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Her Spell That Cursed Me by Luna Oblonsky
A sapphic love born in adversity and bound by blood…A dormant evil threatening to tear the world asunder…A magical tale of cursed fate and unremitting chaos. Iona strives for harmony in times of resounding discord... -
![Starfire by AJ Sherwood, Katie Griffin]()
Starfire by AJ Sherwood, Katie Griffin
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLuca O’ Broín’s original wife checklist:. a loving marriagemother for his childrencapable of running a fortresssexually compatiblesomeone intelligentLuca’s REVISED non-negotiable husband checklist:. dependable friendcapable of running a fortresswilling to move to Bhodhsasomeone with brainsNoe Keller’s husband checklist:. LucaLuca’s UPDATED husband checklist:... -
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![The Dragons of Pemberley by Maria Grace]()
The Dragons of Pemberley by Maria Grace
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHomecomings never live up to expectations. After a visit to London that nearly cost her everything, Lady Elizabeth Darcy, Dragon Sage, desperately needs the solace of her country home, Pemberley. Sir Fitzwilliam Darcy, knight of the Pendragon Order and Keeper to Pemberley, counts the minutes until Pemerbley's walls protect his family once more. Their homecoming cannot happen soon enough... -
![Dragon Keepers' Cotillion by Maria Grace]()
Dragon Keepers' Cotillion by Maria Grace
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsTerritory challenges. Dragon battles. Baby dragon debutantes. When will the chaos end? Dragon Sage Elizabeth Darcy longs for life to return to normal, at least as normal as it could be for a Blue Order officer who lives with more household dragons than most small villages. Having two sisters and an infant dragon to present as debutantes to the Order, make ‘normal’ difficult... -
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![Kellynch Dragon Persuasion by Maria Grace]()
Kellynch Dragon Persuasion by Maria Grace
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsKeeping a hibernating dragon should have been a simple thing. Should have been, but it was not. Apparently, nothing involving dragons was ever simple, at least not for Anne Elliot, junior Keeper to dragon Kellynch. With the estate in debt, Anne’s father in denial, and the dragon’s treasure missing, Kellynch’s awakening is shaping up to be nothing short of catastrophe... -
![Dragons Beyond the Pale by Maria Grace]()
Dragons Beyond the Pale by Maria Grace
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSmugglers. A kidnapping. A fire-breathing fairy dragon? The Blue Order is falling apart at the seams. After months in Bath mentoring Dragon Keepers and Friends, Dragon Sage Elizabeth Darcy actually anticipates traveling to London for the Keeper’s Cotillion. Which says a great deal considering the she-dragons who make up the Cotillion board would very much like to show the Sage her proper place... -
![Here There Be Dragons by Maria Grace]()
Here There Be Dragons by Maria Grace
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 11 ratings" A top fun comfort read. "~ Gail CarrigerLife was definitely better when one’s fondest dreams came true. Better, indeed, for newly made baronet, Sir Frederick Wentworth. Enjoying a title, a sea-side estate, a dragon to Keep, and most importantly, marriage to his dearest Anne, life was far better than he dreamed it could be. Better, but not easier... -
![Miss Georgiana and the Dragon by Maria Grace]()
Miss Georgiana and the Dragon by Maria Grace
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHers was the plight of a gothic heroine, banished from her home by a cruel brother and his heartless wife, the Dragon Sage. Misunderstood and maligned, Georgiana’s only hope of rescue: letters to aunts describing the medieval dungeon to which she had been sent. What matter that was a wee exaggeration for effect? Boasting as many dragon teachers as human ones, Mrs... -
![Firstborn of the Sun by Marvellous Michael Anson]()
Firstborn of the Sun by Marvellous Michael Anson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA HEART-POUNDING YORUBA INSPIRED FANTASY NOVEL SET IN AN EPIC WORLD OF COURTLY INTRIGUE AND FORBIDDEN POWER . . . ‘Absolutely Radiant’ BEA FITZGERALD. ‘A Dazzling Debut’ ANDREA STEWART. ‘Enthralling and epic’ ANNA DAY. ‘Readers are going to LOVE THIS BOOK! ’ ANGELA MONTOYA. In Oru L'ore has a secret. She is the only one without agbára – the ability to harness power from the sun...Categorized as:
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![The Turnspit Dragon and other Tales of the Blue Order by Maria Grace]()
The Turnspit Dragon and other Tales of the Blue Order by Maria Grace
