⚔️ Ricardian Fiction

Historical novels set during the reign of Richard III and the turbulent Wars of the Roses, often reimagining the maligned king as a more complex, sympathetic figure.

A Rose for the Crown

by Anne Easter Smith • 2006

A peasant girl becomes the secret mistress of Richard III, hiding their children from the crown.

4.03

5k+

🏰 Wars Of The Roses 👑 Royal Mistress 🌿 Peasant To Nobility 🩸 Royal Bastards 💘 Forbidden Love

A Rose for the Crown 89%

A peasant girl becomes the secret mistress of Richard III, hiding their children from the crown.

by Anne Easter Smith 2006

4.03

5k+ ratings

🏰 Wars Of The Roses 👑 Royal Mistress 🌿 Peasant To Nobility 🩸 Royal Bastards 💘 Forbidden Love

The Royal Game

by Anne O'Brien • 2021

An heiress's letters become the weapon her family wields through siege, prison, and civil war.

3.73

891

🏰 Medieval Family Saga ⚔️ Wars Of The Roses 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 📈 Social Climbing 👩‍👦 Matriarch Protagonist

The Royal Game 88%

An heiress's letters become the weapon her family wields through siege, prison, and civil war.

by Anne O'Brien 2021

3.73

891 ratings

🏰 Medieval Family Saga ⚔️ Wars Of The Roses 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 📈 Social Climbing 👩‍👦 Matriarch Protagonist

Loyal in Love

by Jean Plaidy • 1983

A French Catholic queen in exile wonders if her faith destroyed the king she loved.

3.75

1k+

📜 Stuart England 💍 Political Marriage 👸 Foreign Queen ✝️ Religious Conflict 🗡️ Court Conspiracy

Loyal in Love 88%

A French Catholic queen in exile wonders if her faith destroyed the king she loved.

by Jean Plaidy 1983

3.75

1k+ ratings

📜 Stuart England 💍 Political Marriage 👸 Foreign Queen ✝️ Religious Conflict 🗡️ Court Conspiracy

The White Queen

by Philippa Gregory • 2009

A widow marries a king in secret and must outmaneuver England's most powerful lords to survive.

3.96

184k+

🏰 Plantagenet England 👑 Royal Court Intrigue 💍 Secret Marriage ⚔️ War Of Succession 🗡️ Political Betrayal

The White Queen 87%

A widow marries a king in secret and must outmaneuver England's most powerful lords to survive.

by Philippa Gregory 2009

3.96

184k+ ratings

🏰 Plantagenet England 👑 Royal Court Intrigue 💍 Secret Marriage ⚔️ War Of Succession 🗡️ Political Betrayal

In the Wilds of Derbyshire

by Jann Rowland • 2017

Cut off from her sister, Elizabeth Bennet seeks solace in Derbyshire and discovers an unlikely love.

4.10

693

📖 Austen Variation 🕯️ Slow-Burn Courtship 💕 Sister Reconciliation 👯 Female Friendship 🌿 Derbyshire Countryside

In the Wilds of Derbyshire 87%

Cut off from her sister, Elizabeth Bennet seeks solace in Derbyshire and discovers an unlikely love.

by Jann Rowland 2017

4.10

693 ratings

📖 Austen Variation 🕯️ Slow-Burn Courtship 💕 Sister Reconciliation 👯 Female Friendship 🌿 Derbyshire Countryside

Beautiful Things

by Emily Rath • 2022

Penniless at a duke's house party, she draws three suitors and refuses to choose.

3.81

13k+

🏰 Regency House Party 💕 Polyamorous Romance ⚡ Bastard Hero 👑 Scheming Dowager 🎨 Artist Heroine

Beautiful Things 87%

Penniless at a duke's house party, she draws three suitors and refuses to choose.

by Emily Rath 2022

3.81

13k+ ratings

🏰 Regency House Party 💕 Polyamorous Romance ⚡ Bastard Hero 👑 Scheming Dowager 🎨 Artist Heroine

The Ladies of Rosings Park

by Shannon Winslow • 2018

Anne de Bourgh was raised to marry Darcy. He chose another; she chose herself.

