 | Monstrous Regiment: A Novel of Discworld by Terry Pratchett
Buy used from: $0.82 My all-time favorite author. Witty, wonderful, thought-provoking in a "stealth" way disguised as humor. Read them all!
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 | Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast by Robin McKinley
Buy new: $5.99 / Used from: $0.01 My all-time favorite novel. All of her books are wonderful. Try these too: "The Blue Sword", "The Hero and the Crown" and "Sunshine".
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 | The Fresco by Sheri S. Tepper
Buy used from: $0.01 One of my favorite 3 authors. Can't rave enough about her books. (All are good - this is my favorite.)
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 | In the Garden of Iden (A Novel of the Company, Book 1) by Kage Baker
Buy used from: $1.49 Great start to a "different" series of novels. Read them all.
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 | The Chronicles of Chrestomanci, Volume 2: The Magicians of Caprona / Witch Week by Diana Wynne Jones
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 One of my 3 favorite authors. Written for children, but way too good for adults to miss! All of her books are great.
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 | Ender's Game (Ender, Book 1) by Orson Scott Card
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.05 The first of a wonderful sci-fi series. Intellectually provocative. Read them all. The first one is the easiest to get into, but the rest are worth the effort.
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 | Over the Edge (Troubleshooters, Book 3) by Suzanne Brockmann
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 Great romantic suspense! Not such "pulp" as most books of this type. This is part of a great series.
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 | So You Want to Be a Wizard: The First Book in the Young Wizards Series by Diane Duane
Buy new: $6.95 / Used from: $0.01 I love this series of young adult novels
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 | The Inn at Lake Devine by Elinor Lipman
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $0.01 All of her books are wonderful
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 | Reflections in the Nile by J. Suzanne Frank
Buy new: $24.99 / Used from: $0.52 Love the history used in these time-travel romances. Improbable situations, but fascinating descriptions of life in the ancient world. This is the first, read all four.
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 | The Darling Buds of May by H.E. Bates
I find these books charming. They always make me smile.
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 | His Majesty's Dragon (Temeraire, Book 1) by Naomi Novik
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 Absolutely wonderful alternative history series. Highly recommended!
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 | Jemima J: A Novel About Ugly Ducklings and Swans by Jane Green
Buy new: $10.08 / Used from: $0.01 The best chick-lit I've come across! I've enjoyed all of her books.
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 | The Mitford Years, Books 1-6 (At Home in Mitford / A Light in the Window / These High, Green Hills / Out to Canaan / A New Song / A Common Life) by Jan Karon
Buy new: $51.50 / Used from: $11.98 Great inspirational fiction. A cut above the usual.
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 | The Time Traveler's Wife (Today Show Book Club #15) by Audrey Niffenegger
Buy used from: $6.77 Wow! This was amazing!
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 | Blessed Are the Cheesemakers by Sarah-Kate Lynch
Buy used from: $0.01 Wonderful debut novel.
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 | Agnes and the Hitman by Jennifer Crusie
Buy used from: $0.01 Everything and the kitchen sink is in this book. Hilarious! (All of her books are great)
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 | Running In Heels: A Novel by Anna Maxted
Buy new: $12.59 / Used from: $0.01 More great chick-lit.
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 | Elegance: A Novel by Kathleen Tessaro
Buy new: $18.68 / Used from: $0.01 As a fashion junkie, I loved this novel!
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 | Sorcery and Cecelia or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot: Being the Correspondence of Two Young Ladies of Quality Regarding Various Magical Scandals in London and the Country by Patricia C. Wrede
Buy new: $12.75 / Used from: $0.01 Loved this young adult fantasy novel. A great blend of the Fantasy and Regency genres.
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 | Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
Buy used from: $1.19 This is the first in a great series. They are addicting...you have been warned!
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 | Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Neil Gaiman
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.95 I love this book! (And both of these authors.) Humor and the Apocalypse...how can you not like that?
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 | Cold Comfort Farm (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) by Stella Gibbons
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $5.25 Hilarious! (The movie is good too!)
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 | The Wolves of Willoughby Chase (Unicorn S.) by Joan Aiken
Buy used from: $23.85 A great series. Too good for just the kiddies.
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 | Good in Bed by Jennifer Weiner
Buy new: $10.80 / Used from: $0.01 Wonderful novelist!
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 | Bite Me If You Can (Argeneau Vampires, Book 6) by Lynsay Sands
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $2.66 I love this series. Funny, sweet vampires...what's not to like?
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 | The Little Lady Agency by Hester Browne
Buy new: $9.36 / Used from: $0.01 Very enjoyable debut novel.
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 | The Thin Woman by Dorothy Cannell
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 Great book!
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 | Devil's Cub by Georgette Heyer
Buy used from: $6.63 No one can top Georgette Heyer when it comes to witty romances. Her regencies set the standard for everyone else (beside Jane Austen of course).
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 | Open Season by Linda Howard
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 I love all of her books. Strong intelligent women rule!
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 | A Dirty Job: A Novel by Christopher Moore
Buy new: $10.04 / Used from: $4.49 This author is amazingly hilarious! This one is my favorite, but they're all good.
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 | Busman's Honeymoon by Dorothy L. Sayers
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 Oooh! Wonderful!
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 | The Fairy Godmother (Tales of the Five Hundred Kingdoms, Book 1) by Mercedes Lackey
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.95 I really enjoy this series!
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 | Dead Until Dark (Southern Vampire Mysteries, No. 1) by Charlaine Harris
Buy new: $16.29 / Used from: $11.00 This author has two series that are wonderful. The Southern Vampire (Sookie Stackhouse) series, and the "Grave" series. Both are highly recommended.
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 | The Marriage Spell: A Novel by Mary Jo Putney
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.01 Another great series (fantasy regencies).
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 | The Secret History of the Pink Carnation by Lauren Willig
Buy used from: $0.01 Ooooh! Don't miss this smashing series.
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 | Nobody's Baby But Mine by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 All of her stuff is great.
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 | The Beauty of the Beastly by Natalie Angier
Buy new: $10.88 / Used from: $0.04 Science writing even I can understand.
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 | One-Hit Wonder by Lisa Jewell
Buy new: $11.05 / Used from: $0.01 I'm surprised this author isn't better known!
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 | Anybody Out There?: A Novel by Marian Keyes
Buy used from: $4.16 Amazing book! I like all her stuff.
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