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Jean Grainger
380 ratings 4.44 ·
fiction · book · adult · historical-fiction · family · historical · literary-fiction · audiobook · romance · female-mc · epic · 20th-century · friendship · action-adventure · ww2 · violent-conflict · womens-fiction · war · mystery · cozy
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Cecelia Mecca
217 ratings 4.43 ·
adult · fiction · historical · book · medieval · ancient-civilization · romance · steamy · action-adventure · historical-fiction · united-kingdom · literary-fiction · europe · british-isles · scotland · female-mc · audiobook · paranormal · forced-proximity · enemies-to-lovers
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Santiago Posteguillo
166 ratings 4.42 ·
historical · adult · literary-fiction · audiobook · book · fiction · historical-fiction · roman-empire · politics · romantic-love · ancient-civilization · epic · romance
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Ellie Midwood
119 ratings 4.39 ·
adult · fiction · historical · historical-fiction · ww2 · 20th-century · book · war · violent-conflict · literary-fiction · romance · epic · drama · abuse · audiobook · dark · realistic · gothic · social-commentary · mystery
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Heather Morris
127 ratings 4.34 ·
violent-conflict · historical-fiction · ww2 · historical · fiction · war · 20th-century · book · survival · audiobook · literary-fiction · drama · realistic · young-adult · family · action-adventure · death · sad · friendship · abuse
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Emma Prince
214 ratings 4.29 ·
historical · adult · medieval · fiction · book · europe · ancient-civilization · romance · historical-fiction · literary-fiction · scotland · female-mc · british-isles · united-kingdom · action-adventure · steamy · scandinavia · suspense · anthologies · bodyguard
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Fanny Finch
155 ratings 4.28 ·- Dukes' Bridal Box Set: Regency Historical Romance Collection by Fanny Finch
- The Duke's Ghost Bride: Sweet Historical Regency Romance by Fanny Finch
- Their Childhood Promise by Fanny Finch
- Braving the Outbreak with the Duke: A Clean & Sweet Regency Historical Romance Novel by Fanny Finch
- Taming the Thorn of Blackwell by Fanny Finch
historical · industrial-era · regency · fiction · adult · book · spirituality · victorian · historical-fiction · christian · female-mc · literary-fiction · romance · religion · western · aristocracy · romantic-love · retellings · mystery · womens-fiction
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Sydney Jane Baily
127 ratings 4.26 ·
historical · fiction · adult · industrial-era · romance · regency · historical-fiction · victorian · female-mc · book · literary-fiction · literary · classics · anthologies · friends-to-lovers · action-adventure · humor · europe · united-kingdom · early-modern
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Gretta Curran Browne
116 ratings 4.26 ·- ANOTHER KIND OF LIGHT : A Biographical Novel by Gretta Curran Browne
- NO MOON AT MIDNIGHT: A Biographical Novel by Gretta Curran Browne
- A Man of No Country: Book 5 of the Lord Byron Series by Gretta Curran Browne
- A Runaway Star by Gretta Curran Browne
- Mad, Bad, and Delightful to Know by Gretta Curran Browne
book · fiction · historical · adult · historical-fiction · literary-fiction · epic · action-adventure · romance · female-mc · industrial-era · regency · family · suspense · mystery · justice · conspiracies · vigilante · nautical · young-adult
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Nicole Clarkston
121 ratings 4.24 ·- Mr. Darcy Steals a Kiss (and Some Other Stuff): A Pride and Prejudice Romantic Comedy by Nicole Clarkston
- A Proper Introduction: A Pride & Prejudice Epistolary by Nicole Clarkston
- Along for the Ride by Nicole Clarkston
- A Fine Mind by Nicole Clarkston
- Queen of Winter: A Pride and Prejudice Novella by Nicole Clarkston
adult · fiction · romance · historical · industrial-era · regency · historical-fiction · literary-fiction · literary · classics · book · female-mc · retellings · humor · audiobook · billionaire · anthologies · victorian · spirituality · religion
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Gemma Liviero
105 ratings 4.24 ·
historical-fiction · 20th-century · book · literary-fiction · war · fiction · historical · audiobook · violent-conflict · adult · drama · family · ww2 · action-adventure · mystery · romance · ww1 · season-summer · young-adult · coming-of-age
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Adele Clee
350 ratings 4.22 ·
industrial-era · regency · historical · fiction · historical-fiction · adult · book · romance · victorian · mystery · literary-fiction · steamy · suspense · female-mc · kind-mc · audiobook · gothic · crime · killer · age-gap
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Marius Gabriel
116 ratings 4.22 ·
20th-century · book · violent-conflict · historical-fiction · ww2 · historical · fiction · adult · war · audiobook · female-mc · romance · literary-fiction · action-adventure · drama · womens-fiction · journey · siblings · espionage · political-intrigue
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Joana Starnes
