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The Selection Series 1-5 Book Set by Kiera Cass
Thirty-five beautiful girls. Thirty-five beautiful rivals. .. And only one will claim Prince Maxon's heart. THE SELECTION is the epic no. 1 New York Times bestselling series. Now available in a five-book boxed set. THE SELECTION is the chance of a lifetime and 17-year-old America Singer should feel lucky... -
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The Selection 5-Book Box Set: The Complete Series by Kiera Cass
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsAll five novels in Kiera Cass’s #1 New York Times bestselling Selection series—now available in one beautiful box set. For thirty-five girls, the Selection is the chance of a lifetime. The chance to live in a palace and compete for the heart of gorgeous Prince Maxon. But for America Singer, being Selected is a nightmare... -
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![Deny by Tricia Mingerink]()
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 Blackthorn Queen by Melanie Karsak
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsBritain, AD 38, Princess Cartimandua—Carti—of the Brigantes tribe faces an uncertain future when her father’s sudden death ignites turmoil. Suspicion falls on the Crow People of the Votadini tribe, straining the fragile peace between the factions. But they’re not the only ones bearing a grudge. A tangled web of political games soon unfolds... -
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The Crow Queen by Melanie Karsak
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsBritain, AD 38, When destiny crowns Cartimandua queen of the Brigantes, she inherits not just the rule of her ancient tribe but an imminent war. Seeking to take advantage of the upheaval amongst the Brigantes, the Parisii tribe strikes. Cartimandua’s enemies soon discover the new Brigantes queen wears a crown of thorns and talons. Carti has no time to waste on petty squabbles... -
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Shield-Maiden: Gambit of Shadows by Melanie Karsak
A kingdom at war. A conflict forged in the tragedies of the past. A shield-maiden thrust into the heart of all. Just when Ervie was beginning to break free of the shadows that plagued her, the Gauls set fire to her world. With King Harald murdered, the warhorn calls for revenge. From Skagen to Grund, the Vikings will rally to avenge the heinous attack...Categorized as:
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Queen of Stone by Melanie Karsak
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsBritain, A. D. 43. With the arrival of the Romans, Boudica’s world is in upheaval. She and Prasutagus must decide where they stand. Will they fight the invaders alongside Caratacus or bargain with the Romans to secure the future of the Iceni? Every choice seems like a bad one. But more than anything, Boudica wants to keep her people and her family safe... -
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Deliver by Tricia Mingerink
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratings2018 Alliance Award Finalist. Can something broken ever heal? Martyn is broken. After torturing his best friend, he doesn't belong anywhere in Acktar. No matter how far he runs, he can't lose his guilt. Leith is broken. While healing from the torture he received at Nalgar Castle, he struggles to find his new role. But can a Blade ever run from his past? The country is broken...Categorized as:
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The Crow Queen by Melanie Karsak
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBritain, AD 38, When destiny crowns Cartimandua queen of the Brigantes, she inherits not just the rule of her ancient tribe but an imminent war. Seeking to take advantage of the upheaval amongst the Brigantes, the Parisii tribe strikes. Cartimandua’s enemies soon discover the new Brigantes queen wears a crown of thorns and talons. Carti has no time to waste on petty squabbles... -
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White Rose Rising by Kimberly Pearl
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsTwo impossible love stories. An underground society trying to fight an elusive enemy. A war that threatens to destroy them all. All they could do was the next thing, and try not to die doing it. It has been two months since Emma wielded a sword on the deck of the Lady’s Mercy alongside the golden-haired Hemmish naval officer with copper eyes... -
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The Piper's Pursuit by Melanie Dickerson
A 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... -
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The Piper's Pursuit by Melanie Dickerson
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsA plague of rats. A giant beast outside the village walls. A host of missing children. And one young woman determined to save her people. In 1424 Hamlin, Katerina faces threats from all sides. An outbreak of rats has overtaken the village, a mysterious beast is on a killing rampage of the village's children, and Katerina's evil stepfather is a dark presence inside the walls of her own home... -
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Raven Heart by Celeste Baxendell
He tore the world in two. But the truth is… she’s the greatest threat to them all. Nadiya finally has everything she has ever wanted. She’s the first no-name commander and Prince Sulien’s fiancée, but there is no wedding in sight, only Sulien’s orders she’s not allowed outside the palace walls. Her hunger grows with each day, and the truth is becoming dangerously hard to hide... -
