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Kristin Hannah
822 ratings 4.06 ·
fiction · womens-fiction · book · romance · adult · drama · family · historical-fiction · audiobook · female-mc · contemporary · literary-fiction · realistic · friendship · sad · historical · mystery · young-adult · psychological · mental-illness
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Jean Grainger
381 ratings 4.44 ·
fiction · book · adult · historical-fiction · family · historical · literary-fiction · audiobook · romance · female-mc · epic · 20th-century · friendship · action-adventure · war · womens-fiction · violent-conflict · ww2 · mystery · cozy
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Joel C. Rosenberg
310 ratings 4.33 ·
political-intrigue · suspense · politics · espionage · christian · spirituality · action-adventure · book · fiction · military · thriller · adult · drama · historical-fiction · audiobook · religion · terrorism · mystery · violent-conflict · war
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Bernard Cornwell
1367 ratings 4.18 ·
historical-fiction · fiction · book · historical · action-adventure · adult · military · violent-conflict · audiobook · war · fantasy · medieval · europe · british-isles · drama · mystery · religion · spirituality · epic · scandinavia
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Carlos Ruiz Zafón
317 ratings 4.01 ·
historical · gothic · fantasy · mystery · suspense · action-adventure · historical-fiction · fiction · magical-realism · horror · drama · audiobook · book · 20th-century · literary-fiction · dark · young-adult · urban-fantasy · crime · violent-conflict
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Caroline Fyffe
348 ratings 4.36 ·
adult · fiction · book · industrial-era · historical · romance · spirituality · western · historical-fiction · female-mc · action-adventure · christian · religion · audiobook · mystery · suspense · 19th-century · epic · family · domestic-drama
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Jodi Taylor
791 ratings 4.34 ·
fiction · humor · book · action-adventure · time-travel · adult · audiobook · historical · historical-fiction · alternate-history · sci-fi · mystery · urban-fantasy · comedy · paranormal · magical-realism · female-author · friendship · female-mc · suspense
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Irina Shapiro
463 ratings 4.36 ·
book · fiction · adult · historical · historical-fiction · mystery · paranormal · audiobook · romance · time-travel · suspense · cozy · drama · sci-fi · law-enforcement · crime · fantasy · industrial-era · victorian · medieval
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Simon Scarrow
384 ratings 4.22 ·
historical-fiction · fiction · historical · action-adventure · violent-conflict · war · adult · military · audiobook · book · roman-empire · ancient-civilization · fantasy · mystery · anthologies · suspense · revolution · young-adult · myths · medieval
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Keira Montclair
472 ratings 4.41 ·
fiction · adult · book · historical · medieval · ancient-civilization · romance · scotland · british-isles · europe · united-kingdom · historical-fiction · audiobook · war · action-adventure · violent-conflict · abuse · epic · literary-fiction · dark
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Kate Quinn
339 ratings 4.23 ·
fiction · historical-fiction · historical · adult · book · female-author · audiobook · drama · political-intrigue · mystery · ancient-civilization · female-mc · war · violent-conflict · action-adventure · romance · literary-fiction · roman-empire · politics · family
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Lynn Austin
506 ratings 4.33 ·
spirituality · historical-fiction · fiction · christian · book · historical · audiobook · adult · religious · romance · religion · womens-fiction · family · drama · violent-conflict · war · 20th-century · ww2 · high-school · industrial-era
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Anna Jacobs
694 ratings 4.40 ·
fiction · book · adult · audiobook · family · historical · historical-fiction · epic · romance · womens-fiction · 20th-century · industrial-era · contemporary · female-mc · drama · victorian · action-adventure · domestic-drama · holidays · suspense
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Christian Cameron
319 ratings 4.41 ·
fiction · adult · historical-fiction · violent-conflict · historical · book · military · war · fantasy · action-adventure · audiobook · medieval · ancient-civilization · male-author · nautical · male-mc · myths · literary-fiction · slavery · mystery
