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Contemporary Book Summaries

Zeitoun Summary
Zeitoun
by Dave Eggers 2009 342 pages
4.05
80.1K ratings
Book Club
Biography
History
Beauty in Lingerie Summary
Beauty in Lingerie
by Penelope Sky 2018 326 pages
4.35
5.5K ratings
Romance
Dark Romance
Dark
Muse in Lingerie Summary
Muse in Lingerie
by Penelope Sky 2018 298 pages
4.11
7.5K ratings
Romance
Dark Romance
Dark
Her Ruthless Warrior Summary
Her Ruthless Warrior
by R.G. Angel 2022 457 pages
3.73
7.0K ratings
Dark Romance
Romance
Mafia Romance
A House in Norway Summary
A House in Norway
by Vigdis Hjorth 2017 178 pages
3.72
791 ratings
Novels
Literary Fiction
Contemporary
Method Summary
Method
by Kate Stewart 2019 412 pages
4.11
9.1K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Contemporary Romance
Queen in Lingerie Summary
Queen in Lingerie
by Penelope Sky 2018 214 pages
4.4
4.9K ratings
Dark Romance
Romance
Dark
After the Shut Up Ring Summary
After the Shut Up Ring
by Cate C. Wells 2024 256 pages
3.7
3.4K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Contemporary Romance
Ashes of Life Summary
Ashes of Life
by Erica Lucke Dean 2015 270 pages
4.07
1.3K ratings
Chick Lit
Womens Fiction
Death
Body and Soul Summary
Body and Soul
by Jordan Castillo Price 2009 172 pages
4.15
5.8K ratings
M M Romance
Paranormal
Mystery
Mr. Swoony Summary
Mr. Swoony
by Piper Rayne 2025 356 pages
4.01
11.3K ratings
Sports Romance
Romance
Hockey
The Gifted School Summary
The Gifted School
by Bruce Holsinger 2019 452 pages
3.71
41.9K ratings
Contemporary
Book Club
Adult
Catching Jordan Summary
Catching Jordan
by Miranda Kenneally 2011 288 pages
3.83
64.6K ratings
Young Adult
Romance
Contemporary
Love and Other Four-Letter Words Summary
Love and Other Four-Letter Words
by Carolyn Mackler 2002 247 pages
3.61
1.9K ratings
Young Adult
Romance
Contemporary
Silent Bones Summary
Silent Bones
by Val McDermid 2025 432 pages
4.17
2.0K ratings
Mystery
Crime
Scotland
The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife Summary
The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife
by Anna Johnston 2024 336 pages
4.31
54.8K ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Humor
Lady in Lingerie Summary
Lady in Lingerie
by Penelope Sky 2018 320 pages
4.38
4.9K ratings
Dark Romance
Romance
Dark
Scotch on the Rocks Summary
Scotch on the Rocks
by Elliot Fletcher 2025 384 pages
3.92
3.8K ratings
Romance
Contemporary Romance
Contemporary
Mr. Heartbreaker Summary
Mr. Heartbreaker
by Piper Rayne 2024 310 pages
3.78
18.4K ratings
Sports Romance
Romance
Hockey
Mr. Broody Summary
Mr. Broody
by Piper Rayne 2024 428 pages
3.95
13.1K ratings
Sports Romance
Romance
Second Chance
You Never Forget Your First Summary
You Never Forget Your First
And He Just Might Be the Death of Me
by Millie Perez 2022 311 pages
3.67
1.1K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Adult
Pushing the Limits Summary
Pushing the Limits
by Katie McGarry 2012 392 pages
4.04
122.9K ratings
Romance
Young Adult
Contemporary
This Is What Happy Looks Like Summary
This Is What Happy Looks Like
by Jennifer E. Smith 2013 404 pages
3.67
51.6K ratings
Young Adult
Romance
Contemporary
Feeling Hot Summary
Feeling Hot
by Elle Kennedy 2012 347 pages
3.76
12.2K ratings
Romance
Military Fiction
Contemporary
Criss Cross Summary
Criss Cross
by Jordan Castillo Price 2008 162 pages
4.06
6.6K ratings
M M Romance
Paranormal
Mystery
Otherwise Engaged Summary
Otherwise Engaged
by Susan Mallery 2025 368 pages
3.6
2.2K ratings
Romance
Womens Fiction
Family
This Is How I Roll Summary
This Is How I Roll
by Debbi Michiko Florence 2023 288 pages
4.08
283 ratings
Middle Grade
Romance
Realistic Fiction
House of Leaves Summary
House of Leaves
by Mark Z. Danielewski 2000 710 pages
4.09
184.0K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Mystery
The #1 Lawyer Summary
The #1 Lawyer
by James Patterson 2024 432 pages
4.27
27.1K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Legal Thriller
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