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Good for readers who want true stories about refugees, survival, humanitarian crises, and resilience.
A Hope More Powerful Than the Sea
Biographies & Memoirs
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Called “Urgently required reading” by People, A Hope More Powerful Than the Sea tells the true story of Doaa Al Zamel, a young Syrian refugee who flees civil war, survives a shipwreck in the Mediterranean, and fights to keep two toddlers alive at sea, with a 4.6-star rating from more than 1,300 Amazon reviewers. Good for readers who want true stories about refugees, survival, humanitarian crises, and resilience.
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The gripping story of a young woman who fled civil war in Syria and endured a harrowing journey across the Mediterranean for a chance of a better life.
Adrift in a frigid sea, no land in sight, just debris from the ship's wreckage and floating corpses all around, nineteen-year-old Doaa Al Zamel stays afloat on a small inflatable ring and clutches two little girls—barely toddlers—to her body. The children had been thrust into Doaa's arms by their drowning relatives, all refugees who boarded a dangerously overcrowded ship bound for Italy and a new life. For days as Doaa drifts, she prays for rescue and sings to the babies in her arms. She must stay alive for them. She must not lose hope.
A Hope More Powerful Than the Sea chronicles the life of Doaa, a Syrian girl whose life was upended in 2011 by the onset of her country's brutal civil war. Doaa and her fiancé, Bassem, decide to flee to Europe to seek safety and an education, but four days after setting sail on a smuggler's dilapidated fishing vessel along with five hundred other refugees, their boat is struck and begins to sink. This is the moment when Doaa's struggle for survival really begins.
This emotionally charged, eye-opening true story that represents the millions of unheard voices of refugees who risk everything in a desperate search for the promise of a safe future. In the midst of the most pressing international humanitarian crisis of our time, Melissa Fleming paints a vivid, unforgettable portrait of the triumph of the human spirit.
"Urgently required reading." —People
"Deeply affecting . . . Fleming brings a moral urgency to the narrative." —The New Yorker
"Fleming deftly illustrates the pain of those who choose to leave Syria . . . and her book is ultimately a story of hope." —Newsweek
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Best for readers who like YA rom-coms with rivals-to-lovers tension, witty banter, and one-night adventures.
Today Tonight Tomorrow
Romance · Teen + Young Adult
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A #1 bestseller in Teen & Young Adult Jewish Fiction called “Brilliant, hilarious, and oh-so-romantic” by BuzzFeed, Today Tonight Tomorrow follows Rowan and Neil, academic rivals who reluctantly team up during a senior class game across Seattle and begin to see each other differently, with a 4.3-star rating from more than 3,400 Amazon reviewers. Best for readers who like YA rom-coms with rivals-to-lovers tension, witty banter, and one-night adventures.
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“Brilliant, hilarious, and oh-so-romantic.” —BuzzFeed
“Swoony, steamy.” —Entertainment Weekly
The Hating Game meets Booksmart in this swoony YA romantic comedy about two academic rivals whose relationship changes forever over the course of one unforgettable night.
Today, she hates him.
It’s the last day of senior year. Rowan Roth and Neil McNair have been bitter rivals for all of high school, clashing on test scores, student council elections, and even gym class pull-up contests. While Rowan, who secretly wants to write romance novels, is anxious about the future, she’d love to beat her infuriating nemesis one last time.
Tonight, she puts up with him.
When Neil is named valedictorian, Rowan has only one chance at victory: Howl, a senior class game that takes them all over Seattle, a farewell tour of the city she loves. But after learning a group of seniors is out to get them, she and Neil reluctantly decide to team up until they’re the last players left—and then they’ll destroy each other.
As Rowan spends more time with Neil, she realizes he’s much more than the awkward linguistics nerd she’s sparred with over the past four years. And, perhaps, this boy she claims to despise might actually be the boy of her dreams.
Tomorrow…maybe she’s already fallen for him.
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Best for readers who like Roman military fiction, historical adventure, political danger, and hard-fought battles.
