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Romance can be a part of any fantasy, horror or paranormal experience. Whether the story is set in the future or in a parallel universe, romance can still blossom when combined with characters with psychic abilities, ghosts or aliens. Fantasy and paranormal romance novels often include science fiction plots and characters like dragons or witches or play with concepts involving magic or time travel.

Whatever the setting, whatever the character, embrace the unknown and experience the excitement of the fantasy and paranormal romance novel. Fantasy and paranormal romance novels are just two of the many types of free online romance novels on PublicBookshelf.

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Vendetta
Marie Corelli

Rating: 4.0/5
(4 votes cast)

Vendetta
by Marie Corelli

Nina quickly recovers from the loss of her husband Count Fabio Romani to cholera and turns to his friend Guido Ferrari. The pair want to celebrate their love, but are thwarted by the sudden appearance of an old family friend with a suspicious resemblence to the man they buried not so long ago.

Categories: Historical Romance, Romantic Suspense, Fantasy & Paranormal Romance

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The Wanderer's Necklace
Henry Rider Haggard

Rating: 3.0/5
(2 votes cast)

The Wanderer's Necklace
by Henry Rider Haggard

Olaf, taunted by his bride-to-be, enters the Wanderer's Tomb despite rumors of hauntings. Inside he is enchanted by a beautiful necklace, and dreams of its owner. Knowing her remains a dream until his fiance elopes with another and Olaf is left to find love through the reincarnated necklace wearer.

Category: Fantasy & Paranormal Romance

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Wood beyond the World
William Morris

Rating: 3.0/5
(2 votes cast)

Wood beyond the World
by William Morris

A family feud seems inevitable when the wife of Golden Walter takes up with another man. Walter escapes the coming bloodshed by embarking on a trading voyage that takes him farther from home than he ever imagined. A captive maiden, primitive giants, and a royal city await him on his journey.

Category: Fantasy & Paranormal Romance

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The Pirate Woman
Aylward Edward Dingle

Rating: 2.2/5
(9 votes cast)

The Pirate Woman
by Aylward Edward Dingle

Daughter of the deceased Red Jabez, Sultan of the pirates, the passionate Dolores is left to rule a Jamaican pirate island. Although more than equal to the job of managing the ruffians, Dolores dreams of the day when she can be off the island and on her own, taking her jewels and fortune with her.

Categories: Romantic Suspense, Fantasy & Paranormal Romance

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Truxton King
George Barr McCutcheon

Rating: 2.4/5
(5 votes cast)

Truxton King
by George Barr McCutcheon

Young, strong, brave and wealthy, Truxton King has everything an American man could want. Yet he seeks more. His quest for romance and adventure takes him to the realm of Graustark, where a truly royal romance awaits. First, though, he must protect the life of the child who is heir to the throne.

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The Well at World's End
William Morris

Rating: 2.3/5
(3 votes cast)

The Well at World's End
by William Morris

The story of a magic well with the power to grant immortality has set Ralph of Upmeads on a quest to find the real thing. Mysterious women he meets on his journey school him in the consequences of drinking from the well, but they cannot stop him.

Category: Fantasy & Paranormal Romance

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The Monk
M. G. Lewis

Rating: 2.0/5
(4 votes cast)

The Monk
by M. G. Lewis

Raised in a monastery, Ambrosio becomes a charismatic monk who seems above all scandal. The devil will tempt him, though, in the form of Matilda, a wanton woman who enters his flock disguised as a boy.

Categories: Historical Romance, Fantasy & Paranormal Romance

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Love Eternal
Henry Rider Haggard

Rating: 1.8/5
(5 votes cast)

Love Eternal
by Henry Rider Haggard

Timeless passion takes on new dimensions in this romance between two souls bound together regardless of the eras or bodies they inhabit. The physical world limits their union, but changes are at hand to bring them together forever in the spirit realm.

Categories: Historical Romance, Fantasy & Paranormal Romance

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Graustark
George Barr McCutcheon

Rating: 2.2/5
(9 votes cast)

Graustark
by George Barr McCutcheon

An arranged marriage awaits Princess Yetive and Prince Lorenz when the prince is mysteriously murdered. The accused assassin is none other than the true love of the Princess, American Grenfall Lorry. To avoid execution and marry the Princess, Lorry must clear his name with the royalty of Graustark.

