29 Best fiction books like Hearts Anonymous by Jonathan Dunne

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Hearts Anonymous

By: Jonathan Dunne

4.38

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Jack shares his fiancée Jeanie's heart in more ways than he would care to admit… Weeks following…

"What do you mean? In Old Castle? I still live with my parents in case you haven’t noticed, Jack. Those two strangers – that man and woman sitting on my sofa – are actually my parents. Oh, you mean your place? Yes, let’s evict your parents…let’s place them neatly in a cardboard box and leave it by the rubbish bins!"

-Jonathan Dunne, Hearts Anonymous

"What do you mean? In Old Castle? I still live with my parents in case you haven’t noticed, Jack. Those two strangers – that man and woman sitting on my sofa – are actually my parents. Oh, you mean your place? Yes, let’s evict your parents…let’s place them neatly in a cardboard box and leave it by the rubbish bins!"

-Jonathan Dunne, Hearts Anonymous

"Seeing his daughter slowly die, coupled with his infinite sadness and misery, the clockmaker becomes a recluse to the tower of the castle and begins to build something behind closed doors, not even his daughter knows what he’s up to. For five years, she only sees him briefly at meal-times before locking himself up in the tower once again..." "...Did he have a bathroom in the tower?" "Yes, Jack. A big one! En-suite! Power-shower and spa! Where was I!?"

-Jonathan Dunne, Hearts Anonymous

"Seeing his daughter slowly die, coupled with his infinite sadness and misery, the clockmaker becomes a recluse to the tower of the castle and begins to build something behind closed doors, not even his daughter knows what he’s up to. For five years, she only sees him briefly at meal-times before locking himself up in the tower once again..." "...Did he have a bathroom in the tower?" "Yes, Jack. A big one! En-suite! Power-shower and spa! Where was I!?"

-Jonathan Dunne, Hearts Anonymous

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1. The Turtle Boy (Timmy Quinn #1)

By: Kealan Patrick Burke

3.62

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

School is out and summer has begun. For eleven year old Timmy Quinn and his best friend Pete Marsha… read more

Similar categories in Kealan Patrick Burke's The Turtle Boy (Timmy Quinn #1) book and Jonathan Dunne's Hearts Anonymous

  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • horror
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2. The Between

By: Tananarive Due

3.66

Format: 296 pages, Paperback

When Hilton was just a boy, his aged grandmother saved him from drowning by pulling him out of a tr… read more

Similar categories in Tananarive Due's The Between book and Jonathan Dunne's Hearts Anonymous

  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • science fiction
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3. The House Next Door: A Ghost Story

By: Darcy Coates

4.17

Format: None pages,

read more

Similar categories in Darcy Coates's The House Next Door: A Ghost Story book and Jonathan Dunne's Hearts Anonymous

  • mystery
  • fiction
  • horror

4. Dark Harvest

By: Norman Partridge

4.02

Format: 982 pages,

Winner of the Bram Stoker Award and named one of the 100 Best Novels of 2006 by Publishers Weekly, … read more

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5. Welcome to Night Vale (Night Vale, #1)

By: None , Jeffrey Cranor

4.07

Format: 640 pages, Hardcover

From the creators of the wildly popular Welcome to Night Valepodcast comes an imaginative mystery o… read more

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6. Boys in the Valley

By: Philip Fracassi

4.18

Format: 335 pages, Hardcover

St. Vincent's Orphanage for Boys. Turn of the century, in a remote valley in Pennsylvania. Her… read more

Similar categories in Philip Fracassi's Boys in the Valley book and Jonathan Dunne's Hearts Anonymous

  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • horror
" there is light all around me. There is light inside me. "

-Philip Fracassi, Boys in the Valley

"The sky is the color of stone, flat and hard in appearance, but brittle, as if it would crack like an eggshell - revealing black seams of the universe beyond - if struck hard enough. ."

-Philip Fracassi, Boys in the Valley

"We didn't hit it off like many others in similar situations....Instead, he and I sort of gravitated around each other, either friends nor foes, like the moons of a planet we had no interest in observ…"

-Philip Fracassi, Boys in the Valley

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7. Camp Damascus

By: Chuck Tingle

3.94

Format: 246 pages, Hardcover

A searing and earnest horror debut about the demons the queer community faces in America, the price… read more

Similar categories in Chuck Tingle's Camp Damascus book and Jonathan Dunne's Hearts Anonymous

  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • horror
"Then again, does it really matter if you're just evil, as opposed to over-the-top cartoonishly evil?"

