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Yona of the Dawn, Vol. 37 by Mizuho Kusanagi, 草凪みずほ
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsPrincess Yona lives an ideal life as the only princess of her kingdom. Doted on by her father, the king, and protected by her faithful guard Hak, she cherishes the time spent with the man she loves, Su-won. But everything changes on her 16th birthday when tragedy strikes her family! With war between the Kingdom of Kohka and South Kai close at hand, Yona strengthens her resolve on the battlefield... -
Yona of the Dawn, Vol. 35 by Mizuho Kusanagi, 草凪みずほ
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsPrincess Yona lives an ideal life as the only princess of her kingdom. Doted on by her father, the king, and protected by her faithful guard Hak, she cherishes the time spent with the man she loves, Su-won. But everything changes on her 16th birthday when tragedy strikes her family! Feeling ill from the Crimson Illness, Su-won is unable to attend a conference with a South Kai delegation... -
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My Happy Marriage, Vol. 2 by Akumi Agitogi, Tsukiho Tsukioka
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsA "Cinderella"-inspired slow-burn historical romance with a paranormal twist set in Taisho-era Japan! A browbeaten and mistreated daughter is cast out of her home and sent to audition as a bridal candidate for the heir to one of the most powerful families in the land…... -
My Happy Marriage, Vol. 3 (My Happy Marriage (Manga) #3) by Akumi Agitogi, Tsukiho Tsukioka
For failing to inherit the boon of unusual power that is the Saimori birthright and bringing shame to the family name, mistreated Miyo is cast out to become another's problem. Sent to the Kudo clan—itself preternaturally powerful—as a potential bride for its heir, Kiyoka, Miyo is surprised to experience kindness for the first time in her thus far sad life... -
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The Hand on the Wall by Maureen Johnson
Ellingham Academy must be cursed. Three people are now dead. One, a victim of either a prank gone wrong or a murder. Another, dead by misadventure. And now, an accident in Burlington has claimed another life. All three in the wrong place at the wrong time. All at the exact moment of Stevie’s greatest triumph . . . She knows who Truly Devious is. She’s solved it. The greatest case of the century...Categorized as:
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InuYasha vol. 5: Flesh and Bone by Rumiko Takahashi
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsThe adventure ensues in this new tale of the best-selling graphic novel. Inu-Yasha, Kagome, and Shippo continue their quest for more shards of the shattered magic jewel. Along the way, they meet a young girl named Nazuma fleeing from a horde of Spider-Head demons. -
Terciel and Elinor by Garth Nix
Garth Nix returns to the Old Kingdom for the never-before-told love story of Sabriel’s parents, Terciel and Elinor, and the charter magic that brought them together—and threatened to tear them apart. A long-awaited prequel to a classic fantasy series... -
InuYasha: Liars and Ogres and Monkeys...Oh, My! by Rumiko Takahashi
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsRare book. -
InuYasha: Mirror Image by Rumiko Takahashi
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsNaraku's weapon against Inu-Yasha is a beautiful wind-witch named Kagura, who not only has incredible powers but also seems to be an extension of the enigmatic Naraku himself. Soon, Kanna and Inu-Yasha's brother Sessho-Maru join the fray, with shocking consequences. -
When Heaven Weeps by Ted Dekker
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsA thriller unlike any you have ever read. A love strong enough to bring a tremor to your bones. A sacrifice powerful enough to make heaven weep. At the close of World War II, a shell-shocked solider, Jan Jovic, was forced to inflict a game of life and death on a peaceful Bosnian community... -
7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy! [Manga], Vol. 2 (ループ7回目の悪役令嬢は、元敵国で自由気ままな花嫁生活を満喫する (Manga) #2) by Hinoki Kino, Touko Amekawa
KEEP YOUR HANDMAIDENS CLOSE, AND YOUR ENEMIES CLOSER. Every time Rishe turns twenty, she dies and is reincarnated to the day her engagement is broken off. This time around, she winds up the fiancee of the man who killed her in her previous life: the crown prince of the Galkhein Empire, Arnold! Knowing from her past lives that Galkhein is on the path to war, Rishe is determined to prevent it...Categorized as:
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Lady Julia Grey Mystery Collection Volume 1 by Deanna Raybourn
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsRediscover. New York Times. bestselling author Deanna Raybourn’s beloved Lady Julia Grey mystery stories, and be swept up in a Victorian world of intrigue in the first three novels, together in a value box set. Silent in the Grave. The darling of London society, Sir Edward Grey, receives threatening letters from an unknown source... -
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 75 ratings"War and Peace" by Leo Tolstoy is an epic novel that explores the lives of Russian aristocrats during the Napoleonic Wars. The story follows several main characters, including Pierre Bezukhov, Andrei Bolkonsky, and Natasha Rostov, as they navigate love, loss, and the turbulence of war... -
