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Magician's Gambit by David Eddings
Ce'Nedra, Imperial Princess of Tolnedra, is confused. Everyone knows the tales of the Orb protecting the West from the evil god Torak are just silly legends. But here she is, forced to join a dangerous quest to recover that stolen Orb. No one believes in sorcery, but Garion's aunt and grandfather seem to be the fabled sorcerers Polgara and Belgarath, who would have to be thousands of years old...Categorized as:
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![Empire of Shadows by Jacquelyn Benson]()
Empire of Shadows by Jacquelyn Benson
Nice Victorian ladies don’t run off to find legendary lost cities.One trifling little arrest shouldn’t have cost Ellie Mallory her job, but it’s only the latest in a line of injustices facing any educated woman with archaeological ambitions.When Ellie stumbles across the map to a mysterious ancient city, she knows she’s holding her chance to revolutionize Pre-Colombian history... -
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![Breeze Spells and Bridegrooms by Sarah Wallace, S.O. Callahan]()
Breeze Spells and Bridegrooms by Sarah Wallace, S.O. Callahan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRoger not only had to prove himself to the Council, he also had to prove himself to Wyndham Wrenwhistle.Fae and humans alike are returning to London for the Season, but the excitement is marred by the growing poverty rate among humans with low magical scores. Tenacious Roger Barnes proposes a new rubric for testing magic to the Council, hoping to resolve the predicament for his fellow humans...Categorized as:
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![Highland Strength by Celeste Barclay]()
Highland Strength by Celeste Barclay
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsA lonely woman with far too many secrets…Greer Gunn feared for her life every day that she breathed the same air as her father. An unwanted reminder that he had no heir, Greer employed her greatest defense. She looked and learned, tucking away her clan’s secrets that she used silently to defend her people against her father’s inept leadership and to keep their enemies at bay... -
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![Highlander Sworn by Jayne Castel]()
Highlander Sworn by Jayne Castel
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLetting her instincts rule could mean her ruin. A prisoner, a clan-chief’s daughter, and an impossible love.Beautiful yet flighty, Eilidh Munro has caught a chieftain’s eye—but it’s not him she wants. Instead, she longs for the enigmatic Gunn hostage, who works the fields by day and is locked away in the dungeons beneath her keep at night...Categorized as:
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![Sealskin by Su Bristow]()
Sealskin by Su Bristow
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDonald is a young fisherman, eking out a lonely living on the west coast of Scotland. One night he witnesses something miraculous, and makes a terrible mistake. His action changes lives—not only his own, but those of his family and the entire tightly knit community in which they live... -
![Poison Genius Consort by 芥沫 (Jie Mo)]()
Poison Genius Consort by 芥沫 (Jie Mo)
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsEasily cowed and bullied, she was the useless, ugly woman with no talent in medical skills. Supported by millions, he was Tianning’s most respected duke with the power to move all under Heaven. On their wedding day the bridal sedan was carried to the front doors, but the Duke of Qin’s gates were shut tight.They told her, ‘Come back tomorrow...Categorized as:
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![The Replacement Husband by Eliot Grayson]()
The Replacement Husband by Eliot Grayson
Goddess-blessed Owen Honeyfield is destined to enjoy perfect good fortune, and the arrival of handsome and eligible Tom Drake in his country town appears to be just the latest manifestation. Tom’s proposal is the fulfillment of Owen’s desires, but Owen is left heartbroken and at the mercy of Arthur, Tom’s disapproving elder brother, when his betrothal takes a disastrous turn... -
![The Virgin and the Rogue by Sophie Jordan]()
The Virgin and the Rogue by Sophie Jordan
Continuing her bestselling Rogue Files series, Sophie Jordan brews up a scintillating romance about a timid wallflower who discovers a love potion and ends up falling for a dashing rogue. A love potion… Charlotte Langley has always been the prudent middle sister, so her family is not surprised when she makes the safe choice and agrees to wed her childhood sweetheart...Categorized as:
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![Yona of the Dawn, Vol. 7 by Mizuho Kusanagi]()
Yona of the Dawn, Vol. 7 by Mizuho Kusanagi
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsIn order to free the port town of Awa from an evil tyrant, Yona and her friends team up with Jaeha, the Green Dragon, and his fellow pirates... -