4.40

212

📖 Austen Sequel 👑 Regency England 💕 Quiet Romance 💔 Duty Versus Love ⚖️ Unequal Match

The Ladies of Rosings Park 87%

Anne de Bourgh was raised to marry Darcy. He chose another; she chose herself.

by Shannon Winslow 2018

4.40

212 ratings

📖 Austen Sequel 👑 Regency England 💕 Quiet Romance 💔 Duty Versus Love ⚖️ Unequal Match

Eleanor

by Alice Loxton • 2025

A dead queen, twelve stone crosses, a 200-mile walk to find the three that still stand.

3.92

2k+

👑 Medieval Queens 🚶 Pilgrimage Narratives 🏛️ Architectural Heritage 🪦 Lost Monuments 👩 Forgotten Women

Eleanor 87%

A dead queen, twelve stone crosses, a 200-mile walk to find the three that still stand.

by Alice Loxton 2025

3.92

2k+ ratings

👑 Medieval Queens 🚶 Pilgrimage Narratives 🏛️ Architectural Heritage 🪦 Lost Monuments 👩 Forgotten Women

The Other Bennet Sister

by Janice Hadlow • 2020

Plain Mary Bennet hides in books. A poetry lover and the Lake District show her worth.

4.15

32k+

📚 Austen Variation 🌸 Wallflower Romance 🔥 Slow-Burn Romance 💔 Parental Rejection 🌱 Self-Discovery

The Other Bennet Sister 87%

Plain Mary Bennet hides in books. A poetry lover and the Lake District show her worth.

by Janice Hadlow 2020

4.15

32k+ ratings

📚 Austen Variation 🌸 Wallflower Romance 🔥 Slow-Burn Romance 💔 Parental Rejection 🌱 Self-Discovery

A Duke to Die for

by Amelia Grey • 2009

A duke inherits a cursed heiress. Falling in love may be the accident that kills him.

3.39

1k+

🏛️ Guardian And Ward 💃 London Season 💬 Witty Banter 😤 Jealous Hero 💪 Capable Heroine

A Duke to Die for 87%

A duke inherits a cursed heiress. Falling in love may be the accident that kills him.

by Amelia Grey 2009

3.39

1k+ ratings

🏛️ Guardian And Ward 💃 London Season 💬 Witty Banter 😤 Jealous Hero 💪 Capable Heroine

Agnes Grey

by Anne Brontë • 1847

A clergyman's daughter becomes a governess and discovers the rich see her as furniture.

3.71

84k+

🏠 Governess Narrative 🤫 Reserved Heroine 💌 Quiet Courtship ⚖️ Integrity Rewarded ⛪ Rural Parish Life

Agnes Grey 87%

A clergyman's daughter becomes a governess and discovers the rich see her as furniture.

by Anne Brontë 1847

3.71

84k+ ratings

🏠 Governess Narrative 🤫 Reserved Heroine 💌 Quiet Courtship ⚖️ Integrity Rewarded ⛪ Rural Parish Life

Tirant lo Blanc. Episodis Amorosos

by Joanot Martorell • 2012

A knight saves Byzantium to win a princess. The real battle begins without armor.

2.46

2k+

🏰 Chivalric Romance 📜 Medieval Literature 💕 Courtly Love 💔 Tragic Romance 👩‍⚖️ Female Agency

Tirant lo Blanc. Episodis Amorosos Summary

Tirant lo Blanc. Episodis Amorosos 87%

A knight saves Byzantium to win a princess. The real battle begins without armor.

by Joanot Martorell 2012

2.46

2k+ ratings

🏰 Chivalric Romance 📜 Medieval Literature 💕 Courtly Love 💔 Tragic Romance 👩‍⚖️ Female Agency

The King's Jewel

by Elizabeth Chadwick • 2023

A Welsh princess, stripped of home and name, survives a king's bed and a stranger's marriage.

4.35

2k+

🏰 Welsh Marches 💍 Political Marriage ⚔️ Norman Conquest 👑 Royal Mistress 📜 Medieval Saga

The King's Jewel 87%

A Welsh princess, stripped of home and name, survives a king's bed and a stranger's marriage.

by Elizabeth Chadwick 2023

4.35

2k+ ratings

🏰 Welsh Marches 💍 Political Marriage ⚔️ Norman Conquest 👑 Royal Mistress 📜 Medieval Saga

Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake

by Sarah MacLean • 2010

When a spinster asks a notorious rake for a kiss, he counters with a scandalous bargain.

4.07

61k+

🦋 Spinster Heroine 😈 Rake Hero 🤝 Bargain Arrangement 🔥 Slow Burn 💬 Witty Banter

Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake Summary

Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake 87%

When a spinster asks a notorious rake for a kiss, he counters with a scandalous bargain.

by Sarah MacLean 2010

4.07

61k+ ratings

🦋 Spinster Heroine 😈 Rake Hero 🤝 Bargain Arrangement 🔥 Slow Burn 💬 Witty Banter

Goddess of the Hunt

by Tessa Dare • 2009

She corners her brother's cold best friend for kissing lessons, and their fake courtship turns real.

3.77

12k+

🏹 Regency Romance 💋 Lessons In Seduction 🎭 Fake Courtship 🧊 Stoic Hero ⚔️ Rivals To Lovers

Goddess of the Hunt 86%

She corners her brother's cold best friend for kissing lessons, and their fake courtship turns real.

by Tessa Dare 2009

3.77

12k+ ratings

🏹 Regency Romance 💋 Lessons In Seduction 🎭 Fake Courtship 🧊 Stoic Hero ⚔️ Rivals To Lovers

Master of His Fate

by Barbara Taylor Bradford • 2018

A barrow boy and heiress pursue ambition through commerce, loss, and love in Victorian London.

3.75

3k+

🏛️ Victorian Family Saga 📈 Rags To Riches 💼 Self-Made Hero 👩‍💼 Independent Heroine 💔 Tragic Romance

Master of His Fate 86%

A barrow boy and heiress pursue ambition through commerce, loss, and love in Victorian London.

by Barbara Taylor Bradford 2018

3.75

3k+ ratings

🏛️ Victorian Family Saga 📈 Rags To Riches 💼 Self-Made Hero 👩‍💼 Independent Heroine 💔 Tragic Romance

The Other Boleyn Girl

by Philippa Gregory • 2001

Pushed into the king's bed, Mary Boleyn watches her sister Anne scheme for the crown.

4.09

515k+

🏛️ Tudor Court Drama 👑 King's Mistress 🎭 Court Intrigue ⚔️ Sister Vs Sister 🩸 Tragic Ambition

The Other Boleyn Girl 86%

Pushed into the king's bed, Mary Boleyn watches her sister Anne scheme for the crown.

by Philippa Gregory 2001

4.09

515k+ ratings

🏛️ Tudor Court Drama 👑 King's Mistress 🎭 Court Intrigue ⚔️ Sister Vs Sister 🩸 Tragic Ambition

The Viscount Who Loved Me

by Julia Quinn • 2000

He hunts a loveless bride; she fights back. Their mutual disdain ignites a dangerous passion.

3.99

500k+

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🎩 Reformed Rake 🛡️ Protective Sister 💬 Witty Banter 🎭 Comedy Of Manners

The Viscount Who Loved Me 86%

He hunts a loveless bride; she fights back. Their mutual disdain ignites a dangerous passion.

by Julia Quinn 2000

3.99

500k+ ratings

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🎩 Reformed Rake 🛡️ Protective Sister 💬 Witty Banter 🎭 Comedy Of Manners

Elizabeth I and Her Circle

by Susan Doran • 2015

To understand Elizabeth I, look at her quarreling inner circle of cousins, favorites, and spies.

