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  • Troy by Stephen Fry

    Troy by Stephen Fry

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 45 ratings
    The story of Troy speaks to all of us - the kidnapping of Helen, a queen celebrated for her beauty, sees the Greeks launch a thousand ships against the city of Troy, to which they will lay siege for ten whole years. It is a terrible war with casualties on all sides as well as strained relations between allies, whose consequences become tragedies...
    Categorized as:
    ancient times  historical  war  fantasy  humor  audiobook
  • Starfire by AJ Sherwood, Katie Griffin

    Starfire by AJ Sherwood, Katie Griffin

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Luca O’ Broín’s original wife checklist:. a loving marriagemother for his childrencapable of running a fortresssexually compatiblesomeone intelligentLuca’s REVISED non-negotiable husband checklist:. dependable friendcapable of running a fortresswilling to move to Bhodhsasomeone with brainsNoe Keller’s husband checklist:. LucaLuca’s UPDATED husband checklist:...
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  • The Temple of Fortuna by Elodie Harper

    The Temple of Fortuna by Elodie Harper

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    The final, dramatic installment in Elodie Harper's Sunday Times bestselling Wolf Den Trilogy. Amara's journey has taken her far; from enslavement in Pompeii's wolf den brothel to her new life as a high-powered courtesan in Rome, but her story is not over yet. While Amara plays for power in Rome's imperial palace, those dearest to her remain in Pompeii...
  • Ripple Effect by J. Bengtsson

    Ripple Effect by J. Bengtsson

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    The boys are back—the AnyDayNow boys, that is! RJ, Bodhi's best friend from Like the Wind, finds himself at a crossroads a year after the band officially broke up. After his solo career fails to take off, RJ retreats to a no-frills apartment where he can hide out from the world and wallow in self-pity...
  • Dreamers by Angela Elwell Hunt

    Dreamers by Angela Elwell Hunt

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Tuya came as a teenaged slave to Potiphar's household, a personal gift from the Pharaoh. Tall and slender, the young girl had eyes that shone like a stream of gold. She knew nothing about her past, except that she had always been a slave.
  • When Sisters Collide by S.E. Bouvier

    When Sisters Collide by S.E. Bouvier

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 5 ratings
    Two sisters, torn apart by fate, now stand on opposing sides of a brutal war. High in the snowy mountains, Alena trains harder than ever under the watchful eye of an Amazon warrior...
  • Queen of Ash and Iron by Melanie Karsak

    Queen of Ash and Iron by Melanie Karsak

    Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Fated to lead a rebellion against Rome. Destined to become a legend. Britain, A. D. 47. All at once, everything changes. The rebellion of the Northern Iceni under King Caturix results in dire consequences for Boudica. Without Aulus Plautius’s protection, Boudica must face the new, more severe Roman Governor Scapula...
  • A Kingdom of Sand and Ice by J.F. Johns

    A Kingdom of Sand and Ice by J.F. Johns

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 7 ratings
    The curse is broken. The veil has thinned. And now, the gods return. Some wearing familiar faces, others cloaked in shadow and ruin. Not all have come to save. Some have come only to watch the world fall. The witches have begun their revenge by taking the city of Spark. But they will not stop there. They intend to storm the capital, then the world...
  • Sentinel of Time by Lindsay Buroker

    Sentinel of Time by Lindsay Buroker

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 15 ratings
    Kaylina must dodge assassins and kidnappers while revelations about her past, and power she never knew she had, stun her to the core. She has the support of Lord Vlerion, the ranger she’s developed feelings for, but he has problems of his own, and an insidious plot threatens to take him from her forever.
  • Queen of the Hollow Hills by Melanie Karsak

    Queen of the Hollow Hills by Melanie Karsak

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    From ancient henges to windswept mountains, dive into a world where pagan gods rule, powerful priestesses weave magic, and fierce Celtic tribes battle for dominance. Britain, AD 38. Having defeated her enemies, Queen Cartimandua works swiftly to stabilize the north. But not all foes yield quietly...
  • My Orc (Fake) Boyfriend by Veronika Kane, Caroline Lee

