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Paladin's Strength by T. Kingfisher
He’s a paladin of a dead god, tracking a supernatural killer across a continent. She’s a nun from a secretive order, on the trail of the raiders who burned her convent and kidnapped her sisters. When their paths cross at the point of a sword, Istvhan and Clara will be pitched headlong into each other’s quests, facing off against enemies both living and dead...Categorized as:
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![Sent To A Fantasy World and Now All the Men Want Me: Volume 5 by Jaclyn Osborn]()
Sent To A Fantasy World and Now All the Men Want Me: Volume 5 by Jaclyn Osborn
Ever since being whisked away to a fantasy world, Evan’s had quite the adventure. He’s opened his dream café and finally found a place that feels like home. A place with warmth, laughter, and all the muffins a guy can eat. He’s also fallen in love. Not once. Not twice. But five times. And those men love him back just as intensely... -
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![Sent to a Fantasy World and Now All the Men Want Me: Volume 4 by Jaclyn Osborn]()
Sent to a Fantasy World and Now All the Men Want Me: Volume 4 by Jaclyn Osborn
Life's hard for a muffin lord. Between running a super successful business and falling deeper in love with his men, all the while fretting over a possible war between two kingdoms, Evan has a lot on his plate. With the coming of spring, a festival is held in the kingdom, and Evan is asked to join the celebration. A nice distraction from everything else going on... -
![The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter Vol. 1 by Kazuki Irodori, Yatsuki Wakatsu]()
The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter Vol. 1 by Kazuki Irodori, Yatsuki Wakatsu
Once upon a time, in the not too distant past, a holy maiden was summoned. Not just any holy maiden—one hailing from modern Japan. But this story is not her story. This is the tale of the humble accountant, Kondou, who accompanied her and his trials and woes as he accounts in a new world. .. But no tale is complete without a love interest... -
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![Storms of Paine by Opal Reyne]()
Storms of Paine by Opal Reyne
After the storm that separates them, Captains Rosetta Silver and Alister Paine find themselves sailing side by side together once more. Their passion refuses to fizzle out and burns brighter, hotter, and, frighteningly, deeper every time. Rosetta manages to convince the land hating Alister to port. They need supplies and the Laughing Siren still needs repairs... -
![Highland Bride by Hannah Howell]()
Highland Bride by Hannah Howell
Though she has yet to be courted by any man, spirited Gillyanne Murray decides the time has come to visit the dower lands gifted to her by her father's kinsmen. She arrives to find the small keep surrounded by three lairds, each one vying for her hand. .. and property...Categorized as:
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![The Rebel's Queen by Tanya Bird]()
The Rebel's Queen by Tanya Bird
A rising king. A falling queen. An unimaginable love. Queen Cora is married to a monster. Three years she has played wife, and all she has to show for it is a marked face, an empty womb, and a bitter taste in her mouth best washed away with wine. It is a good thing she is made of something solid, because marriage is a life sentence. Or is it? The rebel prince is coming for the crown... -
![Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell]()
Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell
Wives and Daughters is a novel by Elizabeth Gaskell, first published in the Cornhill Magazine as a serial from August 1864 to January 1866. It was partly written whilst Gaskell was staying with the salon hostess Mary Elizabeth Mohl at her home on the Rue de Bac in Paris. When Mrs Gaskell died suddenly in 1865, it was not quite complete, and the last section was written by Frederick Greenwood. -
![Prince and Assassin by Tavia Lark]()
Prince and Assassin by Tavia Lark
He’s supposed to kill Prince Julien. Not fall for him. Whisper doesn’t remember his real name. All he knows is the elite assassin guild that raised him—and controls him with the threat of blood magic. Plagued by nightmares, he doesn’t get to refuse assignments, even when his new job doesn’t make sense:. Infiltrate Prince Julien’s court, protect him until the signal arrives, then kill him... -
![Lion in the Valley by Elizabeth Peters]()
Lion in the Valley by Elizabeth Peters
