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Heaven Official's Blessing: Tian Guan Ci Fu (Novel) Vol. 8 by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, 墨香铜臭
A BATTLE FOR FREEDOM, A LOVE FOR THE AGESWhite No-Face's mask is off, and the final conflict has begun. Deep in the ancient caverns and lava flows of Mount Tonglu, Xie Lian must face the one whose hatred has plagued him for centuries--but this time, he won't have to do it alone... -
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Heaven Official's Blessing: Tian Guan Ci Fu (Novel) Vol. 7 by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, Tai3_3
LIFETIMES OF CRUELTY, CENTURIES OF DEVOTIONThe Kiln is open, and White No-Face is back to his full power. The past eight hundred years have not blunted his hatred nor his obsession with Xie Lian—he aims to break Xie Lian down to nothing, even if all of humanity and the heavens themselves are collateral damage.This time, however, Xie Lian will not face him alone... -
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![White-Clothed Calamity by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, 墨香铜臭]()
White-Clothed Calamity by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, 墨香铜臭
Rated: 4.73 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsBook IV is chapters 181-198... -
![The God-pleasing Crown Prince by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, 墨香铜臭]()
The God-pleasing Crown Prince by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, 墨香铜臭
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsBook II contain chapters 58-88... -
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![The Remarried Empress, Vol. 6 by Alphatart]()
The Remarried Empress, Vol. 6 by Alphatart
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsNavier and Heinrey have agreed to get married! Heinrey is over the moon, despite the political nature of the arrangement for now, but Navier is still reeling from the news of Sovieshu’s plan to divorce her. She must scramble to recover, though, as the emperor wastes no time in announcing his decision... -
![How I Stole The Princess's White Knight and Turned Him to Villainy: The Coronation: The Complete Works Bonus Short Story by Cait Wade, A.J. Sherwood]()
How I Stole The Princess's White Knight and Turned Him to Villainy: The Coronation: The Complete Works Bonus Short Story by Cait Wade, A.J. Sherwood
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![The Shadow Isle: An Epic Fantasy Adventure by A.E. Rayne]()
The Shadow Isle: An Epic Fantasy Adventure by A.E. Rayne
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFour years of peace are shattered when Jael Furyck returns to the Kingdom of Brekka. Dreamers are being killed, and her grandmother – the most famous one of all – is missing. In the South, rebellion is stirring, and her brother, the king, is distracted... -
![Blood of Wolves by Lauren Gilley]()
Blood of Wolves by Lauren Gilley
Lord 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... -
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Magic Lessons by Alice Hoffman
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 53 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... -
![Champion of the Scarlet Wolf, Book Two by Ginn Hale]()
Champion of the Scarlet Wolf, Book Two by Ginn Hale
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsFive years after abandoning the Sagrada Acedemy, Elezar Grunito has become infamous in the sanctified circles of noble dueling rings for his brutal temper and lethal blade. Men and women of all ranks gather to cheer and jeer, none of them knowing Elezar’s true purpose. But a violent death outside the ring marks Elezar as a wanted man and sends him into hiding in the far northern wilds of Labara... -
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The Highland Witch by Susan Fletcher
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsThe Massacre of Glencoe happened at 5am on 13th February 1692 when thirty-eight members of the Macdonald clan were killed by soldiers who had enjoyed the clan's hospitality for the previous ten days. Many more died from exposure in the mountains. Fifty miles to the south Corrag is condemned for her involvement in the Massacre... -
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The Remarried Empress, Vol. 8 by Alphatart
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 11 ratings“나비에가 편지를 읽고, 모든 게 오해였다는 걸 깨닫는다면….”나비에를 놓지 못한 소비에슈, 그의 이기적인 선택소비에슈는 라스타에게 이혼을 약속했던 말을 나비에가 들었단 기사를 보고 남들의 눈을 피해 나비에게 편지를 보낸다. 하지만 나비에에게서 별다른 답장이 오지 않고, 자신과 주먹다짐까지 한 카프멘 대공을 서왕국으로 불렀다는 소식에 소비에슈는 나비에와 직접 만나기 위해 결혼식을 서두르고 청첩장을 보낸다. 트로비 공작가를 방문하기 위해서라도 하인리와 함께 초대에 응한 나비에. 한때는 황후로서 거닐던 동대제국에서 가장 피하고 싶었던 소비에슈와 마주하는데……... -
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The Husky and His White Cat Shizun: Erha He Ta De Bai Mao Shizun (Novel) Vol. 6 by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou, Artist
CALM BEFORE THE STORMAfter two lifetimes of misunderstandings, Mo Ran and Chu Wanning have at last opened their hearts to one another. Mo Ran is determined to treat Chu Wanning with all the devotion his teacher deserves, but Chu Wanning has his has Mo Ran truly turned his attention from his first love, the beautiful Shi Mei, so easily?Yet the pair must put aside the bloom of new love all too soon... -
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![The Healer's Secret by Helen Pryke]()
The Healer's Secret by Helen Pryke