    My Orc (Fake) Boyfriend by Veronika Kane, Caroline Lee

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 14 ratings
    He’s growly, he’s green, and he’s no Prince Charming…but he’s about to save my butt! I’m pretty sure there’s a rulebook somewhere that says the owner of a successful small-town bakery must be cheerful, friendly, and a little bit curvy, which means I’m nailing it. But my family doesn’t see it that way, especially since there’s no handsome doctor or lawyer keeping me company...
    Categorized as:
    m-f  fantasy  orcs  explicit-open-door
  • My Orc Silver Fox by Veronika Kane, Caroline Lee

    My Orc Silver Fox by Veronika Kane, Caroline Lee

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 16 ratings
    I thought my one-night stand with a hot older guy was just a rebound, but it left me with a memento that could ruin my life…or perfect it? My whole life, I’ve been the perfect perfect hair, perfect body, perfect grades, perfect career...
    Categorized as:
    m-f  fantasy  humor  orcs  audiobook  explicit-open-door
  • Dance of Stars and Ashes by Nisha J. Tuli

    Dance of Stars and Ashes by Nisha J. Tuli

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 20 ratings
    A love that burns brighter than starlight. A gift that could leave her world in ashes. It’s time for Zarya to release the fire within. In the jeweled city of Dharati, Zarya found passion and adventure for the first time. A mysterious stranger named Rabin helped to free the power within her—a dark, ancient magic that should not exist. Now, Zarya learns Rabin’s true identity...
  • Lake of Sorrow by Lindsay Buroker

    Lake of Sorrow by Lindsay Buroker

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 14 ratings
    All Kaylina ever longed to do was open her own meadery and prove her worth to her family. She didn’t want to develop feelings for the haughty royal ranger, Lord Vlerion, and she definitely didn’t want to be accused of trying to poison the queen. But a conniving competitor has framed her, and now the Kingdom Guard is hunting her down...
  • Sage of Hope and Ruin by Riley Knight

    Sage of Hope and Ruin by Riley Knight

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The walls close in. Hope lies beyond the world’s end. Aethra has no name, no parents, no home. Taken in by a secretive mentor, she’s taught to survive by robbing others of their coin - until the day he betrays her. Saddled with debt even a noble couldn’t repay, Aethra is offered a chance to shake off the underworld elite who hunt her...
  • Sugar Spells by J.M. Grosvalet

    Sugar Spells by J.M. Grosvalet

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 7 ratings
    Laugh-out-loud silly, witchy, and a little bit sweet — Sugar Spells is a gothic cozy fantasy about curses, croissants, and the kind of rivals-to-lovers chaos you can only find in a magical town. In the quaint, witchy town of Mistwood Hills, Maude’s apothecary thrives on tradition, routine, and a fierce resistance to change...
    Categorized as:
    m-f  humor  fantasy  length-medium  magic  open-door
  • Undead Oaths by Caitlyn Battelle

    Undead Oaths by Caitlyn Battelle

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 6 ratings
    When a mortal woman makes a deal with a god and the fates come out to play. .. Can she change what has been woven, or will the mistake of a god be the ruin of them all? Elysia Parker is furious. After making a deal with the god of the dead to find his talisman, she's horrified to learn her mortality is on the line...
  • The Daughter of Rome by Angela Elwell Hunt

    The Daughter of Rome by Angela Elwell Hunt

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 8 ratings
    In Nero's Rome, Calandra helps her father, a renowned sculptor, complete the most significant commission of his illustrious career. But then a catastrophic fire nearly destroys the imperial city, leaving Calandra reliant on a group of Christians--unusual individuals unlike any she has encountered before...
  • A Pirate's Dream, Kingdom Book 11 by Marie Hall

    A Pirate's Dream, Kingdom Book 11 by Marie Hall

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Nimue, daughter of Hook, is desperate to prove to her parents that she’s just as brave and as much of a pirate as they are. So when she serendipitously spies the hidden isle, she knows what she must do...
  • He Who Lifts the Skies by Kacy Barnett-Gramckow

