🎡 Seaside Amusement Park

Cotton candy and creaking rides against a backdrop of salt air and crashing waves — a liminal space where nostalgia, joy, and unease coexist.

The Rabbit Factor

by Antti Tuomainen • 2020

An actuary inherits his brother's failing adventure park and the criminals who own its debts.

3.78

6k+

❄️ Nordic Noir 🎪 Absurdist Crime 🐠 Fish Out Of Water 🧊 Emotionally Repressed 🎨 Opposites Attract

The Rabbit Factor 86%

An actuary inherits his brother's failing adventure park and the criminals who own its debts.

by Antti Tuomainen 2020

3.78

6k+ ratings

❄️ Nordic Noir 🎪 Absurdist Crime 🐠 Fish Out Of Water 🧊 Emotionally Repressed 🎨 Opposites Attract

Joyland

by Stephen King • 2013

A heartbroken student's carnival summer job unearths a ghost story that masks an unsolved murder.

3.93

181k+

🎪 Carnival Noir 🔍 Cold Case Murder 🎭 Villainous Mentor 👻 Psychic Child 🤝 Found Family

Joyland 86%

A heartbroken student's carnival summer job unearths a ghost story that masks an unsolved murder.

by Stephen King 2013

3.93

181k+ ratings

🎪 Carnival Noir 🔍 Cold Case Murder 🎭 Villainous Mentor 👻 Psychic Child 🤝 Found Family

Caraval

by Stephanie Garber • 2016

Inside a magical carnival, Scarlett's sister is the prize and every clue demands a sacrifice.

4.23

990

🎪 Magical Carnival 🧩 Game Of Riddles 👯 Sisterly Bond 🎭 Hidden Identities 🔥 Slow-Burn Romance

Caraval 85%

Inside a magical carnival, Scarlett's sister is the prize and every clue demands a sacrifice.

by Stephanie Garber 2016

4.23

990 ratings

🎪 Magical Carnival 🧩 Game Of Riddles 👯 Sisterly Bond 🎭 Hidden Identities 🔥 Slow-Burn Romance

Wonderland

by Jennifer Hillier • 2015

Four missing boys. A seaside amusement park. A disgraced deputy who won't stop asking questions.

4.06

44k+

🎡 Amusement Park Horror 💀 Serial Killer Thriller 👮 Police Procedural 🏚️ Small Town Secrets 🎭 Female Predator

Wonderland 85%

Four missing boys. A seaside amusement park. A disgraced deputy who won't stop asking questions.

by Jennifer Hillier 2015

4.06

44k+ ratings

🎡 Amusement Park Horror 💀 Serial Killer Thriller 👮 Police Procedural 🏚️ Small Town Secrets 🎭 Female Predator

The Electric Michelangelo

by Sarah Hall • 2004

From Morecambe's dying rooms to Coney Island, a tattooist turns the body's secrets into art.

3.62

3k+

🎪 Carnival World 🎨 Body As Canvas 🧵 Mentor And Apprentice 🎭 Artist And Muse 🎡 Coney Island

The Electric Michelangelo 85%

From Morecambe's dying rooms to Coney Island, a tattooist turns the body's secrets into art.

by Sarah Hall 2004

3.62

3k+ ratings

🎪 Carnival World 🎨 Body As Canvas 🧵 Mentor And Apprentice 🎭 Artist And Muse 🎡 Coney Island

Rouge

by Mona Awad • 2023

Belle discovers the quest for perfect skin at a cliffside spa requires feeding a cult's hunger.

3.53

51k+

🌊 Gothic Seaside 💋 Beauty Cult 🩸 Body Horror 🌀 Fractured Psyche 📖 Fairy Tale Horror

Rouge 85%

Belle discovers the quest for perfect skin at a cliffside spa requires feeding a cult's hunger.

by Mona Awad 2023

3.53

51k+ ratings

🌊 Gothic Seaside 💋 Beauty Cult 🩸 Body Horror 🌀 Fractured Psyche 📖 Fairy Tale Horror

The Island

by Natasha Preston • 2023

Six influencers, one remote island. The boat vanishes, then the bodies start dropping.

