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Clytemnestra by Costanza Casati
"Fans of Circe and Elektra should pick up this powerful Greek myth retelling." —CosmopolitanFor fans of Madeline Miller, a stunning debut following Clytemnestra, the most notorious villainess of the ancient world and the events that forged her into the legendary queen.As for queens, they are either hated or forgotten... -
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余污 [Yu Wu] by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou, 肉包不吃肉
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThe traitor Gu Mang returned to his home kingdom again. Everyone rejoiced in his banishment. It was said the one who hated him most was his closest friend – the cold and stoic Young Master Mo.A rumour: Young Master Mo prepared three hundred and sixty-five methods of torture to try on Gu Mang, enough to play with him for a year without repetition... -
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![A Sea of Song and Sirens by Whit Stanfield]()
A Sea of Song and Sirens by Whit Stanfield
Raised in a trading port, I'd seen my share of attractive sailors.But I'd never cared to get to know one, let alone allow one to follow me around, drawing my neighbors' suspicions that I was a seductress.Until the day I pulled him from the water.I found him drowned and alone, and I breathed life into him before I knew his name... -
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The House with the Golden Door by Elodie Harper
The life of a courtesan in Pompeii is glamorous yet perilous...Amara has escaped her life as a slave in the Wolf Den, the city’s most notorious brothel, but now her survival depends on the affections of her patron: a man she might not know as well as she once thought. At night in the home he bought for her, the house with the golden door, Amara’s dreams are haunted by her past...Categorized as:
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![Crown of Light and Ashes by M.F. Grace, Maya Basol]()
Crown of Light and Ashes by M.F. Grace, Maya Basol
I stepped into the Shadow Court to save my brother. I didn't expect to walk out as the bride of the monster who killed the man I loved.Kaan is the ruthless Lord of Shadows—ancient, merciless, and terrifyingly beautiful. He murdered Aslan with a smile on his lips and my name on his tongue. Then he claimed me as payment for a blood debt.Now, I'm his wife in black silk and silver chains. Owned... -
![The Breaker of Stars by Nicole Platania]()
The Breaker of Stars by Nicole Platania
A war of fractured hearts. A fate written in the stars. Cypherion does not love recklessly, but he loves hard. And while his friends may have forgiven Vale’s betrayal following the Battle of Damenal, he has kept the Starsearcher at arm’s length. That is, until his Revered commands the two embark on a quest to Vale’s territory in order to find the secrets hidden within her damaged magic... -
![The Unforgotten Flame by Rebekah Sinclair]()
The Unforgotten Flame by Rebekah Sinclair
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"We should have seen this coming.I should have seen this coming."Calypso, a resilient Wind Siren, grapples with the aftermath of a devastating battle that thrusts her best friend, Rhea, into the clutches of their greatest enemy, Ares, the God of War... -
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The Knowing Witch by M.M. Parks
A dark gift…Ena prides herself on being one of the most talented witches in her Coven. She does what is expected of her and stays on her path, serving her Goddess and maintaining the balance of life and death. On her twenty-seventh birthday, like all witches, Ena is gifted a magical power from her Goddess, only to find that her Gift is dangerous and forbidden... -
![A Taste for Poison by Aleksandr Voinov]()
A Taste for Poison by Aleksandr Voinov
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsEven a king gets stung when he reaches for a scorpion.After barely surviving an assassination attempt, King Adrastes is a changed man—one who mistrusts even his allies and friends. He readies his Empire for war against an enigmatic enemy, the Elder of Vededrin, but not everyone approves... -
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Lying with Scorpions by Aleksandr Voinov
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIf you lie with scorpions, you’d better have a taste for poison.Now that Kendras’s lover Adrastes has claimed the throne of Dalman, Kendras is tangled deeper than ever in politics and intrigue. As the new leader of the Scorpions and Adrastes’s one true friend, he and his men stand between Adrastes and those who wish him dead.And many do... -
![Wicked Masquerade by Kenya Wright]()
Wicked Masquerade by Kenya Wright
Tristan is the Bad Boy of the Art World. A tortured artist with insatiable cravings for beauty, pleasure, and the darker shades of life.When Nova, a Psychology graduate student, enters his orbit, Tristan sweeps Nova off her feet and lures her onto an erotic journey that awakens desires she never knew existed.Danger looms in the background... -
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Paid to the Pirate by Una Rohr
He wants revenge.Captain Colt finds treasure far more valuable than gold when he invades a Carolina settlement, demanding tribute. He finds the girl who slipped through his grasp two years ago and he relishes the opportunity to punish her for what she’s done…Though the strain in his breeches makes it unclear which of them is suffering more from the reunion.She wants justice... -
![Through a Dark Mist by Marsha Canham]()
Through a Dark Mist by Marsha Canham
RISING ABOVE AN EAGLE'S EYRIE, THE SOARING PASSION OF FORBIDDEN LOVE As the misty forest quivers with the deadly flight of arrows, a tale of revenge and fated passion unfolds. An outlaw known as the Black Wolf of Lincoln dares to stand before the slender, golden loveliness of Lady Servanne de Briscourt—and in one swift, trembling moment, the future of a kingdom is changed... -
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A Royal Affair by John Wiltshire
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA Royal Affair: Book One Doctor Nikolai Hartmann represents himself as a learned man of science who believes wholly in the rational and scientific above all else. In reality, he is a man haunted by an unusual past and running from his own nature... -
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![This Wicked Fate by Amanda Aggie]()
This Wicked Fate by Amanda Aggie
