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Kamisama Kiss, Vol. 16 by Julietta Suzuki
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsNanami Momozono is alone and homeless after her dad skips town to evade his gambling debts and the debt collectors kick her out of her apartment. So when a man she's just saved from a dog offers her his home, she jumps at the opportunity... -
From Far Away, Vol. 01 by Kyoko Hikawa, Trina Robbins
On her way home from school one day, Noriko is unexpectedly plunged into a strange and extraordinary fantasy world. Her troubles compound exponentially when she is rescued and befriended by a handsome Young man by the name of Izark. He may be brave and courageous, but inside Izark lurks the darkest evil imaginable...Categorized as:
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Deluge by Lisa Tawn Bergren
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe Bettarinis and Forellis have found rich fulfillment together in medieval Italia. But after fighting off countless enemies, they now must face the worst foe of all... -
Cascade by Lisa Tawn Bergren
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsMom touched my underdress—a gown made six hundred years before—and her eyes widened as she rubbed the raw silk between thumb and forefinger. She turned and touched Lia’s gown. “Where did you get these clothes?” Gabi knows she’s left her heart in the fourteenth century and she persuades Lia to help her to return, even though they know doing so will risk their very lives... -
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Torrent by Lisa Tawn Bergren
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsWhen Gabi and Lia finally learn to surf the river of time, they realize they must make hard choices about life and love in the third and final book in the River of Time series. Gabi and Lia Betarrini have learned to control their time travel, and they return from medieval Italy to save their father from his tragic death in modern times... -
Outpost in Time by Sarah Woodbury
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsMarch 1294. Ireland is at a crossroads. The different factions—Irish, Danish, and English—are tearing the country apart with their constant warfare. Hoping to hammer out a treaty, David calls the Irish Parliament into session. Unfortunately, some lords are far more interested in fighting than talking, and it isn’t long before the conference goes awry... -
Champions of Time by Sarah Woodbury
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsApril 1294. With David returned from Ireland and Anna from Avalon, the time has come to confront the traitors who sought to assassinate David and take his throne.But before that can happen, David is tested yet again by his inability to account for everything or everyone in his life--and especially the magic that surrounds him...Categorized as:
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Warden of Time by Sarah Woodbury
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsWarden of Time continues the story of time travel, romance, and adventure begun with Daughter of Time ...As both modern man and medieval king, David is committed to transforming medieval England into his own version of Avalon. Not everyone supports his ideals, however, and having offended the pope by welcoming Jews and heretics into England, David is summoned to Canterbury to explain himself...Categorized as:
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Outcasts in Time by Sarah Woodbury
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJoin David and his friends and family for the next installment in the After Cilmeri series!Last we heard from David, he'd allowed George to abduct him at the behest of the CIA, for the stated purpose of forcing him to time travel between Earth Two and Avalon. Meanwhile, Lili and the refugees from Paris were floating down the River Seine, making for the English Channel... -
Masters of Time by Sarah Woodbury
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 11 ratings...Categorized as:
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Shades of Time by Sarah Woodbury
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMarch 1294. With David and Llywelyn in Ireland, the rule of Wales and England has fallen to Math and Anna. Unbeknownst to them, however, rebellious barons have tried to assassinate David and thrown Ireland into civil war...Categorized as:
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Bourne & Tributary by Lisa Tawn Bergren
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsIt's possible to beat a She-Wolf.But you cannot keep her down... The Bettarinis and the boys they love are back with these two novellas that follow Waterfall, Cascade and Torrent . In Bourne , t he story picks up right where Torrent left off..Categorized as:
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Time of the Twins by Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 46 ratingsNew York Times–bestselling series: The War of the Lance has ended, and the darkness has passed. Or has it? Sequestered in the blackness of the dreaded Tower of High Sorcery in Palanthas, and surrounded by nameless creatures of evil, archmage Raistlin Majere weaves a plan to conquer the darkness—to bring it under his control.Two people alone can stop him...Categorized as:
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Unbroken in Time by Sarah Woodbury
