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The Emperor's Bone Palace by Hailey Turner
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEvery heart is meant to break.THE NAMELESS. As a warden, Soren’s duty is to guard against the dead, but he was never trained to guard against his heart. Drawn into a web of Solarian politics, Soren finds himself at the center of a storm of his own making, unwilling to break free if it means losing the man he loves... -
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杀破狼 [Sha Po Lang] by Priest
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn the age of the Great Liang Dynasty, the lives of the people were made convenient with steam-powered machines that run on a fuel named Violetstream Gold... -
![Out of Time, Into You by Jay Bell]()
Out of Time, Into You by Jay Bell
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter graduating high school, a freak accident whisks Reggie Valentine back in time to the 1950s where he meets Daniel Parker, a sweet and wholesome guy his grandmother used to date. Reggie learns that Daniel is not only closeted, but unaware that two men can fall in love or even marry... -
![Can't Help Falling in Love with an Alien by Chloe Archer]()
Can't Help Falling in Love with an Alien by Chloe Archer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRiverWorking for the Alliance is a sci-fi nerd’s dream–aka mine–come true. I’ve even won the heart of my grumpy-sexy alien boyfriend. Nothing can bring me down, baby. I’m walking on freaking sunshine! Except now one of Kai’s douchey AF exes decides to turn up like a bad case of crabs. I don’t trust him one bit. But I’ve got even bigger problems to worry about... -
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![This Gilded Abyss by Rebecca Thorne]()
This Gilded Abyss by Rebecca Thorne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSergeant Nix Marr is a damn good soldier. She’s also desperate to leave her haunted past deep in the bioluminescent ocean, buried alongside her best friend, Quian. So, when Subarch Kessandra, Valkesh’s favorite royal–and Nix’s loathed ex–requests Nix’s help investigating a massacre in the abyssal city of Fall, Nix refuses. Vehemently.She should have known Kessandra would fight back... -
![Wrighting Old Wrongs by Maria Grace]()
Wrighting Old Wrongs by Maria Grace
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsControlling Fire, Earth, Water, and Air with a simple touch would have been much more impressive if it paid the bills.For nearly 200 years, the Wrights have controlled the Elements, shaping them to their will. But, the new era of industrialization threatens their extinction...Categorized as:
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![The Gangster by C.S. Poe]()
The Gangster by C.S. Poe
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings1881—Special Agent Gillian Hamilton, magic caster for the Federal Bureau of Magic and Steam, has recovered from injuries obtained while in Shallow Grave, Arizona. Now back in New York City, Gillian makes an arrest on New Year’s Eve that leads to information on a gangster, known only as Tick Tock, who’s perfected utilizing elemental magic ammunition...Categorized as:
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![How to Marry a Werewolf by Gail Carriger]()
How to Marry a Werewolf by Gail Carriger
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsGuilty of an indiscretion? Time to marry a werewolf.WEREWOLVESThe monsters left Faith ruined in the eyes of society, so now they’re her only option. Rejected by her family, Faith crosses the Atlantic, looking for a marriage of convenience and revenge.But things are done differently in London. Werewolves are civilized. At least they pretend to be... -
![Garden of the Cursed by Katy Rose Pool]()
Garden of the Cursed by Katy Rose Pool
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIn this thrilling YA fantasy/mystery duology from award-winning author Katy Pool, cursebreaker Marlow Briggs reluctantly pretends to be in love with one of the most powerful nobles in Caraza City to gain entry into an illustrious—and deadly—society that holds clues to her mother's disappearance. Perfect for fans of Veronica Mars, These Violent Delights, and Chain of Iron... -
![The Jackal’s House by Anna Butler]()
The Jackal’s House by Anna Butler
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSequel to The Gilded ScarabSomething is stalking the Aegyptian night and endangering the archaeologists excavating the mysterious temple ruins in Abydos. But is it a vengeful ancient spirit or a very modern conspiracy…...Categorized as:
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![Finding You in Time by Bess McBride]()
Finding You in Time by Bess McBride
