Recommendations based on MILA 2.0by Debra Driza

* statistically, based on millions of data-points provided by fellow humans

  1. Blue Smoke

    by Nora Roberts
    A young girl survives a deadly fire and grows up to become a successful arson investigator, but her past comes back to haunt her.

    After watching a fire burn her family's Baltimore pizzeria to the ground, 11‑year-old Reena Hale (Witt) decides she wants to be an arson investigator when she grows up. And with the help of mentor ... (Wikipedia)

  2. Gabriel's Inferno

    by Sylvain Reynard
    A passionate romance between a professor and a student, exploring the power of love and redemption.

    Gabriel Owen Emerson is a brilliant and enigmatic professor of Dante studies at the University of Toronto . His cold, aloof exterior masks dark secrets he successfully hides, though he has never ... (Wikipedia)

  3. Shatter Me

    by Tahereh Mafi
    Juliette has a lethal touch and is locked up until a group offers her freedom in exchange for her help. But can she trust them?

    Shatter Me follows the narrative of Juliette Ferrars, a 17-year-old girl with a paralyzing and killing touch. She can take living organisms' energy. The book starts out with Juliette in an asylum due ... (Wikipedia)

  4. Leviathan

    by Scott Westerfeld
    A future world of warring airships and genetic engineering, explored by a teenage girl.

    It is the cusp of World War I, and all the European powers are arming up. The Austro-Hungarians and Germans have their Clankers, diesel-driven iron machines loaded with guns and ammunition. The ... (Wikipedia)

  5. Hinds' Feet on High Places

    by Hannah Hurnard
    A spiritual allegory of a young woman's journey from fear and despair to joy and freedom.

    With over 2 million copies sold, Hinds’ Feet on High Places remains Hannah Hurnard’s best known and most beloved book: a timeless allegory dramatizing the yearning of God’s children to be led to new ... (Goodreads)

  6. Fracture

    by Megan Miranda
    After a mysterious accident, Delaney's life is forever changed as she tries to uncover the truth about what really happened.

    New York Times, bestselling author Megan Miranda's heart-wrenching debut—a hauntingly beautiful story about what it means to truly live. Eleven minutes passed before Delaney Maxwell was pulled from ... (Barnes & Noble)

  7. Reaper's Fall

    by Joanna Wylde
    A biker romance novel about a woman who falls for a dangerous man, and the challenges they face as they navigate their relationship.

    He never meant to hurt her. Levi “Painter” Brooks was nothing before he joined the Reapers motorcycle club. The day he patched in, they became his brothers and his life. All they asked in return was ... (Goodreads)

  8. Bound by Hatred

    by Cora Reilly
    A mafia arranged marriage between two enemies, with a woman forced to marry the man who killed her father.

    An Enemies-To-Lovers Romance When Gianna watches her older sister being forced into an arranged marriage, she promises herself to escape a similar fate. The moment Matteo – The Blade – Vitiello sees ... (Goodreads)

  9. The Backup Boyfriend

    by River Jaymes
    When a man's boyfriend breaks up with him before a family gathering, he hires a stranger to be his fake boyfriend.

    Professionally, Dr. Alec Johnson has almost reached his goals. As this year’s recipient of a humanitarian award with his ex, Dr. Tyler Hall, Alec’s work with the homeless is about to be recognized. ... (Goodreads)

  10. The Knife of Never Letting Go

    by Patrick Ness
    A young boy's struggle to discover the truth of a hidden world and his own special place in it.

    Todd Hewitt is the only boy left in Prentisstown, a small settlement on 'New World' – an alien planet only recently colonized by humanity. Todd is within days of his thirteenth birthday, the age in ... (Wikipedia)

  11. The Book of Negroes

    by Lawrence Hill
    A gripping tale of resilience and courage, tracing the life of a woman kidnapped in Africa and sold into slavery in North America.

    The Book of Negroes (based on the novel Someone Knows My Name) will be BET's first miniseries. The star-studded production includes lead actress Aunjanue Ellis (Ray, The Help), Oscar winner Cuba ... (Goodreads)

  12. The Lost Years

    by Mary Higgins Clark
    A woman searches for her missing son, uncovering secrets and danger along the way.

    Now in mass market, the latest suspense from #1 New York Times bestselling author and Queen of Suspense Mary Higgins Clark, where a biblical scholar is found murdered shortly after discovering the ... (Barnes & Noble)

  13. Bound by Temptation

    by Cora Reilly
    A mafia romance novel about a woman forced into an arranged marriage with a dangerous man. She must navigate the dangerous world of the mafia while trying to resist her attraction to her new husband.

    Liliana Scuderi has been in love with Romero from the moment she first saw him. After her sisters were married off for tactical reasons, she hopes she might be allowed to choose a husband for ... (Goodreads)

  14. Summer and the City

    by Candace Bushnell
    Carrie Bradshaw navigates the ups and downs of life in New York City during her first summer there.

    Summer is a magical time in New York City and Carrie is in love with all of it—the crazy characters in her neighborhood, the vintage-clothing boutiques, the wild parties, and the glamorous man who ... (Goodreads)

  15. The Revolution of Ivy

    by Amy Engel
    Ivy Westfall must navigate a new society after being exiled from her isolated, dystopian community. She must choose between loyalty and love.

