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  • The Queen of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner

    The Queen of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 75 ratings
    Revenge When Eugenides, the Thief of Eddis, stole Hamiathes's Gift, the Queen of Attolia lost more than a mythical relic. She lost face. Everyone knew that Eugenides had outwitted and escaped her. To restore her reputation and reassert her power, the Queen of Attolia will go to any length and accept any help that is offered...she will risk her country to execute the perfect revenge. ..
  • The Last Present by Wendy Mass

    The Last Present by Wendy Mass

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Don't miss the latest entry in the incredible Willow Falls series by Wendy Mass! Amanda and Leo have a history with birthdays. Now their friend's little sister, Grace, has fallen into a strange frozen state on her birthday, and Amanda and Leo must travel in time in order to fix whatever's wrong. As they journey back to each of Grace's birthdays, they start seeing all sorts of patterns . .
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  • The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen

    The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 79 ratings
    THE FALSE PRINCE is the thrilling first book in a brand-new trilogy filled with danger and deceit and hidden identities that will have readers rushing breathlessly to the end. In a discontent kingdom, civil war is brewing. To unify the divided people, Conner, a nobleman of the court, devises a cunning plan to find an impersonator of the king's long-lost son and install him as a puppet prince...
  • Oath Breaker by Michelle Paver

    Oath Breaker by Michelle Paver

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    A thrilling story about friendship, loyalty, and revenge When he was outcast, Torak was the hunted one. Nine moons later he becomes the hunter when he vows to avenge the killing of one of his closest friends. Racked by guilt and grief, he follows the killer into the Deep Forest, where the World Spirit stalks the hidden valleys as a tall man with the antlers of a stag...
  • Outcast by Michelle Paver

    Outcast by Michelle Paver

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    A thrilling story of friendship, survival, and the need to belong. For two moons Torak has hidden a terrible secret—and now it is revealed. He bears the mark of the Soul-Eater, and must pay the price. Cast out from the clans, he is alone and on the run: cut off from his best friend, Renn, and his beloved pack-brother, Wolf...
  • The First Confessor by Terry Goodkind

    The First Confessor by Terry Goodkind

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 40 ratings
    From #1 New York Times bestselling author Terry Goodkind comes The First Confessor, the prequel to the Sword of Truth, for the first time hardcover In a time before legends had yet been born... Married to the powerful leader of her people, safe among those gifted with great ability, Magda Searus is protected from a distant world descending into war...
  • When Water Burns by Lani Wendt Young

    When Water Burns by Lani Wendt Young

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    "Maybe you're not meant to manipulate fire the way I do. Maybe sparks are all you're ever going to make." He snarled, "Or maybe you just need to be a better teacher and give me more." Before I could reply, he grabbed my hand, twisted and pulled me into a restraining lock. Body pressed against my back, he held me in a chokehold. I struggled. Kicked. Fought. Pain knifed me as I tried to free myself...
  • 13 Gifts by Wendy Mass

    13 Gifts by Wendy Mass

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 38 ratings
    Wendy Mass turns to another magical birthday: 13! When Tara, a self-proclaimed shrinking violet, steals the school mascot, a goat, in order to make some friends with the popular crowd and gets caught, she gets herself in a heap of trouble...
  • Riddle-Master by Patricia A. McKillip

    Riddle-Master by Patricia A. McKillip

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 34 ratings
    For over twenty years, Patricia A. McKillip has captured the hearts and imaginations of thousands of readers. And although her renowned Riddle-Master trilogy-- The Riddle-Master of Hed, Heir of Sea and Fire , and Harpist in the Wind --has been long out of print, it is considered her most enduring and beloved work...
  • The Legend of Holly Claus by Brittney Ryan, Laurel Long

    The Legend of Holly Claus by Brittney Ryan, Laurel Long

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    Santa Claus is the King of Forever, Land of the Immortals. When one special boy writes to Santa asking what no other child has ever asked -- what he wants for Christmas -- a miracle occurs: Santa and his wife are blessed with a daughter. But the birth of Holly Claus also brings about a terrible curse -- from an evil soul named Herrikhan...
  • Moon's Flower by Marie Hall

