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![将进酒 [Qiāng Jìn Jiǔ] by Tang Jiuqing, 唐酒卿](https://48f-1.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/books/small/663c788a3438839c0b55d6bb.jpg)
将进酒 [Qiāng Jìn Jiǔ] by Tang Jiuqing, 唐酒卿
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratings中博六州被拱手让于外敌，沈泽川受押入京，沦为人人痛打的落水狗。萧驰野闻着味来，不叫别人动手，自己将沈泽川一脚踹成了病秧子，谁知这病秧子回头一口，咬得他鲜血淋漓。两个人从此结下了大梁子，见面必撕咬。“命运要我一生都守在这里，可这并非是我抉择的那一条路。黄沙淹没了我的手足，我不想再臣服于虚无的命。圣旨救不了我的兵，朝廷喂不饱我的马，我不愿再为此赴命。我要翻过那座山，我要为自己一战。”-The Six Prefectures of Zhongbo were ceded away in surrender to the external enemies, and Shen Zechuan was taken into custody in the capital, reduced to *a drowning dog loathed and condemned by all...Categorized as:
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![Come anima mai by Rossana Soldano]()
Come anima mai by Rossana Soldano
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 20 ratings“Come anima mai” è una storia ambientata nell'Inghilterra del secolo scorso, negli anni tra 1936 e il 1945. Lewis Ellsworth, futuro duca di Buccleuch e l’eccentrico Will Chase si incontrano all’università di Cambridge e si innamorano... -
![Boy Like Me by Simon James Green]()
Boy Like Me by Simon James Green
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn the margins of a book's pages, sparks fly as a teenage romance begins. But in this time and place, sparks like these can only ignite trouble. It's 1994 and thanks to Section 28, there can be no mention of gay relationships in UK schools... -
![The Coming of Age of Elizabeth Bennet by Caitlin Williams]()
The Coming of Age of Elizabeth Bennet by Caitlin Williams
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe very worst has happened. Mr Bennet has died, leaving his wife and five young daughters bereft. The family estate, Longbourn, is now lost, entailed away and fifteen-year-old Elizabeth Bennet is to go two hundred miles away to live with strangers...Categorized as:
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![Ardently: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Caitlin Williams]()
Ardently: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Caitlin Williams
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSo much in life depends on chance and sheer luck. How much do we often owe to being in the right place at the right time? In Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, Elizabeth Bennet plans to visit the Lake District with her uncle and aunt, yet ends up at Pemberley instead, just as, by coincidence, Mr Darcy also arrives home. They meet, understand one another better and all eventually ends well... -
![The House with the Golden Door by Elodie Harper]()
The House with the Golden Door by Elodie Harper
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe life of a courtesan in Pompeii is glamorous yet perilous...Amara has escaped her life as a slave in the Wolf Den, the city’s most notorious brothel, but now her survival depends on the affections of her patron: a man she might not know as well as she once thought. At night in the home he bought for her, the house with the golden door, Amara’s dreams are haunted by her past...Categorized as:
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![Eryx: A Spartan Tale by Jaclyn Osborn]()
Eryx: A Spartan Tale by Jaclyn Osborn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy father once told me, above all else... Live and die for Sparta. Honor. Loyalty. Duty. These were the things that mattered most. And then Axios came into my life, teaching me other lessons: humility, brotherhood... love. There were moments when the brutal training stripped me of my humanity, where it turned me into a mindless beast of flesh and muscle set to destroy everything in my way... -
![Sweet Honesty by Joan Vassar]()
Sweet Honesty by Joan Vassar
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAtlanta, Georgia, 1950–Michael can’t believe his eyes as he watches the man he loves marry a woman from the back row of Mount Zion Baptist Church. When the beautiful couple is pronounced man and wife, he leaves his home in Georgia for the chance of a better life in New York City.Alexander is just trying to exist in Queens, New York... -
![Golden Terrace, Vol. 2 by Cang Wu Bin Bai, 苍梧宾白]()
Golden Terrace, Vol. 2 by Cang Wu Bin Bai, 苍梧宾白
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAs the bond between Fu Shen and Yan Xiaohan deepens, the looming threat above the empire of Great Zhou remains omnipresent. After the settlement of the Kuangshan Academy case, Yan Xiaohan accompanies Prince Qi southward to Jingchu. However, an unexpected storm traps Prince Qi’s party inside a mysterious temple and leads Yan Xiaohan into a hidden lion’s den...Categorized as:
