Books like 'The Training Of Erasmus'
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How Tan Acquired an Apprentice by A.J. Sherwood, Cait Wade
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDid Tan go looking for an apprentice? No. Is Tan going to keep Zi Rui? Yes... -
![A Midwinter Night's Dream by Tiffany Reisz]()
A Midwinter Night's Dream by Tiffany Reisz
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTiffany Reisz turns back the clock on her Original Sinners series to the Victorian era in this kinky Christmas romance...Two days before Christmas 1871, the newly-minted Baron Marcus Stearns returns to London for the reading of his long-estranged and much-despised father's will, fully certain he will inherit nothing but the title... -
![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... -
![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... -
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![Keeping the Human's Heart by Lyonne Riley]()
Keeping the Human's Heart by Lyonne Riley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEsme will not be used again, certainly not as fodder in a war that has nothing to do with her. When she makes a mad dash from the field of battle, she becomes a deserter, with nowhere to go except deeper into trollkin territory.Drazak the orc and Han’zir the troll have lived a quiet, peaceful life together on their farm—until they find a human woman sleeping in their barn... -
![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... -
![Alcott Hall by Emily Rath]()
Alcott Hall by Emily Rath
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Lady has an offer. The Vicar has a Confession.Lady Madeline Blair is on a mission. Her eccentric late aunt left her a small fortune with one condition: to claim it, Madeline must marry by New Year’s Eve…which is now only three weeks away! When she receives an invitation to spend Christmas at Alcott Hall, she sees this as the perfect chance to snag herself an unsuspecting beau...Categorized as:
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![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... -
![Measure of Peace by C. Faron]()
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... -
![The Harem Master by Megan Derr]()
The Harem Master by Megan Derr
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLord Demir has spent his life trying to appease a brutal, selfish king, and keep the concubines under his care alive—and now he is on the verge of losing everything. The council wants to abolish the harems, there are no heirs to the throne, and the foreigners control the Steward. One wrong move will tip tensions into civil war... -
![The Invisible Chains - Part 3: Bonds of Blood by Andrew Ashling]()
The Invisible Chains - Part 3: Bonds of Blood by Andrew Ashling
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAnaxantis, prince of Ximerion.Not certain who he can trust, Anaxantis keeps recruiting and training troops, with dogged tenacity, to face the barbarian invasion... -
![Twilight by Megan Derr]()
Twilight by Megan Derr
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMore than seventy years have passed since Neirin du Lac was banished from the dragon clans he called home. Though he misses them, he and his dragon Troyes have built a happy life with his lover Barra, and their friends Devlin and Midnight. It is a not a life he would ever trade, not even for a chance to return to the clans... -
![The Darkest Knight by Victoria Sue]()
The Darkest Knight by Victoria Sue
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDestined to be together.Kay of Isca knows Charles St. John is his fated soul mate, but between battle, duty, and saving the world, staying in the same reality, never mind the same bed, is proving a bit more of a challenge than either stubborn man will admit... -
![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... -
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![Eternal Knight by Victoria Sue]()
Eternal Knight by Victoria Sue
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe final battleThe only thing standing between the evil of Morgan le Fay and plunging the world into the depths of unending darkness is a beggar and his love of another man.Struggling to feel worthy, Gawain fears some sins can never be forgiven.Imprisoned for over fifteen hundred years, Galahad knows that freedom can be an illusion... -
![The Sorcerer's Alpha by Corey Kerr]()
The Sorcerer's Alpha by Corey Kerr
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey’re lost in the wilderness. And there’s only one tent. When a routine mission goes horribly awry, expert wilderness scout Marut finds himself solely responsible for protecting one of the powerful court sorcerers. Marut is suspicious of magic and more comfortable with horses than people, but he comes to begrudgingly respect Sycamore as they flee for their lives... -
![She Who Would be King by Kim Pritekel]()
She Who Would be King by Kim Pritekel
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCateline is the twenty-one-year-old daughter of a nobleman in fourteenth-century France. It's a time when children aren't seen as those to be loved and cherished, but instead are used as pawns and bargaining chips on the chessboard of control and privilege.She is married off to a prince in the country of Sursha, a Gaelic-speaking island nation near Ireland... -
![A Shimmer in the Night by Kelley York]()
A Shimmer in the Night by Kelley York
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBenjamin Prichard has spent much of his life feeling like an outsider. Growing up, his odd behaviour and visions of ghosts left him isolated, not to mention being the child of an immigrant mother and an absent father. Benjamin walks the line between not being Chinese enough for one community, and not English enough for the other.Whisperwood School for Boys changes everything... -
![Sanctuary by Sam Burns, W.M. Fawkes]()
Sanctuary by Sam Burns, W.M. Fawkes
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsParis’s path is clear, his future settled. He’s trained his whole life in politics and the running of a kingdom. He’s going to be an adviser to the future king, his beloved prince. But when his father dies unexpectedly, the current king takes the opportunity to get rid of him, sending him to the barbaric southern tribe lands of Nemeda as a diplomat.No one has ever returned from the tribes alive... -
