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Exile's Honor by Mercedes Lackey
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsAlberich had spent most of his youth in the Karsite military schools training to be an officer. As the son of an impoverished mother, he had no other career choice open to him. And Alberich had risen in the ranks with almost unnatural speed. He developed expertise with many weapons and excelled in academic subjects with an ease that was the envy of his classmates... -
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Lycans and Legends by Melanie Karsak
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsSomeone is trying to assassinate the Queen. After stopping a mysterious preternatural assailant wielding an enchanted dagger, Clemeny is on the hunt. Why is someone after Victoria? To find answers, Clemeny Louvel must travel to the one place she’s been avoiding, the Summer Country. Among the mist and standing stones, secrets about her case—and herself—are hiding... -
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![Murder in Tuscany by L.B. Hathaway]()
Murder in Tuscany by L.B. Hathaway
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsUnder the Tuscan sun, ice-creams melt and dark secrets unravel…March, 1925Pregnant, bored, and longing for an adventure, Posie Parker accepts a rather last-minute Wedding Invitation from an old friend who is getting married out in the gorgeous town of San Gimignano, Tuscany.But what Posie -and her husband, Richard Lovelace- arrive into is not a blissfully happy wedding party at all... -
![The Prison of Buried Hopes by C.J. Archer]()
The Prison of Buried Hopes by C.J. Archer
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn the fifth instalment of this epic fantasy series, a journey south brings together nine eclectic friends and leads them ever closer to answers – and danger. On their journey south to Freedland, Josie, Dane and their friends sense that someone is following them. Hiding in the twin cities of Merrin Fahl seems like their best course of action – until they’re recognized by strangers... -
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![Asylum for a Duchess by Nellie H. Steele]()
Asylum for a Duchess by Nellie H. Steele
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen her haunting past returns, will it destroy her future?Lenora Fletcher brims with joy. Embracing motherhood, the young woman is determined to give her child the love and attention she never received. But a chance meeting with her assumed-to-be deceased father rips away her happiness and plunges her into roiling confusion... -
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Letter to a Duchess by Nellie H. Steele
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOnly she can prove his innocence, but will it make her the killer’s next victim?Lenora Fletcher’s new role as Duchess of Blackmoore is put to the test when her brother-in-law is framed for murder. Desperate for help, he begs her to use her power to communicate with the dead to prove his innocence... -
![A Dangerous Ruse by Tilly Wallace]()
A Dangerous Ruse by Tilly Wallace
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHer opponents have her cornered, unless Sera makes an unexpected move… Seraphina continues to pick at the secrets entangling her. Then, during a ball, she spots a piece of enchanted jewellery eerily similar to the bracelet she once wore. But before she can find out about its origins, its owner is murdered. At least this time no one is blaming Sera... -
![The Missing Brides by Helen Goltz]()
The Missing Brides by Helen Goltz
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFrom author Helen Goltz comes an exciting new series about love, fate, and putting to rest more than the dead, with a hint of magic, mystery and visions.Miss Phoebe Astin and her brothers, Julius and Ambrose, lead an unconventional life working in the family funeral business – The Economic Undertaker... -
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The Unforgiven by Heather Graham
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA tragic past. An uncertain futureTwelve years after the grisly murder of her parents, Kaitlyn Delaney has finally found peace. She has friends, a good job, a place to call home and a new life to live. But then a shadow creeps in from Katie’s past, reminding her that she will never completely escape its terrifying grip... -
![Death of a Duchess by Nellie H. Steele]()
Death of a Duchess by Nellie H. Steele
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsMy name is Lenora Fletcher. And I can communicate with the dead. Lenora expected her unique ability would condemn her to a life of solitude, shunned by society. But when she receives an unexpected marriage proposal hinging on it, Lenora is shocked... -
![The Potent Perfume by Helen Goltz]()
