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Ponniyin Selvan- Whirlwinds : Part 2 by Kalki
Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsWhirlwinds, 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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Whirlwinds by Kalki
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsWhirlwinds, 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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![Sword of Slaughter by Kalki]()
Sword of Slaughter by Kalki
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsKalki 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... -
![The Dragons of Pemberley by Maria Grace]()
The Dragons of Pemberley by Maria Grace
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHomecomings never live up to expectations. After a visit to London that nearly cost her everything, Lady Elizabeth Darcy, Dragon Sage, desperately needs the solace of her country home, Pemberley. Sir Fitzwilliam Darcy, knight of the Pendragon Order and Keeper to Pemberley, counts the minutes until Pemerbley's walls protect his family once more. Their homecoming cannot happen soon enough... -
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![A Sinister Revenge by Deanna Raybourn]()
A Sinister Revenge by Deanna Raybourn
Veronica must find and stop a devious killer when a group of old friends is targeted for death in this new adventure from the New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award-nominated author Deanna Raybourn. Veronica's natural-historian beau, Stoker, has been away in Bavaria for months and their relationship is at an impasse... -
![The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton]()
The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 72 ratingsA lost child: On the eve of the First World War, a little girl is found abandoned on a ship to Australia. A mysterious woman called the Authoress had promised to look after her - but has disappeared without a trace. A terrible secret: On the night of her twenty-first birthday, Nell Andrews learns a secret that will change her life forever... -
![Kellynch Dragon Persuasion by Maria Grace]()
Kellynch Dragon Persuasion by Maria Grace
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsKeeping a hibernating dragon should have been a simple thing. Should have been, but it was not. Apparently, nothing involving dragons was ever simple, at least not for Anne Elliot, junior Keeper to dragon Kellynch. With the estate in debt, Anne’s father in denial, and the dragon’s treasure missing, Kellynch’s awakening is shaping up to be nothing short of catastrophe... -
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A.D. 33 by Ted Dekker
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Ted Dekker delivers the gripping story of Maviah, a slave who becomes a queen in Arabia, A. D. 33. They call her the Queen of the Outcasts. Maviah, a woman whose fate was sealed on her birth by this world-unwanted, illegitimate, female, a slave-subject to the whims of all. But then she met a man named Yeshua who opened her eyes... -
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The Language of Bees by Laurie R. King
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsBONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Laurie R. King's The God of the Hive and Pirate King. For Mary Russell and her husband, Sherlock Holmes, returning to the Sussex coast after seven months abroad was especially sweet. There was even a mystery to solve—the unexplained disappearance of an entire colony of bees from one of Holmes’s beloved hives... -
![How to Tame a Beastly Lord by Bree Wolf]()
How to Tame a Beastly Lord by Bree Wolf
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsA fallen lady. .. A beastly lord. .. And a night out in the woods. Unmarried and with child, Lady Eugenie enters into a marriage of convenience to save herself and her unborn child from society's censure... -
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Ticket Out by Michelle Diener
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt’s the summer of 1963 and Gabriella Farnsworth is a newly-minted London traffic warden. She’s used to temper tantrums, swearing, and threats, but finding a dead body is an entirely new low... -
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Captivating the Scoundrel by Darcy Burke
Daphne Foliot has always known she’ll be married off to a man who, like her, descended from one of King Arthur’s fabled knights. That doesn’t mean she wants to be, even if it is her beloved father’s wish. Raised without a mother, she owes everything to the man who encouraged and funded her education and supports her dream of becoming the first female member of the Order of the Round Table... -
![How to Turn a Frog into a Prince by Bree Wolf]()
How to Turn a Frog into a Prince by Bree Wolf
