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The Lions of Al-Rassan by Guy Gavriel Kay
The ruling Asharites of Al-Rassan have come from the desert sands, but over centuries, seduced by the sensuous pleasures of their new land, their stern piety has eroded. The Asharite empire has splintered into decadent city-states led by warring petty kings... -
![Dragonsong by Anne McCaffrey]()
Dragonsong by Anne McCaffrey
Menolly -- Mistress of Music, Ward of Fire Lizards Every two hundred years or so, shimmering threads fall, raining black ruin on Pern. The great dragons of Pern hurl themselves through the beleaguered skies, flaming tongues of fire to destroy deadly Thread and save the planet. It was not Threadfall that made Menolly unhappy...Categorized as:
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![Dragonsinger by Anne McCaffrey]()
Dragonsinger by Anne McCaffrey
Pursuing her dream to be a Harper of Pern, Menolly studies under the Masterharper learning that more is required than a facility with music and a clever way with words. Sequel to Dragonsong...Categorized as:
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![The Dream Weavers by Barbara Erskine]()
The Dream Weavers by Barbara Erskine
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThe new gripping historical novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Lady of Hay.A nest of vipers, they called us. But that is not how it was.Mercia, 775 AD. In the grand Saxon halls of Mercia, King Offa rules with ruthless ambition. Aggressive and relentlessly acquisitive, his three daughters are destined to marry advantageously in service of their country...Categorized as:
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![Only a Breath Away by Diana Knightley]()
Only a Breath Away by Diana Knightley
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWho is looping? Who is changing history? As Magnus has said, "Ormr is after the crown, I need to get there first," but who is twisting time and causing the mess?Kaitlyn and Magnus and their family are in 13th century Scotland, they're trying to stick together, attempting to keep their memories intact while their timeline crumbles around them...Categorized as:
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![Otherside Picnic: Volume 3 by Iori Miyazawa]()
Otherside Picnic: Volume 3 by Iori Miyazawa
Autumn has arrived. Having narrowly avoided the curse of the Kotoribako, Sorawo and Toriko are back to exploring the other world. With boxed lunches in tow, the two take their agricultural vehicle for a leisurely drive across grassy terrain, deal with the problems caused by Sorawo's kouhai at university, and hang out at cognitive scientist Kozakura's house... -
![Moonlight Bride by Riley Storm]()
Moonlight Bride by Riley Storm
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThe new neighbors have moved in, and they’re a real howl… Chloe goes to warn them of the giant wolf roaming around, fully expecting to go home alone. When she accidentally lets slip that her tractor is broken, however, the handsome new neighbor insists on coming to help. Overwhelmed since leaving the city and her past behind, Chloe accepts his offer...Categorized as:
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![Shadow's Howl by Riley Storm]()
Shadow's Howl by Riley Storm
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsSome secrets are too shameful to reveal… Academy-trained mage Jennifer Shaw is setting out to make things right. First stop is the hideout of the wolf shifter rebels, where she’s greeted by the most suspicious, untrusting, and downright gorgeous man she’s ever met...Categorized as:
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![I Think We've Been Here Before by Suzy Krause]()
I Think We've Been Here Before by Suzy Krause
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsWith the end of the world predicted, reality bends in an unexpectedly quirky and heartwarming novel about human connection and the meaning of life and death by the bestselling author of Sorry I Missed You.Marlen and Hilda Jorgensen’s family has received two significant pieces of news: one, Marlen has been diagnosed with a terminal illness...Categorized as:
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![Illusion of Escape by Lana Kole]()
Illusion of Escape by Lana Kole
A nightmare is a fear your heart relates… Solitude, serenity and sanity are vital to Moriah Copeland’s life. Focused on helping kids the system forgets, she is unaware of the powers she harbors deep in her soul. The intensity of her dreams waver between a nightmare and a true confidant...Categorized as:
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![The Copper Crown by Patricia Kennealy-Morrison]()
The Copper Crown by Patricia Kennealy-Morrison
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsWHEN EARTH MEETS KELTIA WILL STAR EMPIRES FALL?When lore became legend on ancient Earth and the powers of magic waned, the Kelts and their allies fled the planet for the freedom of distant star realms.But the stars were home to dangerous foes, and millenia later, the worlds of Keltia still maintained uneasy truce with two enemy empires -the Imperium and the Phalanx... -
![A Dance Through Time by Lynn Kurland]()
A Dance Through Time by Lynn Kurland
Scotland, 1311. James MacLeod was the most respected---and feared---laird in all of Scotland. He loved his men like brothers and his land with a passion. And he allowed no women to cross the threshold of his keep...New York City, 1996. With an indifferent fiancé and a stalled writing career, Elizabeth Smith found passion and adventure only in the unpublished romance novels that she wrote...Categorized as:
