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Ponniyin Selvan-Part 1-Fresh Floods by Kalki
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsPonniyin Selvan is Kalki’s magnum opus based in the 10th century and presents the early life of Raajaraajan and the kings of Chozha Empire. Though written more than 60 years ago this saga is timeless, reeling the readers in its gripping plot which is interwoven with intrigue, conspiracies and romance... -
![The Dragons of Pemberley by Maria Grace]()
The Dragons of Pemberley by Maria Grace
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 11 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... -
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![Precious Bane by Mary Webb]()
Precious Bane by Mary Webb
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsBooks like PRECIOUS BANE are as rare as blue moons. A forgotten classic set in rural Shropshire at the turn of the 19th century blends a simple, rustic love story with a profound sense of nature's mystic truth.Prue Sarn is an original and appealing heroine of English literature as she triumphs over a physical handicap to win her heart's desire... -
![The Language of Bees by Laurie R. King]()
The Language of Bees by Laurie R. King
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsBONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Laurie R. King's The God of the Hive and Pirate King.For Mary Russell and her husband, Sherlock Holmes, returning to the Sussex coast after seven months abroad was especially sweet. There was even a mystery to solve—the unexplained disappearance of an entire colony of bees from one of Holmes’s beloved hives... -
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![A Dangerous Fortune by Ken Follett]()
A Dangerous Fortune by Ken Follett
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 45 ratingsIn 1866, tragedy strikes at the exclusive Windfield School. A young student drowns in a mysterious accident involving a small circle of boys. The drowning and its aftermath initiates a spiraling circle of treachery that will span three decades and entwine many lives... -
![Captivating the Scoundrel by Darcy Burke]()
Captivating the Scoundrel by Darcy Burke
Daphne Foliot has always known she’ll be married off to a man who, like her, descended from one of King Arthur’s fabled knights. That doesn’t mean she wants to be, even if it is her beloved father’s wish. Raised without a mother, she owes everything to the man who encouraged and funded her education and supports her dream of becoming the first female member of the Order of the Round Table... -
![Cinder Bella by Kathleen Shoop]()
Cinder Bella by Kathleen Shoop
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNEXT GENERATION INDIE BOOK AWARDS--ROMANCEShe never had anything.He lost everything.Together they create a Christmas to remember.December, 1893--Shadyside, PennsylvaniaBella Darling lives in a cozy barn at Maple Grove, an estate owned by industrialist Archibald Westminster... -
![Dangerous Magic: A Pride & Prejudice Variation by Monica Fairview]()
Dangerous Magic: A Pride & Prejudice Variation by Monica Fairview
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA sparkling tale of Regency England, a forced marriage, and two mages who must work together to save the Kingdom. Elizabeth Bennet is stunned when the Royal Mages come to her peaceful country home of Longbourn to take her away. She is even more bewildered when she is commanded to marry a powerful mage by the name of Fitzwilliam Darcy... -
![Third Degree Yearn by Laney Hatcher]()
Third Degree Yearn by Laney Hatcher
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 5 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... -
![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... -
![The Lass Who Loved a Beast by Caroline Lee]()
The Lass Who Loved a Beast by Caroline Lee
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsShe owns a publishing house, and he's got a library she'll never forget...hidden away in a foreboding and beastly castle!Bonnie Oliphant has endured endless mockery on her quest to own a publishing house. But now that she's reached her dream, she can't find authors willing to allow their works to be published by a woman... -
![Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy]()
Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 66 ratingsThe bold and beautiful Bathsheba Everdene has arrived at weatherbury, creating a stir in the idyllic community of the countryside... -
![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... -
![A Lady Most Dangerous by Caroline Hanson]()
A Lady Most Dangerous by Caroline Hanson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHelen Foster was saved from a watery grave by her BFF from the future and knows she’s lucky to be alive. Sadly, she’s not so lucky in love. Her blackmailed benefactor, Edward Clifton, the Duke of Somervale, thinks she’s dead. And Helen has to make sure it stays that way... -
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![Murder Most Historical: A Collection of Short Mysteries by Ashley Gardner, Jennifer Ashley]()
Murder Most Historical: A Collection of Short Mysteries by Ashley Gardner, Jennifer Ashley
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis anthology includes: The Bishop's Lady (an Emilie d'Armand mystery), A Soupcon of Poison (a Kat Holloway mystery), and A Matter of Honor (a Regency mystery with a twist). Three historical mysteries span time from the court of Louis XIV to Victorian London... -
