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Fall into Reading: Must-Read Books for Cozy Autumn Days!
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items As the leaves turn golden and the air becomes crisp, it's the perfect time to curl up with a good book. Discover our handpicked selection of captivating reads that embody the spirit of fall. From heartwarming stories to thrilling mysteries, these tit...
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Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney is a riveting psychological thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Adam and Amelia’s tenth anniversary getaway to the Scottish Highlands turns sinister as dark secrets from their decade-long marriage...
Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney
Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney is a riveting psychological thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Adam and Amelia’s tenth anniversary getaway to the Scottish Highlands turns sinister as dark secrets from their decade-long marriage...
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna
The Pumpkin Spice Cafe by Laurie Gilmore is a heartwarming romantic mystery set in the quaint town of Dream Harbor. When Jeanie inherits a charming café, she leaves behind her dull desk job for a fresh start, only to clash with Logan, the grumpy loca...
The Pumpkin Spice Cafe by Laurie Gilmore | Waterstones
Truly Madly Deeply by L.J. Shen is an emotionally charged romance about rekindled passion, intense attraction, and the kind of love that consumes. With sharp, witty dialogue and irresistible chemistry, this book delves into the complexities of an old...
Truly Madly Deeply by L.J. Shen
The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes is a thrilling mystery that will keep you hooked from start to finish. Cassie, a teenager with a unique gift for reading people, is recruited by the FBI to help solve cold cases. But as she joins a team of other g...
The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
The Naturals: Killer Instinct by Jennifer Lynn Barnes takes readers on a thrilling ride with Cassie Hobbes and her team of gifted teens in the FBI’s elite program. After surviving a close encounter with a dangerous killer, Cassie hopes for quieter ca...
The Naturals: Killer Instinct by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
The Naturals: All In by Jennifer Lynn Barnes takes readers deep into the heart of a chilling case in Las Vegas, where a brutal serial killer leaves behind cryptic clues. Cassie Hobbes and her team of gifted teens are tasked with solving a complex and...
The Naturals: All In by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
The Naturals: Bad Blood by Jennifer Lynn Barnes is the breathtaking final installment in the Naturals series, packed with twists and emotional revelations. Cassie Hobbes's quest for the truth about her mother’s murder takes an unexpected turn when sh...
The Naturals: Bad Blood by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston is a delightful and heartwarming romance with a twist. Florence Day, a ghostwriter who has lost her belief in love, is stuck on a book deadline with a demanding new editor, Benji Andor. But when tragedy strikes and...
The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston
Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney is a gripping psychological thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Told from the perspective of Amber Reynolds, a woman in a coma, this dark and twisty tale explores the blurred lines between truth and d...
Sometimes I Lie by Alice Feeney
If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio is a captivating literary thriller set in the world of Shakespearean drama. It follows a group of acting students at an elite conservatory whose lives unravel when a tragic accident occurs during their final year. Them...
If We Were Villains by M. L. Rio
The Secret History by Donna Tartt is a modern classic that masterfully blends literary elegance with psychological suspense. Set at an exclusive New England college, a group of brilliant and eccentric students, led by a charismatic professor, find th...
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn is a gripping, psychological thriller that delves into the dark corners of a troubled mind. Journalist Camille Preaker returns to her hometown to cover the murder of two young girls, only to find herself confronting her...
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Gillian Flynn’s Sharp Objects is a chilling, deeply emotional journey that will stay with you long after you’ve turned the last page. From the start, the atmosphere is thick with tension as Camille Preaker, a journalist plagued by her own scars, retu...
The writing is sharp, evocative, and full of dark twists that keep you guessing at every turn. As I read, I felt a personal connection to Camille’s inner turmoil, her struggle to make sense of a painful past while desperately trying to piece together...
This book is not for the faint-hearted, but for those who love intricately woven thrillers with richly flawed characters and a dark, evocative narrative, Sharp Objects is an absolute must-read. Flynn’s ability to explore trauma and its long-lasting e...
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Gillian Flynn’s Sharp Objects is a chilling, deeply emotional journey that will stay with you long after you’ve turned the last page. From the start, the atmosphere is thick with tension as Camille Preaker, a journalist plagued by her own scars, retu...
The writing is sharp, evocative, and full of dark twists that keep you guessing at every turn. As I read, I felt a personal connection to Camille’s inner turmoil, her struggle to make sense of a painful past while desperately trying to piece together...
This book is not for the faint-hearted, but for those who love intricately woven thrillers with richly flawed characters and a dark, evocative narrative, Sharp Objects is an absolute must-read. Flynn’s ability to explore trauma and its long-lasting e...
Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn is a modern thriller that masterfully blends suspense, dark psychology, and twists that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Told through alternating perspectives between Nick Dunne, a man whose wife, Amy, has mysterious...
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides is a gripping psychological thriller that will have you hooked from the first page. Alicia Berenson, once a celebrated artist, shoots her husband Gabriel five times and then falls silent, refusing to speak ever ...
The Silent Patient is a masterpiece of psychological suspense that held me captive from start to finish. I couldn’t stop turning the pages, eagerly trying to piece together the mystery of why Alicia shot her husband and why she chose silence as her ...
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
In The Maidens by Alex Michaelides, the atmospheric setting of St. Christopher's College, Cambridge, serves as both the backdrop and a character in itself. The tightly knit world of academia, which most would consider idyllic, hides a dark undercurre...
The Maidens by Alex Michaelides
Masters of Death by Olivie Blake is a genre-bending adventure that effortlessly blends the supernatural with a dash of dark humor. In this captivating novel, we follow Viola Marek, a vampire estate agent with a house to sell—and a very troubled one a...
Masters of Death by Olivie Blake
In New York City, two rival witch families fight for the upper hand. The Antonova sisters are beautiful, cunning and ruthless. But their underground narcotics business is threatened by their long-standing adversaries, the Fedorov brothers. For twelve...
One For My Enemy by Olivie Blake
If you're in the mood for a charming blend of romance, magic, and humor, The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling is the perfect read. This whimsical story follows Vivienne Jones, a witch who, after a devastating breakup, takes the most witchy route to heal: vodk...
The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling
Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney is a haunting, atmospheric thriller that keeps you on the edge of your seat from the very first page. Set against the eerie backdrop of Seaglass, the Darker family’s crumbling ancestral home on a private island in Cornwal...
Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney
The Cinnamon Bun Bookstore by Laurie Gilmore is a heartwarming and whimsical story about finding adventure in unexpected places—and discovering a little about yourself along the way. Hazel Kelly, who works at the charming Dream Harbor bookstore, feel...
The Cinnamon Bun Book Store by Laurie Gilmore
Funny Feelings by Tarah DeWitt is an irresistibly charming romance that will make you laugh, swoon, and reflect on the complexities of love and friendship. The story follows Farley Jones, a talented and loud standup comedian whose career is on the ri...
Funny Feelings by Tarah DeWitt
Fall Into You by Caroline Frank is a delightful and heartfelt romantic comedy that explores the tangled emotions of forbidden love, family dynamics, and healing after loss. The story follows a charming, family-oriented woman who finds herself falling...
Fall Into You by Caroline Frank
First Frost by Sarah Addison Allen is a beautifully woven, magical story set against the backdrop of autumn in the quaint town of Bascom, North Carolina. It is a tale of family bonds, self-discovery, and the quiet enchantment of everyday life. The st...
First Frost by Sarah Addison Allen
My Darling Dreadful Thing by Johanna van Veen is a darkly captivating gothic novel that explores the eerie intersection of the supernatural and human desire. The story follows Roos Beckman, a young woman with a gift—or perhaps a curse—of seeing spiri...
My Darling Dreadful Thing by Johanna van Veen
Fayne by Ann-Marie MacDonald is an exquisitely crafted historical novel that immerses readers in a world of power, family secrets, and the struggle for independence. Set in a vast, mist-shrouded castle on the southern border of Scotland, the story ce...
Fayne by Ann-Marie MacDonald
The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw is a dark, sensuous novella that pushes the boundaries of horror and myth. With an intoxicating blend of dread and delicious gore, this story will captivate fans of gothic horror and twisted fairy tales. The nov...
The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw
A Darker Shade is an extraordinary collection of fifteen short stories that push the boundaries of horror, exploring the often grotesque, visceral relationship between the human body and the mind. Curated by the acclaimed Joyce Carol Oates, this anth...
A Darker Shade by Joyce Carol Oates
The Square of Sevens by Laura Shepherd-Robinson is a beautifully written historical novel that combines intrigue, mystery, and an evocative sense of time and place. At its heart is Red, a young woman with a mysterious past, whose life is forever alte...
The Square of Sevens by Laura Shepherd-Robinson
The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston is a delightful and heartfelt novel that seamlessly blends romance, time travel, and self-discovery. Following the life of Clementine West, a diligent book publicist who has meticulously planned every aspect of he...
The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston
One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig is an atmospheric gothic fantasy that immerses you in a world of shadows, secrets, and a love that blurs the lines between salvation and damnation. Elspeth Spindle has lived with a dangerous secret her entire life—an ...
One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig