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Spire of Blood by Marvin Whiteknight
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe portals are open and the orcs have come to the World of Sanctuary and Serenity.Theo has rallied a mighty horde at his back. As the orc Wargod said to him, the Patriarch of the Hearthwood Clan can't save Deania, but the Chief of the Blackgorge Tribe can. With an army at his back, Theo plans to do just that.The nations surrounding Deania have decided to attack... -
A Snowflake at Midnight by Anne Renwick
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA rare manuscript. A midnight promise. A man who would steal them both away. Pressured by looming deadlines and an annoying patron, Evie Brown, academic librarian, struggles to find joy this Christmas holiday. Worse, her sick father is ready to abandon treatments and surrender to fate -- a decision she refuses to accept... -
First Quiver by Beth C. Greenberg
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsImmortality isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, especially for the 3,375-year-old virgin of Mount Olympus.Day after day, the God of Love launches his arrows, then watches from the sidelines while everyone else has all the fun. On a mischievous whim, Cupid sends a love-tipped arrow into the wrong rump—and the gods sentence him to a taste of his own medicine... -
Flame and Fury by Lizzy Prince
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsBook two of the Olympus Games Duet!Twelve champions were chosen to compete in the Olympus Games. Eight remain. As the stakes rise, Wren grows increasingly tangled in a web of deception and the growing rebellion. To escape the games alive, she must walk a tightrope between renegade and obedient champion. That’s nearly impossible when her biggest secret is exposed by the man she just began to trust... -
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Amberlough by Lara Elena Donnelly
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsLe Carré meets Cabaret in this debut spy thriller as a gay double-agent schemes to protect his smuggler lover during the rise of a fascist government coup Welcome to Amberlough City, the illustrious but corrupt cosmopolitan beacon of Gedda... -
Arrivals by Ellen Kushner
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA new sun rises on the lives and fates of four players in a high-stakes game of wit and intrigue... -
Texas Outlaw by Adrienne deWolfe
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWith her violet eyes and sultry smile, Fancy Holleday knew there wash t a man alive she couldn't charm, seduce, or just plain outsmart. And that included federal marshal Cord Rawlins. The rugged lawman might have tracked her down, but it was a long way to the jail, time enough for Fancy to lure the handsome Texan into sin. Cord Rawlins was sworn to uphold the law... -
Surrender in Moonlight by Jennifer Blake
"I am half crazed with wanting you..." From the moment they met and made love in a strange, deserted house, Lorna Forrester, a twenty-year-old New Orleans beauty, and Ramon Cazenave, a daring blockade runner, were obsessed with each other. It was the beginning of an incredible adventure in danger and love-from the Civil War-torn South to the windswept waters of the Caribbean... -
The Stone Circle Queen by Ophelia Wells Langley
Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratings“You need something more. And for that, I need something from you.” When you’re queen, what you want and what you get are two different things. On the run from the High King, Sorcha is offered the Earth Fae throne and the chance to find justice for both her peoples. She’s determined to save her kingdom and bring peace to a country torn apart by war and prejudice... -
Congress of Secrets by Stephanie Burgis
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn 1814, the Congress of Vienna has just begun. Diplomats battle over a new map of Europe, actors vie for a chance at glory, and aristocrats and royals from across the continent come together to celebrate the downfall of Napoleon…among them Lady Caroline Wyndham, a wealthy English widow. But Caroline has a secret: she was born Karolina Vogl, daughter of a radical Viennese printer... -
Almost Perfect by Denise Hampton
Rated: 3.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsAn Almost Perfect Escape Cassandra Marston wagered a kiss in a card game with the incorrigible rake Lucien Hollier and willingly paid her debt when she lost. But now, desperate for funds, the beautiful lady challenges him again .. -
A Goddess of Spring and Shadows by Lena J. Castle
Rated: 3.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt’s not an abduction. It’s an escape.Persephone lives a life of obedience and isolation, trapped under her mother Demeter’s stifling control, with her magic suppressed. Desperate to break free, she defies the rules and flees to the shadowed realm of the Underworld. But what begins as a daring escape soon becomes a perilous bargain... -
Mina by Elaine Bergstrom
Rated: 3.51 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn Bram Stoker's immortal novel, Mina Harker became a living, breathing object of obsession—only to fall prey to her stalker's seductive powers. There was only one way to save her soul—by destroying the life of Count Dracula, the creature who controlled and consumed her... -
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Blood and Iron by Elizabeth Bear
Rated: 3.41 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsShe is known as Seeker. Spellbound by the Faerie Queen, she has abducted human children for her mistress’s pleasure for what seems like an eternity, unable to free herself from servitude and reclaim her own humanity.Seeker’s latest prey is a Merlin. Named after the legendary wizard of Camelot, Merlins are not simply those who wield magic––they are magic... -
Fairy Tale of London by Cassandra Clare
This is the story of how Will Herondale and Tessa Gray finally bind their souls together as they get married in company of their friends and family. Celebrate their union with this short story, originally released as bonus content in the special first edition of Chain of Gold, now available as a free e-book for your enjoyment.Art by Cassandra Jean... -
