Escape your daily hustle and curl up with a good book for some much needed me-time (you know you deserve it)! Full of romance, magic and strong women, these books NEED to be at the top of your reading pile. Making relaxation a priority won’t be hard at all when you have these reads tempting you from start to finish.

1. A Dangerous Woman from Nowhere by Kris Radish

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A timeless western packed full of courage and adventure from the first page to the last, A Dangerous Woman from Nowhere is about one women’s journey to save the love of her life and the lengths she’ll go to protect what they’ve built. Forced to accept help from two total strangers to save her husband from his kidnappers, the three must join forces in order to survive.

2. Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

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A deliciously satisfying plot that will keep you hanging on to every consuming sentence. Mia Warren, a single mother, stirs things up in her orderly town with her mysterious past. Finding herself on the opposing end of a custody battle, Elena Richardson is determined to uncover Mia’s secrets—even if it comes with devastating costs. Little Fires Everywhere is a fall read you must indulge in!

3. Love Warrior by Glennon Doyle

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The highly anticipated paperback release of the world’s most beloved memoir is the fall event you need on your nightstand. Diving into Doyle’s personal life crisis and dissolving marriage will leave you surprisingly motivated to take on life and find yourself (especially the second time around).

4. The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman

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If you loved Practical Magic (and who didn’t?), then you’ll be sure to devour its enchanting prequel—The Rules of Magic. This bewitching tale follows the Owen children as they discover their family’s dark, magical past—despite their mother’s best efforts to keep it a secret. A journey of self-discovery that will leave you craving more!

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Love always manages to find a way—especially in this sizzling, steamy romance that must be devoured ASAP. While Hogan struggles to get his life back on track, his brother Nathan is just trying to keep everything in order. Whether they’re ready for it or not—love swoops in and shakes things up in this irresistible fall read.

6. The Infinite Now by Mindy Tarquini

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When life doesn’t go as planned (which happens to us all), the newly orphaned daughter of a local fortune teller uses magic to put herself, and everyone in her community, in a stagnant bubble of time. Take a break from reality with this whimsical plot set in flu-ravaged 1918 Philadelphia for some spellbinding magic at your fingertips.

7. Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan

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Pulitzer Prize–winning author Jennifer Egan is at it again with a dazzling historical read that draws you in from the start. The country is at war and Anna Kerigan’s father has disappeared. When Anna runs into a man from her father’s past, she begins to unravel the mystery of her father’s disappearance and life. Manhattan Beach is a clever exploration into the momentous change in the lives and identities of women and men during a transformative time in America.

8. Women Within by Anne Leigh Parish

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A multi-generational novel about three women who find themselves in the crosshairs of historical change, love and the ultimate female experience. If you’re craving a dazzling fictional escape that will capture your feminist heart, you need this on your bookshelf this season.

9. Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward

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From National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward comes a gripping Southern tale about one family’s struggles and the pressure on a young boy forced to grow up too fast. When their father is released from prison, Jojo and his toddler sister must go with their drug-addicted mother on a dangerous journey to the Mississippi State Penitentiary to reunite their family. Full of strength and despair, Sing, Unburied, Sing is one of fall’s most anticipated reads.

10. I’m The One Who Got Away by Andrea Jarrell

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When a woman is given the choice between safety and toxic relationships, what would she choose? Author Jarrell dives deep into her life as a fugitive on the quest for safety and the true definition of what it means to be loved.

11. The Misfit's Manifesto by Lidia Yuknavitch

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Lidia considers herself to be a misfit by every sense of the word in this brave rendition that explores the highs and lows of the author’s life—and the failures she’s encountered along the way. A poignant memoir that reminds us all that it’s OK to make mistakes and being perfect is so overrated.

12. Good Me Bad Me by Ali Land

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