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How I Took the King on a Bone-a-Fide Quest of Piracy, Piemu, and Profit: Bone 5 by A.J. Sherwood
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsYou must negotiate return of dragon wing. Penalty levied against party members. Piemu unleashed. Accept quest? (YES) (no). How is this harder than the pirates? I’m looking at the reason. Uncalled for. True, but still uncalled for... -
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How I Took the King on a Bone-a-Fide Quest of Piracy, Piemu, and Profit: Bone 4 by A.J. Sherwood
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsDragon wing located on pirate ship! Board ship? (YES) (NO? !). I feel like this is a bad idea. Those are the best kind! ’s been gagged, Tan’s a dramatic bat, Devan adopts pirates, the crack ship armada is literally sailing, Lesia is adopted by pirates, stickers are fish food, Tan’s volunteered Devan to officiate over weddings. -
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![I Went on an Adventure and All I Got was This Barbarian Orc by Jennifer Cody]()
I Went on an Adventure and All I Got was This Barbarian Orc by Jennifer Cody
Starting an adventure is always an exciting time. I’ve gone on a few by myself, but nothing compares to gathering a full party and seeing how everyone will mesh. We might have a clumsy bard and a chaotic paladin, but with everyone working together, we’ll figure out what’s happening in Fasgard... -
![A Treacherous Curse by Deanna Raybourn]()
A Treacherous Curse by Deanna Raybourn
Members of an Egyptian expedition fall victim to an ancient mummy's curse in a thrilling Veronica Speedwell novel from the New York Times bestselling author of the Lady Julia Grey mysteries. London, 1888... -
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![The Lord Ruler by Alvin Atwater]()
The Lord Ruler by Alvin Atwater
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThe saga of Nate the cheat potion maker continues! My place in this world slowly reveals itself to me. Unfortunately, I’m constantly reminded just how magicians truly screwed this place up. The Lord Ruler serves as one of the kingdom’s major problems, though there could be more to it... -
![Destroy by Sandra R. Neeley]()
Destroy by Sandra R. Neeley
Destroy. Whispers From the Bayou. Book 2. Destroy is beautiful, strong, charismatic and charming. He is also selfish, shallow, petty and jealous — or is he? One misunderstanding centuries ago resulted in his being labeled as not good enough, untrustworthy, self-serving... -
![Lady Avely's Guide to Truth and Magic by Rosalie Oaks]()
Lady Avely's Guide to Truth and Magic by Rosalie Oaks
A Regency widow shouldn’t be hunting spectres all night. Lady Judith Avely’s magical gift for divining the truth makes her prodigiously good at lying. To absolve a guilty secret, she travels to the exiled Duke of Sargen’s estate, but the last thing she expects is to run into the duke himself, who is lamentably now even more attractive than in his volatile youth... -
![Thus with a Kiss I Die by Christina Dodd]()
Thus with a Kiss I Die by Christina Dodd
The delightfully irreverent eldest daughter of the not-so-ill-fated Romeo and Juliet returns to sleuth another day in fair Verona, in this hugely entertaining historical mystery series with a refreshingly bold premise. “Woe, for I am the bug that meets the windshield's might,. No longer the speeding glass, smooth, clean and bright . . . ”. You’re right... -
![Bewitched by the Headless Horseman by Candace Robinson]()
Bewitched by the Headless Horseman by Candace Robinson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsStevie Rourke is an ordinary ghost seer, minding her own business and thriving as a witch’s assistant. That is until the Eye of the Hollow opens and changes everything. Now ghosts can see her, and even worse, the local psychopath, AKA the Headless Horseman, demands she help him... -
![Aiden by Diane Darcy, L.L. Muir]()
Aiden by Diane Darcy, L.L. Muir
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBe sure to read THE GATHERING first to avoid confusion. Aiden MacGregor gets a second chance at life and finds himself enchanted with the fairylike girl who believes in magic, moonbeams, and dancing in the rain. Free-spirit cartoonist Zoey Barnes has been waiting for her fate... -
![Liam by Diane Darcy]()
Liam by Diane Darcy
