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Cash

by Johnny Cash • 1997

He crawled into a cave to die and came out ready to play Folsom Prison.

4.01

26k+

🎸 Music Memoirs 🕶️ Outlaw Country ✝️ Faith Journeys 🕊️ Redemption Stories 🌱 Southern Roots

Cash

He crawled into a cave to die and came out ready to play Folsom Prison.

by Johnny Cash 1997

4.01

26k+ ratings

🎸 Music Memoirs 🕶️ Outlaw Country ✝️ Faith Journeys 🕊️ Redemption Stories 🌱 Southern Roots

Quitting Smoking for Dummies

by David Brizer • 2003

Cravings last three minutes. A quit plan that handles the physical, mental, and environmental sides.

3.38

🚭 Smoking Cessation 🧠 Nicotine Addiction 🔄 Behavioral Change ⚠️ Trigger Management 🔁 Relapse Prevention

Quitting Smoking for Dummies

Cravings last three minutes. A quit plan that handles the physical, mental, and environmental sides.

by David Brizer 2003

3.38

16 ratings

🚭 Smoking Cessation 🧠 Nicotine Addiction 🔄 Behavioral Change ⚠️ Trigger Management 🔁 Relapse Prevention

Spider

by Ilsa Madden-Mills • 2017

One kiss on a plane, then the bombshell: her seatmate is about to become her stepbrother.

4.04

9k+

🎸 Rock Star Romance 💔 Step-Sibling Romance 🔄 Second Chance Love 🌧️ Childhood Meeting 🌱 Trauma Healing

Spider

One kiss on a plane, then the bombshell: her seatmate is about to become her stepbrother.

by Ilsa Madden-Mills 2017

4.04

9k+ ratings

🎸 Rock Star Romance 💔 Step-Sibling Romance 🔄 Second Chance Love 🌧️ Childhood Meeting 🌱 Trauma Healing

The Easy Peasy Way To Quit Porn

by Hackauthor2 Hackauthor2 • 2024

Quitting porn isn't willpower. It's what happens when you see there's nothing to give up.

4.77

🔞 Porn Addiction 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 🧬 Dopamine Science ✂️ Habit Breaking 🧠 Behavioral Addiction

The Easy Peasy Way To Quit Porn

Quitting porn isn't willpower. It's what happens when you see there's nothing to give up.

by Hackauthor2 Hackauthor2 2024

4.77

64 ratings

🔞 Porn Addiction 🔄 Cognitive Reframing 🧬 Dopamine Science ✂️ Habit Breaking 🧠 Behavioral Addiction

Etéreo

by Joana Marcús • 2020

Jenna returns to college. The ex she fled is now her roommate, and he's spiraling.

4.43

32k+

❤️‍🩹 Second Chance Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 👥 Found Family 🩹 Hurt Comfort 💬 Sarcastic Banter

Etéreo

Jenna returns to college. The ex she fled is now her roommate, and he's spiraling.

by Joana Marcús 2020

4.43

32k+ ratings

❤️‍🩹 Second Chance Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 👥 Found Family 🩹 Hurt Comfort 💬 Sarcastic Banter

For Wrath and Redemption

by Brit Benson • 2025

She's assigned to salvage the image of her secret lover's rock star son, who hates her.

4.43

3k+

🎸 Rock Star Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🚪 Forced Proximity 💼 Workplace Romance ❤️‍🩹 Hurt/Comfort

For Wrath and Redemption

She's assigned to salvage the image of her secret lover's rock star son, who hates her.

by Brit Benson 2025

4.43

3k+ ratings

🎸 Rock Star Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🚪 Forced Proximity 💼 Workplace Romance ❤️‍🩹 Hurt/Comfort

The Lost and the Found

by Kevin Fagan • 2025

A Florida surfer girl and Danville football star hit the same sidewalk. One came back.

4.27

912

🏕️ Homelessness 🏠 Housing Policy 💉 Harm Reduction ⚖️ Structural Inequality 🧠 Severe Mental Illness

The Lost and the Found

A Florida surfer girl and Danville football star hit the same sidewalk. One came back.

by Kevin Fagan 2025

4.27

912 ratings

🏕️ Homelessness 🏠 Housing Policy 💉 Harm Reduction ⚖️ Structural Inequality 🧠 Severe Mental Illness

Children of the Knight

by Michael J. Bowler • 2013

King Arthur wakes in L.A. and knights homeless teens; Lance, fourteen, is First Knight.

4.02

171

🗡️ Modern Arthuriana 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Retellings 👥 Found Family 💔 Tragic Hero 💥 Gang Violence

Children of the Knight

King Arthur wakes in L.A. and knights homeless teens; Lance, fourteen, is First Knight.

by Michael J. Bowler 2013

4.02

171 ratings

🗡️ Modern Arthuriana 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Retellings 👥 Found Family 💔 Tragic Hero 💥 Gang Violence

Painting With Ashes

by Michael Adam Beck • 2022

Your worst wounds heal others: a pastor who survived abandonment, addiction, and arrest explains.

4.55

🕊️ Progressive Christianity 🩹 Wounded Healer 💔 Childhood Trauma ⛪ Radical Ministry 🤝 Ubuntu Philosophy

Painting With Ashes

Your worst wounds heal others: a pastor who survived abandonment, addiction, and arrest explains.

by Michael Adam Beck 2022

4.55

47 ratings

🕊️ Progressive Christianity 🩹 Wounded Healer 💔 Childhood Trauma ⛪ Radical Ministry 🤝 Ubuntu Philosophy

Beyond Addiction

by Jeffrey Foote • 2014

Tough love backfires. Here's what actually helps families guide a loved one into recovery.

4.32

944

💝 Supporting Loved Ones 🔄 Behavioral Change 🗣️ Communication Skills 🚧 Boundaries 🧘 Self-Care For Caregivers

Beyond Addiction

Tough love backfires. Here's what actually helps families guide a loved one into recovery.

by Jeffrey Foote 2014

4.32

944 ratings

💝 Supporting Loved Ones 🔄 Behavioral Change 🗣️ Communication Skills 🚧 Boundaries 🧘 Self-Care For Caregivers

Plot Twist

by Erin La Rosa • 2023

A romance writer over love meets her exes on TikTok and falls for the star upstairs.

3.37

9k+

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🛏️ Only One Bed ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine ✍️ Romance Writer Heroine

Plot Twist

A romance writer over love meets her exes on TikTok and falls for the star upstairs.

by Erin La Rosa 2023

3.37

9k+ ratings

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🛏️ Only One Bed ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine ✍️ Romance Writer Heroine

Colton Gentry's Third Act

by Jeff Zentner • 2024

One drunken rant ends his career. A Kentucky kitchen and an old love offer redemption.

4.12

7k+

🫶 Second Chance Romance 🌾 Small Town Southern 🎸 Musician Protagonist 🍳 Kitchen Redemption 🖤 Grief And Healing

Colton Gentry's Third Act

One drunken rant ends his career. A Kentucky kitchen and an old love offer redemption.

by Jeff Zentner 2024

4.12

7k+ ratings

🫶 Second Chance Romance 🌾 Small Town Southern 🎸 Musician Protagonist 🍳 Kitchen Redemption 🖤 Grief And Healing

Zero

by S.M. West • 2022

A woman's first date ends in murder. Her only hope? The hacker who heard her scream.

3.81

281

🌑 Dark Romantic Suspense 🖤 Trauma Bonding 🔪 Stalker To Lover 💔 Wounded Hero 😔 Survivor's Guilt

Zero

A woman's first date ends in murder. Her only hope? The hacker who heard her scream.

by S.M. West 2022

3.81

281 ratings

🌑 Dark Romantic Suspense 🖤 Trauma Bonding 🔪 Stalker To Lover 💔 Wounded Hero 😔 Survivor's Guilt

San Fransicko

by Michael Shellenberger • 2021

Progressive compassion for the homeless and addicted is making both groups larger and sicker.

4.01

4k+

🏙️ Urban Policy 🏚️ Homelessness 💊 Drug Policy 🧠 Mental Health Policy ⚖️ Moral Psychology

San Fransicko

Progressive compassion for the homeless and addicted is making both groups larger and sicker.

by Michael Shellenberger 2021

4.01

4k+ ratings

🏙️ Urban Policy 🏚️ Homelessness 💊 Drug Policy 🧠 Mental Health Policy ⚖️ Moral Psychology

Forever Right Now

by Emma Scott • 2017

A recovering addict and a single dad become neighbors. Their walls are there for a reason.

4.19

14k+

👶 Single Parent Romance 🏡 Neighbors To Lovers ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine ❤️ Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn

Forever Right Now

A recovering addict and a single dad become neighbors. Their walls are there for a reason.

by Emma Scott 2017

4.19

14k+ ratings

👶 Single Parent Romance 🏡 Neighbors To Lovers ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine ❤️ Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn

The One Who Sees Me

by Joan Embola • 2023

A woman rebuilding from addiction and a reluctant heir collide at a family healthcare firm.

