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魔道祖師 三 [Mo Dao Zu Shi Vol. 3] by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, 墨香铜臭
蓮花塢被滅後,存活下來的兩個少年,. 一個慘遭化丹,一個則被丟下夷陵的亂葬崗。. 可岐山溫氏並沒能繼續猖狂太久,. 少年之一以江氏家主的身分,. 聯合金、聶、藍三家展開了射日之征;. 而另一名少年,則以魔道之姿回歸,加入復仇的行列。. 過去已成回憶,對魏無羨與藍忘機而言,. 眼下更要緊的,是揭開赤鋒尊死因的真相,. 並讓藍氏家主藍曦臣明白金光瑤私底下的陰毒手段。. 然而與此同時,. 在眾人已確定夷陵老祖重歸於世後,. 第二次的亂葬崗圍剿,恐怕已是迫在眉睫……. -
Pet by C.S. Pacat
Pet follows the rise of Ancel at the poisonous court of Vere. Set during the events of Captive Prince. -
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Heir of Hope by Morgan L. Busse
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat would you sacrifice to save mankind? The great city of Thyra has fallen and shadows spread across the land. Rowen Mar, the last Truthsayer, is taken before the Shadonae. But the Shadonae are not who she thought they were, and now they want to claim her as their own. Caleb Tala, former assassin and prince, is now a Guardian of mankind... -
The Souls of Lost Lake by Jaime Jo Wright
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWren Blythe has long enjoyed being among the Northwoods, helping her father with programming at a youth camp. But when a little girl in the area goes missing, an all-out search ensues, reviving the decades-old campfire story of Ava Coons, the murderess, who still roams the woods. Joining the search, Wren stumbles upon the Coons cabin ruins and a rotting porcelain doll... -
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Heretic by Bernard Cornwell
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsWith Calais in English hands, hostilities are suspended, but Thomas' quest to find the Holy Grail continues. His cousin Guy of Vexille still pursues him with deadly purpose, convinced that there is a link between Thomas and what he covets... -
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... -
A Court of Betrayal by Anne O'Brien
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsALL'S FAIR IN LOVE AND WAR. .. The Welsh Marches, 1301. Strong-willed heiress Joan de Geneville is married to Richard Mortimer, Earl of March, at just fifteen years old. Soon Joan finds herself swept up in a world of treacherous court politics and dangerous secrets as her husband deposes Edward II and rules England alongside Queen Isabella... -
City of Serpents by Christina Baehr
Edith is ready for the mad scientist and the snake-infested laboratory, but is she ready to admit she needs a little help from her friends? Edith is convinced that Janushek’s former employer, the mysterious Doctor Farley, holds the key to an antidote for dragon venom—her only hope to free the man she loves...Categorized as:
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A.D. 30 by Ted Dekker
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsA sweeping epic set in the harsh deserts of Arabia and ancient Palestine. A war that rages between kingdoms on the earth and in the heart. The harrowing journey of the woman at the center of it all. The story of Jesus in a way you have never experienced it. Step back in time to the year of our Lord, Anno Domini, 30. -
The Premonition at Withers Farm by Jaime Jo Wright
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsIn 1910 Michigan, Perliett VanHilton is a self-proclaimed rural healer, leaving the local doctor, George Wasziak, convinced she practices quackery. It doesn't help that her mother, Maribeth VanHilton, is a Spiritualist who regularly offers her services to help others speak to their dearly departed... -
She Walks in Majesty by MaryLu Tyndall
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDanger around every corner. Intrigues in everyone’s past. And a romance that’s swoon worthy. She Walks in Majesty is all that and more, with a plot that twists and turns and truths that are hard-hitting. Truly, this is author MaryLu Tyndall at her finest! —Michelle Griep, Christy Award-winning author of Once Upon a Dickens Christmas... -
A Man Called Blessed (The Caleb Books Series Book 2) by Ted Dekker
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsOne man holds the key to locating the Ark of the Covenant—but he’s hidden deep in the desert and no one has seen him since he was a boy. In this explosive sequel to Blessed Child, Jewish soldier-turned-archaeologist Rebecca Soloman leads a team deep into the Ethiopian desert to find the one man who may know the final resting place of the Ark of the Covenant... -
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... -
The Lochlann Deception: Complete Series by Robin D. Mahle
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsShe needed an escape. He needed. her. . Galina has been looking for a way out. So when she has the chance to break free of her kingdom and the man who wants to own her, she has no choice but to see it through. Even if it means collecting on a life debt from the worst decision she’s ever made. Davin’s mistakes are catching up to him... -
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She Walks in Power by MaryLu Tyndall
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom Award-Winning Author, MaryLu Tyndall, comes an exciting Medieval Romance surrounding the Spear of Destiny! Alexia D'Clere didn't ask to be Protector of the Spear, but after her dying mother gave her the tiny metal object and made her promise to keep it safe, she had no choice. Orphaned at age eight, she began to take over the running of her parent's castle with the help of a trusted steward...Categorized as:
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The Emerald Isle by Angela Elwell Hunt
