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The Bones Beneath My Skin by T.J. Klune
In the spring of 1995, Nate Cartwright has lost everything: his parents are dead, his older brother wants nothing to do with him, and he's been fired from his job as a journalist in Washington DC. With nothing left to lose, he returns to his family's summer cabin outside the small mountain town of Roseland, Oregon to try and find some sense of direction. The cabin should be empty. It's not... -
![The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers]()
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
A rollicking space adventure with a lot of heart. When Rosemary Harper joins the crew of the Wayfarer, she isn't expecting much. The patched-up ship has seen better days, but it offers her everything she could possibly want: a spot to call home, a chance to explore the far-off corners of the galaxy, and some distance from her past... -
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![The Fated Sky by Mary Robinette Kowal]()
The Fated Sky by Mary Robinette Kowal
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsOf course the noted Lady Astronaut Elma York would like to go, but there’s a lot riding on whoever the International Aerospace Coalition decides to send on this historic—but potentially very dangerous—mission? Could Elma really leave behind her husband and the chance to start a family to spend several years traveling to Mars? And with the Civil Rights movement taking hold all over Earth, will...Categorized as:
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![Who Speaks for the Damned by C.S. Harris]()
Who Speaks for the Damned by C.S. Harris
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsIt's June 1814, and the royal families of Austria, Russia, and the German states have gathered in London at the Prince Regent's invitation to celebrate the defeat of Napoléon and the restoration of monarchical control throughout Europe. But the festive atmosphere is marred one warm summer evening by the brutal murder of a disgraced British nobleman long thought dead...Categorized as:
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![Who Slays the Wicked by C.S. Harris]()
Who Slays the Wicked by C.S. Harris
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsThe death of a fiendish nobleman strikes close to home as Sebastian St. Cyr is tasked with finding the killer to save his young cousin from persecution in this riveting new historical mystery from the USA Today bestselling author of Why Kill the Innocent....When the handsome but dissolute young gentleman Lord Ashworth is found brutally murdered, Sebastian St...Categorized as:
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![Timeless by Nicole Pyland]()
Timeless by Nicole Pyland
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsQuinn has no idea why a short trip to a small town turned into her moving there and buying an antique shop, but after five years of waiting, her answer walks right through the shop’s door... -
![Academy Days by J.J. Pavlov]()
Academy Days by J.J. Pavlov
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsBack to school. Kuroe Makoto, now known as Chaos to demons and Chloe Marcott to humans, never thought that in a fantasy world filled with sword and sorcery, she would attend school once more. But her fake human heart beats faster at the fact that this is a magic school - the kind she has read about in many stories... -
![Ôoku: The Inner Chambers, Vol. 2 by Fumi Yoshinaga]()
Ôoku: The Inner Chambers, Vol. 2 by Fumi Yoshinaga
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsCurious about why female lords must take on male names, the shogun Yoshimune seeks out the ancient scribe Murase and his archives of the last eighty years of the Inner Chambers--called the Chronicle of the Dying Day... -
![The Rushworth Family Plot by Claudia Gray]()
The Rushworth Family Plot by Claudia Gray
The fourth book in New York Times bestselling author Claudia Gray's Jane Austen sequel series, which finds amateur sleuths Jonathan Darcy and Juliet Tilney caught up in the whirlwind of the London Season—and in a murderous scheme involving the family of Edmund and Fanny BertramJonathan Darcy and Juliet Tilney understand each other perfectly; it's a pity their families do not...Categorized as:
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![Dropping the Ball by Merry Farmer]()
Dropping the Ball by Merry Farmer
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThe second part of this passionate silver fox romantasy series, set in a wholly new Regency England …Whoever marries last will inherit a cursed castle and this Lord has the perfect plan... -
![You Belong to Me by Johanna Lindsey]()
You Belong to Me by Johanna Lindsey
In all the world, no man exists who can tame Alexandra Rubilov. A fiery and beautiful free-thinker, Alex's steadfast refusal to marry has frustrated her hapless father... -
![The Campaigners by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles]()
The Campaigners by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratings1815: Napoleon's escape from Elba and the preparations for battle entangle the Morland family in a web of romance and heartbreak. The Allied Army is gathering in Flanders, and where the army is, the fashionable world must go - so London society hastens to Brussels to enjoy the most exhilarating Season ever... -
![The Matter of the Secret Bride by Darcie Wilde]()