Fushigi Yûgi: Genbu Kaiden, Vol. 05 by Yuu Watase
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsIn the midst of a heated battle, Takiko is transported back to her own world. There, all the problems she escaped through her father's book are waiting for her: her mother's funeral, her father's disapproval, and her reunion with Mr. Ohsugi, her first love. But with the wisdom and strength she's found as the Priestess of Genbu, Takiko knows what she has to do... -
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InuYasha: Two Brothers, One Enemy by Rumiko Takahashi
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsFollows the adventures of high school student Kagome and the feral half-demon dog-boy Inu-Yasha as they join forces to reclaim the "Jewel of Four Souls" to prevent evil mortals and demons from using its terrifying powers. -
Moseh's Staff by A.W. Exley
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAll things must come to an end. .. London is in the frozen grip of an unnatural winter and Queen Victoria wants answers. Cara and Nate know who - the Curator. The queen's artifact hunters just don't know what is responsible. Cara is on the trail of an ancient and powerful artifact capable of freezing a city and stirring demons. First she must confront her past and her father's history... -
Refuge for Masterminds by Kathleen Baldwin
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsLady Jane Moore has a secret. A secret that must be kept buried. For if anyone discovered the truth, her life at Stranje House would crumble. And with Napoleon Bonaparte’s invasion of England underway, everyone at Stranje House is already in danger. Mortal danger. Jane knows it. She may not be like Tess, who has the advantage of prophetic dreams...Categorized as:
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Turning Darkness Into Light by Marie Brennan
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsMarie Brennan's Turning Darkness Into Light is a delightful fantasy of manners, the heir to the award-winning Natural History of Dragons series, a perfect stepping stone into an alternate Victorianesque fantasy landscape. "Overwhelmingly fun. "—io9 on The Tropic of Serpents... -
Villains Are Destined to Die (novel), Vol. 2 (Villains Are Destined to Die (Novel) #2) by Gwon Gyeoeul
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 11 ratings역하렘 공략 게임의 악역,. 에카르트 공작가의 하나뿐인 공녀이자 입양아 페넬로페로 빙의했다. 그런데 하필 난이도는 극악! 뭘 해도 엔딩은 죽음뿐이다. ‘진짜 공녀’가 나타나기 전에 어떻게든 여주의 어장 중 한 명을 공략해서 이어져야 한다! 사사건건 시비를 거는 오빠 1, 2. 모든 루트가 죽음으로 이어지는 미친 황태자. 여주바라기 마법사와 충직한 노예 기사까지! ‘일단 가망성 없는 놈들은 바로 버리자. ’. “그동안 제 주제를 잘 몰랐어요. 앞으로는 쭉, 신경 쓰실 일 없이, 쥐죽은 듯 살겠습니다. ”. 근데 왜 자꾸 선을 그을수록 호감도가 오르는 거야? ! -
A Dreadful Splendor by B.R. Myers
In this spectacularly imaginative and ghoulishly fun Gothic murder mystery brimming with romance, betrayals, and chills, a fake spiritualist is summoned to hold a séance for a bride who died on the eve before her wedding, but as nefarious secrets are revealed, the line between hoax and haunting blurs. Be careful what you conjure. . -
The Watery Grave by Helen Goltz
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMiss Phoebe Astin is quite accustomed to speaking with spirits as they leave this life on their way to the next. As the mortician at The Economic Undertaker, Phoebe and her brothers, Julius and Ambrose, find themselves inundated with victims from a ferry disaster on the river... -
Dragon Class by Melanie Ansley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA lowborn thief. A priceless dragon. A bond that could change an empire. The first book in an epic dragonrider series from award-winning author Melanie Ansley. Jin is a hardened pickpocket surviving the underbelly of Tang China, until a single heist changes everything... -
The List by Robert Whitlow
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsIn a world of secrets, where evil has reigned for over a hundred years, the power of an ancient covenant will change the life of one man forever. As a struggling young attorney fresh out of law school, Renny Jacobson pines for the day he can afford the luxuries of the partners in his Charlotte firm. With news of his father's death and a secret inheritance, Renny's life will surely change forever... -
Three by Ted Dekker
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 45 ratingsBy all accounts seminary student Kevin Parsins is leading a good, if not virtuous, life. But like all people, Kevin has his secrets. And someone wants them revealed. While driving home from a day at graduate school, Kevin receives a call from a mysterious stranger who calls himself Slater... -
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A Light Amongst Shadows by Kelley York, Rowan Altwood
James Spencer is hardly the typical troubled youth who ends up at Whisperwood School for Boys. Instead of hating the strict schedules and tight oversight by staff, James blossoms, quickly making friends, indulging in his love of writing, and contemplating the merits of sneaking love poems to the elusive and aloof William Esher... -
Coral Moon by Brandilyn Collins
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe figure remained still as stone. Leslie couldn’t even detect a breath. Spider fingers teased the back of her neck. Leslie’s feet rooted to the pavement. She dropped her gaze to the driveway, seeking … what? Spatters of blood? Footprints? She saw nothing... -
