50 Books like The King's Jewel

Outlander

by Diana Gabaldon

Falling through stones to 1743, a combat nurse must wed a scarred Highland outlaw to survive.

4.26

1.2M+

🕰️ Time Travel Romance 💍 Forced Marriage 💪 Competent Heroine 🏔️ Scottish Highlands 💔 Tortured Hero

Outlander 89%

Falling through stones to 1743, a combat nurse must wed a scarred Highland outlaw to survive.

by Diana Gabaldon 1991

4.26

1.2M+ ratings

🕰️ Time Travel Romance 💍 Forced Marriage 💪 Competent Heroine 🏔️ Scottish Highlands 💔 Tortured Hero

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 94%

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

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 ⚔️ Ricardian Fiction 🩸 Royal Bastards

A Rose for the Crown 93%

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 ⚔️ Ricardian Fiction 🩸 Royal Bastards

The Children of Gods and Fighting Men

by Shauna Lawless • 2022

A Fomorian widow hides fire magic to scheme her son onto the throne of Viking Dublin.

4.08

7k+

🍀 Celtic Mythology ⚔️ Viking Ireland 👑 Morally Grey Heroine 🏰 Political Intrigue 🔥 Hidden Magic

The Children of Gods and Fighting Men Summary

The Children of Gods and Fighting Men 91%

A Fomorian widow hides fire magic to scheme her son onto the throne of Viking Dublin.

by Shauna Lawless 2022

4.08

7k+ ratings

🍀 Celtic Mythology ⚔️ Viking Ireland 👑 Morally Grey Heroine 🏰 Political Intrigue 🔥 Hidden Magic

Morgan Is My Name

by Sophie Keetch • 2022

Her father slain, her mother the king's prize, Morgan of Tintagel turns to forbidden knowledge.

4.15

13k+

🏰 Feminist Arthurian 🖤 Villain Origin Story 💔 Forbidden Courtly Love 👑 Political Marriage 💜 Chosen Family

Morgan Is My Name 91%

Her father slain, her mother the king's prize, Morgan of Tintagel turns to forbidden knowledge.

by Sophie Keetch 2022

4.15

13k+ ratings

🏰 Feminist Arthurian 🖤 Villain Origin Story 💔 Forbidden Courtly Love 👑 Political Marriage 💜 Chosen Family

The Pillars of the Earth

by Ken Follett • 1989

A cathedral rises stone by stone while kings and bishops tear England apart around it.

4.35

839k+

⛪ Church Politics 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Generational Saga 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers ⚔️ Grim Medieval Realism 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 12th Century England

The Pillars of the Earth 91%

A cathedral rises stone by stone while kings and bishops tear England apart around it.

by Ken Follett 1989

4.35

839k+ ratings

⛪ Church Politics 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Generational Saga 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers ⚔️ Grim Medieval Realism 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 12th Century England

The Blackthorn Queen

by Melanie Karsak • 2023

Her father poisoned, a Celtic princess hunts the killer among the suitors circling her throne.

4.45

1k+

🍀 Celtic Fantasy ⚔️ Iron Age Britain 🖤 Enemies To Lovers 👑 Political Marriage 🗡️ Family Betrayal

The Blackthorn Queen 91%

Her father poisoned, a Celtic princess hunts the killer among the suitors circling her throne.

by Melanie Karsak 2023

4.45

1k+ ratings

🍀 Celtic Fantasy ⚔️ Iron Age Britain 🖤 Enemies To Lovers 👑 Political Marriage 🗡️ Family Betrayal

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 91%

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 Road to Jerusalem

by Jan Guillou • 1998

A warrior-monk loves the wrong woman. The church exiles him to the Crusades for twenty years.

4.02

9k+

🗡️ Warrior Monk 💔 Forbidden Love 🏰 Family Saga 🛡️ Medieval Scandinavia ✝️ Crusader Epic

The Road to Jerusalem 90%

A warrior-monk loves the wrong woman. The church exiles him to the Crusades for twenty years.

by Jan Guillou 1998

4.02

9k+ ratings

🗡️ Warrior Monk 💔 Forbidden Love 🏰 Family Saga 🛡️ Medieval Scandinavia ✝️ Crusader Epic

The Princes of Ireland

by Edward Rutherfurd • 2004

A Celtic prince risks sacred prohibitions to love a chieftain's daughter, defying kings and fate.

