 | A Certain Slant of Light by Laura Whitcomb
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $1.87 A beautiful and unique story of "ghosts" trying to find and keep love, not always in their original body. This is catagorized as young adult but can be enjoyed by all ages.
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 | New Moon (The Twilight Saga, Book 2) by Stephenie Meyer
Buy new: $4.25 / Used from: $2.47 Ahhh the Twilight Saga... The breakup in this second book of this series had me depressed for days. The raw pain of teenage love is so well written.
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 | Lover Unbound (Black Dagger Brotherhood, Book 5) by J.R. Ward
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $2.94 I would recommend the entire Black Dagger Brotherhood series but this instalment in particular (book 5) doesn't have your traditional HEA. Vishous and Jane's unconventional love story.
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 | Wild Card (Elite Ops, Book 1) by Lora Leigh
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.97 This is catagorized as erotic suspense but the romance part of this reunited couple is truely unforgettable. Lora Leigh, master of the tortured hero and a good bedroom scene too.
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 | The Art of Racing in the Rain: A Novel by Garth Stein
Buy new: $9.47 / Used from: $6.78 Fantastic story of family, love and loss as seen through the eyes of Enzo, a very intelligent dog. The 'racing in the rain' is a metaphor for life.
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 | Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog by John Grogan
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 Another great dog book. The sadness is all in Marley and the inevitable ending.
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 | My Friend Leonard by James Frey
Buy used from: $1.99 This is the continuation of A Million Little Pieces. Dispite the controversy both are great reads and this instalment has a heartbreaking love story.
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 | The White Masai: My Exotic Tale of Love and Adventure by Corinne Hofmann
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $1.48 A great adventure tale with an impossible love story. A Swiss girl falls in love with a Masai warrior and moves to his village in Africa.
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 | Steve & Me by Terri Irwin
Buy new: $12.44 / Used from: $3.52 Teri Irwin has written a wonderful love letter to her late husband with this memoir. We get to relive and share in Steve's enthusiasm for life and follow in their many adventures.
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 | Dear John by Nicholas Sparks
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $4.03 I guess I could add any book by Nicholas Sparks to this list as he's the master of the tragedy. This book is about long distance romance and sacrifice for those we love.
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 | The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough
Buy new: $10.07 / Used from: $1.00 This is one of my favourite books containing a timeless story of struggle and unrequited love that spans a life time between a Catholic priest and the woman he loves. Takes place in Australia.
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 | The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Buy used from: $12.75 Time crossed lovers. This is a brilliant book and in writing this I think I might have to have a re-read before the movie is released.
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 | The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
Buy used from: $0.01 My favorite Hemingway. The struggle, the old man, the boy and at the end the ultimate loss as the waves lap gently upon the beach.
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 | The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje
Buy new: $10.85 / Used from: $0.01 Brilliant writing, even more visual than the movie if that's possible.
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