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Sent to a Fantasy World and Now All the Men Want Me: Volume 1 by Jaclyn Osborn
Evan just wants a quiet life where he escapes into books, drinks a ridiculous amount of coffee, and devours every muffin in sight. But then he's transported to another world with magic, sword-wielding knights with big... hearts, and men who find him too adorable to resist.Complicated? Well, that's the understatement of the century.And for Evan, the adventure is only beginning... -
Married Thrice to Salted Fish 三嫁咸鱼 by 比卡比
At eighteen years old, Lin Qingyu was married as part of a Chong Xi into the Nan’an Hou Mansion, becoming the ill Lu Wancheng’s male wife.On the eve of their wedding, Young Master Hou lay lazily on the bed and said, “Beauty, to be honest, I really don’t want to engage in domestic struggles. I just want to drift along, eat and wait to die. I want to be a salted fish... -
Miners of the Mystics by Penny Moss
Deep in the mountain where magic and mining coincide, penniless Oliver enlists as a Miner of the Mystics. The dream is unfathomable riches, the risk is injury or even death. A risk worth taking for just a glance at Sentinel Tau, an otherworldly being tasked with protecting the mountain’s inhabitants.Oliver’s luck plummets when he suffers a magical curse... -
A Hunt So Wild and Cruel by Rebecca F. Kenney
She’s been a bad girl...They’ve been summoned for a reckoning. Queen Lauriel hoards wealth and persecutes anyone with magic. She even cancels the Midwinter Glee festival, claiming that it wastes the Crown's money. But one cold night, the Wild Hunt rides across the sky, led by three majestic Fae... -
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You Are My Sunshine by E. Broom
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDr Justice Jackson is grumpy, having turned his back on magic and his deranged family years ago. He enjoys his work but is having a struggle, as most of his patients prefer witch potions over scientifically proven medicine.But now his secret is out. He is descended from a dark line of witches, a secret he’d promised himself he would never reveal... -
和宿敌结婚当天一起重生了 Reborn with an Old Enemy on the Day of our Marriage by 林知落
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLin Qian and Zheng PingQing, two people who have wanted to kill each other for many years, fell in love. After a lot of ups and downs, they finally married.But they didn’t expect to get reborn together on the day of their wedding.Back to the year when their feud was at its most intense.The friends around them also saw each other as enemies... -
Miners of the Tempest by Penny Moss
In the depths of the Tesera Mine, Oliver’s hope of finding Tau again fades with each passing day. Just as despair consumes him, his Sentinel returns, only a shadow of the mighty being he once was.Oliver swears revenge against those responsible, but there’s no time to plan or savour being reunited, as a deadly mistake forces him and his friends to escape... -
Heart of a Wolf by C.J. Ravenna
How to get over a breakup:1: Go to Iceland2: Get sent back in time3: Get abducted by a hot, moody Viking werewolfThe tour guides sure didn’t prepare me for this…KieranAfter my boyfriend cheats, my best friend spirits me away to Reykjavik for a scenic getaway. I think this may be just the escape I need to get over the jerk... -
My Not-So-Super Blind Date by Allison Temple
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsI’m Morgan Murray. You probably haven’t heard of me. With a raft of allergies and powers that won’t do more than charge a phone, I never lived up to my super family’s super expectations. It’s okay. I’m used to being overlooked... -
Taming of a Wolf by C.J. Ravenna
JamieCould a grumpy Viking werewolf be the missing piece my broken family needs?Between being a single parent to my little brother and running my late grandma's bookshop, I've got no time for anyone else. I need a guy who will prioritize my brother like I do. If I can't find someone like that, I'd rather be alone forever... -
Crazy Girl Shin Bia Volume 1 by Mi-Ri Hwang
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA tough, lazy, money lover, yet stunningly beautiful high school student named Shin Bia is walking by herself one day when an ancient Chinese necklace falls out of the sky right into her hands (well, it actually hits her on the head). But this necklace isn't ordinary, it is a sign from her past reincarnation that she will be moved to a different time period... -
Winter Oranges by Marie Sexton
Jason Walker is a child star turned teen heartthrob turned reluctant B-movie regular who’s sick of his failing career. So he gives up Hollywood for northern Idaho, far away from the press, the drama of L.A., and the best friend he’s secretly been in love with for years.There’s only one problem with his new life: a strange young man only he can see is haunting his guesthouse... -
A Plague of Zombies by Diana Gabaldon
Diana Gabaldon, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the acclaimed Outlander series, delivers a captivating tale of history and suspense, with a touch of the supernatural, featuring Lord John Grey. This novella, originally published as “Lord John and the Plague of Zombies,” is now available as a standalone eBook... -
Wake the Gods by Elisha Kemp
Even after visiting the Oracle, Adrienne still can’t quite believe the prophesy. But whether she believes it or not, there is no denying the strange power building within her, or the bond forming between her and her men. Now, after making her daring escape from Knossos, Adrienne’s enemies have only grown more dangerous, and everything she has come to love is at risk... -
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Trick of Time by J.L. Merrow
A lover from another time When Ted Ennis steps out the doors of the Criterion Theatre for a cigarette and finds himself in Victorian London, he begins to doubt his sanity... -
狐妖修炼指南 Fox Demon Cultivation Manual by 风歌且行 | Feng Ge Qie Xing
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBy some freak coincidence, Song Ci mistakenly consumed the blood of the Demon King, causing himself to become a demon too. A weak scholar…… forced to suffer in silence.What was even more tragic was that no matter where he went, demons would attack him from all directions braying for his blood, or they would squeeze his neck while interrogating him about his relationship with the Demon King... -
Places In Time (Time Is Eternity) by Cardeno C.
