Books That Deserve To Be Read

There are more than half a million books published each year in the US alone. Not all of them make the best seller lists. We are on a quest to find the books that deserve to be in the best seller list.

Every Summer After

“A radiant debut.”—Emily Henry,#1 New York Times bestselling author of
Book LoversTHE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!Named One of the Hottest Reads of
Summer 2022 by Today ∙ Parade ∙ PopSugar ∙ USA Today ∙ SheReads ∙ BuzzFeed
∙ BookBub ∙ Bustle ∙and more!Six summers to fall in love. One moment to
fall apart. A weekend to get it right. They say you can never go home
again, and for Persephone Fraser, ever since she made the biggest mistake
of her life a decade ago, that has felt too true. Instead of glittering
summers on the lakeshore of her childhood, she spends them in a stylish
apartment in the city, going out with friends, and keeping everyone a safe
distance from her heart.Until she receives the call that sends her racing
back to Barry’s Bay and into the orbit of Sam Florek—the man she never
thought she’d have to live without.For six summers, through hazy afternoons
on the water and warm summer nights working in his family’s restaurant and
curling up together with books—medical textbooks for him and
work-in-progress horror short stories for her—Percy and Sam had been
inseparable. Eventually that friendship turned into something
breathtakingly more, before it fell spectacularly apart. When Percy returns
to the lake for Sam’s mother’s funeral, their connection is as undeniable
as it had always been. But until Percy can confront the decisions she made
and the years she’s spent punishing herself for them, they’ll never know
whether their love might be bigger than the biggest mistakes of their
past. Told over the course of six years and one weekend, Every Summer After
is a big, sweeping nostalgic story of love and the people and choices that
mark us forever. Read more

I’d Like to Play Alone, Please: Essays

From Tom Segura, the massively successful stand-up comedian and co-host of
chart-topping podcasts “2 Bears 1 Cave” and “Your Mom’s House,” hilarious
real-life stories of parenting, celebrity encounters, youthful mistakes,
misanthropy, and so much more. Tom Segura is known for his twisted takes
and irreverent comedic voice. But after a few years of crazy tours and
churning out podcasts weekly, all while parenting two young children, he
desperately needs a second to himself. It’s not that he hates his friends
and family — he’s not a monster — he’s just beat, which is why his son’s
(ruthless) first full sentence, “I’d like to play alone, please,” has since
become his mantra. In this collection of stories, Tom combines his
signature curmudgeonly humor with a revealing look at some of the
ridiculous situations that shaped him and the ludicrous characters who
always seem to seek him out. The stories feature hilarious anecdotes about
Tom’s time on the road, including some surreal encounters with celebrities
at airports; his unfiltered South American family; the trials and
tribulations of parenting young children with bizarrely morbid interests;
and, perhaps most memorably, experiences with his dad who, like any good
Baby Boomer father, loves to talk about his bowel movements and share
graphic Vietnam stories at inappropriate moments. All of this is enough to
make anyone want some peace and quiet. I’D LIKE TO PLAY ALONE, PLEASE will
have readers laughing out loud and nodding in agreement with Segura’s
message: in a world where everyone is increasingly insane, sometimes you
just need to be alone. Read more

Come See The Light: A Future History Novel

47 Years after The Wave wiped out all non-biological electricity, humanity has reverted to old-west-style living, making the most out of the significant change that reshaped the world. One young girl born into this new world, Maya, a capable survivor, and generally warm person, has lived a comfortable life in her village with her little brother and great-aunt. Things take an unexpected turn when Maya discovers the machine’s location that has repressed the world’s power and decides to set out on a journey to find it. Along with her loyal fox companion, Inari, they will see the world as it has become, and Maya will decide if she will restore power to the world or not. Her journey will shape her choice, and by extension, the future of humanity as we know it.