    Moon's Flower by Marie Hall

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Overview Once upon a time, long, long ago a flower fairy looked to the sky and dared to fall in love with The Man in the Moon… Or so goes the tale that Danika weaves for the gathered fae children. Tonight is the night to learn a hidden tale of Kingdom. A story long forgotten, remembered by few. A tale of treachery, of love, betrayal and woe... but there's more to the story than meets the eye...
  • Ambrosia Shore by Christie Anderson

    Ambrosia Shore by Christie Anderson

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Sadie never dreamed she would see the world of Ambrosia with her own two eyes, just like Rayne never believed he would have the chance to share it with her. Finally, they can be together without any lies, without hiding who they are, in a world that shines brighter than Sadie could ever imagine. There’s only one problem...
  • The Aether by T.M. Cromer

    The Aether by T.M. Cromer

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In a world where magic and the mundane coexist, Damian Dethridge, known as the Aether, possesses the power to manipulate and redistribute magical energies. From a young age, he’s been responsible for maintaining balance among the witch community. However, his extraordinary abilities attract unsavory characters, working to destroy his family from within...
  • Midnight Howl by Clare Hutton

    Midnight Howl by Clare Hutton

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Poison Apple Books: Thrilling. Bone-chilling. These books have bite!Marisol and her mom move from the city to rural Montana for a few months, and stay with family friends and their twin children, Jack and Hailey. Marisol loves looking at the stars so far away from city lights, but she feels creeped out by the woods right by their house...
  • Charming and the Cherry Blossom by L.J. Evans

    Charming and the Cherry Blossom by L.J. Evans

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Today was a fairy tale… I inherited a fortune from a dad I never knew,And a thoroughly charming guy asked me out.Unfortunately, my fairy tale could disappear in ninety days... Because there’s an impossible task to complete,And a greedy cousin plotting against me.Plus, I’m not your typical fairy tale princess...
  • Snapped Strings by M. Sinclair

    Snapped Strings by M. Sinclair

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I was going to give him a performance he’d never forget. With our plans set to travel to the Demonic realm, my thoughts turn to the torture I endured while imprisoned in Broken House, and I find myself fearing that the experience will be a trip down nightmare lane. What I find instead is a complex, beautiful realm that in a matter of days draws out of me a determination and strength to defend it...
  • The High King's Tomb by Kristen Britain

    The High King's Tomb by Kristen Britain

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 48 ratings
    For Karigan G'ladheon, the call of magic in her blood is too strong to resist. Karigan returns to the Green Riders, the magical messengers of the king, to find she's badly needed. Rider magic has become unstable, many Riders have been lost, and the Rider corps is seriously threatened. The timing couldn't be worse. An ancient evil, long dormant, has reawakened, and the world is in peril...
  • Black Heart by Justin Somper

    Black Heart by Justin Somper

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    There's a new ship of vampirates roaming the seas, leaving a trail of fear and devastation in its wake. When a high-profile pirate is slain, the Pirate Federation takes decisive action and begins training up a ship of dedicated vampire hunters. The team will be led by newly appointed Captain, Cheng Li and will include pirate prodigy Connor Tempest...
  • The Shadow Throne by Jennifer A. Nielsen

    The Shadow Throne by Jennifer A. Nielsen

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 47 ratings
    One war.Too many deadly battles.Can a king save his kingdom, when his own survival seems unlikely? War has come to Carthya. It knocks at every door and window in the land. And when Jaron learns that King Vargan of Avenia has kidnapped Imogen in a plot to bring Carthya to its knees, Jaron knows it is up to him to embark on a daring rescue mission. But everything that can go wrong does...
  • Decrypted by Lindsay Buroker

    Decrypted by Lindsay Buroker

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 23 ratings
    Professor Tikaya Komitopis knew that bringing Admiral Rias Starcrest home to meet her family wouldn’t be easy, not when he led the fleet that decimated her nation during the war. She isn’t surprised when people believe she’s been brainwashed, that Rias is still loyal to the empire, and that he has nefarious plans for her homeland...
  • Half Upon a Time by James Riley

