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Jack's Day by Julie Mannino
Jack and his two sisters, Fiona and Amelia, have watched their older brother, Jacknell, grow from a young King placed on the throne too early to a cruel man who rules Camaday through fear. Fiona, beset by anxiety, is only seen as a pawn for Jacknell to create an alliance with Gredoria or Emaray. Charlotte, who ends up at the Castle after escaping a brothel she was sold to, befriends Fiona... -
![To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis]()
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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![Before the Storm by Robert Thier]()
Before the Storm by Robert Thier
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMr. Rikkard Ambrose, cold-hearted billionaire and hero of the “Storm and Silence” series is without a doubt the richest and most powerful man of the British Empire...Categorized as:
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![The Other Side of Goodness by Vanessa Davis Griggs]()
The Other Side of Goodness by Vanessa Davis Griggs
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHow far will faith and love go when an ambitious man finds himself in the fight of his life--with a woman who knows the other side of goodness all too well. . .Fifty-year-old Alabama congressman Lawrence Rudolph Simmons will do whatever it takes to get re-elected--even switch parties from Democrat to Republican...Categorized as:
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![The Tangled Thread: The Morland Dynasty, Book 10 by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles]()
The Tangled Thread: The Morland Dynasty, Book 10 by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings1788 - The French Revolution; beginning of Industrial RevolutionIn France, as the revolution begins, Henri, the bastard offshoot of the Morland family, strives to protect his family. He binds his daughter Heloise in loveless marriage to a Revolutionary, and allies himself with the vigorous Danton... -
![The Final Storm by Liz Hambleton]()
The Final Storm by Liz Hambleton
Rowan wishes for simple things. Her family has endured so much, and she doesn’t have the luxury of wanting any more than she needs.Safety for the people she loves.A bed to share with Sam.The people on this island to survive.Surviving is all they can do until the storms end their disastrous attack on the world. The fight isn’t over, no matter how much Rowan wants to believe they’ve found safety... -
![The Black Pearl: The Morland Dynasty, Book 5 by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles]()
The Black Pearl: The Morland Dynasty, Book 5 by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 11 ratings1659: Cromwell's protectorate is drawing to a close, and the restoration of the monarchy can only improve the fortunes of the Morland family. The years of civil war and their aftermath have left Morland Place in dire straits, but with the return of the King, Ralph Morland believes he can rebuild the family estates... -
![The Oak Apple: The Morland Dynasty, Book 4 by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles]()
The Oak Apple: The Morland Dynasty, Book 4 by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 12 ratings1630 - Charles I; the Civil WarWhen civil war destroys the long years of peace in England, the clash between King and Parliament is echoed at Morland Place. Richard, the heir, brings home a Puritan bride, while his dashing brother Kit joins the Royalist cavalry under Prince Rupert, leaving their father, Edmund, desperately trying to steer a middle course... -
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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 Maiden by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles]()
The Maiden by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings1720 - George I; George II; the Young Pretender (Bonnie Prince Charlie, 1745 Rebellion) Political intrigue is rife as the Stuart-Hanoverian struggle continues. Jemmy, heir to Morland Place, contracts a dutiful marriage to the chilly Lady Mary in order to secure Hanoverian protection and safeguard his inheritance... -
![Bisclavret by K.L. Noone]()
Bisclavret by K.L. Noone
A very long time ago, in the very old forests of Brittany, a werewolf loved a king ... The Lord Bisclavret has a secret. A family enchantment. A wolf’s curse, transforming him when the moon is full. He hopes to be a good lord for his people, and he’s always been a loyal king’s man, even if the new king is inexperienced and scholarly... -
![Prince of Time by Sarah Woodbury]()
Prince of Time by Sarah Woodbury
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsPrince of Time, Book Two in the After Cilmeri Series: Two teenagers are catapulted back in time to alter history and save the medieval kingdom of Wales ... David and his man-at-arms, Ieuan, find themselves alone and on the run from a company of English soldiers who've sworn vengeance for the recent death of their king. Meanwhile, Llywelyn lays on his deathbed from a traitor's arrow... -
![The Time Collector by Gwendolyn Womack]()
The Time Collector by Gwendolyn Womack
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA thrilling page-turner from Gwendolyn Womack, the USA Today bestselling author of The Fortune Teller Travel through time with the touch of a hand. Roan West was born with an extraordinary gift: he can perceive the past of any object he touches. A highly skilled pyschometrist, he uses his talents to find and sell valuable antiques, but his quiet life in New Orleans is about to change... -
![A Tapestry of Treason: A gripping escapist historical drama from a Sunday Times bestselling author by Anne O'Brien]()
A Tapestry of Treason: A gripping escapist historical drama from a Sunday Times bestselling author by Anne O'Brien
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 11 ratings‘Gripping’ The Times ‘Fans of Philippa Gregory and other historical fiction writers will love Anne O’Brien’s A Tapestry of Treason’ Yours Her actions could make history – but at what price? 1399: Constance of York, Lady Despenser, proves herself more than a mere observer in the devious intrigues of her magnificently dysfunctional family, The House of York...Categorized as:
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![Edge of Eternity by Randy Alcorn]()
Edge of Eternity by Randy Alcorn
