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The Princess Game: A Reimagining of Sleeping Beauty by Melanie Cellier
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThey call her the Sleeping Princess, but Celeste is far from asleep… Celeste has been cursed since her sixteenth birthday--just not in the way the rest of the kingdom thinks. All they see is her breath-taking beauty, marred by her foolishness. Only she knows that she retains her brilliant mind. And it’s a secret she must keep at all costs...Categorized as:
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The Traitor Queen by Danielle L. Jensen
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 70 ratingsA queen now in exile as a traitor, Lara has watched Ithicana be conquered by her own father, helpless to do anything to stop the destruction. But when she learns her husband, Aren, has been captured in battle, Lara knows there is only one reason her father is keeping him alive: as bait for his traitorous daughter.And it is bait she fully intends to take...Categorized as:
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The Lord John Series by Diana Gabaldon
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDiana Gabaldon, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Outlander series, delivers captivating tales of history, intrigue, and suspense that feature one of her most popular characters: Lord John Grey. This thrilling eBook collection—featuring three novels and one collection of novellas—follows Lord John as he defends his country, ferrets out spies, and unravels a haunting family mystery...Categorized as:
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Diplomats and Fugitives by Lindsay Buroker
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsEven though Basilard is the official Mangdorian ambassador to the Turgonian Republic, he still isn’t fully trusted by his pacifist people. After he was enslaved and forced to entertain spectators in pit fights that left him scarred and mute, his kin turned their backs on him, condemning him for choosing violence... -
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Outshine by Nichole Van
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTime is not a river. It is a vast cosmic sea, where each life exists as rippling circles on its surface. Usually, the eternal ocean oscillates in harmony, all lives breathing up and down as one. But something has broken this equilibrium, turning the cosmic ocean into turbulent waters . . -
Snake Heart by Lindsay Buroker
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsTasked with an impossible mission, hunted by the very people he wants to protect, Yanko White Fox is the only one who can save his nation from famine and anarchy. Armed only with his fledgling skills as a wizard and accompanied by allies he’s not sure he can trust, he must track down an ancient relic before his enemies find it first. But countless obstacles stand in the way, including his mother...Categorized as:
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Esperance by Heather Frost
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwelve strangers. Six marriages. One year in Esperance.Amryn has many reasons to hate the empire. Her latest is her forced marriage to General Carver Vincetti, better known as the Butcher. If he learns even one of her secrets, he will kill her. And Amryn has many secrets...Categorized as:
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Reign by Donna Grant
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNew York Times and USA Today bestselling author Donna Grant blends the magic of Scottish and Norse tradition in the final installment of her acclaimed The Fated series.Magic holds both beauty and danger…As Lady of the Varroki, Malene was powerful and revered. But after a battle, she awakens in Norway as Dagny, a witch with no memories of her past... -
The Pillars of Enoch: Templars and the Melungeon Legacy by David S. Brody
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn elderly recluse informs historian Cameron Thorne that he has discovered the secret at the core of Freemasonry. The next day, he is killed. Thorne quickly focuses on a mysterious stone tablet, given to Moses by God along with the Ten Commandments, purportedly passed down to the Freemasons by the medieval Knights Templar...Categorized as:
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The Midwife and the Orc by Finley Fenn
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsOrc Mountain needs a midwife. And this devious, deadly orc is determined to find one…In a world of recently warring orcs and men, Gwyn Garrett is a lord’s daughter on a mission — to escape her lord father, dump her cheating betrothed, and pursue her true calling as a plant-obsessed midwife.Until the night her brand-new house is invaded by an orc... -
Anastasia by Sophie Lark
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAnastasia is the princess no one needs: the fourth daughter born to an emperor without a son, and the only royal lacking a magical gift.Until she collides with a young Cossack rebel, changing both their lives forever.Damien is taken from everything he knows and raised as a ward of the Romanovs.Anastasia develops a strange kind of magic shared only by the Black Monk Rasputin... -
Dragon Fire by Bianca D'Arc
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThere’s something very wrong in the Southern Lair. The blind dragon refuses to choose a new knight partner, but only he can save Gryphon Isle from the deadly pirate menace. His human friends accompany him to the home of the last wizard, fighting on shore as he swims beneath the pirate ships, rising to flame them into oblivion... -
Blood Ward by Glynn Stewart