Evermore by C.J. Archer
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWhen ghosts begin to disappear from the Otherworld, Emily Chambers and her friends must hunt down those responsible before every last spirit, including Jacob Beaufort, is destroyed and Emily's livelihood along with them. But there is one thing stopping them - Jacob's killer. Weakened and fading fast, the ghost of Jacob Beaufort is determined to save Emily from a bleak and uncertain future... -
Chasing Hadley by Jessica Sorensen
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsHadley Harlyton’s life has always been about three things:. 1. Making sure her three younger sisters stay out of trouble. 2. Getting good grades so she can get into a decent college. 3. Drag racing. She doesn’t have time for anything else, especially guys and dating...Categorized as:
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A Lady of Integrity by Shelley Adina
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsBook 7 in the Magnificent Devices steampunk series! Will a daring rescue put a wedding and a future at risk? Lady Claire Trevelyan and renowned scientist Andrew Malvern are looking forward to domestic felicity in London when they are surprised by an unexpected visitor...Categorized as:
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A Shimmer in the Night by Kelley York, Rowan Altwood
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBenjamin Prichard has spent much of his life feeling like an outsider. Growing up, his odd behaviour and visions of ghosts left him isolated, not to mention being the child of an immigrant mother and an absent father. Benjamin walks the line between not being Chinese enough for one community, and not English enough for the other. Whisperwood School for Boys changes everything... -
The Titanic Test: A Love Story by Ann K. Simpson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwo childhood best friends. One epic high school test. Will they change the Titanic's fate, or will it change theirs? Charlie is a seventeen-year-old Malibu surfer who lives in the moment and is so NOT into time travel. Now she’s facing Windline Academy’s dreaded Junior Year Test, a trip in time designed to mold her into the girl her parents and school want her to be...Categorized as:
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The Pages of Her Life: A Novel by James L. Rubart
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAllison Moore is faced with a daunting How do you stand up for yourself when it means losing everything? Allison Moore is making it. Barely. The Seattle area architecture firm she started with her best friend is struggling, but at least they’re free from the games played by the corporate world. She’s gotten over her divorce...Categorized as:
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A Shimmer in the Night by Kelley York
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsBenjamin Prichard has spent much of his life feeling like an outsider. Growing up, his odd behaviour and visions of ghosts left him isolated, not to mention being the child of an immigrant mother and an absent father. Benjamin walks the line between not being Chinese enough for one community, and not English enough for the other. Whisperwood School for Boys changes everything... -
The Pale Queen by Ethan M. Aldridge
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom the acclaimed creator of Estranged and The Legend of Brightblade comes a lush fantasy graphic novel about an aspiring astronomer who attracts the attention of a mysterious being known as the Lady. Perfect for fans of Anya’s Ghost and Snapdragon! Agatha has always dreamed of the stars... -
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The Fox Maidens by Robin Ha
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsAn epic new graphic novel fantasy—a queer, feminist reimagining of the Fox Maiden legend from Korean mythology. Kai Song dreams of being a warrior. She wants to follow in the footsteps of her beloved father, the commander of the Royal Legion. But while her father believes in Kai and trains her in martial arts, their society isn’t ready for a girl warrior. Still, Kai is determined... -
A Dawn Most Wicked by Susan Dennard
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDaniel Sheridan is an engineer’s apprentice on a haunted Mississippi steamer known as the Sadie Queen. His best friend–the apprentice pilot, Cassidy Cochran–also happens to be the girl he’s pining for … and the captain’s daughter. But when it looks like the Sadie Queen might get taken off the river, Daniel and Cassidy have to do whatever they can to stop the ghosts that plague the ship... -
The Last Bloodcarver by Vanessa Le
The tantalizing romance of These Violent Delights meets the mechanical wonders of Cinder in The Last Bloodcarver, the first in a two-book debut -- with a riveting medical magic system and lush Vietnam-inspired fantasy world. Nhika is a bloodcarver. A cold-hearted, ruthless being who can alter human biology with just a touch... -
The Defiant by Lesley Livingston
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsBe brave, gladiatrix. .. And be wary. Once you win Caesar's love, you'll earn his enemies' hate. Fallon was warned. Now she is about to pay the price for winning the love of the Roman people as Caesar's victorious gladiatrix... -
