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Queen of Oak: A Novel of Boudica by Melanie Karsak
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFated to lead a rebellion against Rome.Destined to become a legend.Britain, A.D. 42—Boudica, second daughter of a Celtic king, has little concern for tribal tensions and political intrigues. Called by the gods and the stirrings of her own wild heart, she listens instead to whispers of the oaks. But Boudica would be wiser to heed the warning cries of eagles...Categorized as:
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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... -
Pirates of Aletharia by Britney Jackson
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA sapphic fantasy adventure for people who love dangerous women, magical worlds, and lesbian pirates.Emilia Drakon was once the youngest and kindest of the dragon sorcerers, but she’s now the last of her kind. Betrayed and angry, she trades her meekness for a sword and embarks on a quest for vengeance that will lead her straight into the arms of the legendary Captain Maria Welles...Categorized as:
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The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods, Evie Gaughan
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsOn a quiet street in Dublin, a lost bookshop is waiting to be found…For too long, Opaline, Martha and Henry have been the side characters in their own lives.But when a vanishing bookshop casts its spell, these three unsuspecting strangers will discover that their own stories are every bit as extraordinary as the ones found in the pages of their beloved books...Categorized as:
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A Rivalry of Hearts by Tessonja Odette
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTwo rival writers.One prestigious publishing contract.A bargain of hearts and seduction. They say never bargain with the fae. They also say don’t get drunk on fae wine. Yet romance author Edwina Danforth has managed a blunder with both on her first visit to the infamous faelands. Now she's trapped in a magic-fueled bet she barely remembers with a man she’d be happier to forget... -
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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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
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... -
The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 1 by Beth Brower
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratings“I’ve arrived in London without incident. There are few triumphs in my recent life, but I count this as one. My existence of the last three years has been nothing but incident.”The Year is 1883 and Emma M. Lion has returned to her London neighborhood of St. Crispian’s...Categorized as:
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The Archer by K. Aten
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKyri was raised a fletcher but after finding a new home and family with the Telequire Amazons, she discovers a desire to take on more responsibility within the tribe. She has skills they desperately need and she is called to action to protect those around her. But Kyri's path is ever-changing even as she finds herself altered by love, loyalty, and grief...Categorized as:
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The Jane Austen Collection: Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Emma and Northanger Abbey (Collins Classics) by Jane Austen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNo library's complete without the classics! This new, enhanced leather-bound edition collects some of the most popular works of beloved author Jane Austen.Jane Austen's stories of clever women, elusive love, and social mores have struck a chord with millions of fans who consider her work compelling, heartwarming, and essential...Categorized as:
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There is Always a Tomorrow by Anna Belfrage
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt is 1692 and the Colony of Maryland is still adapting to the consequences of Coode’s Rebellion some years previously. Religious tolerance in the colony is now a thing of the past, but safe in their home, Alex and Matthew Graham have no reason to suspect they will become embroiled in the ongoing religious conflicts—until one of their sons betrays their friend Carlos Muñoz to the authorities...Categorized as:
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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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The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern by Lynda Cohen Loigman
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt's never too late for new beginnings.On the cusp of turning eighty, newly retired pharmacist Augusta Stern is adrift. When she relocates to Rallentando Springs—an active senior community in southern Florida—she unexpectedly crosses paths with Irving Rivkin, the delivery boy from her father’s old pharmacy—and the man who broke her heart sixty years earlier...Categorized as:
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The Vizard Mask by Diana Norman
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPenitence Hurd and the Plague arrived in London on the same day...Bound up in righteousness as tight as a parcel, she journeys from Puritan America to find her aunt, and steps into a city full of rogues, hell-fire and fleshly pleasures. When she discovers her aunt is running a brothel in St Giles-in-the-Fields, Penitence has no option but to point out the wickedness...Categorized as:
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How to Tame a Beastly Lord by Bree Wolf
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn this fairy tale Regency romance by USA Today bestselling and HOLT Medallion winning author BREE WOLF, a ruined lady and a scarred lord learn that happily-ever-after is never impossible.A fallen lady.A beastly lord.And a night out in the woods.Unmarried and with child, Lady Eugenie enters into a marriage of convenience to save herself and her unborn child from society's censure...Categorized as:
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The Strongman and the Mermaid by Kathleen Shoop
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratings2019 Donora, PennsylvaniaNinety-one-year-old Patryk Rusek hides in his attic, hoping the searchers think he’s escaped. When Lucy finally bursts in, she discovers her beloved grandfather clutching a fat, hand-illustrated, antique book. In it is the story of Donora, the town that shaped America, its people and Patryk himself... -
