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  • The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris

    The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 85 ratings
    A tale based on interviews that were conducted with Holocaust survivor and Auschwitz-Birkenau tattooist Ludwig (Lale) Sokolov.In April 1942, Lale Sokolov, a Slovakian Jew, is forcibly transported to the concentration camps at Auschwitz-Birkenau...
  • Coming Attractions by Robin Jones Gunn

    Coming Attractions by Robin Jones Gunn

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Are you serious? As graduation approaches, Katie Weldon is pretty sure she s ready for the word engaged to describe her relationship with Rick. But Eli seems to always be right there when she needs support. Rick is everything Katie s ever dreamed of, offering her stability and love. Eli, on the other hand, brings adventure, spontaneity, and a wild love for God...
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  • The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kamali

    The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kamali

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 57 ratings
    A poignant, heartfelt new novel by the award-nominated author of Together Tea—extolled by the Wall Street Journal as a “moving tale of lost love” and by Shelf Awareness as “a powerful, heartbreaking story”—explores loss, reconciliation, and the quirks of fate.Roya, a dreamy, idealistic teenager living amid the political upheaval of 1953 Tehran, finds a literary oasis in kindly Mr...
  • Home of Our Hearts by Robin Jones Gunn

    Home of Our Hearts by Robin Jones Gunn

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Christy and Todd are looking forward to being part of two important weddings. Christy would never think of missing Katie's big day, even though she's getting married in Kenya. Todd has been waiting his whole life to stand up as the best man for his dad's wedding...
  • On a Whim by Robin Jones Gunn

    On a Whim by Robin Jones Gunn

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    What s next? Ever since high school, Katie Weldon has wondered what it would be like to be Rick Doyle s girlfriend. As a college senior she s about to find out...
  • Always and Forever, Lara Jean by Jenny Han

    Always and Forever, Lara Jean by Jenny Han

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 127 ratings
    Lara Jean is having the best senior year. And there’s still so much to look forward to: a class trip to New York City, prom with her boyfriend Peter, Beach Week after graduation, and her dad’s wedding to Ms. Rothschild. Then she’ll be off to college with Peter, at a school close enough for her to come home and bake chocolate chip cookies on the weekends...
  • The Color of Our Sky by Amita Trasi

    The Color of Our Sky by Amita Trasi

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    In the spirit of Khaled Hosseini, Nadia Hashimi and Shilpi Somaya Gowda comes this powerful debut from a talented new voice—a sweeping, emotional journey of two childhood friends in Mumbai, India, whose lives converge only to change forever one fateful night...
  • On the Way to You by Kandi Steiner

    On the Way to You by Kandi Steiner

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    From the bestselling author of Weightless, A Love Letter to Whiskey, and Revelry What makes you happy? That was the question Emery Reed asked me the day we met, and I couldn’t give him a single answer. I could have said my dog, or my books, or yoga — but I just stared. And then, I got in his car...
  • Live Me by Celeste Grande

    Live Me by Celeste Grande

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 13 ratings
    Broken… Shattered… Evangelina Ricci is trapped in a world that’s a never-ending nightmare, a constant ache in which consumes her every breath. Unable to bear the torture any longer, she does the one thing she can to take back control. Run...
  • Happily Ever Amish by Shelley Shepard Gray

    Happily Ever Amish by Shelley Shepard Gray

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Combining the appeal of a small-town Amish setting and favorite romance tropes, New York Times bestselling author Shelley Shepard Gray—one of the most beloved voices in inspirational romance—presents the first in a heart-warming new series perfect for fans of Beverly Lewis, Suzanne Woods Fisher, Charlotte Hubbard...
  • The Story of Love by Beth Wiseman

    The Story of Love by Beth Wiseman

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    They come from different backgrounds . . . but are they destined to write a new chapter together?With little left to tie her to her home state of Texas and yearning for a slower life, Yvonne Wilson jumps at the chance to shake things up with a move to Montgomery, Indiana. A dream job awaits her—managing an Amish bookstore for her good friends Jake and Eva...
  • Low Over High by J.A. DeRouen