3.48

39k+

🔒 Locked Room Mystery 🔪 Slasher Thriller 📱 Social Media Influencers 🏝️ Trapped On An Island 🏃‍♀️ Final Girl

The Island 85%

Six influencers, one remote island. The boat vanishes, then the bodies start dropping.

by Natasha Preston 2023

3.48

39k+ ratings

🔒 Locked Room Mystery 🔪 Slasher Thriller 📱 Social Media Influencers 🏝️ Trapped On An Island 🏃‍♀️ Final Girl

Caraval

by Stephanie Garber • 2016

To rescue her sister, Scarlett enters Caraval, a game of illusions where nothing is real.

3.97

906k+

🎪 Magical Carnival ❤️ Allies To Lovers 👯 Sister Rescue 🌀 Unreliable Reality 🎭 Dark Whimsy

Caraval 85%

To rescue her sister, Scarlett enters Caraval, a game of illusions where nothing is real.

by Stephanie Garber 2016

3.97

906k+ ratings

🎪 Magical Carnival ❤️ Allies To Lovers 👯 Sister Rescue 🌀 Unreliable Reality 🎭 Dark Whimsy

The Friend of the Family

by Dean Koontz • 2026

Bought as a toddler for a carnival freak show, she is freed by filmmakers who want a daughter.

4.26

14k+

🏠 Found Family 🎪 Carnival Freak Show 💫 Supernatural Healing 🌿 Outsider Protagonist 🖤 Quiet Horror

The Friend of the Family 85%

Bought as a toddler for a carnival freak show, she is freed by filmmakers who want a daughter.

by Dean Koontz 2026

4.26

14k+ ratings

🏠 Found Family 🎪 Carnival Freak Show 💫 Supernatural Healing 🌿 Outsider Protagonist 🖤 Quiet Horror

Rules for the Summer

by Meghan Quinn • 2026

She needed funding for her candy shop. He arrived with a diamond and the cottage next door.

3.88

45k+

🏡 Small Town Romance 🌊 Seaside Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🐠 Fish Out Of Water 📱 Online Dating Mishap

Rules for the Summer 84%

She needed funding for her candy shop. He arrived with a diamond and the cottage next door.

by Meghan Quinn 2026

3.88

45k+ ratings

🏡 Small Town Romance 🌊 Seaside Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🐠 Fish Out Of Water 📱 Online Dating Mishap

The Silver Eyes

by Scott Cawthon • 2016

A memorial brings Charlie home, but the derelict pizzeria's mechanical mascots are still alive.

4.07

24k+

🕰️ Nostalgic Horror 🤖 Haunted Machines 👥 Childhood Friends Reunite 🏚️ Small Town Secrets 🧒 Missing Children

The Silver Eyes 84%

A memorial brings Charlie home, but the derelict pizzeria's mechanical mascots are still alive.

by Scott Cawthon 2016

4.07

24k+ ratings

🕰️ Nostalgic Horror 🤖 Haunted Machines 👥 Childhood Friends Reunite 🏚️ Small Town Secrets 🧒 Missing Children

The Book of Speculation

by Erika Swyler • 2015

A waterlogged circus ledger maps a family's drowning curse, with his sister next in line.

3.61

39k+

🌊 Coastal Gothic 🎪 Circus Misfits 🔮 Tarot Lore 👥 Sibling Caretakers 💧 Drowning Motif

The Book of Speculation 84%

A waterlogged circus ledger maps a family's drowning curse, with his sister next in line.

by Erika Swyler 2015

3.61

39k+ ratings

🌊 Coastal Gothic 🎪 Circus Misfits 🔮 Tarot Lore 👥 Sibling Caretakers 💧 Drowning Motif

Seven Summers

by Paige Toon • 2024

Haunted by a lost love, a sculptor in Cornwall falls for the enigmatic summer tenant.

4.07

40k+

🏖️ Seaside Romance ☀️ Summer Romance 🔺 Love Triangle 💔 Love After Loss 🎨 Artist Heroine

Seven Summers 84%

Haunted by a lost love, a sculptor in Cornwall falls for the enigmatic summer tenant.

by Paige Toon 2024

4.07

40k+ ratings

🏖️ Seaside Romance ☀️ Summer Romance 🔺 Love Triangle 💔 Love After Loss 🎨 Artist Heroine

On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness

by Andrew Peterson • 2008

In a seaside village ruled by lizard monsters, three ordinary siblings learn they are lost royalty.

