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  • The Robber Knight by Robert Thier

    The Robber Knight by Robert Thier

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    When you are fighting for the freedom of your people, falling in love with your enemy is not a great idea. Sir Reuben, the dreaded robber knight, has long been Ayla’s deadliest enemy. She swore he would hang for his crimes. Now they are both trapped in her castle as the army of a far greater enemy approaches, and they have only one chance: stand together, or fall...
  • The Evening and the Morning by Ken Follett

    The Evening and the Morning by Ken Follett

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 42 ratings
    #1 New York Times BestsellerAn Amazon Best Book of 2020 The thrilling and addictive prequel to The Pillars of the Earth--set in England at the dawn of a new era: the Middle AgesJust as transporting as [The Pillars of the Earth] . . . A most welcome addition to the Kingsbridge series. --The Washington PostIt is 997 CE, the end of the Dark Ages...
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  • 将进酒 [Qiāng Jìn Jiǔ] by Tang Jiuqing, 唐酒卿

    将进酒 [Qiāng Jìn Jiǔ] by Tang Jiuqing, 唐酒卿

    Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars
    · 10 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...
  • The Robber Knight's Love by Robert Thier

    The Robber Knight's Love by Robert Thier

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Ayla has uncovered a terrible secret: the man she loves is in fact her worst enemy. As a mighty army gathers to destroy her and her people, she must ask herself: will he join them to destroy her? Must she cut him out of her heart to survive? Or is there another way—a way to forgiveness and... love? Special Edition with secret chapters revealed and insights into Sir Reuben’s mysterious past...
  • 将进酒 [Qiang Jin Jiu] by Tang Jiuqing, 唐酒卿

    将进酒 [Qiang Jin Jiu] by Tang Jiuqing, 唐酒卿

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 10 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...
  • The Moon Sister by Lucinda Riley

    The Moon Sister by Lucinda Riley

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    From New York Times bestselling author and “remarkable reading phenomenon” (Lancashire Post) Lucinda Riley, The Moon Sister transports you to the grandeur of the remote Scottish Highlands and the gypsy caves of Granada, just as Spain descends into civil war, interweaving the stories of two women searching for their destinies, at the risk of potentially losing their chance at love...
  • A Court of Betrayal by Anne O'Brien

    A Court of Betrayal by Anne O'Brien

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    ALL'S FAIR IN LOVE AND WAR...The Welsh Marches, 1301Strong-willed heiress Joan de Geneville is married to Richard Mortimer, Earl of March, at just fifteen years old.Soon Joan finds herself swept up in a world of treacherous court politics and dangerous secrets as her husband deposes Edward II and rules England alongside Queen Isabella...
  • The Rebel's Queen by Tanya Bird

    The Rebel's Queen by Tanya Bird

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    A rising king. A falling queen. An unimaginable love.Queen Cora is married to a monster. Three years she has played wife, and all she has to show for it is a marked face, an empty womb, and a bitter taste in her mouth best washed away with wine. It is a good thing she is made of something solid, because marriage is a life sentence. Or is it? The rebel prince is coming for the crown...
  • Lord of Shadows by Tanya Anne Crosby

    Lord of Shadows by Tanya Anne Crosby

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    The epic finale of the Daughters of Avalon! Medieval romance with a sprinkling of fantasy.Rhiannon's destiny is fated from the moment of her birth. She and her dewine sisters must defeat an ancient evil, or Britain itself will go the way of Avalon...
  • The Last Arrow by Marsha Canham

    The Last Arrow by Marsha Canham

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 13 ratings
    The Last Arrow The Prince of Darkness She caught him trespassing on her family's lands, the sensuous and mysterious knight who had come to Normandy to challenge her brother, Robin, in the tournament at Chateau Gaillard.  Brenna Wardieu's well-honed instincts warned her that Griffyn Renaud was no ordinary mercenary...
  • The Warrior Brothers of Skye: The Complete Series by Jayne Castel

    The Warrior Brothers of Skye: The Complete Series by Jayne Castel

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Travel back in time to Dark Ages Isle of Skye and meet Galan, Tarl, and Donnel. Three warrior brothers, three strong women—and three unforgettable love stories. BLOOD FEUDA forced marriage ... and a passion that could forge peace or start a war. ​Tea, the daughter of a Pictish chieftain, prepares to wed her enemy...
  • The Border Series: Box Set by Cecelia Mecca

    The Border Series: Box Set by Cecelia Mecca

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The first three books plus a bonus prequel novella in the bestselling Border Series: The Ward's Bride, The Thief's Countess, The Lord's Captive and The Chief's Maiden. THE WARD'S BRIDE: PREQUEL NOVELLA English knight Sir Adam Dayne is offered the ultimate prize by the earl who raised him: lordship of Langford castle...
  • Heir to the Crown by Ron C. Nieto

