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Cecelia Mecca
217 ratings 4.43 ·
adult · fiction · historical · medieval · book · ancient-civilization · steamy · romance · action-adventure · historical-fiction · british-isles · scotland · united-kingdom · literary-fiction · europe · female-mc · audiobook · paranormal · forced-proximity · enemies-to-lovers
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Jean Grainger
374 ratings 4.43 ·
fiction · book · adult · historical-fiction · historical · family · literary-fiction · audiobook · romance · female-mc · 20th-century · epic · friendship · action-adventure · womens-fiction · war · ww2 · violent-conflict · mystery · spirituality
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Ellie Midwood
119 ratings 4.39 ·
adult · fiction · book · 20th-century · historical · historical-fiction · ww2 · violent-conflict · war · literary-fiction · romance · epic · realistic · audiobook · dark · drama · abuse · urban · politics · religion
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Heather Morris
127 ratings 4.34 ·
historical · ww2 · historical-fiction · violent-conflict · war · fiction · 20th-century · book · audiobook · young-adult · survival · literary-fiction · drama · realistic · action-adventure · family · friendship · death · sad · female-author
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Emma Prince
214 ratings 4.29 ·
historical · medieval · adult · 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 · mystery · retellings · womens-fiction
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Sydney Jane Baily
127 ratings 4.26 ·
adult · fiction · historical · regency · romance · industrial-era · historical-fiction · victorian · female-mc · literary-fiction · book · classics · literary · anthologies · action-adventure · friends-to-lovers · europe · humor · england · audiobook
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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 · historical · fiction · adult · historical-fiction · literary-fiction · epic · romance · female-mc · action-adventure · industrial-era · regency · suspense · family · mystery · politics · supernatural · male-mc · justice · nautical
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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
industrial-era · adult · fiction · romance · historical · regency · historical-fiction · literary-fiction · literary · classics · book · female-mc · retellings · humor · audiobook · billionaire · anthologies · religion · victorian · spirituality
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Gemma Liviero
105 ratings 4.24 ·
literary-fiction · war · fiction · historical · audiobook · violent-conflict · historical-fiction · 20th-century · book · adult · drama · ww2 · family · mystery · romance · ww1 · action-adventure · kidnapping · journey · military
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Adele Clee
350 ratings 4.22 ·
historical-fiction · fiction · industrial-era · historical · regency · adult · book · romance · victorian · mystery · literary-fiction · steamy · suspense · female-mc · audiobook · kind-mc · gothic · crime · killer · age-gap
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Marius Gabriel
116 ratings 4.22 ·
ww2 · adult · war · fiction · historical · 20th-century · violent-conflict · book · historical-fiction · audiobook · literary-fiction · female-mc · romance · action-adventure · drama · womens-fiction · espionage · military · journey · mystery
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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
romance · fiction · adult · regency · historical-fiction · historical · industrial-era · book · literary-fiction · audiobook · retellings · literary · classics · holidays · anthologies · magical-realism · female-mc · mystery · angst · humor
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Roberta Kagan
157 ratings 4.20 ·
historical-fiction · book · adult · fiction · historical · 20th-century · ww2 · literary-fiction · war · violent-conflict · romance · family · suspense · germany · drama · europe · spirituality · audiobook · western-central-europe · christian
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Martha Hall Kelly
121 ratings 4.20 ·
20th-century · family · historical · violent-conflict · ww2 · historical-fiction · literary-fiction · war · fiction · book · audiobook · female-mc · action-adventure · friendship · womens-fiction · adult · urban · young-adult · death · survival
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Ronald H. Balson
145 ratings 4.19 ·
20th-century · book · historical-fiction · ww2 · historical · fiction · literary-fiction · adult · violent-conflict · audiobook · mystery · family · investigator · war · suspense · religion · spirituality · legal · crime · drama
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Lucinda Riley
454 ratings 4.17 ·
historical-fiction · book · womens-fiction · drama · fiction · romance · family · mystery · historical · audiobook · adult · literary-fiction · female-author · action-adventure · 20th-century · female-mc · secrets · young-adult · realistic · royalty
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Laila Ibrahim
128 ratings 4.17 ·
book · family · audiobook · historical · historical-fiction · fiction · poc-mc · violent-conflict · literary-fiction · drama · adult · action-adventure · civil-war · slavery · womens-fiction · war · coming-of-age · 20th-century · racism · poc-author
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Madeline Miller
179 ratings 4.17 ·
myths · historical-fiction · retellings · fiction · fantasy · adult · book · historical · literary-fiction · audiobook · female-author · lgbtq · dark-academia · romance · feminism · young-adult · action-adventure · literary · classics · south-east-europe
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Nadia Hashimi
116 ratings 4.13 ·
family · audiobook · historical-fiction · journey · female-mc · fiction · realistic · book · poc-author · action-adventure · historical · poc-mc · violent-conflict · female-author · adult · drama · literary-fiction · war · coming-of-age · spirituality
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Eoin Dempsey
108 ratings 4.12 ·
historical · historical-fiction · fiction · book · violent-conflict · war · adult · 20th-century · audiobook · ww2 · military · literary-fiction · romance · action-adventure · family · drama · female-mc · suspense · young-adult · friendship
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Theodore Dreiser
136 ratings 4.06 ·
fiction · adult · classics · literary · book · 20th-century · literary-fiction · audiobook · historical · historical-fiction · drama · high-school · anthologies · coming-of-age · supernatural · mystery · psychological · horror · fantasy · urban
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John Boyne
401 ratings 4.04 ·
fiction · book · audiobook · historical-fiction · historical · family · literary-fiction · drama · young-adult · 20th-century · action-adventure · lgbtq · 21st-century · death · coming-of-age · realistic · mystery · adult · friendship · male-author
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Edward Rutherfurd
214 ratings 4.03 ·
literary-fiction · war · adult · fiction · epic · historical · audiobook · violent-conflict · historical-fiction · action-adventure · family · book · early-modern · 20th-century · drama · journey · medieval · spirituality · religion · urban
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James McBride
191 ratings 4.03 ·
audiobook · poc-mc · historical · black-mc · historical-fiction · literary-fiction · fiction · adult · racism · book · violent-conflict · social-commentary · mystery · poc-author · family · 21st-century · male-author · slavery · military · war
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Carlos Ruiz Zafón
310 ratings 4.00 ·
mystery · gothic · fantasy · historical · action-adventure · suspense · magical-realism · fiction · historical-fiction · drama · horror · audiobook · book · 20th-century · literary-fiction · dark · young-adult · urban-fantasy · crime · supernatural
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Yukio Mishima
348 ratings 3.90 ·
fiction · literary · classics · literary-fiction · 20th-century · adult · book · historical-fiction · drama · historical · philosophy · lgbtq · male-author · psychological · contemporary · suicide · religion · action-adventure · spirituality · audiobook
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Natsume Sōseki
158 ratings 3.78 ·
literary-fiction · fiction · literary · classics · book · historical · historical-fiction · 20th-century · male-author · adult · coming-of-age · east-asia · asia · japan · audiobook · philosophy · bildungsroman · poc-author · young-adult · action-adventure
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