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsInterweaving two captivating stories of romance and intrigue, humor and faith, The Emerald Isle wraps up the multi-colored threads of Angela Elwell Hunt's The Heirs of Cahira O'Connor series in a page-turning conclusion that will satisfy both spirit and heart... -
Bound by Blood by Mia West
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHe’ll do anything for the man he loves. Even the unthinkable. Bedwyr has everything he could want. He’s come back from a devastating injury, and he’s a warrior again, regaining his father’s respect battle by successful battle. Best of he has Arthur... -
Of Daggers and Deception by A.L. Sowards
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter years as a soldier and mercenary, Rasheed has retired from battle to run the bathhouse in Thebes with his friends Gillen and Eudocia. The simple life suits them, so when Venetian strangers come to town looking to hire the renowned crew, their answer is no... -
Lena & Ivar by Celeste Barclay
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsWhat happens when love and war don’t mix? Ivar Sorenson is not only his father’s heir to their jarldom, he’s his parents’ last remaining son. There isn’t much choice for the future jarl when his father demands an alliance with their feuding neighbor. That alliance can only come in the form of a marriage. .. to a woman Ivar doesn’t want and doesn’t like... -
Deceived and Other Tales by Megan Derr
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFive stories of men and the secrets and lies that shape their lives…. Deceived – The hatred between Prince Benedict and his secretary Rae is well-known, and the source of much gossip at court. Each one too stubborn to walk away, determined to make the other one the first to break, they spend their days fighting or ruthlessly ignoring one another...Categorized as:
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The Silver Sword by Angela Elwell Hunt
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe auburned-haired O'Connor women share a bond far deeper than their striking physical appearance: These courageous, high-spirited women all push against societal limits in this exciting historical, romantic novel that spans generations and countries...Categorized as:
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Baron Of Godsmere by Tamara Leigh
THE FEUD. England, 1308. Three noblemen secretly gather to ally against their treacherous lord. But though each is elevated to a baron in his own right and given a portion of his lord’s lands, jealousy and reprisals lead to a twenty-five year feud, pitting family against family, passing father to son. THE DECREE. England, 1333...Categorized as:
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Knight's Oath by Juliette Caruso
When 20-year-old Eliana’s father orders her to court, it is with one purpose: to save their noble, destitute family through marriage to a wealthy suitor. Eliana would much rather be studying healing and making use of her rare magical talent for medicines, but there is no escaping his command...Categorized as:
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Firstborn by Tosca Lee
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling author Tosca Lee comes the much-anticipated, high-speed sequel to The Progeny. Face-to-face with her past, Audra Ellison now knows the secret she gave up everything—including her memory—to protect. A secret made vulnerable by her rediscovery, and so powerful neither the Historian nor the traitor Prince Nikola will ever let her live to keep it... -
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Thorns and Crowns by May Sage
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsNot every princess are destined for a happily ever after. Some must suffer, rise and rule. Before she became the cold, calculating unseelie queen, Shea was a young woman, awoken in the middle of the night by guards, daggers in hands. Betrayed by her own father, she’s forced to make her own way, and carve her destiny. Note that this is a prequel. -
Cleopatra's Tomb by Nellie H. Steele
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIndies Today Best Book 2020 Award Finalist. Why in the world would her uncle send her a bejeweled golden scarab? When Maggie Edwards opened the mysterious package from her archeologist uncle, Oliver Keene, she had no clue what it was for. At first, she couldn’t understand why he had sent her something so obviously valuable when he had never done so before... -
Moonlight in the Morning by Jude Deveraux
Sparks are flying between Jecca Layton and Dr. Tristan Aldredge. At the urging of her dear friend Kim, Jecca put the ruthless New York City art world on hold to spend the summer pursuing her passion for painting while enjoying Edilean's tightly knit artistic community... -
Hypnerotomachia Poliphili: The Strife of Love in a Dream by Francesco Colonna, Joscelyn Godwin
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsOne of the most famous books in the world, the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili, read by every Renaissance intellectual and referred to in studies of art and culture ever since, was first published in English by Thames & Hudson in 1999. It is a strange, pagan, pedantic, erotic, allegorical, mythological romance relating in highly stylized Italian the quest of Poliphilo for his beloved Polia... -
Giver of Roses by Kathleen Morgan
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA fascinating world engaged in an epic conflict. After a grueling, three-year siege, Vartan Karayan, royal heir of Gadiel, is the only obstacle between the enemy and his beloved city of Astara. Yet when an invincible adversary leaves him critically wounded, the true battle has just begun... -
