30 Top historical fiction books like The Romanov Brides by Clare McHugh

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The Romanov Brides

By: Clare McHugh

3.91

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

From the author of A Most English Princess comes a rich novel about young Princess Alix of Hesse—th…

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Cover of The Underground Library by Jennifer    Ryan

1. The Underground Library

By: Jennifer Ryan

4.14

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

When the Blitz imperils the heart of a London neighborhood, three young women must use their fighti… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Ryan's The Underground Library book and Clare McHugh's The Romanov Brides

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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2. Unsinkable

By: Jenni L. Walsh

3.86

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

AN INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER The Titanic was only the beginning. What she survived has become… read more

Similar categories in Jenni L. Walsh's Unsinkable book and Clare McHugh's The Romanov Brides

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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3. Finding Margaret Fuller

By: Allison Pataki

4.11

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

An epic reimagining of the life of Margaret Fuller—America’s forgotten leading lady and the central… read more

Similar categories in Allison Pataki's Finding Margaret Fuller book and Clare McHugh's The Romanov Brides

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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4. The Beautiful People

By: Michelle Gable

3.73

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Set against the glamorous 1960s Jet Set, a novel about a failed debutante whose new job as assistan… read more

Similar categories in Michelle Gable's The Beautiful People book and Clare McHugh's The Romanov Brides

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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5. The Evolution of Annabel Craig

By: Lisa Grunwald

3.97

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A young Southern woman sets out on a journey of self-discovery as the infamous 1925 Scopes Trial te… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Grunwald's The Evolution of Annabel Craig book and Clare McHugh's The Romanov Brides

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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6. The Lost Book of Bonn

By: Brianna Labuskes

3.95

Format: 374 pages, Paperback

For fans of The Rose Code and The Librarian Spy comes another literary themed historical novel from… read more

Similar categories in Brianna Labuskes's The Lost Book of Bonn book and Clare McHugh's The Romanov Brides

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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7. The Philadelphia Heiress

By: Anita Abriel

3.78

Format: 283 pages, Kindle Edition

In pursuit of happiness, a young woman’s dreams extend beyond money and marriage in this aspiration… read more

Similar categories in Anita Abriel's The Philadelphia Heiress book and Clare McHugh's The Romanov Brides

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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8. The Passionate Tudor: A Novel of Queen Mary I

By: Alison Weir

4.02

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling author of the Six Tudor Queens series explores the dramatic and poig… read more

Similar categories in Alison Weir's The Passionate Tudor: A Novel of Queen Mary I book and Clare McHugh's The Romanov Brides

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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9. Becoming Madam Secretary

By: Stephanie Dray

4.45

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

She took on titans, battled generals, and changed the world as we know it… New York Times bestse… read more

Similar categories in Stephanie Dray's Becoming Madam Secretary book and Clare McHugh's The Romanov Brides

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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10. The Berlin Letters

By: Katherine Reay

4.21

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Near the end of the Cold War, a CIA code breaker discovers a symbol she recognizes from her childho… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Reay's The Berlin Letters book and Clare McHugh's The Romanov Brides

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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11. The Tower

By: Flora Carr

3.70

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A bold, feminist debut novel, reimagining Mary, Queen of Scots’s darkest hour, when she was held ho… read more

Similar categories in Flora Carr's The Tower book and Clare McHugh's The Romanov Brides

  • historical
  • adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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12. Diva

By: Daisy Goodwin

3.86

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Daisy Goodwin returns with a story of the scandalous love affair … read more

Similar categories in Daisy Goodwin's Diva book and Clare McHugh's The Romanov Brides

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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13. In the Shadow of the Greenbrier

By: Emily Matchar

3.89

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

A poignant multigenerational Jewish family saga inspired by remarkable, yet little-known, true even… read more

Similar categories in Emily Matchar's In the Shadow of the Greenbrier book and Clare McHugh's The Romanov Brides

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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14. The Romanov Brides

By: Clare McHugh

3.91

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

From the author of A Most English Princess comes a rich novel about young Princess Alix of Hesse—th… read more

Similar categories in Clare McHugh's The Romanov Brides book and Clare McHugh's The Romanov Brides

  • russia
  • historical
  • romanovs
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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15. The Wharton Plot

By: Mariah Fredericks

3.38

Format: 285 pages, Kindle Edition

Mariah Fredericks' mesmerizing novel, The Wharton Plot, follows renowned novelist Edith Wharton in … read more

Similar categories in Mariah Fredericks's The Wharton Plot book and Clare McHugh's The Romanov Brides

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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16. The Trouble with You

By: Ellen Feldman

3.89

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

In an exuberant post WWII New York City, a young woman is forced to reinvent her life and choose be… read more

Similar categories in Ellen Feldman's The Trouble with You book and Clare McHugh's The Romanov Brides

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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17. A Court of Betrayal

By: Anne O'Brien

4.49

Format: 445 pages, Kindle Edition

ALL'S FAIR IN LOVE AND WAR... The Welsh Marches, 1301 Strong-willed heiress Joan de Geneville… read more

Similar categories in Anne O'Brien's A Court of Betrayal book and Clare McHugh's The Romanov Brides

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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18. The Lost Dresses of Italy

By: M.A. McLaughlin

3.69

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In this rich, atmospheric historical novel, perfect for fans of Brenda Janowitz and Adriana Trigian… read more

Similar categories in M.A. McLaughlin's The Lost Dresses of Italy book and Clare McHugh's The Romanov Brides

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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19. The Royal Librarian

By: Daisy Wood

4.21

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

A royal palace. A closed book. A betrayal that will echo through generations… Windsor, 1940: Sec… read more

Similar categories in Daisy Wood's The Royal Librarian book and Clare McHugh's The Romanov Brides

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"The room smelt exactly as a library should: of old paper, leather and sweet, sticky glue, overlaid with furniture polish and the smoke from a thousand dead fires."

