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  • Ponniyin Selvan- Whirlwinds : Part 2 by Kalki

    Ponniyin Selvan- Whirlwinds : Part 2 by Kalki

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    Whirlwinds, the exciting second part of Kalki R Krishnamurthy's historic magnum opus Ponniyin Selvan, our hero Vallavarayan Vandhiyathevan's adventures continue as he rides into marshy quagmires, befriends a mysterious girl, becomes the object of intense suspicion by the wily Pazhuvettarayars - and meets the hero of his dreams...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  historical  fantasy  war  suspense  length-long
  • Ponniyin Selvan-Part 1-Fresh Floods by Kalki

    Ponniyin Selvan-Part 1-Fresh Floods by Kalki

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    Ponniyin Selvan is Kalki’s magnum opus based in the 10th century and presents the early life of Raajaraajan and the kings of Chozha Empire. Though written more than 60 years ago this saga is timeless, reeling the readers in its gripping plot which is interwoven with intrigue, conspiracies and romance...
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  • The Death of Dulgath by Michael J. Sullivan

    The Death of Dulgath by Michael J. Sullivan

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 42 ratings
    Three times they tried to kill her. Then a professional was hired. So was Riyria.When the last member of the oldest noble family in Avryn is targeted for assassination, Riyria is hired to foil the plot. Three years have passed since the war-weary mercenary Hadrian and the cynical ex-assassin Royce joined forces to start life as rogues-for-hire...
  • The Pearl Sister by Lucinda Riley

    The Pearl Sister by Lucinda Riley

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 53 ratings
    CeCe D’Aplièse has never felt she fitted in anywhere. Following the death of her father, the elusive billionaire Pa Salt – so-called by the six daughters he adopted from around the globe and named after the Seven Sisters star cluster – she finds herself at breaking point...
  • Forging Bonds - Part Two (Broken Ashes) Book 5 by Nikita Parmenter

    Forging Bonds - Part Two (Broken Ashes) Book 5 by Nikita Parmenter

    Rated: 4.74 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The tasks are getting more challenging, and the first one wasnt exactly easy. I can't say that they're not fun though. We're all feeling hopeful that we're going to be able to get the necklace off Kylen and free Coen but getting it is going to be a challenge in itself...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  fantasy  humor
  • The Light Through the Leaves by Glendy Vanderah

    The Light Through the Leaves by Glendy Vanderah

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    One unbearable mistake at the edge of the forest.In a moment of crisis, Ellis Abbey leaves her daughter, Viola, unattended—for just a few minutes. But when she returns, Viola is gone. A breaking point in an already fractured marriage, Viola’s abduction causes Ellis to disappear as well—into grief, guilt, and addiction...
  • 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:NoeTurns out wishing on the stars isn’t...
  • White Wolf by David Gemmell

    White Wolf by David Gemmell

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 38 ratings
    The start of a gripping new series in the tradition of The Drenai TalesSkilgannon the Damned had vanished from the pages of history. Following the terrible triumph at Perapolis, the General had taken the legendary Swords of Night and Day and ridden from the lands of Naashan. No-one knew where he had gone, and the assassins sent by the Witch Queen could find no trace of his passing...
  • Falling For A Black Billionaire 2 by Bianca

    Falling For A Black Billionaire 2 by Bianca

    Rated: 4.76 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Lawrynn: Trevor makes me sick to my stomach. He thinks that women are supposed to grovel at his feet, but not me, Lawrynn Barksdale, Esq. Sure, we may have gotten drunk and had a one-night stand after my best friend's reception, but that was a first and last time thing. However, I do have eyes for his cousin, and surely, he can take my mind off the arrogant billionaire...
  • Golden Girl by Elin Hilderbrand

    Golden Girl by Elin Hilderbrand

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 72 ratings
    In this #1 bestselling page-turner a Nantucket novelist has one final summer to protect her secrets while her loved ones on earth learn to live without their golden girl.On a perfect June day, Vivian Howe, author of thirteen beach novels and mother of three nearly grown children, is killed in a hit-and-run car accident while jogging near her home on Nantucket...
  • Peerless: Wu Shuang (Novel) Vol. 4 (Peerless: Wu Shuang (Novel) #4) by Meng Xi Shi

