The Old Red Brick: A Remembrance
Fading Southern traditions, snarling family relationships, and startling sexual bewilderments told in a soft costal accentand a ferocious sense of… Continue Reading Posted in: Contemporary, LGBT Genre Fiction, Literature & Fiction
Mary Barton
This is a tale of Dives and Lazarus, of the comfortable pinnacle and the miserable base of the Victorian social… Continue Reading Posted in: Fiction, Literature & Fiction, Social Conditions, Textile Industry
I Dare
The enemies of Korval have offered Pat Rin the Ring that would make all of Korval's holdings his own, and… Continue Reading Posted in: Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction, Space Opera Science Fiction
The Cruel Prince
An alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here.Of course I want to be like them. They’re beautiful… Continue Reading Posted in: Dark Fantasy, Literature & Fiction, Romance
Choosers of the Slain (Paladin of Shadows, Book 3)
Sequel to Ghost and Kildar.,Former SEAL Michael Harmon (Ghost, Kildar) has a pretty good life. He's settled down in the… Continue Reading Posted in: Abduction, Kidnapping, Literature & Fiction, Military Science Fiction, Retired Military Personnel
The Child of an Ancient People
It is 1872. Lislei is a young French woman escaping from the bloody turmoil of the Paris commune; Kader is… Continue Reading Posted in: Aboriginal Tasmanians, Historical Fiction, Literature & Fiction, Social Conditions
Howard’s End
Howards End is a novel by E. M. Forster about social conventions, codes of conduct and relationships in turn-of-the-century England.… Continue Reading Posted in: Fiction Classics, Illegitimate Children, Literature & Fiction, Sisters, Social Conflict
The Only Story
‘Most of us have only one story to tell. I don’t mean that only one thing happens to us in… Continue Reading Posted in: British & Irish Literary Fiction, Interpersonal Relations, Literary, Literature & Fiction, Psychological Fiction
Milkman
In an unnamed city, middle sister stands out for the wrong reasons. She reads while walking, for one. And she… Continue Reading Posted in: Coming of Age Fiction, Literary, Literature & Fiction
Rogue Lawyer
On the right side of the law. Sort of., ,Sebastian Rudd is not your typical street lawyer. He works out of… Continue Reading Posted in: Criminal Defense Lawyers, Legal Stories, Literature & Fiction, Political Thrillers, Teenagers With Mental Disabilities
A Curious Beginning
London, 1887. As the city prepares to celebrate Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee, Veronica Speedwell is marking a milestone of her… Continue Reading Posted in: Literature & Fiction, Victorian, Women Sleuths
The Chilbury Ladies’ Choir
The village of Chilbury in Kent is about to ring in some changes.This is a delightful novel of wartime gumption… Continue Reading Posted in: Genre Fiction, Literature & Fiction, United States
Lily and the Octopus
Combining the emotional depth of The Art of Racing in the Rain with the magical spirit of The Life of… Continue Reading Posted in: Fantasy, Literature & Fiction, Magical Realism
The Friend
Librarian's note: An alternate cover edition can be found here, , A moving story of love, friendship, grief, healing, and… Continue Reading Posted in: Animal Fiction (Books), Divorce, Literary, Literature & Fiction, Women's Friendship Fiction
The Circle
When Mae Holland is hired to work for the Circle, the world's most powerful internet company, she feels she's been… Continue Reading Posted in: Dystopian, Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction
The Other Woman’s Shoes
Eliza and Martha are sisters, but that's where the similarity ends. Martha appears to have the perfect life, with two… Continue Reading Posted in: Fiction, Literature & Fiction, Man Woman Relationships, Sibling Rivalry
Space Viking
When his wife is murdered on his wedding day, Lucas Trask launches himself on a quest for revenge. Using his… Continue Reading Posted in: 1900, Fiction In English, Literature & Fiction, Pirates
