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The Apothecary Diaries Manga, Vol. 1 by Nekokurage, Natsu Hyuuga
THE GREAT DETECTIVE OF THE INNER PALACE IS BORN...?!Maomao, a young woman trained in the art of herbal medicine, is forced to work as a lowly servant in the inner palace... -
Silent Night by Robert Thier
A dark night. An even darker mission. Mr Rikkard Ambrose is stalking the wintry alleys of London, doing something he has never done before...But does he do it for himself - or is it a sacrifice for someone special?This tale tells the story of an extraordinary moment in the relationship of Lilly Linton and Rikkard Ambrose... -
The Apothecary Diaries : Volume 1 by Natsu Hyuuga
In the East is a land ruled by an emperor, whose consorts and serving women live in a sprawling complex known as the hougong, the rear palace. Maomao, an unassuming girl raised in an unassuming town by her apothecary father, never imagined the rear palace would have anything to do with her—until she was kidnapped and sold into service there... -
Obsidian Throne by Robin D. Mahle, Elle Madison
The epic conclusion to Rowan's...Categorized as:
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Longshadow by Olivia Atwater
Proper Regency ladies are not supposed to become magicians—but Miss Abigail Wilder is far from proper.Abigail Wilder’s father may be the Lord Sorcier of England, but that does not mean that society is willing to accept her as a magician... -
Tarnished Crown by Robin D. Mahle, Elle Madison
Rowan was finally going to do something right. Marry for love and for her kingdom. Keep her people safe. Until an archaic law enslaved her to the most feared man in all of Socair, a man who treats her like a pawn and calls her his pet.But when enemies emerge from unexpected places, she’s forced to realize that being Evander’s property might just be the only thing keeping her alive... -
A Tribute of Fire by Sariah Wilson
The fate of a cursed nation depends on a princess who must outwit a mortal enemy and outlast the trials of a death-defying ritual in a thrilling adventure by USA Today bestselling author Sariah Wilson.Lia is the princess of Locris, a dying desert nation cursed centuries ago by an earth goddess—one still worshipped by the thriving and adversarial nation of Ilion...Categorized as:
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Eye of the Wolf by A.E. Rayne
Book 1 of 6: The Lords of AlekkaAlys de Sant has never revealed her secret, knowing it could get her killed… but what if that secret could save a kingdom?Trapped in a small village, Alys makes plans to escape her cruel husband, unaware of the growing danger in the turbulent Kingdom of Alekka...Categorized as:
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Dance of a Burning Sea by E.J. Mellow
From award-winning author E. J. Mellow comes the thrilling second installment in the Mousai series, featuring a powerful sorceress who finds her loyalties tested by a ruthless pirate lord.Within the world of Aadilor, there is a hidden place called the Thief Kingdom, where both magic and pleasure abound... -
All This Twisted Glory by Tahereh Mafi
The highly anticipated third novel in the This Woven Kingdom series, full of explosive magic, searing romance, and heartbreaking betrayal, from the award-winning and bestselling author of the Shatter Me series. Perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo, Sabaa Tahir, and Tomi Adeyemi. As the long-lost heir to the Jinn throne, Alizeh has finally found her people—and she might’ve found her crown...Categorized as:
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Deny by Tricia Mingerink
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAll lies have consequences. Promoted to the top rank among King Respen’s assassins, First Blade Leith Torren hides his involvement with the Resistance. How many lies will it take to protect his secret? Renna Faythe has done nothing but survive for the past four years, but now Leith’s courage inspires her to try to be something more. If only she could figure out what that duty might be...Categorized as:
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The Wicked Prince by Celeste Baxendell
A righteous outlaw. A wicked tyrant. A marriage to save their crumbling kingdom. As regent, Prince John has a never-ending list of problems, including his brother’s expensive war and his subjects’ utter hatred of him. But the biggest thorn in his side? The outlaw Robin Hood...Categorized as:
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Ensnared by Jody Hedlund
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsDuring a time when legends were born . . .ENSNAREDA poor maidservant struggling to survive, a brave knight who secretly loves her, and a chalice that has the power to unite them.Nursemaid to the Earl of Likness’s two young daughters, Mikaela despises the earl for his cruelty to his subjects, and she longs for the day when she can make a difference in the lives of her suffering friends and family... -
The Valkyrie by Carrie Cotten
Can the truth-speaker’s promise of life from death really be for them?After a year in captivity, Isa Bjorndottir feels dead inside. Restored to her mother, the Shieldmaiden of Volfsby, Isa watches life happening all around her, yet wants nothing more than to avoid every look or touch, even from those she loves... -