    Peerless: Wu Shuang (Novel) Vol. 4 (Peerless: Wu Shuang (Novel) #4) by Meng Xi Shi

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 7 ratings
    ENTER THE LABYRINTHHaving narrowly survived the attempt on his life, Cui Buqu wakes in the cave on Mount Tiannan, where the Thirteen Floors of Yunhai have gathered to meet their mysterious leader. Also awaiting the mastermind's arrival is Feng Xiao, who has come with his own goals and his own plan for escape...
  • The Art of a Lie by Laura Shepherd-Robinson

    The Art of a Lie by Laura Shepherd-Robinson

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    In 18th-century England, a widowed confectioner is drawn into a web of love, betrayal, and intrigue and a battle of wits in this masterful historical novel from the author of the “delicious puzzle-box of a novel” (The New York Times) and USA TODAY bestseller The Square of Sevens...
  • Kellynch Dragon Persuasion by Maria Grace

    Kellynch Dragon Persuasion by Maria Grace

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Keeping a hibernating dragon should have been a simple thing.Should have been, but it was not. Apparently, nothing involving dragons was ever simple, at least not for Anne Elliot, junior Keeper to dragon Kellynch.With the estate in debt, Anne’s father in denial, and the dragon’s treasure missing, Kellynch’s awakening is shaping up to be nothing short of catastrophe...
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    mystery  fantasy  regency  historical  length-long
  • Criminology of a Character by Nicole Scarano

    Criminology of a Character by Nicole Scarano

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    What on earth is a homicide detective supposed to do with two unexpected weeks off?While on their first romantic vacation, Detective Isobel 'Bel' Emerson & Eamon Stone accidentally uncover a black market operation. Agent Jameson Barry and the FBI rush to their aid, but during the raid, Bel finds an inconsequential piece of evidence that the FBI dismisses as trash...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  fantasy  new adult  length-medium
  • A Grim Telling by Sabrina Flynn

    A Grim Telling by Sabrina Flynn

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    WHEN WORDS CAN KILL,SILENCE IS EVERYTHING.Tobias White thought he knew his family, but when his mother drags him from the only home he’s ever known, he realizes he didn’t know the half of it—even his own name.His family is being hunted by an Angel of Death, his brother Grimm is a wanted criminal, and his mother carries a painful secret...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  historical  fantasy  length-medium
  • Heir of Hope by Morgan L. Busse

    Heir of Hope by Morgan L. Busse

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    What would you sacrifice to save mankind?The great city of Thyra has fallen and shadows spread across the land. Rowen Mar, the last Truthsayer, is taken before the Shadonae. But the Shadonae are not who she thought they were, and now they want to claim her as their own. Caleb Tala, former assassin and prince, is now a Guardian of mankind...
  • Waking Rose by Regina Doman

    Waking Rose by Regina Doman

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 16 ratings
    A novel for teens and adults based on a fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm "I love him more than poetry... I love him more than song." Ever since he rescued her from Certain Death, Rose Brier has had a crush on Ben Denniston, otherwise known as Fish. But Fish, struggling with problems of his own, thinks that Rose should go looking elsewhere for a knight in shining armor...
  • A Stepmother's Marchen Vol. 2 by Spice&Kitty, 냥이와향신료

    A Stepmother's Marchen Vol. 2 by Spice&Kitty, 냥이와향신료

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    A full-color fantasy comic/webtoon of romance, drama, and second chances. Also known in English as The Fantasie of a Stepmother on the Tapas Media digital platform, this is the story of a beleaguered young noblewoman raising her stepchildren on her own..
    Categorized as:
    mystery  fantasy  historical  length-medium
  • Lullaby of the Dawn, Volume 3 by Ichika Yuno

    Lullaby of the Dawn, Volume 3 by Ichika Yuno

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Elva is a battle shaman whose life is eroded bit by bit every time he drives back monsters that emerge from the black sea. Indignant when he sees this, a young boy named Alto is determined to find a cure and stay by Elva's side.After 8 long years, Alto has become a fearless young man, though he hides his love deep inside...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  fantasy  queer  m-m  length-short
  • Dovetail by Karen McQuestion

