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Two Dragons by Octavia Randolph
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTwo DragonsDragons are said to guard treasure with their lives...Ceric, beset with madness from the trauma of the losses he has suffered, wanders the forests of Kilton. An urgent need to stave off the hunger of his folk calls his younger brother Edwin, Lord of Kilton, to the Kingdom of Mercia, and though he fulfils his mission, finds the greater prize he sought out of reach... -
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Mayluna by Kelley McNeil
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA legendary band, an iconic lead singer, and their mysterious connection to a woman whose love helped create the music of a generation. Timing is everything in a powerful novel about fate, regret, and moving on by the author of A Day Like This.In the 1990s, Carter Wills was the lead singer of the English alt-rock band Mayluna, securing his place among music legends... -
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![Red Queen Collection (Red Queen, #0.1-2) by Victoria Aveyard]()
Red Queen Collection (Red Queen, #0.1-2) by Victoria Aveyard
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsGraceling meets The Selection in Victoria Aveyard’s #1 New York Times bestselling fantasy series about seventeen-year-old Mare, a common girl whose latent magical powers draw her into the dangerous world of the elite ruling class... -
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![Once Upon a Broken Heart / Caraval / Legendary / Finale by Garber Stephanie]()
Once Upon a Broken Heart / Caraval / Legendary / Finale by Garber Stephanie
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPlease Note That The Following Individual Books As Per Original ISBN and Cover Image In this Listing shall be Dispatched Once Upon a Broken Heart [Hardcover]CaravalLegendaryFinaleOnce Upon a Broken Heart [Hardcover], Caraval, Legendary, Finale By Stephanie Garber 4 Books Collection Once Upon a Broken Heart [Hardcover]:Once Upon a Broken Heart marks the launch of a new series from beloved author... -
![Ascendance of a Bookworm: Part 4 Volume 5 by Miya Kazuki]()
Ascendance of a Bookworm: Part 4 Volume 5 by Miya Kazuki
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsAfter turning the lower city into a true sight to behold, Rozemyne aims to continue her development plan and secure a greater influence over the country’s other duchies. As she needs the assistance of commoners to achieve this, she gets to work dismantling the wall that exists between them and the nobles... -
![The Ways We Betray by Auryn Hadley]()
The Ways We Betray by Auryn Hadley
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsTo protect those who matter most, we will betray others in ways we never expected.This is supposed to be a good year. With a new set of instructors - and ones I know well - I'm sure it will be. For once, things are finally starting to go my way. My mentors are proud, my family is closer than ever before, and I am happy.Unfortunately, the gods are tired of waiting... -
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Vision of Danger by Wendy Vella
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom USA Today Bestseller Wendy Vella comes an exciting Regency series about legend, love and destiny, with a hint of magic …Wounded war hero Captain Wolf Sinclair has recovered physically from the hell he endured fighting for his country, but in his head, he still exists in the dark...Categorized as:
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![余污 [Yu Wu] by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou, 肉包不吃肉]()
余污 [Yu Wu] by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou, 肉包不吃肉
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe traitor Gu Mang returned to his home kingdom again. Everyone rejoiced in his banishment. It was said the one who hated him most was his closest friend – the cold and stoic Young Master Mo.A rumour: Young Master Mo prepared three hundred and sixty-five methods of torture to try on Gu Mang, enough to play with him for a year without repetition... -
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The Last Banquet of Temporal Confections by Tina Connolly
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA young food taster to the Traitor King must make a difficult choice in this story of pastries, magic, and revenge. The Last Banquet of Temporal Confections is a Tor.com Original from fantasy author Tina Connolly.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied... -
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The Echo Trilogy Collection by Lindsey Sparks
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAll three novels and both Echo Trilogy novellas bundled together!Their love is destined to shatter the boundaries of time...Archaeology grad student Alexandra Larson's world is turned upside down when her mother shares her deepest, darkest secret--that she doesn't know the true identity of Lex's father. The revelation sparks a change within Lex, and her dreams become far too real...Categorized as:
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Touched by Danger by Wendy Vella
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom USA Today Bestseller Wendy Vella comes an exciting Regency series about legend, love and destiny, with a hint of magic …Healer, Essex Sinclair understands her family’s heightened senses are a result of a long-ago pact between the Sinclairs and the powerful Raven family, but has always struggled to feel worthy of bearing the legendary Sinclair name...Categorized as:
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![Scent of Danger by Wendy Vella]()
Scent of Danger by Wendy Vella
