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Stardust by Neil Gaiman
From multi award-winning creator of "The Sandman", Neil Gaiman, comes the incredible work that broke new ground in graphic novel storytelling, re-issued in a deluxe hardback edition with a new cover and eight additional pages of bonus material...Categorized as:
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An Imperfect Gentleman by Wendy Vella
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsRuined in the eyes of society, and removed from the only world they’d ever known, the Nightingale siblings vow never to be victims again. They will build their new life on what they’d once ignored. Being a clairvoyant is an excellent survival skill.A power he vows will not control him…After society turned its back on the Nightingales, Alexander knew it was time to face what he’d always denied... -
Long Live the King by Diana Knightley
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMagnus has been focused on his present, the loops and time shifts behind him, but that is not all in the past. There is also a throne that must be held, a historic event that must be protected, and a kingdom that needs him to rule... -
The Rebellious Rake by Wendy Vella
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA gentleman with a past, and a society Miss who is firmly on the shelf. After his father's death, Ramsey Hellion returns to England to escape the hell of his past. But the moment he meets Miss Flora Thomas, his carefully constructed world unravels. Beautiful, and fiercely independent, Flora wants nothing to do with him... -
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Haunting Mr Darcy: A Spirited Courtship by KaraLynne Mackrory
What happens to the happily ever after when the ever after has already happened? A ‘spirited’ courtship indeed! Jane Austen's much adored Pride and Prejudice is transfigured in this Regency adaptation. That fickle friend Fate intervenes when an unexpected event threatens the happily ever after of literature's favorite love story... -
Guarding Danger by Wendy Vella
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTwo things happen to Harry Sinclair the day his ship docks in London: he saves a woman in distress, and meets his long- lost family.Until now Harry has lived his life without betraying the vow he made to his father - never trust a Sinclair. Yet when his newly discovered cousins step aboard his ship he knows that everything is about to change... -
The Three Brooches by Katherine Lowry Logan
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhen Kit MacKlenna returned to her soul mate in the 19th century, Elliott Fraser thought he would never see his beloved goddaughter again. But when a message from Kit is discovered in a 135-year-old painting, Elliot must either ignore Kit's request for help or test the Legend of the Three Brooches... -
Opening Gambit by Tilly Wallace
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThis pawn is going to take control of the game… Seraphina Winyard is an abomination—a female mage. The first magic wielder of her sex to reach adulthood in three hundred years, she is treated like a zoological exhibit and leads a restricted life. Determined to escape and control her own destiny, she seizes a chance for freedom. But when her guardian is murdered, suspicion falls on the young mage... -
Vow of Deception by C.J. Archer
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWith the wedding only days away, the Ministry is thrown into turmoil when another murder is committed by a shape-shifter. But this time the newspapers make the connection to werewolves – and the Ministry. Suddenly the attention is focused on Lichfield Towers and its residents as the police investigate and parliament wants to shut the organization down... -
Up and Down by Robert Thier
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe tables are turned: having magically stopped aging in the 19th century, Lilly Linton is no longer the secretary for cold, stone faced business-magnate Rikkard Ambrose. Now, in the 21st century, the roles are reversed... -
Passage of Shadows by Chasity Bowlin
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsDon’t miss the exciting conclusion to The Victorian Gothic Collection… The plots, schemes and machinations at Cysgod Lys, from both mortal and immortal sources, are coming to a head... -
Spirited: The spellbinding new novel from bestselling Richard & Judy author Julie Cohen by Julie Cohen
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA moving and gripping story about three women who keep unspeakable truths, from the Richard & Judy recommended bestselling author Julie Cohen.Viola has an impossible talent. Searching for meaning in her grief, she uses her photography to feel closer to her late father, taking solace from the skills he taught her - and to keep her distance from her husband... -
His Ruthless Heart by Johanna Lindsey
Two-in-one romantic novels involving members of the Malory Dynasty... -
Mistress of Darkness: A Gothic Romance by Hazel Hunter
