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    Project Hail Mary

    Andy Weir · Sci-Fi

    Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission–and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will perish.

    quest · space opera · survival · high stakes survival

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    Dungeon Crawler Carl

    Matt Dinniman · Fantasy

    **The apocalypse will be televised!** A man.

    quest · found family · survival · high stakes survival

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Fourth Wing

    Rebecca Yarros · Fantasy

    Enter the brutal and elite world of a war college for dragon riders from USA Today bestselling author Rebecca Yarros.

    enemies to lovers · slow burn · forbidden romance · chosen one · found family · dragons · magic academy

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    A Court of Thorns and Roses cover

    A Court of Thorns and Roses

    Sarah J. Maas · Fantasy

    When nineteen-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, a terrifying creature arrives to demand retribution.

    enemies to lovers · slow burn · forbidden romance · dark romance · fae · magic academy

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    The Lord of the Rings cover

    The Lord of the Rings

    J.R.R. Tolkien · Fantasy

    One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them In ancient times the Rings of Power…

    quest · found family · chosen one · dragons

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    The Sword of Kaigen cover

    The Sword of Kaigen

    M. L. Wang · Fantasy

    On a mountainside at the edge of the Kaigenese Empire live the most powerful warriors in the world, superhumans capable of raising the sea and…

    historical fiction · coming of age · redemption arc

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Daggermouth

    H. M. Wolfe · Fantasy

    He Is Her Ruin. She Is His Rebellion. The first thing you’ll learn in New Found Haven is mercy no longer exists. Showing mercy is a weakness, and…

    dark romance · enemies to lovers · grimdark · dystopian society · trauma recovery · forced proximity

    🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Spicy — explicit sexual content, multiple open-door scenes
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    The Caretaker cover

    The Caretaker

    Marcus Kliewer · Mystery & Thriller

    EXCITING OPPORTUNITY: Caregiver for elderly husband urgently needed.

    psychological thriller · cat and mouse · morally grey character · twist ending

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    The Poet Empress cover

    The Poet Empress

    Shen Tao · Fantasy

    Debut author Shen Tao introduces readers to the lush, deadly world of The Poet Empress, a sweeping, epic and intimate fantasy perfect for fans of The…

    forbidden romance · political intrigue · slow burn

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Dune cover

    Dune

    Frank Herbert · Sci-Fi

    Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, heir to a noble family tasked with ruling an inhospitable world where…

    space opera · chosen one · quest · political intrigue

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    The Martian

    Andy Weir · Sci-Fi

    Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars.

    survival · space opera

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    Just Friends cover

    Just Friends

    Haley Pham · Romance

    This heartwarming and swoon-worthy second chance romance about childhood friends reconnecting as adults is the highly anticipated debut novel from…

    second chance romance · friends to lovers · romantic comedy

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Wild Dark Shore cover

    Wild Dark Shore

    Charlotte McConaghy · Mystery & Thriller

    A family on a remote island. A mysterious woman washed ashore. A rising storm on the horizon. Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers…

    slow burn · twist ending · forbidden romance

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    My Husband's Wife cover

    My Husband's Wife

    Alice Feeney · Mystery & Thriller

    Eden Fox, an artist on the brink of her big break, sets off for a run before her first exhibition.

    psychological thriller · twist ending · unreliable narrator · dark romance

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Blood Over Bright Haven cover

    Blood Over Bright Haven

    M. L. Wang · Fantasy

    **Magic has made the city of Tiran an industrial utopia, but magic has a cost—and the collectors have come calling.** An orphan since the age of…

    grimdark · political intrigue · quest · morally grey character · chosen one

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    The Night We Met cover

    The Night We Met

    Abby Jimenez · Romance

    **A beautiful, compelling novel that revels in laughter, friendship, and the messy choices life can throw our way.** In everyone’s life, there’s a…

    slow burn · friends to lovers · romantic comedy · trauma recovery

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Molka

    Monika Kim · Mystery & Thriller

    From the award-winning author of The Eyes Are the Best Part, praised by The New York Times Book Review as “violent, smart, gruesome and wildly…

    psychological thriller · revenge plot · cat and mouse · trauma recovery

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    Legends & Lattes cover

    Legends & Lattes

    Travis Baldree · Fantasy

    Worn out after decades of packing steel and raising hell, Viv the orc barbarian cashes out of the warrior’s life with one final score.