The Matter of the Secret Bride by Darcie Wilde
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSet in Regency London, this charming Jane Austen-inspired mystery series features Rosalind Thorne, a resourceful young woman with a talent for helping ladies of the ton with their most delicate and pressing predicaments. But now she’s faced with a task of royal proportions. Literally. KingGeorge IV is petitioning Parliament for a divorce from his queen on the grounds of her adultery... -
![Ōoku: The Inner Chambers, Vol. 9 by Fumi Yoshinaga]()
Ōoku: The Inner Chambers, Vol. 9 by Fumi Yoshinaga
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsYoshimune brought many changes to the inner chambers in her time as shogun, and now even after death she brings another: the men of the Inner Chambers must study Western learning and discover a cure for the Redface Pox... -
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![Ōoku: The Inner Chambers, Vol. 5 by Fumi Yoshinaga]()
Ōoku: The Inner Chambers, Vol. 5 by Fumi Yoshinaga
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsGyokuei, who first arrived at the Inner Chambers as a young novitiate monk, has risen to become one of the shogun Tsunayoshi's advisors. He hopes to protect the shogunate the same way his mentor Arikoto once did. But the numerous intrigues of the Inner Chambers—and the shogun herself—are pushing Gyokuei's patience and cunning to the breaking point... -
![The Barony Bet by Kai Butler]()
The Barony Bet by Kai Butler
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA wager he can’t lose... Lord Deva lives a charmed life. As the son and heir of one of the Empire’s wealthiest lords, Deva’s biggest problem is protecting his younger siblings from their father’s wrath. But when Deva’s actions place him on the verge of disinheritance, his only hope is an insurmountable task... -
![And I Am Happy by R. Cooper]()
And I Am Happy by R. Cooper
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWill is a terrible valet. Until he came to the house of war hero and respected MP Charles Howard, he was more of a rich man's convenience than a valet. No one predicts he will keep the position for long but Charles Howard is not at all what Will expects... -
![Isle of Broken Years by Jane Fletcher]()
Isle of Broken Years by Jane Fletcher
Catalina de Valasco’s parents have her future fully planned. The most important step for a seventeenth century Spanish noblewoman being, of course, an advantageous marriage. Unfortunately, a series of setbacks has left Catalina unwed. On a galleon bound for the Americas and her latest husband-to-be, Catalina again finds her marriage plans frustrated...Categorized as:
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![The Gentleman Spy by Georgina North]()
The Gentleman Spy by Georgina North
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA spy. His Ward. And a battle of wills that sparks with chemistry. After years abroad as a spy for England, an injury forces Beauden Calverleigh home. But what he finds upon his return is more captivating—and vexing—than he could have ever imagined.Emerald, the longtime ward of the Calverleigh family, has blossomed into a vision of beauty and independence during Beau's absence...Categorized as:
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![My Captive Duchess by M.M. Wakeford]()
My Captive Duchess by M.M. Wakeford
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“You cannot leave Reeves Hall again. Here you will remain.” Jane, the recently widowed Duchess of Coleford, has been left very little by her late husband. His great estate is entailed, and her only inheritance is a small sum invested in the funds together with a house in far off Cornwall named Penhale Manor... -
![A Terribly Nasty Business by Julia Seales]()
A Terribly Nasty Business by Julia Seales
London provides fabulously deadly opportunities for a fledgling inspector in the twisty follow-up to Julia Seales’s bestselling debut, A Most Agreeable Murder, hailed by People as a “delightful cocktail . .Categorized as:
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![Not Quite a Duchess by Ava Rose]()
Not Quite a Duchess by Ava Rose
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsOne confident Duchess. One broken hero. With danger looming, will they uncover more than they bargained for?A determined Duchess...Lady Anna Trevallyn, Duchess Wrexford, does not possess the typical qualities of the Boston elite...Categorized as:
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![Ôoku: The Inner Chambers, Vol. 4 by Fumi Yoshinaga]()
Ôoku: The Inner Chambers, Vol. 4 by Fumi Yoshinaga
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsDespite Iemitsu and Arikoto's best efforts, there is no male heir to take over the shogunate... -
![Rebellious Desire by Julie Garwood]()
Rebellious Desire by Julie Garwood
Of all the dukes in England, Jered Marcus Benton, the Duke of Bradford, was the wealthiest, most handsome--and most arrogant. And of all London's ladies, he wanted the tender obedience of only one--Caroline Richmond. She was a ravishing beauty from Boston, with a mysterious past and a fiery spirit...Categorized as:
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![Time Waits by C.B. Lewis]()
Time Waits by C.B. Lewis
