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Age of Legend by Michael J. Sullivan
Each culture has its own myths and legends, but only one is shared, and it is feared by all. With Age of Myth, Age of Swords, and Age of War, fantasy master Michael J. Sullivan riveted readers with a tale of unlikely heroes locked in a desperate battle to save mankind. After years of warfare, humanity has gained the upper hand and has pushed the Fhrey to the edge of their homeland, but no farther... -
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Knot of Shadows by Lois McMaster Bujold
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsWhen a corpse is found floating face-down in Vilnoc harbor that is not quite as dead as it seems, Temple sorcerer Penric and his chaos demon Desdemona are drawn into the uncanny investigation. Pen’s keen questions will take him across the city of Vilnoc, and into far more profound mysteries, as his search for truths interlaces with tragedy. -
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![High Roller: A Dark Fated Mates Mafia Romance by Delta James]()
High Roller: A Dark Fated Mates Mafia Romance by Delta James
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAxel gave Victoria the impossible choice, and she chose him. Victoria. My brother is dead. He’s been dead for five years and no one seems inclined to bring those who killed him to justice. Well, no one except me. Axel. I’m in negotiation with the Albanian mob. They think I’m going to stand with them against the others. They’re wrong. Atlantic City is my town… or at least it’s going to be... -
![Ashes of Time by Sarah Woodbury]()
Ashes of Time by Sarah Woodbury
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsNovember 1291. Meg and Llywelyn gather their family at Rhuddlan Castle to celebrate their seventh anniversary and David's twenty-third birthday. But the joyful reunion goes grievously awry when an old enemy raises the banner of rebellion, followed immediately by an even more catastrophic betrayal by an old friend...Categorized as:
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![Shadow Eagle by Michael-Scott Earle]()
Shadow Eagle by Michael-Scott Earle
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsReeling for the news of his fate, Adam decides to chase the one clue that might lead him toward answers: his sister. But the other Nordar clans have heard of the change in power, and they come to challenge his rule. The tiger will have to assert control over his new empire and kill all that stand in his way. Before he goes insane. -
![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... -
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Iron Will by James Maxwell
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThe epic conclusion to James Maxwell’s gripping fantasy series. The world is facing a war to end all wars, a confrontation that will destroy everything Dion and Chloe hold dear. With Palemon’s dragon army growing in number, time is running out…. Dion is doing everything in his power to prepare his kingdom, but he knows it will not be enough...Categorized as:
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![The Artifact Hunters Boxed Set by A.W. Exley]()
The Artifact Hunters Boxed Set by A.W. Exley
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsIn a steam and mechanical powered Victorian England, Feisty Cara Devon is on the trail of powerful ancient artifacts in this bestselling historical fantasy series. This set contains the first three novels. 1: Nefertiti's Heart. A killer stalks the nobility seeking a legendary diamond said to have once belonged to Queen Nefertiti and rumoured to hold the key to immortality. 2: Hatshepsut's Collar... -
![To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis]()
To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 44 ratingsFrom 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... -
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Savage Mate by Delta James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Small Town Grumpy Shifter Romance. The first time she saw him he was coming out of the river. .. Oh! what a view. Jackson Miller (Jax) left the SEALs to return to his small hometown, Mystic River, Alaska where all the residents are shifters. He’s a grumpy bear shifter and the sheriff. Autumn Bradley was hiking with her fiancé for a birthday weekend... -
![The High Lord by Trudi Canavan]()
The High Lord by Trudi Canavan
In the city of Imardin, where those who wield magic wield power, a young street-girl, adopted by the Magician's Guild, finds herself at the centre of a terrible plot that may destroy the entire world . . . Sonea has learned much at the magicians' guild and the other novices now treat her with a grudging respect... -
![Scorn of Angels by John Patrick Kennedy]()
Scorn of Angels by John Patrick Kennedy
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsNyx, Queen of Hell, lies broken and burning in a box at the bottom of the Lake of Fire, put there but her lover Tribunal, who is God’s Son. Nyx’s daughter Epiphenia, has been slaughtered by Tribunal and Lucifer. Her companions, Persephone and Ishtar, were captured and are now suffering unspeakable torture...Categorized as:
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![The Kingdoms by Natasha Pulley]()