Conflict of Honors
Sixteen-year-old Priscilla Delacroix was declared legally dead by her mother, High Priestess of the Goddess. Banished to survive on her… Continue Reading Posted in: American, Literature & Fiction, Revenge, Science Fiction, Space Opera Science Fiction
Tin Man
A novel celebrating love in all of its forms and the little moments that make up the life of an… Continue Reading Posted in: Coming of Age Fiction, Literary, Literary Fiction, Literature & Fiction, Raffles
Five Children and It
Its eyes were on long horns like a snail's eyes... it had ears like a bat's ears, and its tubby… Continue Reading Posted in: England, English Fiction, Fairy Tales, Literature & Fiction
Scourged (The Iron Druid Chronicles)
Kevin Hearne creates the ultimate Atticus O’Sullivan adventure in the grand finale of the New York Times bestselling Iron Druid… Continue Reading Posted in: Action & Adventure, Literature & Fiction, Paranormal & Urban
Ann Rivers Siddons Three-Book Set: Colony, Low Country, Outer Banks
Author: Anne Rivers Siddons Sorry we couldn’t find a book description. Please use the goodreads and/or amazon links on the… Continue Reading Posted in: Literature & Fiction
Five Hundred Years After
In which our Heroes--Khaavren, Pel, Aerich and Tazendra--are reunited again a mere five centuries later...just in time for an uprising… Continue Reading Posted in: Epic Fantasy, Fantasy Fiction, Literature & Fiction, Young Men
Twelth Night: or What You Will (Illustrated, 1960) (The Folger Library)
Set in a topsy-turvy world like a holiday revel, this comedy devises a romantic plot around separated twins, misplaced passions,… Continue Reading Posted in: Ancient & Classical Dramas & Plays, Classics, Comedic Dramas & Plays, Literature & Fiction
News of the World
In the aftermath of the Civil War, an aging itinerant news reader agrees to transport a young captive of the… Continue Reading Posted in: British & Irish Literary Fiction, Historical Irish Fiction, Kiowa Indians, Literary, Literature & Fiction
Good Wives
Features Meg who was engaged and the other three March girls, Beth, Jo and Amy, who were at the threshold… Continue Reading Posted in: History, Juvenile Fiction, Literature & Fiction, United States
At All Costs
What Price Victory?The War with the Republic of Haven has resumed...disastrously for the Star Kingdom of Manticore. Admiral Lady Dame… Continue Reading Posted in: Literature & Fiction, Military Science Fiction, Space Warfare, Women Soldiers
Betsy’s Wedding
When Betsy Ray arrives in New York after a tour of Europe, her old flame Joe Willard is waiting at… Continue Reading Posted in: Children's Books, Literature & Fiction
Sting
#1 New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Sandra Brown jolts the reader from the first page of this… Continue Reading Posted in: Assassination Thrillers (Kindle Store), Literature & Fiction, Organized Crime Thrillers, Thrillers & Suspense
The Welcoming Committee
A twentieth-century Faust, musician turned wine merchant, Crawford Hollander has done well from his deal with the devil. Successful, charming,… Continue Reading Posted in: Fiction, Literature & Fiction, Revenge
Little Fires Everywhere
In Shaker Heights, a placid, progressive suburb of Cleveland, everything is planned--from the layout of the winding roads, to the… Continue Reading Posted in: Asian American Literature, Family Life Fiction, Literary, Literature & Fiction, Mothers & Children
Reading in the Dark
A haunted childhood, lived out in two dimensions. One is legendary: the Sun-fort of Grianan, home of the warrior Fianna;… Continue Reading Posted in: English Fiction, Irish Authors, Literature & Fiction
Rise
In the stunning conclusion to Anna Carey's thrilling dystopian trilogy, Eve has the fate of the New America in her… Continue Reading Posted in: Literature & Fiction, Romance, Science Fiction & Dystopian
Monsignor Quixote
