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Nia Forrester
4.44 · 219 ratings
romance · fiction · book · poc-mc · black-mc · adult · contemporary · female-mc · womens-fiction · literary-fiction · steamy · friends-to-lovers · poc-author · celebrity · new-adult · slow-burn · young-adult · sports · cheating · domestic-drama
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Cecelia Mecca
4.43 · 217 ratings
adult · fiction · historical · book · medieval · ancient-civilization · romance · steamy · action-adventure · historical-fiction · united-kingdom · british-isles · scotland · literary-fiction · europe · female-mc · audiobook · paranormal · forced-proximity · enemies-to-lovers
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Judith Keim
4.39 · 324 ratings
fiction · contemporary · adult · book · female-mc · romance · womens-fiction · family · literary-fiction · humor · psychological · sad · spirituality · domestic-drama · friendship · audiobook · holidays · religion · epic · breakup
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Mark Wandrey
4.39 · 143 ratings
first-contact · aliens · fiction · invasion · adult · sci-fi · military · violent-conflict · space-fleet · soldiers · space-travel · exploration · galactic-empire · colonization · space · action-adventure · book · literary-fiction · space-opera · anthologies
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Hannah Ellis
4.36 · 263 ratings
contemporary · book · adult · fiction · humor · literary-fiction · female-mc · romance · womens-fiction · family · friendship · small-town · cozy · friends-to-lovers · new-adult · comedy · action-adventure · spirituality · marriage-of-convenience · coming-of-age
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Barbara Hinske
4.35 · 104 ratings
adult · fiction · female-mc · book · literary-fiction · contemporary · epic · audiobook · womens-fiction · crime · family · cozy · romance · urban · domestic-drama · mystery · breakup · new-adult · holidays · historical-fiction
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Abbie Zanders
4.33 · 478 ratings
fiction · adult · romance · book · contemporary · female-mc · literary-fiction · action-adventure · military · small-town · suspense · paranormal · humor · alpha-mc · audiobook · family · shapeshifters · steamy · fantasy · violent-conflict
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Yaa Gyasi
4.31 · 127 ratings
book · literary-fiction · poc-author · audiobook · 21st-century · coming-of-age · racism · feminism · fiction · poc-mc · family · drama · social-commentary · adult · journey · realistic · female-author · historical-fiction · magical-realism · religion
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R.D. Brady
4.29 · 143 ratings
action-adventure · fiction · book · adult · suspense · paranormal · mystery · literary-fiction · supernatural · urban-fantasy · female-mc · epic · political-intrigue · psychics · conspiracies · alternate-history · angels · pulp · fantasy · colonization
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Marion Kummerow
4.28 · 108 ratings
historical · book · fiction · ww2 · 20th-century · historical-fiction · literary-fiction · war · violent-conflict · adult · epic · romance · military · young-adult · action-adventure · coming-of-age · family · europe · social-commentary · espionage
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Tracey Alvarez
4.25 · 157 ratings
contemporary · romance · adult · fiction · womens-fiction · family · small-town · book · literary-fiction · epic · female-mc · humor · enemies-to-lovers · anthologies · holidays · poc-mc · friends-to-lovers · children · action-adventure · dogs
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Jeanine Cummins
4.23 · 113 ratings
literary-fiction · book · audiobook · fiction · family · historical-fiction · drama · adult · historical · grief · mystery · female-mc · crime · young-adult · season-summer · mental-illness · survival · contemporary · 21st-century · politics
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Louise Penny
4.21 · 760 ratings
adult · fiction · crime · contemporary · murder · book · mystery · audiobook · suspense · law-enforcement · thriller · killer · cozy · police-procedural · whodunit · female-author · 21st-century · family · literary-fiction · friendship
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Glendy Vanderah
4.21 · 112 ratings
book · magical-realism · fiction · womens-fiction · family · contemporary · audiobook · coming-of-age · adult · realistic · friendship · female-mc · action-adventure · mystery · drama · suspense · mental-illness · literary-fiction · female-author · historical-fiction
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Roberta Kagan
4.20 · 173 ratings
adult · historical · historical-fiction · fiction · book · 20th-century · ww2 · violent-conflict · war · literary-fiction · romance · audiobook · christian · germany · spirituality · drama · family · europe · western-central-europe · suspense
