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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...Categorized as:
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![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... -
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![A Far Wilder Magic by Allison Saft]()
A Far Wilder Magic by Allison Saft
When Margaret Welty spots the legendary hala, the last living mythical creature, she knows the Halfmoon Hunt will soon follow. Whoever is able to kill the hala will earn fame and riches, and unlock an ancient magical secret. If Margaret wins the hunt, it may finally bring her mother home. While Margaret is the best sharpshooter in town, only teams of two can register, and she needs an alchemist...Categorized as:
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![Agatha H and the Airship City by Phil Foglio, Kaja Foglio]()
Agatha H and the Airship City by Phil Foglio, Kaja Foglio
The Industrial Revolution has escalated into all-out warfare. It has been eighteen years since the Heterodyne Boys, benevolent adventurers and inventors, disappeared under mysterious circumstances... -
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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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![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... -
![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 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... -
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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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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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![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... -
![The Brass Queen by Elizabeth Chatsworth]()
The Brass Queen by Elizabeth Chatsworth
In 1897, a fiery British aristocrat and an inept US spy search for a stolen invisibility serum that could spark a global war.Miss Constance Haltwhistle is the last in a line of blue-blooded rogue inventors. Selling exotic firearms under her alias, the ‘Brass Queen,’ has kept her baronial estate’s coffers full... -
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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... -
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A School for Unusual Girls by Kathleen Baldwin
Welcome to Stranje House.It’s 1814. Napoleon is exiled on Elba. Europe is in shambles. Britain is at war on four fronts. And Stranje House, a School for Unusual Girls, has become one of Regency England’s dark little secrets. The daughters of the beau monde who don’t fit high society’s constrictive mold are banished to Stranje House to be reformed into marriageable young ladies... -
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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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![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...Categorized as:
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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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![The Dark Unwinding by Sharon Cameron]()
The Dark Unwinding by Sharon Cameron
Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsWhen Katharine Tulman’s inheritance is called into question by the rumor that her eccentric uncle is squandering away the family fortune, she is sent to his estate to have him committed to an asylum. But instead of a lunatic, Katharine discovers a genius inventor with his own set of rules, who employs a village of nine hundred people rescued from the workhouses of London...Categorized as:
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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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![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...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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![A Phantom Enchantment by Eve Marie Mont]()
A Phantom Enchantment by Eve Marie Mont
Rated: 3.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn this brilliant, multi-layered conclusion to the Unbound trilogy, Emma Townsend journeys to Paris and discovers her own choices echoed within the labyrinthine love story The Phantom of the Opera . . . Senior year in Paris means dazzling architecture, gorgeous cafés, and a hefty workload. But no matter how busy her days, Emma Townsend misses her Coast Guard boyfriend, Gray...Categorized as:
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![The Glass Spare by Lauren DeStefano]()
The Glass Spare by Lauren DeStefano
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsA banished princess.A deadly curse.A kingdom at war.Wil Heidle, the only daughter of the king of the world’s wealthiest nation, has grown up in the shadows. Kept hidden from the world in order to serve as a spy for her father—whose obsession with building his empire is causing a war—Wil wants nothing more than to explore the world beyond her kingdom, if only her father would give her the chance...Categorized as:
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![The Inventor's Secret by Andrea Cremer]()
The Inventor's Secret by Andrea Cremer
Rated: 3.65 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsSixteen-year-old Charlotte and her fellow refugees have scraped out an existence on the edge of Britain’s industrial empire. Though they live by the skin of their teeth they have their health (at least when they can find enough food and avoid the Imperial Labor Gatherers) and each other...Categorized as:
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City of a Thousand Dolls by Miriam Forster
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsAn exotic treat set in an entirely original, fantastical world brimming with deadly mystery, forbidden romance, and heart-stopping adventure. Nisha was abandoned at the gates of the City of a Thousand Dolls when she was just a child... -
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Tangled Webs by Lee Bross
Rated: 3.32 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsLondon, 1725. Everybody has a secret. Lady A will keep yours—for a price. This sumptuous, scandalous YA novel is wickedly addictive.Lady A is the most notorious blackmailer in the city. With just a mask and a gown to disguise her, she sweeps into lavish balls and exclusive events collecting the most valuable currency in 1725 London—secrets.But leading a double life isn't easy...Categorized as:
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The Lantern's Ember by Colleen Houck
Rated: 3.51 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsWelcome to a world where nightmarish creatures reign supreme.Five hundred years ago, Jack made a deal with the devil. It’s difficult for him to remember much about his mortal days. So, he focuses on fulfilling his sentence as a Lantern—one of the watchmen who guard the portals to the Otherworld, a realm crawling with every nightmarish creature imaginable... -
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The Boy with the Cuckoo-Clock Heart by Mathias Malzieu
Rated: 3.55 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsFIRSTLY: don’t touch the hands of your cuckoo-clock heart. SECONDLY: master your anger. THIRDLY: never, ever fall in love. For if you do, the hour hand will poke through your skin, your bones will shatter, and your heart will break once more.Edinburgh, 1874. Born with a frozen heart, Jack is near death when his mother abandons him to the care of Dr...Categorized as:
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![The Transatlantic Conspiracy by G.D. Falksen, Nat Iwata]()
The Transatlantic Conspiracy by G.D. Falksen, Nat Iwata
Rated: 3.07 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAt the dawn of a reimagined 20th century, one girl must become the reluctant symbol of a new world. The year is 1908. Seventeen-year-old Rosalind Wallace’s blissful stay in England with her best friend, Cecily de Vere, ends abruptly when her father books Rosalind on the maiden voyage of his fabulous Transatlantic Express, the world’s first railroad to travel under the sea. Rosalind is furious...Categorized as:
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