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To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis
From Connie Willis, winner of multiple Hugo and Nebula Awards, comes a comedic romp through an unpredictable world of mystery, love, and time travel... Ned Henry is badly in need of a rest. He's been shuttling between the 21st century and the 1940s searching for a Victorian atrocity called the bishop's bird stump... -
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Hatshepsut's Collar by A.W. Exley
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 16 ratings"Loving you is easy, it's living with you that's killing me." An ancient Egyptian artifact is driving Queen Victoria insane, and that's not top of Cara Devon's growing list of problems. Viscount Nathaniel Lyons is a man of numerous secrets, but there is one in particular that threatens his fledgling relationship with Cara...Categorized as:
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![The Secret Diaries of Charlotte Brontë by Syrie James]()
The Secret Diaries of Charlotte Brontë by Syrie James
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 24 ratings"I have written about the joys of love. I have, in my secret heart, long dreamt of an intimate connection with a man; every Jane, I believe, deserves her Rochester."Though poor, plain, and unconnected, Charlotte Bronte possesses a deeply passionate side which she reveals only in her writings—creating Jane Eyre and other novels that stand among literature's most beloved works... -
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Claimed by Lindsay Buroker
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAfter years on the hunt, Cedar Kartes is finally within striking distance of Cudgel Conrad, the criminal who slew his brother and framed him for murder. With the help of Kali McAlister, his business partner and the woman he’s mustering the courage to court, he believes he can finally rid the world of a bloodthirsty felon. But nothing is ever easy in the Yukon... -
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![A Warlord's Heart: Warlord Series 3.5 by Michelle Howard]()
A Warlord's Heart: Warlord Series 3.5 by Michelle Howard
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIt should have been a simple trip. Vaan reluctantly agreed to his mate’s decision to travel without him to the neighboring Raasa compounds on a series of good faith visits. He will pursue her until he wins. Warlord Ramar will not let love slip through his grasp now that it’s within reach. As a Kabanian Warlord he’s prepared to battle for what he wants. Blood will spill... -
![The Timeseer's Gambit by Kate McIntyre]()
The Timeseer's Gambit by Kate McIntyre
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s been three months since mild-mannered Christopher Buckley began working with Olivia Faraday, the eccentric Deathsniffer. They’ve hunted killers, solved murders, and learned to work together. But their greatest challenges are yet to come… As a brutal heat wave wracks an increasingly unstable Darrington City, someone is killing young priests. Worse, they are using bound elementals to do it... -
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A Lady of Resources by Shelley Adina
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsBook 5 in the Magnificent Devices series! You can choose your friends, but you cannot choose your family … or can you? Now sixteen, the twins Lizzie and Maggie are educated young ladies who have not been called “the Mopsies” in years … except by their guardian, Lady Claire Trevelyan...Categorized as:
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![Groom of Convenience by Vicktor Alexander]()
Groom of Convenience by Vicktor Alexander
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn an alternate universe, in the country of Angland, 1814, the gentry live lives of culture and class. It is a time of courtships, marriages of convenience, and titles, where scandal can ruin an entire family. Gender lines are blurred, and making a good match is of utmost importance. Children are born to men and women, which has led to the acceptance of same-sex marriages... -
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Gideon Smith and the Mechanical Girl by David Barnett
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNineteenth century London is the center of a vast British Empire. Airships ply the skies and Queen Victoria presides over three-quarters of the known world—including the East Coast of America, following the failed revolution of 1775. London might as well be a world away from Sandsend, a tiny village on the Yorkshire coast... -
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Maid Marian by Elsa Watson
An irresistible reimagining of the Robin Hood legend, Maid Marian brings to life the rollicking--and romantic--world of the Middle Ages. An orphan and heiress to a large country estate, Marian Fitzwater is wed at the age of five to an equally young nobleman, Lord Hugh of Sencaster, a union that joins her inheritance to his and vastly enriches his family...Categorized as:
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Iron Hard by Sylvia Day
Rated: 3.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBaron de la Warren returned from the war a hero, a sky captain lauded for his brilliant strategies and swashbuckling boldness. Savagely beautiful, he is far too masculine to be pretty, but he is certainly magnificent. And irresistibly sexy... -
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Disenchanted by Robert Kroese
Rated: 3.54 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsKing Boric the Implacable knows death comes to all great warriors. He just didn’t expect it to be so damn fickle. Felled by an assassin’s blade, he should be spending eternity carousing in the Hall of Avandoor. Instead, his spirit is bound to his decaying body by the enchanted sword of Brakslaagt... -
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The Dream of Perpetual Motion by Dexter Palmer
Rated: 3.51 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsA debut so magical… so extraordinary… it has to be read to be believed…. Imprisoned for life aboard a zeppelin that floats high above a fantastic metropolis, the greeting-card writer Harold Winslow pens his memoirs... -
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Jinn's Dominion by Shannon Mayer
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsThere was nothing that could have prepared me for Dragon’s Ground. And I thought that nothing could be worse than what I faced there. Just my black cat bad luck, the world is set to prove me wrong. South lies the Jinn’s Dominion and within it the members of my Pride who need my help. The further south we go, the more danger comes not only from outside our group but from within... -
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Changing Nature by April White
