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魔道祖師 四 [Mo Dao Zu Shi Vol. 4] by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, 墨香铜臭
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 26 ratings自亂葬崗歷劫歸來,魏無羨首次回到蓮花塢,. 原是滿懷興奮地向藍忘機介紹自己的成長之地,. 可滿腔的懷念之情,卻在江澄的一通發作下被消融殆盡。. 兩人因此離開蓮花塢,前往雲萍城,. 欲調查當初於金光瑤密室中所發現的那份房契地契,. 然始料未及的是,該處竟是一間觀音廟!. 金光瑤又有何陰謀?. 且廟中大陣意圖鎮壓的,究竟是何物?. 而決定在破陣前先行休養生息的兩人卻都沒料到,. 他們之間早在蓮花塢時就開始越發曖昧的氣氛,. 在同住一間房後竟膨脹至危險邊緣,. 甚至是,一發不可收拾──. -
Thrice Married to a Salted Fish (Novel) Vol. 1 (Thrice Married to a Salted Fish (Novel) #1) by Bi Ka Bi
An arranged marriage will become the perfect career opportunity for one would-be doctor--that is if a curse doesn't get in the way. Ten years of exhaustive study and sleepless nights have suddenly been rendered meaningless for aspiring Imperial Physician Lin Qingyu... -
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The Cypress Maze by Fiona Valpy
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsIn this haunting tale from the bestselling author of The Storyteller of Casablanca, Beatrice kept a wartime secret to protect the innocent. Now, could telling it set her free? Tuscany, 1943. Stranded in war-ravaged Italy, Beatrice’s dream of an escapist year teaching English is shattered... -
Her Spell That Cursed Me by Luna Oblonsky
A sapphic love born in adversity and bound by blood…A dormant evil threatening to tear the world asunder…A magical tale of cursed fate and unremitting chaos. Iona strives for harmony in times of resounding discord... -
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Starfire by AJ Sherwood, Katie Griffin
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLuca O’ Broín’s original wife checklist:. a loving marriagemother for his childrencapable of running a fortresssexually compatiblesomeone intelligentLuca’s REVISED non-negotiable husband checklist:. dependable friendcapable of running a fortresswilling to move to Bhodhsasomeone with brainsNoe Keller’s husband checklist:. LucaLuca’s UPDATED husband checklist:... -
将进酒 [Qiāng Jìn Jiǔ] by Tang Jiuqing, 唐酒卿
Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars · 14 ratings中博六州被拱手让于外敌,沈泽川受押入京,沦为人人痛打的落水狗。萧驰野闻着味来,不叫别人动手,自己将沈泽川一脚踹成了病秧子,谁知这病秧子回头一口,咬得他鲜血淋漓。两个人从此结下了大梁子,见面必撕咬。. “命运要我一生都守在这里,可这并非是我抉择的那一条路。黄沙淹没了我的手足,我不想再臣服于虚无的命。圣旨救不了我的兵,朝廷喂不饱我的马,我不愿再为此赴命。我要翻过那座山,我要为自己一战。”. -. The Six Prefectures of Zhongbo were ceded away in surrender to the external enemies, and Shen Zechuan was taken into custody in the capital, reduced to *a drowning dog loathed and condemned by all... -
A Man's Skin by Hubert Zanzim
In Renaissance Italy, Bianca, a young lady from a good family, is of marriage age. Her parents find her a fiancé to their liking: Giovanni, a rich merchant, young and pleasant. The wedding looks set to go smoothly even though Bianca can’t hide her disappointment at having to marry a man she knows nothing about... -
그녀의 심청 (Her Tale of Shim Chong) #4 by 비완, Seri
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsEp 36 - 44. Based on a Korean folktale, two very different women find themselves making the same wish - to leave this world behind. One is Shim Chong, a young beggar living off the kindness of others to support herself and her blind father. The other is the bride-to-be of old Chancellor Jang, sold off to him for the sake of her family... -
그녀의 심청 (Her Tale of Shim Chong) #5 by 비완, Seri
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsEp 45 - 55. Based on a Korean folktale, two very different women find themselves making the same wish - to leave this world behind. One is Shim Chong, a young beggar living off the kindness of others to support herself and her blind father. The other is the bride-to-be of old Chancellor Jang, sold off to him for the sake of her family... -
The Devil that Broke Us by S.C. Wilson
Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsJesse McGinnis has it all—the woman she loves—two beautiful children—a successful career... -
Mistakenly Saving the Villain Vol. 1 by Feng Yu Nie
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA mission gone wrong and a villain in need of serious therapy await in this heart-rending drama--finally available in English! When medical student Song Qingshi dies and wakes up in a historical fantasy novel, he's tasked with rescuing the tragic protagonist from a life of misery. There's just one problem--he has no idea who the protagonist is... -
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... -
Requiem of the Rose King, Vol. 6 by Aya Kanno
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe intrigue and royal conspiracy in Shakepeare’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... -
Palace of the Omega, Vol. 2 by Fumi Tsuyuhisa
