believable fiction reads
Discover a curated list of the most believable fiction books that immerse you in realistic stories and compelling characters. Perfect for readers seeking authentic, lifelike narratives.
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The Very Virile Viking
by Sandra Hill
Strangely transported to a kingdom called "Holly Wood, " Viking warrior Magnus Ericsson meets the woman of his dreams--a modern-day winemaker who fails to recognize Magnus as her soul mate. So he must prove to her that he is a man of exceptional talents. Original.
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Over the Edge
by Suzanne Brockmann
Suzanne Brockmann has taken romantic suspense by storm with her action-packed thrillers. Now she has written the most gripping novel of her career–an unforgettable story of an explosive hostage situation in which two people are caught between the call of duty and the lure of destiny. Her passion is flying. As one of the best helicopter pilots in the naval reserves, Lieutenant Teri Howe is strong, dedicated, and highly skilled–until a past mistake surfaces, jeopardizing everything she’s worked for. Rock steady Senior Chief Stan Wolchonok has made a career of tackling difficult challenges. So it’s no surprise when he comes to Teri’s aid, knowing that his personal code of honor–and perhaps his heart–will be at risk. But when a jet carrying an American senator’s daughter is hijacked, Stan’s unflinching determination and Teri’s steadfast courage are put to the ultimate test. The rescue mission will be daring and dangerous. But somewhere between peril and resolution, the line between friends and lovers begins to blur, pushing both their lives over the edge. . . .
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The Montauk Mystery
by Diane Sawyer
When Matt Revington roars into Grayrocks, a resort town on Long Island, the locals, who consider all Revingtons land-stealing opportunists, treat him as a spoiled and greedy outsider. Surviving their hostile reception, Matt offers Annie Devane a summer job on an archeological expedition to the nearby Shell Islands. Once the home of the Montauk Indians, the islands are currently at the center of a debate between the developers and environmentalists. Thrilled about using her photography skills and immediately attracted to Matt, Annie accepts, despite the foreseeable criticism. As the expedition progresses, Annie's suspicions about helping a Revington turn to anger when she discovers the archeology team's true mission. Fear, however, prevails when she and Matt uncover startling information that threatens their lives and the future of the Shell Islands.
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What I Loved
by Siri Hustvedt
From the author of "The Enchantment of Lily Dahl" comes a powerful and heartbreaking novel that chronicles the epic story of two families, two sons, and two marriages.
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She's Not There
by Mary-Ann Tirone Smith
When her vacation on Block Island is interrupted by her discovery of the body of a murder victim, FBI agent Poppy Rice investigates, which leads her to discover another body and strange clues that link the two deaths.
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The Arraignment
by Steve Martini
A New York Times BestsellerA Mystery Guild Main SelectionA Literary Guild Featured SelectionAfter a friend and fellow lawyer is killed along with his client in a hail of gunfire outside the federal courthouse in San Diego, attorney Paul Madriani takes on another client who, he suspects, is involved at the edges of the double murder. Madriani wants to know who killed his friend and why.Available in Basic 5 and 6.
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The Confessor
by Daniel Silva
A Latin-speaking thief of research sets Israeli agent Gabriel Allon on the trail of buried secrets.
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Flashback
by Nevada Barr
Anna is reading the diaries of an ancestor who lived on her current post, a group of small islands off Key West, when she is interrupted by the explosion of a boat and the discovery of various body parts.
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Cover Her Face
by P.D. James
Headstrong and beautiful, the young housemaid Sally Jupp is put rudely in her place, strangled in her bed behind a bolted door. Coolly brilliant policeman Adam Dalgliesh of Scotland Yard must find her killer among a houseful of suspects, most of whom had very good reason to wish her ill. Cover Her Face is P. D. James's electric debut novel, an ingeniously plotted mystery that immediately placed her among the masters of suspense.
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All He Ever Wanted
by Anita Shreve
Years after escaping from a hotel fire and encountering an elusive woman, who he subsequently married and divorced, a man travels from New England to Florida by train and remembers the relationship. 325,000 first printing.
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Le Fin
by Victoria Taylor Murray
The Lambert Series (Thief Of Hearts, Forbidden and Friendly Enemies), is centered around one earth-shattering week in the life of Nouri St. Charles Sommers, a beautiful young woman that rushed into marriage with a mysterious billionaire...a man she knew nothing about. Two short years later, Nourias fairytale marriage suddenly turns into a nightmare changing her life forever a].Falling in love a] out of love a] in love againa]a fairytale marriage turned nightmarea]implicated and then cleared in two gruesome murdersa]surviving a death threat after being forced into hiding from a stalkera]Nourias one week from hell continues. Now six weeks later, Nourias life continues to spin out of control, drawing the reader deeper and deeper into the turmoil of The Lambert Series with the final book to the series, Le Fin. Nourias billionaire husband, Ethan Sommers, has been shot and killed. Her former lover, high-powered attorney Clint Chamberlain, is feared dead after his car plummets off a bridge in Paris during a rain storm, and if those things arenat bad enough for her to deal with, Nouri suddenly discovers that the man she has finally chosen over both Clint Chamberlain and Charles Mason, homicide detective Gabe Baldwin, has returned to Boston to wed his former fiancA(c)e after an argument Nouri and Gabe had while they were still in France.
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Manhunting
by Jennifer Crusie
From the bestselling author of "Welcome to Temptation" comes the wickedly funny tale of an attractive businesswoman whose plans to snare an eligible bachelor at The Cabins resort leaves her dates literally falling at her feet. After witnessing several of her mishaps, Jake is convinced this beautiful femme fatale is trouble--especially for him.
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Through My Eyes
by Barbara Delinsky
Through My Eyes by Barbara Delinsky released on Dec 25, 2002 is available now for purchase.
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The Last Girls
by Lee Smith
Thirty-five years after a trip down the Mississippi on a raft with their classmates, four women are reunited to cruise the river once again where they plan to release the ashes of a fellow rafter, Margaret "Baby" Ballou.
