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For a Lifetime by Gabrielle Meyer
Grace and Hope are identical twin sisters born with the ability to time-cross together between 1692 Salem, Massachusetts, and 1912 New York City. As their twenty-fifth birthday approaches, they will have to choose one life to keep and one to leave behind forever--no matter the cost...Categorized as:
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![A Time to Change by Callie Langridge]()
A Time to Change by Callie Langridge
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 24 ratings“I would rather love passionately for an hour than benignly for a lifetime.”In a house full of history and secrets, the past will not stay where it belongs…Lou has always loved Hill House, the derelict manor on the abandoned land near her home. As a child, the tragic history of its owners, the Mandevilles, inspired her dream to become a history teacher... -
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![More of Us to the West by Trinity Dunn]()
More of Us to the West by Trinity Dunn
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsI wanted to disappear...and then I did. On a trip to reignite the spark in her marriage, Alaina Grace’s upgraded first-class ticket places her far from her husband and next to the notorious Jack Volmer, a former teen actor who’d previously hung on posters in her childhood bedroom... -
![High Roller: A Dark Fated Mates Mafia Romance by Delta James]()
High Roller: A Dark Fated Mates Mafia Romance by Delta James
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAxel gave Victoria the impossible choice, and she chose him.VictoriaMy brother is dead. He’s been dead for five years and no one seems inclined to bring those who killed him to justice. Well, no one except me.AxelI’m in negotiation with the Albanian mob. They think I’m going to stand with them against the others. They’re wrong. Atlantic City is my town… or at least it’s going to be... -
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![City of Time and Magic by Paula Brackston]()
City of Time and Magic by Paula Brackston
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsXanthe meets Brackston's most famous heroine, Elizabeth Hawksmith from The Witch's Daughter, in this crossover story with all the "historical detail, village charm, and twisty plotting" of the Found Things series (Publishers Weekly).City of Time and Magic sees Xanthe face her greatest challenges yet... -
![Defiant Vow by Delta James]()
Defiant Vow by Delta James
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe had long ago given up on finding her hero. He would make her believe in happy-ever-after again.SerenaThere was a time, a very long time ago when I believed in fairytales and happily-ever-afters. Those dreams died a painful death the night my parents were murdered. I need to get close to Aries Borgia in order to get information about my parents' murderer...Categorized as:
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![The High Lord by Trudi Canavan]()
The High Lord by Trudi Canavan
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 63 ratingsIn the city of Imardin, where those who wield magic wield power, a young street-girl, adopted by the Magician's Guild, finds herself at the centre of a terrible plot that may destroy the entire world . . . Sonea has learned much at the magicians' guild and the other novices now treat her with a grudging respect... -
![Hydrous by Amara Rae]()
Hydrous by Amara Rae
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsA witch with the gift of water. A fae bred in duty. An immortal world on the brink.NaiyaI’m supposed to lead my coven… but I don’t think there’s anything I can do to stop the vicious wave from crashing down on us. We have enemies on all fronts, including among our own kind, because our mothers mated with other immortals...Categorized as:
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![Legacy of the Lost by Lindsey Sparks]()
Legacy of the Lost by Lindsey Sparks
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSome secrets are buried for a reason. She’s about to uncover the deadliest secret of all... Anxious and reclusive, Cora Blackthorn uses online gaming as her sole tether to the outside world. Due to a condition that makes human touch crippling, she lives her life confined to a small island in the Puget Sound, never accompanying her mother on her tomb-raiding adventures... -
![The Winter Garden by Nicola Cornick]()
The Winter Garden by Nicola Cornick
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSweeping across generations from the 1600s to the present day and inspired by the true story of the leader of the infamous Gunpowder Plot, Nicola Cornick’s latest historical mystery combines past and present story lines that fans of Philippa Gregory and Susanna Kearsley will devour.1605: Anne Catesby fears for her family... -
![Murmuration by T.J. Klune]()
Murmuration by T.J. Klune