    He Who Lifts the Skies by Kacy Barnett-Gramckow

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Powerful imagery creates a 'you are there' immersion in the story of the post-Flood world. Kacy Barnett-Gramckow fans raved about her extraordinary job of moving the Flood off the Sunday School flannelgraph board and into life in the Heavens Before...
  • The Forgotten Palace by Alexandra Walsh

    The Forgotten Palace by Alexandra Walsh

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    In an underground labyrinth a lost soul wanders, waiting for revenge, waiting for love…. London 1900. Alice Webster has made the worst decision of her life. When her Aunt Agatha offers her the chance to go on a Grand Tour she jumps at the opportunity to get away from the glare of scandal...
  • Chaos and Destiny by Miranda Lyn

    Chaos and Destiny by Miranda Lyn

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Control can either be lost or taken. Ara finds herself locked in the prince’s rooms and she wants answers. All of them. But when she doesn’t like what she hears, she storms out and begins another journey. Only this time, she’s got a prince and his lackeys on her tail and none of them know how to take no for an answer. Temir is done. With the king. With the hatred. With it all...
    Categorized as:
    m-f  fantasy  audiobook
  • The Plight of a Scottish Lass by Keira Montclair

    The Plight of a Scottish Lass by Keira Montclair

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In his quest for vengeance, a Scottish chieftain finds something unexpected. Love. Thane MacQuarie, chieftain of Clan MacQuarie, has his sights set on taking over Duart Castle and exacting vengeance on the mother who abandoned him. But when he witnesses a cruel man leave his wife, Tamsin Garvie, to drown on a rock in the sea, Thane can’t ignore the plight of the red-haired beauty...
  • The Gods Forbid by Rory L. Scott

    The Gods Forbid by Rory L. Scott

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    [MAJOR TEMPT THE GODS SPOILERS]. .. .. The Gods Forbid is a villain redemption, enemy's sister, forbidden romance novel. It is the fourth and final book in the Tempt the Gods series and is not recommended to be read as a standalone, since the reveal of the villain is contained in the third book. A villain and his redemption. Forbidden. Sebastian Apollo dared to tempt the gods and lost...
  • For the Gods' Sake by Rory L. Scott

    For the Gods' Sake by Rory L. Scott

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 7 ratings
    For the Gods' Sake is a fake dating, reluctant allies fantasy romance novel. It is the third book in the Tempt the Gods series and can be read as a standalone, but it is recommended to read the recap at the beginning of the book. A god and a princess. Working together. The Greek and Roman gods have co-existed for over two thousand years until the unthinkable happens...
  • Fiona by Ann Boelter

    Fiona by Ann Boelter

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The Treasure Huntress sails again! 10th century Ireland, a country divided by internal conflict, continues to be ravaged by Viking raids. After four years, GUNNAR is poised to finally return to the East but must wait for the rivers in Rusland to thaw. Frustrated by the delay and eager to be at sea, he sails the Treasure Huntress to Dublin...
  • Buck the Halls by Zoe Chant, Murphy Lawless

    Buck the Halls by Zoe Chant, Murphy Lawless

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    He’s really just a deer fellow. .. Stag shifter Keith Raleigh is back home in Virtue for a family Christmas when he’s roped into a fundraising event by eight year old Noah Brannigan. All Keith has to do is cut his hair. .. which he’s been growing for twenty years! The moment he sees his stylist, though, Keith knows his heart has been comandeered forever. .
    Categorized as:
    m-f  suspense  fantasy  humor  christmas  length-novella
  • Mamotte! Lollipop, Vol. 02 by Michiyo Kikuta

    Mamotte! Lollipop, Vol. 02 by Michiyo Kikuta

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    CHOOSE ME! Nina doesn’t have just one dream boy–she has two: Zero and Ichî. Both are supercute wizards, who make her heart beat a little bit faster...
    Categorized as:
    m-f  fantasy  length-short
  • Amnesty by Lara Elena Donnelly