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Lisa See
342 ratings 3.93 ·
historical · literary-fiction · book · historical-fiction · poc-mc · fiction · audiobook · female-author · womens-fiction · poc-author · drama · realistic · coming-of-age · female-mc · family · 20th-century · friendship · adult · journey · action-adventure
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John Flanagan
732 ratings 4.33 ·- Arazan's Wolves by John Flanagan
- The Stern Chase (Brotherband Chronicles, #9) by John Flanagan
- The Ruins of Gorlan / The Burning Bridge / The Icebound Land / The Battle for Skandia /The Sorcerer of the North / The Siege of Macindaw by John Flanagan
- Escape from Falaise by John Flanagan
- Return of the Temujai by John Flanagan
fantasy · action-adventure · young-adult · fiction · book · historical · children · middle-grade · historical-fiction · audiobook · high-fantasy · medieval · friendship · epic · male-mc · violent-conflict · humor · war · survival · coming-of-age
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Jeff Shaara
324 ratings 4.23 ·- The Shadow of War: A Novel of the Cuban Missile Crisis by Jeff Shaara
- The Old Lion: A Novel of Theodore Roosevelt by Jeff Shaara
- The Eagle's Claw: A Novel of the Battle of Midway by Jeff Shaara
- To Wake the Giant: A Novel of Pearl Harbor by Jeff Shaara
- The Frozen Hours: A Novel of the Korean War by Jeff Shaara
historical-fiction · violent-conflict · historical · fiction · war · adult · book · action-adventure · audiobook · military · 20th-century · politics · civil-war · industrial-era · american-civil-war · ww2 · mystery · literary-fiction · classics · literary
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Francine Rivers
650 ratings 4.28 ·
christian · spirituality · fiction · book · historical-fiction · historical · religion · audiobook · religious · romance · womens-fiction · drama · adult · young-adult · family · realistic · retellings · female-author · literary · classics
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Debra Holland
300 ratings 4.31 ·
romance · fiction · adult · book · historical · industrial-era · western · historical-fiction · audiobook · spirituality · religion · womens-fiction · victorian · female-author · epic · holidays · paranormal · high-fantasy · action-adventure · multi-pov
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Ken Follett
895 ratings 4.03 ·
fiction · book · adult · historical-fiction · historical · audiobook · suspense · action-adventure · mystery · drama · political-intrigue · espionage · war · thriller · crime · violent-conflict · 20th-century · politics · classics · literary
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Hilary Mantel
441 ratings 3.97 ·- A Memoir of My Former Self: A Life in Writing by Hilary Mantel
- Mantel Pieces: Royal Bodies and Other Writing from the London Review of Books by Hilary Mantel
- The Mirror & the Light by Hilary Mantel
- Wolf Hall / Bring Up the Bodies / The Mirror and the Light by Hilary Mantel
- The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher by Hilary Mantel
literary-fiction · fiction · female-author · audiobook · book · adult · historical-fiction · historical · mystery · drama · 21st-century · 20th-century · spirituality · religion · politics · classics · literary · royalty · humor · death
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Janette Oke
943 ratings 4.10 ·
christian · fiction · spirituality · book · romance · historical · historical-fiction · young-adult · religion · womens-fiction · industrial-era · western · religious · audiobook · high-school · family · female-author · adult · action-adventure · classics
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Lucinda Riley
482 ratings 4.17 ·
book · fiction · audiobook · historical-fiction · drama · womens-fiction · mystery · romance · family · historical · adult · literary-fiction · female-author · female-mc · 20th-century · action-adventure · secrets · suspense · realistic · young-adult
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Wendy Vella
469 ratings 4.29 ·
fiction · adult · romance · historical · regency · industrial-era · book · historical-fiction · female-mc · victorian · humor · epic · action-adventure · paranormal · family · fantasy · holidays · anthologies · steamy · enemies-to-lovers
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Lauraine Snelling
673 ratings 4.24 ·