    Half Upon a Time by James Riley

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Life’s no fairy tale for Jack. After all, his father's been missing ever since that incident with the beanstalk and the giant, and his grandfather keeps pushing him to get out and find a princess to rescue. Who'd want to rescue a snobby, entitled princess anyway? Especially one that falls out of the sky wearing a shirt that says "Punk Princess," and still denies she's royalty...
  • Crazy for You by Jane Fenton

    Crazy for You by Jane Fenton

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Kate would feel silly for having a crush on a fictional pirate—if he wasn’t standing right in front of her. After discovering that her long-term boyfriend has been cheating on her, psychologist Dr. Kate Barnes decides she’s still going on their romantic Bahamas getaway—alone...
  • Alphabet of Thorn by Patricia A. McKillip

    Alphabet of Thorn by Patricia A. McKillip

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    Deep inside a palace on the edge of the world, the orphan Nepenthe pores over books in the royal library, translating their languages and learning their secrets. Now sixteen, she knows little of the outside world—except for the documents that traders and travelers bring her to interpret...
  • Fires Of Ballian by M.L. Rhodes

    Fires Of Ballian by M.L. Rhodes

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    A hundred years ago, the high sorcerer of Velensperia launched a swift and deadly attack against the draegans—a race of dragon shapeshifters who’d always lived in harmony with the humans. The draegans were all but destroyed, with the few who remained, scattered and in hiding. But after a century of cruel repression, a group of them have united and begun to fight back...
  • Shadows Over Innocence by Lindsay Buroker

    Shadows Over Innocence by Lindsay Buroker

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Note: Despite chronology, it is recommended that The Emperor's Edge (book 1) be read first. This short story contains a spoiler for book 1. Sicarius, the emperor’s personal assassin, returns from a successful mission only to discover that the enemy is retaliating by sending an assassin of their own. The target? Five-year-old Prince Sespian...
  • Unlocking the Spell by E.D. Baker

    Unlocking the Spell by E.D. Baker

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Now that Annie has helped her sister Gwendolyn (a.k.a. Sleeping Beauty) wake up from the 100-year curse by finding her beloved prince, you would think that things would get back to normal. Think again! That beloved prince, Beldegard, is stuck in the body of a bear and the only way that Annie can be free of the two irritating lovebirds is to help-by finding the evil dwarf who cast the spell...
  • In the Coils of the Snake by Clare B. Dunkle

    In the Coils of the Snake by Clare B. Dunkle

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    Clare Dunkle's acclaimed fantasy trilogy-- now available in paperback For thousands of years, young women have been vanishing from Hallow Hill, never to be seen again. Now Kate and Emily have moved there with no idea of the land's dreadful heritage--until Marak decides to tell them himself...
  • The Bastard Prince by Megan Derr

    The Bastard Prince by Megan Derr

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Reyes O'Bannon lives a fairly quiet life, despite his role as the King's secretary. His days are filled with appointments, paperwork, and avoiding the romantic attentions of Kinnaird, the Duke of Keyes; attentions that become harder to ignore with each passing day..
  • The Land of Night by Kirby Crow

    The Land of Night by Kirby Crow

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 26 ratings
    Struggling to come to terms with his new life in Rshan na Ostre, young Scarlet is trying to find his place in a decadent, foreign society that bears an ancient hatred for all Hilurin. As Liall is pulled away from Scarlet and into the jaded intrigues of a royal court, the young pedlar wonders if they've made a terrible mistake in journeying to Rshan...
  • In Despair by Megan Derr

    In Despair by Megan Derr

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Prince Telmé Guldbrandsen has been groomed since childhood to become a Prince of the Blood and Commander of the Legion. He will be the youngest person to ever take the Blooding—if he can behave long enough to prove he can be trusted with the responsibility...
  • Prince of Dogs by Kate Elliott

