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The Empire of Gold by S.A. Chakraborty
The final chapter in the Daevabad Trilogy, in which a con-woman and an idealistic djinn prince join forces to save a magical kingdom from a devastating civil war.Daevabad has fallen.After a brutal conquest stripped the city of its magic, Nahid leader Banu Manizheh and her resurrected commander, Dara, must try to repair their fraying alliance and stabilize a fractious, warring people... -
Edge of the Wild by Lauren Gilley
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 16 ratings“Your lordship.” It’s a title Oliver will have to get used to: in just a few short months, he’s gone from the bastard son of a dead duke’s equally-dead brother, plain Oliver Meacham, to Lord Oliver, the royal consort of King Erik of Aeretoll... -
The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 74 ratings“Spectacular...An absorbing and distinguished work...The House of the Spirits with its all-informing, generous, and humane sensibility, is a unique achievement, both personal witness and possible allegory of the past, present, and future of Latin America... -
Servant of the Empire by Raymond E. Feist, Janny Wurts
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 46 ratings"A sweeping drama unveiling a tale of love, hate and sacrifice against the panorama of an alien yet familiar society."--Publishers Weekly. "Uncommonly satisfying."--Locus Nobody knows how to play the Game of the Council better than Mara of the Acoma...Categorized as:
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A Man's Skin by Hubert, Zanzim
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsIn Renaissance Italy, Bianca, a young lady from a good family, is of marriage age. Her parents find her a fiancé to their liking: Giovanni, a rich merchant, young and pleasant. The wedding looks set to go smoothly even though Bianca can’t hide her disappointment at having to marry a man she knows nothing about... -
Mistress of the Empire by Raymond E. Feist, Janny Wurts
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 44 ratingsThe world on the other side of the Kelewan, a land seething with political intrigue and deadly conspiracies. Following the opulent panoply of Daughter Of The Empire and the dazzling pageantry of Servant Of The Empire comes the resounding conclusion to the Empire trilogy...Categorized as:
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Daughter of the Empire by Raymond E. Feist, Janny Wurts
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 49 ratingsMagic and murder engulf the realm of Kelewan. Fierce warlords ignite a bitter blood feud to enslave the empire of Tsuranuanni. While in the opulent Imperial courts, assassins and spy-master plot cunning and devious intrigues against the rightful heir. Now Mara, a young, untested Ruling lady, is called upon to lead her people in a heroic struggle for survival... -
The Last Highlander: Scottish Paranormal Romance by L.L. Muir
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"Heaven save me from moody Highlanders!"Dezi MacInnes has a wedding to plan and time's a tickin'. She's dealing with an unknown venue, which means a lot of time on site with a tape measure. But a cranky Highlander guards every inch like a Doberman, and if she can't get him out of her way, he's going to drive her to drink...and one of her biggest events could end up a giant disaster... -
The Sleeping Beauty by Trina Schart Hyman
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsThe story of the beautiful princess who sleeps for a hundred years has captured the imaginations of children for an even longer period of time... -
Who Made Me a Princess Vol. 4 by Plutus, Spoon
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsThe hit full-color fantasy webtoon/manhwa (comic)–in English print for the first time! When a modern woman is reincarnated as the doomed princess in a romance novel, she reaches out to grab a new future with both baby fists!The story of Athanasia, forsaken princess of the Obelian Empire, ends with her execution at the hands of her own father–except, did it? Her tragic tale is the plot of the... -
Boy of Chaotic Making by Charlie N. Holmberg
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsA boy like no other embarks on a transformative journey of magic and self-discovery in the next enchanting Whimbrel House novel by Amazon Charts and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Charlie N. Holmberg. Merritt Fernsby’s life has changed considerably since he inherited Whimbrel House. He’s engaged to Hulda Larkin, who opened his eyes to the uncanny... -
Blood of Wolves by Lauren Gilley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsLord Oliver and King Erik’s party survived capture with the help of some unlikely allies, and now hurry back through treacherous mountain paths to the site of the Midwinter Festival, where Northern celebration turned to bloodshed. From Dreki Hörgr, the ancestral seat of the North, the lords of Aeretoll will march back across the kingdom, wounded, exhausted, and waiting for Ragnar’s next strike... -
