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![魔道祖師 二 [Mo Dao Zu Shi Vol. 2] by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, 墨香铜臭](https://s3.amazonaws.com/romance.io/books/small/668c0f51a8ad428ef9f3ee35.jpg)
魔道祖師 二 [Mo Dao Zu Shi Vol. 2] by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, 墨香铜臭
Rated: 4.77 of 5 stars · 19 ratings趁藍忘機與薛洋纏鬥之際，魏無羨帶著一群世家少年們，跟隨著盲眼無舌的少女陰魂所發出的竹竿敲地聲一路前行，孰料他們所見到的，竟是曉星塵的屍身！ 「明月清風曉星塵，傲雪凌霜宋子琛。」圍繞在薛洋、曉星塵與宋嵐之間的，是一場令人唏噓的悲劇。魏無羨透過「共情」讓少女亡靈上身，由此觀看到義城裡那一幕幕已無可挽回的悲慘過往。可此趟義城之行，雖瞭解了過去，卻也新添了疑問。那名曾偷挖屍體，現又劫走薛洋的掘墓人，究竟是誰？而那個大費周章引他們去義城之人，又是何居心？... -
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Ponniyin Selvan-Part 1-Fresh Floods by Kalki
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsPonniyin Selvan is Kalki’s magnum opus based in the 10th century and presents the early life of Raajaraajan and the kings of Chozha Empire. Though written more than 60 years ago this saga is timeless, reeling the readers in its gripping plot which is interwoven with intrigue, conspiracies and romance... -
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魔道祖師 四 [Mo Dao Zu Shi Vol. 4] by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù, 墨香铜臭
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 15 ratings自亂葬崗歷劫歸來，魏無羨首次回到蓮花塢，原是滿懷興奮地向藍忘機介紹自己的成長之地，可滿腔的懷念之情，卻在江澄的一通發作下被消融殆盡。 兩人因此離開蓮花塢，前往雲萍城，欲調查當初於金光瑤密室中所發現的那份房契地契，然始料未及的是，該處竟是一間觀音廟！金光瑤又有何陰謀？且廟中大陣意圖鎮壓的，究竟是何物？... -
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Ponniyin Selvan- Whirlwinds : Part 2 by Kalki
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsWhirlwinds, the exciting second part of Kalki R Krishnamurthy's historic magnum opus Ponniyin Selvan, our hero Vallavarayan Vandhiyathevan's adventures continue as he rides into marshy quagmires, befriends a mysterious girl, becomes the object of intense suspicion by the wily Pazhuvettarayars - and meets the hero of his dreams... -
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Sword of Slaughter by Kalki
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsKalki Krishnamurthy’s Ponniyin Selvan is a masterpiece that has enthralled generations of Tamil readers. Many authors have written phenomenal books in Tamil literature after Kalki Krishnamurthy, but Ponniyin Selvan remains the most popular, widely-read novel... -
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The Robber Knight by Robert Thier
Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhen 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... -
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Whirlwinds by Kalki
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhirlwinds, the exciting second part of Kalki R Krishnamurthy's historic magnum opus Ponniyin Selvan, our hero Vallavarayan Vandhiyathevan's adventures continue as he rides into marshy quagmires, befriends a mysterious girl, becomes the object of intense suspicion by the wily Pazhuvettarayars - and meets the hero of his dreams... -
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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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The Pearl Sister by Lucinda Riley
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsCeCe D’Aplièse has never felt she fitted in anywhere. Following the death of her father, the elusive billionaire Pa Salt – so-called by the six daughters he adopted from around the globe and named after the Seven Sisters star cluster – she finds herself at breaking point... -
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The Robber Knight's Love by Robert Thier
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAyla 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... -
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The Storm Sister by Lucinda Riley
Ally D'Aplièse is about to compete in one of the world's most perilous yacht races, when she hears the news of her adoptive father's sudden, mysterious death. Rushing back to meet her five sisters at their family home, she discovers that her father - an elusive billionaire affectionately known to his daughters as Pa Salt - has left each of them a tantalising clue to their true heritage... -
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A Stepmother's Marchen Vol. 2 by Spice&Kitty, 냥이와향신료
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA full-color fantasy comic/webtoon of romance, drama, and second chances. Also known in English as The Fantasie of a Stepmother on the Tapas Media digital platform, this is the story of a beleaguered young noblewoman raising her stepchildren on her own.. -
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The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 50 ratingsThe year is 1327. Franciscans in a wealthy Italian abbey are suspected of heresy, and Brother William of Baskerville arrives to investigate. When his delicate mission is suddenly overshadowed by seven bizarre deaths, Brother William turns detective... -
