Contemporary

Literature that largely takes place in the present time.

The Last Page
Honey
The Last Book Club
Night Objects
Safari Murder Party
Rolls and Rivalry (Gaming and Romance, #3)
We Dance Upon Demons
The Summer Share
The Lake House (Firefly Summer)
Mercy Hill
Soon by You
Hungered
A Sprinkle of Sweet Serendipity
Reality Bites
Artifacts
  • Country Club Summer by Rachel   Cullen
    Country Club Summer
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    Release date: Jun 09, 2026
    Behind every perfect summer, there's a story no one's telling.

    At the Draydon Country Club, the summers are flawless. The tennis whites are crisp. The
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  • Christopher Wolff by J. Barinovs
    Christopher Wolff: I Fell in Love with a Gangster’s Daughter
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    Release date: Aug 02, 2025
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  • The Stories We Tell by Savannah Carlisle
    The Stories We Tell (Big Dune Island #4)
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  • The Correspondent
    Theo of Golden
    The Night We Met (Say You'll Remember Me, #2)
    The Housemaid's Secret (The Housemaid, #2)
    The Love Hypothesis
    Heart the Lover
    Mad Mabel
    Reminders of Him
    Funny Story
    The Things We Never Say
    Great Big Beautiful Life
    Just for the Summer (Part of Your World, #3)
    S'more of You (Summer Lovin' collection)
    My Friends
    Yours Truly (Part of Your World, #2)
    Obsidian by Jennifer L. ArmentroutDivergent by Veronica RothPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenCity of Bones by Cassandra ClareHush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick
    Best boy hates girl then loves her books
    813 books — 3,814 voters
    Escaping Reality by Lisa Renee JonesThe 5th Wave by Rick YanceyReal by Katy EvansBranded by Abi KetnerThe Law of Attraction by N.M. Silber
    New Series (2013)
    1,105 books — 2,378 voters

    The Fault in Our Stars by John  GreenEasy by Tammara WebberThe Sea of Tranquility by Katja MillayAnna and the French Kiss by Stephanie PerkinsMe Before You by Jojo Moyes
    TO DIE FOR 2012 - 2013 STAND-ALONES
    605 books — 3,024 voters
    The Twilight Saga by Stephenie MeyerFifty Shades of Grey by E.L. JamesThe Catcher in the Rye by J.D. SalingerEat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth GilbertTwilight by Stephenie Meyer
    I Don't Understand All That Fuss
    1,011 books — 2,626 voters

    The Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoLean In by Sheryl SandbergThe Cosmic Experience of One by Jasun EtherThe Ultimate Human Secrets by Ramzi NajjarMan's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
    Life Transformation Books
    3,796 books — 2,719 voters
    Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuireThe Fault in Our Stars by John  GreenHopeless by Colleen HooverDivergent by Veronica RothFallen Too Far by Abbi Glines
    What we've read so far in 2013...
    8,125 books — 2,771 voters

    The Fault in Our Stars
    Fangirl
    The Perks of Being a Wallflower
    The Hate U Give
    Normal People
    Red, White & Royal Blue (Red, White & Royal Blue, #1)
    The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
    Looking for Alaska
    Beach Read
    To All the Boys I've Loved Before (To All the Boys I've Loved Before, #1)
    Eleanor & Park
    We Were Liars
    It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1)
    The Love Hypothesis
    Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine

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