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The Crimson Crown by Cinda Williams Chima
A thousand years ago, two young lovers were betrayed-Alger Waterlow to his death, and Hanalea, Queen of the Fells, to a life without love. Now, once again, the Queendom of the Fells seems likely to shatter apart. For young queen Raisa ana' Marianna, maintaining peace even within her own castle walls is nearly impossible; tension between wizards and Clan has reached a fevered pitch... -
Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke's Mansion Vol. 2 by Whale, Milcha
As the new fiancée of Duke Noah Wynknight, Raeliana McMillan appears to be living the dream. In truth, her life is anything but—she must constantly contend with Noah’s antics and while fending off the envious aggression of Vivian Shamal...Categorized as:
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The Gray Wolf Throne by Cinda Williams Chima
Han Alister thought he had already lost everyone he loved. But when he finds his friend Rebecca Morley near death in the Spirit Mountains, Han knows that nothing matters more than saving her... -
Pandora Hearts, Volume 23 by Jun Mochizuki, 望月淳
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsThe cogs of destiny guide Oz, Alice, and Gil to the final chapter. Someone once said that what awaited them at the end was all-encompassing darkness that would swallow their world whole. But never was the possibility of a warm glimmer of hope just beyond the dark, waiting to pierce through the shadows, disavowed.. -
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InuYasha, Vol. 1: Turning Back Time by Rumiko Takahashi
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 69 ratingsTransported back to Japan's feudal era, high school student Kagome accidentally releases the feral half-demon dog boy Inu-Yasha from his imprisonment for stealing the Jewel of Four Souls...Categorized as:
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The Princess Game: A Reimagining of Sleeping Beauty by Melanie Cellier
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsThey call her the Sleeping Princess, but Celeste is far from asleep… Celeste has been cursed since her sixteenth birthday--just not in the way the rest of the kingdom thinks. All they see is her breath-taking beauty, marred by her foolishness. Only she knows that she retains her brilliant mind. And it’s a secret she must keep at all costs... -
Pandora Hearts, Vol. 1 by Jun Mochizuki
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsThe air of celebration surrounding fifteen-year-old Oz Vessalius' coming-of-age ceremony quickly turns to horror when he is condemned for a sin about which he knows nothing. Thrown into the Abyss - an eternal prison from which there is no escape - Oz meets a young girl named Alice who is not what she seems... -
InuYasha: Love and Lust by Rumiko Takahashi
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsFollows the adventures of high school student Kagome and the feral half-demon dog-boy Inu-Yasha as they join forces to reclaim the "Jewel of Four Souls" to prevent evil mortals and demons from using its terrifying powers...Categorized as:
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The Return of Absent Souls by C.J. Archer
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsIn this stunning conclusion to the After The Rift series, Josie and her friends return home to find Glancia on the brink of war and their enemies in power. With political machinations and court intrigue bringing danger at every turn, they must tread carefully. But being careful won’t bring resolutions and answers. It won’t bring back lost memories or stop the nation hurtling into war... -
Dawn of the Arcana, Vol. 01 by Rei Tōma
A medieval fantasy where a princess’s mysterious power alters her fate! Reads R to L (Japanese Style). Princess Nakaba of Senan is forced to marry Prince Caesar of the enemy country Belquat, tantamount to becoming a hostage. While Caesar is pleasing to the eye, he is also selfish and possessive, telling Nakaba outright: “You are my property... -
Rise by Andrea Cremer
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThe sequel to Rift and the prequel to the New York Times bestselling novel Nightshade . Everything Conatus stands for is at risk. Hoping to gather enough resistance to save their order, Ember and Barrow attempt a desperate escape. But fate offers little mercy...Categorized as:
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The Earl and The Fairy, Vol. 01 by Mizue Tani, Ayuko
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsReads R to L (Japanese Style), for audiences T. Lydia Carlton is a fairy doctor, one of the few people with the ability to see the magical creatures who share our world... -
Stolen Princess by Kelly St. Clare
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCertainty is slipping through my fingers like pirates’ gold. After escaping to our secret sanctuary, I’m haunted by the guilt of my decision. And the close call with Malice left me with more than doubt—I’m now harboring a magical fugitive. When Cosmo reveals a darkness is spreading from his wound, our crew must brave capture by our enemies to cure him...Categorized as:
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The Earl and The Fairy, Vol. 02 by Mizue Tani, Ayuko
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsLydia can see fairies, but can she tell who the real villain is? Lydia Carlton is a fairy doctor,one of the few people with the ability to see the magical creatures who share our world... -
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Moonstruck by Nicole McKeon
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGwenevere St. James may be a lady, but she’s never been interested in playing by the rules. Instead of ingratiating herself into high society, she spent a decade searching the world and studying the occult for a way to find her lost twin sister... -
The Impossible Girl by Lydia Kang
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsTwo hearts. Twice as vulnerable. Manhattan, 1850. Born out of wedlock to a wealthy socialite and a nameless immigrant, Cora Lee can mingle with the rich just as easily as she can slip unnoticed into the slums and graveyards of the city. As the only female resurrectionist in New York, she’s carved out a niche procuring bodies afflicted with the strangest of anomalies... -
The Dead Letter Delivery by C.J. Archer
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe discovery of long-lost mail delivers a marriage proposal, a missing person, and a magical mystery.A road trip with Gabe and her friends leads Sylvia to discover more about her mother’s veiled past yet throws up several questions, too. The stack of unopened letters addressed to her family will hopefully provide answers... -
The Water Dragon’s Bride, Vol. 10 by Rei Tōma
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAsahi continues to fight against the god of darkness and his minions, and the water dragon god lends her the totality of his power...Categorized as:
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The Earl and The Fairy, Vol. 03 by Mizue Tani, Ayuko
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsLydia can see fairies, but can she tell who the real villain is? Reads R to L (Japanese Style), for audiences rated teen. Lydia Carlton is a fairy doctor,one of the few people with the ability to see the magical creatures who share our world... -
The Water Dragon’s Bride, Vol. 7 by Rei Tōma
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAsahi returns to the present day, and though her reunion with her family is joyful, she misses Subaru and the water dragon god in the other world...Categorized as:
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A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare
A Midsummer Night's Dream is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, suggested by "The Knight's Tale" from Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales, written around 1594 to 1596. It portrays the adventures of four young Athenian lovers and a group of amateur actors, their interactions with the Duke and Duchess of Athens, Theseus and Hippolyta, and with the fairies who inhabit a moonlit forest... -
The Deepest Night by Shana Abe
A rich portrait of post-Victorian England, The Deepest Night seamlessly blends thrilling romance with riveting history and adventure—perfect for fans of Libba Bray and Lauren Kate. It’s 1915, and sixteen-year-old Lora Jones is finishing up her first year as a charity student at Iverson, a prestigious, gothic boarding school on England’s southern coast...Categorized as:
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Shinobi Life Vol. 1 by Shoko Conami
A fantastic ninja comedy!! Beni doesn't care whether she lives or dies until one day a hero appears before her very eyes. And this hero, who swears his undying loyalty to her turns out to be none other than.. -
Spindles and Thorns by Melanie Karsak
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThree blessings. One curse. A beauty whose life will change forever. When Aurora and her twin brother Aubrey were born, a dark mage cursed on their eighteenth birthday, the twins would suffer the torment of eternal sleep. Aurora and Aubrey’s parents, being sensible wizards, eviscerated the mage. Unfortunately, dark magic doesn’t go quietly. Aurora and Aubrey were left orphans... -
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Divined by Emily Wibberley
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe epic conclusion to the Last Oracle Series... Clio has forsaken the Deities and turned her back on her powers. Unable to trust her Visions, she is left alone and weak on the outskirts of Sheehan...Categorized as:
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Map of Fates by Maggie Hall
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsTwo weeks. That’s how long it took for Avery West’s ordinary life to change forever: In two weeks, she discovered she was heiress to a powerful secret society known as the Circle, learned her mother was taken hostage by the Circle’s enemies, and fell for a boy she’s not allowed to love, just as she found out another was her unwelcome destiny...Categorized as:
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The Cecelia and Kate Novels: Sorcery & Cecelia, The Grand Tour, and The Mislaid Magician by Patricia C. Wrede
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsCourageous cousins are forced to do battle with magical foes in this series, collected here in a single volume In Sorcery & Cecelia, cousins Kate and Cecelia have been inseparable since childhood. But in 1817, as they approach adulthood, their families force them to spend a summer apart... -
The King's Beast, Vol. 10 by Rei Tōma
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAjin boys who show signs of special abilities are conscripted to serve in the imperial palace as beast-servants—status symbols and shields for their royal masters, to be kept or discarded on a whim... -
The Earl and The Fairy, Vol. 04 by Mizue Tani, Ayuko
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsLydia can see fairies, but can she tell who the reLydia Carlton is a fairy doctor,one of the few people with the ability to see the magical creatures who share our world... -
The Water Dragon’s Bride, Vol. 11 by Rei Tōma
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFacing the gravity of his impending demise, the water dragon god vows that he will send Asahi back to her world before all his power disappears. As Asahi struggles to find a way to stay with him, she can’t deny that the day when they must part is coming...Categorized as:
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Shinobi Life Vol. 9 by Shoko Conami
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsShirousa who, disguised as Hachikuma, fails to assassinate the head of the Inui Clan Grand Master Ojiji, gets cornered by Kagetora and Renkaku and reveals his true identity. Just how will they handle a man with such a cruel, sorrowful fate.. -
Evermore by C.J. Archer
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWhen ghosts begin to disappear from the Otherworld, Emily Chambers and her friends must hunt down those responsible before every last spirit, including Jacob Beaufort, is destroyed and Emily's livelihood along with them. But there is one thing stopping them - Jacob's killer. Weakened and fading fast, the ghost of Jacob Beaufort is determined to save Emily from a bleak and uncertain future... -
シノビライフ 7 by Shoko Conami
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsMany, many years ago, a ninja named Kagetora devoted his life to protecting Princess Beni (”Beni-Hime”). Unfortunately, they were attacked and Kagetora was flung into a lake, and sank to the bottom… And is somehow warped to the future where he sees the princess Beni being kidnapped.Little does Kagetora know that Beni is not the real princess, but rather her descendant... -
The King's Beast, Vol. 11 by Rei Tōma
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAjin boys who show signs of special abilities are conscripted to serve in the imperial palace as beast-servants—status symbols and shields for their royal masters, to be kept or discarded on a whim... -
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Shinobi Life Vol. 8 by Shoko Conami
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAware of the dangers of the portal, Kagetora keeps his promise to Hachikuma and heads back into the past in search of Beni. But just who does he run into when he gets there.. -
Ellin's Solhwa, Season 3 by Cibeles
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe last thing Ellin remembers is having to deal with a belligerent customer at her dead-end job. And when she opened her eyes… she’s “Solhwa,” the beautiful fourth concubine to the king of the Xyaran Empire. Between trying to learn the language and eating steak, Ellin’s trying to figure exactly what’s going on... -
Anwen of Primewood by Shari L. Tapscott
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIt's never wise for a lady to run away in the middle of the night with a smooth-talking man with a questionable heritage—it's even worse to give that man your family's greatest treasure.After making a chain of bad decisions, Lady Anwen of Primewood finds herself in Lauramore, posing as a tambourine girl while she attempts to track down the man who wooed her, robbed her, and left her in the woods...Categorized as:
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One Iridescent Night: A Cinderella Retelling by Brianne Wik
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen the clock strikes twelve, the magic is just beginning. Between her cruel family, the loss of her mother, and the unexpected departure of her best friend Liam, young Evelyn was forced to endure a life full of loneliness, anxiety and mistreatment. Seven years later, seventeen-year-old Evelyn discovers that one magical night can shift everything she thought she knew... -
Rebel Spring by Morgan Rhodes, Michelle Rowen