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsImmortal Descendants are disappearing and seventeen-year-old Clocker Saira Elian is next on the list… Saira and Archer’s romantic London summer is shattered by the bold kidnappings of Immortal Descendants. It’s clear Mongers want control of the Descendant Families, and when they target a powerful Shifter, there’s no doubt they will eliminate anyone who stands in their way... -
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Only a Breath Away by Diana Knightley
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWho is looping? Who is changing history? As Magnus has said, "Ormr is after the crown, I need to get there first," but who is twisting time and causing the mess?Kaitlyn and Magnus and their family are in 13th century Scotland, they're trying to stick together, attempting to keep their memories intact while their timeline crumbles around them... -
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Son and Throne by Diana Knightley
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsEveryone they love is in the past.The throne is in the future, it demands to be reckoned with.And Kaitlyn and Magnus must protect the son, no matter the cost. Even if it means losing it all.___________________A blend of contemporary, historical, fantasy, and SciFi, Son and Throne is the eleventh book in the Kaitlyn and the Highlander series... -
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Airman by Eoin Colfer
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsIn the 1890s Conor and his family live on the sovereign Saltee Islands, off the Irish coast. Conor spends his days studying the science of flight with his tutor and exploring the castle with the king’s daughter, Princess Isabella. But the boy’s idyllic life changes forever the day he discovers a deadly conspiracy against the king... -
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The Convent's Secret by C.J. Archer
To find the one man who can fix the magic in Matt's watch, he and India are led to a convent where the nuns will do anything to keep their secrets private. Including murder? Matt and India must uncover the truth behind the disappearance of the mother superior and two babies given to her care many years ago. But sometimes, the truth is painful and its exposure can have deadly consequences... -
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Soulless: The Manga, Vol. 2 by Gail Carriger
Settling into her new life as the Lady Woolsey, Alexia finds her days quite challenging. Whether it is a regiment of supernatural soldiers camped out on her front lawn or the demands of being the Queen's "muhjah," there never seems to be a want of new hurdles to overcome... -
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Manners & Mutiny by Gail Carriger
If one must flirt...flirt with danger. Lessons in the art of espionage aboard Mademoiselle Geraldine's floating dirigible have become tedious without Sophronia's sweet sootie Soap nearby. She would much rather be using her skills to thwart the dastardly Picklemen, yet her concerns about their wicked intentions are ignored, and now she's not sure whom to trust... -
![Accomplishments of the Duke's Daughter (Light Novel) Vol. 2 by Reia, Hazuki Futaba]()
Accomplishments of the Duke's Daughter (Light Novel) Vol. 2 by Reia, Hazuki Futaba
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTHE PERILS OF HIGH SOCIETYWhen Iris was expelled from the royal academy, she was banished from high society. Two years later, she may be the beloved acting governor of Armelia and president of a flourishing company, but she dares not consort with the rest of the nobility... -
![The Fire in the Glass by Jacquelyn Benson]()
The Fire in the Glass by Jacquelyn Benson
London, 1914. Lily’s visions could stop a killer… if she’ll trust a reclusive aristocrat with her darkest secret.A monster stalks the gaslit streets of Edwardian London, draining the blood of the city’s mediums. Lily Albright knows who’s next.Lily is plagued by visions of the future she can never change... -
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The Shadow of Water by Jacquelyn Benson
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLily Albright can see the future, and it looks like hell. In an England on the brink of war, Lily is plagued by visions of the cataclysmic destruction of London. An ancient prophecy is coming to fruition, and it starts with the gruesome discovery of a corpse in the sewers.To save her city, Lily must untangle a web of conspiracy and violence... -
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![Timeless by Gail Carriger]()
Timeless by Gail Carriger
Alexia Tarabotti, Lady Maccon, has settled into domestic bliss. Of course, being Alexia, such bliss involves integrating werewolves into London High society, living in a vampire's second best closet, and coping with a precocious toddler who is prone to turning supernatural willy-nilly...Categorized as:
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![Again My Love by Diana Knightley]()
Again My Love by Diana Knightley
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsProtected. Hidden. Resilient. Three lives entwined. A friend lost in the past, a frightened child in the present, a future that is one gigantic freaking dumpster fire of a calamity. And Kaitlyn and Magnus must keep hope alive when yet again the future demands their attention and possibly their lives. “You’re going to keep me safe, Magnus?” “Aye, every day of m’life, Kaitlyn...Categorized as:
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![The Wellspring by Diana Knightley]()
The Wellspring by Diana Knightley
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMagnus and Kaitlyn have more power than ever, but they have been warned — it will come at a cost.Vessels are missing, deals have been struck, people are unaccounted for, and time threatens to unravel.___________________________"...You see the story as it lays out behind you, not as it comes, but as it goes...Categorized as:
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![Meat Cute: The Hedgehog Incident by Gail Carriger]()
Meat Cute: The Hedgehog Incident by Gail Carriger
A Parasol Protectorate Prequel ShortFrom the comedic mind of New York Times bestseller Gail Carriger comes the much requested prequel short story to Soulless.Alexia Tarabotti attends what appears to be a very dull London party, until the new werewolf Alpha turns up, is unconscionably rude to her, and sits on a hedgehog... -
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Poison or Protect by Gail Carriger
Can one gentle Highland soldier woo Victorian London’s most scandalous lady assassin, or will they both be destroyed in the attempt? New York Times bestselling author Gail Carriger presents a stand-alone romance novella set in her popular steampunk universe full of manners, spies, and dainty sandwiches. Lady Preshea Villentia, the Mourning Star, has four dead husbands and a nasty reputation... -
![Ruby Red by Kerstin Gier, Anthea Bell]()
Ruby Red by Kerstin Gier, Anthea Bell
Gwyneth Shepherd's sophisticated, beautiful cousin Charlotte has been prepared her entire life for traveling through time...Categorized as:
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