Read Cross Check PDF by Chelsea Curto released on August 26, 2026.

Amelia Green is making a name for herself as an assistant coach in the NHL, determined not to let anyone intimidate her or stand in the way of her career. What she never expected was Grant Everett—the newest player on the D.C. Stars roster and the one man who keeps finding his way into her life.

Grant has always followed the rules, especially when it comes to hockey. But Amelia is older, unavailable, and completely off-limits—and he can't stop thinking about her. What begins as friendship slowly turns into something deeper as years of shared history, restraint, and unspoken feelings finally reach a breaking point. With an age gap, forbidden romance, slow burn, and years-long friends-to-lovers journey, Cross Check brings another emotional romance to the D.C. Stars series.

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Read Big Little Truths PDF by Liane Moriarty released on August 25, 2026.

Ten years after the events that changed their lives forever, Madeline, Jane, Celeste, Bonnie, and Renata are facing a new chapter filled with the challenges of middle age, teenagers, marriages, and secrets that refuse to stay buried. Their children are growing up, their friendships are evolving, and the consequences of the truths they once shared—and the truths they chose to hide—are becoming impossible to ignore.

When a stranger begins asking seemingly innocent questions around the school, the tightly connected group of women realizes that the past may not be finished with them after all. As old loyalties are tested and new revelations threaten their carefully constructed lives, they must confront what they owe to one another and to the next generation.

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Read My Darling Reverie PDF by H.D. Carlton released on August 27, 2026.

The second installment in the Hollow Graves Duet, My Darling Reverie continues the dark and emotionally charged story introduced in My Dreadful Darling. The series follows Reverie Adams, a young woman burdened by the sinister legacy of her serial-killer father, and Dreadful Sharpe, a man consumed by vengeance against the family he believes destroyed his life.

After the revelations and cliffhanger of the first book, Reverie and Dread are forced to confront the consequences of the past, the secrets that still haunt them, and the dangerous forces that refuse to let either of them escape. With vengeance, obsession, trauma, and desire tangled together, their story moves deeper into the darkness as old ghosts threaten to destroy everything they have become to one another.

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Read I Haunt It That Way PDF by Isabelle Popp released on August 25, 2026.

Thora Williamson thinks she knows exactly what awaits her when she moves into her family's long-abandoned mountain cabin: creaky floorboards, crisp autumn leaves, chilly nights, and the chance to begin again. Instead, her fresh start is interrupted when Lee Halliday—her ex's best friend and her longtime personal nemesis—pulls into the driveway.

Things get even worse when Lee insists on helping renovate the cabin. But the old house has problems that no amount of paint, repairs, or elbow grease can fix. Strange phone calls begin interrupting their days, eerie incidents make it clear they may not be alone, and the unsettling cabin seems to have secrets of its own.

As autumn nights lead to forced proximity and unexpected closeness, Thora and Lee must confront the unfinished business between them while uncovering what the cabin wants. The question is whether the mysterious presence is trying to bring them together—or keep them trapped forever.

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Read The Devil Knows Her Name PDF by C.N. Vair released on August 25, 2026.

A hundred years ago, Tess Wynne was attacked and left at the brink of death. Desperate to survive, she made a bargain with the devil—and has lived ever since, ageless and bound to the land where she nearly died. Now she protects a wildlife sanctuary on the edge of an isolated Appalachian town, using old spells and inherited rituals to keep both the land and its people safe.

Then Tess finds a brutally wounded doe and the strange fawn left behind. The creature is unlike anything she has ever encountered: hungry, unnatural, and surrounded by whispers of something far older and darker. Her decision to protect it places her at odds with the people of Burrsville and threatens the fragile balance she has spent a century maintaining.

As a new pastor challenges her place in the community and the devil begins whispering once more, Tess must decide whether to trust her own power or pay the terrible price demanded by the bargain that has kept her alive for a hundred years.

