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All The Young Dudes - Volume One: Years 1 - 4 by MsKingBean89
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsMsKingBean’s “All The Young Dudes” has been divided into three volumes. This first book covers Years 1 - 4... -
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... -
Hereafter by Jody Hedlund
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe third lost princess. The final key to the treasure. And a battle for the throne.Growing up deep in the forest as a poor charcoal burner’s daughter, Emmeline has always known her identity as a princess of Mercia, and she lives in fear of being caught and killed...Categorized as:
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Across the Ages by Gabrielle Meyer
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsCaroline holds a deep secret. Existing in 1727 and 1927 simultaneously, each night she goes to sleep in one life and wakes up in the other. Searching for answers to her unique existence, Caroline stumbles upon a letter from her mother that hints at her own experiences as a time-crosser, sending Caroline on a quest to uncover the truth...Categorized as:
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Foremost by Jody Hedlund
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA second princess. Another key to the treasure. And a cruel king desperate to squelch the growing rebellion.Raised in an isolated abbey, Lady Maribel desires nothing more than to become a nun and continue practicing her healing arts. She’s carefree and happy with her life…until a visitor comes to the abbey and reveals her true identity as one of the lost princesses...Categorized as:
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Finlay by L.L. Muir
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis is BOOK #27 in the Ghosts of Culloden Moor series. Read THE GATHERING FIRST and most of the others can be read in any order. How can you fill a void the size of a Highlander? As if in answer to a prayer, a brawny Scotsman walks out of the mist near Angel’s restaurant ready and willing to help, but only for a day or two. After a while, though, he’s clearly too good to be true...Categorized as:
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Emerald of the Sea by Kimberly Pearl
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBackstabbing pirates. Extravagant dinner parties. Falling in love with the one man who’s out of reach. Seventeen-year-old Emma doesn’t know who she is or where she came from. The not-exactly-legal merchant ship she was raised on is the only home she’s ever known, and she’s had enough of the captain’s lies...Categorized as:
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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... -
Iain by Melissa Mayhue
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPlease read THE GATHERING first to avoid spoilers. Culloden Moor, Scotland Iain MacIntosh died at the Battle of Culloden in 1746. Only his desire for revenge has kept him tethered to the lonely moor for the past two hundred seventy years. The time for that revenge, and his ultimate rest, is finally at hand. All that’s holding him up is one small task to prove his worth...Categorized as:
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A Breath of Snow and Ashes, Part Two by Diana Gabaldon
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA worldwide sensation with more than 12 million copies in print, Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander series has produced #1 best-selling novels and earned a fiercely devoted fan base. Another spellbinding entry in the series, A Breath of Snow and Ashes continues the saga of 18th-century Scotsman Jamie Fraser and his 20th-century, time-traveling wife, Claire... -
The Passion of Mary Magdalen by Elizabeth Cunningham
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFor the millions of readers fascinated by Dan Brown's revelations about Mary Magdalen in The Da Vinci Code, here, at last, is their chance to meet the Gospel's most provocative woman face to face-on her own terms.Make way for a new Magdalen. Born on a Celtic isle to eight warrior-witch mothers, Maeve is raised to be as brave as any hero... -
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... -
Enamored by Jody Hedlund
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDuring a time when legends were born . . .ENAMOREDA princess in need of a husband, a young Sage who cannot have her, and a web of deceit that threatens their love.Having been raised by her childless aunt and uncle, the king and queen, Princess Elinor finds herself the only heir to the throne of Norvegia...Categorized as:
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Thousand Autumns: Qian Qiu (Novel) Vol. 3 by Meng Xi Shi
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“HE DOESN’T DESERVE TO DIE HERE, NOT LIKE THIS.”Despite the sting of Yan Wushi’s betrayal fresh on his heart, Shen Qiao rushes to save him from certain death only to arrive a moment too late—or so it seems. As rumor of Yan Wushi’s demise spreads far and wide, the winds of change stir across the land... -
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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... -
The House of the Red Balconies by A.J. Demas
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHylas has come to Tykanos to build an aqueduct. He has not come to enjoy the island’s main attraction: the six houses where the companions of Tykanos, courtesans both female and male, offer tea and elegant conversation. Yet he cannot ignore them as he finds himself renting a room in one of the tea houses and meeting his neighbour, the beautiful, chronically ill companion Zo... -
The Forgotten Prince by Tanya Anne Crosby
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"... an epic story. Tanya breathes life into this timeless tale of love and betrayal, blurring the lines of fantasy and history. —Jeff Wheeler, Wall Street Journal bestselling authorMálik Danann reveals his true self... and his true heart. But even with a Fae Prince by her side, Gwendolyn of Cornwall is not assured victory against Locrinus, the Usurper... -
Darcy By Any Other Name by Laura Hile