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsImagine Being Pulled Into the Hereafter. While You’re Still Alive. A disillusioned business executive whose life has hit a dead-end, Nick Seagrave has lost loved ones to tragedy and his family to neglect. Now, at a point of great crisis, he unbelievably and inexplicably finds himself transported to what appears to be another world...Categorized as:
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![How to Train Your Knight (Medieval Romance ) by Stella Marie Alden]()
How to Train Your Knight (Medieval Romance ) by Stella Marie Alden
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsYear of our Lord, 1276. In the hours just before dawn, blasphemous curses echo throughout the stone manor. A knife clatters to the floor and a feisty young widow is bound, blindfolded, and led to the marriage alter...Categorized as:
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![Lo, Michael! by Grace Livingston Hill]()
Lo, Michael! by Grace Livingston Hill
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"Lo, Michael!" is a story of a young newsboy Mickey who saves the life of a wealthy girl Starr by taking a bullet for her. As a way of gratitude Starr's father sends Mickey off to the law school... -
![The Founding by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles]()
The Founding by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 16 ratings1434: Wars of the Roses; Richard III Seeking power and prestige; grim, ambitious Yorkshireman Edward Morland arranges a marriage between his meek son Robert and spirited Eleanor, young ward of the influential Beaufort family. Eleanor is not only appalled at being forced to marry a mere "sheep farmer," but is secretly in love with Richard, Duke of York... -
![The Place of the Lion by Charles Williams]()
The Place of the Lion by Charles Williams
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsCharles Williams is able to create wonderful ghostly episodes – powerful moments of disclosure. In the novel The Place of the Lion, the world of feelings is depicted as an illusion – simply a reflection of the "real world" from which it originates. This makes some absolutely fascinating scenes, as people suddenly face a reality that they cannot understand... -
![Household Gods by Judith Tarr, Harry Turtledove]()
Household Gods by Judith Tarr, Harry Turtledove
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsNicole Gunther-Perrin is a modern young professional lawyer, proud of her skills but weary of the daily grind, of childcare, sexist coworkers, and her deadbeat ex-husband. Then after one exceptionally awful day, she awakens to find herself in a different life, that of a widowed tavernkeeper on the Roman frontier around A.D. 170...Categorized as:
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![Queen of the North by Anne O'Brien]()
Queen of the North by Anne O'Brien
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsTo those around her she was a loyal subject. In her heart she was a traitor. 1399: England’s crown is under threat. King Richard II holds onto his power by an ever-weakening thread, with exiled Henry of Lancaster back to reclaim his place on the throne.For Elizabeth Mortimer, there is only one rightful King – her eight-year-old nephew, Edmund... -
![The Black Chalice by Marie Jakober]()
The Black Chalice by Marie Jakober
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt's 1134. In a bleak monastery somewhere in Germany, Paul of Ardiun begins the chronicle he has been ordered by his religious superiors to write: the story of the knight Karelian Brandeis, for whom Paul once served as squire, who fell prey to the evil wiles of a seductive sorceress, thereby precipitating civil war and the downfall of a king... -
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![Son of the Morning by Mark Alder]()
Son of the Morning by Mark Alder
Rated: 3.69 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEdward the Third stands in the burnt ruin of an English church. He is beset on all sides. He needs a victory against the French to rescue his Kingship. Or he will die trying. Philip of Valois can put 50,000 men in the field. He has sent his priests to summon the very Angels themselves to fight for France. Edward could call on God for aid but he is an usurper... -
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![Afterwar by Lilith Saintcrow]()
Afterwar by Lilith Saintcrow
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThey say the war's over when the surrender is signed. It's a lie.America's bloody Second Civil War lasted for years. When the surrender is signed, it's supposed to be over; refugees flood the highways, trying to get back home. For Swann's Riders-especially their newest addition Lara Nelson, snatched from certain death in the Firster kamp system-there's no such thing as a home to return to... -
![Maid Marian by Elsa Watson]()
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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![Exit West by Mohsin Hamid]()
Exit West by Mohsin Hamid
Rated: 3.74 of 5 stars · 84 ratingsIn a country teetering on the brink of civil war, two young people meet—sensual, fiercely independent Nadia and gentle, restrained Saeed. They embark on a furtive love affair and are soon cloistered in a premature intimacy by the unrest roiling their city... -
![The Alchemist of Souls by Anne Lyle]()
The Alchemist of Souls by Anne Lyle
Rated: 3.49 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsWhen Tudor explorers returned from the New World, they brought back a name out of half-forgotten Viking legend: skraylings. Red-sailed ships followed in the explorers’ wake, bringing Native American goods--and a skrayling ambassador--to London... -
![A Journey of the Heart by Catherine M. Wilson]()
A Journey of the Heart by Catherine M. Wilson
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsIn Book II of the trilogy, Tamras’s apprenticeship as a warrior isn’t turning out quite the way she expected. Her unconventional choices lead to her crossing swords, almost literally, with Vintel, the war leader of Merin’s house. She finds herself embroiled in a power struggle she is doomed to lose, but the loss sends her on a journey that will change her destiny and decide the fate of her people... -
![Shadow's Edge by Brent Weeks]()
Shadow's Edge by Brent Weeks
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 78 ratingsKylar Stern has rejected the assassin's life. The Godking's successful coup has left Kylar's master, Durzo, and his best friend, Logan, dead. He is starting over: new city, new friends, and new profession...
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