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Fury of the Queen by A.E. Rayne
Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFour months after the Battle of Tromsund, the Alekkan landscape looks very different.Reinar has taken his people to Slussfall, where winter’s grip remains strong. There is no sign of Ulfinnur, God of Winter, and he fears that Alari has captured him, intending to keep the sea permanently frozen. For if the sea remains frozen, no ships can sail to Oss, seeking the help of the Islanders... -
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Heart of the King by A.E. Rayne
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe race to Ottby is on!Having heard Gudrum’s threats and Alys’ warnings, Reinar is desperate to head South, back to his family. Though he must be patient. His army is far behind him, and Reinar knows he’ll need every pair of hands to get their fleet back home.Waiting with his brother, Sigurd is looking forward to his reunion with Raf, unaware that she is now with Gudrum... -
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![Wrath of the Sun: An Epic Fantasy Adventure by A.E. Rayne]()
Wrath of the Sun: An Epic Fantasy Adventure by A.E. Rayne
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWe are at the end of the series, and it is time to choose sides...After three months of relative peace, Alekka is about to be jolted by a seismic shift, for ambitious lords and vengeful gods have only been biding their time, choosing their allies, hiding from their enemies, deciding when to make their move. And that time is now... -
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Shield-Maiden: Gambit of Swords by Melanie Karsak
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA broken prince.A shield-maiden bent on vengeance.A Viking world set on fire.With the war against the Gauls over and Angantyr crowned king, everything should have been peaceful. But the arrival of Prince Hlod and its devastating consequences have brought nothing but heartache and darkness... -
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The Blood Debt by Duncan M. Hamilton
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsA blade fit for a hero. An army for a tyrant. A reckoning long awaited, and a tale reaching its end. The riveting conclusion to the Wolf of the North trilogy by Duncan M... -
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Shield-Maiden: Under the Dark Moon by Melanie Karsak
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsFor Odin’s chosen, all roads lead to Valhalla.With Gudmund dead, Hervor and Hofund are crowned queen and king of Grund. The pair soon discover that ruling a Viking land is not without difficulty. Enemies from without and within threaten the new rulers. While her dreams are the same, Hervor’s future becomes unclear. The gods have grown silent... -
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The Queen's Shadow by Alexandra St Pierre
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRaven and Rycon are on a warpath to reclaim what was stolen from them.As Raven fights to protect those she loves, she must also somehow manage to build political allies for the looming war...Categorized as:
fated-mates fantasy forced proximity contemporary suspense from hate to love length-epic -
![Heart of a Valkyrie by Melanie Karsak]()
Heart of a Valkyrie by Melanie Karsak
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBorn hearing the call of Valkyries.Dreaming of distant shores.Torn between the past and the future.Destined to become a legend.<-b>Iceland, 976—Freydis Eiriksdottir, born to a völva mother and berserker father, lives a quiet life on her remote farmstead in Iceland. Busy dreaming of the sea and haunted by the loss of her mother, she has no idea what the Norns have in store for her... -
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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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Jorundyr's Path by Duncan M. Hamilton
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsBook 2 of the Wolf of the North trilogy. Jorundyr's Path is walked only by the brave. It is survived only by the strong.As Wulfric pursues Adalhaid's Blood Debt, he soon learns that the path to revenge is never easy, and the desires of men and the will of gods rarely meet. Aethelman seeks answers to questions long ignored. Rodulf chases power and wealth... -
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Shield-Maiden: Winternights Gambit by Melanie Karsak
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn heir to ashes.A princess without a throne.Ervie, the daughter of the warrior-shaman Jarl Mjord and the völva Lady Blomma, was born to rule two jarldoms and wield a magical bloodline reaching to Asgard itself. But the Norns have not been kind. Her father dead, now all she has is a famous name and a lingering sense of what might have been...Categorized as:
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![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 ratingsTravel 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... -
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Don't STAHP Believing by Susi Hawke, Crista Crown
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe third to last thing Saint Montoya ever expected is for his brother Anthony to leave STAHP, the vigilante group he'd been leading for nearly two decades. The second to last thing he expected is for Anthony to ask him to step into his role as leader. And the absolutely last thing he expected was to find his fated mate.And yet they all happened on the same day... -
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Web of Bones by Kelly Lucille
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Dragon's thought they had ended the blood mage threat once and for all, but Melisande is still dreaming of death and blood, and when she is harmed by what should only be a dream, they take action. Now on a quest with the formidable General Solan Fire-Eater, Commander of the Dragon Knights, she must face her darkest fears, and the blood mage who once tortured her and marked her as his mate... -
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![The Elven Healer's Apprentice by Elisa Rae]()
The Elven Healer's Apprentice by Elisa Rae
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMerlon, the king of Eldarlan’s healer, hides his soft heart beneath a prickly exterior. Despite a traumatic childhood, he strives to excel as a healer and an elf. But he gets more than he bargained for when he rescues a human woman from certain death right before being snared in the curse put on the king of Eldarlan... -
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All the Chaos of Constellations by Hillary Raymer
The stars never lie. Novalise has until the end of Midsummer to marry, but when fate binds her to a male who wants nothing to do with her, she finds herself uncertain of what to do—choose a husband on her own or let her brother decide for her. When a notorious assassin arrives with a tempting solution to her problem, Novalise strikes a bargain in hopes of winning her mate’s heart... -