    Low Over High by J.A. DeRouen

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    I fancy myself a purveyor of truth, a sifter of lies, a cutter of bullshit. It’s not a gift, but rather, all skill, honed to a razor’s edge after one too many trips down the rabbit hole. Some may dismiss my talent as misplaced and misguided cynicism, but they’d be wrong. Cliches about hope and faith in mankind are concocted unicorn farts, an effort to keep the dreamers dreaming...
  • Sunset Lullaby by Robin Jones Gunn

    Sunset Lullaby by Robin Jones Gunn

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Sunset Lullaby is Book #3 in the Christy & Todd:The Baby Years Series. These the much loved characters from the modern classic Christy Miller Series have come alive to millions of readers over the last two decades...
  • The End of the World by Amy Matayo

    The End of the World by Amy Matayo

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A desperate boy. A damaged girl. And a dark house filled with secrets.For Cameron Tate, being shuffled from foster home to foster home is just a normal way of life. Until the year he turns fourteen. That’s when he’s sent to the home of seventeen-year-old Shaye McCormick—a fellow foster kid counting the days until she’s released from the system.For good reason...
  • Dreams of Gold by Traci Hunter Abramson

    Dreams of Gold by Traci Hunter Abramson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Nine months ago, Amaliya Marcell’s world was rocked when she nearly lost her parents in a devastating accident. In that moment, everything changed, and it was with no small amount of determination that the former ballerina rebuilt her life into something wonderful alongside the man she loves, her pairs ice-skating partner, Tyler.Since he was a child, Tyler Linden has dreamed of Olympic gold...
  • Someone Else's Valentine: A Romance by Brooke St. James

    Someone Else's Valentine: A Romance by Brooke St. James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I was heartbroken and oblivious the first time I met Warren Manning. I wasn’t a fan of country music, so I had no idea who he was.We had a brief but heartfelt conversation, and Warren left my life as quickly as he entered it. A few months later I discovered just how famous he was. It was cool that I had met him once, but I figured I would never see him again.Thankfully, Warren had other plans...
  • Claimed by Laura Pavlov

    Claimed by Laura Pavlov

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    𝑵𝒂𝒔𝒉𝒗𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒆’𝒔 𝒉𝒐𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒚 𝒎𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒄 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓. 𝑾𝒆𝒅𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒓 𝒆𝒙𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒊𝒓𝒆. 𝑯𝒊𝒈𝒉 𝒔𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒍 𝒔𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒔 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒅𝒂𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒕𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒙𝒕. 𝑯𝒆’𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒍𝒚 𝒃𝒐𝒚 𝑰’𝒗𝒆 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒏 𝑰’𝒎 𝒅𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒕...
  • Lady Of Conquest by Tamara Leigh

    Lady Of Conquest by Tamara Leigh

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 13 ratings
    Called the Bloodlust Warrior of Hastings, Maxen Pendery retreats to a monastery after the Normans conquer England, hoping a life of contemplation will wash the blood from his soul...
  • Numb by Xavier Neal

    Numb by Xavier Neal

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Just when Logan Kellar was finally ready to make some changes in his life, his entire world was flipped upside down. Now the pain he is used to burying is fighting back. Refusing to let him slip into his old ways, refusing to let him hide from his mistakes, and refusing to let him become numb...
  • Blue Horizons by Kathryn Andrews

    Blue Horizons by Kathryn Andrews

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Will Ashton Music is my motivation. I’ve always believed that, because of it, I would be somebody. Somebody to someone, and something to myself. At age four, I picked up my grandfather’s acoustic guitar and, up until three weeks ago, I’ve never put it down. From a single chord to a full arrangement, music fed my soul. I craved it with every fiber of my being, but now, I just don’t know...
  • Dreams of Us by Brooke St. James

    Dreams of Us by Brooke St. James

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Bailey Black was a former college athlete who was now enjoying the beginnings of a successful career in Chicago. Some aspects of her life hadn't turned out the way she planned, but she had slowly come to accept that. She thought she was content with her current lifestyle...
  • Love, Unscripted by Denise Hunter

