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The Princess Bride by William Goldman
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 98 ratingsWhat happens when the most beautiful girl in the world marries the handsomest prince of all time and he turns out to be...well...a lot less than the man of her dreams?As a boy, William Goldman claims, he loved to hear his father read the S. Morgenstern classic, The Princess Bride...Categorized as:
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![Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones]()
Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 80 ratingsAn alternative cover for this ISBN can be found hereSophie has the great misfortune of being the eldest of three daughters, destined to fail miserably should she ever leave home to seek her fate. But when she unwittingly attracts the ire of the Witch of the Waste, Sophie finds herself under a horrid spell that transforms her into an old lady...Categorized as:
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![In the Belly of the Bloodhound: Being an Account of a Particularly Peculiar Adventure in the Life of Jacky Faber by L.A. Meyer]()
In the Belly of the Bloodhound: Being an Account of a Particularly Peculiar Adventure in the Life of Jacky Faber by L.A. Meyer
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThe British crown has placed a price on Jacky's head, so she returns to the Lawson Peabody School for Young Girls in Boston to lay low. But the safe haven doesn't last--a school outing goes awry as Jacky and her classmates are abducted and forced into the hold of the Bloodhound, a ship bound for the slave markets on the Barbary Coast... -
![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... -
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![The Shadows over Marquette by Álex Gilbert]()
The Shadows over Marquette by Álex Gilbert
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAriane has found refuge in Illinois, and now plans her rightful return to vampire society. She must stay in control while hiding in nature, while foes old and new converge on her territory... -
![How to Drive a Dragon Crazy by G.A. Aiken]()
How to Drive a Dragon Crazy by G.A. Aiken
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsSome things never go away, like vile enemies, bad ale, and annoying kin. But I thought I was finished with the one dragon I'd have done anything for: Éibhear the Blue, a big, gorgeous, blue-haired beast who thinks the world belongs to him. The world and, apparently, me... -
![To Challenge A Dragon by G.A. Aiken, Shelly Laurenston]()
To Challenge A Dragon by G.A. Aiken, Shelly Laurenston
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNote: This story was reissued in the book Dragon Actually under the pseudonym G.A... -
![The Dragon Who Loved Me by G.A. Aiken]()
The Dragon Who Loved Me by G.A. Aiken
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsCome on, barbarian, light my fire…I was raised for battle. And as the first daughter of a warrior family, I’ve earned my reputation the hard way. Yet now I fight alongside uncivilized male Northland dragons who think a female is only good for breeding and waiting back home in the cave... -
![Swordheart by T. Kingfisher]()
Swordheart by T. Kingfisher
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsHalla is a housekeeper who has suddenly inherited her great-uncle's estate... and, unfortunately, his relatives. Sarkis is an immortal swordsman trapped in a prison of enchanted steel. When Halla draws the sword that imprisons him, Sarkis finds himself attempting to defend his new wielder against everything from bandits and roving inquisitors to her own in-laws.. -
![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... -
![Paladin's Grace by T. Kingfisher]()
Paladin's Grace by T. Kingfisher
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsStephen's god died on the longest day of the year…Three years later, Stephen is a broken paladin, living only for the chance to be useful before he dies. But all that changes when he encounters a fugitive named Grace in an alley and witnesses an assassination attempt gone wrong... -
![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...Categorized as:
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![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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![About a Dragon by G.A. Aiken]()
About a Dragon by G.A. Aiken
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsFor Nolwenn witch Talaith, a bad day begins with being dragged from bed by an angry mob intent on her crispy end and culminates in rescue by—wait for it—a silver-maned dragon. Existence as a hated outcast is nothing new for a woman with such powerful secrets. The dragon, though? A tad unusual. This one has a human form to die for—and knows it... -
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![The Wide-Awake Princess by E.D. Baker]()
The Wide-Awake Princess by E.D. Baker
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsIn this new stand-alone fairy tale, Princess Annie is the younger sister to Gwen, the princess destined to be Sleeping Beauty. When Gwennie pricks her finger and the whole castle falls asleep, only Annie is awake, and only Annie-blessed (or cursed?) with being impervious to magic-can venture out beyond the rose-covered hedge for help. She must find Gwen's true love to kiss her awake... -
![Gossip and Gorgons by Tilly Wallace]()
Gossip and Gorgons by Tilly Wallace
