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Becoming the Dark Prince by Kerri Maniscalco
In this irresistibly-priced short story, catch a glimpse of the inner struggles and triumphs that drive Stalking Jack the Ripper's endearing but troubled hero. Enigmatic, brooding, and darkly handsome, Thomas Cresswell has always been the one mystery Audrey Rose has never been able to fully solve. As brilliant partners in crime investigation, they understand each other perfectly. . -
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Entrusted by Jody Hedlund
During a time when legends were born . . . ENTRUSTED. The feisty enemy princess, the cunning knight holding her captive, and the ultimate battle that will determine their fate. Hoping to minimize the death and destruction of the coming war, Princess Birgitta of Swaine leads the Dark Warriors as part of her brother King Canute’s efforts to take the throne of Norvegia... -
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![My Bonny Light Horseman: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of Jacky Faber, in Love and War by L.A. Meyer]()
My Bonny Light Horseman: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of Jacky Faber, in Love and War by L.A. Meyer
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsThe infamous pirate, riverboat seductress, master of disguise, and street-urchin-turned-sailor Jacky Faber has been captured by the French and beheaded in full view of her friends and crew... -
![The Wake of the Lorelei Lee: Being an Account of the Adventures of Jacky Faber, on her Way to Botany Bay by L.A. Meyer]()
The Wake of the Lorelei Lee: Being an Account of the Adventures of Jacky Faber, on her Way to Botany Bay by L.A. Meyer
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsJacky Faber, rich from her exploits diving for Spanish gold, has purchased the Lorelei Lee to carry passengers across the Atlantic. Believing she has been absolved of past sins against the Crown, Jacky docks in London to take on her crew, but is instead arrested and sentenced to life in the newly formed penal colony in Australia... -
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![Just Ella by Annette K. Larsen]()
Just Ella by Annette K. Larsen
A princess befriending a common gardener is bad enough. Falling in love with him is absolutely forbidden. I watched in helpless horror as two guards hauled Gavin to his feet and dragged him from the room. My voice was frozen, unable to protest as another guard took hold of my arm, leading me upstairs...Categorized as:
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![White Rose Rising by Kimberly Pearl]()
White Rose Rising by Kimberly Pearl
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsTwo impossible love stories. An underground society trying to fight an elusive enemy. A war that threatens to destroy them all. All they could do was the next thing, and try not to die doing it. It has been two months since Emma wielded a sword on the deck of the Lady’s Mercy alongside the golden-haired Hemmish naval officer with copper eyes... -
![Castle and Key by W.R. Gingell]()
Castle and Key by W.R. Gingell
A groom with a beard of blue, a bride in lace of gold, and a house running red with blood…. Returning to Glause from a diplomatic mission with her own personal cohort of Horselords, Susan Farrah is looking forward to a hot meal and a good night’s sleep at the closest inn. Once ensconced in her room, however, what she finds is a frightened young woman in golden lace hiding in her wardrobe...Categorized as:
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![Dance of Hearts: a Cinderella Regency Romance Retelling by Byrd Nash]()
Dance of Hearts: a Cinderella Regency Romance Retelling by Byrd Nash
In Regency England, 1816, it is not fashionable to display fairy blood. Melinda Wychwood managed to stay at her family home after her father’s death by working as her cousin’s unpaid housekeeper... -
![Saving Marilee by Annette K. Larsen]()
Saving Marilee by Annette K. Larsen
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA proper, clean romance. Marriage wasn't bliss—not for Marilee. Instead of finding contentment with the handsome son of a sovereign duke, she found betrayal and neglect. And fear. A fear that finally lifts when her husband dies, freeing her from his domineering hand... -
![From the Editorial Page of the Falchester Weekly Review by Marie Brennan]()
From the Editorial Page of the Falchester Weekly Review by Marie Brennan
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA Tor. com original, From the Editorial Page of the Falchester Weekly Review shares the thoughts of the renowned dragon naturalist Lady Trent--whose memoirs continue to be chronciled in Marie Brennan's acclaimed Victorian Age science fantasy series--about the scientific community... -
![Thwarted: A Darcy and Elizabeth Pride and Prejudice Variation by MJ Stratton]()