![Traveling with Gentlemen by Kathryn Moon]()
Traveling with Gentlemen by Kathryn Moon
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThis novella takes place between the last chapter and the epilogue of A Lady of Rooksgrave Manor. It's mainly little slice of life and heap of smut scenes between Esther and her gentlemen, but there's also an adventure at the end that ties in with the over arching conflict of the Tempting Monster series... -
![Seducing the Sorcerer by Lee Welch]()
Seducing the Sorcerer by Lee Welch
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHomeless and jobless, Fenn Todd has nearly run out of hope. All he has left is his longing for horses and the strength of his own two hands. But when he’s cheated into accepting a very ugly sackcloth horse, he’s catapulted into a world of magic, politics and desire. Fenn’s invited to stay at the black tower, home of the most terrifying man in the realm: Morgrim, the court sorcerer... -
![In Fine Form by Eressë]()
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... -
![Fool Me Once by Ariana Nash]()
Fool Me Once by Ariana Nash
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe king of the Court of Love wants me dead, the queen wants me in her bed, and the prince… He wants the only piece of me I will never surrender.They call me jester, dancer, trickster, lover.I exist to entertain.But behind my sideways smiles, my quick hands and magicians tricks, I trade in their lies, their secrets. I know their deepest desires, their wicked schemes. Their sins are my currency... -
![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... -
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![The Traitor's Mercy by Iris Foxglove]()
The Traitor's Mercy by Iris Foxglove
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the court of Staria, mercy is rarely a blessing…Sabre de Valois is the last of his line. Saved from the gallows while his family hangs for treason, Sabre is given the chance to pay off their debt and clear his family name... -
![A Taste for Poison by Aleksandr Voinov]()
A Taste for Poison by Aleksandr Voinov
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEven a king gets stung when he reaches for a scorpion.After barely surviving an assassination attempt, King Adrastes is a changed man—one who mistrusts even his allies and friends. He readies his Empire for war against an enigmatic enemy, the Elder of Vededrin, but not everyone approves... -
![The Prince and the Ice King by Amanda Meuwissen]()
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... -
![A Token of Time by Ethan Day]()
A Token of Time by Ethan Day
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOn the run from his family, Zachary Hamilton was cursed with a gift he neither wanted nor asked for. The recent murder of his lover unleashed a chain of events revealing Zachary's connection to the recently deceased legendary matinee idol, Marc Castle... -
![Cold Sands by 牧云岚卿]()
Cold Sands by 牧云岚卿
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe’s just a low-ranking deputy general and he’s a prince. They meet on the battlefield but it turns out to be the beginning of a complicated and beautiful story.Murong Yu is a very confident man – until he meets Han Xin.There’s nothing he cannot get; there’s nothing he cannot destroy.To let live or not, is all up to him... -
![The Naiad's Gift by Isabel Murray]()
The Naiad's Gift by Isabel Murray
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsYour value is in your beauty. It is your weapon and your worth. You are powerful but you are alone. You are one against them all, so choose your human lovers wisely. Never let them catch you, or you will suffer. Sayan’s naiad mother taught him well. He has lived for uncountable centuries, following her rules and roaming the perimeter of his vast northern lake... -
![The Ashes of Ackonir by Jennifer Cody]()
The Ashes of Ackonir by Jennifer Cody
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLife beyond the walls of Eoam, the commune where my mother raised me, has never tempted me. My needs are fulfilled as long as I work, and if my life is full of more sorrow than most, it’s because I was born for it. But even I have my limits, and when the people who’ve raised me do the unthinkable, I burn the walls down and walk away... -
![The Infidelity Clause by Lisa Oliver]()
The Infidelity Clause by Lisa Oliver
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“What are you talking about? Marry another man?” Caspian, fourth son and yet still a Crown Prince of Gunkermal knew he was a party to a marriage contract. Arranged marriages were common in his family, and he expected the contract would cement various trade or security agreements with another country... -
![Heir to Frost and Storm by Ben Alderson]()
Heir to Frost and Storm by Ben Alderson
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“I needed this. I needed him. My mind was a storm and I wanted him to take it all away.” At the prestigious and competitive Saylam Academy, Max trains to master his magic, surrounded by enemies who will stop at nothing to see him fail. As he fights to survive, Max’s romance with proud, passionate healer Simion grows ever more intense... -
![Heartstrings by Eressë]()
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... -
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![The Sins of the Orc by Finley Fenn]()
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... -
![Desires of a Monster by Roe Horvat]()
Desires of a Monster by Roe Horvat
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSubmerged in ecstasy, blind with love… With every second we spent joined, I became less of my own person. Sometimes, I felt he was turning me into an extension of him, and if he ever ordered me to leave, I’d decay like a severed limb. Sometimes, I lay awake at night, empty inside, carved out and hollow, as if he’d already taken everything from me… As if I could only be whole while he was in me... -
![The Pillar by Kim Fielding]()
The Pillar by Kim Fielding