Wounds of Honour
Historical Fiction · Pre-History | Ancient History · War Fiction
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A bestselling series opener called “A master of the genre” by The Times, Wounds of Honour follows Marcus Valerius Aquila, a condemned Roman officer who takes a new name and hides on Hadrian's Wall until rebellion forces him into brutal frontline command, with a 4.4-star rating from more than 1,900 Amazon reviewers. Best for readers who like Roman military fiction, historical adventure, political danger, and hard-fought battles.
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MEET MARCUS VALERIUS, THE LEGENDARY HERO.
'A master of the genre' The Times
Marcus Valerius Aquila has scarcely landed in Britannia when he has to run for his life - condemned to dishonourable death by power-crazed emperor Commodus.
The plan is to take a new name, serve in an obscure regiment on Hadrian's Wall and lie low until he can hope for justice.
Then a rebel army sweeps down from the wastes north of the Wall, and Marcus has to prove he's hard enough to lead a century in the front line of a brutal, violent war.
Thrilling, authentic and action-packed, Wounds of Honour launched the incredible EMPIRE series, and catapulted Anthony Riches to the very top of the historical adventure genre.
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Best for readers who like fantasy heists, outlaw magic, ragtag crews, and political intrigue.
An Illusion of Thieves
Fantasy · Epic Fantasy · Fantasy Adventure
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Romy, a banished courtesan with hidden sorcery, must return to Beggar's Ring and join a swordmaster, a silversmith, and her thieving brother to stop a plot that could spark civil war, with a 4.5-star rating from more than 200 Amazon reviewers. Best for readers who like fantasy heists, outlaw magic, ragtag crews, and political intrigue.
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A ragtag crew with forbidden magic must pull off an elaborate heist and stop a civil war in An Illusion of Thieves, a fantasy adventure from Cate Glass.
In Cantagna, being a sorcerer is a death sentence.
Romy escapes her hardscrabble upbringing when she becomes courtesan to the Shadow Lord, a revolutionary noble who brings laws and comforts once reserved for the wealthy to all. When her brother, Neri, is caught thieving with the aid of magic, Romy's aristocratic influence is the only thing that can spare his life—and the price is her banishment.
Now back in Beggar's Ring, she has just her wits and her own long-hidden sorcery to help her and Neri survive. But when a plot to overthrow the Shadow Lord and incite civil war is uncovered, only Romy knows how to stop it. To do so, she'll have to rely on newfound allies—a swordmaster, a silversmith, and her own thieving brother. And they'll need the very thing that could condemn them all: magic.
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This historical spy novel fits readers who want political intrigue, institutional tension, and a wide-canvas look at intelligence work.
The Company
Mystery · Historical Fiction · Thriller · Spy Thriller · War Fiction
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The Company turns Cold War espionage into a sprawling study of loyalty, power, and the cost of living behind false identities. Across decades of CIA history, agents move through Berlin, Hungary, Cuba, Afghanistan, and Moscow while fighting enemies abroad and fractures within their own ranks. This historical spy novel fits readers who want political intrigue, institutional tension, and a wide-canvas look at intelligence work.
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This realistic New York Times–bestselling epic spy novel captures the thrilling story of CIA agents in the latter half of the Twentieth Century.
The New York Times bestselling spy novel The Company lays bare the history and inner workings of the CIA. This critically acclaimed blockbuster from internationally renowned novelist Robert Littell seamlessly weaves together history and fiction to create a multigenerational, wickedly nostalgic saga of the CIA—known as "the Company" to insiders. Racing across a landscape spanning the legendary Berlin Base of the '50s, the Soviet invasion of Hungary, the Bay of Pigs, Afghanistan, and the Gorbachev putsch, The Company tells the thrilling story of agents imprisoned in double lives, fighting an amoral, elusive, formidable enemy—and each other—in an internecine battle within the Company itself.
"Compulsive reading from start to finish." —The Boston Globe
"Hugely entertaining . . . A serious look at how our nation exercises power. . . . Popular fiction at its finest." —The Washington Post Book World
"As it happens, this longest spy novel ever written turns out to be one of the best." —Chicago Tribune
"Reads like a breeze . . . guaranteed to suck you right back into the Alice-in-Wonderland world of spy vs. spy." —Newsweek
"If Robert Littell didn't invent the American spy novel, he should have." —Tom Clancy
"It's gung-ho, hard-drinking, table-turning fun." —Publishers Weekly
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Depraved Devotion centers on a dangerous fixation between a criminal psychologist and the serial killer patient who knows too much about her past.