The Kingdoms by Natasha Pulley
Come home, if you remember. The postcard has been held at the sorting office for ninety-one years, waiting to be delivered to Joe Tournier. On the front is a lighthouse - Eilean Mor, in the Outer Hebrides. Joe has never left England, never even left London. He is a British slave, one of thousands throughout the French Empire. He has a job, a wife, a baby daughter... -
![Indiana Belle by John A. Heldt]()
Indiana Belle by John A. Heldt
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsProvidence, Rhode Island, 2017. When doctoral student Cameron Coelho, 28, opens a package from Indiana, he finds more than private papers that will help him with his dissertation. He finds a photograph of a beautiful society editor murdered in 1925 and clues to a century-old mystery...Categorized as:
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![Ghost Ship by James Rollins]()
Ghost Ship by James Rollins
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsThe discovery of a burned body sprawled on a remote Australian beach shatters the vacation plans of Commander Gray Pierce. To thwart an ingenious enemy, he and Seichan are pulled into a centuries-old mystery surrounding a lost convict ship, the Trident. The vessel—with a history of mutiny and stolen treasure—vanished into the mists of time, but nothing stays lost forever... -
![Thursday's Child by Monique Martin]()
Thursday's Child by Monique Martin
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe Crosses -- renowned Professor of the Occult Simon and irrepressible Elizabeth -- set off on their latest time traveling adventure. Leaving Jack behind to nurse his broken heart, the couple travels to 1852 Natchez, Mississippi to help the next person on grandfather Sebastian's list, Mary Stewart. There's just one problem. Little Mary Stewart, just 8 years old, died two days ago...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)... -
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Cold Stone and Ivy by H. Leighton Dickson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJack the Ripper gave her his heart. Now he wants it back. The year is 1888, the clockwork British Empire is crumbling and young writer Ivy Savage has literally received a heart in the post. Terrified, her father sends her north to a strange sanitarium in Lancashire where the brilliant but unpredictable “Mad Lord of Lasingstoke” makes his home...Categorized as:
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![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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Music is Not Bound by Time by Steve Moretti
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt would take two women separated by time to complete music with the power to change history. But will it be enough to save the man they care about most? Adeena Stuart and Katharine Carnegie were born nearly three centuries apart. Yet their music and an ancient cello connect them to each other and to a man doomed by the Battle of Culloden...Categorized as:
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![The Return of the Discontinued Man by Mark Hodder]()
The Return of the Discontinued Man by Mark Hodder
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe Philip K. Dick Award-winning steampunk series continues as past and future collide—and the world itself may be altered forever. Years ago, a madman from the future assassinated the beloved Queen Victoria? an act which inadvertently thrust England into a technological age beyond anything ever imagined...Categorized as:
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![Time Ship, Book One by Ian C.P. Irvine]()
Time Ship, Book One by Ian C.P. Irvine
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGripping, Enthralling, Imaginative & Hard to Put Down! A rip-roaring, page-turning thriller! If you don't believe time travel is possible, based upon the infamous US Defence Department's 'Project Rainbow', this book will make change your mind. .. The Story...Categorized as:
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Nefertiti's Heart by A.W. Exley
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsLibrarian's note: Alternate cover edition of ASIN B00BFTMRBA. A steampunk adventure with a serial killer, romance, and a few broken hearts. Cara Devon has always suffered curiosity and impetuousness, but tangling with a serial killer might cure that. Permanently. London, 1861...Categorized as:
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![The Third Kingdom by Terry Goodkind]()
The Third Kingdom by Terry Goodkind
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsFrom the internationally bestselling author of the Sword of Truth series, comes a new Richard and Kahlan novel, sequel to The Omen Machine. The Richard and Kahlan series, beginning with The Omen Machine (which is also the 12th and final book of the Sword of Truth series) is a NEW series separate from Sword of Truth...Categorized as:
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![On Stranger Tides by Tim Powers]()
On Stranger Tides by Tim Powers