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom USA Today Bestseller Wendy Vella comes an exciting Regency series about legend, love and destiny, with a hint of magic …As the illegitimate sister of the Duke of Raven, Emily knows only too well how society judges a woman like her, and what a debt of gratitude she owes her family... -
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Curse of the Chosen by Richard Phillips
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe fight against primordial evil continues, and the stakes have never been higher…Kragan, wielder of dark magic, has failed to vanquish the light in Lorness Carol Rafel, the woman prophesied to destroy him. Now Kragan has leveled a new threat against her: an unholy order of foul priests enlisted to storm her stronghold and destroy her and her companions once and for all.Lorness Carol is waiting... -
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![The Epilogue by Kiera Cass]()
The Epilogue by Kiera Cass
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe Epilogue - An epilogue to The One, which takes place two years later on Maxon's birthday... -
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The Prayers We Pray by Auryn Hadley
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBe careful what you pray for - because even gods can be tempted.The Temple of Temptation is broken. The system is failing the priests who serve faithfully, but Zeal isn't missing. He's simply powerless - or was.As more priests believe in our god, the balance of power has been shifting. Temptation is thriving. Miracles are happening. The High Priest is struggling... -
![The Saint of the Bookstore by Victoria Goddard]()
The Saint of the Bookstore by Victoria Goddard
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA feel-good fantasy short story for the winter holidays!Early in the new year, Sister Mirabelle of the Linder Church of the Lady is sent to Ragnor Bella to investigate rumours of a saint. Her job is to determine whether it's magic, trickery, or actual miracle. In the town's small bookstore, she encounters one Jemis Greenwing, who has a few mysteries to his name... -
![The Pirate's Treasure by Lisa Oliver]()
The Pirate's Treasure by Lisa Oliver
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“I have watched you from afar for so long. ‘Tis only fitting, as I breathe my last, that I do it in the arms I’ve longed to feel around my person for two plus years or more.”Rojan Purchanting, Pirate Captain, and half-brother to the King of Gunkermal didn’t mean to blurt out fateful words as he stumbled into Petrov after a disagreement with a knife... -
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Tempting Danger by Wendy Vella
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom USA Today Bestseller Wendy Vella comes an exciting Regency series about legend, love and destiny, with a hint of magic …With his demons well and truly leashed, reformed gambler, Lord Nicholas Braithwaite is tasked with finding a missing baby. Needing help, it comes in the form of the woman from his visions...Categorized as:
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Dracas by Ulrike Schweikert
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEuropa 1877: Die Macht der letzten großen Vampir-Clans ist am Schwinden. Um das Überleben der Vampire zu sichern, beschließen die Altehrwürdigen, ihre Nachkommen fortan gemeinsam auszubilden.Vier blutjunge Vampire, ein uralter Gegner – und eine tödliche Falle im glanzvollen Wien der HabsburgerIm vierten Jahr der Akademie reisen die jungen Vampire nach Wien zum Clan der Dracas...Categorized as:
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![The King's Obsession by Tanya Bird]()
The King's Obsession by Tanya Bird
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsLove is long-suffering… but she has suffered long enough.RUBY FINALIST 2019Behind every Companion is a mentor who must prepare her for the role. For nine years, Petra has existed within the castle walls. For nine years, the king has taken whatever he pleases—even her son. When tragedy strikes, Petra realises she can either accept her fate or run from it... -
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Measure of Peace by C. Faron
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJason and Kale have made a nice life for themselves in Naiara, but all is not as it seems. Jason’s hiding a letter with life-changing news, and Kale is plagued by nightmares he can’t discuss with Jason. Peace is within their grasp, but unfinished business threatens to disrupt everything. In order to move into their future, they must first face their past and seek answers in the country they fled... -
![Champion of the Crown by Melissa McShane]()
Champion of the Crown by Melissa McShane
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWillow North has safely brought the boy-King Felix out of Tremontane and secured the support of neighboring Eskandel in his bid to recover the Crown. Now she faces her greatest challenge yet: convincing the Counts and Barons of Tremontane to support Felix as he confronts his uncle, the pretender to the Crown... -
![The Labyrinth of Destiny by Callie Kanno]()
The Labyrinth of Destiny by Callie Kanno
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAdesina, the young queen of the L’avan people, traveled across the world to rescue her husband from the hands of her enemies. After countless hardships, she finds herself trapped on the other side of a Threshold, in a realm far from her world. Now she must find her way home again and stop the power-hungry demon Cha-sak from fulfilling his plans of dominion and bloodshed... -
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![Devil Venerable Also Wants To Know by Cyan Wings]()
Devil Venerable Also Wants To Know by Cyan Wings
