en-US Mon, 07 Apr 2025 09:47:39 -0700 60 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg 200563525 He got a fake fianc└e to avoid an arranged marriage...except she turns out to be his arranged wife after all.

Ambitious, driven and independent, billionaire Huxley Lasker refuses to marry the vapid bride his family has chosen to further their legal dynasty. Instead, he asks Grace Lain, a hot one-night stand from a few weeks earlier, to be his fake fianc└e.

But Grace turns out to be the arranged wife！and their one-night stand has left her pregnant.

The Unwanted Bride is a standalone romance with all the feels and a happy ending! If you love:

??Arranged marriage
??Fake engagement
??One-night stand
??＾My wife￣
??＾Who did this to you?￣
??Touch her and die
??Surprise pregnancy
??Found family
??She falls first
??He falls harder
??Billionaire
??Revenge / Karma
??Family secrets

then grab The Unwanted Bride today!]]> 374 Nadia Lee Nati 4 4.08 2024
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]]> 58782892
Theo Mori wants to escape. Leaving Vermont for college means getting away from working at his parents¨ Asian American caf└ and dealing with their archrivals¨ hopeless son Gabi who¨s lost the soccer team more games than Theo can count.

Gabi Moreno is miserably stuck in the closet. Forced to play soccer to hide his love for dance and iced out by Theo, the only openly gay guy at school, Gabi¨s only reprieve is his parents¨ Puerto Rican bakery and his plans to take over after graduation.

But the town¨s new fusion caf└ changes everything. Between the Mori¨s struggling shop and the Moreno¨s plan to sell their bakery in the face of the competition, both boys find their dreams in jeopardy. Then Theo has an idea！sell photo-worthy food covertly at school to offset their losses. When he sprains his wrist and Gabi gets roped in to help, they realize they need to work together to save their parents¨ shops but will the new feelings rising between them be enough to send their future plans up in smoke?

?]]> 320 Emery Lee 0063210274 Nati 0 to-read 3.62 2022
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average rating: 3.62
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]]> 61290459 ＾You never know what¨s going to happen, Milo. No matter how hard you try to control things, this is our summer in Paris, and it might just be unpredictable. There might just be boys.￣

Milo is determined to have the most magical summer in Paris after winning an apprenticeship at a prestigious fashion house. The plan is work hard, impress the team, and land a permanent job. With his best friend Celeste by his side, nothing will stand in his way of getting what he wants！especially not a boy.

Enter Rhodes London¨s resident tabloid magnet and the son of a famous footballer. Milo is devastated to learn that Rhodes¨ connections have also landed him an apprenticeship, which means he¨s now the competition. Milo knows he has to win at any cost, so he can¨t risk getting close to Rhodes, no matter how nice and charming and cute he is . . .]]> Robby Weber Nati 0 to-read 4.57
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]]> 122493755 264 SAMK Nati 0 to-read 4.29
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]]> 61072570
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-1?-

???? 1~15?]]> 290 Moscareto Nati 0 to-read 4.01
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]]> 43352954 Burn before reading. Thus begins an unlikely correspondence between two rival agents hellbent on securing the best possible future for their warring factions. Now, what began as a taunt, a battlefield boast, grows into something more. Something epic. Something romantic. Something that could change the past and the future.

Except the discovery of their bond would mean death for each of them. There's still a war going on, after all. And someone has to win that war.]]> 209 Amal El-Mohtar Nati 0 to-read 3.87 2019
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name: Nati
average rating: 3.87
book published: 2019
rating: 0
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]]> 70738699 0 伊弥あかり 4065138523 Nati 0 to-read 4.00
author: 伊弥あかり
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average rating: 4.00
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]]> 60645465 Akari Hatta Nati 0 to-read 3.60 2019
author: Akari Hatta
name: Nati
average rating: 3.60
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]]> 220414995 お牡まり唾佩の柴鮫を羨てる�z咼となな。
俯辛をもらいに恵ねた�z咼社で、
泳溺らしいところをアピ�`ルすべく´
なな、寄鶏�L!?
そして唾佩輝晩、2繁きりの匚に、
採にも軟きないはずがなく�D�D!!

寄嶷井&温馨沿;寄ヒット!!!
丶えてときめく!
ちょろキュンラブコメ及6��!液液> 166 Akari Hatta 4065337232 Nati 5 4.28
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]]> 220415068 貧りかけた�z咼とななは、ますますラブ業紗堀嶄!
匯圭、嶄僥扮旗のことを
ようやくななに仍れた射弥は、
あることを畳吭して...?
それぞれの�襪い��\せて、
1定伏恷朔の僥丕佩並がやってくる�D�D!

寄寄寄ヒットの三籾恬!
丶えてときめく!
ちょろキュンラブコメ恷嶮��!液液> 172 Akari Hatta 4065352886 Nati 5 4.30
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]]> 144777683 クラスのみんなと嬉ち盾け兵めた�z咼と、
侑せいっぱいの晩？を僕るなな。

だけど、嘛なじみの射弥くんに��して
�z咼の��徨がなんだかおかしくて´�。�
さらに、ななの銚に２繁のお原き栽いがバレて、
トラブル�k伏゛゛�。�

嶷井が峭まらない�。�
丶えてときめく、ちょろキュンラブコメ及５���￣娜�> 176 Akari Hatta 4065319986 Nati 5 4.15
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]]> 144783560 お原き栽いは彭�gにステップアップ嶄。
ついに兵まった僥坩疾、�z咼の�帆Δ鬚澆鵑覆��擦┐茲Δ鳩櫁Lするななだけど、
决豚嶄の仝キス々が�櫃砲覆辰舛磴Γ。�

匯圭で嘛なじみの射弥くんも
ななを�櫃砲靴討い���徨で´´�。�

畠��めっちゃ嶷井してます�。�
丶えてときめく、ちょろキュンラブコメ及４���￣娜�> 176 Akari Hatta 4065300347 Nati 5 4.15
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]]> 144780409 ド岷白な�z咼にドキドキさせられっぱなしの�鞍佞世韻鼻�
�z咼のことを岑れば岑るほど、もっと岑りたい、その�帆Δ鬚澆鵑覆砲瞞�ってほしいと房うようになって´´!?

ヤンキ�`泳箆との�鞍佞蓮△�ゅん卯�k�。�
畠ちょろ溺徨、鹿まれ゛゛�　｛Δ┐討箸�めく、ちょろキュンラブコメ及２���￣娜�> 176 Akari Hatta 4065268214 Nati 5 4.01
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]]> 137215941 徭蛍には���gの禅より富溺只鮫だと房っていたのに、ある晩クラスメイトのヤンキ�`?�z咼からなぜか御易されてしまう��
��雌うななだけど、ド岷白な�z咼にドキドキさせられっぱなしで´´!?

このヤンキ�`槻徨が己すぎる゛゛�。�
畠ちょろ溺徨がキュン駅崛�　｛Δ┐討箸�めく、ちょろキュンラブコメ及１���￣娜�> 192 Akari Hatta 406524675X Nati 5 2 super straightforward kind main leads. Ugh love it]]> 3.82
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One of the cutest most wholesome mangas I've ever read. The ending was so touching (:
2 super straightforward kind main leads. Ugh love it
]]> 144782102 溝互のヤンキ�`?�z咼とのお原き栽いは乏距そのものだけど、ちょろすぎるななは、���笋錣蕕困箸�めかされまくり。
僥坩疾�扮犬法∋┿雋鷸瓩�...�Sしい房い竃を��やしていく�z咼となな。そんな扮、棋ちに棋った垓竃デ�`トを念に寄並周鴎�kで�。�

この歪、ヤンキ�`泳箆と識俊除�。�
このヒロインがちょろすぎる゛゛�。　｛Δ┐討箸�めく、ちょろキュンラブコメ及３���￣娜�> 176 Akari Hatta 4065285224 Nati 5 4.12
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]]> 36438162 From a New York Times Bestseller comes a sexy romantic comedy featuring a virgin who's had five (failed) one-night stands and all the hilarious hijinks that ensue when One-Night Stand #5 moves in next door...

I'm a twenty-two year-old virgin who's had five one-night stands. How's that possible? Easy. I've never gone all the way. I just chicken out and bail. Thank God, I've always selected men I'll never run across again...

...until that sexy-as-sin Matt from last weekend moves in next door...

...then shows up as a new in-house counsel at Sweet Darlings Inc. where I work.

Oh...crap.

But it was dark in the hotel room. If I put on a boring office outfit and Clark Kent glasses, he won't recognize me...

Right?]]> 302 Nadia Lee Nati 0 currently-reading 4.09 2017
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average rating: 4.09
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]]> 39928807 Dominic

Elizabeth Pryce-Reed.

An angel. A virgin. My first love.

I fell for her hard and fast ten years ago...and paid the price on a night of shattering betrayal.

So I built a billion-dollar empire out of vengeance...

And now I'm coming for her.

Hot, hot, hot!" - Sara, 天右嚔赤

"Love at first sight, head-over-heels romance, Kindle-burning smexiness, a little mystery...just so good!" - Pam, 天右嚔赤

"Dark and delicious #winner" �C April, Amazon]]> 330 Nadia Lee Nati 0 currently-reading 4.42
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average rating: 4.42
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]]> 44006507
Self-made billionaire Alex Damon wants his pound of flesh from the people who ripped his family apart. When he discovers his enemies' daughter is working at his company -- and most likely spying for them -- he decides to start his revenge by seducing her. Natalie Hall is stunned at the personal interest from the CEO of her company. Vulnerable, with an already bruised heart, she wants to avoid any involvement -- but she can't deny the desire he arouses in her.

...BUT LOVE IN SWEETER...

What should've been a straightforward eye-for-an-eye starts to unravel as Natalie's unflinching loyalty and kindness begin to thaw Alex's cold intent. But caring for her is unthinkable...since he plans to use everything in his power to ruin her family and everyone else she holds dear.

Previously published as Carnal Secrets.]]> 256 Nadia Lee Nati 0 currently-reading 3.93 2011
author: Nadia Lee
name: Nati
average rating: 3.93
book published: 2011
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]]> 217426205 How can something so bad for you be so delicious?

A popular baker and cake decorator, Bobbi Bright should know better than anyone that not all sweet things are good for you. Still, she can¨t quit her first love, Noah Lasker！a completely unserious billionaire adventurer who makes her feel like the only woman in the universe´when he¨s around. He bails on her constantly, and she¨s tired of being his second choice.

So she makes a plan to quit Noah and get her life back on track. She¨s going to get married and have children like she always wanted. And to help things along, she heads to a famous local jeweler to pick out a dream ring and manifest herself a dream husband.

Noah has been in love with Bobbi since the moment he laid eyes on her, but a huge secret is keeping him from being completely honest. When he sees her at a jewelry store buying a diamond ring to propose to another man, he realizes he can¨t let her get married and have babies with anyone else. He embarks on a campaign to win her back, including wooing her cat, who hates everyone.

But when she discovers her late father¨s papers, she realizes Noah isn¨t who she thought he was. Hell, she¨s not even who she thought she was. And the secrets change everything between them´

Noah's Story is a standalone second chance romance featuring a sexy billionaire with a secret identity and a sassy baker he can never let go.]]> 325 Nadia Lee Nati 3 4.23 2024
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name: Nati
average rating: 4.23
book published: 2024
rating: 3
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]]> 216524212 An unconventional memoir of conjuring the uncertain past and a long-lost homeland, and a vital document of one family¨s journey through world history

With the fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975, the U.S. war in Vietnam ended, but the refugee crisis was only beginning. Among the millions of people who fled Vietnam by boat were Vinh Nguyen, along with his mother and siblings, and his father, who left separately and then mysteriously vanished.