The Princess Knight by G.A. Aiken
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsAn Amazon Best of the Month Selection A USA Today BestsellerIn New York Times bestselling author G.A. Aiken’s gripping new fantasy romance series, the Blacksmith Queen must confront armies and pretenders desperate to take her new-won crown. But with the Princess Knight at her side and a centaur warrior clan at her back, she’ll risk everything for victory . . -
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Magic Lessons by Alice Hoffman
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 51 ratingsIn an unforgettable novel that traces a centuries-old curse to its source, beloved author Alice Hoffman unveils the story of Maria Owens, accused of witchcraft in Salem, and matriarch of a line of the amazing Owens women and men featured in Practical Magic and The Rules of Magic... -
The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter Vol. 3 by Kazuki Irodori, Yatsuki Wakatsu
Although summoned to a fantasy world, with a new title and a stunning knight captain by his side, Kondou’s life is on the up and up! Or so it seems from the outside. But three meals a day, rest breaks, no overtime.. -
The Prison of Buried Hopes by C.J. Archer
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn the fifth instalment of this epic fantasy series, a journey south brings together nine eclectic friends and leads them ever closer to answers – and danger. On their journey south to Freedland, Josie, Dane and their friends sense that someone is following them. Hiding in the twin cities of Merrin Fahl seems like their best course of action – until they’re recognized by strangers... -
외과의사 엘리제 2 by Mini, 유인
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 24 ratings“내 사람을 살리는 일이다.‘자신의 사람’을 구하는 건데 고작 이런 일 하나 못 하겠는가?”드디어 테레사 병원의 견습으로 자리를 잡은 엘리제. 이쪽 세계의 병원 시스템에 익숙해지고 주변에도 조금씩 인정을 받아가던 때, 황가의 문장을 소지한 남성이 총격당한 긴급 환자를 데리고 병원을 찾는다. 한시가 급한 순간. 엘리제는 환자를 위해 결단을 내리고……“반드시 살려낼 테니 한 번만 저를 믿어주세요.”“정말 할 수 있나? 무책임한 만용은 용서치 않아.”“믿어주십시오. 최선을 다하겠습니다.”“…좋다. 반드시 살려내라.”엘리제는 과연 수술을 성공시키고, 환자를 무사히 살릴 수 있을 것인가... -
Destroy by Sandra R. Neeley
Destroy Whispers From the Bayou Book 2 Destroy is beautiful, strong, charismatic and charming. He is also selfish, shallow, petty and jealous — or is he? One misunderstanding centuries ago resulted in his being labeled as not good enough, untrustworthy, self-serving... -
Under the Oak Tree: The Comic volume 1 (Under the Oak Tree (The Comic) #1) by Suji Kim, namu
Most fairytales end with a wedding and a happily-ever-after—but this is no fairytale. The first volume of the official webcomic based on the hit webnovel by Suji Kim.When stuttering Lady Maximilian is forced to marry Sir Riftan, a lowborn knight caught in one of her father’s schemes, her stumbling communication and his gruff manner sour their relationship before it can begin... -
Mariana by Susanna Kearsley
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 46 ratingsFrom the winner of the Catherine Cookson Fiction Prize, this mesmerizing, suspenseful, and richly atmospheric tale of time travel draws us into the heart of a heroine we won't soon forget... The first time Julia Beckett saw Greywethers she was only five, but she knew that it was her house. And now that she’s at last become its owner, she suspects that she was drawn there for a reason... -
Everspell by Donna Grant
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Donna Grant “skillfully melds history and legend” (RT Book Reviews) in an exciting new series – The Kindred... -
Enthrall by Sandra R. Neeley
Vampires are often irresistibly sexy, powerful and misunderstood. Enthrall is all of those, and more. Being the leader of Whispers — a community of paranormals hidden deep within the south Louisiana swamps — is a difficult and lonely existence. He’s waited centuries to find his love, his mate. Then finally, when he’s all but given up, she’s there... -
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... -
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The Rose Garden by Susanna Kearsley
When Eva's film star sister Katrina dies, she leaves California and returns to Cornwall, where they spent their childhood summers, to scatter Katrina's ashes and in doing so return her to the place where she belongs. But Eva must also confront the ghosts from her own past, as well as those from a time long before her own... -
Dragon on Top by G.A. Aiken
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsTry a little dragon tenderness. I am Glheanna the Decimator. I am a warrior. A soldier. I know no fear. No pain. No mercy. I do, however, know acute embarrassment! How could I not after getting dumped by a bastard dragon in front of my own troops? So I tuck tail and return to my cave, drowning my sorrows in ale—as is my family’s way... -
The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern by Lynda Cohen Loigman