The Power of One More: The Ultimate Guide to Happiness and Success

You’re one more intentional thought and action away from discovering your
best lifeIn The Power of One More, renowned keynote speaker and performance
expert Ed Mylett draws on 30 years of experience as an entrepreneur and
coach to top athletes, entertainers, and business executives to reveal
powerful strategies to help you live an extraordinary “one more” life.In
The Power of One More, you’ll:Learn why you’re closer to your dreams and
goals than you think and why using The Power of One More strategies will
help you cross the finish line in whatever race you’re runningUnderstand
the psychology and science of how to use The Power of One More in every
part of your life to help you solve problems and achieve levels of success
you never thought possibleDiscover time-tested and unique solutions to
challenges that will remove the mental roadblocks you’ve been battling for
yearsPerfect for anyone who wants more bliss, wealth, or better
relationships, The Power of One More is an indispensable roadmap to
realizing and exceeding your personal and professional goals by tapping
into the superpowers and gifts you already have inside you. Read more

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Text Revision Dsm-5-tr

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition,
Text Revision (DSM-5-TR), is the most comprehensive, current, and critical
resource for clinical practice available to today’s mental health
clinicians and researchers. DSM-5-TR includes the fully revised text and
references, updated diagnostic criteria and ICD-10-CM codes since DSM-5 was
published in 2013. It features a new disorder, Prolonged Grief Disorder, as
well as codes for suicidal behavior available to all clinicians of any
discipline without the requirement of any other diagnosis.With
contributions from over 200 subject matter experts, this updated volume
boasts the most current text updates based on the scientific literature.
Now in four-color and with the ability to authenticate each printed copy,
DSM-5-TR provides a cohesive, updated presentation of criteria, diagnostic
codes, and text. This latest volume offers a common language for clinicians
involved in the diagnosis and study of mental disorders and facilitates an
objective assessment of symptom presentations across a variety of clinical
settings—inpatient, outpatient, partial hospital, consultation-liaison,
clinical, private practice, and primary care.Stay current with these
important updates in DSM-5-TR: • Fully revised text for each disorder with
updated sections on associated features, prevalence, development and
course, risk and prognostic factors, culture, diagnostic markers, suicide,
differential diagnosis, and more.• Addition of Prolonged Grief Disorder
(PGD) to Section II—a new disorder for diagnosis• Over 70 modified criteria
sets with helpful clarifications since publication of DSM-5• Fully updated
Introduction and Use of the Manual to guide usage and provide context for
important terminology• Considerations of the impact of racism and
discrimination on mental disorders integrated into the text• New codes to
flag and monitor suicidal behavior, available to all clinicians of any
discipline and without the requirement of any other diagnosis• Fully
updated ICD-10-CM codes implemented since 2013, including over 50 coding
updates new to DSM-5-TR for substance intoxication and withdrawal and other
disorders• Updated and redesigned Diagnostic Classification This manual is
a valuable resource for other physicians and health professionals,
including psychologists, counselors, nurses, and occupational and
rehabilitation therapists, as well as social workers and forensic and legal
specialists. The new DSM-5-TR is the most definitive resource for the
diagnosis and classification of mental disorders. Read more

Bad Actors

In London’s MI5 headquarters a scandal is brewing that could disgrace the entire intelligence community. The Downing Street superforecaster—a specialist who advises the Prime Minister’s office on how policy is likely to be received by the electorate—has disappeared without a trace. Claude Whelan, who was once head of MI5, has been tasked with tracking her down.

But the trail leads him straight back to Regent’s Park itself, with First Desk Diana Taverner as chief suspect. Has Taverner overplayed her hand at last? Meanwhile, her Russian counterpart, Moscow intelligence’s First Desk, has cheekily showed up in London and shaken off his escort. Are the two unfortunate events connected?

Over at Slough House, where Jackson Lamb presides over some of MI5’s most embittered demoted agents, the slow horses are doing what they do best, and adding a little bit of chaos to an already unstable situation . . .

There are bad actors everywhere, and they usually get their comeuppance before the credits roll. But politics is a dirty business, and in a world where lying, cheating and backstabbing are the norm, sometimes the good guys can find themselves outgunned.1

Don’t Let Me Fall

I want a girl I can’t have.She’s my tutor.My best friend’s girlfriend.And
my kryptonite.She also looks really good in my T-shirt.But she wants the
golden boy, and I’m more of the villain type.Or at least I was….Until I
saw her smile for the first time.But the good guy she wants wouldn’t lust
after his friend’s girlfriend.And the good guy she’s with sure as hell
shouldn’t be sneaking around behind her back.So where does that leave
me?Previously Titled Please Don’t Be in Love With Someone Else Read more

Legend of the Huskahs

Legend of the Huskahs is an action packed adventure story about a young man who ventures to West Africa in the early 1300s. Perig never travelled in search of a sedentary life, and with a curious mind on the socio-religious settings, Perig finds more than he bargained for, but just as he begins his quest alongside his friend and mentor Samu, Perig’s plan changes drastically as his love interest gets kidnapped.