christian · spirituality · fiction · book · historical · romance · historical-fiction · adult · audiobook · industrial-era · western · religion · family · womens-fiction · young-adult · contemporary · female-mc · action-adventure · animals · new-adult
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Karen Witemeyer
413 ratings 4.23 ·
fiction · historical · historical-fiction · spirituality · christian · romance · adult · industrial-era · western · book · audiobook · religion · humor · anthologies · family · religious · womens-fiction · action-adventure · mystery · suspense
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Taylor Jenkins Reid
361 ratings 4.12 ·
literary-fiction · romance · family · fiction · realistic · book · new-adult · womens-fiction · audiobook · drama · friendship · female-author · female-mc · young-adult · historical-fiction · season-summer · historical · contemporary · sad · marriage
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Diana Gabaldon
1279 ratings 4.16 ·- Untitled Outlander Prequel by Diana Gabaldon
- Untitled by Diana Gabaldon
- Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone by Diana Gabaldon
- Clanlands: Whisky, Warfare, and a Scottish Adventure Like No Other by Diana Gabaldon
- Outlander Kitchen: To the New World and Back Again: The Second Official Outlander Companion Cookbook by Diana Gabaldon
fiction · historical-fiction · adult · fantasy · historical · paranormal · romance · time-travel · action-adventure · book · audiobook · mystery · violent-conflict · war · female-author · drama · supernatural · scotland · magic · anthologies
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Daniel Silva
704 ratings 4.19 ·
thriller · book · adult · fiction · political-intrigue · espionage · action-adventure · suspense · crime · audiobook · politics · murder · historical-fiction · assassins · law-enforcement · contemporary · terrorism · assassinations · conspiracies · drama
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Mary Lancaster
372 ratings 4.35 ·
historical · regency · industrial-era · fiction · adult · book · victorian · romance · historical-fiction · action-adventure · mystery · humor · anthologies · class-difference · enemies-to-lovers · military · suspense · family · steamy · gothic
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Elizabeth Chadwick
391 ratings 4.11 ·
fiction · historical-fiction · romance · medieval · historical · book · adult · audiobook · female-author · royalty · action-adventure · literary-fiction · norman · female-mc · warriors · drama · europe · fantasy · war · violent-conflict
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Scarlett Scott
865 ratings 4.24 ·
historical · fiction · adult · industrial-era · regency · romance · victorian · book · historical-fiction · steamy · enemies-to-lovers · marriage-of-convenience · audiobook · holidays · arranged-marriage · alpha-mc · united-kingdom · europe · british-isles · anthologies
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Annabelle Anders
322 ratings 4.38 ·
historical · fiction · adult · regency · industrial-era · romance · historical-fiction · book · victorian · steamy · humor · anthologies · marriage-of-convenience · action-adventure · literary-fiction · female-mc · slow-burn · medieval · comedy · holidays
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Sally Britton
368 ratings 4.26 ·
industrial-era · romance · historical · fiction · historical-fiction · regency · book · spirituality · adult · religion · audiobook · christian · womens-fiction · family · victorian · marriage-of-convenience · literary-fiction · humor · female-mc · holidays
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Mary Kingswood
371 ratings 4.29 ·
historical · regency · fiction · industrial-era · historical-fiction · adult · romance · book · spirituality · religion · mystery · humor · audiobook · law-enforcement · family · christian · crime · europe · england · female-mc
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Jody Hedlund
595 ratings 4.21 ·
spirituality · fiction · christian · historical · book · historical-fiction · romance · religion · adult · audiobook · action-adventure · medieval · young-adult · marriage-of-convenience · fantasy · industrial-era · royalty · family · womens-fiction · drama
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Emma V. Leech
574 ratings 4.29 ·
fiction · adult · historical · romance · book · regency · industrial-era · historical-fiction · victorian · steamy · feminism · humor · friendship · friends-to-lovers · secrets · family · enemies-to-lovers · holidays · marriage-of-convenience · audiobook