The Potent Perfume by Helen Goltz
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMiss Phoebe Astin of The Economic Undertaker found herself charmed by the recently deceased perfume salesman, Mr Edward 'Teddy' Tate, as were many of his former clients... -
![The Book of Lost Enchantments by Jessica Dodge]()
The Book of Lost Enchantments by Jessica Dodge
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAt twenty-nine, Nora Cameron's life feels adrift, her days are spent working in her parents’ bakery, and her nights are spent alone watching Hallmark movies. She yearns for something beyond her predictable existence, though she has no idea what that might be. That is, until fate intervenes, and Nora is swept into an unforeseen adventure to Scotland... -
![The Book of Lost Enchantments by Jessica Dodge]()
The Book of Lost Enchantments by Jessica Dodge
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAt twenty-nine, Nora Cameron's life feels adrift, her days are spent working in her parents’ bakery, and her nights are spent alone watching Hallmark movies. She yearns for something beyond her predictable existence, though she has no idea what that might be. That is, until fate intervenes, and Nora is swept into an unforeseen adventure to Scotland... -
![The Mysterious Bakery on Rue de Paris by Evie Woods, Evie Gaughan]()
The Mysterious Bakery on Rue de Paris by Evie Woods, Evie Gaughan
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsEdie is … not in Paris?Edie Lane left everything behind in Ireland for a once-in-a-lifetime job at a bakery in Paris. Except, thanks to a mistranslation, the bakery is not in Paris, and neither is Edie.The tiny town of Compiègne, complete with its local bakery on the Rue de Paris, holds many secrets... -
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![Dreaming Death by Heather Graham]()
Dreaming Death by Heather Graham
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSWEET DREAMS AREN’T MADE OF THISEver since she was a child, Stacey Hanson has had strange dreams—and sometimes they come true. Her skills and experience led her straight to the FBI’s Krewe of Hunters. Now a serial killer is stalking Washington, DC, and people are scared. And it will be Stacey’s first case... -
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Opening Gambit by Tilly Wallace
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThis pawn is going to take control of the game… Seraphina Winyard is an abomination—a female mage. The first magic wielder of her sex to reach adulthood in three hundred years, she is treated like a zoological exhibit and leads a restricted life. Determined to escape and control her own destiny, she seizes a chance for freedom. But when her guardian is murdered, suspicion falls on the young mage... -
![Carter Beats the Devil by Glen David Gold]()
Carter Beats the Devil by Glen David Gold
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsGlen David Gold's literary debut dazzled critics and fans from coast to coast. Now Carter's center stage for a spectacular paperback . . . The response to Glen David Gold's debut novel, Carter Beats the Devil , was extraordinary. He hypnotized us with his portrait of a 1920s magic-obsessed America and of Charles Carter--a.k.a... -
![Curse of the Nandi by Vered Ehsani]()
Curse of the Nandi by Vered Ehsani
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJane Austen meets Lara Croft: a paranormal detective refuses to let danger and death inconvenience her in colonial Kenya. Mrs. Knight's most exciting adventure yet! Mrs. Beatrice Knight is preparing to start a life of marital bliss, or at least marital satisfaction, with her new husband who fortunately is very much alive and can’t float through walls... -
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Danger for a Duchess by Nellie H. Steele
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAmidst the shadows of unsolved mysteries, Lenora faces a new enigma that could shatter her world. Who killed her father?As Lenora struggles to decipher the eerie happenings surrounding her daughter and strives to free her friend’s trapped spirit, a new puzzle emerges–one that hits too close to home... -
![Stones of Nairobi by Vered Ehsani]()
Stones of Nairobi by Vered Ehsani
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSome stones should never be moved. Not easily befuddled, the intrepid supernatural sleuth Mrs. Beatrice Knight Timmons can’t fathom how the ancient tombstone of a legendary warrior-king ended up in Nairobi. All she knows is that her life is on the line once again as she embarks on her most dangerous mission yet: to retrieve a corpse and the soul it once housed. Mrs... -
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Passage of Shadows by Chasity Bowlin