4.32

34k+

🫅 Hidden Royal Heritage 👫 Sibling Adventure 🌑 Dark Whimsy 🌊 Coastal Village 🧦 Eccentric Protector

On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness Summary

On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness 84%

In a seaside village ruled by lizard monsters, three ordinary siblings learn they are lost royalty.

by Andrew Peterson 2008

4.32

34k+ ratings

🫅 Hidden Royal Heritage 👫 Sibling Adventure 🌑 Dark Whimsy 🌊 Coastal Village 🧦 Eccentric Protector

Swan Song

by Elin Hilderbrand • 2025

Nantucket's new money couple hires a starry-eyed concierge, but the real currency is secrets.

4.02

156k+

🏖️ Summer Beach Town 💰 New Money Arrives 🏝️ Island Community 👀 Employee Sees Secrets 🔍 Disappearance Mystery

Swan Song 84%

Nantucket's new money couple hires a starry-eyed concierge, but the real currency is secrets.

by Elin Hilderbrand 2025

4.02

156k+ ratings

🏖️ Summer Beach Town 💰 New Money Arrives 🏝️ Island Community 👀 Employee Sees Secrets 🔍 Disappearance Mystery

Mystery of the Whale Tattoo

by Franklin W. Dixon • 1967

The Hardy boys join a carnival, then chase a stuffed whale concealing a stolen idol.

3.77

2k+

🕵️ Teen Detectives 👬 Sibling Sleuths 🎭 Disguise And Deception 💎 Lost Artifact 🎪 Carnival Mystery

Mystery of the Whale Tattoo 84%

The Hardy boys join a carnival, then chase a stuffed whale concealing a stolen idol.

by Franklin W. Dixon 1967

3.77

2k+ ratings

🕵️ Teen Detectives 👬 Sibling Sleuths 🎭 Disguise And Deception 💎 Lost Artifact 🎪 Carnival Mystery

Letters from Lighthouse Cottage

by Ali McNamara • 2016

A magical typewriter's letters steer a restless girl toward the love waiting in her seaside town.

4.02

2k+

🌊 English Seaside 🏘️ Small Town Romance 💕 Love Triangle 👫 Childhood Friends To Lovers 💞 Second Chance Love

Letters from Lighthouse Cottage 84%

A magical typewriter's letters steer a restless girl toward the love waiting in her seaside town.

by Ali McNamara 2016

4.02

2k+ ratings

🌊 English Seaside 🏘️ Small Town Romance 💕 Love Triangle 👫 Childhood Friends To Lovers 💞 Second Chance Love

Banana Splitsville

by Catherine Clark • 2000

A summer of freedom on a Maine island goes sideways when the ex she never got over returns.

3.36

798

☀️ Summer Romance 💔 Love Triangle 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🏖️ Small Town Seaside 📼 Early 2000s

Banana Splitsville 84%

A summer of freedom on a Maine island goes sideways when the ex she never got over returns.

by Catherine Clark 2000

3.36

798 ratings

☀️ Summer Romance 💔 Love Triangle 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🏖️ Small Town Seaside 📼 Early 2000s

The Electric Woman

by Tessa Fontaine • 2018

Eating fire is easier than watching your mother die, so she joined the carnival.

3.90

2k+

🎪 Traveling Carnivals 🧗‍♀️ Women Adventurers 💔 Caregiving Guilt 👁️ Body As Spectacle 🎭 Performing Identity

The Electric Woman 84%

Eating fire is easier than watching your mother die, so she joined the carnival.

by Tessa Fontaine 2018

3.90

2k+ ratings

🎪 Traveling Carnivals 🧗‍♀️ Women Adventurers 💔 Caregiving Guilt 👁️ Body As Spectacle 🎭 Performing Identity

The Scar

by China Miéville • 2002

Pirates capture a linguist and take her to a floating city chasing a tear in reality.

4.19

35k+

🏴‍☠️ Floating City 🌊 Nautical Fantasy 🦴 Body Horror 🧠 Cerebral Horror 🕯️ Baroque Atmosphere

The Scar 84%

Pirates capture a linguist and take her to a floating city chasing a tear in reality.

by China Miéville 2002

4.19

35k+ ratings

🏴‍☠️ Floating City 🌊 Nautical Fantasy 🦴 Body Horror 🧠 Cerebral Horror 🕯️ Baroque Atmosphere

Mariah Mundi and the Ship of Fools

by G.P. Taylor • 2009

A teen agent boards a doomed steamship, hunted by assassins and haunted by the dead.