3.97

181

👑 Elizabethan Politics ⚔️ Dynastic Conflict 🎭 Court Intrigue 📜 Ministerial Power 🕵️ Intelligence Networks

Elizabeth I and Her Circle 86%

To understand Elizabeth I, look at her quarreling inner circle of cousins, favorites, and spies.

by Susan Doran 2015

3.97

181 ratings

👑 Elizabethan Politics ⚔️ Dynastic Conflict 🎭 Court Intrigue 📜 Ministerial Power 🕵️ Intelligence Networks

Queen Charlotte

by Julia Quinn • 2023

She marries the king. He vanishes. His hidden madness holds the monarchy hostage and her heart.

4.16

46k+

🎩 Regency Romance 💍 Arranged Marriage 🖤 Hidden Illness ⏳ Dual Timeline 💋 Witty Banter

Queen Charlotte 86%

She marries the king. He vanishes. His hidden madness holds the monarchy hostage and her heart.

by Julia Quinn 2023

4.16

46k+ ratings

🎩 Regency Romance 💍 Arranged Marriage 🖤 Hidden Illness ⏳ Dual Timeline 💋 Witty Banter

Royal Witches

by Gemma Hollman • 2019

When England's kings needed money or crown legitimacy, they accused a royal woman of witchcraft.

3.78

2k+

🏰 Medieval England 👑 English Royalty 🔥 Political Witch Hunts 👸 Medieval Queens ⚔️ Dynastic Politics

Royal Witches 86%

When England's kings needed money or crown legitimacy, they accused a royal woman of witchcraft.

by Gemma Hollman 2019

3.78

2k+ ratings

🏰 Medieval England 👑 English Royalty 🔥 Political Witch Hunts 👸 Medieval Queens ⚔️ Dynastic Politics

Boleyn Traitor

by Philippa Gregory • 2025

A lady-in-waiting spies for five Tudor queens, and her silence becomes her death warrant.

4.18

14k+

🏰 Tudor England 👑 Court Intrigue 🕵️ Spy At Court 👗 Lady-In-Waiting 💔 Forbidden Romance

Boleyn Traitor 86%

A lady-in-waiting spies for five Tudor queens, and her silence becomes her death warrant.

by Philippa Gregory 2025

4.18

14k+ ratings

🏰 Tudor England 👑 Court Intrigue 🕵️ Spy At Court 👗 Lady-In-Waiting 💔 Forbidden Romance

It's in His Kiss

by Julia Quinn • 2005

They hunt for diamonds in an Italian diary, but the real treasure is each other.

3.97

219k+

😏 Witty Banter 📚 Bluestocking Heroine 💔 Wounded Hero 🗝️ Hidden Family Secrets 👵 Matchmaker

It's in His Kiss 86%

They hunt for diamonds in an Italian diary, but the real treasure is each other.

by Julia Quinn 2005

3.97

219k+ ratings

😏 Witty Banter 📚 Bluestocking Heroine 💔 Wounded Hero 🗝️ Hidden Family Secrets 👵 Matchmaker

Wolf Hall

by Hilary Mantel • 2009

To give Henry VIII a new queen, a blacksmith's son must break England away from Rome.

3.91

236k+

🔱 Tudor Court 🗡️ Political Intrigue ⛪ Religious Reformation 🌫️ Atmospheric Historical 🖤 Morally Complex Hero

Wolf Hall 86%

To give Henry VIII a new queen, a blacksmith's son must break England away from Rome.

by Hilary Mantel 2009

3.91

236k+ ratings

🔱 Tudor Court 🗡️ Political Intrigue ⛪ Religious Reformation 🌫️ Atmospheric Historical 🖤 Morally Complex Hero

The Wallflower Wager

by Tessa Dare • 2019

Ordered to rehome her animals or leave London, she makes a deal with the ruthless neighbor.

3.96

35k+

🎩 Regency Romance 🌸 Wallflower Heroine 💞 Opposites Attract 💔 Wounded Heroine 👔 Self-Made Hero

The Wallflower Wager 86%

Ordered to rehome her animals or leave London, she makes a deal with the ruthless neighbor.

by Tessa Dare 2019

3.96

35k+ ratings

🎩 Regency Romance 🌸 Wallflower Heroine 💞 Opposites Attract 💔 Wounded Heroine 👔 Self-Made Hero

The Romantic

by William Boyd • 2022

An orphan's false name propels a life of war, romance, exploration, exile across the 19th century.