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsIn the small mountain town of Amorea, it’s stretching toward autumn of 1954. The memories of a world at war are fading in the face of a prosperous future. Doors are left unlocked at night, and neighbors are always there to give each other a helping hand. The people here know certain things as fact: Amorea is the best little town there is. The only good Commie is a dead Commie...Categorized as:
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![The Garden of Promises and Lies by Paula Brackston]()
The Garden of Promises and Lies by Paula Brackston
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsThe third installment of a bewitching series brimming with charm and charisma that will make fans of Outlander rejoice! (Woman's World Magazine). New York Times bestselling author Paula Brackston's second novel in the Found Things series, Secrets of the Chocolate House, was called a time-swapping romance [that] will please fans of Alice Hoffman (Publishers Weekly)... -
![Hexbound by Bec McMaster]()
Hexbound by Bec McMaster
It should have been an easy task... Verity Hastings has a little trick; she can find anything, no matter where it's hidden. It's a skill that's kept her safe and fed all the way from the orphanages and workhouses of her youth. But when she steals a mysterious item for a masked man, she knows the con is on her this time...Categorized as:
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![Goblins and Snowflakes by Melanie Karsak]()
Goblins and Snowflakes by Melanie Karsak
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNever bargain with goblin men.Scarlette Rossetti thought her stay at Strawberry Hill Castle during the Christmas holiday would pass by uneventfully. She couldn't have been more wrong. Enticed by the delights of the nearby village of Twickenham, Scarlette's life would change in unimaginable ways.She never expected to be drawn magnetically to The Two Sisters Doll Shop and Toy Emporium...Categorized as:
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![Caught in Time by Julie McElwain]()
Caught in Time by Julie McElwain
Still stranded in 1815, FBI agent Kendra Donovan finds herself on the trail of a vicious murderer with a shocking secret. October 1815: There is only one place Kendra Donovan wants to travel—back to her own time period in the twenty-first century. But since that’s not happening, she agrees instead to travel with her new guardian, the Duke of Aldridge, to one of his smaller estates in Lancashire... -
![Ghost Ship by James Rollins]()
Ghost Ship by James Rollins
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsThe discovery of a burned body sprawled on a remote Australian beach shatters the vacation plans of Commander Gray Pierce. To thwart an ingenious enemy, he and Seichan are pulled into a centuries-old mystery surrounding a lost convict ship, the Trident. The vessel—with a history of mutiny and stolen treasure—vanished into the mists of time, but nothing stays lost forever... -
![Secrets of the Chocolate House by Paula Brackston]()
Secrets of the Chocolate House by Paula Brackston
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsThe second novel in a bewitching series "brimming with charm and charisma" that will make "fans of Outlander rejoice!" (Woman's World Magazine)New York Times bestselling author Paula Brackston’s The Little Shop of Found Things was called “a page-turner that will no doubt leave readers eager for future series installments” (Publishers Weekly)... -
![Clockwork Tangerine by Rhys Ford]()
Clockwork Tangerine by Rhys Ford
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe British Empire reigns supreme, and its young Queen Victoria has expanded her realm to St. Francisco, a bustling city of English lords and Chinese ghettos. St. Francisco is a jewel in the Empire’s crown and as deeply embroiled in the conflict between the Arcane and Science as its sister city, London—a very dark and dangerous battle... -
![Thief of Hearts by Margaret Foxe]()
Thief of Hearts by Margaret Foxe
Thief of Hearts Book 3 in the Elders and Welders Chronicles 1888: Egypt ... or thereabouts ... The Sahara Desert, hotbed of pirates, tomb raiders, angry bedouins, opportunists and general ne'er-do-wells, is not exactly the ideal place for a former child-thief to go straight...Categorized as:
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![Nothing But Time by Angeline Fortin]()
Nothing But Time by Angeline Fortin
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWhat is a girl to do when an awkward first date leads to a trip back in time? When she agreed to go on a date with quantum physicist, Dr. David Fergusson, Kate Kallastad never expected that he would insist on demonstrating his breakthrough in his RAL funded research into the creation of a trans-space teleportation device...Categorized as:
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![Dragon Storm by Delta James]()