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA chosen servant left for deadA pair of hunters with hidden secretsA fateful choice of who to trust…The young cowboy Teer has joined the rogue El-Spehari demigod Kard in his work as a bounty hunter. Both have powers they conceal, but they are determined to guard the people of the Unity’s Eastern Territories... -
The Right of Vengeance by Lina J. Potter
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwo countries are caught up in the flames of conspiracy, desperate to restore order. Rebellions in Virma and Wellster are at its peak. In these dark days, when no one is safe, in order to survive, Lilian has to remember who her friends are. Separated from Lilian in the very heart of a cruel scheme, Jess will have to face reality: his wife is one of a kind... -
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The King's Road by Lina J. Potter
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Medieval Tale of Lilian Earton is coming to its end. All mysteries will be unraveled, all questions will be answered right here and right now. The King's Road is the 8th and the last book in a bestselling Amazon A Medieval Tale series by Lina J. Potter. A #1 Amazon bestseller series in multiple categories continues now... -
For the Love of Elves by Shawn Keys
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsElves are the undisputed masters of the world. Sun Elf Kings rule with impunity. Moon Elf squires and servants are their right hands. Sea and Forest Elves roam the wilds both protecting the lesser races while keeping them properly in line. Even Dark Elves, feared and hated by their own brethren, are considered superior in every way... -
The Cross of Ciaran by Andrea Matthews
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen a fifth century pagan priest is unearthed in Ireland fifteen hundred years after being entombed, archaeologist Caitlin O’Connell is convinced it’s the find of the century. The body is in perfect condition, right down to the intricate tattoos adorning the Celt’s skin. In fact, if scientific data hadn’t proved otherwise, she would swear he hadn’t been interred more than a few hours...Categorized as:
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Mage Guardian 1 by Dante King
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRune Tellarus always wanted to become a Guardian, a powerful warrior bonded to a magic-wielding woman known as an Adeptal Mage. Except he failed the test as a youth and thought he would never get the chance to study at their Academy or learn magic.After a terrible tragedy in a nobleman's home, he finds himself suddenly bonded with the nobleman's daughter, Narcissa... -
Pretty Little Thief by Ashlee M. Edmonds
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’ve never been good at being a princess, but when my father chooses me as his rightful heir over my brother, I hold my head high and prepare myself for what is to come. Only it is far more deadly than I had anticipated. My brother is a puppet at my grandmother's mercy. Which leaves us pitted against one another in a fight to rule IronHaven...Categorized as:
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The Illuminati Secret by Rob Jones
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings***Don't miss the second high-octane, adrenaline-pumped, action-adventure quest in the Jed Mason thriller series!***Former British Army Boxing Champion and MI6 operative Jed Mason is enjoying an early retirement on his Portuguese farm when he receives a telephone call informing him of the kidnap of Dr Holly Hope, an academic he worked alongside in April to locate the Ark of the Covenant...Categorized as:
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Wagered to the Orc by Caroline Lee, Veronika Kane
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI am no stranger to being owned by a male, but my new master is something I never imagined…In my years in the Tarbert household, I have learned my worthlessness, and I pray that being sent with my distant cousin on her way to her new marriage might grant me a chance at some value. I see that hope disappear when our small party is attacked on the way to the wedding…by orcs... -
Hidden Dragons by Bianca D'Arc
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLove flourishes when two knights unexpectedly find the woman of their dreams…Sir Robert finds a beautiful maiden sobbing by a small waterfall. She proves to be a very special woman who can communicate with dragons. She lives alone in the forest, on the edge of a village Robert and his fighting partner, Bear, have been sent to investigate... -
Sea Dragon by Bianca D'Arc
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA blind dragon who just wants to be left alone… Sir Hrardorr was once the mightiest of fighters. Now he’s blind and useless. His knight is dead and he can’t even go into proper mourning because he needs help just to get around. Part sea dragon, he decides to go to the Southern Lair to rusticate by the coast... -
The Shadow Gypsy by C.R. Daems, J.R. Tomlin
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Shadow Sister Ryana, the very Shadow of Death, is marrying her beloved and joining his gypsy clan. War took her innocence, and now she's determined to rebuild her life. But religious cults are springing up, and the gypsies come under attack. Ryana's best friend in the Sisters, Jelena, has fled to join one of the cults, and the senior Sister asks Ryana to find out why...Categorized as:
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Echoes of Magic by Donna Grant