    Ivy Westfall is beyond the fence and she is alone. Abandoned by her family and separated from Bishop Lattimer, Ivy must find a way to survive on her own in a land filled with countless dangers, both ... (Goodreads)

  16. The Battlemage

    by Taran Matharu
    The epic conclusion to the Summoner series, as Fletcher and his friends fight to save Hominum from destruction.

    The epic conclusion to the New York Times–bestselling Summoner trilogy, by Taran Matharu! Fletcher and his friends fight for survival in the ether, where they pursue a mortally dangerous quest to ... (Goodreads)

  17. Sweet Thing

    by Renee Carlino
    A young woman escapes her troubled life by running away with a musician, but soon realizes that love isn't always enough.

    "You have to teach your heart and mind how to sing together... then you'll hear the sound of your soul." Mia Kelly thinks she has it all figured out. She's an Ivy League graduate, a classically ... (Goodreads)

  18. Leo

    by Mia Sheridan
    A woman on the run finds refuge in a small town and falls in love with a damaged man with a mysterious past.

    Librarian's Note: This is an alternate cover for ASIN# B00BT0JB0A A, USA Today, bestselling book., Leo, is a full-length, standalone romance. Evie and Leo met in foster care as children and formed a ... (Goodreads)

  19. Poughkeepsie

    by Debra Anastasia
    A love story between a homeless man and a woman with a traumatic past, set in the gritty streets of Poughkeepsie.

    He counts her smiles every day and night at the train station. And morning and evening, the beautiful commuter acknowledges him-just like she does everyone else on the platform. But Blake Hartt is ... (Barnes & Noble)

  20. Breath of Scandal

    by Sandra Brown
    A young woman's life is turned upside down when she becomes embroiled in a scandalous affair with a wealthy politician.

    On a rainy Southern night, Jade Sperry endured a young woman's worst nightmare at the hands of three local hell-raisers. Robbed of her youthful ideals and at the center of scandal and tragedy, Jade ... (Goodreads)

  21. Escorted

    by Claire Kent
    A young woman hires a male escort to teach her about sex, but they both end up learning about love.

    She hired him to take her virginity...but now she wants even more., Lori might be a popular romance writer, but she's never been anything but a flop with sex and love in her personal life. Still a ... (Barnes & Noble)

  22. The Unwritten, Vol. 2: Inside Man

    by Mike Carey
    Tom Taylor, the inspiration for a famous boy wizard, navigates a world where fiction and reality blur. He must uncover the truth about his own past to save his friends.

    In this volume, Tom arrives at Donostia prison in Southern France and falls into the orbit of another story: The Song of Roland. Unfortunately for Tom, it's a story that ends with a massacre. .Tom ... (Goodreads)

  23. Dark Horse

    by Tami Hoag
    A small-town murder mystery with a twist. A retired detective and a horse trainer team up to solve the case.

    In her latest thriller, New York Times bestselling author Tami Hoag takes readers on a suspense-filled ride of shocks and twists leading to an explosive finish. It is the story of an ex-cop, a ... (Goodreads)

  24. Aflame

    by Penelope Douglas
    A young woman returns to her hometown and falls for her former tormentor, but their past threatens to destroy their future.

    Everyone wants to be me. Maybe it’s the sway of my skirt or the way I flip my hair, but I don’t care. Even though their attention is the last thing I crave, I just can’t stop. I dominate the track, ... (Goodreads)

  25. Shine

    by Lauren Myracle
    A high school student struggles to come to terms with a hate crime that occurred in her small town.

    In Black Creek, North Carolina , 16-year-old Cat Robinson's gay best friend, Patrick Truman, is left temporarily comatose from a brutal and discriminatory act of violence. Cat feels guilty for having ... (Wikipedia)

  26. Of Triton

    by Anna Banks
    Emma discovers she is half-mermaid and must navigate the dangerous politics of the underwater kingdom to save her mother.

    Emma has just learned that her mother is a long-lost Poseidon princess, and now struggles with an identity crisis: As a Half-Breed, she's a freak in the human world and an abomination in the Syrena ... (Barnes & Noble)

  27. Lost and Found Sisters

    by Jill Shalvis
    After the death of her sister, Quinn discovers a family secret that leads her to a new life and unexpected love.

    They say life can change in an instant…, ,, After losing her sister in a devastating car accident, chef Quinn Weller is finally getting her life back on track. She appears to have it all: a loving ... (Barnes & Noble)

  28. Welcome to Shadowhunter Academy

    by Cassandra Clare
    Simon Lewis enters the Shadowhunter Academy to train as a warrior and learn about his new world of demons, angels, and magic.

    Simon Lewis , who has been a mundane in City of Bones , then a vampire from the middle of City of Ashes till almost the end of City of Heavenly Fire has been stripped of his memories by a Greater ... (Wikipedia)

  29. Walk Through Fire

    by Kristen Ashley
    After a traumatic event, high school sweethearts reunite and navigate their way back to each other.

    The flame never dies . . . Millie Cross knows what it's like to burn for someone. She was young and wild and he was fierce and even wilder-a Chaos biker who made her heart pound. They fell in love at ... (Goodreads)

  30. Prior Bad Acts

    by Tami Hoag
    A serial killer is on the loose and a prosecutor must confront her own past to solve the case.

    New York Times bestselling author Tami Hoag returns with a thriller that begins with a shocking crime scene you’ll never forget and follows two relentless detectives on a manhunt that ends in a ... (Goodreads)