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A Very Large Expanse of Sea Summary

A Very Large Expanse of Sea

by Tahereh Mafi 2018 310 pages

She's Up to No Good Summary

She's Up to No Good

by Sara Goodman Confino 2022 389 pages

Her Name in the Sky Summary

Her Name in the Sky

by Kelly Quindlen 2014 402 pages

A Life Worth Living Summary

A Life Worth Living

by Monica McCallan 2023 347 pages

Troubling Love Summary

by Elena Ferrante 1992 144 pages

Italian Literature

The Moroccan Daughter Summary

The Moroccan Daughter

by Deborah Rodriguez 2021 336 pages

What Will People Think? Summary

What Will People Think?

by Sara Hamdan 2025 336 pages

by Eva Jurczyk 2025 352 pages

Mystery Thriller

The Bridge Home Summary

The Bridge Home

by Padma Venkatraman 2019 208 pages

Realistic Fiction

The Family Chao Summary

The Family Chao

by Lan Samantha Chang 2022 303 pages

In the Likely Event Summary

In the Likely Event

by Rebecca Yarros 2023 348 pages

Military Fiction

April's Fools Summary

by Ivy Asher 2019 294 pages

An Academic Affair Summary

An Academic Affair

by Jodi McAlister 2025 366 pages

Contemporary Romance

Girls Like Girls Summary

Girls Like Girls

by Hayley Kiyoko 2023 320 pages

Hollow Hellion Summary

by Jodie King 2024 404 pages

A Merry Little Lie Summary

A Merry Little Lie

by Sarah Morgan 2025 368 pages

Someone Else's Ocean Summary

Someone Else's Ocean

by Kate Stewart 2018 362 pages

Contemporary Romance

Captivated by You Summary

Captivated by You

by Sylvia Day 2014 356 pages

Contemporary Romance

Ruthless Reign Summary

by Elena Lawson 2024 378 pages

The Hidden Beach Summary

The Hidden Beach

by Karen Swan 2020 328 pages

This Man Confessed Summary

This Man Confessed

by Jodi Ellen Malpas 2013 529 pages

On Rotation Summary

by Shirlene Obuobi 2022 352 pages

Just as You Are Summary

Just as You Are

by Camille Kellogg 2023 320 pages

by Jennifer Hartmann 2021 344 pages

Friends To Lovers

Thanksgiving Past Summary

Thanksgiving Past

by Kathi Daley 2020 126 pages

Let's Get Textual Summary

Let's Get Textual

by Teagan Hunter 2017 346 pages

by Chuck Palahniuk 2001 293 pages

Homesick Summary

by Silvia Saunders 2025 381 pages

Literary Fiction

Ruthless People Summary

Ruthless People

by J.J. McAvoy 2014 511 pages

I Wanted You To Know Summary

I Wanted You To Know

by Laura Pearson 2019 298 pages

A Gate at the Stairs Summary

A Gate at the Stairs

by Lorrie Moore 2009 322 pages

Literary Fiction

Payback Summary

by Fern Michaels 2005 317 pages

by Sawyer Bennett 2016 306 pages

Verona Comics Summary

by Jennifer Dugan 2020 352 pages

Little Demon in the Details Summary

Little Demon in the Details

by Nordika Night 2023 379 pages

Imposter Syndrome and Other Confessions of Alejandra Kim Summary

Imposter Syndrome and Other Confessions of Alejandra Kim

by Patricia Park 2023 320 pages

The Enemy Trap Summary

by Maren Moore 2021 219 pages

Enemies To Lovers

Kissed by Shadows Summary

Kissed by Shadows

by Rosa Lee 2024 362 pages

Somewhere in the Sunset Summary

Somewhere in the Sunset

by Estelle Maskame 2024 288 pages

Friends To Lovers

My Rules Summary

by T.L. Swan 2024 503 pages

Friends To Lovers

Contemporary Romance

Eyes Turned Skyward Summary

Eyes Turned Skyward

by Rebecca Yarros 2014 342 pages

Military Fiction

Cult Classic Summary

by Sloane Crosley 2022 304 pages

The Travelers Summary

by Regina Porter 2019 297 pages

Historical Fiction

Literary Fiction

The Devil's Vengeance Summary

The Devil's Vengeance

by Bella J. 2021 262 pages

La vie heureuse Summary

La vie heureuse

by David Foenkinos 2024 208 pages

French Literature

Girl Through Glass Summary

Girl Through Glass

by Sari Wilson 2016 289 pages

Historical Fiction

by Mariana Zapata 2015 570 pages

Vicious Games Summary

by Steph Macca 2022 256 pages

Perfect Chemistry Summary

Perfect Chemistry

by Simone Elkeles 2008 368 pages

Disappoint Me Summary

by Nicola Dinan 2025 320 pages

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