4.39

249

🕊️ Redemptive Romance 💼 Workplace Romance 🩹 Healing Romance 💔 Mother Wound 🇳🇬 Nigerian Diaspora

The One Who Sees Me

A woman rebuilding from addiction and a reluctant heir collide at a family healthcare firm.

by Joan Embola 2023

4.39

249 ratings

🕊️ Redemptive Romance 💼 Workplace Romance 🩹 Healing Romance 💔 Mother Wound 🇳🇬 Nigerian Diaspora

Still Into You

by Erin Connor • 2026

To save her career, a music journalist must interview the rock star she never got over.

3.90

4k+

🔁 Second Chance Romance 🎸 Rock Star Romance 🎤 Journalist Heroine 🎶 Band Family 💼 Workplace Romance

Still Into You

To save her career, a music journalist must interview the rock star she never got over.

by Erin Connor 2026

3.90

4k+ ratings

🔁 Second Chance Romance 🎸 Rock Star Romance 🎤 Journalist Heroine 🎶 Band Family 💼 Workplace Romance

Becoming Mine

by Roxanne Tully • 2025

Her brother's hockey captain swore to protect her. Falling for her was never part of the deal.

3.74

2k+

💕 Brother's Best Friend 🚫 Forbidden Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 🫂 Found Family 🛡️ Protective Hero

Becoming Mine

Her brother's hockey captain swore to protect her. Falling for her was never part of the deal.

by Roxanne Tully 2025

3.74

2k+ ratings

💕 Brother's Best Friend 🚫 Forbidden Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 🫂 Found Family 🛡️ Protective Hero

Stories I Only Tell My Friends

by Rob Lowe • 2011

His 80s fame crashed into scandal. A sign in Fiji showed him what he actually wanted.

3.88

86k+

🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🎭 Acting Career 🎥 Behind The Scenes 📼 80s Pop Culture 🪞 Fame And Loneliness

Stories I Only Tell My Friends

His 80s fame crashed into scandal. A sign in Fiji showed him what he actually wanted.

by Rob Lowe 2011

3.88

86k+ ratings

🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🎭 Acting Career 🎥 Behind The Scenes 📼 80s Pop Culture 🪞 Fame And Loneliness

The Mood Cure

by Julia Ross • 2002

Rebalance your brain chemistry with targeted nutrition, and depression can lift within a day.

4.02

2k+

🧠 Nutritional Psychology ⚗️ Orthomolecular Medicine 🔬 Functional Medicine ⚡ Neurotransmitter Health 🌿 Natural Antidepressants

The Mood Cure

Rebalance your brain chemistry with targeted nutrition, and depression can lift within a day.

by Julia Ross 2002

4.02

2k+ ratings

🧠 Nutritional Psychology ⚗️ Orthomolecular Medicine 🔬 Functional Medicine ⚡ Neurotransmitter Health 🌿 Natural Antidepressants

Tiger Woods

by Jeff Benedict • 2018

His father forged golf's greatest champion. He also planted the seeds of a spectacular unraveling.

4.36

11k+

📰 Sports Scandals 🎭 Parental Pressure 🌟 Child Prodigies 🎯 Perfectionism 👨‍👦 Paternal Influence

Tiger Woods

His father forged golf's greatest champion. He also planted the seeds of a spectacular unraveling.

by Jeff Benedict 2018

4.36

11k+ ratings

📰 Sports Scandals 🎭 Parental Pressure 🌟 Child Prodigies 🎯 Perfectionism 👨‍👦 Paternal Influence

The Girl Who Lived 2

by Christopher Greyson • 2024

Faith Winters glimpses the dead and wakes in a psychiatric hospital where healing is a weapon.

4.30

2k+

🧠 Psychological Thriller 🏥 Medical Conspiracy 🪞 Gaslighting 👁️ Unreliable Perception 💔 Survivor's Guilt

The Girl Who Lived 2

Faith Winters glimpses the dead and wakes in a psychiatric hospital where healing is a weapon.

by Christopher Greyson 2024

4.30

2k+ ratings

🧠 Psychological Thriller 🏥 Medical Conspiracy 🪞 Gaslighting 👁️ Unreliable Perception 💔 Survivor's Guilt

Why We Drink Too Much

by Charles Knowles • 2026

Alcohol rewires the brain to prioritize itself. Reversing that takes more than willpower.