3.88

18k+

📜 Multigenerational Saga ☘️ Ancient Ireland 🧙 Irish Mythology 💔 Forbidden Love 🌅 Old Gods Fading

The Princes of Ireland 90%

A Celtic prince risks sacred prohibitions to love a chieftain's daughter, defying kings and fate.

by Edward Rutherfurd 2004

3.88

18k+ ratings

📜 Multigenerational Saga ☘️ Ancient Ireland 🧙 Irish Mythology 💔 Forbidden Love 🌅 Old Gods Fading

The Last Kingdom

by Bernard Cornwell • 2006

King Alfred is dead; a Saxon warrior must defend the realm from Viking invaders, royal treachery.

4.27

115k+

🛡️ Viking Age Britain ⚖️ Dual Loyalties 🔀 Shifting Allegiances ⚔️ Shield Wall Combat 🔮 Prophetic Visions

The Last Kingdom 90%

King Alfred is dead; a Saxon warrior must defend the realm from Viking invaders, royal treachery.

by Bernard Cornwell 2006

4.27

115k+ ratings

🛡️ Viking Age Britain ⚖️ Dual Loyalties 🔀 Shifting Allegiances ⚔️ Shield Wall Combat 🔮 Prophetic Visions

Aquitania

by Eva García Sáenz de Urturi • 2020

To rule Aquitaine, teenage Eleanor must wed her enemy, wield poison, and find her father's murderer.

3.79

13k+

🕸️ Political Intrigue 💔 Enemies To Lovers 👑 Woman In Power 🧪 Poison Mystery 🤫 Family Secrets

Aquitania 90%

To rule Aquitaine, teenage Eleanor must wed her enemy, wield poison, and find her father's murderer.

by Eva García Sáenz de Urturi 2020

3.79

13k+ ratings

🕸️ Political Intrigue 💔 Enemies To Lovers 👑 Woman In Power 🧪 Poison Mystery 🤫 Family Secrets

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 90%

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

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 93%

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 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 93%

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

Curse of Shadows and Thorns

by L.J. Andrews

A princess falls for her dowry overseer, unaware he is the cursed beast who scarred her.

3.98

60k+

🥀 Beauty And The Beast 🖤 Cursed Love Interest 🧝 Hidden Fae Identity 👑 Marriage Negotiations 💫 Fated Mates

Curse of Shadows and Thorns 89%

A princess falls for her dowry overseer, unaware he is the cursed beast who scarred her.

by L.J. Andrews 2021

3.98

60k+ ratings

🥀 Beauty And The Beast 🖤 Cursed Love Interest 🧝 Hidden Fae Identity 👑 Marriage Negotiations 💫 Fated Mates

The Bride

by Julie Garwood • 1989

She marries a Scottish laird with a dark reputation. She's English, stubborn, and hunting a killer.

4.22

71k+

🏰 Medieval Highlands 💍 Arranged Marriage 🦅 Scottish Laird 🌿 Healer Heroine 👨‍👩‍👧 Found Family

The Bride 90%

She marries a Scottish laird with a dark reputation. She's English, stubborn, and hunting a killer.

by Julie Garwood 1989

4.22

71k+ ratings

🏰 Medieval Highlands 💍 Arranged Marriage 🦅 Scottish Laird 🌿 Healer Heroine 👨‍👩‍👧 Found Family

Boudicca's Daughter

by Elodie Harper • 2025

Boudicca's revolt is crushed. Her daughter lives now as a captive in the Roman general's house.

4.18

4k+

🏛️ Roman Britain 📖 Mythic Retelling 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🩹 Generational Trauma ⚔️ Warrior Women

Boudicca's Daughter 90%

Boudicca's revolt is crushed. Her daughter lives now as a captive in the Roman general's house.

by Elodie Harper 2025

4.18

4k+ ratings

🏛️ Roman Britain 📖 Mythic Retelling 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🩹 Generational Trauma ⚔️ Warrior Women

The King's Messenger

by Susanna Kearsley • 2024

She loathes the king's messenger. A secret mission through Scotland forces them to ride together.