![Once Upon a Wedding Boxed Set by Kelly McClymer]()
Once Upon a Wedding Boxed Set by Kelly McClymer
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsOnce Upon A Wedding Boxed Set (Books 1-4) Set against the glittering backdrop of Victorian high society, four romantic tales featuring the unconventional Fensters by acclaimed romance author Kelly McClymer… The Fairy Tale Bride A disastrous London season convinces Miranda Fenster that happily ever after is for other people... -
![The Fair Botanists by Sara Sheridan]()
The Fair Botanists by Sara Sheridan
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsIt'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 which only occurs once in several decades... -
![The Way of All Flesh by Ambrose Parry]()
The Way of All Flesh by Ambrose Parry
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsEdinburgh, 1847. Will Raven is a medical student, apprenticing for the brilliant and renowned Dr Simpson. Sarah Fisher is Simpson’s housemaid, and has all of Raven’s intelligence but none of his privileges.As bodies begin to appear across the Old Town, Raven and Sarah find themselves propelled headlong into the darkest shadows of Edinburgh’s underworld... -
![Limelight by Emily Organ]()
Limelight by Emily Organ
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 30 ratings“Miss Green, the actress Lizzie Dixie has been murdered.” I stared at the young inspector. “But it’s impossible. She drowned. Years ago.”London, 1883. Fleet Street’s pioneering lady reporter Penny Green is stunned when a long-dead actress is found murdered in Highgate Cemetery... -
![Murder at the Mayfair Hotel by C.J. Archer]()
Murder at the Mayfair Hotel by C.J. Archer
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsIt was the most fashionable place to stay in London, until murder made a reservation. Solve the puzzle in this new cozy historical mystery from USA Today bestselling author of the Glass and Steele series.December 1899. After the death of her beloved grandmother, Cleopatra Fox moves into the luxury hotel owned by her estranged uncle in the hopes of putting hardship and loneliness behind her... -
![Karna's Wife: The Outcast's Queen by Kavita Kané]()
Karna's Wife: The Outcast's Queen by Kavita Kané
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsKarna's Wife: The Outcast's Queen tells the extraordinary story of Karna, the unsung hero of the Mahabharata, through the eyes of his wife Uruvi, bringing his story to the reader from a unique perspective... -
![The Dark Enquiry by Deanna Raybourn]()
The Dark Enquiry by Deanna Raybourn
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsPartners now in marriage and in trade, Lady Julia and Nicholas Brisbane have finally returned from abroad to set up housekeeping in London. But merging their respective collections of gadgets, pets and servants leaves little room for the harried newlyweds themselves, let alone Brisbane’s private enquiry business... -
![Angel's Mask by Jessica Mason]()
Angel's Mask by Jessica Mason
The timeless tale of The Phantom of the Opera brought to life as never before...Christine Daaé arrives penniless and hopeless at the steps of the great Paris Opera House, in search of an angel. What finds her instead is a man in a mask named Erik, a tortured soul masquerading as a ghost. Fascinated by Christine, Erik dons a new mask to be close to that of the Angel of Music... -
![India Black in the City of Light by Carol K. Carr]()
India Black in the City of Light by Carol K. Carr
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen it comes to undercover work, nobody does it better than Madam of Espionage India Black... India and the handsome British spy, French, are ordered to escort a Russian agent to Paris where he will be exchanged for one of Her Majesty’s operatives. The task seems straightforward and India looks forward to enjoying the delights of the city—and the delights of French...Categorized as:
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![A Lady's Guide to Marvels and Misadventure by Angela Bell]()
A Lady's Guide to Marvels and Misadventure by Angela Bell
When Clara Marie Stanton's ex-fiancé begins to spread rumors that her family suffers from hereditary insanity, it's all Clara can do to protect them from his desperate schemes and society's prejudice. Her family may be eccentric, yes, but they certainly aren't insane. Then Clara's Grandfather Drosselmeyer brings on an apprentice with a mechanical leg, and all pretense of normalcy takes wing... -
![The Third Son by Elise Marion]()
The Third Son by Elise Marion
Rated: 3.77 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsPrince Damien, the spoiled youngest son of the king of Cardenas, finds that his world will never quite be the same again when a fiery Gypsy girl, Esmeralda, comes dancing into his privileged life. Rake. Rogue. Scoundrel. Each of these words has been used to describe Damien Largess, youngest prince of Cardenas, most frequently by his ridiculously somber eldest brother... -
![The Princess Casamassima by Henry James]()
The Princess Casamassima by Henry James
Rated: 3.77 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe Princess Casamassima by Henry James is a profound psychological novel set against the backdrop of 19th-century London. The story follows Hyacinth Robinson, a young man of humble origins who is drawn into the world of political intrigue and radical thought... -