    Heir to the Crown by Ron C. Nieto

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The raiding season might be over, but the court is a new threat on its own …A victorious Oren, newly minted Lord Commander of the Mountain Guard, returns to the capital to receive the King’s accolades and to ask for the one thing he wants as his prize—the right to marry the woman he loves.But the court is a dangerous place, and nothing is as Oren expects when he arrives at his childhood home...
  • The Majestic Impostor by Tanya Bird

    The Majestic Impostor by Tanya Bird

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    A relentless love. An impossible choice. Companions are the kingdom’s most beautiful and educated women—possessions of Syrasan’s royal men. Aldara has left the Companion life behind her. Having returned south to her family, she thought all ties to her prince severed. She was wrong. Now she has a secret—one she must keep in order to protect the people she loves...
  • The King's Obsession by Tanya Bird

    The King's Obsession by Tanya Bird

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Love is long-suffering… but she has suffered long enough. Behind every Companion is a mentor who must prepare her for the role. For nine years, Petra has existed within the castle walls. For nine years, the king has taken whatever he pleases—even her son. When tragedy strikes, Petra realises she can either accept her fate or run from it...
  • She Walks in Power by MaryLu Tyndall

    She Walks in Power by MaryLu Tyndall

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From Award-Winning Author, MaryLu Tyndall, comes an exciting Medieval Romance surrounding the Spear of Destiny! Alexia D'Clere didn't ask to be Protector of the Spear, but after her dying mother gave her the tiny metal object and made her promise to keep it safe, she had no choice...
  • Hades And Persephone: Curse Of The Golden Arrow by Heidi Hastings, Erica Hastings

    Hades And Persephone: Curse Of The Golden Arrow by Heidi Hastings, Erica Hastings

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 8 ratings
    A Cursed Love...When Persephone is forced into the Underworld, she fears the Dark Lord who rules the shadowed kingdom. A curse has brought them together, and the Goddess of Spring wars against Hades, the King of the Dead. But as time passes, she begins to wonder if he is truly the monster she fears or if he may be the very answer her soul calls out for...
  • The King's Executioner by Donna Fletcher

    The King's Executioner by Donna Fletcher

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The King of the Pict has entered into an agreement with Cathbad, Overlord of the Western Region to wed his daughter Anin. Blyth, Anin’s mother, has given her husband four fine sons and King Talon hopes Anin will do the same for him. Unfortunately, Anin’s mother wants no part of the agreement. She intends for her daughter to pick a husband of her own choosing as the women of her tribe do...
  • Daughter of Sherwood by K.C. Kingmaker

    Daughter of Sherwood by K.C. Kingmaker

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Darkness lies in Sherwood Forest, and it’s calling to me… It’s not a good time to be a woman in Nottingham. I have to contend with oppressive taxes, a sick mother, a cruel father, and pushy suitors nipping at my heels. Even as an heiress, I’m imprisoned by my lot in life.I’d rather be a man—gambling with guttersnipe boys, free from the shackles of my aristocratic duties...
  • 흑막 여주가 날 새엄마로 만들려고 해 1 [Heugmag Yeojuga Nal Saeeommaro Mandeulryeogo Hae 1] by MOKGAMGI, 목감기

    흑막 여주가 날 새엄마로 만들려고 해 1 [Heugmag Yeojuga Nal Saeeommaro Mandeulryeogo Hae 1] by MOKGAMGI, 목감기

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    저세상급 귀요미가 나를 새엄마로 만들려고 한다?!친구들과 장난삼아 쓴 '피폐 소설' 속에 시민 1로 빙의했다.그리고 엄청난 딸바보력을 자랑하는 여주인공의 아버지 헨스톤 공작에게 정체를 들켜버렸다.문제는......​“그럼 내 딸이 피폐 소설에서 어떻게 되는 거지?”​"......뭐? 남주가 열 명?"​행복하지 못한 딸의 미래를 바꾸기 위해 독립 전쟁도 불사하겠다니.이대로 두면 여러 목숨이 위험하다.​​"제가 여주님을 지켜드리겠어요!"​그렇게 딸바보 공작님과의 동거가 시작됐다.그런데 쪼그만 여주님이 어쩐지 좀 이상하다...
  • Lady of the Glen by Jennifer Roberson

    Lady of the Glen by Jennifer Roberson

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    "A marvelous tale." --Diana Gabaldon Bestselling author Jennifer Roberson captures readers' hearts and imaginations in this haunting, lyrical tale of an era of savagery and splendor, set against the heather-strewn hills of a divided Scotland. . . From birth, Catriona Campbell and Alasdair Og MacDonald are enemies--for he is the second son of her clan's most powerful foe...
  • The Princess: A Medieval Romance by Claire Delacroix

