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  • Ponniyin Selvan- Whirlwinds : Part 2 by Kalki

    Ponniyin Selvan- Whirlwinds : Part 2 by Kalki

    Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    Whirlwinds, the exciting second part of Kalki R Krishnamurthy's historic magnum opus Ponniyin Selvan, our hero Vallavarayan Vandhiyathevan's adventures continue as he rides into marshy quagmires, befriends a mysterious girl, becomes the object of intense suspicion by the wily Pazhuvettarayars - and meets the hero of his dreams...
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    suspense  historical  fantasy  war  mystery  length-long
  • Whirlwinds by Kalki

    Whirlwinds by Kalki

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    Whirlwinds, the exciting second part of Kalki R Krishnamurthy's historic magnum opus Ponniyin Selvan, our hero Vallavarayan Vandhiyathevan's adventures continue as he rides into marshy quagmires, befriends a mysterious girl, becomes the object of intense suspicion by the wily Pazhuvettarayars - and meets the hero of his dreams...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  historical  fantasy  war  mystery  length-long
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  • Sword of Slaughter by Kalki

    Sword of Slaughter by Kalki

    Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Kalki Krishnamurthy’s Ponniyin Selvan is a masterpiece that has enthralled generations of Tamil readers. Many authors have written phenomenal books in Tamil literature after Kalki Krishnamurthy, but Ponniyin Selvan remains the most popular, widely-read novel...
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    suspense  historical  fantasy  war  mystery  length-long
  • The Evening and the Morning by Ken Follett

    The Evening and the Morning by Ken Follett

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 68 ratings
    #1 New York Times BestsellerAn Amazon Best Book of 2020 The thrilling and addictive prequel to The Pillars of the Earth--set in England at the dawn of a new era: the Middle AgesJust as transporting as [The Pillars of the Earth] . . . A most welcome addition to the Kingsbridge series. --The Washington PostIt is 997 CE, the end of the Dark Ages...
  • Two Dragons by Octavia Randolph

    Two Dragons by Octavia Randolph

    Rated: 4.77 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Two DragonsDragons are said to guard treasure with their lives...Ceric, beset with madness from the trauma of the losses he has suffered, wanders the forests of Kilton. An urgent need to stave off the hunger of his folk calls his younger brother Edwin, Lord of Kilton, to the Kingdom of Mercia, and though he fulfils his mission, finds the greater prize he sought out of reach...
  • Dirty Thirty by Janet Evanovich

    Dirty Thirty by Janet Evanovich

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 39 ratings
    #1 New York Times bestselling author and “most popular mystery writer alive” (The New York Times) Janet Evanovich is in top form as she sends Stephanie Plum on the trail of a stolen cache of dirty diamonds. Stephanie Plum, Trenton’s hardest working, most underappreciated bounty hunter, is offered a freelance assignment that seems simple enough...
  • Fate & Furies: An epic romantic fantasy by Scheuerer

    Fate & Furies: An epic romantic fantasy by Scheuerer

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    “I always knew you would be the end of me.”With darkness cursing the world around her, Althea Zoltaire is desperate for vengeance. But as she hunts Wilder Hawthorne across the kingdoms, brutal secrets begin to unravel.Not knowing what – or who – to trust, Thea and her companions find themselves entwined with a destiny far greater than one man...
  • Valdemar by Mercedes Lackey

    Valdemar by Mercedes Lackey

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    The long-awaited story of the founding of Valdemar comes to life in this 3rd book of a trilogy from a New York Times bestselling author and beloved fantasist.The refugees from the Empire have established a thriving city called Haven with the help of the Tayledras and their allies...
  • The Light Through the Leaves by Glendy Vanderah

    The Light Through the Leaves by Glendy Vanderah

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    One unbearable mistake at the edge of the forest.In a moment of crisis, Ellis Abbey leaves her daughter, Viola, unattended—for just a few minutes. But when she returns, Viola is gone. A breaking point in an already fractured marriage, Viola’s abduction causes Ellis to disappear as well—into grief, guilt, and addiction...
  • A Real Love by Porscha Sterling

    A Real Love by Porscha Sterling

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    It seems that Baby Taylor has it all: love, happiness, and a blossoming new career. But when her soon-to-be husband is arrested with federal charges on her wedding day, her life takes a turn in the unexpected. With nowhere to go, she finds herself at the mercy of her best friend, Mona, and her husband, Memphis...
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    suspense  urban  fantasy  length-short
  • King of the Streets, Queen of His Heart 2 by Porscha Sterling