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![The Garden of Promises and Lies by Paula Brackston]()
The Garden of Promises and Lies by Paula Brackston
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsThe third installment of a bewitching series brimming with charm and charisma that will make fans of Outlander rejoice! (Woman's World Magazine). New York Times bestselling author Paula Brackston's second novel in the Found Things series, Secrets of the Chocolate House, was called a time-swapping romance [that] will please fans of Alice Hoffman (Publishers Weekly)... -
![Secrets of the Chocolate House by Paula Brackston]()
Secrets of the Chocolate House by Paula Brackston
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsThe second novel in a bewitching series "brimming with charm and charisma" that will make "fans of Outlander rejoice!" (Woman's World Magazine)New York Times bestselling author Paula Brackston’s The Little Shop of Found Things was called “a page-turner that will no doubt leave readers eager for future series installments” (Publishers Weekly)... -
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![Night's Master by Amanda Ashley]()
Night's Master by Amanda Ashley
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsPassion Has a Darker Side... Kathy McKenna was sure that the little Midwestern town of Oak Hollow would be isolated enough for safety, but the moment the black-clad stranger walked into her bookstore, she knew she was wrong. Raphael Cordova exudes smouldering power, and his sensual touch draws Kathy into a world of limitless pleasure and unimaginable dangers...Categorized as:
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![The Key of the Keplian by Andre Norton, Lyn McConchie]()
The Key of the Keplian by Andre Norton, Lyn McConchie
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAll of Witch World knows to fear the hated, fire-eyed Keplian horses who lure riders to their deaths. All that is, save for one young Native American girl new to Witch World, who rescues a Keplian mare and her foal and discovers an awesome truth--the Keplians were created to serve light, not darkness, and to ride with humans. This is the first in a new trilogy... -
![Love and Gravity by Samantha Sotto]()
Love and Gravity by Samantha Sotto
In this unforgettable novel for fans of One Day and The Time Traveler’s Wife, a young Isaac Newton falls in love with a girl living in modern-day San Francisco, defying the laws of physics to forge a seemingly impossible connection. Andrea Louviere is seven years old the first time he appears...Categorized as:
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![How To Be Remembered by Michael Thompson]()
How To Be Remembered by Michael Thompson
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 21 ratings"Original, engrossing, sweet." - Graeme Simsion, author of The Rosie Project For fans of Matt Haig and The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue comes a big-hearted novel following a man who can never be remembered and his journey to become unforgettable..Categorized as:
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![The Anne Boleyn Cypher by Phillipa Vincent-Connolly]()
The Anne Boleyn Cypher by Phillipa Vincent-Connolly
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsYou won’t be able to put down this time-travelling Tudor adventure! Perfect for fans of Dan Brown, Philippa Gregory, Kate Mosse and Tom Harper. What would you do if you suddenly found yourself at the court of Henry VIII?When twenty-year-old history student, Beth Wickers starts her second year of university, she has no idea that her whole world is about to be turned upside down... -
![Kidnapped By My Fated Mate by Elle Adams]()
Kidnapped By My Fated Mate by Elle Adams
What happens when a simple ancestry test leads to being kidnapped by your fated mate?Bella Malum leads a perfectly normal life given her upbringing. But after being convinced to submit a DNA test to determine where her long-lost parents came from, her entire world shifts. Somehow, she’s a powerful psi who was promised to a Domini prince...as his mate...Categorized as:
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![Dragondrums by Anne McCaffrey]()
Dragondrums by Anne McCaffrey
As Menolly uncovers intrigue, Piemur discovers the rhythm of adventure in the third book in the Harper Hall trilogy, set within science fiction legend Anne McCaffrey’s beloved and bestselling Dragonriders of Pern series.As Menolly navigates her way as the first journeywoman Harper in the history of Pern, fellow student Piemur is asked to leave Harper Hall...Categorized as:
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![Come Back to Me by Jody Hedlund]()
Come Back to Me by Jody Hedlund
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe ultimate cure that could heal any disease? Crazy.That's exactly what research scientist Marian Creighton has always believed about her father's quest, even if it does stem from a desire to save her sister Ellen from the genetic disease that stole their mother from them...Categorized as:
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![People Collide by Isle McElroy]()
People Collide by Isle McElroy
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Eli leaves the cramped Bulgarian apartment he shares with Elizabeth, his more organized and successful wife, he discovers that he now inhabits her body. Not only have he and his wife traded bodies but Elizabeth, living as Eli, has disappeared without a trace... -