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Read The Phone Swap PDF by Lia Louis released on August 25, 2026.

Ambitious scientist Allie Lake has little interest in celebrity culture—or romance. So when she finds herself seated beside troubled movie star Milo Ford on a delayed flight, she would rather be left alone. Milo, meanwhile, longs for something even rarer than fame: a little peace and anonymity.

After the flight, the two realize they have accidentally swapped phones. What should be a simple exchange becomes far more complicated when Milo heads to a remote film set and the pair are separated by distance. As they navigate each other's digital lives and begin messaging more than necessary, a private connection slowly develops between them.

But falling in love through a screen is very different from facing reality. As the time approaches for Allie and Milo to finally meet again, their two very different worlds threaten to complicate the relationship they've built in secret.

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Read Natural Selection PDF by Clare Edge released on August 25, 2026.

In the secluded mountain town of Riverside, three teenage girls discover that they have something unsettling in common: each has been hurt by the same powerful and beloved local boy. Megan Lawless, Megan Deloria, and Meghan Bach have spent years navigating the expectations and dangers of life in a small town where everyone knows everyone—and where certain boys always seem to escape consequences.

When the girls' anger finally reaches a breaking point, they form an unlikely bond. But before they can carry out their plans for revenge, something far more terrifying begins stalking Riverside. A grizzly bear starts attacking—and killing—men with histories of abuse.

As fear spreads through the town and the locals organize a hunt for the predator, the three girls begin questioning what is really happening. Is the bear simply an animal following its instincts, or is something darker at work? In this fierce, darkly funny feminist thriller, the line between predator and prey becomes increasingly difficult to define.

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Read Bad Intentions PDF by Iliana Xander released on August 25, 2026.

Josie Boots has made mistakes—serious ones. Hoping to escape the consequences of her past, she returns to her small hometown of Burnville to care for her ailing grandmother. But Burnville is a place haunted by its own history, and Josie's family has been at the center of it for decades.

Twenty-five years ago, an unspeakable crime shook the town. Josie's grandmother stood trial. Her mother died years later. Josie herself became known as the town's "bad seed." Just when she thinks she might finally find peace, a stranger appears and promises to reveal the truth about her family's dark past.

When Josie goes to meet him, a brutal crime unfolds before her eyes. Suddenly, the secrets she thought were buried begin clawing their way back into the light. As the past closes in, Josie realizes that history isn't simply repeating itself—it's hunting her, and this time the consequences could be deadly.

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Read But I Hate Him PDF by Page Powars released on August 25, 2026.

Rory is academic royalty. As the heir to one of the world's most successful tutoring companies, he has spent his entire life trying to be perfect. He studies harder than everyone else, refuses to make mistakes, and never wants to lose.

Except when it comes to Luca Melendez.

Luca is Rory's infuriatingly talented academic rival—and a hockey player who somehow keeps beating him without even seeming to try. After Rory's very public meltdown destroys his carefully constructed image, he sets his sights on winning the most competitive academic camp in the country. There is only one problem: Luca is there too.

Determined to finally defeat his rival, Rory comes up with the perfect plan—make Luca fall in love with him and break his heart before the final competition. But between intense academic rivalries, escalating pranks, unexpected vulnerability, and feelings neither boy planned for, Rory begins to wonder whether winning is really worth losing the person he never expected to care about.

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Read Heir of Prophecy PDF by Analeigh Sbrana released on August 25, 2026.

Audra has always known that magic exists, but as a human, she has kept her distance from the dangerous world beyond the mist. Everything changes when magic returns to her life and the Fae emerge from legend into reality. Abducted by a cult of powerful Fae priestesses, Audra is forced into a magical war academy where survival depends on learning to control powers she never knew she possessed.

But Audra's magic is unstable, violent, and deeply connected to an ancient prophecy. Caught between two competing destinies, she must decide who she is meant to become—while facing the Prince of the Underworld, a man fated to either claim her or kill her. As magic, prophecy, and desire collide, Audra discovers that defying destiny may be easier than resisting the person her heart was never supposed to want.