Diviner's Prophecy by Nicolette Andrews
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMaea is cursed. A sorcerer took away her past leaving her with little more than her name. When she discovers that the sorcerer took her memories to cover up a plot that threatens her kingdom, she realizes it is up to her to stop him. But she has to break her curse first, and that means finding the sorcerer...Categorized as:
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Lexi's Undoing by Morgan Rider
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLexi Maxwell is celebrating her eighteenth birthday-her ticket to freedom. For years, she has navigated the suffocating constraints of boarding school and chaperoned dances, and she is ready to detour from the perfect path her parents set her on. Luke Carrington is the swoon-worthy stranger who arrives to spice up the party, convincing Lexi that it's okay to ditch her uniform and spread her wings... -
Between Two Fires by Mark Noce
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSaxon barbarians threaten to destroy medieval Wales. Lady Branwen becomes Wales' last hope to unite their divided kingdoms when her father betroths her to a powerful Welsh warlord, the Hammer King. But the fledgling alliance is fraught with enemies from within and without as Branwen becomes the target of assassination attempts and courtly intrigue... -
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... -
Masks by Fumiko Enchi
Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsFollowing the death of her son, Mieko Toganō takes an increasing interest in the personal affairs of her widowed daughter-in-law, Yasuko. Devastated by her loss, she skillfully manipulates the relationships between Yasuko and the two men who are in love with her, encouraging a dalliance that will have terrible consequences... -
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Tahn by L.A. Kelly
Rated: 3.62 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsIn a dark, medieval land, good and evil battle it out. Trapped between his master's evil commands and his persistent conscience that tells him to do otherwise, Tahn Dorn finds himself in a twisting plot that threatens not only his life but also that of the lovely Netta...Categorized as:
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Hadrian the Seventh by Frederick Rolfe
Rated: 3.47 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"Hadrian the Seventh" by Frederick Rolfe is a romance novel that follows the life of a protagonist struggling with physical and mental fatigue, loneliness, and the desire for goodness in a world filled with deceit. The narrative delves into themes of faith, friendship, personal identity, and the protagonist's interactions with the Catholic Church and societal expectations... -
Never Let You Go by Erin Healy
Rated: 3.59 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsLosing everything has Lexi clinging to her daughter. Hell is determined to loosen her grip. It's been seven years since disaster struck her family. Lexi Solomon has held it all together since then--just barely. But now Lexi is losing it. The husband who deserted her is back in town, wanting to see their daughter Molly. Her sister's shameless murderer is up for parole... -
Meridon by Philippa Gregory
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsFrom the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Other Boleyn Girl comes the final book of the extraordinary Wideacre trilogy as the heir to the great estate comes home at last. Meridon knows she does not belong in the dirty, vagabond life of a gypsy bareback rider... -
A Misplaced Love by Renee M. Palstring
Rated: 2.90 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsAn arranged marriage, a secret love, and one mistake. Estelle, Princess of Isara, has always known one day she would wed, that it is her duty as a princess. However, as long as she can remember she’s dreamed of marrying her best friend, Griffith. She’s always lived in this fantasy, kept her feelings a secret till the day she had the courage to speak them...Categorized as:
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The Man Who Knew Too Much illustrated by G K Chesteron
Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsThe Man Who Knew Too Much: And Other Stories is a book of detective stories by English writer G. K. Chesterton, published in 1922 by Cassell and Company in the United Kingdom, and Harper Brothers in the United States. -
The Thorn and the Blossom by Theodora Goss, Scott McKowen
Rated: 3.34 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsOne enchanting romance. Two lovers keeping secrets. And a uniquely crafted book that binds their stories forever. When Evelyn Morgan walked into the village bookstore, she didn’t know she would meet the love of her life. When Brendan Thorne handed her a medieval romance, he didn’t know it would change the course of his future...Categorized as:
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Hitman Anders and the Meaning of It All by Jonas Jonasson, Rachel Willson-Broyles
Rated: 3.41 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsFrom the author of the international bestseller The 100-Year-Old-Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared, a brilliant satirical novel set in modern Sweden—a story of idealism and fanaticism, gangsters and entrepreneurs, sensationalism and spirituality, that explores the values that matter in contemporary life...
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