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsREVISED AND UPDATED (No new content) Book Four of the best-selling Train Through Time series, a historical time travel romance series set in and around Seattle, Spokane, Wenatchee and Montana in the early 1900s. Nathan Carpenter has lost the woman he loves...on a train...to another time. He has lost everything, even himself as he cannot find a way to return to his own time...to 1906...Categorized as:
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![Ride the Whirlwind by Jackie North]()
Ride the Whirlwind by Jackie North
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSoulmates across time. Two hearts, stronger together. In present day, Maxton is good at finding trouble and bad at everything else.In 1892, Trent Harrington, sheriff of Trinidad, Colorado, lives a respectable but lonely life, devoid of any closeness.Trying to escape a past that keeps chasing him, Maxton drives south to avoid getting arrested... -
![A Fall in Time by Bess McBride]()
A Fall in Time by Bess McBride
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsREVISED AND UPDATED (No new content) Book Five of the bestselling Train Through Time series, a historical time travel romance series set in and around Seattle, Spokane, Wenatchee and Montana in the early 1900s. Sara Reed, a twenty-first century college student in Spokane, Washington, hears the train’s whistle every day as it passes by her apartment...Categorized as:
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![A Gentleman of Means by Shelley Adina]()
A Gentleman of Means by Shelley Adina
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBook 8 in the Magnificent Devices steampunk series!How much must one sacrifice for the sake of friendship?Lady Claire Trevelyan has had to deal with betrayal before, in small ways and large. But none is quite so painful as the belief that Gloria Meriwether-Astor had deserted her and her friends and left them to die under the waters of Venice...Categorized as:
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![Prosperity by Alexis Hall]()
Prosperity by Alexis Hall
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA breathtaking tale of passion and adventure in the untamed skies! Prosperity, 1863: a lawless skytown where varlets, chancers, and ne’er-do-wells risk everything to chase a fortune in the clouds, and where a Gaslight guttersnipe named Piccadilly is about to cheat the wrong man. This mistake will endanger his life . . . and his heart. Thrill! As our hero battles dreadful kraken above Prosperity... -
![To Kiss in the Shadows by Lynn Kurland]()
To Kiss in the Shadows by Lynn Kurland
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLianna of Grasleigh spends all her days weaving tapestries of dragons and shadows, avoiding the intrigues of court, and trying desperately with needle and thread to recapture the beauty she has lost. She dreams of a fearless knight to rescue her from the king's stern wardship.. -
![Romancing the Werewolf by Gail Carriger]()
Romancing the Werewolf by Gail Carriger
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWerewolf in trouble... Biffy, newly minted Alpha of the London Pack, is not having a good Christmas. His Beta abandoned him, his werewolves object to his curtain choices, and someone keeps leaving babies on his doorstep.Professor Randolph Lyall returns home to London after twenty years abroad, afraid of what he might find... -
![My Lady Quicksilver by Bec McMaster]()
My Lady Quicksilver by Bec McMaster
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsDetermined to destroy the Echelon she despises, Rosalind Fairchild is on seemingly easy mission. Get in. Uncover the secrets of her brother's disappearance. And get out.In order to infiltrate the Nighthawks and find their leader, Sir Jasper Lynch, Rosalind will pose as their secretary... -
![Stars of Chaos: Sha Po Lang (Novel) Vol. 4 by Priest]()
Stars of Chaos: Sha Po Lang (Novel) Vol. 4 by Priest
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEVIL IN THE BLOODAs Chang Geng continues his dangerous mission investigating corruption in the south, Gu Yun races back to the capital in hopes of stopping a bloody insurrection. But internal unrest is not all that threatens the throne of Great Liang as foreign enemies gather on both land and sea... -
![Kiss Across Swords by Teal Ceagh, Tracy Cooper-Posey]()
Kiss Across Swords by Teal Ceagh, Tracy Cooper-Posey
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTo save them all they must win back one reluctant heart...again. Taylor Yates never dreamed growing up she would end up happily living with two drop-dead sexy vampires and time-hopping through their thousand years of personal history. Her life is complete...or is it? When she finds herself at the siege of Jerusalem during the first crusade, Veris doesn't know her at all and doesn't want to... -