Dragon Storm by Delta James
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsYou cannot escape your fate. Especially when it involves a dragon who claims to be your fated mate.Aria’s visions of something old, powerful, and angry coming combined with her seriously sexy dream sharing with a dragon shifter have confused her. Her visions have proven true too often to ignore. But dragon shifters can’t be true...Categorized as:
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![The Return of the Discontinued Man by Mark Hodder]()
The Return of the Discontinued Man by Mark Hodder
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe Philip K. Dick Award-winning steampunk series continues as past and future collide—and the world itself may be altered forever. Years ago, a madman from the future assassinated the beloved Queen Victoria?an act which inadvertently thrust England into a technological age beyond anything ever imagined...Categorized as:
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![Come Back to Me by Jody Hedlund]()
Come Back to Me by Jody Hedlund
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe ultimate cure that could heal any disease? Crazy.That's exactly what research scientist Marian Creighton has always believed about her father's quest, even if it does stem from a desire to save her sister Ellen from the genetic disease that stole their mother from them...Categorized as:
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![Nefertiti's Heart by A.W. Exley]()
Nefertiti's Heart by A.W. Exley
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsLibrarian's note: Alternate cover edition of ASIN B00BFTMRBA. A steampunk adventure with a serial killer, romance, and a few broken hearts. Cara Devon has always suffered curiosity and impetuousness, but tangling with a serial killer might cure that. Permanently. London, 1861...Categorized as:
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![The Wayfarer: A Time Travel Romance by Jennifer L. Hayes]()
The Wayfarer: A Time Travel Romance by Jennifer L. Hayes
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEmma Clayton’s love life is decidedly passionless and predictable. Following her move from Los Angeles to a quaint English village with her fiancé Ben, all that changes when a violent electrical storm whisks her one hundred and sixty years into the past. Trapped in Victorian England, Emma is determined to find a way home, back to her fiancé and the life he’s mapped out for them...Categorized as:
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![Warrior of the Highlands by Veronica Wolff]()
Warrior of the Highlands by Veronica Wolff
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhile doing research for her dissertation, graduate student Haley Fitzpatrick stumbles upon a strange artifact—which sends her back in time to old Scotland, directly into the path of the notorious Alasdair MacColla, a warrior known for his enormous physical presence and bloodthirsty reputation. Assuming that this woman with the mysterious accent is an enemy spy, MacColla promptly kidnaps her... -
![A Modern Lady Lost in Time by Denise Daye]()
A Modern Lady Lost in Time by Denise Daye
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsIsabella Astley, a true Victorian lady who was born into one of England’s finest houses, wants to control her own destiny. But with a mother who is willing to marry her off to the highest bidder, a life of misery seems to lie ahead of her...Categorized as:
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![Time Raiders: The Avenger by P.C. Cast]()
Time Raiders: The Avenger by P.C. Cast
Rated: 3.85 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFor Alexandra Patton, the Time Raiders project sends the reluctant psychic back to 60 AD Briton - a world where she can barely understand the accents, let alone its culture of brutality and superstition. Armed only with her "freakish" ability to talk to the dead, Alex must use all her gifts to entice Caradoc, a savagely sexy Druid warrior, into helping her succeed in her mission... -
![On Stranger Tides by Tim Powers]()
On Stranger Tides by Tim Powers
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 33 ratings“Powers writes action and adventure that Indiana Jones could only dream of.”—Washington Post“Tim Powers is a brilliant writer.”—William GibsonThe remarkable Tim Powers—who ingeniously married the John Le Carrè spy novel to the otherworldly in his critically acclaimed Declare—brings us pirate adventure with a dazzling difference... -
![Lord John and the Hand of Devils by Diana Gabaldon]()
Lord John and the Hand of Devils by Diana Gabaldon
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 45 ratingsA keepsake collection of Lord John Grey's shorter adventures and a spectacular addition to any Gabaldon fan's library, Lord John and the Hand of the Devils brings these three unique novellas together for the first time.Lord John and the Hellfire Club marks the first appearance of Lord John outside the Outlander novels (and chronologically precedes the novel Lord John and the Private Matter)... -