    The Princess: A Medieval Romance by Claire Delacroix

    Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Princess Brianna of Tullymullagh is determined to marry only for love-until her father's holding is conquered and the king decrees that she must wed one of the victor's sons. Thinking she can outwit this condition, Brianna issues a the son who brings her a gift that makes her laugh will win her hand. Thus begins the Bride Quest of the three brothers Fitzgavin...
  • 穿成囚禁男主的反派要如何活命 How to Survive As a Villain by Yi Yi Yi Yi, 伊依以翼

    穿成囚禁男主的反派要如何活命 How to Survive As a Villain by Yi Yi Yi Yi, 伊依以翼

    Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    萧予安穿书了。穿成了种马小说里囚禁男主,之后被男主给活活剜死的断袖少年君王。凄惨,悲凉。于是萧予安开始为了能活下去而努力。但是!那些路人甲乙丙丁,你们想要搞男主也就算了,能不能不要老把他送我床上来啊?萧予安觉得自己是宠男主没错,可是那是因为他想沐浴主角光辉啊!萧予安:“不要再把男主当我的禁脔了!!!你们不怕死,可是我想活啊!!!”还有男主啊,你在原小说里可是有夜御十女的丰功伟绩的,能不能好好地追你的老婆们啊?为什么你的大小三四五老婆都和别人跑了!你还一脸无所谓的样子!等等,这好像都是萧予安自己的锅?大概是一个前期受宠攻,后期攻宠受的故事。 轻松!搞笑!作者爬墙注意"How to Survive as a Villain"Xiao YuAn trasmigrated into a novel...
  • The Shield of Three Lions by Pamela Kaufman

    The Shield of Three Lions by Pamela Kaufman

    Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The return of a classic, by bestselling author Pamela Kaufman. “Richly rewarding, superbly written. . . . The richness of the characters, the historical details, and the story as a whole make this novel a memorable reading experience.”—Chicago Sun-Times Eleven-year-old Alix is the daughter of the baron of Wanthwaite, whose lands along the Scottish border are among the best in England...
  • The Song of the Marked by S.M. Gaither

    The Song of the Marked by S.M. Gaither

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 43 ratings
    An ancient evil is stirring. The old gods are growing restless. Can she stop the coming storm? A Devastating Sickness For decades, the Kethran Empire has been plagued by a strange illness that leaches the very life and soul from its victims. The Girl Who Survived Casia is one of the Fade-Marked—one of the few people who caught this sickness and lived...
  • The First Princess of Wales: A Novel by Karen Harper

    The First Princess of Wales: A Novel by Karen Harper

    Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    The daughter of a disgraced earl, she matched wits with a prince.It is the fourteenth century, the height of the Medieval Age, and at the court of King Edward III of England, chivalry is loudly praised while treachery runs rampant. When the lovely and high-spirited Joan of Kent is sent to this politically charged court, she is woefully unprepared for the underhanded maneuverings of her peers...
  • The Forever Queen by Helen Hollick

    The Forever Queen by Helen Hollick

    Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    USA Today Bestseller! What kind of woman becomes the wife of two kings, and the mother of two more? Saxon England, 1002. Not only is Æthelred a failure as King, but his young bride, Emma of Normandy, soon discovers he is even worse as a husband...
  • Seducing the Knight by Gerri Russell

    Seducing the Knight by Gerri Russell

    Rated: 3.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Templar knight Sir Alan Cathcart and the Moorish princess, Jessamine Burundi, whom he saves from an arranged marriage must search for the legendary Ark of the Covenant. It’s a journey that takes them from the deserts in the cradle of civilization to the misty heathered Highlands of Scotland...
  • Everlasting by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss

    Everlasting by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss

    Rated: 3.59 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Once, Abrielle was a privileged daughter coveted for her bearing, her breeding, her wit, and her beauty. But when her stepfather is denied his rightful title and the wealth that accompanies it, Abrielle finds herself suddenly disgraced. Only one man would still have her: the oafish and grotesque Desmond de Marlé...
  • When a Rogue Meets His Match by Elizabeth Hoyt

    When a Rogue Meets His Match by Elizabeth Hoyt

    Rated: 3.53 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 26 ratings
    The second novel in New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Elizabeth Hoyt's Greycourt Series features an enemies-to-lovers romance with her signature blend of captivating characters and sensual romance.Ambitious, sly, and lethally intelligent, Gideon Hawthorne has spent his life clawing his way up from the gutter...
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