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  • The Fox by Sherwood Smith

    The Fox by Sherwood Smith

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Attending the King's Military Academy had been Inda's greatest dream. But Academy reality is far from what he'd imagined-for by defending the second son of the king, Inda becomes embroiled in a vicious political struggle among the nobility that he has no hope of winning. But these petty squabbles are only a faint shadow of what is to come...
  • The Ryn by Serena Chase

    The Ryn by Serena Chase

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    DESTINED by prophecy. GUARDED by deception. PURSUED by Love. Centuries ago, an oracle foretold of the young woman who would defeat E’veria’s most ancient enemy, the Cobelds. But after two centuries of relative peace, both the prophecy and the Cobelds have been relegated to lore—and only a few remain watchful for the promised Ryn...
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  • Kings of the North by Elizabeth Moon

    Kings of the North by Elizabeth Moon

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Elizabeth Moon returns to the fantasy world of the paladin Paksenarrion Dorthansdotter--Paks for short--in this second volume of a new series filled with all the bold imaginative flights, meticulous world-building, realistic military action, and deft characterization that readers have come to expect from this award-winning author...
    Categorized as:
    pirates  contemporary  fantasy  length-long
  • The Bird of the River by Kage Baker

    The Bird of the River by Kage Baker

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    In this new story set in the world of The Anvil of the World and The House of the Stag , two teenagers join the crew of a huge river barge after their addict mother is drowned. The girl and her half-breed younger brother try to make the barge their new home...
    Categorized as:
    pirates  contemporary  fantasy  length-medium
  • A Pirate's Heart by Catherine Friend

    A Pirate's Heart by Catherine Friend

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Four women, a long-lost treasure, and more than one “thief of hearts” share a destiny beyond time. To foil a map thief, librarian Emma Boyd searches for a pirate's long-lost treasure map. She’s aided in her search by investigator Randi Marx, who proves to be as frustrating as she is beautiful...
    Categorized as:
    pirates  historical  fantasy  f-f  contemporary  mystery  humor  queer
  • Point of Knives by Melissa Scott

    Point of Knives by Melissa Scott

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    A welcome return to the vividly realized city of Asteiant with its intricate magics and deadly politics. Point of Knives takes place in the interval between the widely praised earlier novels Point of Hopes and Point of Dreams...
  • Untimed by Andy Gavin

    Untimed by Andy Gavin

    Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Charlie’s the kind of boy that no one notices. Hell, even his own mother can’t remember his name. And girls? The invisible man gets more dates. As if that weren’t enough, when a mysterious clockwork man tries to kill him in modern day Philadelphia, and they tumble through a hole into 1725 London, Charlie realizes even the laws of time don’t take him seriously. Still, this isn’t all bad...
  • Death in Castle Dark by Veronica Bond

    Death in Castle Dark by Veronica Bond

    Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Actor Nora Blake finds her dream job when she is cast in a murder-mystery troupe that performs in an imposing but captivating old castle. When she stumbles upon a real murder, things take a nightmarish turn in this first book in an exciting new series.Maybe it was too good to be true, but when Nora Blake accepted the job from Derek Corby, proprietor of Castle Dark, she could not see any downsides...
  • The Novelty Maker by Sasha L. Miller

    The Novelty Maker by Sasha L. Miller

    Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    As often as he can possibly manage, Cole slips away from the parties and teas inflicted upon him by his mother to visit Harlowe, the brilliant, mercurial novelty maker he met several months ago when commissioning a piece for his mother...
  • Spinner by Viola Grace

    Spinner by Viola Grace

    Rated: 3.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Working for the Weavers Guild, Dehlia has gained a measure of respect and dignity in her work as an empathic Spinner. Her yarns, and the emotions trapped within them are sold for a high price. So is she. Waking up on a pirate ship is startling enough, but waking with an elf in her lap is beyond what a normal Terran in space could imagine...
    Categorized as:
    pirates  contemporary  fantasy  m-f  length-novella
  • The Romance Reader's Guide to Life by Sharon Pywell

