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  • Checkmate by Dorothy Dunnett

    Checkmate by Dorothy Dunnett

    Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    For the first time Dunnett's Lymond Chronicles are available in the United States in quality paperback editions.Sixth in the legendary Lymond Chronicles , Checkmate takes place in 1557, where Francis Crawford of Lymond is once again in France, leading an army against England...
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    tudors  historical  fantasy  mystery  military  war  suspense  europe
  • The Ringed Castle by Dorothy Dunnett

    The Ringed Castle by Dorothy Dunnett

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    For the first time Dunnett's Lymond Chronicles are available in the United States in quality paperback editions.Fifth in the legendary Lymond Chronicles , The Ringed Castle leaps from Mary Tudor's England to the barbaric Russia of Ivan the Terrible. Francis Crawford of Lymond moves to Muscovy, where he becomes advisor and general to the half-mad tsar...
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  • Adam și Eva by Liviu Rebreanu

    Adam și Eva by Liviu Rebreanu

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    „Adevaratul, pretiosul modernism inseamna ravna de-a produce valori estetice imbracate in spiritul timpului, dar cu un nivel mai inalt decat al epocii precedente.” Liviu Rebreanu (1885 - 1944) Cu „Adam si Eva”, aparut in 1925, Liviu Rebreanu se afla la al treilea roman, dupa „Ion” (1920) si „Padurea spanzuratilor” (1922)...
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    pirates  historical  fantasy  length-short
  • Scaramouche by Rafael Sabatini

    Scaramouche by Rafael Sabatini

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    “Last Wednesday he had been engaged in moving an audience of Rennes to anger; on this Wednesday he was to move an audience of Guichen to mirth...”Once he was André-Louis Moreau, a lawyer raised by nobility, unconcerned with the growing discontent among France’s lower class—until his friend was mercilessly struck down by a member of the aristocracy.Now he is Scaramouche...
  • Shell Game by Benny Lawrence

    Shell Game by Benny Lawrence

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Life in a remote fishing village in the middle of a civil war is neither safe nor inspiring. So, when an opportunity comes along for village girl Lynn to be kidnapped and enslaved by Darren, a ruthless pirate queen, she takes full advantage of it. But Darren is neither as ruthless nor as piratical as she appears at first glance--and Lynn's not exactly what she seems to be, either...
  • Frenchman's Creek by Daphne du Maurier

    Frenchman's Creek by Daphne du Maurier

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 42 ratings
    Bored and restless in London's Restoration Court, Lady Dona escapes into the British countryside with her restlessness and thirst for adventure as her only guides.Eventually Dona lands in remote Navron, looking for peace of mind in its solitary woods and hidden creeks. She finds the passion her spirit craves in the love of a daring French pirate who is being hunted by all of Cornwall...
  • Fire in the Hole by Alex Westmore

    Fire in the Hole by Alex Westmore

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Fire in the hole! Those were the last words Quinn Gallagher heard before her mighty ship sunk beneath the waves. Now she’s adrift in more ways than one as she attempts to flee from all those who would push her under… underground, under water, and of course under the covers...
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    pirates  f-f  historical  fantasy  new adult  m-m  queer  length-medium
  • The Ghost Ship by Kate Mosse

    The Ghost Ship by Kate Mosse

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    The 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...
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    pirates  historical  fantasy  queer  suspense  length-long
  • Pirates of the Caribbean: The Price of Freedom by A.C. Crispin

    Pirates of the Caribbean: The Price of Freedom by A.C. Crispin

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Twenty-five-year-old Jack Sparrow is a clean-cut merchant seaman pursuing a legitimate career as a first mate for the East India Trading Company. He sometimes thinks back to his boyhood pirating days, but he doesn't miss Teague's scrutiny or the constant threat of the noose...
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    pirates  fantasy  historical  length-epic
  • Across a Moonlit Sea by Marsha Canham

    Across a Moonlit Sea by Marsha Canham

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 28 ratings
    A rip roaring high seas adventure set in Elizabethan England, when dashing privateers, known as sea hawks, banded together to guard their country and their queen against the Invincible Armada being amassed by Spain. Simon Dante, the Pirate Wolf, meets his match in battle and in love when he crosses swords with Isabeau Spence...
  • Shiver Her Timbers by Alex Westmore