3.92

118

🎩 Steampunk Fantasy 🌊 Maritime Disaster 🎪 Circus Of Horrors 👻 Supernatural Suspense 🗡️ Assassin Aboard

Mariah Mundi and the Ship of Fools Summary

Mariah Mundi and the Ship of Fools 84%

A teen agent boards a doomed steamship, hunted by assassins and haunted by the dead.

by G.P. Taylor 2009

3.92

118 ratings

🎩 Steampunk Fantasy 🌊 Maritime Disaster 🎪 Circus Of Horrors 👻 Supernatural Suspense 🗡️ Assassin Aboard

The Damsel and the Daggerman

by Delilah S. Dawson • 2014

To expose a traveling carnival, a journalist takes a knife thrower's dare and becomes his undoing.

3.95

310

🎪 Carnival Setting 💔 Wounded Hero 🔥 Virgin Hero 🔮 Fated Mates 🎭 Dark Carnival

The Damsel and the Daggerman 84%

To expose a traveling carnival, a journalist takes a knife thrower's dare and becomes his undoing.

by Delilah S. Dawson 2014

3.95

310 ratings

🎪 Carnival Setting 💔 Wounded Hero 🔥 Virgin Hero 🔮 Fated Mates 🎭 Dark Carnival

Mindfulness for Teachers

by Tish Jennings • 2015

To save her mermaid-sister, a girl must outwit a dark carnival and reach the ocean.

3.99

416

🕯️ Historical Fantasy 👭 Sister Bond 🫂 Found Family 🎪 Sinister Carnival 🐉 Animal Companions

Mindfulness for Teachers 84%

To save her mermaid-sister, a girl must outwit a dark carnival and reach the ocean.

by Tish Jennings 2015

3.99

416 ratings

🕯️ Historical Fantasy 👭 Sister Bond 🫂 Found Family 🎪 Sinister Carnival 🐉 Animal Companions

The Pilo Family Circus

by Will Elliott • 2009

A clown drags a man into a nightmarish circus where face paint awakens his inner monster.

3.81

4k+

🤡 Evil Clowns 🎪 Circus Horror 👤 Split Identity 🧠 Psychological Horror 🌑 Dark Fantasy

The Pilo Family Circus 84%

A clown drags a man into a nightmarish circus where face paint awakens his inner monster.

by Will Elliott 2009

3.81

4k+ ratings

🤡 Evil Clowns 🎪 Circus Horror 👤 Split Identity 🧠 Psychological Horror 🌑 Dark Fantasy

Into the Hourglass

by Emily R. King • 2019

Her heart ticks on borrowed time. The only fix: a mythical sword, lost beneath the waves.

4.12

3k+

⚙️ Clockwork Heroine 🚪 Portal Fantasy 🤝 Found Family ⏳ Borrowed Time 🌊 Undersea Realm

Into the Hourglass 84%

Her heart ticks on borrowed time. The only fix: a mythical sword, lost beneath the waves.

by Emily R. King 2019

4.12

3k+ ratings

⚙️ Clockwork Heroine 🚪 Portal Fantasy 🤝 Found Family ⏳ Borrowed Time 🌊 Undersea Realm

Mariah Mundi and the Ghost Diamonds

by G.P. Taylor • 2007

Guests combust at his hotel. A golden-fingered boy races a secret society for cursed diamonds.

3.99

197

🕯️ Gaslamp Fantasy 🕵️ Secret Society Plot 💎 Cursed Treasure Quest ⚡ Apprentice Magician 🌊 Gothic Seaside

Mariah Mundi and the Ghost Diamonds Summary

Mariah Mundi and the Ghost Diamonds 84%

Guests combust at his hotel. A golden-fingered boy races a secret society for cursed diamonds.

by G.P. Taylor 2007

3.99

197 ratings

🕯️ Gaslamp Fantasy 🕵️ Secret Society Plot 💎 Cursed Treasure Quest ⚡ Apprentice Magician 🌊 Gothic Seaside

The Lost Continent

by Bill Bryson • 1989

He drove across America looking for the perfect small town. He mostly found parking lots.