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![Fletchers End by D.E. Stevenson]()
Fletchers End by D.E. Stevenson
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe joys and contentment of newly-wedded life, set against the tranquil beauty of the English countryside, are the subject of this volume by the beloved novelist, D.E. Stevenson. The author of Bel Lamington continues the heartwarming story of the gentle heroine who came to London and fell in love with her employer, Ellis Brownlee... -
![When You Call My Name by Tucker Shaw]()
When You Call My Name by Tucker Shaw
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTucker Shaw’s When You Call My Name is a heartrending novel about two gay teens coming of age in New York City in 1990 at the height of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Named "this summer's most powerful LGBTQ+ novel" by GAY TIMES, this book is perfect for fans of Adam Silvera and Mary H. K. Choi.Film fanatic Adam is seventeen and being asked out on his first date—and the guy is cute... -
![Hadassah: One Night with the King by Tommy Tenney]()
Hadassah: One Night with the King by Tommy Tenney
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsBoth a palace thriller and a Jewish woman's memoir, Hadassah brings the age-old story of Esther to life. This historically accurate novel layered with fresh insights provides a fascinating twist on a pivotal time in religious history, and readers will find it bursting with page-turning drama...Categorized as:
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![Spring Awakening by Steven Sater, Duncan Sheik]()
Spring Awakening by Steven Sater, Duncan Sheik
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratings“This brave new musical, haunting and electrifying by turns, restores the mystery, the thrill to that shattering transformation that stirs in all our souls... -
![The Persian Boy by Mary Renault]()
The Persian Boy by Mary Renault
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 20 ratings“It takes skill to depict, as Miss Renault has done, this half-man, half Courtesan who is so deeply in love with the warrior.”–The Atlantic MonthlyThe Persian Boy traces the last years of Alexander’s life through the eyes of his lover, Bagoas...Categorized as:
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![Strong Wine by A.J. Demas]()
Strong Wine by A.J. Demas
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRetired soldier Damiskos and his lover Varazda have been living together in Boukos for a month, and their future is beginning to look bright. Then Damiskos receives a letter summoning him home to Pheme—where his parents are deeply in debt, his brother is being hunted by loan sharks, and an unwanted arranged marriage looms.And that’s before Damiskos is charged with murder... -
![Hand of Fire by Judith Starkston]()
Hand of Fire by Judith Starkston
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA legendary war, an invincible warrior, a woman forced to defend her family and realm--and her independent spirit. Will she become the captive or the captor?Briseis struggles to protect her city, an ally of Troy, from marauding Greeks and her husband's arrogant violence. She finds strength in visions of a handsome warrior god until he appears before her in flesh and blood... -
![Mr. Darcy's Bride (s): A Pride and Prejudice Vagary by Regina Jeffers, A Lady]()
Mr. Darcy's Bride (s): A Pride and Prejudice Vagary by Regina Jeffers, A Lady
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI much prefer the sharpest criticism of a single intelligent man to the thoughtless approval of the masses. ELIZABETH BENNET is determined that she will put a stop to her mother’s plans to marry off the eldest Bennet daughter to Mr. Collins, the Bennet heir to Longbourn, but a man that Mr. Bennet considers an annoying dimwit... -
![Enamored in Death: A Story of Thanatos and Makaria by Molly Tullis]()
Enamored in Death: A Story of Thanatos and Makaria by Molly Tullis
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPerfect for fans of Madeline Miller's Circe, Jennifer Saint’s Elektra, or Scarlett St. Clair's A Touch of Darkness, this story combines romance and Greek mythology in a twist of several famous myths.In the belly of the Underworld, Thanatos has reigned as the God of Death since time immemorial, disregarding his own fearsome reputation and the loneliness that comes with it... -
![Till Death Do Us Part by Tangstory]()
Till Death Do Us Part by Tangstory
