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Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett
When mysterious faeries from other realms appear at her university, curmudgeonly professor Emily Wilde must uncover their secrets before it’s too late in this heartwarming, enchanting second installment of the Emily Wilde series. Emily Wilde is a genius scholar of faerie folklore—she just wrote the world’s first comprehensive of encylopaedia of faeries...Categorized as:
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Grave Situation by Louisa Masters
Are you looking for. .. . .. a snarky mage who’s forced to go on a quest to save the world with his twin sister (the dragon rider), and that one really hot healer who saved his life when he did something phenomenally stupid? Oh, and he's at war with his horse. She's winning. Meet Talon Silverbright. He's in a Grave Situation. He’s not the hero they deserve, but he’s the hero they’ve got...Categorized as:
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Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
A curmudgeonly professor journeys to a small town in the far north to study faerie folklore and discovers dark fae magic, friendship, and love, in this heartwarming and enchanting fantasy. Cambridge professor Emily Wilde is good at many things: She is the foremost expert on the study of faeries... -
Half a Soul by Olivia Atwater
It's difficult to find a husband in Regency England when you're a young lady with only half a soul. Ever since she was cursed by a faerie, Theodora Ettings has had no sense of fear or embarrassment - a condition which makes her prone to accidental scandal... -
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A Wish Upon the Stars by T.J. Klune
Sequel to The Consumption of Magic. Nearly a year ago, blinded by grief and betrayal, Sam of Wilds made a desperate decision to follow the Great White into the Dark Woods. Now, he emerges to a world changed. The City of Lockes is a prison. The King has been locked away in the dungeons. The Kingdom of Verania has fallen, and the Dark wizard Myrin sits on the throne... -
A Rake of His Own by A.J. Lancaster
Marius Valstar doesn’t know which is worse: the dead body in his greenhouse or the naked fae prince on his desk. The only rakes of interest to Marius are garden tools. Not fae princes. Certainly not the arrogant, selfish fae prince he has the misfortune to have a history with...Categorized as:
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How I Stole the Princess's White Knight and Turned Him to Villainy: The Complete Works by Katie Griffin, Cait Wade
What’s a white knight to do when his princess is causing utter havoc leading in mass murder? Go to the famous Black Sorcerer of Grimslock for help, apparently. What’s a black sorcerer to do when the white knight comes to him for help? Keep him, naturally. Devan does not approve of this payment plan. Tan does. (This compilation includes a bonus short story. It is utter crack... -
How I Took the King on a Bone-a-Fide Quest of Piracy, Piemu, and Profit: Bone 5 by A.J. Sherwood
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsYou must negotiate return of dragon wing. Penalty levied against party members. Piemu unleashed. Accept quest? (YES) (no). How is this harder than the pirates? I’m looking at the reason. Uncalled for. True, but still uncalled for... -
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... -
How Tan Acquired an Apprentice by A.J. Sherwood, Cait Wade
Did Tan go looking for an apprentice? No. Is Tan going to keep Zi Rui? Yes. Did Devan agree to this decision? He has CONCERNS, so does Wells, Tan thinks having a minion er apprentice is a wonderful idea, crackity crack, it's a good thing Tan is cute, Villainy short story. -
A Pirate's Life for Tea by Rebecca Thorne
"You asked for this, Rain. Let's go capture a pirate. ". While searching for stolen dragon eggs, newly engaged couple Kianthe and Reyna find themselves smack-dab in the middle of a swashbuckling love story. On one side is Serina, a failed farmer turned river pirate. Her booty? Wheat, grains, and the occasional jar of imported tea leaves...Categorized as:
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My Feral Romance by Tessonja Odette
A painter in need of a model. A matchmaker seeking a subject. An arrangement that will tangle their hearts. Fae shifter Daphne has landed the opportunity of a illustrating her favorite author’s steamy romance novels. If only she could master male physiques…and other essential anatomy. What she needs is a model...Categorized as:
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On the Care and Keeping of Orcs by Kass O'Shire
Stealing some horses from a magical fortress should be easy after raising twins and enduring two weeks with the orc that broke her heart. Catrin's half-orc children are going through a difficult. .. growing phase. But since their orcish father left while she was pregnant, she doesn't know how to help...Categorized as:
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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. . -
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The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter Vol. 2 by Kazuki Irodori, Yatsuki Wakatsu
After a strange Saint-Summoning Ritual transports him to a fantasy world, Seiichiro Kondo just keeps on keeping on. But when he drinks a nutritional supplement to help with his exhaustion, the side effects cause a life-threatening magical sickness. . -
How I Took the King on a Bone-a-Fide Quest of Piracy, Piemu, and Profit: Bone 4 by A.J. Sherwood
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsDragon wing located on pirate ship! Board ship? (YES) (NO? !). I feel like this is a bad idea. Those are the best kind! ’s been gagged, Tan’s a dramatic bat, Devan adopts pirates, the crack ship armada is literally sailing, Lesia is adopted by pirates, stickers are fish food, Tan’s volunteered Devan to officiate over weddings. -
The Princess Knight by G.A. Aiken
An Amazon Best of the Month Selection. A USA Today Bestseller. In 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 . . . LONG LIVE THE QUEEN...Categorized as:
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The Secret Service of Tea and Treason by India Holton
Two rival spies must brave pirates, witches, and fake matrimony to save the Queen. Known as Agent A, Alice is the top operative within the Agency of Undercover Note Takers, a secret government intelligence group that is fortunately better at espionage than at naming itself. From managing deceptive witches to bored aristocratic ladies, nothing is beyond Alice’s capabilities...Categorized as:
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A Kingdom This Cursed and Empty by Stacia Stark
Risk everything for your kingdom…. Or be destroyed by it. In a world darkened by deceit, the truth is a light that won’t be dimmed. Even when it illuminates Lorian’s betrayals more starkly than I could ever want to see. They call him the Bloodthirsty Prince. His reign of terror has left a trail of blood across this continent... -
브링 더 러브 1 by Zestkyo, 제스트쿄
아름다운 외모와 멋진 매너로 사교계에서도 인기가 높은 힐데브란트가의 장녀 레아. 하지만 그녀에겐 누구에게도 말 못할 고민거리가 있다. 집안의 후계였던 남동생 리히트의 가출 사건이 바로 그것! 멋진 남자가 되어 돌아오겠다는 편지 하나 달랑 남긴 동생은 생사를 알 수 없는 데다, 갑작스런 아버지의 죽음으로 임시 가주 자리를 맡게 된 레아는 집안의 가주 자리를 지키기 위해, 자신에게 힘이 되어 줄 정략결혼 상대를 찾기로 결심하는데…! ! 시작은 정략이지만 알고 보니 운명? !! 레아에게 찾아온 ‘사랑’의 소식, 함께 들어보세요♥.Categorized as:
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The Irresistible Urge to Fall For Your Enemy by Brigitte Knightley
Loyalties are tested in this slow burn, enemies-to-lovers romantasy following an assassin and a healer forced to work together to cure a fatal disease, all while resisting the urge to kill each other—or, worse, fall in love. When Osric Mordaunt, member of the Fyren Order of assassins, falls ill, he realizes he needs the expertise of a very specific healer... -
A Honeymoon of Grave Consequence by Stephanie Burgis
Margaret, Lady Riven, never expected to find herself married, much less enjoying a honeymoon with her vampiric husband. Of course, they’ve only agreed to stay married for logical, practical reasons, but Lord Riven has kept his promise to supply her with excellent tea and even better company as they travel together across the continent...Categorized as:
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Under the Oak Tree: Volume 1 (The Comic) 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...Categorized as:
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This Is All I Ask by Lynn Kurland
Set near the Scottish border at a rugged castle on the edge of the sea, this is the story of a courageous lord who lost everything he held dear. Of a strong young woman willing to sacrifice everything for happiness. Two lost souls who find in each other a reason to live again, to laugh again, and to love for the first time. ..Categorized as:
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Dragon on Top by G.A. Aiken
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 33 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... -
Lady Avely's Guide to Truth and Magic by Rosalie Oaks
A Regency widow shouldn’t be hunting spectres all night. Lady Judith Avely’s magical gift for divining the truth makes her prodigiously good at lying. To absolve a guilty secret, she travels to the exiled Duke of Sargen’s estate, but the last thing she expects is to run into the duke himself, who is lamentably now even more attractive than in his volatile youth... -
Guarding Danger by Wendy Vella
