The Kingdom of Sweets
By: Erika Johansen
3.24
Format: 354 pages, Hardcover
Bestselling author of the Queen of the Tearling series, Erika Johansen, journeys to a new kingdom i…
Want to Read $ 14.99"Names are only a lessening, child. They do not describe us. Before my real life began, I was enslaved, but I have left that time behind. In the years since, I have been called many things by many peoples of your kind. But none of them knew me, not really, and for myself I have always enjoyed the quiet names, names bestowed in the heat of the moment, without thought of history or consequence."-Erika Johansen, The Kingdom of Sweets
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1. No One Can Know
By: Kate Alice Marshall
3.68
Format: 325 pages, Hardcover
The author of What Lies in the Woods returns with a novel about three sisters, two murders, and too… read more
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- audiobook
- adult
- fiction
- horror
"A pregnancy wasn’t a promise."-Kate Alice Marshall, No One Can Know
2. The Fury
By: Alex Michaelides
3.38
Format: 298 pages, Hardcover
A masterfully paced thriller about a reclusive ex–movie star and her famous friends whose spontaneo… read more
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- adult
- fiction
- audiobook
"Character is fate"-Alex Michaelides, The Fury
"Love is mutual respect, and constancy- and friendship"-Alex Michaelides, The Fury
"Do not despair at being different. For that very difference, initially such a source of shame, so humiliating, and painful, will one day become a badge of honor and pride"-Alex Michaelides, The Fury
"I'd never seen Lana lose control. I won't say it wasn't frightening; but then, uncontained emotion is always distressing to be around, isn't it? Particularly when it's from someone you love."-Alex Michaelides, The Fury
3. The Fox Wife
By: Yangsze Choo
4.01
Format: 390 pages, Hardcover
Some people think foxes are similar to ghosts because we go around collecting qi, or life force, bu… read more
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- fiction
- historical fiction
- adult
- fantasy
- audiobook
"Chinese traditionally consider shadows part of the soul. Harm done to a shadow, whether by pinning it to the ground or stepping on it, was considered spiritual damage to the person. Of course none of…"-Yangsze Choo, The Fox Wife
"Sometimes our wishes come back in the darkest, most twisted ways, like a thorn that pierces and grows through your flesh. A tree that drinks blood and blots out the sun. The sin was mine; I had water…"-Yangsze Choo, The Fox Wife
4. The Resort
By: Sara Ochs
3.55
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
A searing vacation thriller set on a remote island in Thailand following two mysterious women, a ch… read more
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- adult
- fiction
- audiobook
"There isn't a flood that will not subside."-Sara Ochs, The Resort
5. Interesting Facts about Space
By: Emily R. Austin
3.85
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Enid is obsessed with space. She can tell you all about black holes and their ability to spaghettif… read more
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- adult
- fiction
- audiobook
"It’s actually sort of soothing to think of how massive the universe is, and how I could be snuffed out at any minute. I guess I like tricking my brain into disarming things."-Emily R. Austin, Interesting Facts about Space
"I hate my voice. I hate the words I choose. I hate my instincts and the way I think. I hate that I am self-absorbed enough to hate myself in detail. I think I am a bad person. I feel self-loathing so…"-Emily R. Austin, Interesting Facts about Space
"I doubt it's possible to have a baby and not imagine what you want for it. If I were to ever fall pregnant, I would wonder what the sex of the baby is. Celebrations that center expectations around ge…"-Emily R. Austin, Interesting Facts about Space
"I wear the mask of a well mannered distant relative. A young lady who crosses her legs at the ankles and laughs at banal jokes. That is a new character for me however. I have not mastered her yet. I …"-Emily R. Austin, Interesting Facts about Space
6. Starling House
By: Alix E. Harrow
3.83
Format: 308 pages, Hardcover
A grim and gothic new tale from author Alix E. Harrow about a small town haunted by secrets that ca… read more
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- fiction
- horror
- adult
- fantasy
- audiobook
"You’re a pretty good liar"-Alix E. Harrow, Starling House
"Survival is a hard habit to break."-Alix E. Harrow, Starling House
"Maybe the truth is always messy that way."-Alix E. Harrow, Starling House
"the Bible only got it half right: there were demons aplenty, but no fire at all"-Alix E. Harrow, Starling House
7. Dragonfruit
By: Makiia Lucier
3.89
Format: 356 pages, Hardcover
From acclaimed author Makiia Lucier, a dazzling, romantic fantasy inspired by Pacific Island mythol… read more
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- retellings
- magic
- fiction
- fantasy
- audiobook
"Sam was quiet. Sometimes it was hard to look at her"-Makiia Lucier, Dragonfruit
"sam was quiet, sometimes it hurt to look at her and know at closely they had come to missing one another"-Makiia Lucier, Dragonfruit
"May Taga find your spirit and guide you home to the sea beyond. In clear water where danger will never catch you. Among the coral and caves where the bounty is full. Alongside your ancestors and thei…"-Makiia Lucier, Dragonfruit
8. The Helsinki Affair
By: Anna Pitoniak
3.44
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
CIA agent Amanda Cole is thrust into an international conspiracy involving high-profile assassinati… read more
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- audiobook
- fiction
- historical fiction
9. The Stranger Upstairs
By: Lisa M. Matlin
3.47
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A social media influencer with a secret past buys a murder house to renovate, but finds more than s… read more