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDive into the hidden-in-plain sight world of the Blue Order dragons. A heart-warming collection of short stories peeking into the hidden lives of the dragons, their Friends and Keepers. Birth, death, love, loss, and the amazing relationships that underscore them all. Visit with familiar characters and learn their stories... -
![Spellbound at Pemberley: A Pride & Prejudice Variation by Abigail Reynolds]()
Spellbound at Pemberley: A Pride & Prejudice Variation by Abigail Reynolds
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFitzwilliam Darcy is a powerful mage and master of illusions. His abilities make him the perfect man for a dangerous mission to end the devastating war with Napoleon – a mission that would leave him little chance of returning alive. When he meets the enchanting Elizabeth Bennet, whose magical Talents are as deep as they are inexplicable, he knows he needs her help... -
![An Accidental Holiday: A Pride and Prejudice Novella by Melanie Rachel]()
An Accidental Holiday: A Pride and Prejudice Novella by Melanie Rachel
Will an accident result in a Christmas miracle? When Elizabeth Bennet escapes out of doors in the aftermath of a most unwanted proposal, an injured Charles Bingley is the last person she expects to see. That is, until she discovers the handsome, insufferable Mr. Darcy loitering near the road to Longbourn several hours later... -
![Think of Me: A Highly Irregular Pride & Prejudice Variation by Elizabeth Adams]()
Think of Me: A Highly Irregular Pride & Prejudice Variation by Elizabeth Adams
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMr. Darcy has a gift, though it often feels like a curse. Elizabeth Bennet does not like Mr. Darcy. He said the worst things about her! He is entirely too proud, and handsome, and tall. Thankfully, he does not know her thoughts. Can you imagine how awkward that would be? * Think of Me is a slightly paranormal story that features the inner workings of an adult man's mind... -
![Mr. Darcy's Enchantment: A Pride & Prejudice Variation by Abigail Reynolds]()
Mr. Darcy's Enchantment: A Pride & Prejudice Variation by Abigail Reynolds
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIn a Regency England where magic and faeries are real…. Fitzwilliam Darcy is a powerful magician who controls fire, water, and wind. What he cannot control is his growing feelings for Miss Elizabeth Bennet. Elizabeth’s sentiments towards Darcy are quite different. She detests his arrogance, and she fears he will expose her use of forbidden magic - forbidden to women, that is... -
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![Love in Color: Mythical Tales from Around the World, Retold by Bolu Babalola]()
Love in Color: Mythical Tales from Around the World, Retold by Bolu Babalola
"Perfection in short story form, I am in love with every single word Bolu Babalola has written. So rarely is love expressed this richly, this vividly, or this artfully. " --Candice Carty-Williams, international bestselling author of Queenie. A vibrant collection of love stories from a debut author, retelling myths, folktales, and histories from around the world... -
![Ruining Miss Wrotham by Emily Larkin]()
Ruining Miss Wrotham by Emily Larkin
If he helps her, he'll ruin her. .. Eleanor Wrotham has sworn off overbearing men, but she needs a man’s help—and the man who steps forward is as domineering as he is dangerous: the notorious Mordecai Black. The illegitimate son of an earl, Mordecai is infamous for his skill with women...Categorized as:
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![The Dragons of Kellynch by Maria Grace]()
The Dragons of Kellynch by Maria Grace
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsOne would think Anne Elliot, a baronet’s daughter, would find the marriage mart far easier to navigate than a more ordinary woman. One would be wrong... -
![The Riches of a Life Well-Lived: A Pride & Prejudice Variation by Elizabeth Frerichs]()
The Riches of a Life Well-Lived: A Pride & Prejudice Variation by Elizabeth Frerichs
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHow many times will Fitzwilliam Darcy have to relive Tuesday to free himself from George Wickham? On Tuesday, November 19th, 1811, Wickham—the wretch who nearly eloped with Darcy’s younger sister—arrives in Hertfordshire. When Darcy encounters Wickham in Meryton, he hopes it is for the last time, even though fate seems to throw them together far too often for his liking... -
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Bridgerton Series #1-8 by Julia Quinn
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThese B format naked hardbacks feature fully redesigned covers, sprayed edges, and a stunning design of the Bridgerton house across all 8 spines! The first book in the series, The Duke and I, is hand-signed by Julia Quinn! -
![Threads of Magic: A Pride and Prejudice variation by Monica Fairview]()
Threads of Magic: A Pride and Prejudice variation by Monica Fairview