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRead THE GATHERING first to understand the rest. Liam is # 14. .. Possessiveness such as he’d never known rose up within him and,. without thought, he leaned down and stole a quick kiss. She slapped him. Hard. “Who do you think you are? ”. Liam MacGregor is a ghost in search of adventure, and it’s finally his turn to have some fun... -
![If He's Wicked by Hannah Howell]()
If He's Wicked by Hannah Howell
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsFor Chloe Wherlocke, it all begins with a vision--a glimpse into the future that foretells a terrible plot against Lord Julian Kenwood and his newborn son. Chloe's psychic gift allows her to save the child from certain death, but the earl remains in grave peril. . . Julian Kenwood knows someone is trying to kill him and he suspects his scheming wife and her lover are behind the plot... -
![Revenge of the Mantis by Vered Ehsani]()
Revenge of the Mantis by Vered Ehsani
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAfrican Myth meets Victorian Manners. “Proof that paranormal can be fun & witty…” “I love this story & the quirky, practical Beatrice Knight…” “Wit, adventure & an air of mystery…”. All is proceeding as it should for Beatrice Knight. That is, until the African Lightning God lands in her barn and announces that Mrs. Knight’s arch nemesis is about to pay an unsolicited visit... -
![The Fourth Mandate by Vered Ehsani]()
The Fourth Mandate by Vered Ehsani
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratings“Beatrice Knight is as delightful as Elizabeth Peters' Amelia Peabody…” “Her handy cane is like a Swiss Army Knife on steroids…” “Wonderfully different, quirky & had me laughing out loud …”. Having offered her firm and unequivocal resignation, Beatrice Knight is certain she is clear of her former employer, the Society for Paranormals, and is now free to proceed with her life and a wedding... -
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![Wicked Memories by Nina Bangs]()
Wicked Memories by Nina Bangs
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsReturn to the Castle of Dark Dreams, where USA Today bestselling author Nina Bangs lures readers into a world of pleasure, adventure, and revenge…. Thorn Mackenzie was a young Viking when he met Sparkle Stardust long ago. She used him and then abandoned him. Over a thousand years later, he has finally found a way to repay her... -
![Gareth by Diane Darcy, L.L. Muir]()
Gareth by Diane Darcy, L.L. Muir
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThey say revenge is sweet…. Lissa Stuart is thrilled to get a job researching for an upcoming movie in Scotland—supposedly the land of her ancestors. When she brags about possibly being related to Bonnie Prince Charlie, she captures the attention of an angry, embittered warrior. Revenge is all that Gareth thought about for the last 270 years... -
![The Scottish Siren: A McClain Story by Kirsten Osbourne]()
The Scottish Siren: A McClain Story by Kirsten Osbourne
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBeth has spent her entire life alone. Orphaned at a young age, she bounced around the foster care system until she was old enough to be on her own. When a strange woman approaches her in her book club, she goes to lunch with her, never expecting anything more from it than a fun lunch... -
![Bite Me! A Vampire Farce by Dylan Meconis]()
Bite Me! A Vampire Farce by Dylan Meconis
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![The Virgin Bride of Northcliffe Hall by Catherine Coulter]()
The Virgin Bride of Northcliffe Hall by Catherine Coulter
Grayson has dealt with demons and spirits, and now he meets a kelpie. What’s a kelpie? If you don’t know you can find out in The Virgin Bride of Northcliffe Hall. In this 4th Grayson Otherworldly Adventure, you’ll visit with the Earl and Countess of Northcliffe and the Virgin Bride (you first met the Virgin Bride in The Sherbrooke Bride), along with Pip, PC. , and Barnaby... -
![A Spider Comes Calling by Vered Ehsani]()
A Spider Comes Calling by Vered Ehsani
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLife after death just got deadlier. Mrs. Beatrice Timmons (aka Miss Knight) is thoroughly unimpressed by the troop of monkeys that have invaded her kitchen. Of course, that’s only the beginning of the influx of undesirable critters. When a giant spider appears in the garden, Mrs. Timmons knows there’s trouble brewing and it’s not served with tea... -
![Watch For Me By Moonlight: A gripping and unforgettable historical timeslip romance by Kirsty Ferry]()
Watch For Me By Moonlight: A gripping and unforgettable historical timeslip romance by Kirsty Ferry