![Yona of the Dawn, Vol. 6 by Mizuho Kusanagi]()
Yona of the Dawn, Vol. 6 by Mizuho Kusanagi
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsYona finally meets Jaeha, the Green Dragon. Unfortunately, Jaeha has no desire to follow her on her quest! Yona offers to help Jaeha and his fellow pirates, so Captain Gi-Gan challenges her with a perilous quest to test her courage... -
![Yona of the Dawn, Vol. 5 by Mizuho Kusanagi]()
Yona of the Dawn, Vol. 5 by Mizuho Kusanagi
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsAn earthquake suddenly hits the Village of the Blue Dragon, and Yona and her friends are trapped! Will Yona manage to escape safely? And will the Blue Dragon join her on her journey? Meanwhile, Gija senses the presence of the Green... -
![Under the Oak Tree: Season 1 - 5 by Suji Kim]()
Under the Oak Tree: Season 1 - 5 by Suji Kim
Maximilian (Maxi), the eldest daughter of the Croyso family, grows up being abused by her father. As a consequence of the physical and mental trauma, she develops a crippling inferiority complex about both her stutter and her physical appearance as well as a general lack of self-respect...Categorized as:
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![The Lady of the Loch by Elena Collins]()
The Lady of the Loch by Elena Collins
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 24 ratings‘Although I believe I will die here in this castle, my spirit will never be silent.’Ravenscraig Castle, Scotland. 1307When the castle she works in is sacked by the army of Prince Edward of England, kitchen maid Agnes Fitzgerald manages to escape north of Inverness to throw herself at the mercy of the Lord and Lady at Ravenscraig Castle... -
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![Tarnished Crown by Robin D. Mahle, Elle Madison]()
Tarnished Crown by Robin D. Mahle, Elle Madison
Rowan was finally going to do something right. Marry for love and for her kingdom. Keep her people safe. Until an archaic law enslaved her to the most feared man in all of Socair, a man who treats her like a pawn and calls her his pet.But when enemies emerge from unexpected places, she’s forced to realize that being Evander’s property might just be the only thing keeping her alive...Categorized as:
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![Spell of the Highlander by Karen Marie Moning]()
Spell of the Highlander by Karen Marie Moning
It's taken him eleven centuries to find the right woman. He's not about to lose her now. Jessi St. James has GOT to get a life. Too many hours studying ancient artifacts has given the archaeology student a bad case of sex on the brain. So she figures she must be dreaming when she spies a gorgeous half-naked man staring out at her from inside the glass of an ancient mirror...Categorized as:
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![Under the Jolly Roger: Being an Account of the Further Nautical Adventures of Jacky Faber by L.A. Meyer]()
Under the Jolly Roger: Being an Account of the Further Nautical Adventures of Jacky Faber by L.A. Meyer
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsAfter leaving the Lawson Peabody School for Young Girls in Boston—under dire circumstances, of course—Jacky Faber boards a whaling ship bound for London, where she hopes to find her beloved Jaimy. But things don’t go as planned, and soon Jacky is off on a wild misadventure at sea... -
![The Secret Service of Tea and Treason by India Holton]()
The Secret Service of Tea and Treason by India Holton
Two rival spies must brave pirates, witches, and fake matrimony to save the Queen.Known as Agent A, Alice is the top operative within the Agency of Undercover Note Takers, a secret government intelligence group that is fortunately better at espionage than at naming itself. From managing deceptive witches to bored aristocratic ladies, nothing is beyond Alice’s capabilities...Categorized as:
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![The Well of Shades by Juliet Marillier]()
The Well of Shades by Juliet Marillier
Juliet Marillier continues the epic fantasy begun with The Dark Mirror, which Interzone called: "A fascinating evocation of life in Pictish England and an emotional roller coaster of a story." King Bridei is a man with a mission. His wish to unite his kingdom seems almost within his grasp but there are forces working to undo his dream... -
![Curse of the Blue Tattoo: Being an Account of the Misadventures of Jacky Faber, Midshipman and Fine Lady by L.A. Meyer]()
Curse of the Blue Tattoo: Being an Account of the Misadventures of Jacky Faber, Midshipman and Fine Lady by L.A. Meyer
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsAfter being forced to leave HMS Dolphin and Jaimy, her true love, Jacky Faber is making a new start at the elite Lawson Peabody School for Young Girls in Boston. But growing up on the streets of London and fighting pirates never prepared Jacky for her toughest battle learning how to be a fine lady.Everything she does is wrong... -