Thwarted: A Darcy and Elizabeth Pride and Prejudice Variation by MJ Stratton
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMr. Darcy is unmarriageable. Every time he shows any interest in a lady, be it casual or serious, the lady disappears or has disaster befall her. Soon, society spreads gossip that he is cursed, and mamas and daughters alike shun his company. Some unknown nemesis keeps the rumors alive, and soon, he suspects he will never find happiness until he discovers who wants him ruined... -
![Amy Snow by Tracy Rees]()
Amy Snow by Tracy Rees
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsLeft to perish on a bank of snow as a baby, Amy has never known love, never known family. Reluctantly given shelter at nearby Hatville Court, she is despised by the masters and servants alike. The beautiful Hatville heiress, Aurelia Vennaway, is Amy's only advocate - she becomes the light of Amy's life, and the centre of her existence. So when Aurelia dies young, Amy's world collapses... -
![I Was Reincarnated as the Villainess in an Otome Game but the Boys Love Me Anyway!, Volume 2 by ＡＴＡＫＡ, Sou Inaida]()
I Was Reincarnated as the Villainess in an Otome Game but the Boys Love Me Anyway!, Volume 2 by ＡＴＡＫＡ, Sou Inaida
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFated to die as the villainess of an otome game, Mystia sets out to change her own unhappy ending! Mystia Aren is the daughter of a noble family, and she just started high school. She’s surrounded by a group of adoring classmates and her charming fiancé. Everything seems perfect...Categorized as:
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![The Princess Spy by Melanie Dickerson]()
The Princess Spy by Melanie Dickerson
In this historical fairy-tale romance book from bestselling author Melanie Dickerson, based on The Princess and the Frog, Margaretha hopes to find her prince … but when a man claiming to be an English lord arrives at the castle, she finds herself questioning her heart as she uncovers secrets about her current suitor that cast the mysterious lord in a new light... -
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![Ties of Deception by Alice Ivinya]()
Ties of Deception by Alice Ivinya
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsAn innocent goddess. A manipulative god. A deception that could destroy an empire. Purity, a goddess of life, has only one purpose: to be happy. The happier she is, the more blessings those around her receive. So she spends her days in luxury receiving gifts and adoration. And now she has even caught the eye of the empire's prince...Categorized as:
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![First Daughter by Susan Kaye Quinn]()
First Daughter by Susan Kaye Quinn
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTHIS IS THE THIRD BOOK in the Dharian Affairs Trilogy! (steampunk fantasy romance). The Dharian Affairs is now OPTIONED FOR VIRTUAL REALITY by Immersive Entertainment! Skyships, saber duels, and lots of royal intrigue. . -
![Carrick House by Shelley Adina]()
Carrick House by Shelley Adina
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWho said life is but a dream after the wedding? Married eight months, Lady Claire Trevelyan and Dr. Andrew Malvern are blissfully working together on a new invention, and providing a home for a collection of street sparrows. Then Claire’s mother, the redoubtable Lady Jermyn, arrives with her family in tow and expects to stay indefinitely . . -
![Sense & Second-Degree Murder by Tirzah Price]()
Sense & Second-Degree Murder by Tirzah Price
Three of Jane Austen’s classic novels receive a murder mystery makeover in this romantic and thrilling three-book series that’s perfect for fans of The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy and Stalking Jack the Ripper. In Sense and Second-Degree Murder, aspiring scientist Elinor Dashwood and her sister Marianne, a budding detective, work together to solve the mystery of their father’s murder... -
![The Cain Saga, Volume 1: Forgotten Juliet by Akira Watanabe]()
The Cain Saga, Volume 1: Forgotten Juliet by Akira Watanabe
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsBorn under an evil moon harboring dark secrets, Earl Cain C. Hargreves, the youthful heir of the aristocratic Hargreves family, is a man on a quest to find the truth about his family's past...Categorized as:
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![Her Rebel Highness by Diana Ma]()
Her Rebel Highness by Diana Ma
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn epic story of love and betrayal set against the backdrop of the Tiananmen Square protestsIn Heiress Apparently, Gemma Huang’s big acting break led her to Beijing, where she uncovered an incredible family secret...Categorized as:
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![The Body at the Tower by Y.S. Lee]()
The Body at the Tower by Y.S. Lee