A Queen of Ruin (Deliciously Dark Fairytales Book 4)

The final book in the Wall Street Journal bestselling series!I thought
once we released the curse, I’d only have one enemy to contend
with.Wrong.The queen lives. Not only that, but she knowingly hid herself
from me and the rest of this kingdom until the moment the curse was broken.
Now she is back, and her desires aren’t clear. Neither are her motives.Will
she try to take the throne for herself?We can stop her…unless she had a
hand in that curse. In which case, will we need to battle her and the demon
king before we can finally live in peace? Or has this all been for
naught?Regardless, we have very little time before the demon king returns
to wipe us out. Read more

Wild Prey: An Inspector Lu Fei Mystery

“[A] taut thriller on a topical theme perfect for readers longing for an
au courant successor to Eliot Pattison’s Inspector Shan Tao Yun mysteries”
–Los Angeles TimesThe search for a missing girl sends Inspector Lu Fei
undercover into the wild corners of Myanmar, and the compound of the deadly
and mysterious woman warlord responsible for the illegal trafficking of
exotic animals and possibly more, in the next book from Brian Klingborg,
Wild Prey.Police Inspector Lu Fei has an unfortunate talent for getting
himself into hot water with powerful and well-connected people. Which is
why he’s been assigned to a backwater town in a rural area of Northern
China and quietly warned to keep his head down. But while running a sting
operation on the sale and consumption of rare and endangered animals, Lu
comes across the curious case of a waitress who has gone missing. Her last
known whereabouts: a restaurant frequented by local elites, owned by
smooth-talking gangster, and known for its exotic — and highly illegal —
delicacies. As usual, Lu’s investigation ruffles some feathers, resulting
in his suspension from the police force. Lu figures he’s reached a
dead-end. Then he’s contacted by a mysterious government official in
Beijing who wants him to go undercover to track down the mastermind behind
an illegal animal trafficking network — and hopefully, the answer to the
fate of the missing waitress. The mission will require Lu to travel deep
into the lawless wilds of Myanmar, where he will risk his life to
infiltrate the hidden compound of a mysterious and ruthless female warlord
in a bloody and nearly hopeless quest for justice. Read more

The Dark Flood: A Benny Griessel Novel

From internationally acclaimed crime writer Deon Meyer, a new thriller
featuring superstar detectives Benny Griessel and Vaughn Cupido in the wake
of their impulsive pursuit of state corruption that has left their
reputations hanging in the balanceHaving jeopardized their careers in an
unauthorized investigation that threatened to reveal the corruption in
South Africa’s halls of power, Benny Griessel and Vaughn Cupido have been
demoted from the elite Hawks police unit. While waiting to be transferred
from Cape Town to seemingly mundane duty in Stellenbosch, Griessel receives
a disturbing, anonymous letter: “I can only trust you and Captain Cupido.
There is an adder in our bosom. Be careful of phone calls.” Assigned to
investigate the disappearance of Callie de Bruin, a young university
student and brilliant computer programmer, they hit dead ends until the
trail, including the death of a fellow officer, leads to a series of gun
heists and the alarming absence of certain weapons from the police
registry, the ramifications of which could be devastating.As Griessel and
Cupido intensify their search for de Bruin, real estate agent Sandra
Steenberg confronts her own crisis: state corruption has caused the real
estate market to crash, exacerbating the dire financial straits facing her
family. When billionaire Jasper Boonstra contacts her to represent a major
property he wants to sell, she pushes aside her concerns about his
notorious reputation as playboy and swindler. And then Boonstra himself
disappears, and Griessel is forced to juggle between Boonstra’s bitter
wife, protective lawyer, and Steenberg, the last person to see him
alive.With propulsive and intricate plotting, sharp prose, and an ending
that takes one’s breath away just when the dust seems to have settled, The
Dark Flood spotlights the state capture and corruption that has overtaken
the country, lending political weight to a powerful story. Read more