Depraved Devotion
Romance · Romantic Suspense
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Depraved Devotion centers on a dangerous fixation between a criminal psychologist and the serial killer patient who knows too much about her past. As Ghost’s obsession crosses every professional boundary, fear, attraction, and buried trauma begin to twist together. This dark forbidden romance leans into psychological tension, stalking, moral corruption, and a volatile doctor-patient dynamic with sharp edges.
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A dark, forbidden romance between a criminal psychologist and her serial killer patient, for those that like their love stories a little devilish.
My patient is stalking me … and he’s a psychopath.
I’ve dedicated my life to understanding the darkest corners of the human psyche, but nothing prepares me for him. Ghost. The man is a brilliant, ruthless serial killer who thrives on chaos. Just like his cult following enrapt by his brutality and beauty, he’s completely unhinged. And he’s obsessed with me.
So when Ghost turns himself in and demands to speak to me, I’m forced to confront the beautiful monster sitting across the glass. And the one inside—the one lurking in my own fractured soul. Ghost's rapt attention brings goosebumps to my skin and sends chills down my spine. I choose to believe my reaction is based in fear. When I'm alone in bed, it's harder to convince myself.
As boundaries fade and the line between doctor and patient blurs, Ghost proves to know more about me than possible. Soon, I’m faced with a question: What am I willing to pay to unveil the truth about my haunted past? Because to Ghost, the price is me. All of me.
Depraved Devotion is Book 1 in the Villains & Vices duet. It contains explicit sexual content and a morally gray hero that's OTT/JP, a stalker who falls first, has Touch Her & Die energy, and is willing to do whatever it takes to have her. A complete list of the TWs can be found below:
Stalking/obsession, blackmail/coercion, breaking and entering, violence, murder, dubious consent, off-the-page rape set in the past, and parental grief.
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Wicked Sea and Sky follows a cursed treasure hunter forced back into danger with the thief who once destroyed her trust.
Wicked Sea and Sky
Fairy Tale · Romantasy
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Wicked Sea and Sky follows a cursed treasure hunter forced back into danger with the thief who once destroyed her trust. Marin has three weeks to find a mythical artifact or lose her life, but Gavin’s return turns survival into a test of loyalty, desire, and old betrayal. This fantasy romance blends high-stakes adventure, dark magic, enemies-to-lovers tension, and a perilous quest across sea and sky.
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She’s a treasure hunter bound by dark magic. He’s the thief who shattered her trust. And now? He’s her only shot at survival.
Betrayed during a treasure hunt and sentenced to a watery prison, Marin has spent the last few years trapped beneath the waves. Now she’s back on land with three weeks to break her curse or die trying. Her only hope lies in a mythical artifact lost to the sky realm, and in the hands of the charming thief she vowed never to forgive.
Gavin was the only man she ever let close. This time, she wants revenge. He swears he never betrayed her and only wants to help, but every stolen glance and lingering touch feels like another trap.
With time running out, they'll have to hunt together one last time. Through crumbling ruins, sky mazes, and battles with deadly creatures, their search will test more than just their skills. But as their partnership heats up and secrets unravel, Marin must face the truth: the man who broke her heart might be the one fighting to keep it.
Wicked Sea and Sky is a sizzling fantasy romance packed with thrilling adventure, enemies-to-lovers tension, and a love worth fighting for. Perfect for fans of fairytale retellings, dark curses, and high-stakes heists.
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With a 4.1-star rating from more than 800 Amazon reviewers, it’s a good pick for readers who like slow-burn romantasy, enemies-to-lovers tension, revenge plots, and fairytale-inspired courts.
Bride of the Winter King
Romantasy · Teen + Young Adult
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Bride of the Winter King follows Adara, who becomes Summer Queen to enter the Crystal Palace and kill the Winter King she believes stole her sister. With a 4.1-star rating from more than 800 Amazon reviewers, it’s a good pick for readers who like slow-burn romantasy, enemies-to-lovers tension, revenge plots, and fairytale-inspired courts.
