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Yona of the Dawn, Vol. 34 by Mizuho Kusanagi
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsAs Yona continues to read Su-won’s mother’s journal, she uncovers secrets about the Crimson Dragon King’s bloodline! What’s more, Yona discovers the series of events that led to the lethal animosity between Su-won’s parents and her own… The fates of Kashi, Il, Yon-hi, and Yu-hon are bound by... -
The Apothecary Diaries : Volume 4 by Natsu Hyuuga
Though her main duty is still looking after Consort Gyokuyou, Maomao finds time to help her friends and acquaintances in the rear palace, including Xiaolan, who will need a job after her term of service ends, and Consort Lishu, who’s convinced she’s seen a ghost! When complications arise with Gyokuyou’s pregnancy, however, Maomao knows she’s not skilled enough to handle a situation that could... -
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Yona of the Dawn, Vol. 38 by Mizuho Kusanagi
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsGeneral Rahn of the Kai Empire engineers a devastating flood that sweeps Hak and the precious senju herbs away! With the Thunder Beast nowhere to be found, an anxious Yona nevertheless intends to join the Four Dragons on the battlefield as the Kohka army summons all the tribes for... -
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The Robber Knight's Secret by Robert Thier
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThe final battle for love, life and liberty has begun!Ayla has had to defend her people in the past, but this time, it is no mercenary rabble outside the gates of her castle: it is the army of the Margrave von Falkenstein himself. Her people are outnumbered and have nowhere to run... -
The Shattered Castle by Jennifer A. Nielsen
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsAcclaimed author Jennifer A. Nielsen brings her signature twists and high-stakes action to the fifth installment of the New York Times bestselling Ascendance Series! King Jaron has outwitted the Prozarians and returned to his own kingdom with one secret in his pocket that not even his friends know about. He's hoping that secret will help him finally bring stability to Carthya... -
The Hero's Lot by Patrick W. Carr
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsRiveting Sequel from Christian Fantasy's Most Talented New Voice When Sarin Valon, the corrupt secondus of the conclave, flees Erinon and the kingdom, Errol Stone believes his troubles have at last ended. But other forces bent on the destruction of the kingdom remain and conspire to accuse Errol and his friends of a conspiracy to usurp the throne... -
Dawn of the Arcana, Vol. 04 by Rei Tōma
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsPrincess Nakaba of Senan and Prince Caesar of Belquat only married each other for the sake of peace between their two warring countries, so no one expected there to be love between the unlikely couple. But just as feelings start growing between them, Nakaba's power, the Arcana of Time, shows her a vision of a young woman's murder... -
Dawn of the Arcana, Vol. 05 by Rei Tōma
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsPrincess Nakaba of Senan and Prince Caesar of Belquat only married each other for the sake of peace between their two warring countries, and no one expected there to be love between the unlikely couple... -
The Apothecary Diaries : Volume 5 by Natsu Hyuuga
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe political situation at court has changed: the birth of Gyokuyou’s son has seen her elevated to the status of Empress, and meanwhile Jinshi is no longer able to continue his pretense at the rear palace. Although all seems peaceful after the destruction of the Shi clan, threats continue to loom—not least a potential plague of insects—and Maomao, as ever, somehow finds herself caught up in them... -
Dawn of the Arcana, Vol. 03 by Rei Tōma
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsA medieval fantasy where a princess’s mysterious power alters her fate! Reads R to L (Japanese Style), for audiences T. Princess Nakaba of Senan is forced to marry Prince Caesar of the enemy country Belquat, tantamount to becoming a hostage. While Caesar is pleasing to the eye, he is also selfish and possessive, telling Nakaba outright: “You are my property... -
Hunting November by Adriana Mather
Surviving a few weeks at the world's most lethal boarding school was one thing. But now comes the real test: Can November Adley find her missing father before her enemies find her? Subterfuge is the name of the game in this sequel to Killing November.After surviving a crash course in espionage at the mysterious Academy Absconditi, November has only one purpose: finding her missing father...Categorized as:
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The Divided Earth by Faith Erin Hicks