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The Moon Sister by Lucinda Riley
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsFrom 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... -
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A Court of Betrayal by Anne O'Brien
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsALL'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... -
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The Rebel's Queen by Tanya Bird
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsA 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... -
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Lord of Shadows by Tanya Anne Crosby
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThe 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... -
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하루만 네가 되고 싶어 2 [Haruman Naega Doego Sip-eo 2] by Sam, 삼
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratings‘하네되’ 열풍의 화제작 『하루만 네가 되고 싶어』의 두번째 권. 황태자비 경합을 둘러싼 진실과 프시케의 비밀, 그리고 진정한 적의 정체가 밝혀진다. 프시케의 몸으로 이아로스가 보낸 자객들과 맞서 싸우던 메데이아는 적을 모두 물리치지만 결국 치명상을 입고 쓰러진다. 사경을 헤매던 메데이아는 신의 영역에 들어가 프시케의 과거를 엿보게 되고 진짜 적이 누구인지 깨닫는다. 한편 싸늘하게 식어가는 메데이아 위에 절규하던 프시케의 핏방울이 떨어진 순간 기적처럼 메데이아가 눈을 뜨는데…! 단행본 단독 외전 「지하실에 사는 것」 수록... -
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시크릿 레이디 1 by Anngato, 안가토
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratings유령을 보는 아이, 윤설우.유령을 보는 공녀, 로젠타인으로 환생하다!이번 생에서는 어떻게든 유령을 모른 척해 왔지만...."당장 내 동생 몸에서 나가!"하나뿐인 동생의 빙의를 풀기 위해 외쳤다.하지만 이 능력을 들킨다면 사형뿐.그렇다면 방법은 하나."샤르투스 황자가 죽을 예정이라지?"이 힘으로 제국의 제2황자, 샤르투스를 구하는 것!"저하께 제 목숨을 걸겠습니다... -
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A Stepmother's Marchen Vol. 3 by Spice&Kitty, 냥이와향신료
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsTRIAL BY FIREThe marchioness Shuri Von Neuschwanstein got the chance to redo the last seven years of her life, and managed to mend her broken relationship with her four stepchildren. Her devotion is tested, however, when the eldest stepchild, Jeremy, commits an act that could be considered treason, and receives a harsh punishment from the Empress... -
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Dovetail by Karen McQuestion
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsFrom the bestselling author of Hello Love comes a spellbinding new novel of enduring love, family secrets, and mysterious death.Joe Arneson’s ordinary life is upended by troubling dreams of himself as a different man in another place and time. It isn’t until he visits his estranged grandmother, Pearl, in her Wisconsin hometown that a startling connection emerges... -
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하루만 네가 되고 싶어 3 [Haruman Naega Doego Sip-eo 3] by Sam, 삼
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratings‘하네되’ 열풍의 화제작 『하루만 네가 되고 싶어』의 단행본 3, 4권이 동시 출간되었다. 새로이 내려온 신탁과 그 내용을 둘러싼 메데이아와 프시케의 분투, 그리고 새로운 인물의 등장이 그려진다. 에페란토의 대신전에 엄청난 파급력의 신탁이 내려왔다는 소식이 퍼진다. 메데이아는 그 내용을 알아내기 위해 프시케의 몸으로 행동에 나선다. 한편 벨리아르 공작은 헤넬 국왕과 메데이아의 결혼을 성사시키기 위해 서두른다. 이에 반발한 프시케는 발코니에서 몸을 던지는데…? 신탁과 함께 새로운 인물의 등장으로 흥미를 고조시킨다. 3권에 연재 24~34화, 4권에 35~46화가 각각 수록되었으며, 권말에는 표지 시안과 남수, 아니영 동료 작가의 축전(3권), 주요 조연들의 캐릭터 시트(4권)가 실렸다... -
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하루만 네가 되고 싶어 4 [Haruman Naega Doego Sip-eo 4] by Sam, 삼
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratings‘하네되’ 열풍의 화제작 『하루만 네가 되고 싶어』의 단행본 3, 4권이 동시 출간되었다. 새로이 내려온 신탁과 그 내용을 둘러싼 메데이아와 프시케의 분투, 그리고 새로운 인물의 등장이 그려진다. 에페란토의 대신전에 엄청난 파급력의 신탁이 내려왔다는 소식이 퍼진다. 메데이아는 그 내용을 알아내기 위해 프시케의 몸으로 행동에 나선다. 한편 벨리아르 공작은 헤넬 국왕과 메데이아의 결혼을 성사시키기 위해 서두른다. 이에 반발한 프시케는 발코니에서 몸을 던지는데…? 신탁과 함께 새로운 인물의 등장으로 흥미를 고조시킨다. 3권에 연재 24~34화, 4권에 35~46화가 각각 수록되었으며, 권말에는 표지 시안과 남수, 아니영 동료 작가의 축전(3권), 주요 조연들의 캐릭터 시트(4권)가 실렸다... -
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Heir to the Crown by Ron C. Nieto
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe 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... -
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The Archer's Tale by Bernard Cornwell
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell, now available in paperback—the first book in the Grail Series--a spellbinding tale of a young man, a fearless archer, who sets out wanting to avenge his family's honor and winds up on a quest for the Holy Grail... -
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バッカーノ！1931 特急編 The Grand Punk Railroad by Ryohgo Narita, Katsumi Enami
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratings大陸横断特急のクレイジーな夜が明ける、そして――第９回 電撃ゲーム小説大賞で＜金賞＞を受賞した、成田良悟の受賞後第１作『バッカーノ！ 1931... -
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The Majestic Impostor by Tanya Bird
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsA 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... -