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Exiles by Jaye L. Knight
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsExiled after their defeat in Samara, the Resistance struggles to find allies in their quest to restore King Balen to his throne and put an end to the emperor’s tyranny. When the crete people refuse to lend their aid, Balen leads a group to Dorland to reason with them and win their support...Categorized as:
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Once Upon a Broken Heart / Caraval / Legendary / Finale by Garber Stephanie
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPlease Note That The Following Individual Books As Per Original ISBN and Cover Image In this Listing shall be Dispatched Once Upon a Broken Heart [Hardcover]CaravalLegendaryFinaleOnce Upon a Broken Heart [Hardcover], Caraval, Legendary, Finale By Stephanie Garber 4 Books Collection Once Upon a Broken Heart [Hardcover]:Once Upon a Broken Heart marks the launch of a new series from beloved author... -
Sorcery & Cecelia: or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot by Patricia C. Wrede, Caroline Stevermer
A great deal is happening in London and the country this season.For starters, there's the witch who tried to poison Kate at the Royal College of Wizards. There's also the man who seems to be spying on Cecelia. (Though he's not doing a very good job of it--so just what are his intentions?) And then there's Oliver. Ever since he was turned into a tree, he hasn't bothered to tell anyone where he is... -
Shadow Knights by Jennifer Anne Davis
As a member of the Knights of the Realm, Reid swore an oath to protect her king only to discover he harbors a traitorous agenda.Being a woman raised in a man’s world, Reid thought becoming a Knight would give her purpose and strength. So far, it has done nothing but give her trouble...Categorized as:
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The Love of a Princess (The Royals of Acuniel) by Ashton E. Dorow
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPrincess Adelaide of Acuniel forsook her dreams of a love match the day she agreed to a marriage treaty with the Crown Prince of Trilaria. While nothing like her childhood expectations, her life with Prince Miles is simple, comfortable. But then a plague ravages Trilaria, leaving her a widow and the kingdom without a ruler, and her new life is thrown into chaos... -
Of Glass and Ashes by Elle Madison, Robin D. Mahle
They say a dream is a wish your heart makes, but what happens when you’re trapped in nightmares?Aika is playing a dangerous game.Torn between the loyalties she thought she had and revelations she wishes she didn’t, she will burn the city down to get the answers she needs.To get the vengeance she craves... -
The Piper's Pursuit by Melanie Dickerson
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsA plague of rats. Children going missing. A giant beast attacking just outside the walls of Hamlin. And one young woman determined to save her town.Katerina’s stepfather, Hennek, is neither a good father nor a good husband, but he is the mayor of Hamlin... -
The Queen With No Name by JJ Makenzie
She was born to be a queen, yet she’s nothing more than a political pawn. With no name and no place to call her own, she’s doing her best to hold on to the only thing that belongs to her and her alone—her soul... -
Winter's Maiden by Morgan L. Busse
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWarrior. Survivor. Daughter of the North.From the moment she is born, Brighid fights to survive in the wastelands of Nordica as a clanless one. But when a new power arrives offering a trial to join the Nordic warriors, Brighid enters, hoping to rise above her station. Soon she becomes one of their fiercest fighters and joins the war against the south... -
The Magnolia Sword: A Ballad of Mulan by Sherry Thomas
CHINA, 484 A.D. A Warrior in DisguiseAll her life, Mulan has trained for one purpose: to win the duel that every generation in her family must fight. If she prevails, she can reunite a pair of priceless heirloom swords separated decades earlier, and avenge her father, who was paralyzed in his own duel...Categorized as:
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Healer's Blade by Kyrie Wang
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings2023 Page Turner Book Awards - FINALIST2023 Wishing Shelf Awards - FINALISTA healer on the run. A rebel knight after her heart. Will she betray him to save the England she loves?Eighteen-year-old healer Aliwyn lives in shame after her medical failures. Despite a rebellion brewing against William the Conqueror, she yearns to practice medicine in peace...Categorized as:
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The Bear & the Rose by Erin K. Larson-Burnett
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsSpringtide ushers in a season of bloom and fertility, but it also heralds the season of the bear—Artio’s season, one which she rules over with relentless vengeance.I’ve heard old tales of the goddess, tales from when she was green to motherhood, young and tender and forgiving, but it is hard to imagine such a thing when my knowledge of her is shrouded in red... -
The Princess Spy by Melanie Dickerson
