12 must-read novels books like The Odd and the Strange: A Collection of Very Short Fiction by Harvey Havel

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The Odd and the Strange: A Collection of Very Short Fiction

By: Harvey Havel

4.33

Format: None pages, ebook

A Collection of Very Short Fiction from a variety of genres, including but not limited to horror, s…

"She likes me.  I can tell.  Problem is, she won’t admit that to the boyfriends she brings over."

-Harvey Havel, The Odd and the Strange: A Collection of Very Short Fiction

"She is the kind and friendly sort, but I’m an old man at this point, so it would be useless and somewhat illegal if I asked her out."

-Harvey Havel, The Odd and the Strange: A Collection of Very Short Fiction

"He wasn’t sure if his parents would be proud that their child had served his country or not.  There had always been something unnatural about parents burying their children."

-Harvey Havel, The Odd and the Strange: A Collection of Very Short Fiction

"The television set then came after her, chomping its teeth.  Upon reaching the living room, the television succeeded at eating her body bit-by-bit: first the legs, then the body, and finally her flailing arms."

-Harvey Havel, The Odd and the Strange: A Collection of Very Short Fiction

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1. The Arbitrator

By: Max Nowaz

3.55

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

"Was there a pang of remorse for his actions in his mind? Possibly, but what choice did he have? If… read more

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2. Storm's Heart (Elder Races, #2)

By: Thea Harrison

3.94

Format: 305 pages, Mass Market Paperback

He's a Wyr warrior, a god of storms. She's the heir to the Dark Fae throne. But desire will bring b… read more

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"You’re not as sexy as I think you are."

-Thea Harrison, Storm's Heart (Elder Races, #2)

"Oh, I don’t want to pat you on the head, faerie,"

-Thea Harrison, Storm's Heart (Elder Races, #2)

"Don’t pull that manipulative sex kitten shit on me"

-Thea Harrison, Storm's Heart (Elder Races, #2)

"Only one person," he whispered to her. "Only one thing."

-Thea Harrison, Storm's Heart (Elder Races, #2)

Cover of The Eden Paradox (Eden Paradox, #1) by Barry Kirwan

3. The Eden Paradox (Eden Paradox, #1)

By: Barry Kirwan

4.23

Format: 392 pages, Kindle Edition

In 2063, Earth's overheated climate and war-ravaged cities are near breaking point. A new habitable… read more

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  • novels
  • fiction
"People rarely search for bodies in ceilings…"

-Barry Kirwan, The Eden Paradox (Eden Paradox, #1)

"It has no eyes. Zack, why doesn’t it have any eyes? "

-Barry Kirwan, The Eden Paradox (Eden Paradox, #1)

"Vasquez faced off Vince. “We’ll meet in hell for sure."

-Barry Kirwan, The Eden Paradox (Eden Paradox, #1)

"Your life is a beer glass Micah, but you want champagne"

-Barry Kirwan, The Eden Paradox (Eden Paradox, #1)

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4. The Virgins of Venice

By: Gina Buonaguro

4.26

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

2023 1st Place Chaucer Award Winner for Best Historical Fiction! In sixteenth-century Venice, on… read more

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  • epic
  • drama
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Lice breeds lice, and sin breeds sin."

-Gina Buonaguro, The Virgins of Venice

"Venetians prefer being merchants to philosophers."

-Gina Buonaguro, The Virgins of Venice

"To leave Venice felt as foreign as flying to the stars."

-Gina Buonaguro, The Virgins of Venice

"Despite the convent walls, when I was writing, my mind was free."

-Gina Buonaguro, The Virgins of Venice

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5. Counter Identity (Remmich/Miller, #2)

By: Karl Braungart

4.31

Format: 260 pages, Kindle Edition

Imagine you find yourself losing bits of time. Almost like a dream you only slightly remember. Envi… read more

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  • novels
  • drama
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Well, here’s the shocker,"

-Karl Braungart, Counter Identity (Remmich/Miller, #2)

"Yes, I never expected to see you!"

-Karl Braungart, Counter Identity (Remmich/Miller, #2)

"Their war maneuvers excluded shame."

-Karl Braungart, Counter Identity (Remmich/Miller, #2)

"I realized he was on the island when I found this matchbook."