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTwo things happen to Harry Sinclair the day his ship docks in London: he saves a woman in distress, and meets his long- lost family. Until now Harry has lived his life without betraying the vow he made to his father - never trust a Sinclair. Yet when his newly discovered cousins step aboard his ship he knows that everything is about to change... -
Brutus by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFrom New York Times Bestseller Mimi Jean Pamfiloff comes BRUTUS, a Paranormal Romantic Comedy that will surely cause evil vampires to kidnap the author. CAN THE WORLD’S TOUGHEST IMMORTAL WARRIOR WIN THE HEART OF THE WORLD’S TOUGHEST IMMORTAL WOMAN? Brutus is not your average immortal warrior... -
Thus with a Kiss I Die by Christina Dodd
The delightfully irreverent eldest daughter of the not-so-ill-fated Romeo and Juliet returns to sleuth another day in fair Verona, in this hugely entertaining historical mystery series with a refreshingly bold premise. “Woe, for I am the bug that meets the windshield's might,. No longer the speeding glass, smooth, clean and bright . . . ”. You’re right...Categorized as:
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Pemberley: Mr. Darcy's Dragon by Maria Grace
Alternate cover edition of ASIN B01MECLQTW. England is overrun by dragons of all shapes and sizes. Most people are blissfully unaware of them and the Pendragon Treaty that keeps the peace between human and dragon kind. Only those born with preternatural hearing, like Fitzwilliam Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet are able to hear and converse with dragonkind...Categorized as:
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Dead Serious Halloween Special by Vawn Cassidy
It’s Halloween and Chan’s hosting a party at Harrison’s newly inherited occult bookshop. Tristan is looking forward to a night of music, food and fun costumes with his husband and their friends. What they actually get is chaos on the streets of Whitechapel when they accidentally open the Gospodar, the master copy of all fairy tales and let all of the creatures loose... -
Wrong Place. Wrong Time. Right Viscount. by K.D. Miller
Men are trash. Well, Elle Montgomery’s cheating fiancé is at any rate. When a surprise visit goes horribly wrong and she catches him red-handed, she wants to get as far from him as humanly possible—but two hundred years into the past seems a little excessive. By a twist of fate she can’t explain, Elle is thrust back in time, finding herself in Regency Era, England...Categorized as:
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A Disguise of the Worst Sort by Sarah Courtney
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsElizabeth believed there was nothing worse than being forced to marry Mr. Darcy. She was wrong. When Caroline Bingley finds a magical way to switch places with her, Elizabeth loses her name, her body, and even her betrothed in one fell swoop. Darcy’s life should be perfect. He is to marry Miss Elizabeth Bennet on Christmas Eve...Categorized as:
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Tempt Me: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Julie Cooper
"He raged inwardly at fate’s gift of the one female he could never, ever have. .. ". IT IS A TRUTH UNIVERSALLY ACKNOWLEDGED that a single vampyre must be in want of a wife. Someone biddable, her memories easily expunged to allow for strange, inexplicable deeds and baffling circumstances...Categorized as:
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Dragon's Blood by S. Legend
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThe Thrilling Conclusion to the Tristan Trilogy. Tristan's got it made. He fights alongside his beloved, he has two men who dote on him faithfully, and the stars have promised him he's to do great things for his Elven people... -
브링 더 러브 2 by Zestkyo, 제스트쿄
아름다운 외모와 멋진 매너로 사교계에서도 인기가 높은 힐데브란트가의 장녀 레아. 하지만 그녀에겐 누구에게도 말 못할 고민거리가 있다. 집안의 후계였던 남동생 리히트의 가출 사건이 바로 그것! 멋진 남자가 되어 돌아오겠다는 편지 하나 달랑 남긴 동생은 생사를 알 수 없는 데다, 갑작스런 아버지의 죽음으로 임시 가주 자리를 맡게 된 레아는 집안의 가주 자리를 지키기 위해, 자신에게 힘이 되어 줄 정략결혼 상대를 찾기로 결심하는데…! ! 시작은 정략이지만 알고 보니 운명? !! 레아에게 찾아온 ‘사랑’의 소식, 함께 들어보세요♥.Categorized as:
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Primal Love by Misty Vixen
A STONE AGE LOVE STORY. Ara is a huntress, a warrior. Descended from another tribe of ruthless brutes, she towers over everyone in the region and can take on anyone with raw strength alone. The daughter of her tribe's Chieftain and destined to one day assume his mantle, the responsibility she shoulders is immense... -
The Guards' Haven by Merri Bright
They're guarding her body. She's guarding her heart. After thirty years of cruel captivity in Verdan, Haven convinces the new, magic-wielding queen of neighboring Rimholt to allow her to open a school for poor children. It’s everything she’d hoped. Except the school is an abandoned brothel. The students are tiny criminal masterminds... -
Wicked Memories by Nina Bangs