Now nearly a full-fledged member of the Agency, the all-female detective unit operating out of Miss Scrimshaw's Academy for Girls, Mary Quinn is back for another action-packed adventure. Disguised as a poor apprentice builder and a boy, she must brave the grimy underbelly of Victorian London - as well as childhood fear, hunger, and constant want - to unmask the identity of a murderer...Categorized as:
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![Lady of Disguise by Melanie Dickerson]()
Lady of Disguise by Melanie Dickerson
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsEngland, 1388. All her life, Louisa has dreamed of finding the rumored “Giant’s Treasure,” a collection of ancient, lost riches said to be hidden on a mountaintop in Scotland, guarded by a fierce monster. It’s a story her father used to tell her, and when he dies and she and her younger sister have to go live with their shiftless, greedy uncle, Louisa is determined to find that treasure... -
![Not-Sew-Wicked Stepmom, Vol. 1 by Yir, 이르]()
Not-Sew-Wicked Stepmom, Vol. 1 by Yir, 이르
Once upon a time, there was a lovely young princess who suffered under her cruel stepmother…that is, until a children’s clothing designer is reborn as the evil stepmother! All the new Queen Abigail Friedkin wants to do is dote on the adorable Princess Blanche and give her the happy childhood she deserves...Categorized as:
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![Lady of Disguise by Melanie Dickerson]()
Lady of Disguise by Melanie Dickerson
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOnly the hidden treasure will allow Louisa and her sister to gain their freedom. England, 1388. All her life, Louisa’s dreamed of finding the rumored “Giant’s Treasure,” a collection of ancient, lost riches said to be hidden on a mountaintop in Scotland, guarded by a fierce monster... -
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![Theatre of Marvels by Lianne Dillsworth]()
Theatre of Marvels by Lianne Dillsworth
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCrowds gather at Crillick's Variety Theatre, where curiosity is satisfied with displays of intrigue and fear. They're here for the star of the show - the Great Amazonia warrior. They needn't know this warrior is in fact Zillah, a mixed-race actress from the East End fooling them each night with her thrilling performance...Categorized as:
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![Theatre of Marvels by Lianne Dillsworth]()
Theatre of Marvels by Lianne Dillsworth
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCrowds gather at Crillick's Variety Theatre, where curiosity is satisfied with displays of intrigue and fear. They're here for the star of the show - the Great Amazonia warrior. They needn't know this warrior is in fact Zillah, a mixed-race actress from the East End fooling them each night with her thrilling performance...Categorized as:
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![Beastly Duke & the Winsome Bride by Charity McColl]()
Beastly Duke & the Winsome Bride by Charity McColl
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSamantha Sykes is a beautiful young woman, but her life is ugly. Her wicked stepmother, twisted with jealousy, arranges a marriage for Samantha with a rich, arrogant and cruel man. It only the actions of her concerned father that save her from this fate worse than death...Categorized as:
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![The Rogue of Fifth Avenue by Joanna Shupe]()
The Rogue of Fifth Avenue by Joanna Shupe
Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsSilver-tongued lawyer. Keeper of secrets. Breaker of hearts. He can solve any problem…. In serving the wealthy power brokers of New York society, Frank Tripp has finally gained the respectability and security his own upbringing lacked. There’s no issue he cannot fix…except for one: the beautiful and reckless daughter of an important client who doesn’t seem to understand the word danger...Categorized as:
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![All My Fiancé and I Did Was Fight, But Now He's All Over Me? Vol. 1 by Machibari, Makoto Ayase]()
All My Fiancé and I Did Was Fight, But Now He's All Over Me? Vol. 1 by Machibari, Makoto Ayase
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsJust go ahead and call off our engagement! " Gina was betrothed at age 8 at the behest of her family. However she and her fiancé, Carlo, have spent every waking moment with each other fighting. Despite Gina secretly harboring feelings for him... -
![Climbing the Stairs by Padma Venkatraman]()
Climbing the Stairs by Padma Venkatraman
Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA remarkable debut novel set in India that shows one girl's struggle for independence. During World War II and the last days of British occupation in India, fifteen-year-old Vidya dreams of attending college... -