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA timeless historical romance for the ages. 1795. . When her coach comes to an abrupt halt, Lady Georgiana Kerridge and her brother come face-to-face with an infamous highwayman. Leading them from the safety of their coach, he promises not to harm Georgiana . . . does that mean her heart will be safe? Now. -
![Stealing Time by B.W. Haggart]()
Stealing Time by B.W. Haggart
Shackled and dressed in a neon orange jumpsuit, art thief Cassie Sinatore awaits extradition at Heathrow Airport. An accident with a nearby experimental radar plane throws Cassie back in time, dumping her in a wooded countryside. The rider who discovers her is charismatic, more compelling than any man she has ever met... -
![The Scandalous Confessions of Lydia Bennet, Witch by Melinda Taub]()
The Scandalous Confessions of Lydia Bennet, Witch by Melinda Taub
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA sparkling, witchy reimagining of Pride and Prejudice, told from the perspective of the troublesome and—according to her—much-maligned youngest Bennet sister, Lydia. In this exuberant reimagining of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, Lydia Bennet puts pen to paper to relate the real events and aftermath of the classic story from her own perspective. Some facts are well known: Mrs... -
![Lost in Time II by Abbie Zanders]()
Lost in Time II by Abbie Zanders
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSometimes you have to go back before you can move forward …. Aislinn Isobeille McKenna is feeling lost and alone. Recently discharged from serving six consecutive 12-month terms with the US Army, she has no home, no family, and no friends, which is nothing new for her, really. She lives a transitory, vigilante-type lifestyle in shadows, kicking ass and taking names... -
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![Bewitching the Knight by Diane Darcy]()
Bewitching the Knight by Diane Darcy
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPG-RATED FUN by USA Today and Amazon bestselling author Diane Darcy. Bewitching the Knight:. In Medieval Scotland, if she dresses, talks, and curses like a witch. .. Archaeologist Dr. Samantha Ryan has figured out where The Scottish Crown is hidden—an artifact that went missing over 750 years ago. Now she just needs to beat her lying, cheating competitor to the Highlands and find it first... -
![Ever My Love by Lynn Kurland]()
Ever My Love by Lynn Kurland
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTwo people are caught up in love—and in time—in the latest novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Stars in Your Eyes. In search of a fresh start, Emma Barton has traveled to Scotland to try to forget her rocky love life. Luckily, the gorgeous Highlander who owns the house up the path from her rental cottage might be exactly the kind of distraction she needs... -
![Cade by Diane Darcy]()
Cade by Diane Darcy
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe’d given her heart. Young and in love, Scottish lass Vivi Campbell exchanged a gypsy coin for a lock of hair and rushed to share the treasure with the one she’d pledged her love to. But a young man’s laughter twisted her love to hate and she cursed him with the coin instead, binding him to her for eternity... -
![冷血公爵の心変わり 1 by Bandalbanji, 에디]()
冷血公爵の心変わり 1 by Bandalbanji, 에디
백작가의 사생아였던 에르인. 반역자가 되어 도망친 가족을 대신해 희생 되기 직전. 그녀는 목숨을 거두러 온 ‘사신’을 마주 하게 되는데! ‘제발 살려주세요! 저는 이런 거, 저런 거 다 해보고 싶어요! ’. 꽃다운 나이에 예쁜 드레스 한 번 못 입어봤다. 구애도 받아보고 사랑 받으며 사는 것이 유일한 소원이었던. 그녀에게, 기적처럼 그녀를 위한 마법진이 발동되고. “레이디, 저의 무례를 용서해 주십시오. ”. “전하! !”. “나와 결혼해 주십시오, 내 영혼의 주군이시여. ”. 정신을 차리니, ‘사신’ 로안 페르카 공작이. 그녀에게 구애를 하고 있다? ‘이게 대체 무슨 상황이야? ’. ‘두 남편’ 사이에서 살아남기 위해 고군분투하는... -
![Ghost Walk by Cassandra Gannon]()
Ghost Walk by Cassandra Gannon
Grace Rivera just wants to be normal. She’s the only member of her spell-casting, fortune-telling family who isn’t hunting unicorns or trying to discover the lost recipe for Troll Powder. Trained as a crime scene investigator, she believes in science and cold, hard facts. And right now, the cold, hard facts are telling Grace that she’s lost her mind... -
![Aunt Dimity's Death by Nancy Atherton]()
Aunt Dimity's Death by Nancy Atherton
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsDown-on-her-luck Lori Shepherd thought Aunt Dimity was a pretend character in her mother's bedtime stories . .. until the Dickensian law firm of Willis & Willis offers the possibility of large inheritance -- if she can discover the secret hidden in letters between Dimity and her mother. Plus 1-pg recipe Beth's Oatmeal Cookies. -