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 34 ratings“Powers writes action and adventure that Indiana Jones could only dream of. ”. —Washington Post. “Tim Powers is a brilliant writer. ”. —William Gibson. The remarkable Tim Powers—who ingeniously married the John Le Carrè spy novel to the otherworldly in his critically acclaimed Declare—brings us pirate adventure with a dazzling difference... -
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Keys by Amber Kell
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsCity of Keys: Book One. My name is Octavius Septimus Stalk, but my friends call me Oss. I live in the City of Keys, a town of gears, keys, locks, and wonder. Our forefathers banished magic long ago, bolted the doors and locked everything up tight to keep people out and the town’s secrets in. Four Lock Lords control what information is left, and everyone else is left struggling to survive... -
![Ghosts & Garlands by Kelley Armstrong]()
Ghosts & Garlands by Kelley Armstrong
Victorian novelist Miranda Hastings is in London for a modern-day Christmas with the man she loves, and they want to see everything. Luckily, they have friends who are going to make sure they get their wish. They’re sent on a whirlwind holiday adventure, following their friends’ mysterious messages…until an encounter with a ghost who was part of an infamous gang of highwaymen...Categorized as:
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![Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montimore]()
Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montimore
Just because life may be out of order, doesn’t mean it’s broken. It’s New Year’s Eve 1982, and Oona Lockhart has her whole life before her. At the stroke of midnight she will turn nineteen, and the year ahead promises to be one of consequence... -
![Wheel of the Infinite by Martha Wells]()
Wheel of the Infinite by Martha Wells
Every year, the Wheel of the Infinite must be painstakingly remade to ensure peace and harmony. And every hundred years, the Wheel and the world become one. But now a black storm ravages the beautiful mandala, and a woman with a shadowy past -- an exile, murderer, and traitor -- has been summoned back to put the world right... -
![Krondor: The Assassins by Raymond E. Feist]()
Krondor: The Assassins by Raymond E. Feist
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsBook Two of The Riftwar Legacy. A place of unparalleled wonders a sprawling kingdom coveted by enemies on all sides; a bustling center of commerce and magic, vibrantly alive and eternally in conflict...Categorized as:
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![Moonlight & Mechanicals by Cindy Spencer Pape]()
Moonlight & Mechanicals by Cindy Spencer Pape
London, 1859. Engineer Winifred "Wink" Hadrian has been in love with Inspector Liam McCullough for years, but is beginning to lose hope when he swears to be a lifelong bachelor. Faced with a proposal from a Knight of the Round Table and one of her closest friends, Wink reluctantly agrees to consider him instead... -
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Moonlight & Mechanicals by Cindy Spencer Pape
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLondon, 1859. Engineer Winifred "Wink" Hadrian has been in love with Inspector Liam McCullough for years, but is beginning to lose hope when he swears to be a lifelong bachelor. Faced with a proposal from a Knight of the Round Table and one of her closest friends, Wink reluctantly agrees to consider him instead... -
![The Runestone Incident by Neve Maslakovic]()
The Runestone Incident by Neve Maslakovic
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWe found ten men, red from blood and dead…. At the center of an expanding mystery: a fabled Viking runestone left behind in the Minnesota woodland of ages past. In this much anticipated second installment of Neve Maslakovic’s time travel series, St...Categorized as:
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Down the Rabbit Hole by J.D. Robb, Mary Blayney
Rated: 3.82 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsSome of your favorite New York Times bestselling authors present five all-new stories told through the looking glass—including a new Eve Dallas novella! You’re late for a very important date. .. Enter a wonderland of mesmerizing tales. It’s a place that’s neither here nor there, where things are never quite as they seem...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 Outlander. New 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... -
![Ether & Elephants by Cindy Spencer Pape]()
Ether & Elephants by Cindy Spencer Pape
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA Gaslight Chronicles Novel. Sir Thomas Devere and Eleanor Hadrian have loved each other most of their lives—but sometimes love doesn't conquer all. Their chance at happiness was ruined by Tom's hasty marriage to someone else. Heartbroken, Nell left home, finding a new life as a teacher at a school for the blind... -
![His Clockwork Canary by Beth Ciotta]()
His Clockwork Canary by Beth Ciotta
History is repeating itself. For ambitious engineer Simon Darcy, winning Queen Victoria’s competition to recover lost inventions of historical significance is a matter of prideand redemption. After all, it was Simon’s failed monorail project that left his family destitute, and winning the tournament would surely restore the Darcys’ reputation... -
![Where Ivy Dares to Grow by Marielle Thompson]()