![These Shallow Graves by Jennifer Donnelly]()
These Shallow Graves by Jennifer Donnelly
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 50 ratingsJo Montfort is beautiful and rich, and soon—like all the girls in her class—she’ll graduate from finishing school and be married off to a wealthy bachelor. Which is the last thing she wants. Jo secretly dreams of becoming a writer—a newspaper reporter like the trailblazing Nellie Bly. Wild aspirations aside, Jo’s life seems perfect until tragedy strikes: her father is found dead... -
![Color Outside the Lines by Anna-Marie McLemore, Elsie Chapman]()
Color Outside the Lines by Anna-Marie McLemore, Elsie Chapman
Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThis modern, groundbreaking YA anthology explores the complexity and beauty of interracial and LGBTQ+ relationships where differences are front and center...Categorized as:
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![The Warrior Maiden by Melanie Dickerson]()
The Warrior Maiden by Melanie Dickerson
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling author Melanie Dickerson comes a fresh reimagining of the classic Mulan tale. Mulan isn’t afraid to pretend to be a son and assume her father’s soldier duties in war...Categorized as:
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![Where Shadows Bloom by Catherine Bakewell]()
Where Shadows Bloom by Catherine Bakewell
Fans of Allison Saft and Margaret Rogerson will be swept away into this lush and beguiling sapphic romantasy from the bestselling author of Flowerheart, Catherine Bakewell. Ofelia has lived her life dreaming of entering Le Château Enchanté—the mysterious court of the gods-blessed King Léo, where the shadow monsters that roam Ofelia’s home never trespass... -
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![The Girl and the Clockwork Cat by Nikki McCormack]()
The Girl and the Clockwork Cat by Nikki McCormack
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFeisty teenage thief Maeko and her maybe-more-than-friend Chaff have scraped out an existence in Victorian London’s gritty streets, but after a near-disastrous heist leads her to a mysterious clockwork cat and two dead bodies, she’s thrust into a murder mystery that may cost her everything she holds dear...Categorized as:
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![The Tide of the Mermaid Tears by Marcia Lynn McClure]()
The Tide of the Mermaid Tears by Marcia Lynn McClure
Excerpt…. She took two more steps and paused—squeezed her eyes tightly shut andEmber gasped as she looked forward up the shore to see a man struggling in the water. He was coughing—spitting water from his mouth as he crawled from the water and onto the sand. As he collapsed face-down on the shore, Ember lifted her skirt and ran toward the man, dropping to her knees beside him...Categorized as:
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![The Prisoner Of Zenda by Anthony Hope]()
The Prisoner Of Zenda by Anthony Hope
Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsIn the fictional country of Ruritania, Prince Michael drugs and abducts his brother, King Rudolf, on the eve of Rudolf’s coronation. With the help the king’s cousin, who closely resembles Rudolf, the king’s men are able to prevent Michael from assuming the throne himself, while fighting to restore the rightful king... -
![The Ruby in the Smoke by Philip Pullman]()
The Ruby in the Smoke by Philip Pullman
Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars · 43 ratingsDetermined to discover the truth about what happened to her father, Sally is soon plunged into a dangerous and terrifying adventure that takes her to the dark heart of Victorian London. -
![Mad, Bad & Dangerous to Know by Samira Ahmed]()
Mad, Bad & Dangerous to Know by Samira Ahmed
Rated: 3.76 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsTold in alternating narratives that bridge centuries, the latest novel from New York Times bestselling author Samira Ahmed traces the lives of two young women fighting to write their own stories and escape the pressure of familial burdens and cultural expectations in worlds too long defined by men...Categorized as:
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![The Forbidden Orchid by Sharon Biggs Waller]()
The Forbidden Orchid by Sharon Biggs Waller
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsStaid, responsible Elodie Buchanan is the eldest of ten sisters living in a small English market town in 1861. The girls barely know their father, a plant hunter usually off adventuring through China. Then disaster strikes: Mr. Buchanan reneges on his contract to collect an extremely rare and valuable orchid... -
![Camilla by Frances Burney]()
Camilla by Frances Burney
