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An Imperfect Gentleman by Wendy Vella
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsRuined in the eyes of society, and removed from the only world they’d ever known, the Nightingale siblings vow never to be victims again. They will build their new life on what they’d once ignored. Being a clairvoyant is an excellent survival skill.A power he vows will not control him…After society turned its back on the Nightingales, Alexander knew it was time to face what he’d always denied... -
The Fae Artifactor by Honor Raconteur
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPeople really have to stop kidnapping her…. Sevana has quite enough on her plate, what with her wonky magical core still spastically melting or exploding things on her. She has every intention of seeking professional help, if such a thing exists, but is stopped before she can even go back home. That is to say, she’s kidnapped. AGAIN... -
어느 날 공주가 되어버렸다 2 by Plutus, 스푼
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 18 ratings어느 날 눈을 떠보니 공주님이 되었다!금수저를 입에 물고 태어난 건 좋은데,하필이면 친아버지의 손에 죽는 비운의 공주라니!피도 눈물도 없는 냉혈한 황제 클로드!Chapters 14-24... -
Highlander Protected by Rebecca Preston
When a magic spell awakens an ancient destiny, Marianne must use all her bravery to survive in the wild Scottish Highlands — and take care of some unfinished business. Marianne Brownlee is running out of reasons to get up in the morning. Her unusual job has burnt her out, and she’s been feeling out of touch with her faith, and her purpose since the disappearance of her cousin Cora...Categorized as:
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Murder at the Seven Dials by Cara Devlin
A murdered opera singer. A duke drenched in her blood. For Bow Street Officer Hugh Marsden, the brutal killing is a straightforward case. Ever since his exile from polite society, the chance to arrest a high and mighty peer of the realm has never presented itself. Hugh won’t snub the opportunity now...Categorized as:
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The Prison of Buried Hopes by C.J. Archer
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn the fifth instalment of this epic fantasy series, a journey south brings together nine eclectic friends and leads them ever closer to answers – and danger. On their journey south to Freedland, Josie, Dane and their friends sense that someone is following them. Hiding in the twin cities of Merrin Fahl seems like their best course of action – until they’re recognized by strangers... -
브링 더 러브 1 by Zestkyo, 제스트쿄
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratings아름다운 외모와 멋진 매너로 사교계에서도 인기가 높은 힐데브란트가의 장녀 레아. 하지만 그녀에겐 누구에게도 말 못할 고민거리가 있다... -
The Rising by Vanessa Nelson
Can Yvonne stand against the darkness and win?Yvonne is looking forward to spending time with her adoptive children, and catching her breath after recent adventures.But nothing goes to plan. Her journey home is interrupted by an unexpected attack, and when she does get back to the house, her son is missing... -
Lady Avely's Guide to Truth and Magic by Rosalie Oaks
A Regency widow shouldn’t be hunting spectres all night. Lady Judith Avely’s magical gift for divining the truth makes her prodigiously good at lying. To absolve a guilty secret, she travels to the exiled Duke of Sargen’s estate, but the last thing she expects is to run into the duke himself, who is lamentably now even more attractive than in his volatile youth... -
Shadow Schemes by Tilly Wallace
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA lost child will uncover old secrets.... After her triumphant performance as goddess of the night at a royal banquet, Sera is instructed by the Mage Council to stay out of public sight. She is tasked with settling a restless spirit who has been roused by the fate of a descendant... -
A Dangerous Ruse by Tilly Wallace
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHer opponents have her cornered, unless Sera makes an unexpected move… Seraphina continues to pick at the secrets entangling her. Then, during a ball, she spots a piece of enchanted jewellery eerily similar to the bracelet she once wore. But before she can find out about its origins, its owner is murdered. At least this time no one is blaming Sera... -
The Healer's Secret by Helen Pryke
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBook #1 in the Healer series.From medieval times to present day, the Healer saga spans generations of the Innocenti family, telling the stories of the women healers whose lives are entwined with legends, curses, and tragedy.Jennifer’s life isn’t going as she planned. Fired from her job and on the brink of divorce, her only salvation lies at the bottom of a wine bottle... -
Silent in the Sanctuary by Deanna Raybourn
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsfresh from a six-month sojourn in Italy, Lady Julia returns home to Sussex to find her father's estate crowded with family and friends— but dark deeds are afoot at the deconsecrated abbey, and a murderer roams the ancient cloisters... -
Ruin by Donna Grant
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsNew York Times and USA Today bestselling author Donna Grant seamlessly blends the magic of Scottish and Norse tradition in the enchanting new installment of her instantly acclaimed Kindred: The Fated series.Love…against all odds.Banished by his father and laird, Rory Sutherland does what he swore he’d never do—return to Scotland... -