    The Romance Reader's Guide to Life by Sharon Pywell

    Rated: 3.49 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    As a young girl, Neave was often stuck in a world that didn’t know what to do with her. As her mother not unkindly told her, she was never going to grow up to be a great beauty. Her glamorous sister, Lilly, moved easily through the world, a parade of handsome men in pursuit. Her brother didn’t want a girl joining his group of friends...
  • The Traitor's Daughter by Paula Brandon

    The Traitor's Daughter by Paula Brandon

    Rated: 3.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Here’s the beginning of a lush, epic, wholly original new trilogy that shines with magic, mystery, and captivating drama. On the Veiled Isles, ominous signs are apparent to those with the talent to read them. The polarity of magic is wavering at its source, heralding a vast upheaval poised to alter the very balance of nature...
  • Forged in Blood I by Lindsay Buroker

    Forged in Blood I by Lindsay Buroker

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 36 ratings
    The emperor has been ousted from the throne, his bloodline in question, and war is descending on the capital. Forge, the nefarious business coalition that has been manipulating the political situation from the beginning, has the ultimate weapon at its disposal...
  • Forged in Blood II by Lindsay Buroker

    Forged in Blood II by Lindsay Buroker

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 36 ratings
    Amaranthe Lokdon survives her reckless plan to destroy the enemy’s weapon-filled super aircraft only to learn that thousands of people perished when it crash landed. Half of her team is missing...or dead. Meanwhile, the fighting in the capital has escalated, the Imperial Barracks have been taken by a pretender, and a deadly new danger threatens the populace...
  • The Revived by A.M. Sohma

    The Revived by A.M. Sohma

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Kit is back. And she’s still stuck playing her ridiculous elf dancer character. After leading a group out of the full submersion video game, Chronicles of Retha, Kit knew she couldn’t leave the remaining players to suffer their fate alone. So she returned to the game with the goal to get everyone out. Solus Miles has always preferred solo playing, but Kit’s return changes everything...
  • Vengeful Magic by T.J. Green

    Vengeful Magic by T.J. Green

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When lost treasure is discovered, supernatural creatures unleash violence across Cornwall.Midsummer is approaching and Avery, Alex, and the White Haven witches, are making plans to celebrate Litha, but everything stops when paranormal activities cause havoc.Smuggler's gold is found that dates back centuries, and a strange chain of events is set in motion; Newton needs magical help...
  • Conspiracy by Lindsay Buroker

    Conspiracy by Lindsay Buroker

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 43 ratings
    When you’re an outlaw hoping for a pardon, and the emperor personally sends a note requesting that your team kidnap him, you make plans to comply… Even if it’ll involve infiltrating a train full of soldiers, bodyguards, and spies loyal to a nefarious business coalition that has numerous reasons to hate you...
  • Skybreaker by Kenneth Oppel

    Skybreaker by Kenneth Oppel

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 38 ratings
    A legendary ghost ship. An incredible treasure. A death-defying adventure. Forty years ago, the airship Hyperion vanished with untold riches in its hold. Now, accompanied by heiress Kate de Vries and a mysterious gypsy, Matt Cruse is determined to recover the ship and its treasures...
  • Airborn by Kenneth Oppel

    Airborn by Kenneth Oppel

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 45 ratings
    Matt Cruse is a cabin boy on the Aurora, a huge airship that sails hundreds of feet above the ocean, ferrying wealthy passengers from city to city. It is the life Matt's always wanted; convinced he's lighter than air, he imagines himself as buoyant as the hydrium gas that powers his ship. One night he meets a dying balloonist who speaks of beautiful creatures drifting through the skies...
  • Blood and Betrayal by Lindsay Buroker

    Blood and Betrayal by Lindsay Buroker

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 43 ratings
    The last thing Maldynado Montichelu—former aristocrat and current ladies' man—ever wanted was to be left in charge. After all, the team just blew up a train, crashed a dirigible, and kidnapped the emperor. It's kind of an important time. But, with Amaranthe captured by the nefarious Forge coalition, and Sicarius off to find her, the team is lacking in leaders...
  • Volcrian's Hunt by T.L. Shreffler

