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My Orc Contract Husband by Veronika Kane
The contract said temporary. My heart missed that memo. No one escapes a hostile takeover quite like this! Six years ago, in an effort to avoid an arranged marriage, I walked away from my ruthless father’s business empire and built a new life as Eastshore Isle’s top realtor. I thought I’d finally left the corporate world—and its power plays—behind... -
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Gold by Lisette Marshall
To challenge the Empire is to challenge Death. .. The Queen. Uniting the Five Kingoms against the Taavi Empire was always a risk. But Tamar didn't expect the Empire to take its revenge only on Redwood. And she certainly didn't expect the Empress to make such an impossible demand: for Runo to return to Raulinna before the month is over. The Assassin...Categorized as:
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Lilly V by Tiya Rayne
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThe Finale to the Epic Story. .. Assassin. Everything I've done, I've done it for her. I would die for Lilly. Now I might have just made the biggest mistake ever. When she needed me the most, I turned my back on her. Lilly. He took me away from my sons and the man I love. I should hate him. Yet, something is different. I think I may be falling for the Dark King. The time has come...Categorized as:
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Babylonia by Costanza Casati
From the author of the bestselling Clytemnestra comes another intoxicating excursion into ancient history, as Casati reimagines the rise to power of the Assyrian empire's only female ruler, Semiramis. When kings fall, queens rise. Nothing about Semiramis's upbringing could have foretold her legacy or the power she would come to wield...Categorized as:
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Inherit the Stars by Amy Ressa
She was born in the shadow of a tyrant. Now she must rise into the light - or be consumed by it…Cyra is a gifted healer with an addiction to using her own dangerous magic... -
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Wives and Wands 2 by Emily Sinfall
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA letter in silver on black, courting the crown princess, and a moonlit dance in the dark. I came to the academy to follow a dream. My world was my wife, my daughter, and the simple life I knew. Now, I'm courting Lucretia, the crown princess, all while my devoted wife supports me. I've only made it through half a semester, and the second half looms, yet my studies are the least of my problems... -
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Must Love Libraries and Libations by Maisy Magill
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe’s planning the party of the year. He’s 1000% done with her sparkly ideas. One grumpy gargoyle. One sunshine half-elf. And one epic clash that will go down in Moonshine Hollow history. Half-elf Primrose Windsong is a walking ray of sunshine who's never met a celebration she couldn't make sparkle... -
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This Rotting Heart by Celeste Baxendell
A princess without a heart. A dying land. A king who will do anything to save his people, even force an alchemist to marry him. Princess Hellebore loves nothing more than she loves decay. It is her specialty as an alchemist, and she expects her skill will serve her well when she one day takes her aunt’s position and becomes her brother’s alchemist...Categorized as:
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Stepping on Roses, Vol. 5 by Rinko Ueda
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsA rags-to-riches romance from the creator of Tail of the Moon! Poor Sumi Kitamura… Her irresponsible older brother Eisuke keeps bringing home orphans for her to take care of even though they can barely afford their own basic needs! Just when Sumi's financial problems become dire, wealthy Soichiro Ashida enters her life with a bizarre he'll provide her with the money she so desperately needs if... -
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To Bewitch a Beast by Greenwriter
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn a land not so far away, there lives a place that lives in the past. .. She is the governess. .. Agatha Blair has been with the Everards for nearly two years. She is plain and barely passes the category of pretty. And she is secretly in love with him. He is the Lord of Devonshire. .. Benedict Everard is the eldest of all Everard children... -