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHiding a secret so awful that his only hope for survival is to remain hidden, Grayson has lived most of his life pretending to be someone he isn’t. After years serving as a commander to his lord and friend, Grayson can no longer hold back the past. He leaves in search of answers only to find evil awaits him... -
The Quest to the Uncharted Lands by Jaleigh Johnson
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom the acclaimed author of the New York Times bestseller The Mark of the Dragonfly comes another magical and thrilling story that takes readers on an exciting new adventure.Stella Glass dreams of exploring worlds beyond her home of Solace, but when her famous parents are sent on a historic mission to the Uncharted Lands, it's simply too dangerous for her to join them...Categorized as:
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Colorblind by Violette Dubrinsky
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKINDLE #1 BESTSELLERLeon Arnaud is a French werewolf on a mission in America. Unlike most of his kind, he cannot sit idly back and watch humans commit one of the vilest atrocities he’s ever seen: slavery. With wealth and connections at his disposal, he arrives in Louisiana with one purpose and one purpose only: to free as many slaves as possible... -
In Fine Form by Eressë
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGuile is an asset in foreign relations, but an affliction when it comes to affairs of the heart. A bastard of unknown parentage, Yandro Vaidon was born saddled with a huge disadvantage. The nigh rigid class structure of the dual-gendered realm of Ylandre relegated him to the bottom rungs of the social ladder and promised a dim future... -
Always Forever by Maureen Driscoll
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom the author of the Kellington series of Regency romances, comes the fifth book in the Emerson saga. Lady Rose Emerson has been in love with Nate Gage, the Marquess of Grayson, for most of her life. She is determined to marry the man, but he's doing everything he can to keep her at arm's length for her own protection... -
Given To The Berserkers by Lee Savino
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCaptured to be a prize in the brutal Berserker Games...My life changed forever when the Berserkers took me. These fearsome warriors must find women to keep their lethal rage at bay...and I am an ideal mate.The Alphas decree that all warriors must compete in a series of Highland Games for my hand. Of all the giant warriors, two have caught my eye, but I have no choice... -
The Turning by Emily Bex
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsUnable to escape crushing grief, Kate needs an outlet to channel her anguish. Turning to Luca, she pleads to be trained to fight like a warrior, but such a thing is in direct violation of Shade's commands.If she can get Luca to agree, her training must be done in secret.Unfortunately, any training is too little too late... -
Whispers of the Flesh by Louisa Burton
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn this irresistibly seductive new book, Louisa Burton extends her most provocative invitation yet to the infamous Castle of the Hidden Grotto—a voluptuous sanctuary of pleasure and passion. Hidden in a deep mountain valley in rural France is an ancient castle known only to an exclusive few... -
Between Worlds: The Collected Ile-Rien and Cineth Stories by Martha Wells
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis collection of short stories and novelettes includes the previously published stories “The Potter’s Daughter” (a prequel to the novel The Element of Fire), “Holy Places,” “Rites of Passage,” “Houses of the Dead,” “Reflections” (the Giliead and Ilias stories, prequels to the Fall of Ile-Rien trilogy), as well as “Night at the Opera” (a Nicholas and Reynard story original to this collection,...Categorized as:
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Fountain of Dreams by Josie Litton
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Josie Litton captivated readers with tales of the passionate--sometimes forbidden--unions between the fiery men and women of the island nation of Akora and those of mighty England. Now the next generation of lovers longs to follow suit--but new conflicts may prevent history from repeating itself... -
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Harbor for the Nightingale by Kathleen Baldwin
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA girl’s spy school amid Jane Austen’s high society . . .London, 1814. Emperor Napoleon has forced Europe to its knees, and now he plots to seize control of Britain. Miss Maya Barrington, one of Miss Stranje’s unusual girls, must act as a double agent and rely upon her uncanny gift of persuasion to stop Napoleon.She brought the mystery of India with her . . .Maya is from two different worlds...Categorized as:
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Root by Tara Maya
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDindi knows her life is forfeit if she cannot solve the faery riddle of the Unfinished Song. But to do that, she must first unravel the mystery of why the Aelfae hexed her whole lineage long ago. Meanwhile, Kemla and Tamio connive together against her. Desperate to prevent Dindi from dancing in the upcoming competition, and Kemla convinces Tamio to seduce Dindi... -
The Stalker by Lauren Gilley
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRain fell against the roof and the windowpanes, sealing them in together in their den of antiques and crumbling books and the nail polish bottles lined up in the dormer ledges. It was all so ordinary and human; the only monsters were them, just the way he liked it... -
Verliebt in Hollyhill by Alexandra Pilz