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsIn a magical Regency England, two powerful magicians strive to find a balance between love and duty as they confront enemies who might well be their closest friends. Elizabeth Bennet may be a heroine, but by defying some of the most powerful mages in England, she has made enemies who will stop at nothing to embroil her in scandal... -
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Bound by Elise Marion
She bound him in chains … he repaid her in kind … now she is bound to him, in more ways than one. Caden Maignart must choose a wife and sire a son—a burden weighing heavily upon him as the firstborn son of a high lord. Weighing even more heavily is the notion of impending war, which has become a near certainty thanks to the volatile feud brewing between two families entrenched in hate... -
![The Highlander's Kilted Bride by Vanessa Kelly]()
The Highlander's Kilted Bride by Vanessa Kelly
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe youngest brother in Clan Kendrick has become a charismatic force in his own right—especially when the perfect woman gallops into his life—in the latest novel in USA Today bestselling author Vanessa Kelly’s sparkling Scottish Regency series. Charlotte “Charlie” Stewart would rather don a kilt and ride her horse than simper in a ballroom... -
![Melting the Snow Queen by Mary Lancaster]()
Melting the Snow Queen by Mary Lancaster
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThey call her the Snow Queen…for no man can thaw her frozen heart. Lady Alba Snowden lost her first love when she was seventeen. Since then, no man has touched her heart – until the summer she encounters wild, fun-loving Russian Prince Yuri Volkov, who is visiting London with the Tsar. Dazzled by Alba's beauty, Yuri follows her to her country home, determined to melt her frozen heart... -
![Cleaning Spells Before Courtship by Sarah Wallace, S.O. Callahan]()
Cleaning Spells Before Courtship by Sarah Wallace, S.O. Callahan
To look at someone and to truly see them were entirely different. Summer 1814: Moody fae Sage Ravenwing is on his way to the country estate of Wyndham and Roger Wrenwhistle - and very confused as to why he was even invited. Still pining after Wyndham and nursing a grudge against Roger, Sage reluctantly joins the raucous house party, which soon adds a mysterious guest to their number... -
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![Third Degree Yearn by Laney Hatcher]()
Third Degree Yearn by Laney Hatcher
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen I was just a girl, I gave my heart to the housekeeper’s son. He took it with him when he left and I never got it back. I’ve loved Julian Moore for as long as I can remember. But my plans for a future were stolen before we ever got the chance. Playmates at four. Constant companions at nine. And the undisputed love of my young life by sixteen. We were best friends through it all... -
![1750 - Jacqueline by Stephanie Laurens]()
1750 - Jacqueline by Stephanie Laurens
#1 New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Laurens brings you the opening story in a series of romances touched by magic as old as time. A gentleman fleeing the bonds of loveless marriage and a lady in desperate need of a champion join forces to defend an ancient legacy... -
![1818 - Isabel by Suzanne Enoch]()
1818 - Isabel by Suzanne Enoch
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Suzanne Enoch spins a Regency-era tale at Nimway Hall, in a book series centered on a house where love and magic entwine to bring romance to all who dwell there... -
![The Emperor’s Aeronaut by Shelley Adina, R.E. Scott]()
The Emperor’s Aeronaut by Shelley Adina, R.E. Scott
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNapoleon is determined to conquer the world with his steam-powered weapons. Nothing in England can stop him … except two young lady inventors. In 1819, France is surrounded by armies. With Russia in the north, the Karlsruhe Confederacy in the east, and a pirate kingdom in the south, Napoleon cannot break out, nor can the English Navy seem to break in. Europe teeters on the edge of a sword...Categorized as:
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![The Mystic Marriage by Heather Rose Jones]()
The Mystic Marriage by Heather Rose Jones
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsAntuniet Chazillen lost everything the night her brother was executed. In exile, she swore that treason would not be the final chapter of the Chazillen legacy in Alpennia’s history. A long-hidden book of alchemical secrets provides the first hope of success, but her return to the capital is haunted by an enemy who wants those secrets for himself. Jeanne, Vicomtesse de Cherdillac is bored... -
![Regency Immortal by Gene Doucette]()
Regency Immortal by Gene Doucette