    Shiver Her Timbers by Alex Westmore

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    It’s been six years since Quinn started dressing as a man in order to sneak aboard the most notorious pirate ship ever to set sail upon the seven seas—and those years have definitely begun to take their toll...
  • Unbroken by Alli Temple

    Unbroken by Alli Temple

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A pirate’s home is the sea, sailing beyond the horizon with her true love.Aboard the Crimson Siren, Captain Cinder finally has the life she’s always dreamed of. Her freedom is restored, her crew is a trustworthy bunch, and the princess who holds her heart is by her side.But trouble brewing back in Redmere threatens to pull Cinder and Princess Georgina apart before their future can truly begin...
  • A Cursed Covenant by Leigh Ferguson

    A Cursed Covenant by Leigh Ferguson

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Elmira binds herself in a magical contract with the sea witch, Ophelia, leaving her old life behind to become a siren. Even though she is tied to the witch forever, she still pines and longs after the boy with hazel eyes and sunshine hair...
  • Unleashed by Alli Temple

    Unleashed by Alli Temple

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    If the crown fits, she will wear it.Georgina never wanted to be a princess. Now she’s free to chart her own course and love the woman who holds her heart. But Redmere’s pull is strong, and the world has turned its back on the people’s suffering.Yet while George is ready to storm the castle, Lou won’t risk everything on a doomed revolution...
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    pirates  fantasy  f-f  historical  queer  length-medium
  • A Pirate's Heart by Catherine Friend

    A Pirate's Heart by Catherine Friend

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Four women, a long-lost treasure, and more than one “thief of hearts” share a destiny beyond time. To foil a map thief, librarian Emma Boyd searches for a pirate's long-lost treasure map. She’s aided in her search by investigator Randi Marx, who proves to be as frustrating as she is beautiful...
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    pirates  historical  fantasy  f-f  contemporary  mystery  humor  queer
  • If the Tide Turns by Rachel Rueckert

    If the Tide Turns by Rachel Rueckert

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Set during the Golden Age of Pirates and the shadowy aftermath of the Salem witch trials, this vivid literary debut is inspired by the captivating true story of real-life pirate Samuel Bellamy, combining high seas adventure, star-crossed longing, surprisingly timely questions about social justice and freedom, and the emotionally satisfying tale of one strong-willed young woman determined to...
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    pirates  historical  fantasy  mystery  length-long
  • Escape to Pirate Island by Niamh Murphy

    Escape to Pirate Island by Niamh Murphy

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    ASIN moved from less recent editionA MURDER. A MAP. A MUTINY.You can’t run away from yourself…The year is 1720 and two young women are about to find themselves in more trouble than they could ever have imagined possible.Cat Meadows is a smuggler who’s built her reputation on the backs of unsuspecting souls.Lily Exquemelin has been left nothing by her father but his troubles and his treasure map...
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    pirates  historical  fantasy  f-f  queer  length-medium
  • The Pirate's Booty by Alex Westmore

    The Pirate's Booty by Alex Westmore

    Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    When Quinn Gallagher’s childhood friend is abducted from a dock in Ireland, she’ll do whatever it takes to come to the rescue—even if that means dressing as a man and joining the crew of one of the most notorious pirate captains the world has ever seen. Quinn soon finds there is much to enjoy living as a man, in particular the company of other women...
  • The Queen's Exiles by Barbara Kyle

    The Queen's Exiles by Barbara Kyle

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    1572. Europe is in turmoil. In the Netherlands the streets are red with the blood of those who dare to oppose the brutal Spanish occupation. A vengeful faction of exiled English Catholics is plotting to overthrow Queen Elizabeth and install her cousin Mary, Queen of Scots on the throne. But amid the unrest, one resourceful young woman has made a lucrative enterprise ..
  • The Captain's Choice: A Sapphic Seas Romance by Wren Taylor

    The Captain's Choice: A Sapphic Seas Romance by Wren Taylor

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Mona Lloyd is desperate to escape a wedding and a future with a man she doesn’t love. When she stows away on the only ship to visit her sleepy village of Ogmore-by-Sea, she learns the ship isn’t all it seems, and neither is the beautiful, aloof captain that helms it. As Mona fights for acceptance among the ship’s crew, she is also fighting a growing attraction to the alluring captain...
  • On Stranger Tides by Tim Powers

