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Kamisama Kiss, Vol. 16 by Julietta Suzuki
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsNanami Momozono is alone and homeless after her dad skips town to evade his gambling debts and the debt collectors kick her out of her apartment. So when a man she's just saved from a dog offers her his home, she jumps at the opportunity... -
![Deluge by Lisa Tawn Bergren]()
Deluge by Lisa Tawn Bergren
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe Bettarinis and Forellis have found rich fulfillment together in medieval Italia. But after fighting off countless enemies, they now must face the worst foe of all... -
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![Warden of Time by Sarah Woodbury]()
Warden of Time by Sarah Woodbury
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsWarden of Time continues the story of time travel, romance, and adventure begun with Daughter of Time ...As both modern man and medieval king, David is committed to transforming medieval England into his own version of Avalon. Not everyone supports his ideals, however, and having offended the pope by welcoming Jews and heretics into England, David is summoned to Canterbury to explain himself...Categorized as:
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![The Queen and the Cure by Amy Harmon]()
The Queen and the Cure by Amy Harmon
There will be a battle, and you will need to protect your heart. Kjell of Jeru had always known who he was. He'd never envied his brother or wanted to be king. He was the bastard son of the late King Zoltev and a servant girl, and the ignominy of his birth had never bothered him. But there is more to a man than his parentage... -
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![Risked by Margaret Peterson Haddix]()
Risked by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsJonah thought that after his last adventure in 1903, he and his sister Katherine would have a break from time travel for a while. For the first time, he’s willing to look into his own identity in the past, and he thinks this is his chance... -
![The Shadow of Water by Jacquelyn Benson]()
The Shadow of Water by Jacquelyn Benson
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLily Albright can see the future, and it looks like hell. In an England on the brink of war, Lily is plagued by visions of the cataclysmic destruction of London. An ancient prophecy is coming to fruition, and it starts with the gruesome discovery of a corpse in the sewers.To save her city, Lily must untangle a web of conspiracy and violence... -
![Tempests and Slaughter by Tamora Pierce]()
Tempests and Slaughter by Tamora Pierce
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 47 ratingsArram. Varice. Ozorne. In the first book in the Numair Chronicles, three student mages are bound by fate . . . fated for trouble.Arram Draper is a boy on the path to becoming one of the realm’s most powerful mages. The youngest student in his class at the Imperial University of Carthak, he has a Gift with unlimited potential for greatness–and for attracting danger... -
![How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom: Volume 5 by Dojyomaru]()
How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom: Volume 5 by Dojyomaru
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsA new nation, the Kingdom of Friedonia, is born and Souma becomes its new king. He broadcasts an educational program and is gradually working towards the enlightenment of his people when he makes a visit to Lagoon City, a city on the water which is ruled by Excel who has been appointed the Supreme Commander of the National Defense Force... -
![Shades of Time by Sarah Woodbury]()
Shades of Time by Sarah Woodbury
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMarch 1294. With David and Llywelyn in Ireland, the rule of Wales and England has fallen to Math and Anna. Unbeknownst to them, however, rebellious barons have tried to assassinate David and thrown Ireland into civil war...Categorized as:
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The Water Dragon’s Bride, Vol. 6 by Rei Tōma
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAsahi continues to be trapped between power-hungry humans and exposed to their ill will...Categorized as:
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The Water Dragon’s Bride, Vol. 5 by Rei Tōma
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsAsahi is in constant danger from people trying to use her to get the water dragon god’s power for themselves. She doesn’t want anyone to get hurt because of her, so she, the water dragon god and Subaru pay a visit to the emperor...Categorized as:
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The Water Dragon’s Bride, Vol. 3 by Rei Tōma