The Naturalist Society by Carrie Vaughn
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn this magical tale of self-discovery from New York Times bestselling author Carrie Vaughn, a young widow taps into the power that will change the world—if the man’s world she lives in doesn’t destroy her and her newfound friends first.In the summer of 1880, the death of Beth Stanley’s husband puts her life’s work in jeopardy...Categorized as:
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The Matchmaker's Gift by Lynda Cohen Loigman
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsFrom Lynda Cohen Loigman, the bestselling author of The Two-Family House and The Wartime Sisters, comes a heartwarming story of two extraordinary women from two different eras who defy expectations to utilize their unique gift of seeing soulmates in the most unexpected places in The Matchmaker's Gift... -
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... -
Defender of Hearts by Tanya Bird
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here.Half merchant. Half noble. Wholly aggrieved.Lyndal Suttone is done watching the merchants suffer. So when an opportunity to help them presents itself, she grabs hold of it with both hands. Now she must leave her family behind and step into a world she has no idea how to navigate...Categorized as:
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Nessa's Seduction by Jayne Castel
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAlternate cover edition of ASIN B093BBLHYJHer mission is to infiltrate the English camp and seduce her enemy—not fall in love with him.Nessa is a Guardian of Alba, one of an ancient secret order of druidesses dedicated to defending Scotland from invaders over the centuries. Now she is charged with discovering the plans of Edward Longshanks...Categorized as:
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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... -
Shell Game by Benny Lawrence
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLife in a remote fishing village in the middle of a civil war is neither safe nor inspiring. So, when an opportunity comes along for village girl Lynn to be kidnapped and enslaved by Darren, a ruthless pirate queen, she takes full advantage of it. But Darren is neither as ruthless nor as piratical as she appears at first glance--and Lynn's not exactly what she seems to be, either... -
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How to Turn a Frog into a Prince by Bree Wolf
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn this fairy tale Regency romance by USA Today bestselling and HOLT Medallion winning author BREE WOLF, an unconventional miss and a stiff gentleman come to see that together they are the perfect match.A barefoot maiden.A painfully proper gentleman.And a friendship most unexpected...Categorized as:
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Ruining Miss Wrotham by Emily Larkin
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIf he helps her, he'll ruin her... Eleanor Wrotham has sworn off overbearing men, but she needs a man’s help—and the man who steps forward is as domineering as he is dangerous: the notorious Mordecai Black. The illegitimate son of an earl, Mordecai is infamous for his skill with women...Categorized as:
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How to Climb a Lady's Tower by Bree Wolf
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn untamed lady...A stranger in the night...And a match made in heaven. Nothing but a pawn in her uncle’s game for title and station, Miss Rebecca Hawkins is forced to spend her days in the company of the most boring lord to ever cross her path, dreading the day he will finally work up the courage to ask for her hand. Her dreams of adventure are crushed by the duty laid upon her shoulders...Categorized as:
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The Winter Garden by Nicola Cornick
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSweeping across generations from the 1600s to the present day and inspired by the true story of the leader of the infamous Gunpowder Plot, Nicola Cornick’s latest historical mystery combines past and present story lines that fans of Philippa Gregory and Susanna Kearsley will devour.1605: Anne Catesby fears for her family...Categorized as:
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The Time Traveler's Daughter by Emma Strike
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsan alternate cover edition can be found hereHer father was a time traveler, and he’s left her with a mission...The year is 1929, and Catherine Christie’s world turns upside down when, on her 25th birthday, she receives a box from her long-dead father containing an explosive secret: he was a time traveler...Categorized as:
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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... -
No. 23 Burlington Square by Jenni Keer
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsLondon, 1927: One house. Three lives. A decision that will change everything. A powerful, unique timeslip story, perfect for fans of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, The Miniaturist, and Lucinda Riley...Categorized as:
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The Story Collector by Evie Gaughan
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"Evie Gaughan has skillfully created a magical, original novel. Beautifully written and steeped in folklore - this suspenseful story is told with warmth, wit and charm." Niamh Boyce (The Herbalist) A beautiful and mysterious tale from the author of The Heirloom and The Mysterious Bakery On Rue De Paris...Categorized as:
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Die Stunde der Lilie by Sandra Regnier, Vanida Karun
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEs sollte ein gewöhnlicher Ausritt nach einem anstrengenden Schultag werden. Niemals hätte sich die sechzehnjährige Julia träumen lassen, dass es sie an der mit Lilien gesäumten Weggabelung aus dem Deutschland der Gegenwart ins Frankreich des 17. Jahrhunderts verschlagen würde. Und das ohne eine Möglichkeit der Rückkehr...Categorized as:
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Extra Scenes by S.A. Chakraborty
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn addition to the main trilogy books, there have been a number of alternate, deleted, or extra scenes involving the main characters that have been posted online by the author. Some were pre-order bonuses, fluff written during the Covid-19 quarantine, or old scenes that got cut from the final book script.As a treat for readers in the lead-up to the publication of The Empire of Gold, S.A... -