Categories: Historical Romance, Fantasy & Paranormal Romance

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She
Henry Rider Haggard

Rating: 1.7/5
(7 votes cast)

She
by Henry Rider Haggard

Ayesha is She, as in She-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed, ancient ruler of a fabled lost city in a mysterious African maze. It is to this city that the young Leo must travel, in search of a magical fire that brings everlasting life. When he meets Ayesha, however, the nature of his quest changes dramatically.

Category: Fantasy & Paranormal Romance

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Tristan and Iseult
Joseph Bedier

Rating: 2.3/5
(10 votes cast)

Tristan and Iseult
by Joseph Bedier

A Cornish knight and an Irish princess fall in love in this medieval legend that may have formed the foundation for the King Arthur stories. The chivalric Tristan and the beautiful Iseult fall in love under the power of a magic spell so strong they will sacrifice everything to be together.

Categories: Historical Romance, Fantasy & Paranormal Romance

The Parasite
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Rating: 1.6/5
(9 votes cast)

The Parasite
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Miss Penclosa has a crippled leg and a supernaturally strong mind. Young physiologist Austin Gilroy is drawn by his professor to test her psychic powers, but the medium enchants his fiancee and falls in love with Gilroy herself. Science may not be enough to save Gilroy from her grim charms.

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Darkness and Dawn
George Allan England

Rating: 2.9/5
(15 votes cast)

Darkness and Dawn
by George Allan England

Waking up in a destroyed New York skyscraper, Beatrice and Allan discover they have been in a suspended state since a meteor struck Earth 1500 years earlier. Allan is an engineer, Beatrice is an adventurer, and they must stick together to survive in this strange new world.

Category: Fantasy & Paranormal Romance

The Room in the Dragon Volant
Joseph Le Fanu

Rating: 1.2/5
(9 votes cast)

The Room in the Dragon Volant
by Joseph Le Fanu

A carefree young Englishman travels to Paris, looking for adventure. He is waylaid, however, by a mysterious woman traveling the same road. Enchanted, he takes a room at the same inn. Little does he know he has moved into a dangerous new world, full of romance yes, but also a deadly charm.

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Tyranny of the Dark
Hamlin Hannibal Garland

Rating: 1.5/5
(8 votes cast)

Tyranny of the Dark
by Hamlin Hannibal Garland

Viola is a lovely, normal girl on the outside, but inside carries incredible psychic powers. Others will exploit her abilities, unless Morton Serviss can rescue her from their selfish plans. Many paranormal episodes in this story come from real-life investigations by the author.

Category: Fantasy & Paranormal Romance

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The Master of Silence
Addison Irving Bacheller

Rating: 2.0/5
(8 votes cast)

The Master of Silence
by Addison Irving Bacheller

In seclusion and silence, an eccentric old man has raised his son to be a mind-reader. When his father dies, Rayel goes to live with cousin Kendric, and practices his ESP on his cousin. So strong are his skills that he appears to make real the image of a true love that Kendric carries in his mind.

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The Bacillus of Beauty
Harriet Stark

Rating: 1.9/5
(9 votes cast)

The Bacillus of Beauty
by Harriet Stark

What if you could be the most beautiful woman in existence? When a teacher offers this incredible gift to a bright young student from the country, it will change her life, relationships, and self forever.

Category: Fantasy & Paranormal Romance

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Lady Into Fox
David Garnett

Rating: 1.3/5
(10 votes cast)

Lady Into Fox
by David Garnett

Richard Tebrick understandably panics when his wife, Sylvia, suddenly turns into a fox during a woodland walk. He tries to keep her new form a secret, but her vixen nature is too strong to stay hidden. Richard must decide whether to keep his beloved wife at home or let her claim her wildness.

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Ardath
Marie Corelli

Rating: 1.6/5
(7 votes cast)

Ardath
by Marie Corelli

In love with a supernatural angel, Alwyn feels unworthy of her affections and looks for a way to change himself. His transformation takes him back in time thousands of years, to the fantastic world of Ardath and a series of adventures that prepare him for his metamorphosis.

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Benita, An African Romance
Henry Rider Haggard

Rating: 1.3/5
(7 votes cast)

Benita, An African Romance
by Henry Rider Haggard

Haggard returns to the exotic world of Africa in this tale said to be based on true events. The adventures include a search for a missing man, a shipwreck, and the quest for hidden gold. Also called The Spirit of Bambaste, Benita is alive with mysticism, ghosts, a lost race, and spirit possession.