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsDon’t miss the exciting conclusion to The Victorian Gothic Collection… The plots, schemes and machinations at Cysgod Lys, from both mortal and immortal sources, are coming to a head... -
![The Temple of Forgotten Secrets by C.J. Archer]()
The Temple of Forgotten Secrets by C.J. Archer
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGlancia is plunged into perilous times, but it's the events in her village that worry Josie more. A terrible fire puts the lives of those she loves at risk and threatens to shatter the uneasy peace. Josie and the captain investigate the cause of the blaze, but powerful enemies try to stop them. As the dangers grow more intense, so do the feelings between Josie and the captain... -
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シノビライフ 10 by Shoko Conami
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsMany, many years ago, a ninja named Kagetora devoted his life to protecting Princess Beni (”Beni-Hime”). Unfortunately, they were attacked and Kagetora was flung into a lake, and sank to the bottom… And is somehow warped to the future where he sees the princess Beni being kidnapped.Little does Kagetora know that Beni is not the real princess, but rather her descendant... -
![The Color of Light by Karen White]()
The Color of Light by Karen White
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsAt thirty-two, pregnant and recently divorced, Jillian Parrish and her seven-year-old daughter find refuge and solace on Pawleys Island, South Carolina. Jillian had experienced her best childhood memories here-until her best friend Lauren Mills disappeared, never to be found. At the time, Linc Rising, Lauren's boyfriend and Jillian's confidant, had been a suspect in Lauren's disappearance... -
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![Revenge of the Mantis by Vered Ehsani]()
Revenge of the Mantis by Vered Ehsani
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAfrican Myth meets Victorian Manners“Proof that paranormal can be fun & witty…” “I love this story & the quirky, practical Beatrice Knight…” “Wit, adventure & an air of mystery…” All is proceeding as it should for Beatrice Knight. That is, until the African Lightning God lands in her barn and announces that Mrs. Knight’s arch nemesis is about to pay an unsolicited visit... -
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The Fourth Mandate by Vered Ehsani
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratings“Beatrice Knight is as delightful as Elizabeth Peters' Amelia Peabody…” “Her handy cane is like a Swiss Army Knife on steroids…” “Wonderfully different, quirky & had me laughing out loud …” Having offered her firm and unequivocal resignation, Beatrice Knight is certain she is clear of her former employer, the Society for Paranormals, and is now free to proceed with her life and a wedding... -
![A Spider Comes Calling by Vered Ehsani]()
A Spider Comes Calling by Vered Ehsani
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLife after death just got deadlier.Mrs. Beatrice Timmons (aka Miss Knight) is thoroughly unimpressed by the troop of monkeys that have invaded her kitchen. Of course, that’s only the beginning of the influx of undesirable critters. When a giant spider appears in the garden, Mrs. Timmons knows there’s trouble brewing and it’s not served with tea... -
![A Pinch of Salt by Nita Round]()
A Pinch of Salt by Nita Round
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsA survivor with no memory and a warrior looking for her path unite against the pirate horde. Two hundred soldiers walk into the burning sands of Gypta, but only a handful make it out. When Magda Stoner wakes in an infirmary halfway across the world, she discovers her memories of the desert are gone... -
![Conspiracy To Murder by Heather Graham]()
Conspiracy To Murder by Heather Graham
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsDon’t miss this heart-racing story from “the queen of romantic suspense,” New York Times bestselling author Heather Graham. Is she a suspect or a target? A year after the chilling death of her mentor, criminologist Harley Frasier is still rattled. Secretly she’s suspected murder all along... -
![It Wakes in Me by Kathleen O'Neal Gear]()
It Wakes in Me by Kathleen O'Neal Gear
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAccording to the tradition of the Black Falcon People, each person has three souls: the eye soul, which stays with the body forever; the shadow soul, where all evil is leeched and shed at death; and the reflection soul, where the spirit lives on among the Blessed ancestors in the Land of the Dead, pure and clean... -
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The House of Lost Wives by Rebecca Hardy