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He stole her sister.
Now she’ll end his frozen reign.
A wintry collision of A Deal with the Elf King and The Bridge Kingdom, this is the first book in a slow burn, enemies to lovers Fantasy Romance duology.
Three years ago, the Winter King stole Adara’s sister, just as he has stolen so many other girls. After being chosen as the Summer Queen, each has disappeared without a trace. No bride has ever been seen again.
All this time, Adara has never forgiven. Never forgotten. The hatred in her heart has only grown into fury, her resolve tempered to steel.
This Summer, she’s ready to deliver her vengeance. To finally bring her sister’s murderer to justice. No matter what, she’ll ensnare the Winter King’s attention at the Midsummer Ball and be chosen as his Summer Queen.
Then, once behind the Crystal Palace’s glittering walls, she’ll earn the Winter King’s trust and wait for the chance to stab him through the heart.
Ending his frozen reign forever.
A tale spun of love and hate, duty and sacrifice, revenge and forgiveness—Bride of the Winter King is perfect for fans of Elise Kova, Danielle Jensen, and Sylvia Mercedes looking for their next binge-worthy read! A new adult fantasy romance inspired by fairytales such as Beauty and the Beast and The Snow Queen.
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Best for readers who like historical political thrillers with romance and moral pressure.
One Night in Winter
Historical Fiction
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“In a league of its own” by the Wall Street Journal, One Night in Winter follows the fallout after two elite teenagers are found dead in Stalin’s Moscow. As the Children’s Case spreads, forbidden lovers and powerful families are pulled into a ruthless investigation, with a 4.2-star rating from more than 2,000 Amazon reviewers. Best for readers who like historical political thrillers with romance and moral pressure.
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"The truly magnetic power" of this thriller is "the stirring of our deepest fears and their unexpected resolution—at this, Montefiore is the master" (Washington Post).
Inspired by a true story, prize–winning historian and acclaimed novelist Simon Sebag Montefiore explores the consequences of forbidden love in this heartbreaking epic that unfolds in Stalin's Moscow.
As Soviet Russia celebrates the motherland's glorious victory over the Nazis, shots ring out on the crowded streets. On a nearby bridge, a teenage boy and girl lie dead. But this is no ordinary tragedy, because these are no ordinary teenagers. As the son and daughter of high-ranking Soviet officials, they attend the most elite school in Moscow. Was it an accident, or murder? Is it a conspiracy against Stalin, or one of his own terrifying intrigues?
On Stalin's instructions, a ruthless investigation begins that becomes known as the Children's Case. Youth across the city are arrested and forced to testify against their friends and their parents. As families are ripped apart, secrets come spilling out. Trapped at the center of this witch-hunt are two pairs of illicit lovers, who learn that matters of the heart exact a terrible price. By turns a darkly sophisticated political thriller, a rich historical saga, and a deeply human love story, Montefiore's masterful novel powerfully portrays the terror and drama of Stalin's Russia.
"In a league of its own." —Wall Street Journal
"A darkly enjoyable read." —The Guardian, London
"Gripping." —Steve Emmett, New York Journal of Books
"A kind of Virgin Suicides for the Soviet set, speaking to much that's dark in the human soul—but to what can redeem it, too." —Kirkus Reviews
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With a 4.4-star rating from more than 34,000 Amazon reviewers, it’s a strong fit for readers who like historical fantasy, haunted houses, cozy magic, and slow-burn romance.
Keeper of Enchanted Rooms
Fantasy · Literary Fiction · Cozy Fantasy · Magical Realism
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From Amazon Charts and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Charlie N. Holmberg, Keeper of Enchanted Rooms follows Merritt, a writer trapped inside the enchanted estate he inherits, and Hulda, the keeper sent to tame it. With a 4.4-star rating from more than 34,000 Amazon reviewers, it’s a strong fit for readers who like historical fantasy, haunted houses, cozy magic, and slow-burn romance.
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A house of haunted history and ill temper. Make yourself at home in this beguiling novel of love, magic, and danger by Amazon Charts and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Charlie N. Holmberg.