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThe omega prince of a poor nation has been sold off to a wealthy alpha king for political and financial gain, but all is not as it seems. Ilya, the 13th prince of a small kingdom, was born an unexpected—and very much unwanted—omega whose birth brought shame upon his royal family... -
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The Rose of Versailles, Omnibus 3 by Riyoko Ikeda
宮廷中の貴婦人たちの憧れの的、オスカルの初めての恋、王妃の恋人フェルゼンへの想いは叶うことがなかった。彼女の悲しみをそっと見守る、オスカルの乳母の孫、アンドレ・グランディエ。二人は幼い時から兄弟以上に魂を寄せ合い、青春のすべてを分かち合って生きてきた。そして何時しかアンドレはオスカルを深く愛していた。その頃、貴族の屋敷を襲う“黒い騎士”と名乗る盗賊を捕えたオスカルは、その男から民衆の不満の高まりを思い知らされる。不穏な社会情勢は次第に緊迫してきていた。. -
The Rose of Versailles, Omnibus 2 by Riyoko Ikeda
Oscar Fran�ois de Jarjeyes, female commander of the royal guard, is at the center of events as Marie Antoinette's involvement in the scandalous Affair of the Diamond Necklace and her passion for Count Fersen of Sweden cause chaos at the court of Versailles. This deluxe hardcover volume contains chapters 23-44 of Riyoko Ikeda's historical fiction masterwork. -
Requiem of the Rose King, Vol. 3 by Aya Kanno
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsRichard, the ambitious third son of the House of York, believes he is cursed, damned from birth to eternal darkness. But is it truly fate that sets him on the path to personal destruction? Or his own tormented longings? Based on an early draft of Shakespeare’s Richard III, Aya Kanno’s dark fantasy finds the man who could be king standing between worlds, between classes, between good and evil... -
Requiem of the Rose King, Vol. 4 by Aya Kanno
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsRichard, the ambitious third son of the House of York, believes he is cursed, damned from birth to eternal darkness. But is it truly fate that sets him on the path to personal destruction? Or his own tormented longings? Based on an early draft of Shakespeare’s Richard III, Aya Kanno’s dark fantasy finds the man who could be king standing between worlds, between classes, between good and evil... -
Requiem of the Rose King, Vol. 10 by Aya Kanno
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 12 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... -
Ballad of the Desert by Tong Hua
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsYu Jin is an orphan, who was raised by wolves in the desert before a Han living with a Xiongnu tribe takes her back to camp. She soon becomes friends with Xiongnu children, including Yu Dan, Yi Zhi Xie and Mu Da Duo. One year later, due to political changes, her foster father is killed. His only wish was for her to return to his hometown Chang'an, in the Han Dynasty... -
King Of Camberwell by Mary Jane Staples
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSammy was the sharp one of the Adams family. Since he was nine-years-old - when he'd charged his mother interest on a loan to make up the rent money - he'd been busy setting up deals and expanding the family business - a china stall in East Street market. But as his mighty empire grew - two shops and a factory in Shoreditch - so did the determination of his assistant, Susie Brown... -
Requiem of the Rose King, Vol. 8 by Aya Kanno
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 12 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... -
Liu Yao: The Revitalization of Fuyao Sect (六爻) by Priest
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsDuplicate, invalid entry. To be deleted. -
快穿之打臉狂魔 Quickly Wear the Face of the Devil by Feng Liu Shu Dai, 风流书呆
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThe top hacker was chosen by the Lord God to be reborn as hundreds of thousands of villains,. Every world ended in a dead end,. Every end is tragic. Finally he escaped the control of the Villain System,. He decided to enact revenge, change his fate as an abused slag. Even if his every bone is rotten,. He’ll occupy the heights of morality, even if it’s just the surface... -
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그녀의 심청 (Her Tale of Shim Chong) #2 by Seri, 비완
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsEp 11 - 23. Based on a Korean folktale, two very different women find themselves making the same wish - to leave this world behind. One is Shim Chong, a young beggar living off the kindness of others to support herself and her blind father. The other is the bride-to-be of old Chancellor Jang, sold off to him for the sake of her family... -
Requiem of the Rose King, Vol. 9 by Aya Kanno
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 12 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... -
The Half Life of Valery K by Natasha Pulley
From the author of The Watchmaker of Filigree Street and The Kingdoms, an epic Cold War novel set in a mysterious town in Soviet Russia... -
Requiem of the Rose King, Vol. 16 by Aya Kanno
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 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... -