The 1895-96 season promises to be an exceptional one for Amelia Peabody, her dashing Egyptologist husband, Emerson, and their wild and precocious eight-year-old son, Ramses. The much-coveted burial chamber of the Black Pyramid in Dahshur is theirs for the digging. But there is a great evil in the wind that roils the hot sands sweeping through the bustling streets and marketplaces of Cairo... -
![A Murderous Relation by Deanna Raybourn]()
A Murderous Relation by Deanna Raybourn
Veronica Speedwell and her natural historian colleague Stoker are asked by Lady Wellingtonia Beauclerk to help with a potential scandal so explosive it threatens to rock the monarchy... -
![A Perilous Undertaking by Deanna Raybourn]()
A Perilous Undertaking by Deanna Raybourn
London, 1887. At the Curiosity Club, a ladies-only establishment for daring and intrepid women, Victorian adventuress Veronica Speedwell meets the mysterious Lady Sundridge, who begs her to take on an impossible task--saving society art patron Miles Ramsforth from execution...Categorized as:
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![Sent To A Fantasy World and Now All the Men Want Me: Volume 3 by Jaclyn Osborn]()
Sent To A Fantasy World and Now All the Men Want Me: Volume 3 by Jaclyn Osborn
Dream check. Being loved by three amazing check. Life in Bremloc has been incredible for Evan. I mean, if you forget about the whole being "Evan-napped by a mysterious but gorgeous thief with dark magic" thing. Oh, and how that annoying magician Lupin popped up to reveal a massive secret and then vanished again like the jerk he is. But still. Life is great... -
![Wildwood Larkwing by Shari L. Tapscott]()
Wildwood Larkwing by Shari L. Tapscott
This is a previously-published edition - ASIN: B072MRYC3W. “Till death do us part” might come sooner than Lucia imagined. After living her entire life on the outside looking in, Lucia has finally ventured into the world of Kalae’s nobility...Categorized as:
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![Greybrow Serpent by Shari L. Tapscott]()
Greybrow Serpent by Shari L. Tapscott
The captain of the Greybrow Serpent is the last man Lucia’s willing to trust. But he’s the only one who can save her. Lucia’s dreamed of finding Avery for a solid two months. In every one of her fantasies, the dashing captain has been on the deadly end of her dagger. Unfortunately, their reunion is not all she hoped it would be... -
![The Geographer's Map to Romance by India Holton]()
The Geographer's Map to Romance by India Holton
Geography professors in a failed marriage of convenience inconveniently reconnect for an emergency mission in this swoony historical-fantasy rom-com. Professor Elodie Tarrant is an expert in magic disasters. Nothing fazes her--except her own personal disaster, that is: Professor Gabriel Tarrant, the grumpy, unfriendly man she married for convenience a year ago, whom she secretly loves... -
![The Engagement of Marielle Clarac (Manga) Volume (The Tales of Marielle Clarac (Manga) #1) by Haruka Momo]()
The Engagement of Marielle Clarac (Manga) Volume (The Tales of Marielle Clarac (Manga) #1) by Haruka Momo
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAs a plain, unassuming noble’s daughter, Marielle doesn’t stand out in high society. Imagine her surprise when she receives a marriage proposal from the sought-after Simeon, second-in-command of the Royal Order of Knights! Simeon, the heir to an earldom, is highly accomplished in scholarly and military arts—and he’s gorgeous... -
![Yours Until Dawn by Teresa Medeiros]()
Yours Until Dawn by Teresa Medeiros
Gabriel Fairchild's valor during battle earns him the reputation of hero, but costs him both his sight and his hope for the future. Abandoned by the fiancée he adored, the man who once walked like a prince among London's elite secludes himself in his family's mansion, cursing his way through dark days and darker nights... -
![Love Beneath the Guillotine by W.H. Lockwood]()
Love Beneath the Guillotine by W.H. Lockwood
‘Desperate men have no morals. .. ’. Léon Lyon: beautiful, beloved, broken. As premier executioner of Reims, he’s desired and feared in equal measure, a celebrity of the most dangerous kind, a symbol of justice and good citizenship in the explosive era of the French Revolution. But Léon has a secret. Each head he takes brings him one day closer to escape... -
![Wicked by Jill Barnett]()
Wicked by Jill Barnett
Lady Sofia Beatrice Rosalynde Anne Therese Howard has had as many suitors as she has names. But she's spurned every last one of them, to the dismay of her guardian, King Edward I. Now, even increasing her dower prize will not lure offers for the defiant, but lonely, Sofia, whose young heart was once broken by a too-arrogant knight... -
![A Daughter of Fair Verona by Christina Dodd]()
