Exploring Top Books of Shelfari

Kim Edwards’s stunning family drama evokes the spirit of Sue Miller and Alice Sebold, articulating every mother’s silent fear: what would happen if you lost your child and she grew up without you? In 1964, when a blizzard forces Dr. David Henry to deliver his own twins, he immediately recognizes that one of them has Down Syndrome and makes a split-second decision that will haunt all their lives forever. He... (more)

Bag of Bones

by Stephen King

Here is Stephen King's most gripping and unforgettable novel -- a tale of grief and lost love's enduring bonds, of haunting secrets of the past, and of an innocent child caught in a terrible crossfire. Four years after the sudden death of his wife, forty-year-old bestselling novelist Mike Noonan is still grieving. Unable to write, and plagued by vivid nightmares set at the western Maine summerhouse he calls Sara... (more)

The Classic Erotic Trilogy of Sleeping Beauty: Book 1

The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty

by Anne Rice, A. N. Roquelaure

Rice writing as A. N. Roquelaure. In the traditional folk tale "Sleeping Beauty," the spell cast upon the lovely young princess and everyone in her castle can only be broken by the kiss of a Prince. Anne Rice's retelling of the Beauty story probes the unspoken implications of this lush, suggestive tale by exploring its undeniable connection to sexual desire.

Seabiscuit

by Laura Hillenbrand, Laura Hillenbrand

Seabiscuit was one of the most electrifying and popular attractions in sports history and the single biggest newsmaker in the world in 1938, receiving more coverage than FDR, Hitler, or Mussolini. But his success was a surprise to the racing establishment, which had written off the crooked-legged racehorse with the sad tail. Three men changed Seabiscuit s fortunes: Charles Howard was a onetime bicycle repairman... (more)

Too Tempting to Touch

by Cheryl Holt

Ellen Drake has seen firsthand how dangerous scandal can be. Her family was torn apart by an unjust accusation ten years ago, and now, working as a paid companion, Ellen must keep her reputation above reproach. Catching her employer’s betrothed in a sizzling tryst is bad enough; even worse that Ellen should find herself so infernally enthralled by the spectacle! Ellen intends to prevent Alex Marshall, Lord... (more)

Dark Hunter: Book 6

Night Play

by Sherrilyn Kenyon

Bride McTierney has had it with men. They're cheap, self-centered, and never love her for who she is. But though she prides herself on being independent, deep down she still yearns for a knight in shining armor. She just never expected her knight in shining armor to have a shiny coat of fur... Deadly and tortured, Vane Kattalakis isn't what he seems. Most women lament that their boyfriends are dogs. In Bride's... (more)

The Duchess

by Bertrice Small

In this lush new novel, Bertrice Small has created a moving story of consuming passion and undeniable love set against the noble splendor of Georgian England. . . . As the daughter of the richest man in England, Allegra Morgan attracts a number of fortune hunters willing to overlook her flawed pedigree to gain her enormous wealth. Her most ardent suitor is the arrogant but impoverished Quinton Hunter, duke of... (more)

One Dark Night (Berkley Sensation)

by Jaid Black

When Dr. Nikki Adenike's rendezvous with an Internet playmate turns into a life-and-death fling with the serial killer called "Lucifer," she manages to escape--into the arms of the detective investigating the case. But the danger is far from over--and a newfound passion is just beginning.

Chandler Brothers: Book 2

The Playboy

by Carly Phillips

There isn't a woman in town who's immune to the legendary Chandler charm. Yet so far single cop Rick Chandler has managed to fend off the marriage-minded advances of Yorkshire Falls' entire female population. A past mistake has taught him never to put his heart on the line ... until he answers the SOS of a real-life runaway bride. In spite of her pearly gown and tiara, Kendall Sutton vows to never wed- which makes... (more)

Killing Time: A Novel

by Linda Howard

Returning to the entrancing supernatural territory of her popular novels Dream Man and Son of the Morning, New York Times bestselling author Linda Howard has written a sizzling new novel that is her most daring, exciting, and original yet. In 1985, with much fanfare, a time capsule was buried under the front lawn of a small-town county courthouse, to be reopened in 2085. But just twenty years later, in the dead... (more)

Viking: Book 3

Deep, Dark & Dangerous

by Jaid Black

A star in a world of wealth and privilege.... Fed up with Hollywood backstabbing, famous movie actress Madalyn Simon decided to escape the spotlight. Her new back-to-basics existence in an Alaskan cabin did take getting used to, but at least she was in control of her own destiny -- or so she thought. While snowmobiling on the frigid coast with her sister, the pair is taken hostage by a band of rough men who... (more)

Song: Book 6

The Penwyth Curse

by Catherine Coulter

Mystery, magic, and mayhem combine in this newly repackaged medieval novel featuring favorite characters from Catherine Coulter's bestselling Song Quartet and Rosehaven .

The Challenge (Paranormal Romance)

by Susan Kearney

She was shot protecting the president, and woke up naked, in the arms of a hunk... A hunk named Kahn, who told Secret Service agent Tessa Camen an outlandish story about traveling through time, saving the world, and a Challenge only she can accept. Kahn offers her proof she can't refute: Tessa has been brought forward through time to save Earth by winning an intergalactic challenge. Kahn only has a few weeks... (more)

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The Memory Keeper's Daughter

A Novel

by Kim Edwards

Bag of Bones

by Stephen King

The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty

by Anne Rice, A. N. Roquelaure

Seabiscuit

by Laura Hillenbrand, Laura Hillenbrand

Too Tempting to Touch

by Cheryl Holt

Night Play

by Sherrilyn Kenyon

The Duchess

by Bertrice Small

One Dark Night (Berkley Sensation)

by Jaid Black

The Playboy

by Carly Phillips

Killing Time: A Novel

by Linda Howard

Deep, Dark & Dangerous

by Jaid Black

The Penwyth Curse

by Catherine Coulter

The Challenge (Paranormal Romance)

by Susan Kearney