![A Lady's Guide to Gossip and Murder by Dianne Freeman, Sarah Zimmerman]()
A Lady's Guide to Gossip and Murder by Dianne Freeman, Sarah Zimmerman
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsThough American by birth, Frances Wynn, the now-widowed Countess of Harleigh, has adapted admirably to the quirks and traditions of the British aristocracy. On August twelfth each year, otherwise known as the Glorious Twelfth, most members of the upper class retire to their country estates for grouse-shooting season... -
![The Last Highlander: A Scottish Time Travel Romance by Claire Delacroix, Deborah Cooke]()
The Last Highlander: A Scottish Time Travel Romance by Claire Delacroix, Deborah Cooke
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsScotland, 1314 – After the Scots reclaim Edinburgh Castle, Alasdair MacAulay only wants to celebrate. But the revels are interrupted by an old crone who claims the castle’s true owner is the legendary Morgaine le Fee. Dared by his fellow warriors to go meet the witch, Alasdair heads down a flight of stairs – and tumbles right into another century…... -
![Spirits and Spells by Michelle M. Pillow]()
Spirits and Spells by Michelle M. Pillow
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsCharlotte has had it with the MacGregor clan interfering in her life. There's the overbearing Niall. An overprotective Euann. And, lest she forgets, crazy Uncle Raibeart who keeps proposing marriage to her and every other woman in Wisconsin. Everywhere she turns there appears to be more MacGregors following her around... -
![Chocolat by Joanne Harris]()
Chocolat by Joanne Harris
In tiny Lansquenet, where nothing much has changed in a hundred years, beautiful newcomer Vianne Rocher and her exquisite chocolate shop arrive and instantly begin to play havoc with Lenten vows. Each box of luscious bonbons comes with a free gift: Vianne's uncanny perception of its buyer's private discontents and a clever, caring cure for them... -
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![Must Love More Kilts by Angela Quarles]()
Must Love More Kilts by Angela Quarles
What if your husband turns out to be the man sent to kill your ancestor? A choice to make…. Highland Games fanatic Fiona Campbell believes her only value is her family's history, myths, and legends. So when she travels back to 1689 Scotland and discovers she's the Fiona of family legend, you'd think she’d be excited. And she is... -
![Miss Treadwell's Talent by Barbara Metzger]()
Miss Treadwell's Talent by Barbara Metzger
Finders Keepers. One-and-twenty and still unwed, Maylene Treadwe ias a talent for finding people and things, but not husbands. High-spirited and unconventional, she is more a worthy adversary than a blushing bride--a fact made all too clear to the Earl of Hyatt when he comes to call... -
![The Shoes Come First: A Jennifer Cloud Novel by Janet Leigh]()
The Shoes Come First: A Jennifer Cloud Novel by Janet Leigh
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn Sunnyside, Texas, Jennifer Cloud is an assistant purchasing manager for an upscale shoe store. But after her boss is arrested, she's forced to find work elsewhere and ends up in her brother's chiropractic office, where she discovers a hidden passion for helping others... -
![A Little Night Magic by Vivi Andrews]()
A Little Night Magic by Vivi Andrews
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsHe’s gonna be the love of her life… if they both survive the night. With a single touch, Ronna Mitchell can separate truth from lies and even catch glimpses of possible futures, but the life of a human lie detector is a lonely one—until one night when she’s moonlighting as a carnival palm-reader and police officer Matt Holloway stumbles into her tent... -
![Sweet, Sweet Revenge Ltd. by Jonas Jonasson]()
Sweet, Sweet Revenge Ltd. by Jonas Jonasson
Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsThe beloved author of The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared returns with an enchanting adventure that skewers the greed and hypocrisy that dominates our time and holds lessons about what’s truly important in life. Meet Ole Mbatian Jr... -
![The Persephone Code by Julia Golding]()
The Persephone Code by Julia Golding