3.81

65k+

🚗 American Road Trips 🏘️ Small-Town Life 🇺🇸 American Nostalgia 🛒 Consumer Culture 😂 Travel Humor

The Lost Continent 84%

He drove across America looking for the perfect small town. He mostly found parking lots.

by Bill Bryson 1989

3.81

65k+ ratings

🚗 American Road Trips 🏘️ Small-Town Life 🇺🇸 American Nostalgia 🛒 Consumer Culture 😂 Travel Humor

Jurassic Park

by Michael Crichton • 1990

A storm knocks out a park of cloned dinosaurs' defenses, leaving visitors trapped with predators.

4.13

1.1M+

🧬 Genetic Thriller 🎢 Theme Park Catastrophe 🦖 Dinosaur Horror 😱 Survival Horror 🧑‍🔬 Scientific Hubris

Jurassic Park 84%

A storm knocks out a park of cloned dinosaurs' defenses, leaving visitors trapped with predators.

by Michael Crichton 1990

4.13

1.1M+ ratings

🧬 Genetic Thriller 🎢 Theme Park Catastrophe 🦖 Dinosaur Horror 😱 Survival Horror 🧑‍🔬 Scientific Hubris

The Rise of Flynn Rider

by Jen Calonita • 2021

To become Flynn Rider, an orphan risks his circus family on a heist for a lost princess.

3.89

604

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🎪 Circus Fantasy 👑 Hidden Royalty 🎭 Secret Identity 🗝️ Reluctant Thief

The Rise of Flynn Rider 84%

To become Flynn Rider, an orphan risks his circus family on a heist for a lost princess.

by Jen Calonita 2021

3.89

604 ratings

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🎪 Circus Fantasy 👑 Hidden Royalty 🎭 Secret Identity 🗝️ Reluctant Thief

Baignade interdite

by R.L. Stine • 1994

Something grabbed Billy in the lagoon. His family said seaweed. Then they caught a mermaid.

3.55

10k+

🦈 Aquatic Horror 🧜‍♀️ Mermaid Rescue 👫 Sibling Duo 🤔 Imaginary Or Real 🎃 Light Horror

Baignade interdite 84%

Something grabbed Billy in the lagoon. His family said seaweed. Then they caught a mermaid.

by R.L. Stine 1994

3.55

10k+ ratings

🦈 Aquatic Horror 🧜‍♀️ Mermaid Rescue 👫 Sibling Duo 🤔 Imaginary Or Real 🎃 Light Horror

Spectacular

by Stephanie Garber • 2024

In a snow-globe city, Tella's search for a gift becomes a romantic game of illusions.

3.63

97k+

🎄 Magical Holiday 💘 Game Of Love 💖 Self-Worth Journey 🕰️ Clockwork Magic 👯 Sisterly Bond

Spectacular 84%

In a snow-globe city, Tella's search for a gift becomes a romantic game of illusions.

by Stephanie Garber 2024

3.63

97k+ ratings

🎄 Magical Holiday 💘 Game Of Love 💖 Self-Worth Journey 🕰️ Clockwork Magic 👯 Sisterly Bond

The Faire

by Kathryn Ann Kingsley • 2020

Bound to a hungry circus, she loves its beautiful monster. The ringmaster wants them dead.

4.34

3k+

🎪 Dark Carnival 🖤 Villain Love Interest 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🤝 Found Family 👑 Morally Grey Heroine

The Faire 84%

Bound to a hungry circus, she loves its beautiful monster. The ringmaster wants them dead.

by Kathryn Ann Kingsley 2020

4.34

3k+ ratings

🎪 Dark Carnival 🖤 Villain Love Interest 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🤝 Found Family 👑 Morally Grey Heroine

The Boy Who Steals Houses

by C.G. Drews • 2019

A homeless boy sleeps in empty houses until one family returns and mistakes him for a friend.

4.27

6k+

🏠 Found Family 🧩 Autistic Brother 🏚️ Homeless Teens ☀️ Summer Romance 🩹 Trauma Recovery

The Boy Who Steals Houses 84%

A homeless boy sleeps in empty houses until one family returns and mistakes him for a friend.

by C.G. Drews 2019

4.27

6k+ ratings

🏠 Found Family 🧩 Autistic Brother 🏚️ Homeless Teens ☀️ Summer Romance 🩹 Trauma Recovery

The Great Zoo of China

by Matthew Reilly • 2014

A herpetologist is invited to China's secret dragon zoo on the day the creatures break free.