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsGwen Archer does not fear the curse of Dredthorne Hall. Instead it is the message she must deliver that gives her pause: she will inform her future brother-in-law, Christopher, that her sister has run away. But what Gwen discovers at the Hall is far worse than being the bearer of bad tidings. She finds Christopher’s older brother, the reticent and rude Robert Sheraton, there to greet her... -
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When There is Hope by Jane Goodger
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWaking up after an accident, the last thing Susan Butler remembered was living in the 1990s, happily married and joyously expecting her first child. Now, suddenly, inexplicably, she is Margaret Johnsbury, the year is 1888, and she is about to find out she is detested not only by her handsome husband, Carter, but by the entire town of Newport...Categorized as:
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Scandal Above Stairs by Jennifer Ashley
Priceless artwork has gone missing from the home of a wealthy baronet, and his wife stands to take the blame. When Kat's employer asks for help in clearing her friend's name, Kat trades her kitchen for the homes of Mayfair's wealthiest families. Soon antiques are disappearing not only from the extravagant households of connoisseurs and collectors, but from the illustrious British Museum... -
Sensing Danger by Wendy Vella
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFrom #1 bestselling author Wendy Vella, comes a captivating new series that will have you enthralled from the first page! Legend says the Sinclairs heightened senses are a result of a long ago pact between them and the powerful Raven family. To Honor and Protect is their creed, but the current Duke of Raven doesn’t make their task easy... -
루시아 2 (Lucia (Novel) #2) by Skye, 하늘가리기
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLucia grew up not knowing she was a princess.But when her mother died, she entered the palace and had the chance to see her entire future in a dream.In her dream, when she reached 19 years old, she was auctioned off to the bidder who offered the highest dowry. Her life became miserable from then on... -
Ellin's Solhwa, Season 2 by Cibeles
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe last thing Ellin remembers is having to deal with a belligerent customer at her dead-end job. And when she opened her eyes… she’s “Solhwa,” the beautiful fourth concubine to the king of the Xyaran Empire. Between trying to learn the language and eating steak, Ellin’s trying to figure exactly what’s going on... -
The Haunting at Hawke's Moor: A gothic paranormal romance by Camille Oster
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsVictorian London shows little mercy when divorce leave Anne Kinelly destitute and abandoned by her husband. Her bleak future is avoided when the merciful actions of her solicitor results in a stroke of luck, finding a house forgotten and left in probate by previous generations... -
A Vampire in Bavaria by Suzannah Rowntree
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsVampires, vengeance…and a mutinous Victorian lady’s maid.It’s not always easy to deal with a ticking bomb—and Miss Sharp just happens to have thrown this one straight at Queen Victoria’s royal train.Liz was only trying to save lives, but now she must face the Kabale, a secret tribunal of royal monsters who don’t easily forgive a stray bomb... -
악녀의 문구점에 오지 마세요! 1 [Agnyeoeui Mungujeom-e Oji Maseyo! 1] by Roeun Yeo, Cheolmoo Jae
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratings남주의 약혼녀이지만, 그의 사랑을 받기 위해 악행을 저지르는 무능한 악녀에 빙의했다.이미 평판은 밑바닥이고, 서로 죽고 못 사는 주인공들은 저들끼리 불륜까지 막 저지르는 막장 상황."너 같이 쓸모 없는 것은 우리 가문에 있을 가치가 없다. 이 돈을 받고 썩 꺼지거라!""네! 안녕히 계세요!"그래서 냉큼 돈 받고 쫓겨나 학교 앞에 추억의 문구점을 차렸다.추억의 쫀드기, 맥주사탕, 비눗방울 놀이까지!어린이들 기다려! 그런데.... 어쩐지 내 어린 고객님들이 좀 이상하다?"내가, 우리 오빠 같은 불륜남 말고 잘생기고 조신한 남자 찾아 줄게요!""헉, 그럼 황태자이신 우리 형님은 어때?""....마탑주님이 최고야... -
Ravenwood by Margaux Gillis, Margarita Gakis
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe night of the full moon…. Still grieving the recent death of her parents, Elinore Reed is called to live with family she’s never met at Ravenwood. A carriage accident leaves her alone, in the forest, on the night of the full moon, where something lurks in the trees. A bite that will not heal… After being bitten in the woods, Elinore fears for her sanity. The bite is turning black... -
Lessons in Enchantment by Patricia Rice
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCan a straitlaced engineer, three psychic children, and a lonely witch find love?The daughter of an earl, Lady Phoebe Malcolm Duncan has the ability to talk to animals. She longs to be a veterinarian, but education requires more coin than she possesses. When the walls of her home come tumbling down, she has to take two steps back—to servitude... -
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Timebound by Sara Samuels
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThe highly anticipated third book in the Blade of Shadows Series...They can’t escape the relentless, ruthless darkness. Olivia and her sister are running for their lives, hunted by the evil man who murdered their mother. With her dearest love, Roman, lost somewhere in time, only one man can help Olivia. Eyan Malik... -