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The Majestic Impostor by Tanya Bird
A relentless love. An impossible choice. Companions are the kingdom’s most beautiful and educated women—possessions of Syrasan’s royal men. Aldara has left the Companion life behind her. Having returned south to her family, she thought all ties to her prince severed. She was wrong. Now she has a secret—one she must keep in order to protect the people she loves... -
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The Promises We Make by L.M. Dalgleish
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAll it takes to change everything is a bottle of tequila and a game of truth or dare. .. I’m living the dream. Seven years after moving to LA with my cousin Beau, the two of us are reaping the rewards of being the lead guitarist and bassist for one of the fastest rising rock bands in the world. The only thing missing is the girl we left behind. Our best friend, Shae... -
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What Courses Through Her Blood by Ashley O'Donovan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe future of the realms rests within her hands. After her impressive victory, the threats Lyra faces only seem to mount. Darkness is spreading. Monsters roam freely. Old enemies resurface. The realms are on the brink of collapse, and a heart-wrenching decision between Colton and Nyx could decide the fate of it all. But the prophesied light to match her darkness is not as simple as it seems... -
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The Common Girl by Tanya Bird
Love has never been more dangerous. Companions are the kingdom’s most beautiful and educated women—possessions of Syrasan’s royal men. But the longstanding tradition is about to change. A new trade agreement between two kings will see women sold across the border. Prince Tyron never wanted a Companion, but now he cannot fathom a life without her... -
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참아주세요, 대공 1 [Cham-ajuseyo, Daegong 1] (Finding Camellia (Novel) #1) by Soye Jin, 진소예
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratings키에런 소후작의 모조품. 베일 후작 부인의 실패작. 루버의 부랑아. 그 모든 것이 그녀. 아니, 그를 칭하는 말이었다. 적어도 클로드 델 이하르를 만나기 전까지는. 클로드는 잠든 카닐리언을 고요하게 응시했다. 머리카락과 같은 금색 속눈썹이 하얀 얼굴에 연한 그림자를 만든다. 제아무리 야외 활동을 싫어한다 해도, 지나치게 하얗고 가늘다. 목엔 변성기의 상징도 도드라지지 않았으며, 무엇보다 사내들의 땀 냄새와는 질적으로 다른 향기가 났다. 후작저 곳곳에 피어난 라벤더 향일까? 아니면 강가에 흐드러지게 핀 양귀비의 향기일까. 향을 더 음미하듯 고개 숙인 그의 코끝에 닿은 보드라운 뺨. 카닐리언이 내뱉은 가는 숨결이 그의 관자놀이를 간질인다. 덩달아 맥박이 빠르게 뛰어대기 시작했다... -
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A Promise of Rage and Ruin by B.L. Talley
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsGoddess. Monster. Queen. What defines a God? Is it power? Ambition? Loyalty? Or is it something far greater—darker—than mortals are willing to admit? If the gods are not bound by the promise of death, nor held to the limits of mortality, what is to stop them from taking everything they desire? Good and evil, right and wrong, to live…or die—concepts ruined through the lens of immortality... -
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The Antagonist's Pet, Season 1 (The Antagonist's Pet (Webtoon) #1) by Harnenn, 하르넨
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsBlessed with the face of an angel, young Sasha Tartt knows a life-altering secret: in this romance novel where she’s just a side character, she’s the only one who knows the true ending! When the antagonist of the story takes a particular liking to her, she must make a decision: help the clever and beautiful Rebecca find a happy ending, or side with the sweet-natured protagonist to ensure her own... -
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Incomplete by L.A. Fiore, Anthony Dwayne
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsYou go through your day on autopilot. Day after day, the same routine. The days meld together, years bleed into the next, molding the life you live. A life you once dreamt would be epic, but instead you fall into the rut we call life. There are days you sit and wonder is the grass really greener on the other side? Does the sun shine brighter? Do the flowers smell sweeter? Until one day. . -
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11处特工皇妃 [Division 11's Princess Agent] by Xiao Xiang Dong Er, 潇湘冬儿