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Jan Karon
4.20 · 446 ratings
fiction · spirituality · religious · christian · book · family · humor · adult · realistic · religion · contemporary · audiobook · womens-fiction · literary-fiction · small-town · female-author · cozy · drama · friendship · mystery
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Beverley Watts
4.19 · 108 ratings
romance · adult · fiction · humor · book · literary-fiction · regency · historical · industrial-era · contemporary · comedy · womens-fiction · historical-fiction · military · animals · action-adventure · dogs · suspense · audiobook · anthologies
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Martha Hall Kelly
4.18 · 139 ratings
20th-century · historical · violent-conflict · historical-fiction · war · family · ww2 · fiction · literary-fiction · female-mc · audiobook · book · adult · friendship · womens-fiction · action-adventure · urban · death · female-author · drama
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Madeline Miller
4.17 · 276 ratings
adult · historical-fiction · retellings · fiction · fantasy · myths · historical · book · literary-fiction · female-author · audiobook · dark-academia · magic · magical-realism · action-adventure · south-east-europe · lgbtq · drama · greece · europe
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Lucinda Riley
4.17 · 510 ratings
book · fiction · audiobook · romance · historical-fiction · drama · womens-fiction · mystery · historical · family · adult · literary-fiction · female-author · 20th-century · action-adventure · female-mc · secrets · suspense · young-adult · realistic
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Min Jin Lee
4.14 · 119 ratings
literary-fiction · poc-author · audiobook · coming-of-age · fiction · poc-mc · family · drama · adult · realistic · female-author · east-asia · book · contemporary · 21st-century · feminism · female-mc · south-korea · historical-fiction · asia
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Deborah Swift
4.10 · 102 ratings
historical-fiction · fiction · book · historical · adult · early-modern · literary-fiction · violent-conflict · epic · female-mc · action-adventure · mystery · family · war · romance · military · 20th-century · womens-fiction · ww2 · drama
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Thrity Umrigar
4.06 · 184 ratings
book · adult · fiction · literary-fiction · family · female-mc · poc-author · historical-fiction · poc-mc · audiobook · realistic · journey · friendship · drama · female-author · contemporary · marriage · psychological · historical · social-commentary
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Diane Chamberlain
4.05 · 659 ratings
womens-fiction · fiction · audiobook · book · family · drama · mystery · adult · contemporary · suspense · female-mc · literary-fiction · romance · historical-fiction · realistic · female-author · crime · psychological · secrets · friendship
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Nick Alexander
4.04 · 250 ratings
book · adult · fiction · contemporary · romance · womens-fiction · female-mc · literary-fiction · family · audiobook · drama · lgbtq · coming-of-age · psychological · epic · 20th-century · historical-fiction · historical · action-adventure · marriage
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Richard Preston
3.96 · 181 ratings- Crisis in the Red Zone: The Story of the Deadliest Ebola Outbreak in History, and of the Outbreaks to Come by Richard Preston
- Micro by Richard Preston
- The Wild Trees: A Story of Passion and Daring by Richard Preston
- The Boat of Dreams: A Christmas Story by Richard Preston
- The Demon in the Freezer by Richard Preston
adult · fiction · literary-fiction · horror · law-enforcement · crime · action-adventure · mystery · suspense · political-intrigue · contemporary · audiobook · anthologies · technothriller · medical · epidemy · magical-realism · sci-fi · usa · dark
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Hilary Mantel
3.95 · 460 ratings- A Memoir of My Former Self: A Life in Writing by Hilary Mantel
- Mantel Pieces: Royal Bodies and Other Writing from the London Review of Books by Hilary Mantel
- The Mirror & the Light by Hilary Mantel
- Wolf Hall / Bring Up the Bodies / The Mirror and the Light by Hilary Mantel
- Ghost: 100 Stories to Read with the Lights On by Hilary Mantel
fiction · adult · historical-fiction · book · female-author · audiobook · literary-fiction · historical · mystery · drama · spirituality · 20th-century · 21st-century · religion · literary · politics · classics · medieval · early-modern · death
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Juan Gabriel Vásquez
3.91 · 112 ratings
literary-fiction · book · adult · fiction · historical-fiction · politics · 21st-century · historical · hispanic · latinx-mc · poc-mc · mystery · audiobook · journey · male-author · action-adventure · suspense · colombia · poc-author · south-america
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