The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter
By: Theodora Goss
4.20
Format: 288 pages,
Based on some of literature's horror and science fiction classics, this is the story of a remarkabl…
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1. A Treacherous Curse (Veronica Speedwell, #3)
By: Deanna Raybourn
4.16
Format: 308 pages, Hardcover
London, 1888. As colorful and unfettered as the butterflies she collects, Victorian adventuress Ver… read more
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- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- mystery
- audiobook
"She drew in a deep breath, mastering herself. “Forgive me. My nerves are worked to pieces."-Deanna Raybourn, A Treacherous Curse (Veronica Speedwell, #3)
"You rise from your bed every day on two strong legs and can think only to complain that someone once spoke harshly to you."-Deanna Raybourn, A Treacherous Curse (Veronica Speedwell, #3)
"...life is not about achievement. It is about the effort. If one takes pleasure in every step, one enjoys the whole journey."-Deanna Raybourn, A Treacherous Curse (Veronica Speedwell, #3)
"Have you ever looked a starving beggar in the eye and thought that the privileges you enjoy are nothing more than a whim of the cosmos?"-Deanna Raybourn, A Treacherous Curse (Veronica Speedwell, #3)
2. A Perilous Undertaking (Veronica Speedwell, #2)
By: Deanna Raybourn
4.10
Format: 338 pages, Hardcover
London, 1887. At the Curiosity Club, a ladies-only establishment for daring and intrepid women, Vic… read more
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- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- mystery
- audiobook
"Gentlemen are champion sulkers so long as one doesn’t call the behavior by that name."-Deanna Raybourn, A Perilous Undertaking (Veronica Speedwell, #2)
"You do not yet know what it means to love someone more than yourself. I have no pride left, no delicacy. I cannot afford it. So I will tell you the truth: I wanted his happiness above all things."-Deanna Raybourn, A Perilous Undertaking (Veronica Speedwell, #2)
3. The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter
By: Theodora Goss
4.20
Format: 288 pages,
Based on some of literature's horror and science fiction classics, this is the story of a remarkabl… read more
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- historical
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
- mystery
- fantasy
- audiobook
4. A Curious Beginning (Veronica Speedwell, #1)
By: Deanna Raybourn
3.67
Format: 348 pages,
In her thrilling new series, Deanna Raybourn, the New York Timesbestselling author of the Lady Juli… read more
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5. The Truth (Discworld, #25; Industrial Revolution, #2)
By: Terry Pratchett , None
3.26
Format: 32 pages, Paperback
There's been a murder. Allegedly. William de Worde is the Discworld's first investigative journalis… read more
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6. Strange Practice (Dr. Greta Helsing, #1)
By: Vivian Shaw
5.00
Format: 30 pages, Kindle Edition
Meet Greta Helsing, fast-talking doctor to the undead. Keeping the supernatural community not-alive… read more
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7. A Dangerous Collaboration (Veronica Speedwell, #4)
By: Deanna Raybourn
4.29
Format: 336 pages, ebook
Victorian adventuress Veronica Speedwell is whisked off to a remote island off the tip of Cornwall … read more
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- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- mystery
- audiobook
"Lord Templeton-Vane bared his teeth in what a stupid person might have mistaken for a smile."-Deanna Raybourn, A Dangerous Collaboration (Veronica Speedwell, #4)
"It’s the cleverest thing I have ever seen,’ she pronounced. ‘At first glance, you look like any other countrywoman, but you can move like a man in it.’ ‘I can move like a scientist,’ I corrected. ‘An…"-Deanna Raybourn, A Dangerous Collaboration (Veronica Speedwell, #4)
"His lips twisted. ‘Met. So tame a word for it. It was not a meeting, Veronica. I was introduced to her and it was like finding a part of myself that had been somehow walking the earth without me. She…"-Deanna Raybourn, A Dangerous Collaboration (Veronica Speedwell, #4)
"A rush of pleasure surged through me. This was how it had so often been between us, repartee serving as the language of the heart for us. Where others might whisper little poetries, Stoker and I enga…"-Deanna Raybourn, A Dangerous Collaboration (Veronica Speedwell, #4)
