Books like 'This Is How You Lose Her'
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Persona normal by Benito Taibo
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsUna grandiosa e increíble aventura para ser todo... excepto normal. Tenía un par de padres divertidos y jóvenes, llenos de sueños y de planes... -
![So Long, Chester Wheeler by Catherine Ryan Hyde]()
So Long, Chester Wheeler by Catherine Ryan Hyde
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsUnlikely road trip companions form an unexpected bond in an uplifting novel about the past—lost and found—by the New York Times and #1 Amazon Charts bestselling author.Lewis Madigan is young, gay, out of work, and getting antsy when he’s roped into providing end-of-life care for his insufferable homophobic neighbor, Chester Wheeler. Lewis doesn’t need the aggravation, just the money... -
![Captains of the Sands by Jorge Amado]()
Captains of the Sands by Jorge Amado
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsLiving by their wits in the steamy slums of Bahia, a gang of orphans and runaways, led by fifteen-year-old "Bullet," spend their time stealing from Brazil's rich and privileged until public outcry demands their capture...Categorized as:
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![Ms. Bitch by Tricia O'Malley]()
Ms. Bitch by Tricia O'Malley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFinding happiness is the best revenge.From the outside, it seems thirty-six-year-old Tess Campbell has it all. A happy marriage, a successful career as a novelist, and an exciting cross-country move ahead. Tess has always played by the rules and it seems like life is good.Except it’s not. Life is a bitch. And suddenly so is Tess...Categorized as:
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![Fresh Water for Flowers: A Novel by Valérie Perrin]()
Fresh Water for Flowers: A Novel by Valérie Perrin
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsViolette Toussaint is the caretaker at a cemetery in a small town in Bourgogne. Casual mourners, regular visitors, and sundry colleagues—gravediggers, groundskeepers, and a priest—visit her to warm themselves in her lodge, where laughter, companionship, and occasional tears mix with the coffee she offers them. Her life is lived to the rhythms of their funny, moving confidences... -
![Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie]()
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 45 ratingsIfemelu and Obinze are young and in love when they depart military-ruled Nigeria for the West. Beautiful, self-assured Ifemelu heads for America, where despite her academic success, she is forced to grapple with what it means to be black for the first time... -
![Night Train at Deoli and Other Stories (India) by Ruskin Bond]()
Night Train at Deoli and Other Stories (India) by Ruskin Bond
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAn enchanting collection of stories from the heartland of IndiaRuskin Bond’s simple characters, living amidst the lush forests of the Himalayan foothills, are remarkable for their quiet heroism, courage and grace, and age-old values of honesty and fidelity... -
![Enjoying the Chase by Kirsty Moseley]()
Enjoying the Chase by Kirsty Moseley
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsNate Peters is living the playboy life. He has great friends, a great job, no responsibilities, no girlfriend, and he loves it. Nate, being incredibly skilled with a pick-up line, has never failed to get a girl in his life… until one day he meets Rosie York. Rosie is completely uninterested in him. Being unable to stand a dented ego, Nate makes it his mission to win her over...Categorized as:
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![Chasing the Stars by Virginie Grimaldi]()
Chasing the Stars by Virginie Grimaldi
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThis journey could change everything...Maybe if she hadn't lost her job, Anna would never have dreamed of being so impulsive. Or perhaps if Chloe wasn't always having her heart broken, or if Lily was happy at school. But when Anna realises that her family is falling apart, only a grand, spontaneous gesture will do... -
![Furia by Yamile Saied Méndez, Sol Madariaga]()
Furia by Yamile Saied Méndez, Sol Madariaga
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsAn #ownvoices contemporary YA set in Argentina, about a rising soccer star who must put everything on the line—even her blooming love story—to follow her dreams.In Rosario, Argentina, Camila Hassan lives a double life... -
![If I'd Known by Paige P. Horne]()
If I'd Known by Paige P. Horne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTime is a thief they say, and if you’re not careful it’ll slip right past you, taking everything you hold dear in this world with it.It was the summer of 1972 when I first laid eyes on him.Cynthia Rose probably got more than she bargained for when she came to my door step asking to write about my story. Our story... -