![Bridge of Souls by Fiona McIntosh]()
Bridge of Souls by Fiona McIntosh
Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsGeneral Wyl Thirsk of Morgravia has died many times . . . But thanks to the miraculous gift bestowed upon him by the slain witch Myrren, Wyl lives on—though greatly altered and unrecognizable. Only by assuming Morgravia's throne will he be freed from the dark spell that has both cursed and sustained him. But Wyl's time is running out... -
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![All About Us by Tom Ellen]()
All About Us by Tom Ellen
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA chance encounter leads to the journey of a lifetime in this powerful and emotional love story, perfect for fans of One Day, Me Before You and In Five Years.If you could turn back the clock, would you choose a different life?Ben’s always loved the month of December, but this year, with his relationship with Daphne on the rocks, it’s missing its usual magic... -
![Step Back in Time by Ali McNamara]()
Step Back in Time by Ali McNamara
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsHow many lifetimes would you travel to find a love that lasts for ever? When single career girl Jo-Jo steps onto a zebra crossing and gets hit by a car, she awakes to find herself in 1964. The fashion, the music, her job, even her romantic life: everything is different. And then it happens three more times, and Jo-Jo finds herself living a completely new life in the 1970s, 80s and 90s... -
![The Serpent Bride by Sara Douglass]()
The Serpent Bride by Sara Douglass
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsSara Douglass has won legions of fans around the world for her epic tales of sorcery, forbidden love, and heart-pounding action. Now, with the DarkGlass Mountain saga, she reveals her biggest adventure yet. Rescued from unspeakable horror, Ishbel Brunelle has devoted her life to a Serpent cult that reads the future in the entrails of its human sacrifices... -
![A Bridge Through Time by Jennae Vale]()
A Bridge Through Time by Jennae Vale
Rated: 3.82 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAshley Moore's life in San Francisco has hit a few snags, not the least of which involves sightings of a mystery man around every corner. Is she losing her mind or does he really exist? Her search for this grey-eyed stranger leads her to Scotland... -
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Paramount by Nadia Scrieva
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe broke her heart. Now, it's time for him to pay... Pax Burnson has been in love with Thorn Kalgren since she was fourteen. Long before he became the CEO of one of the world's largest tech companies, and an arrogant jerk. Their families have always been close due to their shared secret; both Pax and Thorn are descended from devas, powerful demigods with vast supernatural abilities... -
![Broken Phoenix (Love's Landscapes) by Edmond Manning]()
Broken Phoenix (Love's Landscapes) by Edmond Manning
Rated: 3.77 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsDear Author,I’m a phoenix (pic 1). Unfortunately, I’m a pretty terrible phoenix. I can’t seem to control my fire. I lose my feathers (I could give you my father’s lecture on that word for word, I’ve heard it so many times). And worst of all, my tears don’t heal. I’ve pretty much been a hermit since my clan kicked me out ten years ago...Categorized as:
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![Lyon's Pride by Anne McCaffrey]()
Lyon's Pride by Anne McCaffrey
The survival technique of the Hivers was terrifying -- and brilliant. Their huge Sphere ships, controlled by the Many Mind of ten to sixteen queens, surged out into space. When an appropriate planet was found, the Hivers destroyed any and every variety of indigenous life, the queens propagated, and when the new world was full, more ships were sent out...Categorized as:
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![The Little Shop of Found Things by Paula Brackston]()
The Little Shop of Found Things by Paula Brackston
Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsA new series about a young woman whose connection to antiques takes her on a magical adventure, reminiscent of OutlanderNew York Times bestselling author of The Witch's Daughter Paula Brackston returns to her trademark blend of magic and romance to launch a new series guaranteed to enchant her audience even more... -
![The Slynx by Tatyana Tolstaya, Jamey Gambrell]()
The Slynx by Tatyana Tolstaya, Jamey Gambrell
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsTwo hundred years after civilization ended in an event known as the Blast, Benedikt isn't one to complain. He's got a job — transcribing old books and presenting them as the words of the great new leader, Fyodor Kuzmich, Glorybe — and though he doesn't enjoy the privileged status of a Murza, at least he's not a serf or a half-human four-legged Degenerator harnessed to a troika... -
![Five First Chances by Sarah Jost]()
Five First Chances by Sarah Jost
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"A compassionate ode to the beautiful messiness of being human." — Glendy Vanderah"Reminiscent of Matt Haig's The Midnight Library and Rebecca Serle's In Five Years." — BooklistA life-affirming debut that blends a poignant exploration of friendship and loss with a truly unforgettable love story... -
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![The Practical Guide to Trying Not to Die (Don't Read in the Closet Events) by Sam Schooler]()
The Practical Guide to Trying Not to Die (Don't Read in the Closet Events) by Sam Schooler
