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The Sun Sister by Lucinda Riley
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsThe Sun Sister is the sixth epic story in the Seven Sisters series by the number one international bestseller Lucinda Riley.To the outside world, Electra d'Apliese seems as though she is the woman who has everything: as one of the world's top models, she is beautiful, rich and famous... -
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The Shadow Sister (The Seven Sisters) by Lucinda Riley
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 46 ratingsFollowing on from the bestselling The Seven Sisters and The Storm Sister, The Shadow Sister is the third book in Lucinda Riley's spellbinding series, loosely based on the mythology of the Seven Sisters star cluster...Categorized as:
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![Kristin Lavransdatter - The Cross by Sigrid Undset]()
Kristin Lavransdatter - The Cross by Sigrid Undset
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThe Cross' is the third in the trilogy of historical novels called Kristin Lavransdatter by Sigrid Undset. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork... -
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The Archer's Tale by Bernard Cornwell
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell, now available in paperback—the first book in the Grail Series--a spellbinding tale of a young man, a fearless archer, who sets out wanting to avenge his family's honor and winds up on a quest for the Holy Grail... -
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![Birds Without Wings by Louis de Bernières]()
Birds Without Wings by Louis de Bernières
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsIn his first novel since Corelli’s Mandolin, Louis de Bernières creates a world, populates it with characters as real as our best friends, and launches it into the maelstrom of twentieth-century history. The setting is a small village in southwestern Anatolia in the waning years of the Ottoman Empire. Everyone there speaks Turkish, though they write it in Greek letters...Categorized as:
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![Spring Snow by Yukio Mishima]()
Spring Snow by Yukio Mishima
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsTokyo, 1912. The closed world of the ancient aristocracy is being breached for the first time by outsiders - rich provincial familes, a new and powerful political and social elite. Kiyoaki has been raised among the elegant Ayakura family - members of the waning aristocracy - but he is not one of them... -
![The Border Series: Box Set by Cecelia Mecca]()
The Border Series: Box Set by Cecelia Mecca
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe first three books plus a bonus prequel novella in the bestselling Border Series: The Ward's Bride, The Thief's Countess, The Lord's Captive and The Chief's Maiden. THE WARD'S BRIDE: PREQUEL NOVELLA English knight Sir Adam Dayne is offered the ultimate prize by the earl who raised him: lordship of Langford castle... -
![The Eagle and the Raven by Pauline Gedge, Donna Gillespie]()
The Eagle and the Raven by Pauline Gedge, Donna Gillespie
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsSpanning three generations, this historical novel tells the tale of Boudicca, the most famous warrior of ancient Britain, and Caradoc, the son of a Celtic king, who sets out to unite the people of the Raven and lead them against Rome. Caradoc's objective is not easily accomplished as the Roman army advances into Britain, raping Celtic women and burning villages to the ground... -
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Vagabond by Bernard Cornwell
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell, the sequel to The Archer's Tale—the spellbinding tale of a young man, a fearless archer, who sets out wanting to avenge his family's honor and winds up on a quest for the Holy Grail.In 1347, a year of conflict and unrest, Thomas of Hookton returns to England to pursue the Holy Grail... -
![The Circle of Ceridwen by Octavia Randolph]()
The Circle of Ceridwen by Octavia Randolph
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsYoung women with courage. Swords with names. Vikings with tattoos. Danger. Passion. Survival. Warfare. Sheep. And Other Good Things... The year 871, when England was Angle-Land. Of seven Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, five have fallen to the invading Vikings. Across this war-torn landscape travels fifteen year old Ceridwen, now thrust into the lives of the conquerors... -
![The Emerald Isle by Angela Elwell Hunt]()
The Emerald Isle by Angela Elwell Hunt
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsInterweaving two captivating stories of romance and intrigue, humor and faith, The Emerald Isle wraps up the multi-colored threads of Angela Elwell Hunt's The Heirs of Cahira O'Connor series in a page-turning conclusion that will satisfy both spirit and heart... -
![Someday in Paris by Olivia Lara]()
Someday in Paris by Olivia Lara
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsA magical new love story about star-crossed lovers, perfect for hopeless romantics and fans of One Day and The Notebook. Finding the one is only the beginning...1954. Zara is fifteen the first time she meets Leon. During a power cut in a small French museum, the two spend one short hour in the dark talking about their love for art, Monet and Paris. Neither knows what the other looks like...Categorized as:
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![Night Train to Marrakech by Dinah Jefferies]()
Night Train to Marrakech by Dinah Jefferies
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsMARRAKECH 1966 Vicky Baudin steps onto a train winding through Morocco, looking for the grandmother she has never met. It’s an epic journey that’ll take her to the edge of Atlas Mountains – and closer to the answers she’s been craving all her life. But dark secrets whisper amongst the dunes. And in unlocking the mystery of Clemence’s past, Vicky will unearth great danger too . . -
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Ireland by Frank Delaney
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsIn the winter of 1951, a storyteller, the last practitioner of an honored, centuries-old tradition, arrives at the home of nine-year-old Ronan O'Mara in the Irish countryside. For three wonderful evenings, the old gentleman enthralls his assembled local audience with narratives of foolish kings, fabled saints, and Ireland's enduring accomplishments before moving on...Categorized as:
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![Wait for Me: A Novel by Santa Montefiore]()
Wait for Me: A Novel by Santa Montefiore
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom #1 internationally bestselling author Santa Montefiore comes a gripping new novel of enduring love and devastating secrets, sweeping across England during WWII to Australia five decades later, based on a true story.Rupert promised he was going to come back. All Florence had to do was wait... -
![The Silver Sword by Angela Elwell Hunt]()
The Silver Sword by Angela Elwell Hunt
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe auburned-haired O'Connor women share a bond far deeper than their striking physical appearance: These courageous, high-spirited women all push against societal limits in this exciting historical, romantic novel that spans generations and countries... -
![A Letter of Mary by Laurie R. King]()
A Letter of Mary by Laurie R. King
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 43 ratingsThe third book in the Mary Russell–Sherlock Holmes series.It is 1923. Mary Russell Holmes and her husband, the retired Sherlock Holmes, are enjoying the summer together on their Sussex estate when they are visited by an old friend, Miss Dorothy Ruskin, an archeologist just returned from Palestine...Categorized as:
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Duty by Rachel Rossano
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsDuty to King Tomas Dyrease, the newly made Earl of Irvaine and the village of Wisenvale, owes his good fortune to his king and the recent civil war. When his benefactor demands Tomas marry the cousin of a noble, he obeys. However, no one warned him that she wasn’t a typical noblewoman...Categorized as:
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![A Glove Shop in Vienna and Other Stories by Eva Ibbotson]()
A Glove Shop in Vienna and Other Stories by Eva Ibbotson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEva Ibbotson has proven that romantic fiction can be funny, well written, and even a little erudite. Her novel Magic Flutes won the Romantic Novelists Association award and, along with A Company of Swans , was a Booklist Editors' Choice selection. The New York Times said of Madensky Square that "she has fine-tuned-and perhaps even enlarged-the [romantic] genre... -
![The Age of Chivalry (Bulfinch's Medieval Mythology) by Thomas Bulfinch]()
The Age of Chivalry (Bulfinch's Medieval Mythology) by Thomas Bulfinch
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsOne of the leading popularisers of classical learning in the nineteenth century, Thomas Bulfinch made the myths and legends of the ancient and medieval world available to American audiences through his three decisive works, The Age of Fable, The Age of Chivalry, and Legends of Charlemagne, collectively published and widely known as Bulfinch's Mythology...Categorized as:
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![Mood Indigo by Boris Vian]()
Mood Indigo by Boris Vian
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 43 ratingsThe basis of the new major movie from Michel Gondry, starring Audrey Tautou, the beloved French modern classic hailed as "the most poignant love story of our time" by Raymond QueneauThe story is simple: Boy meets girl; boy marries girl; girl falls ill on their honeymoon with a water lily on the lung, which can only be treated by being surrounded by flowers; boy goes broke desperately trying to... -
![Christie, Agatha - Spiders Web by Christie Agatha]()
Christie, Agatha - Spiders Web by Christie Agatha
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsClarissa, the wife of a Foreign Office diplomat, is given to daydreaming. ‘Supposing I were to come down one morning and find a dead body in the library, what should I do?’ she muses. Clarissa has her chance to find out when she discovers a body in the drawing-room of her house in Kent... -
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The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 44 ratingsDedicated to all who "appreciate wisteria and sunshine," The Enchanted April is Elizabeth Von Armin's dreamlike celebration of womanhood, friendship, and love. Published in 1922 to critical acclaim, The Enchanted April follows the story of four Mrs. Wilkins and Mrs. Arbuthnot, two housewives whose marriages have lost their spark; Mrs... -
![Diviner's Prophecy by Nicolette Andrews]()
Diviner's Prophecy by Nicolette Andrews