Where Ivy Dares to Grow by Marielle Thompson
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMexican Gothic meets Outlander in this spellbindingly atmospheric timeslip debut, as a woman struggling with struggling with her mental health spends the winter with her cruel in-laws in their eerie, haunting manor that sweeps her back through time and into the arms of her fiancé's mysterious, alluring 19th century ancestor... -
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Haunting Beauty by Erin Quinn
Rated: 3.72 of 5 stars · 13 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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![Cards & Caravans by Cindy Spencer Pape]()
Cards & Caravans by Cindy Spencer Pape
Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBelinda Danvers isn't a witch. But that won't stop them burning her at the stake…. Connor McKay can tell at a glance that Belinda's magickal powers are minimal at best. She can't be guilty of murdering village children. There's something suspicious about her arrest and lightning-quick sentence. Unfortunately, telling anyone how he knows would mean revealing his own powers... -
![The Affair of the Mysterious Letter by Alexis Hall]()
The Affair of the Mysterious Letter by Alexis Hall
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsIn this charming, witty, and weird fantasy novel, Alexis Hall pays homage to Sherlock Holmes with a new twist on those renowned characters. Upon returning to the city of Khelathra-Ven after five years fighting a war in another universe, Captain John Wyndham finds himself looking for somewhere to live, and expediency forces him to take lodgings at 221b Martyrs Walk. His new housemate is Ms... -
![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 Magicians' Guild by Trudi Canavan]()
The Magicians' Guild by Trudi Canavan
"We should expect this young woman to be more powerful than our average novice, possibly even more powerful than the average magician. ". This year, like every other, the magicians of Imardin gather to purge the city of undesirables... -
![Kilts & Kraken by Cindy Spencer Pape]()
Kilts & Kraken by Cindy Spencer Pape
Magnus, Baron Findlay, longs to bring the wonders of the steam age to his remote island home, but his hands are full fighting the vicious kraken ravaging the coast. When he's swept to sea during battle and washes up on the shore of an isle in the Hebrides, he is near death. Struggling to establish herself as one of the first female physicians in Edinburgh, Dr... -
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![A Matter of Circumstance and Celludrones by Claire Robyns]()
A Matter of Circumstance and Celludrones by Claire Robyns
Rated: 3.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Victorian Steampunk/Paranormal adventure with strong elements of romance. .. Lady Lily d'Bulier is prim, proper, and prefers to think of herself as pragmatic rather than timid. And avoiding life-threatening situations at all costs is just plain practical. But everything changes when Lord Adair tracks her down in London; searching for answers he seems to think she has... -
![Welcome to Gothic by Christina Dodd]()
Welcome to Gothic by Christina Dodd
Rated: 3.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Christina Dodd welcomes you to Gothic, California—the mysterious village with a foggy history—in this twisty, suspenseful, and darkly romantic novella…. WELCOME TO THE PAST. At the glittering heart of Hollywood’s golden era stands the regal Gothic Palace Theater—the pinnacle of thrilling shows, opulent decor, and the biggest stars of stage and screen...Categorized as:
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![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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![Where Ivy Dares to Grow by Marielle Thompson]()
Where Ivy Dares to Grow by Marielle Thompson
Rated: 3.46 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsMexican Gothic meets Outlander in this spellbinding, atmospheric timeslip debut novel, as a woman struggling with her mental health spends the winter with her cruel in-laws in their eerie, haunting manor that sweeps her back through time and into the arms of her fiancé's mysterious, alluring 19th century ancestor... -
![Where Ivy Dares to Grow by Marielle Thompson]()
Where Ivy Dares to Grow by Marielle Thompson
Mexican Gothic meets Outlander in this spellbindingly atmospheric timeslip debut, as a woman struggling with her mental health spends the winter with her cruel in-laws in their eerie, haunting manor that sweeps her back through time and into the arms of her fiancé's mysterious, alluring 19th century ancestor... -
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Sorcery Rising by Jude Fisher
Rated: 3.56 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsWith this thrilling fantasy debut, Jude Fisher has created nothing less than an epic masterpiece. Filled with magic and magical quests, war and deception, sex and romance, and painted on a canvas rich with different fantastic cultures and exotic landscapes, and with one of the most dynamic and charismatic heroines to ever grace the pages of a fantasy novel, Sorcery Rising is a true blockbuster.Categorized as:
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