    Love, Unscripted by Denise Hunter

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The perfect boyfriend only exists on paper…doesn’t he?Fresh off the heels of a bad breakup, Chloe Anderson poured her heart into penning the perfect boyfriend—and the result was an off-the-charts debut beach read that resonated with women worldwide. Now, Chloe’s scripted hero is headed for Hollywood, with her book destined to become a major motion picture...
  • Unbearable by Sherry Gammon

    Unbearable by Sherry Gammon

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Booker Gatto is done. Done with women, his old life, all of it. Only the love of his friends in Port Fare keeps him going as he leaves the MET in exchange for the quiet life his new law practice will provide...
  • Unbelievable by Sherry Gammon, Juli Caldwell

    Unbelievable by Sherry Gammon, Juli Caldwell

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Lilah Lopez Dreser's in town to take care of unfinished family business. They say the apple doesn't fall far from the tree ... or does it? Is there more to this Dreser than meets the eye? Is Cole in mortal danger when this firestorm throws sparks his way? This time around it may be a Dreser causing an uproar in Port Fare. It just may be Cole's best friend Booker...
  • Spark by Erin Noelle, Kayla Robichaux

    Spark by Erin Noelle, Kayla Robichaux

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    I’m failing. My younger brother is getting worse, and my job - my duty - is to help him at all costs. We’ve tried everything modern medicine has to offer and nothing works. Nothing. Deciding to turn to unconventional treatments, we end up at Fire-on-the-Mountain, a holistic resort deep in the Rockies...
  • If We Were a Movie (Power of the Matchmaker) by Kelly Oram

    If We Were a Movie (Power of the Matchmaker) by Kelly Oram

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Music meets Movies in this sweet college romance from the bestselling author of Cinder & Ella. NYU freshman Nate Anderson is a triplet who is desperate to escape his wild and crazy brothers. After they screw things up for him one too many times, Nate flees his housing situation and takes the first available room for rent as far from his brothers as he can get...
  • A Woman of Endurance by Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa

    A Woman of Endurance by Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Combining the haunting power of Toni Morrison's Beloved with the evocative atmosphere of Phillippa Gregory's A Respectable Trade, Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa's groundbreaking novel illuminates a little discussed aspect of history--the Puerto Rican Atlantic Slave Trade--witnessed through the experiences of Pola, an African captive used as a breeder to bear more slaves...
  • There You'll Find Me by Jenny B. Jones

    There You'll Find Me by Jenny B. Jones

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    Grief brought Finley to Ireland. Love will lead her home.Finley Sinclair is not your typical eighteen-year-old. She’s witty, tough, and driven. With an upcoming interview at the Manhattan music conservatory, Finley needs to compose her audition piece. But her creativity disappeared with the death of her older brother, Will...
  • Royal Chase by Sariah Wilson

    Royal Chase by Sariah Wilson

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Booking her client, Prince Dante of Monterra, on reality show Marry Me is a royal coup for PR agent Lemon Beauchamp. But thanks to a last-minute glitch, Lemon must pretend to be one of the contestants vying to win the playboy prince’s love and then live happily ever after—at least until the publicity tour ends...
  • Love Always, Damian by D. Nichole King

    Love Always, Damian by D. Nichole King

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    They say time heals all wounds. What a load of bull. It’s been four years, and Kate’s voice still echoes in my mind. Every. Damn. Day. I numb her memory when it taunts me. In college, I drown her out with booze and easy lays. I can’t do what she asked. I can’t let her go. Not even when Lia shows up, freaking ripping what’s left of me to shreds...
  • Goodbyes and Second Chances by T.I. Lowe

    Goodbyes and Second Chances by T.I. Lowe

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    From bestselling author of Lulu's Cafe. Some mistakes create accidental blessings. Jillian (Jewels) Whitman lives with her mistakes and tries to move past the biggest one of her life - Dillon Bleu - Rocker and once best friend. After saying goodbye to the lakeside trailer park of his youth, Dillon sets out to make something of himself only to discover all he needs is his Jewel...
  • Skater Boy by Mary Catherine Gebhard