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOne look could turn you to stone...The newly married Lord and Lady Wycliff are cordially invited to a house party--to be mocked and ridiculed as entertainment. Wycliff insists on attending to discuss business with their host, while Hannah longs to hide in the library with its rare volumes on the Fae...Categorized as:
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![Love and Other Historical Accidents by PacificRimbaud]()
Love and Other Historical Accidents by PacificRimbaud
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHermione Granger and Draco Malfoy never intended to blow up their life's work, but that's rather what they've gone and done. Now they're trapped 200 years in the past, with a broken Time Turner, a missing snuff box, a handful of overly-eligible daughters, and a House-elf in a cable knit cardigan...Categorized as:
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![Bryony and Roses by T. Kingfisher]()
Bryony and Roses by T. Kingfisher
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsBryony and her sisters have come down in the world. Their merchant father died trying to reclaim his fortune and left them to eke out a living in a village far from their home in the city. But when Bryony is caught in a snowstorm and takes refuge in an abandoned manor, she stumbles into a house full of dark enchantments...Categorized as:
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![Fushi no Kami: Rebuilding Civilization Starts With a Village #1 by Mizuumi Amakawa]()
Fushi no Kami: Rebuilding Civilization Starts With a Village #1 by Mizuumi Amakawa
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsAsh is a young boy with apparent past-life memories who lives in a remote, deserted village. As he remembers leading a bountiful life, he can’t bear living in a world akin to the Dark Ages, where not even the internal combustion engine exists... -
![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... -
![Broken Lords by A.F. Dery]()
Broken Lords by A.F. Dery
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAnswering the High Lord's summons, the leaders of the Union meet at his Court. Thane, Dread Lord of Eladria, is among them and eager to see justice done to his former friend-turned-adversary, Malachi, but their meeting raises more questions than answers. An unexpected catastrophe shakes his trust to its very core and he is forced to question all he once held true... -
![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... -
![Horseman by Kyle Robert Shultz]()
Horseman by Kyle Robert Shultz
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsIn the year 1790, monster hunter Ichabod Crane searched for a mysterious creature called the Headless Horseman. His quest ended in an embarrassing failure that marked his family with disgrace for generations. Now, in 1891, his descendant (and part-time centaur) Todd Crane is determined to clear his family’s name. There's just one problem--Todd deals in illegal magic potions...Categorized as:
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![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...Categorized as:
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![Blackfoot by W.R. Gingell]()
Blackfoot by W.R. Gingell
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBad luck is the least of their worries…Annabel has never wanted a cat. She certainly didn’t want a secretive, sarcastic black cat who takes over her pillow and makes remarks that no one else ever seems to hear. Despite that, Blackfoot manages to slink into her life like a small, furry shadow. Now Annabel and her friend Peter are being over-run by cats... -
![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... -
![The League of Gentlewomen Witches by India Holton]()
The League of Gentlewomen Witches by India Holton
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsJust when you thought it was safe to go back into the teahouse...Miss Charlotte Pettifer belongs to a secret league of women skilled in the subtle arts. That is to say—although it must never be said—witchcraft. The League of Gentlewomen Witches strives to improve the world in small ways...Categorized as:
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![With This Ring by Amanda Quick]()
With This Ring by Amanda Quick
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsLeo Drake, the "Mad Monk of Monkcrest," is notoriously eccentric and unquestionably reclusive. But he is also a noted antiquities expert, which is why Beatrice Poole has demanded his reluctant assistance. The freethinking authoress of "horrid novels," Beatrice is searching for the Forbidden Rings of Aphrodite, a mythic treasure she suspects played a role in her uncle's death...Categorized as:
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![My Contrary Mary by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton]()
My Contrary Mary by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWelcome to Renaissance France, a place of poison and plots, of beauties and beasts, of mice and . . . queens?⠀⠀Mary is the queen of Scotland and the jewel of the French court. Except when she's a mouse. Yes, reader, Mary is an Eðian (shapeshifter) in a kingdom where Verities rule. It's a secret that could cost her a head—or a tail.⠀⠀Luckily, Mary has a confidant in her betrothed, Francis...Categorized as:
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![Dreamer's Daughter by Lynn Kurland]()
Dreamer's Daughter by Lynn Kurland
