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Heaven Official's Blessing: Tian Guan Ci Fu Vol. 1 by 墨香铜臭, Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù
Born the crown prince of a prosperous kingdom, Xie Lian was renowned for his beauty, strength, and purity. His years of dedicated study and noble deeds allowed him to ascend to godhood. But those who rise may also fall, and fall he does--cast from the heavens and banished to the world below... -
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Heaven Official's Blessing: Tian Guan Ci Fu (Novel) Vol. 7 by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, Tai3_3
LIFETIMES OF CRUELTY, CENTURIES OF DEVOTIONThe Kiln is open, and White No-Face is back to his full power. The past eight hundred years have not blunted his hatred nor his obsession with Xie Lian—he aims to break Xie Lian down to nothing, even if all of humanity and the heavens themselves are collateral damage.This time, however, Xie Lian will not face him alone... -
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How I Stole the Princess's White Knight and Turned Him to Villainy: Miracle 6 by A.J. Sherwood
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How I Stole the Princess's White Knight and Turned Him to Villainy: The Complete Works by Katie Griffin, Cait Wade
What’s a white knight to do when his princess is causing utter havoc leading in mass murder? Go to the famous Black Sorcerer of Grimslock for help, apparently. What’s a black sorcerer to do when the white knight comes to him for help? Keep him, naturally. Devan does not approve of this payment plan. Tan does. (This compilation includes a bonus short story. It is utter crack...Categorized as:
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The Remarried Empress, Vol. 5 by Alphatart
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsThings are coming to a head between the empress, emperor, and his mistress! Rashta’s secret baby has been found out, Navier must scramble to help her brother avoid banishment, and with all his pieces moved into place, Sovieshu is finally ready to make a move. His plan? File for divorce. But to the astonishment of all, the woman he plans to leave is not Rashta, but the empress herself.. -
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The Remarried Empress, Vol. 6 by Alphatart
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsNavier and Heinrey have agreed to get married! Heinrey is over the moon, despite the political nature of the arrangement for now, but Navier is still reeling from the news of Sovieshu’s plan to divorce her. She must scramble to recover, though, as the emperor wastes no time in announcing his decision... -
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How Tan Acquired an Apprentice by A.J. Sherwood, Cait Wade
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The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter Vol. 3 by Kazuki Irodori, Yatsuki Wakatsu
Although summoned to a fantasy world, with a new title and a stunning knight captain by his side, Kondou’s life is on the up and up! Or so it seems from the outside. But three meals a day, rest breaks, no overtime.. -
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The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter Vol. 2 by Kazuki Irodori, Yatsuki Wakatsu
After a strange Saint-Summoning Ritual transports him to a fantasy world, Seiichiro Kondo just keeps on keeping on. But when he drinks a nutritional supplement to help with his exhaustion, the side effects cause a life-threatening magical sickness.. -
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Edge of the Wild by Lauren Gilley
“Your lordship.” It’s a title Oliver will have to get used to: in just a few short months, he’s gone from the bastard son of a dead duke’s equally-dead brother, plain Oliver Meacham, to Lord Oliver, the royal consort of King Erik of Aeretoll... -
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Betrothed to the Emperor by Kai Butler
I was born to kill the emperor, but first, I must marry him.I trained as an assassin while my twin sister trained to be the empress. My life will be forfeit once I murder the most powerful man on the continent, but I have no choice. If I fail, the Imperium will consume our nation and anyone who rises against them... -
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The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter Manga, Vol. 5 by Kazuki Irodori, Yatsuki Wakatsu
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsTasked with investigating the church, this intrepid bean counter must somehow survive not just the potential political intrigue going on behind the scenes, but also the very air around him! Since magic itself is toxic to Kondou, stepping into a place so inundated could be considered a death sentence.. -
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How I Stole The Princess's White Knight and Turned Him to Villainy: The Coronation: The Complete Works Bonus Short Story by Cait Wade, A.J. Sherwood
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Miners of the Mystics by Penny Moss