Decades later, Nguyen goes looking for the story of his father. What he discovers is a sea of questions drifting above sunken truths. To come to terms with the past, Nguyen must piece together the debris of history with family stories that have been scattered across generations and continents, kept for decades in broken hearts and guarded silences.

The Migrant Rain Falls in Reverse takes readers on a poignant tour of disappeared refugee camps, abandoned family homes, and the lives that could have been. As the fiftieth anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War approaches, this powerful memoir is timelier and more important than ever, illuminating the stories, real and imagined, that become buried in the rubble of war.]]> 272 Vinh Nguyen 1640096736 Nati 0 to-read 4.83
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]]> 215362444 336 Katy Hays 0593875559 Nati 0 to-read 3.68 2025
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average rating: 3.68
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]]> 218674082 Powerful witchcraft. A hunt for sunken treasure. Forbidden love on the high seas. Beware the Amalfi Curse´

Haven Ambrose, a trailblazing nautical archaeologist, has come to the sun-soaked village of Positano to investigate the mysterious shipwrecks along the Amalfi Coast. But Haven is hoping to find more than old artifacts beneath the azure waters; she is secretly on a quest to locate a trove of priceless gemstones her late father spotted on his final dive. Upon Haven¨s arrival, strange maelstroms and misfortunes start plaguing the town. Is it nature or something more sinister at work?

As Haven searches for her father¨s sunken treasure, she begins to unearth a centuries-old tale of ancient sorcery and one woman¨s quest to save her lover and her village by using the legendary art of stregheria, a magical ability to harness the ocean. Could this magic be behind Positano¨s latest calamities? Haven must unravel the Amalfi Curse before the region is destroyed forever´

Against the dazzling backdrop of the Amalfi Coast, this bewitching novel shimmers with mystery, romance and the untamed magic of the sea.]]> 336 Sarah Penner 0778308006 Nati 0 to-read 4.33 2025
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]]> 220491929
Marvel¨s Premier Collection gives iconic Marvel stories the treatment they deserve！newly designed cover upgrades and all-new exclusive material! Ideal for both old and new fans！the perfect entry point into the Marvel Universe anytime, anywhere.

This is the definitive Daredevil story, where Matt Murdock is stripped of everything！his secret identity, his friends, and his very sense of self. In this gritty and powerful tale, visionary creators Frank Miller (The Dark Knight Returns, Sin City) and David Mazzucchelli (Batman: Year One) reforge Daredevil as a hero reborn, driven by pure faith and unshakable resolve, showing his true strength lies within.

The book that inspired Daredevil¨s portrayal in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Daredevil: Born Again premieres March 2025 on Disney+.

Includes bonus material such as a foreword by author Frank Miller and an afterword by actor Charlie Cox.

From the powerhouse pairing of Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli comes the definitive Daredevil tale. Karen Page, Matt Murdock¨s former lover, sets into motion a Machiavellian chain of events by trading away his secret identity for a drug fix. Now, Daredevil must find all the strength he can muster as Wilson Fisk, the Kingpin of Crime, wastes no time taking him down as low as a human can get. As he¨s nursed back to health by a nun named Sister Maggie, Matt discovers a shocking secret that will change their relationship forever ！ but can he piece his life back together and survive a battle against the brutal super-soldier named Nuke?]]> 280 Frank Miller Nati 0 to-read 4.39 1986
author: Frank Miller
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]]> 222928934 A true crime author helps in a desperate hunt for a killer in this dark and twisted thriller from the deviously inventive horror author that Peter Farris calls the ＾clear heir to Stephen King.￣

Perfect for fans of cat and mouse serial killer thrillers like The Butcher and the Wren and The Jigsaw Man.

Ellie Isles first became obsessed with the I-64 murders when she saw her own face on one of the victims. Identical to every detail, the woman wasn¨t her, but she could have been. Compelled to discover the story of her doppleg?nger¨s death, Ellie wrote a bestselling true crime book about the serial killer, dubbed ＾the Spider.￣?

Four years later, the Spider still hasn't been caught, and his victim count is climbing. Many of the bodies remain unidentified, but with Ellie¨s online network of true crime followers, that¨s slowly changing. Together they¨ve pooled information to create a massive database that tracks people at risk of becoming Jane and John Does�Cthe homeless, the drug addicted, and the downtrodden�Cwith the hopes that if they become victims, they might at least be identified.?

Now that Ellie has successfully identified multiple victims, the law enforcement task force tracking down the Spider pulls her in to help�Cand after Ellie¨s therapist is arrested for the murders, she is more determined than ever to help catch the Spider.?

With striking prose and a horror flair, Spider to the Fly is an engrossing serial killer thriller, perfect for fans of The Whisper Man.]]> 320 J.H. Markert Nati 0 to-read 4.10 2025
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]]> 215362022 When a drug kingpin discovers his numbers are down in the upper northeast, he sends a malevolent force, known only as "The Man," to investigate. At the same time, Babs's youngest daughter, Sis, has gone missing, which doesn't seem like a coincidence. In twenty-four hours Sis will be found dead, and the whole town will seek shelter from Babs¨s wrath.]]> 368 Ron Currie Jr. 0593851668 Nati 0 to-read 4.07
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]]> 40885257 30 Tom King Nati 0 to-read 3.80 2018
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average rating: 3.80
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]]> 27427890 23 Tom King Nati 0 to-read 4.16 2015
author: Tom King
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average rating: 4.16
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]]> 59517336 32 Tom King Nati 0 to-read 4.21
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]]> 209633520 49 Toma Huji 1647116414 Nati 1 4.34
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]]> 57517266
The most important thing I¨d ever read was scribbled on the door of a portable restroom, engraved into plastic at a carnival on the outskirts of Boston.

Lust lingers, love stays.

Lust is impatient, love waits.

Lust burns, love warms.

Lust destroys, but love? Love kills.

Maybe it was always my destiny to fall in love with a monster.

When other kids stayed awake at night fearing the pointy-toothed beast hiding in their closet, I longed to see mine.

I wanted to feed it, domesticate it, understand it.

Sam and I were only allowed to love each other in the dark.

Once our story unfolded, and the truth came to light, I was the one to cut the cord.

My name is Aisling Fitzpatrick, and I have a confession to make.

Sam Brennan is not the only monster in this story.]]> 399 L.J. Shen Nati 3 4.00 2021
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rating: 3
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]]> 67993261 Nurse practitioner school. Work. Care for my mom. Wash, rinse, repeat. That sums up my life until I cross paths with Romeo Parisi. Now, I¨m tangled in the underboss¨ web. I¨ve been strong-armed into inking a deal with the mafia！concierge care for the Parisi family. The terms? For life. If I refuse? My life. Romeo wants more than medical care from me, but mixing business with pleasure has the potential to get all kinds of complicated. Deadly complicated.

Romeo
Sunday Mass with Nonna. Work. Disappoint my father. Wash, rinse, repeat. That sums up my life until I cross paths with Nicky Thomas. The woman¨s mine, and lying, cheating, and stealing are the least of the sins I will commit to keep it that way.

Oh what a tangled web we weave when the Parisi family we try to deceive.

Author¨s note: Forgotten Vengeance is on the lighter side of dark mafia romance. TW can be found at the beginning of the book.]]> 302 Andrea Hagan Nati 2 3.69
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]]> 205053949
I thought my makeup was thick enough to cover the beating I suffered until my inappropriately flirtatious boss noticed. As a cocktail waitress in his casino, I¨ve always been on Mr. Salvato¨s radar, but now he¨s obsessed, demanding to know who hurt me and why, intent on making them suffer.

When Dante discovers that my boyfriend Mitch not only owes money to another vicious Vegas mobster but is also cheating on me, he offers him one hell of a deal �C Dante will pay off Mitch¨s debt in exchange for the one thing he wants more than anything �C me.

Dante¨s offer requires me to spend the next seventy-six days and nights with him, one for every thousand dollars of Mitch¨s debt. When I refuse, Dante promises to kill Mitch right then and there for being the one ultimately responsible for my bruises.

Desperate to avoid bloodshed even after I¨ve seen the evidence of Mitch¨s betrayal, I reluctantly accept Dante¨s deal with one stipulation. I warn the arrogant bastard that I will never, under any circumstance, sleep with him.

Now I just have to resist the mob boss for seventy-six days and nights while he uses every weapon in his arsenal to try and change my mind.]]> 390 Lane Hart Nati 0 dnf-dropped 3.99 2024
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]]> 223124072 Honey Malone is all business. She always has been. No one has ever told her otherwise.

This poignant, shrewdly told, and unexpectedly funny coming-of-age story opens our eyes to what is absurd and moving about a woman¨s daily existence in the corporate cubicles and fraught families of contemporary America.

A college honors student, all Honey wants is for her powerful businessman Dad to feel proud of her. She enters the working world with no compunction, starting at the bottom of the totem pole, sharpening the pencils of her OCD first boss, Mr. Meloso (sweet in Portuguese), who is decidedly NOT meloso.

As Honey rises through the ranks and becomes a formidable opponent, the cutthroat world of business (and family) doesn¨t leave her unscathed. From sexist remarks to handsy bosses and drunk clients to an adored father who takes a steep fall from grace, Honey lets it all roll off her back！

！But she doesn¨t forget.

And boy does she get her reward. Our girl Honey Malone charges into her future with courage and impatience.

The Seven Bosses of Honey Malone rips the white male privilege out of the hands of the bosses who, for better or worse, shape the career of a smart, young, determined woman.

Honey Malone is every woman you¨ve ever seen interrupted, talked over, underestimated, and undermined by a man in the workplace, as the rest of the women in the room look on in unadulterated rage. She is you. And you. And me. And all of us. ]]> 311 Juli A. Herren Nati 0 to-read 4.33
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At least, that¨s what I thought！until I met Conor Nilsen. In truth, I didn¨t know he was the goalie for the Chicago Falcons when he struck up a conversation the night of my bachelorette party.

He proved he wasn¨t just some hot guy looking to score when he helped me get my drunk bridesmaid safely back to our hotel. That¨s when he discovered my 30-before-30 bucket list！a list I hadn¨t managed to check a single item off.

What was meant to be a night of stargazing turned into so much more. The chemistry between us was undeniable, and after one innocent night together, I started to question everything！especially my upcoming wedding to a man I wasn¨t sure loved me.

Fast forward to my wedding day, and just as I¨m standing at the altar, Conor bursts through the church doors to object. And now, somehow, I¨m his roommate. Yikes.]]> 356 Piper Rayne Nati 0 to-read 3.91 2025
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]]> 215748728 Combat Black Dog Syndrome worldwide; a portion of all proceeds from Black Dog Project will be donated to black dog rescue.