A Reflection of Shadows by Anne Renwick
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShunned for her odd eyes and an unnerving habit of slipping into shadows, Lady Colleen Stewart refuses to be caged—should she decide to marry, it’ll be for love and to a man of her choice. After all, she’d rather be racing over rooftops than waltzing across ballroom floors. So when the only man to ever tempt her heart invites her on a covert mission, she leaps into danger... -
Clockwork Alchemist by Sara C. Roethle
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe clock ticks for London… Liliana is trapped alone in the dark. Her father is dead, and London is very far away. If only she hadn’t been locked up in her room, reading a book she wasn’t allowed to read, she might have been able to stop her father’s killer. Now he’s lying dead in the next room, and there’s nothing she can do to bring him back... -
A Lady Out of Time by Caroline Hanson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSent back in time to Victorian England to stop the invention of a deadly weapon, Helen Foster knows the job looks too easy: All she has to do is go to an auction, buy the weapon plans, destroy them, and she’ll save millions of people back in her own time... -
Dawn's Promise by A.W. Exley
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsA heart prepared to die that has never lived or loved... Born with fragile health, Dawn Uxbridge has lived a sheltered existence. Her lonely days are filled by drawing fanciful landscapes and nurturing plants. When tragedy strikes, she finds herself alone and penniless with only one talent—a green thumb... -
A Tough Man To Tame by Iris Johansen
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 9 ratings#1 New York Times bestselling author Iris Johansen spins the unforgettable story of a brilliant young woman and the sexy financial wizard with the power to make her dreams come true. Mariana Sandell is on a mission to get Louis Benoit alone, convinced that once he listens to her business proposition, he’ll leap at the opportunity... -
Crimson Wrath by Lisa Lovell
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHe doesn’t know I’m pregnant.Only his enemies do.And they will do everything to take my baby away from me.You think it can’t get worse?It can.Because as I sit here with my growing belly, tied to a chair, waiting for the bullet to end my life,I only have one chance to survive.Anton Ulianov.The man who became my boss and made me pregnant.The man who thinks I’ve abandoned him.The man who hates me... -
In Pursuit of Dragons by Anne Renwick
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn a laboratory behind the walls of a castle, Natalia Zakharova Kinross, Lady of Kinlarig, hides her many secrets. But for how much longer? For not only is a medical miracle embedded within her skin, a mythological dragon prowls the grounds. And there are men who will stop at little to lay claim to both... -
The Blades of the Rose Bundle: Warrior, Scoundrel, Rebel, & Stranger by Zoe Archer
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Blades of the Rose Bundle Warrior To most people, the realm of magic is the stuff of nursery rhymes and dusty libraries. But for Capt. Gabriel Huntley, it's become quite real and quite dangerous. . . In Hot Pursuit. . . The vicious attack Capt... -
Stardust and Shadows by Janelle Taylor
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDoctor Jana Greyson didn't know what to believe. The last thing she remembered was lying safely in the arms of her beloved, Commander Varian Saar, aboard the starship Wanderlust... -
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The Rake and the Recluse: Redux by Jenn LeBlanc
Rated: 3.85 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrancine Larrabee woke up on the wrong side of the century. She was fairly certain she went to sleep in her own comfy bed, but she doesn't quite seem to be there now... -
Defiant Surrender by Tamara Gill
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsUnlucky in love, Maddie St. Clair hides behind an antique store and her mudlarking hobby. That is until she finds a medieval ring that throws her back to 1102 Cumberland and into the life of Lady Madeline Vincent, heiress to Norman lands and about to be married to an autocratic Baron, William Dowell, nine hundred years her senior. Lord William Dowell protects his own... -
The Dark Discovery of Jack Dandy by Kady Cross
Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsBefore he makes his appearance in The Girl with the Iron Touch, Jack Dandy had an adventure of his very own. Learn how his actions set the plot in motion in The Dark Discovery of Jack Dandy, a short teaser story from author Kady Cross’s Steampunk Chronicles...Categorized as:
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The Wild Adventure of Jasper Renn by Kady Cross
Rated: 3.82 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn this companion novella to The Girl with the Iron Touch, American cowboy Jasper Renn finds himself in a situation his lightning-fast skills cannot rescue him from… After surviving a triumph-turned-tragedy in New York City, Jasper is determined to secure a happier future with his gifted band of friends... -