Armistice by Lara Elena Donnelly
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsArmistice returns to Donnelly’s ravishing 1930s Art Deco-tinged fantasy world of Amberlough with a decadent, tumultuous mixture of sex, politics, and spies. In a tropical country where shadowy political affairs lurk behind-the-scenes of its glamorous film industry, three people maneuver inside a high stakes game of statecraft and espionage:... -
Taming the Tiger 1 by Brothers Without A Tomorrow
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsUm seinen kleinen Bruder mit Tierblut medizinisch zu versorgen, macht sich Geum-Hoo, der älteste Sohn der Familie Ahn, auf die Suche nach einem Schlachter. Unterwegs trifft er auch auf einen solchen, der jedoch namenlos ist und einen seltsamen Eindruck macht. Geum-Hoo beschließt, den Fremden "Beom" zu nennen und ihm in seinem Haus ein Obdach zu gewähren... -
She Who Would be King by Kim Pritekel
Cateline is the seventeen-year-old daughter of a nobleman in fourteenth-century France. It's a time when children aren't seen as those to be loved and cherished, but instead are used as pawns and bargaining chips on the chessboard of control and privilege. She is married off to a prince in the country of Sursha, a Gaelic-speaking island nation near Ireland... -
Shirewode by J. Tullos Hennig
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Novel of Robyn Hood. King of the Shire Wode. That is what they will call you. .. Home razed by Church edict, loved ones struck down by treachery, Rob of Loxley is left for dead. Taken by an old druid master into the deeps, Rob emerges as driven leader of a tight-knit band of outcasts, claiming the forest as their own and wielding the Horned Lord's vengeance with silent, deadly arrows... -
Ōoku: The Inner Chambers, Vol. 3 by Fumi Yoshinaga
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe tale told in the Chronicle of the Dying Day continues as the young female shogun Iemitsu tries desperately to conceive a male heir. But her lover Arikoto seems unable to give her a child, and they must betray their hearts to save their country. Meanwhile, the Redface Pox continues its ruthless progress through Japan, leaving famine, despair, and the threat of anarchy in its wake. -
和邪神结婚后 [After Marrying the Evil God] by 浮白曲
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsEnglish title: After Marrying the Evil God. Qi Baicha was the last god in the world. He lived until the modern age, where he found an ordinary person to fall in love with and marry because life was too boring. Then he really fell in love with him. Every day, he worried about what he would do when his partner got old and died... -
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Heart of the Villain by Dany Crooks
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsEvery villain has a story. This is Marlena Caelum’s. Born to rule, Marlena is thrust into a world of politics and power before most children have even manifested their gods-given ability. With traditions passed down through the generations, Marlena becomes subject to her mother and father’s grueling lessons and nearly unattainable expectations... -
The Circus Train by Amita Parikh
At the World of Wonders, Europe's most magnificent travelling circus, every moment is full of magic, and nothing is as it seems--especially for the people who put on the show. Lena Papadopoulos has never quite found her place within the circus, even as the daughter of the extraordinary headlining illusionist, Theo... -
J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography by Humphrey Carpenter
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsThe authorized biography of the creator of Middle-earth. In the decades since his death in September 1973, millions have read THE HOBBIT, THE LORD OF THE RINGS, and THE SILMARILLION and become fascinated about the very private man behind the books. Born in South Africa in January 1892, John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was orphaned in childhood and brought up in near-poverty... -
Black Fox One by Elyse Hoffman
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJonas Amsel and Avalina Keller, devoted Nazis and best friends, have a bright future in Hitler’s Third Reich. Ava, a talented gymnast, wants to serve Germany in the Olympics, and Jonas, who has loved Ava since they were children, wants nothing more than to marry her and start a family. When he is about to propose, however, Ava and her entire family vanish without a trace... -
Stone Age Husband Raising Journal by Jué Jué, 决绝
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWhat should you do when the person you like is no longer loyal? Find another one! This time, in order to avoid trouble, Xiong Ye chose the weakest man in the tribe as his new companion. In any case, he can afford him! With his strength, he’ll definitely be able to let his own man eat meat every day instead of grass. * *... -
