LiseLand Wants: To-Read List: novels
Discover LiseLand's curated to-read list of must-read novels, from Jane Green's *Babyville* to John Fowles' *The Collector*. Explore fiction picks, chick-lit favorites, and compelling character-driven stories—perfect for book lovers seeking their next great read. Dive into this hand-picked book list for inspiration!
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Babyville
by Jane Green
After three runaway hits (already topping more than 450,000 Broadway copies in print), Green turns her bestselling talents to the topic of modern motherly love.
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Confessions of an Ex-girlfriend
by Lynda Curnyn
Bridal magazine editor Emma Carter's boyfriend of two years suddenly decides to move to Los Angeles without her, leaving her single in New York and with questions about her career, appearance, and future romances.
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The Collector
by John Fowles
"A superb novel...Evil has seldom been so sinister." --Time Hailed as the first modern psychological thriller, The Collector is the internationally bestselling novel that catapulted John Fowles into the front rank of contemporary novelists. This tale of obsessive love--the story of a lonely clerk who collects butterflies and of the beautiful young art student who is his ultimate quarry--remains unparalleled in its power to startle and mesmerize. "A bravura first novel...As a horror story, this book is a remarkable tour de force." --New Yorker
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Slightly Single
by Wendy Markham
Following her college sweetheart to New York City, Tracy Spadolini is stunned when he leaves her for the summer, and, determined to change her life and get things into perspective, Tracey, with the help of her friends and one special guy, becomes a new woman, one with confidence and determination.
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The Bachelor
by Carly Phillips
Foreign correspondent Roman Chandler has always prized his freedom above all else. Now losing a coin toss has sealed this youngest brother's fate. Finding someone to escort down the aisle is the easy part-every wannabe bride in sleepy Yorkshire Falls is itching to get hitched to this gorgeous, globe-trotting Chandler man. But Roman still lusts after the woman who got away. Stunning heartbreaker Charlotte Bronson has come home to put down roots and get her erotic lingerie business off the ground. She wants a man that won't go chasing off to the far corners of the earth for a breaking news story. He wants her to say "I do."