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsBook #1 in the Healer series.From medieval times to present day, the Healer saga spans generations of the Innocenti family, telling the stories of the women healers whose lives are entwined with legends, curses, and tragedy.Jennifer’s life isn’t going as she planned. Fired from her job and on the brink of divorce, her only salvation lies at the bottom of a wine bottle... -
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The Passion of Mary Magdalen by Elizabeth Cunningham
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsFor the millions of readers fascinated by Dan Brown's revelations about Mary Magdalen in The Da Vinci Code, here, at last, is their chance to meet the Gospel's most provocative woman face to face-on her own terms.Make way for a new Magdalen. Born on a Celtic isle to eight warrior-witch mothers, Maeve is raised to be as brave as any hero... -
![The Disabled Tyrant's Beloved Pet Fish: Canji Baojun De Zhangxin Yu Chong Vol. 2 #2) by Xue Shan Fei Hu, Kura]()
The Disabled Tyrant's Beloved Pet Fish: Canji Baojun De Zhangxin Yu Chong Vol. 2 #2) by Xue Shan Fei Hu, Kura
In this danmei/Boys’ Love novel series originally released in Chinese–and coming to the English language for the first time–a man is transported into the historical world of a webnovel to win over a tyrant…as his pet fish!When Li Yu falls asleep reading a webnovel about a ruthless, mute tyrant falling in love with a dainty male concubine, he doesn’t expect to wake up inside the world of the... -
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The Silver Mage by Katharine Kerr
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsRead Katharine Kerr's posts on the Penguin Blog.”Prepare to get lost in the magic” ( VOYA ) of Katharine Kerr’s newest Deverry fantasy.The Horsekin are assembling along Prince Dar’s northern border, and the Deverry alliance simply does not have the men and resources to prevent their enemies from moving into the wilderness areas known as the Ghostlands... -
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Infinity by Maggie Shayne
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsFor five centuries, Immortal High Witch Nicodimus has been suspended in an eternity of darkness. His heart was stolen away in the ultimate betrayal by his love Arianna... Now Arianna discovers a way to bring him back. But the power that returns Nicodimus to her arms also summons an ancient enemy. To fight this dark danger, they must confront the past--and reclaim infinity.. -
![Finding Home Volume 4: The Gardener by Hari Conner]()
Finding Home Volume 4: The Gardener by Hari Conner
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThe final volume of the award-winning LGBT romance series.In the final volume, secrets come out, and the characters find physical distance can’t break their emotional closeness. Chepi realises he must finally face his feelings to be able to grow... -
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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... -
![The Hanging Tree by Irina Shapiro]()
The Hanging Tree by Irina Shapiro
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn 1640, Alys Bailey was accused of witchcraft and sentenced to hang. Today, Alys is said to haunt Lockwood Hall, the Tudor manor house where she died. When Nicole Rayburn travels to Lockwood Hall and begins to research Alys’s story for a new book, she discovers startling irregularities in Alys’s case. Nicole’s suspicions mount as every answer leads to more questions... -
![The Great Witch of Brittany by Louisa Morgan]()
The Great Witch of Brittany by Louisa Morgan
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsReturn to the world of A Secret History of Witches with the bewitching tale of Ursule Orchiere and her discovery of magical abilities that will not only change the course of her life but every generation that comes after her. Brittany, 1741There hasn’t been a witch born in the Orchière clan for generations... -
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Morgan Is My Name by Sophie Keetch
An atmospheric, feminist retelling of the early life of famed villainess Morgan le Fay, set against the colourful chivalric backdrop of Arthurian legend.When King Uther Pendragon murders her father and tricks her mother into marriage, Morgan refuses to be crushed. Trapped amid the machinations of men in a world of isolated castles and gossiping courts, she discovers secret powers... -
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Corrag by Susan Fletcher
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsA breathtaking novel of passion and betrayal in seventeenth-century Scotland, and the portrait of an unforgettable heroine accused of witchcraft.February 13, 1692. Thirty-eight members of the MacDonald clan are killed by soldiers who had previously enjoyed the clan's hospitality. Many more die from exposure... -
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Grimm Curiosities by Sharon Lynn Fisher
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsIn Victorian England, a young woman inherits her father’s curiosity shop and all its ghostly secrets in a bewitching novel by the author of Salt & Broom.It’s 1851 in old York. Lizzy Grimm struggles to save her late father’s charmingly creepy yet floundering antique shop, Grimm Curiosities. Then, during a particularly snowy December in this most haunted city in England, things turn…curiouser... -