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSet in early-20th century China, this story takes off in the port city of Tientsin (Tianjin) that is divided into lands called concessions and owned by several foreign powers. Shen Liangsheng is a charismatic and cunning playboy, a son of a rich businessman, who has profits as his top priority... -
![Autumn's Touch by Elizabeth Rose]()
Autumn's Touch by Elizabeth Rose
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBook 3: Seasons of Fortitude Series On a trip back from Scotland, the ship that carries Lady Autumn is caught in a bad storm and is forced to dock. The dark and dreary Ravenscar Castle sits high atop the cliffs, ruled by the mighty and frightening warlord known only as Ravenscar...Categorized as:
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![How Goes The World? by K.J. Charles]()
How Goes The World? by K.J. Charles
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Positively Final Appearance: a two-part epilogue with Daniel and Archie at a house party and Kim and Will in a gentleman's club, because those are definitely settings that go well for them... -
![Queen of the Hollow Hills by Melanie Karsak]()
Queen of the Hollow Hills by Melanie Karsak
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom ancient henges to windswept mountains, dive into a world where pagan gods rule, powerful priestesses weave magic, and fierce Celtic tribes battle for dominance.Britain, AD 38. Having defeated her enemies, Queen Cartimandua works swiftly to stabilize the north. But not all foes yield quietly...Categorized as:
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![Measure of Strength by C. Faron]()
Measure of Strength by C. Faron
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPublicly, Jason Wadsworth is a young steel magnate. Privately, he is slowly unraveling. Gripped by depression, he is haunted by the memory of Kale, the slave he sold and the man who still holds his heart. Jason clings to his only source of comfort: the belief that he sent Kale away to a better life.As grim as Jason’s life is, Kale has fared worse. Each day is a brutal struggle... -
![Unbound by John Shors]()
Unbound by John Shors
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJohn Shors reimagined one of the world’s greatest love stories—the romance that inspired the Taj Mahal—in his critically acclaimed, international bestseller Beneath a Marble Sky. Now, with Unbound, Shors recreates an ancient and celebrated Chinese legend about a pair of young lovers separated by war and the Great Wall. The year is 1548, and the Chinese Empire faces an imminent Mongol invasion...Categorized as:
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![Schijnbewegingen by Floortje Zwigtman]()
Schijnbewegingen by Floortje Zwigtman
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAlles wat ik wilde, was een geweldig leven. Een fantastisch leven. een sprookjesleven. Een volledig gezeur-, gezanik- en gedoe-loos leven. Zonder 'o... hell'-gevoel. Was dat nu te veel gevraagd?1894. Adrian Mayfield is zestien jaar en ontevreden met zijn leven en zijn suffe baantje bij Victor Procopius' Herenmodepaleis... -
![The End Crowns All by Bea Fitzgerald]()
The End Crowns All by Bea Fitzgerald
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe second fierce, fresh and gloriously romantic YA Greek myth re-imagining, from Bea Fitzgerald, growing TikTok superstar and Sunday Times bestselling author of GIRL, GODDESS, QUEEN.Princess. Priestess. The most beautiful girl in Troy. Cassandra is used to being adored – and when her patron god, Apollo, offers her the power of prophecy, she sees an opportunity to rise even higher... -
![The Catch Trap by Marion Zimmer Bradley]()
The Catch Trap by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTommy Zane hates lions, a major obstacle in a family of lion tamers. But Tommy's dreams, and talent, fly higher, up in the rigging with the trapeze. When rising star Mario Santelli offers him flying lessons, it looks like the start of wonderful new life, and to Tommy's surprise, his relationship with Mario deepens even as his skill soars in the rigging... -
![My Dearest Holmes by Rohase Piercy]()
My Dearest Holmes by Rohase Piercy
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratings"The accounts of these cases are too bound up with events in my personal life which, although they may provide a plausible commentary to much of my dealings with Mr Sherlock Holmes, can never be public while he or I remain alive... -
![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... -
![Masquerade by Joel Abernathy]()
Masquerade by Joel Abernathy