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The Secret Power
Marie Corelli

Rating: 1.4/5
(8 votes cast)

The Secret Power
by Marie Corelli

The otherworldly realm of the brilliant and beautiful Morgana Royal is the setting for this reincarnation romance. Her spiritual and emotional quests come together in the Egyptian desert where Morgana encounters immortals living in a hidden city.

Category: Fantasy & Paranormal Romance

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Romance Island
Zona Gale

Rating: 1.5/5
(6 votes cast)

Romance Island
by Zona Gale

On a search for her father, a beautiful woman discovers a secret, hidden island, where the inhabitants have unusual abilities. She is followed by a journalist who is equally enchanted by the amazing island and the lovely woman who leads him there.

Category: Fantasy & Paranormal Romance

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A Romance of Two Worlds
Marie Corelli

Rating: 1.9/5
(7 votes cast)

A Romance of Two Worlds
by Marie Corelli

A young pianist suffers a debilitating depression until she meets artist and mystic Rafello Cellini, who provides a potion that brings her divine visions. Her journey to the light continues with her guardian angel, Heliobas, who shows her the secrets of human destiny.

Category: Fantasy & Paranormal Romance

Ziska, The Problem of a Wicked Soul
Marie Corelli

Rating: 1.8/5
(5 votes cast)

Ziska, The Problem of a Wicked Soul
by Marie Corelli

In the land of the pyramids, Princess Ziska enchants tourists from Europe looking for an exotic escape. Three men are drawn to her, never guessing her motives involve finding among them the reincarnated Araxes, a great Egyptian warrior and lover.

Category: Fantasy & Paranormal Romance

The Phantom Lover
Vernon Lee

Rating: 1.2/5
(10 votes cast)

The Phantom Lover
by Vernon Lee

Fantasies abound in the mind of Mrs. Oke, who has in her house a shrine to the spirit of Christopher Lovelock, the long dead lover of an ancestor. But are they all fantasies? The sights, sounds, and even smells that manifest in the Okes home beg the question.

Category: Fantasy & Paranormal Romance

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The Haunted Chamber
Margaret Wolfe Hungerford

Rating: 1.4/5
(7 votes cast)

The Haunted Chamber
by Margaret Wolfe Hungerford

Sir Adrian Dynecourt returns home, accompanied by the proper Mrs. Talbot and the flirtatious Miss Delmaine. Miss Delmaine thrills to the possibility of ghosts inhabiting the centuries-old building, and while Sir Adrian discourages her thoughts as mere fancy, the castle itself has other ideas.

Category: Fantasy & Paranormal Romance

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Alice, or, The Mysteries
Edward Bulwer Lytton

Rating: 1.2/5
(9 votes cast)

Alice, or, The Mysteries
by Edward Bulwer Lytton

A young woman, escaped from her criminally-minded father, finds kindness in Ernest Maltravers. During their brief time together, Alice and Ernest fall in love, only to be separated by a kidnapping. The mysteries include how how the two will find each other and the strange role of the supernatural.

Categories: Romantic Suspense, Fantasy & Paranormal Romance

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Love and Life
Charlotte Mary Yonge

Rating: 2.0/5
(9 votes cast)

Love and Life
by Charlotte Mary Yonge

Aurelia plays Psyche, Lady Belamour is Venus and Sir Amyas Belamour is Cupid in an 18th century retelling of the classic myth of love and soul. Sir Amyas falls in love with Aurelia before she even knows him, and her generosity leads the recluse out of his darkened rooms into the light of love.

Categories: Fantasy & Paranormal Romance, Inspirational Romance

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Undine
Friedrich Fouque

Rating: 1.7/5
(9 votes cast)

Undine
by Friedrich Fouque

A water spirit, Undine, seeks to gain a soul in the only way open to her; she must marry a mortal. She marries a knight named Huldbrand and despite their deep love, discovers why such a union has been warned against for all time. The price for a human soul is a high one.

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Arachne
Georg Moritz Ebers

Rating: 1.8/5
(9 votes cast)

Arachne
by Georg Moritz Ebers

Greek mythology comes to life with this story of Arachne. In fables, she is the weaver whose web ultimately brings her metamorphosis to spider form. What will Ebers' spider draw into her web? Her threads include conspiracies uncovered, vengeance sought, love won and lovers lost.