![Eternal Love: The Immortal Witch Series by Maggie Shayne]()
Eternal Love: The Immortal Witch Series by Maggie Shayne
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsRaven is a witch from the 1690s who flees the hangman’s noose in England to find a haven in Massachusetts Bay where the witch hysteria is about to tear her and her lover apart.Arianna’s beginnings were in the Scottish Highlands where her sister died to save her, and an immortal warrior loved her beyond reason and life itself... -
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The High Priest's Daughter by Katie Cross
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNever Underestimate the Power of a Liberated Witch. Despite swirling rumors of war, seventeen-year-old Bianca Monroe is living without restraint for the first time. With no curse to hinder her and her enemy, Miss Mabel, imprisoned in an impervious dungeon, she’s finally free. Nothing lasts forever... -
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Recovery by Amy Rae Durreson
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsRaif has always believed in honour and duty. When he is asked to travel to the distant north to wake the dragon Arden from his centuries’ long sleep, he embraces the opportunity. But Arden is not what Raif was expecting: whimsical, mischievous and charming, he frustrates and flusters Raif at every turn.When danger draws them to the lagoon city of Aliann, Raif’s troubles deepen... -
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Requiem of the Rose King, Vol. 17 by Aya Kanno
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe intrigue and royal conspiracy in the Bard’s Richard III is given a dark manga twist that will appeal to aficionados of both comics and the classics.Richard, the ambitious third son of the House of York, believes he is cursed, damned from birth to eternal darkness... -
![Master of Restless Shadows: Book One by Ginn Hale]()
Master of Restless Shadows: Book One by Ginn Hale
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFreshly graduated Master Physician Narsi Lif-Tahm has left his home in Anacleto and journeyed to the imposing royal capitol of Cieloalta intent upon keeping the youthful oath he made to a troubled writer. But in the decade since Narsi gave his pledge, Atreau Vediya, has grown from an anonymous delinquent to a man renowned for penning bawdy operas and engaging in scandalous affairs... -
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The Ninth Rain by Jen Williams
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsJen Williams, acclaimed author of The Copper Cat trilogy, featuring The Copper Promise, The Iron Ghost and The Silver Tide, returns with the first in a blistering new trilogy.The great city of Ebora once glittered with gold. Now its streets are stalked by wolves... -
![Putting the Romance in Necromancy: a Knight and the Necromancer Prequel Story by A.H. Lee]()
Putting the Romance in Necromancy: a Knight and the Necromancer Prequel Story by A.H. Lee
A Knight and the Necromancer Prequel Story Sairis has never ridden a living horse, never left home, never kissed a man. He'd really like to do one of those things.. Sairis is a necromancer with a price on his head. He needs to get to the capital for a conference that may change his life. But he’s never ridden a horse before. At least not a live one... -
![The Strawberry Thief by Joanne Harris]()
The Strawberry Thief by Joanne Harris
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsThe compelling new novel from the author of the bestselling Chocolat.Vianne Rocher has settled down. Lansquenet-sous-Tannes, the place that once rejected her, has finally become her home. With Rosette, her 'special' child, she runs her chocolate shop in the square, talks to her friends on the river, is part of the community. Even Reynaud, the priest, has become a friend... -
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![Everkin (The Kindred .5) by Donna Grant]()
Everkin (The Kindred .5) by Donna Grant
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTo live in the light, they hunt in the dark… When natural-born witch Edra is approached by others who share her gifts, she jumps at the chance to join a Coven. Until she discovers that they’re not what they seem. They’re hell-bent on destruction, and in order to save herself and those she loves, Edra must leave her home, and the only man she’s ever loved... -
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An Illusion of Love by Patricia Rice
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsNYT bestselling author Patricia Rice presents the third book in her beloved School of Magic series: Victorian Edinburgh belongs to staid professors, not the flamboyant daughter of a Hindu princess.Lacking any of her Malcolm family's psychic abilities, Azmin Dougall flees her ancestral home of India for Edinburgh, fearing she'll be a pigeon in a family of peacocks... -
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Dragon Queen by Carina Wilder
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWith all that's happened, it's time for the dire wolves to rise up against their greatest threat. But Gwynne, blinded by a mother's love, has plans of her own. Will the conflict between the alphas finally be tear their clan apart? And which dragon will triumph? This is the fifth and final instalment of the Sought by the Alphas Serial... -