    cozy vibes · found family · slow burn

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Rites of the Starling cover

    Rites of the Starling

    Devney Perry · Fantasy

    Calandra’s five kingdoms are on the verge of destruction.

    slow burn · quest · found family · forbidden romance

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    The Everlasting cover

    The Everlasting

    Alix E. Harrow · Fantasy

    Sir Una Everlasting was Dominion’s greatest hero: the orphaned girl who became a knight, who died for queen and country.

    slow burn · time travel · historical fiction · quest · he falls first

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    The Correspondent cover

    The Correspondent

    Virginia Evans · Literary Fiction

    Discover the word-of-mouth hit hailed by Ann Patchett as “A cause for celebration”—an intimate novel about the transformative power of the written…

    slow burn · second chance romance · workplace romance

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    Red Rising cover

    Red Rising

    Pierce Brown · Sci-Fi

    Darrow is a Red, a member of the lowest caste in the color-coded society of the future.

    chosen one · dystopian society · high stakes survival · enemies to lovers · found family · revenge plot

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Mistborn cover

    Mistborn

    Brandon Sanderson · Fantasy

    For a thousand years ashes have fallen from the sky.

    chosen one · heist · political intrigue · enemies to lovers · slow burn · found family · magic academy

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries cover

    Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries

    Heather Fawcett · Fantasy

    A curmudgeonly professor journeys to a small town in the far north to study faerie folklore and discovers dark fae magic, friendship, and love in the…

    dark academia · cozy vibes · fae · slow burn · found family

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Frankenstein cover

    Frankenstein

    Mary Shelley · Horror

    *Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus* is an 1818 novel written by English author Mary Shelley.

    gothic atmosphere · redemption arc · anti hero · revenge plot

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    Once Upon a Broken Heart cover

    Once Upon a Broken Heart

    Stephanie Garber · Fantasy

    ***How far would you go for happily ever after?*** For as long as she can remember, Evangeline Fox has believed in true love and happy endings...

    slow burn · forbidden romance · quest · paranormal romance · fae

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    The Hobbit cover

    The Hobbit

    J.R.R. Tolkien · Fantasy

    The Hobbit is a tale of high adventure, undertaken by a company of dwarves in search of dragon-guarded gold.

    quest · coming of age · found family · dragons

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    Katabasis cover

    Katabasis

    R.F. Kuang · Fantasy

    'a formidable, timeless work, destined to be a modern classic' OLIVIE BLAKE 'A novel to savour.

    dark academia · grimdark · morally grey character · found family · twist ending

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Bodies of Work cover

    Bodies of Work

    Clay McLeod Chapman · Horror

    “Clay McLeod Chapman is one of my favorite horror storytellers working today.” — Jordan Peele A murderous artist is haunted by the spirits of those…

    psychological thriller · revenge plot · ghosts · grimdark

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    Unbound cover

    Unbound

    Heather Boushey · nonfiction

    "Many fear that efforts to address inequality will undermine the economy as a whole.

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    And Now, Back to You cover

    And Now, Back to You

    B.K. Borison · Romance

    Two competing meteorologists are forced to find common ground in this opposites attract, When Harry Met Sally inspired romance, from New York Times…

    opposites attract · romantic comedy · slow burn · workplace romance

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    Divine Rivals cover

    Divine Rivals

    Rebecca Ross · Fantasy

    Eighteen-year-old Iris dreams that one day her writing will make a difference.

    enemies to lovers · dark romance · forbidden romance · slow burn · high stakes survival

    🌶️🌶️🌶️Moderate — some open-door scenes, not the focus
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    The Complete Wheel of Time cover

    The Complete Wheel of Time

    Robert Jordan · Fantasy

    This complete ebook collection contains all fifteen books in the Wheel of Time series: one the most influential and popular fantasy epics ever…

    chosen one · quest · found family · survival · high stakes survival

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    The Housemaid cover

    The Housemaid

    Freida McFadden · Horror

    Every day I clean the Winchesters' beautiful house top to bottom.

    psychological thriller · haunted setting · gothic atmosphere · trauma recovery

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    Operation Bounce House cover