The Dragon King's Assassin by Amy Sumida
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsMy life changed the day I tried to take his.Mhavenna is a glorious city but, like every city on the face of Serai, it's run by Dragons. As a human, I'm on the lowest rung of the racial ladder here, as far from an illustrious Dragon as I could be, and I've made me peace with that. I don't like Dragons much, but like or dislike has nothing to do with my work... -
The House on Durrow Street by Galen Beckett
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsHer courage saved the country of Altania and earned the love of a hero of the realm. Now sensible Ivy Quent wants only to turn her father’s sprawling, mysterious house into a proper home. But soon she is swept into fashionable society’s highest circles of power—a world that is vital to her family’s future but replete with perilous temptations... -
Wait Until Midnight by Amanda Quick
Adam Hardesty has a serious problem: a diary containing his family's darkest secrets has been stolen and, in the course of investigating his would-be blackmailer, he discovers the dead body of a prominent psychic. His only lead is a list of the psychic's last visitors. The most likely suspect is a young woman named Mrs... -
A Night Of Forever by Lori Brighton
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWho is Aidan Callaghan? Mary Ellen James is intent on uncovering the truth about the mysterious man. But as she soon finds out, some things are best left buried in the past... -
Not So Innocent by Laura Lee Guhrke
Rated: 3.69 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsIn this wonderfully captivating and sensual page-turner from award-winner Laura Lee Guhrke, a woman who "foresees" a crime and tries to prevent it finds white-hot passion with a sexy, skeptical Scotland Yard inspector. Sophie Haversham would give anything not to have the gift of foresight. After all, her "talent" has already cost her one fiancé... -
Deepwater King by Claire McKenna
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe sensational follow up to MONSTROUS HEART; a magical tale of intrigue on dark waters and a love story for the ages. The perfect gothic, gaslamp fantasy - ideal for fans of V.E... -
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A Scholar of Magics by Caroline Stevermer
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsGlasscastle University--on the surface, one of the most peaceful places in England. But underneath, its magic is ancient and dangerous… American Samuel Lambert, sharpshooter, adventurer, late of the Wyoming plains and Kiowa Bob's Wild West Show, has been invited to Glasscastle University in England to contribute his phenomenally accurate shooting eye to the top secret Agincourt Project... -
A Trace of Copper by Anne Renwick
Rated: 3.65 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA small Welsh village. An interrupted romance. A rogue frog on the loose threatening their future.New recruit to the Queen's agents, Dr. Piyali Mukherji is given a simple first assignment. Travel to the small Welsh village of Aberwyn and solve the mystery of a young woman's blue skin lesion. A challenging task, for the alarming infection is unlike anything she's seen before—and it's spreading... -
Bewitched by Melissa Lynne Blue
Rated: 3.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsIn the quest for true love, a bit of magic may be just the nudge Penelope and John need… Lady Penelope Hale has had a run of bad luck when it comes to romance. Discouraged and ready to give up on love altogether, Penelope follows the urging of her cousins and endeavors to give the man of her dreams—the devastating Duke of Havenward—a gypsy love potion... -
Tooth and Claw by Jo Walton
A tale of love, money, and family conflict--among dragons. A family deals with the death of their father. A son goes to court for his inheritance. Another son agonises over his father's deathbed confession. One daughter becomes involved in the abolition movement, while another sacrifices herself for her husband.And everyone in the tale is a dragon, red in tooth and claw... -
The Hook by Meljean Brook
Rated: 3.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe Hook – An Iron Seas Urban Legend Meljean’s Note: This is a very short story that I wrote for a blog post at All Things Urban Fantasy during their Spooky Legends week. The challenge was to write about a famous urban legend in our characters’ voices, and my urban legend was The Hook. This story features Detective Inspector Mina Wentworth and Constable Newberry from The Iron Duke... -
Phantom in Time by Eugenia Riley
Rated: 3.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsSEDUCED ACROSS TIME . . . BY THE PHANTOM!!Murdered in his prime in 1896, the sexy, mysterious ghost of renowned tenor Jacques LeFevre haunts the spooky old St. Charles Opera House in New Orleans. Jacques’s lusty spirit still searches for the woman of his dreams, the diva with whom he can share life and the opera...
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