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFor fans of The Witcher and Brave, this fantasy romance, featuring a fierce heroine and a druid with Golden Retriever energy, is both steamy and swoon worthy! I’m the Princess of Solaria, a realm full of beasts that could make the Devil cower. Except that title means nothing, because I’ll be dead by the week’s end... -
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The Painter Knight by Fiona Patton
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTHE PASSING OF THE FLAMESimon, the Court Painter of Branion, was the closest friend of the kingdom's ruler. Aristok Marsellus the Third... -
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The Blue-Eyed Devil by Beena Khan
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOn a hallowed night, the love of my life gambled me away to the Devil.Once upon a myth...A Devil with the face of an angel ruled New York.Salvi Moretti returns.A Don to one of the five families of the La Cosa Nostra.He's a notorious gangster wrapped in an Armani suit that reigns in hell. The villain of every love story. He is a powerful aristocrat, a savage, and a wicked man who likes a challenge...Categorized as:
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![Scorpion by Aleksandr Voinov]()
Scorpion by Aleksandr Voinov
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsKendras is a casualty of war: injured, penniless, and quite possibly the last surviving member of the only family he’s ever had—the elite fighting force known as the Scorpions. When a steel-eyed mercenary offers him medicine and shelter in exchange for submission and a secret task, Kendras has no choice but to accept. He is a Scorpion; he’ll do whatever it takes to survive... -
![The Ugly Empress by 云过是非]()
The Ugly Empress by 云过是非
After ten years on the battlefield, Teng Yun sees Xue Junliang protecting his country and conquering new territory, while he himself ends up with an arrow through his heart. When he wakes up, he becomes that man’s Ugly Empress.This is about a Prince who is captured as prisoner and killed, then he is reborn as his enemy country’s ugly empress... -
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Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 152 ratingsAnna Karenina tells of the doomed love affair between the sensuous and rebellious Anna and the dashing officer, Count Vronsky. Tragedy unfolds as Anna rejects her passionless marriage and must endure the hypocrisies of society... -
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Betrayal by J.C. Owens
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSecrets, madness, lies…and a love forged in the flames of betrayal. Imprisoned, starved and abused by his captors, Darcel finds his only escape in the depths of madness. But he’s tormented by his own demons, who taunt him with the memories of his past and of his beloved prince, Alasar of Rais. The man who condemned him to this prison for killing the enemy’s high king... -
![Queen of the Sky: A Legend of the Painted Skies Prequel by Ky Venn]()
Queen of the Sky: A Legend of the Painted Skies Prequel by Ky Venn
Aella thrives in chaos. It lives inside her. However, when the sky goddess is banished from Verus to the human realm for disobeying her parents and inflicting pandemonium on the humans one too many times, she discovers what she’s really made of... -
![The South Wind by Alexandria Warwick]()
The South Wind by Alexandria Warwick
A sizzling standalone fantasy of second-chance love inspired by Sleeping Beauty and the Greek myth of Theseus and the Minotaur from the author of The North Wind.Princess Sarai of Ammara is cursed: on her twenty-fifth birthday she will fall into an endless, deadly sleep, plunging the kingdom into chaos and ruin... -
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Pilate's Wife by Antoinette May
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsA daughter of privilege in the most powerful empire the world has ever known, Claudia has a unique and disturbing "gift": her dreams have an uncanny way of coming true. As a rebellious child seated beside the tyrannical Roman Emperor Tiberius, she first spies the powerful gladiator who will ultimately be her one true passion... -
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![Claimed by the Barbarian by Samantha Madisen]()
Claimed by the Barbarian by Samantha Madisen
When she is awakened in the night and informed that a barbarian army has reached the gates of her city, Leola soon finds herself standing naked before King Sedrak, the fearsome brute who leads the invaders. Though she is heir to the throne, from now on she will be the property of her new master, a pet to be led around on a leash and a plaything to be used in any way he pleases... -
![Married to a Pirate by Athena Rose]()
Married to a Pirate by Athena Rose
"You enslaved me!""Nay, I liberated you, my lady. And there will be more liberating to come if you behave."Imagine you escape the pirate captain who you were forced to marry.He’s dark and brooding and you’re convinced he’s happy to be rid of you.But just when you think you’re free, you’re captured by another band of pirates who take great delight in telling you the plans they have for you... -
![Empire of the Damned by Jay Kristoff]()
Empire of the Damned by Jay Kristoff
From the New York Times bestselling author of the Nevernight Chronicle, Jay Kristoff, comes the much-anticipated sequel to the #1 international bestselling sensation EMPIRE OF THE VAMPIRE.From holy cup comes holy light;The faithful hands sets world aright.And in the Seven Martyrs’ sight,Mere man shall end this endless night... -
![Kushiel's Avatar by Jacqueline Carey]()
Kushiel's Avatar by Jacqueline Carey
The land of Terre d'Ange is a place of unsurpassed beauty and grace. It's inhabited by the race that rose from the seed of angels, and they live by one simple rule: Love as thou wilt. Phèdre nó Delaunay was sold into indentured servitude as a child... -
![The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett]()
The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett
A Holmes and Watson-style detective duo take the stage in this fantasy with a mystery twist, from the Edgar-winning, multiple Hugo-nominated Robert Jackson BennettIn Daretana’s greatest mansion, a high imperial officer lies dead—killed, to all appearances, when a tree erupted from his body... -
![The Six Deaths of the Saint by Alix E. Harrow]()
The Six Deaths of the Saint by Alix E. Harrow
The Saint of War spares the life of a servant girl so she can fulfill her destiny as the kingdom’s greatest warrior in this short story of love and loyalty by New York Times bestselling author Alix E. Harrow.Always mindful of the debt she owes, the girl finds her worth as a weapon in the hand of the Prince. Her victories make him a king, then an emperor...
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