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The Making of a Highlander by Elisa Braden
In Elisa Braden's enchanting new Midnight in Scotland series, the unlikeliest matches generate the greatest heat. All it takes is a spark of Highland magic. "Make me a lady, and I'll make ye a Highlander. " –Mad Annie Tulloch, Scottish lass. "Challenge accepted. " –John Huxley, English gentleman. No lady can tempt him more than the next shore... -
![Mine Till Midnight by Lisa Kleypas]()
Mine Till Midnight by Lisa Kleypas
Their lives defy convention. When an unexpected inheritance elevates her family to the ranks of the aristocracy, Amelia Hathaway discovers that tending to her younger sisters and wayward brother was easy compared to navigating the intricacies of the ton . Even more challenging: the attraction she feels for the tall, dark, and dangerously handsome Cam Rohan. Their desire consumes them both...Categorized as:
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![Magic in the Stars: Unexpected Magic Book #1 by Patricia Rice]()
Magic in the Stars: Unexpected Magic Book #1 by Patricia Rice
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAs an astrologer, Lady Azenor Dougall sadly realizes her stars are a danger to her beloved siblings and has banished herself from her Scots home. As the Malcolm family librarian, she dutifully creates zodiac charts for her often eccentric and mysterious relations—until the day she realizes a dire conjunction of planets spells a fatal threat in a distant branch of the family... -
![Her Noble Captive by Emily Windsor]()
Her Noble Captive by Emily Windsor
HER… Miss Rosalind Trewent. A past that’s inescapable. NOBLE… Major Lucas Mainwaring. A man scarred in mind and body. CAPTIVE… Can they lay aside their demons to find a love that began many years before? Convinced no woman would ever want him, Lucas Mainwaring, the new Earl of Helmdon, now devotes his life to medicine, his work bringing him peace...Categorized as:
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![Again, My Lord by Katharine Ashe]()
Again, My Lord by Katharine Ashe
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe eagerly awaited next installment of the Twist Series that began with 2015 RITA® Award Finalist My Lady, My Lord. The one that got away. .. Six years ago, Tacitus Everard, the Marquess of Dare, made the worst mistake of his life: courting vibrant, sparklingly beautiful Lady Calista Chance -- until she broke his heart. Is the only one she wants... -
![Affair by Amanda Quick]()
Affair by Amanda Quick
Charlotte Arkendale knew all there was to know about men. After all, she'd made a career out of steering marriage-minded women away from untrustworthy members of the opposite sex. Yet nothing could have prepared her for Baxter St. Ives--an arresting stranger too daring, too determined, too dangerous to be her new man-of-affairs...Categorized as:
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![Yumi and the Nightmare Painter by Brandon Sanderson]()
Yumi and the Nightmare Painter by Brandon Sanderson
#1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson brings us a gripping story set in the Cosmere universe told by Hoid, where two people from incredibly different worlds must compromise and work together to save their worlds from ruin. Yumi comes from a land of gardens, meditation, and spirits, while Painter lives in a world of darkness, technology, and nightmares... -
![Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones]()
Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
Diana Wynne Jones's entrancing, classic fantasy novel is filled with surprises at every turn. Sophie has the great misfortune of being the eldest of three daughters, destined to fail miserably should she ever leave home to seek her fate. But when she unwittingly attracts the ire of the Witch of the Waste, Sophie finds herself under a horrid spell that transforms her into an old lady... -
![The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 8 by Beth Brower]()
The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 8 by Beth Brower
"Strange, considering it all now after a night's sleep, that I'd had no premonition of what awaited. That seems to be the nature of life, however. Things that ought to come with warnings rarely do. ". The Year is 1884 and Emma M. Lion has, at long last, gained her majority... -
![The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 6 by Beth Brower]()
The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 6 by Beth Brower
There is bedlam, and there is delightful bedlam. This afternoon touched on the second, much to my pleasure. The Year is 1884 and Emma M. Lion has, at long last, gained her majority. Entering a golden age of friendship with Pierce, Islington, and Hawkes, Emma is confident she will manage whatever comes her way...Categorized as:
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![The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 7 by Beth Brower]()
The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 7 by Beth Brower
"The image of Pandora’s Box being opened by my own hand flashed across my mind. A sobering and somewhat disappointing realization when one understands they are their own worst enemy. ". The Year is 1884 and Emma M. Lion has, at long last, gained her majority. Entering a golden age of friendship with Pierce, Islington, and Hawkes, Emma is confident she will manage whatever comes her way... -
![The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 5 by Beth Brower]()
The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 5 by Beth Brower
I took Treasure Island to church with me as a talisman. “What a lovely bible,” Mrs. Tribly said. “Isn’t it just? ” I replied, hoping she would not ask me to read a favorite verse aloud. I do not believe the psalmist wrote,Fifteen men on a dead man’s chest,Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum. The Year is 1883 and Emma M. Lion has returned to her London neighbourhood of St. Crispian’s... -
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The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 4 by Beth Brower
"It all began very innocently. Truly. ". The Year is 1883 and Emma M. Lion has returned to her London neighborhood of St. Crispian’s. But Emma’s plans for a charmed and studious life are sabotaged by her eccentric Cousin Archibald, her formidable Aunt Eugenia, and the slightly odd denizens of St. Crispian’s. Emma M...Categorized as:
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![The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 3 by Beth Brower]()
The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 3 by Beth Brower
"It has been a day ordained by the fates, for how else could one explain the wholly cursed chain of events? " The Year is 1883 and Emma M. Lion has returned to her London Neighbourhood of St. Crispian's. But Emma's plan for a charmed and studious life are sabotaged by her eccentric Cousin Archibald, her formidable Aunt Eugenia, and the slightly odd denizens of St. Crispian's. Emma M... -