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsIn this historical fairy-tale romance book from bestselling author Melanie Dickerson, based on The Princess and the Frog, Margaretha hopes to find her prince … but when a man claiming to be an English lord arrives at the castle, she finds herself questioning her heart as she uncovers secrets about her current suitor that cast the mysterious lord in a new light... -
The Bridge Kingdom by Danielle L. Jensen
What if you fell in love with the one person you'd sworn to destroy?Lara has only one thought for her husband on their wedding day: I will bring your kingdom to its knees. A princess trained from childhood to be a lethal spy, Lara knows that the Bridge Kingdom represents both legendary evil - and legendary promise... -
Robyn Hood: A Girl's Tale by K.M. Shea
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsASIN moved from less recent edition hereThe ballads lie. Robin Hood, the Bold and Brave Outlaw of Sherwood Forest, is cowardly, spineless, and a girl.Robyn unwittingly starts the Robin Hood farce when she is mistaken for a male while saving her friend, Marian, from two foresters... -
Love At First Lance by Gryffin Murphy
An innocent was about to be sentenced to death!(Actually, marriage, but that mattered very little, as the two words were synonymous for the princess.)Every year, the seasonal kingdoms in the realm of Lore gather together for a tournament of whimsical games. The winner’s reward? The marriage to a member of the hosting court...Categorized as:
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Re-Living My Life with a Boyfriend Who Doesn't Remember Me (Manga) Vol. 1 (Re-living My Life with a Boyfriend Who Doesn't Remember Me (Manga) #1) by Eiko Mutsuhana, Yugiri Aika
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis fantasy tale of mystery and romance was adapted from the critically acclaimed light novel series Return from Death: I Kicked the Bucket and Now I’m Back at Square One With a Boyfriend Who Doesn’t Remember Me!From the author of Hi, I'm a Witch, and My Crush Wants Me to Make a Love Potion and the artist of A Story of Seven Lives (also from Seven Seas)!Oriana, a seventeen-year-old magic... -
Under Black Skies by Clare Sager
Enemies-to-lovers-to-enemies. Now they’re ‘just friends.’ Sure.Reunited with her crew, Vice is on the hunt for Drake’s treasure. But there’s a good reason it hasn’t been seen in two hundred years – it’s hidden by fiendish clues and deadly traps. To keep her crew – her family safe, she can’t afford a single misstep. That’s easier said than done with a distraction like Knigh Blackwood around...Categorized as:
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Meeting Thomas Cresswell by Kerri Maniscalco
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsA short excerpt that takes place during the beginning of Stalking Jack the Ripper in Thomas' perspective. It leads up to the moment where Audrey Rose and Thomas first meet...Categorized as:
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Hidden Knights by Jennifer Anne Davis
With Prince Henrick dead, a foreign army in league with the king, and the palace taken, Reid must find a way to right the wrongs for the people of Marsden.Reid never expected to find love, friendship, or her mother in the kingdom of Axian. She also never expected to become a leader for her people...Categorized as:
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Lily of the Desert by Shari L. Tapscott
Avery swore he would return, but one question haunts Lucia's every waking moment: Can anyone truly trust the word of a pirate? A spring cloaked in mystery and lore bubbles deep in the heart of Elrija’s high mountain desert. It’s a fountain of healing water, a natural concoction of minerals and magic, and on it grows the fabled lily of the desert—a flower rumored to carry the cure for old age...Categorized as:
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Once I Knew by Victoria Lynn
Violet lives her quiet little life in her sleepy village. Trying to remain as dead to the politics that are threatening their world as possible. She follows the rules, stays out of trouble and does her best to remain out of sight of the dreaded and overbearing Kingsmen. With the new regent on the throne, the country has been thrown into a turmoil...Categorized as:
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The Passion of Dolssa by Julie Berry
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsI must write this account, and when I have finished, I will burn it. Buried deep within the archives of a convent in medieval France is an untold story of love, loss, and wonder and the two girls at the heart of it all. Dolssa is an upper-crust city girl with a secret lover and an uncanny gift... -
The Body at the Tower by Y.S. Lee
Now nearly a full-fledged member of the Agency, the all-female detective unit operating out of Miss Scrimshaw's Academy for Girls, Mary Quinn is back for another action-packed adventure. Disguised as a poor apprentice builder and a boy, she must brave the grimy underbelly of Victorian London - as well as childhood fear, hunger, and constant want - to unmask the identity of a murderer... -
Afton of Margate Castle by Angela Elwell Hunt