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSecrets. Lies. And four missing wives. 1813. Lizzie's beloved older sister Esme is sold in marriage to the aging Lord Blountford to settle their father's debts. One year later, Esme is dead, and Lizzie is sent to take her place as Lord Blountford's next wife. Arriving at Ambletye Manor, Lizzie uncovers a twisted web of secrets, not least that she is to be the fifth mistress of this house... -
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A Ghostly Guardian by H.P. Mallory, Fiction
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLondon, 1880I’ve returned to London with my proverbial tail between my legs.After the death of my beloved husband, I took my broken heart and retreated to Paris, where I’ve been living for the last year.But finally deciding I need to face the ghosts of my past, I’ve returned.And now find myself sitting in a jail cell in Scotland Yard, the precinct of the London police... -
![The Cherry Robbers by Sarai Walker]()
The Cherry Robbers by Sarai Walker
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsNew Mexico, 2017: Sylvia Wren is one of the most important American artists of the past century. Known as a recluse, she avoids all public appearances. There’s a reason: she’s living under an assumed identity, having outrun a tragic past. But when a hungry journalist starts chasing her story, she’s confronted with whom she once was: Iris Chapel... -
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A Reflection of Shadows by Anne Renwick
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShunned for her odd eyes and an unnerving habit of slipping into shadows, Lady Colleen Stewart refuses to be caged—should she decide to marry, it’ll be for love and to a man of her choice. After all, she’d rather be racing over rooftops than waltzing across ballroom floors. So when the only man to ever tempt her heart invites her on a covert mission, she leaps into danger... -
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![Lady Liesl's Seaside Surprise by Tansy Rayner Roberts]()
Lady Liesl's Seaside Surprise by Tansy Rayner Roberts
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsSpied beside the seaside: stepdaughter seeks scandal!Lady Liesl, fourth daughter of the Earl of Sandwich, always thought her fate was to marry well, and live a perfect life like her older sisters.Now she's had a taste of rebellion, and she likes it.. -
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Veiled in Moonlight by C.J. Archer
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen a young gentleman is murdered by a shape shifter, Charlie and Lincoln interrogate their contacts and uncover a plot with links to the royal family—and links to more than one member of the ministry's committee. At the heart of the mystery is a sinister love triangle, corruption, lies, and treason... -
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Wakenhyrst by Michelle Paver
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 14 ratings1906: A large manor house, Wake's End, sits on the edge of a bleak Fen, just outside the town of Wakenhyrst. It is the home of Edmund Stearn and his family – a historian, scholar and land-owner, he's an upstanding member of the local community. But all is not well at Wake's End. Edmund dominates his family tyrannically, in particular daughter Maud... -
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The King's Agent by Donna Russo Morin
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 35 ratings"Russo Morin skillfully blends historical fiction and fantasy in surprising ways. She draws effortlessly upon influences ranging from Dante to Raiders of the Lost Ark, and the authority of her presentation makes the world she’s created come alive. A wonderfully action-packed ride through the lush landscape of Renaissance Italy... -
![Clockwork Alchemist by Sara C. Roethle]()
Clockwork Alchemist by Sara C. Roethle
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe clock ticks for London… Liliana is trapped alone in the dark. Her father is dead, and London is very far away. If only she hadn’t been locked up in her room, reading a book she wasn’t allowed to read, she might have been able to stop her father’s killer. Now he’s lying dead in the next room, and there’s nothing she can do to bring him back... -
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The Master of Heathcrest Hall by Galen Beckett
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsEven as her husband is about to attain undreamed-of power, Ivy Quent fears for her family’s safety. With war looming and turmoil sweeping the nation of Altania, Ivy finds the long-abandoned manor on the moors a temporary haven. But nowhere is really safe from the treachery that threatens all the Quents have risked to achieve... -
![Eyes of the Predator: The Pickham County Murders by Glenn Trust]()
Eyes of the Predator: The Pickham County Murders by Glenn Trust
