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Carlos Ruiz Zafón
4.06 · 456 ratings
fiction · mystery · historical-fiction · fantasy · suspense · magical-realism · action-adventure · book · historical · gothic · horror · drama · audiobook · 20th-century · crime · literary-fiction · dark · young-adult · urban-fantasy · adult
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Jean Grainger
4.44 · 413 ratings
fiction · book · adult · historical-fiction · family · historical · audiobook · female-mc · literary-fiction · romance · friendship · epic · 20th-century · action-adventure · ww2 · war · womens-fiction · violent-conflict · mystery · spirituality
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Kristin Hannah
4.09 · 926 ratings
fiction · womens-fiction · book · romance · drama · adult · family · historical-fiction · audiobook · female-mc · contemporary · literary-fiction · realistic · friendship · sad · historical · psychological · young-adult · mystery · epic
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Jodi Taylor
4.37 · 1070 ratings
fiction · humor · action-adventure · adult · audiobook · book · time-travel · historical · historical-fiction · alternate-history · sci-fi · mystery · urban-fantasy · comedy · magical-realism · paranormal · female-author · friendship · suspense · female-mc
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Bernard Cornwell
4.20 · 1888 ratings
historical-fiction · fiction · book · historical · action-adventure · adult · military · violent-conflict · audiobook · war · fantasy · medieval · europe · mystery · british-isles · drama · spirituality · religion · epic · scandinavia
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Joel C. Rosenberg
4.33 · 321 ratings
christian · espionage · politics · political-intrigue · suspense · adult · military · historical-fiction · thriller · action-adventure · spirituality · fiction · drama · audiobook · book · religion · violent-conflict · mystery · terrorism · war
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Tamera Alexander
4.25 · 304 ratings
romance · spirituality · fiction · christian · historical-fiction · audiobook · historical · book · adult · womens-fiction · civil-war · violent-conflict · action-adventure · industrial-era · western · religion · mystery · religious · military · north-america
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Caroline Fyffe
4.36 · 349 ratings
historical · industrial-era · book · adult · fiction · western · romance · spirituality · historical-fiction · female-mc · action-adventure · christian · religion · audiobook · mystery · suspense · 19th-century · epic · domestic-drama · family
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Taylor Jenkins Reid
4.12 · 464 ratings
family · literary-fiction · fiction · romance · womens-fiction · realistic · new-adult · audiobook · book · drama · female-mc · friendship · female-author · young-adult · historical-fiction · historical · contemporary · sad · adult · season-summer
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John Flanagan
4.34 · 1112 ratings- 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
fiction · action-adventure · young-adult · fantasy · book · historical-fiction · children · audiobook · middle-grade · historical · high-fantasy · medieval · friendship · epic · male-mc · war · violent-conflict · humor · survival · coming-of-age
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Irina Shapiro
4.35 · 499 ratings
book · adult · fiction · historical-fiction · historical · mystery · audiobook · paranormal · romance · time-travel · suspense · cozy · law-enforcement · sci-fi · drama · crime · industrial-era · victorian · amateur-sleuth · fantasy
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Keira Montclair
4.41 · 472 ratings
book · adult · fiction · historical · medieval · ancient-civilization · romance · europe · british-isles · united-kingdom · scotland · historical-fiction · audiobook · violent-conflict · war · action-adventure · abuse · epic · literary-fiction · suspense
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Misty M. Beller
4.47 · 346 ratings
fiction · spirituality · christian · adult · historical · romance · historical-fiction · western · industrial-era · religion · book · action-adventure · anthologies · audiobook · rural · drama · suspense · small-town · poc-mc · north-america
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Sharon Kay Penman
4.18 · 383 ratings
historical · historical-fiction · adult · fiction · medieval · book · action-adventure · royalty · violent-conflict · epic · war · politics · mystery · drama · audiobook · female-author · literary · classics · 20th-century · romance
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Simon Scarrow
4.22 · 454 ratings
fiction · historical-fiction · historical · action-adventure · violent-conflict · war · military · adult · audiobook · book · ancient-civilization · roman-empire · fantasy · mystery · anthologies · revolution · suspense · young-adult · myths · friendship
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Megan Whalen Turner
4.13 · 329 ratings- Moira's Pen: A Queen's Thief Collection by Megan Whalen Turner
- Return of the Thief by Megan Whalen Turner
- Thick as Thieves by Megan Whalen Turner
- World of the Queen's Thief Collection: The Thief, The Queen of Attolia, The King of Attolia, A Conspiracy of Kings, Thick as Thieves by Megan Whalen Turner
- Knife Dance by Megan Whalen Turner
fantasy · fiction · young-adult · myths · historical · supernatural · high-fantasy · action-adventure · paranormal · magic · book · female-author · historical-fiction · royalty · political-intrigue · audiobook · middle-grade · epic · gods · children