![Pride by K.A. Merikan]()
Pride by K.A. Merikan
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsVolume 2 in the ponyplay erotic romance trilogy: The Copper HorseLondon1907, twenty years into the zombie PlagueAfter being kidnapped into slavery by a powerful crime family member - Erik Dal, Reuben is slowly adjusting to his new life. He is now Copper, Erik’s proud stallion, serving in any way his master might require - from pulling a cart, to pleasures in the bedroom... -
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Nyssa Glass and the House of Mirrors by H.L. Burke
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNyssa Glass is a reformed cat burglar turned electrician's apprentice, settled into a life repairing videophones and radio-sets. However, when her past comes calling, she finds herself forced into one last job. No one has entered Professor Dalhart's secluded mansion in almost a decade, at least not and returned to tell the tale... -
![The Iron Fin by Anne Renwick]()
The Iron Fin by Anne Renwick
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA vampiric octopus hunting selkies. A torrid love affair. Traitors who prey on those closest to them in a bid for power. Isa McQuiston is caught between two worlds. Strange creatures are attacking her people, their injuries beyond her medical expertise. More than one fisherman has been tossed ashore by the waves, drained of blood, a severed tentacle piercing his flesh... -
![Innocence & Carnality by J. Alan Veerkamp]()
Innocence & Carnality by J. Alan Veerkamp
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings(Please note: This is a re-release with no additional content added.) Innocence is his only currency. The gilded cage of propriety where Nathan grew up as a member of the Deilian aristocracy became a true prison when, at fifteen, his homosexuality came to light and created a terrible scandal... -
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![Shadow of the War Machine by Kristin Bailey]()
Shadow of the War Machine by Kristin Bailey
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMeg has come a long way from her days as a lowly housemaid, driven to learn the truth behind her parents’ murder. She’s since discovered that they were part of the Secret Order of Modern Amusementists — an underground society of inventors...Categorized as:
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![Clara's Heart by Kitty Margo]()
Clara's Heart by Kitty Margo
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRipped from the arms of the man she loves, Clara returns to her family, and her fiancé...Categorized as:
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![Burning Hope by Kathryn Ann Kingsley]()
Burning Hope by Kathryn Ann Kingsley
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNero is a madman and a murderer…and now Hope belongs to him.Hope's life as an enslaved priestess in the Temple of Hera is all she has ever known. Born to slavery and the golden chain she wears around her neck, very little ever came as a surprise. But when she meets Nero, the only thing she can trust is that everything is about to change...Categorized as:
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![Cursed Opal by Kathryn Ann Kingsley]()
Cursed Opal by Kathryn Ann Kingsley
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHugo Finch saved Opal’s life…but now his dark secret might kill them both.Opal had received a lot of propositions in her career, but none were as tempting as when the commander of the West Wind Dominion offered to save her life. But like all things, it would come at a price. What he would have to do to save her would leave her...not human.But Hugo Finch was not entirely what he seemed... -
![This Time Forever by Constance O'Day-Flannery]()
This Time Forever by Constance O'Day-Flannery
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsConstance O'Day-Flannery has touched millions of readers' hearts with her magical romances that stir the imagination. Now, she delivers the story of a fiery Irish woman who travels forward in time to the 20th century and meets the man who will change her fate--forever... -
![Horatio by T.J. Klune]()
Horatio by T.J. Klune
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOn October 15, 1979, two men take to the road, leaving their town behind, waiting for the peanut farmer president to come onto the radio to make an important announcement about the future of all mankind. In the hours leading up to the broadcast, Jamie and Harry will look back on their relationship, and what it means to live in defiance like there's no tomorrow... -
![Together Forever Across Time by Bess McBride]()
Together Forever Across Time by Bess McBride