![A Secret History of Witches by Louisa Morgan]()
A Secret History of Witches by Louisa Morgan
Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAn ancient and dangerous power is being handed down from mother to daughter through some of the most consequential historic events of the last two centuries. After Grandmére Ursule gives her life to save her tribe, her magic seems to die with her. Even so, her family keeps the Old Faith, practicing the spells and rites that have been handed from mother to daughter for generations... -
![Krondor: The Assassins by Raymond E. Feist]()
Krondor: The Assassins by Raymond E. Feist
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsBook Two of The Riftwar Legacy. A place of unparalleled wonders a sprawling kingdom coveted by enemies on all sides; a bustling center of commerce and magic, vibrantly alive and eternally in conflict...Categorized as:
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![The Runestone Incident by Neve Maslakovic]()
The Runestone Incident by Neve Maslakovic
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWe found ten men, red from blood and dead… At the center of an expanding mystery: a fabled Viking runestone left behind in the Minnesota woodland of ages past. In this much anticipated second installment of Neve Maslakovic’s time travel series, St...Categorized as:
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Down the Rabbit Hole by J.D. Robb, Mary Blayney
Rated: 3.82 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsSome of your favorite New York Times bestselling authors present five all-new stories told through the looking glass—including a new Eve Dallas novella! You’re late for a very important date... Enter a wonderland of mesmerizing tales. It’s a place that’s neither here nor there, where things are never quite as they seem...Categorized as:
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![The Gentleman by Forrest Leo]()
The Gentleman by Forrest Leo
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsA funny, fantastically entertaining debut novel, in the spirit of Wodehouse and Monty Python, about a famous poet who inadvertently sells his wife to the devil--then recruits a band of adventurers to rescue her... -
![Cards Caravans by Cindy Spencer Pape]()
Cards Caravans by Cindy Spencer Pape
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsBook five of The Gaslight Chronicles Belinda Danvers isn't a witch. But that won't stop them burning her at the stake Connor McKay can tell at a glance that Belinda's magickal powers are minimal at best. She can't be guilty of murdering village children. There's something suspicious about her arrest and lightning-quick sentence... -
![Songbird in a Storm: A captivating 1920s time travel romance by Ophelia Lockheart]()
Songbird in a Storm: A captivating 1920s time travel romance by Ophelia Lockheart
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratings"A beautiful cross between Outlander and Peaky Blinders." [Audible Reviewer]When paramedic, Roseanna Chapman is tossed back in time and witnesses a murder, she finds herself stranded and under the watchful eye of London's most notorious crime boss.In 1921, Daniel Alderman’s a feared and ruthless gangster...Categorized as:
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![The Memory Painter: A Novel by Gwendolyn Womack]()
The Memory Painter: A Novel by Gwendolyn Womack
Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsTwo lovers who have traveled across time. A team of scientists at the cutting edge of memory research. A miracle drug that unlocks an ancient mystery.Bryan Pierce is an internationally famous artist whose paintings have dazzled the world. But there's a secret to his success: Every canvas is inspired by an unusually vivid dream. When Bryan awakes, he possesses extraordinary new skills..Categorized as:
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![The Memory Painter by Gwendolyn Womack]()
The Memory Painter by Gwendolyn Womack
Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsTwo lovers who have traveled across time. A team of scientists at the cutting edge of memory research. A miracle drug that unlocks an ancient mystery. Bryan Pierce is an internationally famous artist whose paintings have dazzled the world. But there's a secret to his success: Every canvas is inspired by an unusually vivid dream. When Bryan awakes, he possesses extraordinary new skills..Categorized as:
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![His Clockwork Canary by Beth Ciotta]()
His Clockwork Canary by Beth Ciotta
History is repeating itself. For ambitious engineer Simon Darcy, winning Queen Victoria’s competition to recover lost inventions of historical significance is a matter of prideand redemption. After all, it was Simon’s failed monorail project that left his family destitute, and winning the tournament would surely restore the Darcys’ reputation... -