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratings***For Mature Readers*** Eyes scanning, searching, the predator sits motionless in a parking lot. His next victim is only feet away. Within hours a backwater south Georgia county will be rocked by two seemingly unrelated murders that signal the arrival of a serial killer in the rural southland... -
![In High Spirits by Kate Danley]()
In High Spirits by Kate Danley
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsIn the thrilling conclusion of the O'Hare House Mystery series, Wesley has been wrongly imprisoned and is facing the hangman's noose. Teaming up with Red and Marguerite to prove his innocence, Clara discovers a sinister society bent on unlocking the secrets to eternal life, even if it means others must die... -
![Heart of Thorns by Nicolette Andrews]()
Heart of Thorns by Nicolette Andrews
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe pretended she could not see them. They told her the fae weren't real. Then they cut out a woman's heart and she could no longer look away. Catherine's first memories were of the fae. They visited her in her garden and wove garlands of flower in her hair. She offered them saucers of cream and honey. But they repaid her in tricks and misfortune... -
![Revenge of the Barbary Ghost (Lady Anne Addison Mysteries) by Victoria Hamilton]()
Revenge of the Barbary Ghost (Lady Anne Addison Mysteries) by Victoria Hamilton
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsFans of the Lady Julia Grey Mysteries will love these Georgian historical mysteries. Fleeing the attentions of the handsome and commanding Marquess of Darkefell, Lady Anne Addison arrives on the doorstep of a dear friend seeking nothing but rest and relaxation, but soon finds herself putting her investigative talents to work after a sighting of the Barbary Ghost... -
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![Seams like Murder by Tilly Wallace]()
Seams like Murder by Tilly Wallace
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThere are two things that can’t talk—moving pictures and dead showgirls… 1920, Wellington, New Zealand. Grace Devine is poised to build her thriving dress design business as the twenties begin to soar. But when a fashionable client is murdered, suspicion falls on Grace as the last person to see Agatha alive... -
![When the Walls Fell by Monique Martin]()
When the Walls Fell by Monique Martin
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsProfessor Simon Cross and his assistant Elizabeth West have returned from their accidental journey into the past and are adjusting to their new life together as a couple. But an unwanted visit from the Council for Temporal Studies could change everything. A murder in the past is changing the future, and if the killing isn't stopped, Simon Cross might never be born...Categorized as:
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![The Venetian's Wife: A Strangely Sensual Tale of a Renaissance Explorer, a Computer, and a Metamorphosis by Nick Bantock]()
The Venetian's Wife: A Strangely Sensual Tale of a Renaissance Explorer, a Computer, and a Metamorphosis by Nick Bantock
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsNick Bantock's illustrated novel, The Venetian's Wife, is part love story, part mystery, and part ghostly tale --and an altogether bewitching brew of sensuality and lost treasures. Thoroughly bored with her job at the local museum, Sarah heads to the gallery to take another look at that new drawing, the one she can't stop thinking about, the one of the Hindu god Shiva, who dances.. -
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Spirit of Denial by Kate Danley
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIn this sequel to A Spirited Manor, Clara O'Hare and Wesley Lowenherz learn that the phantasm set free at Lord Oroberg's seance is just the beginning. An ancient Egyptian curse has been unleashed by feuding archaeologists and everyone will be digging an early grave unless they contain this spirit of the Nile... -
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The Light on Farallon Island by Jen Wheeler
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsFrom debut author Jen Wheeler comes a spellbinding tale about the dangers a nineteenth-century woman encounters as she flees a tragic past to the menacing Farallon Islands. Thirty miles off the coast of San Francisco lie the Farallon Islands, known to sailors as the Devil’s Teeth... -
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The Light on Farallon Island by Jen Wheeler
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsFrom debut author Jen Wheeler comes a spellbinding tale about the dangers a nineteenth-century woman encounters as she flees a tragic past to the menacing Farallon Islands.Thirty miles off the coast of San Francisco lie the Farallon Islands, known to sailors as the Devil’s Teeth...
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