Driven away from his parish by a censorious bishop, Monsignor Quixote sets off across Spain accompanied by a deposed renegade… Continue Reading Posted in: Automobile Travel, Fiction, Literature & Fiction, Social Life And Customs
Knulp: Three Tales from the Life of Knulp
Published in Germany in 1915, Knulp is a novel written by Hermann Hesse which takes the form of three tales.… Continue Reading Posted in: Authors, Fiction In German 1901 Texts [Including Translations], German, Literature & Fiction, Manners And Customs
Rule
Opposites in every way . . . except the one that matters Shaw Landon loved Rule Archer from the moment… Continue Reading Posted in: Genre Fiction, Literature & Fiction, Romance
Villette
With her final novel, Villette, Charlotte Bronte reached the height of her artistic power. First published in 1853, Villette is… Continue Reading Posted in: Bibliography, Classic Literary Fiction, Literature & Fiction, Manners And Customs, Social Life And Customs
Golden Hill
New York, a small town on the tip of Manhattan Island, 1746.One rainy evening in November, a handsome young stranger… Continue Reading Posted in: Contemporary, Literature & Fiction
No Great Mischief
In 1779, driven out of his home, Calum MacDonald sets sail from the Scottish Highlands with his extensive family. After… Continue Reading Posted in: Historical Fiction, History, Literature & Fiction, Young Men
Human Traces
Jacques Rebiere and Thomas Midwinter, both sixteen when the story starts in 1876, come from different countries and contrasting families.… Continue Reading Posted in: Fiction, Literature & Fiction, Psychiatrists, Psychiatry
The Alexandria Quartet
Lawrence Durrell's series of four novels set in Alexandria, Egypt during the 1940s. The lush and sensuous series consists of… Continue Reading Posted in: Contemporary, Friendship, Literature & Fiction
A Deeper Blue (The Ghost)
Sequel to Ghost, Kildar, Choosers of the Slain and Unto the Breach.,Heart-sick over the deaths of so many of his… Continue Reading Posted in: Florida Florida Keys, Literature & Fiction, Military Science Fiction, Terrorism Prevention, United States
The Round House
The Round House won the National Book Award for fiction.One of the most revered novelists of our time—a brilliant chronicler… Continue Reading Posted in: Cozy Mystery, Fiction, Indian Women Crimes Against, Literature & Fiction, North Dakota
The Man Without Qualities
This magnificent novel, compared by critics with the best of modern masterpieces, demonstrates that one must turn to Proust, Mann… Continue Reading Posted in: Der Mann Ohne Eigenschaften, Die Schlafwandler, Literature & Fiction, Satire
The Underground Railroad
Cora is a slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia. Life is hell for all the slaves, but especially bad… Continue Reading Posted in: Afroamerikanische Historische Romane, Literary, Literature & Fiction
Nerve
ARE YOU PLAYING THE GAME OR IS THE GAME PLAYING YOU?Vee doesn't know if she has the guts to play… Continue Reading Posted in: Fame, Literature & Fiction, Social & Family Issues
Here I Am
A monumental new novel from the bestselling author of Everything Is Illuminated and Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close In the… Continue Reading Posted in: Contemporary Literary Fiction, Jewish Literature, Literary, Literature & Fiction, Middle East
The Immortalists
If you knew the date of your death, how would you live your life? It's 1969 in New York City's… Continue Reading Posted in: Coming Of Age, Coming of Age Fiction, Literary, Literary Fiction, Literature & Fiction
Small Great Things
Ruth Jefferson is a labor and delivery nurse at a Connecticut hospital with more than twenty years' experience. During her… Continue Reading Posted in: Contemporary Literature & Fiction, Family Saga, Literary, Literature & Fiction, Mothers & Children Fiction
Irish Thoroughbred
It was a dream come true for Irish lass Adelia Cunnane--to work with her uncle, a horse trainer at Royal… Continue Reading Posted in: Literature & Fiction, Romance