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Dragon Chalice by Tina St. John, Lara Adrian
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDigital boxed set of the Dragon Chalice series, a trio of award-winning, full-length historical paranormal romances from New York Times and #1 internationally best-selling author Lara Adrian (originally published under the pen name Tina St. John)... -
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The Beauty Within by H.L. Day
“You will be trapped in stone forevermore, your beauty hidden by a façade so ugly that people will not like to look upon it. You will feel, but you will not be able to speak. You will hear, but you will not be able to communicate. You will endure across the ages, a silent witness to the decades that go by... -
![The Crown of Valencia by Catherine Friend]()
The Crown of Valencia by Catherine Friend
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEx-lovers can really mess up your life. Kate Vincent's ex, Anna, certainly does. Not only does Anna interfere in Kate's love life, but she totally screws up the world by traveling back in time to 11th century Spain and changing one crucial event. As any sane person knows, you cannot alter an event in history without altering everything that follows—but Anna has an agenda, and a score to settle... -
![Out Front the Following Sea by Leah Angstman]()
Out Front the Following Sea by Leah Angstman
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOut Front the Following Sea is a historical epic of one woman’s survival in a time when the wilderness is still wild, heresy is publicly punishable, and being independent is worse than scorned — it is a death sentence... -
![A Drop of Fortune by Danielle Garrett]()
A Drop of Fortune by Danielle Garrett
After years of conscripted service to a corrupt king, Evelyn Rosewood seizes a chance to earn her freedom. With little more than an enchanted satchel and her feathered familiar, she sets out on a quest to dispel a mysterious blight that has shrouded a once-thriving harborside town in despair... -
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A Ghostly Guardian by H.P. Mallory, Fiction
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLondon, 1880I’ve returned to London with my proverbial tail between my legs.After the death of my beloved husband, I took my broken heart and retreated to Paris, where I’ve been living for the last year.But finally deciding I need to face the ghosts of my past, I’ve returned.And now find myself sitting in a jail cell in Scotland Yard, the precinct of the London police... -
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A Deception of Courts by Ben Alderson
The thrilling, electrifying, and deadly third installment to the Realm of Fey series. Perfect for fans of A Court of Thorns and Roses and From Blood and Ash but MLM.Robin Icethorn, King of the Winter Court, must stop The Hand, who threatens to bring forth a time of monsters. The search for the keys to free Duwar, the demon God, from his unearthly bindings has begun... -
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Ember and Eclipse by T.K. Tucker
There’s a bounty on her head.After committing a brutal crime against Romul’s prince, Rel fled the mortal-dominated north to Witch Country. She wasn’t welcomed in the covens, though, so she found a sanctuary in an empty swamp instead.And that’s where she’s been hiding ever since.Until the Wolf of Romul, the deadliest witch hunter, somehow finds her after two years...Categorized as:
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![The Weaver and the Witch Queen by Genevieve Gornichec]()
The Weaver and the Witch Queen by Genevieve Gornichec
The lives of two women—one desperate only to save her missing sister, the other a witch destined to become queen of Norway—intertwine in this spellbinding, powerful novel of Viking Age history and myth from the acclaimed author of The Witch’s Heart... -
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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... -
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Daughters of Olympus by Hannah M. Lynn
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA daughter pulled between two worlds and a mother willing destroy both to protect her...Gods and men wage their petty wars, but it is the women of spring who will have the last word...Demeter did not always live in fear. Once, the goddess of spring loved the world and the humans who inhabited it. After a devastating assault, though, she becomes a shell of herself... -
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Must Be Magic by Patricia Rice
An Explosive Attraction... Lady Leila Staines has always felt like an outcast among her magically gifted sisters. Desperate to discover her own talent, she seeks out Dunstan Ives, a dark and brooding aristocrat with a scientific bent who may hold the key to unleashing Leila's hidden powers. Can Create A Spark That's Pure Magic..Categorized as:
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Trial by Fire by Carina Wilder
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSomething's changed. The ritual left Gwynne stronger, more powerful. Improved, or so the alphas tell her. But now that she's back in her own time, she's confronted with a new future and a destiny unlike anything she'd imagined for herself...
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