![Saint by Adrienne Young]()
Saint by Adrienne Young
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsAs a boy, Elias learned the hard way what happens when you don’t heed the old tales.Nine years after his lack of superstition got his father killed, he’s grown into a young man of piety, with a deep reverence for the hallowed sea and her fickle favor... -
![The Singing by Alison Croggon]()
The Singing by Alison Croggon
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsThe stunning conclusion to the epic Pellinor series—four books telling an extraordinary tale of another world. The Singing follows the separate journeys of Maerad and Cadvan, and their brother Hem, as they desperately seek each other in an increasingly battle-torn land. The Black Army is moving north and Maerad has a mighty confrontation with the Landrost to save Innail... -
![Dawn of the Arcana, Vol. 04 by Rei Tōma]()
Dawn of the Arcana, Vol. 04 by Rei Tōma
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsPrincess Nakaba of Senan and Prince Caesar of Belquat only married each other for the sake of peace between their two warring countries, so no one expected there to be love between the unlikely couple. But just as feelings start growing between them, Nakaba's power, the Arcana of Time, shows her a vision of a young woman's murder... -
![Dawn of the Arcana, Vol. 05 by Rei Tōma]()
Dawn of the Arcana, Vol. 05 by Rei Tōma
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsPrincess Nakaba of Senan and Prince Caesar of Belquat only married each other for the sake of peace between their two warring countries, and no one expected there to be love between the unlikely couple... -
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![Dawn of the Arcana, Vol. 03 by Rei Tōma]()
Dawn of the Arcana, Vol. 03 by Rei Tōma
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsA medieval fantasy where a princess’s mysterious power alters her fate! Reads R to L (Japanese Style), for audiences T. Princess Nakaba of Senan is forced to marry Prince Caesar of the enemy country Belquat, tantamount to becoming a hostage. While Caesar is pleasing to the eye, he is also selfish and possessive, telling Nakaba outright: “You are my property... -
![Cooper: Scottish Paranormal Romance by L.L. Muir]()
Cooper: Scottish Paranormal Romance by L.L. Muir
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSilly Highlander. His new mortality was never going to be his to control.Cooper Menzies never wanted to settle down in his first life and he thinks he should stay true to himself in his second. The witches warn that love might cross his path, but he scoffs and tempts the fate they've promised--thinks he can walk away when he likes.Silly Highlander...Categorized as:
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![The Last Highlander: Scottish Paranormal Romance by L.L. Muir]()
The Last Highlander: Scottish Paranormal Romance by L.L. Muir
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"Heaven save me from moody Highlanders!"Dezi MacInnes has a wedding to plan and time's a tickin'. She's dealing with an unknown venue, which means a lot of time on site with a tape measure. But a cranky Highlander guards every inch like a Doberman, and if she can't get him out of her way, he's going to drive her to drink...and one of her biggest events could end up a giant disaster... -
![The Highlander's Fury by Maeve Greyson]()
The Highlander's Fury by Maeve Greyson
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn immortal Fury nearing burnout from vanquishing evil. A raging Highlander determined to remain miserably alone. The goddesses’ plan to save them both with the greatest magic of all.An average day in the life of an immortal flex powers, locate evil, administer justice. Until Ciara’s goddess mothers convince her to seduce a brooding mortal. All she must do is swap places with his betrothed... -
![Dance of a Burning Sea by E.J. Mellow]()
Dance of a Burning Sea by E.J. Mellow
From award-winning author E. J. Mellow comes the thrilling second installment in the Mousai series, featuring a powerful sorceress who finds her loyalties tested by a ruthless pirate lord.Within the world of Aadilor, there is a hidden place called the Thief Kingdom, where both magic and pleasure abound... -
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Dragon Warrior by Janet Chapman
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe steamy second book in Janet Chapman’s dazzling Midnight Bay series seduces readers with an enticing tale of a fiery independent woman and an irresistible immortal warrior with a dragon’s courageous heart. Maddy Kimble has no time for a suitor—not with caring for her spunky nursing home patients, her shy nine-year-old daughter, her widowed mother, and her rebellious teenage brother...
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