-Karl Braungart, Counter Identity (Remmich/Miller, #2)

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6. The Sacred Well Murders

By: Susan Rowland

4.30

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

A simple job turns deadly when Mary Wandwalker, novice detective, is hired to chaperone a young Ame… read more

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  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • epic
  • novels
  • drama
"Take it away,"

-Susan Rowland, The Sacred Well Murders

"I EAT THE DARK"

-Susan Rowland, The Sacred Well Murders

"So, Mr. Jeffreys,"

-Susan Rowland, The Sacred Well Murders

"Wife of Lir eat horse."

-Susan Rowland, The Sacred Well Murders

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7. Immoral Origins (The Desire Card, #1)

By: Lee Matthew Goldberg

4.28

Format: 276 pages, Paperback

A PULSE-POUNDING THRILLER THAT ASKS HOW FAR WE'RE WILLING TO SHED OUR MORALS IN ORDER TO HELP THE O… read more

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  • contemporary
  • epic
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  • drama
"Any wish fulfilled...for the right price."

-Lee Matthew Goldberg, Immoral Origins (The Desire Card, #1)

"Honey, I'm Marilyn Fucking Monroe. And don't you forget it."

-Lee Matthew Goldberg, Immoral Origins (The Desire Card, #1)

"On an unseasonably warm winter's morning, I took my first life."

-Lee Matthew Goldberg, Immoral Origins (The Desire Card, #1)

"Dream as if you will live forever. Live as if you will die today."

-Lee Matthew Goldberg, Immoral Origins (The Desire Card, #1)

Cover of Fatal Identity (Remmich/Miller, #3) by Karl Braungart

8. Fatal Identity (Remmich/Miller, #3)

By: Karl Braungart

4.36

Format: 279 pages, Kindle Edition

Spy craft between the United States and Iraq takes a turn for the deadly when Iraq teams up with Ir… read more

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  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • epic
  • novels
  • drama
"You understand, gentlemen,"

-Karl Braungart, Fatal Identity (Remmich/Miller, #3)

"This can only be an urgent call at this late hour."

-Karl Braungart, Fatal Identity (Remmich/Miller, #3)

"We have three sets of passports. Two are Egyptian with false names."

-Karl Braungart, Fatal Identity (Remmich/Miller, #3)

"Jesus, I wonder if that sound was our listening receiver falling to the floor."

-Karl Braungart, Fatal Identity (Remmich/Miller, #3)

Cover of Get Rich or Get Lucky by Max Nowaz

9. Get Rich or Get Lucky

By: Max Nowaz

4.25

Format: 276 pages, Paperback

Get Rich or Get Lucky is a gripping fantasy thriller that follows Adam who finds himself in control… read more

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  • novels
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"I’m fucking asking you!"

-Max Nowaz, Get Rich or Get Lucky

"You don’t think he’s our man?"

-Max Nowaz, Get Rich or Get Lucky

"Charlie said your friend’s disappeared,"

-Max Nowaz, Get Rich or Get Lucky

"Rachael, I don’t think this is a very good idea."

-Max Nowaz, Get Rich or Get Lucky

Cover of Love is the Answer, God is the Cure: A True Story of Abuse, Betrayal and Unconditional Love by Aimee Cabo Nikolov

10. Love is the Answer, God is the Cure: A True Story of Abuse, Betrayal and Unconditional Love

By: Aimee Cabo Nikolov

4.30

Format: 150 pages, Paperback

Her family secrets burst in the spotlight when Aimee and her sister went to the authorities. In thi… read more

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  • drama
  • contemporary
"#metooasachild"

-Aimee Cabo Nikolov, Love is the Answer, God is the Cure: A True Story of Abuse, Betrayal and Unconditional Love

"We can be beacons of light"

-Aimee Cabo Nikolov, Love is the Answer, God is the Cure: A True Story of Abuse, Betrayal and Unconditional Love

"Unconditional Love conquers all!"

-Aimee Cabo Nikolov, Love is the Answer, God is the Cure: A True Story of Abuse, Betrayal and Unconditional Love

"God is the Cure, Love is the Answer"

-Aimee Cabo Nikolov, Love is the Answer, God is the Cure: A True Story of Abuse, Betrayal and Unconditional Love

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11. Firestarters: How Innovators, Instigators, and Initiators Can Inspire You to Ignite Your Own Life

By: Raoul Davis Jr.