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Tracie Peterson
1286 ratings 4.12 ·
christian · spirituality · fiction · romance · historical-fiction · book · historical · adult · audiobook · industrial-era · western · religion · family · religious · womens-fiction · mystery · action-adventure · suspense · young-adult · drama
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Clive Cussler
1775 ratings 4.01 ·
action-adventure · fiction · adult · book · thriller · mystery · suspense · crime · audiobook · historical-fiction · historical · political-intrigue · technothriller · espionage · nautical · military · violent-conflict · archaeology · law-enforcement · killer
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Lauren Tarshis
384 ratings 4.15 ·- I Survived the Nazi Invasion, 1944: the Graphic Novel by Lauren Tarshis
- I Survived the California Wildfires, 2018 by Lauren Tarshis
- I Survived The Great Molasses Flood, 1919 by Lauren Tarshis
- I Survived the Battle of D-Day, 1944 by Lauren Tarshis
- I Survived the Attack of the Grizzlies, 1967 by Lauren Tarshis
realistic · audiobook · fiction · children · middle-grade · children-books · book · young-adult · historical · survival · historical-fiction · action-adventure · family · friendship · disaster · animals · outdoors · usa · north-america · suspense
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Meara Platt
408 ratings 4.32 ·
fiction · adult · historical · industrial-era · romance · regency · historical-fiction · book · victorian · anthologies · humor · action-adventure · friends-to-lovers · paranormal · audiobook · womens-fiction · age-gap · espionage · political-intrigue · medieval
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Julie Johnstone
331 ratings 4.23 ·
historical · adult · fiction · romance · book · historical-fiction · regency · industrial-era · medieval · ancient-civilization · literary-fiction · scotland · british-isles · steamy · europe · united-kingdom · victorian · action-adventure · audiobook · female-mc
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Sophocles
414 ratings 3.94 ·- All That You've Seen Here Is God: New Versions of Four Greek Tragedies Sophocles' Ajax, Philoctetes, Women of Trachis; Aeschylus' Prometheus Bound by Sophocles
- Antigonick by Sophocles
- An Oresteia: Agamemnon by Aiskhylos; Elektra by Sophokles; Orestes by Euripides by Sophocles
- The Greek Plays by Sophocles
- The Burial at Thebes: A Version of Sophocles' Antigone by Sophocles
myths · fiction · classics · literary · drama · fantasy · adult · ancient-civilization · historical · university · retellings · tragedy · historical-fiction · philosophy · book · literary-fiction · anthologies · high-school · family · medieval
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K.J. Jackson
352 ratings 4.18 ·
fiction · romance · adult · book · industrial-era · regency · historical · historical-fiction · victorian · steamy · suspense · dark · action-adventure · enemies-to-lovers · mystery · angst · revenge · kidnapping · demons · paranormal
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Diane Chamberlain
647 ratings 4.05 ·
womens-fiction · fiction · book · audiobook · drama · mystery · family · adult · contemporary · suspense · female-mc · literary-fiction · romance · historical-fiction · realistic · female-author · crime · psychological · secrets · friendship
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Mary Connealy
660 ratings 4.21 ·
spirituality · fiction · christian · romance · historical-fiction · historical · adult · western · industrial-era · book · action-adventure · humor · audiobook · anthologies · religion · mystery · suspense · marriage-of-convenience · family · religious
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John Boyne
489 ratings 4.02 ·
fiction · book · audiobook · family · historical-fiction · literary-fiction · historical · drama · young-adult · adult · lgbtq · coming-of-age · 20th-century · action-adventure · mystery · realistic · male-author · friendship · contemporary · 21st-century
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C.S. Harris
331 ratings 4.18 ·
historical-fiction · fiction · historical · mystery · adult · book · industrial-era · regency · law-enforcement · audiobook · murder · crime · suspense · amateur-sleuth · action-adventure · killer · victorian · whodunit · british-isles · urban
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