Books like 'Eldarnir. Ástin og aðrar hamfarir'
Readers who enjoyed Eldarnir. Ástin og aðrar hamfarir by Sigríður Hagalín Björnsdóttir also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.
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O Peso do Pássaro Morto by Aline Bei
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsA vida de uma mulher, dos 8 aos 52, desde as singelezas cotidianas até as tragédias que persistem, uma geração após a outra. Um livro denso e leve, violento e poético. É assim O Peso do Pássaro Morto, romance de estreia de Aline Bei, onde acompanhamos uma mulher que, com todas as forças, tenta não coincidir apenas com a dor de que é feita... -
La misión de Rox by Laura Gallego García
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsRox ha partido a la región del oeste, devastada por los monstruos, en busca de una aldea perdida habitada por Guardianes. Mientras una riada de supervivientes acude a la Ciudadela en busca de un refugio seguro, tras sus muros florece un nuevo movimiento filosófico, la Senda del Manantial, cuyo líder predica el fin del mundo conocido… para bien o para mal...Categorized as:
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Tudo é rio by Carla Madeira
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsPor este livro passa um rio. Em sua correnteza, a obsessão de três personagens que não sabem desistir. Com uma narrativa profundamente sensível, Carla Madeira nos convida para uma aventura corajosa pela natureza humana, em toda a sua complexidade... -
The Dark Side of Skin by Jeferson Tenório
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsLife under Brazil’s brutal “cordial racism” comes painfully alive in this novel of fathers and sons. How do you become the protagonist of your own life? For Pedro, it means searching for his murdered father in the objects he left behind―an archeology of affections... -
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The Elements Series Complete Box Set by Brittainy Cherry
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratings*This box set includes four full length, bestselling novels.* THE AIR HE BREATHES I was warned about Tristan Cole. “Stay away from him,” people said. “He’s cruel.” “He’s cold.” “He’s damaged.” It’s easy to judge a man because of his past. To look at Tristan and see a monster. But I couldn’t do that... -
Lethal Secrets by Jenna Gunn
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEli’s first mission after the SEALs is FUBAR. Gather intel? That’s a negative. Save a woman and claim her as his to protect? Roger that. ~Mia BaileyWomen like me don’t get fairytale endings.We get abusive brothers.Liars and cheating.We get scars.Damage so deep it will never be shaken.Until a gigantic battle-hardened SEAL decides to prove otherwise.Vows to avenge me.Puts his life on the line...Categorized as:
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A Mother's Confession by Kelly Rimmer
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratings'He’s dead and I’m safe, but I’m still scared. Sometimes I actually miss him, but then in the very next breath I find that I hate him so much that I hope there is a hell, just so that he can be suffering like he left me here to suffer.' Olivia and David were the perfect couple with their whole lives in front of them. When beautiful baby daughter Zoe came along, their world seemed complete... -
Le Fils de Mille Hommes by Valter Hugo Mãe
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsCrisóstomo, un pêcheur solitaire, décide à quarante ans de prendre son destin en main. Il se construit une famille, puisque l’amour est avant tout la volonté d’aimer. Il choisit un fils en apprivoisant le petit orphelin abandonné par le village, puis une femme au passé tourmenté les rejoint, et autour de ce noyau se forme une famille peu commune de laissés-pour-compte et d’éclopés... -
Every Brilliant Thing by Duncan Macmillan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsYou're six years old. Mum's in hospital. Dad says she's 'done something stupid'. She finds it hard to be happy.So you start to make a list of everything that's brilliant about the world. Everything that's worth living for.1. Ice Cream2. Kung Fu Movies3. Burning Things4. Laughing so hard you shoot milk out your nose5. Construction cranes6. MeYou leave it on her pillow... -
Kurt by Sarah Kuttner
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsVon der Suche nach Familie, der Sehnsucht nach dem richtigen Ort und darüber, dass nichts davon planbar ist"Ich bin mit zwei Kurts zusammengezogen. Einem ganzen Kurt und einem Halbtagskurt. Jana und Kurt haben sich entschieden, dass sie ihr Sorgerecht teilen, vor allem wenn Kurt schon extra aufs Land zieht... -
Night of Seduction/Heaven's Gate by Iris Bolling
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Night of Seduction can change your outlook on life and open Heaven's Gate. Night of SeductionMusic Executive Jason Davies made a mistake. That result was a gift of love, his daughter Sierra. Accepting his responsibility as a father, he moves the mother of his daughter, Latoya Wright into his home. Expectantly, she wreaks so much havoc in his life he completely gives up on love... -
Hoss by MariaLisa deMora
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIsaiah Rogers grew up on his family farm in Alabama. Loved by his family, he’s a country boy at heart, a southern gentleman by raising. The path to northern Indiana was twisted and long, but this sensitive man found a comfortable niche as a member of the Rebel Wayfarers, vice-president of their affluent and growing Fort Wayne chapter... -