8. The Three Witches and The Master
By: Max Nowaz
4.30
Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition
When a beautiful naked woman Eve, unexpectedly turns up at his back door, Adam, an amateur wizard, … read more
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- fantasy
- fiction
"Where’s my uncle?"-Max Nowaz, The Three Witches and The Master
"You can’t escape me, I’m coming for you soon,"-Max Nowaz, The Three Witches and The Master
"I haven’t got a clue why his bones disintegrated, but look at the bright side,"-Max Nowaz, The Three Witches and The Master
"He desperately tried to think of a story to explain his involvement in her sudden appearance, without mentioning the book of magic in his possession. "-Max Nowaz, The Three Witches and The Master
9. The Seventh Spark: Volume One – Knights of the Trinity
By: J.B. Lion
4.32
Format: 365 pages, Paperback
epic fantasy graphic fiction novel with mythologic and spiritual themes. read more
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- fantasy
- fiction
"Monster? Monster, you say?"-J.B. Lion, The Seventh Spark: Volume One – Knights of the Trinity
"The Order? Here inside such a weak soul?"-J.B. Lion, The Seventh Spark: Volume One – Knights of the Trinity
"Continue your search for the truth but remember one thing--all things are possible."-J.B. Lion, The Seventh Spark: Volume One – Knights of the Trinity
"Everyone is so enamored with the puppet; they never notice the man pulling the strings."-J.B. Lion, The Seventh Spark: Volume One – Knights of the Trinity
10. Taming Flame
By: Therisa Peimer
4.30
Format: 312 pages, Paperback
Flaminius's days of bouncing between beds are snatched away the instant he sets eyes on his perfect… read more
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- fantasy
- fiction
"Tightening his embrace around his wife and little Theo, he vowed, "I will do everything in my power to continue being worthy of the faith you have in me."-Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame
"Why do you have such faith in me, Aurelia?" "I've told you a million times that I love you, you make me feel safe and cherished, and you care deeply for our people. Why wouldn't I have faith in you?"-Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame
"I'm so proud of you I could burst, but in the interest of saving the poor cleaning staff the hassle, I would, instead, like to take you to our room and lick you from stem to stern until you beg me to…"-Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame
"A virgin," Flaminius smiled deviously. "I'll take her." Instantly, surprised chatter erupted. Mother Guardian held up her hand for silence. "You cannot be serious, Sire." "Oh, but I am," he replied w…"-Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame
11. His Forefathers and Mick
By: Michael G. Kramer
4.36
Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition
"His forefathers and Mick", traces the riveting saga of the Kramer family across three tumultuous g… read more
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"Adrian blew his whistle and shouted, “Attack and put too death all those who oppose the fatherland!"-Michael G. Kramer, His Forefathers and Mick
"Kurt said, “I have always wanted to wipe that self-satisfied smug look from the face of thee Prussian Pickle!"-Michael G. Kramer, His Forefathers and Mick
"Heinrich replied, “The fact that Kramer’s radio station has been wiped out by the British Navy in now classified information!"-Michael G. Kramer, His Forefathers and Mick
"Fritz Kramer said, “I cannot see why my treatment of my Chinese workers as equals should cause any German, American or British person any concern."-Michael G. Kramer, His Forefathers and Mick
12. Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master
By: K. Ritz
4.33
Format: 410 pages, Paperback
Synopsis: For five years Me’acca Mysuth Sheever has lived among his “sworn enemies,” pretending to … read more
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- historical
- fantasy
- fiction
- historical fiction
"At what point does faith become insanity?"-K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master
"Which is the greater sin? To care too much? Or too little?"-K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master
"Mead. O sweet elixir, Ye bless the lips and steal the wits. "-K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master
"This world would be a pleasant place if people didn’t inhabit it."-K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master
