through time, but every future is already ending.

3.91

29k+

🖤 Cosmic Horror 🔍 Time Travel Detective ⏳ Alternate Timelines 🕯️ Cult And Conspiracy 👥 Mirror Selves

Immersive

The Gone World

An NCIS agent hunts a missing girl through time, but every future is already ending.

by Tom Sweterlitsch 2018 400 pages

3.91

29k+ ratings

🖤 Cosmic Horror 🔍 Time Travel Detective ⏳ Alternate Timelines 🕯️ Cult And Conspiracy 👥 Mirror Selves

This Story Might Save Your Life

by Tiffany Crum

After striking her husband, a podcaster disappears, leaving her co-host accused of murder.

3.89

100k+

🏚️ Domestic Thriller 🎙️ Podcast Mystery 💕 Friends To Lovers 🛡️ Abuse Survival 🤫 Protective Cover-Up

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This Story Might Save Your Life

After striking her husband, a podcaster disappears, leaving her co-host accused of murder.

by Tiffany Crum 2026 357 pages

3.89

100k+ ratings

🏚️ Domestic Thriller 🎙️ Podcast Mystery 💕 Friends To Lovers 🛡️ Abuse Survival 🤫 Protective Cover-Up

Blood Bonds

by J. Bree

Five men share her soul. Her torturer is closing in. A friend opened the gates.

4.19

100k+

💫 Fated Mates 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Dark Romance 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🏙️ Hidden City

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Blood Bonds

Five men share her soul. Her torturer is closing in. A friend opened the gates.

by J. Bree 2021 541 pages

4.19

100k+ ratings

💫 Fated Mates 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Dark Romance 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🏙️ Hidden City

A Promise of Lies

by Clare Sager

Her lover's fae rival holds her captive. She pretends devotion while hunting evidence of his crimes.

4.02

10k+

🌿 Fae Court Intrigue 🖤 Dark Romantasy 👑 Hidden Heir 💔 Healing From Abuse 🤝 Found Family

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A Promise of Lies

Her lover's fae rival holds her captive. She pretends devotion while hunting evidence of his crimes.

by Clare Sager 2024 558 pages

4.02

10k+ ratings

🌿 Fae Court Intrigue 🖤 Dark Romantasy 👑 Hidden Heir 💔 Healing From Abuse 🤝 Found Family

After That Night

by Karin Slaughter

A doctor hunting a dead girl's rapists uncovers wealthy predators who destroyed her future too.

4.24

78k+

🚔 Police Procedural 🏥 Medical Thriller 📋 Institutional Cover-Up 🧠 Female Mastermind 👠 Trophy Collection

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After That Night

A doctor hunting a dead girl's rapists uncovers wealthy predators who destroyed her future too.

by Karin Slaughter 2023 432 pages

4.24

78k+ ratings

🚔 Police Procedural 🏥 Medical Thriller 📋 Institutional Cover-Up 🧠 Female Mastermind 👠 Trophy Collection

Captive Prince

by C.S. Pacat

A fallen prince hides his identity while serving the icy royal whose brother he killed.

3.78

100k+

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏛️ Political Intrigue 🎭 Hidden Identity 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ✨ Gilded Cruelty

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Captive Prince

A fallen prince hides his identity while serving the icy royal whose brother he killed.

by C.S. Pacat 2013 240 pages

3.78

100k+ ratings

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏛️ Political Intrigue 🎭 Hidden Identity 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ✨ Gilded Cruelty

The Shadowglass

by Rin Chupeco

A bone witch must complete the ritual to erase magic, hunted by her order and traitors.

4.27

18k+

🔮 Forbidden Magic 🌹 Tragic Romance 🐉 Dragon Companions 🗡️ Morally Gray Heroine 📜 Secret History

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The Shadowglass

A bone witch must complete the ritual to erase magic, hunted by her order and traitors.

by Rin Chupeco 2019 449 pages

4.27

18k+ ratings

🔮 Forbidden Magic 🌹 Tragic Romance 🐉 Dragon Companions 🗡️ Morally Gray Heroine 📜 Secret History

Two Can Keep a Secret

by Karen M. McManus

Ellery moves to Echo Ridge hunting answers about her missing aunt. Then the bodies start dropping.