    Amnesty by Lara Elena Donnelly

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The revolution has come and gone, with Amberlough City striving to rebuild itself from the ashes. The Ospies have been ousted, and the very face of the nation has been changed in the process. Now, a rising politician is determined to bring Amberlough’s traitors to justice. Including double agent Cyril DePaul. Everyone believes Cyril deserves to suffer for his crimes. .
    Categorized as:
    m-f  fantasy  historical  length-medium  audiobook
  • Song of Silk and Scars by Violet Froste

    Song of Silk and Scars by Violet Froste

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 10 ratings
    Naria just wants to be free. Trapped in the palace, she would rather die than become a courtesan, but she refuses to be a slave all her life either. Ivan is the greatest warrior in Karscha. He is ruthless and used to absolute obedience. Nothing and nobody can call his power to account. So when Ivan is sent to a mission to an enemy kingdom, he expects everything to go exactly according to his plan...
  • This Rotting Heart by Celeste Baxendell

    This Rotting Heart by Celeste Baxendell

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 8 ratings
    A princess without a heart. A dying land. A king who will do anything to save his people, even force an alchemist to marry him. Princess Hellebore loves nothing more than she loves decay. It is her specialty as an alchemist, and she expects her skill will serve her well when she one day takes her aunt’s position and becomes her brother’s alchemist...
  • How to Turn a Frog into a Prince by Bree Wolf

    How to Turn a Frog into a Prince by Bree Wolf

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A barefoot maiden. A painfully proper gentleman. And a friendship most unexpected. After losing her entire family to a horrible sickness, Miss Charlaine Palmer leaves Jamaica and crosses an ocean, hoping for a new beginning in England. Unfortunately, her raven-black hair and olive skin immediately mark her as an outsider, eyed suspiciously by the English ton...
  • The Wall by Adrian Goldsworthy

    The Wall by Adrian Goldsworthy

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Britannia, AD 117: Roman centurion Flavius Ferox is trying to live a quiet life of dignified leisure, overseeing his wife's estate and doing his best to resist the urge to murder an annoying neighbour – until someone else does it for him...
  • Mayhem's Betrayal by Lindsay Cross

    Mayhem's Betrayal by Lindsay Cross

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In this sizzling and suspenseful Operation Mayhem novel by USA Today Bestselling author, a soldier betrayed falls for the doctor who changed him. He’s searching for revenge. She’s searching for redemption. The answer to their dilemma lies in each other…. Dr. Melissa Averton devoted her life to saving Team Mayhem...
    Categorized as:
    m-f  fantasy  military  length-short
  • Titans of War by Wilbur Smith, Mark Chadbourn

    Titans of War by Wilbur Smith, Mark Chadbourn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A brand-new Ancient Egyptian epic from the master of adventure, Wilbur Smith. Global bestselling author of River God and The New Kingdom, Wilbur Smith, returns with the next epic book in his brand-new Ancient Egyptian series. AN UNSTOPPABLE ENEMY. A CIVILISATION IN RUINS. A QUEST FOR SALVATION...
  • Guardian Queen by Dana Marton

    Guardian Queen by Dana Marton

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    The wait for the next Hardstorm book is over! After a difficult journey to the mainland, Tera and Batumar return to their island to liberate their people from the enemy. This is their final fight, and it will take everything they have, will challenge everything they believe in...
    Categorized as:
    m-f  fantasy  length-long
  • Heart of the Villain by Dany Crooks

    Heart of the Villain by Dany Crooks

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Every villain has a story. This is Marlena Caelum’s. Born to rule, Marlena is thrust into a world of politics and power before most children have even manifested their gods-given ability. With traditions passed down through the generations, Marlena becomes subject to her mother and father’s grueling lessons and nearly unattainable expectations...
  • Island of Ghosts by Gillian Bradshaw