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA barefoot maiden. A painfully proper gentleman. And a friendship most unexpected. After losing her entire family to a horrible sickness, Miss Charlaine Palmer leaves Jamaica and crosses an ocean, hoping for a new beginning in England. Unfortunately, her raven-black hair and olive skin immediately mark her as an outsider, eyed suspiciously by the English ton... -
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A Place Called Freedom by Ken Follett
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Scotland, 1766. Sentenced to a life of misery in the brutal coal mines, twenty-one-year-old Mack McAsh hungers for escape. His only the beautiful, highborn Lizzie Hallim, who is trapped in her own kind of hell. Though separated by politics and position, these two restless young people are bound by their passionate search for a place called freedom... -
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![A Letter of Mary by Laurie R. King]()
A Letter of Mary by Laurie R. King
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 45 ratingsThe third book in the Mary Russell–Sherlock Holmes series. It is 1923. Mary Russell Holmes and her husband, the retired Sherlock Holmes, are enjoying the summer together on their Sussex estate when they are visited by an old friend, Miss Dorothy Ruskin, an archeologist just returned from Palestine...Categorized as:
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![Third Degree Yearn by Laney Hatcher]()
Third Degree Yearn by Laney Hatcher
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen I was just a girl, I gave my heart to the housekeeper’s son. He took it with him when he left and I never got it back. I’ve loved Julian Moore for as long as I can remember. But my plans for a future were stolen before we ever got the chance. Playmates at four. Constant companions at nine. And the undisputed love of my young life by sixteen. We were best friends through it all... -
![The Smoke Hunter by Jacquelyn Benson]()
The Smoke Hunter by Jacquelyn Benson
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"Indiana Jones meets Lara Croft in Benson's engrossing action thriller. ". -RT Book Reviews, Top Pick. THE DEBUT OF A CAPTIVATING VOICE AND RIVETING STORYTELLER! Frustrated suffragette and would-be archaeologist Ellie Mallory stumbles across a map to a city that shouldn't exist, a jungle metropolis alive and flourishing centuries after the Mayan civilization mysteriously collapsed... -
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Theory of Magic by Patricia Rice
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratings“Patricia Rice weaves magical love stories” - Mary Jo Putney, NY Times Bestselling Author. Discover the third book in NY Times bestseller Patricia Rice's Unexpected Magic historical romance series! Scorned by suitors for her statuesque size, Harriet Stansbury bolts when her abusive stepfather begins negotiating with impecunious aristocrats to sell her for her dowry... -
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Murder on the Tor by Frances Evesham
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA silent child, a necklace of amber beads, and a body on Glastonbury Tor add up to more cosy crime in the third Exham on Sea Mystery...Categorized as:
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![The Fair Botanists by Sara Sheridan]()
The Fair Botanists by Sara Sheridan
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsCould one rare plant hold the key to a thousand riches? It's the summer of 1822 and Edinburgh is abuzz with rumours of King George IV's impending visit. In botanical circles, however, a different kind of excitement has gripped the city. In the newly-installed Botanic Garden, the Agave Americana plant looks set to flower - an event that only occurs once every few decades... -
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A Lady Most Dangerous by Caroline Hanson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHelen Foster was saved from a watery grave by her BFF from the future and knows she’s lucky to be alive. Sadly, she’s not so lucky in love. Her blackmailed benefactor, Edward Clifton, the Duke of Somervale, thinks she’s dead. And Helen has to make sure it stays that way... -
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Enchanted Hill by Emily Bain Murphy
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEscape to Enchanted Hill in this historical mystery where two people with a dark, shared past collide while working undercover at a glittering mansion on the California coast. The year is 1930 and Cora McCavanagh is posing as a maid at Hollywood magnate Truman Byrd’s legendary estate. She’s closing in on the damning evidence she needs for a high-profile client...Categorized as:
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![Blodhevn by Margit Sandemo]()
Blodhevn by Margit Sandemo