Dean Koontz I: Mr Murder, Night Chills, Whispers
Author: Dean Koontz Sorry we couldn’t find a book description. Please use the goodreads and/or amazon links on the book… Continue Reading Posted in: Contemporary Literature & Fiction, Ghost Fiction, Literature & Fiction, Thrillers & Suspense
Mad River
Bonnie and Clyde, they thought. And what's-his-name, the sidekick. Three teenagers with dead-end lives, chips on their shoulders, and guns.… Continue Reading Posted in: Detectives, Literature & Fiction, Suspense, Suspense Fiction, Teenagers
A Girl of The Limberlost
The story of Elnora, who collects moths to pay for her education, and lives the Golden Rule Continue Reading Posted in: Fiction, Forests And Forestry, Literature & Fiction, Swamps
Youth
Youth's narrator, a student in 1950s South Africa, has long been plotting an escape from his native country. Studying mathematics,… Continue Reading Posted in: Fiction, Literature & Fiction, Young Men
Island Girls
NATIONAL BESTSELLERNancy Thayer returns to her beloved Nantucket in a highly emotional, wholly entertaining tale of three sisters forced to… Continue Reading Posted in: Domestic Life, Literature & Fiction, Romance
Blood Of The Fold (Sword of Truth)
In a fantasy world as rich and real as our own, Richard Rahl and Kahlan Amnell stand against the ancient… Continue Reading Posted in: American Fiction, Fantastic Fiction, Fantasy, Literature & Fiction, Magic
The Blood Mirror
Stripped of both magical and political power, the people he once ruled told he's dead, and now imprisoned in his… Continue Reading Posted in: Epic, Fantasy, Literature & Fiction
The Water of the Hills: Jean de Florette & Manon of the Springs
Tells the story of Jean de Florette, a 35-year-old, city-bred, hunchbacked idealist, his wife, Aimee, and his daughter, Manon. In… Continue Reading Posted in: France Provence, French Fiction, Literature & Fiction
Heir to Sevenwaters
A brand new novel in the beloved world of Sevenwaters, a fantasy series that should appeal to "Lord of the… Continue Reading Posted in: Australian Fiction, Fantasy Fiction, Historical Fantasy, Inheritance And Succession, Literature & Fiction
Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy
Simon Lewis has been a human and a vampire, and now he is becoming a Shadowhunter. But the events of… Continue Reading Posted in: Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy
1633
AMERICAN FREEDOM AND JUSTICE VS. SEVENTEENTH CENTURY TYRANNY The new Confederated Principalities of Europe-an alliance between Gustavus,king of Sweden, and… Continue Reading Posted in: Alternative History, Americans, Europe, Literature & Fiction
I Capture the Castle
Through six turbulent months of 1934, 17-year-old Cassandra Mortmain keeps a journal, filling three notebooks with sharply funny yet poignant… Continue Reading Posted in: Classics, Domestic Fiction, Literature & Fiction
Dress Codes for Small Towns
“Just friends” is easier. But is it better?As the tomboy daughter of the town’s preacher, Billie McCaffrey has always struggled… Continue Reading Posted in: Lgbt, Literature & Fiction, Romance
Crystal Dragon
Teamed up with a rogue soldier, an odd duo who call themselves wizards, and a sentient tree, Cantra yos'Phelium is… Continue Reading Posted in: Life On Other Planets, Literature & Fiction, Space Opera Science Fiction, Space Warfare
The Tsar of Love and Techno: Stories
From the author of National Book Award longlist selection and New York Times bestseller A Constellation of Vital Phenomena come these dazzling, poignant and… Continue Reading Posted in: Censorship, Literary, Literature & Fiction
Stiletto
In this spirited sequel, The Rook returns to clinch an alliance between deadly rivals and avert epic—and slimy—supernatural war.When secret… Continue Reading Posted in: Literature & Fiction, Occult, Science Fiction & Fantasy
Lost Roses
The runaway bestseller Lilac Girls introduced the real-life heroine Caroline Ferriday. This sweeping new novel, set a generation earlier and… Continue Reading Posted in: Literary, Literature & Fiction, Women's Fiction, Women's Historical Fiction, World War I Historical Fiction