Love Auction: Too Risky to Love Again by Sharon Carter
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsDevastated by the death of her husband in a horrific car accident, Sage lives with a protective armor around her heart. Nick, hearbroken after catching his wife cheating on him, has only casual relationships with women untuil he meets Sage at a fundrasier and falls for her immediately. Sageis attracted to the succesful benefactor, Nick, but refuses to allow him in... -
Picnic, Lightning by Billy Collins
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWinner of the 1999 Paterson Poetry Prize Over the past decade, Billy Collins has emerged as the most beloved American poet since Robert Frost, garnering critical acclaim and broad popular appeal. Annie Proulx admits, "I have never before felt possessive about a poet, but I am fiercely glad that Billy Collins is ours... -
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Africa's Child (Dancing Soul Trilogy) by Maria Nhambu
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFrom the Foreword by Marian Wright Edelman Africa’s Child is an unforgettable and searingly personal book….In the face of repeated obstacles and injustices, Nhambu continued to analyze the world around her with wit and a sharp sense of humor... -
Tooth for Tooth by J.K. Franko
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhat would YOU do?What would you do if you got away with murder? Would you stop there? Could you?Susie and Roy thought that they committed the perfect crime.Their planning was meticulous. Their execution was flawless. But, there is always a loose end, isn’t there? Always a singing bone.Now, while enemies multiply and suspicions abound, their perfect world begins to crumble... -
A Woman to Blame by Vincent Panettiere
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHours after a thoroughbred racehorse collapses and dies after finishing last in a race he was favored to win, his trainer—a young woman with a promising career—is found dead on a suburban Chicago beach. To the police, it's a simple case of murder-suicide. But Mike Hegan, veteran police detective, refuses to believe the official story... -
Samantha's Revenge by Andrew R. Williams
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter changing shape several times, the ball eventually turned into a huge face. It floated alongside the air-car. This time, time instead of sending him mental message, the face spoke out aloud and the whole air-car vibrated with its intensity. "If you are foolish enough to renege on your contract, you will be severely punished. For your sake, I hope you wouldn't do such a thing... -
A Legal Affair by Maureen Smith
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCaleb Thorne was used to having plenty of female attention. And yet the hot young law professor had never crossed the line with a student until he met Daniela. There was something different about her--with her fierce attitude, ambition and to-die-for body. Something he was determined to uncover, layer by silky layer... -
Life for Life by J.K. Franko
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhat would YOU do if someone threatened your family?Roy Cruise and his pregnant wife Susie barely survived an assassination attempt in their own home. The police now have them under surveillance. Meanwhile, Kristy Wise is a loose cannon—she knows too much and is trying to “set things right.”What goes around comes around. And in this case, Roy and Susie may have pushed things too far... -
Angelica And Francesca by Kenneth Jarrett Singleton
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAngelica and Francesca are the identical twin daughters of Pellrue, Duke of Doretay. Doretay is a state within a kingdom called Vidien, which Angelica's and Francesca's great uncle, King Oscar, rules. Pellrue attempts to keep control of his wicked, evil daughters as they keep entering his city and raising havoc by torturing and murdering the common citizens within...Categorized as:
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Cursed Fate by T.H. Snyder
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis book is recommended for readers 18 years of age and older. It contains adult language and sexual scenes not intended for young readers. Change. Simple for some, life altering for others. Steve Zotto made a drastic decision in his life, one that was meant to create a fresh start... -
Falling Series Books #1-5 by Tracy Lorraine
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFalling For Ryan: Part One I shouldn’t want her—but damn, I need her. As my best friend, she’s off limits. Right? Wrong. After a prick cheats on her, she shows up at my doorstep broken and alone .... and my desire takes over. She picked me up after my devastating accident. Now it’s my turn to help the woman I owe everything too. She needs a friend, a shoulder to cry on... -
All of Me by Kevine Walcott
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKevine Walcott's 'All of Me' is a holistic, boundless collection of poetry that puts life under a microscope and compels readers to examine every facet of their existence. From relationships and mother earth to intimacy, what it means to belong to a country and everything else in between, Walcott weaves together a beautiful tapestry of humanity... -
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What We Won't Do For Love by Mz. Robinson