    Prince of Dogs by Kate Elliott

    Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    "Prince of Dogs" returns readers to the war-torn kingdoms of Wendar and Varre, and the intertwined destinies of: Alain, raised in humble surroundings but now the Count's heir; Liath, who struggles to unravel the secrets of her past while evading the traps set for her by those seeking the treasure she hides; Sanglant, believed dead by those who could save him, but actually a prisoner in the city...
  • The Princess Curse by Merrie Haskell

    The Princess Curse by Merrie Haskell

    Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Merrie Haskell’s middle-grade fantasy novel Princess Curse is an imaginative retelling of the fairy tales The Twelve Dancing Princesses and Beauty and the Beast.   In the fifteenth-century kingdom of Sylvania, the prince offers a fabulous reward to anyone who cures the curse that forces the princesses to spend each night dancing to the point of exhaustion...
  • Once Upon a Marigold by Jean Ferris

    Once Upon a Marigold by Jean Ferris

    Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars
    · 40 ratings
    Christian was clueless when he started spying on the royal family through his telescope. He lives in a cave with a troll for a dad, after all. If his dad had only warned him about all that mind-boggling love stuff, maybe things wouldn't be such a mess. Although then, maybe, Princess Marigold would be dead. But Christian wasn't warned...
  • Wick by Megan Derr

    Wick by Megan Derr

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Four tales of men who refuse to be molded... Swordwick is the story of a prince who dares to wield both blade and wick—until he must pretend to be something else for the sake of his sister. Odd Wick tells the tale of a wick of extraordinary genius who wants nothing more than the ordinary Captain serving as his escort...
  • Mariner's Luck by Kirby Crow

    Mariner's Luck by Kirby Crow

    Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 30 ratings
    In this second book of the Scarlet and the White Wolf trilogy, Scarlet the pedlar and Liall the bandit find themselves among hostile company aboard a Rshani brigantine headed north through icy waters. Liall has been summoned home to Rshan na Ostre by way of a cryptic message. Scarlet, after a near-fatal encounter with bounty-hunters seeking Liall's head, recklessly follows Liall into danger...
  • Mark of Royalty by Jennifer K. Clark, Stephonie K. Williams

    Mark of Royalty by Jennifer K. Clark, Stephonie K. Williams

    Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    At a time when royal infants are marked at birth, a royal advisor makes a terrible misstep — and an infant princess must be secreted away to save her life. Named Sarah by Miranda, the woman who agrees to raise the child as her own, the girl is unaware of her royal heritage — even though Miranda has done all she can to pair Sarah with the king's nephew, Lord Chad...
  • The Princess Tales, Volume I by Gail Carson Levine, Mark Elliott

    The Princess Tales, Volume I by Gail Carson Levine, Mark Elliott

    Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Once upon a time... A kind sister and a cruel one. A charming prince. A spiteful fairy. A hundred-year snooze. A pea under a pile of mattresses. A kiss...
  • Behind the Mask (The Masked) by Megan Derr

    Behind the Mask (The Masked) by Megan Derr

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 10 ratings
    Kasumi is an elite warrior, trained in skills that very little of the world even knows exists. The price for his skills is high, and they are not sold lightly. Given into the service of a famous scholar, Kasumi travels the world at his side, a secretive, deadly shadow, his only defining trait a mask that no one can remember in detail the very moment they have looked away..
  • Fortune and Fate by Sharon Shinn

    Fortune and Fate by Sharon Shinn

    Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 34 ratings
    For the Rider Wen, peace in Gillengaria has only brought despair. Plagued by guilt for failing to protect her king, Wen has fled the royal city and given herself the penance of a life of wandering, helping strangers in need, making sure they remain just that: strangers. Until the day she helps a terrified young woman abducted by an overeager suitor...
  • With Pride by Megan Derr

    With Pride by Megan Derr

    Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    When his sister falls ill, Kristof is ordered to assume a duty never meant for him: become the Duke of Stehlmore and marry a notorious Prince of the Blood. It is one of the oldest honors and duties undertaken by his family, but Kristof feels only resentment that he must leave behind all he knows to serve an arrogant half-demon...
  • All the Paths of Shadow by Frank Tuttle