Maison Ikkoku, Volume 10 by Rumiko Takahashi
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFrom the creator of RANMA 1/2 and INUYASHA comes one of Rumiko Takahashi's most beloved series, the romantic (sort of) comedy MAISON IKKOKU, re-presented in a second edition in its original episodic order, with a "missing" episode! Take a trip down memory lane back into Japan's nuttiest apartment house and meet its volatile inhabitants: Kyoko, the beautiful and mysterious new apartment manager;... -
Maison Ikkoku, Volume 8 by Rumiko Takahashi
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFollows the tenants of Japan's nuttiest apartment house where Kyoko, the manager, Yusaku, the college student, Mrs. Ichinose, the drunken gossip, Akemi, the boozy bar hostess, and Mr. Yostuya, the mooching peeper, reside. -
Maison Ikkoku, Volume 5 by Rumiko Takahashi
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFollows the tenants of Japan's nuttiest apartment house where Kyoko, the manager, Yusaku, the college student, Mrs. Ichinose, the drunken gossip, Akemi, the boozy bar hostess, and Mr. Yostuya, the mooching peeper, reside. -
The Last Dress from Paris by Jade Beer
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe secret is hidden within a collection of Dior dresses. .. . London, 2017. There’s no one Lucille adores more than her grandmother (not even her mother, she’s ashamed to say). So when her beloved Granny Sylvie asks Lucille to help secure the return of something precious to her, she’s happy to help... -
Heart of Sherwood by Edale Lane
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Robyn's father and brother are killed in the Third Crusade, she is banished from her manor home and branded a traitor by the Sheriff of Nottingham. Disguised as a boy, she joins Little John and the rest of the gang in Sherwood Forest—and soon finds herself their leader. Queen Eleanor suspects Prince John is up to no good, and colluding with Sir Guy and the Sheriff of Nottingham... -
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Dayspring by Anthony Oliveira
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA singular, stunning debut that transcends and transfigures genre—at once a bold retelling of biblical tales and an unforgettable contemporary coming-of-age story, connected in collapsing time across millennia. There are few love stories in the holy books. Love is what ruins. Love is what costs. Love is a flaming sword at our backs, a garden left to ruin and to wild... -
Sweetbitter Song by Rosie Hewlett
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSweetbitter Song is a story of two women on the shores of Ithaca, in the shadows of a legendary war, who must face their own battle – one of sisterhood, survival, and a forbidden love that could destroy them both. One summer night, within the palace of Sparta, a young slave girl stumbles across a grey-eyed princess... -
The Ghost Ship by Kate Mosse
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe Barbary Coast, 1621. A mysterious vessel floats silently on the water. It is known only as the Ghost Ship. For months it has hunted pirates to liberate those enslaved by corsairs, manned by a courageous crew of mariners from Italy and France, Holland and the Canary Islands. But the bravest men on board are not who they seem. And the stakes could not be higher... -
Tales of Love, Madness and Death by Horacio Quiroga
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsThis is an English translation of the famous collection of 18 weird tales of Horacio Quiroga, which is presented as a Spanish/English bilingual edition. Most of the stories are dark and strange and describe situations that offer no clear way out for the protagonist... -
Cleaning Spells Before Courtship by Sarah Wallace, S.O. Callahan
To look at someone and to truly see them were entirely different. Summer 1814: Moody fae Sage Ravenwing is on his way to the country estate of Wyndham and Roger Wrenwhistle - and very confused as to why he was even invited. Still pining after Wyndham and nursing a grudge against Roger, Sage reluctantly joins the raucous house party, which soon adds a mysterious guest to their number... -
Wait for Me: A Novel by Santa Montefiore
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom #1 internationally bestselling author Santa Montefiore comes a gripping new novel of enduring love and devastating secrets, sweeping across England during WWII to Australia five decades later, based on a true story. Rupert promised he was going to come back. All Florence had to do was wait. Cornwall, 1944...
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