    Operation Bounce House

    Matt Dinniman · Sci-Fi

    All New Sonoran colonist Oliver Lewis ever wanted to do is run the family ranch and keep their aging fleet of intelligent agriculture bots ticking.

    survival · space opera · high stakes survival

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    Of Blood And Fire cover

    Of Blood And Fire

    Ryan Cahill · Fantasy

    Of Blood and Fire is a return to the classic epic fantasy of old, but told with a modern narrative.

    grimdark · quest · dragons · survival

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    The Ending Writes Itself cover

    The Ending Writes Itself

    Evelyn Clarke · Mystery & Thriller

    A PROPULSIVE DEBUT MYSTERY FROM EVELYN CLARKE, THE BRILLIANT AND DIABOLICAL CREATION OF CAT CLARKE AND V.E.

    psychological thriller · closed circle · twist ending

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    Japanese Gothic

    Kylie Lee Baker · Horror

    New York Times Most Anticipated Book for 2026 USA TODAY Most Anticipated Books of 2026 Goodreads Readers' Most Anticipated Books of 2026 Book Riot…

    gothic atmosphere · multiple timelines · paranormal romance · twist ending

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    The Strength of the Few cover

    The Strength of the Few

    James Islington · Fantasy

    Omne trium perfectum The Hierarchy still call me Vis Telimus.

    grimdark · quest · morally grey character · multiple timelines

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    Children of Time

    Adrian Tchaikovsky · Sci-Fi

    The last remnants of the human race left a dying Earth, desperate to find a new home.

    space opera · survival · post apocalyptic · first contact

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    The Thursday Murder Club

    Richard Osman · Mystery & Thriller

    In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet weekly in the Jigsaw Room to discuss unsolved crimes; together they call themselves The…

    cozy vibes · found family · closed circle

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    1984 cover

    1984

    George Orwell · Literary Fiction

    "Big Brother is Watching You." In a world where truth is dictated by the Party, freedom is slavery, and war is peace, Winston Smith dares to think…

    dystopian society · psychological thriller · political intrigue · survival

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    Throne of Glass cover

    Throne of Glass

    Sarah J. Maas · Fantasy

    Lethal. Loyal. Legendary. Enter the world of Throne of Glass with the first book in the #1 bestselling series by Sarah J. Maas. In a land…

    coming of age · chosen one · enemies to lovers · slow burn · found family · redemption arc

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    The Spellshop cover

    The Spellshop

    Sarah Beth Durst · Fantasy

    Kiela has always had trouble dealing with people.

    cozy vibes · romantic comedy · found family · slow burn · magic academy

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    Pride and Prejudice cover

    Pride and Prejudice

    Jane Austen · Romance

    Austen’s most celebrated novel tells the story of Elizabeth Bennet, a bright, lively young woman with four sisters, and a mother determined to marry…

    enemies to lovers · slow burn · opposites attract · he falls first

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    Lonesome Dove

    Larry McMurtry · general fiction

    A love story, an adventure, and an epic of the frontier, Larry McMurtry’s Pulitzer Prize— winning classic, Lonesome Dove, the third book in the…

    historical fiction · road trip · survival · revenge plot

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    The Buffalo Hunter Hunter cover

    The Buffalo Hunter Hunter

    Stephen Graham Jones · Horror

    , a chilling historical horror novel tracing the life of a vampire who haunts the fields of the Blackfeet reservation looking for justice.

    gothic atmosphere · historical fiction · vampires · grimdark

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    Theo of Golden cover

    Theo of Golden

    Allen Levi · Literary Fiction

    “[A] word-of-mouth smash hit.” —The New York Times One spring morning, a stranger arrives in the small southern city of Golden.

    magical realism · small town

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    The Left Hand of Darkness cover

    The Left Hand of Darkness

    Ursula K. Le Guin · Sci-Fi

    [Comment by Kim Stanley Robinson, on The Guardian's website][1]: The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K Le Guin (1969) > One of my favorite novels…

    space opera · coming of age · political intrigue · first contact

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit
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    The Cruel Prince cover

    The Cruel Prince

    Holly Black · Fantasy

    Jude, seventeen and mortal, gets tangled in palace intrigues while trying to win a place in the treacherous High Court of Faerie, where she and her…

    enemies to lovers · fae · portal fantasy · chosen one

    🌶️🌶️Mild — romantic tension, kissing, nothing explicit