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsReturn to the Castle of Dark Dreams, where USA Today bestselling author Nina Bangs lures readers into a world of pleasure, adventure, and revenge…. Thorn Mackenzie was a young Viking when he met Sparkle Stardust long ago. She used him and then abandoned him. Over a thousand years later, he has finally found a way to repay her... -
My Demon of Fire by Rosemary A. Johns
When a billionaire demon prince abducts me in a case of mistaken identity, I never expect him to claim me as his mate…. The hot-as-hell Shifter Demons are savage. Deadly. Sexy. And on my birthday, they steal my twin. When the arrogant but gorgeous dragon shifter, the Demon of Fire, mistakes me for my twin, who’s his fated mate, he whisks me away into the secret underworld...Categorized as:
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A Little Magic : A Pride and Prejudice Variation by S. Neha
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe day following the Netherfield ball, Fitzwilliam Darcy is entrusted by Miss Bingley to convince Bingley of the undesirability of a connection with the Bennets while she herself prepares to move the household back to London without the knowledge of her brother... -
A Tale of Tail Brushing: A Heartwarming Quest of Sword Thrusts and Head Strokes by Kirk Mason, Gwen Grayson
Black-haired cats are bad luck. What about catgirls? The best part about being a knight is the peaceful treks across rolling hills, with nothing but gentle winds and bubbling streams for company. Unfortunately, Richard's next quest breaks that solitude. He needs to gain entry into the fabled Clawmire, and only a flighty catgirl heading the opposite way can help him... -
Stealing Time by B.W. Haggart
Shackled and dressed in a neon orange jumpsuit, art thief Cassie Sinatore awaits extradition at Heathrow Airport. An accident with a nearby experimental radar plane throws Cassie back in time, dumping her in a wooded countryside. The rider who discovers her is charismatic, more compelling than any man she has ever met...Categorized as:
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The Brush of Black Wings by Grace Draven
During a foray into the woods of Neith, Martise stumbles upon a ruined temple and reawakens not only a power she thought lost, but also something far more malevolent. An ancient darkness, imprisoned in an eternal cage, sees a chance at freedom in a woman once held in bondage... -
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The 12 Hunks of Herculeia by C. Rochelle
I thought I was living the dream—until the fateful day I found my boyfriend in bed with my boss. As a professional copywriter, it was the tired cliche that hurt me the most. What’s a big city girl to do but pack my bags and go solo on that Grecian cruise I’d booked with my ex... -
A Tale of Ice and Ash by Katherine Macdonald
“Mirror, Mirror, on the wall, who will come to save us all? ”. Five years after her stepmother tried to have her killed, Eirwen has built a new life in the woods. Far from the princess she was meant to be, she is now a skilled treasure hunter and master of the Dwarven underground...Categorized as:
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One Night Of Scandal by Teresa Medeiros
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsProper decorum has never come easily to Carlotta Anne Fairleigh --- not even tonight, when the lovely, impetuous miss is finally making her debut. As she waits to make her entrance, she can't help wondering about the darkened house next door, the supposedly abandoned home of Hayden St. Clair, the man society has dubbed the "Murderous Marquess...Categorized as:
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Too Many Beds: A Trope-Subversive Gay Romance Anthology by Adelaide Blaike, Amy Campbell
Where love knows no limits. .. and certainly not the confines of a single bed! In this limited-run gay romance anthology, ten talented authors take the beloved "only one bed" trope and turn it on its head. From jail cells to academy dorms, empty motels to crowded retail stores, the tales in Too Many Beds prove love can thrive in the most unexpected of places... -
흑막 용을 키우게 되었다 1 [Heugmag Yong-eul Kiuge Dweeossda 1] (I Raised A Black Dragon (Novel) #1) by Dalseul, 달슬
빙의한 몸이 하필이면 전과 15범의 악녀다. 용두사망 원작에 끼기도 싫고, 이번 생은 가늘고 길게만 살고 싶어 떠나 주기로 했다. 악녀는 그간의 악행들을 깊이 통감하고 반성하며 시골로 내려갑니다! 모두 행복하세요! …그랬는데. -
Five Gifts for the Blacksmith's Wife by Lyonne Riley
When her village faces a winter of starvation, Sita draws the shortest straw. Now she’s to be given to the orcs across the river in exchange for food and supplies so her family can survive. Given the chance to choose her own husband from among the eligible orc bachelors, she selects Gurrek, the reluctant blacksmith, who clearly doesn’t want her. He’s the safest option...
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