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe New York Times bestselling Nine Kingdoms Saga continues with the stirring conclusion to the epic journey of a weaver and an elven prince.Aisling of Bruadair’s quest to restore her country’s rightful rulers to their throne has been long and difficult. Now, after a lifetime of lies, she’s confronted with an unexpected truth: Bruadair’s salvation may lie within her... -
![Armed & Magical by Lisa Shearin]()
Armed & Magical by Lisa Shearin
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsMy name is Raine Benares. Until last week I was a seeker—a finder of things lost and people missing. Now I’m psychic roommates with the Saghred, an ancient stone with cataclysmic powers. Just me, the stone, and all the souls it’s ingested over the centuries. Crowded doesn’t even begin to describe it. All I want is my life back—which means getting rid of the stone and the power it possesses... -
![The Brass Queen by Elizabeth Chatsworth]()
The Brass Queen by Elizabeth Chatsworth
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn 1897, a fiery British aristocrat and an inept US spy search for a stolen invisibility serum that could spark a global war.Miss Constance Haltwhistle is the last in a line of blue-blooded rogue inventors. Selling exotic firearms under her alias, the ‘Brass Queen,’ has kept her baronial estate’s coffers full...Categorized as:
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![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...Categorized as:
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![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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![Met Een Teder Gebaar by Amanda Quick]()
Met Een Teder Gebaar by Amanda Quick
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIt isn't easy making a living as a lady's companion when one possesses a sharp tongue and an original mind. That's why Emma Greyson has gone through three such positions in six months. Her current post at a tiresome country house party has her bored to tears—until an extraordinary encounter with the legendary Edison Stokes leads to a secret position as his assistant... -
![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... -
![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... -
![Charming the Prince by Teresa Medeiros]()
Charming the Prince by Teresa Medeiros
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsHe never lost a battle until he met the one woman who might succeed in...Charming the Prince.Dear Reader,My enemies know me as Lord Bannor the Bold, Pride of the English and Terror of the French. Never in my life have I backed down from any challenge or betrayed so much as a hint of fear—until the war ended and I found myself a reluctant papa to a dozen unruly children...Categorized as:
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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... -
![Tooth and Claw by Jo Walton]()
Tooth and Claw by Jo Walton
Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsA tale of love, money, and family conflict--among dragons. A family deals with the death of their father. A son goes to court for his inheritance. Another son agonises over his father's deathbed confession. One daughter becomes involved in the abolition movement, while another sacrifices herself for her husband. And everyone in the tale is a dragon, red in tooth and claw... -
![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 Gentleman by Forrest Leo]()
The Gentleman by Forrest Leo
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA funny, fantastically entertaining debut novel, in the spirit of Wodehouse and Monty Python, about a famous poet who inadvertently sells his wife to the devil--then recruits a band of adventurers to rescue her... -
![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...Categorized as:
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![Ransom My Heart by Meg Cabot, Mia Thermopolis]()
Ransom My Heart by Meg Cabot, Mia Thermopolis
Rated: 3.74 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsMia Thermopolis, Princess of Genovia and star of Meg Cabot's insanely popular #1 New York Times bestselling Princess Diaries books, has "penned" her first historical romance novel . . . with help from Meg Cabot He's a tall, handsome knight with a secret. She's an adventurous beauty with more than a few secrets of her own. Finnula needs money for her sister's dowry, and fast...Categorized as:
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![The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels by India Holton]()
The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels by India Holton
Rated: 3.74 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsA prim and proper lady thief must save her aunt from a crazed pirate and his dangerously charming henchman in this fantastical historical romance.Cecilia Bassingwaite is the ideal Victorian lady. She's also a thief. Like the other members of the Wisteria Society crime sorority, she flies around England drinking tea, blackmailing friends, and acquiring treasure by interesting means...Categorized as:
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![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... -
![Piratica: Being a Daring Tale of a Singular Girl's Adventure Upon the High Seas by Tanith Lee]()
Piratica: Being a Daring Tale of a Singular Girl's Adventure Upon the High Seas by Tanith Lee
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsArtemesia is the daughter of a pirate queen, and she's sick of practicing deportment at the Angels Academy for Young Maidens. Escaping from the school, she hunts up her mother's crew and breezily commands them out to sea in a leaky boat...Categorized as:
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