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Drake Hall by Christina Baehr
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsEdith’s ancient home is full of secrets…and dragons are the least of them.As the new dragon keeper in the hidden valley of Ormdale, Edith expects her first dragon mating season to involve venomous bites and amorous wyverns... -
If He's Noble by Hannah Howell
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Hannah Howell delivers adventure and instant attraction in this all-new Wherlocke Family novel... For Lady Primrose Wootten nothing has been ordinary since her father the Baron died and his wayward family filled the estate with greed and treachery. Primrose knows if she can just track down her brother, he can send the odious relations on their way... -
Interwoven by Melanie Rachel
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEngland’s best mages are called to Pemberley in their youth. Elizabeth can’t understand why she’s always left behind.Not only does her father neglect to correct what must be an oversight, he won’t allow her to use her most powerful magic at all. Each year, he further restricts Elizabeth’s movements... -
The Searching by Vanessa Nelson
Oath-sworn to help those in need, Yvonne has been framed for murder.Tracking down those responsible for the destruction of the Stone Walls was a difficult enough task, but someone has made it much harder. The King is dead, and Yvonne is accused of his murder... -
Farview by Kim Fielding
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsWinner of the 2021 BookLife Prize for FictionForeword INDIES Book of the Year Awards FinalistRavaged by a horrific experience, Oliver Webb flees the smog-bound city of Greynox for a quiet seaside village and the inheritance he’s never seen: a cottage called Farview. He discovers clear skies, friendly imps, and a charming storyteller named Felix Corbyn... -
The Unforgiven by Heather Graham
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA tragic past. An uncertain futureTwelve years after the grisly murder of her parents, Kaitlyn Delaney has finally found peace. She has friends, a good job, a place to call home and a new life to live. But then a shadow creeps in from Katie’s past, reminding her that she will never completely escape its terrifying grip... -
Opening Gambit by Tilly Wallace
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThis pawn is going to take control of the game… Seraphina Winyard is an abomination—a female mage. The first magic wielder of her sex to reach adulthood in three hundred years, she is treated like a zoological exhibit and leads a restricted life. Determined to escape and control her own destiny, she seizes a chance for freedom. But when her guardian is murdered, suspicion falls on the young mage... -
The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 51 ratingsA foundling, an old book of dark fairy tales, a secret garden, an aristocratic family, a love denied, and a mystery. The Forgotten Garden is a captivating, atmospheric and compulsively readable story of the past, secrets, family and memory from the international best-selling author Kate Morton. Cassandra is lost, alone and grieving...Categorized as:
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Dreaming Death by Heather Graham
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsSWEET DREAMS AREN’T MADE OF THISEver since she was a child, Stacey Hanson has had strange dreams—and sometimes they come true. Her skills and experience led her straight to the FBI’s Krewe of Hunters. Now a serial killer is stalking Washington, DC, and people are scared. And it will be Stacey’s first case... -
The House That Death Built: A Gothic Thriller of Romance and Mystery by Mel Stone
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsA country girl. A grieving stranger. And a secret that will bind them forever…Arthur knows nothing but sorrow. His past is filled with secrets, trials, and death. On his way to settle his affairs with his deceased wife’s family he tears his shirt and enters a small village shop for a repair. There he meets Joy.Joy is not impressed by the stranger visiting their little village... -
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Forget Me Not by Michelle M. Pillow
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsRe-Edited and Revised 17th Anniversary EditionRegency Paranormal Gothic RomanceFrom NYT Bestselling Author Michelle M. Pillow comes a tragically beautiful love story that defies perception.When the scandalously independent Isabel Drake refuses to marry the man her parents choose for her, they force her to take lessons on how to become a respectable lady... -
The Temple of Forgotten Secrets by C.J. Archer
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsGlancia is plunged into perilous times, but it's the events in her village that worry Josie more. A terrible fire puts the lives of those she loves at risk and threatens to shatter the uneasy peace. Josie and the captain investigate the cause of the blaze, but powerful enemies try to stop them. As the dangers grow more intense, so do the feelings between Josie and the captain... -