![Scarlet Lies: Book One in the Scarlet Series by Lani Young]()
Scarlet Lies: Book One in the Scarlet Series by Lani Young
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLies are beautiful – when the truth hurts. Sixteen years ago, Scarlet’s family sent her away in disgrace. She’s been back once – with disastrous consequences. Now, her little sister is getting married and Scarlet's headed home once more... -
![The Temptation Series (The Brylexis Story): Temptation, Satisfaction, Fulfillment, Attainment by K.M. Golland]()
The Temptation Series (The Brylexis Story): Temptation, Satisfaction, Fulfillment, Attainment by K.M. Golland
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBryce and Alexis's complete story. TEMPTATION (Book 1) You can close your eyes to the things you don’t want to see, but you can’t close your heart to the things you don’t want to feel… An enticing, sexy and suspenseful debut of forbidden love and impossible choices … Alexis Summers is happily married and a mother of two gorgeous children... -
![Start Again by J. Saman]()
Start Again by J. Saman
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKate had the perfect life. No one could ever deny that. That is until an accident took everything she had away. For two years she has been living moment to moment and day to day. She's lost and can't seem to find her way back. Finally, in a last ditch effort, she decides to leave town in search of a fresh start. Her plan? Drive around the country until she finds a place she wants to live...Categorized as:
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![The Other Half of Augusta Hope by Joanna Glen]()
The Other Half of Augusta Hope by Joanna Glen
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsShortlisted for the Authors’ Club Best First Novel Award‘A therapeutic dose of high-strength emotion’ GUARDIAN Augusta Hope has never felt like she fits in.At six, she’s memorising the dictionary. At seven, she’s correcting her teachers. At eight, she spins the globe and picks her favourite country on the sound of its name: Burundi... -
![Terms of Endearment by Larry McMurtry]()
Terms of Endearment by Larry McMurtry
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsAn Oscar-winning story of a memorable mother and her feisty daughter who find the courage and humor to live through life's hazards and to love each other as never before. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Lonesome Dove created two characters who won the hearts of readers and moviegoers everywhere--Aurora Greenway and her daughter Emma...Categorized as:
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![The Truce by Mario Benedetti]()
The Truce by Mario Benedetti
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 26 ratings'Perhaps that moment had been exceptional, but still, I felt alive. That pressure on my chest means being alive.' Forty-nine, with a kind face, no serious ailments (apart from varicose veins on his ankles), a good salary, and three moody children, widowed accountant Martín Santomé is about to retire. He assumes he'll take up gardening, or the guitar, or whatever retired people generally do... -
![Not So Goode by Jasinda Wilder]()
Not So Goode by Jasinda Wilder
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI’ve done everything right, my whole life. I never snuck out, never partied, never drank, never even had a high school boyfriend. Got all the best grades, got into all the best schools. I received not one, but TWO Ivy League University degrees. Had the paper-perfect fiancé, the paper-perfect life. And then it all fell apart. My fiancé cheated on me with my boss... -
![Cuffed by You by Nikki Mays]()
Cuffed by You by Nikki Mays
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsKayla has had a pretty crappy year. Cheating husband? Check. Getting arrested for trying to drown him? Check. Getting handcuffed by the world’s hottest cop? Check. Raising four kids alone? Check. Cheating ex-husband being a complete nuisance? Check. Obviously, it makes sense that she wants to stay as far away from the opposite sex as possible. The only thing she cares about is her family and work... -
![Rock Chick Bonus Tracks by Kristen Ashley]()
Rock Chick Bonus Tracks by Kristen Ashley
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPress play on this compilation of bonus content from the Rock Chick Series by Kristen Ashley.The stories of the Hot Bunch and Rock Chicks continue in the hero’s point of view for one more chapter in each book... -
![Wedding of the Century by Patricia McLinn]()
Wedding of the Century by Patricia McLinn