![The Novelty Maker by Sasha L. Miller]()
The Novelty Maker by Sasha L. Miller
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAs often as he can possibly manage, Cole slips away from the parties and teas inflicted upon him by his mother to visit Harlowe, the brilliant, mercurial novelty maker he met several months ago when commissioning a piece for his mother... -
![Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray]()
Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 65 ratingsVanity Fair is an English novel by William Makepeace Thackeray which follows the lives of Becky Sharp and Emmy Sedley amid their friends and families during and after the Napoleonic Wars... -
![Barnabas Tew and The Case Of The Missing Scarab by Columbkill Noonan]()
Barnabas Tew and The Case Of The Missing Scarab by Columbkill Noonan
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBarnabas Tew is a private detective struggling to survive in his trade in Victorian London. Fearing that he is not as clever as he had hoped to be, he is plagued by a lack of confidence brought on in no small part by his failure to prevent the untimely deaths of several of his clients... -
![Girl in the Afternoon: A Novel of Paris by Serena Burdick]()
Girl in the Afternoon: A Novel of Paris by Serena Burdick
Rated: 3.53 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe Savarays are at the center of bourgeois Parisian society, as supporters of the Impressionist movement, friends of Édouard Manet, and citizens relatively unaffected by the Franco-Prussian war raging beyond their estate - until their beloved adopted son Henri, a burgeoning artist, disappears early one morning and 18-year-old Aimee Savaray sets out to find him... -
![The Beholders by Hester Musson]()
The Beholders by Hester Musson
Rated: 3.61 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsSOME HOUSES ARE HAUNTED BY THE LIVING June, 1878. The body of a boy is pulled from the depths of the River Thames, suspected to be the beloved missing child of the widely admired Liberal MP Ralph Gethin. Four months earlier. Harriet is a young maid newly employed at Finton Hall... -
![Firestones by Kim Fielding]()
Firestones by Kim Fielding
Rated: 3.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsBorn with a deformed foot and abandoned as a young child, Brand spent his youth in indentured servitude to a mediocre wizard. Now Brand is grown, but with no other prospects to support himself, he remains in his master’s employ, doing small chores and selling firestones on the bleak streets of Greynox. Until one bitterly cold day... -
![The Rainbow by David Herbert Lawrence]()
The Rainbow by David Herbert Lawrence
Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsThe Rainbow is a 1915 novel by British author D. H. Lawrence. It follows three generations of the Brangwen family, particularly focusing on the sexual dynamics of, and relations between, the characters... -
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![Unladylike Lessons in Love by Amita Murray]()
Unladylike Lessons in Love by Amita Murray
Rated: 3.41 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAmita Murray takes us on a journey from the pleasure gardens of society to the dangerous streets of 19 th century London, in this spectacular romantic debut by an unforgettable new voice. “Women mind their reputation if they want to marry. I don’t want to marry...Categorized as:
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![Trouble at the Wedding by Laura Lee Guhrke]()
Trouble at the Wedding by Laura Lee Guhrke
Rated: 3.55 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsAnnabel is about to marry the perfect man . . .The last thing Miss Annabel Wheaton desires is true love. She learned the hard way that love makes a woman foolish and leads only to heartache. That’s why she agreed to marry an earl who needs her money. He’s got a pedigree and a country estate, and he won’t ever break her heart. There’s only one problem . .Categorized as:
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![The Professor by Charlotte Bronte]()
The Professor by Charlotte Bronte
Discover the Hidden Gem from the Author of Jane Eyre! 📚 Dive into the lesser-known masterpiece from Charlotte Brontë, the genius behind Jane Eyre and Villette. In "The Professor," she weaves a compelling tale of love, ambition, and resilience. 🏫 William Crimsworth, our unconventional hero, escapes the constraints of his English society to seek adventure in the exotic world of Brussels... -
![The Sultan's Seal by Jenny White]()
The Sultan's Seal by Jenny White
Rated: 3.35 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsRich in sensuous detail, this first novel brilliantly captures the political and social upheavals of the waning Ottoman Empire. The naked body of a young Englishwoman washes up in Istanbul wearing a pendant inscribed with the seal of the deposed sultan. The death resembles the murder by strangulation of another English governess, a crime that was never solved... -
![Effi Briest illustriert by Theodor Fontane]()
Effi Briest illustriert by Theodor Fontane
Rated: 3.26 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsNach einer behüteten Kindheit heiratet die 17jährige Effi, dem Willen ihrer Eltern entsprechend, den fast 20 Jahre älteren Baron von Innstetten, ein Jugendfreund ihrer Mutter, dem sie nach Kessin, einem kleinen Ort an der Ostsee folgt...
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