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsA modern-day girl gets whisked away to a strange land where she is sacrificed to a water dragon god!In the blink of an eye, a modern-day girl named Asahi is whisked away from her warm and happy home and stranded in a strange and mysterious world where she meets a water dragon god!Unable to return home, Asahi grows into a lovely young woman...Categorized as:
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![Exile's Return by Raymond E. Feist]()
Exile's Return by Raymond E. Feist
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsSaved by a mage's intervention from certain death, Kaspar, the evil Duke of Olasko, is lord no more -- reduced to an exile's existence and forced to wander the harshest realms of the world he once enslaved...Categorized as:
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![Nero's Fiddle by A.W. Exley]()
Nero's Fiddle by A.W. Exley
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOne... death by spontaneous human combustion is a rare act of God Two... is surely a freakish coincidence Three... well, that’s starting to look deliberate. Cara has a new role as Queen Victoria’s artifact hunter, she’s adapting to married life and living in a country manor that more closely resembles a mausoleum... -
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![The Elements of the Crown by Kay L. Moody]()
The Elements of the Crown by Kay L. Moody
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsTalise has a gift that could save her life.In an empire divided into three rings, seventeen-year-old Talise is from the outer ring. This dangerous and crime-laden land has one constant… death.Her only chance for escape is to become Master Shaper—an honored position in the palace court and military. Each year, the emperor chooses one student to receive the title...Categorized as:
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![Accomplishments of the Duke's Daughter Vol. 5 by Reia, Hazuki Futaba]()
Accomplishments of the Duke's Daughter Vol. 5 by Reia, Hazuki Futaba
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTHE PRICE OF WARThe war Iris always feared has finally come. No longer content to send spies to spread discontent in Tasmeria, Tweil descends with their army. Iris must rush back to her duchy to defend her people and rally the other territories to her cause. But no one survives war unscathed, and all too soon Iris will face a loss even she may not be able to endure...Categorized as:
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![The Water Dragon’s Bride, Vol. 4 by Rei Tōma]()
The Water Dragon’s Bride, Vol. 4 by Rei Tōma
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsA modern-day girl gets whisked away to a strange land where she is sacrificed to a water dragon god!In the blink of an eye, a modern-day girl named Asahi is whisked away from her warm and happy home and stranded in a strange and mysterious world where she meets a water dragon god!Because the water dragon god wants to interact with Asahi more, he descends to the village in the guise of a human...Categorized as:
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![A Psalm of Storms and Silence by Roseanne A. Brown]()
A Psalm of Storms and Silence by Roseanne A. Brown
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsKarina lost everything after a violent coup left her without her kingdom or her throne. Now the most wanted person in Sonande, her only hope of reclaiming what is rightfully hers lies in a divine power hidden in the long-lost city of her ancestors...Categorized as:
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![The Fractured Empire by Robin D. Mahle]()
The Fractured Empire by Robin D. Mahle
Clark and Adelaide think their lives can’t get any worse. Until they meet each other. Adelaide — heiress to the wealthiest man in the Ceithren Empire — has felt a void since her sister’s death. Just as she’s resigned herself to the empty life her father chose for her, a relic from a world that shouldn’t exist plunges her into chaos...Categorized as:
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![The Fire Queen by Emily R. King]()
The Fire Queen by Emily R. King
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsIn the second book in The Hundredth Queen Series, Emily R. King once again follows a young warrior queen’s rise to meet her destiny in a richly imagined world of sorcery and forbidden powers.Though the tyrant rajah she was forced to marry is dead, Kalinda’s troubles are far from over. A warlord has invaded the imperial city, and now she’s in exile. But she isn’t alone...Categorized as:
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![The Water Dragon's Bride, Vol. 2 by Rei Tōma]()
The Water Dragon's Bride, Vol. 2 by Rei Tōma
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsA modern-day girl gets whisked away to a strange land where she is sacrificed to a water dragon god!In the blink of an eye, a modern-day girl named Asahi is whisked away from her warm and happy home and stranded in a strange and mysterious world where she is sacrificed to a water dragon god! What plans are in store for her, and what will happen when she comes face to face with this god?After a...Categorized as:
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![Winter Wren by Miranda Honfleur]()
Winter Wren by Miranda Honfleur
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA mage apprentice and her master... against three hundred mercenaries sieging a town. Seventeen-year-old mage apprentice Rielle accompanies her master, Leigh, on a mission to save a viscount from a town under mercenary control. But mercenaries aren't the only newcomers to town. When the mission goes awry, Rielle must choose whether to follow her orders or her conscience...Categorized as:
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![A Kingdom Besieged by Raymond E. Feist]()
A Kingdom Besieged by Raymond E. Feist
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsPlagued by rumour and instability. the Kingdom is losing spies in Kesh, disappearing - either murdered, or turned to the enemy side. Information has become scant and unreliable; but dark forces are coming. The Keshian Confederacy is assembling under an old enemy in new guise., and powerful magician Pug's youngest son brings new apprentices into the family... -
![The Water Dragon's Bride, Vol. 1 by Rei Tōma]()
The Water Dragon's Bride, Vol. 1 by Rei Tōma
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsA modern-day girl gets whisked away to a strange land where she is sacrificed to a water dragon god! In the blink of an eye, a modern-day girl named Asahi is whisked away from her warm and happy home and stranded in a strange and mysterious world where she is sacrificed to a water dragon god! What plans are in store for her, and what will happen when she comes face to face with this god?A young...Categorized as:
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![The Last Stormdancer by Jay Kristoff]()
The Last Stormdancer by Jay Kristoff
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsYour blood-red skies are filled with smoke. Your bleach-white histories with lies. You walk sleeping. Wake senseless. Breathing deep of toxic blooms and forgetting all that has gone before. But I remember. I remember when two brothers waged bloody war over the right to sit in their father’s empty chair... -
![Roar of Sky by Beth Cato]()
Roar of Sky by Beth Cato
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsIn this stunning conclusion to the acclaimed Blood of Earth trilogy—a thrilling alternate history laced with earth magic, fantastic creatures, and steampunk elements—geomancer Ingrid must find a way to use her extraordinary abilities to save her world from the woman hell-bent on destroying it...Categorized as:
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![Reset! The Imprisoned Princess Dreams of Another Chance! by Kei Misawa]()
Reset! The Imprisoned Princess Dreams of Another Chance! by Kei Misawa
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCan Magic Change Her Future?Days before her marriage to the king of the neighboring Sunruta Kingdom, Princess Annabel of Najir is abruptly betrayed by her fiancé and thrown into prison with her magic knight under suspicion of being a spy... -
![For Darkness Shows the Stars by Diana Peterfreund]()
For Darkness Shows the Stars by Diana Peterfreund
It's been several generations since a genetic experiment gone wrong caused the Reduction, decimating humanity and giving rise to a Luddite nobility who outlawed most technology. Elliot North has always known her place in this world. Four years ago Elliot refused to run away with her childhood sweetheart, the servant Kai, choosing duty to her family's estate over love... -
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Snow by Tracy Lynn
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 39 ratings"ONCE UPON A TIME" IS TIMELESS The Duchess Jessica's childhood began with a tragedy: her mother's death. Her father, heartbroken at the loss of his beloved wife, could not bear to raise the child. Largely ignored, Jessica spent the first eleven years of her life running free on the family estate, cared for only by the servants...Categorized as:
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![The Beauty of Darkness by Mary E. Pearson]()
The Beauty of Darkness by Mary E. Pearson
The third and final book in the New York Times-bestselling Remnant Chronicles. Lia has survived Venda—but so has a great evil bent on the destruction of Morrighan. And only Lia can stop it. With war on the horizon, Lia has no choice but to assume her role as First Daughter, as soldier—as leader...Categorized as:
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![Every Never After by Lesley Livingston]()
Every Never After by Lesley Livingston