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsShe’s a working-class bride. He’s a well-to-do groom. Their botched wedding is only the start of their storybook romance.Annette Trevetti felt like a modern-day Cinderella as she walked down the aisle towards her first love and the heir to a small fortune... -
![Saving Wishes by G.J. Walker-Smith]()
Saving Wishes by G.J. Walker-Smith
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFor Charli Blake, being seventeen is a tough gig.She's been branded a troublemaker, her reputation is in tatters and she's stuck in Pipers Cove, a speck of a town on the coast of Tasmania. Thankfully, it's temporary. Her lifelong dream of travelling the world is just months away from becoming reality... -
![Picture Perfect by Holly Smale]()
Picture Perfect by Holly Smale
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratings"My name is Harriet Manners, and I'll always be a geek." It's the hilarious third book in the No.1 bestselling, award winning GEEK GIRL series! Harriet Manners knows more facts that most. She knows that New York is the most populous city in the United States. She knows that its official motto is "Ever Upward". She knows that 28% of Americans believe we never landed on the moon... -
![Mayhem by Jamie Shaw]()
Mayhem by Jamie Shaw
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWhen college freshman Rowan Michaels meets gorgeous, up-and-coming rock star Adam Everest, she knows a player like him is the last thing she needs after her ex-boyfriend shattered her heart. But she can't stop thinking about the kiss they shared on his tour bus.On the first day of school, Rowan is stunned when Adam saunters into her French class... -
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![Just One Night by Gayle Forman]()
Just One Night by Gayle Forman
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsAfter spending one life-changing day in Paris with laid-back Dutch actor Willem De Ruiter, sheltered American good girl Allyson “Lulu” Healey discovered her new lover had disappeared without a trace. Just One Day followed Allyson’s quest to reunite with Willem; Just One Year chronicled the pair’s year apart from Willem’s perspective... -
![From Afar by Frank Scozzari]()
From Afar by Frank Scozzari
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor centuries, poets have argued that unrequited love is love in its strongest form. From Afar is a timeless tale of Morgan Stanfield’s search for love in the far northern city of Saint Petersburg, Russia...Categorized as:
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![Buckeye and the Babe by Olivia Gaines]()
Buckeye and the Babe by Olivia Gaines
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCabrina Roberts flew to Las Vegas to have a face to face conversation and get a possible lead on her friend, Aisha Miller’s disappearance. What she finds instead is Gabriel Neary, codename Buckeye, a CIA Agent that is too handsome for his own good. Add in two free tickets to a hypnotist show, a bottle of cheap champagne and the pair wakes up the next morning to find themselves married... -
![Hooking Her Up by Cassi Hart]()
Hooking Her Up by Cassi Hart
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKayla All of my life, I’ve worked hard to be perfect. From my appearance to my academics, I was expected to do my best, and I went above and beyond. If I’m being honest, it’s exhausting. I dream of having the chance to let it all go, to live my life without the fear of being or doing exactly what’s expected of me. But they’re called dreams for a reason...Categorized as:
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![One Night: A BWWM Interracial Romance by Camilla Stevens]()
One Night: A BWWM Interracial Romance by Camilla Stevens
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNatalie was simply enjoying the final night of a Girls’ Weekend by herself in the lounge area of the hotel after a nasty break up. The stranger on the other side of the fireplace was only supposed to be a rebound, one-night stand. Somehow she became his muse. Now the world is wondering who the inspiration for Jake Steele’s sexy new character is... -
![Midnight and Mistletoe At Cedarwood Lodge by Rebecca Raisin]()
Midnight and Mistletoe At Cedarwood Lodge by Rebecca Raisin
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA brand new feel-good festive romantic serial from bestselling author Rebecca Raisin! Planning a New Years Eve Party might be the kind of event Clio Winters used to dream about organising, but when everything is feeling a bit up in the air, she has to hope that this New Years her wish really will come true...Categorized as:
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![Curves and Cars by Kat Baxter]()
Curves and Cars by Kat Baxter
