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Jean Fullerton

4.49 · 100 ratings

• A Ration Book Victory by Jean Fullerton
• A Ration Book Daughter by Jean Fullerton
• A Ration Book Christmas Kiss by Jean Fullerton
• A Ration Book Wedding by Jean Fullerton
• The Rector's Daughter: A stunning saga with a sweeping sense of place for fans of Dilly Court and Rosie Goodwin by Jean Fullerton

historical · length-medium · 20th century · length-long · length-novella · victorian · military · christmas · length-epic · humor · single-mother

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Rosie Clarke

4.45 · 164 ratings

• Rose's Fight by Rosie Clarke
• Heartbreak at Harpers by Rosie Clarke
• Shop Girls of Harpers Books 1-3 by Rosie Clarke
• A Mother's Shame: A gritty, standalone historical saga from bestseller Rosie Clarke for 2022 by Rosie Clarke
• Victory Bells For The Harpers Girls by Rosie Clarke

historical · length-medium · 20th century · military · length-long · small town · humor · historical western · western · length-epic · war

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Ellie Midwood

4.45 · 110 ratings

• When the World Went Silent by Ellie Midwood
• I Have to Save Them by Ellie Midwood
• The Violinist of Auschwitz by Ellie Midwood
• The Undercover Secretary by Ellie Midwood
• The Wife Who Risked Everything by Ellie Midwood

historical · 20th century · war · length-medium · length-short · military · forbidden love · men in uniform · tortured hero · sweet-hero · tortured heroine · from hate to love · cruel hero · mystery · shy heroine · europe · insta-love · abuse · western-central-europe · suspense

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Soraya M. Lane

4.37 · 159 ratings

• The Paris Daughter by Soraya M. Lane
• The Berlin Sisters by Soraya M. Lane
• The Sapphire Daughter by Soraya M. Lane
• The Secret Midwife by Soraya M. Lane
• The London Girls by Soraya M. Lane

length-medium · historical · 20th century · military · contemporary · war · cowboys · length-short · western · bikers · europe · length-long · western-central-europe · christian · second chances · france · christmas · friends to lovers · super rich hero · historical western

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Fiona Valpy

4.31 · 165 ratings

• The Sky Beneath Us by Fiona Valpy
• The Cypress Maze by Fiona Valpy
• The Season of Dreams by Fiona Valpy
• The Recipe for Hope by Fiona Valpy
• Light Through the Vines (Escape to France) by Fiona Valpy

length-medium · contemporary · 20th century · historical · humor · war · length-short · highlander · christmas · europe · military · other-man-woman · france · fantasy · death · love triangle · western-central-europe

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Sarah Sundin

4.29 · 224 ratings

• Embers in the London Sky by Sarah Sundin
• The Sound of Light by Sarah Sundin
• The Sound of Light by Sarah Sundin
• The Sound of Light by Sarah Sundin
• Until Leaves Fall in Paris by Sarah Sundin

christian · historical · 20th century · war · military · length-long · suspense · length-medium · glimpses-kisses · mystery · clean · western-central-europe · europe · western · tennessee · christmas · historical western · north-america · contemporary · marriage of convenience

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Natasha Lester

4.26 · 145 ratings

• The Disappearance of Astrid Bricard by Natasha Lester
• The Disappearance of Astrid Bricard by Natasha Lester
• The Three Lives of Alix St. Pierre by Natasha Lester
• The Riviera House by Natasha Lester
• The Riviera House by Natasha Lester

length-long · historical · 20th century · military · war · mystery · suspense · christian · western-central-europe · france · europe · contemporary

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LovesBitca8

4.25 · 109 ratings

• The Auction by LovesBitca8
• Birth Right by LovesBitca8
• All the Wrong Things by LovesBitca8
• Every Day, a Little Death by LovesBitca8
• The Right Thing to Do by LovesBitca8

fantasy · new adult · from hate to love · m-f · paranormal · super rich hero · explicit-open-door · england · virgin heroine · magic · 20th century · slow burn · career professional · angst · mental-trauma · class difference · witches · length-epic · office · third-person-pov

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Janet MacLeod Trotter

4.24 · 134 ratings

• THE DIAMOND DAUGHTER: Raj Hotel Series: Book 3 by Janet MacLeod Trotter
• The Sapphire Child by Janet MacLeod Trotter
• The Emerald Affair by Janet MacLeod Trotter
• The Secrets of the Tea Garden by Janet MacLeod Trotter
• In the Far Pashmina Mountains by Janet MacLeod Trotter

historical · length-medium · 20th century · highlander · length-long · length-epic · india · south-asia · victorian · military · asia · length-short · england · contemporary · scotland · suspense

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Katie Flynn

4.21 · 125 ratings

• A Rose and a Promise by Katie Flynn
• The Winter Rose by Katie Flynn
• The Winter Rose by Katie Flynn
• The Rose Queen by Katie Flynn
• Christmas at Petticoat Lane by Katie Flynn

length-long · historical · 20th century · contemporary · length-medium · victorian · war · military · medieval · highlander

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Mandy Robotham

4.21 · 100 ratings

• The Scandalous Life of Ruby Devereaux by Mandy Robotham
• The War Pianist by Mandy Robotham
• The War Pianist by Mandy Robotham
• The Resistance Girl by Mandy Robotham
• The Girl Behind the Wall by Mandy Robotham

historical · 20th century · military · war · length-medium · christian · length-long · new adult · heroine sleuth · contemporary · italy · europe · urban · england · mystery · south-europe · small town

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Freya Marske

4.18 · 184 ratings

• Swordcrossed by Freya Marske
• A Power Unbound by Freya Marske
• A Restless Truth by Freya Marske
• A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske
• Silk and Steel by Freya Marske

fantasy · queer · length-medium · magic · historical · paranormal · mystery · third-person-pov · witches · 20th century · explicit-open-door · dual-pov · anal sex · m-m · childfree-couple · f-f · super rich hero · forced proximity · friends to lovers · united-kingdom

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Gene Stratton-Porter

4.16 · 121 ratings

• A Girl of the Limberlost by Gene Stratton-Porter
• The Harvester by Gene Stratton-Porter
• A Girl of the Limberlost by Gene Stratton-Porter
• A Girl of the Limberlost Illustrated by Gene Stratton-Porter
• Freckles by Gene Stratton-Porter

christian · young adult · historical · 20th century · length-medium · high-school · fantasy · length-long · length-short

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Gill Paul

4.11 · 139 ratings

• Jackie and Maria: A Novel of Jackie Kennedy & Maria Callas by Gill Paul
• The Collector's Daughter: A Novel of the Discovery of Tutankhamun's Tomb by Gill Paul
• The Lost Daughter by Gill Paul
• Another Woman's Husband by Gill Paul
• The Secret Wife by Gill Paul

historical · length-long · 20th century · mystery · contemporary · war · length-medium · length-short · europe · science fiction · south-europe · futuristic · victorian · military · highlander · ancient times · length-novella · christian · italy

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Jean Webster

4.10 · 133 ratings

• Daddy Long-Legs Illustrated by Jean Webster
• Daddy-Long-Legs: Including "Dear Enemy" by Jean Webster
• Daddy-Long-Legs & Dear Enemy: Romance Novels by Jean Webster
• Dear Enemy by Jean Webster
• Daddy Long Legs by Jean Webster

humor · 20th century · young adult · historical · length-short · mystery · new adult · victorian · age difference · competent heroine · cheerful heroine · length-medium · fantasy · glimpses-kisses · college · class difference · independent heroine · super rich hero · contemporary · sassy heroine

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L.M. Montgomery

4.09 · 924 ratings

• The Blue Castle: An Inspirational Journey of Empowerment and Romance by L.M. Montgomery
• The Blue Castle (Translated): Modern English by L.M. Montgomery
• The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery
• Kilmeny of the Orchard : A Romantic Novel by the Author of Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
• The Doctor's Sweetheart and Other Stories by L.M. Montgomery

historical · 20th century · young adult · glimpses-kisses · length-medium · length-short · humor · length-novella · virgin heroine · virgin hero · canada · m-f · north-america · contemporary · slow burn · high-school · friends to lovers · cheerful heroine · disabilities and marks · war

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Dorothy L. Sayers

4.09 · 275 ratings

• Unnatural Death by Dorothy L. Sayers
• Clouds of Witness by Dorothy L. Sayers
• Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers
• The Five Red Herrings by Dorothy L. Sayers
• Have His Carcase by Dorothy L. Sayers

mystery · historical · 20th century · suspense · humor · length-medium · length-long · christmas · contemporary · length-short · war

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Ann Patchett

4.04 · 134 ratings

• Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
• Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
• Bel Canto by Ann Patchett

length-medium · historical · contemporary · 20th century · multicultural · war · fantasy · mystery · suspense · high-school · young adult · death · actors · military · paranormal · humor · behind-doors · black-mc · magic

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Dinah Jefferies

3.99 · 118 ratings

• Night Train to Marrakech by Dinah Jefferies
• The Hidden Palace by Dinah Jefferies
• The Tuscan Contessa by Dinah Jefferies
• Daughters of War by Dinah Jefferies
• The Missing Sister by Dinah Jefferies

historical · 20th century · length-long · mystery · length-medium · war · new adult · military · suspense · fantasy · south-europe · europe · italy · contemporary