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsIt's never too late for new beginnings. On the cusp of turning eighty, newly retired pharmacist Augusta Stern is adrift. When she relocates to Rallentando Springs—an active senior community in southern Florida—she unexpectedly crosses paths with Irving Rivkin, the delivery boy from her father’s old pharmacy—and the man who broke her heart sixty years earlier...Categorized as:
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루시아 1 (Lucia (Novel) #1) by Skye, 하늘가리기
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 13 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...Categorized as:
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Avgrunnen by Margit Sandemo, Margrethe Lien
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 23 ratings(Description from the back of the book) Tredje bok i Sagaen om Isfolket - etterkommerne til den onde Tengel, som hadde inngått en pakt med djevelen... Sol Angelica var blitt tyve og skulle ut i den store verden. Endelig var hun fri - fri til å lete etter heksene ved Brösarps Backar, fri til å dyrke mørkets fyrste, fri til å gjøre alt hun så lenge hadde drømt om... -
The Shadow Queen by Bertrice Small
Mourn me but briefly. Then find your destiny, Lara, my love, my life. Now let me go.With those words, the spirit of Magnus Hauk, Dominus of Terah, leaves his body--and thus the fate of a nation rests upon the faerie woman Lara's shoulders.While Lara's son Prince Taj is well loved by the people of Terah, he is too young to rule, and Lara must obey Magnus's dying command and govern in his stead... -
Nattens demon by Margit Sandemo, Bente Meidell
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 14 ratings(Description from the back of the book) SAGAEN OM ISFOLKET - etterkommerne til den onde Tengel, som hadde inngått en pakt med djevelen... Han var Tamlin, nattens demon, sendt av Tengel den onde for å spionere på Isfolket. Han oppsøkte dem i deres mareritt og fralistet dem deres planer for fremtiden... -
Eight Simple Rules for Dating a Dragon by Kerrelyn Sparks
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsFrom the brilliant imagination of Kerrelyn Sparks comes a bold new fantasy romance series in which passion and magic collide. Behold the Embraced… Gwennore has a talent. An Elf able to track down the cause of an illness and heal it, she’s a valuable asset to her people... -
Lucifers kjærlighet by Margit Sandemo, Bente Meidell
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 14 ratings(Description from the back of the book) SAGAEN OM ISFOLKET - etterkommerne til den onde Tengel, som hadde inngått en pakt med djevelen... Saga Simon var en av isfolkets utvalgte, og da hun fikk vite at slekten i Norge trengte hennes hjelp, la hun straks ut på den strabasiøse ferden mot grensen. Skjebnen ville at hun skulle få to vakre, eventyrlige menn som reisefølge... -
The House in the Water by Victoria Darke
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA secluded house. A lost notebook. A wartime secret.1942: Young Irish nurse Ellen arrives at May Day House, tasked with helping the men there rehabilitate. But there’s something strange about the house, surrounded by water, on its own island in the Thames. And then there are the traumatised by their experiences of war, and subject to troubling methods in a desperate race to get them back to duty... -
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The Twilight Lord by Bertrice Small
Lara, Domina of Terah, has mysteriously disappeared while visiting the New Outlands. The Dominus is frantic to find his beloved wife, but when no trace of her can be discovered, Magnus Hauk turns to two strong allies - Prince Kaliq of the Shadows and his mother-in-law, Ilona, the most powerful of the faerie queens... -
This Rough Magic by Mary Stewart
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsWhen Lucy's sister Phyllida suggests that she join her for a quiet holiday on the island of Corfu, Lucy is overjoyed. Her work as an actress has temporarily come to a halt. But the peaceful idyll does not last long... -
Crown of Destiny by Bertrice Small
A hundred years have passed since the Faerie woman Lara saved the world of Hetar from the darkness. Her youth and her beauty remain as always. The passing years, however, have taken many of her friends and kin. Her influence has waned. Those who remember her heroism in times of peril are few. Even her great-grandson, Cadarn, Dominus of Terah, denies her strong magic... -
A Distant Tomorrow by Bertrice Small
My dear reader-- Five years have now passed since the Winter War between the Outlands and Hetar. But Gaius Prospero has not given up his scheme to become emperor, and unexpected tragedy causes Lara to once again heed the pull of her destiny. Finding herself across the sea in a secret new world known as Terah, she discovers that her magical abilities grow greater with each passing day... -
The Sorceress of Belmair by Bertrice Small
A Past Awakened Magic coursing through his blood, Dillon, son of Lara, Domina of Hetar, follows his mystical path to Hetar's brightest star. Belmair is a forgotten world. And, it turns out, his people's lost heritage... -