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 16 ratings(Description from the back of the book). SAGAEN OM ISFOLKET - etterkommerne til den onde Tengel, som hadde inngått en pakt med djevelen. .. Et ulykkelig kjærlighetsforhold gjorde at Villemo Kalebsdatter ble innblandet i drapet på den mektige Woller-bondens sønn. Woller svor hevn - for enhver pris... -
![The Fair Botanists by Sara Sheridan]()
The Fair Botanists by Sara Sheridan
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsIt's the summer of 1822 and Edinburgh is abuzz with rumours of King George IV's impending visit. In botanical circles, however, a different kind of excitement has gripped the city. In the newly-installed Botanic Garden, the Agave Americana plant looks set to flower - an event which only occurs once in several decades... -
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![A Botanist's Guide to Rituals and Revenge by Kate Khavari]()
A Botanist's Guide to Rituals and Revenge by Kate Khavari
Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBrilliant botanist Saffron Everleigh faces her hardest challenge yet when she returns to her childhood home in the fourth book in the charming Saffron Everleigh mystery series. “A cleverly plotted puzzle” (Ashley Weaver) in the vein of Opium and Absinthe, this is perfect for fans of Rhys Bowen and Sujata Massey... -
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Dreamland by Nancy Bilyeau
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 24 ratings'Achingly believable' - Publishers Weekly. 'Beautifully written and impeccably researched, Dreamland is a rollicking ride. ' - Fiona Davis, bestselling author of The Chelsea Girls. 'A marvelous book! ' - Ellen Marie Wiseman, bestselling author of What she Left Behind and The Life she was Given...Categorized as:
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Limelight by Emily Organ
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 30 ratings“Miss Green, the actress Lizzie Dixie has been murdered. ” I stared at the young inspector. “But it’s impossible. She drowned. Years ago. ”. London, 1883. Fleet Street’s pioneering lady reporter Penny Green is stunned when a long-dead actress is found murdered in Highgate Cemetery...Categorized as:
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![The Dark Enquiry by Deanna Raybourn]()
The Dark Enquiry by Deanna Raybourn
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsPartners now in marriage and in trade, Lady Julia and Nicholas Brisbane have finally returned from abroad to set up housekeeping in London. But merging their respective collections of gadgets, pets and servants leaves little room for the harried newlyweds themselves, let alone Brisbane’s private enquiry business... -
![Rop av stumme røster by Margit Sandemo, Bente Meidell]()
Rop av stumme røster by Margit Sandemo, Bente Meidell
Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars · 12 ratings(Description from the back of the book). SAGAEN OM ISFOLKET - etterkommerne til den onde Tengel, som hadde inngått en pakt med djevelen. .. Nataniel Gard av Isfolket var en syvende sønns syvende sønn, og utvalgt til å lede den endelige kampen mot Tengel den onde. Men ennå var han umoden og trengte vanskelige oppgaver å trene seg på... -
![Christie, Agatha - Three Act Tragedy by Christie Agatha]()
Christie, Agatha - Three Act Tragedy by Christie Agatha
Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars · 44 ratingsAt an apparently respectable dinner party, a vicar is the first to die. .. Thirteen guests arrived at dinner at the actor's house. It was to be a particularly unlucky evening for the mild-mannered Reverend Stephen Babbington, who choked on his cocktail, went into convulsions and died... -
![Murder at the Mayfair Hotel by C.J. Archer]()
Murder at the Mayfair Hotel by C.J. Archer
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsIt was the most fashionable place to stay in London, until murder made a reservation. Solve the puzzle in this new cozy historical mystery from USA Today bestselling author of the Glass and Steele series. December 1899. After the death of her beloved grandmother, Cleopatra Fox moves into the luxury hotel owned by her estranged uncle in the hopes of putting hardship and loneliness behind her... -
![What Dreams May Come by Christina Dodd]()
What Dreams May Come by Christina Dodd
With a boldly refreshing premise and a daring heroine to match, this delightful mystery series features the eldest daughter of the not-so-ill-fated Romeo and Juliet—20-year-old Rosie Montague, a young woman possessed of an irreverent wit, an independent spirit—and a penchant for sleuthing . . -
![India Black in the City of Light by Carol K. Carr]()
India Black in the City of Light by Carol K. Carr
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen it comes to undercover work, nobody does it better than Madam of Espionage India Black. .. India and the handsome British spy, French, are ordered to escort a Russian agent to Paris where he will be exchanged for one of Her Majesty’s operatives. The task seems straightforward and India looks forward to enjoying the delights of the city—and the delights of French...Categorized as:
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![A Secret Life by C.J. Archer]()
A Secret Life by C.J. Archer
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMinerva Peabody needs a man. Unfortunately she picked the wrong one. The impoverished playwright has a dream to see her plays performed on stage but in Elizabethan England, not only are women considered the inferior sex, they simply do NOT write plays... -
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![The Fourth of July by Cami Checketts]()
The Fourth of July by Cami Checketts
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen eight parade floats explode during the annual Fourth of July celebrations, Agent Chris Harmer must find who planted the bombs before the terrorists strike again. His troubles aren't isolated to terrorism. Chris falls in love with the FBI's feisty psychiatrist, Alexis Osborne. She won't commit to someone who doesn't share her religious values, and Chris has no desire to convert... -
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The Third Son by Elise Marion
Rated: 3.77 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsPrince Damien, the spoiled youngest son of the king of Cardenas, finds that his world will never quite be the same again when a fiery Gypsy girl, Esmeralda, comes dancing into his privileged life. Rake. Rogue. Scoundrel. Each of these words has been used to describe Damien Largess, youngest prince of Cardenas, most frequently by his ridiculously somber eldest brother...Categorized as:
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![Silent Night by Deanna Raybourn]()
Silent Night by Deanna Raybourn
Rated: 3.82 of 5 stars · 25 ratings'Tis the season for an investigation! Lady Julia and Nicholas Brisbane return for a Christmas caper at Bellmont Abbey—. After a year of marriage—and numerous adventures—Lady Julia and Brisbane hope for a quiet, intimate Christmas together—until they find themselves at her father's ancestral estate, Bellmont Abbey, with her eccentric family and a menagerie of animals... -
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The Princess Casamassima by Henry James
Rated: 3.77 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe Princess Casamassima by Henry James is a profound psychological novel set against the backdrop of 19th-century London. The story follows Hyacinth Robinson, a young man of humble origins who is drawn into the world of political intrigue and radical thought... -
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The Guardian by Joan Wolf
Rated: 3.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAnnabelle and Stephen have loved each other since first they met as children. When Stephen gets into trouble with the law and is sent to Jamaica by his family, Annabelle marries his elder brother, the Earl of Weston. The book opens with the death of Gerald and the naming of Stephen as guardian to Annabelle’s son, Giles... -
![Girl in the Afternoon: A Novel of Paris by Serena Burdick]()
Girl in the Afternoon: A Novel of Paris by Serena Burdick
Rated: 3.53 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe Savarays are at the center of bourgeois Parisian society, as supporters of the Impressionist movement, friends of Édouard Manet, and citizens relatively unaffected by the Franco-Prussian war raging beyond their estate - until their beloved adopted son Henri, a burgeoning artist, disappears early one morning and 18-year-old Aimee Savaray sets out to find him... -
![The Romance of the Forest by Ann Radcliffe]()
The Romance of the Forest by Ann Radcliffe
Rated: 3.54 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsSet in a Roman Catholic Europe of violent passions and extreme oppression, the novel follows the fate of its heroine Adeline, who is mysteriously placed under the protection of a family fleeing Paris for debt. They take refuge in a ruined abbey in south-eastern France, where sinister relics of the past - a skeleton, a manuscript, and a rusty dagger - are discovered in concealed rooms... -
![Effi Briest illustriert by Theodor Fontane]()
Effi Briest illustriert by Theodor Fontane
Rated: 3.26 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsNach einer behüteten Kindheit heiratet die 17jährige Effi, dem Willen ihrer Eltern entsprechend, den fast 20 Jahre älteren Baron von Innstetten, ein Jugendfreund ihrer Mutter, dem sie nach Kessin, einem kleinen Ort an der Ostsee folgt... -
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Viridis by Calista Taylor
Rated: 2.82 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn steampunk Victorian London, Lady Phoebe Hughes develops an herbal elixir, Viridis, unlike any other. London’s elite flock to her club to experience the euphoria and heightened senses the drink brings. Imagine an orgasm brought on by a single kiss...
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