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThe Nameless City—held by the rogue Dao prince Erzi—is under siege by a coalition of Dao and Yisun forces who are determined to end the war for the Nameless City once and for all. And the people of the city—the "Named"—are caught in between... -
Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 111 ratingsThis comedic play, written by William Shakespeare in the middle of his career, and first published in 1623, is a true battle of the sexes. It is both a clash of wits between two quarrelsome lovers as well as a a near-deadly conflict built on conventions of gender and male rivalry...Categorized as:
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The First Judgement by Wendy Alec
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThe saga continues… Banished from heaven, Lucifer, King of Perdition, presides over hell. Fired by hatred, he has a single goal: to lure unwitting mankind into damnation. And little by little, he is succeeding.But the omens point to a shift in the balance of power. A star burns brightly over planet Earth, heralding the arrival of a child king. The Nazarene... -
Enriched by Jody Hedlund
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDuring a time when legends were born . . .ENRICHEDA wealthy noblewoman with a heart of gold, a wounded knight closed off to love, and the sacrifices for a chalice that can bring healing.Lady Karina lives in a convent and expects to become a nun someday... -
Queen of Stone by Melanie Karsak
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsBritain, A.D. 43With the arrival of the Romans, Boudica’s world is in upheaval. She and Prasutagus must decide where they stand. Will they fight the invaders alongside Caratacus or bargain with the Romans to secure the future of the Iceni? Every choice seems like a bad one. But more than anything, Boudica wants to keep her people and her family safe... -
Enflamed by Jody Hedlund
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsDuring a time when legends were born . . .ENFLAMEDThe most beautiful noblewoman in the kingdom, the lowly knight who can never have her, and the forbidden love they share.When Sylvi Prestegard discovers that her father has arranged for her to marry a wealthy nobleman known for his thieving ways, she’s desperate to avoid the union... -
Hereafter by Jody Hedlund
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe third lost princess. The final key to the treasure. And a battle for the throne. Growing up deep in the forest as a poor charcoal burner’s daughter, Emmeline has always known her identity as a princess of Mercia, and she lives in fear of being caught and killed... -
ЯED by Jennifer Anne Davis
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsSentenced to be executed. Betrayed. Alone. Hung on the gallows. Rema thought her life was over, but she was wrong. Saved by a rebel force she’d only ever heard rumors about, Rema finds herself in a forbidden place. She is finally safe—free from the king and Prince Lennek. But not everything is as it seems at the rebel fortress. Secrets are whispered, and loyalties are tested... -
The Captive Kingdom by Jennifer A. Nielsen
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsAcclaimed author Jennifer A. Nielsen marks a return to the world of her beloved New York Times bestseller The False Prince in this fourth book of the Ascendance Series!In a peaceful Carthya, Jaron leads as the Ascendant King with Imogen beside him -- but the peace he fought so long for is not destined to last.On a routine sea voyage, Jaron's ship is brutally attacked, and he is taken hostage... -
Just Ella by Annette K. Larsen
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsA princess befriending a common gardener is bad enough.Falling in love with him is absolutely forbidden.I watched in helpless horror as two guards hauled Gavin to his feet and dragged him from the room. My voice was frozen, unable to protest as another guard took hold of my arm, leading me upstairs... -
Basara, Vol. 20 by Yumi Tamura
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA curfew law has been passed in Kyoto to suppress the rebellion. Sarasa's ally Ageha seeks to destroy King Ukon's senior officials, while Asagi, the real Blue King, gains Sasara's trust and leads a daring asssault...Categorized as:
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Fire & Ash by Heather Frost
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFirst the flames . . .When Desfan Cassian, the future ruler of Mortise, skips his fifteenth birthday celebration so he can gamble in the slums, he knows his father won't be pleased. Then again, the serjan hasn’t been happy with him in years... -
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Beguiled by Jody Hedlund
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn a land where being the fairest maiden is a curse . . .A princess rejected and hunted by her mother, and a prince who lives as a shunned outcast.Princess Pearl flees for her life after her mother, Queen Margery, tries to have her killed during a hunting expedition. Pearl finds refuge on the Isle of Outcasts among criminals and misfits, disguising her face with a veil so no one recognizes her... -