3.78

17k+

🎢 Theme Park Gone Wrong 🦖 Creature Thriller 🏭 Secret Facility 🏛️ Government Cover-Up 💥 High-Octane Action

The Great Zoo of China 84%

A herpetologist is invited to China's secret dragon zoo on the day the creatures break free.

by Matthew Reilly 2014

3.78

17k+ ratings

🎢 Theme Park Gone Wrong 🦖 Creature Thriller 🏭 Secret Facility 🏛️ Government Cover-Up 💥 High-Octane Action

The Drowning House

by Cherie Priest • 2024

A haunted house washes ashore, then her friend vanishes. Melissa must break the island's dark curse.

3.39

2k+

🌊 Coastal Gothic 🪄 Norse Folklore 🏚️ Haunted House ⏳ Generational Curse 👁️ Psychic Medium

The Drowning House 84%

A haunted house washes ashore, then her friend vanishes. Melissa must break the island's dark curse.

by Cherie Priest 2024

3.39

2k+ ratings

🌊 Coastal Gothic 🪄 Norse Folklore 🏚️ Haunted House ⏳ Generational Curse 👁️ Psychic Medium

Tiddler

by Julia Donaldson • 2008

The smallest fish tells the tallest tales, until a real current sweeps him out to sea.

4.19

3k+

🎣 Tall Tales 🌊 Ocean Adventure 🐠 Undersea World 🐙 Sea Creature Friends ✨ Whimsical

Tiddler 84%

The smallest fish tells the tallest tales, until a real current sweeps him out to sea.

by Julia Donaldson 2008

4.19

3k+ ratings

🎣 Tall Tales 🌊 Ocean Adventure 🐠 Undersea World 🐙 Sea Creature Friends ✨ Whimsical

Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye

by Geronimo Stilton • 2004

A timid mouse editor is thrust into a high-seas treasure hunt by his sister's mysterious map.

4.09

16k+

🗺️ Treasure Hunt Adventure 🐭 Anthropomorphic Animals 😰 Reluctant Adventurer 👫 Sibling Adventure ✨ Whimsical

Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye Summary

Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye 84%

A timid mouse editor is thrust into a high-seas treasure hunt by his sister's mysterious map.

by Geronimo Stilton 2004

4.09

16k+ ratings

🗺️ Treasure Hunt Adventure 🐭 Anthropomorphic Animals 😰 Reluctant Adventurer 👫 Sibling Adventure ✨ Whimsical

The Last One

by Will Dean • 2023

When Caz Ripley wakes aboard a luxury ocean liner, every passenger and crew member has vanished.

3.55

41k+

👻 Ghost Ship 🧠 Psychological Horror 🔒 Locked Room Mystery 🌊 Horror At Sea 📺 Deadly Game Show

The Last One 84%

When Caz Ripley wakes aboard a luxury ocean liner, every passenger and crew member has vanished.

by Will Dean 2023

3.55

41k+ ratings

👻 Ghost Ship 🧠 Psychological Horror 🔒 Locked Room Mystery 🌊 Horror At Sea 📺 Deadly Game Show

Returning Home

by Kelly Elliott • 2022

High school sweethearts return to their seaside hometown. An anonymous column tracks every reunion.

4.16

1k+

🔁 Second Chance Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance ⚓ Navy Hero 💞 Childhood Sweethearts 🌊 Coastal Town

Returning Home 84%

High school sweethearts return to their seaside hometown. An anonymous column tracks every reunion.

by Kelly Elliott 2022

4.16

1k+ ratings

🔁 Second Chance Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance ⚓ Navy Hero 💞 Childhood Sweethearts 🌊 Coastal Town

Somewhere Beyond the Sea

by T.J. Klune • 2024

Arthur's island sanctuary for magical children faces an inspection set on tearing his family apart.

4.10

224k+

😊 Cozy Fantasy 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family ✨ Magical Children 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Romance 🌈 Queer Family

Somewhere Beyond the Sea 84%

Arthur's island sanctuary for magical children faces an inspection set on tearing his family apart.

by T.J. Klune 2024

4.10

224k+ ratings

😊 Cozy Fantasy 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family ✨ Magical Children 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Romance 🌈 Queer Family

The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea

by Yukio Mishima • 1963

A widowed mother's sailor lover becomes a boy's hero and his gang's next target.