History of the Peloponnesian War
Written four hundred years before the birth of Christ, this detailed contemporary account of the long life-and-death struggle between Athens… Continue Reading Posted in: Ancient Greek History, C.B.C.431 B.C.404, Early Works, Literature & Fiction, Sources, Student Collection
Jeeves and the Tie That Binds
A Bertie and Jeeves classic, featuring the Junior Ganymede, a Market Snodsbury election, and the Observer crossword puzzle.Jeeves, who has… Continue Reading Posted in: English, Fiction In English, Humorous Stories, Literature & Fiction, Valets
Captive Prince: Volume One
From global phenomenon C. S. Pacat comes the first in her critically acclaimed trilogy—with a bonus story.Damen is a warrior… Continue Reading Posted in: Gay, Literature & Fiction
Mirror Dance
The dwarfish, fetally-damaged yet brilliant Miles Vorkosigan has more than his share of troubles. Having recently escaped an assassination plot… Continue Reading Posted in: Fiction, Inheritance And Succession, Literature & Fiction, Military Science Fiction
The Revenant: A Novel of Revenge
Already sold to Warner Bros. for a major motion picture, this riveting novel of the frontier evokes such classics as… Continue Reading Posted in: Biographical, Literature & Fiction, Thrillers & Suspense
Bring It On (Retrievers, Book 3)
Nobody said juggling a career and a relationship would be easy... Wren Valere used to have a simple life. Her… Continue Reading Posted in: Literature & Fiction, Man Woman Relationships, Paranormal & Urban Fantasy, Thieves
Before I Let Go
Best friends Corey and Kyra were inseparable in their snow-covered town of Lost Creek, Alaska. When Corey moves away, she… Continue Reading Posted in: Literature & Fiction, Loners & Outcasts, Magical Realism
Boy Swallows Universe
An utterly wonderful debut novel of love, crime, magic, fate and a boy’s coming of age, set in 1980s Australia… Continue Reading Posted in: Humorous Literary Fiction, Literary, Literature & Fiction, Tragic Dramas & Plays
The Sea of Tranquility
I live in a world without magic or miracles. A place where there are no clairvoyants or shapeshifters, no angels… Continue Reading Posted in: Coming of Age Fiction, Genre Fiction, Literature & Fiction, Romance, Women's Literary Fiction
Hidden Bodies
THE RIVETING SEQUEL TO THE HIT BOOK YOU, NOW A NETFLIX SERIESIn the compulsively readable sequel to her widely acclaimed… Continue Reading Posted in: Crime, Literature & Fiction, Movie & Game Tie-In Fiction, Serial Killer Thrillers, Serial Killers, TV
Death Be Not Proud
Johnny Gunther Jr. was only seventeen years old when he died of a brain tumor. During the months of his… Continue Reading Posted in: 90-Minute Literature & Fiction Short Reads, Biography, Health, Literature & Fiction, Patients
Truly Devious
New York Times bestselling author Maureen Johnson weaves a delicate tale of murder and mystery in the first book of… Continue Reading Posted in: Ghosts, Horror, Literature & Fiction
The Great Greene Heist
Saving the school -- one con at a time.Jackson Greene has reformed. No, really he has. He became famous for… Continue Reading Posted in: Children's African-American Story Books, Children's Friendship Books, Friendship, Literature & Fiction, Social & Family Issues
Girl Underwater
An adventurous debut novel that cross cuts between a competitive college swimmer’s harrowing days in the Rocky Mountains after a… Continue Reading Posted in: Literary, Literature & Fiction, Romance
Barkskins
In the late seventeenth century two penniless young Frenchmen, René Sel and Charles Duquet, arrive in New France. Bound to… Continue Reading Posted in: Family Saga, Literary, Literature & Fiction
All Is Not Forgotten
In the small, affluent town of Fairview, Connecticut everything seems picture perfect.Until one night when young Jenny Kramer is attacked… Continue Reading Posted in: Literature & Fiction, Psychological Fiction, Thrillers & Suspense