Besotted by Jody Hedlund
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn a land where being the fairest maiden is a curse . . .A young queen trying to stay alive until she comes of age to rule, and a prince turned into a pauper.Queen Aurora of Mercia has spent her entire life deep in Inglewood Forest, hiding from Warwick’s Queen Margery, who seeks her demise. As the time draws near for Aurora to take the throne, she happens upon a handsome woodcutter... -
To Betray a King by Annette K. Larsen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA princess tasked with poisoning a stranger.A handsome gentleman distracting her from her purpose. Faelyn is a princess of Morwen, or at least she used to be. Forced to flee her kingdom, she’s dependent on her cousin, King Jeshua, to keep her and her family safe. But that safety comes at a price... -
The Piper's Pursuit by Melanie Dickerson
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsA plague of rats. A giant beast outside the village walls. A host of missing children. And one young woman determined to save her people.In 1424 Hamlin, Katerina faces threats from all sides. An outbreak of rats has overtaken the village, a mysterious beast is on a killing rampage of the village's children, and Katerina's evil stepfather is a dark presence inside the walls of her own home... -
The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie R. King
Long retired, Sherlock Holmes quietly pursues his study of honeybee behavior on the Sussex Downs. He never imagines he would encounter anyone whose intellect matched his own, much less an audacious teenage girl with a penchant for detection. Miss Mary Russell becomes Holmes's pupil and quickly hones her talent for deduction, disguises and danger... -
Under the Strawberry Moon by Melanie Karsak
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsUnder the strawberry moon, the gods of Asgard whisper to me.Balder murmurs love.Bragi blesses my voice.Sif gifts me with beauty.But these blessings go wasted in the sleepy village of Dalr where I am simply Svafa, the jarl’s daughter. A völva tells me I am destined to marry a hero, that my child’s name will become legendary. How I’m supposed to achieve this enormous fate is beyond me... -
Foremost by Jody Hedlund
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA second princess. Another key to the treasure. And a cruel king desperate to squelch the growing rebellion. Raised in an isolated abbey, Lady Maribel desires nothing more than to become a nun and continue practicing her healing arts. She’s carefree and happy with her life…until a visitor comes to the abbey and reveals her true identity as one of the lost princesses... -
Enamored by Jody Hedlund
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsDuring a time when legends were born . . .ENAMOREDA princess in need of a husband, a young Sage who cannot have her, and a web of deceit that threatens their love.Having been raised by her childless aunt and uncle, the king and queen, Princess Elinor finds herself the only heir to the throne of Norvegia... -
Morgarten by J.K. Swift
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA small force of peasants from the forest regions surrounding Lake Lucerne, rise up against their Austrian overlords in the 14th century. Outnumbered seven-to-one by the battle-hardened Habsburg army, they have little hope.A daring moonlight raid leaves the outlaw Noll Melchthal in possession of an Austrian fortress... -
Of Sword and Shadow by A.L. Sowards
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsGreece, 1379 She is known by many names, none of them her own. In truth, she is an unnamed slave, nothing more than a weapon in the hands of her owner in his attempts to provoke political mayhem. When she encounters a handsome young man while on an assignment, she thinks little of him—until he attempts to take what she has stolen. But in her line of work, failure is not an option... -
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Oath of Deception by Jennifer Anne Davis
For Savenek, there is no greater honor than protecting Emperion. While other young men his age study a trade, he attends a secret, elite military academy where he has been honed into a lethal asset for his kingdom. He can gather information without detection and kill from the shadows. Savenek’s own father is the schoolmaster, and he forces Savenek to train harder than any other student...Categorized as:
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Rebel Daughter by Lori Banov Kaufmann
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFor fans of The Red Tent and The Dovekeepers!Winner of a 2021 National Jewish Book AwardFinalist for The Christy Rebel Daughter transports the reader to one of the most dramatic and momentous events in human history – the destruction of Jerusalem in the 1st century... -
Evermore by Jody Hedlund