4.29

Format: 325 pages, Paperback

What is the difference between those bold enough to pursue their dreams and others who never get co… read more

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"Firestarters aren’t born lucky. They manufacture it."

-Raoul Davis Jr., Firestarters: How Innovators, Instigators, and Initiators Can Inspire You to Ignite Your Own Life

"Interest isn’t just something you feel. It’s something you live."

-Raoul Davis Jr., Firestarters: How Innovators, Instigators, and Initiators Can Inspire You to Ignite Your Own Life

"Success is not the absence of failure, but the courage to persist in spite of it."

-Raoul Davis Jr., Firestarters: How Innovators, Instigators, and Initiators Can Inspire You to Ignite Your Own Life

"The road to your highest achievements leads through environments that support you."

-Raoul Davis Jr., Firestarters: How Innovators, Instigators, and Initiators Can Inspire You to Ignite Your Own Life

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12. Macom Farm

By: Tom Baldwin

4.32

Format: 456 pages, Paperback

Macom Farm, in the Township of Prank, a hideaway hamlet in Connecticut—is as beautiful as it is sin… read more

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  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • epic
  • novels
  • drama
"Catching the wrong Fish is unrewarding."

-Tom Baldwin, Macom Farm

"A GREENHEAD is what Mary called me—SWAT!"

-Tom Baldwin, Macom Farm

"I’m in this plot because you took my lot."

-Tom Baldwin, Macom Farm

"I’ve got my Sig and I’m in a car I swiped,"

-Tom Baldwin, Macom Farm

Cover of The Odd and the Strange: A Collection of Very Short Fiction by Harvey Havel

13. The Odd and the Strange: A Collection of Very Short Fiction

By: Harvey Havel

4.33

Format: None pages, ebook

A Collection of Very Short Fiction from a variety of genres, including but not limited to horror, s… read more

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  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • epic
  • novels
  • drama
"She likes me.  I can tell.  Problem is, she won’t admit that to the boyfriends she brings over."

-Harvey Havel, The Odd and the Strange: A Collection of Very Short Fiction

"She is the kind and friendly sort, but I’m an old man at this point, so it would be useless and somewhat illegal if I asked her out."

-Harvey Havel, The Odd and the Strange: A Collection of Very Short Fiction

"He wasn’t sure if his parents would be proud that their child had served his country or not.  There had always been something unnatural about parents burying their children."

-Harvey Havel, The Odd and the Strange: A Collection of Very Short Fiction

"The television set then came after her, chomping its teeth.  Upon reaching the living room, the television succeeded at eating her body bit-by-bit: first the legs, then the body, and finally her flai…"

-Harvey Havel, The Odd and the Strange: A Collection of Very Short Fiction

Cover of True Teryn (The Last Lumenian, #2) by S.G. Blaise

14. True Teryn (The Last Lumenian, #2)

By: S.G. Blaise

4.31

Format: 311 pages, Paperback

ALL BEGINNINGS COME AT A PRICE. ARE YOU WILLING TO PAY IT? Lilla must recruit the biggest and most… read more

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  • novels
  • drama
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Don’t listen to Glennie,"

-S.G. Blaise, True Teryn (The Last Lumenian, #2)

"Don’t do anything harsh, Arrov,"

-S.G. Blaise, True Teryn (The Last Lumenian, #2)

"Thank you, Glenna, that means a . . ."

-S.G. Blaise, True Teryn (The Last Lumenian, #2)

"Is that blood around Fearghas’s mouth?"

-S.G. Blaise, True Teryn (The Last Lumenian, #2)

Cover of Proud Pada (The Last Lumenian, #3) by S.G. Blaise

15. Proud Pada (The Last Lumenian, #3)

By: S.G. Blaise

4.36

Format: 250 pages, Kindle Edition

Lilla is on her next mission as a Sybil, when she must travel to the Pada world following the tr… read more

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  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • epic
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  • drama
"How did you know to call to me for help?"

-S.G. Blaise, Proud Pada (The Last Lumenian, #3)

"I didn’t realize there were so many Brainiacs,"

-S.G. Blaise, Proud Pada (The Last Lumenian, #3)

"Some Marauders do do that, but not the smart ones."

-S.G. Blaise, Proud Pada (The Last Lumenian, #3)

"We should run away. Get married and forget about anything else."