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratings"Anna was beautiful and smart and just the right kind of dangerous to get me killed, which was often what I looked for in a woman, to be entirely honest. The interesting ones are somehow almost always the ones who come with life-threatening risk on the side. It keeps my life exciting, and might also explain why I have trust issues. ". --Adam the immortal... -
![Theory of Magic by Patricia Rice]()
Theory of Magic by Patricia Rice
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratings“Patricia Rice weaves magical love stories” - Mary Jo Putney, NY Times Bestselling Author. Discover the third book in NY Times bestseller Patricia Rice's Unexpected Magic historical romance series! Scorned by suitors for her statuesque size, Harriet Stansbury bolts when her abusive stepfather begins negotiating with impecunious aristocrats to sell her for her dowry... -
![Glass Roses by Britain Kalai Soderquist]()
Glass Roses by Britain Kalai Soderquist
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsIt is a truth universally acknowledged that magic is required for any young lady to find her “happily ever after” in a fairytale. This truth is so ingrained in the minds of readers that to suggest its removal is incomprehensible... -
![The Fair Botanists by Sara Sheridan]()
The Fair Botanists by Sara Sheridan
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsCould one rare plant hold the key to a thousand riches? It's the summer of 1822 and Edinburgh is abuzz with rumours of King George IV's impending visit. In botanical circles, however, a different kind of excitement has gripped the city. In the newly-installed Botanic Garden, the Agave Americana plant looks set to flower - an event that only occurs once every few decades... -
![Queen of Winter: A Pride and Prejudice Novella by Alix James, Nicole Clarkston]()
Queen of Winter: A Pride and Prejudice Novella by Alix James, Nicole Clarkston
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWinter is a curse, bringing nothing but cold and darkness. Until he meets the Queen. Elizabeth Bennet is at the end of her strength. A frantic search for her missing sister Lydia has led her into danger she could never have imagined. Alone, injured, and lost, she stumbles into a snowstorm and loses hope. And then she loses conciousness... -
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![Never Conspire with a Sinful Baron by Renee Ann Miller]()
Never Conspire with a Sinful Baron by Renee Ann Miller
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsLast season, Lady Nina Trent fell for a scoundrel. This year, she intends to choose more wisely. .. When a duke more interested in fox hunting and sports than womanizing comes to town, Nina thinks him the perfect catch. Sadly, he doesn't seem to notice her... -
![Thornbound by Stephanie Burgis]()
Thornbound by Stephanie Burgis
Cassandra Harwood scandalized her nation when she became the first woman magician in Angland. Now, she's ready to teach a whole new generation of bright young women at her radical new school, the Thornfell College of Magic…... -
![The Queen's Exiles by Barbara Kyle]()
The Queen's Exiles by Barbara Kyle
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratings1572. Europe is in turmoil. In the Netherlands the streets are red with the blood of those who dare to oppose the brutal Spanish occupation. A vengeful faction of exiled English Catholics is plotting to overthrow Queen Elizabeth and install her cousin Mary, Queen of Scots on the throne. But amid the unrest, one resourceful young woman has made a lucrative enterprise . . -
![Chained by Elise Marion]()
Chained by Elise Marion
House Toustain … House Maignart … two royal houses once embroiled in a bloody feud … Twenty years of peace now broken in an instant …. Sir Caden Maignart has been captured, beaten, locked in a dungeon, and wrongfully accused of kidnapping and oath-breaking... -
![The Privilege of the Sword by Ellen Kushner]()
The Privilege of the Sword by Ellen Kushner
Welcome to Riverside, where the aristocratic and the ambitious battle for power in the city's ballroom, brothels and boudoirs. Into this alluring world walks Katherine, a well-bred country girl versed in the rules of conventional society. Her mistake is thinking that they apply... -
![Mr. Darcy's Pledge by Monica Fairview]()
Mr. Darcy's Pledge by Monica Fairview
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTorn between his heart and his mind… Mr. Darcy must make a choice. Fitzwilliam Darcy has always been able to keep his emotions under control. That is, until he falls under the spell of Elizabeth Bennet and surprises himself by blurting out a proposal to her like a moonstruck youth... -
![The Salt Roads by Nalo Hopkinson]()
The Salt Roads by Nalo Hopkinson