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDuring his youth, orphaned thief Faris was flogged at the pillar in the town square and left to die. But a kind old man saved him, gave him a home, and taught him a profession. Now Faris is the herbalist for the town of Zidar, taking care of the injured and ill. He remains lonely, haunted by his past, and insecure about how his community views him... -
![Seducing a Barbarian by Amy Padilla]()
Seducing a Barbarian by Amy Padilla
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTomas was a jealous little shit. He should’ve known he wouldn’t win going up against the best. Everyone knew I was the most popular in the brothel. There was no point pretending otherwise. In a shameless act of revenge, he had the guards called and had me arrested for offending the man who’d chosen me over him. They, in turn, sold me off to the barbarians. They don’t know who they’re dealing with... -
![Sandstorm by Megan Derr]()
Sandstorm by Megan Derr
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsStories are told of the wild Tribes who control the untamable Desert, the bloody battles that are waged in a place where alliances are as shifting as the sands. Amongst the Tribes of the Desert, the most mysterious and feared is Ghost, led by the bloodthirsty Sheik Hashim and his son Sahayl, called the Sandstorm.But Sahayl is not his father... -
![Pirate's Witch by Jessamine Rue]()
Pirate's Witch by Jessamine Rue
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA dark, spicy 'why choose" romance reminiscent of 'Pirates of the Caribbean,' with a dash of 'Treasure Island' and a hint of 'Peter Pan.' A desperate crew of pirates kidnap the witch who is the key to their freedom from a terrible curse. But she's more difficult to handle than they expect, in so many ways.. -
![Marked by Fire by Mia West]()
Marked by Fire by Mia West
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn older cover edition for this ASIN can be found here. When two warriors collide in secret, no legend is set in stone. Eighteen-year-old Arthur burns for two things: a warrior's ink, and Bedwyr, his older brother's shieldmate.Though the warlord's son is beyond his reach, a Saxon incursion finally brings Arthur's chance at the tattoo that will brand him a fighter... -
![Ascension of the Orc King by Lionel Hart]()
Ascension of the Orc King by Lionel Hart
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWith Taegan held captive by the merciless warlord Hrul Bonebreaker, can Zorvut reach him before it's too late?Their worst fears have come to pass. Taegan has been captured by the orcs, and Zorvut knows that going after him will be playing right into the warlord's hands. His only hope of outmaneuvering him is to enlist the help of King Ruven and the elves... -
![Notalus: Lord of the South Wind by A.E. Via]()
Notalus: Lord of the South Wind by A.E. Via
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPatrons of the Autumn Realm, All Hail, Notalus Cavalerie! The last of the Horsemen and Harbingers of Justice. The Overseer of the Harvest and Creator of New Life. He is the Titan of Tir an Fhomhair and Lord of the South Wind... -
![The Crown of the Summer Court by Astolat, FayJay]()
The Crown of the Summer Court by Astolat, FayJay
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"The king sent me to get you," Merlin said, with a tone that implied strongly that he wasn't rolling his eyes where Arthur could see, but just wait until his back was turned. "He said you're to get changed into formal clothes and meet him in the Great Hall, there's a delegation coming from the Summer Court... -
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![The Devil to Pay by Katie Daysh]()
The Devil to Pay by Katie Daysh
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn a world of gunpowder, smoke and blood, two men’s love will rise above the chaos. In 1802, The Treaty of Amiens brings the French Revolutionary Wars to an end. After the drama of the past few years, Lieutenant Arthur Courtney returns home to England where he hopes to spend a blissful summer with his close friend, Hiram Nightingale. But within weeks, HMS Loyal goes missing en route to Malta... -
![Undaunted by Devin Harnois]()
Undaunted by Devin Harnois
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKelas Vartorvi escaped from one vampire only to find himself bound to another. Roshan saved his life and honor demands Kelas stays by his side until he repays the debt.Roshan takes his broody new werewolf bodyguard in stride. Slowly, his relentless good nature begins to break down Kelas's walls.And their tentative friendship becomes something more... -
![Liquid Glass by Zathyn Priest]()
Liquid Glass by Zathyn Priest
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLillyport House was one of Britain's most haunted residences. Originally home to Viscount Eldon Davenport, one of history's most controversial poets, the house was sold by Davenport's parents after he was found dead of a gunshot to the head, the pistol that killed him in his hand... -
![Lover's Knot by Donald Hardy]()
Lover's Knot by Donald Hardy
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJonathan Williams has inherited Trevaglan Farm from a distant relative. With his best friend, Alayne, in tow, Jonathan returns to the estate to take possession, meet the current staff, and generally learn what it’s like to live as the landed gentry now. He’d only been there once before, fourteen years earlier... -
![Dances With Raptors by Poppy Woods]()
Dances With Raptors by Poppy Woods
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratings65 Million years ago,Dinosaurs walked the Earth . . . People think that a meteor or some super volcano wiped them all out, or that aliens saved them like a holy arc coming from the sky. Some think that they had their time and were selected for extinction. The thing is, fossils only show those that died. . -
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Two Hearts One Voice by Valentina Heart
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey are at war, fearing for each other, struggling with the upbringing of their children and the survival of their country. They are kings. With the future of the throne secured, Rin and Merin still have little time to rejoice for their children or the unity of their kingdoms...
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