-Chuck Tingle, Camp Damascus

"That acknowledgement could arrive after several decades, or it could happen tonight, but the time will come. Eventually, I'll have to fully contend with this simple fact: the love I was promised was …"

-Chuck Tingle, Camp Damascus

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8. The Paleontologist

By: Luke Dumas

3.53

Format: 356 pages, Paperback

A haunted paleontologist returns to the museum where his sister was abducted years earlier and is f… read more

Similar categories in Luke Dumas's The Paleontologist book and Jonathan Dunne's Hearts Anonymous

  • mystery
  • fiction
  • horror
"He had understood that, like the site of a nuclear tragedy, the place was uninhabitable for him now."

-Luke Dumas, The Paleontologist

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9. Diavola

By: Jennifer Marie Thorne

3.95

Format: 296 pages, Kindle Edition

Jennifer Thorne skewers all-too-familiar family dynamics in this sly, wickedly funny vacation-Gothi… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Marie Thorne's Diavola book and Jonathan Dunne's Hearts Anonymous

  • mystery
  • fiction
  • horror
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10. The Haunting of Velkwood

By: Gwendolyn Kiste

3.64

Format: 246 pages, Hardcover

From Bram Stoker Award­–winning author Gwendolyn Kiste comes a chilling novel about three childhood… read more

Similar categories in Gwendolyn Kiste's The Haunting of Velkwood book and Jonathan Dunne's Hearts Anonymous

  • mystery
  • fiction
  • horror
"Because I'd prefer to live in a world with you in it."

-Gwendolyn Kiste, The Haunting of Velkwood

"I understood something that Brett wouldn't admit - that we were talking about family. And family is the ultimate trap, it's something you carry with you for life; the people you come from and the mar…"

-Gwendolyn Kiste, The Haunting of Velkwood

"There were things that seemed so impossible when we were young, things I gave up on long ago even though they aren't impossible anymore. There's the world we lived in then and the world we live in no…"

-Gwendolyn Kiste, The Haunting of Velkwood

"It's always startling to see her... the way looks like a fever dream, like something not quite real. That valence of dark hair over her eyes, those lips always painted bright red as a pomegranate see…"

-Gwendolyn Kiste, The Haunting of Velkwood

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11. Chlorine

By: Jade Song

3.72

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

In the vein of The Pisces and The Vegetarian, Chlorine is a debut novel that blurs the line between… read more

Similar categories in Jade Song's Chlorine book and Jonathan Dunne's Hearts Anonymous

  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • horror
"Nearly every human memory is corrupted by the fact that it is a memory of being human"

-Jade Song, Chlorine

"Would a mermaid who stays at home, much-loved, with two beautiful parents and loving sisters who share everything, be worth memorializing? No."

-Jade Song, Chlorine

"Humans break so easily. They break their bones, their bodies, their hearts. I, too, as a girl, once broke. My head. And when this happened, I, like many other humans, did not allow myself the time an…"

-Jade Song, Chlorine

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12. Piñata

By: Leopoldo Gout

3.67

Format: 293 pages, Hardcover

A Head Full of Ghosts meets Hereditary in Piñata, a terrifying possession tale by author and artist… read more

Similar categories in Leopoldo Gout's Piñata book and Jonathan Dunne's Hearts Anonymous

  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • horror
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13. The Nightmare Man

By: J.H. Markert

3.87

Format: 326 pages, Hardcover

T. Kingfisher meets Cassandra Khaw in a chilling horror novel that illustrates the fine line betwee… read more

Similar categories in J.H. Markert's The Nightmare Man book and Jonathan Dunne's Hearts Anonymous

  • mystery
  • fiction
  • suspense
  • horror
"Scarecrow's scare, That's what they do."

-J.H. Markert, The Nightmare Man

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14. Survivor

By: Chuck Palahniuk

3.93

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

From the author of the underground sensation Fight Club comes this wickedly incisive second novel, … read more

Similar categories in Chuck Palahniuk's Survivor book and Jonathan Dunne's Hearts Anonymous

  • fiction
  • horror
"Suicide is very contagious."

-Chuck Palahniuk, Survivor

"this is the upside of already being eternally damned"

-Chuck Palahniuk, Survivor

"Honest is how I want to look. The truth doesn't glitter and shine."

-Chuck Palahniuk, Survivor

"Nothing shows you the straight line from here to death like a list."

-Chuck Palahniuk, Survivor

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15. Horror Movie

By: Paul Tremblay

3.45

Format: 277 pages, Hardcover

A chilling twist on the “cursed film” genre from the bestselling author of The Pallbearers Club and… read more

Similar categories in Paul Tremblay's Horror Movie book and Jonathan Dunne's Hearts Anonymous

  • mystery
  • fiction
  • horror
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16. Manhunt

By: Gretchen Felker-Martin

3.54

Format: 296 pages, Paperback

Y: The Last Man meets The Girl With All the Gifts in Gretchen Felker-Martin's Manhunt, an explosive… read more

Similar categories in Gretchen Felker-Martin's Manhunt book and Jonathan Dunne's Hearts Anonymous

  • science fiction
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • horror
"It was actually good that the world had ended, because now no one could make her play Settlers of Catan."