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn this tale of medieval lords and serfs, a peasant girl is taken from her family to be raised as the earl's daughter -- an account of adventure, romance, and struggle to survive desperate times.Beautiful, headstrong Afton is taken from her parents at an early age and raised in the castle, a companion to the Earl's daughter. Schooled in the ways of kings and surrounded by splendor... -
Castle of Refuge by Melanie Dickerson
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsTo live an unforgettable life, she would defy all expectations—including her own.Ever since she was a child, Audrey wanted her life to be extraordinary. But as the daughter of a viscount born in late fourteenth-century England, the only thing expected of her was to marry—until an act of malice by her sister, Maris, four years ago damaged her face and her prospects... -
Pilgrim of Death by Felicity Pulman
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLove, revenge, secrets – and murder – in a medieval kingdom at war.Spies, treachery, a dangerously attractive pilgrim and a murder at Stonehenge test Janna's courage and ingenuity to the limit as she continues the search for her father in the company of pilgrims and jongleurs... -
Alice in the Country of Clover: Ace of Hearts by QuinRose
Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe Knave of Hearts in his own solo adventure!Ace, the Knight of Heart Castle, is known throughout Wonderland not only for his master swordsmanship, but for his tendency towards cruelty. Can the charming Alice Lidell mellow Ace and his violent ways? Perhaps Ace will even fall in love with Alice...if he doesn’t kill her first...Categorized as:
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The Stolen Apocalypse by Jacquelyn Benson
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFor a determined lady scholar, nothing perks up a wedding quite like exploding coffins and a priceless stolen manuscript.Professional archivist and fervent suffragette Ellie Mallory loathes marriage ceremonies, but she's willing to endure this one if it means she can get her hands on a uniquely fascinating 13th century apocalypse manuscript... -
Kingdom of Shadows and Dust by Sherry D. Ficklin
Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsA voiceless captive of tradition, driven to defend her kingdom. As the king’s only daughter, Ava has suffered the solitary isolation of a noble woman as long as she can remember. While she dreams of fighting alongside the armies of Ankara, she’s forced to hide her identity behind a veil.It seems her prayers are answered when fate intervenes, allowing Ava to sneak away and join the battle... -
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Dauntless by Dina L. Sleiman
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsThough once a baron's daughter, Lady Merry Ellison is willing to go to any lengths to protect the orphaned children of her former village. Dubbed "The Ghosts of Farthingale Forest," her band of followers soon become enemies of the throne when they hijack ill-gotten gold meant for the king... -
An Assassin's Guide to Love and Treason by Virginia Boecker
When Lady Katherine's father is killed for being an illegally practicing Catholic, she discovers treason wasn't the only secret he's been hiding: he was also involved in a murder plot against the reigning Queen Elizabeth I. With nothing left to lose, Katherine disguises herself as a boy and travels to London to fulfill her father's mission, and to take it one step further--kill the queen herself... -
A Spy in the House by Y.S. Lee
Introducing an exciting new series! Steeped in Victorian atmosphere and intrigue, this diverting mystery trails a feisty heroine as she takes on a precarious secret assignment. Rescued from the gallows in 1850s London, young orphan (and thief) Mary Quinn is surprised to be offered a singular education, instruction in fine manners — and an unusual vocation...Categorized as:
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The Sword and the Dagger by Robert Cochran
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen empires clash, a Princess, a Knight, and an Assassin embark on the quest of a lifetime During the time of the Crusades, an unlikely trio—a Christian princess, her affianced prince, and a Muslim assassin—embarks on a quest to the court of the most fearsome warrior the world has ever known, Genghis Khan... -
Sherwood by Meagan Spooner
Rated: 3.62 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsFans of Danielle Paige, Marissa Meyer, and Alex Flinn will devour New York Times bestselling author Meagan Spooner’s next fierce fairy tale-inspired story, which Illuminae author Amie Kaufman calls “a kick-***, gender-flipped feminist retelling.”Robin of Locksley is dead...Categorized as:
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Court of Swans by Melanie Dickerson
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsWhere there is wealth and power, there's always someone willing to do anything to take it.England, 1381: Delia's idyllic life as daughter of an earl is shattered when her father dies and his wife accuses Delia's seven brothers of treason and murder. The youngest is only ten years old, but this doesn't stop the guards from hauling them off to the Tower of London...
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