    On Stranger Tides by Tim Powers

    Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Aboard the Vociferous Carmichael, puppeteer John Chandagnac is sailing toward Jamaica to claim his stolen birthright from an unscrupulous uncle, when the vessel is captured . . . by pirates! Offered a choice by Captain Phil Davies to join their seafaring band or die, Chandagnac assumes the name John Shandy and a new life as a brigand...
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    pirates  fantasy  historical  length-medium
  • The Ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye by Briony Cameron

    The Ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye by Briony Cameron

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    This epic, dazzling tale based on true events illuminates a woman of color’s rise to power as one of the few purported female pirate captains to sail the Caribbean, and the forbidden love story that will shape the course of history.In the tumultuous town of Yáquimo, Santo Domingo, Jacquotte Delahaye is an unknown but up-and-coming shipwright...
  • The Raven Warrior by Alice Borchardt

    The Raven Warrior by Alice Borchardt

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    With the knowing eye and fiery voice of an accomplished storyteller, Alice Borchardt takes us back to the amazing world of a re-envisioned Camelot in the continuing Tales of Guinevere. Remarkably strong, magically talented, a match for friend and foe alike, Guinevere has come into womanhood--and faces a new relationship with Lancelot that will lead to the sharp-edged triangle of legend. . .
  • The Tenth Gift by Jane Johnson

    The Tenth Gift by Jane Johnson

    Rated: 3.74 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    In an expensive London restaurant Julia Lovat receives a gift that will change her life. It appears to be a book of exquisite 17th-century embroidery patterns but on closer examination Julia finds it also contains faint diary entries...
  • Three Sisters, Three Queens by Philippa Gregory

    Three Sisters, Three Queens by Philippa Gregory

    Rated: 3.72 of 5 stars
    · 43 ratings
    As sisters they share an everlasting bond; As queens they can break each other’s hearts.“There is only one bond that I trust: between a woman and her sisters. We never take our eyes off each other. In love and in rivalry, we always think of each other.”When Katherine of Aragón is brought to the Tudor court as a young bride, the oldest princess, Margaret, takes her measure...
  • The Romance Reader's Guide to Life by Sharon Pywell

    The Romance Reader's Guide to Life by Sharon Pywell

    Rated: 3.49 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    As a young girl, Neave was often stuck in a world that didn’t know what to do with her. As her mother not unkindly told her, she was never going to grow up to be a great beauty. Her glamorous sister, Lilly, moved easily through the world, a parade of handsome men in pursuit. Her brother didn’t want a girl joining his group of friends...
  • Yona of the Dawn, Vol. 7 by Mizuho Kusanagi

    Yona of the Dawn, Vol. 7 by Mizuho Kusanagi

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    In order to free the port town of Awa from an evil tyrant, Yona and her friends team up with Jaeha, the Green Dragon, and his fellow pirates...
  • Yona of the Dawn, Vol. 6 by Mizuho Kusanagi

    Yona of the Dawn, Vol. 6 by Mizuho Kusanagi

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 39 ratings
    Yona finally meets Jaeha, the Green Dragon. Unfortunately, Jaeha has no desire to follow her on her quest! Yona offers to help Jaeha and his fellow pirates, so Captain Gi-Gan challenges her with a perilous quest to test her courage...
  • Yona of the Dawn, Vol. 5 by Mizuho Kusanagi

    Yona of the Dawn, Vol. 5 by Mizuho Kusanagi

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 38 ratings
    An earthquake suddenly hits the Village of the Blue Dragon, and Yona and her friends are trapped! Will Yona manage to escape safely? And will the Blue Dragon join her on her journey? Meanwhile, Gija senses the presence of the Green...
  • Across the Ages by Gabrielle Meyer

    Across the Ages by Gabrielle Meyer

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Caroline holds a deep secret. Existing in 1727 and 1927 simultaneously, each night she goes to sleep in one life and wakes up in the other. Searching for answers to her unique existence, Caroline stumbles upon a letter from her mother that hints at her own experiences as a time-crosser, sending Caroline on a quest to uncover the truth...
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