The Secrets of Magic by Michelle Madow
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThere are only so many secrets you can keep before you break.A few weeks ago, Summer Donovan learned she’s a witch descended from the Greek gods. She was whisked away to an academy for witches to learn how to use the element she controls—air.Except Summer doesn’t have air magic. Instead, she controls metal and gems—an ability no witch has demonstrated before... -
Sword and Pen by Rachel Caine
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsWith the future of the Great Library in doubt, the unforgettable characters from Ink and Bone must decide if it's worth saving in this thrilling adventure in the New York Times bestselling series.The corrupt leadership of the Great Library has fallen. But with the Archivist plotting his return to power, and the Library under siege from outside empires and kingdoms, its future is uncertain... -
The Faerie Wand by Michelle Madow
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsI thought I could return home once the Faerie Games were over. I was wrong. Now, Julian and I must complete the dangerous quest given to us by the Empress of the Otherworld. The Holy Wand is out there. We just need to find it. No matter where the journey takes us, we'll destroy anything blocking our path. We have to. Otherwise, we'll be dead. Romance. Magic. Adventure... -
Smoke and Iron by Rachel Caine
For the US hardback, see ISBN13: 9780451489210.To save the Great Library, the unforgettable characters from Ink and Bone, Paper and Fire, and Ash and Quill put themselves in danger in the next thrilling adventure in the New York Times bestselling series.The opening moves of a deadly game have begun... -
The Fallen Kingdom by Elizabeth May
She’s on borrowed time…and she has only one chance to set things right.Find life.Deep in a forest, Aileana Kameron claws her way out of the earth. Back from the dead with no memory of who she is or what has happened to her, the Falconer now possesses even greater otherworldly powers and a ruthless instinct to kill—and the one piece of knowledge that can change everything.Find Kiaran... -
Eastern Expansion by Randi Darren
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 26 ratings[Spoiler for the faint hearted at the bottom of the blurb. Please read all the way through.] Before world war two could reach its conclusion, the world suffered what could only be defined as a cataclysm. Now, Yosemite city stands as the gateway between two worlds. The empire of humanity to the west, and the wild wastes to the east... -
The Exiled by Frost Kay
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsAn ENEMIES TO LOVERS post-apocalyptic fantasy perfect for fans of Holly Black, Kiera Cass, and Sarah J Maas!In a ravaged world full of sickness, devastation, and monsters, it was kill or be killed.After a disastrous second escape attempt, Hazel found herself blood indebted to her savior Noah, but he was no saint... -
Senlin Ascends by Josiah Bancroft
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 47 ratingsThe first book in the stunning and strange debut fantasy series that's receiving major praise from some of fantasy's biggest authors such as Mark Lawrence and Django Wexler.The Tower of Babel is the greatest marvel in the world. Immense as a mountain, the ancient Tower holds unnumbered ringdoms, warring and peaceful, stacked one on the other like the layers of a cake... -
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The Hidden Palace by Helene Wecker
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsChava is a golem, a woman made of clay, able to hear the thoughts and longings of the people around her and compelled by her nature to help them. Ahmad is a jinni, a perpetually restless and free-spirited creature of fire, imprisoned in the shape of a man... -
Hummingbird by Helen Harper
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThe best way to live in the Mage ruled city of Glasgow is to keep your head down and your mouth closed.That’s not usually a problem for Mairi Wallace. By day she works at a small shop selling tartan and by night she studies to become an apothecary. She knows her place and her limitations... -
Audette of Brookraven by Shari L. Tapscott
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThis is a previously-published edition - ASIN: B01ED5ZQSSThe Final Chapter in The Eldentimber SeriesWhen Audette pictured her wedding day, she never imagined leaving her intended at the altar... -
Poison Sun by Michelle Madow
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsDive into the second book of USA Today bestselling author Michelle Madow’s Vampire Bride series, where secrets run deep, and light gives way to darkness.After a shocking betrayal, Amber Benson was forced to do the unthinkable: drink a potion that will bring shadow souls—the dark forces trying to take over the city—straight to her. If that wasn’t bad enough, the potion is eating away her sun magic... -
Heir Apparent by Vivian Vande Velde
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsIn the virtual reality game Heir Apparent, there are way too many ways to get killed--and Giannine seems to be finding them all. Which is a darn shame, because unless she can get the magic ring, locate the stolen treasure, answer the dwarf's dumb riddles, impress the head-chopping statue, charm the army of ghosts, fend off the barbarians, and defeat the man-eating dragon, she'll never win... -
Baccano!, Vol. 3 - light novel by Ryohgo Narita, Katsumi Enami
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe year is 1931. A boy boards a train to visit his friend in New York. A woman in a jumpsuit boards a train to meet her employer in New York. And the conductor? He boards because it's his job. If it had been any other day, they all would have gotten where they were going just fine. But it's not any other day. The Rail Tracer is on the hunt...
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