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The King's Obsession by Tanya Bird
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsLove 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... -
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The Engagement of Marielle Clarac (Manga) Volume (The Tales of Marielle Clarac (Manga) #1) by Haruka Momo
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsAs a plain, unassuming noble’s daughter, Marielle doesn’t stand out in high society. Imagine her surprise when she receives a marriage proposal from the sought-after Simeon, second-in-command of the Royal Order of Knights! Simeon, the heir to an earldom, is highly accomplished in scholarly and military arts—and he’s gorgeous... -
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She Walks in Power by MaryLu Tyndall
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom 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... -
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The Swift and the Harrier by Minette Walters
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDorset, 1642. England is on the cusp of civil war.Jayne Swift, a daughter of the Dorset gentry, has resisted all offers of marriage and instead trained as a physician, using her skills to tend to her Royalist father's tenants and the local population. When civil war sweeps England she vows to remain neutral and aid the injured whether they be Royalist or Parliamentarian... -
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A Place Called Freedom by Ken Follett
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Scotland, 1766. Sentenced to a life of misery in the brutal coal mines, twenty-one-year-old Mack McAsh hungers for escape. His only the beautiful, highborn Lizzie Hallim, who is trapped in her own kind of hell. Though separated by politics and position, these two restless young people are bound by their passionate search for a place called freedom... -
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The Lark's Lament by Alan Gordon
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn 1204 A.D., the Fools' Guild is in hiding, under attack from the forces of Pope Innocent III. Theophilos and Claudia, jesters with the Guild, are sent to enlist the help of a former guild member - the minstrel Folquet, now the abbot Folq at a Cistercian monastery - to intercede with the pope on their behalf... -
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Baron Of Godsmere by Tamara Leigh
THE FEUD England, 1308. Three noblemen secretly gather to ally against their treacherous lord. But though each is elevated to a baron in his own right and given a portion of his lord’s lands, jealousy and reprisals lead to a twenty-five year feud, pitting family against family, passing father to son. THE DECREE England, 1333...Categorized as:
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Thirteenth Night by Alan Gordon
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTwelfth Night is for revelry, Thirteenth Night is for revelations... "Orsino is dead." The message sends the jester Feste, disguised as a German merchant, back to the duchy where, years earlier, he had foiled the plans of Saladin's agent, Malvolio, and secured the duchy for Orsino and his bride, Viola... -
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The Widow of Jerusalem by Alan Gordon
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratings1204 A.D. The Fools’ Guild is on the run from an increasingly intolerant Church. Arriving too late at the Guildhall to join them, the jester couple Theophilos and Claudia and their newborn daughter Portia must now flee the Papal army, having first risked their lives to steal, of all things, a tavern sign... -
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Between Two Fires by Mark Noce
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSaxon barbarians threaten to destroy medieval Wales. Lady Branwen becomes Wales' last hope to unite their divided kingdoms when her father betroths her to a powerful Welsh warlord, the Hammer King. But the fledgling alliance is fraught with enemies from within and without as Branwen becomes the target of assassination attempts and courtly intrigue... -
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The Thorn and the Blossom by Theodora Goss, Scott McKowen
Rated: 3.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOne enchanting romance. Two lovers keeping secrets. And a uniquely crafted book that binds their stories forever. When Evelyn Morgan walked into the village bookstore, she didn’t know she would meet the love of her life. When Brendan Thorne handed her a medieval romance, he didn’t know it would change the course of his future...Categorized as:
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