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe was the trusted adviser of the military intelligence unit 11 in the National Security Bureau in charge of collecting intelligence, planning and deployment, arranging assassination missions, and devising strategies in unfriendly countries to obtain victory thousands of miles away. She could be said to be the pinnacle of military intelligence building. ***...Categorized as:
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Castle Town by Anya Merchant
The king is dying and Prince Makoa wishes to replace him. The mighty Heralder King of Osteanus is privy to many time-honored traditions including the right to call upon the four underqueens as consorts. But Makoa is only one of many dozens of competing princes eager for the same prize... -
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The Antagonist's Pet, Season 2 (The Antagonist's Pet (Webtoon) #2) by Harnenn, 하르넨
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsBlessed with the face of an angel, young Sasha Tartt knows a life-altering secret: in this romance novel where she’s just a side character, she’s the only one who knows the true ending! When the antagonist of the story takes a particular liking to her, she must make a decision: help the clever and beautiful Rebecca find a happy ending, or side with the sweet-natured protagonist to ensure her own... -
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The Prince from a Cruel Summer by Anya J. Cosgrove
Summer love cuts to the bone. I didn’t choose to attend the Royal Academy, an elite school full of vicious Fae. I never wished for an arranged marriage to a nasty Shadow prince. I especially never wanted to meet Aidan Summers—the most beautiful man I’ve ever laid eyes on—the one who broke my heart beyond repair. He was the fire to my ice...Categorized as:
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Unconquered by Bertrice Small
Brilliant, Outspoken, Willful - No One Dared Challenge Stunning Miranda’s Wild Ways. .. Except Jared Dunham. Betrothed to this wildcat in a pact that allowed Miranda to remain mistress of her ancestral home off the New England coast, the roguish merchant adventurer turns his wife’s burning rage to searing ecstasy as he fires her most wanton desires... -
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The Claw and the Crowned by Sarah M. Cradit
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFreedom is her desire. Vengeance is his price. Slip into this scintillating tale of a young royal whose loyalty is torn between the prince she was sold to and the tempestuous knight determined to ruin her. Imryll is unfit to be a princess. Everyone has always told her so... -
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The Tragedy of The Villainess by Flowing Honey, 꿀이흐르는
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSeria, a social outcast, has changed. Seria Stern, the wicked woman who made everyone tremble with fear, was now calm. In fact, she wasn’t just changed, she was a completely different person. The moment she realized that she had possessed the body of the villain Seria, in a romance novel, she had a hunch about the future and decided to live low... -
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Wails of the Bound: Beta, Volume 2 by Keri Kusabi
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratings愛は罪と遠ざけるβ×恋を屠ったΩ――俊傑・楔ケリが描く凄艶のオメガバース 待望の続刊! 烏丸の代替として会社の上層部から枕営業を強要され、雀部は徐々に体も心も壊れてゆく。. 抑制剤が効かない肉体に変化していく絶望。. 「信じている」と告げた鵜藤を裏切っている失望。. 鵜藤を想いながらも"Ωの苦しみから逃れたい"と苛まれる中、彼を案じる取引先の社長であり恩人・白取と偶然再会し…。. 一方、かつて烏丸を守れなかった後悔から"βにΩは救えない"と雀部に踏み込めない鵜藤。. その優しさは罪深いものだと、知っていたのなら――。. -
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B.O.D.Y., Vol. 9 by Ao Mimori
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsShe could hire him to date her, but she'd rather win his heart. R to L (Japanese Style). She could hire him to date her, but she'd rather win his heart. Dear Valentine, You saw me at that club last night And then you got into a fight. I tried to make it up to you But suddenly things aren't all right. I didn't even want to go And now I hurt more than you know... -
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B.O.D.Y., Vol. 8 by Ao Mimori
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsShe could hire him to date her, but she'd rather win his heart. R to L (Japanese Style). She could hire him to date her, but she'd rather win his heart. Everyone thinks 16-year-old Ryoko has weird taste in guys because she can't stop drooling over Ryunosuke, the strong silent type who sits next to her in class... -
