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Princess Sun has finally come of age. Growing up in the shadow of her mother, Eirene, has been no easy task. The legendary queen-marshal did what everyone thought impossible: expel the invaders and build Chaonia into a magnificent republic, one to be respected - and feared. But the cutthroat ambassador corps and conniving noble houses have never ceased to scheme - and they have plans that need Sun to be removed as heir, or better yet, dead. To survive, the princess must rely on her wits and companions: her biggest rival, her secret lover, and a dangerous prisoner of war.
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A generous three stars
- By Moxie on 04-26-21
By: Kate Elliott
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Wolf Healer
- The Jade Stone Chronicles, Book 1
- By: Huckleberry Rahr
- Narrated by: Andrea Kummer
- Length: 9 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Jade Stone cherishes her family. With loving parents and a supportive community, the 15-year-old queer soon-to-be werewolf can’t wait to take her place in the pack as a healer. But when she’s invited to vacation in Florida, she discovers the shocking existence of werepanthers…after one bites her.
By: Huckleberry Rahr
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Beauty and the Beast
- By: K'Anne Meinel
- Narrated by: Nicola Casey
- Length: 14 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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A tale for the ages. A love that transcends time. Princess Gabrielle is required to marry a man to provide an heir for her family’s kingdom, but she is in love with her childhood best friend Rosie, who has secrets and obligations of her own. A horrendous mistake changes their fate forever… Charmaine, an innocent reborn into another time, can free them all from the curse that befell them if she can just discover the love that they once had. This is not your normal happily ever after….
By: K'Anne Meinel
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Alcestis
- By: Katharine Beutner
- Narrated by: Samara Naeymi
- Length: 10 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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In Greek myth, Alcestis is known as the ideal wife; she loved her husband so much that she died and went to the underworld in his place. But who was Alcestis before she was married? Other than her love for Admetus, what circumstances led her to make this ultimate sacrifice? And what happened to her in the three days she spent in the underworld?
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The Blue, Beautiful World
- A Novel
- By: Karen Lord
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 9 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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The world is changing, and humanity must change with it. Rising seas and soaring temperatures have radically transformed the face of Earth. Meanwhile, Earth is being observed from afar by other civilizations . . . and now they are ready to make contact.
By: Karen Lord
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Servant of the Underworld
- Obsidian and Blood, Book 1
- By: Aliette de Bodard
- Narrated by: John Telfer
- Length: 13 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Year One-Knife, Tenochtitlan – the capital of the Aztecs. The end of the world is kept at bay only by the magic of human sacrifice. A priestess disappears from an empty room drenched in blood. Acatl, high priest, must find her, or break the boundaries between the worlds of the living and the dead. But how do you find someone, living or dead, in a world where blood sacrifices are an everyday occurrence and the very gods stalk the streets?
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A Nice Change of Pace in Fantasy
- By Paul Houser on 09-20-17
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Rain City Gothic
- By: Peter D. Baker
- Narrated by: SM Stoker
- Length: 8 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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She’s trained with him. She’s hunted with him. She’s killed with him. Now he’s missing. After the loss of her mother years ago, he is all she has left, and she will do whatever she can to find him. They had made a pact, a rule never to be broken: If we don't hear anything after three days, we investigate. Three days passed. Now Bethany must take all her years of training, all the skills she developed, and leave the place she’s called home her whole life.
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Creative take
- By Bonnie Klauber on 02-21-24
By: Peter D. Baker
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Second Chances
- Emerald Lake Prep, Book 1
- By: Alisha Williams
- Narrated by: Bridget Bordeaux, Jake Bordeaux
- Length: 14 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Okay! So breaking into my workplace after hours to steal money and then running from the cops, may not have been my brightest idea. But I desperately needed the money, cuz a girl’s gotta eat, right? They gave me a choice; go to juvie for eighteen months or spend two years at some fancy prep school for misguided kids. What I wasn't expecting to find at this prep school was my EX best friend, Oliver and his two friends.
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Another Amazing story
- By Shanee Jones on 04-14-24
By: Alisha Williams
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Madeleine
- By: Emma Nichols
- Narrated by: Jessica Jeffries
- Length: 9 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Madeleine isn’t like other grieving war widows. Claudette isn’t like other young French women. As their lives collide, Madeleine and Claude will discover a depth of connection and desire they never knew could exist. Can their love flourish in post-WW2 France or will their past derail their future?
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Amazing!!
- By Kristina on 12-25-19
By: Emma Nichols
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Trans Crypto
- By: BJ Slippy
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 3 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Sci-Fi Transgender Adventures From the over-populated cities of Earth to the colonies on Mars, our brave hero does what she can to bring the bad guys to justice. Along the way, she has some strange and sexy times.
By: BJ Slippy
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The Temp
- By: Donna Jay
- Narrated by: Sylvie Taylor
- Length: 7 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Driven and efficient businesswoman Vivienne Alexander reluctantly finds herself at a speed-dating night after her friend buys her a ticket. It'll probably be a waste of time anyway, she tells herself. She doesn’t need a relationship to make her whole. So, when an alluring stranger with bright smiles and a riot of auburn hair predicts Vivienne will be in her bed by the end of the night, she’s not sure which is more surprising: the sheer cockiness or the thrill that shoots through her.
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meh
- By Scheliece Sankey on 05-03-24
By: Donna Jay
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Fractured Fables
- Containing A Spindle Splintered and A Mirror Mended
- By: Alix E. Harrow
- Narrated by: Amy Landon
- Length: 7 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Follow professional fairy-tale fixer Zinnia Gray as she helps women get the endings they deserve! First, Sleeping Beauty in A Spindle Splintered, fractured and reimagined. And then, Snow White's Evil Queen in A Mirror Mended!
By: Alix E. Harrow