13. Bookshops & Bonedust (Legends & Lattes, #0)
By: Travis Baldree
4.20
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
When an injury throws a young, battle-hungry orc off her chosen path, she may find that what we nee… read more
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- fantasy
- fiction
- audiobook
"See you in the story past the story."-Travis Baldree, Bookshops & Bonedust (Legends & Lattes, #0)
14. A Grave Robbery (Veronica Speedwell, #9)
By: Deanna Raybourn
4.19
Format: 326 pages, Hardcover
Veronica and Stoker discover that not all fairy tales have happy endings, and some end in murder, i… read more
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- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- mystery
- audiobook
"A man cannot choose to die when he has not yet learnt to live." Stoker"-Deanna Raybourn, A Grave Robbery (Veronica Speedwell, #9)
"If I could have created a perfect woman, I could never have imagined you. But that is my failure. Not yours."-Deanna Raybourn, A Grave Robbery (Veronica Speedwell, #9)
"Not everyone shares your tendency to scorn the company of others." "Scorn the company of others! Thanks to you, I speak to entirely too many people, entirely too often."-Deanna Raybourn, A Grave Robbery (Veronica Speedwell, #9)
"Do you mean to dissuade me? Point out the flaws in my plan? Express your objections with vehemence and eloquence?" He tipped his head. "Actually, no." "Are you entirely well? Have you a fever? Should…"-Deanna Raybourn, A Grave Robbery (Veronica Speedwell, #9)
15. Isabella Warrior Queen
By: Michael G. Kramer
4.30
Format: None pages, ebook
The complete story of Isabella, her husband King Edward II, their son who was King Edward III and t… read more
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- historical
"Eliza answered, “My Lady, that was Sir Roger Mortimer!"-Michael G. Kramer, Isabella Warrior Queen
"Cynthia said, “How are things going for you with this birth?"-Michael G. Kramer, Isabella Warrior Queen
"When speaking to her husband, Isabella replied, Mon tresdoutz coer, (My very sweet heart) please do that and perhaps I shall be able to continue to perform official functions on your behalf!"-Michael G. Kramer, Isabella Warrior Queen
"On the 16th of Febuary 1312, when Isabella was aged sixteen years, the couple were at their hunting lodge when Edward suddenly took Isabella into his arms and began to kiss her and pay her a lot of a…"-Michael G. Kramer, Isabella Warrior Queen
16. Victor's Blessing
By: Barbara Sontheimer
4.34
Format: 582 pages, Paperback
Victor Gant, a 6'5" half-Osage blacksmith is an unusual hero for a Civil War love story. But Victor… read more
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- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
"Then wake up my sweet, wake up knowing that your future is to be happy, and that your heart will heal."-Barbara Sontheimer, Victor's Blessing
"Victor's tortured eyes blazed down at her, and for a moment she was afraid. Then he leaned down and dissolved into tears in the arms of Celena who was only six."-Barbara Sontheimer, Victor's Blessing
"He turned and smiled resolvedly at her. He knew no one else would ever understand that for Arvellen, sex only had to do with friendship and of pleasing one another, and nothing at all to do with wha…"-Barbara Sontheimer, Victor's Blessing
"I'm afraid!" She cried breaking free from his embrace. But this time, he refused to let her go. "No, no, no, you're not afraid of me! What am I...a foot and half taller than you and out weigh you b…"-Barbara Sontheimer, Victor's Blessing
17. Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries (Emily Wilde, #1)
By: Heather Fawcett
4.02
Format: 317 pages, Hardcover
A curmudgeonly professor journeys to a small town in the far north to study faerie folklore and dis… read more
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- fiction
- historical fiction
- fantasy
- audiobook
"How was it that I suddenly had faerie kings, plural, demanding to marry me?"-Heather Fawcett, Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries (Emily Wilde, #1)
"I could not tell if he was terrible at drawing cats or if he simply had a terrible cat."-Heather Fawcett, Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries (Emily Wilde, #1)
"Shadow padded up to me and put his head on my knee, all forgiven, as it always is with dogs. If I frightened my cat as I had Shadow, she'd ignore me for days, or possibly put a curse on me, but then …"-Heather Fawcett, Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries (Emily Wilde, #1)