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn ancient key. A secret treasure. And a princess destined to use them both to fight evil and restore peace. Raised by a noble family, Lady Adelaide has always known she’s an orphan... -
Never Let You Go by Michele G. Miller
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwo souls desperate to discover the truth about the past and determined to save their future… SKYE The usual warmth I felt deep in my soul when Xander was near me was beginning to dull. Yet I still remembered the warning: “Be careful, my Princess…you will lose all you love before you can win what you want.” XANDER I could feel it; she hadn’t been here... -
Fragile Oath by Robin D. Mahle, Elle Madison
She sacrificed herself to save him. He’ll sacrifice everything to get her back. Davin wakes up after the best night of his life to find his fiancée missing, his cousin dead, and a murder accusation hanging over his head. He is determined to track Galina down, even if fleeing means he’ll take the blame for a crime he didn’t commit... -
The Arabian Nights by Anonymous
This volume reproduces the 1932 Modern Library edition, for which Bennett A. Cerf chose the most famous and representative stories from Sir Richard F. Burton's multivolume translation, and includes Burton's extensive and acclaimed explanatory notes... -
Prince Freya, Vol. 3 by Keiko Ishihara
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFreya is determined to help the soldiers trapped in the besieged Fort Leren, but with reinforcements days away, the only thing she has to offer them is her presence and everything it represents... -
For Love and Honor by Jody Hedlund
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLady Sabine is harboring a skin blemish, one, that if revealed, could cause her to be branded as a witch, put her life in danger, and damage her chances of making a good marriage. After all, what nobleman would want to marry a woman so flawed? Sir Bennet is returning home to protect his family from an imminent attack by neighboring lords who seek repayment of debts... -
The Triumphant by Lesley Livingston
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsThe final book in the Valiant series takes Fallon and her warrior sisters on an epic journey from the corrupt Roman Republic to the wonder of the ancient Alexandria, Egypt.In the wake of their victorious fight to win back the Ludus Achillea, Fallon and her gladiatrix sisters have become the toast of the Republic... -
Robyn Hood: A Girl's Tale by K.M. Shea
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsASIN moved from less recent edition hereThe ballads lie. Robin Hood, the Bold and Brave Outlaw of Sherwood Forest, is cowardly, spineless, and a girl.Robyn unwittingly starts the Robin Hood farce when she is mistaken for a male while saving her friend, Marian, from two foresters... -
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Prince Freya, Vol. 4 by Keiko Ishihara
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe unexpected arrival of horned warriors at Fort Leren is all that saves the Tyrish troops from the Sigurdian seige. But the Kelds have no interest in joining forces with Tyr—they only intervened to cause pain to their old foe. While it is a disappointing decision, it opens Freya’s eyes to other paths of resistance... -
Prince Freya, Vol. 2 by Keiko Ishihara
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFreya finds her charade as Prince Edvard difficult to maintain as she battles her own crushing grief and treacherous Tyrish nobles. With the help of her dear friend Alek and her new guardian Sir Julius, however, she’s determined not to give up... -
The Peasant's Dream by Melanie Dickerson
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThe duke's daughter, Adela, masquerades as a peasant for a small taste of freedom . . . until she falls in love with a commoner who has no idea who she really is. In this reverse reimagining of the Cinderella story, secrets and dangerous enemies threaten a fairy-tale romance.Adela, daughter of the powerful Duke of Hagenheim, is rarely allowed outside the castle walls... -
The Peasant's Dream by Melanie Dickerson
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsIn this reverse reimagining of the Cinderella story, secrets and dangerous enemies threaten a fairy-tale romance.Adela, daughter of the Duke of Hagenheim, is rarely allowed outside the castle walls. But one day, longing for freedom, she sneaks away to the market disguised as a peasant. There, she meets a handsome young woodcarver named Frederick... -
Finding Camellia, Vol. 1 (참아주세요, 대공 (Comic) #1) by Manta Comics, Jin So-ye
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCamellia is taken from her mother and everything she knows at the young age of twelve, and thrust into the role of Camellius Bale, the second son of an aristocratic family...Categorized as:
suspense fantasy young adult historical arranged marriage high fantasy length-medium
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