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDiscover the Pride and Prejudice body-swap romance that has readers laughing in surprise and delight.For most, this is a glorious evening of music and dancing. But out in the garden two men are arguing, while a ferocious rainstorm swirls round. Then the unthinkable happens: a lightning bolt from heaven strikes. In that instant everything changes... -
Meet Your Mark: A Pride and Prejudice Reimagining by Elizabeth Adams
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn a world where one may choose a soul mark on their thirteenth birthday, Elizabeth Bennet chooses to be marked. That doesn't mean her soulmate is happy about it.Fitzwilliam Darcy is certain he knows better than Fate. Until his life turns upside down and he meets an impertinent lady in Hertfordshire... -
Thorn of Rose: A Beauty and the Beast Romance by Emily Deady
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBeauty is a curse.It attracts the basest sort of men, even a beast.With her father deathly ill, Isabel Bielsa throws herself into their mutual passion: bookbinding. Hiding in the library also allows her to avoid the unwanted attentions of the local self-absorbed noblemen. But, there is only so many times one can read the same book...Categorized as:
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The Peculiar Talent of Miss Elizabeth Bennet by Elizabeth Adams
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsElizabeth Bennet is…special. She has been different since her sixteenth birthday, when she awoke after a dream of the future so vivid it could be nothing but a premonition.Now that she knows about her own future, is forewarned forearmed? Or will she make the same mistakes she always has? And more importantly, will Mr...Categorized as:
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Angels Before Man by rafael nicolás
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA queer retelling of Satan's fall that's part cozy coming of age and part fast-paced tragedy, with a little love story in between –In an eternal paradise, the most beautiful angel, Lucifer, struggles with shame, identity, and timidity, with little more than the desire to worship his creator.It isn't until the strongest angel, Michael, comes into his life that Lucifer learns to love himself... -
The Disabled Tyrant's Beloved Pet Fish: Canji Baojun De Zhangxin Yu Chong (Novel) Vol. 3 by Xue Shan Fei Hu, 長樂 (Changle)
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA FINE KETTLE OF FISHWhen Prince Jing is sent to quell the disturbance at the western border, there’s no question that Li Yu will accompany him—as his boyfriend and as his pet fish! Li Yu’s mission is to help Prince Jing secure his position as heir to the throne... -
From Darkness Won by Jill Williamson
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsDarkness trembles. Achan steps into his role as Crown Prince and prepares for war. But war against whom? Could Esek still be alive? Has Lord Nathak taken Esek's place? Or is the mysterious Hadad the true enemy Achan must confront? Vrell has her own agenda of serving Prince Oren as a healer, but when she is stormed and lost to the Veil, Achan does all he can to bring her back...Categorized as:
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The First Witch of Boston by Andrea Catalano
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA gripping and intimate novel based on the true story of Margaret Jones, the first woman to be found guilty of witchcraft in seventeenth-century Massachusetts.Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1646. Thomas and Margaret Jones arrive from England to build a life in the New World. Though of differing temperaments, cautious Thomas and fiery Margaret, a healer, are bound by a love that has lasted decades...Categorized as:
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Brilliance of the Moon, Episode 1: Battle for Maruyama by Lian Hearn
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDetermined to avenge Shigeru's death and claim his rightful inheritance, Takeo and Kaede, together with Takeo's forces, fight their way to the domain of Maruyama, but then must separate. Illustrations... -
Moon Flower by Christina Lee, Iggy Toma
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Galen flees his home and travels to Lunar’s Reach, he does what he needs to survive. But trading his body for food in his belly is always a risky undertaking. After he’s found injured in an alleyway, his new friends take him to Moon Flower apothecary, where the madam in charge offers him the proposition of a lifetime... -
Behind the Mask by Elizabeth D. Michaels
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen You’re Hiding For Your Life, What Do You Live For? Abbi has the gift of dreams. But her uncanny ability to see glimpses of the future has no apparent purpose or meaning until a dream leads her to a man on the brink of despair and destruction. Cameron is a man without a name and without a country, framed for a crime he didn’t commit... -
Stone of Help by Robin Hardy
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Chataine’s guardian, Roman, sees his dreams fulfilled beyond his wildest hopes when the armies invading Lystra are felled by disease and Roman’s Commander, Galapos, assumes rulership of the country. Moreover, Roman is reunited with his bride, Chataine Deirdre, who is pregnant with their first child... -
Aleksey's Kingdom by John Wiltshire
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Royal Affair: Book Two Doctor Nikolai Hartmann escaped the Hesse-Davian dungeons. He fled civilized Europe to come to the vast wilderness of the New World, where he carved out a home in which he could love openly and without censure—Aleksey’s Kingdom. However, there is an irritating green-eyed, dark-haired flaw in his new paradise... -
Ruby Run by Sam Burns
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAugustus Ambrose never planned to return to the United States after graduation. His mother’s final letter, with its dire threats about what would await if he did, had been more than enough to keep him away. But when his Aunt Grace dies unexpectedly and leaves him her ranch in the New Mexico Territory, he can’t ignore it... -
The Holly Groweth Green by Amy Rae Durreson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s Christmas 1946 and wounded doctor Laurence is struggling to find a way to live during peacetime. Lost in the Hampshire countryside on a snowy Christmas Eve, Laurence stumbles across lonely Mistletoe Cottage and its owner: Avery. Avery is bright and beautiful, welcoming Laurence to his home with warmth and joy. But Laurence can’t stay forever, and Avery’s secrets mean he can never leave... -