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Debra Holland
4.31 · 300 ratings
romance · fiction · adult · book · historical · western · industrial-era · historical-fiction · audiobook · spirituality · religion · womens-fiction · victorian · female-author · holidays · epic · suspense · paranormal · multi-pov · high-fantasy
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Lynn Austin
4.33 · 518 ratings
historical-fiction · spirituality · fiction · book · christian · historical · audiobook · adult · religious · romance · religion · womens-fiction · family · drama · violent-conflict · war · 20th-century · ww2 · high-school · industrial-era
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Roseanna M. White
4.34 · 319 ratings
book · spirituality · fiction · christian · romance · historical · historical-fiction · adult · mystery · audiobook · action-adventure · family · 20th-century · industrial-era · suspense · espionage · political-intrigue · edwardian · violent-conflict · drama
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Anna Jacobs
4.40 · 704 ratings
fiction · book · adult · audiobook · family · historical · historical-fiction · romance · epic · womens-fiction · 20th-century · industrial-era · contemporary · female-mc · victorian · drama · action-adventure · holidays · domestic-drama · journey
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Linda Ford
4.30 · 305 ratings
christian · spirituality · fiction · adult · historical · romance · western · book · industrial-era · historical-fiction · religion · westen · womens-fiction · family · anthologies · 20th-century · action-adventure · marriage-of-convenience · contemporary · holidays
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Lisa See
3.92 · 397 ratings
historical · literary-fiction · poc-mc · fiction · historical-fiction · book · audiobook · female-author · womens-fiction · poc-author · coming-of-age · drama · family · realistic · female-mc · 20th-century · friendship · action-adventure · adult · journey
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Ken Follett
4.06 · 1181 ratings
fiction · book · historical · historical-fiction · adult · audiobook · suspense · mystery · action-adventure · drama · political-intrigue · espionage · violent-conflict · war · thriller · crime · 20th-century · politics · literary · classics
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Jeff Shaara
4.23 · 324 ratings- 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
book · war · fiction · adult · historical · violent-conflict · historical-fiction · action-adventure · audiobook · military · politics · 20th-century · civil-war · american-civil-war · industrial-era · ww2 · literary-fiction · classics · literary · mystery
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Christian Cameron
4.40 · 341 ratings
fiction · violent-conflict · historical-fiction · historical · adult · book · military · war · action-adventure · fantasy · audiobook · medieval · ancient-civilization · male-author · nautical · male-mc · slavery · myths · literary-fiction · early-modern
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Diana Gabaldon
4.18 · 1665 ratings- 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 · adult · historical-fiction · fantasy · historical · paranormal · romance · time-travel · action-adventure · book · audiobook · mystery · violent-conflict · war · female-author · supernatural · scotland · drama · magic · anthologies
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Kate Quinn
4.20 · 390 ratings
historical-fiction · fiction · historical · adult · book · female-author · mystery · audiobook · drama · political-intrigue · female-mc · war · action-adventure · romance · violent-conflict · literary-fiction · ancient-civilization · politics · roman-empire · family
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Francine Rivers
4.30 · 739 ratings
christian · spirituality · fiction · book · historical-fiction · historical · religion · audiobook · religious · romance · womens-fiction · drama · adult · family · young-adult · realistic · female-author · retellings · literary · classics
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Hilary Mantel
3.95 · 460 ratings- 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
- Ghost: 100 Stories to Read with the Lights On by Hilary Mantel
fiction · adult · book · historical-fiction · female-author · literary-fiction · audiobook · historical · drama · mystery · spirituality · religion · 21st-century · 20th-century · classics · literary · politics · early-modern · medieval · royalty
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Wendy Vella
4.30 · 515 ratings
adult · fiction · romance · book · regency · historical · industrial-era · historical-fiction · female-mc · victorian · humor · epic · action-adventure · paranormal · family · contemporary · fantasy · enemies-to-lovers · steamy · holidays
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Jack Du Brul
4.15 · 310 ratings
mystery · action-adventure · suspense · book · thriller · crime · fiction · audiobook · adult · political-intrigue · military · violent-conflict · espionage · historical-fiction · historical · technothriller · nautical · law-enforcement · murder · contemporary
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Karen Witemeyer
4.24 · 451 ratings
historical · fiction · christian · spirituality · historical-fiction · romance · industrial-era · adult · western · book · audiobook · religion · humor · anthologies · womens-fiction · family · action-adventure · religious · mystery · suspense
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Lucinda Riley
4.17 · 510 ratings