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMaea is cursed. A sorcerer took away her past leaving her with little more than her name. When she discovers that the sorcerer took her memories to cover up a plot that threatens her kingdom, she realizes it is up to her to stop him. But she has to break her curse first, and that means finding the sorcerer... -
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![The Shield of Three Lions by Pamela Kaufman]()
The Shield of Three Lions by Pamela Kaufman
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe return of a classic, by bestselling author Pamela Kaufman. “Richly rewarding, superbly written. . . . The richness of the characters, the historical details, and the story as a whole make this novel a memorable reading experience.”—Chicago Sun-Times Eleven-year-old Alix is the daughter of the baron of Wanthwaite, whose lands along the Scottish border are among the best in England...Categorized as:
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![The Sword by Bryan M. Litfin]()
The Sword by Bryan M. Litfin
Four hundred years after a deadly virus and nuclear war destroyed the modern world, a new and noble civilization emerges. In this kingdom, called Chiveis, snowcapped mountains provide protection, and fields and livestock provide food. The people live medieval-style lives, with almost no knowledge of the "ancient" world...Categorized as:
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![Lord of Raven's Peak by Catherine Coulter]()
Lord of Raven's Peak by Catherine Coulter
Rated: 3.85 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsMerrik Haraldsson, the younger brother of Rorik, the Lord of Hawkfell Island, embarks on a journey that begins in Kiev where he comes away with two slaves-- Laren and her younger brother. Laren wants to tell stories to earn enough silver and gold to buy her and her little brother from Merik, only he refuses to sell her... -
![Never Anyone But You by Rupert Thomson]()
Never Anyone But You by Rupert Thomson
Rated: 3.82 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThe true story of a love affair between two extraordinary women becomes a literary tour deforce in this novel that recreates the surrealist movement in Paris and the horrors of the two world wars with a singular incandescence and intimacy.In the years preceding World War I, two young women meet, by chance, in a provincial town in France... -
![Set in Stone by Stela Brinzeanu]()
Set in Stone by Stela Brinzeanu
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn medieval Moldova, two women from opposing backgrounds fall in love.But this is a world where a woman’s role is defined by religion and class. To make a life together means defying their families, the law, and the Church. The closer they become, and the more they refuse the roles assigned to them, the more sacrifices they have to make... -
![Where Magic Dwells by Rexanne Becnel]()
Where Magic Dwells by Rexanne Becnel
Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsA THORNY ROSE, SHE BLOOMED WITH PASSION No man dared touch the proud Wynne ab Gruffydd, Seeress of Radnor, whose heart belonged to the children she raised, five orphans, bastards of war. Awed by her magic, would-be suitors kept their distance. Until the fierce English knight rode into Radnor Forest on a mission to seize one of her children .. -
![The Maid of the White Hands by Rosalind Miles]()
The Maid of the White Hands by Rosalind Miles
Rated: 3.77 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIsolde’s day has come. In Ireland her mother, the Queen, lies dying. The throne of the Emerald Isle, one of the last strongholds of the Goddess, awaits her. But while Ireland is her destiny, Isolde is already Queen of Cornwall, trapped in a loveless marriage to the mean-spirited King Mark. Her true love is his nephew, Tristan of Lyonesse, who has never married, remaining faithful to Isolde... -
![Three-Martini Lunch by Suzanne Rindell]()
Three-Martini Lunch by Suzanne Rindell
Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsFrom the author of the “thrilling” (The Christian Science Monitor) novel The Other Typist comes an evocative, multilayered story of ambition, success, and secrecy in 1950s New York. In 1958, Greenwich Village buzzes with beatniks, jazz clubs, and new ideas—the ideal spot for three ambitious young people to meet... -
![Laughable Loves: A Novel by Milan Kundera]()
Laughable Loves: A Novel by Milan Kundera
Rated: 3.82 of 5 stars · 42 ratings"An intellectual heavyweight and a pure literary virtuoso, Milan Kundera takes some of Freud's most cherished complexes and irreverently whirls them about in acts of legerdemain that capture our darkest, deepest human passions. . . . The tales in Laughable Loves surprise and illuminate. . . . Kundera's world is complex, full of mockeries and paradoxes... -
![Revenant Eve by Sherwood Smith]()
Revenant Eve by Sherwood Smith
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKim is happily planning her wedding when she finds herself pulled two centuries back in time. It's 1795, the rise of Napoleon, and Kim is now a guardian spirit for a twelve-year-old kid who will either become Kim's ancestor . . . or the timeline will alter and Kim will vanish, along with Dobrenica... -
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![Harlot Queen by Hilda Lewis]()
Harlot Queen by Hilda Lewis
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIsabella of France was proud to be wed to the handsome Edward II of England, but her joy soon turned to rancor, for Piers Gaveston, an egotistical and mercenary courtier, usurped her husband's bed. No woman could compete with her beauty, but another man? What could she do at the age of fourteen? Wait, only wait. And so she waited, nursing her anger, rejection, and disgust...Categorized as:
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Jane by Robin Maxwell
Rated: 3.74 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsCambridge, England: 1905. Jane Porter is hardly a typical woman of her time. The only female student in Cambridge University’s medical program, she is far more comfortable in a lab coat, dissecting corpses, than she is in a corset and gown, sipping afternoon tea... -
![The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen by Syrie James]()
The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen by Syrie James
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsMany rumors abound about a mysterious gentleman said to be the love of Jane's life;finally, the truth may have been found.. -
![The Knight of the Sacred Lake by Rosalind Miles]()
The Knight of the Sacred Lake by Rosalind Miles
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsLast in a line of proud queens elected to rule the fertile lands of the West, true owner of the legendary Round Table, guardian of the Great Goddess herself . . . a woman whose story has never been told--until now.As High King and Queen, Arthur and Guenevere reign supreme across the many kingdoms of Great Britain...Categorized as:
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Child of the Northern Spring by Persia Woolley
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsIn the tradition of The Once and Future King and Mists of Avalon, Persia Woolley has created a rich, highly readable, startlingly original recreation of the tale of Arthur--seen from Guinevere's point of view. Previously published by Poseidon. In an age alive with portents and magic, a spirited young beauty rode out of the rugged Celtic lands to wed the great warrior king, Arthur...Categorized as:
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![A World Apart by Nora Roberts]()
A World Apart by Nora Roberts
A ravishing medieval demon slayer arrives in twenty-first century New York to brave a strange new world—and a man who will be her destiny... -
![Maelyn by Anita Valle]()
Maelyn by Anita Valle
Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsMonths later, the king returned home and presented his astonished queen with not one, but nine baby girls. “One from each kingdom I visited,” said the king. “They are orphans.” The queen wept joyously at the row of cradles, each bearing a sleeping infant. After bestowing a kiss on each child’s forehead she said, “Now they are princesses.” Book 1: Maelyn was not born a princess...Categorized as:
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![Lady of the Forest by Jennifer Roberson]()
Lady of the Forest by Jennifer Roberson
Rated: 3.72 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsAs the gates of Ravenskeep swing open and a young woman flees into the primeval depths of Sherwood Forest and into the arms of the man she loves, a saga of exceptional power and remarkable passion begins... He is Sir Robery Locksley--the heroic nobleman who has turned his back on all he knows to embark on a dangerous quest for justice in an England torn apart by treachery, betrayal and war...Categorized as:
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![The Viking's Witch by Kelli A. Wilkins]()
The Viking's Witch by Kelli A. Wilkins
Rated: 3.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsScotland, 803 A.D. About to be burned at the stake by her fellow villagers, Odaria does what any betrayed witch facing certain death would do. She calls down a curse. Within seconds, rampaging Norsemen raid the village, capturing everyone except her. But her reprieve is short-lived, and Odaria lands in the clutches of the Norse leader Rothgar... -
![The Rainbow by David Herbert Lawrence]()
The Rainbow by David Herbert Lawrence
Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsThe Rainbow is a 1915 novel by British author D. H. Lawrence. It follows three generations of the Brangwen family, particularly focusing on the sexual dynamics of, and relations between, the characters... -
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![The Everlasting by Katy Simpson Smith]()
The Everlasting by Katy Simpson Smith
Rated: 3.36 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNEW YORK TIMES BEST HISTORICAL FICTION OF 2020"Only Katy Simpson Smith could have written a novel of such elegance, emotional power, and grace. The Everlasting, a quadruple love story spanning two millennia, is no less than the story of love itself—its frustrations and thrills, its blunders and transcendent glories. Meraviglioso... -
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Matrix by Lauren Groff
Rated: 3.68 of 5 stars · 56 ratingsOne of our best American writers, Lauren Groff returns with her exhilarating first new novel since the groundbreaking Fates and Furies... -
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The Thorn and the Blossom by Theodora Goss, Scott McKowen
Rated: 3.34 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsOne enchanting romance. Two lovers keeping secrets. And a uniquely crafted book that binds their stories forever. When Evelyn Morgan walked into the village bookstore, she didn’t know she would meet the love of her life. When Brendan Thorne handed her a medieval romance, he didn’t know it would change the course of his future...Categorized as:
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