The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two by Catherynne M. Valente, Ana Juan
September misses Fairyland and her friends Ell, the Wyverary, and the boy Saturday. She longs to leave the routines of home, and embark on a new adventure. Little does she know that this time, she will be spirited away to the moon, reunited with her friends, and find herself faced with saving Fairyland from a moon-Yeti with great and mysterious powers...Categorized as:
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The Ways We Hide by Kristina McMorris
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsA sweeping World War II tale of an illusionist whose recruitment by British intelligence sets her on a perilous, heartrending path. As a little girl raised amid the hardships of Michigan’s Copper Country, Fenna Vos learned to focus on her own survival. That ability sustains her even now as the Second World War rages in faraway countries... -
Charmed by the Past: A Time Travel Romance by Aimee Robinson
Rated: 3.72 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsShe’s researching her family’s genealogy, but she never expected to become history herself.Sarah Johansson is planning a family reunion when a photo of a little-known relative sparks her curiosity. A closer look at the post-World War I image causes her to tumble back in time to 1919 and into the hospital room of a brooding, wounded infantry corporal... -
The White Hare by Jane Johnson
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsFor fans of Alice Hoffman and Kate Morton, The White Hare is a spellbinding novel about mothers and daughters finding a new home for themselves, the secrets they try to bury, and the local legends that may change their lives.In the far west of Cornwall lies the White Valley, which cuts deeply through bluebell woods down to the sea at White Cove... -
The Secret Language of Stones: A Novel by M.J. Rose
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsAs World War I rages and the Romanov dynasty reaches its sudden, brutal end, a young jewelry maker discovers love, passion, and her own healing powers in this rich and romantic ghost story, the perfect follow-up to M.J. Rose’s “brilliantly crafted” ( Providence Journal ) novel The Witch of Painted Sorrows. Nestled within Paris’s historic Palais Royal is a jewelry store unlike any other... -
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Baltasar and Blimunda by José Saramago
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsFrom the recipient of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Literature, a “brilliant...enchanting novel” (New York Times Book Review) of romance, deceit, religion, and magic set in eighteenth-century Portugal at the height of the Inquisition. National bestseller. Translated by Giovanni Pontiero... -
Galgeblomsten by Margit Sandemo
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 13 ratings(Description from the back of the book) SAGAEN OM ISFOLKET - etterkommerne til den onde Tengel, som hadde inngått en pakt med djevelen... Tre av Isfolkets ætt dro ut på den lange reisen nordover til Isfolkets glemte dal. Det var unge Dan Lind og hans to "rammede" slektninger: Ingrid Lind og Ulvhedin Paladin, som begge var født med overnaturlige evner... -
Utysket by Margit Sandemo, Bente Meidell
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 14 ratings(Description from the back of the book) SAGAEN OM ISFOLKET - etterkommerne til den onde Tengel, som hadde inngått en pakt med djevelen... Tvillingene Marco of Ulvar var så ulike som to brødre kan bli: Marco var vakker som en gud, mens Ulvar var mer grotesk enn det verste tenkelige utyske... -
Fergemannen by Margit Sandemo, Bente Meidell
Rated: 3.85 of 5 stars · 11 ratings(Description from the back of the book) SAGAEN OM ISFOLKET - etterkommerne til den onde Tengel, som hadde inngått en pakt med djevelen... Benedikte Lind var en av Isfolkets utvalgte, og sammen med studenten Sander Brink og en håndfull andre skulle hun løse en farlig gåte som innebar både et spøkelseshus og mystiske likfunn. Midt i all uhyggen forelsket Benedikte seg bunnløst i Sander... -
Kvinnen på stranden by Margit Sandemo, Bente Meidell
Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars · 11 ratings(Description from the back of the book) SAGAEN OM ISFOLKET - etterkommerne til den onde Tengel, som hadde inngått en pakt med djevelen... André Brink var utsett til å finne Isfolkets rammede i sin generasjon. Jakten førte ham til Trondhjem, der en ulykkelig kvinne hadde fått et dødfødt, sterkt misdannet barn... -
The Library of Light and Shadow by M.J. Rose
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsIn this riveting and richly drawn novel from “one of the master storytellers of historical fiction” ( New York Times bestseller Beatriz Williams), a talented young artist flees New York for Paris after one of her scandalous drawings reveals a dark secret—and triggers a terrible tragedy...
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