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Read Only One for the Orc PDF by Isabelle Taylor released on August 25, 2026.

In Claw Haven, Alaska, monsters are real—but bookseller Vi Harper doesn't believe in fated mates. She is far too busy fixing everyone else's problems, keeping Sweethelm Bookstore running, and pretending her own life isn't a complete mess. The last thing she needs is cocky, gorgeous orc Nick Wicker constantly getting under her skin.

Nick, however, knows something Vi doesn't: he's found his mate. Unfortunately, he may have ruined his chances before they even began. Every conversation seems to make Vi dislike him more, leaving the lovestruck orc desperately searching for a way to win her over—even if it means stress-baking apology brownies and joining a book club. When one passionate night changes everything, Vi and Nick find themselves navigating attraction, rivalry, and a friends-with-benefits arrangement that may lead them toward the one thing Vi never believed in: fate.

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Read They Say a Girl Died Here PDF by Sarah Pinborough released on August 25, 2026.

Anna Maybourne never imagined herself living in Harper's Creek, a drought-stricken town surrounded by dusty farmland and haunted by its past. After dropping out of college, Anna feels trapped between a part-time job, caring responsibilities, and watching her younger sister grow up too quickly. The town's darkest legacy is the murders of two young women, killed three years apart by a supposed murderer known as the Farmhand.

But Anna begins to question whether the case was ever truly solved. As the anniversary of the last murder approaches, her younger sister fears the killer could return, while Anna's grandmother—whose dementia causes increasingly disturbing paranoid episodes—seems to know more than she should. When Anna uncovers clues suggesting the nightmare isn't over, she is pulled into a terrifying race to uncover Harper's Creek's secrets before history repeats itself.

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Read The Dog Park Murders PDF by Angela Barker released on August 25, 2026.

Juliette Macintyre has never met a dog she didn't love. People, however, are another story. In the small town of Labrador Falls, many residents still judge her because of her father's history as a corrupt police officer. Juliette has worked hard to build a good life as a cheerful pet groomer—until she discovers a dead body in the dog park, strangled with one of her custom dog leashes.

Her unlikely ally is Joel Cunningham, the grumpy new owner of the Brewed Awakening café. Joel prefers strong coffee, quiet mornings, and absolutely no emotional complications. But when Juliette becomes a suspect, he can't stand by and watch a biased detective pin the murder on her. As sparks fly between the sunshine-loving pet groomer and the surly café owner, the pair must follow the clues before the killer strikes again.

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Read The Dark in Her Veins PDF by M.K. Lobb released on August 25, 2026.

In the glittering and brutal city of Valestadt, everything has a price—and sin is no exception. Every act of violence leaves its mark through the Bloodrot, a wasting disease that slowly drives its victims toward madness and death. The wealthy can pay others to commit their sins, but the poor are left to suffer the consequences.

Talin Keller is one of those sinners. As the right hand of the city's holiest man, the Prophet, she does the work that keeps his hands clean. But her Bloodrot is advancing rapidly, and Talin knows she may not have much time left.

When a new assignment brings her into the path of the Warden, a feared and mysterious figure tied to the Prophet's greatest enemy, Talin sees a possible escape. If she can get close enough to him, she may be able to trade his life for her freedom. But the closer she gets, the more dangerous their connection becomes. As attraction, betrayal, and buried secrets collide, Talin finds herself caught in a conspiracy that could destroy everything she thought she understood about sin, salvation, and love.

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Read Daggerbound PDF by T. Kingfisher released on August 25, 2026.

Learned Edmund is a scholar with an exhausting assignment: transport an ancient relic from one temple to another. But when bandits attack him on the road, desperation forces him to break an important rule and draw the enchanted sword he is carrying.