A Daughter of Fair Verona by Christina Dodd
I’m the eldest daughter of Romeo and Juliet. Yes, that Romeo and Juliet. No, they didn’t die in the tomb. They’re alive and well and living in fair Verona with their six wildly impetuous children and me, their nineteen-year-old daughter Rosaline…...Categorized as:
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![Scales and Sensibility (Regency Dragons) by Stephanie Burgis]()
Scales and Sensibility (Regency Dragons) by Stephanie Burgis
Sensible, practical Elinor Tregarth really did plan to be the model poor relation when she moved into Hathergill Hall. She certainly never meant to kidnap her awful cousin Penelope's pet dragon. She never expected to fall in love with the shameless - but surprisingly sweet - fortune hunter who came to court Penelope... -
![Romancing Mister Bridgerton by Julia Quinn]()
Romancing Mister Bridgerton by Julia Quinn
Penelope Featherington has secretly adored her best friend's brother for. .. well, it feels like forever. After half a lifetime of watching Colin Bridgerton from afar, she thinks she knows everything about him, until she stumbles across his deepest secret. .. and fears she doesn't know him at all...Categorized as:
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![Lancelot by Gwen Rowley]()
Lancelot by Gwen Rowley
Strong and powerful warriors of nobility and honor, the Knights of the Round Table fought for kings, rescued damsels, and undertook dangerous quests. But true love may be the most perilous quest of all . Sir Lancelot, First Knight of King Arthur’s realm and the Queen’s champion, cannot be defeated by any earthly manas long as he keeps his oaths to Arthur and Guinevere...Categorized as:
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![Wed By Proxy by Alice Coldbreath]()
Wed By Proxy by Alice Coldbreath
Thrice wedded, but never bedded, Mathilde Martindale has long lived in the shadow of her indomitable mother, and meekly done as she was told. Until one day she decides to become mistress of her own destiny and leave the royal court to find her own path. Married by proxy, Lord Martindale has never even met his bride of three years... -
![Sea of Roses by Opal Reyne]()
Sea of Roses by Opal Reyne
Captain Alister Paine has always had his good eye set on treasure, murder, and sinking ships. His fame as a ruthless, blood-thirsty pirate has spread across the Seven Seas. The Howling Death, his precious warship, is the deadliest ship on the ocean waters, striking fear into the hearts of all those who see it... -
![A Royal Without Mercy by Maisey Yates]()
A Royal Without Mercy by Maisey Yates
Rated: 3.69 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsRead this classic romance by New York Times bestselling author Maisey Yates! Previously published as Hajar’s Hidden Legacy in 2012. Beauty…. Princess Katherine has always been destined for a political marriage. Her heart heavy, she prepares to meet her future husband—the man whisperers in his royal kingdom call The Beast of Hajar…. …and the Scarred Sheikh…... -
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The Professor by Charlotte Brontë
The Professor is Charlotte Brontës first novel, in which she audaciously inhabits the voice and consciousness of a man, William Crimsworth. Like Jane Eyre he is parentless; like Lucy Snowe in Villette he leaves the certainties of England to forge a life in Brussels... -
![Guarded Treasure by Mae Lovette]()
Guarded Treasure by Mae Lovette
She's an ambitious librarian finally getting a chance to prove herself, and she's not about to let anything - or anyone - stop her. He's a rugged tomb raider with a reputation for finding treasure, and the last thing he needs is an amateur getting in the way. Edith Taylor is ready to explore the ancient tombs she’s only seen in books... -
![Lady Pirate by Lynsay Sands]()
Lady Pirate by Lynsay Sands
Circumstances have changed; they re worse. Valoree has been named heir to Ainsley Castle. And the will distinctly states that in order to inherit, she must be married to a nobleman. .. and pregnant. Upon learning that, the virgin captain is ready to return to the seas, but her crew puts the issue to a vote-and for those rascally cusses she will do anything. Reluctantly, she agrees...Categorized as:
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![The Duke Is Mine by Eloisa James]()
The Duke Is Mine by Eloisa James
This Duke is Mine. He is a duke in search of a perfect bride. She is a lady—but a long way from perfect. Tarquin, the powerful Duke of Sconce, knows perfectly well that the decorous and fashionably slender Georgiana Lytton will make him a proper duchess...
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