Novella

A novella is a written, fictional and prose narrative, usually longer than a novelette but shorter than a novel.

A novella generally features fewer conflicts than a novel, yet more complicated ones than a short story. The conflicts also have more time to develop than in short stories. They have endings that are located at the brink of change. Unlike novels, they are not divided into chapters, and are often intended to be read at a single sitting, as the short story, although white space is often used to divide the sections. They maintain, therefore, a single effect.

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Platform Decay (The Murderbot Diaries, #8)
S'more of You (Summer Lovin' collection)
Abyss
Multitude
And Side by Side They Wander
Filth Eaters
Wedding Contract
All's Fair in Love and Pizza
Innocent Captive
Morsel
The Language of Liars
Bodies of Work
The Boatman
Darksight Dare (Penric and Desdemona, #16)
A Whisper of Bells and Prayers
S'more of You (Summer Lovin' collection)
The Housemaid's Wedding (The Housemaid, #2.5)
Death Row (Alibis Collection, #1)
The Dinner Party: A Pick Your Poison Adventure
Small Things Like These
The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 4
The Price of Honey
Powerful (The Powerless Trilogy, #1.5)
Platform Decay (The Murderbot Diaries, #8)
The Widow's Husband's Secret Lie
You'll Miss Me When I'm Gone (Deadly Ambition, #3)
Lift Me Up
The Gift
Three Days in June
The Fall Risk (Valentine's Day #2)
Conjuring Darkness by Melanie  JamesSpellbound in His Arms by Angel SeferCornered Coyote by Dianne HarmanReckless Endangerment by Amber Lea EastonThe Gang Bust by Dorothy May Mercer
Indie Romantic Suspense/Thrillers
413 books — 602 voters
Fire & Ice by Laura HamiltonUp to No Good by Karen S. SmithMénage by Emma HollyCassandra's Conflict by Fredrica AlleynZomerkoorts by Anna Ricci
Black Lace collection
46 books — 14 voters

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray BradburyThe Arnolfini Art Mysteries by Rich DiSilvioThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen ChboskyThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryLord of the Flies by William Golding
Short & Sweet Treats Under 250 Pages
990 books — 406 voters
The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra KhawElder Race by Adrian TchaikovskyThornhedge by T. KingfisherThe Deep by Rivers SolomonThis Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar
Standalone Fantasy and Scifi Novellas
37 books — 11 voters

The Theater of Dusk by Lizbeth GabrielThe Uncommon Reader by Alan BennettThe Short Life of Sparrows by Emm ColeHeckerington Peck and Friends by Graham Knight84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
Little Gems
91 books — 34 voters
Animal Farm by George OrwellThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe Giver by Lois Lowry
Quick Reads
1,083 books — 717 voters

All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)
Artificial Condition (The Murderbot Diaries, #2)
Rogue Protocol (The Murderbot Diaries, #3)
A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk & Robot, #1)
The Empress of Salt and Fortune (The Singing Hills Cycle, #1)
Exit Strategy (The Murderbot Diaries, #4)
Binti (Binti, #1)
Every Heart a Doorway (Wayward Children, #1)
This Is How You Lose the Time War
Small Things Like These
A Court of Frost and Starlight (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #4)
Under One Roof (The STEMinist Novellas, #1)
To Be Taught, If Fortunate
Destroy Me (Shatter Me, #1.5)
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How ya doing?” Gabby’s face came into view, and she grinned down at me. She’d stopped doing her healing thing, and the pain rushed in. “I’m just peachy,” I quipped, throat scratchy. “Only hurts when I breathe or blink or exist, if I’m being honest.
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Donna Cummings, Summer Lovin'

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