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The Necromancers
Robert Hugh Benson

Rating: 2.1/5
(9 votes cast)

The Necromancers
by Robert Hugh Benson

Young barrister Laurie Baxter is devastated when his beloved Amy dies before the two can wed. Becoming obsessed after her death, Baxter seeks the help of spiritualists to try to bring his love back from the grave, with dire consequences.

Category: Fantasy & Paranormal Romance

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The Night Land
William Hope Hodgson

Rating: 2.4/5
(12 votes cast)

The Night Land
by William Hope Hodgson

A 17th century gentleman is thrust far into the future by a vision while mourning the loss of his true love. He sees a future world where they will be together again. The future holds a deep darkness, and the pair can communicate only by telepathy as they attempt to escape the Watchers in the night.

Category: Fantasy & Paranormal Romance

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Phantastes, A Faerie Romance
George MacDonald

Rating: 2.5/5
(13 votes cast)

Phantastes, A Faerie Romance
by George MacDonald

A young man, Anados, ventures from the everyday earth into the world of youthful dreams, the land of the fairies. Anados falls in love with the beautiful White Lady, and his love songs free her from imprisonment as a statue. Once she is free, things are forever changed in this romantic fantasy.

Category: Fantasy & Paranormal Romance

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A Princess of Mars
Edgar Rice Burroughs

Rating: 1.9/5
(13 votes cast)

A Princess of Mars
by Edgar Rice Burroughs

All is fair in love and war, even on Mars. In this romantic adventure, Burroughs takes us to his fantastical world on Mars, where American John Carter must battle the 15-foot tall Green Men of Mars in order to win the heart of a beautiful woman.

Category: Fantasy & Paranormal Romance

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The Ghost: A Modern Fantasy
Arnold Bennett

Rating: 3.0/5
(38 votes cast)

The Ghost: A Modern Fantasy
by Arnold Bennett

The London opera is the magical place where young doctor Carl Foster meets and falls for the beautiful Rosetta Rosa. Her glamour enchants him, but their relationship carries unexpected and mysterious consequences. When Carl realizes that former lovers of Rosa are dying, he wonders if he is next.

Categories: Romance, SciFi & Horror, Fantasy & Paranormal Romance

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In Search of the Unknown
Robert W. Chambers

Rating: 2.3/5
(22 votes cast)

In Search of the Unknown
by Robert W. Chambers

Looking for lost species leads an adventurer to discover strange animals from men with gills to invisible predators. Stranger still may be the passions exchanged between the people who pursue these unknown creatures of the past.

Categories: Romance, Fantasy & Paranormal Romance

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The Marble Faun Volume 2
Nathaniel Hawthorne

Rating: 2.5/5
(22 votes cast)

The Marble Faun Volume 2
by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Volume 2 of The Marble Faun continues in the fantasy-filled world of Miriam, Hilda, Kenyon and Donatello as they unravel mythical mysteries and romantic rivalries in 19th century Italy.

Categories: Romance, Fantasy & Paranormal Romance

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The Marble Faun Volume 1
Nathaniel Hawthorne

Rating: 2.6/5
(21 votes cast)

The Marble Faun Volume 1
by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Enter a fantasy world with characters of mythic proportions. Miriam is an otherworldly beauty and a painter. Donatello, the Count of Monti Beni, may be only half human. Along with sculptor Kenyon and copyist Hilda, the quartet takes us on a romantic trip through 19th century Italy.

Categories: Romance, Fantasy & Paranormal Romance

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The Colors of Space
Marion Zimmer Bradley

Rating: 3.4/5
(47 votes cast)

The Colors of Space
by Marion Zimmer Bradley

Bart Steele graduates from the Space Academy and hopes to return to his Vegan home. First he must get through the alien Lhari, a color-blind race that controls interstellar travel. On the trip home, Bart finds himself involved in a plot to uncover the secret of the Lhari warp-drive.

Categories: SciFi & Horror, Fantasy & Paranormal Romance

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The Chessmen of Mars
Edgar Rice Burroughs

Rating: 2.1/5
(23 votes cast)

The Chessmen of Mars
by Edgar Rice Burroughs

When Tara of Helium meets Gahan of Gathol, interplanetary sparks fly. In the fifth of the Mars series by Burroughs, Tara is captured by the horrible, crab-like parasites the Kaldanes, from whom Gahan must rescue her.

