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Beware of Chicken 2 by CasualFarmer
Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsJin Rou wanted to be a cultivator who defied the heavens, and surpassed all limits.Unfortunately for him, he died, and now I’m stuck here. Arrogant young masters? Heavenly tribulations? Cultivating for days on end, then getting into life or death battles?Yeah, no thanks. I'm getting out of here.In which a transmigrator decides that the only winning move is not to play... -
![How Tan Acquired an Apprentice by A.J. Sherwood, Cait Wade]()
How Tan Acquired an Apprentice by A.J. Sherwood, Cait Wade
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDid Tan go looking for an apprentice? No. Is Tan going to keep Zi Rui? Yes... -
![The Legendary Inge by Kate Stradling]()
The Legendary Inge by Kate Stradling
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAn alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here.Plagued by misfortune, Ingrid Norling treks into the woods to clear her head. She emerges a monster-slayer, the shaken executioner of a creature so ferocious that even the king’s strongest warriors could not destroy it... -
![The Honor of Violet Fate by Er Gen]()
The Honor of Violet Fate by Er Gen
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI Shall Seal the Heavens is currently one of the most popular xianxia stories in China. It is about a failed young scholar named Meng Hao who gets forcibly recruited into a Sect of Immortal Cultivators. In the Cultivation world, the strong prey on the weak, and the law of the jungle prevails. Meng Hao must adapt to survive... -
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![Married Thrice to Salted Fish 三嫁咸鱼 by 比卡比]()
Married Thrice to Salted Fish 三嫁咸鱼 by 比卡比
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAt eighteen years old, Lin Qingyu was married as part of a Chong Xi into the Nan’an Hou Mansion, becoming the ill Lu Wancheng’s male wife.On the eve of their wedding, Young Master Hou lay lazily on the bed and said, “Beauty, to be honest, I really don’t want to engage in domestic struggles. I just want to drift along, eat and wait to die. I want to be a salted fish...Categorized as:
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![Goldmayne: A Fairy Tale by Kate Stradling]()
Goldmayne: A Fairy Tale by Kate Stradling
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEvil witches, cursed royalty, heroes by happenstance, and happily ever after: Duncan does not believe in fairy tales, but when he runs away from his father's farm, he tumbles headlong into one. Old Dame Groach recruits him as caretaker of her crumbling estate, where he must tend her poisonous garden, beat her white horse daily, and keep far away from the mysterious closet beneath the stairs.. -
![Cutting Into the Southern Domain by Er Gen]()
Cutting Into the Southern Domain by Er Gen
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI Shall Seal the Heavens is currently one of the most popular xianxia stories in China. It is about a failed young scholar named Meng Hao who gets forcibly recruited into a Sect of Immortal Cultivators. In the Cultivation world, the strong prey on the weak, and the law of the jungle prevails. Meng Hao must adapt to survive... -
![The Human Familiar by Honor Raconteur]()
The Human Familiar by Honor Raconteur
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWhile Bannen had every intention of finding adventure, being yanked through a magical portal two continents away isn’t quite what he imagined happening. For that matter, being magically bound to a mage-in-training hadn’t ever crossed his mind. Being the first human familiar ever summoned in Corcoran? Not on his to-do list... -
![Princess of Secrets by A.G. Marshall]()
Princess of Secrets by A.G. Marshall
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAll she needs is a clue After a disastrous Princess Test, Carina tries to pick up the pieces and prove she is still a trustworthy spy. But all her evidence points to magical interference, and her father won’t believe such preposterous theories without proof... -
![Masque by W.R. Gingell]()
Masque by W.R. Gingell
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBeauty met the Beast and there was . . . Bloody murder? It’s the Annual Ambassadorial Ball in Glause, and Lady Isabella Farrah, the daughter of New Civet’s Ambassador, is feeling pleasantly scintillated. In the library is Lord Pecus, a charming gentleman whose double mask hides a beastly face, and who has decided that Isabella is the very person to break the Pecus curse...Categorized as:
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![The Savage Damsel and the Dwarf by Gerald Morris]()