The Watcher in the Shadows by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsIt was an unforgettable summer. .. . When fourteen-year-old Irene Sauvelle moves with her family to Cape House on the coast of Normandy, she's immediately taken by the beauty of the place--its expansive cliffs, coasts, and harbors. There, she meets a local boy named Ishmael, and the two soon fall in love... -
Fate's Fables Special Edition by T. Rae Mitchell
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsASIN moved from less recent edition. From the moment seventeen-year-old Fate Floyd could hold a pen, writing has brought her dreams to life. Now she must write to stay alive. Mysteriously cast into the ancient Book of Fables, Fate is trapped inside a magical world of darkly spun fairy tales... -
Mind Forged by T. Michael Ford
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsAlex Martin was just a Blacksmith’s apprentice in a small farm town, who accidently enchants a cooking pot; I mean who doesn’t do that every now and then? But suddenly he finds himself on his way to Xarparion, the premier teaching academy for wizards on the planet! Just one small problem… He’s an Enchanter! Unlike other mages that can cast fireballs and summon elementals, and other cool stuff,... -
Immortality: A Love Story by Dana Schwartz, Дана Шварц
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 43 ratingsHazel Sinnett is alone and half convinced the events of the year before—the immortality, Beecham’s vial—were a figment of her imagination. She doesn’t even know if Jack is alive or dead. All she can really do now is treat patients and maintain Hawthornden Castle as it starts to decay around her... -
Renegade by Amy Carol Reeves
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBrimming with romance and danger, the suspenseful Ripper series continues. The Conclave—a secret group with twisted ideals and freakish practices—has been wiped out, thanks to Arabella Sharp. Now there’s a new malevolence afoot. Fishermen are getting killed, their partially devoured bodies washing up on the shores of Scotland... -
Daughter of Redwinter by Ed McDonald
Those who see the dead soon join them. From the author of the critically-acclaimed Blackwing trilogy comes Ed McDonald's Daughter of Redwinter, the first of a brilliant fantasy series about how one choice can change a universe. Raine can see—and more importantly, speak—to the dead. It’s a wretched gift with a death sentence that has her doing many dubious things to save her skin... -
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Among the Shadows: Tales from the Darker Side by L.M. Montgomery
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsThese nineteen fascinating stories are unlike any others L. M. Montgomery ever wrote. Filled with strange and supernatural occurrences, they are peopled with drunkards, embezzlers, and A woman confesses to murder after she has passed away. . . . A righteous deacon gets a taste of his own bitter medicine. . . . An amateur photographer records a dark deed. . . -
The Lamplighter by Crystal J. Bell
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt’s an honor to bring light to the dark. The nineteenth-century whaling village of Warbler is famous for its lucky ship figureheads—and infamous for people disappearing into the nightly fog. In this murky locale, the lamplighter is synonymous with safety and protection, and it’s a position Temperance assumes when her father is found hanging from one of the lampposts... -
Promises I Made by Michelle Zink
Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsGrace Fontaine was trained to carry out perfect crimes. But when a mistake was made the night her family tried to execute their biggest heist yet, her world fell apart. Now her brother is in jail, her mother has disappeared with the entire stolen fortune, and her father is determined to find a new mark, no matter the cost...Categorized as:
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Eventide by Sarah Goodman
Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsMADNESS, SECRETS, AND LIES. Wheeler, Arkansas, 1907. When their father descends into madness after the death of their mother, Verity Pruitt and her little sister Lilah find themselves on an orphan train to rural Arkansas. In Wheeler, eleven-year-old Lilah is quickly adopted, but seventeen-year-old Verity is not. Desperate to stay close to her sister, Verity indentures herself as a farmhand... -
The Caged Graves by Dianne K. Salerni
Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars · 25 ratings17-year-old Verity Boone expects a warm homecoming when she returns to Catawissa, Pennsylvania, in 1867, pledged to marry a man she has never met. Instead, she finds a father she barely knows and a future husband with whom she apparently has nothing in common. One truly horrifying surprise awaits her: the graves of her mother and aunt are enclosed in iron cages outside the local cemetery... -
Haunting Secrets by Marie Higgins
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsVictoria Fawson desperately needs answers about her father’s death. When she visits the Maitland Manor to discover those answers, she finds only secrets…haunting secrets that leave her wondering who she can trust. Should she trust her feelings for the one man who hides from the world—the man who might put her in danger? Justin Maitland hasn’t been human for over a year...
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