4.09

7k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 👑 Court Intrigue 🕵️ Secret Mission 🌫️ Atmospheric Historical

The King's Messenger 89%

She loathes the king's messenger. A secret mission through Scotland forces them to ride together.

by Susanna Kearsley 2024

4.09

7k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 👑 Court Intrigue 🕵️ Secret Mission 🌫️ Atmospheric Historical

The Unicorn Hunters

by Katherine Arden • 2026

A duchess fakes a unicorn hunt to escape a forced marriage. The forest has other plans.

3.88

9k+

👑 Reluctant Queen 🧚 Faerie Bargains 👯 Sisterly Bond 💍 Political Marriage 📜 Mythic Retelling

The Unicorn Hunters 89%

A duchess fakes a unicorn hunt to escape a forced marriage. The forest has other plans.

by Katherine Arden 2026

3.88

9k+ ratings

👑 Reluctant Queen 🧚 Faerie Bargains 👯 Sisterly Bond 💍 Political Marriage 📜 Mythic Retelling

Remember Love

by Mary Balogh • 2022

A disgraced earl returns to find the woman he left behind engaged to another man.

3.91

6k+

🏠 Estranged Heir 💖 Second Chance Romance 🤫 Family Secrets 💍 Proposal By Heroine 🏴 Welsh Countryside

Remember Love 89%

A disgraced earl returns to find the woman he left behind engaged to another man.

by Mary Balogh 2022

3.91

6k+ ratings

🏠 Estranged Heir 💖 Second Chance Romance 🤫 Family Secrets 💍 Proposal By Heroine 🏴 Welsh Countryside

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 89%

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

Stonehenge

by Bernard Cornwell • 1999

Prehistoric Britain: strange gold divides three brothers as a prophet dreams of a stone temple.

3.70

14k+

🗿 Prehistoric Fiction 🌾 Ancient Britain ⚔️ Sibling Rivalry 🏗️ Builder Protagonist 🏛️ Ancient Religion

Stonehenge 89%

Prehistoric Britain: strange gold divides three brothers as a prophet dreams of a stone temple.

by Bernard Cornwell 1999

3.70

14k+ ratings

🗿 Prehistoric Fiction 🌾 Ancient Britain ⚔️ Sibling Rivalry 🏗️ Builder Protagonist 🏛️ Ancient Religion

Virgins

by Diana Gabaldon • 2013

Two Scottish mercenaries escort a Jewish heiress across France, not knowing she plans to vanish.

3.87

24k+

🗡️ Mercenary Life 🤝 Brothers In Arms 🎭 False Identities ⚖️ Moral Ambiguity 🏰 18th Century France

Virgins 89%

Two Scottish mercenaries escort a Jewish heiress across France, not knowing she plans to vanish.

by Diana Gabaldon 2013

3.87

24k+ ratings

🗡️ Mercenary Life 🤝 Brothers In Arms 🎭 False Identities ⚖️ Moral Ambiguity 🏰 18th Century France

The Sea Child

by Linda Wilgus • 2026

A young widow. A wounded smuggler. A Cornish coast where the sea knows her name.

3.95

4k+

🏴‍☠️ Smuggling Romance 🌫️ Coastal Gothic 🩹 Nurse To Lovers 🔍 Mysterious Origins 🖤 Widow Finds Love

The Sea Child 89%

A young widow. A wounded smuggler. A Cornish coast where the sea knows her name.

by Linda Wilgus 2026

3.95

4k+ ratings

🏴‍☠️ Smuggling Romance 🌫️ Coastal Gothic 🩹 Nurse To Lovers 🔍 Mysterious Origins 🖤 Widow Finds Love

Theodora

by Stella Duffy • 2010

A Constantinople dancer must endure the Egyptian desert before she can seize the throne.

