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  • The Robber Knight by Robert Thier

    The Robber Knight by Robert Thier

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    When you are fighting for the freedom of your people, falling in love with your enemy is not a great idea. Sir Reuben, the dreaded robber knight, has long been Ayla’s deadliest enemy. She swore he would hang for his crimes. Now they are both trapped in her castle as the army of a far greater enemy approaches, and they have only one chance: stand together, or fall...
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    medieval  high fantasy  fantasy  humor  historical
  • Lord of Shadows by Tanya Anne Crosby

    Lord of Shadows by Tanya Anne Crosby

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    The epic finale of the Daughters of Avalon! Medieval romance with a sprinkling of fantasy.Rhiannon's destiny is fated from the moment of her birth. She and her dewine sisters must defeat an ancient evil, or Britain itself will go the way of Avalon...
    Categorized as:
    medieval  high fantasy  historical  fantasy
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  • The Robber Knight's Love by Robert Thier

    The Robber Knight's Love by Robert Thier

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Ayla has uncovered a terrible secret: the man she loves is in fact her worst enemy. As a mighty army gathers to destroy her and her people, she must ask herself: will he join them to destroy her? Must she cut him out of her heart to survive? Or is there another way—a way to forgiveness and... love? Special Edition with secret chapters revealed and insights into Sir Reuben’s mysterious past...
    Categorized as:
    medieval  high fantasy  historical  fantasy
  • Shield-Maiden: Gambit of Swords by Melanie Karsak

    Shield-Maiden: Gambit of Swords by Melanie Karsak

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A 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...
  • Shield-Maiden: Under the Dark Moon by Melanie Karsak

    Shield-Maiden: Under the Dark Moon by Melanie Karsak

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    For 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...
  • A Song for Arbonne by Guy Gavriel Kay

    A Song for Arbonne by Guy Gavriel Kay

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 27 ratings
    Based on the troubadour culture that rose in Provence during the High Middle Ages, this panoramic, absorbing novel beautifully creates an alternate version of the medieval world...
  • The Rebel's Queen by Tanya Bird

    The Rebel's Queen by Tanya Bird

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    A rising king. A falling queen. An unimaginable love.Queen Cora is married to a monster. Three years she has played wife, and all she has to show for it is a marked face, an empty womb, and a bitter taste in her mouth best washed away with wine. It is a good thing she is made of something solid, because marriage is a life sentence. Or is it? The rebel prince is coming for the crown...
    Categorized as:
    medieval  high fantasy  fantasy  historical
  • Shield-Maiden: Under the Blood Moon by Melanie Karsak

    Shield-Maiden: Under the Blood Moon by Melanie Karsak

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    As the blood moon rises, the shadow of Ragnarok falls on Uppsala.With the dark days in Dalr behind them, Hervor and Hofund journey to Grund. Hervor’s focus turns to tracking down the sea kings and taking vengeance, but she soon finds that life in Grund is convoluted. Family grudges, secret alliances, and shady friendships abound in the capital...
  • Shield-Maiden: Under the Hunter's Moon by Melanie Karsak

    Shield-Maiden: Under the Hunter's Moon by Melanie Karsak

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    When the gods play in mortals’ lives, the only certain outcome is uncertainty. Especially when that god is Loki. In the course of a night, I found out my entire life was a lie. Now, Yrsa, Eydis, and I will set off to recover Tyrfing. I must leave Dalr—and the dream I’d shared with Hofund—behind. Eydis is sure the gods have a plan for me. I hope she’s right...
  • The Last Arrow by Marsha Canham

    The Last Arrow by Marsha Canham

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 13 ratings
    The Last Arrow The Prince of Darkness She caught him trespassing on her family's lands, the sensuous and mysterious knight who had come to Normandy to challenge her brother, Robin, in the tournament at Chateau Gaillard.  Brenna Wardieu's well-honed instincts warned her that Griffyn Renaud was no ordinary mercenary...
  • Shield-Maiden: Winternights Gambit by Melanie Karsak

    Shield-Maiden: Winternights Gambit by Melanie Karsak

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    An 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...
  • 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 ratings
    Travel 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...
  • The Border Series: Box Set by Cecelia Mecca

    The Border Series: Box Set by Cecelia Mecca

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The first three books plus a bonus prequel novella in the bestselling Border Series: The Ward's Bride, The Thief's Countess, The Lord's Captive and The Chief's Maiden. THE WARD'S BRIDE: PREQUEL NOVELLA English knight Sir Adam Dayne is offered the ultimate prize by the earl who raised him: lordship of Langford castle...
  • Shield-Maiden: Under the Thunder Moon by Melanie Karsak