A landmark work by a brilliant young author, THE SALT ROADS transports readers across centuries and civilizations as it fearlessly explores the relationships women have with their lovers, their people, and the divine. Jeanne Duval, the ginger-colored entertainer, struggles with her lover poet Charles Baudelaire. .. Mer, plantation slave and doctor, both hungers for and dreads liberation. . -
![Windward Heights: A Novel by Maryse Condé]()
Windward Heights: A Novel by Maryse Condé
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSet in the late 18th and early 19th centuries on the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe, Maryse Condé's Windward Heights is a retelling of the Emily Brontë classic Wuthering Heights. The title of the novel alone might tell you that something formulaic is afoot--and the book does for the most part mirror the wretched and doomed story of Heathcliff and Cathy. But Condé's plan is actually ingenious... -
![Windward Heights by Maryse Condé, Richard Philcox]()
Windward Heights by Maryse Condé, Richard Philcox
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSet in the late 18th and early 19th centuries on the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe, Maryse Condé's Windward Heights is a retelling of the Emily Brontë classic Wuthering Heights. The title of the novel alone might tell you that something formulaic is afoot--and the book does for the most part mirror the wretched and doomed story of Heathcliff and Cathy. But Condé's plan is actually ingenious... -
![Windward Heights by Maryse Condé, Richard Philcox]()
Windward Heights by Maryse Condé, Richard Philcox
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSet in the late 18th and early 19th centuries on the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe, Maryse Condé's Windward Heights is a retelling of the Emily Brontë classic Wuthering Heights. The title of the novel alone might tell you that something formulaic is afoot--and the book does for the most part mirror the wretched and doomed story of Heathcliff and Cathy. But Condé's plan is actually ingenious... -
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![Spellswept by Stephanie Burgis]()
Spellswept by Stephanie Burgis
"A niftily done short romance in a satisfyingly gender-role-reversed world. ". – K. J. Charles, author of Spectred Isle. In the world of the Harwood Spellbook, 19th-century Angland is ruled by a powerful group of women known as the Boudiccate - but in order to become a member of that elite group, any ambitious young politician must satisfy tradition by taking a gentleman mage for her husband... -
![Awaken by Minerva Kayden, Mythical Lake Design]()
Awaken by Minerva Kayden, Mythical Lake Design
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsApparently, I'm the granddaughter of the all-powerful Sea Witch of Nyxleia. Too bad dear old granny isn't telling me what that means exactly, in terms of magic or powers. No, she keeps telling me to figure that crap out on my own and fulfill my destiny. Such love... -
![Something Real by J.J. Murray]()
Something Real by J.J. Murray
Rated: 3.77 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThanks to her black mother and her Irish father, Ruth "Penny" Borum is the color of a new penny. Big-boned and notoriously sassy, Ruth is nonetheless the organist and a member in good standing of Antioch, Virginia's most prominent black church--or at least she was until she dragged the popular Reverend Jonas Borum into an ugly divorce... -
![Daughter of Troy by Sarah B. Franklin, Dave Duncan]()
Daughter of Troy by Sarah B. Franklin, Dave Duncan
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe rightful-born queen of Lyrnessos, Briseis watched helplessly from the battlements as her husband and brothers were crushed by the invincible army of King Agamemnon. Taken into slavery, the proud, beautiful seer became the prize of Prince Achilles, the conquering Greeks' mightiest hero... -
![Camilla by Frances Burney]()
Camilla by Frances Burney
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsFirst published in 1796, Camilla deals with the matrimonial concerns of a group of young people - Camilla Tyrold and her sisters, the daughters of a country parson, and their cousin Indiana Lynmere-and, in particular, with the love affair between Camilla herself and her eligible suitor, Edgar Mandlebert. The path of true love, however, is strewn with intrigue, contretemps and misunderstanding... -
![The Guardian by Joan Wolf]()
The Guardian by Joan Wolf
Rated: 3.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAnnabelle and Stephen have loved each other since first they met as children. When Stephen gets into trouble with the law and is sent to Jamaica by his family, Annabelle marries his elder brother, the Earl of Weston. The book opens with the death of Gerald and the naming of Stephen as guardian to Annabelle’s son, Giles...
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