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn a Mary-Sue novel, the readers all liked the Devil Venerable, the second male lead who devoted himself whole-heartedly to the female lead. However the female lead only loved the male lead who abused her physically and mentally.Readers: Why doesn’t the female lead like the Devil Venerable?!Devil Venerable: This Venerable also wants to know... -
![The Queen's Chair by Chloe Garner]()
The Queen's Chair by Chloe Garner
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat do you do with a merchant's spare daughter? What do you do when you are a merchant's spare daughter?Stasia has known her entire life that she was not destined for the lives that her friends and her sisters were expected to lead...Categorized as:
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Rival by J.M. Kearl
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWith the arrival of dragons and a massive enemy army, the war for magic freedom looks grim. When Daelyn goes down behind enemy lines, she has one chance to convince King Enden to call a truce and set magic free in Hesstia. To fulfill the terms of the truce, Daelyn must face the devious Queen Kyria in a savage challenge where only the winner may survive... -
![The Game of Courts by Victoria Goddard]()
The Game of Courts by Victoria Goddard
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Cavalier Conju enazo Argellian an Vilius—Conju to his friends, or he would be if any of them had survived the Fall of Astandalas—survived the cataclysmic destruction of the Empire of Astandalas in perfectly good health, thank you very much. If he spent the year (or hundred years) afterwards partying while the world burned .. -
![The Detectivists: Dragon Ripper by Melanie Bacon]()
The Detectivists: Dragon Ripper by Melanie Bacon
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"Readers will clamor for more."- Hallie Ephron, NY Times Bestselling Author"A gripping crime drama, game but edgy...Categorized as:
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![The Lair of Anubis by Alex Lukeman]()
The Lair of Anubis by Alex Lukeman
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn ancient papyrus describing the death of Cleopatra reveals the secret location of the lost tomb of Alexander the Great, supposedly filled with priceless treasure. Elizabeth Harker sends the Project team to Egypt, to find out if the tomb and treasure still exist.It doesn't take long before people start dying...Categorized as:
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![Cat's Cradle: Cat in Scotland by Julia Golding]()
Cat's Cradle: Cat in Scotland by Julia Golding
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFollowing the multi award-winning "The Diamond of Drury Lane", here we present the sixth volume from our famous feisty heroine Cat Royal, "Cat's Cradle". In which Cat Royal spins a tale about the search for her family, weaving in friends and foes, old and new. Her journey takes her from riotous London to a revolutionary cotton mill on the River Clyde in Scotland...Categorized as:
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The Devil's Slave by Tracy Borman
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAt the end of The King’s Witch, the first book in Tracy Borman’s Stuart-era trilogy, Frances Gorges was pregnant with the child of her dead lover, Thomas Wintour, executed for his role as a conspirator in the Gunpowder Plot of 1605. Now, in The Devil’s Slave, Frances is compelled to return to the dissolute and dangerous court where she has been suspected of witchcraft... -
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Outlaw by K. Eason
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe battle against the gods continues in the heart-pounding sequel to Enemy.Snow never planned on having a partner. Never planned on picking fights with a god. And certainly never expected to start a revolution.But that was before the goddess Tal’Shik returned, looking for revenge on the republic that rejected her... -
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Claimed by Three by L.V. Lane
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGrady took my heart then rejected me... for two years. Now he's back and determined to make me his.There's just one problem. I've moved on, and the sweetly wicked Byron has taken his place.Then there is Declan, Grady's brooding brother-in-arms who watches both Grady and me with the same barely tempered yearning.But I have a secret... -
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![Nottingham: The True Story of Robyn Hood by Anna Burke]()
Nottingham: The True Story of Robyn Hood by Anna Burke
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRobyn Hood didn’t set out to rob the rich, but in Nottingham, nothing ever goes according to plan....After a fateful hunting accident sends her on the run from the law, Robyn finds herself deep in the heart of Sherwood Forest... -
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Earth Logic by Laurie J. Marks
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe sweeping drama that began in Fire Logic continues. Full of love and humor as well as war and intrigue, this well-crafted epic fantasy will delight existing fans as surely as it will win new ones.--Publishers Weekly... -
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MidKnight by Ann Denton
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThink you can steal my sister and then hide? Think again. I will find you, and I will destroy you. I’ll make you rue the day you thought you could take from me. As soon as I figure out who you are. Which will happen as soon as my butler, a visiting queen, and a rebellion are put in their place. I won’t lose my sister to you or my kingdom to anyone. I will fight to the bitter end. And I will win... -
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Blood of Wolves by Lauren Gilley