3.54

2k+

🏛️ Byzantine Empire 👑 Courtesan To Empress 🌵 Desert Mysticism 🪨 Gritty Historical 🗡️ Court Intrigue

Theodora 89%

A Constantinople dancer must endure the Egyptian desert before she can seize the throne.

by Stella Duffy 2010

3.54

2k+ ratings

🏛️ Byzantine Empire 👑 Courtesan To Empress 🌵 Desert Mysticism 🪨 Gritty Historical 🗡️ Court Intrigue

Fire & Blood

by George R.R. Martin

Seven kingdoms, three dragons, one family: the rise and ruin of the dragon dynasty.

4.05

147k+

🏛️ Fictional History 👑 Royal Dynasty ⚔️ Succession Crisis 👸 Women Denied Power 🐉 Dragon Warfare

Fire & Blood 89%

Seven kingdoms, three dragons, one family: the rise and ruin of the dragon dynasty.

by George R.R. Martin 2018

4.05

147k+ ratings

🏛️ Fictional History 👑 Royal Dynasty ⚔️ Succession Crisis 👸 Women Denied Power 🐉 Dragon Warfare

The Prize

by Julie Garwood • 1991

A Saxon lady unhorses a Norman baron with her sling, then chooses him as her husband.

4.22

32k+

🏰 Medieval Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🫂 Found Family 💬 Witty Banter

The Prize 93%

A Saxon lady unhorses a Norman baron with her sling, then chooses him as her husband.

by Julie Garwood 1991

4.22

32k+ ratings

🏰 Medieval Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🫂 Found Family 💬 Witty Banter

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 92%

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

Fall of Giants

by Ken Follett • 2005

From Welsh pits to Russian palaces, five families face love and ruin as the world goes to war.

4.33

350k+

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Epic Family Saga ⚔️ World War I 🚩 Russian Revolution ✊ Workers' Rights 🗳️ Political Awakening

Fall of Giants 89%

From Welsh pits to Russian palaces, five families face love and ruin as the world goes to war.

by Ken Follett 2005

4.33

350k+ ratings

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Epic Family Saga ⚔️ World War I 🚩 Russian Revolution ✊ Workers' Rights 🗳️ Political Awakening

The Silk Weaver

by Liz Trenow • 2017

His silk loom, her secret sketches: forbidden love in Georgian London that could ruin them both.

3.88

2k+

💘 Forbidden Romance 🧵 Artisan Craft 🎨 Creative Partnership 👩‍🎨 Female Artist ✊ Workers' Struggle

The Silk Weaver 89%

His silk loom, her secret sketches: forbidden love in Georgian London that could ruin them both.

by Liz Trenow 2017

3.88

2k+ ratings

💘 Forbidden Romance 🧵 Artisan Craft 🎨 Creative Partnership 👩‍🎨 Female Artist ✊ Workers' Struggle

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 89%

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

The Parthian

by Peter Darman • 2011

Taken as a Roman slave, a Parthian prince joins Spartacus's rebellion to fight his way home.

4.26

1k+

🏛️ Ancient World Epic ⚔️ Military Historical Fiction ⛓️ Slave Rebellion 👸 Warrior Princess 👑 Reluctant Leader

The Parthian 89%

Taken as a Roman slave, a Parthian prince joins Spartacus's rebellion to fight his way home.

by Peter Darman 2011

4.26

1k+ ratings

🏛️ Ancient World Epic ⚔️ Military Historical Fiction ⛓️ Slave Rebellion 👸 Warrior Princess 👑 Reluctant Leader

Six Wild Crowns

by Holly Race • 2025

A new queen's rebellion against stolen magic hinges on the spy sent to poison her.

3.62

2k+

👑 Tudor Fantasy ✊ Feminist Retelling ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Court Intrigue ⚡ Stolen Divine Power

Six Wild Crowns 89%

A new queen's rebellion against stolen magic hinges on the spy sent to poison her.

by Holly Race 2025

3.62

2k+ ratings

👑 Tudor Fantasy ✊ Feminist Retelling ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Court Intrigue ⚡ Stolen Divine Power

Warprize

by Elizabeth Vaughan • 2005

Given as warprize to an enemy warlord, a healer braces for chains and finds only honor.

