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Robert Thier
196 ratings 4.44 ·
fiction · young-adult · book · humor · romance · action-adventure · historical-fiction · historical · female-mc · enemies-to-lovers · billionaire · grumpy-sunshine · slow-burn · cheerful-mc · industrial-era · crime · grumpy-mc · new-adult · alpha-mc · womens-fiction
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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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Diana Knightley
186 ratings 4.40 ·
fiction · adult · book · time-travel · historical · historical-fiction · action-adventure · paranormal · scotland · europe · united-kingdom · british-isles · super-powered · sci-fi · romance · supernatural · drama · sad · royalty · audiobook
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Jodi Taylor
725 ratings 4.36 ·
fiction · humor · book · audiobook · adult · time-travel · action-adventure · historical · mystery · historical-fiction · urban-fantasy · sci-fi · alternate-history · comedy · paranormal · magical-realism · female-author · friendship · female-mc · suspense
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Caroline Fyffe
348 ratings 4.36 ·
book · industrial-era · historical · fiction · adult · romance · spirituality · western · historical-fiction · female-mc · action-adventure · christian · religion · mystery · audiobook · 19th-century · suspense · epic · domestic-drama · family
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Roseanna M. White
270 ratings 4.35 ·
spirituality · fiction · historical · christian · book · historical-fiction · romance · mystery · adult · audiobook · action-adventure · suspense · family · 20th-century · industrial-era · violent-conflict · espionage · political-intrigue · religion · war
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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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John Flanagan
715 ratings 4.34 ·- 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
- Duel at Araluen by John Flanagan
historical-fiction · fiction · action-adventure · young-adult · fantasy · audiobook · middle-grade · children · historical · book · medieval · high-fantasy · friendship · epic · war · violent-conflict · humor · male-mc · survival · coming-of-age
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Joel C. Rosenberg
310 ratings 4.33 ·
espionage · christian · political-intrigue · suspense · politics · historical-fiction · audiobook · spirituality · fiction · military · thriller · adult · drama · book · action-adventure · religion · violent-conflict · mystery · terrorism · war
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Chris Bradford
171 ratings 4.31 ·
book · action-adventure · young-adult · fiction · historical-fiction · historical · fantasy · violent-conflict · war · medieval · friendship · teens · middle-grade · children · law-enforcement · warriors · coming-of-age · male-mc · military · suspense
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Sarah Sundin
220 ratings 4.31 ·
20th-century · historical · spirituality · christian · historical-fiction · ww2 · fiction · romance · book · violent-conflict · war · action-adventure · military · audiobook · womens-fiction · adult · young-adult · suspense · mystery · drama
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Chuck Black
175 ratings 4.29 ·
action-adventure · young-adult · book · religion · fiction · spirituality · christian · fantasy · audiobook · historical-fiction · children · middle-grade · medieval · historical · sword-sorcery · high-fantasy · paranormal · myths · children-books · warriors
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Ruta Sepetys
165 ratings 4.28 ·
historical · book · fiction · historical-fiction · mystery · violent-conflict · 20th-century · realistic · coming-of-age · war · audiobook · friendship · action-adventure · young-adult · family · romance · drama · high-school · female-author · literary-fiction
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S.A. Chakraborty
134 ratings 4.27 ·
fiction · fantasy · historical-fiction · historical · audiobook · action-adventure · book · epic · romance · female-author · lgbtq · adult · poc-mc · high-fantasy · young-adult · myths · magic · new-adult · paranormal · poc-author
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Margaret Mayhew
165 ratings 4.27 ·- The Lifeline by Margaret Mayhew
- Bitter Poison by Margaret Mayhew
- Bluebirds: An uplifting and heart-warming wartime saga, full of friendship, courage and determination by Margaret Mayhew
- Dry Bones by Margaret Mayhew
- The Crew: A perfectly heart-warming, moving and uplifting wartime drama that will capture your heart by Margaret Mayhew
adult · fiction · book · historical-fiction · historical · war · ww2 · violent-conflict · action-adventure · 20th-century · epic · military · mystery · family · amateur-sleuth · animals · cozy · culinary · romance · female-mc
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Robin Stevens
189 ratings 4.27 ·
historical-fiction · law-enforcement · murder · fiction · middle-grade · children · young-adult · action-adventure · crime · mystery · friendship · boarding-school · historical · children-books · book · whodunit · audiobook · killer · female-author · cozy
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Tamera Alexander
288 ratings 4.25 ·
spirituality · historical · christian · historical-fiction · fiction · romance · audiobook · adult · book · womens-fiction · violent-conflict · action-adventure · civil-war · industrial-era · western · religion · mystery · military · religious · usa
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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
violent-conflict · historical-fiction · historical · fiction · war · adult · book · action-adventure · audiobook · military · 20th-century · politics · civil-war · american-civil-war · industrial-era · ww2 · mystery · literary-fiction · literary · classics
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Alan Gratz
247 ratings 4.23 ·
book · young-adult · fiction · children-books · action-adventure · middle-grade · historical · children · historical-fiction · realistic · friendship · coming-of-age · family · audiobook · survival · violent-conflict · suspense · war · 20th-century · high-school
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Simon Scarrow
384 ratings 4.22 ·
fiction · historical · historical-fiction · action-adventure · violent-conflict · military · adult · war · audiobook · book · ancient-civilization · roman-empire · fantasy · mystery · anthologies · suspense · revolution · myths · young-adult · friendship
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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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L.A. Meyer
232 ratings 4.20 ·- Wild Rover No More: Being the Last Recorded Account of the Life & Times of Jacky Faber by L.A. Meyer
- Boston Jacky: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of Jacky Faber, Taking Care of Business by L.A. Meyer
- Viva Jacquelina!: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of Jacky Faber, Over the Hills and Far Away by L.A. Meyer
- The Mark of the Golden Dragon: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of Jacky Faber, Jewel of the East, Vexation of the West, and Pearl of the South China Sea by L.A. Meyer
- The Wake of the Lorelei Lee: Being an Account of the Adventures of Jacky Faber, on her Way to Botany Bay by L.A. Meyer
book · middle-grade · action-adventure · nautical · young-adult · historical-fiction · audiobook · high-school · historical · female-mc · romance · humor · fiction · outlaws · realistic · scoundrel · children · orphans · alpha-mc · comedy
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Bernard Cornwell
1367 ratings 4.18 ·
historical-fiction · fiction · historical · book · action-adventure · adult · violent-conflict · military · audiobook · war · fantasy · medieval · europe · drama · mystery · british-isles · spirituality · religion · epic · scandinavia
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Diana Gabaldon
1096 ratings 4.15 ·- 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 · historical-fiction · adult · fantasy · paranormal · action-adventure · audiobook · time-travel · romance · mystery · book · violent-conflict · war · female-author · supernatural · drama · scotland · magic · suspense
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Mark T. Sullivan
172 ratings 4.14 ·
book · fiction · adult · action-adventure · crime · mystery · suspense · audiobook · historical-fiction · historical · thriller · law-enforcement · literary-fiction · investigator · 20th-century · political-intrigue · serial-killers · killer · murder · horror
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S.J. Parris
104 ratings 4.02 ·
murder · audiobook · mystery · historical · historical-fiction · book · medieval · adult · crime · fiction · political-intrigue · religion · law-enforcement · spirituality · early-modern · thriller · action-adventure · suspense · conspiracies · espionage
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Ken Follett
869 ratings 4.02 ·
fiction · book · adult · historical-fiction · historical · audiobook · suspense · action-adventure · mystery · drama · political-intrigue · espionage · war · crime · thriller · violent-conflict · 20th-century · politics · literary · classics
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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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