A Heart So Wicked by Chasity Bowlin
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsOne youthful indiscretion has left Kit Wexford with a reputation in tatters and an unfortunate nickname—Wicked Wexford. But it was her father’s financial ruin that altered her life irrevocably and saw her scrubbing floors in her cousin’s country home. Treated worse than the servants, she tolerates the lowering existence because to do otherwise would see her brother and herself in the workhouse... -
Silent in the Grave by Deanna Raybourn
"LET THE WICKED BE ASHAMED, AND LET THEM BE SILENT IN THE GRAVE." These ominous words, slashed from the pages of a book of Psalms, are the last threat that the darling of London society, Sir Edward Grey, receives from his killer... -
Bessie Bell and the Goblin King by Charlotte E. English
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Lincolnshire Wolds, 1812. When housemaid Bessie Bell is thrown out into a cold October night, her prospects could scarcely seem worse. With nowhere to go and no one to help her, how will she survive? But on the road she meets a mysterious gentleman, and her fortunes take an immediate turn for the… strange. For the nightmare horse Tatterfoal stalks the fog-drenched Wolds, and Mr...Categorized as:
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The Toymaker's Curse by C.J. Archer
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsAre curses real?After a toymaker magician gives a lecture at a collector's club soiree, an important spell is stolen and a man is found strangled. The investigation into his murder leads India and Matt to the colorful and dangerous world of the Romany gypsy where curses are used as weapons against their enemies.But nobody seems to know if curses are real or not... -
Passage of Shadows by Chasity Bowlin
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDon’t miss the exciting conclusion to The Victorian Gothic Collection… The plots, schemes and machinations at Cysgod Lys, from both mortal and immortal sources, are coming to a head... -
Disenchanted by Kara Pleasants
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAs a renowned wizard, Fitzwilliam Darcy thinks he is familiar with most of the spells, enchantments, and magic practised in the wizarding world. When he reluctantly joins his friend Bingley in Meryton, a small town not known for its magic, he is startled to stumble upon the rare gift possessed by Miss Elizabeth Bennet... -
The Perfect Poison by Amanda Quick
Plagued by rumors that she poisoned her fiancé, Lucinda Bromley manages to live on the fringes of polite society, tending her beloved plants—and occasionally consulting on a murder investigation. For the notorious botanist possesses a unique talent: she can detect almost any type of poison, especially ones that have their origins in the botanical kingdom... -
Soulbound by Bec McMaster
A dark force is rising in London... Sebastian Montcalm knows freedom for the first time in his life, but it has come at the cost of his father's soul. If he can learn to harness his uncontrollable sorcery then he might be able to save his father from a demon's grip, but every move he makes leads to failure...Categorized as:
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The Two Lives of Florence Grace by Tracy Rees
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFlorrie Buckley is an orphan, living on the wind-blasted moors of Cornwall. It's a hard existence but Florrie is content. But when she is fourteen, she inherits a never-imagined secret: she is related to a wealthy and notorious London family, the Graces. Overnight, Florrie's life changes and she moves from country to city, from poverty to wealth...Categorized as:
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Carter Beats the Devil by Glen David Gold
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsGlen David Gold's literary debut dazzled critics and fans from coast to coast. Now Carter's center stage for a spectacular paperback . . . The response to Glen David Gold's debut novel, Carter Beats the Devil , was extraordinary. He hypnotized us with his portrait of a 1920s magic-obsessed America and of Charles Carter--a.k.a... -
John Eyre: A Tale of Darkness and Shadow by Mimi Matthews
From USA Today bestselling author Mimi Matthews comes a supernatural Victorian gothic retelling of Charlotte Brontë's timeless classic.Yorkshire, 1843. When disgraced former schoolmaster John Eyre arrives at Thornfield Hall to take up a position as tutor to two peculiar young boys, he enters a world unlike any he’s ever known...Categorized as:
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The Audient and The Phantom Night by Sadie Hewitt
Inspired by the worlds of The Legend of the Flying Dutchman and Beauty and the Beast, this action-packed fantasy filled with searing romance, outlawed magic, and seafaring danger.Fenna Terrigan never expected to leave her seaside village. She was too quiet, too gentle, and far too kind to take on life outside of the bookshop she works at... -
Pemberley: Mr. Darcy's Dragon by Maria Grace