Sugar Daddy
Determined to a make a new and better life for herself and her baby sister, Liberty Jones moves to the… Continue Reading Posted in: Contemporary Literary Fiction, Fiction, Literature & Fiction, Love Stories
The Prison House
Jimmy has reached a crossroads in life. After many months of drifting and drinking his way around Europe he finds… Continue Reading Posted in: Greece, Literature & Fiction, Literature & Fiction in French, Suspense Fiction
The Phantom of the Opera
When the new managers of the Paris Opera House ignore their predecessors' warnings about the hideous 'Opera ghost' stalking the… Continue Reading Posted in: $0.99 Classics, Composers, Fiction, General, Literature & Fiction, Musicals
Smooth talking stranger
Jack Travis leads the uncomplicated life of a millionaire Texas playboy. He makes no commitments, he loves many women, he… Continue Reading Posted in: Contemporary Literary Fiction, Fiction, Literature & Fiction, Love Stories, Sisters
The Secrets She Keeps
From Deb Caletti, the bestselling and National Book Award finalist, comes a novel about the immutable, enduring and ever-present conflicts… Continue Reading Posted in: Literature & Fiction, Romance, Women's Fiction
Doctor Faustus: The Life of the German Composer Adrian Leverkuhn as Told by a Friend
Adrian Leverkühn is a young man destined for success. He is a composer – creative and brilliant, but he will… Continue Reading Posted in: German Literature, Literature & Fiction, Translations Into English
If We Were Villains
Oliver Marks has just served ten years in jail - for a murder he may or may not have committed.… Continue Reading Posted in: Literature & Fiction, Thrillers & Suspense
Lady Midnight
The Shadowhunters of Los Angeles star in the first novel in Cassandra Clare’s newest series, The Dark Artifices, a sequel… Continue Reading Posted in: Literature & Fiction, Paranormal & Urban
Sleeping Beauty Trilogy
Celebrate the daring gifts of Anne Rice, writing as A. N. Roquelaure, with this beautifully repackaged boxed set of the… Continue Reading Posted in: Erotica, Literature & Fiction
Michael Vey 4: Hunt for Jade Dragon
Michael and his friends must rescue a child prodigy as the thrilling action continues in this electrifying fourth installment of… Continue Reading Posted in: Friendship, Literature & Fiction, Social & Family Issues, Social Skills & School Life
One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories
From an actor, writer, and director of the hit TV comedy The Office (US version): a story collection that was… Continue Reading Posted in: American Wit And Humor, Humorous American Literature, Humorous Fiction, Literary, Literature & Fiction
Honor Among Enemies
Offered a chance to reclaim her career with the Royal Manticoran Navy, exiled officer Honor Harrington is charged with stopping… Continue Reading Posted in: Literature & Fiction, Military Science Fiction, Science Fiction, Space Warfare
Do Not Become Alarmed
From a beloved, award-winning writer, the much-anticipated novel about what happens when two families go on a tropical vacation -… Continue Reading Posted in: Coming Of Age, Family Life Fiction, Literary, Literature & Fiction, Tragic Dramas & Plays
Smoking Poppy
One of the most respected names in genre writing returns with an extraordinarily powerful and moving story of one man’s… Continue Reading Posted in: Drug Traffic, Literature & Fiction, Magical Realism, Suspense Fiction, Thailand
Royal Flash
In volume 2 of The Flashman Papers, Flashman tangles with femme fatale Lola Montez and the dastardly Otto Von Bismarck… Continue Reading Posted in: England, Flashman, Harry (Fictitious Character), Historical Fiction, Literature & Fiction
Captive Prince: Volume Two
With their countries on the brink of war, Damen and his new master, Prince Laurent, must exchange the intrigues of… Continue Reading Posted in: Gay, LGBT Fantasy Fiction, LGBT Literary Fiction, Literature & Fiction