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsStephen Sadler reluctantly attends the Seattle wedding of Robert Chamberlain to Ellie Standish, the woman who had captured his interest. There he says goodbye to the woman he thought he had fallen for...Categorized as:
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![Claiming Their Slave by Sue Lyndon]()
Claiming Their Slave by Sue Lyndon
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThough she dreamed for years of escaping her cruel master, Ava never expected that when she finally left her village it would be in the company of a huge, roughly-handsome barbarian who just purchased her at auction. Despite his stern demeanor and his promise to spank her for any misbehavior, however, her new owner's firm-handed dominance arouses her deeply... -
![A Market of Dreams and Destiny by Trip Galey]()
A Market of Dreams and Destiny by Trip Galey
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEnter the bazaar of the bizarre where fate and fortunes are for sale in this high-stakes magical adventure across a London not quite like our own, perfect for fans of Neverwhere and The Night Circus.Below Covent Garden lies the Untermarkt, where anything and everything has a price: a lover’s first blush, a month of honesty, a wisp of fortune... -
![Runaway Hucow by Lizzy Bequin]()
Runaway Hucow by Lizzy Bequin
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsYou can run, little hucow, But you can’t hide your desire.Tess Bradford is a hucow, and she’s on the auction block to be sold to the highest bidder. The men at the auction want her for her milk, but the tall dark stranger with the bulging muscles and deadly horns wants so much more. He wants Tess to be his mate, but not his alone. He has two herd brothers, and they share everything together... -
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![Fields of Air by Shelley Adina]()
Fields of Air by Shelley Adina
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBook 10 in the Magnificent Devices steampunk series! Her father started a war. She intends to stop it. Her father may have sacrificed his own life to save hers, but heiress Gloria Meriwether-Astor is finding it difficult to forgive him...Categorized as:
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![The Gilded Scarab by Anna Butler]()
The Gilded Scarab by Anna Butler
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Captain Rafe Lancaster is invalided out of the Britannic Imperium’s Aero Corps after crashing his aerofighter during the Second Boer War, his eyesight is damaged permanently, and his career as a fighter pilot is over... -
![Honey from the Lion by Jackie North]()
Honey from the Lion by Jackie North
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSoulmates across time. A love that was meant to be.In present day, Laurie, tired of corporate life, takes a much-needed vacation at Farthingdale Dude Ranch.The very first night a freak blizzard combined with a powerful meteor shower takes Laurie back to the year 1891... -
![Vinyl by Sophia Elaine Hanson, Sophia Slade]()
Vinyl by Sophia Elaine Hanson, Sophia Slade
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAll citizens within the soaring black walls of Revinia have metal Singers grafted into their skulls at birth. The parasitic machines issue a form of auditory hypnosis called The Music, which keeps their minds malleable and emotions flat. All artistic expression—especially real music—is strictly prohibited... -
![A Lady of Integrity by Shelley Adina]()
A Lady of Integrity by Shelley Adina
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBook 7 in the Magnificent Devices steampunk series! Will a daring rescue put a wedding and a future at risk? Lady Claire Trevelyan and renowned scientist Andrew Malvern are looking forward to domestic felicity in London when they are surprised by an unexpected visitor...Categorized as:
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![Rebel Magisters by Shanna Swendson]()
Rebel Magisters by Shanna Swendson
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTea, Love ... and Revolution!The Rebel Mechanics aren’t the only group plotting revolution against the magical British Empire. There are rebel magisters, as well, and Verity Newton and her magister employer, Lord Henry, know that the only way for the revolution to succeed is if both groups work together...Categorized as:
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![Beauty and Beastly: Steampunk Beauty and the Beast by Melanie Karsak]()
Beauty and Beastly: Steampunk Beauty and the Beast by Melanie Karsak
