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The Immortals by Tamora Pierce
The Immortals by Tamora Pierce, is the story of Verilidaine Sarrasri (known as Daine), a parentless girl with an extraordinary talent... -
Mistborn: The Wax and Wayne Series: The Alloy of Law, Shadows of Self, The Bands of Mourning by Brandon Sanderson
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsThis discounted Mistborn ebundle Alloy of Law, Shadows of Self, The Bands of MourningFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson, the Wax & Wayne series is a heist story of political intrigue and magical, martial-arts action... -
Nana, Vol. 21 by Ai Yazawa
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsReads R to L (Japanese Style). The all-time best-selling shojo title in Japan Tragedy strikes as the Search Weekly team takes their snooping too far! Hounded to the limit by remorseless reporters, Ren spins his car off the icy road in a horrible accident that will change the course of everyone's future.. -
The Silent Shield by Jeff Wheeler
Thrust into the heart of events threatening to rip her kingdom apart, young Trynne Kiskaddon will gain new powers and see old allies fall and new heroes rise as the battle for the kingdom and the lands beyond begins.Courtly intrigue and rumors of invasion plunge Kingfountain into turmoil as the search for Trynne’s father begins in earnest... -
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The Forsaken Throne by Jeff Wheeler
A devastating disaster has left the Forbidden Court in ashes, its fountains destroyed, and its magic at risk. It was destined as the site of Trynne Kiskaddon’s coronation as empress. Now, all Trynne can imagine is the roar of flames, the cries of Gahalatine’s people, and the smell of cinders in a city gone dark... -
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Vol. 14 by Rifujin na Magonote
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsCASTLE IN THE SKYNanahoshi, Rudeus, and the rest of their group take a trip to Perugius’s mysterious floating fortress, seeking adventure and a once-in-a-lifetime chance to learn new magic. What they find instead is disaster as one of their number is struck down by a deadly illness... -
暁のヨナ 10 [Akatsuki no Yona 10] by Mizuho Kusanagi, Sandra Nogués Graell
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsThis bundles contains volumes 1-10 of Yona of the Dawn by Mizuho Kusanagi. A red-haired princess loses her family and her kingdom… Now she must rise and fight for her throne! Princess Yona lives an ideal life as the only princess of her kingdom. Doted on by her father, the king, and protected by her faithful guard Hak, she cherishes the time spent with the man she loves, Su-won... -
Nana, Vol. 19 by Ai Yazawa
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsThe all-time best-selling shojo title in Japan R to L (Japanese Style). The tabloid feeding frenzy has finally brought Blast down, but Nana is determined to keep hope alive. She's going to take a gig as a solo artist, and even accept acting jobs she has no interest in. As long as she keeps herself in the spotlight, she knows there's a chance Blast can make a comeback... -
Yona of the Dawn, Vol. 2 by Mizuho Kusanagi, Sandra Nogués Graell
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsA red-haired princess loses her family and her kingdom… Now she must rise and fight for her throne!Princess Yona lives an ideal life as the only princess of her kingdom. Doted on by her father, the king, and protected by her faithful guard Hak, she cherishes the time spent with the man she loves, Su-won... -
The Hero's Lot by Patrick W. Carr
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsRiveting Sequel from Christian Fantasy's Most Talented New Voice When Sarin Valon, the corrupt secondus of the conclave, flees Erinon and the kingdom, Errol Stone believes his troubles have at last ended. But other forces bent on the destruction of the kingdom remain and conspire to accuse Errol and his friends of a conspiracy to usurp the throne... -
The King's Scrolls by Jaye L. Knight
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFollowing the harrowing events that brought them to Landale Forest, Jace and Kyrin have settled comfortably into their new lives and the mission of protecting those under the emperor’s persecution. The fast approach of winter brings with it the anticipation of a quiet few months ahead... -
Deny by Tricia Mingerink
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAll lies have consequences. Promoted to the top rank among King Respen’s assassins, First Blade Leith Torren hides his involvement with the Resistance. How many lies will it take to protect his secret? Renna Faythe has done nothing but survive for the past four years, but now Leith’s courage inspires her to try to be something more. If only she could figure out what that duty might be...Categorized as:
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Samara's Peril by Jaye L. Knight
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhen news arrives that Emperor Daican has been in contact with his chief war strategist, it signals potential doom for the country of Samara. Determined to intervene, the resistance in Landale, headed by Lady Anne, embark on a covert mission in hopes of unearthing further information. However, a shocking discovery leads to complications no one could have foreseen... -