    King of the Streets, Queen of His Heart 2 by Porscha Sterling

    Rated: 4.76 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Legend is quickly becoming the official King of the Miami streets but, even in the midst of his ruthless personality and thuggish nature, Shanecia continues to show him what it’s like to be loved...
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    suspense  urban  fantasy  length-short
  • Bad Boys Love Good Girls 2: The Return of the Outlaw by Porscha Sterling

    Bad Boys Love Good Girls 2: The Return of the Outlaw by Porscha Sterling

    Rated: 4.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Once a good girl goes bad, she’s gone forever…After a job gone wrong, two fates are left hanging in the balance, one being Outlaw’s oldest brother and the other an innocent child. Although Outlaw knows that things often happen beyond his control, he can’t help but to think that he’s partly to blame for putting Chloe in a situation that has led to Isaiah fighting for his life...
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    suspense  urban  fantasy  length-medium
  • Wife of a Misfit by Jade Jones

    Wife of a Misfit by Jade Jones

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED "CAMERON 7" SPIN-OFF Roxie, Magyc, Kwon, Diana and Rico are back in the highly anticipated spin off to “Cameron 7”! Diana's entire life changed when she met Tariq Haddad aka Rico. With his suave demeanor and devilishly handsome looks, he was every girl's dream and every father's worst nightmare...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  urban  fantasy
  • The Cartel Deluxe Edition: Books 1-3 by Ashley Antoinette, JaQuavis Coleman

    The Cartel Deluxe Edition: Books 1-3 by Ashley Antoinette, JaQuavis Coleman

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    The port of Miami brings in millions of dollars' worth of cocaine every year, and the Cartel controls eighty percent of it. The Diamond family is a force to be reckoned with, but all hell breaks loose when they lose their leader. The most ruthless gangster Miami has ever seen, Carter Diamond, leaves behind a wife, twin sons, a daughter, and a secret...
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    suspense  christian  urban  fantasy  length-epic
  • Waking Rose by Regina Doman

    Waking Rose by Regina Doman

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    A novel for teens and adults based on a fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm "I love him more than poetry... I love him more than song." Ever since he rescued her from Certain Death, Rose Brier has had a crush on Ben Denniston, otherwise known as Fish. But Fish, struggling with problems of his own, thinks that Rose should go looking elsewhere for a knight in shining armor...
  • Dovetail by Karen McQuestion

    Dovetail by Karen McQuestion

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    From the bestselling author of Hello Love comes a spellbinding new novel of enduring love, family secrets, and mysterious death.Joe Arneson’s ordinary life is upended by troubling dreams of himself as a different man in another place and time. It isn’t until he visits his estranged grandmother, Pearl, in her Wisconsin hometown that a startling connection emerges...
  • Wear Wolf by Zoe Chant, Murphy Lawless

    Wear Wolf by Zoe Chant, Murphy Lawless

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Where oh WEAR could she be?Wolf shifter and fashion designer Zane Bellamy has a he’s ‘face-blind,’ unable to recognize people easily no matter how often he’s seen them.Victoria Hawthorne has a secret, too, but she’s a long-term substitute teacher, and if she’s learned anything from teaching first graders, it’s that the best way to keep a secret is to not tell anybody...
  • The Trouble With Him by Kat T. Masen

    The Trouble With Him by Kat T. Masen

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    The trouble with him is he never was supposed to belong to me…Everyone assumes I have the perfect life. And why not? I’m Ava Edwards—daughter of billionaire mogul Lex Edwards.I had everyone fooled until New Year’s Eve when my life fell apart.Then he walked into the same bar looking just as devastatingly handsome as I remembered him.A long-lost friend who I considered family—once upon a time...
  • A Court of Wicked Fae by Alaya Wells

    A Court of Wicked Fae by Alaya Wells

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 13 ratings
    A woman determined to destroy a conniving king. A fae lord who will sacrifice himself to shield her from harm. Can their love survive the upcoming battle? A thorny collar controls my every move and betrayal haunts me, but I’m still determined to seek vengeance for my brother’s death. I’ll do it with or without Vexxion’s help. But when he calls in his favor, I’m given no choice...
  • Leave No Trace by Sammi Cee, Michelle Frost