4.14

10k+

📖 Picaresque Novel 🎭 False Identity 🏝️ Exile 🖋️ Romantic Poets 💔 Doomed Romance

The Romantic 86%

An orphan's false name propels a life of war, romance, exploration, exile across the 19th century.

by William Boyd 2022

4.14

10k+ ratings

📖 Picaresque Novel 🎭 False Identity 🏝️ Exile 🖋️ Romantic Poets 💔 Doomed Romance

Elizabeth's Deception

by Kate Speck • 2020

Hiding as a bastard daughter to escape assassination, Elizabeth Bennet never counted on Mr. Darcy.

3.84

286

🖋️ Austen Retelling 💕 Regency Romance 👑 Secret Heiress ⚡ Enemies To Lovers 🔐 Codebreaker Heroine

Elizabeth's Deception 86%

Hiding as a bastard daughter to escape assassination, Elizabeth Bennet never counted on Mr. Darcy.

by Kate Speck 2020

3.84

286 ratings

🖋️ Austen Retelling 💕 Regency Romance 👑 Secret Heiress ⚡ Enemies To Lovers 🔐 Codebreaker Heroine

The Irish Princess

by Elizabeth Chadwick • 2019

Exiled and bartered to a Norman invader, an Irish princess turns marriage into power and survival.

4.14

3k+

🏰 Medieval Ireland 🤝 Political Marriage 👑 Women In History ⚔️ Norman Conquest 💕 Arranged Marriage To Love

The Irish Princess 86%

Exiled and bartered to a Norman invader, an Irish princess turns marriage into power and survival.

by Elizabeth Chadwick 2019

4.14

3k+ ratings

🏰 Medieval Ireland 🤝 Political Marriage 👑 Women In History ⚔️ Norman Conquest 💕 Arranged Marriage To Love

Tirant lo Blanc

by Joanot Martorell • 1490

A dying empire pins its hopes on one knight. The emperor's daughter pins his heart.

3.00

4k+

🏰 Chivalric Romance 🎭 Courtly Intrigue 💔 Tragic Romance 💊 Lovesickness 🔥 Erotic Classic

Tirant lo Blanc 86%

A dying empire pins its hopes on one knight. The emperor's daughter pins his heart.

by Joanot Martorell 1490

3.00

4k+ ratings

🏰 Chivalric Romance 🎭 Courtly Intrigue 💔 Tragic Romance 💊 Lovesickness 🔥 Erotic Classic

The Daughter of Time

by Josephine Tey • 1951

A bedridden Scotland Yard inspector reopens the coldest case: Richard III and the vanished princes.

3.89

40k+

🛋️ Armchair Detective 📜 Historical Cold Case 📖 Revisionist History ⚔️ Wars Of The Roses 🧩 Quiet Intellectual Puzzle

The Daughter of Time 86%

A bedridden Scotland Yard inspector reopens the coldest case: Richard III and the vanished princes.

by Josephine Tey 1951

3.89

40k+ ratings

🛋️ Armchair Detective 📜 Historical Cold Case 📖 Revisionist History ⚔️ Wars Of The Roses 🧩 Quiet Intellectual Puzzle

The Queen's Lady

by Barbara Kyle • 1994

A Tudor lady-in-waiting must survive the King's divorce, the fires of heresy, and a forbidden love.

3.80

2k+

🏰 Tudor England 👑 Lady-In-Waiting 📜 Historical Figures 😈 Rogue Hero ✝️ Religious Persecution

The Queen's Lady 86%

A Tudor lady-in-waiting must survive the King's divorce, the fires of heresy, and a forbidden love.

by Barbara Kyle 1994

3.80

2k+ ratings

🏰 Tudor England 👑 Lady-In-Waiting 📜 Historical Figures 😈 Rogue Hero ✝️ Religious Persecution

The Lost Queen

by Signe Pike • 2018

Twin to the man who becomes Merlin, a forgotten queen fights to save her fading world.

4.16

17k+

🏰 Arthurian Retelling 👥 Twin Bond 💔 Forbidden Romance ⚔️ Old Gods And New 🌿 Lost Magic

The Lost Queen 86%

Twin to the man who becomes Merlin, a forgotten queen fights to save her fading world.

by Signe Pike 2018

4.16

17k+ ratings

🏰 Arthurian Retelling 👥 Twin Bond 💔 Forbidden Romance ⚔️ Old Gods And New 🌿 Lost Magic

A Secret Garden Affair

by Erica James • 2023

Betrayed, Libby escapes to a Suffolk manor where garden plans expose her family's hidden secrets.

4.21

4k+

⏳ Dual Timeline 🔒 Family Secrets 🏡 Found Family 🌳 Generational Saga 🌸 Gardening And Healing

A Secret Garden Affair 86%

Betrayed, Libby escapes to a Suffolk manor where garden plans expose her family's hidden secrets.

by Erica James 2023

4.21

4k+ ratings

⏳ Dual Timeline 🔒 Family Secrets 🏡 Found Family 🌳 Generational Saga 🌸 Gardening And Healing

When Christ and His Saints Slept

by Sharon Kay Penman • 1994

When England's heir drowns, his sister must battle their cousin for a throne that scorns women.

4.26

18k+

⚔️ Dynastic Civil War 👑 Woman Claiming Crown 💍 Political Marriage 🏰 Brutal Medieval Realism 🌿 Sweeping Family Saga

When Christ and His Saints Slept Summary

When Christ and His Saints Slept 86%

When England's heir drowns, his sister must battle their cousin for a throne that scorns women.

by Sharon Kay Penman 1994

4.26

18k+ ratings

⚔️ Dynastic Civil War 👑 Woman Claiming Crown 💍 Political Marriage 🏰 Brutal Medieval Realism 🌿 Sweeping Family Saga

The Wrong Lady Meets Lord Right

by Suzanne Allain • 2024

Posing as her heiress cousin, a poor relation falls for a lord who believes the lie.

3.73

3k+

🎭 Mistaken Identity 👒 Poor Relation Heroine 💕 Dual Romance 📚 Bookish Heroine ✨ Witty Banter

The Wrong Lady Meets Lord Right 86%

Posing as her heiress cousin, a poor relation falls for a lord who believes the lie.

by Suzanne Allain 2024

3.73

3k+ ratings

🎭 Mistaken Identity 👒 Poor Relation Heroine 💕 Dual Romance 📚 Bookish Heroine ✨ Witty Banter

Shadows in the Moonlight

by Santa Montefiore • 2024

A psychic relives a Victorian tragedy to free a mother's ghost from a Cornish manor.

4.32

5k+

🖤 Modern Gothic 👻 Haunted Manor ⏳ Timeslip Romance 🔮 Psychic Investigator 📜 Governess Gothic

Shadows in the Moonlight 86%

A psychic relives a Victorian tragedy to free a mother's ghost from a Cornish manor.

by Santa Montefiore 2024

4.32

5k+ ratings

🖤 Modern Gothic 👻 Haunted Manor ⏳ Timeslip Romance 🔮 Psychic Investigator 📜 Governess Gothic

The Servile State

by Hilaire Belloc • 1912

Capitalism's true successor is not a worker's state but a legally enforced servitude already here.

3.96

659

🏛️ Political Economy 📜 Economic History 💰 Capitalism Critique 🔴 Socialism Critique 🚧 Welfare State Critique

The Servile State 86%

Capitalism's true successor is not a worker's state but a legally enforced servitude already here.

by Hilaire Belloc 1912

3.96

659 ratings

🏛️ Political Economy 📜 Economic History 💰 Capitalism Critique 🔴 Socialism Critique 🚧 Welfare State Critique

Florenzer

by Phil Melanson • 2025

Florence, 1478: Leonardo hides forbidden desires as the Medici brothers walk into a conspiracy.