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn 1282, David and his sister Anna crashed through time to save the life of their father, the last Prince of Wales. Thirteen years later, David is a grown man--husband, father, and High King of Britain. He is also the Duke of Aquitaine, a fact which King Philip of France appears to resent... -
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Risked by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsJonah thought that after his last adventure in 1903, he and his sister Katherine would have a break from time travel for a while. For the first time, he’s willing to look into his own identity in the past, and he thinks this is his chance... -
Guardians of Time by Sarah Woodbury
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsChristmas 1292. Time travel has meant many things to Meg, David, and Anna over the years. But regardless of the circumstances, it has always been about saving lives: their own, their family members’, their friends’. This time, it’s a combination of all three. Guardians of Time is the ninth book in the After Cilmeri series... -
Children of Time by Sarah Woodbury
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsNovember 1288. Bereft of a king or rightful heir, England hurtles towards civil war for the second time in a generation. When David, Prince of Wales, and his wife, Lili, travel to London to attend the wedding of William de Bohun and Princess Joan, they have no intention of involving themselves in local politics...Categorized as:
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The Water Dragon’s Bride, Vol. 6 by Rei Tōma
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAsahi continues to be trapped between power-hungry humans and exposed to their ill will...Categorized as:
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Exiles in Time by Sarah Woodbury
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTwo years in Afghanistan; four years working for MI-5, the British security service; and the death of both of his parents from cancer. At the age of thirty-four, Callum thought he’d experienced the worst that life could throw at him. That is, until his boss ordered him to open a buried file on his desk and to take it seriously...Categorized as:
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Class of 1983: A YA Time Travel Romance by Victoria Maxwell
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 4 ratingsWhen Magz finds an old key in a dusty old high school yearbook, she hardly expects it to open up a time travel portal in the school’s book room that sends her back in time to 1983. But she soon finds out that time travelling is not all record shopping, pizza parties and puffy prom dresses...Categorized as:
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Divine by Nichole Van
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsTime is a vast cosmic sea, where each life exists as rippling circles on its surface, past and future being eternally present. And occasionally, one expanding ring tangles with that of another, linking two lives together even though separated by centuries . . -
Throwback by Maurene Goo
Back to the Future meets The Joy Luck Club in this YA contemporary romance about a Korean American girl sent back to the ’90s to (reluctantly) help her teenage mom win Homecoming Queen.Being a first-generation Asian American immigrant is hard. You know what’s harder? Being the daughter of one...Categorized as:
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Three Wishes by Lisa Tawn Bergren
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR. BECAUSE YOU JUST MIGHT GET IT. Zara Ruiz is a normal California girl on the verge of graduating high school and thinking about her dawning future. But when dusk brings a shattering loss—and she discovers a priceless object in the shallows of a tide pool—she is thrust a hundred-and-eighty years into the past...Categorized as:
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Crossroads in Time by Sarah Woodbury
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThree years have passed since the events chronicled in Prince of Time... Anna has made a place for herself in thirteenth century Wales as a wife, mother, and healer. David has taken more of the kingdom's rule on his shoulders, even as his relationship with Lili has caused friction with his father, King Llywelyn...Categorized as:
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The Water Dragon’s Bride, Vol. 5 by Rei Tōma
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsAsahi is in constant danger from people trying to use her to get the water dragon god’s power for themselves. She doesn’t want anyone to get hurt because of her, so she, the water dragon god and Subaru pay a visit to the emperor... -
Waking in Time by Angie Stanton
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsStill mourning the loss of her beloved grandmother and shaken by her mysterious, dying request to “find the baby,” Abbi has just arrived at UW Madison for her freshman year. But on her second day, she wakes up to a different world: 1983. That is just the first stop on Abbi’s journey backward through time. Will is a charming college freshman from 1927 who travels forward through time...Categorized as:
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Alice of the Rocks by E. Graziani
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 2 ratings“Promise that you will come back.” Born in 1495 and raised in 2012, Alice Ferro’s life has been anything but normal. The only problem is, she doesn’t know it. As a 17-year-old in 2029, she has an ideal life, complete with loving parents, the latest technical gadgets, and a summer vacation in Italy...Categorized as:
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The Chalcedony Chronicles: The Complete Collection by B. Kristin McMichael
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 2 ratingsAll four books of The Chalcedony Chronicles are available together in one collection. Mari's first day of college begins when the hunky quarterback literally falls into her lap. It's pretty obvious that he he has a past, and Mari soon realizes that she does too. Their relationship sets them on an adventure that spans from a small college in Minnesota to the sands of Ancient Egypt...Categorized as:
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Morna's Accomplice (A Sweet, Scottish Time-Travel Romance): Book 4 (The Magical Matchmaker's Legacy) by Bethany Claire
Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars · 1 ratings"Morna's Accomplice" is the SWEET/CLEAN version of "Love Beyond Measure" by USA TODAY Bestselling Author, Bethany Claire. This version is for readers who prefer clean language in their stories and love scenes that stay behind closed doors. Two lonely hearts. One great love. Barely escaping death by his own brother’s blade, Eoghanan McMillan knows how precious each day is...Categorized as:
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Morna's Ghost (A Sweet Scottish Time Travel Romance): Book 6 (The Magical Matchmaker's Legacy) by Bethany Claire
Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars · 1 ratings"Morna's Ghost" is the SWEET/CLEAN version of "Love Beyond Dreams" by USA TODAY Bestselling Author, Bethany Claire. This version is for readers who prefer clean language in their stories and love scenes that stay behind closed doors. If you prefer the steamier version, read the original title "Love Beyond Dreams" in the Morna's Legacy Series. Morna's Ghost tells Gillian's story...Categorized as:
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The Witches of Hant Hollow 2: Gate Keepers by D.F. Jones
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 2 ratingsDetermined to find her mother, Lavender must navigate magic, romance, and time travel across otherworldly realms.Lavender Doanhart inherited the gift of magic, like many in the Mage Alliance. Her happy-go-lucky life ends abruptly on Halloween night when a century-old family feud comes to a head, and supernatural forces of light and dark converge on her family’s mansion in Hant Hollow...Categorized as:
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In Time For Christmas––A Three Sisters Island Mysteries Magical Moment: Time Travel Romantic Suspense by Casi McLean
Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars · 1 ratingsFrom USA Today and Amazon Best Selling Author, Casi McLean, comes a new time travel romantic suspense––a mystical Christmas story you'll never forget.When Dr. Carson Marlow washed ashore on a sandy beach, she had no memory of the last twenty-four hours. Lost, battered, and confused, she trekked a path along the shore into the woods, hoping to find help... -
Cause of Death by Jason Ayres
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 2 ratingsHenry and Alice find themselves trapped in a deadly time loop in this latest instalment of The Time Bubble series.When Henry Jones woke up on holiday in Fuerteventura, he didn’t expect to get burnt, drowned, or shot. Nor did he expect to be eaten by a mythical sea monster...Categorized as:
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The Witches of Hant Hollow: Jonathan's Curse by D.F. Jones
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 3 ratingsWickedly thrilling fast-paced tale of a family of witches power struggles over light and dark magic, and how one mortal man gets caught in the crosshairs of the feud causing upheaval in not only Jasmine's love life but rife within the American Mage Alliance... -
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Return of the Pale Feather by E.B. Brown
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom the author of The Legend of the Bloodstone...Winn and Maggie return for a new journey in the turbulent times of 1600s Jamestown... When Maggie McMillan is sent back to 1622 by the power of a magical Bloodstone, she makes the choice to remain in the past with the Powhatan warrior who holds her heart captive...Categorized as:
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Whisper Falls by Elizabeth Langston
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhile training for a mountain bike race, high-school senior Mark Lewis spots a mysterious girl dressed in odd clothing, standing behind a waterfall in the woods near his North Carolina home. When she comments on the strange machine that he rides, he suspects something isn’t right. When Susanna claims to be an indentured servant from 1796, he wonders if she's crazy... -
Clockwork Crazy by Elle Strauss
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe FINAL book in the Clockwise Collection! The stress created by Casey's recent split from Nate causes her to trip back in time in a haphazard manner, and not always to the same time! Sometimes she's in 1929 Boston getting more entangled than ever with the mishaps of her new and not-so-helpful friends, and at other times she's back in 1775 trying to make sure the colonists still win the...Categorized as:
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