The Marlow Murder Club

“An absolute joy to read. Funny, entertaining, and beautifully written.”
―B. A. Paris, New York Times bestselling authorA delightfully clever new
mystery from creator of BBC One’s hilarious murder mystery series Death in
ParadiseMeet Judith: a seventy-seven-year-old whiskey drinking, crossword
puzzle author living her best life in a dilapidated mansion on the
outskirts of Marlow.Nothing ever happens in Marlow. That is, until Judith
hears her neighbor shot while skinny-dipping in the Thames. The local
police don’t believe her story. It’s an open and shut case, of course. Ha!
Stefan can’t be left for dead like that.Judith investigates and picks up a
crew of sidekicks: Suzie the dogwalker and Becks the vicar’s wife.
Together, they are the Marlow Murder Club.When another body turns up, they
realize they have a real-life serial killer on their hands. And the puzzle
they set out to solve has become a trap from which they might never
escape…Robert Thorogood, has turned the Christie-mystery on its head with
this ever-so-sly cozy perfect for readers who love Richard Osmond’s
Thursday Murder Club and An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good.”Lightweight but
no-nonsense and genuinely brainy”―Kirkus Reviews”Damn right funny and
heartwarming…great fun”―Crime Time”I love Robert Thorogood’s
writing.”―Peter James, international bestselling author Read more

Happy-Go-Lucky

David Sedaris, the “champion storyteller,” (Los Angeles Times) returns
with his first new collection of personal essays since the bestselling
Calypso. Back when restaurant menus were still printed on paper, and
wearing a mask—or not—was a decision made mostly on Halloween, David
Sedaris spent his time doing normal things. As Happy-Go-Lucky opens, he is
learning to shoot guns with his sister, visiting muddy flea markets in
Serbia, buying gummy worms to feed to ants, and telling his nonagenarian
father wheelchair jokes. But then the pandemic hits, and like so many
others, he’s stuck in lockdown, unable to tour and read for audiences, the
part of his work he loves most. To cope, he walks for miles through a
nearly deserted city, smelling only his own breath. He vacuums his
apartment twice a day, fails to hoard anything, and contemplates how sex
workers and acupuncturists might be getting by during quarantine. As the
world gradually settles into a new reality, Sedaris too finds himself
changed. His offer to fix a stranger’s teeth rebuffed, he straightens his
own, and ventures into the world with new confidence. Newly orphaned, he
considers what it means, in his seventh decade, no longer to be someone’s
son. And back on the road, he discovers a battle-scarred America: people
weary, storefronts empty or festooned with Help Wanted signs, walls painted
with graffiti reflecting the contradictory messages of our time: Eat the
Rich. Trump 2024. Black Lives Matter. In Happy-Go-Lucky, David Sedaris
once again captures what is most unexpected, hilarious, and poignant about
these recent upheavals, personal and public, and expresses in precise
language both the misanthropy and desire for connection that drive us all.
If we must live in interesting times, there is no one better to chronicle
them than the incomparable David Sedaris. Read more

Triple Cross: The Greatest Alex Cross Thriller Since Kiss the Girls (The Alex Cross Thrillers)

James Patterson’s #1 bestselling hero Detective Alex Cross hunts down a
serial killer who targets entire families—and who will next be coming for
the Crosses. A precise killer, he always moves under the cover of
darkness, flawlessly triggering no alarms, leaving no physical evidence.
Cross and Sampson aren’t the only ones investigating. Also in on this
most intriguing case is the world’s bestselling true-crime author, who sees
patterns everyone else misses. The writer, Thomas Tull, calls the Family
Man murders the perfect crime story. He believes the killer may never be
caught. Cross knows there is no perfect crime. And he’s going to hunt
down the Family Man no matter what it takes. Until the Family Man
decides to flip the narrative and bring down Cross and his family. Read more

Dead Against Her

Sheriff Bree Taggert’s downfall is part of a killer’s cunning design in #1
Amazon Charts and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Melinda Leigh’s
novel of murder, lies, and revenge.Called to an isolated farm to check on
an elderly widow, Sheriff Bree Taggert finds a brutal double homicide. One
of the victims is Eugene Oscar, the bitter and corrupt former deputy she
recently forced out of the department.Working with criminal investigator
Matt Flynn, Bree discovers that she isn’t the only one who had a troubling
history with Eugene. But someone doesn’t want Bree digging up the past. She
becomes the target of a stranger’s sick and devious campaign calculated to
destroy her reputation, career, family, and new relationship with Matt. To
make matters worse, she’s the prime suspect in Eugene’s murder.When her
chief deputy goes missing while investigating the case, Bree refuses to
back down. She won’t let him become the next victim. His life and her
future depend on finding a killer nursing a vengeful rage. Read more

The Gravel Pits

A fictional historical story of an Australian colonial family’s dark side during the birth of a new colony at the Yarra River settlement of Port Phillip Bay. To the riches of the Ballarat goldfields and beyond the Eureka Stockade Rebellion.