One of Tumblr's most viral blogs of 2014, the Black Dogs Project is a stunning photo series by animal photographer Fred Levy. Known as "Black Dog Syndrome" in animal shelters and rescues, it refers to the unfortunate phenomenon that black dogs are frequently the LAST dogs to be adopted and the FIRST dogs to be euthanized in rescue shelters. Animal photographer Fred Levy couldn't believe that it was true, so he began talking with shelters. Not only does the phenomen exist, but he discovered it's an epidemic. Levy decided to turn his camera lens to black dogs, showing the world how beautiful they truly are. He called the photo series, The Black Dogs Project, and the stunning photographs have been shared worldwide, spreading awareness and attention to the problem. A portion of all proceeds for Black Dogs Project will be donated to black dog rescue.]]> 128 Fred Levy 0760394504 Nati 0 to-read 4.62 2015
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]]> 218372184 Creepy Cute Drawing Class makes drawing your favorite creatures of the night fun and easy.
?]]> 160 Marcie Driessen 1577154800 Nati 0 to-read 4.67
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]]> 219494869 Why do so many conversations leave us feeling unheard and disconnected? In Deep Listening, acclaimed BBC journalist, accredited executive coach, and mediator Emily Kasriel argues that it¨s because we've forgotten how to truly listen.

Distracted by our own agenda, we so often hear without understanding, impatiently waiting for our turn to speak. In this exploration of transformational listening, Kasriel shows how shifting from surface-level exchanges to Deep Listening can enrich our relationships as friends, parents, and partners, enhance our effectiveness as leaders, and strengthen the fabric of our communities. At a time when divisions within communities, organizations, and families are often a source of profound pain, this book offers inspiration and practical guidance on how we can better listen to each other, even when we fiercely disagree.

Drawing on scientific studies, new research, and powerful stories from legendary listeners in politics, business, and the arts, Kasriel unveils her simple yet transformative eight-step approach. With Deep Listening as your guide, you¨ll learn to become a better family member, friend, co-worker and citizen.

At once a practical guide and a heartfelt manifesto, this groundbreaking book challenges us to rethink our approach to listening and in doing so, transform our lives from the inside out. Whether readers seek to strengthen their empathy, boost their performance at work, or foster genuine understanding across cultural, political, and generational divides, Deep Listening provides the tools and inspiration to unlock the power of lasting, meaningful connections.]]> 352 Emily Kasriel 0063352982 Nati 0 to-read 4.67
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]]> 214769075 A humorous story about inclusion, self-acceptance, and the joy of being different.

Ricky lives with a flock of sheep that prizes conformity. When one sleeps, they all sleep. When one eats, they all eat. When one ba-a-a-a-s, the all ba-a-a-a. And they all dress the same too. Every single day.

Until a rainbow sheep joins the flock and everything changes! Rainbow is so fun and so free! Ricky becomes friends with Rainbow and starts becoming her true self too. How will the rest of the flock react?

Find out in The Rainbow Sheep, a humorous story by cartoonist David Hayward.]]> 32 David Hayward 1506498361 Nati 0 to-read 4.12
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]]> 214152112 From New York Times bestselling author Marie Benedict and Courtney Sheinmel comes a historical adventure about a young girl plucked from a London orphanage to begin attending a boarding school with more secrets than she could imagine！perfect for fans of Enola Holmes.

Lainey Phillips has lived at the Sycamore Home for Orphaned Children since she was three years old. Now nearly a teenager, her life is hard, and she doesn¨t expect it to get better！until a chance encounter during an open house changes everything when Lainey meets a woman who invites her to attend the prestigious Lovelace Academy.

Fitting in amongst the many privileged students within the ivy-covered walls of Lovelace Academy presents challenges unlike the ones Lainey has faced in the past. Her life of drudgery has hardly prepared her for the aristocratic airs and cutthroat academic ambition of the other girls. Terrified she¨ll be cast out of the academy, Lainey grabs at her chance to prove herself by traveling to Switzerland to meet a female scientist crafting a groundbreaking theory.

Determined to prove her capability and reach her destination, Lainey must rely on her own wit！as well as a mysterious boy who has yet to prove himself as friend or foe. But the real test is what awaits her in Switzerland, at the home of Mileva Maric, wife of Albert Einstein.]]> 304 Marie Benedict 1665950218 Nati 0 to-read 3.96
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]]> 210864316 560 Homer 022660442X Nati 0 to-read 4.43 -800
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]]> 150231876
There is no green energy. Nor pink, nor black. Nor clean nor dirty, for that matter. In this intelligent, eye-opening, and witty international bestseller, an eminent climate expert takes a graphic novelist on a journey to understand the profound changes that our planet is experiencing.

The scientist, Jean-Marc Jancovici, explains the workings of superpowers and history; oil and climate; ecology, economics, and energy flows. He describes, in short, the world we live in today！a world whose future is deeply uncertain. The artist, Christophe Blain, intently listens and draws.? As the pair come face to face with global warming, they！along with Mother Nature and a cast of others！create a picture of what the solution to our predicament actually looks like.

It¨s not just about switching to renewable energy sources. It¨s about rethinking our energy supply, our economies, and our whole world. We¨re left with a vision of the future in which food, education, housing, transport, and communities！in other words, all of us！come together and, with a few technological fixes, work to create a world without end.]]> 196 Christophe Blain 1638931119 Nati 0 to-read 4.03 2021
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]]> 214008118
I was hiding in the bathroom hallway of a restaurant, leaving a message for my best friend to save me from my awful date.

He overheard and told me I was a bitch, then proceeded to offer me some dating advice.

So I told him to mind his own damn business！his own tall, gorgeous, full-of-himself damn business！and went back to my miserable date.

When he walked by my table, he smirked, and I watched his arrogant, sexy ass walk back to his date.

I couldn¨t help but sneak hidden glances at the condescending jerk on the other side of the room. Of course, he caught me on more than one occasion, and winked.

When the gorgeous stranger and his equally hot date suddenly appeared at our table, I thought he was going to rat me out.

But instead, he pretended we knew each other and joined us！telling elaborate, embarrassing stories about our fake childhood.

My date suddenly went from boring to bizarrely exciting.

When it was over and we parted ways, I thought about him more than I would ever admit, even though I knew I¨d never see him again.

I mean, what were the chances I¨d run into him again in a city with eight million people?
Then again´

What were the chances a month later he¨d wind up being my new sexy boss?]]> 368 Vi Keeland 1464234639 Nati 0 to-read 3.94 2016
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]]> 217245586 From New York Times bestselling author Domenica Ruta comes a heartfelt, hilarious novel about a single mom reimagining what the perfect family looks like！welcome to ＾the mommune.￣

While her whole life crumbles around her, Sandy is stalking her ex's Instagram. Specifically, she is scrolling through his follower list, desperately trying to find the other woman she suspects he has a child with.

After a series of disastrous romantic choices, Sandy makes her greatest mistake yet when she gets?unexpectedly pregnant in her mid-30s by a dating-app flop. Sandy tries to maintain something like a normal life with her daughter¨s dad,?a wannabe rock star,?and his icy, codependent?mother.?But finding out that her?baby has a half-sibling she doesn¨t know anything about is a bridge too far. Sandy has to talk to this woman.

Enter Stephanie, the other mother. Sandy is prepared to hate her but when the?two women meet, they are shocked to learn how much they have in common beyond the deadbeat father their children share. Now Sandy needs to figure out what her and Rosie¨s family looks like with all these new additions. Could life in a mommune be the answer to her prayers,?or just a new brand of chaos? In?this winning story of family both chosen and created, Sandy is about to discover that when nothing goes as planned, the best things become possible.]]> 304 Domenica Ruta 059373405X Nati 0 to-read 3.80
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]]> 220517516 256 Maureen Stanton Nati 0 to-read 4.88
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]]> 218267243 'Compulsively readable, Love Sick is equal parts sexy and angsty' JULIE SOTO

'Heartfelt and smart, Love Sick is just what the doctor ordered' EMILY WIBBERLEY and AUSTIN SIEGEMUND-BROKA

'Bursting with laughter, the joy of found family and spicy will-they-or-won't they tension . . . the perfect book for Grey's Anatomy fans' ASHLEY WINSTEAD

Grey's Anatomy meets The Hating Game by way of Ali Hazelwood in this fiery enemies-to-lovers debut rom-com.

First year of residency is hell, and Grace Rose, a brilliant new OB-GYN resident, starts off in the deepest circle. Her social anxiety is on high alert after she discovers she's battling a rumour that she slept her way into the program.

Um. False.

Grace sets the record straight by putting on her devil-red lipstick and putting her rude - and frustratingly handsome - co-resident, Julian Santini, in his place. But rumours take on a life of their own, and no amount of studiousness, or support from her co-residents, can course-correct her reputation. Ironic, given Grace hasn't been physical with anyone since her ex broke her heart in med school.

Julian is exhausted from years of studying. Despite that, he's determined to prove he deserves the residency position he narrowly landed. If only he could buckle down and concentrate. Instead, he's preoccupied by the judgy girl grappling with an absurd rumour - a woman he unintentionally offended on day one.

Yeah, he put his foot in his mouth. But he has no interest in participating in the hospital's frat house culture that continues to slut-shame Grace.

Stuck together as residents, Grace and Julian begrudgingly set aside their mutual hatred to focus on training, and as their attraction grows, the cracks in the thin ice between love and hate start to appear.]]> 336 Deidra Duncan 1335507523 Nati 0 to-read 4.12
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]]> 35660213
The second time I met Ian Kemp, he was a shell of the boy I once knew. Turbulent and infuriating, he refused my friendship at every turn. Like me, he was a casualty of life¨s cruelty, but we were planets apart.

We¨d both sought refuge on the island, hoping to find our anchor. Instead, we found each other and managed to reclaim our stars...until we both got swept away.]]> 362 Kate Stewart Nati 0 to-read 4.10 2018
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]]> 213870117 Seven struggling customers are given the unique opportunity to take home a ＾blanket cat￣ . . . but only for three days, the time it¨ll take to change their lives.

A peculiar pet shop in Tokyo has been known to offer customers the unique opportunity to take home one of seven special cats, whose ＾magic￣ is never promised, but always received. But there are rules: these cats must be returned after three days. They must eat only the food supplied by the owner, and they must travel to their new homes with a distinctive blanket.

In The Blanket Cats, we meet seven customers, each of whom is hoping a temporary feline companion will help them escape a certain reality, including a couple struggling with infertility, a middle-aged woman on the run from the police, and two families in very different circumstances simply seeking joy.

But like all their kind, the ＾blanket cats￣ are mysterious creatures with unknowable agendas, who delight in confounding expectations. And perhaps what their hosts are looking for isn¨t really what they need. Three days may not be enough to change a life. But it might just change how you see it.]]> 272 Kiyoshi Shigematsu 0593852699 Nati 0 to-read 3.43 2008
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]]> 222081655 Two nights with her ruined me for all other women, but I never got the chance to make her mine.

I¨m the pinnacle of control. I protect the net, my team, and my daughter.
It¨s my final season and I can¨t afford any distractions.
Except our new assistant coach just walked in.
And I would know her face anywhere.
She¨s the one I dream about.

That weekend, I was just a man！not the legend, the dad, the mentor.
I didn¨t care that I was a decade older.
For the first time in my life, I was ready to risk everything if it meant having her.
Until I woke up to an empty bed and no note.
Three years of wishing I knew how to find her, now she¨s my new boss.

I can be patient.
But for her！I want to break all the rules.]]> 408 Helena Hunting 1989185967 Nati 0 to-read 4.19 2025
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]]> 217927669 A delectable comedy of manners about cooking, ambition, and friendship set in the food world as a young and socially awkward writer takes a job ghostwriting the cookbook for a famous (and famously chaotic) Hollywood starlet.