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOctavia Ellis is a sexy and independent woman who plays it safe when it comes down to relationships. She lives by one rule: keep it strictly sexual. Octavia is living her life just the way she wants. No man. No issues. No drama. When she meets the handsome Damon Whitmore, everything changes. Octavia soon finds that Damon has become a part of her world and her heart... -
Dark Signal by Shannon Baker
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDark Signal by Shannon Baker is the second installment in the Kate Fox mystery series, called "A must read" by New York Times bestselling author Alex Kava, starring a female Longmire in the atmospheric Nebraska Sandhills.Reeling from her recent divorce, Kate Fox has just been sworn in as Grand County, Nebraska Sheriff when tragedy strikes... -
Edge of the Heat 5 by Lisa Ladew
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratings*** You do not need to have read the first 4 books in the series to enjoy Book 5. Jerry Mansko, a fun-loving Paramedic/Firefighter is in physical therapy for a major injury to his leg. His therapist, Sara Acosta, fascinates him from the first time he sees her. But there's something unavailable and even a little dark about Sara... -
Kakadu Sunset by Annie Seaton
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHelicopter pilot Ellie Porter loves her job. Soaring above the Kakadu National Park, she feels freed from the questions around her father’s suicide and the heavy loss of her beloved family farm. But when a search-and-rescue mission on the boundary of the old farm reveals unusual excavation works, Ellie vows to investigate... -
Quedará el amor by Alice Kellen
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsEl sol baña los acantilados y las aguas turquesas del mar de Cornualles cuando Jane Bellamy y Cedric Stone se conocen en el verano de 1939. No están destinados a ser una ecuación perfecta, pero son jóvenes y el amor lo arrolla todo a su paso. Así que esta historia comienza como otras muchas: él y ella se enamoran. Hay primeras palabras, primeras miradas y primeros besos. Y luego nada... -
Véspera by Carla Madeira
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsNovo romance da autora do fenômeno Tudo é rio, Véspera retoma a escrita brilhante e contagiante de Carla Madeira, que desperta todo tipo de emoção no leitor. Carla Madeira cria personagens que parecem estar vivos diante de nós. As emoções que sentem são palpáveis e suas reações, autênticas. Temos a sensação de conhecê-los de perto, inclusive as contradições e os pontos cegos... -
Los nombres propios by Marta Jiménez Serrano
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 24 ratings¿Quién es Belaundia Fu? Es la mejor amiga de Marta a los siete años: la amiga invisible que, en esos momentos en que las cosas no salen como había planeado y ni siquiera la abuela es capaz de consolarla, se sienta con ella y espera hasta que se le pase... -
Life Support by Robert Whitlow, Rob Lamont
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA tragic accident in the Carolina mountains leaves a young man paralyzed and in a coma. Soon a fierce legal battle erupts between the man's wife who wants to terminate life support and the young man's father who wants to keep his son alive at all costs... -
A Natureza da Mordida by Carla Madeira
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsA Natureza da Mordida, segundo livro de Carla Madeira, autora de “Tudo é rio”, é um livro sobre a amizade. É sobretudo um livro marcado pelo amor à literatura. Olívia e Biá, as duas protagonistas da história, se encontram pela primeira vez num pequeno sebo improvisado... -
Slingshot: Building the largest machine in human history by Robert G. Williscroft
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSlingshot is a love story – about a man, a woman, another man, another woman, some gender bending…and a machine, the largest ever built. Slingshot is a mystery – about a missing aviatrix, a conspiracy, a true-believer. Slingshot is an adventure – about following a dream, the ocean-deep, outer space... -
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The Mustachioed Woman of Shanghai by Isham Cook
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWant to know what's really going on with relationships in China today? It is the Shanghai of courtesans and concubines, danger and decadence, updated to 2020. American expat author Isham Cook has disappeared... -
Mystical Trash by Mary Ramsey
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSunny Foster waited her entire life to leave her truck stop home town of Beloit Wisconsin. Her eighteen years had been nothing but pain and heartache, from the mysterious disappearance of her father to the fact that her first boyfriend left her for a world of drugs and addiction. And her mother, a high-school teacher, was in legal trouble for dating a nineteen-year old student... -
Live for Me by Emma Thomas
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwenty-seven-year-old Ophelia Lux Taylor is feisty and driven; she also happens to have bipolar disorder. Although she's had her ups and downs, life is good now: she lives with her twin brother, Onyx, and another friend in an artsy community in Cincinnati and is pursuing a master's degree in psychology... -
A Love Story by David Weaver
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"A ground-breaking literary masterpiece!" -{Sentinel Daily} Independent writing phenom David Weaver has a dazzling gift for creating emotional, tear-inducing scenes even for the most stone faced reader. Quick witted, poetic, and written with a razor sharp prose that will have you reciting entire paragraphs to your friends. A masterful blend of erotica and emotions... -