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Crossfire by Malorie Blackman
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsNominated for the Costa Children's Book Award 'The Noughts & Crosses series are still my favourite books of all time and showed me just how amazing story-telling could be' STORMZY'Malorie's Noughts & Crosses series is the first time I saw myself in a book . . . they were pacey, exciting, rich... -
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![Void Heart by Celeste Baxendell]()
Void Heart by Celeste Baxendell
Her destiny is to give her life to save the world. .. but what will she do when he will let it burn to save her? Since the appearance of a leech and the sudden growth of the Abyss, Nadiya has accepted her new role as Asentai’s Beata. Only now she’s desperate to earn the immense power she’s been blessed with... -
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Happily Ever After by Kiera Cass
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 59 ratingsThe contents of Happily Ever After are as follows:. -The Prince (with the two bonus chapters), Maxon’s novella. -The Guard, Aspen’s novella. -The Queen, Amberly’s novella. -The Favorite, Marlee’s novella. -Three scenes from Celeste’s POV. -Lucy’s scene (bonus scene from The One). -The bonus epilogue. -Where are they now? -A map. -Various illustrations. -
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Vilest Things by Chloe Gong
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Chloe Gong comes the thrilling sequel to Immortal Longings, inspired by Shakespeare’s Antony & Cleopatra. Calla Tuoleimi has succeeded in the impossible. Despite the odds, she has won San-Er’s bloody games and eliminated King Kasa, her tyrant uncle and the former ruler of Talin...Categorized as:
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Ben-Hur by Lew Wallace
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsA Tale of the Christ describes the adventures of Judah Ben-Hur, Jewish prince from Jerusalem who gets betrayed by his friend from childhood and enslaved by the Romans. He is taken to Rome where he becomes a charioteer and a Christian. Running in parallel with Judah's narrative is the unfolding story of Jesus, who comes from the same region and is a similar age...Categorized as:
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![Rebel Daughter by Lori Banov Kaufmann]()
Rebel Daughter by Lori Banov Kaufmann
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFor fans of The Red Tent and The Dovekeepers! Winner of a 2021 National Jewish Book Award. Finalist for The Christy. Rebel Daughter transports the reader to one of the most dramatic and momentous events in human history – the destruction of Jerusalem in the 1st century... -
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Merlin's Shadow by Robert Treskillard
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAuthor Robert Treskillard continues his Merlin Spiral series with book two, Merlin's Shadow, another fresh take on the ancient Arthurian myths. After destroying the sinister Druid Stone and freeing his people from its dark control, Merlin finds himself a royal advisor without a king... -
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The Aftermyth by Tracy Wolff
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn a world ruled by the tenets of Greek mythology, one girl’s fate is more than it appears in the first book in a new dark academia fantasy middle grade series from #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Crave series Tracy Wolff...Categorized as:
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The Gods Only Know by Rory L. Scott
The Gods Only Know is an arranged marriage, childhood-friends-to-lovers, second-chance fantasy romance novel. It is the second book in the Tempt the Gods series and cannot be read as a standalone. Poseidon and Athena. Finally friends. When the Greek and Roman gods are forced to merge into one pantheon, the unthinkable happens... -
![Marian and the Elf (Elves & Legends): A Reimagined Robin Hood by Anabelle Raven]()
Marian and the Elf (Elves & Legends): A Reimagined Robin Hood by Anabelle Raven
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsMarian is supposed to un-alive the elf king. Robin is supposed to abduct her. Trusting each other would mean betraying their people. Trusting their people might be worse. Marian may look like a princess, but she is also a trained assassin who would prefer peace with the elves over war. Robin is a powerful elf pirate who enjoys looting the human king's ships. . -
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Iron to Iron by Ryan Graudin
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsAn original e-novella tied to Ryan Graudin's acclaimed novel, Wolf by Wolf. -
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The Triumphant by Lesley Livingston
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsThe final book in the Valiant series takes Fallon and her warrior sisters on an epic journey from the corrupt Roman Republic to the wonder of the ancient Alexandria, Egypt. In the wake of their victorious fight to win back the Ludus Achillea, Fallon and her gladiatrix sisters have become the toast of the Republic... -
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Umbertouched by Livia Blackburne
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWith their cover blown and their identities revealed, Zivah and Dineas are on the run. Not only did they fail to bring down the emperor, but their betrayal has brought the full might of Ampara against their people. Now their only choice is to rejoin their kin and prepare for the oncoming war...Categorized as:
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![The Mammoth Hunters by Jean M. Auel]()
The Mammoth Hunters by Jean M. Auel
Set in the challenging terrain of Ice Age Europe that millions of Jean Auel’s readers have come to treasure, The Mammoth Hunters is an epic novel of love, knowledge, jealousy, and hard choices—a novel certain to garner Jean Auel even greater acclaim as a master storyteller of the dawn of humanit y...Categorized as:
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![The Sweetest Betrayal by Natalie Mae]()
The Sweetest Betrayal by Natalie Mae
In this heart-pounding conclusion to The Kinder Poison trilogy—which People magazine proclaimed a "delicious high-stakes adventure"—war looms over Orkena, but can Zahru save her people without losing herself? War has come to Orkena. Zahru has risen as Mestrah, and she is determined to peacefully end the escalating tensions with Wyrim, her country’s long-time enemy... -
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The Peasant's Dream by Melanie Dickerson
The duke's daughter, Adela, masquerades as a peasant for a small taste of freedom . . . until she falls in love with a commoner who has no idea who she really is. In this reverse reimagining of the Cinderella story, secrets and dangerous enemies threaten a fairy-tale romance. Adela, daughter of the powerful Duke of Hagenheim, is rarely allowed outside the castle walls... -
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The Peasant's Dream by Melanie Dickerson
In this reverse reimagining of the Cinderella story, secrets and dangerous enemies threaten a fairy-tale romance. Adela, daughter of the Duke of Hagenheim, is rarely allowed outside the castle walls. But one day, longing for freedom, she sneaks away to the market disguised as a peasant. There, she meets a handsome young woodcarver named Frederick... -
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Moira's Pen by Megan Whalen Turner
Journey to the world of the Queen’s Thief in this beautifully illustrated collection, featuring bestselling and award-winning author Megan Whalen Turner’s charismatic and incorrigible thief, Eugenides. Discover and rediscover friends old and new, and explore the inspiration behind Megan Whalen Turner’s rich world. A stunning and collectible volume to return to again and again...Categorized as:
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![Ties of Deception by Alice Ivinya]()
Ties of Deception by Alice Ivinya
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsAn innocent goddess. A manipulative god. A deception that could destroy an empire. Purity, a goddess of life, has only one purpose: to be happy. The happier she is, the more blessings those around her receive. So she spends her days in luxury receiving gifts and adoration. And now she has even caught the eye of the empire's prince...Categorized as:
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Bemused by Farrah Rochon
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe untold origin story of the 5 Muses from Disney’s Hercules is revealed in this rollicking YA fantasy filled with mythical adventure, music, and the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood. The Muses narrated Hercules’s story. Now, in this novel for fans of the New York Times bestsellers Go the Distance and Fire & Fate, they’ll narrate their own "gospel truth. "... -
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Happily Ever After by Kiera Cass
Meet Prince Maxon before he fell in love with America, and a girl named Amberly before she became queen. See the Selection through the eyes of a guard who watched his first love drift away and a girl who fell for a boy who wasn’t the prince... -
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The Ruby Airship by Sharon Gosling
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsTrapeze-artist Rémy has left the circus and her life as a thief, but she doubts that detective Thaddeus Rec will ever truly trust her. Feeling torn between her new life and her old, Rémy decides to return to France and her old circus with Yannick, an old friend who unexpectedly appears. Meanwhile, Thaddeus is sure that Yannick is up to no good... -
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Meraki: A Syren Story by Naomi Kelly
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSynopsis:. Her song is a gift bestowed by the gods; so why does it feel like a curse? Seventeen-year-old Wren thinks she has just swum away from the greatest threat in the sea. That's until she finds herself being hauled upon a warlord's boat. With her life at the mercy of a young, temperamental King, Wren must decide who is her ultimate enemy... -
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Broken Sky by L.A. Weatherly
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWelcome to a ‘perfect’ world. Where war is illegal, where harmony rules. And where your date of birth marks your destiny. But nothing is perfect. And in a world this broken, who can Amity trust? From the bestselling author of the Angel trilogy comes Broken Sky – an exhilarating epic set in a daring and distorted echo of 1940s America and first in a new trilogy.Categorized as:
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![In the Shadow of Demeter by Vic Malachai]()
In the Shadow of Demeter by Vic Malachai