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWerden Matt und Emily diesmal für immerzueinanderfinden?Emily ist zurück! Zurück in Hollyhill, dem kleinen Dorf im Dartmoor, und zurück in der Gegenwart. Gemeinsam mit Matt hat sie in den schrillen 80er-Jahren einen Mörder gefasst, das Geheimnis ihrer Herkunft gelüftet und sich Hals über Kopf in den wortkargen Jungen verliebt. Doch der scheint sie plötzlich nicht mehr zu wollen... -
A Knife and a Blade by Adelaide Blaike
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDesperate to save his people from foreign occupation, Prince Renato Aratorre has resorted to kidnapping in an effort to leverage their freedom. But when he ends up with not a princess but the handsome son of his enemy’s military leader, Ren is determined to discover what the so-called Mathias Grachyov is hiding... -
Heart Legacy by Robin D. Owens
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe award-winning author returns to her “wonderfully imaginative”* world of Heart Fire and Heart Fortune for an all-new Celta novel about a young woman’s destiny, and the one man whose love could be her downfall. After the death of GrandLord Yew years ago, the Yews withdrew to their self-sustaining estate and disappeared from Celtan society... -
Heartstrings by Eressë
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen all else comes to naught, a steadfast heart is the only thing that stands between hope and despair. Scions of the most powerful House in Ylandre, Ashrian Mithani and Eiren Sarvan were more than just cousins. Lovers of long standing, theirs was a bond that would have been the envy of all were it not for one glaring flaw—Ashrian’s inability to commit himself wholeheartedly to Eiren... -
Agent of the Crown by Melissa McShane
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTelaine North Hunter, Princess of Tremontane, is beautiful, spoiled, flirtatious, and the center of fashionable society throughout Tremontane.She’s also a spy.As an agent of the Crown, Telaine uses her high society connections to gather information for her uncle, King Jeffrey...Categorized as:
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The Duchess and the Orc by Finley Fenn
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHe’s a massive, mocking, murderous monster. And there’s only one thing he wants from her... In a world of recently warring orcs and men, Maria is desperate for escape. She’s trapped in an opulent prison, tainted by rumours of madness, and wed to a cold, vindictive duke who hungers only for war... -
The Sins of the Orc by Finley Fenn
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHe’s fallen too far to save… but his enemy is going to try. In a world of warring orcs and men, Kesst of Clan Ash-Kai is a pawn. A pretty, pliant plaything, bound to the cruelest orcs in the realm. Until the new healer storms in. He’s huge, hostile, and hideous, with a powerful scarred body and terrifying ancient magic... -
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Closer to the Heart by Mercedes Lackey
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsMags was a Herald of Valdemar. But he had once lived the brutal life of a child slave. When he was Chosen by his Companion Dallen, his young life was saved, and he slowly adjusted to being well fed, educated, and treasured as a trainee in the Herald's Collegium at Haven. Singled out by the King's Own Herald, Mags would thrive in his secret training as a spy...Categorized as:
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The Bridge Kingdom by Danielle L. Jensen
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 78 ratingsA warrior princess trained in isolation, Lara is driven by two certainties. The first is that King Aren of the Bridge Kingdom is her enemy. And the second is that she’ll be the one to bring him to his knees.The only route through a storm-ravaged world, the Bridge Kingdom enriches itself and deprives its rivals, including Lara's homeland... -
Closer to Home by Mercedes Lackey
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsMags was once an enslaved orphan living a harsh life in the mines, until the King's Own Herald discovered his talent and trained him as a spy. Now a Herald in his own right, at the newly established Heralds' Collegium, Mags has found a supportive family, including his Companion Dallen...Categorized as:
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Research with Rivals by Jillian Witt
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Evelyn accidentally binds herself to her academic rival, she desperately searches for the remedy in centuries-old magic before the sparks between them burn.Half-fae Evelyn Knowles is hiding a big secret: her shifter form. Abandoned by her fae father, she has no one to teach her about the change. She’s a little concerned when she determines the animal she turns into is---well--mythical... -
Te esperaré toda mi vida by Megan Maxwell
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratings¿Qué ocurriría si una mujer de siglo XXI, como tú, viajara en el tiempo al siglo XVII? Averígualo sumergiéndote en las páginas de esta novela de la mano de Montse y sus dos amigas, Julia y Juana; unas españolas afincadas en Londres. Una rifa, un premio, un viaje, una ciudad: Edimburgo. Tierra de leyendas y escoceses... -
The Cursed One by Ronda Thompson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Ronda Thompson captivates readers in her darkly seductive Regency werewolf romance series, the Wild Wulfs of London…Wed and widowed in one day, stunning socialite Amelia Sinclair’s honeymoon is anything but typical. Then again, neither is Amelia—rebellious and impulsive, marrying Robert Collingsworth was the one sensible thing she ever did...
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