-S.G. Blaise, Proud Pada (The Last Lumenian, #3)

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16. Through God's Eye

By: Carolyn Cutler Hughes

4.26

Format: 34 pages, Paperback

God’s Eye is an easy read, rhyming story explaining how to see life’s difficult circumstances throu… read more

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  • contemporary
  • epic
  • fiction
  • drama
"God knows what we do not see, so let Him lead and set you free."

-Carolyn Cutler Hughes, Through God's Eye

"God knows everything we need to know, so let God be God and let it all go."

-Carolyn Cutler Hughes, Through God's Eye

"When we see a door closed very tight, God sees a window right in our sight."

-Carolyn Cutler Hughes, Through God's Eye

"God always gives us choices to make, our path or His path for our own sake."

-Carolyn Cutler Hughes, Through God's Eye

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17. The Friendly Mouse

By: Sophia R. Tyler

4.44

Format: 38 pages, Hardcover

A Small Mouse with a Big Heart Changes the World One Friend at a Time. . . Mouse is a field mous… read more

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"I wanted to do for you what you did for me..."

-Sophia R. Tyler, The Friendly Mouse

"I don’t know what else to do, so I’m asking You to give me a solution."

-Sophia R. Tyler, The Friendly Mouse

"Even though Mr. Roo had been very hard on him, Mouse felt compassion and kindness..."

-Sophia R. Tyler, The Friendly Mouse

"But when I heard that you were feeling the same way, I wanted to do something to help you."

-Sophia R. Tyler, The Friendly Mouse

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18. Life Between Seconds

By: Douglas Weissman

4.38

Format: 264 pages, Hardcover

For fans of Karen Russell’s Swamplandia! comes a new tale of found family and magic. Unfolding over… read more

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  • novels
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Peter loved to hear the story of how his father tried to steal the sun. "

-Douglas Weissman, Life Between Seconds

"Sofia couldn’t afford to live on faith any longer. It ended up hurting too much.  "

-Douglas Weissman, Life Between Seconds

"Sam had never heard of a bear on a boat, but here she sat, on a boat with a bear. "

-Douglas Weissman, Life Between Seconds

"...whoever said that there was too much of a good thing never had a bad thing last too long. "

-Douglas Weissman, Life Between Seconds

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19. A Castle of Doomsday

By: Michael G. Kramer

4.27

Format: 280 pages, Kindle Edition

A Castle of Doomsday, is historical fiction closely based on fact and it is also the story of the c… read more

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  • contemporary
  • epic
  • novels
  • drama
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20. Karna's Wheel

By: Michael Tobert

4.28

Format: 252 pages, Paperback

Secrets present. Secrets past. Secrets in India, where Stephen's grandfather is a lowly functionary… read more

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  • epic
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  • drama
"When the bell of my flat rings at four o’clock in the afternoon, I don’t expect a policeman to be standing outside. “Sorry to disturb you sir,"

-Michael Tobert, Karna's Wheel

"Séamus’s eyebrows, like the antennae of the potato beetle but with a greater sense of grievance, poke forward as he delivers his first utterance of the morning."

-Michael Tobert, Karna's Wheel

"Secrets,’ she replied, casting my trousers aside, ‘are difficult things. Not precise. Not always the same for the one who tells as for the one who receives. They make demands. They may cause you to a…"

-Michael Tobert, Karna's Wheel

"Lathis rattle against steel railings. Drenched half-naked men, some with torn shirts, jump up and down waving their fists. Some chant ‘Bande Mataram,’ others ‘Mazdur ki jai,’ whatever is their prefer…"

-Michael Tobert, Karna's Wheel

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21. Stage Fright

By: Diane L. Kowalyshyn

4.45

Format: 427 pages, ebook

Broadway actress Skye Andrews inherits a journal from her soothsaying aunt, and sets her career asi… read more

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  • epic
  • fiction
  • drama
"Skye had been targeted, not cursed."

-Diane L. Kowalyshyn, Stage Fright

"The road to recovery had been riddled with potholes."

-Diane L. Kowalyshyn, Stage Fright

"She loved him, but sometimes she didn’t like him very much."

-Diane L. Kowalyshyn, Stage Fright

"What can I get you? A glass of water? A gun to shoot me with?"

-Diane L. Kowalyshyn, Stage Fright

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4.26

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Karl Braungart

4.31

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Susan Rowland

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Chad Boudreaux

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Therisa Peimer

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Yvonne Korshak

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