    All the Paths of Shadow by Frank Tuttle

    Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    “Walk warily, walk swiftly, walk away.” The king’s orders were clear enough. “Move the tower’s shadow,” he bellowed. “I refuse to deliver my commencement speech from the dark.” As the newly appointed mage to the Crown of Tirlin, Meralda Ovis has no choice but to undertake King Yvin’s ill-conceived task...
  • The Heart of Frost by Charlie Cochet

    The Heart of Frost by Charlie Cochet

    Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    At the North Pole, no one is more powerful and feared than the Prince of Frost. As general of the toy soldier army, Jack Frost has been working extra hard to put away the villainous Mouse King once and for all...
  • Queen in Exile by Donna Hatch

    Queen in Exile by Donna Hatch

    Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Rumors of War hang over Princess Jeniah's peaceful country of Arden, a land that shuns both magic and warfare. Following a lifelong dream, Jeniah forms a telepathic bond with a revered creature called a chayim, who is prophesied to save her kingdom. But when a Darborian knight comes upon Jeniah with her chayim, he sees only a vicious monster about to devour a maiden, and he slays the beast...
  • Drastically Redefining Protocol by rageprufrock

    Drastically Redefining Protocol by rageprufrock

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Merlin (BBC), Modern AU, Fan FictionIn which Prince Arthur meets Merlin and all hell promptly breaks lose...
  • Talon of the Unnamed Goddess by J.R. Tomlin, C.R. Daems

    Talon of the Unnamed Goddess by J.R. Tomlin, C.R. Daems

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Aisha is the newest Talon of the Raptor Clan, mercenaries prized by rulers, nobles, and the wealthy as elite bodyguards. Her skill with a blade and her magical rune have won her a prized place as a Talon, but she wins her fights through wits as much as her skill. Guarding a spoiled young princess is Aisha's first assignment for the clan...
  • The Thirteenth Princess (Fairy Tale Princesses) by Diane Zahler, Yvonne Gilbert

    The Thirteenth Princess (Fairy Tale Princesses) by Diane Zahler, Yvonne Gilbert

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Zita is not an ordinary servant girl—she's the thirteenth daughter of a king who wanted only sons. When she was born, Zita's father banished her to the servants' quarters to work in the kitchens, where she can only communicate with her royal sisters in secret. Then, after Zita's twelfth birthday, the princesses all fall mysteriously ill. The only clue is their strangely worn and tattered shoes...
  • Thorn by Intisar Khanani

    Thorn by Intisar Khanani

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 37 ratings
    Librarian's note: This is an alternate cover edition for ASIN B00869SADQ. For Princess Alyrra, choice is a luxury she's never had ... until she's betrayed. Princess Alyrra has never enjoyed the security or power of her rank. Between her family's cruelty and the court's contempt, she has spent her life in the shadows...
  • Dangerous Talents by Frankie Robertson

    Dangerous Talents by Frankie Robertson

    Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 12 ratings
    Celia Montrose has been trained to deal with any emergency—except being thrust into another world. Nothing has prepared her for meeting the Viking descendants of the lost Vinland colony, or coping with kidnapping, murder, and magic. Lord Dahleven is trying to avert a war when he rescues a strange and beautiful woman in the drylands...
  • Princess for Hire by Lindsey Leavitt

    Princess for Hire by Lindsey Leavitt

    Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    When Desi Bascomb gets discovered by the elite Facade Agency–royalty surrogates extraordinaire–her life goes from glamour-starved to spectacular in a blink. As her new agent, Meredith, explains, Desi has a rare magical ability: when she applies the ancient Egyptian formula “Royal Rouge,” she can transform temporarily into the exact lookalike of any princess who needs her subbing services...
  • Illusion by Paula Volsky

    Illusion by Paula Volsky

    Rated: 3.85 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 20 ratings
    One of fantasy's brightest new stars makes her Bantam debut with a colorful, sweeping high fantasy epic set against the fires of revolution. In the land of Vonahr, the Exalted have ruled by virtue of their legendary magical abilities for centuries, heedless of the misery of the lower classes. Now revolution is in the air. . .
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