The Savage Damsel and the Dwarf by Gerald Morris
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsHer castle under siege by an evil knight who keeps beheading all her would-be rescuers, Lady Lynet sets out for help and finds assistance from an odd dwarf named Roger and a scruffy kitchen hand named Beaumains... -
![The Other Merlin by Robyn Schneider]()
The Other Merlin by Robyn Schneider
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWelcome to the great kingdom of Camelot. Prince Arthur’s a depressed botanist who would rather marry a library than a princess, Lancelot’s been demoted to castle guard after a terrible misunderstanding, and nothing is going according to plan...Categorized as:
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Unlocking the Spell by E.D. Baker
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsNow that Annie has helped her sister Gwendolyn (a.k.a. Sleeping Beauty) wake up from the 100-year curse by finding her beloved prince, you would think that things would get back to normal. Think again! That beloved prince, Beldegard, is stuck in the body of a bear and the only way that Annie can be free of the two irritating lovebirds is to help-by finding the evil dwarf who cast the spell... -
![The Ordinary Princess by M.M. Kaye]()
The Ordinary Princess by M.M. Kaye
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsAlong with Wit, Charm, Health, and Courage, Princess Amy of Phantasmorania receives a special fairy christening gift: Ordinariness. Unlike her six beautiful sisters, she has brown hair and freckles, and would rather have adventures than play the harp, embroider tapestries . . . or become a Queen...Categorized as:
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![The Squire, His Knight, and His Lady by Gerald Morris]()
The Squire, His Knight, and His Lady by Gerald Morris
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsSquire Terence and Sir Gawain are off questing again, but this time their journey is overshadowed by their ultimate destination: Gawain is to meet up with the Green Knight in a contest that could easily lead to Gawain's death. Along the way the two have a slew of hair-raising adventures and encounter the usual odd assortment of characters, including the plucky Lady Eileen...Categorized as:
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![Shadow and Thorn by Kenley Davidson]()
Shadow and Thorn by Kenley Davidson
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA Retelling of Beauty and the BeastWhen a beautiful thief meets a beastly king, it’s anything but true love.Unless a haunted castle can change their minds…Zara has always hated to steal, even from the dead, but treasure hunting is the only life she knows—until her father’s cowardice traps her in an abandoned Erathi castle... -
![The Disabled Tyrant's Beloved Pet Fish: Canji Baojun De Zhangxin Yu Chong (Novel) Vol. 3 by Xue Shan Fei Hu, 長樂 (Changle)]()
The Disabled Tyrant's Beloved Pet Fish: Canji Baojun De Zhangxin Yu Chong (Novel) Vol. 3 by Xue Shan Fei Hu, 長樂 (Changle)
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA FINE KETTLE OF FISHWhen Prince Jing is sent to quell the disturbance at the western border, there’s no question that Li Yu will accompany him—as his boyfriend and as his pet fish! Li Yu’s mission is to help Prince Jing secure his position as heir to the throne... -
![Princess Ahira by K.M. Shea]()
Princess Ahira by K.M. Shea
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsOnce upon a time? Please! What a joke.Princess Ahira is not your average damsel in distress. She hates being a princess and constantly tries to flee from her mother and her lectures. Pleasantly, her life is shattered on the eve of her sixteenth birthday when she is kidnapped by dragons... -
![Magicians of Quality by Patricia C. Wrede, Caroline Stevermer]()
Magicians of Quality by Patricia C. Wrede, Caroline Stevermer
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor country-bred cousins Cecelia Rushton and Katherine Talgarth, something extraordinary is afoot besides the constant whirl of Regency balls - something Young Ladies of Quality rarely come in contact with: magic. Oh, not the mere love spells used by country folk, but real sorcery capable of thwarting ambitions and destroying life...Categorized as:
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![The Red Dragon Girl by Lea Doué]()
The Red Dragon Girl by Lea Doué
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA cursed land. A tenacious sorcerer. A dagger-throwing princess out to prove her worth. Princess Melantha is done with court life. After suffering humiliation at her sister's wedding, she's determined to find her place outside palace walls and far away from fickle princes... -