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn MM Phantom of the Opera RetellingWe all wear masks. He came to me like a ghost singing songs of the past… An angel, promising redemption. Now I know the truth of the man behind the mask, and Erik’s soul is more broken and twisted than I ever imagined. ~ Even an angel’s wings can be broken. The moment I heard his voice, I knew he was mine. Mine to teach. Mine to mold. Mine to possess... -
![Kogitsune by Xia Xia Lake]()
Kogitsune by Xia Xia Lake
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA coming of age story set in medieval Japan. A friendship between a young fox god and his human childhood friend is built on deception, but grows stronger and purer as it's driven by common purpose. However, the vast differences of the worlds they live in can't be ignored, as their relationship is frowned upon by both humans and spirits... -
![The Art of the Heart by Dan Skinner]()
The Art of the Heart by Dan Skinner
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe heartland of America in 1965 feels like the end of the road for seventeen-year-old Zac Weston. After all, there’s nowhere to go when you’re shy, gay, and a virgin. A natural artist, inspiration strikes in the form of neighbor boy Rory, and Zac’s fantasies spill onto the pages of his notebook. When Zac’s secret is discovered, it might take more than wishes to magically make his world right... -
![We, Two Boys by Aline Sax]()
We, Two Boys by Aline Sax
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEscaping from their burdensome poverty, twin brothers Adriaan and Alexander’s family emigrates from Belgium to New York City. Unfortunately, things don’t go according to plan, and Adriaan is the only one who eventually arrives in America. Alone in the city, he becomes overwhelmed and grows homesick. But before he can prepare for his trip back, he finds a reason to stay—an American boy named Jack... -
![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... -
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![Il cuore di Derfel by Bernard Cornwell]()
Il cuore di Derfel by Bernard Cornwell
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTorna l'attesa voce di Derfel Cadarn, il guerriero fattosi monaco, un tempo protetto di Merlino e paladino fedele di Artù, per accompagnarci lungo un nuovo capitolo delle sue memorie, che lo vede impegnato a lottare su due fronti ugualmente insidiosi: l'amore e la guerra... -
![La spada perduta by Bernard Cornwell, Gaetano Luigi Staffilano]()
La spada perduta by Bernard Cornwell, Gaetano Luigi Staffilano
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![Mr Warren's Profession (Aubrey & Lindsey) by Sebastian Nothwell]()
Mr Warren's Profession (Aubrey & Lindsey) by Sebastian Nothwell
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLindsey Althorp, the only son of a wealthy baronet, has never worked a day in his life. Aubrey Warren was born in a workhouse and hasn’t stopped working since.When Lindsey wins a textile mill in a game of cards, he falls at first sight for the assistant clerk, Aubrey. Lindsey is certain that Aubrey is the Achilles to his Patroclus, the David to his Jonathan... -
![Undoubtedly by Design: A (Summer) Romance at Pemberley - A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Michelle D'Arcy]()
Undoubtedly by Design: A (Summer) Romance at Pemberley - A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Michelle D'Arcy
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter the world’s worst timed and worst worded proposal, Fitzwilliam Darcy strives to understand and to accept the reasons behind the unexpected rejection he receives. With acceptance, comes the desire to become a better man, even if the lady who inspired that change will never know the result of her take down... -
![Longbourn's Songbird by Beau North]()
Longbourn's Songbird by Beau North
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSouth Carolina, 1948 - Elizabeth Bennet is looking forward to a life of few surprises on her family's farm. Longbourn is a place of comfort and quiet security, a haven from the heartache of her past, where she can sing to heart's content, comfortable in the cage she’s built for herself... -
![The Dog in the Chapel by Anthony McDonald]()
The Dog in the Chapel by Anthony McDonald
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe tragic-comic story of two young men, aged 21 and 18, who fall in love in the summer of 1962, but who have the misfortune to be working as teachers in a Catholic preparatory school at the time. Their names are Tom and Christopher. In the opposite corner to them stands Father Louis, the elderly headmaster... -