Rated: 3.73 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsActor Ethan Baker was voted the "Sexiest Man Alive" two times, but that doesn't stop his girlfriend from breaking up with him. As he has for years, Ethan turns to Jude Harrison, his best friend and the one "forever" person in his life...Categorized as:
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Do-over (Time Is Eternity) by Amy Lane
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEngall is supposed to hit a party and hook up with his longtime crush, Chandler—at least that’s what Engall’s unlikely guardian angel keeps telling him. But the more Dagiel tries to fix the situation, the weirder it gets. How many do-overs will it take to make Engall’s life right?A story from the Dreamspinner Press 2012 Daily Dose package "Time Is Eternity"... -
Fourth and Long (Time Is Eternity) by Chris Scully
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe's approaching forty, alone, and in a dead-end job. Eric Somers's life has been defined by a single unfortunate decision made decades ago, when he turned his back on shy outcast Jake Lockwood, afraid of his feelings for the boy and what they meant. The tragic consequences of Jake's isolation have haunted Eric ever since... -
Yes by Brad Boney
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat if youth wasn't wasted on the young? On the eve of his fortieth birthday, Ian Parker is looking for a reboot. He may be the proud owner of a trendy coffee shop in Austin called La Tazza Magica, but his love life has been MIA for years... -
末世重生之少爺 [Back to the Apocalypse] by 夜悠, Ye Yo
Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratings末世来临,丧尸横行,白景带着他的空间重生,渣受变忠犬,空间有了,粮食有了,金手指有了,然后,本人文案无能,大家原谅则个。"Back to the Apocalypse"It’s the beginning of the Apocalypse, zombies run rampant over the Earth.Bai Jing jumped back through time using a hidden dimension.A lousy man becomes a loyal lover.Hidden dimension, check. Harvest, check. Golden finger, check.Afterwards, I’m not good at introductions, so please forgive me... -
Lord John and the Hellfire Club by Diana Gabaldon, Jeff Woodman
Outlander character Lord John Grey finds himself in 18th-century London investigating the death of a red-haired man. Soon he is mixed up in the affairs of Sir Francis Dashwood and his notorious Hellfire Club... -
My Junior Still Hasn't Killed Me by 子鹿
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratings[Prevent the novel villain, Gu XuanYan, from continuing his murdering, while also changing the trajectory of his life, and assisting him in ascending] This was the mission Zhong Yan got after transmigrating into a novel he read the night before his test... -
Château d'Eternité by Ariel Tachna
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis edition is no longer available.When Russ Peterson accepts an invitation to an all-expense paid vacation at a resort castle in southern France, the last thing he expects is to learn he has the power to travel through time. As a historian, it’s a dream come true, offering the chance to find answers to all the great mysteries of the past... -
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Juneau by Calliope Stewart
Boston, 1915. Juneau Wilde is the youngest child of the illustrious Wilde family. Despite her omega designation, she is an adventurous troublemaker that spends her days driving her widowed mother crazy. Juneau constantly bucks against the constraints of society, wanting to live the kind of life that the heroines in her favorite novels live...Categorized as:
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Judgment (Time Is Eternity) by Mary Calmes
Rated: 3.52 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJeritt Troy is a Scourge, a guardian tasked with patrolling cracks in time and righting the unspoken wrongs in history. His next task is a killer-not just for him, but for his husband and partner, Frost Ramsey, because Jeritt's not just tracking a bad guy; he's tracking his previous partner-his best friend... -
The Emperor and the Endless Palace by Justinian Huang
“What if I told you that the feeling we call love is actually the feeling of metaphysical recognition, when your soul remembers someone from a previous life?”In the year 4 BCE, an ambitious courtier is called upon to seduce the young emperor — but quickly discovers they are both ruled by blood, sex and intrigue... -
The Hanged Man by K.D. Edwards
The last member of a murdered House tries to protect his ward from forced marriage to a monster while uncovering clues to his own tortured past. The Tarot Sequence imagines a modern-day Atlantis off the coast of Massachusetts, governed by powerful Courts based on the traditional Tarot deck... -
Shards of Time by Lynn Flewelling
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsAcclaimed author Lynn Flewelling brings her beloved Nightrunners series to a close—at least for now—with a thrilling novel of murder, mystery, and magic. The governor of the sacred island of Korous and his mistress have been killed inside a locked and guarded room... -
The Husky and His White Cat Shizun: Erha He Ta De Bai Mao Shizun Vol. 1 by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou
The Emperor Reborn and His Dearest EnemyCruel tyrant Taxian-jun killed his way to the throne and now reigns as the first ever emperor of the mortal realm. Yet somehow, he is unsatisfied. Left cold and bereft, abandoned by all he held dear, he takes his own life...only to be reborn anew...
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