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The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny

A debt between grandfathers becomes a marriage plot pulling two strangers toward each other.

by Kiran Desai 2025

3.70

37k+ ratings

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She's Not Sorry

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Her daughter is in danger, and the comatose patient she's treating knows why.

3.79

203k+

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She's Not Sorry

Her daughter is in danger, and the comatose patient she's treating knows why.

by Mary Kubica 2024

3.79

203k+ ratings

🧠 Psychological Suspense 🏠 Domestic Suspense 🔑 Family Secrets 🏥 Hospital Thriller 🛡️ Protective Mother

Too Late

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An undercover cop falls for the girlfriend of the drug dealer he's sworn to destroy.

4.03

555k+

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Too Late

An undercover cop falls for the girlfriend of the drug dealer he's sworn to destroy.

by Colleen Hoover 2016

4.03

555k+ ratings

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Bad Tourists

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At a Maldives resort, three friends discover the massacre that binds them isn't over yet.

3.65

9k+

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Bad Tourists

At a Maldives resort, three friends discover the massacre that binds them isn't over yet.

by Caro Carver 2024

3.65

9k+ ratings

🧠 Psychological Thriller 🔪 Female Serial Killer 🃏 Unreliable Narrator 🌴 Paradise Thriller 🖤 Survivor Guilt

Told You So

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Caught between her boyfriend's abuse and her church, a young Mormon athlete fights to survive.

3.58

51k+

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Told You So

Caught between her boyfriend's abuse and her church, a young Mormon athlete fights to survive.

by Mayci Neeley 2025

3.58

51k+ ratings

🏔️ Mormon Memoir ⛪ Religious Trauma 🙏 Faith Deconstruction 👩‍👦 Single Motherhood 🖤 Grief Journey

Defenseless Hearts

by Meagan Brandy • 2018

Her fiancé is a monster, and only her brother's best friend, a quarterback, sees the truth.

4.09

10k+

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Defenseless Hearts

Her fiancé is a monster, and only her brother's best friend, a quarterback, sees the truth.

by Meagan Brandy 2018

4.09

10k+ ratings

🕊️ Second Chance Romance 👦 Brother's Best Friend 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🖤 Angsty Romance

Saoirse

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An American mother in Donegal has a stolen name. Her past is painted into every canvas.

3.96

5k+

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Saoirse

An American mother in Donegal has a stolen name. Her past is painted into every canvas.

by Charleen Hurtubise 2026

3.96

5k+ ratings

📖 Trauma Narrative 🎭 Stolen Identity 🫂 Found Family 🎨 Artist Protagonist 🌱 Quiet Resilience

Remember Us This Way

by C.R. Jane • 2019

Three rock stars reunite with the girl who broke their hearts, hiding bruises under her pearls.

3.96

4k+

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Remember Us This Way

Three rock stars reunite with the girl who broke their hearts, hiding bruises under her pearls.

by C.R. Jane 2019

3.96

4k+ ratings

🎸 Rock Star Romance ❤️‍🔥 Reverse Harem 🩹 Trauma And Healing 🔙 Second Chance Love 🎶 Music As Escape

Invisible Helix

by Keigo Higashino • 2021

Abusive boyfriend murdered, florist flees; physicist finds doll linking her to club owner.

3.73

3k+

🚔 Police Procedural ❤️‍🩹 Found Family 🧬 Generational Trauma 🎭 Hidden Identity 🤱 Surrogate Motherhood

Invisible Helix

Abusive boyfriend murdered, florist flees; physicist finds doll linking her to club owner.

by Keigo Higashino 2021

3.73

3k+ ratings

🚔 Police Procedural ❤️‍🩹 Found Family 🧬 Generational Trauma 🎭 Hidden Identity 🤱 Surrogate Motherhood

Texts We Never Sent

by G. Forsyth-Read • 2026

Four estranged friends are forced to face old secrets when delayed messages from prom night arrive.

3.97

265

👯‍♀️ Female Friendship 🏳️‍🌈 Coming Out Story 💌 Secret Romance 🏥 Chronic Illness 🩹 Trauma Recovery

Texts We Never Sent

Four estranged friends are forced to face old secrets when delayed messages from prom night arrive.

by G. Forsyth-Read 2026

3.97

265 ratings

👯‍♀️ Female Friendship 🏳️‍🌈 Coming Out Story 💌 Secret Romance 🏥 Chronic Illness 🩹 Trauma Recovery

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