The road to power...is paved with blood and magic.Cleo is now a prisoner in her own palace, forced to be an ambassador for Mytica as the evil King Gaius lies to her people. Magnus stands to eventually inherit the new kingdom but is still obsessed with his feelings for his adopted sister, Lucia...Categorized as:
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Heart of the Sun Warrior by Sue Lynn Tan
After her perilous quest to free her mother, Xingyin thrives once more in the tranquility of her home. But her fragile peace is threatened by the discovery of a strange magic on the moon and the unsettling changes in the Celestial Kingdom as the emperor tightens his grip on power...Categorized as:
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The Abandoned Empress, Vol. 3 (The Abandoned Empress (Manhwa/Comic version) #3) by Yuna
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsThanks to the crass yet well-meaning Carsein and her new imperial bodyguards, Aristia’s pleased to get her training back on track, though it’s Allendis’s return that truly excites her. Being apart seems to have only brough them closer—but are close enough that she can finally tell him the truth.. -
The Fiercest Joy by Shana Abe
In the autumn of 1915, Eleanore Jones is on the verge of becoming who she was always meant to be: a drákon of stunning beauty and strength. She has discovered she is not the last dragon in the world, as she’d long thought: not one but two drákon brothers vie for her heart...Categorized as:
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The Water Dragon’s Bride, Vol. 8 by Rei Tōma
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAsahi is captured by a human who’s using the god of darkness to take over the world! Trapped in the underworld, Asahi resolves to figure out the true intention of this ruthless boy while the water dragon god and Subaru tag team to try to save...Categorized as:
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The Water Dragon’s Bride, Vol. 9 by Rei Tōma
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsKurose and the god of darkness conspire to take control of the emperor of Naga’s throne, and they have no qualms about using Asahi to do it! Worried for Asahi’s safety, the water dragon god decides it’s best to return her to her former world, but does Asahi want to...Categorized as:
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외과의사 엘리제 4 by Mini, 유인
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 17 ratings서울대 최연소 의대 교수 '송지현'! 지난 과거 삶의 잘못을 만회하기 위해 의사로서 최선을 다해 살고 있었는데, 태평양 한가운데 1만 미터 높이의 비행기에서 비상탈출을 해야 한다고?!! 아찔한 순간 모든 게 끝났다고 생각했는데… 어라? 눈을 떠보니 첫 번째 삶의 '엘리제'로 돌아왔다?첫 번째 삶의 '엘리제'는 패악했지만, 두 번째 삶의 '송지현'을 거쳐 다시 돌아온 '엘리제'는 달라!지난날의 과오를 갚기 위해 의사 '송지현'의 지식을 이용해 의사로서 새로운 삶을 살게 된 '엘리제'! 그녀의 세 번째 삶은 과연..Categorized as:
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The Architect of Song by A.G. Howard
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA lady imprisoned by deafness, an architect imprisoned by his past, and a ghost imprisoned within the petals of a flower – intertwine in this love story that transcends life and death. For most of her life, Juliet Emerline has subsisted – isolated by deafness – making hats in the solitude of her home...Categorized as:
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Gosick by Kazuki Sakuraba, 武田 日向
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn 1924 Sauville, a small European country neatly tucked beside the Alps, Kazuya Kujo has been studying abroad at the prestigious Saint Marguerite Academy, where urban legends and horror stories are all the rage, but Kazuya ignores most of them, except for the story of the Queen Berry, a mysterious ghost ship. Original... -
The Abandoned Empress, Vol. 2 (The Abandoned Empress (Manhwa/Comic version) #2) by Yuna
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIn her determination to change her fate, Aristia has taken up swordsmanship to become a splendid knight like her father. But having been plagued with a weak constitution since birth, it’s not quite something she’ll be able to accomplish with just her resolve..Categorized as:
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버림 받은 황비 3 (The Abandoned Empress (Manhwa/Comic version) #3) by Yuna
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 24 ratings“신이 엮은 운명의 수레바퀴…난 얼마나 벗어날 수 있었을까?”카카오페이지 200만 독자가 사랑한 화제의 만화!카카오페이지 200만 독자가 사랑한 로맨스 판타지. 일본, 중국, 북미 지역을 비롯, 세계 각지에 수출되어 인기 고공 행진 중! 일본에서는 폭발적 인기에 힘입어 2019 픽코마 어워드를 수상했다. 신탁에 의해 예비 황후로 성장한 소녀 아리스티아. 그녀는 어느 날 갑자기 차원 이동한 소녀 지은에게 황후 자리는 물론 황제의 사랑마저 빼앗기고 억울한 죽음을 맞는다. 하지만 죽음에서 눈을 뜨자, 아리스티아는 10세 소녀로 회귀하여 있었다! 신이 준 단 한 번의 기회. 아리스티아는 다시는 황제 루브를 사랑하지 않기 위해, 그리고 소원했던 아버지와의 사이를 되돌리기 위해 노력한다... -
Usotoki Rhetoric Volume 1 by Ritsu Miyako
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsIt is 1926, the first year of the Showa era. Urabe Kanoko has left her hometown after it turns against her for having the ability to hear lies when spoken. She collapses from hunger after arriving in a town called Tsukumoya, where she meets a poverty-stricken detective named Iwai Soma...
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