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn this tale as old as time, Isabella Hawking must tinker a solution to a heartbreaking mystery. When Isabelle and her papa set out from London on a sea voyage, Isabelle was thrilled. Visiting foreign courts, learning from master tinkers, and studying new ways to manipulate mechanicals sounded like a dream. But an unexpected gale turns the waters violent, and the ship is lost...Categorized as:
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![Shadowdance by Kristen Callihan]()
Shadowdance by Kristen Callihan
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsOnce a heart is lost in shadow...Life has been anything but kind to Mary Chase. But the Society for the Suppression of Supernaturals has given her purpose. Now she's been tasked with catching a vicious murderer dubbed the Bishop of Charing Cross. But someone is already on the case—and the last thing he relishes is a partner.Only someone who lives in darkness can find it... -
![A Game of Romance and Ruin by Ruby Roe]()
A Game of Romance and Ruin by Ruby Roe
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsIn a game of power, can love be the deadliest weapon?Stirling Grey, a legendary negotiator, is on a mission: to mend her broken heart and avenge its ruin.Morrigan Lee, a hidden princess and heir to the throne, is harbouring a dark secret.For years, Stirling and Morrigan navigated the perilous games of power and politics, shared clandestine moments, and ultimately... fell in love.. -
![The Last Bloodcarver by Vanessa Le]()
The Last Bloodcarver by Vanessa Le
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe tantalizing romance of These Violent Delights meets the mechanical wonders of Cinder in The Last Bloodcarver, the first in a two-book debut -- with a riveting medical magic system and lush Vietnam-inspired fantasy world.Nhika is a bloodcarver. A cold-hearted, ruthless being who can alter human biology with just a touch... -
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![Downtime by James Allen, Tamara Allen]()
Downtime by James Allen, Tamara Allen
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFBI Agent Morgan Nash is on assignment in London when his case goes awry and he finds himself moments away from a bullet through the heart. But fate has other plans: Morgan gets knocked out pursuing a suspect... and wakes up in 1888... -
![The Mech Who Loved Me by Bec McMaster]()
The Mech Who Loved Me by Bec McMaster
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAva McLaren is tired of being both a virgin, and a mere laboratory assistant for the Company of Rogues. When a baffling mystery rears its head, it presents her with the opportunity to work a real case... and perhaps get a taste of the passion that eludes her.Blue bloods are dying from a mysterious disease, which should be impossible... -
![The Engineer by C.S. Poe]()
The Engineer by C.S. Poe
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratings1881—Special Agent Gillian Hamilton is a magic caster with the Federal Bureau of Magic and Steam. He’s sent to Shallow Grave, Arizona, to arrest a madman engineer known as Tinkerer, who’s responsible for blowing up half of Baltimore. Gillian has handled some of the worst criminals in the Bureau’s history, so this assignment shouldn’t be a problem...Categorized as:
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![Clockwork Tangerine by Rhys Ford]()
Clockwork Tangerine by Rhys Ford
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe British Empire reigns supreme, and its young Queen Victoria has expanded her realm to St. Francisco, a bustling city of English lords and Chinese ghettos. St. Francisco is a jewel in the Empire’s crown and as deeply embroiled in the conflict between the Arcane and Science as its sister city, London—a very dark and dangerous battle... -
![First Daughter by Susan Kaye Quinn]()
First Daughter by Susan Kaye Quinn
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTHIS IS THE THIRD BOOK IN THE Royals of Dharia Trilogy The war has begun, and with the Queen of Dharia on her deathbed, Aniri’s excessively-proper eldest sister, First Daughter Nahali, finally sees her chance to claim the crown...Categorized as:
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![Lord of the Highlands by Veronica Wolff]()
Lord of the Highlands by Veronica Wolff
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn online dating service may have pronounced Felicity "unmatchable" but she's determined-and destined-to find her perfect mate. All it takes is a mystical deck of Tarot cards and suddenly she's in 17th-century Scotland, smitten by a warrior who must make a daring choice: send Felicity back to her own time, or endanger both their lives...
![杀破狼 [Sha Po Lang] by Priest](https://48f-1.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/books/small/64c5a031cbf2a48f27d9d169.jpg)
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