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Her Darkest Nightmare

Brenda Novak · 426 pages

Evelyn Talbot knows that a psychopath can look perfectly normal. She was only sixteen when her own boyfriend Jasper imprisoned and tortured her--and left her for dead. Now an eminent psychiatrist who specializes in the criminal mind, Evelyn is the force behind Hanover House, a maximum-security facility located in a small Alaskan town. Her job puts her at odds with Sergeant Amarok, who is convinced

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Ten Tiny Breaths

K.A. Tucker · 262 pages

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The Coincidence of Callie & Kayden

Jessica Sorensen · 400 pages

For Kayden, suffering in silence was the only way to survive. If he was lucky he could keep his head down, do as he was told and make it through the day. But one night it seemed like his luck and his life might finally end until an angel named Callie appeared just in time to rescue him. Callie has never believed in luck. Not since her twelfth birthday when everything was taken from her. After the

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We Are Water

Wally Lamb · 564 pages

Anna Oh, a middle-age wife, mother and artist, divorces her husband after 27 years of marriage to marry Vivica, the Manhattan art dealer who orchestrated her professional success.

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Reflected in You

Sylvia Day · 425 pages

The sensual saga of Eva and Gideon continues ... Gideon Cross. As beautiful and flawless on the outside as he was damaged and tormented on the inside. He was a bright, scorching flame that singed me with the darkest pleasures. I couldn't stay away. My past was as violent as his, and I was just as broken. We were bound by our need. And our passion would take us beyond our limits to the sweetest, sh

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Keepsake

Sarina Bowen · 312 pages

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Claim Me

J. Kenner · 370 pages

Damien Stark's need is palpable-- his need for pleasure, his need for control, his need for Nikki. And they are in every way a match ... She wants them to possess each other into the deepest desires of their souls, but there are dark places within Damien that even their wildest passion can not touch ...

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Fifty Shades Darker

E. L. James · 590 pages

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The Broken

Ker Dukey · 221 pages

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A Little Life

Hanya Yanagihara · 736 pages

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Absolution

Sloane Kennedy · 256 pages

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Archer's Voice

Mia Sheridan · 366 pages

From New York Times bestselling author Mia Sheridan comes an emotional, slow burn romance about a woman desperate to hide and the man who sees through her walls, perfect for fans of Colleen Hoover and Lucy Score. I wanted to lose myself in the small town of Pelion, Maine. To forget everything I had left behind. The sound of rain. The blood. The coldness of a gun against my skin. For six months,

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The Sea of Tranquility

Katja Millay · 398 pages

I live in a world without magic or miracles. A place where there are no clairvoyants or shapeshifters, no angels or superhuman boys to save you. A place where people die and music disintegrates and things suck. I am pressed so hard against the earth by the weight of reality that some days I wonder how I am still able to lift my feet to walk. Former piano prodigy Nastya Kashnikov wants two things:

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Hopeless

Colleen Hoover · 416 pages

Sky, a senior in high school, meets Dean Holder, a guy with a promiscuous reputation that rivals her own. From their very first encounter, he terrifies and captivates her. Something about him sparks memories of her deeply troubled past, a time she's tried so hard to bury. Though Sky is determined to stay far away from him, his unwavering pursuit and enigmatic smile break down her defences and the

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Identical

Ellen Hopkins · 624 pages

Do twins begin in the womb? Or in a better place? Kaeleigh and Raeanne are identical down to the dimple. As daughters of a district-court judge father and a politician mother, they are an all-American family—on the surface. Behind the facade each sister has her own dark secret, and that's where their differences begin. For Kaeleigh, she's the misplaced focus of Daddy's love, intended for a

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Fifty Shades of Grey

E.L. James · 514 pages

When literature student Anastasia Steele goes to interview young entrepreneur Christian Grey, she encounters a man who is beautiful, brilliant, and intimidating. The unworldly, innocent Ana is startled to realize she wants this man and, despite his enigmatic reserve, finds she is desperate to get close to him. Unable to resist Ana’s quiet beauty, wit, and independent spirit, Grey admits he wants h

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Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?

Jeanette Winterson · 240 pages

Memories of the author about her difficult childhood as the adopted daughter of an English mother with strong religious convictions, and her subsequent search for her biological mother.

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When I Was Invisible

Dorothy Koomson · 352 pages

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Say You're Sorry

Karen Rose · 614 pages

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Bait

Alex Sanchez · 256 pages

when a guy in his class looks at him funny, diego punches him in the face, and ends up on probation. at frist he wants nothing to do with his probation officer. but as diego starts to open up, he begins to realize that mr.vidas is the frist person in his life who ever really wanted to listen to him. with vidas's help, diego begins to make real progess in controlling his anger. he even popens up en

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The Boy Who Belonged

Lisa Henry, J.A. Rock · 272 pages

TIncludes the short story "The NAUGHTY BOY" (The Boy #1.5) The Boy Who Belonged Twenty-one-year-old Lane Moredock finally has a normal life. Six months after he was wrongly made a suspect in his parents' Ponzi scheme, he's settled down with his older boyfriend, Derek, and is working and attending school. But his happiness is threatened when his mother launches a Christmastime PR campaign to

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A Better Man

Jaime Reese · 210 pages

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Tell Me When

Stina Lindenblatt · 316 pages

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