3.91

100k+

🏘️ Small Town Mystery 🔍 Teen Detective Duo 🎧 True Crime Obsession ⚖️ Framed For Murder 🔒 Family Secrets

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Two Can Keep a Secret

Ellery moves to Echo Ridge hunting answers about her missing aunt. Then the bodies start dropping.

by Karen M. McManus 2019 329 pages

3.91

100k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Mystery 🔍 Teen Detective Duo 🎧 True Crime Obsession ⚖️ Framed For Murder 🔒 Family Secrets

Immortal Longings

by Chloe Gong

To kill the king, a princess joins the death games. Her rival becomes her only weakness.

3.53

28k+

🏟️ Deadly Games 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🔄 Body Swapping 🖤 Morally Grey Heroine 💧 Tragic Romance

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Immortal Longings

To kill the king, a princess joins the death games. Her rival becomes her only weakness.

by Chloe Gong 2023 372 pages

3.53

28k+ ratings

🏟️ Deadly Games 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🔄 Body Swapping 🖤 Morally Grey Heroine 💧 Tragic Romance

Disappoint Me

by Nicola Dinan

A trans poet resolves not to die alone. Her new boyfriend's past makes her question it.

3.97

8k+

🏳️‍⚧️ Trans Protagonist 🤍 Trans Body 🗝️ Buried Secret 💔 Choosing To Stay 🫂 Chosen Family

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Disappoint Me

A trans poet resolves not to die alone. Her new boyfriend's past makes her question it.

by Nicola Dinan 2025 320 pages

3.97

8k+ ratings

🏳️‍⚧️ Trans Protagonist 🤍 Trans Body 🗝️ Buried Secret 💔 Choosing To Stay 🫂 Chosen Family

The Arrangement

by Kiersten Modglin

When a couple opens their marriage, the first stranger ends up dead on the porch.

4.06

100k+

🖤 Domestic Thriller 🖤 Psychological Suspense 🖤 Unreliable Narrators 🖤 Marriage In Crisis 🖤 Cat And Mouse

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The Arrangement

When a couple opens their marriage, the first stranger ends up dead on the porch.

by Kiersten Modglin 2021 228 pages

4.06

100k+ ratings

🖤 Domestic Thriller 🖤 Psychological Suspense 🖤 Unreliable Narrators 🖤 Marriage In Crisis 🖤 Cat And Mouse

Bound in Inked Flame

by Ava Larksen

A blood pact delivers Nelle to her enemy; the dragon inside her is his family's vengeance.

4.22

2k+

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🐉 Dragon Shifter 🖤 Morally Grey Hero ✨ Bound By Magic 🔪 Family Betrayal

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Bound in Inked Flame

A blood pact delivers Nelle to her enemy; the dragon inside her is his family's vengeance.

by Ava Larksen 2025 731 pages

4.22

2k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🐉 Dragon Shifter 🖤 Morally Grey Hero ✨ Bound By Magic 🔪 Family Betrayal

Warlock

by Daniel Kensington

An orphan warlock, sole male at a witch college, hides forbidden magic worth killing for.

4.59

3k+

🏫 Only Male On Campus 🚫 Forbidden Magic 💫 Magic Bonding 🌃 Hidden Witch Society 🖤 Dark Academia

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Warlock

An orphan warlock, sole male at a witch college, hides forbidden magic worth killing for.

by Daniel Kensington 2024 508 pages

4.59

3k+ ratings

🏫 Only Male On Campus 🚫 Forbidden Magic 💫 Magic Bonding 🌃 Hidden Witch Society 🖤 Dark Academia

Leather & Lark

by Brynne Weaver

A vigilante marries a contract killer she despises to save him from her family's execution order.

4.00

300k+

🖤 Serial Killer Romance 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🔪 Touch Her And Die ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🎭 Dark Comedy

Immersive

Leather & Lark

A vigilante marries a contract killer she despises to save him from her family's execution order.

by Brynne Weaver 2024 390 pages

4.00

300k+ ratings

🖤 Serial Killer Romance 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🔪 Touch Her And Die ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🎭 Dark Comedy

You're Not My King!

by Eryn Hawk

An alien king buys a broken human. He calls it fate. Reuben calls it another cage.