-Daisy Wood, The Royal Librarian

"She loved the calm regularity of librarianship; each book a treasure trove of information or experience that would be categorised, labelled and stored in its rightful place. And she could think of no…"

-Daisy Wood, The Royal Librarian

"Most walls of the family's apartment were lined with bookshelves, and more volumes were stacked in boxes under every bed and table. Her mother often threatened to throw them out with the rubbish, and…"

-Daisy Wood, The Royal Librarian

Cover of The Girl from the Grand Hotel: A Novel by Camille Aubray

20. The Girl from the Grand Hotel: A Novel

By: Camille Aubray

3.88

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

The #1 bestselling author of Cooking for Picasso and The Godmothers returns with The Girl from the … read more

Similar categories in Camille Aubray's The Girl from the Grand Hotel: A Novel book and Clare McHugh's The Romanov Brides

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Every Time We Say Goodbye (Jane Austen Society, #3) by Natalie Jenner

21. Every Time We Say Goodbye (Jane Austen Society, #3)

By: Natalie Jenner

3.58

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The bestselling author of The Jane Austen Society and Bloomsbury Girls returns with a brilliant nov… read more

Similar categories in Natalie Jenner's Every Time We Say Goodbye (Jane Austen Society, #3) book and Clare McHugh's The Romanov Brides

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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22. The Book of Thorns

By: Hester Fox

3.64

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

"Betrayal, loss, love, redemption, and justice collide in this masterpiece of a novel. You won’t wa… read more

Similar categories in Hester Fox's The Book of Thorns book and Clare McHugh's The Romanov Brides

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Can't We Be Friends by Denny S.  Bryce

23. Can't We Be Friends

By: Denny S. Bryce

3.90

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Award-winning author Denny S. Bryce and USA Today bestselling author Eliza Knight collaborate on a … read more

Similar categories in Denny S. Bryce's Can't We Be Friends book and Clare McHugh's The Romanov Brides

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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24. American Daughters

By: Piper Huguley

3.81

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

In the vein of America’s First Daughter , Piper Huguley’s historical novel delves into the remarkab… read more

Similar categories in Piper Huguley's American Daughters book and Clare McHugh's The Romanov Brides

  • historical
  • adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Queen's Faithful Companion: A Novel of Queen Elizabeth II and Her Beloved Corgi, Susan by Eliza Knight

25. The Queen's Faithful Companion: A Novel of Queen Elizabeth II and Her Beloved Corgi, Susan

By: Eliza Knight

4.17

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

From USA Today bestselling author Eliza Knight comes an endearing and vivid novel told from the uni… read more

Similar categories in Eliza Knight's The Queen's Faithful Companion: A Novel of Queen Elizabeth II and Her Beloved Corgi, Susan book and Clare McHugh's The Romanov Brides

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Last Lady of the Silver Screen by Deanna Lynn Sletten

26. The Last Lady of the Silver Screen

By: Deanna Lynn Sletten

4.31

Format: 261 pages, Kindle Edition

The streets of old Hollywood are paved with glitter and gold, secrets and lies. What’s real, and wh… read more

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27. The Last Twelve Miles

By: Erika Robuck

3.82

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Two real, brilliant women on opposite sides of the law, in a deadly game of cat and mouse… 1926.… read more

Similar categories in Erika Robuck's The Last Twelve Miles book and Clare McHugh's The Romanov Brides

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Elizabeth’s heart feels a pang of jealousy, followed by a burst of love at seeing her happy family. It’s both freeing and agonizing not to be needed. That is the nature of motherhood, she thinks"

-Erika Robuck, The Last Twelve Miles

Cover of Maria: A Novel of Maria von Trapp by Michelle    Moran

28. Maria: A Novel of Maria von Trapp

By: Michelle Moran

4.30

Format: 310 pages, Paperback

Maria von Trapp. You know the name and the iconic songs, but do you know her real story? This dram… read more

Similar categories in Michelle Moran's Maria: A Novel of Maria von Trapp book and Clare McHugh's The Romanov Brides

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of The Windsor Conspiracy: A Novel of the Crown, a Conspiracy, and the Duchess of Windsor by Georgie Blalock

29. The Windsor Conspiracy: A Novel of the Crown, a Conspiracy, and the Duchess of Windsor

By: Georgie Blalock

4.03

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Georgie Blalock, the acclaimed author of The Other Windsor Girl, delivers an enchantingly reimagine… read more

Similar categories in Georgie Blalock's The Windsor Conspiracy: A Novel of the Crown, a Conspiracy, and the Duchess of Windsor book and Clare McHugh's The Romanov Brides

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Nightingale's Castle by Sonia Velton

30. The Nightingale's Castle

By: Sonia Velton

3.81

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

In the vein of riveting historical novels such as Hamnet and Circe—with a touch of Dracula—a propul… read more

Similar categories in Sonia Velton's The Nightingale's Castle book and Clare McHugh's The Romanov Brides

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Scandalous Women: A Novel of Jackie Collins and Jacqueline Susann by Gill Paul

31. Scandalous Women: A Novel of Jackie Collins and Jacqueline Susann

By: Gill Paul

4.28

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Mad Men  meets the world of publishing in international bestselling author Gill Paul’s new novel ab… read more

Similar categories in Gill Paul's Scandalous Women: A Novel of Jackie Collins and Jacqueline Susann book and Clare McHugh's The Romanov Brides

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

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