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![How I Stole the Princess's White Knight and Turned Him to Villainy: Miracle 6 by A.J. Sherwood]()
How I Stole the Princess's White Knight and Turned Him to Villainy: Miracle 6 by A.J. Sherwood
Final part of the series! Blurb and tags to come.Categorized as:
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![Kiss of the Highlander by Karen Marie Moning]()
Kiss of the Highlander by Karen Marie Moning
A laird trapped between centuries. .. Enchanted by a powerful spell, Highland laird Drustan MacKeltar slumbered for nearly five centuries hidden deep in a cave, until an unlikely savior awakened him. The enticing lass who dressed and spoke like no woman he'd ever known was from his distant future, where crumbled ruins were all that remained of his vanished world...Categorized as:
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![Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett]()
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
A curmudgeonly professor journeys to a small town in the far north to study faerie folklore and discovers dark fae magic, friendship, and love, in this heartwarming and enchanting fantasy. Cambridge professor Emily Wilde is good at many things: She is the foremost expert on the study of faeries... -
![The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 2 by Beth Brower]()
The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 2 by Beth Brower
“I was sitting at my desk reading, with a cup of tea, my windows flung open, when I heard The Tenant enter his garret, just on the other side of the wall from myself. ”. The Year is 1883 and Emma M. Lion has returned to her London neighbourhood of St. Crispian’s... -
![A Witch’s Revenge by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle]()
A Witch’s Revenge by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsYe screw with this lass, ye get put on yer ass. Growing up with five older brothers taught me how to take a hit. Lucky for me because the hits I take as a druid make me yearn for the good old days of sucker-punches, rope burn, and steamroller. There’s no turning back and honestly—I wouldn’t if I could... -
![A Sacred Grove by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle]()
A Sacred Grove by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle
Ye screw with this lass, ye get put on yer ass. My outlook on life isn’t complicated—any day that passes when nobody tries to kill me or someone I love gets put into the ‘good day’ column. Simple, right? Lately, good days have been hard to come by... -
![Half a Soul by Olivia Atwater]()
Half a Soul by Olivia Atwater
It's difficult to find a husband in Regency England when you're a young lady with only half a soul. Ever since she was cursed by a faerie, Theodora Ettings has had no sense of fear or embarrassment - a condition which makes her prone to accidental scandal... -
![A Family Oath by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle]()
A Family Oath by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle
Ye screw with this lass, ye get put on yer ass. Since being marked as the heir apparent I’ve been stabbed, kidnapped, black-listed, tortured, targeted, and accused of being the cause of pretty much every magical mishap that’s hit the streets of Toronto. To some, I’m a nuisance, to others a curiosity, and others still—a problem to be eliminated. Whatevs, haters gotta hate... -
![Good Spirits by B.K. Borison]()
Good Spirits by B.K. Borison
The USA Today bestselling author of Business Casual, B. K. Borison is back with a whimsical new holiday romance—this time with a magical twist—that will have everyone falling in love with the Ghost of Christmas Past. He’s the Ghost of Christmas Past. She’s not exactly Scrooge...Categorized as:
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![Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher]()
Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher
This isn't the kind of fairytale where the princess marries a prince. It's the one where she kills him. Marra never wanted to be a hero. As the shy, convent-raised, third-born daughter, she escaped the traditional fate of princesses, to be married away for the sake of an uncaring throne... -
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![Hooky by Míriam Bonastre Tur]()
Hooky by Míriam Bonastre Tur
Two twins, one prophecy, and a whole lot of hijinks. From WEBTOON, the #1 digital comic platform, comes a fantastical story about twin siblings Dani and Dorian who have missed the bus to magic school and scramble to find a mentor to teach them before their parents find out. Perfect for fans of THE OKAY WITCH and the 5 Worlds series... -
![The Damning Stone by T.J. Klune]()
The Damning Stone by T.J. Klune
A year has passed since the Dark Wizard Myrin attempted to take control of the Kingdom of Verania. Though the scars of the final battle remain, Veranians have come together in unity in order to rebuild. Good King Anthony sits on the throne once more, with Morgan of Shadows at his side. However, a king is not immortal... -
![Knight of Darkness by Kinley MacGregor, Sherrilyn Kenyon]()
Knight of Darkness by Kinley MacGregor, Sherrilyn Kenyon
For countless centuries, I've been the assassin for the infamous Merlin, even though the woman who birthed me sits at the right hand of our enemy, Morgen le Fey. Now both my mother and Morgen have decided that it's time I take my place on their side of this conflict... -
![My Feral Romance by Tessonja Odette]()
My Feral Romance by Tessonja Odette
A painter in need of a model. A matchmaker seeking a subject. An arrangement that will tangle their hearts. Fae shifter Daphne has landed the opportunity of a illustrating her favorite author’s steamy romance novels. If only she could master male physiques…and other essential anatomy. What she needs is a model...Categorized as:
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![The Kraken King by Meljean Brook]()
The Kraken King by Meljean Brook
A former smuggler and thief, Ariq—better known as the Kraken King—doesn’t know what to make of the clever, mysterious woman he rescues from an airship besieged by marauders. Unsure if she’s a spy or a pawn in someone else’s game, Ariq isn’t about to let her out of his sight until he finds out…...Categorized as:
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![On the Care and Keeping of Orcs by Kass O'Shire]()
On the Care and Keeping of Orcs by Kass O'Shire
Stealing some horses from a magical fortress should be easy after raising twins and enduring two weeks with the orc that broke her heart. Catrin's half-orc children are going through a difficult. .. growing phase. But since their orcish father left while she was pregnant, she doesn't know how to help...Categorized as:
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