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Preteens/ Teens book. Two teenage girls visit a museum & see a suspicious man. A year later, they uncover a plot to replicate/ counterfeit paintings in the museum. Read around 2011-2016. Mo 4 161 Feb 20, 2021 07:19PM  
Adult Sci-Fi M/M Romance. Young son of starship captain is forced to take a slave by father. The slave is a young avian like being whose wings were removed by previous owner. Read in 2018-2019. Spoilers ahead. Gordon Sincla… 5 78 Feb 20, 2021 07:03PM  
YA Historical Fiction, Romance. Girl becomes a nurse during a pandemic/ flu outbreak during the early to mid 1900s. She was in a boarding school that shut down due to the outbreak. Cover: girl wearing a medical mask. Read in 2013-2015. Sophia 4 89 Feb 20, 2021 06:55PM  
YA Fantasy series. World mainly ruled by angels. Girl decides to enter a program which evolves human to angels, where she must pass several levels by drinking ambrosia (or something) and not die at each test. Read 2016-2017. Joanne 5 380 Feb 20, 2021 03:00PM  
Adult Chick Lit. Middle-aged couple finally takes honeymoon to Europe and Asia, married 20 years. During first night in London, husband says he wants a break & they travel alone. Read around 2019-2020. Hatice 3 20 Feb 20, 2021 02:18PM  
Adult/ NA Romance. Girl leaves for college, lives with her brother's best friend (baseball player) while she's looking for a place. Her parents and brother are overprotective of her. Bianca 3 26 Feb 20, 2021 02:07PM  
Adult Historical fiction, early 1900s. MC lives on river, runs into criminal in canoe chased by US marshal. MC wrote famous book, struggling with next book. He & criminal travel together. Cover: canoe in river, tied to pier. Read around 2015. Spoilers. Jon 3 29 Feb 20, 2021 01:53PM  
Adult Humor. Corporate America burger chain/ franchise salesman does business deal with nuns. He's a desperate character and bad husband/ father. Funny scenarios. Title: cows, hamburgers, burgers? Cover: bloody/ gore cows/ burgers. Read in 2011. Xander 3 15 Feb 20, 2021 01:53PM  
YA/ MG series. Young male teenager and odd things that happen to him. First person perspective like a diary. One book set in Hawaii, cursed volcanic rock. Titles: include boy's name. Subtitle: "Zap, I've a mind reader!" Read around 2008-2012. Conor 5 64 Feb 20, 2021 01:44PM  
Wife learns her husband was involved in building's poor construction. Read in 1980's. Debra 3 34 Feb 20, 2021 01:38PM  
YA? book. Translation of ancient script/ book in rare language, old Lady (fortune teller?) who is translator says it might be an ancient romance, then she dies? before she can send it to main female character. Old lady has pet bird. Read around 2019-2020. Laura 3 129 Feb 20, 2021 01:08PM  
Adult Non-fiction, Pop. Science. How Matter functions & affects/ applies to everyday objects & technology. When matter is wet, burning or sticky. Molecules. Cover: yellow, silly cartoon person (mad scientist?). Read 2012-2013. Published 1980s-early 2010s. Luna 4 13 Feb 20, 2021 11:42AM  
Childrens Short Story collection, audiobook. 1st story: Giant Bathtub in family's house that used to belong to a giant. Soap has magical properties. Story: man with green fingers grew lots of flowers. Read around early 2010's. Ella 4 73 Feb 20, 2021 11:39AM  
Adult Medieval/ Gaelic Romance. Rhys (older man) teaches younger woman about love. Read in early 1990s. Candra 6 28 Feb 20, 2021 11:38AM  
YA Sci-Fi series. Human boy named Pinocchio (not puppet) travels with astronauts to many planets and has many adventures. Audio cassette in Danish, thinks it's a translation. From 1980's. Bobby 11 89 Feb 20, 2021 09:56AM  
YA/ Adult Romance. Former popular girl ends up interviewing a celebrity who was her ex-flame in high school and was formerly someone she bullied. Cover: girl leaning against guy's back. Read around 2014-2017. Trisha 3 12 Feb 20, 2021 09:16AM  
YA Fantasy series. Girl named Sunday is rescued from a cult (inside a church) and then lives with the main character. Vampires. Desert, rattlesnake. Title: includes Sunday? Read in mid 2000's. Bobbie Adair 5 18 Feb 20, 2021 09:15AM  
Adult Historical Romance. 1/2 white & 1/2 Sioux Indian male and a blonde female who’s running away from abusive step father. Read in 2018-2019. Published in 1980's? Brianna 3 45 Feb 20, 2021 09:14AM  
YA Fantasy Romance. Beauty & the Beast theme? Female main character is captured or held in magical kingdom, magical captor? Cover: dark background with gold or vines, very thick book. Read 2002-2008. Spoilers ahead. Carter 10 49 Feb 20, 2021 08:53AM  
Adult Romance. Reunites with first love years later. Hero and heroine was high school couple, end of school waiting to go to college. One night heroine was waiting for hero at their usual meeting place, she was raped by gang. Piumi 4 180 Feb 20, 2021 06:44AM  
YA/ Juvenile fiction (or Autobiographical?). Young woman finds out she has Scoliosis, can't have children & needs operation. Cover: heroine standing beside boyfriend. Read in 1970s/1980s. NY 8 29 Feb 20, 2021 04:33AM  
YA fiction. Teen girl is hypnotized. Before she was born, her sister went missing. They discover she is the reincarnation of her kidnapped sister. Read in 2000-2001. Whitney 4 25 Feb 20, 2021 03:30AM  
Adult High Fantasy trilogy. Young son of a lord/ king who gets killed by invaders, son escapes and is hunted. Son becomes Mage in later book. Read 2005-2006. Spoiler ahead. Marcus Hazel-… 4 39 Feb 20, 2021 01:08AM  
YA Fantasy. Girl has relationship with woodland spirit/ cat shapeshifter who sometimes appears as a man. She goes into woods at night, set in England. Cover: blue. Read in 1990s. Jenny Longman 3 15 Feb 20, 2021 12:34AM  
Adult Crime/ Thriller. Group of criminals based in Sydney, Australia decide to rob a bank in a country town thinking security will be lax. Some romance. Read around late 1980s. Marcus 1 10 Feb 19, 2021 10:52PM  
Fantasy Portal series; 70s OR 80s. man travels to dying alternate world. young man who is recruited by another person (maybe a Leprechaun) to go to an alternate world that is sick and try to save it Christina 4 608 Feb 19, 2021 10:50PM  
Science Fiction series. Socially awkward Assassin is mistakingly told by teacher to "protect your friends". He was a baby left at monastery for fighting monks, raised to be perfect killer who follows multiple rules. Read around 2019-2020. Hanna 4 22 Feb 19, 2021 09:24PM  
Adult Literary fiction. Successful woman is unjustly fired from her (public relations?) job because of jealous co-worker. She becomes homeless in New York City. Published 2014-2019. Jill 5 20 Feb 19, 2021 08:16PM  
Fantasy series. Father and son have glasses that allow them to see the spiritual realm with angels and demons fighting. Frank Peretti books? Read in early 2000's. L Renee Littl… 2 12 Feb 19, 2021 07:29PM  
Middle Grade Time Travel. British? boy and cousin travel back in time to pre Columbus North America, journey from East Coast across America. Parallel worlds. Read in 1980s. Dorie 2 14 Feb 19, 2021 07:09PM