    Island of Ghosts by Gillian Bradshaw

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Ariantes is a Sarmatian, a barbarian warrior-prince, uprooted from his home and customs and thrust into the honorless lands of the Romans. The victims of a wartime pact struck with the emperor Marcus Aurelius to ensure the future of Sarmatia, Ariantes and his troop of accomplished horsemen are sent to Hadrian's Wall...
  • Ares by Carly Spade

    Ares by Carly Spade

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    MMA fighter Harmony “Harm” Makos steps into the ring every day for more than the fame and glory of the fight. For her, it’s the alternative to therapy. An opportunity to tame the constant beast struggling to break free. Hardened by a broken home and high school ridicule, she’s learned to control the fury but it always lurks beneath the surface...
  • Mamotte! Lollipop, Vol. 03 by Michiyo Kikuta

    Mamotte! Lollipop, Vol. 03 by Michiyo Kikuta

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    LOVE POTION! Nina’s in love–but who’s the lucky boy? After all, what girl could choose between Zero and Ichî? They’re both wizards, and they’re both supercute! When a matchmaking witch slips Nina a love potion, will the magic spell help Nina choose her soul mate? Includes special extras after the story! [Rating logo] TAges 13+.
    Categorized as:
    m-f  fantasy  length-short
  • Blackmailing the Alien Bride Lottery by Margo Bond Collins

    Blackmailing the Alien Bride Lottery by Margo Bond Collins

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I will do whatever it takes to get what I want . . . and what I want is to avoid going to jail on Earth. So when I learn that Vos Klavoii, the Alien Bride Games Administrator, has a secret he'll do anything to keep, I decide I will use the information to blackmail my way into the Bride Lottery. Now I just have to find a Khanavai warrior who won't ask too many questions before agreeing to marry me...
    Categorized as:
    m-f  aliens  fated-mates  fantasy  betrayal  length-short
  • Feast of Sorrow by Crystal King

    Feast of Sorrow by Crystal King

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Set amongst the scandal, wealth, and upstairs-downstairs politics of a Roman family, Crystal King’s seminal debut features the man who inspired the world’s oldest cookbook and the ambition that led to his destruction. On a blistering day in the twenty-sixth year of Augustus Caesar’s reign, a young chef, Thrasius, is acquired for the exorbitant price of twenty thousand denarii...
  • Snowed In With A Beta by Elle Madearis

    Snowed In With A Beta by Elle Madearis

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    If you think blind dates are bad, imagine your date is a werewolf. Ayira Jones doesn’t spend much time around anyone—human or werewolf—so when her date claims that they’re mates, she reacts like any person would. By panicking. Chozen isn’t looking for a mate. As firstborn to the Alpha, he’s busy training and protecting his pack as he prepares for the responsibility of a lifetime...
  • Red Blossom in Snow by Jeannie Lin

    Red Blossom in Snow by Jeannie Lin

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 13 ratings
    The next installment of the Lotus Palace mystery series. Magistrate Li Chen and celebrated courtesan Song Yi become entangled in a murder investigation when an outsider to the Pingkang li is found strangled in a pleasure house. As they search for the truth, the secrets they uncover turn out to be their own. Targeted release: March 21, 2022.
  • Court of Asphodels by Elisa E. Enzo

    Court of Asphodels by Elisa E. Enzo

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 6 ratings
    Persephone has been hiding herself since she was born. Shielded by her mother’s embrace, she doesn’t know who she is, but she knows this isn’t the life she wanted. She is stronger than her mother’s fears, stronger than the maiden Olympus thinks her to be. She was chosen by Gaia herself, and deep inside of her she knows it...
  • Archer's Sin by Amy Raby

    Archer's Sin by Amy Raby

    Rated: 3.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Nalica Kelden, war mage and world-class archer, doesn’t need love. She’s come to the imperial city for a single purpose: to win Kjall’s most prestigious archery tournament. Until she meets one of her fellow competitors, and he sends an arrow straight into her heart. Justien Polini is the man she’s always dreamed of. Like Nalica herself, he’s from the rough country in the eastern highlands...
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