    Dovetail by Karen McQuestion

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    From the bestselling author of Hello Love comes a spellbinding new novel of enduring love, family secrets, and mysterious death.Joe Arneson’s ordinary life is upended by troubling dreams of himself as a different man in another place and time. It isn’t until he visits his estranged grandmother, Pearl, in her Wisconsin hometown that a startling connection emerges...
  • Untamed by Sierra Prynne

    Untamed by Sierra Prynne

    Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 6 ratings
    War, like love, demands sacrifice. In the fourth book of The Garden of Beastly Delights series, shifter queen-to-be Natalie discovers that to save her people, she may have to sacrifice herself. And even if the war doesn’t kill her, love might...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  contemporary  fantasy  length-long
  • Lullaby of the Dawn, Volume 3 by Ichika Yuno

    Lullaby of the Dawn, Volume 3 by Ichika Yuno

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Night after night, Elva steps forth into the black sea... He is one of the kannagi, white-haired, ageless warrior priests chosen by the divine to protect the island and its people. Although most kannagi live short and lonely lives, Elva has found a devoted friend in Alto, who's sworn to serve him and free him from his cursed fate...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  fantasy  queer  m-m  length-short
  • 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 [?] · 11 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...
  • The Book of Chameleons by José Eduardo Agualusa

    The Book of Chameleons by José Eduardo Agualusa

    Rated: 3.82 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    "Ingenious, consistently taut and witty" TLSStrange, elliptical, charming" GuardianSet in contemporary Angola, this novel is populated with characters whose victories never quite settle. Like any one of us, they can forget things that have happened to them, and remember things that never did...
  • Lies and Weddings by Kevin Kwan

    Lies and Weddings by Kevin Kwan

    Rated: 3.73 of 5 stars
    · 45 ratings
    From the iconic internationally bestselling author of the Crazy Rich Asians trilogy: A forbidden affair erupts volcanically amid a decadent tropical wedding in this outrageous comedy of manners from the iconic author of Crazy Rich Asians...
  • Unladylike Lessons in Love by Amita Murray

    Unladylike Lessons in Love by Amita Murray

    Rated: 3.41 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Amita Murray takes us on a journey from the pleasure gardens of society to the dangerous streets of 19 th century London, in this spectacular romantic debut by an unforgettable new voice.  “Women mind their reputation if they want to marry. I don’t want to marry...
  • The Apothecary Diaries (Manga), Vol. 6 by Nekokurage, Natsu Hyuuga

    The Apothecary Diaries (Manga), Vol. 6 by Nekokurage, Natsu Hyuuga

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 41 ratings
    CAN MAOMAO DULL THE CHARMS OF A HEAVENLY MAIDEN?! When the ever luminous Jinshi asks for her help in disguising himself to see to a matter beyond the palace walls, Maomao must dig deep to mar her employer's divine allure! And to make the ploy believable, Maomao herself is roped into a spot of theater right alongside her master...
  • The Apothecary Diaries Manga, Vol. 8 by Nekokurage, Natsu Hyuuga

    The Apothecary Diaries Manga, Vol. 8 by Nekokurage, Natsu Hyuuga

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · 38 ratings
    THE TRUTH OF MAOMAO’S BIRTH IS REVEALED?!Sly tactician Lakan’s attempts at provocation lead to his own downfall when Maomao challenges him to elephant chess, only to outplay him in a game of wits! In a stupor from drinking “poison” as punishment for his loss, Lakan dreams of a long-lost past, his affair with a beautiful courtesan, and meeting her daughter for the very first time...
  • The Apothecary Diaries (Manga), Vol. 7 by Nekokurage, Natsu Hyuuga

    The Apothecary Diaries (Manga), Vol. 7 by Nekokurage, Natsu Hyuuga

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 40 ratings
    MAOMAO FOILS A PLOT, BUT IS THE THREAT GONE FOR GOOD?Proving herself indispensable yet again by saving Jinshi from a horrific fate, Maomao is given the chance to explain her rash behavior during the holy ritual. But when she continues her investigation into the foiled plot, a bizarre outcome awaits, leaving the plucky apothecary impressed by the sheer nerve of the culprit behind it...
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