3.96

20k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🩺 Healer Heroine 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 👑 Political Betrayal ⚔️ Warrior Hero

Warprize 89%

Given as warprize to an enemy warlord, a healer braces for chains and finds only honor.

by Elizabeth Vaughan 2005

3.96

20k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🩺 Healer Heroine 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 👑 Political Betrayal ⚔️ Warrior Hero

Son of the Shadows

by Juliet Marillier • 2000

When a healer is taken by a tattooed outlaw, her heart and prophecy bind their fates.

4.33

34k+

🍀 Celtic Mythology 💚 Healer Protagonist ⛓️ Captor Captive Romance ⚔️ Outlaw Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Son of the Shadows 89%

When a healer is taken by a tattooed outlaw, her heart and prophecy bind their fates.

by Juliet Marillier 2000

4.33

34k+ ratings

🍀 Celtic Mythology 💚 Healer Protagonist ⛓️ Captor Captive Romance ⚔️ Outlaw Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Fires of Winter

by Johanna Lindsey • 1980

A captive Welshwoman meets her Viking captor's fire with a fury that rivals his own.

3.95

17k+

🔥 Viking Romance ⛓️ Captive Romance ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 💔 Angsty Romance

Fires of Winter 89%

A captive Welshwoman meets her Viking captor's fire with a fury that rivals his own.

by Johanna Lindsey 1980

3.95

17k+ ratings

🔥 Viking Romance ⛓️ Captive Romance ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 💔 Angsty Romance

The Embroidered Book

by Kate Heartfield • 2022

A spellbook of sacrifice crowns two Habsburg sisters in France and Naples while revolution brews.

3.65

3k+

🕯️ Secret History 🩸 Magic With A Cost 👑 Royal Intrigue 💍 Arranged Royal Marriage 🏴 Revolutionary France

The Embroidered Book 89%

A spellbook of sacrifice crowns two Habsburg sisters in France and Naples while revolution brews.

by Kate Heartfield 2022

3.65

3k+ ratings

🕯️ Secret History 🩸 Magic With A Cost 👑 Royal Intrigue 💍 Arranged Royal Marriage 🏴 Revolutionary France

The Irish Midwife

by Stacey Reynolds • 2019

Amid The Troubles, a Belfast midwife and a Dublin Garda discover a love fated by legend.

4.68

733

💖 Fated Mates 🤰 Midwife Heroine 🇮🇪 1970s Ireland 💣 The Troubles 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Saga

The Irish Midwife 89%

Amid The Troubles, a Belfast midwife and a Dublin Garda discover a love fated by legend.

by Stacey Reynolds 2019

4.68

733 ratings

💖 Fated Mates 🤰 Midwife Heroine 🇮🇪 1970s Ireland 💣 The Troubles 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Saga

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 92%

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

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 91%

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

The Bridge Kingdom

by Danielle L. Jensen

Sent to marry and destroy a king, a spy princess finds a home worth dying for.

4.04

235k+

🗡️ Marriage Of Convenience 🕵️ Spy Heroine 💔 Betrayal And Redemption 🌊 Seafaring Fantasy 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

The Bridge Kingdom 89%

Sent to marry and destroy a king, a spy princess finds a home worth dying for.

by Danielle L. Jensen 2018

4.04

235k+ ratings

🗡️ Marriage Of Convenience 🕵️ Spy Heroine 💔 Betrayal And Redemption 🌊 Seafaring Fantasy 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Sisi

by Allison Pataki • 2016

A restless empress flees the gilded cage, chasing wild freedom across Europe, but tragedy follows.

4.00

12k+

📖 Biographical Fiction 💔 Forbidden Love 💧 Estranged Marriage 🏰 Gilded Prison 🥀 Doomed Romance

Sisi 89%

A restless empress flees the gilded cage, chasing wild freedom across Europe, but tragedy follows.

by Allison Pataki 2016

4.00

12k+ ratings

📖 Biographical Fiction 💔 Forbidden Love 💧 Estranged Marriage 🏰 Gilded Prison 🥀 Doomed Romance

The Kitchen Front

by Jennifer Ryan • 2021

A WWII cooking contest brings four women together, each hiding a private hunger behind her recipes.