    Leave No Trace by Sammi Cee, Michelle Frost

    Rated: 3.72 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A hitman with a reputation. A boy with a past.Trace took a job at The Anonymous—the most exclusive club in the city—for a very specific reason. Only now that he’s there, he’s not sure how to get what he needs. He sure didn’t expect a killer Daddy to help him figure it out.Kol always closes his contracts, and he never leaves loose ends...
  • Mastered by His Touch by Skylar Cross

    Mastered by His Touch by Skylar Cross

    Rated: 3.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    He walked in like he owned the entire world, like there was a billion dollars in the black leather briefcase he carried.Kiri had been in a rut. No boyfriend. Dull job at a bank with a nasty boss. Disgusting roommate in a cramped apartment.In walks Caden Storm on a sunny spring day. And everything in Kiri's life changes.Permanently...
  • The Hunger Games Trilogy Boxset by Suzanne Collins

    The Hunger Games Trilogy Boxset by Suzanne Collins

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 109 ratings
    The extraordinary, ground breaking New York Times bestsellers The Hunger Games and Catching Fire, along with the third book in The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins, Mockingjay, are available for the first time ever in a beautiful boxset edition. Stunning, gripping, and powerful...
  • Thirty-Five and a Half Conspiracies by Denise Grover Swank

    Thirty-Five and a Half Conspiracies by Denise Grover Swank

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Book eight in the New York Times and USA Today bestselling Rose Gardner Mystery series. Rose Gardner has survived plenty of close scrapes in the past, but her latest bit of trouble has landed her in the Fenton County holding cell on trumped up charges. The most powerful man in southern Arkansas, J.R...
  • Divergent Official Illustrated Movie Companion by Kate Egan

    Divergent Official Illustrated Movie Companion by Kate Egan

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 68 ratings
    Veronica Roth's #1 New York Times bestselling novel Divergent is now a major motion picture starring Shailene Woodley, Theo James, and Kate Winslet!With never-before-seen photos; personal interviews with the directors, actors, and writers; and exclusive extras, this lush, oversize volume is a true behind-the-scenes look at the filming of Divergent...
  • Carpathian Collection by Christine Feehan

    Carpathian Collection by Christine Feehan

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    "The queen of paranormal romance" (USA Today) presents three darkly compelling novels in the #1 New York Times bestselling series that "bring[s] vampiric Carpathians to vivid, virile life" (Publishers Weekly)...
  • The Spoken Mage: Complete Series by Melanie Cellier

    The Spoken Mage: Complete Series by Melanie Cellier

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    In Elena's world words have power over life and death—but none more so than hers.As the daughter of shopkeepers, Elena has always known that the mysteries of reading and writing are closed to her. Only the mageborn can risk harnessing the power unleashed from putting pen to paper. Until Elena discovers an impossible new ability and joins the elite ranks of the mages...
  • Gabriel's Inferno Trilogy by Sylvain Reynard

    Gabriel's Inferno Trilogy by Sylvain Reynard

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    The haunting trilogy of one man’s salvation and one woman’s sensual awakening . . . The first three volumes in the story of Professor Gabriel Emerson and his beloved Julia, an unforgettable exploration of sin, seduction, forbidden love, and redemption...
  • Ripple of Secrets by Denise Grover Swank

    Ripple of Secrets by Denise Grover Swank

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    After her Assistant DA boyfriend’s near brush with death, Rose Gardner hopes to make it through the holiday season with a minimal amount of drama. But she can’t forget the promise she made to the king of the Fenton County underworld in exchange for Mason’s life...
  • Alpha Rising: Book 12 of the Grey Wolves Series by Quinn Loftis

    Alpha Rising: Book 12 of the Grey Wolves Series by Quinn Loftis

    Rated: 4.82 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Supernatural war is on the horizon, and no one will escape unscathed.Enemy after enemy, foe after foe, has fallen before the combined might of the Romanian grey wolves and their allies among the supernatural races. But now the alliance doesn't fight a single supernatural threat. It's no longer a single coven of vampires, a lone deranged warlock, or a rogue pack that threatens their safety...
  • Flowering Inferno by Annabel Chase

    Flowering Inferno by Annabel Chase

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Did someone manifest murder or was it simply a tragic glamping accident?Spring has arrived in the charming riverside town of Newberry, along with the thorn in Mia’s side—her formidable mother is in town to attend a manifestation retreat at a nearby glamping site...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  mystery  paranormal  witches  fantasy
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