122 ratings 4.20 ·- Snowbound: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Joana Starnes
- Twists of Fate: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Joana Starnes
- A Timely Elopement: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Joana Starnes
- The Journey Home To Pemberley: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Joana Starnes
- Yuletide: A Jane Austen-inspired Collection Of Stories by Joana Starnes
industrial-era · adult · regency · fiction · romance · historical · historical-fiction · book · literary-fiction · audiobook · retellings · literary · classics · anthologies · holidays · paranormal · slow-burn · religion · arranged-marriage · fantasy
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Roberta Kagan
157 ratings 4.20 ·
adult · fiction · historical · historical-fiction · book · ww2 · 20th-century · war · literary-fiction · violent-conflict · romance · drama · europe · western-central-europe · spirituality · christian · audiobook · family · germany · suspense
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Martha Hall Kelly
121 ratings 4.20 ·
fiction · war · literary-fiction · historical-fiction · violent-conflict · ww2 · historical · family · 20th-century · female-mc · audiobook · book · urban · adult · womens-fiction · friendship · action-adventure · female-author · drama · survival
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Ronald H. Balson
145 ratings 4.19 ·
book · 20th-century · adult · literary-fiction · fiction · historical · historical-fiction · ww2 · mystery · audiobook · violent-conflict · family · war · investigator · suspense · religion · crime · drama · legal · spirituality
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Lucinda Riley
454 ratings 4.17 ·
book · fiction · romance · womens-fiction · drama · historical-fiction · family · mystery · audiobook · historical · adult · literary-fiction · female-author · action-adventure · 20th-century · female-mc · secrets · young-adult · realistic · suspense
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Laila Ibrahim
128 ratings 4.17 ·
historical · audiobook · historical-fiction · fiction · book · family · poc-mc · violent-conflict · literary-fiction · drama · adult · slavery · womens-fiction · action-adventure · civil-war · friendship · survival · black-mc · female-author · war
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Madeline Miller
179 ratings 4.17 ·
fiction · fantasy · adult · historical-fiction · retellings · myths · historical · book · literary-fiction · female-author · audiobook · magical-realism · europe · romance · ancient-civilization · lgbtq · drama · magic · 21st-century · south-east-europe
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Robert Macfarlane
166 ratings 4.17 ·
adult · historical · male-author · literary-fiction · book · fiction · literary · 20th-century · action-adventure · historical-fiction · classics
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Nadia Hashimi
116 ratings 4.13 ·
book · realistic · poc-author · action-adventure · family · audiobook · historical-fiction · journey · female-mc · fiction · coming-of-age · poc-mc · historical · violent-conflict · female-author · literary-fiction · drama · adult · war · feminism
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Theodore Dreiser
136 ratings 4.06 ·
fiction · adult · 20th-century · book · classics · literary · audiobook · historical · literary-fiction · historical-fiction · drama · psychological · urban · coming-of-age · anthologies · male-author · high-school · horror · fantasy · supernatural
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Edward Rutherfurd
214 ratings 4.03 ·
action-adventure · family · book · literary-fiction · war · adult · epic · audiobook · fiction · historical · historical-fiction · violent-conflict · early-modern · 20th-century · drama · journey · religion · medieval · spirituality · classics
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John Boyne
402 ratings 4.03 ·
fiction · book · historical-fiction · audiobook · historical · family · drama · literary-fiction · young-adult · 20th-century · action-adventure · realistic · coming-of-age · lgbtq · death · 21st-century · male-author · mystery · adult · friendship
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Carlos Ruiz Zafón
310 ratings 4.00 ·
historical · action-adventure · suspense · magical-realism · fiction · historical-fiction · mystery · gothic · fantasy · audiobook · drama · horror · dark · 20th-century · book · literary-fiction · young-adult · urban-fantasy · crime · paranormal
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Yukio Mishima
348 ratings 3.90 ·
classics · literary · literary-fiction · fiction · 20th-century · adult · book · drama · historical-fiction · historical · philosophy · lgbtq · male-author · psychological · suicide · contemporary · coming-of-age · action-adventure · religion · journey
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Natsume Sōseki
158 ratings 3.78 ·
literary-fiction · fiction · classics · literary · historical · historical-fiction · book · male-author · adult · 20th-century · audiobook · east-asia · coming-of-age · asia · japan · university · journey · drama · philosophy · bildungsroman
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