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom the author of Real Men Love Curves comes your next sweet and steamy read about mistaken identities and a hot one-night stand that just might lead to forever. What happens when you meet the girl of your dreams only to discover she’s your brother’s runaway bride?Yeah, I can actually answer that one... -
![The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams]()
The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsAn unforgettable and heartwarming debut about how a chance encounter with a list of library books helps forge an unlikely friendship between two very different people in a London suburb.Widower Mukesh lives a quiet life in Wembley, in West London after losing his beloved wife... -
![The Lost Girls of Ireland by Susanne O'Leary]()
The Lost Girls of Ireland by Susanne O'Leary
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA heart-warming story about family secrets and one woman’s escape to dreamy Sandy Cove on the stunning west coast of Ireland.The picturesque beach of Wild Rose Bay is the last place Lydia Butler thought she’d be. But having just lost everything, the run-down cottage she inherited from her Great Aunt Nellie is the only place she can take her daughter, Sunny... -
![The Probability of Violet & Luke by Jessica Sorensen]()
The Probability of Violet & Luke by Jessica Sorensen
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsLuke Price and Violet Hayes haven’t seen each other in a couple of months, not since they discovered Luke’s mother’s connection to Violet’s parent’s murders. But when Luke gets into some gambling trouble with the wrong people, destiny decides to throw the two of them together and they head out to Vegas to try and settle Luke’s debt... -
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![Hunting and Gathering by Anna Gavalda, Alison Anderson]()
Hunting and Gathering by Anna Gavalda, Alison Anderson
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsCamille is doing her best to disappear. She barely eats, works at night as a cleaner and lives in a tiny attic room. Downstairs in a beautiful, ornate apartment, lives Philibert Marquet de la Durbellière, a shy, erudite, upper-class man with an unlikely flatmate in the shape of the foul-mouthed but talented chef, Franck... -
![The Empty Nesters by Carolyn Brown]()
The Empty Nesters by Carolyn Brown
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe worst of times calls for the best of friends in this sassy novel about starting over, from New York Times bestselling author Carolyn Brown.Dear friends and army wives Diana, Carmen, and Joanie have been through war, rumors of war, marital problems, motherhood, fears, joy, and heartache. But none of the women are prepared when their daughters decide to enlist in the army together... -
![Where the Heart Is by Billie Letts]()
Where the Heart Is by Billie Letts
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsTalk about unlucky sevens. An hour ago, seventeen-year-old, seven months pregnant Novalee Nation was heading for California with her boyfriend. Now she finds herself stranded at a Wal-Mart in Sequoyah, Oklahoma, with just $7.77 in change... -
![I Don't: A Romantic Comedy by Andrea Johnston]()
I Don't: A Romantic Comedy by Andrea Johnston
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“I Do.” My name is Whitney Wheeler and I’ve dreamed of saying those two words since I was ten years old. My dream is finally coming true. Fate, however, has other plans. My perfectly planned life hits a snag eight days before our wedding. I walk in on my fiancé on the couch with someone who isn’t me... -
![Turning the Page by Katrina Abbott]()
Turning the Page by Katrina Abbott
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCelia Thomas should be living a charmed life; as the niece of Hollywood's current it guy, whose whole family is on the payroll, she doesn't have to worry about money or future job prospects. Except maybe she doesn't want to go into the family business... -
![And Then He Sang a Lullaby by Ani Kayode Somtochukwu]()
And Then He Sang a Lullaby by Ani Kayode Somtochukwu
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe inaugural title from Roxane Gay Books, And Then He Sang a Lullaby is a searingly honest and resonant debut from a 23-year-old Nigerian writer and queer liberation activist, exploring what love and freedom cost in a society steeped in homophobia.August is a God-fearing track star who leaves Enugu City to attend university and escape his overbearing sisters... -
![How Not to Disappear by Clare Furniss]()
How Not to Disappear by Clare Furniss