Half-Blood by Jaye L. Knight
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe gasps and murmuring grew. Though some were hardly more than whispers, clear words reached Jace’s ears—dangerous, monster, animal, soulless. He tried to back away from their accusing eyes, but the collar pulled hard against his throat and held him in place... -
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Hereafter by Jody Hedlund
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe third lost princess. The final key to the treasure. And a battle for the throne. Growing up deep in the forest as a poor charcoal burner’s daughter, Emmeline has always known her identity as a princess of Mercia, and she lives in fear of being caught and killed... -
Deliver by Tricia Mingerink
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratings2018 Alliance Award FinalistCan something broken ever heal? Martyn is broken. After torturing his best friend, he doesn't belong anywhere in Acktar. No matter how far he runs, he can't lose his guilt. Leith is broken. While healing from the torture he received at Nalgar Castle, he struggles to find his new role. But can a Blade ever run from his past? The country is broken...Categorized as:
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Exiles by Jaye L. Knight
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsExiled after their defeat in Samara, the Resistance struggles to find allies in their quest to restore King Balen to his throne and put an end to the emperor’s tyranny. When the crete people refuse to lend their aid, Balen leads a group to Dorland to reason with them and win their support...Categorized as:
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Entwined by Jody Hedlund
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDuring a time when legends were born . . .ENTWINEDA princess cursed from birth, a loyal knight worthy of being king, and a sword that can determine their destiny.After growing up on a remote farm, Lis learns she is the rightful heir to the throne of Norvegia...Categorized as:
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Emerald of the Sea by Kimberly Pearl
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsBackstabbing pirates. Extravagant dinner parties. Falling in love with the one man who’s out of reach. Seventeen-year-old Emma doesn’t know who she is or where she came from. The not-exactly-legal merchant ship she was raised on is the only home she’s ever known, and she’s had enough of the captain’s lies...Categorized as:
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Beguiled by Jody Hedlund
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn a land where being the fairest maiden is a curse . . .A princess rejected and hunted by her mother, and a prince who lives as a shunned outcast.Princess Pearl flees for her life after her mother, Queen Margery, tries to have her killed during a hunting expedition. Pearl finds refuge on the Isle of Outcasts among criminals and misfits, disguising her face with a veil so no one recognizes her... -
Besotted by Jody Hedlund
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn a land where being the fairest maiden is a curse . . .A young queen trying to stay alive until she comes of age to rule, and a prince turned into a pauper.Queen Aurora of Mercia has spent her entire life deep in Inglewood Forest, hiding from Warwick’s Queen Margery, who seeks her demise. As the time draws near for Aurora to take the throne, she happens upon a handsome woodcutter... -
Bitter Winter by Jaye L. Knight
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAlready struggling with a harsh winter and the threat of food shortage, a catastrophic event leaves those in the Landale camps reeling. Just when things couldn’t get much worse, camp members fall ill with the same devastating sickness that’s sweeping across the country.Determined to gain the cure, Jace sets off to Valcré... -
Beholden by Jody Hedlund
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsIn a land where being the fairest maiden is a curse . . .A beautiful noblewoman with a terrible secret, and a prince subjected to slavery.Upon the death of her wealthy father, Lady Gabriella is condemned to work in Warwick’s gem mine. As she struggles to survive the dangerous conditions, her kindness and beauty shine as brightly as the jewels the slaves excavate...Categorized as:
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To Bind Fire by D.E. Carlson
A powerful imposter. A land torn by war. Their only hope-a child born in innocence. And Iris has killed him.Iris is a frightened girl thrust into a foreign world by her own terrible mistake.Besaun is Crown Prince of the Fire Empire who would rather tinker than assume the throne.Both are fated to save the world.Iris knows little of her past and less of her heritage, but she knows Fire... -
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The Black Crow Flies: by L.B. Perdan
Ten years ago, their city burned around them. Now they are on opposite sides of a country crumbling into war. Catrice Aetos, a Follower of the Creator, has been on the run since her family was wiped out and home burned to the ground. Blaze Laskaris is a High Crow, an elite soldier, and commissioned by the Commander to hunt the Followers down...Categorized as:
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Winter's Maiden by Morgan L. Busse
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWarrior. Survivor. Daughter of the North.From the moment she is born, Brighid fights to survive in the wastelands of Nordica as a clanless one. But when a new power arrives offering a trial to join the Nordic warriors, Brighid enters, hoping to rise above her station. Soon she becomes one of their fiercest fighters and joins the war against the south... -
Foremost by Jody Hedlund
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA second princess. Another key to the treasure. And a cruel king desperate to squelch the growing rebellion. Raised in an isolated abbey, Lady Maribel desires nothing more than to become a nun and continue practicing her healing arts. She’s carefree and happy with her life…until a visitor comes to the abbey and reveals her true identity as one of the lost princesses... -
Where Darkness Dwells by Andrea Renae
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA land plagued with darkness and grief is all Amyrah knows, but when luminescent creatures appear in the Vale, her inborn gift awakens and allows her to see the shadows for what they are. Caught between fear and the pull of light on her soul, she must decide whether her convictions are worth shattering the beliefs of those she loves... -
Enamored by Jody Hedlund
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsDuring a time when legends were born . . .ENAMOREDA princess in need of a husband, a young Sage who cannot have her, and a web of deceit that threatens their love.Having been raised by her childless aunt and uncle, the king and queen, Princess Elinor finds herself the only heir to the throne of Norvegia... -
The Bride of Lycaster by Perci Jay
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen you are brought up to be only a bride, you are nothing until you are married. Then someone else decides what you are. Serafina Ravenwood is a liar. Caught between bloodthirsty giants destroying her homeland and a cruel Duke who shatters her family, Serafina only has one option to survive—marry the heir to the Dukedom of Lycaster... -
The Silent Songbird by Melanie Dickerson
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsEvangeline is gifted with a heavenly voice, but she is trapped in a sinister betrothal until she embarks on a daring escape and meets brave Westley le Wyse...Categorized as:
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Evermore by Jody Hedlund
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn ancient key. A secret treasure. And a princess destined to use them both to fight evil and restore peace. Raised by a noble family, Lady Adelaide has always known she’s an orphan... -
For Love and Honor by Jody Hedlund
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLady Sabine is harboring a skin blemish, one, that if revealed, could cause her to be branded as a witch, put her life in danger, and damage her chances of making a good marriage. After all, what nobleman would want to marry a woman so flawed? Sir Bennet is returning home to protect his family from an imminent attack by neighboring lords who seek repayment of debts... -
The Beautiful Pretender by Melanie Dickerson
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsWhat happens when a margrave realizes he’s fallen in love with a servant? The Margrave of Thornbeck has to find a bride, fast. He invites ten noble-born ladies from around the country to be his guests at Thornbeck Castle for two weeks, a time to test these ladies and reveal their true character...Categorized as:
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With These Last Breaths by Vanessa Rasanen
Every journey must end... one way or another.And in Declan's experience, that usually means death.Death of his enemies. Death of his friends.Their one hope of surviving is in the hands of a man he wants to see suffer... even if it means letting the darkness within take over.But even if he retrieves the dagger, he could still lose everything.He could still lose her...Categorized as:
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First Daughter by Susan Kaye Quinn
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTHIS IS THE THIRD BOOK in the Dharian Affairs Trilogy! (steampunk fantasy romance) The Dharian Affairs is now OPTIONED FOR VIRTUAL REALITY by Immersive Entertainment! Skyships, saber duels, and lots of royal intrigue.. -
The Princess Spy by Melanie Dickerson
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsMargaretha has always been a romantic, and hopes her newest suitor, Lord Claybrook, is destined to be her one true love. But then an injured man is brought to Hagenheim Castle, claiming to be an English lord who was attacked by Claybrook and left for dead. And only Margaretha---one of the few who speaks his language---understands the wild story...Categorized as:
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A Daring Sacrifice by Jody Hedlund
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe only thing harder than fighting for what’s right…is fighting their feelings for each other. For three years, the Cloaked Bandit has terrorized Wessex, robbing the nobility by knifepoint and a well-placed arrow...Categorized as:
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The Passion of Dolssa by Julie Berry
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsI must write this account, and when I have finished, I will burn it. Buried deep within the archives of a convent in medieval France is an untold story of love, loss, and wonder and the two girls at the heart of it all. Dolssa is an upper-crust city girl with a secret lover and an uncanny gift... -
The Warrior Maiden by Melanie Dickerson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling author Melanie Dickerson comes a fresh reimagining of the classic Mulan tale. “When it comes to happily-ever-afters, Melanie Dickerson is the undisputed queen of fairy-tale romance, and all I can say is—long live the queen!” —Julie Lessman, award-winning author She knows women are expected to marry, cook, and have children, not go to war...Categorized as:
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The Noble Servant by Melanie Dickerson
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsShe lost everything to an evil conspiracy . . . but that loss may just give her all she ever wanted. Since meeting Steffan, the Duke of Wolfberg, at Thornbeck Castle, Lady Magdalen has not been able to stop thinking about him...Categorized as:
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Royal Rescue by A. Alex Logan
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsAt age eighteen, when they become marriageable, all royal children in the Thousand Kingdoms must either go questing to rescue another royal or be hidden away to await rescue themselves. Some go the traditional route of princes rescuing princesses, but not all princes want to be rescuers…and some would rather rescue other princes... -
Lie by Natalia Jaster
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOnce upon a time, there lived a liar... In the Kingdom of Autumn, Aspen is a girl of the trees. She’s a girl who knows her way around a falsehood. She’s the artful liar who steals from the Crown. Once upon a time, there lived a knight... In the shadows of a castle, Aire is a man of the wind. He’s a man who sees through Aspen’s treachery. He’s the relentless knight who pursues her...Categorized as:
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Shard of Glass by Emily Deady
Once she was a noblewoman.Now she is a palace servant.Ashlin never pictured herself scrubbing floors. But with the family savings depleted and her stepmother crippled by grief, Ashlin selflessly takes a job at the royal palace. She can pursue her dreams of becoming a seamstress someday in the future...Categorized as:
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Once Upon a Prince (Royal Wedding Series) by Rachel Hauck
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsThe story that inspired the Hallmark Original movie! He’s a royal prince. She’s an ordinary girl. But this holiday could change everything. Susanna Truitt never dreamed of a great romance or being treated like a princess—just to marry the man she has loved for twelve years. But life isn’t going according to plan...Categorized as:
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Kingdom of Feathers by Alice Ivinya
The King is dead. Chaos reigns…A life of messy politics and war was never what Brianna planned. Now she has to navigate a world where everyone seems set against her while trying to fix the country’s problems. She must show no weakness, for only then can she marry the man she loves and take her place as queen... -
The Merchant's Daughter by Melanie Dickerson
Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsAn unthinkable danger. An unexpected choice. Annabel, once the daughter of a wealthy merchant, is trapped in indentured servitude to Lord Ranulf, a recluse who is rumored to be both terrifying and beastly. Her circumstances are made even worse by the proximity of Lord Ranulf s bailiff a revolting man who has made unwelcome advances on Annabel in the past... -
An Alchemist's Vow by Helen Scheuerer
Perfect for fans of Sarah J Maas, Jennifer L. Armentrout, Shelby Mahurin and Tricia Levenseller, An Alchemist’s Vow is the FREE prequel novella to Helen Scheuerer’s next binge-worthy romantic fantasy series.With her death carved into a magic fate stone, Althea Zoltaire has always longed for one thing: to become a legendary warrior... -
I Hate You, I Love You by Bailey B.
Rated: 3.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsLoganShe’s beautiful. Fierce. Nothing at all like the girl I used to know, which is absolutely terrifying because Danika Winters is the only person outside of that room who knows the truth. She could ruin me, and I’m not talking about my reputation. I couldn’t give two shits about what the kids at St. A’s think. I’m talking major, life altering, jail time ruined... -
The Huntress of Thornbeck Forest by Melanie Dickerson
Rated: 3.77 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsSwan Lakemeets Robin Hood when the beautiful daughter of a wealthy merchant by daybecomes the region’s most notorious poacher by night, and falls in love withthe forester. Jorgen is the forester for thewealthy margrave, and must find and capture the poacher who has been killingand stealing the margrave’s game...Categorized as:
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