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt's happening again! Despite their vow to each other at the end of Once Every Never , best friends Clare and Allie once more find themselves in trouble—and travelling in time... -
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Clockwiser by Elle Strauss
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThe last year has been smooth sailing for Casey Donovan. She and her boyfriend Nate are doing better than ever, and things at home are good, too. Everything’s been so calm, she hasn’t even “tripped” back to the nineteenth century. Then the unthinkable happens and she accidentally takes her rebellious brother Tim back in time...Categorized as:
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![The Boundless by Kenneth Oppel, Jim Tierney]()
The Boundless by Kenneth Oppel, Jim Tierney
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsThe Boundless, the greatest train ever built, is on its maiden voyage across the country, and first-class passenger Will Everett is about to embark on the adventure of his life!When Will ends up in possession of the key to a train car containing priceless treasures, he becomes the target of sinister figures from his past... -
![Return Once More by Trisha Leigh, Casey Turner]()
Return Once More by Trisha Leigh, Casey Turner
If you could learn the identity of your one true love—even though you will never meet— would you?Years have passed since refugees from a ruined earth took to space, eventually settling a new system of planets. Science has not only made the leaps necessary to allow time travel, but the process engineered a strange side effect—predicting your one true love...Categorized as:
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![The Witch's Heart by Genevieve Gornichec]()
The Witch's Heart by Genevieve Gornichec
When a banished witch falls in love with the legendary trickster Loki, she risks the wrath of the gods in this moving, subversive debut novel that reimagines Norse mythology. Angrboda's story begins where most witches' tales end: with a burning...Categorized as:
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![Storms of Lazarus by Karen Kincy]()
Storms of Lazarus by Karen Kincy
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsSometimes escape is impossible. Sometimes love isn't enough. 1913. Christmas Eve. Ardis hardly expects a quiet holiday with Wendel, between fleeing Constantinople and hiding from an ancient society of assassins. And they owe a debt to a certain archmage. In Königsberg, Prussia, they work with Konstantin on the next evolution of Project Lazarus...Categorized as:
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![The Unicorn's Tail by A.W. Exley]()
The Unicorn's Tail by A.W. Exley
Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAmy Hamilton is a good girl. She always did exactly as society demanded, kept her eyes downcast, never spoke out of turn, and hid the myriad of questions swirling in her brain. In return for shutting off her intellect she landed an abusive fiancé and was cast aside by the ton. Disgraced, she seeks refuge at the Lyons' country estate...Categorized as:
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![The Naming by Alison Croggon]()
The Naming by Alison Croggon
Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars · 49 ratingsMaerad is a slave in a desperate and unforgiving settlement, taken there as a child after her family is destroyed in war. She is unaware that she possesses a powerful gift, one that marks her as a member of the School of Pellinor. It is only when she is discovered by Cadvan, one of the great Bards of Lirigon, that her true heritage and extraordinary destiny unfold... -
![Beauty and the Clockwork Beast by Nancy Campbell Allen]()
Beauty and the Clockwork Beast by Nancy Campbell Allen
When Lucy Pickett arrives at Blackwell Manor to tend to her ailing cousin, Kate, she finds more than she bargained for. A restless ghost roams the hallways, werewolves have been reported in the area, and vampires lurk across the Scottish border.Lord Miles himself is clearly hiding a secret... -
![The Dragon Lady by Angelique S. Anderson]()
The Dragon Lady by Angelique S. Anderson
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIts 19th Century London, stablehand Wylie Petford has just suffered extreme tragedy. It is this tragedy that leads her to a magical device and her greater purpose. The alluring Dracosinum holds a key to her hidden heritage and opens the door for a fantastic future while leaving her love Lord Adrian in the past...Categorized as:
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![Dangerous Deceptions by Sarah Zettel]()
Dangerous Deceptions by Sarah Zettel
Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars · 12 ratings“A rollicking spy caper in corsets. . . . This witty romp will delight fans of historical fiction as well as mystery lovers.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review of Palace of SpiesAs a lady in waiting in King George’s London court, Peggy has survived a forced betrothal, royal scandals, and an attempt or two on her life...Categorized as:
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![From Unseen Fire by Cass Morris]()
From Unseen Fire by Cass Morris
Rated: 3.77 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Dictator is dead; long live the Republic.But whose Republic will it be? Senators, generals, and elemental mages vie for the power to shape the future of the city of Aven. Latona of the Vitelliae, a mage of Spirit and Fire, has suppressed her phenomenal talents for fear they would draw unwanted attention from unscrupulous men... -
![Dragon's Kin by Anne McCaffrey, Todd McCaffrey]()
Dragon's Kin by Anne McCaffrey, Todd McCaffrey
Beginning with the classic Dragonriders of Pern , Anne McCaffrey has created a complex, endlessly fascinating world uniting humans and great telepathic dragons. Millions of devoted readers have soared on the glittering wings of Anne’s imagination, following book by book the evolution of one of science fiction’s most beloved and honored series...Categorized as:
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![Sworn To Conflict by Terah Edun]()
Sworn To Conflict by Terah Edun
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThe latest release in the high fantasy series which has drawn comparisons to Kushiel's Dart, Graceling, and the epic world of Tamora Pierce.Ciardis Weathervane fought for the living dead and won. But worse than taking on a mass murderer, was her discovery that she had been deceived by her friends...Categorized as:
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![The Great Unknowable End by Kathryn Ormsbee]()
The Great Unknowable End by Kathryn Ormsbee
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSlater, Kansas is a small town where not much seems to happen.Stella dreams of being a space engineer. After Stella's mom dies by suicide and her brother runs off to Red Sun, the local hippie commune, Stella is forced to bring her dreams down to Earth to care for her sister Jill.Galliard has only ever known life inside Red Sun. There, people accept his tics, his Tourette's...Categorized as:
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![The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu]()
The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsOne of the Time 100 Best Fantasy Books Of All TimeTwo men rebel together against tyranny—and then become rivals—in this first sweeping book of an epic fantasy series from Ken Liu, recipient of Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy awards.Wily, charming Kuni Garu, a bandit, and stern, fearless Mata Zyndu, the son of a deposed duke, seem like polar opposites...Categorized as:
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![Rise of the Dragons by Morgan Rice]()
Rise of the Dragons by Morgan Rice
Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsKyra, 15, dreams of becoming a famed warrior, like her father, even though she is the only girl in a fort of boys. As she struggles to understand her special skills, her mysterious inner power, she realizes she is different than the others. But a secret is being kept from her about her birth and the prophecy surrounding her, leaving her to wonder who she really is...Categorized as:
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![Yesterday Is History by Kosoko Jackson]()
Yesterday Is History by Kosoko Jackson
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsA novel about letting go of the past, figuring out what you want in your future, and staying in the moment before it passes you by.Weeks ago, Andre Cobb received a much-needed liver transplant.He's ready for his life to finally begin, until one night, when he passes out and wakes up somewhere totally unexpected...in 1969, where he connects with a magnetic boy named Michael...Categorized as:
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![Storm Siren by Mary Weber]()
Storm Siren by Mary Weber
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 37 ratings“I raise my chin as the buyers stare. Yes. Look. You don’t want me. Because, eventually, accidentally, I will destroy you.” In a world at war, a slave girl’s lethal curse could become one kingdom’s weapon of salvation. If the curse—and the girl—can be controlled...Categorized as:
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![Strange and Ever After by Susan Dennard]()
Strange and Ever After by Susan Dennard
Rated: 3.76 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsIn the conclusion to the trilogy that Publishers Weekly called “a roaring—and addictive—gothic world,” Eleanor Fitt must control her growing power, face her feelings for Daniel, and confront the evil necromancer Marcus...all before it’s too late. He took her brother, he took her mother, and now, Marcus has taken her good friend Jie...
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