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Shiver Her Timbers by Alex Westmore
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s been six years since Quinn started dressing as a man in order to sneak aboard the most notorious pirate ship ever to set sail upon the seven seas—and those years have definitely begun to take their toll... -
The White Witch by Elizabeth Goudge
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSet in 17th-century England, when Cavaliers struggle with Puritans to keep the throne safe for King Charles 1st.The wise and gentle Froniga Haslewood, is caught between two worlds. Divided between her Puritan family at the Oxfordshire village's manor house and her relatives in the Gypsy community, she works using her skill in healing to help those in need...Categorized as:
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The Darcy Legacy: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Joana Starnes
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPemberley’s ancient halls harbour many secrets...Categorized as:
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The Priest and the Shepherd by Chloe Gong
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsInitially released as a bonus short story in the B&N/Indigo Exclusive Edition of Foul Lady Fortune, The Priest and the Shepherd is now free to read on Simon Teen... -
Regrettably, I am About to Cause Trouble by Amie McNee
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratings1535, Oxfordshire. Lady Maude Shaftsberry has it all sorted. She will marry the well-connected lord, ascend the ranks of the Tudor court, and be mother to a small battalion of boys. But Maude has a secret that she carries a birthmark that stretches over her stomach and between her legs...Categorized as:
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Trusting Miss Trentham by Emily Larkin, Rosalyn Landor
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe's more than just an heiress... Letitia Trentham is noteworthy for three reasons. One, she’s extremely wealthy. Two, she can distinguish truth from lies. Three, she’s refused every man who’s ever proposed to her.Until Letty receives a proposal she can’t turn down.Icarus Reid barely survived the Battle of Vimeiro. He lives for one thing—to find the man who betrayed him to the French...Categorized as:
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How to Wake a Sleeping Lady by Bree Wolf
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn this fairy tale Regency romance by USA Today bestselling and HOLT Medallion winning author BREE WOLF, a star-crossed couple finds that sometimes Fate needs a helping hand.A forgotten love.A twist of fate.And a second chance at a happily-ever-after.After being swept out to sea, Nessa Barrett, Countess of Wentford, is nursed back to health at an abbey...Categorized as:
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House of Illusions by Pauline Gedge
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsPauline Gedge is a master at recreating the golden age in Egypt. Her heroine, Thu, a peasant girl from the village of Aswat, possesses both beauty and intelligence. To her good fortune Thu is found and brought to the center of society. She is chosen and trained for the court of Pharaoh Ramses. Her talent and guile win her a post in the harem...Categorized as:
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The Watchmaker's Daughter by Dianne Haley
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHiding the worn piece of paper among her father’s watch deliveries, her eyes fill with tears at the memory of her brave friend walking towards the Nazi soldiers, and the sharp sound of gun fire. Her friend sacrificed herself so that she could deliver this message... -
Noblesse Oblige by Maiwenn Alix
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratings"Très chers téléspectateurs, bienvenue dans cette nouvelle saison de Noblesse Oblige !"La révolution de 1789 n'ayant pas abouti, la France est dirigée par le Roi Louis XXI. La monarchie autoritaire s'assure néanmoins le soutien du peuple en mettant en scène son faste et sa cour dans des émissions de téléréalité. " Noblesse oblige " est la plus regardée d'entre elles...Categorized as:
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Montezuma's Daughter by H. Rider Haggard
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThis remarkable novel by adventure writer H. Rider Haggard can be enjoyed on many levels. As a tale of adventure, it takes the reader through 16th-century England, Spain, and Mexico at the time of the Spanish Conquest. But on a deeper level, the author's hopes for humanity shine through the darkness of this time to illuminate the reader with his spiritual philosophy...Categorized as:
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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... -
Legacy by Susan Kay
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsThe spellbinding classic that sets the gold standard for Queen Elizabeth novels, the much-praised Legacy (winner of the Georgette Heyer Historical Novel Prize and the Betty Trask Award) offers an exquisite psychological portrait of the Queen who defined an era... -
Cinder Bella by Kathleen Shoop
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNEXT GENERATION INDIE BOOK AWARDS--ROMANCEShe never had anything.He lost everything.Together they create a Christmas to remember.December, 1893--Shadyside, PennsylvaniaBella Darling lives in a cozy barn at Maple Grove, an estate owned by industrialist Archibald Westminster...Categorized as:
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The Swordmaster's Daughter by Terri Green
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhitefriars London 1604When her father bans her from fighting after an unfortunate incident with a stray sword, Lucinda Evans is determined to continue fencing. She recruits a small group of women with an urgent need to defend themselves, training them in secret as the Sisters of the Sword...Categorized as:
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The Lady of the Rivers by Philippa Gregory
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 56 ratingsJacquetta, daughter of the Count of Luxembourg and kinswoman to half the royalty of Europe, was married to the great Englishman John, Duke of Bedford, uncle to Henry VI. Widowed at the age of 19, she took the extraordinary risk of marrying a gentleman of her household for love, and then carved out a new life for herself...Categorized as:
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