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsBadly wounded and on the run from his WWII Hungarian brigade, Janos Nagy stumbles through a temporal gateway to the future. Suddenly stranded in Manchester, England, 2041, Janos wants answers about a crazy world he doesn’t recognize... -
![Sugar Land by Tammy Lynne Stoner]()
Sugar Land by Tammy Lynne Stoner
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA novel of a lesbian coming of age in Depression-era small-town “The love child of Fannie Flagg and Rita Mae Brown . . . [a] ravishing debut.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) It's 1923 in Midland, Texas, and Miss Dara falls in love with her best friend―who also happens to be a girl. Terrified, Miss Dara takes a job at the Imperial State Prison Farm for men... -
![Rejar by Dara Joy]()
Rejar by Dara Joy
He is a totally sexual creature. Handsome as sin, sensual as silk… This cat will get your tongue. And then some. When Lilac Devere discovers a beautiful cat with dual-colored eyes sprawled across her carriage, the proper regency miss decides to take the handsome fellow home to be her pet. Boy howdy, is she in for it now... -
![The Time Slip Girl by Elizabeth Andre]()
The Time Slip Girl by Elizabeth Andre
ASIN moved from less recent editionWhat if the woman you loved was more than a century away? Dara, a computer programmer from Chicago, is visiting London when she opens a door in an Edwardian house and slips into Edwardian England...Categorized as:
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![Diplomatic Relations by J.L. Langley]()
Diplomatic Relations by J.L. Langley
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA Sci-Regency Novel: sequel to My Regelence Rake Dalton Fairfax, Lord Ashbourne, has always flaunted the rules of Regelence high society. Despite being the heir to the Marquess of Ravensburg and cousin to the Townsend princes, Dalton found his calling in the military, first in the Intergalactic Navy and now the Regelence Special Regiment... -
![The Lady is Daring by Megan Frampton]()
The Lady is Daring by Megan Frampton
Five well-bred sisters, one sensational scandal. Now the Duke of Marymount's daughter Ida is about to find love in the most unconventional way...It was easy for society to overlook Lady Ida Howlett; they found her bookish, opinionated, and off the marriage mart...Categorized as:
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![The Inconvenient Count by Kai Butler]()
The Inconvenient Count by Kai Butler
Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsA widowed Count…Everyone in society knows newly titled Count Yun Rit killed his husband. After being trapped into a marriage by parents who wanted a peerage in their family, what was to stop him from murdering his elderly spouse and stealing the title? Only Yun didn’t kill his husband and proving his innocence would expose some devastating truths about his heart and his past... -
![Troublemaker by Joseph Hansen]()
Troublemaker by Joseph Hansen
Rated: 3.74 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWho killed gay bar owner and all-around nice guy Rick Wendell? Was it Larry Johns, the attractive young man found wiping his prints off the still-smoking gun mere moments after the murder? If so, why was Johns naked? And what happened to the large sum of money Wendell had just withdrawn from the bar's bank account? Hard-boiled, openly gay insurance claims investigator Dave Brandstetter aims to... -
![The Phoenix Crown by Kate Quinn, Janie Chang]()
The Phoenix Crown by Kate Quinn, Janie Chang
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsFrom bestselling authors Janie Chang and Kate Quinn, a thrilling and unforgettable narrative about the intertwined lives of two wronged women, spanning from the chaos of the San Francisco earthquake to the glittering palaces of Versailles.San Francisco, 1906...Categorized as:
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![Embracing His Empire by Sai Marie Johnson]()
Embracing His Empire by Sai Marie Johnson
Rated: 3.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsCaecelia of House Servili was born and bred to be a powerful woman with an education and the life of splendor as a senator's daughter, but when a foreign enemy sieges their estate, killing her family and abducting her, her entire world changes...Categorized as:
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![Come Love a Stranger by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss]()
Come Love a Stranger by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss
A woman with no name and no memory...The two men who claim her:one with love, the other with fear...A dazzling tale of secret passions--and a love tragically lost and miraculously reborn--by the incomparable storyteller. Mere days after Ashton Wingate's wedding to the enchanting Lierin, capricious Fate stole the Mississippi plantation owner's beloved from him...Categorized as:
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![What Wild Moonlight by Victoria Lynne]()
What Wild Moonlight by Victoria Lynne
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat wild deception... Nicholas Duvall, rakehell Earl of Barrington, pretended to be a coach driver when they met. Before he knew what hit him, headstrong Katya Alexander swept him into an intrigue of her own. Thinking she was a mere pickpocket--and a ravishing one at that--he made her an offer she couldn't refuse: pose as his mistress and help him retrieve a priceless family scroll...
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