    Shield-Maiden: Under the Thunder Moon by Melanie Karsak

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Under the thunder moon, the war-horn will sound, and Odin’s Valkyrie will rise.Reunited with Hofund, and with Bolmsö safe from its enemies, Hervor takes her place as jarl. But the All-Father has bigger plans for his favorite shield-maiden. When Hervor learns that Jarl Bjartmar has vowed vengeance on Leif, she knows she must stand by her cousin...
  • Shield-Maiden: Under the Howling Moon by Melanie Karsak

    Shield-Maiden: Under the Howling Moon by Melanie Karsak

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Chosen by Odin. Destined for Valhalla. In my dreams, Odin whispers to me. He tells me I’m destined to wield a legendary sword.He tells me my road will bring me to Valhalla.But when I wake, I’m only Hervor. Fatherless. Unloved. Unwanted. Jarl Bjartmar, my grandfather, calls me cursed. My mother, her memories stolen by the gods, has forgotten me...
  • Saphyre Snow (Fairy Tale Collection) by Marcia Lynn McClure

    Saphyre Snow (Fairy Tale Collection) by Marcia Lynn McClure

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The fire burned hot and red in the pit, and Saphyre's eyes again began to long for the sweet respite of slumber. Still, she dared not close them for a moment in the presence of these strangers, and so it was she continued to study the men—wonder of their lives before the keep—and their secrets...
  • She Walks in Power by MaryLu Tyndall

    She Walks in Power by MaryLu Tyndall

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From Award-Winning Author, MaryLu Tyndall, comes an exciting Medieval Romance surrounding the Spear of Destiny! Alexia D'Clere didn't ask to be Protector of the Spear, but after her dying mother gave her the tiny metal object and made her promise to keep it safe, she had no choice...
  • Scent of a Wolf: Great Falls Academy, Episode 3 by Alex Lidell

    Scent of a Wolf: Great Falls Academy, Episode 3 by Alex Lidell

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Lera isn’t a hero. The world doesn’t know that. Lera needs to keep her head down—not an easy feat when a giant gray wolf with a fondness for her dorm room starts roaming the Academy...
  • The Eagle and the Raven by Pauline Gedge, Donna Gillespie

    The Eagle and the Raven by Pauline Gedge, Donna Gillespie

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Spanning three generations, this historical novel tells the tale of Boudicca, the most famous warrior of ancient Britain, and Caradoc, the son of a Celtic king, who sets out to unite the people of the Raven and lead them against Rome. Caradoc's objective is not easily accomplished as the Roman army advances into Britain, raping Celtic women and burning villages to the ground...
  • The Majestic Impostor by Tanya Bird

    The Majestic Impostor by Tanya Bird

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    A relentless love. An impossible choice. Companions are the kingdom’s most beautiful and educated women—possessions of Syrasan’s royal men. Aldara has left the Companion life behind her. Having returned south to her family, she thought all ties to her prince severed. She was wrong. Now she has a secret—one she must keep in order to protect the people she loves...
  • The King's Obsession by Tanya Bird

    The King's Obsession by Tanya Bird

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Love is long-suffering… but she has suffered long enough. Behind every Companion is a mentor who must prepare her for the role. For nine years, Petra has existed within the castle walls. For nine years, the king has taken whatever he pleases—even her son. When tragedy strikes, Petra realises she can either accept her fate or run from it...
    Categorized as:
    medieval  high fantasy  fantasy  historical
  • Warrior of Sapphire and Steel by Violet Froste

    Warrior of Sapphire and Steel by Violet Froste

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 5 ratings
    Svagnar is the ferocious warrior jarl of Arkavic. To stop the neighbouring king from constantly attacking his country, he's formed an audacious plan: he will abduct his enemy's daughter and make her his wife, hoping that tying their countries together through marriage will end the war. But the last thing he intends is to become dangerously attracted to his stolen bride...
  • Embittered by K.M. Shea

    Embittered by K.M. Shea

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Peace rules in Camelot, and Britt is satisfied with her life as the stand in for King Arthur. Or she was, until Lancelot shows up. Britt is forced by Merlin to welcome the young knight into her courts, and life goes downhill from there. King Leodegrance ,a close ally who also happens to have the Round Table, which Britt dearly wants, is attacked by the foul Duke Maleagent...
  • Spark City by Robert J. Power

    Spark City by Robert J. Power

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    An alternate cover edition of this ASIN can be found here. Erroh has a plan. A simple plan. It’ll never work. Young warrior, Erroh, is destined for a life of duty and tradition. By birth-right, the mysterious trials of The Cull await him. A chance to win the greatest prize Spark City can offer. However, he’d rather spend his days drinking, gambling and travelling the roads as a free man...
  • Enchanted by K.M. Shea