    Skater Boy by Mary Catherine Gebhard

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Rebels. Misfits. Bad boys who rule the streets. Everyone’s welcome at the worst kept secret in town, just as long as you don’t mind getting your reputation—and your heart—a little dirty. Welcome to Patchwork House…Patchwork House is a boy’s club—a mean boy’s club. They made an exception for Tweetie once, and they’re going to make another, because she’s coming home...
  • Maze by Ursula Sinclair

    Maze by Ursula Sinclair

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Maze There are times in life when you have to make decisions that others will neither understand nor forgive. When that happens, then you make damn sure they never find out. But no matter what, you will do anything to protect those you love. Even if it means you forfeit your soul. Ivy He’s keeping something from me. And I’m not sure I want to know because it will forever change us...
  • The Singing River by R.K. Ryals

    The Singing River by R.K. Ryals

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    NEW ADULT ROMANCE by Amazon bestselling author R.K. Ryals In Mississippi, there's a legend about a Singing River, a tragic love story that ended with an entire Indian tribe singing a death chant as they marched stoically into the Pascagoula River to die ... At eighteen, Haven Ambrose isn't just a high school graduate...
  • Leaving Oxford by Janet W. Ferguson

    Leaving Oxford by Janet W. Ferguson

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Leaving Oxford: Christian Fiction~Faith, Humor, Romance, Southern Style Escaping home to Oxford, Mississippi, seemed like a good idea. Until it wasn’t. A year after a tragic accident in Los Angeles flipped her world upside down, advertising guru Sarah Beth LeClair is still hiding away in her charming hometown of Oxford, Mississippi. And she may well be stuck there forever...
  • My One Regret by Brooke St. James

    My One Regret by Brooke St. James

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Wynn Martin had an opportunity to move to Austin and fulfill her dreams as a musician. Although it meant she'd have to drop out of school and leave her friends and family behind, she felt like it was the right decision. She also trusted that her new boyfriend would help make it a smooth transition. But sometimes change comes hard and swift and leaves you feeling blindsided...
  • Indian Summer by Eve L. Mitchell

    Indian Summer by Eve L. Mitchell

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    You’d think the universe would toss me a break after the year I’d had.I made a plan, one that would give me a fresh start in a new town where no one knew me. It should have been simple, but nothing is ever as easy as it should be when starting over.New town, new school, and a new life. It sounded easy enough, or I’d thought it had.It wasn’t...
  • The Masks We Break by Lee Jacquot

    The Masks We Break by Lee Jacquot

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Love.It’s the most widely used deception in the world. It creates weakness within the mind, leaving rooms for distractions, and threatens to hinder my goals of success. I won’t allow something as inconsequential as love to get in my way. Even if it means pushing away the only one who’s ever made me feel something. Remy Solace. She’s a dangerous distraction...
  • Alaska or Bust by Rhonda James

    Alaska or Bust by Rhonda James

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    ***RELEASING OCTOBER 28TH!!*** Tucker Winslow was twenty-four, and the only son of a 4-Star Navy Admiral. His Father always expected that Tucker would follow in his footsteps, but he had other plans. He had his sights set on moving to Alaska and following his lifelong dream of fishing for king crab on the Bering Sea. He was charming, witty, and his Mom was always his best friend...
  • The Trouble with Falling by Rochelle Morgan

    The Trouble with Falling by Rochelle Morgan

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    After the heart-shattering ending of her first serious relationship, eighteen-year-old Sophie has sworn off love. Now that school is behind her, she plans to travel the world and form as few attachments as possible. The only exception: Lex, the artist on the other end of the Internet who chats to her almost every day. A guy she can never lose--since she doesn't actually have him to begin with...
  • Sway by Amy Matayo