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAlternate cover edition of ASIN B01MECLQTWEngland is overrun by dragons of all shapes and sizes. Most people are blissfully unaware of them and the Pendragon Treaty that keeps the peace between human and dragon kind. Only those born with preternatural hearing, like Fitzwilliam Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet are able to hear and converse with dragonkind...Categorized as:
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The Color of Light by Karen White
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsAt thirty-two, pregnant and recently divorced, Jillian Parrish and her seven-year-old daughter find refuge and solace on Pawleys Island, South Carolina. Jillian had experienced her best childhood memories here-until her best friend Lauren Mills disappeared, never to be found. At the time, Linc Rising, Lauren's boyfriend and Jillian's confidant, had been a suspect in Lauren's disappearance... -
An Illusion of Love by Patricia Rice
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsNYT bestselling author Patricia Rice presents the third book in her beloved School of Magic series: Victorian Edinburgh belongs to staid professors, not the flamboyant daughter of a Hindu princess.Lacking any of her Malcolm family's psychic abilities, Azmin Dougall flees her ancestral home of India for Edinburgh, fearing she'll be a pigeon in a family of peacocks... -
Spirited: The spellbinding new novel from bestselling Richard & Judy author Julie Cohen by Julie Cohen
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA moving and gripping story about three women who keep unspeakable truths, from the Richard & Judy recommended bestselling author Julie Cohen.Viola has an impossible talent. Searching for meaning in her grief, she uses her photography to feel closer to her late father, taking solace from the skills he taught her - and to keep her distance from her husband... -
The Golden Key by Cass Geller
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThree cursed brothers. A golden haired saviour. The key to unlock the curse.Once upon a time, there were three brothers of magic, who lived together in a house of their own, in a wood.Upon first glance, one would assume the brothers were ordinary but they were, in fact, from another land most extraordinary...Categorized as:
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Charming the Recluse by Mindy Burbidge Strunk
A gothic castle, a noble curmudgeon, and a candid miss.After the tragic death of his sister, Arawn Beavin withdrew from all Society and vowed to stay cooped up in his family’s castle for the rest of his life. If only his mother were so accommodating. As their year of mourning comes to an end, his mother summons her favorite modiste to the castle...Categorized as:
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The Eight by Katherine Neville
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsWhen two young women in France of 1790 discover the Montglane Chess Service in Montglane Abbey, they recognize its mystic ability to provide anyone playing it with unlimited power and desperately scatter its pieces around the world. But in 1972, computer expert Catherine "Cat" Velis is hired to recover the chess pieces--and is caught up in a nefarious, globe-spanning conspiracy... -
This Rough Magic by Mary Stewart
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsWhen Lucy's sister Phyllida suggests that she join her for a quiet holiday on the island of Corfu, Lucy is overjoyed. Her work as an actress has temporarily come to a halt. But the peaceful idyll does not last long... -
A Proper Dragon by E.B. Wheeler
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIf Phoebe's magic doesn't behave, London will be a disaster.Phoebe Hart is one of the dragon-linked, those chosen by a young dragon as a companion, who get magic in return. Her family and country neighbors have never been happy about her abilities, so she hopes to find her place in London... -
Warlock: A Novel of Ancient Egypt by Wilbur Smith
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsOne of the world's most acclaimed adventure writers returns to the world of ancient Egypt with the stunning sequel to the New York Times bestselling River God. In the wake of a sixty-year war over the reign of the kingdoms of Egypt, two young pharaohs have risen to claim power, but only one can succeed, deciding the fate of his empire forever.. -
Let the Dead Keep Their Secrets by Rosemary Simpson
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFor fans of HBO’s The Gilded Age, explore the dark side of the alluring world of America’s 19th century elite in this gripping series of riveting mysteries… In Gilded Age New York, heiress Prudence MacKenzie and ex-Pinkerton Geoffrey Hunter investigate crimes that take them from the slums of Five Points in lower Manhattan to the Fifth Avenue mansions of society's elite... -
The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 57 ratingsEvelyn Hardcastle will be murdered at 11:00 p.m.There are eight days, and eight witnesses for you to inhabit.We will only let you escape once you tell us the name of the killer.Understood? Then let's begin . . .Evelyn Hardcastle will die. Every day until Aiden Bishop can identify her killer and break the cycle. But every time the day begins again, Aiden wakes up in the body of a different guest...
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