Isabella Pasternack is a food person. She revels in the beauty of a perfectly cooked egg, she daydreams about her first meal at Chez Panisse, and every inch of her tiny apartment teems with cookbooks, from Prune to Cooking by Hand to Roast Chicken and Other Stories. What Isabella is not, unfortunately, is a gainfully employed person. In the wake of a disastrous live-streamed souffl└ demonstration, Isabella is summarily fired from her job at a digital food magazine and must quickly find a way to keep herself in buckwheat and anchovy paste. When offered the opportunity to ghostwrite a cookbook for Molly Babcock, the once-beloved television actress now mired in scandal, Isabella warily accepts. Unfortunately, Molly quickly proves herself to be a nightmare hungover, flakey, shallow, and！worst of all！indifferent to food. But between Molly¨s bizarre late-night texts, goofy confessions, and impromptu road trips, Isabella reluctantly begins to see Molly¨s charms. Can Isabella corral Molly out of the gossip rags and into the kitchen? Can she find the key to Molly¨s heart and stomach? Or will Isabella¨s devotion to her culinary idols and Molly¨s monstrous ego send the entire cookbook！and both of their careers！up in flames?

A mouth-watering, hilarious debut peppered with insider food world detail！the real writers behind celebrity chef cookbooks, the hot restaurants that run on the backs of their sous-chefs, the secret to perfect blinis │ la Russe！Adam Roberts' Food Person is a literary souffl└！a deceptively light, deliciously rich, showstopping confection.]]> 320 Adam D. Roberts 0593803833 Nati 0 to-read 3.56 2025
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]]> 214151597 The Rom Com Cookbook lets you "have what she's having" and so much more when you dish up your favorite rom-com movie moments with recipes inspired by Crazy Rich Asians, The Wedding Planner, Legally Blonde, Bridesmaids, Love Actually, The Princess Bride, and many, many more. Featuring meat-cute meals and meet-cute moments from over 50 films that you can share with friends, rivals, crushes, and unrequited lovers.

Inspired by some of the greatest romantic comedies of all time, The Rom Com Cookbook brings you closer to your favorite movie moments with ＾meat cute￣ dishes, cocktail hour delights, the morning after breakfasts, long-term relationship entrees, break-up desserts, and holiday-inspired recipes. Perfect for dinner dates and movie marathons, this light-hearted, yet sassy, cookbook features easy-to-follow recipes even if you¨re a klutz in the kitchen. With ingredients found at your local grocery store, and notes for altering recipes for various dietary restrictions, these dishes are the perfect way to turn enemies into lovers! Bring your most cherished rom-coms into the kitchen with the beautiful food photography and original illustrations that bring a fresh take on scenes from your favorite films!

FILM TO Create Macadamia Nut Pancakes (50 First Dates), Moonstruck Eggs (Moonstruck), Nigel¨s Brie (10 Things I Hate About You), Blue Soup (Bridget Jones¨s Diary), Guilt-Free Pizza Margherita (Eat Pray Love), Cher-Proof Cookie Log (Clueless), Sam¨s Birthday Cake (Sixteen Candles), Thirty, Flirty, & Thriving Daiquiri (13 Going on 30), and many, many more delicious recipes!

FALL IN Featuring fabulous food photography that brings your favorite movie scenes right into your home and onto your dining room table!

KITCHEN Author Tara Theoharis creates approachable, easy-to-follow recipes for all skill-levels. Enter the kitchen with a fellow rom-com fan！Theoharis begins each recipe with an introduction to set the stage before you set the table . . . or the TV tray.]]> 144 Tara Theoharis Nati 0 to-read 3.00
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]]> 217213002 Two women haunted by their sisters' unsolved disappearances band together in this captivating mystery from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of All Good People Here and host of the #1 true crime podcast Crime Junkie.

Nicole ＾Nic￣ Monroe is in a rut. At twenty-four, she lives alone in a dinky apartment in her hometown of Mishawaka, Indiana, she¨s just gotten a DWI, and she works the same dead-end job she¨s been working since high school, a job she only has because her boss is a family friend and feels sorry for her. Everyone has felt sorry for her for?the?last seven years！since the day her older sister, Kasey, vanished without a trace.

On the?night Kasey went missing, her car was found over?a?hundred miles from home. The?driver¨s door was open and her purse was untouched in?the?seat next to it. The only real clue in her disappearance was Jules Connor, another young woman from the same area who disappeared in?the?same way, two weeks earlier. But with so little for the police to go on, both their cases eventually went cold.

Nic wants nothing more than to move on！from her sister¨s disappearance and?the?state it¨s left her in. But then one day, Jules¨s sister, Jenna Connor, walks into her life and offers Nic something she hasn¨t felt in?a?long hope. What follows is?a?gripping tale of two sisters who will do anything to find their?missing?halves, even if it means destroying everything they¨ve ever known.]]> 272 Ashley Flowers 0593726987 Nati 0 to-read 4.05 2025
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]]> 214151311 A cozy mystery series about a former nun who searches for answers in a small seaside town after her pen pal mysteriously disappears

1954: When her former novice¨s dependable letters stop, Nora Breen asks to be released from her vows. Haunted by a line in Frieda¨s letter, Nora arrives at Gulls Nest, a charming hotel in Gore-on-Sea in Kent. A seaside town, a place of fresh air and relaxed constraints, is the perfect place for a new start. Nora hides her identity and pries into the lives of her fellow guests！but when a series of bizarre murders rattles the occupants of Gulls Nest it¨s time to ask if a dark past can ever really be left behind.]]> 336 Jess Kidd 1668034034 Nati 0 to-read 4.06 2025
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]]> 217929512 The history-bending speculative fiction from Adam Oyebanji, award-winning author of BRAKING DAY.


An impossible Detective Ethan Krol has been called to the scene of a baffling a man and his son, who appear to have been drowned in sea-water. But the nearest ocean is a thousand miles away.

An improbable Hollie Rogers doesn't want to ask too many questions of her new friend, Abi Eniola. Abi claims to be an ordinary woman from Nigeria, but her high-tech gadgets and extraordinary physical abilities suggest she's not telling the whole truth.

An incredible As Ethan's investigation begins to point towards Abi, Hollie's fears mount. For Abi is very much not who she seems. And it won't be long before Ethan and Hollie find themselves playing a part in a story that spans cultures, continents... and centuries.

An extraordinary speculative thriller about the scars left by the Atlantic slave-trade, by a master of the genre.]]> 432 Adam Oyebanji 0756419913 Nati 0 to-read 3.82
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]]> 133350081
Until a Porsche slams into the caf└ where she and her detective friends are enjoying a morning coffee. To their horror, the driver shoots a man dead, but doesn¨t stop there.

She turns the gun on herself next.

The sheriff is quick to call it a case of extreme road rage, but Tanya realizes not all is well in this idyllic community.

The sinister secret behind this brutal crime lies buried deep in the nearby woods. But no one wants to see the truth.

With the help of her friends and her K9 partner, Max, Tanya becomes obsessed with unraveling the deadly mystery. But the more lies she exposes, the more dangerous it is to stay in town.

A killer is hiding in plain sight, watching her´.]]> 260 Tikiri Herath 1990234364 Nati 0 to-read 3.50 2023
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]]> 222818703 Don¨t miss this deluxe print edition of an all-new story featuring stunning sprayed and stained edges and foil detailing from the bestselling author of the Shadow Beast Shifter series, Jaymin Eve!

SPELLCASTER is an intense enemies-to-lovers romantasy with steamy heat, magical creatures, fast pacing, and stakes that will keep you hooked. Dive into a world where love is as dangerous as power！and nothing is ever as it seems.

Welcome to Weatherstone College´

Don¨t walk the halls late at night.
Don¨t disturb the ancient magic.
And don¨t, under any circumstances, ever trust a spellcaster.

When my magic bloomed at twenty-two, the last thing I expected was to receive an acceptance letter to the most prestigious witch college in the world. It¨s not that I don¨t have magic. It¨s just´unpredictable. But with Weatherstone a part of my family legacy, I¨m determined to live up to their expectations.

A task that¨s almost derailed on my very first day when I come face-to-face with Logan Kingston, the son of my father¨s enemy. I¨m warned to avoid the powerful spellcaster at all costs, but apparently Logan did not receive the same memo. The more time I spend around him, the more I crave his unsettling attention, and as hate flirts with obsession, I¨m left wondering if there¨s another side to the decades-old feud between our fathers.

On top of that, Weatherstone is not at all like I expected. Built on the ancient blood of necromancers and battle, the magic here is as unpredictable as mine, and I sense a dark energy stalking my footsteps. When a monster attacks me, I have no choice but to turn to the strongest warlock in our school: Logan.

After all, to fight a monster, I¨ll need a monster.

Perfect if you love:
? Who hurt you?
? Slowburn Enemies to Lovers
? Elemental Magic
? Dark Academia
? "F*ck it" Moments
? Consent is sexy]]> 336 Jaymin Eve 1335472002 Nati 0 to-read 4.08
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]]> 218568740
In the heart of Adenashire, where elfish enchantments and dwarven delights rule, Arleta Starstone, a human confectionist works twice as hard perfecting her unique blend of baking and apothecary herbs.

So when an orc neighbor secretly enters her creations into the prestigious Elven Baking Battle, Arleta faces a dilemma.

Being magicless, her participation in the competition could draw more scowls than smiles. And if Arleta wants to prove her talent and establish her culinary reputation, this human will need more than just her pastry craft to sweeten the odds.

While competing, she'll set off on a journey of mouthwatering pastries, self-discovery, heartwarming friendships and romance, while questioning whether winning the Baking Battle is the true prize.

Escape to for a delightful cozy fantasy where every twist is a treat and every turn a step closer to home.]]> 288 J. Penner 1464243751 Nati 0 to-read 3.65 2023
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]]> 218569828 A hilarious and surprisingly moving cozy fantasy novel from the best-selling author of Once Upon a Tome.

This debut novel by beloved rare bookseller and memoirist Oliver Darkshire reimagines the Decameron heroine Isabella (with her creepy pot of basil) in a world of sentient animals, talking plants, and shape-shifting wizards.

In a tiny farm on the edge of the miserable village of East Grasby, Isabella Nagg is just trying to get on with her tiny, miserable existence. Dividing her time between tolerating a feckless husband, fending off snide neighbors, and cooking up ＾scrunge,￣ Isabella can¨t help but think that there might be something more to life. When Mr. Nagg returns home with a spell book purloined from the local wizard, she What harm could a little magic do?

As Isabella embarks on a journey of self-discovery with a grouchy cat-like companion, Darkshire¨s imagination runs wild, plunging readers into a delightfully deranged world full of enchantment and folklore！as well as goblins, capitalism, and sorcery.]]> 256 Oliver Darkshire 1324105917 Nati 0 to-read 3.62 2025
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]]> 217388174 A new Queer, Asian-inspired fantasy novella about a renowned dragon slayer who never takes her armor off in public, Brighter than Scale, Swifter than Flame reads like She Who Became the Sun meets The Mandalorian, with dragons!

The fiercely independent nation of Quanbao is isolated, reclusive, and something of a mystery to the rest of the world. It is rumored that there, dragons are not feared as is right and proper but instead loved and worshiped.