![残疾暴君的掌心鱼宠 [The Disabled Tyrant’s Pet Palm Fish] by Xue Shan Fei Hu, 雪山肥狐]()
残疾暴君的掌心鱼宠 [The Disabled Tyrant’s Pet Palm Fish] by Xue Shan Fei Hu, 雪山肥狐
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne day, Li Yu transmigrated into a fish. Furthermore, this fish even had a master. This master was the sinister and terrifying, mute tyrant from a novel. The system gave Li Yu a task. If he wanted to change back into a human, he had to obtain the tyrant’s heart.Li Yu full of tears: System, please wake up. I’m only a fish. He can’t even speak. How can we interact?System: Stop jabbering... -
![Dragon Kiss by E.D. Baker]()
Dragon Kiss by E.D. Baker
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsAudun is a teenage ice dragon in love...with a human princess. Can he become human and win Millie's heart? Audun is on a quest to find Princess Millie, and to become human in order to win her heart. But The Dragon King has set out a number of tasks Audun must perform before he is permitted to even try to woo Millie...and each one is filled with E. D... -
![Four Comedies: The Taming of the Shrew, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Merchant of Venice, Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare]()
Four Comedies: The Taming of the Shrew, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Merchant of Venice, Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Taming of the ShrewRobust and bawdy, The Taming of the Shrew captivates audiences with outrageous humor as Katharina, the shrew, engages in a contest of wills–and love–with her bridegroom, Petruchio, in a comedy of unmatched theatrical brilliance, filled with visual gags and witty repartee... -
![Path of Secrets by Kenley Davidson]()
Path of Secrets by Kenley Davidson
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA Retelling of Little Red Riding Hood There are no wolves in the woods, they said.You’ll be completely safe, they said.They lied.Batrice Reyard has everything she’s ever wanted—a fabulous job, an understanding mentor, and the freedom to be herself. Or so she thought…Suddenly, she’s being sent off to visit her ailing grandmother for the sake of keeping up appearances... -
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![To Court a Queen by H.L. Burke]()
To Court a Queen by H.L. Burke
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe doesn't want to get married, but he wants to be a frog even less.Knight errant, Devin, takes a shortcut through the woods, only to be captured by fairy forces. The fairy queen has run out of breathing males to fight for her hand, and Devin, while not ideal fairy stock, is breathing--for now... -
![Dreaming by Jill Barnett]()
Dreaming by Jill Barnett
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEVERY WOMAN LONGS TO FIND THE HERO SHE HAS SEEN IN HER DREAMS ...Ever since she was a spirited hellion of a child, Letitia Olive Hornsby has been certain that Richard, the dashing and disreputable son of the Earl of Downe, is the white knight of her dreams. So certain, in fact, that Letty, now fully grown and unexpectedly beautiful, plans to save Richard from himself ... by marrying him... -
![A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare, Catherine Belsey]()
A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare, Catherine Belsey
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 81 ratingsShakespeare's intertwined love polygons begin to get complicated from the start--Demetrius and Lysander both want Hermia but she only has eyes for Lysander. Bad news is, Hermia's father wants Demetrius for a son-in-law. On the outside is Helena, whose unreturned love burns hot for Demetrius... -
![The Smoke-Scented Girl by Melissa McShane]()
The Smoke-Scented Girl by Melissa McShane
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn a world very much like our own Victorian England, the country of Dalanine is at war. The implacable, unstoppable Despot has been pushing northward for over a year, conquering everything in his path with military and magical force, leaving nothing but destruction in his wake... -
![The Night Queen by Denise Daye]()
The Night Queen by Denise Daye
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey call me the Night Queen, with a heart as dark as the night itself. And as such, I will rule my future kingdom. No light shall ever touch my broken heart again. On her twentieth birthday, the beautiful but arrogant Princess Mina von Rhine crosses the point of no return...Categorized as:
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![The Unhandsome Prince by John Moore]()
The Unhandsome Prince by John Moore