3.89

3k+

👽 Alien Abduction Romance 💫 Fated Mates 📏 Size Difference 🩹 Trauma Healing 🐺 Possessive Hero

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You're Not My King!

An alien king buys a broken human. He calls it fate. Reuben calls it another cage.

by Eryn Hawk 2024 370 pages

3.89

3k+ ratings

👽 Alien Abduction Romance 💫 Fated Mates 📏 Size Difference 🩹 Trauma Healing 🐺 Possessive Hero

Midnight Stage

by Sheridan Anne

Her last-chance job lands her on tour with the rockstar who abandoned her eight years ago.

4.04

5k+

🎸 Rockstar Romance 👫 Brother's Best Friend 💔 Second Chance Romance 🩹 Trauma Healing 🗡️ Touch Her And Die

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Midnight Stage

Her last-chance job lands her on tour with the rockstar who abandoned her eight years ago.

by Sheridan Anne 2024 399 pages

4.04

5k+ ratings

🎸 Rockstar Romance 👫 Brother's Best Friend 💔 Second Chance Romance 🩹 Trauma Healing 🗡️ Touch Her And Die

Salt Kiss

by Sierra Simone

A war-weary bodyguard falls for a kink club king, then is ordered to fetch the king's bride.

3.98

19k+

🛡️ Bodyguard Romance 💍 Arranged Marriage ❤️ Polyamory ⛓️ BDSM Dynamics 🕵️ CIA Intrigue

Immersive

Salt Kiss

A war-weary bodyguard falls for a kink club king, then is ordered to fetch the king's bride.

by Sierra Simone 2023 354 pages

3.98

19k+ ratings

🛡️ Bodyguard Romance 💍 Arranged Marriage ❤️ Polyamory ⛓️ BDSM Dynamics 🕵️ CIA Intrigue

All Your Deadly Truths

by M.L. Burns

Her mother caged her in the sea. Her vampire already has blood on his hands.

4.03

2k+

🖤 Dark Romantasy 💫 Fated Mates 🩸 Vampire Romance 🔪 Touch Her And Die 🤍 Found Family

Immersive

All Your Deadly Truths

Her mother caged her in the sea. Her vampire already has blood on his hands.

by M.L. Burns 2025

4.03

2k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romantasy 💫 Fated Mates 🩸 Vampire Romance 🔪 Touch Her And Die 🤍 Found Family

Shadow Heart

by Morgan B. Lee

Sent to murder four immortals, a heartless revenant finds four mates determined to save her instead.

4.31

29k+

🖤 Dark Romantasy 💕 Why Choose Fantasy 👥 Polyamorous Coven 🤲 Touch Starved Heroine ⚔️ Morally Grey Heroine

Immersive

Shadow Heart

Sent to murder four immortals, a heartless revenant finds four mates determined to save her instead.

by Morgan B. Lee 2024 378 pages

4.31

29k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romantasy 💕 Why Choose Fantasy 👥 Polyamorous Coven 🤲 Touch Starved Heroine ⚔️ Morally Grey Heroine

The Mask Falling

by Samantha Shannon

A clairvoyant rebel in Paris discovers the man she loves was always the enemy's spy.

4.45

18k+

🏙️ Dystopian Fantasy ⚔️ Underground Resistance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Double Agents

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The Mask Falling

A clairvoyant rebel in Paris discovers the man she loves was always the enemy's spy.

by Samantha Shannon 2021 544 pages

4.45

18k+ ratings

🏙️ Dystopian Fantasy ⚔️ Underground Resistance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Double Agents

Hideaway

by Penelope Douglas

She vanished after a cathedral confession. Years later, he finds her with his enemy and claims her.

4.00

200k+

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Hidden Identity 💔 Childhood Trauma 🏠 Forced Proximity 🤝 Found Family

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Hideaway

She vanished after a cathedral confession. Years later, he finds her with his enemy and claims her.

by Penelope Douglas 2017 466 pages

4.00

200k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Hidden Identity 💔 Childhood Trauma 🏠 Forced Proximity 🤝 Found Family

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