Yeva is perhaps a strange emissary to these people. Not only because their face has never been seen in public, but because they are a hero born to a birthright that makes them suited for their task！hunting dragons.

And so the dragon hunter must woo Quanbao's queen！the Lady Sookhee！to understand what secrets she is hiding. A woman reasonably suspicious of Yeva's intentions, and the imperial might of the throne she represents, Sookhee bears the burden of the safety of her entire people. How can she trust this stranger newly arrived to her court, a weapon forged in blood and fire, to understand what her people need and how best to safeguard their future?

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]]> 216325979 For twelve-year-old Lucy Stulligross, a boring summer without her best friend turns into an unexpected coming-of-age journey of firsts. Perfect for fans of Kayla Miller and Jarad Greene.

With her best friend away at camp, tons of chores to do, and her dad always on her case for being such a tomboy, Lucy is dreading summer. That is, until Milforth's plan to revive an old carousel for the town's 150th anniversary brings artist Ray and her daughter, Ana?s, to town.

Ana?s is smart, funny, and easy to talk to, and Lucy！who's used to being judged for her looks and interests！finally feels at ease in her own skin. And she thinks she may feel something for Ana?s, too.

Leading up to Milforth¨s big birthday, tensions begin rising with locals, thanks to a shifty development company trying to overrun the town. Things also come to a breaking point at home, when Lucy butts heads with her dad over how she wants to express herself as a girl.

Can Lucy find the courage to be true to who she is? She¨s got the whole summer to find out´]]> 304 Kathleen Gros 0063057689 Nati 0 to-read 2.00 2025
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]]> 222816316
In Tails From the The Dragon and the Mysterious Artifact, best friends Sam and Julia, eleven-year-olds with a passion for animals, are swept into an unexpected adventure when their patient, Tom, is not picked up by his guardian, Doug.

On their quest, Sam and Julia discover new worlds, unlock hidden powers and journey to hidden realms. Dive into a story where friendship, bravery and the love between humans and animals is at the heart of the very cosmos itself.]]> 28 Vicky McGrath 1774823330 Nati 0 to-read 0.0
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]]> 217182471 A brilliant collaboration between internationally acclaimed Jane Austen expert, Janine Barchas, and New York Times bestselling graphic novelist, Isabel Greenberg.

The Novel Life of Jane Austen is a one-of-a-kind, impeccably researched, ecstatically drawn graphic biography of one of the world's most beloved literary icons. Combining deep scholarship and serious whimsy, The Novel Life of Jane Austen presents this literary icon as the starring character in her own graphic novel. Told in three parts (Budding Writer 1796-1797); Struggling Artist 1801-1809; Published Author 1811-1817), the gritty circumstances of Austen's own genteel poverty and the small daily injustices so often borne by creative women at this time, are told against the backdrop of Georgian England and reflect, down to the smallest detail, many of the plots and characters woven into Austen's greatest works. All the settings and scenarios presented here are based upon the historical record, including the clothing, architecture, decor, and Regency locations. Sprinkled throughout, the Easter eggs and clever references to popular film adaptations of Austen's novels will satisfy the casual and avid Austen fan alike.]]> 144 Janine Barchas 0762489375 Nati 0 to-read 4.00 2025
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]]> 219848293 A historical fantasy debut set against the backdrop of World War II, where a witch journeys to find a book of unspeakable power before it lands in Nazi hands

Stubborn, plain-spoken and from an unimpressive family, Lydia Polk never expected to be accepted into the Royal Academy of Witches. Eight years later, with Hitler¨s army rampaging across Europe, the witches of Britain have joined the war effort, and Lydia is key to the she must use her magic to track down magical relics before Hitler！known to be obsessively seeking the artifacts himself！and his sycophants can. Then a Nazi witch infiltrates the Academy with heart-breaking consequences, leaving the coven shaken, exposed and the elder British witches have no interest in further loss of coven life in service of a government that has forced them into hiding for decades, no matter the consequences to the world. But with the discovery of the Grimorium Bellum, an ancient book that leaves a trail of death and destruction wherever it goes！one the Nazi coven is desperate to get their hands on！Lydia¨s mission has never been more urgent.

Alone and woefully outnumbered, Lydia makes her way to the heart of occupied France, where she finds allies in Rebecca Gagne！a fierce French resistance fighter chockful of secrets！and Henry Boudreaux！a handsome Haitian-American art historian with a little magic of his own. Together, they traverse the country, stalked by the natural and supernatural alike, in search of the grimoire. But, as Lydia soon discovers, finding the Grimorium Bellum is only half the the book has a dark agenda of its own. Lydia must subdue it before the witches of the Third Reich can use it！but she¨ll have to survive the book herself, first.]]> 416 Morgan Ryan 0593831969 Nati 0 to-read 4.43
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]]> 211003986 Ancient wisdom. Modern relevance. Enduring genius.

The Roman Empire¨s brilliance is far from ancient history. The Roman Empire Got It Right is your passport to the past that built the future！from engineering marvels like aqueducts, concrete, and sewer systems to groundbreaking advances in health care, law, language, and even your favorite guilty pleasures (street food and wine bars may be its highest achievements). Discover the surprising ways ancient Rome shaped the modern

- Architectural feats like domes, amphitheaters！oh, and bathrooms
- The secret that transformed elections forever
- Rules of law that flipped the script on justice
- Organizing principles from calendars to street layouts
- Torch signals that functioned just like text notifications
- Epic entertainment events！from ＾ultimate￣ boxing to stadium sea battles

Whether you¨re a history buff, a trivia fan, or just curious about why ancient Rome stays on our minds, this book delivers centuries of genius in one engaging read.]]> 240 Steven Marr 1250373050 Nati 0 to-read 4.00
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]]> 214986248 A powerful, incisive reckoning with the impacts of school desegregation that traces four generations of the author¨s family to show how integration decimated Black school systems and was a disservice to much of the Black community

On May 17, 1954 the landmark case Brown v. Board of Education deemed racial segregation in schools unconstitutional. Heralded as a massive victory for civil rights, the decision's goal was to give Black students equal access to educational opportunities and clear a path to a better future. Yet in the years following the ruling, schools in predominantly Black neighborhoods were shuttered or saw their funding dwindle; Black educators were fired?en?masse; and Black students faced discrimination and violence from their white peers as they joined resource-rich schools that were ill-prepared for the influx of additional students.

Award-winning interdisciplinary scholar of education and Black history Noliwe Rooks weaves together sociological data and cultural history to challenge the idea that integration was a boon for Black people. She shows how present-day discrimination lawsuits directly stem from the mistakes made during integration. She tells the story of her grandparents, who were among the thousands of Black teachers fired following the Brown decision; of her father, who was traumatized by his experiences at a predominantly white school; of her own experiences moving from a flourishing, racially diverse school to an underserved inner-city one; and finally, of her son and his Black peers, who struggle with hostility and prejudice from white teachers and white students alike.

At once assiduously researched and deeply engaging, Integrated proves how education has remained both a tool for community progress and a seemingly inscrutable cultural puzzle. Rooks's deft hand turns the story of integration's past and future on its head, and shows how to better understand and support generations of students to come.]]> 240 Noliwe Rooks 0553387391 Nati 0 to-read 4.43 2025
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]]> 214986259 The revelatory true story of the long-forgotten POW camps for German soldiers erected in hundreds of small U.S. towns during World War II, and the secret Nazi killings that ensnared fifteen brave American POWs in a high-stakes showdown.

After the U.S. entered World War II, the American government placed nearly 400,000 German prisoners of war into hundreds of hastily built camps in the United States. Today, traces of those camps！which once dotted the landscape from Maine to California！have all but vanished.

All but forgotten, too, is the grisly series of killings that took place at those camps！Nazi power games playing out in America¨s backyard.

Protected by the Geneva Convention, German POWs in the U.S. were well-fed and housed, with most even working jobs, including on American farms. Some were impressed by America¨s vast land and bounty！a few would even marry farmers¨ daughters. Ardent Nazis in the camps, however, took a dim view of fellow Germans who befriended their captors.

Soon, the killings began. In camp after camp, Nazis attacked fellow German prisoners. Fifteen were sentenced to death for murder by secret U.S. military tribunals. In response, German authorities condemned fifteen American POWs to the same fate. Nazi Germany proposed an audacious fifteen German lives for fifteen American lives.

Drawing on extensive research, journalist and historian William Geroux shines a spotlight on the surprising saga of German POWs in America, a forgotten story of murder and high-stakes diplomacy, and the fifteen American lives that hung in the balance, including a fearless P-51 Mustang fighter pilot, two American intelligence agents, and a hot-tempered lieutenant colonel nicknamed ＾King Kong.￣

Propulsive and vividly rendered, The Fifteen reminds us that what happens to soldiers after they exit the battlefield can be just as harrowing as what they experience on it.]]> 400 William Geroux 0593594258 Nati 0 to-read 3.98 2025
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]]> 211934947 The NPR host Alexis Madrigal reveals how the Port of Oakland explains the world.

In Pacific Circuit, the award-winning journalist Alexis Madrigal sculpts an intricate tableau of the city of Oakland that is at once a groundbreaking big-idea book, a deeply researched work of social and political history, and an intimate portrait of an essential American city that has been at the crossroads of the defining themes of the twenty-first century.

Oakland¨s stories encompass everything from Silicon Valley¨s prominence and the ramifications of a compulsively digital future to the underestimated costs of technological innovation on local communities！all personified in this changing landscape for the city¨s lifelong inhabitants.

Pacific Circuit holds a magnifying glass to the scars etched by generations of systemic segregation and the ceaseless march of technological advancement. These are not just abstract concepts; they are embedded in the very fabric of Oakland and its people, from dockworkers and community organizers to real estate developers and businesses chasing the highest possible profits. Madrigal delves into city hall politics, traces the intertwining arcs of venture capital and hedge funds, and offers unprecedented insight into Silicon Valley¨s genesis and growth, all against the backdrop of Oakland！a city vibrating with untold stories and unexplored connections that can, when read carefully, reveal exactly how our markets and our world really function.]]> 384 Alexis Madrigal 0374159408 Nati 0 to-read 4.56 2025
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]]> 211003737 By the award-winning author of A (Very) Short History of Life: a history of humanity on the brink of decline.
We are living through a period that is unique in human history. For the first time in more than ten thousand years, the rate of human population growth is slowing down. In the middle of this century population growth will stop, and the number of people on Earth will start to decline - fast. In this provocative book, award-winning science writer Henry Gee offers a concise, brilliantly-told history of our species--and argues that we are on a rapid, one-way trip to extinction. The Decline and Fall of the Human Empire narrates the dramatic rise of humanity, how a scattered range of small groups across several continents eventually inbred, interacted, fought, established stable communities and food supplies, and began the process of dominating the planet. The human story is relatively brief！the oldest fossils of H. Sapiens date to approximately 300,000 years ago！yet the spread of our species has been unstoppable´until recently. As Gee demonstrates, our population has peaked, and is declining; our environment is becoming inimical to human life in many locations; our core resources of water, arable land, and air are diminishing; and new diseases, simmering conflicts, and ambiguous technologies threaten our collective health. Can we still change our course? Or is our own extinction inevitable? With assured narration, dramatic stories, and his signature sprightly humor, Henry Gee envisions new opportunities for the future of humanity！a future that will reward facing challenges with ingenuity, foresight, and cooperation.]]> 288 Henry Gee 1250325587 Nati 0 to-read 3.86 2025
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]]> 216594930 Discover the hidden mysteries of America's national parks!