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom the back cover:And they lived happily never after...Caroline's plan to live happily ever after has hit a snag. She's spent months mapping the swamp, building tadpole nets, and kissing every wriggling frog she could get her hands on, and one has finally turned into a prince. Unfortunately, Prince Hal is not, as promised in the fairy tales, particularly handsome... -
![Trolldom by Margit Sandemo]()
Trolldom by Margit Sandemo
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDen första boken börjar i Bergen på slutet av 1600-talet. Tiril Dahl växte upp som ett ensamt, osjälviskt barn i skuggan av sin vackra syster Carla. Med åren började onda saker att ske omkring de unga systrarna. Tiril befann sig i ett hopplöst dilemma, och till slut kunde det bli livsfarligt... -
![The Fairy's Return by Gail Carson Levine]()
The Fairy's Return by Gail Carson Levine
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsBoy meets princess, and it's love at first sight. Both laugh at the same jokes. Both are named after birds. His name is Robin, hers is Lark. Could there ever have been a more perfect match?But alas! King Harrumphrey won't let Lark marry a baker's son. And Robin is betrothed to someone else... -
![For Biddle's Sake by Gail Carson Levine]()
For Biddle's Sake by Gail Carson Levine
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThere she was, chartreuse and warty and smiling at him. Such a nice smile. Something in his heart fluttered. The young maiden, Parsley, will eat nothing but parsley, which in Snettering-on-Snoakes grows only in the fairy Bombina's garden. All is well -- until Bombina is released from the fairy queen's dungeon. Her crime? Failing to get along with humans... -
![Castle in the Air by Diana Wynne Jones]()
Castle in the Air by Diana Wynne Jones
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 45 ratingsIn which a humble young carpet merchant wins, then loses, the princess of his dreamsFar to the south of the land of Ingary, in the Sultanates of Rashpuht, there lived in the city of Zanzib a young and not very prosperous carpet dealer named Abdullah who loved to spend his time daydreaming. He was content with his life and his daydreams until, one day, a stranger sold him a magic carpet... -
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![One Good Knight by Mercedes Lackey]()
One Good Knight by Mercedes Lackey
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsReturn to the Five Hundred Kingdoms, where a damsel can rescue herself, thank you... Princess Andromeda knows that any problem can be solved with a bit of research. So when a dragon storms the kingdom of Acadia, she decides it's time to hit the books... -
![Your Wish Is My Command by Donna Kauffman]()
Your Wish Is My Command by Donna Kauffman
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"For every soul there is one true mate."So says Sebastien Valentin, a former privateer destined to spend eternity bringing soul mates together. Hexed by a voodoo priestess nearly two centuries ago, he is summoned by anyone who unsheathes the Sword of Hearts ...Former powerboat racing champion Jamie Sullivan has seen enough of the world that she doesn't believe in happy endings... -
![The Reluctant Miss Van Helsing by Minda Webber]()
The Reluctant Miss Van Helsing by Minda Webber
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn a paranormal England full of anachronism, hijinx, pop culture, and romance, Jane Van Helsing is about to deliver a sharp wakeup call to 1828 London’s leading lothario.PLAIN JANE’S CLAIMHaving long listened to London’s ton, Ethel Jane Van Helsing well knew her faults. She had skin marred with freckles, a nose too snub, and hair of a brown that reflected neither red nor gold highlights... -
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论如何错误地套路一个魔教教主 by 一只大雁
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratings高冷第一剑客色诱傲娇魔教教主"The Wrong Way to a Demon Sect Leader"The number one swordsman Zhao Jiangui is the martial world’s best hope for peace: All he has to do is seduce the Demon Sect Leader... -
![The Frog Princess by E.D. Baker]()
The Frog Princess by E.D. Baker
Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsPrincess Emeralda a.ka. Emma isn't exactly an ideal princess. Her laugh is more like a donkey's bray than tinkling bells, she trips over her own feet and she does not like Prince Jorge, whom her mother hopes she will marry...Categorized as:
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![Cinderellis and the Glass Hill by Gail Carson Levine]()
Cinderellis and the Glass Hill by Gail Carson Levine