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악녀는 두 번 산다 1 [Agnyeoneun Du Beon Sanda 1] (The Villainess Lives Again (Novel) #1) by Mint Han, 한민트
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratings모략의 천재, 황제를 만들다! "오빠가 잘되어야 너도 잘되는 거야. ". -온갖 악행을 저질러 오빠를 황제로 만들었다. 하지만 아르티제아의 헌신은 배신으로 돌아왔다. 죽음의 문턱에서 그녀에게 구원의 손을 내민 것은, 정의로운 숙적 세드릭 대공뿐이었다. “계책을 내라. ”. “……. ”. “이 상황을 뒤집을 수 있는 인물을 나는 그대 외에는 떠올리지 못하겠어. 로산 후작. ”. “……. ”. “나에게는 그대의 힘이 필요하다. ”. 이미 기울어진 세력 판도를 뒤집고 도탄에 빠진 제국을 구할 계책은 없다. 그러나 방법은 있다. 모든 것이 잘못되기 이전으로 시간을 돌리는 것. 피의 눈물과 함께 그녀는 자신의 몸을 바쳐 고대마법으로 시간을 돌린다. 이번에는, 실패하지 않으리라...Categorized as:
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Queen to the Sunless Court by Avie Adams
The divine trials are meant to break them. Their forbidden love could save them. Calliste never expected to fall in love with a godless king. When her jealous patron god discovers her secret, he vows to have her at any cost—even if that means stranding her in the Underworld. It’s there that she learns Theron’s own dark past has come for his son... -
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The King of Hel by Grace Draven
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCastil il Veras, a dowerless scribe born of lesser boyars, attends the wedding of her best friend to the notorious cursed king of Helenrisia. It is at the prenuptial celebrations that she becomes bewitched by the mysterious magus king, even as she recognizes that he is forbidden to her... -
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Build Your Own Christmas Movie Romance: Pick Your Plot, Meet Your Man, and Create the Holiday Love Story of a Lifetime by Riane Konc
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCreate the Christmas Romance of Your Dreams Scene by Scene, Twist by Charmingly Predictable Twist. Slip on your favorite Christmas sweater, cozy up to a crackling fire, sip some spiced eggnog, and prepare to experience the ultimate holiday love story. But instead of watching it on some cheesy cable channel, open this book and put yourself in the director’s chair... -
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A Beautiful Surrender by Rachel Mays
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAllison and Eli were best friends, spending every moment together in their small town of Andus. Allison had accepted her dull and monotonous life, never daring to dream bigger while Eli had everything he could possibly want, including the girl of his dreams. Their marriage was inevitable but everything changes when Andus is attacked and the new guard, Nik, enters their life...Categorized as:
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Pregnant in the Italian's Palazzo by Amanda Cinelli
Rated: 3.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsComing soon! Pregnant in the Italian's Palazzo by Amanda Cinelli will be available Jan 24, 2023.Categorized as:
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The Handmaid by Shay Savage
In a bold political move, Sir Branford claims a handmaid as his bride instead of the expected princess in an attempt to spark a war. Poor Alexandra knows little of how to behave as the wife of a future king and knows nothing of the man who is suddenly her husband...Categorized as:
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Rated: 3.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratings네 번째 결혼기념일 밤, 남편의 침실에서 신음 소리가 들려왔다. “내가 그 여자보다 낫다고 말해줘, 어서. ”. 내 쌍둥이 여동생의 목소리였다. -
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A Misplaced Love by Renee M. Palstring
Rated: 2.90 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsAn arranged marriage, a secret love, and one mistake. Estelle, Princess of Isara, has always known one day she would wed, that it is her duty as a princess. However, as long as she can remember she’s dreamed of marrying her best friend, Griffith. She’s always lived in this fantasy, kept her feelings a secret till the day she had the courage to speak them...Categorized as:
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Royal Baby by Mia Carson
Rated: 3.16 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt was supposed to be a one-night stand until he turned out to be a Prince! When Hope sets out to celebrate her last night in France with her best friend, Adriana, she doesn’t count on a one-night stand with Eric, the stranger in the swanky bar. She didn’t plan on him being a prince either, or on falling so hard for him...Categorized as:
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