America's national parks are best known for stunning beauty and outstanding adventure！but these natural wonders also hold some of the world's greatest mysteries. Why did an ancestral civilization abandon their stone cities in the mountains of Colorado? Flying past Mt. Rainier, did a pilot really spot nine shiny objects that spawned the UFO craze? Was a contorted crater in Utah's dramatic Canyonlands created by a meteorite strike? Join outdoor expert and writer Mike Bezemek as he explores baffling disappearances, unexplained phenomena, and the secret history of our national parks.

Featuring 35 puzzling stories, Mysteries of the National Parks takes readers to every corner of our diverse and beautiful country. You'll explore some of the most beloved national park units; Yellowstone National Park, Grand Canyon National Park, Dinosaur National Monument, Blue Ridge Parkway, Ford's Theatre National Historic Site, and many more! Mysteries of the National Parks is the first book to delve into the most enigmatic happenings across the National Park Service. Bezemek's vivid storytelling brings each mystery to life, immersing readers in the intriguing settings and legendary characters while revealing previously untold details. Meanwhile, readers will learn how to visit these mystifying sites. Whether you're an outdoor adventurer, national park enthusiast, or true crime fan, this riveting collection is a must-have addition to your library. Perfect as a gift or unique travel companion, Mysteries of the National Parks will leave you ready to set out on your own national park adventure.??]]> 464 Mike Bezemek 1464226903 Nati 0 to-read 2.89
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]]> 211004203 The Girl in the Creek by Hugo Award winner Wendy N. Wagner is an atmospheric and eerie story about a Pacific Northwest forest that seems to be devouring all who enter. A perfect read for fans of T. Kingfisher and Jeff VanderMeer¨s cli-fi cosmic horror.

The Clackamas National Forest has always been a sanctuary for evil！human and alien. The shadows of looming trees and long-abandoned mines shelter poachers and serial killers alike. Then there¨s the ruined hotel on the outskirts of picturesque small town Faraday, Oregon, nestled in the foothills of Mt. Hood. The one drowning in mushrooms and fungus not even the local expert can identify. Not to mention the stacks of missing persons cases. Freelance writer Erin Harper arrives in Faraday to find out what happened to her brother, whose disappearance in the forest has haunted her for years. But someone else has gone missing. And when Erin finds her in the creek, the girl vanishes again ！ this time from the morgue, and days later her fingerprints show up at a murder scene. Maybe it¨s a serial killer, or maybe it¨s the spores infecting the forest and those lost inside. Erin must find answers quickly, before anyone else goes missing. But she might be next´

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]]> 227954077
In "Once They Appear"; a man waits for the inevitable, as mysterious figures appear worldwide. When an infomercial promises a desperate insomniac relief, he discovers some deals are too good to be true in "Special TV Offer". A boy named Stevie must help care for an elderly man chained in his family's attic, in "Grandfather". All is not what it seems in this family. A divorcee reluctantly goes on a date with someone she met online and the results are far worse than she could ever have imagined in "Swipe Left".

These original tales of horror and more, in a book that will have you questioning if things do go bump in the night. Enjoy your new nighty tales in Bedtime Stories For The Monster In Your Closet.]]> 208 C.D. Thorne Nati 0 to-read 4.83
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]]> 204277329 319 C.A. Meadows Nati 0 to-read 4.00
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]]> 223032430 166 Robert Bloch 1960241427 Nati 0 to-read 3.44 1947
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]]> 221179063
Nola Strate is being watched, again.

After an encounter with a notorious serial killer in the Pacific Northwest as a child, Nola has grown up and tried her best to forget her traumatizing night with The Hiding Man. She installed security cameras outside her Oregon home, never spoke of her experience, and now hosts Night Watch, a popular radio call-in show her semi?famous father used to run. When coincidences lead Nola to believe that she is being stalked, and a caller on Night Watch has a live incident with an intruder in the caller's home, the description of whom is chillingly familiar, Nola is convinced that The Hiding Man has resurfaced and is coming for her.

With a mysterious next?door neighbor lurking in the shadows, more people getting hurt, the police not taking her concerns seriously, and evidence pointing towards her own father, Nola decides to become, like her listeners, a Night Watcher herself, and uncover the monster behind The Hiding Man's mask.]]> 336 Daphne Woolsoncroft 1538770903 Nati 0 to-read 4.16
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]]> 220161576 In this razor-sharp, diabolical debut thriller, a young woman steps into her deceased twin¨s influencer life, only to discover dark secrets hidden behind her social media fa?ade.

Julie Chan has nothing. Her twin sister has everything. Except a pulse.

Julie Chan, a supermarket cashier with nothing to lose, finds herself thrust into the glamorous yet perilous world of her late twin sister, Chloe VanHuusen, a popular influencer. Separated at a young age, the identical twins were polar opposites and rarely spoke, except for one viral video that Chloe initiated (Finding My Long-Lost Twin And Buying Her A House #EMOTIONAL). When Julie discovers Chloe¨s lifeless body under mysterious circumstances, she seizes the chance to live the life she¨s always envied.

Transforming into Chloe is easier than expected. Julie effortlessly adopts Chloe¨s luxurious influencer life, complete with designer clothes, a meticulous skincare routine, and millions of adoring followers. However, Julie soon realizes that Chloe¨s seemingly picture-perfect life was anything but.

Haunted by Chloe¨s untimely death and struggling to fit into the privileged influencer circle, Julie faces mounting challenges during a weeklong island retreat with Chloe¨s exclusive group of influencer friends. As events spiral out of control, Julie uncovers the sinister forces that may have led to her sister¨s demise and realizes she might be the next target.]]> 320 Liann Zhang 1668067897 Nati 0 to-read 3.90 2025
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]]> 222376982 All bets are off when a single-minded photographer and a professional hockey player are forced to spend a week together on his sister¨s Christmas tree farm, perfect for fans of Jenny Holiday and Maggie Knox.

Maisie Smart has a don¨t-look-back policy�Cnot on the choice she made to be a photographer (despite her family¨s wishes) and not on the one-night stand she had six months ago. Sleeping with someone she barely knew was out of character; sleeping with a professional hockey player who bolted the morning after is a whole new level of embarrassing. Getting invited to spend the week at Tickle Tree Farm with her family this Christmas is a sure way to fill her with holiday spirit. Until the universe throws a Grinch in her festive plans in the form of the one man she hoped to avoid.

Nick King is a mess. After a significant injury lands him on the bench for every game for the rest of the month, he has more time to dwell on the one night stand he can¨t get out of his head. With time on his hands, his anxiety hovering, and the holidays around the corner, he figures visiting his sister and nephew at their Christmas tree farm will be a good way to lie low and sort himself out. He¨s in for a surprise when it turns out Maisie is staying at his sister¨s and his attraction for her hasn¨t lessened one bit in the last six months. Apparently, neither has her anger at him for bailing. But Christmas is the time for second chances, and the forced proximity may help Nick and Maisie unwrap feelings neither of them can walk away from twice.]]> 320 Sophie Sullivan 1250910633 Nati 0 to-read 3.67
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]]> 215750336 Hark! What's that bird on the horizon? Well, with this handy guide, you can find out!

Sea Bird pairs vibrant illustrations with scientific insight on the attributes of North American birds inhabiting marine areas. The lighthearted tone reflects the personality and characteristics of fishers, pirates, and other sea-faring folk who might regularly encounter these birds. Birders of all stripes will be able to identify their feathered friends and jot down thoughts and observations in the notes section.]]> 128 Angela Harrison Vinet 0760393575 Nati 0 to-read 0.0
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]]> 220383332 198 Marie Zhuikov 1960329707 Nati 0 to-read 5.00
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]]> 214152317 The leader of the Starbucks and Tesla union movements shares stories from the front lines to help workers organize their own workplace.Only in her early twenties, Jaz Brisack is one of the exciting new faces of the American Labor Movement. Already instrumental in successful union efforts at Nissan, Panera, Starbucks and now tech giant, Tesla, Brisack, a self-professed "labor history nerd" from a very young age, is deeply committed to the path she has chosen.?Get on the Job and Organize is a compelling, character-driven narrative of the Starbucks and Tesla unionization efforts, telling the broader story of the new, nationwide labor movement unfolding in an era of political and social unrest. Brisack argues that while workers often organize when their place of work is toxic, it's equally important to organize when you love your job. Here, Brisack puts everything into the context of America's long tradition of labor organizing and shows readers how they too can organize their workplace, from how to educate yourself and your colleagues, to what backlash can be expected and how to fight it, to what victory looks like even if the union doesn¨t necessarily ＾win.￣???Richly detailed with never-before reported scenes with high-profile characters like Howard Schultz, Elon Musk, and the terrifying union-busting lawyers they hired, Get on the Job and Organize will share the long American tradition of labor and organizing and how it continues today.]]> 320 Jaz Brisack 1668080796 Nati 0 to-read 0.0
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]]> 217387696 In the new novel from the bestselling author of Two Nights in Lisbon, on the worst night in the greatest city on Earth, a doorman at the toniest address in town is drawn into a web of intrigue, robbery, and murder.

Chicky Diaz stands on his little patch of the earth, the clean quiet sidewalk in front of the Bohemia Apartments, there sure are a lot of great places to kill someone in this city.

Chicky Diaz is everyone¨s favorite doorman at the Bohemia, New York City¨s world-famous home of celebrities, financiers, and the cultural elite.

Chicky serves at the pleasure of residents like Emily Longworth, who, up in her penthouse, leads a life of her perfect kids in her perfect home, her perfect worries about museum boards, charity work, and so on. Emily¨s husband, though . . . perfectly wealthy, but she has quietly loathed Whit Longworth since well before the revelations that he¨s a private-equity war profiteer. But their marriage came with an iron-clad prenup, and Emily can¨t bring herself to leave all that. Yet.

Meanwhile, in apartment 2A, there¨s nothing perfect about Julian Sonnenberg¨s middle-aged life. Already struggling with the indignities of turning fifty！a stale marriage, teenage kids who no longer need him, his work as an art gallerist making him feel culturally obsolete！and now his doctor tells him that he needs openheart surgery, immediately. Things are falling apart awfully fast.

In the basement staff room, the life-and-death stakes of daily life are hardly news to the primarily Black and Latino hospitality. So when the NYPD fatally shoots an unarmed Black man and the streets swell with both protestors and counterprotestors, the staff¨s concerns are less about the building and more about their survival！and what justice will look like.

Enter Chicky in his epauletted suit, manning the line between the turbulent streets outside the Bohemia and the far more sanguine world within. And not that the Bohemia¨s residents care much (except maybe Emily Longworth), but Chicky has his own problems, the kind that mean that for tonight¨s shift, for the first time in thirty years, Chicky will be carrying a gun. Because someone, tonight, is going to die.

In what is far away his best and most ambitious book yet, Chris Pavone has delivered a piercing portrait of the way we live now that is also a finely honed thriller of ticking-clock suspense. The Doorman is a book about class and privilege in a city poised to boil over its proverbial melting pot, and the ever starker divisions testing everything the City likes to believe about itself.]]> 400 Chris Pavone 0374604797 Nati 0 to-read 3.82
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]]> 194577491 The new thrilling novel from Megan Miranda, the instant New York Times bestselling author of All the Missing Girls, The Last to Vanish, and The Only Survivors.