-Gretchen Felker-Martin, Manhunt

"Later, she thought, in a moment of terrible clarity, each of us will tell herself the other was the one who pulled the trigger."

-Gretchen Felker-Martin, Manhunt

"But I think mostly I just wanted her to … make me real, the way you’re real when the beautiful people look at you, and talk to you, and let you fuck them."

-Gretchen Felker-Martin, Manhunt

"He pressed a kiss to the crown of her head and she let him hold her close among the falling leaves and relished the illusion that, if only for a little while, she was safe."

-Gretchen Felker-Martin, Manhunt

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17. Horrid

By: Katrina Leno

3.56

Format: 327 pages, Hardcover

From the author of You Must Not Miss comes a haunting contemporary horror novel that explores theme… read more

Similar categories in Katrina Leno's Horrid book and Jonathan Dunne's Hearts Anonymous

  • young adult
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • fantasy
"The combined smell of coffee and used books felt like the intersection of all things good and necessary."

-Katrina Leno, Horrid

"The combined smell of coffee and used books felt like the intersection of all things good and necessary, as far as Jane was concerned."

-Katrina Leno, Horrid

"... her ears were overcome by the sound of her own blood sloshing angrily through her veins, the sound of crashing waves, persistent and loud."

-Katrina Leno, Horrid

"Her head was on fire, pounding. She felt like she was on a boat like the bed was gently rocking back and forth, tossed among huge rolling waves."

-Katrina Leno, Horrid

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18. What Kind of Mother

By: Clay McLeod Chapman

3.13

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

After striking out on her own as a teen mom, Madi Price is forced to return to her hometown of Bran… read more

Similar categories in Clay McLeod Chapman's What Kind of Mother book and Jonathan Dunne's Hearts Anonymous

  • mystery
  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of When the Reckoning Comes by LaTanya McQueen

19. When the Reckoning Comes

By: LaTanya McQueen

3.70

Format: 237 pages, Paperback

A haunting novel about a black woman who returns to her hometown for a plantation wedding and the h… read more

Similar categories in LaTanya McQueen's When the Reckoning Comes book and Jonathan Dunne's Hearts Anonymous

  • mystery
  • fiction
  • horror
"What if we clamored and yelled, fought in every way we could? And what if we weren't alone? What if it was all of us together rising? Can you imagine it? Can you imagine what we could do?"

-LaTanya McQueen, When the Reckoning Comes

"Hush though, and listen. If you’re quiet, you can hear their whispers in the water calling to those left behind. Hush and you can hear them lurking, waiting for the day they can make their return."

-LaTanya McQueen, When the Reckoning Comes

"You’re a good girl. You’re so good, you’ve let the desire to be it overtake you. It’s defined who you are. …. You’ve always believed being this way was going to somehow save your life, but it’s stole…"

-LaTanya McQueen, When the Reckoning Comes

Cover of Whisper Down the Lane by Clay McLeod Chapman

20. Whisper Down the Lane

By: Clay McLeod Chapman

3.57

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Inspired by the McMartin preschool trials and the Satanic Panic of the ‘80s, the critically acclaim… read more

Similar categories in Clay McLeod Chapman's Whisper Down the Lane book and Jonathan Dunne's Hearts Anonymous

  • mystery
  • fiction
  • suspense
  • horror
"What happens if you believe in a lie, believe it with every fiber of your body? Does it become real, somehow? Does the lie become the truth? Your truth?"

-Clay McLeod Chapman, Whisper Down the Lane

"I'm crying because I have nothing...nothing left for you.' This made the witness very sad. He didn't want to be left out, so he began to cry, too. 'Wait', the gray boy said. 'For you, my brightest di…"

-Clay McLeod Chapman, Whisper Down the Lane

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21. The Haunting of Alejandra

By: V. Castro

3.65

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A woman is haunted by the Mexican folk demon La Llorona as she unravels the dark secrets of her fam… read more

Similar categories in V. Castro's The Haunting of Alejandra book and Jonathan Dunne's Hearts Anonymous

  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • horror
"It occurred to Frances that perhaps everyone wore another set of clothing beneath their human skin, stitched together with all the things they hated about themselves and tried to hide."