![Where Ivy Dares to Grow by Marielle Thompson]()
Where Ivy Dares to Grow by Marielle Thompson
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMexican Gothic meets Outlander in this spellbindingly atmospheric timeslip debut, as a woman struggling with struggling with her mental health spends the winter with her cruel in-laws in their eerie, haunting manor that sweeps her back through time and into the arms of her fiancé's mysterious, alluring 19th century ancestor... -
![Cards & Caravans by Cindy Spencer Pape]()
Cards & Caravans by Cindy Spencer Pape
Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBelinda Danvers isn't a witch. But that won't stop them burning her at the stake… Connor McKay can tell at a glance that Belinda's magickal powers are minimal at best. She can't be guilty of murdering village children. There's something suspicious about her arrest and lightning-quick sentence. Unfortunately, telling anyone how he knows would mean revealing his own powers... -
![A Most Extraordinary Pursuit by Juliana Gray]()
A Most Extraordinary Pursuit by Juliana Gray
Known for “charming, original characters, a large dose of humor, and a plot that’s fantastic fun,”(New York Times beststelling author Jennifer Ashley) Juliana Gray presents an extraordinary novel of an uncommon pursuit..Categorized as:
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![The Magicians' Guild by Trudi Canavan]()
The Magicians' Guild by Trudi Canavan
Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars · 82 ratings"We should expect this young woman to be more powerful than our average novice, possibly even more powerful than the average magician." This year, like every other, the magicians of Imardin gather to purge the city of undesirables... -
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![The Little Shop of Found Things by Paula Brackston]()
The Little Shop of Found Things by Paula Brackston
Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsA new series about a young woman whose connection to antiques takes her on a magical adventure, reminiscent of OutlanderNew York Times bestselling author of The Witch's Daughter Paula Brackston returns to her trademark blend of magic and romance to launch a new series guaranteed to enchant her audience even more... -
![Library of the Dead by Glenn Cooper]()
Library of the Dead by Glenn Cooper
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsOriginally published as Secret of the Seventh Son.Assigned to the high-profile "Doomsday" serial killer case, FBI agent Will Piper is hitting dead end after dead end. The victims seem to have nothing in common: age, background, or even the way they die...Categorized as:
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![Ashes & Alchemy by Cindy Spencer Pape]()
Ashes & Alchemy by Cindy Spencer Pape
Rated: 3.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA Gaslight Chronicles novella London, 1860 Police inspector Sebastian Brown served Queen and country in India before returning to England to investigate supernatural crimes alongside the Order of the Round Table. If his wifeless, childless life feels a little empty sometimes, that's not too great a price to pay in the name of duty...Categorized as:
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![Water Witch by Thea Atkinson]()
Water Witch by Thea Atkinson
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen a witch can't control her own power, someone will certainly control her. ALAYSHA is a unique witch reared to be the tool of Sarum's Emir--who just happens to be her own father--to conquer and plunder lesser tribes, bringing them into the city as chattel for its citizens to own and exploit in their own turn...Categorized as:
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![Kilts & Kraken by Cindy Spencer Pape]()
Kilts & Kraken by Cindy Spencer Pape
Rated: 3.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMagnus, Baron Findlay, longs to bring the wonders of the steam age to his remote island home, but his hands are full fighting the vicious kraken ravaging the coast. When he's swept to sea during battle and washes up on the shore of an isle in the Hebrides, he is near death. Struggling to establish herself as one of the first female physicians in Edinburgh, Dr... -
![A Matter of Circumstance and Celludrones by Claire Robyns]()
A Matter of Circumstance and Celludrones by Claire Robyns
Rated: 3.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Victorian Steampunk/Paranormal adventure with strong elements of romance... Lady Lily d'Bulier is prim, proper, and prefers to think of herself as pragmatic rather than timid. And avoiding life-threatening situations at all costs is just plain practical. But everything changes when Lord Adair tracks her down in London; searching for answers he seems to think she has...
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