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsRalph said, "Rain tomorrow." Burt said, "Barley needs it. You're covered with cinders, Ellis." Ralph thought that was funny. "That's funny." He laughed. "That's what we should call him-- Cinderellis." Burt guffawed. In this unusual spin on an old favorite, Cinderella is a boy! He's Cinderellis, and he has two unfriendly brothers and no fairy godmother to help him out... -
![Princess Sonora and the Long Sleep by Gail Carson Levine]()
Princess Sonora and the Long Sleep by Gail Carson Levine
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsIn this hilarious retelling of "Sleeping Beauty, " Princess Sonora, who is ten times smarter than anyone else, vows to choose for herself the best time to be pricked by the spindle. Full color... -
![The Fairy's Mistake by Gail Carson Levine]()
The Fairy's Mistake by Gail Carson Levine
Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsTwo very different sisters have two very different encounters with the fairy Ethelinda. Rosella is kind and helpful. Her reward: Jewels and gems tumble out of her mouth whenever she speaks. Myrtle is rude and spiteful. Her punishment: Bugs and vipers slither out of her mouth...Categorized as:
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![The Princess Test by Gail Carson Levine]()
The Princess Test by Gail Carson Levine
Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsKing Humphrey has decided it's time for his son, Prince Nicholas, to marry. But he must make sure the bride is a real princess. So he devises a series of princess tests, designed to weed out the phonies and the fakes. Meanwhile, Nicholas has fallen in love with Lorelei, a mere blacksmith's daughter... -
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Cinder by Marie Sexton
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsEldon Cinder would give anything to see Prince Xavier one last time, but only women are invited to the royal ball. When the local witch offers to make Eldon female for just one night, he agrees.One spell.One night.One dance... -
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![Goose Chase by Patrice Kindl]()
Goose Chase by Patrice Kindl
Rated: 3.72 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsHer name is Alexandria Aurora Fortunato, and she is as lovely as the dawn. But that is only the beginning of her problems.It starts when Alexandria, an orphaned goose girl, offers some of her precious bread and water to a hungry old woman. The woman just happens to be a witch in disguise, and poof! Alexandria is suddenly heartstoppingly beautiful... -
![Yon Ill Wind by Piers Anthony]()
Yon Ill Wind by Piers Anthony
Rated: 3.76 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsAn All-New Xanth AdventureFirst Paperback Edition!A fickle flux in the fabric of space has allowed a horrendous hurricane to blast into Xanth, stirring up mischief and madness wherever she goes. Trapped in a preposterous form by a cosmic wager, the Demon X(A/N)th must join forces with a vexatious vixen named Chlorine to save Xanth from this terrifying and tempestuous threat... -
![Saving Juliet by Suzanne Selfors]()
Saving Juliet by Suzanne Selfors
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsManhattan meets Verona in this time-bending twist on Shakespeare.When Mimi is magically thrust into the middle of Shakespeare’s Verona, she must find a way to help Juliet fight for her future happiness...Categorized as:
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![The Phantom's Pet: A Monster Romance by Kassandra Cross]()
The Phantom's Pet: A Monster Romance by Kassandra Cross
Rated: 3.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt was supposed to be a theatre group… somewhere I could spend every Wednesday night being creative with other writers like me. Instead… it turned into a nightmare … Locked inside The Grandview Opera House I’m at the mercy of the wicked monster who hides here in the wings. I’ve come into his house, and this is his show... -
![Eve's Diary by Mark Twain]()
Eve's Diary by Mark Twain
Rated: 3.66 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsMark Twain’s comic short story is now available as an ebook, including an extended excerpt from Twain’s End by Lynn Cullen, a fictionalized imagining of the personal life of America’s most iconic writer, Mark Twain, and his close relationship with his personal secretary... -
![My Plain Jane by Cynthia Hand, Jodi Meadows]()
My Plain Jane by Cynthia Hand, Jodi Meadows
Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsYou may think you know the story. After a miserable childhood, penniless orphan Jane Eyre embarks on a new life as a governess at Thornfield Hall. There, she meets one dark, brooding Mr. Rochester. Despite their significant age gap (!) and his uneven temper (!!), they fall in love—and, Reader, she marries him...Categorized as:
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