Deep in the mountain where magic and mining coincide, penniless Oliver enlists as a Miner of the Mystics. The dream is unfathomable riches, the risk is injury or even death. A risk worth taking for just a glance at Sentinel Tau, an otherworldly being tasked with protecting the mountain’s inhabitants.Oliver’s luck plummets when he suffers a magical curse...Categorized as:
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The Traitor's Curse by Eliot Grayson
Betrayed, beset on all sides, and possibly bewitched… Since the sudden, suspicious, and unlamented death of his father, only one man stands between Lucian and the grudging acceptance of his Benedict, a powerful dusk mage, a military hero, the favorite of the ducal council…and Lucian’s stepbrother.Not that Benedict wants a shackle disguised as a crown... -
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Blood of Wolves by Lauren Gilley
Lord Oliver and King Erik’s party survived capture with the help of some unlikely allies, and now hurry back through treacherous mountain paths to the site of the Midwinter Festival, where Northern celebration turned to bloodshed. From Dreki Hörgr, the ancestral seat of the North, the lords of Aeretoll will march back across the kingdom, wounded, exhausted, and waiting for Ragnar’s next strike...Categorized as:
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브링 더 러브 1 by Zestkyo, 제스트쿄
아름다운 외모와 멋진 매너로 사교계에서도 인기가 높은 힐데브란트가의 장녀 레아. 하지만 그녀에겐 누구에게도 말 못할 고민거리가 있다... -
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Whyborne and Griffin, Books 4-6: Necropolis, Bloodline, and Hoarfrost by Jordan L. Hawk
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsBooks 4-6 in the Best-Selling Whyborne & Griffin Series, now in one convenient download. Save 30% off the cover price of buying separately! Necropolis, Bloodline, and Hoarfrost Whyborne and Griffin join Christine midst the ancient ruins of the pharaohs, to face betrayal, murder, and a legendary sorceress risen from the dead... -
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Champion of the Scarlet Wolf, Book Two by Ginn Hale
Five years after abandoning the Sagrada Acedemy, Elezar Grunito has become infamous in the sanctified circles of noble dueling rings for his brutal temper and lethal blade. Men and women of all ranks gather to cheer and jeer, none of them knowing Elezar’s true purpose. But a violent death outside the ring marks Elezar as a wanted man and sends him into hiding in the far northern wilds of Labara... -
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Champion of the Scarlet Wolf Book One by Ginn Hale
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFive years after abandoning the Sagrada Acedemy ( Lord of the White Hell universe ), Elezar Grunito has become infamous in the sanctified circles of noble dueling rings for his brutal temper and lethal blade. Men and women of all ranks gather to cheer and jeer, none of them knowing Elezar’s true purpose... -
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Heart of Winter by Lauren Gilley
“It so happened that Oliver’s father was a profligate, a playboy, and an exceptional warrior. He was also not at all married to Oliver’s mother, a washerwoman, who died when Oliver was only six.”Oliver Meacham, bastard nephew of the Duke of Drakewell, and a massive disappointment to his father, has just lost all his male relatives to the war with the invading Sels from the West... -
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The Assassin's Dragon by W.M. Fawkes, Sam Burns
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn Atheldinas, everyone’s secrets have been uncovered. Tristram is a half-dragon, Nicholas is a villain scheming to take the throne from his cousin Roland, and eternally sharp Bet is nothing less than a hero.The cost has been high, and now Tristram is forced to amass the armies of Llangard to save his king from Jarl Vidar, the mysterious figure who’s hellbent on tearing Llangard in two... -
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The Remarried Empress, Vol. 8 by Alphatart
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 12 ratings“나비에가 편지를 읽고, 모든 게 오해였다는 걸 깨닫는다면….”나비에를 놓지 못한 소비에슈, 그의 이기적인 선택소비에슈는 라스타에게 이혼을 약속했던 말을 나비에가 들었단 기사를 보고 남들의 눈을 피해 나비에게 편지를 보낸다. 하지만 나비에에게서 별다른 답장이 오지 않고, 자신과 주먹다짐까지 한 카프멘 대공을 서왕국으로 불렀다는 소식에 소비에슈는 나비에와 직접 만나기 위해 결혼식을 서두르고 청첩장을 보낸다. 트로비 공작가를 방문하기 위해서라도 하인리와 함께 초대에 응한 나비에. 한때는 황후로서 거닐던 동대제국에서 가장 피하고 싶었던 소비에슈와 마주하는데……... -
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ENNEAD Vol. 6 [Mature Hardcover] by Mojito
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsDEATH’S EDGEHorus and Seth’s third battle rages on amidst a sandstorm. Seth is in his element until Horus holds Anubis at sword’s point and pleads with the god of war to give up on winning... -
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Devil Venerable Also Wants To Know by Cyan Wings
In a Mary-Sue novel, the readers all liked the Devil Venerable, the second male lead who devoted himself whole-heartedly to the female lead. However the female lead only loved the male lead who abused her physically and mentally.Readers: Why doesn’t the female lead like the Devil Venerable?!Devil Venerable: This Venerable also wants to know...Categorized as:
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Loki's Price by Julie Mannino
The old myths from centuries ago had some things right about Loki: He was bisexual, gender fluid, a trickster, and he did both good and bad things. But the tales made by humans don’t contain everything that happened, and many were warped over time.Loki has spent his centuries playing tricks, traveling, and sleeping with whoever he wants with little regard for consequences... -
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I Feel You Linger in the Air by Violet Rain
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJom, l’architetto incaricato di ristrutturare un’antica villa sul fiume Ping, nel corso dei lavori trova un baule pieno di vecchi disegni conservati con insolita cura. Gli sembrano stranamente familiari ma non ha tempo per dedicarsi a quella deve tornare a Bangkok, perché il suo ragazzo sta per tornare a casa... -
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Recovery by Amy Rae Durreson
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsRaif has always believed in honour and duty. When he is asked to travel to the distant north to wake the dragon Arden from his centuries’ long sleep, he embraces the opportunity. But Arden is not what Raif was expecting: whimsical, mischievous and charming, he frustrates and flusters Raif at every turn.When danger draws them to the lagoon city of Aliann, Raif’s troubles deepen... -
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War Queen by Nicola Tyche
Only blood can end it all.A Fight for the Crown…Betrayed and exiled from the Mercian throne, Norah Andell has survived against those who wish to kill her. Now, she’ll do whatever it takes to reclaim her crown and take back everything she’s lost... -
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Cinders & Ashes Book 3 by X. Aratare
A Gay Fantasy Series Based on Cinderella.Can a human king and a Fae prince’s love overcome ancient hate?Former servant Finn Ashton is now Prince Finrael Ravenspar, beloved son and heir of Fae King Thalanil. Though Finn has finally found his true family, Finn’s heart belongs to human King Rohan De Clare, whom his father has banished from the Fae Empire forever... -
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The Disabled Tyrant's Beloved Pet Fish: Canji Baojun De Zhangxin Yu Chong Vol. 2 #2) by Xue Shan Fei Hu, Kura
In this danmei/Boys’ Love novel series originally released in Chinese–and coming to the English language for the first time–a man is transported into the historical world of a webnovel to win over a tyrant…as his pet fish!When Li Yu falls asleep reading a webnovel about a ruthless, mute tyrant falling in love with a dainty male concubine, he doesn’t expect to wake up inside the world of the... -
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Taming of a Wolf by C.J. Ravenna
JamieCould a grumpy Viking werewolf be the missing piece my broken family needs?Between being a single parent to my little brother and running my late grandma's bookshop, I've got no time for anyone else. I need a guy who will prioritize my brother like I do. If I can't find someone like that, I'd rather be alone forever...Categorized as:
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Magic and Mischief by Megan Derr
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHomoerotic stories involving griffons, demons, dragons, wizards, and thieves. In The Dragon's Treasure, a dragon obsessed with cleanliness quietly pines over a regular customer to his shop. In The Selkie No One Wanted, a selkie who is nothing like his beautiful siblings winds up helping the fisherman he has long admired... -
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Dragon's Dusk by Sam Burns, W.M. Fawkes
I have been a runt, a disappointment, and a monster. Now, I am simply a man.This wouldn’t be so strange, if yesterday, I weren’t a dragon.Locked away and isolated after a vicious attack left a princess blind, my greatest joy has been my bonded rider, Kostya.My Kostya is a prince with the weight of a kingdom on his shoulders... -
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Aleksey's Kingdom by John Wiltshire
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsDoctor Nikolai Hartmann escaped the Hesse-Davian dungeons. He fled civilized Europe to come to the vast wilderness of the New World, where he carved out a home in which he could love openly and without censure—Aleksey’s Kingdom. However, there is an irritating green-eyed, dark-haired flaw in his new paradise... -
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Resistance by Amy Rae Durreson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHow do you rebuild a broken nation? Iskandir doesn’t know, but as resistance leader turned peacetime governor, he’s trying his best, even though he believes his best will never be good enough.But things are about to get a lot worse in Tiallat. First, the rats begin to die. Next, humans begin to sicken too... -
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Miners of the Tempest by Penny Moss