3.67

452

🍺 Drinking Culture 🧠 Neuroscience Of Addiction 🤔 Sober Curious 🧘 Mindfulness Recovery 💊 Substance Abuse

Why We Drink Too Much

Alcohol rewires the brain to prioritize itself. Reversing that takes more than willpower.

by Charles Knowles 2026

3.67

452 ratings

🍺 Drinking Culture 🧠 Neuroscience Of Addiction 🤔 Sober Curious 🧘 Mindfulness Recovery 💊 Substance Abuse

The Daughters of Block Island

by Christa Carmen • 2023

A lawyer discovers a dead sister and a gothic mansion's secrets on a rain-lashed island.

3.79

7k+

🌊 Coastal Gothic 🧩 Hidden Sibling 💔 Estranged Sisters 🕯️ Family Curse 🕳️ Generational Trauma

The Daughters of Block Island

A lawyer discovers a dead sister and a gothic mansion's secrets on a rain-lashed island.

by Christa Carmen 2023

3.79

7k+ ratings

🌊 Coastal Gothic 🧩 Hidden Sibling 💔 Estranged Sisters 🕯️ Family Curse 🕳️ Generational Trauma

Legacy

by Nick Roberts • 2025

A murdered psychologist. His name in her blood. The childhood predator he escaped is back.

4.37

1k+

🧠 Psychological Horror 🔪 Serial Killer Thriller 👶 Childhood Trauma 🔁 Cycles Of Abuse 🎭 Child Grooming

Legacy

A murdered psychologist. His name in her blood. The childhood predator he escaped is back.

by Nick Roberts 2025

4.37

1k+ ratings

🧠 Psychological Horror 🔪 Serial Killer Thriller 👶 Childhood Trauma 🔁 Cycles Of Abuse 🎭 Child Grooming

Timelessly Ours

by Roxanne Tully • 2025

A recovering addict becomes nanny for her twin's hockey coach, a single dad fighting his attraction.

4.01

653

🏒 Hockey Romance 🕰️ Age Gap 👨‍👧 Single Dad 👶 Nanny Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity

Timelessly Ours

A recovering addict becomes nanny for her twin's hockey coach, a single dad fighting his attraction.

by Roxanne Tully 2025

4.01

653 ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 🕰️ Age Gap 👨‍👧 Single Dad 👶 Nanny Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity

The Fix

by Ian Morgan Cron • 2025

Your fix is an addiction too. The Twelve Step path to healing what everyone medicates.

4.29

471

🪜 Twelve Steps 🌑 Shadow Work 🙏 Contemplative Christianity 🧘 Prayer And Meditation 🎈 Ego And Humility

The Fix

Your fix is an addiction too. The Twelve Step path to healing what everyone medicates.

by Ian Morgan Cron 2025

4.29

471 ratings

🪜 Twelve Steps 🌑 Shadow Work 🙏 Contemplative Christianity 🧘 Prayer And Meditation 🎈 Ego And Humility

The Authenticity Project

by Clare Pooley • 2020

An artist's notebook confession sparks a chain of honesty among six lonely strangers in London.

3.93

107k+

🫂 Found Family 📓 Anonymous Confessions 💔 Hidden Loneliness ☕ Cozy Café Setting 🇬🇧 Contemporary London

The Authenticity Project

An artist's notebook confession sparks a chain of honesty among six lonely strangers in London.

by Clare Pooley 2020

3.93

107k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 📓 Anonymous Confessions 💔 Hidden Loneliness ☕ Cozy Café Setting 🇬🇧 Contemporary London

Rewire Your Food-Addicted Brain

by Claire Wilcox • 2025

Your brain hijacked by engineered food. A neuroscience-based blueprint to break the cycle for good.

3.99

🍔 Food Addiction 🏭 Ultra-Processed Foods 🧠 Neuroscience Of Eating 💔 Emotional Eating 🌊 Craving Management

Rewire Your Food-Addicted Brain

Your brain hijacked by engineered food. A neuroscience-based blueprint to break the cycle for good.

by Claire Wilcox 2025

3.99

80 ratings

🍔 Food Addiction 🏭 Ultra-Processed Foods 🧠 Neuroscience Of Eating 💔 Emotional Eating 🌊 Craving Management

Taken to Sky

by Elizabeth Stephens • 2023

An addict thief is chased across space by the assassin who was once her only friend.

4.13

391

🛸 Alien Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 🏴‍☠️ Space Pirates 🚪 Forced Proximity

Taken to Sky

An addict thief is chased across space by the assassin who was once her only friend.

by Elizabeth Stephens 2023

4.13

391 ratings

🛸 Alien Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 🏴‍☠️ Space Pirates 🚪 Forced Proximity

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