"And you shall shut yourself away forever in those old stones with your books and your mysteries like a dragon with her hoard, having as little association with the living as possible and emerging onl…"-Heather Fawcett, Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries (Emily Wilde, #1)
18. Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands (Emily Wilde, #2)
By: Heather Fawcett
4.32
Format: 369 pages, Kindle Edition
When mysterious faeries from other realms appear at her university, curmudgeonly professor Emily Wi… read more
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- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- fantasy
- audiobook
"One of the guiding principles of dryadology,"-Heather Fawcett, Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands (Emily Wilde, #2)
"I may not be a miller's daughter, but you are not so different from the Folk as you think, Your Highness." I lifted her wineglass and dashed the remainder against her face, spilling it across her mou…"-Heather Fawcett, Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands (Emily Wilde, #2)
"I brushed the hair from his face. It is very soft--- ludicrously so, in fact, more like rabbit down or dandelion seed than human hair--- and I found I could not stop stroking it. He murmured somethin…"-Heather Fawcett, Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands (Emily Wilde, #2)
"Dr. Farris Rose has served as Department Head for over a decade, taking over from Letitia Barrister, who was abducted by a bogle in the Hebrides and returned several weeks later aged to approximately…"-Heather Fawcett, Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands (Emily Wilde, #2)
19. Manners and Monsters (Manners and Monsters, #1)
By: Tilly Wallace
3.97
Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition
A lady never reveals the true extent of her decay... Hannah Miles lives a quiet existence, helpi… read more
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- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- mystery
- fantasy
- audiobook
20. Grave Importance (Dr. Greta Helsing #3)
By: Vivian Shaw
4.14
Format: 397 pages, Paperback
A charmingly witty fantasy adventure in the world of Strange Practice, starring Dr. Greta Helsing, … read more
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- mystery
- fantasy
- fiction
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"All the forecasts were tentatively hopeful about the idea of it not actually continuing to rain for the remainder of ever, but Varney had his doubts. It really did seem slightly sinister."-Vivian Shaw, Grave Importance (Dr. Greta Helsing #3)
"Varney and Tefnakhte looked at Greta. After a moment she sighed, pushed her hair back. 'I don't know why everyone seems to think I'm the one in charge here; we're all equally making this up as we go …"-Vivian Shaw, Grave Importance (Dr. Greta Helsing #3)
"Grisaille let go of Ruthven and flopped face downward onto the duvet, with a creak of springs. 'I am never leaving this bed again,' he said, muffled by the covers. 'I am amalgamated with this bed. Th…"-Vivian Shaw, Grave Importance (Dr. Greta Helsing #3)
"The mummy Amennakht was over three thousand years old and on his third set of replacement fingers, but this didn't severely impact his typing speed. On a good day, he was capable of about sixty-five …"-Vivian Shaw, Grave Importance (Dr. Greta Helsing #3)
21. Dreadful Company (Dr. Greta Helsing, #2)
By: Vivian Shaw
4.15
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
Contemporary fantasy in the world of Strange Practice, starring Dr. Greta Helsing, whose family has… read more
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- mystery
- fantasy
- fiction
- audiobook
"You can’t possibly adopt stray French monsters; wherever would you put it?"-Vivian Shaw, Dreadful Company (Dr. Greta Helsing, #2)
"I suppose that’s a valid point. The four of us can hang around a little longer before we leave."-Vivian Shaw, Dreadful Company (Dr. Greta Helsing, #2)
"Winston was hovering in the archway, looking impatient, if a tattered bit of taffeta could look impatient."-Vivian Shaw, Dreadful Company (Dr. Greta Helsing, #2)
"It really did seem as if something thoroughly out-of-the-ordinary had been built into the structure from the very beginning; a significant proportion of the ironwork girders that supported it had bee…"-Vivian Shaw, Dreadful Company (Dr. Greta Helsing, #2)
