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To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis
From Connie Willis, winner of multiple Hugo and Nebula Awards, comes a comedic romp through an unpredictable world of mystery, love, and time travel... Ned Henry is badly in need of a rest. He's been shuttling between the 21st century and the 1940s searching for a Victorian atrocity called the bishop's bird stump... -
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Claimed by Lindsay Buroker
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAfter years on the hunt, Cedar Kartes is finally within striking distance of Cudgel Conrad, the criminal who slew his brother and framed him for murder. With the help of Kali McAlister, his business partner and the woman he’s mustering the courage to court, he believes he can finally rid the world of a bloodthirsty felon. But nothing is ever easy in the Yukon... -
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![The Timeseer's Gambit by Kate McIntyre]()
The Timeseer's Gambit by Kate McIntyre
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s been three months since mild-mannered Christopher Buckley began working with Olivia Faraday, the eccentric Deathsniffer. They’ve hunted killers, solved murders, and learned to work together. But their greatest challenges are yet to come… As a brutal heat wave wracks an increasingly unstable Darrington City, someone is killing young priests. Worse, they are using bound elementals to do it... -
![The Time Collector by Gwendolyn Womack]()
The Time Collector by Gwendolyn Womack
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA thrilling page-turner from Gwendolyn Womack, the USA Today bestselling author of The Fortune Teller Travel through time with the touch of a hand. Roan West was born with an extraordinary gift: he can perceive the past of any object he touches. A highly skilled pyschometrist, he uses his talents to find and sell valuable antiques, but his quiet life in New Orleans is about to change... -
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![Accomplishments of the Duke's Daughter Vol. 2 by Reia, Hazuki Futaba]()
Accomplishments of the Duke's Daughter Vol. 2 by Reia, Hazuki Futaba
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsYou love the manga, now try the original light novels about one woman's search for a happy ending when she's trapped in an otome romance game--as the antagonist! Iris Almeria, the daughter of a powerful duke, is arrested and forced to her knees in front of her fianc�e... -
![Edge of Eternity by Randy Alcorn]()
Edge of Eternity by Randy Alcorn
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsImagine Being Pulled Into the Hereafter. While You’re Still Alive. A disillusioned business executive whose life has hit a dead-end, Nick Seagrave has lost loved ones to tragedy and his family to neglect. Now, at a point of great crisis, he unbelievably and inexplicably finds himself transported to what appears to be another world...Categorized as:
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![Lo, Michael! by Grace Livingston Hill]()
Lo, Michael! by Grace Livingston Hill
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"Lo, Michael!" is a story of a young newsboy Mickey who saves the life of a wealthy girl Starr by taking a bullet for her. As a way of gratitude Starr's father sends Mickey off to the law school... -
![A Lady of Resources by Shelley Adina]()
A Lady of Resources by Shelley Adina
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsBook 5 in the Magnificent Devices series! You can choose your friends, but you cannot choose your family … or can you? Now sixteen, the twins Lizzie and Maggie are educated young ladies who have not been called “the Mopsies” in years … except by their guardian, Lady Claire Trevelyan...Categorized as:
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![Lady of Magick by Sylvia Izzo Hunter]()
Lady of Magick by Sylvia Izzo Hunter
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSylvia Izzo Hunter brought “both rural Brittany and an alternative Regency England to vivid life”* in The Midnight Queen, her debut novel of history, magic, and myth. Now, in her new Noctis Magicae novel, Sophie and Gray Marshall are ensnared in an arcane plot that threatens to undo them both... -
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Gideon Smith and the Mechanical Girl by David Barnett
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNineteenth century London is the center of a vast British Empire. Airships ply the skies and Queen Victoria presides over three-quarters of the known world—including the East Coast of America, following the failed revolution of 1775. London might as well be a world away from Sandsend, a tiny village on the Yorkshire coast... -
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Iron Hard by Sylvia Day
Rated: 3.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBaron de la Warren returned from the war a hero, a sky captain lauded for his brilliant strategies and swashbuckling boldness. Savagely beautiful, he is far too masculine to be pretty, but he is certainly magnificent. And irresistibly sexy... -
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Disenchanted by Robert Kroese
Rated: 3.54 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsKing Boric the Implacable knows death comes to all great warriors. He just didn’t expect it to be so damn fickle. Felled by an assassin’s blade, he should be spending eternity carousing in the Hall of Avandoor. Instead, his spirit is bound to his decaying body by the enchanted sword of Brakslaagt... -
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The Dream of Perpetual Motion by Dexter Palmer
Rated: 3.51 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsA debut so magical… so extraordinary… it has to be read to be believed…. Imprisoned for life aboard a zeppelin that floats high above a fantastic metropolis, the greeting-card writer Harold Winslow pens his memoirs... -
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Godsgrave by Jay Kristoff
Mia Corvere has found her place among the Blades of Our Lady of Blessed Murder, but many in the Red Church hierarchy think she's far from earned it. Plying her bloody trade in a backwater of the Republic, she's no closer to ending the men who destroyed her familia; in fact, she's told directly that Consul Scaeva is off limits... -
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![Trickster's Choice by Tamora Pierce]()
Trickster's Choice by Tamora Pierce
When you gamble with kingdoms, all bets are off. Legends are born in this thrilling and New York Times bestselling spy saga from the fantasy author who is legend Tamora Pierce.Aly is from a family known for great deeds. She is the daughter of Alanna, the famed knight and King’s Champion of Tortall... -
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Eona by Alison Goodman