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...Categorized as:
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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... -
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Bound by Memories by Kaje Harper
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsChristmastime brings out memories, and ghosts.Silas tracks down a poltergeist haunting a local tree farm. Darien hopes to convince Silas that despite experiences with demons and hells, Christmas can still be fun. Pip tries to catch his first rat. And Grim watches from a high vantage point and a position of moral superiority—he has holiday memories of his own, but cats know how to keep a secret... -
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... -
The Lady in Residence by Allison Pittman
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCan a Legacy of Sadness be Broken at Menger Hotel? Hedda Krause, a young widow in search of a new rich husband, checked into the Menger Hotel in 1915 with a case full of jewels - and never checked out. In 2017, Dini Blackstone gives ghost walk tours in San Antonio. Her favorite is the tale of Hedda Krause who, in Dini's estimation, perpetrated the world's longest con, dying old and wealthy...Categorized as:
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An Article Of Lies by Lisa Oliver
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAnother one of those MM Arranged Marriage Stories between two princes this time.Prince Remy of Bentley was happy enough in his life. He had a loving family, and could keep himself busy every day, especially caring for his lizard, Daisy... -
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... -
A Warning About Swans by R.M. Romero
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSwan Lake meets The Last Unicorn by way of the Brothers Grimm in a dreamy, original fairytale in verse which transports readers to the Bavarian Alps.Bavaria. 1880. Hilde was dreamed into existence by the god Odin, and along with her five sisters, granted cloaks that transform them into swans...Categorized as:
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残疾暴君的掌心鱼宠 [The Disabled Tyrant’s Pet Palm Fish] by Xue Shan Fei Hu, 雪山肥狐
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne day, Li Yu transmigrated into a fish. Furthermore, this fish even had a master. This master was the sinister and terrifying, mute tyrant from a novel. The system gave Li Yu a task. If he wanted to change back into a human, he had to obtain the tyrant’s heart.Li Yu full of tears: System, please wake up. I’m only a fish. He can’t even speak. How can we interact?System: Stop jabbering... -
The Ghost of Buxton Manor by Jonathan L. Ferrara
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratings“Michael, don’t forget our Neverland.”For nearly a century, the ghost of 17 year-old Rupert Buxton has been trapped in his childhood home. He spends his days reading, roaming, and trying desperately to recall his former life. Hope is restored when a boy his own age moves into the manor—a boy he quickly becomes fascinated by... -
The Sons of Adam by Eva García Sáenz
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratings“The Sons of Adam” is the highly-anticipated sequel of the international best seller “The Immortal Collection”, the first part of “A Saga of the Ancient Family”, the successful immortal series that has captured the hearts of millions of teen and adult loyal readers in the US, UK, Australia, Canada and Europe, as happened before with the Urban Fantasy and Paranormal Romance Series "The Mortal... -
Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom the author of Outlander... a magnificent epic that once again sweeps us back in time to the drama and passion of 18th-century Scotland...For twenty years Claire Randall has kept her secrets. But now she is returning with her grown daughter to Scotland's majestic mist-shrouded hills... -
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La voz de Amunet by Victoria Álvarez
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEgipto 1346 a.C: Desde que tiene uso de razón, la pequeña Amunet ha sido capaz de comunicarse con los animales, pero su vida da un vuelco cuando los sacerdotes de Amón, el clero más poderoso del Antiguo Egipto, descubre su prodigioso don... -
The Woman from Lydia by Angela Elwell Hunt
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWidowed Euodia, known to her neighbors as "the Lydian woman," seeks to make a fresh start by moving to the foreign city of Philippi. She finds new purpose after meeting Paulos, apostle to the Gentiles, who opens her eyes to helping those in need, particularly women and those who have been enslaved...Categorized as:
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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... -
Mercy's Prince by Katy Huth Jones
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAs second son of the King of Levathia, seventeen-year-old Valerian desires the quiet life of a scholarly monk. But when he fails to save his older brother in battle, Valerian must instead become crown prince. While a traitorous knight schemes against him, Valerian meets Mercy, a pacifist Healer with whom he can speak mind-to-mind like the great dragons...Categorized as:
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I Feel You Linger in the Air by Violet Rain
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJom, l’architetto incaricato di ristrutturare un’antica villa sul fiume Ping, nel corso dei lavori trova un baule pieno di vecchi disegni conservati con insolita cura. Gli sembrano stranamente familiari ma non ha tempo per dedicarsi a quella deve tornare a Bangkok, perché il suo ragazzo sta per tornare a casa... -
This is Not a Vampire Story by Simon Doyle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSeventeen-year-old Victor Callahan holds a secret as ancient as the shadows.Employed as a night porter in a quiet Irish nursing home, the teenager watches over a group of men he once knew a long time ago. Victor has orchestrated their reunion for a final farewell, a goodbye to those whose lives have shaped him through the years...
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