    Enchanted by K.M. Shea

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    After she is successfully crowned King of Britain and vanquishes those opposed to her rule, Britt thought life would settle down and she could peacefully pretend to be the real King Arthur and search for the lost Round Table. However, her enemies aren’t cowed yet...
  • Alamut by Judith Tarr

    Alamut by Judith Tarr

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A knight from across the sea, a beleaguered kingdom, a spirit of fire with a deadly secret. For close to a hundred years the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem has stood with its thin line of fortresses against the combined power of the world of Islam. Now the Sultan Saladin has declared war against the young Leper King...
    Categorized as:
    medieval  high fantasy  fantasy  historical
  • The Road to Avalon by Joan Wolf, Mary Jo Putney

    The Road to Avalon by Joan Wolf, Mary Jo Putney

    Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The pageantry and passionate intrigues of King Arthur’s court are expertly re-created in this historical novel—the only Arthurian novel in which all of the central characters are portrayed as intrinsically good people. This realistic retelling of the legend shows Arthur severing the bonds of bastardy, vanquishing the Saxons, and loving one woman...
  • Giver of Roses by Kathleen Morgan

    Giver of Roses by Kathleen Morgan

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A fascinating world engaged in an epic conflict. After a grueling, three-year siege, Vartan Karayan, royal heir of Gadiel, is the only obstacle between the enemy and his beloved city of Astara. Yet when an invincible adversary leaves him critically wounded, the true battle has just begun...
  • Marked by Fire by Mia West

    Marked by Fire by Mia West

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Eighteen-year-old Arthur burns for two things: a warrior’s ink, and Bedwyr, his older brother’s friend and shield-mate. Though the warlord’s son is beyond his reach, a Saxon incursion finally brings Arthur’s chance at the tattoo that will brand him a fighter. But when he abandons his training in the heat of battle, his reckless ambition costs Bedwyr his sword hand...
  • The Fifth Knight by Jesikah Sundin, Claire Luana

    The Fifth Knight by Jesikah Sundin, Claire Luana

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Four cursed knights. One Warrior Princess. A faerie sword that binds their lives together. Fionna’s only hope to save her family lies across the Irish Sea. As a warrior princess of Ulster, the rival clann holding her father and sister for ransom knows she’ll pay any price to get them back. But even she couldn’t predict the task set before her—to steal a faerie sword from a king...
  • Enthroned by K.M. Shea

    Enthroned by K.M. Shea

    Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    After posing with a rusty sword for a photo in a British graveyard, Britt Arthurs is pulled through time all the way back to the age of King Arthur where the shockingly young and handsome Merlin is waiting for her. The wizard has some bad news: the real Arthur has run off with a shepherdess, and whoever pulls the sword from the stone is to become the King of England...
  • How to Catch a Sinful Marquess by Amy Rose Bennett

    How to Catch a Sinful Marquess by Amy Rose Bennett

    Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    A reserved debutante and a former soldier make an unlikely but fated match as they hasten for the Isle of Skye. Orphaned heiress Olivia de Vere should have the world--or at least the men of the ton--at her feet. But when she's thrown out of a young ladies' academy, Olivia doubts she'll ever find someone who will love her, rather than her bank account...
  • Lady Knight by L.-J. Baker

    Lady Knight by L.-J. Baker

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Rhiannon, outcast and female knight, seeks a cause worthy of a chivalric hero in a medieval world of magic and misogyny. Eleanor, a wealthy widow, has given up all hero of finding passionate love and her perfect knight - until she meets Rhiannon. Aveline, a powerful priestess, needs a warrior for her secret mission of starting a holy war...
    Categorized as:
    medieval  high fantasy  f-f  historical  fantasy  magic  queer
  • Wildfire by Sarah Micklem

    Wildfire by Sarah Micklem

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The highly anticipated second book in Sarah Micklem's literary fantasy trilogy that began with the critically acclaimed debut, "Firethorn." Sarah Micklem brings her lush prose and rich imagination to the second installment of this epic trilogy, set in an imaginary world as real as history and as marvelous as legend...
    Categorized as:
    medieval  high fantasy  historical  fantasy
  • Between Two Fires by Mark Noce

    Between Two Fires by Mark Noce

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Saxon barbarians threaten to destroy medieval Wales. Lady Branwen becomes Wales' last hope to unite their divided kingdoms when her father betroths her to a powerful Welsh warlord, the Hammer King. But the fledgling alliance is fraught with enemies from within and without as Branwen becomes the target of assassination attempts and courtly intrigue...
  • The Orlando innamorato by Matteo Maria Boiardo

    The Orlando innamorato by Matteo Maria Boiardo

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Orlando innamorato. 418 Pages...
  • Black Knight, Volume 01 by Kai Tsurugi