Read Alison Goodman's blogs and other content on the Penguin Community. Eon has been revealed as Eona, the first female Dragoneye in hundreds of years. Along with fellow rebels Ryko and Lady Dela, she is on the run from High Lord Sethon's army... -
![Demons in Disguise by A. Kirk, E. Kirk]()
Demons in Disguise by A. Kirk, E. Kirk
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsIt's the Gotta Have Book 3 in the Bestselling Divinicus Nex Chronicles! Continuing the action-packed Divinicus Nex Chronicles, Aurora and fan-favorite hotties The Hex Boys are back with more mystery, non-stop action, romance and laugh-out-loud humor that makes this thrilling series irresistible. Come along for the ride where..Categorized as:
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Sword and Pen by Rachel Caine
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsWith the future of the Great Library in doubt, the unforgettable characters from Ink and Bone must decide if it's worth saving in this thrilling adventure in the New York Times bestselling series.The corrupt leadership of the Great Library has fallen. But with the Archivist plotting his return to power, and the Library under siege from outside empires and kingdoms, its future is uncertain...Categorized as:
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Airman by Eoin Colfer
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsIn the 1890s Conor and his family live on the sovereign Saltee Islands, off the Irish coast. Conor spends his days studying the science of flight with his tutor and exploring the castle with the king’s daughter, Princess Isabella. But the boy’s idyllic life changes forever the day he discovers a deadly conspiracy against the king... -
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Witch's Cauldron by Ella Summers
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsSomething wicked is brewing in New York. “A month ago, I watched in horror as six of my fellow initiates died after sipping the Nectar of the gods, a heavenly drink that either grants you magical powers or kills you. I can’t believe I’m coming back for seconds.” Leda Pierce has survived the gods’ first test and gained entry into the Legion of Angels, but the fight is far from over... -
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The Convent's Secret by C.J. Archer
To find the one man who can fix the magic in Matt's watch, he and India are led to a convent where the nuns will do anything to keep their secrets private. Including murder? Matt and India must uncover the truth behind the disappearance of the mother superior and two babies given to her care many years ago. But sometimes, the truth is painful and its exposure can have deadly consequences... -
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A Time to Change by Callie Langridge
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsPresent Day . Louisa Arnold has always loved Hill House. As a little girl she played in the derelict manor’s overgrown gardens and peered through its cracked ballroom windows, hoping to glimpse spectral lords and ladies dancing within. The tragic story of the wealthy former owners, the Mandevilles, even inspired her to want to teach history...Categorized as:
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![Soulless: The Manga, Vol. 2 by Gail Carriger]()
Soulless: The Manga, Vol. 2 by Gail Carriger
Settling into her new life as the Lady Woolsey, Alexia finds her days quite challenging. Whether it is a regiment of supernatural soldiers camped out on her front lawn or the demands of being the Queen's "muhjah," there never seems to be a want of new hurdles to overcome... -
![Manners & Mutiny by Gail Carriger]()
Manners & Mutiny by Gail Carriger
If one must flirt...flirt with danger. Lessons in the art of espionage aboard Mademoiselle Geraldine's floating dirigible have become tedious without Sophronia's sweet sootie Soap nearby. She would much rather be using her skills to thwart the dastardly Picklemen, yet her concerns about their wicked intentions are ignored, and now she's not sure whom to trust... -
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![Cast in Chaos by Michelle Sagara, Michelle Sagara West]()
Cast in Chaos by Michelle Sagara, Michelle Sagara West
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsKaylin Neya is a Hawk, part of the elite force tasked with keeping the City of Elantra safe. Her past is dark, her magic uncontrolled and her allies unpredictable. And nothing has prepared her for what is coming, when the charlatans on Elani Street suddenly grow powerful, the Oracles are thrown into an uproar and the skies rain blood…...Categorized as:
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![City of Time and Magic by Paula Brackston]()
City of Time and Magic by Paula Brackston
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsXanthe meets Brackston's most famous heroine, Elizabeth Hawksmith from The Witch's Daughter, in this crossover story with all the "historical detail, village charm, and twisty plotting" of the Found Things series (Publishers Weekly).City of Time and Magic sees Xanthe face her greatest challenges yet... -
![Accomplishments of the Duke's Daughter (Light Novel) Vol. 2 by Reia, Hazuki Futaba]()
Accomplishments of the Duke's Daughter (Light Novel) Vol. 2 by Reia, Hazuki Futaba
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTHE PERILS OF HIGH SOCIETYWhen Iris was expelled from the royal academy, she was banished from high society. Two years later, she may be the beloved acting governor of Armelia and president of a flourishing company, but she dares not consort with the rest of the nobility... -
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The Fire in the Glass by Jacquelyn Benson
London, 1914. Lily’s visions could stop a killer… if she’ll trust a reclusive aristocrat with her darkest secret.A monster stalks the gaslit streets of Edwardian London, draining the blood of the city’s mediums. Lily Albright knows who’s next.Lily is plagued by visions of the future she can never change... -
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The Shadow of Water by Jacquelyn Benson
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLily Albright can see the future, and it looks like hell. In an England on the brink of war, Lily is plagued by visions of the cataclysmic destruction of London. An ancient prophecy is coming to fruition, and it starts with the gruesome discovery of a corpse in the sewers.To save her city, Lily must untangle a web of conspiracy and violence... -
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Ghost's Whisper by Ella Summers
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsThe enemy isn’t a monster or a demon this time. It is fear, the destroyer of worlds.Life has never been better for Leda Pandora, the Angel of Chaos. She is married to the archangel Nero Windstriker, the love of her life. And she commands a vast territory, surrounded by her closest friends and family.Everything is perfect—until the Earth’s magic goes haywire...
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