book · fiction · romance · audiobook · mystery · womens-fiction · drama · historical-fiction · family · historical · adult · literary-fiction · female-author · 20th-century · female-mc · action-adventure · secrets · young-adult · suspense · realistic
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Clive Cussler
4.02 · 2361 ratings
action-adventure · fiction · adult · book · mystery · thriller · suspense · crime · audiobook · historical-fiction · historical · political-intrigue · technothriller · espionage · nautical · military · violent-conflict · archaeology · law-enforcement · killer
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Diane Chamberlain
4.05 · 659 ratings
womens-fiction · fiction · audiobook · book · mystery · family · drama · adult · contemporary · suspense · female-mc · literary-fiction · historical-fiction · romance · realistic · female-author · crime · psychological · secrets · friendship
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Daniel Silva
4.19 · 717 ratings
thriller · political-intrigue · espionage · fiction · adult · book · suspense · action-adventure · crime · audiobook · politics · murder · historical-fiction · assassins · law-enforcement · contemporary · terrorism · assassinations · conspiracies · drama
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Mary Lancaster
4.35 · 372 ratings
regency · historical · industrial-era · fiction · adult · book · victorian · romance · historical-fiction · action-adventure · mystery · humor · anthologies · suspense · steamy · family · enemies-to-lovers · class-difference · military · political-intrigue
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Taylor Anderson
4.17 · 312 ratings
fiction · book · historical-fiction · adult · sci-fi · alternate-history · military · violent-conflict · action-adventure · audiobook · time-travel · historical · war · alternate-universe · aliens · survival · 20th-century · ww2 · space-fleet · space
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Scarlett Scott
4.25 · 942 ratings
adult · fiction · historical · industrial-era · regency · romance · victorian · book · historical-fiction · steamy · enemies-to-lovers · marriage-of-convenience · audiobook · holidays · alpha-mc · arranged-marriage · british-isles · united-kingdom · class-difference · europe
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Elizabeth Chadwick
4.11 · 440 ratings
fiction · historical-fiction · medieval · historical · book · romance · adult · audiobook · female-author · royalty · action-adventure · norman · literary-fiction · warriors · female-mc · drama · fantasy · war · europe · violent-conflict
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Dorothy Dunnett
4.42 · 311 ratings- The Lymond Chronicles Complete Box Set: The Game of Kings, Queens' Play, The Disorderly Knights, Pawn in Frankincense, The Ringed Castle, Checkmate by Dorothy Dunnett
- Gemelli by Dorothy Dunnett
- Caprice and Rondo by Dorothy Dunnett
- To Lie with Lions by Dorothy Dunnett
- The Unicorn Hunt by Dorothy Dunnett
adult · historical · historical-fiction · fiction · book · female-author · action-adventure · medieval · audiobook · romance · literary · classics · early-modern · scoundrel · mystery · literary-fiction · 20th-century · politics · epic · fantasy
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Annabelle Anders
4.38 · 335 ratings
fiction · adult · historical · industrial-era · regency · romance · book · historical-fiction · victorian · steamy · humor · action-adventure · anthologies · marriage-of-convenience · literary-fiction · female-mc · slow-burn · medieval · friends-to-lovers · early-modern
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Sally Britton
4.26 · 399 ratings
historical-fiction · fiction · romance · historical · industrial-era · regency · book · spirituality · adult · audiobook · religion · christian · womens-fiction · victorian · family · marriage-of-convenience · humor · literary-fiction · female-mc · action-adventure
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Jody Hedlund
4.22 · 641 ratings
fiction · spirituality · book · christian · romance · historical · historical-fiction · religion · adult · audiobook · action-adventure · industrial-era · medieval · young-adult · marriage-of-convenience · western · fantasy · womens-fiction · family · royalty
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Tracie Peterson
4.12 · 1310 ratings
christian · spirituality · fiction · historical-fiction · romance · book · historical · adult · audiobook · industrial-era · western · religion · family · religious · womens-fiction · mystery · action-adventure · suspense · young-adult · drama
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Mary Kingswood
4.29 · 371 ratings
regency · historical · fiction · industrial-era · adult · historical-fiction · romance · book · religion · spirituality · mystery · humor · audiobook · law-enforcement · family · england · united-kingdom · christian · british-isles · female-mc
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Lauraine Snelling
4.24 · 674 ratings
fiction · spirituality · christian · book · romance · historical · adult · historical-fiction · audiobook · western · industrial-era · religion · family · womens-fiction · young-adult · contemporary · female-mc · action-adventure · horses · mystery
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Emma V. Leech
4.30 · 588 ratings
fiction · adult · book · romance · historical · industrial-era · regency · historical-fiction · victorian · steamy · friendship · feminism · humor · friends-to-lovers · secrets · family · marriage-of-convenience · enemies-to-lovers · holidays · paranormal
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