-V. Castro, The Haunting of Alejandra

"There are many times in life we feel there are no choices. Sometimes that is true. But I feel perhaps the true answers to the choices we must make find our way to us. Sometimes it is right away and a…"

-V. Castro, The Haunting of Alejandra

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22. It Came with the Crash (Creature Encounters, #1)

By: Boris Bacic

3.82

Format: 247 pages, Kindle Edition

They thought the plane crash was the worst that could happen to them. They were dead wrong. Stra… read more

Similar categories in Boris Bacic's It Came with the Crash (Creature Encounters, #1) book and Jonathan Dunne's Hearts Anonymous

  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • horror
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23. So Thirsty

By: Rachel Harrison

4.03

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A woman must learn to take life by the throat after a night out leads to irrevocable changes in thi… read more

Similar categories in Rachel Harrison's So Thirsty book and Jonathan Dunne's Hearts Anonymous

  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • horror
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24. Queen of Teeth

By: Hailey Piper

3.83

Format: 198 pages, Paperback

Winner of the Bram Stoker Award Within forty-eight hours, Yaya Betancourt will go from discoveri… read more

Similar categories in Hailey Piper's Queen of Teeth book and Jonathan Dunne's Hearts Anonymous

  • romance
  • science fiction
  • fiction
  • horror
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25. How to Make a Horror Movie and Survive

By: Craig DiLouie

3.43

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

From Bram Stoker Award‑nominated author Craig DiLouie comes a darkly humorous horror novel that see… read more

Similar categories in Craig DiLouie's How to Make a Horror Movie and Survive book and Jonathan Dunne's Hearts Anonymous

  • mystery
  • fiction
  • horror
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26. I Was a Teenage Slasher

By: Stephen Graham Jones

3.68

Format: 373 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling horror writer Stephen Graham Jones comes a classic slasher story wi… read more

Similar categories in Stephen Graham Jones's I Was a Teenage Slasher book and Jonathan Dunne's Hearts Anonymous

  • mystery
  • fiction
  • horror
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27. The End House

By: Michael Robertson Jr.

3.85

Format: 250 pages, Kindle Edition

A mind-bending horror novel from the author of the Kindle Bestselling Lance Brody supernatural susp… read more

Similar categories in Michael Robertson Jr.'s The End House book and Jonathan Dunne's Hearts Anonymous

  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of Crypt of the Moon Spider (Lunar Gothic Trilogy, #1) by Nathan Ballingrud

28. Crypt of the Moon Spider (Lunar Gothic Trilogy, #1)

By: Nathan Ballingrud

4.18

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

Crypt of the Moon Spider is a dark and dreamy tale of horror, corruption, and identity spun into th… read more

Similar categories in Nathan Ballingrud's Crypt of the Moon Spider (Lunar Gothic Trilogy, #1) book and Jonathan Dunne's Hearts Anonymous

  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • horror
Cover of Through the Midnight Door by Katrina Monroe

29. Through the Midnight Door

By: Katrina Monroe

3.61

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

As emotional as it is haunting, Through the Midnight Door explores the sometimes-fragile bonds of s… read more

Similar categories in Katrina Monroe's Through the Midnight Door book and Jonathan Dunne's Hearts Anonymous

  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • horror
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30. Hearts Anonymous

By: Jonathan Dunne

4.38

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Jack shares his fiancée Jeanie's heart in more ways than he would care to admit… Weeks following… read more

Similar categories in Jonathan Dunne's Hearts Anonymous book and Jonathan Dunne's Hearts Anonymous

  • romance
  • time travel
  • suspense
  • young adult
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • science fiction
"What do you mean? In Old Castle? I still live with my parents in case you haven’t noticed, Jack. Those two strangers – that man and woman sitting on my sofa – are actually my parents. Oh, you mean yo…"

-Jonathan Dunne, Hearts Anonymous

"Seeing his daughter slowly die, coupled with his infinite sadness and misery, the clockmaker becomes a recluse to the tower of the castle and begins to build something behind closed doors, not even h…"

-Jonathan Dunne, Hearts Anonymous

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31. This Cursed House

By: Del Sandeen

4.07

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

In this Southern gothic horror debut, a young Black woman abandons her life in 1960s Chicago for a … read more

Similar categories in Del Sandeen's This Cursed House book and Jonathan Dunne's Hearts Anonymous

  • fiction
  • horror

13 Top fantasy books like Hearts Anonymous by Jonathan Dunne

Transform Your Habits

The Turtle Boy (Timmy Quinn #1)

Kealan Patrick Burke

3.62

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The Between

Tananarive Due

3.66

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Boys in the Valley

Philip Fracassi

4.18

Transform Your Habits

Camp Damascus

Chuck Tingle

3.94

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Maeve Fly

C.J. Leede

3.78

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Camp Damascus

Chuck Tingle

3.94

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Nestlings

Nat Cassidy

3.86

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Gerardo Sámano Córdova

4.14

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