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe daughter of King Zeus of Olympus lived a small life. The least of his sons and daughters, hers was not the moon, or love, or battle…so low that she should have more rightly been numbered among his demigod children. Kore lingered at the edge of the feast hall, watching the great gods and goddesses revel... -
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The Witches' Covenant by Michael Dalton
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsErich, Ariel and Astrid have begun their life together, but all is not well. Ariel and Astrid have discovered that sharing a husband is a greater challenge than they anticipated, a challenge that is exacerbated by a difficult winter trip to Wittenberg, where Erich hopes to enter the service of Frederick III, Elector of Sachsen. But their trip is soon interrupted by unexpected complications...Categorized as:
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The Sapphire Cutlass by Sharon Gosling
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsRemy and the Ruby Airship's crew have traveled deep into the Indian jungle to learn the truth behind the mysterious Sapphire Cutlass. But Remy is torn between helping her friends and finding her twin brother. Will her choice put everyone in danger?Categorized as:
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Voice of Gods by Eleanor Herman
Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAs the end of an age approaches, gods whisper horrors, families scheme for power, and one woman may hold the secret to a lost legacy. At 19, Ada of Caria yearns to take the Snake Blood throne from her mad older siblings—and seeks the help of a young orphaned girl named Helen, the first True Oracle to have walked the earth in more than three hundred years... -
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Castle of Refuge by Melanie Dickerson
To 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... -
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The Boundless by Anna Bright
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsThis breathtaking sequel to The Beholder will take you on a journey into a darkly sparkling fairy tale, perfect for fans of The Selection and Caraval. When Selah found true love with Prince Torden of Norway, she never imagined she’d have to leave him behind...Categorized as:
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Blood and Sand by C.V. Wyk
Rated: 3.85 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsForged in battle. .. From the dust of the arena. .. A legend will rise. The action-packed tale of a 17-year-old warrior princess and a handsome gladiator who dared take on the Roman Republic—and gave rise to the legend of Spartacus. .. Roma Victrix. The Republic of Rome is on a relentless march to create an empire―an empire built on the backs of the conquered, brought back to Rome as slaves... -
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![Olympian Confessions: Hades & Persephone (Olympian Confessions) by Erin Kinsella]()
Olympian Confessions: Hades & Persephone (Olympian Confessions) by Erin Kinsella
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPersephone is a goddess without a title even though her relatives include the Lord of Light, Goddess of Wisdom, and the Queen of the Gods. She’s only known as the daughter of her mother, something that leaves her feeling frustrated. She longs to escape Mount Olympus to discover who she truly is... -
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A Curse of Gold by Annie Sullivan
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsGold in her hands. A contract on her head. A kingdom on its deathbed. After barely surviving thieving, bloodthirsty pirates and a harrowing quest at sea to retrieve King Midas's stolen treasure, Kora finds readjusting to palace life just as deadly... -
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Redemption by Jessica Therrien
Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsLead Council member, Christoph, is dead by Elyse’s hand, and Descendants have begun to emerge, exposing their secret to the world. Some see this as the prophecy come to fruition, but the prophecy caries a heavy consequence. It was never meant to be as peaceful as most had hoped. Humans and Descendants struggle to live together in a world that isn’t ready for such a change. America is divided...Categorized as:
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Lord of the Two Lands by Judith Tarr
In 336 B. C. , Egypt lay under the yoke of Persia, ruled by Governors appointed by the King of Kings in Persis. And in the Temple of Amon in Thebes dwelt the only living child of Nectanebo, the last fully Egyptian Pharaoh, who had been defeated in battle and slain by Darius's servants. But from the north a spirit of fire was moving across the World... -
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The Heartbeat Thief by A.J. Krafton, Ash Krafton
Rated: 3.68 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHaunted by a crushing fear of death, a young Victorian woman discovers the secret of eternal youth—she must surrender her life to attain it, and steal heartbeats to keep it. In 1860 Surrey, a young woman has only one occupation: to marry. Senza Fyne is beautiful, intelligent, and lacks neither wealth nor connections...Categorized as:
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Daphnis and Chloe by Longus
Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsA tender novel describing eager and inept young love, Daphnis and Chloe tells the story of a baby boy and girl who are discovered separately, two years apart, alone and exposed on a Greek mountainside...
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