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A Sea of Vows and Silence by Whit Stanfield
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsUntil the sea dries up. Until the moon burns out. Celestial events are untouched by mortals. But one morning, in the birth of spring, two sisters force a rare solar eclipse into the sky, silencing the sun to make a desperate plea to the moon. And the moon—seer, secret-keeper, and goddess of sea and sirens—answers. Her response summons a rift between Cebrinne and Selena... -
A Shadow and a Storm by Adelaide Blaike
Devastated by Mathias’ decision to return home, Ren knows he should be focusing on the challenges that ruling his country will bring. Yet a fateful encounter in the foothills of Quareh sees him fall into the hands of his enemy, and Valeri Velichkov is out for Aratorre blood. Now it’s Mat’s turn to choose between his duty to his family and the man he loves...Categorized as:
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余污 [Yu Wu] by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou, 肉包不吃肉
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThe traitor Gu Mang returned to his home kingdom again. Everyone rejoiced in his banishment. It was said the one who hated him most was his closest friend – the cold and stoic Young Master Mo. A rumour: Young Master Mo prepared three hundred and sixty-five methods of torture to try on Gu Mang, enough to play with him for a year without repetition... -
An Oath and a Promise by Adelaide Blaike
Just when Ren had everything he wanted – Mathias, Quareh’s throne, and the chance for peace they’d fought so hard for – it was cruelly ripped away. Now him and Mat are on the run from their own people as they desperately search for a way to restore the prince’s name and protect the country they love. Hunted across the continent by enemies old and new, it will take everything they have to survive... -
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千秋 [Qian Qiu] by Meng Xi Shi, 梦溪石
晏无师是从尸山血海里走过来的人。. 他不相信人性本善,更不相信这世上会有大仁大义,不求回报为别人着想的人。. 某日,有天下第一道门之称的玄都山掌教沈峤与人约战,却因故坠下山崖。. 晏无师正好从下面路过。. 看到重伤濒死的沈峤,他忽然生出一个绝妙的主意……. 千秋之后,谁能不朽?. **THIS ENTRY IS FOR THE ENTIRETY OF THE WEBNOVEL NOT THE PHYSICAL EDITIONS OR EBOOKS**. "Thousand Autumns". Yan Wushi had walked a path full of blood and corpses. He did not believe in the good nature of humanity... -
千秋 [Qian Qiu] by Meng Xi Shi, 梦溪石
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 25 ratings晏无师是从尸山血海里走过来的人。. 他不相信人性本善,更不相信这世上会有大仁大义,不求回报为别人着想的人。. 某日,有天下第一道门之称的玄都山掌教沈峤与人约战,却因故坠下山崖。. 晏无师正好从下面路过。. 看到重伤濒死的沈峤,他忽然生出一个绝妙的主意……. 千秋之后,谁能不朽?. **THIS ENTRY IS FOR THE ENTIRETY OF THE WEBNOVEL NOT THE PHYSICAL EDITIONS OR EBOOKS**. "Thousand Autumns". Yan Wushi had walked a path full of blood and corpses. He did not believe in the good nature of humanity... -
Pretty Little Thief by Ashlee M. Edmonds
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsI’ve never been good at being a princess, but when my father chooses me as his rightful heir over my brother, I hold my head high and prepare myself for what is to come. Only it is far more deadly than I had anticipated. My brother is a puppet at my grandmother's mercy. Which leaves us pitted against one another in a fight to rule IronHaven...Categorized as:
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The Unforgotten Flame by Rebekah Sinclair
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"We should have seen this coming. I should have seen this coming. ". Calypso, a resilient Wind Siren, grapples with the aftermath of a devastating battle that thrusts her best friend, Rhea, into the clutches of their greatest enemy, Ares, the God of War... -
Fine Eyes & Beastly Pride by Tiffany Thomas
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn this Pride & Prejudice variation, Elizabeth Bennet’s desperate journey to save her father's life leads to a forced marriage with the reclusive and scarred Mr. Darcy. Will the beauty with fine eyes be able to tame the man with beastly pride? All Elizabeth Bennet wants is for her father to bring back from Lambton a cutting of Pemberley’s famous roses... -
Paid to the Pirate by Una Rohr
He wants revenge. Captain Colt finds treasure far more valuable than gold when he invades a Carolina settlement, demanding tribute. He finds the girl who slipped through his grasp two years ago and he relishes the opportunity to punish her for what she’s done…. Though the strain in his breeches makes it unclear which of them is suffering more from the reunion. She wants justice...Categorized as:
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반쪽 by Chyomchyom
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCategorized as:
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Of Exile and Song by Tiffany Hunt
I’ve been hunted my whole life. I am part siren, a hated half-breed. Forced to live in hiding, I use magic to steal and avoid the mages who would punish me for what I am. In a land ravaged by war, it’s the only way to survive. The only way to feed my family. I can change my destiny... -
Queen of the Sky: A Legend of the Painted Skies Prequel by Ky Venn
Aella thrives in chaos. It lives inside her. However, when the sky goddess is banished from Verus to the human realm for disobeying her parents and inflicting pandemonium on the humans one too many times, she discovers what she’s really made of. In her journey to get back home will she learn that destruction and hate don’t compare to true love? Or will her internal storm be her ultimate downfall? -
Pilate's Wife by Antoinette May
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsA daughter of privilege in the most powerful empire the world has ever known, Claudia has a unique and disturbing "gift": her dreams have an uncanny way of coming true. As a rebellious child seated beside the tyrannical Roman Emperor Tiberius, she first spies the powerful gladiator who will ultimately be her one true passion... -
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Claimed by the Barbarian by Samantha Madisen
When she is awakened in the night and informed that a barbarian army has reached the gates of her city, Leola soon finds herself standing naked before King Sedrak, the fearsome brute who leads the invaders. Though she is heir to the throne, from now on she will be the property of her new master, a pet to be led around on a leash and a plaything to be used in any way he pleases... -