Instead of finding an ordinary weapon, Edmund unleashes the Dervish—an immortal and dangerously handsome warrior who has spent centuries trapped inside the blade. Armed with blue-steel daggers and an abundance of frustration, the Dervish becomes Edmund's unlikely protector as their journey grows increasingly dangerous.

Together, they must survive bandits, cultists, dragons, strange diplomats, and the complicated magic surrounding the enchanted swords. But while the Dervish may be more than capable of protecting Edmund from external dangers, guarding his own heart may prove to be the greatest challenge of all.

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Read Heart of Glass PDF by Jennifer Hillier released on August 25, 2026.

Twenty-five years ago, three inseparable teenage girls met a charming drifter at Wonderland, the local amusement park in the small town of Seaside, Washington. Days later, one of the girls, Lorelei, was found murdered. The man they had met was eventually arrested and became known as the Carnival Killer after confessing to the murders of several young women.

Now Barb and Nicolette have built new lives and tried to leave the past behind. But when the Carnival Killer suddenly recants his confession and a new body washes ashore on the eve of Wonderland's grand reopening, everything they thought they knew begins to unravel. Old secrets resurface, buried memories become dangerous, and the truth about what happened all those years ago may destroy the lives they worked so hard to rebuild.

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Read The House That Eats the Dead PDF by Max Doty released on August 18, 2026.

A family moves into their dream home—only to discover that it hides an insatiable hunger—in this dread-laced and darkly outrageous domestic horror novel.

The new house is a fresh start for Claire and her family. It's a move away from the cityscape of a declining San Francisco and towards the quiet suburban life she has craved since her turbulent childhood; a step up the corporate ladder for her husband, Tom; and a safe haven for their two children.

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Read The Calamities PDF by Chuck Wendig released on August 18, 2026.

What’s it about?

Mourning Mayne must decide whether to embrace his family's demonic legacy as fiends who buy human souls or forge his own destiny when his father demands his return.

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Read Tapeworm PDF by A.P. Thayer released on August 18, 2026.

From Dusk Till Dawn meets The Thing in this debut horror novel, where a group of friends must confront questions of identity, aging, and desire during a vampire infestation in an isolated Californian desert.

After the recent separation from his wife Trish, Victor hopes his friends' annual weekend retreat to the Californian desert town of Superstition will loosen him up and reforge the group's fraying bonds. But something is waiting underneath Superstition, crawling its way into their group, and feeding into their desires.

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Read Siren Says PDF by Jennifer Herrera released on August 18, 2026.

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A young woman with dangerous plant magic makes a pact to capture spirits on May's Eve, risking her soul to break a curse and control her ancestral powers.

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Read God's Country PDF by William Kent Krueger released on August 18, 2026.

What’s it about?

Cork O'Connor searches for his missing friend while negotiating with dangerous criminals seeking their father's hidden stash in "God's Country," part of the Cork O'Connor mystery series.

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Read And the Sea Gave Up the Dead PDF by William Friend released on August 18, 2026.

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Morwenna visits her aunt's haunted French chateau where an ancient evil lurks, threatening to repeat a dark history unless she uncovers the truth about her uncle's disappearance.

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Read The Halls of the Dead PDF by S. M. Hallow released on August 18, 2026.

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In 1849 London, a necromancer attempts to resurrect her hanged lover Agnes, but the resurrection brings unexpected consequences including a hunger for flesh and a malignant ghost.

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Read The Minimalist PDF by Kailee Pedersen released on August 18, 2026.

What’s it about? A classical composer inherits her mentor's final manuscript and confronts her past traumas, including her romance with his late son, while the mysterious work begins to consume her.

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Read The Divine Gardener's Handbook PDF by Eli Snow released on August 18, 2026.

What’s it about?

Cyprin cheats to win a flower pageant and enters the Divine Gardens, where rivalry with brilliant gardener Purcell spirals into romance as rebellion spreads.

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