    Black Knight, Volume 01 by Kai Tsurugi

    Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Zeke O'Brien may have his eyes on the title of Black Knight--the highest honor that can be bestowed upon a knight in the kingdom of Aran--but he's also after another prize: The young prince, Chris! Black Knight is a sweeping romantic epic about the relationship between the prince of a medieval kingdom and his loyal guardsman, as they embark on a life-long relationship fraught with danger,...
    Categorized as:
    medieval  high fantasy  fantasy  historical
  • Guinevere: A Medieval Romance by Lavinia Collins

    Guinevere: A Medieval Romance by Lavinia Collins

    Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    "Guinevere takes no prisoners. Lavinia Collins gives us a fierce and feisty Guinevere who can challenge any of the knights of the Round Table in love, in war, and in her adventurous spirit." Kenneth Abel (author of Bait) All three books of the stunning Arthurian romance The Guinevere Trilogy available as a single volume at a superb price...
  • Lady Robyn by R. Garcia y Robertson

    Lady Robyn by R. Garcia y Robertson

    Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The author of two highly praised novels, The Spiral Dance and American Woman , R.. Garcia y Robertson returns with a charming time-travel romance sequence. In Knight Errant , Robyn Stafford, a young American woman hiking in England near the Welsh border, was swept back in time to the 1460s, the age of the War of the Roses...
    Categorized as:
    medieval  high fantasy  fantasy  historical
  • The Raven Queen by Jules Watson

    The Raven Queen by Jules Watson

    Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In this dazzling retelling of one of Ireland’s most stirring legends, acclaimed author Jules Watson brings to life the story of Maeve, the raven queen, who is as fierce as she is captivating.   She was born to be a pawn, used to secure her father’s royal hold on his land. She was forced to advance his will through marriage—her own desires always thwarted...
    Categorized as:
    medieval  high fantasy  fantasy  historical
  • Avelynn by Marissa Campbell

    Avelynn by Marissa Campbell

    Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    One extraordinary Saxon noblewoman and one fearless Viking warrior find passion and danger in this dazzling and sensuous debut Marissa Campbell's debut novel is a winning combination of romance, history, and adventure sure to appeal to fans of Diana Gabaldon. It is 869...
  • Prince of Dreams: A Tale of Tristan and Esyllte by Nancy McKenzie

    Prince of Dreams: A Tale of Tristan and Esyllte by Nancy McKenzie

    Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It is a generation after the fall of Camelot. The legendary figures of Britain’s brief but shining renaissance—Arthur, Lancelot, Guinevere—are gone but not forgotten. Their memories live on in song and story. But Arthur’s dream of a united Britain is fading fast. The hard-won alliance of independent kingdoms is fracturing. Sensing weakness, defeated enemies are returning...
  • Tahn by L.A. Kelly

    Tahn by L.A. Kelly

    Rated: 3.57 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    In a dark, medieval land, good and evil battle it out. Trapped between his master's evil commands and his persistent conscience that tells him to do otherwise, Tahn Dorn finds himself in a twisting plot that threatens not only his life but also that of the lovely Netta...
  • Lady of the Forest by Jennifer Roberson

    Lady of the Forest by Jennifer Roberson

    Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    "A beautiful synthesis of Robin Hood legends." --Marion Zimmer Bradley With her king a captive and her coffers drained, England is left in turmoil during the Crusades. After the death of her father in the Holy Land, Lady Marian of Ravenskeep finds herself alone--and at the mercy of men vying for her lands and her beauty...
  • Spoil of War by Phoenix Sullivan

    Spoil of War by Phoenix Sullivan

    Rated: 3.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Elsbeth of Olmsbury desires nothing beyond helping her father run his dukedom – until the duke’s forces are overwhelmed, his castle torched and Elsbeth seized for the invading king’s personal spoil. Expecting the same abuse as the other surviving women of her house, Elsbeth instead finds the king, Leodegrance, treating her with a civility that belies his flagrant desire for her...
  • Curious Myths of the Middle Ages by Sabine Baring-Gould

    Curious Myths of the Middle Ages by Sabine Baring-Gould

    Rated: 3.14 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork...
  • Firethorn by Sarah Micklem

    Firethorn by Sarah Micklem

    Rated: 3.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Introducing a mesmerizing debut in the rich tradition of Marion Zimmer Bradley–a passionate tale of love and war, honor and vengeance, in which the gods grant a common girl uncommon gifts… Before she was Firethorn, she was Luck, named for her red hair, favored by the goddess of Chance. A lowborn orphan, Luck is destined to a life of servitude. But when her mistress dies, Luck flees to the forest...
    Categorized as:
    medieval  high fantasy  historical  fantasy  war
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