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Marked For Menace by Susan Hayes
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe survived impact… But her dreams burned up on re-entry. Spending her inheritance on a luxury cruise is the most reckless thing Hope has ever done, and she’s loving every second of it… right up to the explosion.Now she’s stuck on a strange planet filled with countless dangers and just one chance to survive. The problem? He’s huge, scarred, and the scariest thing on this planet... -
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Sundered by Bethany Adams
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsA life in shambles Lyr might be a powerful elven lord in charge of thousands, but his personal life is a disaster. Just the month before, a daughter he’d never known existed arrived from Earth, giving him news of his lost love’s death. Since then, he has been betrayed, captured, and almost murdered. And though his enemy was defeated, Lyr’s wounds never seem to heal... -
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Blackmailing the Alien Bride Lottery by Margo Bond Collins
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI will do whatever it takes to get what I want . . . and what I want is to avoid going to jail on Earth.So when I learn that Vos Klavoii, the Alien Bride Games Administrator, has a secret he'll do anything to keep, I decide I will use the information to blackmail my way into the Bride Lottery.Now I just have to find a Khanavai warrior who won't ask too many questions before agreeing to marry me... -
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The Lynx Soul by Amy Sumida
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsMy real life began the day I decided to die.After being captured and tortured by the Farungal Queen, I vowed that I wouldn't let her win, even if it meant my death. But when I jumped from her battlements, taking my own life instead of allowing her to turn me into a monster, I caught the attention of a goddess, a group of magical beasts, and a fae warlord... -
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Squire Derel by Rachel Ford
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the fires of war and death, she'll make her own destiny.Ana Derel was never meant to be a knight protector. She was never meant to be a squire. She was supposed to marry well, and raise sons who would become knight protectors.Ana had other plans. After years of hard work, Squire Ana Derel has earned the respect of her peers. She's a crack shot, and lethal with a blade... -
![Blow: Three Little Pigs Retold by Demelza Carlton]()
Blow: Three Little Pigs Retold by Demelza Carlton
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThree sisters. An absent prince who promised to protect them. And the wolf is at the door...Once upon a time...When war breaks out, Rudolf promises Portia and her sisters he will protect them. But his father falls in battle, and Rudolf is forced to return home to command his father's armies.Shifting alliances turn Portia and her family from friends to sworn enemies... -
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The Timeless Trials by A.C. Guess
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn Orogi, time is currency. Earn enough, and you can live forever; fall short, and you will meet an untimely death.Rae's time is running out.When she is selected as the first female to participate in the Timeless Trials, the brutal games meant to entertain the rich, Rae knows it's a death sentence. Only one can survive the games.But if she can survive a little longer.. -
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Inanna by Emily H. Wilson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn enthralling and lyrical fantasy debut, and the first in an incredible new trilogy re-telling The Epic of Gilgamesh, perfect for readers of Madeline Miller's Circe and Jennifer Saint's Ariadne .A tale brimming with warring gods, rebellious humans, and the goddess of love caught between them whose destiny has the power to transform the shape of the world... -
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![A King to be Feared: Gay Harem by Brea Alepoú]()
A King to be Feared: Gay Harem by Brea Alepoú
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsWith great power comes great destruction. Or something like that….. Titos has never been powerful, but as he continues to gain more keepers his power grows. It’s almost too much. He finds out more of what it means to be a soul eater and why his kind has been practically wiped out. He has to stand tall, be a king, and defend his home... -
![A Prison of Ink and Ice: A Snow Queen Retelling by Rebecca F. Kenney]()
A Prison of Ink and Ice: A Snow Queen Retelling by Rebecca F. Kenney
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsWhat happens when the fated mates doubt their destiny and go through the most brutal kind of marriage counseling thanks to a villain? In this Snow Queen retelling, Lir and Louisa endure a hellish experience on their way to that happy ending. (This is a short novel in the Wicked Darlings series... -
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To Steal a Bride by Daniela A. Mera
People travel to the Enduar Mountains for two reasons: death or diamonds. Estela isn't supposed to find love.As a slave to the Giant King, Estela's life is an endless torment. Her sole hope is to escape with her half-brother and find refuge among the elves.Teo, the Troll King, is desperate. His people are dying, and he's running out of options... -
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Viking Tales by Jennie Hall
Rated: 3.82 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsJennie Hall (1875-1921) was the author of Viking Tales (1902) and Buried Cities (3 volumes) (1922). Iceland is a little country far north in the cold sea. Men found it and went there to live more than a thousand years ago. During the warm season they used to fish and make fish-oil and hunt sea-birds and gather feathers and tend their sheep and make hay. But the winters were long and dark and cold... -
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The Compeer by Jamie Applegate Hunter
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen the humans destroyed the Earth, the gods were forced to wipe it clean and start anew. They created four immortal kings blessed with elemental powers to keep the peace among the new world and regulate their land’s climate... -
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Maybe in Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid
From the acclaimed author of Forever, Interrupted and After I Do comes a breathtaking new novel about a young woman whose fate hinges on the choice she makes after bumping into an old flame; in alternating chapters, we see two possible scenarios unfold—with stunningly different results. At the age of twenty-nine, Hannah Martin still has no idea what she wants to do with her life...
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