Browse Posts: Contemporary

Imagine you’re at the top of your high-powered career when, out of nowhere, a colleague you trusted blackmails you. As you look deeper into your company, you start to wonder if the blackmail is a threat . . . or a warning.

That’s the idea behind The Lies We Trade…

Damsel-in-distress is a popular female character trope in novels. Often, these women wait for someone else to take care of their problems for them.

But the women in these nine novels don’t wait to be taken out of their circumstances or for their situation to change on its own. They …

Spring is a time to start a reading challenge or rejuvenate your TBR list with new novels. If you’re looking for novels to start the year with, look no further than these.

Whether you’re looking to try a new-to-you genre like domestic suspense or you’d rather go with a tried-and-true …

Is your 2026 goal to read more books? Or maybe it’s to read authors you’ve never heard of or try new genres you’ve been meaning to get to. Or even read books with covers in certain colors to create an aesthetically pleasing Goodreads grid.

No matter what your reason, Crazy4Fiction …

We all have people on our holiday gift list who love seeing a pile of books under the Christmas tree. They’re the ones with a book always in arm’s reach, ready to dive into a fictional world at a moment’s notice.

These sets give readers multiple books in one lovely …

If you’d call yourself a survivalist, storm chaser, outdoorsperson, or if you’d like to read about people who are, these novels are for you. Nature can be a calm and welcoming landscape, and it can also be a treacherous terrain: desert climates can cause dehydration and host a variety of …

Robin W. Pearson writes heartfelt Southern family dramas and The Stories We Carry is no exception. In the novel, Glory, a small-town bookstore owner, finds herself at odds with newcomer Adelle, who seems bent on disrupting Glory’s quiet life. As the two each deal with grief and loss, they must …

Take this quiz to find which novel you should read this autumn! Answer questions about your reading style and get matched with a tense historical, a hopeful family drama, an adventurous suspense, or a heartwarming romance.…

When we think about classic and timeless novels or stories, there’s likely a list that comes to mind, whether you’ve read them on your own or had to check them off a reading list in school. And there are reasons why these novels have stood the test of time: they …

Cool autumn nights are perfect for cozying up with a book by your favorite author or branching out and trying a new-to-you genre. As the days get shorter and the leaves start to fall, we have seven new novels that will be perfect for reading with a blanket and a …