3.83

54k+

🏯 Post-War Japan 🖤 Nihilistic Youth 👥 Gang Mentality 👁️ Voyeurism ✍️ Detached Prose

The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea Summary

The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea 84%

A widowed mother's sailor lover becomes a boy's hero and his gang's next target.

by Yukio Mishima 1963

3.83

54k+ ratings

🏯 Post-War Japan 🖤 Nihilistic Youth 👥 Gang Mentality 👁️ Voyeurism ✍️ Detached Prose

Sea Lord

by Bernard Cornwell • 1989

A sailor returns to a family that blames him for a stolen painting; a killer stalks.

4.06

3k+

🌊 Nautical Suspense 🖼️ Art Heist 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Secrets 👯 Twin Rivalry 🗡️ Friend Betrayal

Sea Lord 84%

A sailor returns to a family that blames him for a stolen painting; a killer stalks.

by Bernard Cornwell 1989

4.06

3k+ ratings

🌊 Nautical Suspense 🖼️ Art Heist 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Secrets 👯 Twin Rivalry 🗡️ Friend Betrayal

The Wrong Mr. Right

by Stephanie Archer • 2022

A shy bookstore owner blackmails a surfer into boldness lessons, and learns he is hiding too.

3.97

45k+

🏄 Beach Town Romance 📚 Bookstore Romance ⚡ Opposites Attract 🌷 Shy Heroine 🤝 Bargain Romance

The Wrong Mr. Right 84%

A shy bookstore owner blackmails a surfer into boldness lessons, and learns he is hiding too.

by Stephanie Archer 2022

3.97

45k+ ratings

🏄 Beach Town Romance 📚 Bookstore Romance ⚡ Opposites Attract 🌷 Shy Heroine 🤝 Bargain Romance

The Boat Who Wouldn't Float

by Farley Mowat • 1984

The schooner leaked from every plank, the engine ran backwards, and Montreal was 1,400 miles away.

4.11

2k+

🚢 Maritime Adventure 🇨🇦 Newfoundland ⛵ Small Boat Sailing 🤦 Travel Mishaps 🏘️ Coastal Communities

The Boat Who Wouldn't Float 84%

The schooner leaked from every plank, the engine ran backwards, and Montreal was 1,400 miles away.

by Farley Mowat 1984

4.11

2k+ ratings

🚢 Maritime Adventure 🇨🇦 Newfoundland ⛵ Small Boat Sailing 🤦 Travel Mishaps 🏘️ Coastal Communities

Float

by Kate Marchant • 2022

An Alaskan girl who can't swim falls for the brooding Florida lifeguard next door.

3.91

14k+

🏖️ Summer Romance 🐟 Fish Out Of Water 🏠 Neighbors To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🖤 Brooding Love Interest

Float 84%

An Alaskan girl who can't swim falls for the brooding Florida lifeguard next door.

by Kate Marchant 2022

3.91

14k+ ratings

🏖️ Summer Romance 🐟 Fish Out Of Water 🏠 Neighbors To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🖤 Brooding Love Interest

The Corpse in the Closet

by Lucy Score • 2021

A psychic helps solve a glamorous murder. The killer's reply: a glitter bomb and a countdown.

4.25

38k+

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The Corpse in the Closet 84%

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4.25

38k+ ratings

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3.69

284k+

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The Cinnamon Bun Book Store 84%

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by Laurie Gilmore 2024

3.69

284k+ ratings

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4.11

100k+

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Starter Villain 84%

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by John Scalzi 2023

4.11

100k+ ratings

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3.49

3k+

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Outer Banks 84%

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by Alyssa Sheinmel 2021

3.49

3k+ ratings

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by Ithell Colquhoun • 1957

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3.99

167

⛵ Coastal Memoir 🖌️ Artist Memoir 🌿 Animist Nature Writing 🕯️ Pagan Survivals 🎨 Creative Solitude

The Living Stones 84%

A surrealist painter flees the Blitz for a Cornish shack. The prehistoric stones are alive.

by Ithell Colquhoun 1957

3.99

167 ratings

⛵ Coastal Memoir 🖌️ Artist Memoir 🌿 Animist Nature Writing 🕯️ Pagan Survivals 🎨 Creative Solitude

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