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsLord Oliver and King Erik’s party survived capture with the help of some unlikely allies, and now hurry back through treacherous mountain paths to the site of the Midwinter Festival, where Northern celebration turned to bloodshed. From Dreki Hörgr, the ancestral seat of the North, the lords of Aeretoll will march back across the kingdom, wounded, exhausted, and waiting for Ragnar’s next strike... -
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Princess of Sparta by Penelope Haines
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe’s Helen of Troy’s older sister.She’s a Spartan Princess.She’s High Queen of Mycenae.Her name is Clytemnestra.In a world where women are submissive, she rules.In a world where wives are loyal, she is unfaithfulIn a world where honour and blood feuds abound she exacts the ultimate revenge...Categorized as:
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Spirits Revived by Alice Duncan
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGhost Seeks Help from Fake Spiritualist in Spirits Revived, a Historical Cozy Mystery by Alice Duncan--Pasadena, California, 1926--While conducting a séance for a client with more money than sense, Daisy Gumm Majesty is surprised when a seemingly real spirit makes contact. Eddie Hastings, an attorney in life, wants Daisy to prove his death was not a suicide, but murder... -
![Prince of the Spear by David Hair]()
Prince of the Spear by David Hair
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDesperate for the next Game of Thrones? Prince of the Spear continues the Sunsurge Quartet and delivers a full-on fix of epic fantasy. The unthinkable has happened. With the Leviathan Bridge critically damaged and its towers unable to control the skies between Yuros and Antiopia, the East has invaded the West... -
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The Prince and the Ice King by Amanda Meuwissen
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEvery Winter Solstice, the Emerald Kingdom sends the dreaded Ice King a sacrifice—a corrupt soul, a criminal, a deviant, or someone touched by magic. Prince Reardon has always loathed this tradition, partly because he dreams of love with another man instead of a future queen.Then Reardon’s best friend is discovered as a witch and sent to the Frozen Kingdom as tribute... -
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Hadassah, Queen Esther of Persia by Diana Wallis Taylor
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOne of the great heroines of the Old Testament, Hadassah was a beautiful, graceful young woman who put her faith in God and her guardian, her cousin Mordecai. She dreams of marrying Shamir, a tall, handsome, studious young man who is the rabbi’s son. Her heart beats faster when she hears the sound of his deep voice as he reads the Torah...Categorized as:
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魔導具師ダリヤはうつむかない～今日から自由な職人ライフ～1 by Hisaya Amagishi, 甘岸久弥
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsAfter dying of overwork in Japan, Dahlia is reborn into a world filled with magic. Raised by a master of magical toolmaking, she develops a passion for the craft and becomes engaged to her father’s apprentice. Before her father can see her wed, however, he suddenly passes away... -
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![Two Rivers by Zoe Saadia]()
Two Rivers by Zoe Saadia
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLibrarian note: An older cover for this edition can be found here.Having survived the failed raid on the enemy lands, Tekeni had no illusions. He was nothing but an enemy cub, adopted into one of the clans, but not accepted, never for real. To fit in was difficult, to run away - impossible. To get into trouble, more often than not, was the only available option... -
![Boudicca's Daughter by Elodie Harper]()
Boudicca's Daughter by Elodie Harper
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDeploying the same gripping plot dynamics and unforgettable sense of time and place that she used in the bestselling Wolf Den trilogy, Harper tells the thrilling story of the child of one of Ancient Rome's most implacable foes, Boudicca.There is more than one way for a woman to fight. From the author of the bestselling Wolf Den Trilogy...Categorized as:
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Banished by Kimberley Griffiths Little
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPerfect for fans of Cleopatra's Moon and the adult bestseller The Red Tent, this is the epic sequel to Forbidden, set in the unforgiving deserts of ancient Mesopotamia. Jayden's courage will be put to the test as she fights for her survival and the one she loves.Jayden thought she had lost everything...Categorized as:
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Pyras by Ulrike Schweikert
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEuropa 1877: Die Macht der letzten großen Vampir-Clans ist am Schwinden. Um das Überleben der Vampire zu sichern, beschließen die Altehrwürdigen, ihre Nachkommen fortan gemeinsam auszubilden...Categorized as:
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Lycana by Ulrike Schweikert
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEuropa 1877: Die Macht der letzten großen Vampir-Clans ist am Schwinden. Um das Überleben der Vampire zu sichern, beschließen die Altehrwürdigen, ihre Nachkommen fortan gemeinsam auszubilden...Categorized as:
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![A Wind in Cairo by Judith Tarr]()
A Wind in Cairo by Judith Tarr
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTarr presents a historical fantasy set in Egypt in the 12th century about a young man who is turned into a horse for punishment and must undergo harsh lessons in order to be returned to human form. "A bona fide turn-the-page tale".--Anne McCaffrey...
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