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Following Fate by M.A. Frick
“You never have to force anything that’s meant to be.”But some things are worth fighting for.Rule #1 of bonding a WildlingThey’re Wild.Avyanna’s dreams of being a Rider have finally come true. Except… it’s more of a nightmare. The dragon she bonded is unlike anything anyone ever expected, and yet, she is supposed to act like any other Rider...Categorized as:
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![Rogue by Patricia A. Rasey]()
Rogue by Patricia A. Rasey
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsROGUE Sons of Sangue: Book 4 Vampire MC member Anton “Rogue” Balan, aka Blondy, has turned his back on the powerful Sons of Sangue, betraying the brotherhood he once considered his family. Or so his vampire brethren think. Changing his appearance, his persona, and signing up with rival gang, the Devils, Rogue has gone deep undercover to catch the La Paz Cartel’s kingpin... -
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![Shiver Me Timbers by Cassie Mint]()
Shiver Me Timbers by Cassie Mint
My crush is so obvious, even the ghosts ship us together.But he’s off limits… and my dad’s best friend.Oh, my dad passed away years ago, but do you think that makes Duncan Matlock any less loyal to his memory? No, sir. It does not.Duncan will keep a respectful distance from me until his last breath, I’m sure of it. Never mind the monster crush I’m carrying for him... -
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![Consume by Shelly Crane]()
Consume by Shelly Crane
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsEli and Clara's story continues as she tries to finish high school. Eli is as over protective as ever and Tate and his group of friends are no help. They wait for the Horde, always looking over their shoulder. But the ever annoying but strangely prophetic bird begins to become more of a chatter box and Eli learns something that could change some things... -
![Auden by R.E. Butler]()
Auden by R.E. Butler
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the tradition of their people, owl shifter Jessica Thompson’s parents have chosen a mate for her. On the way to a celebratory hunt to meet her arranged mate, a group of hunters spies them and she’s separated from her nest among the flurry of bullets. Injured and disoriented, she crash lands in a zoo...Categorized as:
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![Darkest Power by Rachel Van Dyken]()
Darkest Power by Rachel Van Dyken
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat happens when an ancient god is thrust into modern-day life? Find out in #1 New York Times bestselling author Rachel Van Dyken’s newest paranormal romance."...Eventually, the worship of Horus stopped. For the favored god had finally turned his back on his people—and disappeared...Categorized as:
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![The Kingmaker Chronicles Complete Set by Amanda Bouchet]()
The Kingmaker Chronicles Complete Set by Amanda Bouchet
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe complete USA Today bestselling trilogy The Kingmaker Chronicles! KINGDOMS WILL RISE AND FALL FOR HER...BUT NOT IF SHE CAN HELP IT Promise of Fire Catalia "Cat" Fisa lives disguised as a soothsayer in a traveling circus. She is perfectly content avoiding the danger and destiny the Gods—and her homicidal mother—have saddled her with...Categorized as:
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![Off-Limits To The Grizzly: An age-gap fated mates romance by Ariana Hawkes]()
Off-Limits To The Grizzly: An age-gap fated mates romance by Ariana Hawkes
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsWhen I told my BFF that I thought her dad was kinda hot, she totally freaked.Fast forward ten years, and she’s gone from my life, and I’m trying (failing) to make it in the big city.But when I crash and burn, Mr Johnson is right there, ready to catch me.To take me back to his little log cabin, deep in the forest.And keep me safe from the blizzard... -
![For All The Evers by Debra Anastasia]()
For All The Evers by Debra Anastasia
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFallen Billow should be in college like most of her friends, but instead she’s raising her brother and working as a housekeeper at a vintage local hotel. It’s back-breaking work, but not nearly as challenging as fending off unwanted advances from the hotel’s owner. Thomas McHugh is fighting for our country, across the globe and decades before Fallen Billow was even born... -
![After the Fall by Morgan O'Neill]()
After the Fall by Morgan O'Neill
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"After the Fall" ratchets up the tension as time traveler Gigi Perrin and her husband, the Roman warrior Quintus Magnus, join forces with the Visigoth King Alaric to march on Rome. There waits Princess Galla Placidia, the admirable sister of the despicable Emperor Honorius. About to be forced into an arranged marriage by her brother, Placidia fears a bleak future, trapped in a loveless union... -
![Winning Her Highland Warrior by Maeve Greyson]()
Winning Her Highland Warrior by Maeve Greyson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSo many things in the past she wants to escape—except one.Satia St. Clair, a street smart, socially aloof, microbiologist, is literally immersed in her research at a Highland loch when a crumbling ledge tosses her into its murky depths without her diving gear. The last thing she expects is for a 14th century Scottish warlord to pull her to safety... -
![Ghost of a Chance by Jisa Dean]()
Ghost of a Chance by Jisa Dean
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMakenzie Higgens just bought a house. One of those big Southern Victorian houses that come with the starter pack for every haunting ever documented. But she doesn’t mind. She loves the place, she loves the artwork and craftsmanship that go into a place like that. She loves the secret little nooks and crannies that hide all sorts of treasures...Categorized as:
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![Cave Man Need Wife by Frankie Love]()
Cave Man Need Wife by Frankie Love
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI’ve been here a long ass time. Lonely as hell and wishing for a wife.When a woman arrives, she thinks she’s time-travelled to a prehistoric nightmare.I think she’s finally come home.She’s innocent, curvy, and all kinds of cute.And she thinks I’m nothing but a cave man.Growly. Grumpy. Gruff.She’s not wrong.She also has ideas about marriage... -
![My Highland Lover - A Scottish Historical Time Travel Romance by Maeve Greyson]()
My Highland Lover - A Scottish Historical Time Travel Romance by Maeve Greyson
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsShe jumps back through time to prove a point—not to lose her heart.As the proprietor of a homeopathic store in rural Kentucky, modern day Trulie Sinclair knows her neighbors think she is strange—but they have no idea how different she really is. Trulie was born in thirteenth-century Scotland to a gifted bloodline of time travelers...Categorized as:
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![The Symbolon by Delia J. Colvin]()
The Symbolon by Delia J. Colvin
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsVOTED Goodreads Best Release of September 2013!"YOWZA! 6 Stars!""Love, love, love this book!""One of the best books out there!" CAN LOVE DEFY FATE? From bestselling author, Delia Colvin, The Symbolon, is the passionate second novel of The Sibylline Trilogy that weaves Greek mythology with a modern tale of eternal love! For 3000 years, Alex has dreamed of a life with his symbolon,...Categorized as:
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![Ruby and the Beast: A Beauty and the Beast Tale by Ditter Kellen]()
Ruby and the Beast: A Beauty and the Beast Tale by Ditter Kellen
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 10 ratings***** This is a previously published book, revised to be appropriate for all readers***** After the sudden death of her father, Ruby Atwood is forced to drop out of college to care for her younger brother. Deep in debt and on the verge of desolation, Ruby resorts to some shady dealings on the streets of New Orleans, in order to put food on the table for her small family...Categorized as:
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![Dazzling Brightness by Roberta Gellis]()
Dazzling Brightness by Roberta Gellis
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsEmerging from the world of ancient Greece, Hades, Lord of the Underworld, and the mystical Persephone defy the gods of Olympus to defend an eternal love that they share between the sun and the shadows. Original. From the mists of timeless legend... an enchanting, unforgettable tale of passion, intrigue and adventure that brings two mythical lovers magnificently to life.. -
![Angel of Mercy by Shannon Dermott]()
Angel of Mercy by Shannon Dermott
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMercy struggles to put the broken pieces of her life back together, including her relationship. With loss that cuts deep, she’s on a mission to make right all the things that have gone wrong. But nothing is ever that easy. And she’s determined not to stay in the dark any longer. With someone hell bent on coming between her and her heart, her perilous adventures run light speed ahead... -
![Cave Man by Frankie Love]()
Cave Man by Frankie Love
One minute I’m in an underground cave on a Special Ops mission,and the next thing I know, I’ve travelled through time.My life became prehistoric pretty damn fast.I may have fought the bad guys in the military, but now I had new enemies.Woolly mammoths and saber tooth tigers – and no other humans in sight.Five years later, I’m still stuck here... -
![The Shadowy Horses by Susanna Kearsley]()
The Shadowy Horses by Susanna Kearsley
THE INVINCIBLE NINTH ROMAN LEGION MARCHES FROM YORK TO FIGHT THE NORTHERN TRIBES. AND THEN VANISHES FROM THE PAGES OF HISTORY. Archaeologist Verity Grey has been drawn to the dark legends of the Scottish Borderlands in search of the truth buried in a rocky field by the sea... -
![Highlander in Her Dreams by Allie Mackay]()
Highlander in Her Dreams by Allie Mackay
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAs a paranormal inestigator, Kira Bedwell know that her gift as a far-seer had its advantages. But while touring the ruins of a Scottish castle, she never expected to gaze upon the noble figure of medieval clan chieftain Aidan MacDonald.... And she certainly never thought the irresistible Scot would appear in her dreams from then on... -
![Mist by Kathryn James]()
Mist by Kathryn James
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA chilling fairy-tale thriller for 10+ girls. Midnight: a mist-haunted wood with a bad reputation. A sweet sixteen party, and 13 year old Nell is trying to keep her sister, spoilt birthday-girl Gwen, out of trouble. No chance. Trouble finds Gwen and drags her through the mist. Only Nell guesses who’s behind the kidnap - the boy she hoped was her friend, the cute but mysterious Evan River... -
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![The Antiquity Affair by Lee Kelly, Jennifer Marie Thorne]()
The Antiquity Affair by Lee Kelly, Jennifer Marie Thorne
Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAn archaeologist’s estranged daughters.1907: The dawn of Egyptology is a time of imperialism and plunder, opulence and unrest, and Dr. Warren Ford, esteemed archaeologist, is the man of the hour...Categorized as:
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![Mated by the Alpha by Penelope Wylde]()
Mated by the Alpha by Penelope Wylde
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsSmall Town Alpha Shifter Romance For future reference: never sleep with a hexed werewolf. Especially when it is your hex and he's six foot plus of tempting, gorgeous muscle that will land you in trouble.You see, in my world, a witch and a shifter are forbidden to mate. No matter how sinfully perfect his mouth—and hands—are on me...Categorized as:
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![Tall, Dark, and Kilted by Allie Mackay, Sue-Ellen Welfonder]()
Tall, Dark, and Kilted by Allie Mackay, Sue-Ellen Welfonder
What’s an age-old curse compared to a modern woman’s charm? Cilla Swanner has been jilted by her lover, and she is struggling with a jewelry business that’s far from sparkling. She needs a getaway someplace quiet and remote. Someplace like Dunroamin Castle in Scotland. But what she finds there may be more than she can handle... -
![Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes]()
Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 51 ratingsLonglisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2023"Haynes is master of her trade . . . She succeeds in breathing warm life into some of our oldest stories."--Telegraph (UK)The national bestselling author of A Thousand Ships and Pandora's Jar returns with a fresh and stunningly perceptive take on the story of Medusa, the original monstered woman... -
![Ice Lord's Bride by Ava Ross]()
Ice Lord's Bride by Ava Ross
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsI must marry one of the fae, but the forbidden ice lord wants me.To secure a human-fae truce, I'm one of five women traveling to their magical kingdom, where we'll be courted by fae aristocracy. We have one month to choose a husband from among them.Only Elion, the arrogant, beastly ice lord is forbidden. His torturous scars make the other women gasp. His icy words rip them to shreds... -
![Tall, Dark and Kilted by Allie Mackay]()
Tall, Dark and Kilted by Allie Mackay
Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsCilla Swanner came to Dunroamin Castle in Scotland to get away from heartache and headache. But what she finds there may be more than she can handle. Long ago, the roguish Scottish knight known as Hardwick was cursed to wander the world forever, pleasing a different woman each night with no hope of fulfillment or true love. Then he meets Cilla?who may be his only hope for salvation...Categorized as:
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![The Quest by Wilbur Smith]()
The Quest by Wilbur Smith
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsWilbur Smith returns with the eagerly awaited sequel to his thrilling Egyptian series. Following on from River God, The Seventh Scroll and Warlock. The Quest continues the story of the Warlock, Taita, wise in the lore of the ancient Gods and a master of magic and the supernatural. Egypt is struck by a series of terrible plagues that cripple the Kingdom, and then the ultimate disaster follows...Categorized as:
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![Sweet, Sweet Revenge Ltd. by Jonas Jonasson]()
Sweet, Sweet Revenge Ltd. by Jonas Jonasson
Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsThe beloved author of The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared returns with an enchanting adventure that skewers the greed and hypocrisy that dominates our time and holds lessons about what’s truly important in life.Meet Ole Mbatian Jr... -
![Celtic Fire by Joy Nash]()
Celtic Fire by Joy Nash
When a Roman commander travels through Britannia to investigate a haunting vision, an ambush by hostile Celts leaves him with an unexpected prize—a beautifully enchanting witch. Back Cover Synopsis: In the wilds of Britannia, a fierce battle raged. Rhiannon, rightful ruler of the Celts, longed to see the invading Romans driven from her land...Categorized as:
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![The Sibylline Oracle by Delia J. Colvin]()
The Sibylline Oracle by Delia J. Colvin
Rated: 3.68 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsVOTED GOODREADS BEST BOOK OF JUNE 2012! The Sibylline Oracle is the first novel of the addictive Oracles Series that weaves Greek Mythology with the story of an immortal man's desperate attempts to save his mortal beloved. Valeria's life in Manhattan had been filled with deep loneliness and a lot of "nothing special"...Categorized as:
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![Vampire's Tango by Michele Hauf]()
Vampire's Tango by Michele Hauf
Rated: 3.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsVampire Alexandre Renard never met a more intriguing woman than Veronica Marshall. He waited for weeks for the mysterious woman to make her move...and wasn't disappointed when they shared a seductive dance at a Paris tango club. Their passion made him want to savor their embrace forever--even though he knew that Veronica was a slayer waiting for her chance to destroy him... -
![Pandora by Susan Stokes-Chapman]()
Pandora by Susan Stokes-Chapman
Rated: 3.69 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsSteeped in mystery and rich in imagination, an exhilarating historical novel set in Georgian London where the discovery of a mysterious ancient Greek vase sets in motion conspiracies, revelations, and romance.London, 1799. Dora Blake, an aspiring jewelry artist, lives with her odious uncle atop her late parents' once-famed shop of antiquities...Categorized as:
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![If Only It Were True by Marc Levy, Jeremy Leggatt]()
If Only It Were True by Marc Levy, Jeremy Leggatt
Rated: 3.65 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsWhat do you do when you find a stranger in your closet; particularly when she's surprised that you can even see her -- and she can disappear and reappear at whim? What if she then tells you that her body is actually in a coma on the other side of town? Should you have her see a psychiatrist or should you consult one yourself? Or do you take a chance and believe in her, and allow yourself to be... -
![Moth and Spark by Anne Leonard]()
Moth and Spark by Anne Leonard
Rated: 3.26 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsA prince with a quest. A commoner with mysterious powers. And dragons that demand to be freed—at any cost. Prince Corin has been chosen to free the dragons from their bondage to the Empire, but dragons aren’t big on directions. They have given him some of their power, but none of their knowledge... -
![Love, Eternally by Morgan O'Neill]()
Love, Eternally by Morgan O'Neill
Rated: 2.98 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA witch's ancient curse propels talented flutist Gigi Perrin back to A.D. 408, to the court of the depraved Roman Emperor Honorius and his admirable sister, Princess Galla Placidia. There, Gigi grapples with her disbelief about what has happened, and with the strange, new world of violent politics, social upheaval, and Visigoth barbarians straining at the very gates of an empire...Categorized as:
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