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOur memories are what make us who we are. Some are real. Some are made up. But they are the stories that tell us who we are. Without them we are nobody.Hattie's summer isn't going as planned. Her two best friends have abandoned her: Reuben has run off to Europe to 'find himself" and Kat is in Edinburgh with her new girlfriend... -
![Taking Flight by Adrian R. Magnuson]()
Taking Flight by Adrian R. Magnuson
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsJeremy Walsh’s parents assume he’s been abducted by the elderly man he met on a cross-country flight, but it’s the other way around...Categorized as:
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![How Hard Can Love Be? by Holly Bourne]()
How Hard Can Love Be? by Holly Bourne
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsAmber, Evie and Lottie: three girls facing down tough issues with the combined powers of friendship, feminism and cheesy snacks. Both hilarious and heart-rending, this is Amber’s story of how painful – and exhilarating – love can be, following on from Evie’s story in Am I Normal Yet?All Amber wants is a little bit of love... -
![Love After Love by Ingrid Persaud]()
Love After Love by Ingrid Persaud
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsAn electrifying novel of an unconventional family in Trinidad mended by their individual, and collective, quests for loveAfter Betty Ramdin's husband dies, she invites a colleague, Mr. Chetan, to move in with her and her son, Solo. Over time, the three become a family, loving each other deeply and depending upon one another. Then, one fateful night, Solo overhears Betty confiding in Mr...Categorized as:
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![Q & A by Vikas Swarup]()
Q & A by Vikas Swarup
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsVikas Swarup's spectacular debut novel opens in a jail cell in Mumbai, India, where Ram Mohammad Thomas is being held after correctly answering all twelve questions on India's biggest quiz show, Who Will Win a Billion? It is hard to believe that a poor orphan who has never read a newspaper or gone to school could win such a contest... -
![The Edge of Always by J.A. Redmerski]()
The Edge of Always by J.A. Redmerski
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsFive months ago, Camryn and Andrew, both dealing with personal hardships, met on a Greyhound bus. They fell in love and proved that when two people are meant to be together, fate will find a way to make it happen.Now, in the highly anticipated sequel to The Edge of Never, Camryn and Andrew are pursuing their love for music and living life to the fullest as they always swore to do...Categorized as:
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![Breaking the Rules by Katie McGarry]()
Breaking the Rules by Katie McGarry
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsA summer road trip changes everything in this unforgettable new tale from acclaimed author Katie McGarry For new high school graduate Echo Emerson, a summer road trip out west with her boyfriend means getting away and forgetting what makes her so... different. It means seeing cool sights while selling her art at galleries along the way... -
![Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands by Jorge Amado]()
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands by Jorge Amado
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIt surprises no one that the charming but wayward Vadinho dos Guimaraes–a gambler notorious for never winning—dies during Carnival. His long suffering widow Dona Flor devotes herself to her cooking school and her friends, who urge her to remarry. She is soon drawn to a kind pharmacist who is everything Vadinho was not, and is altogether happy to marry him...Categorized as:
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![One Summer in Paris by Sarah Morgan]()
One Summer in Paris by Sarah Morgan
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsUSA TODAY bestselling author Sarah Morgan returns with this heartwarming novel about the power of friendship, love and what happens when an ending is just the beginning…To celebrate their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary, Grace has planned the surprise of a lifetime for her husband—a romantic getaway to Paris. But she never expected he’d have a surprise of his own: he wants a divorce... -
![Thomas & January by Fisher Amelie]()
Thomas & January by Fisher Amelie
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThomas Eriksson thinks he has it all figured out."People crossed the street when they saw me. I’m not really sure why that was. I mean, okay, I might have looked a bit intimidating if I was being truthful with you. I’d changed since New York. New York represented a life that wasn’t real, not truthfully, anyway. No, New York was the “young, immature, in love, idiot" side of Tom...
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