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDanny Marlaeto’s life has gone to shit. In the past three hours, he’s been attacked by Lord of the Rings lookalikes, saved by his hot but weird next-door neighbor, threatened with a pair of Manolos, and been told he has to move out of his house. Oh, and he has to leave this dimension, too. So there’s that...Categorized as:
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![Quatrain by Sharon Shinn]()
Quatrain by Sharon Shinn
Rated: 3.74 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFour original novellas, all set in the fantastical worlds of national bestselling author Sharon Shinn. National bestselling author Sharon Shinn's Twelve Houses books have fascinated readers and critics alike with their irresistible blend of fantasy, romance, and adventure... -
![Thief Liar Lady by D.L. Soria]()
Thief Liar Lady by D.L. Soria
Rated: 3.69 of 5 stars · 20 ratings“Happily Ever After” is a total scam, but at least this time the princess is the one controlling the grift—until her true love arrives and threatens to ruin the whole scheme. Intrigue, magic, and wit abound in this Cinderella fairytale reimagining, perfect for fans of Heather Walter and Naomi Novik.I’m not who you think I am...Categorized as:
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![Water Witch by Thea Atkinson]()
Water Witch by Thea Atkinson
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen a witch can't control her own power, someone will certainly control her. ALAYSHA is a unique witch reared to be the tool of Sarum's Emir--who just happens to be her own father--to conquer and plunder lesser tribes, bringing them into the city as chattel for its citizens to own and exploit in their own turn...Categorized as:
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Haunting Beauty by Erin Quinn
Rated: 3.61 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA mysterious stranger... Danni Jones believed everything about her past—that she was an unwanted child abandoned by her mother. That she was an outcast set apart by her clairvoyance. That she was alone. Then came the stranger. Dangerously seductive Sean Ballagh appears out of nowhere with a startling story that will challenge everything Danni thought was true. A lost woman..Categorized as:
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![Divine and Dateless by Tara West]()
Divine and Dateless by Tara West
Rated: 3.66 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsDivine and Dateless by Tara West Good girls go to heaven. Bad girls go all the way.. -
![Star of the Morning by Lynn Kurland]()
Star of the Morning by Lynn Kurland
From the USA Today bestselling author comes the first in a magical romantic fantasy trilogy. Darkness covers the north, since the black mage has begun his assault on the kingdom of Neroche. Legend has it that only the two magical swords held by Neroche's king can defeat the mage. Now the fate of the Nine Kingdoms rests in the hands of a woman destined to wield one of those blades.. -
![The Deja Glitch by Holly James]()
The Deja Glitch by Holly James
To break out of a 24-hour time loop, all Jack needs is for Gemma to fall in love with him in a single day. All Gemma needs is to remember him first . . . Gemma Peters is doing fine. She’s making a name for herself in the L.A. music biz as a radio producer. She’s got a ride-or-die best friend in Lila, and she gets to come home to Rex, her loving Labrador, every night...Categorized as:
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![Ascension by Jacqueline Koyanagi]()
Ascension by Jacqueline Koyanagi
Rated: 3.62 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsAlana Quick is the best damned sky surgeon in Heliodor City, but repairing starship engines barely pays the bills. When the desperate crew of a cargo vessel stops by her shipyard looking for her spiritually advanced sister Nova, Alana stows away. Maybe her boldness will land her a long-term gig on the crew. But the Tangled Axon proves to be more than star-watching and plasma coils... -
![Irresistible Forces by Jo Beverley, Lois McMaster Bujold]()
Irresistible Forces by Jo Beverley, Lois McMaster Bujold
Rated: 3.52 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNew York Times bestselling authors Mary Jo Putney, Jo Beverley, and Lois McMaster Bujold join forces with award-winning authors Catherine Asaro, Jennifer Roberson, and Deb Stover in this all-new anthology of original stories proving that love can conquer all...even the boundaries of time and space...Categorized as:
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![Daughter of Winter by Corina Douglas]()
Daughter of Winter by Corina Douglas
Some choose to fight the darkness; others become it.Darkness and danger enter Brydie MacKay’s life in the form of an unforeseen inheritance.Ignorant of her turbulent birthright, and unaware that she is marked by an ancient prophecy wielded by the gods, Brydie becomes prey to a powerful adversary who seeks vengeance for the curse laid upon him thousands of years before...Categorized as:
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![Blades of the Old Empire by Anna Kashina]()
Blades of the Old Empire by Anna Kashina
Rated: 3.25 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsKara is a mercenary - a Diamond warrior, the best of the best, part of the Majat Guild. When her tenure to Prince Kythar comes to an end, he wishes to retain her services, but must accompany her back to her Guild to negotiate her continued protection...
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