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsCamilla Tyrold and her sisters embark on an unpredictable path toward true love in this eighteenth-century English novel by the author of Evelina. First published in 1796, Camilla recounts the romantic misadventures of the Tyrold sisters—spirited Camilla, sweet Lavinia, and witty but shy Eugenia—as well as their beautiful and flirtatious cousin Indiana Lynmere... -
![Swept Away: A Fairwilde Reflection Regency Fairy Tale by Vanessa Riley, Michela Link]()
Swept Away: A Fairwilde Reflection Regency Fairy Tale by Vanessa Riley, Michela Link
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCharlotte Downing, the Duchess of Charming, wants what she wants. Today, it's a fine pair of lacy slippers crafted by the renowned Ella's Establishment. To be picture perfect for her presentation to the queen, Charlotte will survive crashed ceilings and falling bricks... -
![A Spy in the House by Y.S. Lee]()
A Spy in the House by Y.S. Lee
Introducing an exciting new series! Steeped in Victorian atmosphere and intrigue, this diverting mystery trails a feisty heroine as she takes on a precarious secret assignment. Rescued from the gallows in 1850s London, young orphan (and thief) Mary Quinn is surprised to be offered a singular education, instruction in fine manners — and an unusual vocation... -
![My Fine Fellow by Jennieke Cohen]()
My Fine Fellow by Jennieke Cohen
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsCulinary delights abound, romance lingers in the air, and plans go terribly, wonderfully astray in this historical tale. It’s 1830s England, and Culinarians—doyens who consult with society’s elite to create gorgeous food and confections—are the crème de la crème of high society...Categorized as:
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![The Egoist by George Meredith]()
The Egoist by George Meredith
Rated: 3.69 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsGeorge Meredith, OM (12 February 1828 – 18 May 1909) was an English novelist and poet of the Victorian era. Highly Recommended! In short, a really good read. Meredith deserves his reputation-- both for his skill and for the effort needed to enjoy the work. Meredith was purported to have said, ? he is all of us? of the main character in his most enduring novel, The Egoist, published in 1879... -
![Duels & Deception by Cindy Anstey]()
Duels & Deception by Cindy Anstey
Rated: 3.68 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsIn which a lady and a law clerk find themselves entangled in the scandal of the season. .. Miss Lydia Whitfield, heiress to the family fortune, has her future entirely planned out. She will run the family estate until she marries the man of her late father's choosing, and then she will spend the rest of her days as a devoted wife... -
![The Mislaid Magician: or Ten Years After by Patricia C. Wrede, Caroline Stevermer]()
The Mislaid Magician: or Ten Years After by Patricia C. Wrede, Caroline Stevermer
Ten years have passed since Kate and Cecy married Thomas and James, and England is now being transformed by the first railways. When James is asked to look into the sudden disappearance of a German railway engineer, he and Cecy make a shocking discovery: The railway lines are wreaking havoc with ancient underground magic, which could endanger the very unity of England... -
![Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston]()
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
Rated: 3.77 of 5 stars · 128 ratingsWhen Janie, at sixteen, is caught kissing shiftless Johnny Taylor, her grandmother swiftly marries her off to an old man with sixty acres. Janie endures two stifling marriages before meeting the man of her dreams, who offers not diamonds, but a packet of flowering seeds . .. 'For me, THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD is one of the very greatest American novels of the 20th century...Categorized as:
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![A Dress for the Wicked by Autumn Krause]()
A Dress for the Wicked by Autumn Krause
Rated: 3.64 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe high-stakes fashion scene of a reimagined nineteenth century Europe takes center stage in this YA debut perfect for fans of The Belles and The Luxe. Nothing much happens in the sleepy town of Shy in Avon-upon-Kynt. And for eighteen years, Emmaline Watkins has feared that her future held just that: nothing...Categorized as:
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![Bound by Donna Jo Napoli]()
Bound by Donna Jo Napoli
Rated: 3.69 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsYOUNG XING XING IS BOUND. Bound to her father's second wife and daughter after Xing Xing's father has passed away. Bound to a life of servitude as a young girl in ancient China, where the life of a woman is valued less than that of livestock. Bound to be alone and unmarried, with no parents to arrange for a suitable husband...
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