3.83

1k+

🏛️ Renaissance Florence 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Historical 🎨 Artist Protagonist 🗡️ Political Conspiracy 📜 Lyrical Historical

Florenzer 86%

Florence, 1478: Leonardo hides forbidden desires as the Medici brothers walk into a conspiracy.

by Phil Melanson 2025

3.83

1k+ ratings

🏛️ Renaissance Florence 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Historical 🎨 Artist Protagonist 🗡️ Political Conspiracy 📜 Lyrical Historical

An Inconvenient Duke

by Anna Harrington • 2020

A duke's hunt for his sister's killer hinges on the woman running a secret rescue network.

3.72

2k+

💪 Activist Heroine 🛡️ Wounded Warrior Hero 🕊️ Secret Rescue Network 🎭 Ballroom Intrigue 💔 Grief And Healing

An Inconvenient Duke 86%

A duke's hunt for his sister's killer hinges on the woman running a secret rescue network.

by Anna Harrington 2020

3.72

2k+ ratings

💪 Activist Heroine 🛡️ Wounded Warrior Hero 🕊️ Secret Rescue Network 🎭 Ballroom Intrigue 💔 Grief And Healing

Behold the Thief

by Laura Landon • 2019

Her double life protects women. His art shop hides a family conspiracy. Love could expose both.

4.39

170

🎭 Secret Identity 🏙️ Victorian London 💔 Class Divide Romance 🎨 Art Forgery 🫂 Found Family

Behold the Thief 86%

Her double life protects women. His art shop hides a family conspiracy. Love could expose both.

by Laura Landon 2019

4.39

170 ratings

🎭 Secret Identity 🏙️ Victorian London 💔 Class Divide Romance 🎨 Art Forgery 🫂 Found Family

Hild

by Nicola Griffith • 2013

In Anglo-Saxon England, a girl sees the patterns others miss. The king calls it prophecy.

3.85

13k+

🌿 Anglo-Saxon England 👑 Court Intrigue 🖤 Sapphic Love 📜 Lyrical Historical 🔮 Seer Protagonist

Hild 86%

In Anglo-Saxon England, a girl sees the patterns others miss. The king calls it prophecy.

by Nicola Griffith 2013

3.85

13k+ ratings

🌿 Anglo-Saxon England 👑 Court Intrigue 🖤 Sapphic Love 📜 Lyrical Historical 🔮 Seer Protagonist

Charles Dickens in Love

by Robert Garnett • 2012

Dickens' heroines didn't come from his imagination but from a broken heart and a hidden affair.

3.93

📚 Literary Biography 🕰️ Victorian Literature 💔 Unrequited Love 🎭 Secret Lives 🕊️ Loss And Creativity

Charles Dickens in Love 86%

Dickens' heroines didn't come from his imagination but from a broken heart and a hidden affair.

by Robert Garnett 2012

3.93

70 ratings

📚 Literary Biography 🕰️ Victorian Literature 💔 Unrequited Love 🎭 Secret Lives 🕊️ Loss And Creativity

King John and the Road to Magna Carta

by Stephen Church • 2015

John lost a continent, defied the pope, and signed a charter that still checks power.

3.58

171

🏰 Medieval Politics 👑 Plantagenet England ⚔️ Feudal Monarchy 📜 Royal Biography 🏛️ Magna Carta

King John and the Road to Magna Carta Summary

King John and the Road to Magna Carta 86%

John lost a continent, defied the pope, and signed a charter that still checks power.

by Stephen Church 2015

3.58

171 ratings

🏰 Medieval Politics 👑 Plantagenet England ⚔️ Feudal Monarchy 📜 Royal Biography 🏛️ Magna Carta

Pan Tadeusz

by Adam Mickiewicz • 1834

Tadeusz returns from university to a Lithuanian manor gripped by a blood feud and Napoleon's war.