Categories: SciFi & Horror, Fantasy & Paranormal Romance

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The Forest Lovers
Maurice Henry Hewlett

Rating: 2.4/5
(27 votes cast)

The Forest Lovers
by Maurice Henry Hewlett

A romance of medieval times told through the lens of the dreamworld, The Forest Lovers is the story of an overwhelming love. Isoult, an innocent young woman living in the faery world, tries in vain to hide her love for the worldly Prosper.

Categories: Romance, Fantasy & Paranormal Romance

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Cruel As The Grave
Mrs. Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth

Rating: 2.7/5
(17 votes cast)

Cruel As The Grave
by Mrs. Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth

Heiress Sybil Berners is headstrong, sentimental, bright and beautiful, a dangerous combination that may mean her downfall. This spooky 19th century romance follows Sybil and her suitors as they face ghosts and haunted houses, and Death himself.

Categories: Romance, Fantasy & Paranormal Romance

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Atlantida
Pierre Benoit

Rating: 2.2/5
(15 votes cast)

Atlantida
by Pierre Benoit

To ascend to her throne, Queen Antinea, descended from Atlantis, must fill her Saharan cave with lovers. Willing to inspire kidnapping and murder to collect her human treasures, Antinea also invites scrutiny. Will her investigators stop her, or fall prey to her otherworldly charms?

Categories: Romance, Fantasy & Paranormal Romance

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The Ghost of Guir House
Charles Willing Beale

Rating: 2.3/5
(24 votes cast)

The Ghost of Guir House
by Charles Willing Beale

A mysterious missive from young Dorothy Guir draws Mr. Henley from his New York City home to remote regions of Virginia. 1890s spiritualism infuses this weird, ghostly tale of a spirit romance and a mysterious crime that Mr. Henley's must attempt to solve.

Categories: Mystery & Suspense, Romance, Fantasy & Paranormal Romance

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Athalie
Robert W Chambers

Rating: 2.2/5
(25 votes cast)

Athalie
by Robert W Chambers

Many children have imaginary friends, but Athalie is different. Her invisible childhood playmates are not necessarily imaginary. Athalie sees things others do not see. This gift takes her to places others have never imagined in this fantasy novel.

Categories: Romance, Other Non-fiction, Fantasy & Paranormal Romance

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Angel Island
Inez Haynes Gillmore

Rating: 2.0/5
(28 votes cast)

Angel Island
by Inez Haynes Gillmore

Shipwrecked on the shores of Angel Island, five men find they are not alone in this feminist fantasy adventure. Winged women are watching them, and they must come to terms with the language and culture of this extraordinary race of female creatures and the future they may bring.

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The Blue Lagoon - A Romance Book III
Henry de Vere Stacpoole

Rating: 2.5/5
(17 votes cast)

The Blue Lagoon - A Romance Book III
by Henry de Vere Stacpoole

Published in 1908, The Blue Lagoon was an instant success. The story unfolds as a naive, young girl and her cousin are stranded on a remote island. As a modern day Adam and Eve they age, fall in love, discover sex, have a child and learn the basics of living in a loving relationship as adults.

Categories: Romance, Fantasy & Paranormal Romance

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The Blue Lagoon - A Romance Book II
Henry de Vere Stacpoole

Rating: 2.6/5
(21 votes cast)

The Blue Lagoon - A Romance Book II
by Henry de Vere Stacpoole

Published in 1908, The Blue Lagoon was an instant success. The story unfolds as a naive, young girl and her cousin are stranded on a remote island. As a modern day Adam and Eve they age, fall in love, discover sex, have a child and learn the basics of living in a loving relationship as adults.

Categories: Romance, Fantasy & Paranormal Romance

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The Blue Lagoon - A Romance - Book I
Henry de Vere Stacpoole

Rating: 2.9/5
(25 votes cast)

The Blue Lagoon - A Romance - Book I
by Henry de Vere Stacpoole

Published in 1908, The Blue Lagoon was an instant success. The story unfolds as a naive, young girl and her cousin are stranded on a remote island. As a modern day Adam and Eve they age, fall in love, discover sex, have a child and learn the basics of living in a loving relationship as adults.

Categories: Romance, Fantasy & Paranormal Romance

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