![Never Judge a Duke by His Lover by Merry Farmer]()
Never Judge a Duke by His Lover by Merry Farmer
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLord Barrett Landers, Viscount Copeland, is at loose ends after being decommissioned as a naval officer at the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Instead of going home to Wiltshire, his family, and the marriage that his mother will inevitably attempt to force him into, he is happy to idle away the summer with his friends at Wodehouse Abbey in Yorkshire... -
![A Rose by Any Name by K.J. Charles]()
A Rose by Any Name by K.J. Charles
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn epilogue to The Gentle Art of Fortune Hunting and A Thief in the Night... -
![The Incandescent Threads by Richard Zimler]()
The Incandescent Threads by Richard Zimler
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom the acclaimed author of The Last Kabbalist of Lisbon and The Warsaw Anagrams comes an unforgettable, deeply moving ode to solidarity, heroism and the kind of love capable of overcoming humanity’s greatest horror. The latest novel in the Sephardic Cycle, a group of independent works that explore the lives of different branches and generations of a Portuguese-Jewish family, the Zarcos... -
![Now & Then by William Corlett]()
Now & Then by William Corlett
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNow: Christopher Metcalfe returns to his family home in Kent after the death of his standoffish father. Sorting through a box of memorabilia from his days at boarding school, Chris finds himself confronted by a photograph and a face that has haunted him for thirty years... -
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![The Blue Sapphire by D.E. Stevenson]()
The Blue Sapphire by D.E. Stevenson
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe blue sapphire is the gem which the Ancients called the hyacinthus and which Solinus described as ‘a gem that feels the influence of the air and sympathises with the heavens and does not shine equally if the sky be cloudy or bright...’ On a beautiful spring day Julia Harburn sat on a seat in Kensington Gardens enjoying the sunshine...Categorized as:
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![The Dangerous Kingdom of Love by Neil Blackmore]()
The Dangerous Kingdom of Love by Neil Blackmore
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe kingdom of love is a frightening place. A dangerous place. What kind of fool wants to live there?How have I, Francis Bacon, well-known as the cleverest man in England, been caught in this trap? For years I survived the brutal games of the English court, driven by the whims of the idiot King James I - and finally, I was winning... -
![Sita's Sister by Kavita Kané]()
Sita's Sister by Kavita Kané
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom the bestselling author of Karna's Wife, comes this book about Urmila, Sita's sister and the neglected wife of Lakshman, and one of the most overlooked characters in the Ramayana. As Sita prepares to go into exile, her younger sisters stay back at the doomed palace of Ayodhya, their smiles, hope and joy wiped away in a single stroke... -
![Rojo y oro by Iria G. Parente, Selene M. Pascual]()
Rojo y oro by Iria G. Parente, Selene M. Pascual
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEscuchad mortales,la historia de un dios que no quería vivir,de una amazona obligada a matary de su libertad para siempre robada.Aguardad y temed el despertar del caos:cuando Eris abra los ojos, la venganza al fin llegará.Orión está cansado de ser el esclavo de Hera desde que su madre, la diosa del Caos, fue condenada por su ambición... -
![Shirewode by J. Tullos Hennig]()
Shirewode by J. Tullos Hennig
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Novel of Robyn HoodKing of the Shire Wode. That is what they will call you...Home razed by Church edict, loved ones struck down by treachery, Rob of Loxley is left for dead. Taken by an old druid master into the deeps, Rob emerges as driven leader of a tight-knit band of outcasts, claiming the forest as their own and wielding the Horned Lord's vengeance with silent, deadly arrows... -
![The Warrior's Salvation by Mia Pride]()
The Warrior's Salvation by Mia Pride
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJeoffrey has had enough of women. When his intended wife Clarice ran off with his cousin, he was left to pick up the pieces of his shattered heart. Now years later, after fighting a long war and finally earning a new start to life, all he wants is a little farm and his solitude...Categorized as:
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