Rhode Island, 1846. Estranged from his family, writer Merritt Fernsby is surprised when he inherits a remote estate in the Narragansett Bay. Though the property has been uninhabited for more than a century, Merritt is ready to call it home—until he realizes he has no choice. With its doors slamming shut and locking behind him, Whimbrel House is not about to let Merritt leave. Ever.
Hulda Larkin of the Boston Institute for the Keeping of Enchanted Rooms has been trained in taming such structures in order to preserve their historical and magical significance. She understands the dangers of bespelled homes given to tantrums. She advises that it’s in Merritt’s best interest to make Whimbrel House their ally. To do that, she’ll need to move in, too.
Prepared as she is with augury, a set of magic tools, and a new staff trained in the uncanny, Hulda’s work still proves unexpectedly difficult. She and Merritt grow closer as the investigation progresses, but the house’s secrets run deeper than they anticipated. And the sentient walls aren’t their only concern—something outside is coming for the enchantments of Whimbrel House, and it could be more dangerous than what rattles within.
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A strong match for readers drawn to gritty historical fiction, Arthurian legend, battlefield politics, and myth grounded in human conflict.
The Winter King
Fantasy · Historical Fantasy
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Bernard Cornwell retells the Arthurian legend in Dark Age Britain, where Arthur returns from banishment to protect a child-king, face a fractured land, and keep civilization alive, with a 4.4-star rating from more than 13,000 Amazon reviewers. A strong match for readers drawn to gritty historical fiction, Arthurian legend, battlefield politics, and myth grounded in human conflict.
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With The Winter King, the first volume of his magnificent Warlord Chronicles, Bernard Cornwell turns to the story he was born to write: the mythic saga of King Arthur. Now a major television show.
The tale begins in Dark Age Britain, a land where Arthur has been banished and Merlin has disappeared, where a child-king sits unprotected on the throne, where religion vies with magic for the souls of the people. It is to this desperate land that Arthur returns, a man at once utterly human and truly heroic: a man of honor, loyalty, and amazing valor; a man who loves Guinevere more passionately than he should; a man whose life is at once tragic and triumphant.
As Arthur fights to keep a flicker of civilization alive in a barbaric world, Bernard Cornwell makes a familiar tale into a legend all over again.
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Don’t Believe It turns a sensational true-crime documentary into a dangerous search for truth, fame, and manipulation.
Don’t Believe It
Mystery · Thriller · Police Procedural · Psychological Thriller
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Don’t Believe It turns a sensational true-crime documentary into a dangerous search for truth, fame, and manipulation. Filmmaker Sidney Ryan investigates Grace Sebold’s decade-old murder conviction and uncovers evidence that could change everything, but each revelation makes the story less certain. This psychological thriller blends wrongful-conviction suspense, media obsession, and a mystery built on shifting trust.
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From the acclaimed author of Twenty Years Later comes a twisting, impossible-to-put-down novel of suspense in which a filmmaker helps clear a woman convicted of murder—only to find she may be a puppet in a sinister game. Fans of Freida McFadden and Alice Feeney will be left breathless by this unforgettable thriller that builds to a shocking conclusion...
The Girl of Sugar Beach is the most watched documentary in television history—a riveting, true-life mystery that unfolds over twelve weeks and centers on a fascinating question: Did Grace Sebold murder her boyfriend, Julian, while on a Spring Break vacation, or is she a victim of circumstance and poor police work? Grace has spent the last ten years in a St. Lucian prison, and reaches out to filmmaker Sidney Ryan in a last, desperate attempt to prove her innocence.
As Sidney begins researching, she uncovers startling evidence overlooked during the original investigation. Before the series even finishes filming, public outcry leads officials to reopen the case.
Delving into Grace’s past, Sidney peels away layer after layer of deception. But as she edges closer to the real heart of the story, Sidney must decide if finding the truth is worth risking her newfound fame, her career . . . even her life.
“You can’t blame Charlie Donlea if the ending of his novel makes your jaw drop. The title alone is fair warning that his characters are no more to be trusted than our initial impressions of them.”
—The New York Times Book Review
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