    Sway by Amy Matayo

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Finally settled after a tragedy-laden life, 24-year-old Caleb has found security in his faith, his friends, and his career. It's the life he's always wanted--simple, predictable, and safe. Enter Kate Hawkins, the attractive 21-year-old stranger he rescues from a bar fight who has an odd affinity for the color pink and a unique sense of humor...
  • Forever Sheltered by Deanna Roy

    Forever Sheltered by Deanna Roy

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Tina would rather sew up her girl parts with dental floss than go on a second date with a man. She's been dumped enough to know not to get attached. But when Dr. Darion Marks comes into her art therapy room to ask a favor for a special patient, Tina recognizes the haunted look he buries beneath his stoic professionalism...
  • The Karma Map by Nisha Sharma

    The Karma Map by Nisha Sharma

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    A youth group’s temple road trip through India is a liberating escape for a former mean girl and sunshine boy to explore their past and their feelings for each other in the much-anticipated novel about self-discovery by the award-winning author of My So-Called Bollywood Life.Born and raised in the US, Tara Bajaj hides her family secrets...
  • Roses, in the Mouth of a Lion by Bushra Rehman

    Roses, in the Mouth of a Lion by Bushra Rehman

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    For readers of On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous and My Brilliant Friend, Bushra Rehman's Roses, in the Mouth of a Lion is an unforgettable story about female friendship and queer love in a Muslim-American community.Razia Mirza grows up amid the wild grape vines and backyard sunflowers of Corona, Queens, with her best friend, Saima, by her side...
  • Stick in the Mud Meets Spontaneity by Rachael Anderson

    Stick in the Mud Meets Spontaneity by Rachael Anderson

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Home for the summer, Samantha Kinsey steps into her role as nanny for her two favorite little charges. But when she realizes she'll be playing chauffeur more than playmate, her summer outlook quickly turns from fun to bleak. That is, until she meets Colten McCoy--a genuine, hard-working cowboy, who's as set in his ways as he is handsome...
  • A Deadly Business by Lis Wiehl

    A Deadly Business by Lis Wiehl

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    A prosecutor of violent criminals. A detective on a dangerous beat. When these two pros take on an off-the-books case, the line between professional and personal becomes perilously blurred. When a twenty-two-year-old convict walks into the courtroom, his eyes confirm what Mia Quinn already guesses: he blames her for his conviction...
  • Scattered Colors by Jessica Prince, Becky Johnson

    Scattered Colors by Jessica Prince, Becky Johnson

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The use of the phrase life is hard has become so diluted, so overstated through the years that when someone hears it the words go in one ear and out the other. The impact is no longer there. The meaning, the importance of that phrase no longer holds any water with those it's spoken to. Freya Linden's life became hard at the age of seventeen, the summer before her senior year of high school...
  • Crazy For You by S.B. Alexander

    Crazy For You by S.B. Alexander

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    In the dark lies hope.One boy looking for salvation. One girl yearning for hope.Colton Caldwell is hotter than I remember—broad chest, muscles in all the right places, wavy brown hair, and eyes that suck me in. All private-school perfection. Pity he can’t drive worth a damn. He hit me with his truck, just backed out without looking, leaving me bruised, aching... and well aware of him...
  • Grounded by Neta Jackson, Dave Jackson

    Grounded by Neta Jackson, Dave Jackson

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Grace's fiance bothered by her outspoken stance on purity and her near-constant travel, has broken off their relationship. Exhausted and unwilling to continue her current tour, she books a flight home. Traumatic events result in a paralyzing fear of flying. Stuck at home due to a major snowstorm, Grace begins, for the first time, to connect with the residents of Beecham Street...
  • unDefeated by J.C. Valentine, M. Carroll

    unDefeated by J.C. Valentine, M. Carroll

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Spencer Bradley ruins everything he touches. Addicted to gambling, he’s lied, cheated, and stolen to get what he wants. Now, in order to protect those he cares for, he’s keeping his distance. Rehab’s taught him a lot, but when his time runs out and he finds himself with nowhere to turn, he seeks help from the one person he’s capable of destroying...
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