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Children's book. Young girl loves the sea and the creatures within it. Cover: girl sitting half on a rock with legs in ocean, surrounded by dolphin & sea creatures. Title: Virginia and/of the Sea. Read 1985-1992. Evie 4 22 Jan 25, 2021 02:07AM  
Adult MM Romance. Two men from different social backgrounds. Blonde man from rich? respectable family, other man moves in as neighbor & is spied upon by blonde man. Colomba 2 7 Jan 24, 2021 06:42PM  
YA Fantasy story. Goblin King and Young Girl, not Labyrinth based. Read late 1960s/early 1970s. Sylvan 4 110 Jan 24, 2021 06:42PM  
Adult Paranormal Romance series. Shifter girl is loved by new mate's parents, but her father-in-law is killed and she is blamed. Read 2017-2019. Sarah 7 26 Jan 24, 2021 06:42PM  
Fantasy. Female forest botanist in cabin/ lab meditates, communes with Green Man. Her teenage son Robin lives in world with overgrown cities. Read in 1990s. Spoiler ahead. Hazel 8 923 Jan 24, 2021 06:18PM  
Sci Fi YA - The society is a "we" society and if you try to be an individual you are burned. In the end the main character learns what the word "I" means Kelsie 14 694 Jan 24, 2021 05:41PM  
Adult Horror novel. Pregnant woman restores old artwork, a painting of a young woman. The daughter she gives birth to is reincarnated as the woman from the painting. Read in late 1980's/early 1990's? Spoilers ahead. Stephanie 6 77 Jan 24, 2021 05:23PM  
Boy wakes up in heaven Noah 5 939 Jan 24, 2021 05:18PM  
Young Adult(?) Vampire Book. Male vampire tries to bite female vampire on a ferris wheel at a state fair or on the boardwalk. Another scene in Las Vegas apartment. Read 1995-1996. Michael 5 26 Jan 24, 2021 04:42PM  
SciFi/Fantasy: Elves on a mission to find the Elf queens replacement Jenn 2 17 Jan 24, 2021 03:41PM  
YA/ Adult? Mystery. World plague with a sleeping disorder. Follows a young woman. Cover: white. Read around 2016. (Not Stephen King) Tiffany 16 95 Jan 24, 2021 02:52PM  
Adult Romance. Hero finds his ex-girlfriend on his driveway, she leaves him a baby girl and drives off. Heroine needs a new job, gets hired as the baby's nanny after answering online ad. Read around 2010-2018. B 6 355 Jan 24, 2021 02:41PM  
Children's Picture book. Spooky upside down elements. Turning the book upside down, ordinary things like a table of vegetables become Monsters. Read around 1990s. Jen 6 356 Jan 24, 2021 02:37PM  
Adult fiction. Heroine (daughter) is abused by housekeeper, she moves out. Years later she becomes a lawyer & searches for reclusive father in London, mean housekeeper is living with him. Read in 2020. Mimi 5 23 Jan 24, 2021 01:49PM  
Middle Grade/ YA Fantasy. Modern-day girl travels to Greece to live with her aunts who turn out to be Gorgons/ Medusas. Read 2003-2005. Karyn 4 28 Jan 24, 2021 12:38PM  
Fantasy. Character slowly turns into a dragon. Read around 1980s. Mary 6 35 Jan 24, 2021 12:35PM  
YA book: Boy from Wrong Side of Town meets girl at library who has a trouble past. Possible Spoilers ahead. Jenn Carrell 2 352 Jan 24, 2021 12:34PM  
Contemporary Romance - Single dad neighbor rude to Heroine Kate 7 386 Jan 24, 2021 12:32PM  
Juvenile/ YA realistic fiction. Teenage boy goes to visit his grandparents, his grandpa doesn't move much or talk, boy tells his grandpa to jump in a lake. Cover: orange colors. Title: includes name of character. Read around 2011-2015. Spoiler ahead. Sabe 8 47 Jan 24, 2021 12:25PM  
Detective who gets up at 7 AM to have a coffee and cigarette. One page features a news story of a murder where person was beaten to death and burned. Cover: burning house, yellow background. Camilo 4 31 Jan 24, 2021 12:22PM  
Children's/ YA Fantasy trilogy. Alternate universe, medieval with dragons, also modern day. Two boys, one girl. Covers: brightly coloured - one orange, one green, one blue or purple. Read in 2003-2005. Lauren 3 25 Jan 24, 2021 11:59AM  
Adult Mystery/ SciFi/ Horror? Man performs horrific scientific experiments, trying to recreate life, there are mutant creatures. Published 1940s-1960s? B 15 945 Jan 24, 2021 11:33AM  
Adult Nonfiction. Fighting diseases. How the genes of animals from as big as elephants to as small as sea urchins, can help humans fight diseases. Journalist interviewed scientists. Fairly new book 2016-2019. Yi 2 13 Jan 24, 2021 10:53AM  
Adult Historical Romance? Irish immigrants. Heroine is pregnant & follows hero to America, he works for shipping company. She works as maid, told lie about his engagement, she gives birth & told baby died. Read before 2011. Spoilers ahead. Dorothy 5 178 Jan 24, 2021 10:34AM  
YA: Dark Boarding School. New Girl falls for a mysterious boy who's top of the school. Includes mystery, supernatural, romance, dark academia. Zoe 5 31 Jan 24, 2021 10:02AM  
Middle Grade realistic fiction. Cat that girl gave away was killed. Dad was allergic to cat. Read around 2012-2015. Emily 1 39 Jan 24, 2021 09:56AM  
Adult Regency Romance. Heroine is ostracized at ball in England. Hero goes to estranged father/ grandfather's house for help, they help heroine be accepted by the ton at the ball. Published in 1970's/1980's. Christine Chi… 2 24 Jan 24, 2021 09:48AM  
Adult Romance. Three orphans (and woman who's a family friend) go live with their uncle on his yacht, near an island airport, after their parents die in plane crash. Read around 2005. Deborah 6 34 Jan 24, 2021 07:45AM  
Adult MM Romance. Two best friends, they are cops(?). One got hurt (shot?) and other guy looks after him in his house (renovates it). He is practically adopted by the hurt one's family (his parents were bad). Read before 2018. Maja 1 7 Jan 24, 2021 06:27AM  
Non-Fiction? Humor. Family inherits/ moves to a farm (probably in Britain), but they don't know anything about farming. Serves cream teas to raise money. Written before 2000. Sue 8 48 Jan 24, 2021 04:53AM