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Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"Sixteen-year-old Jared inherits the throne of Archenfield after his older brother, Prince Anders, is murdered. He relies on the twelve officers of the court to advise him but soon suspects one of them could be responsible for his brother's death and vows to hunt down the killer, who may be after Jared as well"--
Author
Series
Elemental blessings novels volume 1
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Zoe Ardelay, chosen to become the king's fifth wife, is a coru prime ruled by the elemental sign of water. She must return to the palace, not as an unwilling bride for the king, but a woman with power in her own right. But as Zoe unlocks more of the mysteries of her blood--and the secrets of the royal family--she must decide how to use her great power to rise above the deceptions and intrigue of the royal court.
6) Gilt
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Series
Royal circle volume 1
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
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Description
In 1539, Kitty Tylney and her best friend Cat Howard--the audacious, self-proclaimed "Queen of Misrule"--both servants to the Duchess of Norfolk, move to the court of King Henry VIII, who fancies Cat, and when Cat becomes queen, Kitty must learn to navigate the complexities and dangers of the royal court.
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Series
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Leto Atreides, Duke of Caladan and father of the Muad'Dib. While all know of his fall and the rise of his son, little is known about the quiet ruler of Caladan and his partner Jessica. Or how a Duke of an inconsequential planet earned an emperor's favor, the ire of House Harkonnen, and set himself on a collision course with his own death. This is the story."--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
The silk house trilogy volume 3
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
"Royal French Court intrigue surrounds a beautiful young and her dashing nobleman-husband as Queen Mother Catherine de Medici unfolds her devious scheme to preserve her erign. Rachelle Macquinet, coururiére from one of France's most celebrated silk-making families, is under palace arrest at Fountainebleau. while creating a royla gown, she is ensnared, along with her husband, Marquis Fabien de Vendome, in the Queen Mother's secret murderous scheme....
10) Written on silk
Author
Series
The silk house trilogy volume 2
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
"Rachelle Dushane-Macquinet, a coururiére from one of France's foremost silk making families, has been commissioned to make a magnificent gown for the Queen of England. But Rachelle feels uneasy. She occupies a precarious position in the court of the wicked Queen Mother, Catherine de Medici, who has not officially sanctioned her stay at the Cháteau de Silk. As Rachelle works on the gown, persecution rages against the French Protestants. When the...
Author
Series
Goblin emperor novels volume 1
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Katherine Addison returns at last to the world of The Goblin Emperor with this stand-alone sequel. When the young half-goblin emperor Maia sought to learn who had killed his father and half-brothers, he turned to an obscure resident of his Court, a Prelate of Ulis and a Witness for the Dead. Thara Celehar found the truth, though it did him no good to discover it. Now Celehar lives in the city of Amalo, far from the Court though not exactly in exile....
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Series
Mistborn novels volume 2
Language
English
Description
Elend Venture, the new Lord Ruler of Luthadel, faces enemy armies led by his father, Lord Straff, who are camped outside the city gates.
Author
Series
Warrior witch duology volume 2
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"The Empire of Vishir has lost its ruler, and the fight to save Seravesh from the Roven Empire is looking bleak. Moreover, Askia has been captured by power-hungry Emperor Radovan, who plans on making her his wife simply so he can take her magic as his own, killing her in the process ... The jewel Radovan has put around her neck will pull her power from her in thirty days. Worse, Vishir might not even have that long, as the two heirs to the throne...
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"In 1660, the Restoration of Stuart Monarchy in England returns Frances Stuart and her family to favor. Frances discards threadbare gowns and goes to gilded Fontainebleau Palace, where she soon catches the Sun King's eye. But Frances is no ordinary court beauty--she has Stuart secrets to keep and her family to protect. King Louis XIV turns vengeful when she rejects his offer to become his Official Mistress. He sends her to England with orders to seduce...
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Series
Song of ice and fire volume 1
Language
English
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In a land where summers can last decades and winters a lifetime, trouble is brewing. The cold is returning, and sinister forces are massing beyond the kingdom's protective Wall.
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Series
Seraphina volume 1
Language
English
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In a world where dragons and humans coexist in an uneasy truce and dragons can assume human form, Seraphina, whose mother died giving birth to her, grapples with her own identity amid magical secrets and royal scandals, while she struggles to accept and develop her extraordinary musical talents.
17) A clash of kings
Author
Series
Song of ice and fire volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
THE BOOK BEHIND THE SECOND SEASON OF GAME OF THRONES, AN ORIGINAL SERIES NOW ON HBO. A CLASH OF KINGS A comet the color of blood and flame cuts across the sky. And from the ancient citadel of Dragonstone to the forbidding shores of Winterfell, chaos reigns. Six factions struggle for control of a divided land and the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms, preparing to stake their claims through tempest, turmoil, and war. It is a tale in which brother...
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Series
Folk of the air volume 3
Language
English
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As the exiled Queen of Faerie, Jude must travel back to Elfhame to help her twin sister, Taryn, and uncover how to break a dark curse threatening the whole Faerie world.
19) The cruel prince
Author
Series
Folk of the air volume 1
Language
English
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Enemies To Lovers - Adult/YA
Fantastical Fiction - YA
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Description
Jude, seventeen and mortal, gets tangled in palace intrigues while trying to win a place in the treacherous High Court of Faerie, where she and her sisters have lived for a decade.
20) The wicked king
Author
Series
Folk of the air volume 2
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
As seneschal to High King Cardan, Jude must fight to keep control of the Faerie throne while her younger brother, Oak, enjoys the childhood she never knew.
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