Jackson Penn – an Uncertain Boy

This novel is a Historical Adventure and Bisexual Romance. It started as an adult sequel to “Huckleberry Finn”, but then took off on its own wings. It follows an adolescent living in Antebellum America as he tries to escape a difficult and violent childhood by setting out for the goldfields with his great friend, Dan, an escaped slave, only to find his fate ruled by his father’s stolen treasure.
At first they are embroiled in “Bleeding Kansas” as Free State and Slave State radicals clash in an almost civil war. This is followed by two years with an Indian tribe where he learns to kill and to love without remorse and realises the significance of his father’s treasure; then several months in the company of the radical Abolitionist, hero and rascal John Brown ending with the seige at Harper’s Ferry where he loses his friend and now lover, Dan – but finds new loves; and, finally, in street fighting in the New York Draft Riots of 1863 before going West to try “roughing it” with his new friend and lover, Sam, a talented writer.
Alongside these adventures there is a study of a boy coming to terms with his social, sexual and racial identity and his varied and tumultuous loves. Beyond being a good story this book combats the hysteria of recent years, that has robbed the young adolescent of the right to consent, by giving a realistic analysis of an adolescent that deals with “forbidden truths”: for example, that “innocence” has nothing to do with not having sex and that “normal” adolescents are not necessarily entirely heterosexual and can be attracted by adults.

A notebook of Love My Story on Mental Health

Luis a U.S. Army War Veteran and his wife are separated and about to divorce after 14 years of marriage. Luis has Bipolar and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and faces a tough question from his wife, who has various mental illnesses: Is she worthy of love? She knows very little of his mental health and history of abuse, leading Luis into a mental whirlwind and trying to find a valid answer. Luis reveals his true love and worthiness by providing his story and perspective from his beginning to the present. Luis provides details about being a victim of child abuse, alcoholism, Bipolar Disorder, and PTSD and strives for self-improvement, from a Male’s perspective.
Love – Borderline Personality disorder – Post Traumatic Stress Disorder – Bipolar Disorder – Anxiety – Depression – Marriage

Give Me More (Salacious Players’ Club)

I’m a scoundrelPlayboy. Man whore.Basically, I get around, and I’m not
afraid to admit it.So when my best friend opens up Salacious Players’ Club
and asks me to head the construction, how could I say no?Now we’re on a
cross-country road trip touring other kink clubs, and I couldn’t be
happier.Life is good.Then Hunter suddenly asks me to sleep with his
wife…while he watches.I’ll do anything for my best friend, but this is the
one request I should say no to.Isabel is the woman of my dreams, but she’s
his.And the exact reason I should say no is the one reason I say
yes.Because it’s not only Isabel I want.These are the two most important
people in my life, and if we go down this path, how will I ever be able to
walk away?I’m not sure my best friend understands just how much I’m willing
to do for him—and why. Read more

The King Arthur Case: A Brittany Mystery

The King Arthur Case is the seventh installment of Jean-Luc Bannalec’s
bestselling mystery series.The forest of Broceliande, with its picturesque
lakes and castles, is the last remnant of the fairy kingdom, if Breton lore
is to be believed. Innumerable legends spanning thousands of years are set
here, inclding the tale of King Arthur and the Round Table.It seems to be
an appropriate destination for Commissaire Dupin and his team to take a
late summer field trip. But when the body of a historian turns up, Dupin is
called upon to investigate in the brutal murder case. Before too long,
there are more victims. What knowledge do the assembled scientists have
about the most recent archaeological digs in the area? Where do they stand
on the controversial decision to turn parts of the forest into an amusement
park? And why is no one willing to talk? Even Nolwenn, Dupin’s unshakeable
assistant, is concerned. And that means trouble.Mysterious, ingenious, and
suspenseful: Dupin’s seventh case takes him and his team into the very
heart of Brittany. Read more

Galaxia’s Shining Star

Bright Star auditions for a special mission to guide the wise men to Bethlehem but is intimated by the talent of the other stars. Read this compelling children’s story about emotions, insecurities, courage, and hope following the journey of a very special star.

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