Married to a Pirate by Athena Rose
"You enslaved me! ". "Nay, I liberated you, my lady. And there will be more liberating to come if you behave. ". Imagine you escape the pirate captain who you were forced to marry. He’s dark and brooding and you’re convinced he’s happy to be rid of you. But just when you think you’re free, you’re captured by another band of pirates who take great delight in telling you the plans they have for you... -
Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation: Mo Dao Zu Shi Vol. 5 by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù
THE END OF AN EPIC TALE--AND WHAT COMES AFTER Foes, allies, and one reassembled fierce corpse converge on the Guanyin Temple for a climactic showdown. With decades-long schemes finally unveiled, and dark secrets unearthed, the events of this rain-battered night will decide not just the fate of the entire cultivation world--but also that of a love story two lifetimes in the making... -
Villains Are Destined to Die, Vol. 2 by Gyeoeul Gwon, SUOL
"Nothing good can come from a relationship built on secrets. " Penelope's fate is looking grim, but she's got a plan: sneak out, rescue Eckles, and secure herself a one-way ticket out of death... -
Villains Are Destined to Die, Vol. 1 by Gwon Gyeoeul, SUOL
A villain living life in hard mode. .. whose every path leads to death. ". Playing Daughter of the Duke Love Project as the easy mode heroine, Ivonne, makes charming the male characters a breeze... -
Pandora Hearts, Volume 20 by Jun Mochizuki, Jun Mochizuki
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThe pathetic farce that has unfolded in earnest is no more than an absurd yarn spun by the man who caused the Tragedy of Sablier by following his heart's desires. The players in his tale begin dancing with abandon, their emotions bottled up inside, as though they are marionettes manipulated by a master puppeteer . . . -
Villains Are Destined to Die, Vol. 1 (악역의 엔딩은 죽음뿐 [Ag-yeog-eui Ending-eun Jug-eumbbun] (Comic) #1) by SUOL, Gwon Gyeoeul
"A villain living life in hard mode… whose every path leads to death. " Playing Daughter of the Duke's Super Love Project as the easy mode heroine, Ivonne, makes charming the male characters a breeze... -
Pandora Hearts, Volume 3 by Jun Mochizuki
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsHeir to an aristocratic family, Oz Vessalius is a carefree teen. That is until his fifteenth birthday. His entire world changes at his coming of age ceremony when dark forces rise to punish Oz for the sins of a past life. Incarcerated in a prison known as the Abyss, Oz’s life and perhaps his sanity are saved by a black rabbit called Alice... -
Kushiel's Avatar by Jacqueline Carey
Kushiel's Avatar is the concluding volume in Jacqueline Carey's evocative novels about the enigmatic Phèdre nó Delaunay; the third in a triptych of beautifully constructed historical fantasies that combine passion and danger, great battles of the sword and soul, deep eroticism, and mystical enigmas. Phèdre nó Delaunay was chosen to forever experience pain and pleasure as one... -
A Case of Possession by K.J. Charles
Magic in the blood. Danger in the streets. Lord Crane has never had a lover quite as elusive as Stephen Day. He knows Stephen’s job as justiciar requires secrecy, but the magician is doing his disappearing act more than seems reasonable—especially since Crane will soon return to his home in China... -
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Between the Moon & Her Night by Jaclyn Kot
“It was like he had lifted the lid to a small locket box, because a soft, beautiful melody began to play—happy and sad, and filled with love and loss. It was the song of us. The song of Life and Death. ”. Centuries before the events of Between Life and Death and Between Sun and Moon . . . Centuries before she was Sage . . . She was Aurelia, the Goddess of Life... -
Kushiel's Chosen by Jacqueline Carey
Following hard on the heels of Kushiel's Dart, Jacqueline Carey's spectacular debut novel, comes Kushiel's Chosen, a glittering and riveting historical fantasy. The land of Terre d'Ange is a place of unsurpassed beauty and grace. It is said that the angels found the land and saw it was good, and the ensuing race that rose from the seed of angels and men live by one simple rule: Love as thou wilt... -
Curse of the Dark Prince by Ariana Nash
With the powerful cities of Seran and Loreen having fallen to elves, and the dark flame escaping its bonds, Prince Vasili Caville’s plight has never been more desperate. But for the first time in his lifetime, he’s not alone. With the formidable Nikolas Yazdan at his side, not all is lost. But Nikolas has changed... -
Academ's Fury by Jim Butcher
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 57 ratingsIn Furies of Calderon, #1 New York Times bestselling author Jim Butcher introduced readers to a world where the forces of nature take physical form. But now, it is human nature that threatens to throw the realm into chaos…For centuries, the people of Alera have harnessed the furies—elementals of earth, air, fire, water, wood, and metal—to protect their land from aggressors...Categorized as:
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The Knight and the Necromancer - The Complete Series by A.H. Lee
Roland is the premier knight of the realm. Sairis is the closest thing Mistala has to a dragon. Prince Roland comes home from the war to bury his father and see his sister on the throne. He sneaks out to his favorite tavern for nostalgia’s sake. It’s the place where he kissed a man for the first time, the place where he used to carouse with the lover he buried on a battlefield...Categorized as:
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The Burning Sea by A.E. Rayne
IN A WORLD RULED BY MEN, ONE WOMAN WILL RISE. As the kingdoms prepare for war, unexpected visitors and a horrifying murder, throw everyone’s plans into disarray. Amidst the chaos, Jael must find a way to lead her men to victory against King Haaron and his sons, watching as Eadmund drifts away from her, powerless to save him...Categorized as:
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