3.98

35k+

🏠 WWII Home Front 🍳 Cooking Competition 💕 Found Family 👭 Sister Rivalry 💔 Forbidden Romance

The Kitchen Front 89%

A WWII cooking contest brings four women together, each hiding a private hunger behind her recipes.

by Jennifer Ryan 2021

3.98

35k+ ratings

🏠 WWII Home Front 🍳 Cooking Competition 💕 Found Family 👭 Sister Rivalry 💔 Forbidden Romance

King's Dragon

by Kate Elliott • 1998

A woman hiding forbidden star-magic flees into a kingdom torn by rebellion and invasion.

3.81

10k+

🏰 Political Fantasy ✨ Hidden Magical Powers ⚔️ Palace Rebellion 🔗 Captive Prince 👑 Found Lineage

King's Dragon 89%

A woman hiding forbidden star-magic flees into a kingdom torn by rebellion and invasion.

by Kate Elliott 1998

3.81

10k+ ratings

🏰 Political Fantasy ✨ Hidden Magical Powers ⚔️ Palace Rebellion 🔗 Captive Prince 👑 Found Lineage

Daggerspell

by Katharine Kerr • 1986

To save her father, a young woman rides into rebellion, exile, and forbidden magic.

3.91

17k+

🍀 Celtic Fantasy 🔄 Reincarnation Cycle ⚔️ Warrior Woman 👑 Political Intrigue 🏰 Exiled Noble

Daggerspell 89%

To save her father, a young woman rides into rebellion, exile, and forbidden magic.

by Katharine Kerr 1986

3.91

17k+ ratings

🍀 Celtic Fantasy 🔄 Reincarnation Cycle ⚔️ Warrior Woman 👑 Political Intrigue 🏰 Exiled Noble

The Queen's Crown

by Jennifer Anne Davis • 2023

After her sister's murder, a princess marries the king to find the killer in his court.

3.84

304

🧚 Fantasy Romance 🏛️ Political Intrigue 🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 💍 Arranged Marriage 🔥 Slow Burn

The Queen's Crown 89%

After her sister's murder, a princess marries the king to find the killer in his court.

by Jennifer Anne Davis 2023

3.84

304 ratings

🧚 Fantasy Romance 🏛️ Political Intrigue 🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 💍 Arranged Marriage 🔥 Slow Burn

The Assyrian

by Nicholas Guild • 1987

Half-Greek in Assyria's court, a prince navigates omens, war, and a brother's deadly envy.

4.26

2k+

🌍 Ancient Near East ⚔️ Brothers As Rivals 👑 Palace Intrigue 💔 Love And Duty 🎭 Mythic Tragedy

The Assyrian 89%

Half-Greek in Assyria's court, a prince navigates omens, war, and a brother's deadly envy.

by Nicholas Guild 1987

4.26

2k+ ratings

🌍 Ancient Near East ⚔️ Brothers As Rivals 👑 Palace Intrigue 💔 Love And Duty 🎭 Mythic Tragedy

Fantasy of Frost

by Kelly St. Clare • 2015

A princess veiled since birth is taken hostage to the frozen world where her lover was murdered.

4.18

12k+

🖤 Veiled Princess 🌍 Dual Worlds 🔥 Fire And Ice 💔 Forbidden Romance 🧬 Hidden Heritage

Fantasy of Frost 89%

A princess veiled since birth is taken hostage to the frozen world where her lover was murdered.

by Kelly St. Clare 2015

4.18

12k+ ratings

🖤 Veiled Princess 🌍 Dual Worlds 🔥 Fire And Ice 💔 Forbidden Romance 🧬 Hidden Heritage

The Valley of Horses

by Jean M. Auel • 1982

An Ice Age outcast tames wild horses, but a wounded stranger tests her hard-won solitude.

4.05

97k+

🏺 Prehistoric Fiction ❄️ Ice Age Europe 🏕️ Wilderness Survival 🐴 Animal Companionship 🏠 Forced Proximity

The Valley of Horses 89%

An Ice Age outcast tames wild horses, but a wounded stranger tests her hard-won solitude.

by Jean M. Auel 1982

4.05

97k+ ratings

🏺 Prehistoric Fiction ❄️ Ice Age Europe 🏕️ Wilderness Survival 🐴 Animal Companionship 🏠 Forced Proximity

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