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Emmuska Orczy

3.99 · 120 ratings

• The Laughing Cavalier (The Scarlet Pimpernel (chronological order) #0.4) by Emmuska Orczy
• The Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy
• Sir Percy Leads the Band (The Scarlet Pimpernel (chronological order) #2) by Emmuska Orczy
• Sir Percy Leads the Band (The Scarlet Pimpernel (chronological order) #2) by Emmuska Orczy
• The Elusive Pimpernel (The Scarlet Pimpernel (chronological order) #4) by Emmuska Orczy

historical · mystery · 20th century · length-short · young adult · length-medium · suspense · england · regency · georgian · dark · france · m-f · betrayal · sunny hero · torture-mcs · christian · himbo · political-intrigue · europe

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Tea Cooper

3.95 · 135 ratings

• The Butterfly Collector by Tea Cooper
• The Fossil Hunter by Tea Cooper
• The Fossil Hunter by Tea Cooper
• The Cartographer's Secret by Tea Cooper
• The Cartographer's Secret by Tea Cooper

historical · 20th century · mystery · length-medium · length-long · ancient times · suspense · war · christian · historical western · western · young adult · death · length-short · military · fantasy · paranormal · dual-pov · found-family · betrayal

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Agatha Christie

3.95 · 229 ratings

• Agatha Christie : The Man in the Brown Suit by Agatha Christie
• A Deadly Affair by Agatha Christie
• A Deadly Affair by Agatha Christie
• The Early Agatha Christie by Agatha Christie
• The Man in the Brown Suit by Agatha Christie

historical · mystery · suspense · length-medium · 20th century · contemporary · humor · heroine sleuth · length-short · victorian · death · length-epic

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Eva Ibbotson

3.93 · 292 ratings

• A Glove Shop in Vienna and Other Stories by Eva Ibbotson
• A Glove Shop in Vienna and Other Stories by Eva Ibbotson
• The Dragonfly Pool by Eva Ibbotson
• Magic Flutes by Eva Ibbotson
• The Secret Countess by Eva Ibbotson

historical · 20th century · young adult · contemporary · length-medium · glimpses-kisses · length-long · royalty · war · fantasy · military · m-f · legends & fairy tales · clean · mystery · humor · super rich hero · length-short · magic · paranormal

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Jennifer Robson

3.89 · 166 ratings

• Coronation Year by Jennifer Robson
• Our Darkest Night by Jennifer Robson
• The Gown by Jennifer Robson
• Goodnight from London by Jennifer Robson
• All For the Love of You by Jennifer Robson

historical · 20th century · war · length-medium · military · europe · contemporary · length-long · royalty · western-central-europe · age difference · competent heroine · british-isles · christian · men in uniform · united-kingdom · italy · aristocratic heroine · length-novella · france

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Heather Webb

3.89 · 119 ratings

• Strangers in the Night by Heather Webb
• Meet Me in Monaco by Heather Webb
• Meet Me in Monaco by Heather Webb
• Last Christmas in Paris by Heather Webb
• The Phantom's Apprentice by Heather Webb

historical · length-medium · 20th century · length-long · war · military · behind-doors · royalty · suspense · survival · contemporary · regency · new adult · christmas · victorian · mystery

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Beatriz Williams

3.89 · 399 ratings

• Husbands & Lovers by Beatriz Williams
• The Wicked Widow: A Novel by Beatriz Williams
• The Wicked Widow by Beatriz Williams
• Her Last Flight: A Novel by Beatriz Williams
• All the Ways We Said Goodbye by Beatriz Williams

historical · mystery · 20th century · length-long · war · contemporary · suspense · length-medium · military · behind-doors · new adult · open-door · heroine sleuth · north-america · western · science fiction · europe · fantasy · rhode-island · time travel

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Pam Jenoff

3.84 · 195 ratings

• The Forgotten Chapter by Pam Jenoff
• The Last Embrace by Pam Jenoff
• The Last Summer at Chelsea Beach: A Novel by Pam Jenoff
• The Last Summer at Chelsea Beach by Pam Jenoff
• Grand Central: Original Stories of Postwar Love and Reunion by Pam Jenoff

historical · length-medium · 20th century · war · military · mystery · contemporary · suspense · behind-doors · length-long · poland · western-central-europe · new adult · length-novella · europe · open-door · cheating · age difference · pregnancy · boss & employee

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Booth Tarkington

3.71 · 146 ratings

• The Flirt by Booth Tarkington
• Gentle Julia (Esprios Classics) by Booth Tarkington
• Alice Adams (Esprios Classics) by Booth Tarkington
• The Magnificent Ambersons (Esprios Classics) by Booth Tarkington
• The Flirt (Esprios Classics) by Booth Tarkington

historical · length-novella · length-medium · 20th century · length-short · contemporary · humor · suspense · length-long · anthologies · christian

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