    Volcrian's Hunt by T.L. Shreffler

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    A plague is spreading across the land. Crops are rotting. People are dying in the streets. Sora, with the help of her magical Cat's Eye necklace, is the only one who can stop it. She must travel overseas to the Lost Isles, a place of legend and mystery. Only there can she destroy the bloodmage, Volcrian, putting an end to the curse...
  • The Kraken King and the Greatest Adventure by Meljean Brook

    The Kraken King and the Greatest Adventure by Meljean Brook

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Experience the incredible adventure and heart-stopping romance of the Iron Seas in this thrilling steampunk tale from New York Times bestselling author Meljean Brook. The Kraken King, Part VIIIThe Kraken King and the Greatest Adventure Arriving in Krakentown with their enemies in hot pursuit, Zenobia doesn’t know how they can even hope to win...
  • Republic by Lindsay Buroker

    Republic by Lindsay Buroker

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    After the notorious outlaws Amaranthe and Sicarius helped overthrow the corrupt faction controlling the empire and brought in a great war hero to lead the nation to prosperity, they finally earned their pardons--and some time off. A tropical vacation cruising around in a private submarine? Perfect. But their trip is interrupted by a summons from the new president: they're needed back at home...
  • The Kraken King and the Inevitable Abduction by Meljean Brook

    The Kraken King and the Inevitable Abduction by Meljean Brook

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    The Kraken King has declared that Zenobia Fox is under his protection—and with her identity revealed, she needs that protection more than ever. But it comes with a price when Ariq demands that Zenobia reveal her secrets in return. Ariq wants nothing more than for Zenobia to trust him, and he knows exactly which sensual tricks will breach her defenses...
  • Bat Wings, Rings & Apron Strings by Erin Johnson

    Bat Wings, Rings & Apron Strings by Erin Johnson

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    A delicious wedding. A sour and supernatural curse. Will this baker's next bite be her last? With her wedding to Hank fast approaching, Imogen Banks has come a long way from the magical contest that brought her to Bijou Mer. But when conspirators seek to sabotage the witch's big day, she fears her latest recipe for happiness will end in disaster...
  • Sacrifice by Stacey Rourke

    Sacrifice by Stacey Rourke

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Celeste Garrett has finally found a happy balance in her life as the Chosen One, thanks in large part to a certain hunky Irishman. But if there’s any lesson she should heed since receiving her calling it’s that everything can change in the blink of an eye...
  • The Kraken King and the Empress's Eyes by Meljean Brook

    The Kraken King and the Empress's Eyes by Meljean Brook

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Experience the incredible adventure and heart-stopping romance of the Iron Seas in this thrilling steampunk tale from New York Times bestselling author Meljean Brook. The Kraken King, Part VIIThe Kraken King and the Empress’s Eyes In the imperial city, nothing escapes the attention of the empress’s spies...
  • The Kraken King and the Iron Heart by Meljean Brook

    The Kraken King and the Iron Heart by Meljean Brook

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Experience the incredible adventure and heart-stopping romance of the Iron Seas in this thrilling steampunk tale from New York Times bestselling author Meljean Brook. The Kraken King, Part VThe Kraken King and the Iron Heart With their lives and the fate of an empire at stake, Ariq is forced to leave Zenobia behind...
  • Shadow by Kara Swanson, Natasha Soudek

    Shadow by Kara Swanson, Natasha Soudek

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Peter Pan has crash-landed back on Neverland. But this is not the island he remembers.Desperate to rescue Claire and the fractured Lost Boys, Peter must unravel what truly tore his dreamland apart. But with each step, he is haunted by more of his own broken memories. Not even Pan himself is what he seems...
  • The Kraken King and the Abominable Worm by Meljean Brook

    The Kraken King and the Abominable Worm by Meljean Brook

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    As they continue their expedition across Australia, Ariq is determined to stay close to Zenobia and figure out what kind of game she’s playing—even as his admiration for the enigmatic woman starts to override his suspicion...
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