In the depths of the Tesera Mine, Oliver’s hope of finding Tau again fades with each passing day. Just as despair consumes him, his Sentinel returns, only a shadow of the mighty being he once was.Oliver swears revenge against those responsible, but there’s no time to plan or savour being reunited, as a deadly mistake forces him and his friends to escape...Categorized as:
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Dragon's Blood by S. Legend
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThe Thrilling Conclusion to the Tristan Trilogy Tristan's got it made. He fights alongside his beloved, he has two men who dote on him faithfully, and the stars have promised him he's to do great things for his Elven people... -
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브링 더 러브 2 by Zestkyo, 제스트쿄
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The Archer's Heart by Astrid Amara
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsIn the ancient kingdom of Marhavad, noblemen dominate the lower castes, wielding mystic weapons, known as shartas, against any who oppose them. For generations the rule of Marhavad’s kings has been absolute. But now the line of succession is divided, and whispers of revolution are heard in even the royal palace. Keshan Adaru, an outspoken man of unearthly charms, welcomes these changes... -
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The Prince and the Ice King by Amanda Meuwissen
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsEvery Winter Solstice, the Emerald Kingdom sends the dreaded Ice King a sacrifice—a corrupt soul, a criminal, a deviant, or someone touched by magic. Prince Reardon has always loathed this tradition, partly because he dreams of love with another man instead of a future queen.Then Reardon’s best friend is discovered as a witch and sent to the Frozen Kingdom as tribute... -
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Faraway Wanderers by Priest
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 27 ratings番外已更~谁是谁的天涯过客？一场始料未及的邂逅，一个没有结局的开始，一座城，一个人。第一篇文章，分两次更新，感谢大家的支持。欢迎关注微博@-浅青衣-"Faraway Wanderers"A tale about the former leader of a special organization that served under royalty, now leaving his past life behind and unintentionally getting involved with the martial world... -
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Coil of Boughs by Penny Moss
Skilled archer Ryurikov enjoys an unfettered life of thieving and debauchery. He wasn’t expecting to die at the hands of a witch while trying to steal from her. Neither did he expect to be revived by spirits with morally stringent demands. Or to be followed by a demon, hungry for his dreams. Luckily, Ryurikov has plenty of good dreams to trade in exchange for the demon’s help...Categorized as:
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The River Prince by Sheena Jolie, S.J. Himes
From bestselling author SJ Himes writing as Sheena Jolie comes the long-awaited new book in the Realms of Love Series! The countries of Eistrea and Hellebore were once one land, torn asunder by a brutal war...Categorized as:
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An Article Of Lies by Lisa Oliver
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAnother one of those MM Arranged Marriage Stories between two princes this time.Prince Remy of Bentley was happy enough in his life. He had a loving family, and could keep himself busy every day, especially caring for his lizard, Daisy...Categorized as:
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A Shield of Fate and Ruin by Nicole Bailey
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen the world is at war.No one is safe.Not even the gods.Apollo would hide with Hyacinth and hold him until the sun burned out.But that is not their destiny.When Ares arrives announcing a turn of the tides and war thundering towards Niria, Apollo and Hyacinth take on a journey to save everyone from Zeus’ wrath.But when things don’t go as planned, they might destroy themselves instead... -
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Shield Mate by Eressë
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLong-held traditions have ruled Ranael Mesare’s life. He has always done what is expected of him … until now. Now he lusts after low-born Vaeren Henaz. But Vaeren is not interested. He has had to struggle his entire life and isn’t going to allow anyone to stop him from reaching his goals. Romance author Eresse takes you back to her fantasy world in Shield Mate, Book 7 of Chronicles of Ylandre... -
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定海浮生录 [Dinghai Fusheng Records] by Arise Zhang, Fei Tian Ye Xiang
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings仙术、法宝、神通，以及天地间浩浩瀚瀚的灵气，一夜之间消踪匿迹，众多驱魔师尽成凡人。三百年后，五胡入关，拉开了华夏大地一场大动荡的序幕，亦随之带来了千魃夜行，神州覆灭的末日。幸而在这万法归寂的长夜里，尚有一枚星辰，在地平线上熠熠生辉。心灯现世，光耀四野，一名年方十六，并将在二十岁那天结束自己生命的少年，踏上了找回被封印的天地灵气的道路——只剩四年时间前路荆棘重重，看上去不太像能成功的样子。陈星：“关键现在全天底下就只有我一个驱魔师，唯一能用的法术就是发光，我能怎么办？”耐心等候吧，待定海珠再现人间之际，众生浮沉的命运轨迹，将被彻底打乱重新交汇。陈星：“给我配个正常点的护法武神行吗？”你的护法不是很能打吗？陈星：“能打是能打，可他疯起来连我都打……”这没办法，怪就怪你自己色令智昏吧。"Dinghai Fusheng Records"Immortal arts, magic weapons,...
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