When Hazel Sharp, daughter of Mirror Lake¨s longtime local detective, unexpectedly inherits her childhood home, she¨s warily drawn back to the town！and people！she left behind almost a decade earlier. But Hazel¨s not the only relic of the past to a drought has descended on the region, and as the water level in the lake drops, long-hidden secrets begin to emerge´including evidence that may help finally explain the mystery of her mother¨s disappearance.]]> 368 Megan Miranda 1668055716 Nati 0 to-read 4.02 2024
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]]> 215749331 For readers of Also a Poet, Orwell¨s Roses, and My Autobiography Of Carson McCullers！as well as the legions of Virginia Woolf fanatics！the acclaimed poet and author of The Crying Book?crafts a deeply moving, immersive, and lyrical hybrid memoir about her mother, Woolf, and the transformative power of writing.

When Heather Christle realizes that she, her mother, and Virginia Woolf share a traumatic history, she begins to rewrite and intertwine each of their stories, in search of a more hopeful narrative and a future she can live with.
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On a recent visit to London's Kew Gardens, Heather Christle¨s mother revealed a shocking secret from her she had been sexually assaulted as a young girl growing up in London, under circumstances that strangely paralleled Heather's own sexual assault during a visit to London as a teenager.
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Her private, British mother¨s revelation！a rare burst of vulnerability in their strained relationship！propels Christle down a deep and destabilizing rabbit hole of investigation, as she both reads and wanders the streets of her mother's past, peeling back the layers of family mythologies, England¨s sanctioned historical narratives, and her own buried memories. Over the course of several trips to London, with and without her mother, she visits her family's "birthday hill" in Kew Gardens, the tourist-ified homes of the Bloomsbury set, the archives of the British Library, and the backyard garden where Woolf wrote her final sentence. All the while, she finds that Woolf！both famously depressed in life and exuberant on the page！and her writings not only constantly seem to connect and overlap with her mother¨s story, but also that the author becomes a kind of vital a sometimes confidante, sometimes mentor, sometimes distancing lens through which Christle can safely observe her mother and their experiences.
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Wide-ranging and prismatic, the fruit of an insatiably curious, delightfully brilliant mind, In the Rhododendrons is part memoir, part biography of Virginia Woolf, part reckoning with the things we cannot change and the ways we can completely transform, if we dare. It is also a book unlike any other, and one that will send readers down rabbit holes of their own.]]> 288 Heather Christle 1643755927 Nati 0 to-read 4.30
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But what was once a source of wonder soon becomes a dangerous liability as a ruthless organization hunts them down, determined to exploit their powers for their own gain. As the enemy closes in and threatens Russ's family, he and his newfound friends must band together and fight back, forever altering their destinies and the lives of those they love.

For fans of action-packed sci-fi novels with a touch of romance, this book is a must-read. If you enjoyed "X-Men," you'll love this thrilling tale of ordinary people with extraordinary abilities.]]> 325 Karen McQuestion 1736788817 Nati 0 to-read 3.99 2012
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Bree knew that life married to a beat cop would be tough, especially in the crime-infested city of East Bernheim, but she believes they will be fine living in 'Burner' even after she has their first child. Family life is manageable until one day, crime follows them home, threatening their safety.

At a loss for how to keep his family safe and keep his job, Jake agrees to stretch their finances and move an hour away to a bigger house in a somewhat better neighborhood. Their lives seem to improve until Bree, heavily pregnant with their second child, begins to hear voices and suffer strange nightmares. Then, when tragedy strikes on the job, Jake enters a spiral of guilt and grief that degrades his grip on reality.

Bree, isolated and struggling, must protect her children from the one person she thought would always keep them safe. She and Jake are haunted in every way, and not just by whatever is lurking inside the house. A thriller that tackles trauma and toxicity in police culture, Every Fall will have you on the edge of your seat.

"Angela Douglas writes with verve and insight in this story about family and obsession and the things that haunt us. Thought provoking and atmospheric, Every Fall pulls back the curtain of the thin blue line while simultaneously exploring the isolation of early motherhood. Tana French meets Riley Sager in all the best ways. A winner.￣
！ Alex Finlay, Bestselling Author of If Something Happens to Me

＾A fast-paced psychological thriller that explores trauma, toxic police culture, and the different ways people can be haunted. A fresh, unique page-turner.￣
！ Robyn Harding, Bestselling Author of The Haters]]> 384 Angela Douglas 1998076814 Nati 0 to-read 3.87 2025
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]]> 228676855 What if Little Red found herself allying with him... and even falling for him?

While Roux attempts to discover the identity of the maniac responsible for kidnapping her sweet, elderly neighbor, the Wolf is on a mission to track down the nefarious secret society who had the audacity to abduct his best friend (with benefits).

Soon, the Wolf finds reason to believe Roux might be the society¨s next victim and feels obligated to watch over her. Meanwhile, Roux has gained a creepy new stalker... or two... and she¨s had enough of this sh*t.

Full of intrigue and mystery as well as banter and slow burn romance, this urban romantic fantasy also checks the boxes for magical realism and diverse representation.

For fans of Luxe's Lullaby Trilogy, there are character cameos from that series in this one!]]> 382 Cara Blaine 1963345126 Nati 0 to-read 5.00 2025
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]]> 214151414 Born out of a viral ＾Shouts & Murmurs￣ piece in The New Yorker, this darkly humorous, charming, and brilliant graphic memoir, in the tradition of Allie Brosh and Roz Chast, brings the first few years of parenthood to life.

With the wit of a comedian and the observational skills of a sociologist surveying a new subculture, Becky Barnicoat writes about her first few years of parenthood with warmth, sharp insight, and uproarious humor in her debut graphic memoir Cry When the Baby Cries.

Barnicoat¨s prose is always relatable, smart, and so funny while discussing everything from how ignoring women¨s pain is baked into the practice of obstetrics to the impossibility of putting a child down drowsy but awake while you are permanently drowsy but awake, to the tyranny of gentle parenting, and more.

Barnicoat gives us permission to cry when the baby cries, and also laugh, snort, lie on the floor naked, drool, and revel in a deeply strange new world ruled by a tyrannical tiny leader, growing bigger and more cherished by the day.]]> 288 Becky Barnicoat 1668048019 Nati 0 to-read 4.65
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]]> 215749302 With this workbook from the author of the internationally best-selling?101 Dog Tricks, learn the core concepts of dog training, and apply those concepts in training 30 different tricks.?

As you work from level to level in this revised and expanded edition of The Dog Tricks and Training Workbook, you will master the key elements of dog training！timing, technique, motivation, and building on known behaviors！as you achieve a stronger bond with your dog. Choose from a wide range of tricks, from basic (Sit, Shake Hands, Paws Up) to advanced (Newspaper Delivery, Tidy Up Your Toys, Get a Soda from the Fridge).

This complete curriculum



Photo-illustrated step-by-step instructions for every trickVideo tutorials accessible via web linksQuick tips and encouragement sidebarsReview quizzes and prompts to re-evaluate your knowledge, your dog¨s progress, and your relationshipA tracking chart for training sessions
Through this user-friendly course, you will establish a conscious and consistent pattern of relating to your dog in a meaningful partnership based on trust, communication, and respect.

Also by Kyra Sundance, learn to do even more with your dog ?101 Dog Tricks;?51 Puppy Tricks;?10-Minute Dog Training Games;?101 Dog Tricks, Kids Edition;?Dog Training 101;?The Pocket Guide to Dog Tricks;?Kyra¨s Canine Conditioning; and?The Joy of Dog Training.]]> 144 Kyra Sundance 0760393672 Nati 0 to-read 0.0
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Rosemary Esehagu, who has studied psychology and medicine, has seen the damaging effects of having people's abuse or trauma speak for them. In her memoir, Out of the The Journey to Becoming, she shares her story of posttraumatic growth and offers a radical perspective on abuse. Despite encountering abuse as a child and racism and trauma when she immigrated to the US as a teenager, she has found her place and is living her purpose. She uses prose and poetry to express that we can overpower and repurpose others' harmful actions.



There is a better way of living after trauma...



This is a must-read ...

-Vanessa Bridges, Ph.D., author of Changing the Way You Change



A profound journey of resilience, "Out of the Cocoon" is a soaring legacy of healing, strength, and the triumph of light.

-Claudia Almendoza Alzraa, Reedsy]]> 144 Rosemary Esehagu 1965340911 Nati 0 to-read 0.0
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They come from different worlds, and yet they are meant for each other.

Money, glamour, luxury, power！Ruby Bell couldn¨t be less interested in these things if she tried. After being awarded a scholarship to one of England¨s most prestigious and expensive private schools, Maxton Hall, all she wants is to keep her head down, work hard, and get accepted to Oxford. She keeps her distance from everyone, especially the arrogant, rich, and extremely handsome James Beaufort, ringleader of the school¨s party boys.

When Ruby discovers a scandalous secret about the Beauforts, she is suddenly on James¨s radar. It only gets worse when James is forced to work with her to plan the school's annual gala. Yet the more time they spend together, the more they realize they share much more than they thought.

Falling for James Beaufort was never part of her plan, yet Ruby can¨t help but let her feelings sweep her away. But James must make a decision for himself: will he choose what¨s expected of him, or what he feels for her?]]> 368 Mona Kasten 0593954203 Nati 0 to-read 3.93 2018
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]]> 217245610 Sparks fly between an amateur blacksmith and an outspoken professor with a passion for archery in this heartfelt contemporary romance from the author of Getting His Game Back and Not the Plan.

Mo Sarda carefully guards his peaceful life from other people's messy feelings. He coparents his daughter with no drama, sits quietly at family gatherings, spends plenty of time alone tending to his plants, and volunteers to teach blacksmith?skills?at the local folk school. No one seems to get him, except for his family, and that¨s completely fine with Mo！there¨s no one else he needs. Then along comes Jessica Anderson and her damn crossbow.

After the unexpected death of her sister, Jess has moved to Michigan to move forward with her life. Her grief still stings, but she¨s excited to start her new professorship job and continue pursuing her passion for archery. Luckily, her new town has a folk school with ample practice space. Then Jess has a combative run-in with Mo Sarda and all her plans to avoid complicated feelings start to crumble. No one should look that hot banging an anvil.

Before long, the two are drawn to work together to save the beloved folk school from closing its doors. The heat is on them to?plan a?Renaissance Faire?to raise the much-needed funds, but the more worthy pursuit could be the fire growing between them！if only they?would be?willing to?give each other a shot.]]> 320 Gia de Cadenet 0593722760 Nati 0 to-read 3.76
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]]> 217223452 Return to the Jersey Shore with a new romance by?Summertime Punchline?author Betty Corrello in which a young woman recently diagnosed with lupus attempts a no-strings fling with a former television star, perfect for readers of Elissa Sussman or Tia Williams.?

Nadia Fabiola wants to lose herself in Evergreen！the Jersey Shore town where she grew up vacationing with her family！and never look back at her glamorous, gainfully employed former self. After a shocking lupus diagnosis turned her life upside down, she¨s desperate for a sense of control over her body, her life, and her mental health.?Nadia plans on keeping her life small and boring, while continuing to ignore her sister¨s relentless questioning.