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBridgerton meets The Da Vinci Code in the most page-turning book you will read in 2024! You don’t dabble in satanism. You sell your soul to the devil or not at all. 1812. Deep below the hills of the Buckinghamshire countryside, the infamous Hellfire Caves house a pleasure palace for the idle rich – a secret society steeped in satanism, opium and debauchery of the highest order... -
![Lost in the Highlands, The Thirteen Scotsman: (A Scottish Time Travel Romance) Interactive Content & Game Inside by Lorraine Beaumont]()
Lost in the Highlands, The Thirteen Scotsman: (A Scottish Time Travel Romance) Interactive Content & Game Inside by Lorraine Beaumont
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Bewitching Interactive Scottish Time Travel Romance—Magic, Mystery, Steamy Romance, Treasure, A Loch Monster, and a whole lot of Hunky Highlanders –from #1Bestselling Time Travel Romance Author Lorraine Beaumont... -
![Fire And Honor by M.S. Parker]()
Fire And Honor by M.S. Parker
Rated: 3.64 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen twenty-four-year-old Honor Daviot returns to the States after her latest tour overseas as an army medic, she's ready to settle down with her fiancé, and open her own pediatric practice. A nice, quiet life, away from violence and war. But fate intervenes when she crashes her car. .. and wakes up to find a handsome stranger watching her... -
![Living Alone by Stella Benson]()
Living Alone by Stella Benson
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSarah Brown lives an uneventful little life of charity committee work in 1918 London. Magic sweeps into her life when a witch invites her, David the Dog and Humphrey the suitcase to move into ‘the House of Living Alone. ’ The House of Living Alone a rooming house for the magically inclined, introduces Sarah to witches, wizards, faeries, dragons and flying broomsticks. -
![Men in Kilts by Katie MacAlister]()
Men in Kilts by Katie MacAlister
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsTake one burly, mystery-loving dishy Scot, add an unconventional American who walks into his life (and heart), and stir with a sinister neighbor, herds of thundering sheep, and the weirdest Hen Party you’ve ever heard of. . -
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![Surrender by Amanda Quick]()
Surrender by Amanda Quick
From the dazzling ballrooms of glittering London society to magnificent, cursed estate in the distant wilds of Yorkshire, comes the deliciously wicked story of a thoroughly unconventional courtship—and a thrilling midnight rendezvous that could only lead to love. .. At four and twenty Victoria Huntington thought herself quite adept at fending off fortune hunters. .Categorized as:
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![Highland Moon #1: BBW Scottish Werewolf Shifter Romance by Mac Flynn]()
Highland Moon #1: BBW Scottish Werewolf Shifter Romance by Mac Flynn
Rated: 3.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLife is short in the old village where Muira, a young girl blossoming into womanhood, has spent all her days, but her life is about to begin when she begins her new position as servant to Castle Campbell. The old laird and the old castle are cold compared to her home with her mother and brother, but the innocent girl will learn the pleasures of womanhood when she stumbles on a dark secret... -
![Lolly Willowes or the Loving Huntsman by Sylvia Townsend Warner]()
Lolly Willowes or the Loving Huntsman by Sylvia Townsend Warner
Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsFirst published in 1926, 'Lolly Willowes or the Loving Huntsman' is an amusing and witty novel by Sylvia Townsend Warner, an English novelist, poet, and musicologist. In this, Lolly Willowes revolutionaries against coercion to be the perfect 'maiden aunt'... -
![Mischief by Amanda Quick]()
Mischief by Amanda Quick
Imogen Waterstone has always prided herself on being a thoroughly independent young woman, but now she needs a man of implacable will and nerves of iron. That's why she invited Matthias Marshall, infamous Earl of Colchester, to her home in Upper Strickland... -
![Miss Blaine's Prefect and the Golden Samovar by Olga Wojtas]()
Miss Blaine's Prefect and the Golden Samovar by Olga Wojtas
Rated: 3.27 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFifty-something Shona is a proud former pupil of the Marcia Blaine School for Girls, but has a deep loathing for The Primeof Miss Jean Brodie, which she thinks gives her alma mater a bad name...
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