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- audiobook
- adult
- fiction
- horror
10. The Kingdom of Sweets
By: Erika Johansen
3.24
Format: 354 pages, Hardcover
Bestselling author of the Queen of the Tearling series, Erika Johansen, journeys to a new kingdom i… read more
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- retellings
- holiday
- magic
- christmas
- fiction
- historical fiction
- horror
- adult
- fantasy
- audiobook
"Names are only a lessening, child. They do not describe us. Before my real life began, I was enslaved, but I have left that time behind. In the years since, I have been called many things by many peo…"-Erika Johansen, The Kingdom of Sweets
11. The Bullet Swallower
By: Elizabeth Gonzalez James
3.79
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A dazzling magical realism western in the vein of Cormac McCarthy meets Gabriel García Márquez, The… read more
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- fiction
- historical fiction
- adult
- fantasy
- audiobook
12. Annie Bot
By: Sierra Greer
3.83
Format: 231 pages, Hardcover
Annie Bot was created to be the perfect girlfriend for her human owner, Doug. Designed to satisfy h… read more
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- adult
- fantasy
- fiction
- audiobook
13. A Winter in New York
By: Josie Silver
3.69
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
A young chef stumbles on a secret family recipe that might lead her to the love—and life—she’s been… read more
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- holiday
- christmas
- fiction
- adult
- audiobook
"It's the swoon-worthy climax of our showreel moment, this beautiful, achingly sexy kiss, slow and electric, full of pure, vulnerable kiss-me-forever magic."-Josie Silver, A Winter in New York
"You guys have enough baggage to fill a gosh dang carousel at JFK, but isn't that kind of the point of love, that you help each other carry the bags? Fresh starts are for Hallmark movies, not real lif…"-Josie Silver, A Winter in New York
"By my reckoning, everyone gets a handful of movie-worthy moments in their lives. Some people would probably pick out their wedding day or the birth of their child for their showreel, but for most of …"-Josie Silver, A Winter in New York
14. What the River Knows (Secrets of the Nile, #1)
By: Isabel Ibañez
3.90
Format: 404 pages, Hardcover
Bolivian-Argentinian Inez Olivera belongs to the glittering upper society of nineteenth century Bue… read more
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- magic
- fiction
- historical fiction
- fantasy
- audiobook
"Is this it, Whit?"-Isabel Ibañez, What the River Knows (Secrets of the Nile, #1)
15. When I'm Dead (Black Harbor, #3)
By: Hannah Morrissey
3.59
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
One girl murdered. Another one missing. And a medical examiner desperate to uncover the truth in th… read more
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- audiobook
- fiction
- horror
16. The Unmaking of June Farrow
By: Adrienne Young
4.17
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A woman risks everything to end her family’s centuries-old curse, solve her mother’s disappearance,… read more
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- fiction
- historical fiction
- adult
- fantasy
- audiobook
"[He] was the kind of handsome that was carved from forests and rivers. He had the look of someone who'd spent his life in the sun, hands in the dirt. Every color, curve, and angle of him was shaped w…"-Adrienne Young, The Unmaking of June Farrow
"I didn't care that this crossed the line of keeping my distance or confusing boundaries. In that moment, I needed there to be no space between the three of us. I needed to feel us together, with no b…"-Adrienne Young, The Unmaking of June Farrow
"My eyes focused on the chart that hung on the wall behind him. It was a diagram of the human heart, with detailed renderings of the muscle and tissue, and I immediately thought how fortunate I would …"-Adrienne Young, The Unmaking of June Farrow
17. This Spells Love
By: Kate Robb
3.81
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
A young woman tries to heal her heartbreak by casting a spell to erase her ex from her past, but sh… read more
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- magic
- fiction
- adult
- fantasy
- audiobook
"It's like Hot Tub Time Machine without the hot tub."-Kate Robb, This Spells Love
18. Again and Again
By: Jonathan Evison
3.75
Format: 332 pages, Kindle Edition
From one of America’s greatest, most creative novelists comes Again and Again , a poignant and endl… read more
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- fiction
- historical fiction
- adult
- fantasy
- audiobook
19. Middletide
By: Sarah Crouch
3.52
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
In this gripping and intensely atmospheric debut, disquiet descends on a small town after the suspi… read more
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- adult
- fiction
- audiobook
20. Honey
By: Isabel Banta
3.48
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A coming-of-age story that follows the meteoric rise of singer Amber Young as she navigates fame in… read more
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- audiobook
- adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
"The truth is my dad was always singing […]"-Isabel Banta, Honey
"I wasn’t good enough—what a mortifying thing to discover about yourself."-Isabel Banta, Honey
"[…] she remains enigmatic, unbreachable; she unlocks herself only for certain people."-Isabel Banta, Honey
"Mike wants me to say I’m a normal girl. But I’m not, I never was. I always felt I had to prove I was better."-Isabel Banta, Honey
21. The Lost Story
By: Meg Shaffer
3.91
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Inspired by C. S. Lewis’s The Chronicles of Narnia, this wild and wondrous novel is a fairy tale fo… read more
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- magic
- fiction
- adult
- fantasy
- audiobook