Nadia¨s sister isn¨t the only person worried about her. When her rheumatologist not-so-subtly sets her up with his infamous former-actor cousin, Marco Antoniou, Nadia is skeptical. But Marco is gorgeous！despite carrying his own baggage from a very public burnout. After a messy (but fun) first date, they decide that a May-long fling could be just what the doctor no commitment, no strings, just one month of escape.

Their undeniable chemistry starts to feel a lot like something more and while Marco pulls Nadia deeper into his life, she is dead set on keeping her diagnosis from him. But there are only so many days in May, and only so much pretending she can do. As the stress of their whirlwind romance takes its toll on Nadia¨s health, she¨s forced to decide if a chance at love is worth the risk of trusting someone new.

Travel from the Jersey Shore to Rome and back in this delightfully funny, beautifully honest exploration of love, intimacy, and vulnerability while living with a chronic illness.??]]> 320 Betty Corrello 0063426471 Nati 0 to-read 4.38
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]]> 217453534 Everyone wonders about the one that got away . . . and thanks to an alternate reality tech project, one woman will get the chance to actually find out.

When Laurel Everett finds a ring in her longtime boyfriend Ollie's sock drawer, she should be thrilled . . . so why is she left wondering "what if?" Specifically, what if she'd taken up her work crush, Drew, on his offer of a date just after she and Ollie got together? Thanks to her job at tech giant Pixel, she might have a way to answer that question through the AltR project, which promises users a glimpse of alternate realities. Or it will, once the quantum computers it relies on get more powerful.??

When the program actually works and Laurel wakes up five years into her life with Drew, she's fascinated . . . then increasingly horrified as she continues to slip between that world and her "real" life seemingly at random. As she moves back and forth between the two worlds, Laurel realizes choosing the right life might not be as simple as deciding between two men and the different?visions of happiness they offer. And if she doesn't find a way to untangle herself from the quantum mess she's unleashed, she might wind up stuck in the wrong life, or worse, deleted entirely like a faulty line of code. . . .]]> 304 Jilly Gagnon 0593722981 Nati 0 to-read 3.73
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]]> 216879643 Boy saves girl stuck on a disastrous hike. What could go wrong? So. Much.

Just Another Meet Cute is the joyful and funny story about what happens when you realize you're dating the wrong twin.



When seventeen-year old Nina Riley gets saved by a super cute Knight-in-Faded-Khakis just as she lands in an embarrassingly 'ahem' sticky situation during the most disastrous hike known to man, she wasn't exactly looking for that meet cute. She really just needed some peace and quiet from her complicated family. Unfortunately, he disappears before she can properly thank him or get his number. All she has is his name (Ian Nguyen) and a navy jacket with a dog keychain, a gym card, and laundromat receipt. But a meet cute is a meet cute. And armed with years of watching Veronica Mars and a techy cousin, it should be simple enough for Nina to find the boy of her dreams, right? But when she finally tracks him down, he's different than she thought - right down to his name. Ryan is just as cute as she remembers, but the chemistry isn't there like it was before. After a few dates, she meets Ryan's his sweet grandma, his enthusiastic sisters, and his twin brother-Ian.]]> 336 Jenn P. Nguyen 1339010208 Nati 0 to-read 4.09 2025
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In a twist of fate, Sydney Michaels bumps into cute boy stranger Marcus Burke in the heart of midtown NYC during an impromptu trip to Dunkin¨. But what had initially been an effort to soften the blow of failing her impending pre-calc exam, turns into a day-long, unforgettable adventure！when Marcus asks her to have breakfast with him instead. In just a few hours, Sydney's already starting to fall, and there's just something about Marcus that makes it feel like she's known him forever.

As the night comes to an end, Sydney can¨t believe that after all the loss she¨s faced in the past two years, "the good part" is finally here and this perfect day gets to be hers！until an accident at the end of the night, quite literally, leaves her stuck in it.]]> 320 Charlene Thomas 1546111786 Nati 0 to-read 4.55
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When we part, I promise him I owe him anything for saving my daughter¨s life.

What I didn¨t expect?

Being his fake date to a wedding！in two days.

It was only supposed to be a favor, but we can¨t deny the attraction.

Only he lives a state away and my life is in Colorado with my daughter and the Montgomerys.

This can only be one night that feels all too real.

Yet I know walking away will be the hardest thing I ever do.

**Always a Fake Bridesmaid is a next generation, single mom, grumpy rancher, fake dating romance set in the Montgomery World & Clover Lake series featuring Livvy & Ewan. Each book can be read as a complete standalone. An HEA is guaranteed!**

Livvy Montgomery is Shep and Shea's daughter from Ink Inspired.]]> 186 Carrie Ann Ryan 1636955819 Nati 0 to-read 4.50 2025
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]]> 220262236 The #1 International bestselling author of On Dublin Street is back with this witty, emotional and steamy fake-dating sports romance in which ambitious entrepreneur, Beth Carmichael, meets her match in the grumpy football captain who moves into the apartment above hers.

Imagine my surprise when my new neighbor turns out to be one of Scotland¨s most famous (and hottest) professional footballers, Callan Keen. I¨m even more shocked to discover that the brooding player is still holding a grudge for something that happened (or didn¨t happen) between us years ago.

Too busy trying to take my social media management company to the next level, I don¨t have time for this gorgeous blast from the past. Or at least I shouldn¨t. Yet whenever I see him, I can¨t help but engage in a battle of wits with the grump upstairs.

When a huge client opportunity arises, circumstances force me to enlist Callan¨s help. I require a fake date and Callan needs me to facilitate a meeting with my dad to further his own business interests.

The deal between us should be simple. Except, of course, the blazing chemistry we¨ve shared since the moment we met. We can¨t deny it, we can¨t control it, and soon we¨re agreeing to six weeks of no-strings-attached, mind-blowing, steamy shenanigans.

I told myself I was too smart to catch feelings. But when Callan finally finds out the truth about our past, he becomes the guy I used to know. And that man is way too easy to fall for.

The problem is that Callan has vowed to never let another person close enough to break his heart again.

It just might prove impossible to show my stubborn Scotsman I¨m worth the risk, especially when old wounds are re-opened and threaten to wreck any chance of a future together´]]> 440 Samantha Young 1915243270 Nati 0 to-read 3.99 2025
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]]> 59972550 From USA Today bestselling author Joanna Shupe comes a spicy Anastasia story full of secrets and betrayal, set among the glittering streets of New York City's Gilded Age.

In 1880 a baby was stolen from the wealthiest family in America. Though no ransom was ever demanded, the Pendelton family never gave up hope . . . and their reward became the stuff of legend.

After being raised in a children¨s asylum, Josie Smith ends up on the streets and quickly learns how to take care of herself. Her singing voice draws crowds on every corner, and she¨ll stop at nothing to become famous and travel the world, loved and adored by all. Maybe then she won¨t think about the family who gave her away as an infant.

Leo Hardy isn¨t afraid to use his charm and wits to make a fast buck, especially with a mother and five siblings to support. When he stumbles upon a beautiful young woman singing on the street, Leo notices her striking resemblance to the infamous missing baby¨s mother, Mrs. Thomas Pendelton. The Hardys lost everything thanks to the Pendeltons, and once Leo sees Josie, he seizes the opportunity to settle the score. All he needs to do is pull off the biggest swindle of his career.

As the two are catapulted into Knickerbocker High Society, they grow closer to their goal, as well as to each other. But secrets can only stay hidden for so long. Soon the truth unfolds, and both Josie and Leo must separate what¨s real from what¨s just gilding.]]> 352 Joanna Shupe 0063310317 Nati 0 to-read 3.91 2025
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Teagan, who is busy finishing her law degree, needs a break from the stress of living up to her parents' expectations. Heath is following his passion and starting his career as a physical therapist, but his family's drama is tearing his life apart behind the scenes.

As members of the same friend group, Heath and Teagan will be around each other plenty during wedding season, whether they like it or not. With no time or desire to date, the two come to an agreement: pre-scheduled hookups through the summer or until something real comes along. A situational relationship, otherwise known as a situationship.

Their arrangement seems perfect. If their past doesn't come back to bite them.]]> 352 E.M. Wilson 1998341194 Nati 0 to-read 3.60
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Bound in an unwanted marriage, Freya spends her days gutting fish, but dreams of becoming a warrior. And of putting an axe in her boorish husband¨s back.

Freya¨s dreams abruptly become reality when her husband betrays her to the region¨s jarl, landing her in a fight to the death against his son, Bjorn. To survive, Freya is forced to reveal her deepest secret: She possesses a drop of a goddess¨s blood, which makes her a shield maiden with magic capable of repelling any attack. It was foretold such a magic would unite the fractured nation of Skaland beneath the one who controls the shield maiden¨s fate.

Believing he¨s destined to rule Skaland as king, the fanatical jarl binds Freya with a blood oath and orders Bjorn to protect her from their enemies. Desperate to prove her strength, Freya must train to fight and learn to control her magic, all while facing perilous tests set by the gods. The greatest test of all, however, may be resisting her forbidden attraction to Bjorn. If Freya succumbs to her lust for the charming and fierce warrior, she risks not only her own destiny but the fate of all the people she swore to protect.t.]]> 464 Danielle L. Jensen 0593599853 Nati 0 to-read 4.10 2024
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In Unity, the captivating journey begins when two sisters are cast into different dimensions by their mother at an early age for their protection. Arriving alone and unprotected, with nothing but an amulet necklace, each sister experiences a vastly different life, unaware of the other¨s existence. In their twenties, during a time of great need, the amulets reveal clues, suggesting they are not as alone as they believed. Their journey is one of laughter, tears, gut-wrenching pain, and the alignment of destinies.

Embark on this epic adventure, where tears, joy, laughter, and romance await in the first book of The Dimension Series.]]> 322 Leigh Barbera Nati 0 to-read 4.67
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]]> 223207919 The all-knowing semelees swirled around me in the Veiled Between, crooning and writhing. ＾You¨ve come to us, Daughter of Darkness, Princess of Shadows. Tell us what you seek.￣

On the Silten continent, I¨m the only fae who can walk the Veiled Between. My rare power is immense and dangerous, so the authorities have entrusted me to my guardian who controls my potent magic with an enchanted device.

To avoid the device¨s searing punishment, I submit to a dutiful life. Until one terrifying night everything changes.

I¨m taken captive by the ruthless Dark Raider！an outlaw wanted in all four kingdoms, who hides behind a mask, and has a body created for sin.

But the Raider whispers a promise I can¨t resist！use my magic to find who he seeks, and he¨ll obliterate my chains.

Finally, the freedom I¨ve craved is within my reach.

Yet finding who he hunts plunges me into a game of deceit among the kingdoms. After uncovering truths I was never meant to know, I¨m caught in a web of betrayal, and if I can¨t find a way to break free, I¨ll have simply traded one imprisonment for another.


Kingdom of Faewood is book one in Fae of Woodlands & Wild, a fae fantasy romance trilogy that takes place in Krista Street¨s Supernatural World. This series contains spicy romance, epic worldbuilding, a female fae who¨s determined to wield her own fate, a ruthless Dark Raider who will stop at nothing to protect those he loves, and a mysterious ploy circulating throughout the kingdoms.]]> 386 Krista Street 1946884324 Nati 0 to-read 3.89 2025
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