3.01

20k+

🏛️ Verse Epic 📜 National Epic ⚔️ Family Feud 🎭 Hidden Identity 🎖️ Napoleonic Era

Pan Tadeusz 86%

Tadeusz returns from university to a Lithuanian manor gripped by a blood feud and Napoleon's war.

by Adam Mickiewicz 1834

3.01

20k+ ratings

🏛️ Verse Epic 📜 National Epic ⚔️ Family Feud 🎭 Hidden Identity 🎖️ Napoleonic Era

Shakespeare's Freedom

by Stephen Greenblatt • 2010

Shakespeare dreamed of absolute freedom; his entire career became a record of its limits.

3.83

175

🎭 Shakespearean Criticism 📜 Renaissance Studies 🏛️ New Historicism 🔗 Freedom And Constraint 🎨 Aesthetic Theory

Shakespeare's Freedom 86%

Shakespeare dreamed of absolute freedom; his entire career became a record of its limits.

by Stephen Greenblatt 2010

3.83

175 ratings

🎭 Shakespearean Criticism 📜 Renaissance Studies 🏛️ New Historicism 🔗 Freedom And Constraint 🎨 Aesthetic Theory

The Plantagenets

by Dan Jones • 2012

A shipwrecked prince, a murdered archbishop, and the 246-year dynasty that built England.

4.25

24k+

🏰 Medieval England 👑 English Monarchy ⚜️ Plantagenet Dynasty ⚔️ Warfare And Conquest ⚖️ Legal History

The Plantagenets 86%

A shipwrecked prince, a murdered archbishop, and the 246-year dynasty that built England.

by Dan Jones 2012

4.25

24k+ ratings

🏰 Medieval England 👑 English Monarchy ⚜️ Plantagenet Dynasty ⚔️ Warfare And Conquest ⚖️ Legal History

Wicked and the Wallflower

by Sarah MacLean • 2018

A wallflower invents a duke's engagement, and a scarred crime lord offers to deliver it.

3.97

22k+

🤎 Regency Romance 🌸 Wallflower Heroine 🖤 Scarred Hero 💍 Fake Engagement 🔥 Devil's Bargain

Wicked and the Wallflower 86%

A wallflower invents a duke's engagement, and a scarred crime lord offers to deliver it.

by Sarah MacLean 2018

3.97

22k+ ratings

🤎 Regency Romance 🌸 Wallflower Heroine 🖤 Scarred Hero 💍 Fake Engagement 🔥 Devil's Bargain

The French Lieutenant’s Woman

by John Fowles • 1969

An engaged gentleman meets a fallen woman on the sea wall, and his Victorian world tilts.

3.88

56k+

🕰️ Neo Victorian 📖 Metafiction 💔 Fallen Woman 🎭 Class Transgression 🌊 Seaside Gothic

The French Lieutenant’s Woman 86%

An engaged gentleman meets a fallen woman on the sea wall, and his Victorian world tilts.

by John Fowles 1969

3.88

56k+ ratings

🕰️ Neo Victorian 📖 Metafiction 💔 Fallen Woman 🎭 Class Transgression 🌊 Seaside Gothic

Persuación

by Jane Austen • 1817

Anne Elliot gave up a penniless officer under pressure. Now he returns wealthy, admired, and cold.

4.15

787k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 👒 Regency Era 🌿 Quiet Heroine 🏛️ Class Divides 🤍 Introspective Romance

Persuación 86%

Anne Elliot gave up a penniless officer under pressure. Now he returns wealthy, admired, and cold.

by Jane Austen 1817

4.15

787k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 👒 Regency Era 🌿 Quiet Heroine 🏛️ Class Divides 🤍 Introspective Romance

Lady Violet Says I Do

by Grace Burrowes • 2023

Wed to a childhood friend for convenience, she's a stranger in his castle longing for more.

4.38

1k+

📜 Marriage Of Convenience 🌸 Childhood Friends To Lovers 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Blended Family 🔥 Emotional Slow Burn 🎭 Regency House Party

Lady Violet Says I Do 86%

Wed to a childhood friend for convenience, she's a stranger in his castle longing for more.

by Grace Burrowes 2023

4.38

1k+ ratings

📜 Marriage Of Convenience 🌸 Childhood Friends To Lovers 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Blended Family 🔥 Emotional Slow Burn 🎭 Regency House Party

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