Obliterate by Autumn Grey
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"I knew the moment I gave in to pursuing Selene that trouble would follow me. It always does. I should have resisted." Remington St. Germain is at a crossroads. He can either go after the one person who makes him feel as if he matters—the only person to ever calm the demons that roam his mind—or forget about her. The latter is not an option, even though there is a chance she might reject him... -
Ghost by Stephanie Rowe
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHis sister was brutally murdered, and Ben Forsett was convicted for the crime. On the run from the authorities, he is in a race against time to find the real killer before the psychopath targets his next victim. The last thing Ben can afford is a distraction, so when he meets a brave, sensual woman who ignites a dark desire within him, he knows they're both in trouble... -
Crash in Love: A Passionate Romance by M.V. Kasi
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe is the last man she wanted to be stranded with on a deserted island. She hates him. But when their private jet crashed, she ended up alone with him.She should be happy that he is an ex-Air Force officer used to unusual and extreme situations. But his arrogant barking orders made her want to strangle the bossy jerk... -
Broken Strings by Pamela O'Rourke
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy heart never stood a chance.From the first time I laid eyes on Caden North, it beat only for him. We'd planned on forever... But when you meet your soulmate at eight years old, plans can change.Loyalties can shift.And young hearts can break.I was sixteen when I broke mine... And his. The day I ran from the only home I could remember, leaving him in the arms of another... -
Whispers in the Wind by S.M. Stryker
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn emotionally riveting, standalone, romantic suspense, of lost love and soul mates, comes from Amazon bestselling author SM Stryker.༺❃༻They say true love only finds you once. ༺❃༻I've always believed things happen for a reason.But things don't always happen the way you planned.My name is Callie Bailey, I was in love with Drayton Clay. Drayton was my first love, my first kiss, my almost everything... -
The Insider by Craig Schaefer
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMove over, Jack Reacher and Kinsey Millhone: cast-iron bodyguard Charlie McCabe is back in Craig Schaefer’s gritty sequel to The Loot.Hard-bitten bodyguard Charlie McCabe is lucky to be alive after her recent foray into Boston's criminal underworld... -
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Diamond Sky by Annie Seaton
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Kimberley can be a haven for those who can stand the heat, but its isolated beauty can also be deadly, if you're not paying attention... The remote Matsu diamond mine in the Kimberley is the perfect place for engineer Dru Porter to hide. Her insignificance in that vast and rugged landscape helps her feel invisible. And safe... -
The Brothers Silver by Marc Jampole
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJules and Leon Silver sit at a dusty Formica table in a cold kitchen, drinking warm sugar water. Downstairs in the basement, their mother is unconscious, having swallowed hundreds of Librium while the brothers were at Boy Scout camp, her latest suicide attempt. The food cupboards are empty. The phone doesn’t give a dial tone. As the sun goes down, the kitchen grows cold... -
For Baby and Me by Margaret Watson
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNick Boone is a brilliant architect, focused completely on his job. In his personal life, he's a serial dater, with no interest in marriage or even a long-term relationship. And fatherhood? Absolutely not. He has no idea what family even means. But even a single-minded boss like Nick can't abandon his employee Sierra Clark on the night her parents are killed... -
The House of Gazes by Daniele Mencarelli
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWinner of the 2019 John Fante First Novel Prize The critically acclaimed novel from the author of Everything Calls for Salvation , adapted into a Netflix Original series, is a powerful coming-of-age story about loss, identity, and rebirth Daniele is a young poet plagued by an unknown darkness, “an invisible disease of the heart, or of the mind...Categorized as:
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Les v domě by Alena Mornštajnová
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsŘíkají jí Cácora a vypadá to, že je na světě nedopatřením a jakoby navíc. Otec kamsi zmizel při povodních, matka utíká před odpovědností k milencům a alkoholu — a Cácora zůstala viset na krku nevraživé babičce, která obhospodařuje zahradnictví a je přesvědčená o tom, že všechno špatné lze v životě jednoduše vyhubit jako žravé plzáky. Nebo o tom prostě nemluvit... -
Padma River Boatman by Manik Bandopadhyay
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFishing life along the coastline of the Padma and its bitsy melancholic account of intense physical, helpless yet illusory tale. Kuber's struggles, Kapila's voluptuous youth like the rainfilled Padma and the presence of a mysterious man, Hasan Mia, make and break the narrative with tweaks that are deep, covert and sudden like hidden currents...
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