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When Elizabeth Bennet first meets eligible bachelor Fitzwilliam Darcy, she thinks him arrogant and conceited, while he struggles to remain indifferent to her good looks and lively mind. When she later discovers that Darcy has involved himself in the troubled relationship between his friend Bingley and her beloved sister Jane, she is determined to dislike him more than ever.
In the sparkling comedy of manners that follows, Jane Austen shows the folly of judging by first impressions and superbly evokes the friendships, gossip and snobberies of provincial middle-class life.Rated ‘1/5 – Glimpses and kisses’ for steam/spice/heat level.
2- This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me :
The page-turning politics of Game of Thrones meets the worlds-spanning romance of Outlander in this blockbuster new epic fantasy series from the #1 New York Times bestselling author duo Ilona Andrews.
DELUXE EDITION―featuring gorgeous sky blue sprayed edges!
When Maggie wakes up cold, filthy, and naked in a gutter, it doesn’t take her long to recognize Kair Toren, a city she knows intimately from the pages of the famously unfinished dark fantasy series she’s been obsessively reading and re-reading while waiting years for the final novel.
Her only tools for navigating this gritty world of rival warlords, magic, and mayhem? Her encyclopedic knowledge of the plot, the setting, and the characters’ ambitions and fates. But while she quickly discovers she cannot be killed (though many will try!), the same cannot be said for the living, breathing characters she’s coming to love―a motley band that includes a former lady’s maid, a deadly assassin, various outrageous magical creatures, and a dangerously appealing soldier. Soon, instead of trying to get home, she finds herself enmeshed in the schemes―and attentions―of dueling princes, dukes, and villains, all while trying to save them and the kingdom of Rellas from the way she knows their stories will end: in a cataclysmic war.
For fans of Samantha Shannon, Danielle L. Jensen, Sarah J. Maas, and isekai and portal fantasy, This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me is the beginning of the most epic adventure yet from genre powerhouse author duo Ilona Andrews.
A Kingdom Fallen. An Ancient Prophecy of Hope. A War for the Soul of the World.
When the holy city of Gilad falls to dark forces, more than a kingdom dies—an age ends.
From the ashes, three lives escape to fulfill divine destinies they never imagined.
Prince Moulakai, last heir of Gilad’s royal line, must overcome rage and despair to answer the call of prophecy—twelve young generals chosen by heaven to stand against the darkness. But can he lead them if pride and vengeance rule his heart?
Duke Adiel, his loyal uncle, walks through the darkest trial of his faith, guiding the now boy-king through treacherous paths toward surrender, knowing his obedience to God may be the realm’s only hope.
Shelumiel the Prophet warned of destruction no one would hear. Now he risks everything to obey God’s command to save his granddaughter—and a forgotten infant who may shape eternity.
In a world where divine intervention walks beside mortal choice, where visions reveal eternal truths, and where redemption is forged through suffering and grace, the stage is set for the most defining war between light and darkness in the history of Heiminum.
Book One begins in the ashes—an unhurried, deeply spiritual opening chapter that lays the foundation for the miracles, wars, and awakenings to come.
Some kingdoms fall. Others are forged in the fires of faith.
“The seductive and stunning #1 bestselling sequel to Sarah J. Maas’s spellbinding A Court of Thorns and Roses.
Feyre has undergone more trials than one human woman can carry in her heart. Though she’s now been granted the powers and lifespan of the High Fae, she is haunted by her time Under the Mountain and the terrible deeds she performed to save the lives of Tamlin and his people.
As her marriage to Tamlin approaches, Feyre’s hollowness and nightmares consume her. She finds herself split into two different people: one who upholds her bargain with Rhysand, High Lord of the feared Night Court, and one who lives out her life in the Spring Court with Tamlin. While Feyre navigates a dark web of politics, passion, and dazzling power, a greater evil looms. She might just be the key to stopping it, but only if she can harness her harrowing gifts, heal her fractured soul, and decide how she wishes to shape her future-and the future of a world in turmoil.
Bestselling author Sarah J. Maas’s masterful storytelling brings this second book in her dazzling, sexy, action-packed series to new heights.”
5- Draco Malfoy and the Mortifying Ordeal of Being in Love
Hermione straddles the magical and non-magical worlds as a medical researcher and Healer about to make a Big Discovery. Draco is an Auror assigned to protect her from forces unknown — to both of their displeasure.
Features hypercompetent, fiery Hermione and lazy, yet dangerous, Draco. Slow burn.
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