19 Best historical books like Courting Misfortune (The Joplin Chronicles, #1) by Regina Jennings

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Courting Misfortune (The Joplin Chronicles, #1)

By: Regina Jennings

4.01

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Calista York needs one more successful case as a Pinkerton operative to secure her job. When she's …

"Already she'd learned that paths, once taken, rarely allowed you to go back and change direction without some penalty. Once the decision was made at the fork in the road, it was incredibly hard to change course."

-Regina Jennings, Courting Misfortune (The Joplin Chronicles, #1)

"[...] don't you forget that those stinky smells have a purpose. Without the barnyard, there'd be no bacon. Without the fertilizer..." He waved his hand over the garden before turning again to Matthew. "Don't be afraid to deal with the mess, son. The sweetest moments come from the most offensive fertilizer."

-Regina Jennings, Courting Misfortune (The Joplin Chronicles, #1)

If you liked the historical plot in Courting Misfortune (The Joplin Chronicles, #1) by Regina Jennings , here is a list of 19 books like this:

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1. A Worthy Pursuit (A Worthy Pursuit, #1)

By: Karen Witemeyer

2.89

Format: None pages, Paperback

Stone Hammond is the best tracker in Texas. He never comes home empty-handed. So when a wealthy rai… read more

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  • romance
  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
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2. No Other Will Do (Ladies of Harper’s Station, #1)

By: Karen Witemeyer

3.89

Format: 7 pages, Paperback

Men are optional. That's the credo Emma Chandler's suffragette aunts preached and why she started a… read more

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  • romance
  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction

3. To Win Her Heart

By: Karen Witemeyer

4.05

Format: 371 pages,

Having completed his sentence for the unintentional crime that derailed his youthful plans for fame… read more

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4. Full Steam Ahead (Full Steam Ahead, #1)

By: Karen Witemeyer

3.44

Format: 406 pages, Paperback

Nicole Renard returns home to Galveston, Texas, to find her father deathly ill. Though she loves hi… read more

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5. The Laws of Attraction (Wyoming Sunrise, #2)

By: Mary Connealy

4.29

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

If widowed town seamstress Nell Armstrong has to make one more pair of boring chaps for the cowboys… read more

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  • romance
  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
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6. More Than Words Can Say (Patchwork Family, #2)

By: Karen Witemeyer

4.40

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

After fulfilling a pledge to a dying friend, Zacharias Hamilton is finally free. No family entangle… read more

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  • romance
  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"A man did what was right even when the odds were stacked against him."

-Karen Witemeyer, More Than Words Can Say (Patchwork Family, #2)

"Just because they'd lost didn't mean the battle hadn't been worth waging."

-Karen Witemeyer, More Than Words Can Say (Patchwork Family, #2)

"How often had he wanted to believe that he was created for some higher purpose?"

-Karen Witemeyer, More Than Words Can Say (Patchwork Family, #2)

"Love made a man vulnerable in a world that required armor and a shield to survive."

-Karen Witemeyer, More Than Words Can Say (Patchwork Family, #2)

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7. In Honor's Defense (Hanger's Horsemen, #3)

By: Karen Witemeyer

4.56

Format: 376 pages, Paperback

He's faced countless perils on the battlefield, but nothing so dangerous as falling in love. Luk… read more

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  • romance
  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
"I’d walk through fire for you."

-Karen Witemeyer, In Honor's Defense (Hanger's Horsemen, #3)

"You might be a little rough around the edges, Luke Davenport,"

-Karen Witemeyer, In Honor's Defense (Hanger's Horsemen, #3)

"Patience was a virtue, but sometimes it was an excuse to stay on the easy path of conflict avoidance."

-Karen Witemeyer, In Honor's Defense (Hanger's Horsemen, #3)

"He forced himself to look at her. “That’s the man I am, Damaris. Discontent, dangerous, and a tiny bit deranged."

-Karen Witemeyer, In Honor's Defense (Hanger's Horsemen, #3)

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8. The Heart's Charge (Hanger's Horsemen, #2)

By: Karen Witemeyer

4.51

Format: 379 pages, Paperback

For years they've been nomads for justice, but a final mission may just lead their hearts home. … read more

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  • romance
  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"But if each man and woman were defined solely by their greatest sin, what hope would there be for any of us?"

-Karen Witemeyer, The Heart's Charge (Hanger's Horsemen, #2)

"Lessons taught from love bring wisdom. Lessons spawned from fear and pain often come with cynicism and bitterness attached, which can cloud the truth."

-Karen Witemeyer, The Heart's Charge (Hanger's Horsemen, #2)

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9. Fairest of Heart (Texas Ever After, #1)

By: Karen Witemeyer

4.29

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Beauty has been nothing but a curse to Penelope Snow. When she becomes a personal maid for a famous… read more

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  • romance
  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"You don't have to earn your place here, Penelope," he'd said. "This is your home now. You're one of us, and we take care of our own."

-Karen Witemeyer, Fairest of Heart (Texas Ever After, #1)

"She cold dance with butterflies all she liked. That wouldn't stop him from clipping her wings if that's what it took to see justice done."

-Karen Witemeyer, Fairest of Heart (Texas Ever After, #1)

"She could dance with butterflies all she liked. That wouldn't stop him from clipping her wings if that's what it took to see justice done."

-Karen Witemeyer, Fairest of Heart (Texas Ever After, #1)

"In all the daydreams she'd woven about her and Titus sharing intimate conversations, never once did they entail discussing corset burglary."

-Karen Witemeyer, Fairest of Heart (Texas Ever After, #1)

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10. More Than Meets the Eye (Patchwork Family, #1)

By: Karen Witemeyer

4.25

Format: 346 pages, Paperback

When her family is threatened, she doesn't expect falling in love to be their best defense Many … read more

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  • romance
  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Where is the love in what you're doing?"

-Karen Witemeyer, More Than Meets the Eye (Patchwork Family, #1)

"Love stayed. Even when things became messy and unpleasant, love stayed."

-Karen Witemeyer, More Than Meets the Eye (Patchwork Family, #1)

"It was Logan's job to live for God, and God's job to take care of the rest."

-Karen Witemeyer, More Than Meets the Eye (Patchwork Family, #1)

"Usually Zach had come in from the fields by now, as he seemed to tell time with his stomach."

-Karen Witemeyer, More Than Meets the Eye (Patchwork Family, #1)

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11. At Love's Command (Hanger's Horsemen, #1)

By: Karen Witemeyer

4.33

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Haunted by the horrors of war, ex-cavalry officer Matthew Hanger leads a band of mercenaries known … read more

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  • romance
  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"You can't undo the past, but you can learn from it."

-Karen Witemeyer, At Love's Command (Hanger's Horsemen, #1)

"My Jo was under your protection, and you let that monster take her?"

-Karen Witemeyer, At Love's Command (Hanger's Horsemen, #1)

"He knew better than to fall for a pretty pair of eyes and a feisty temperment."

-Karen Witemeyer, At Love's Command (Hanger's Horsemen, #1)

"He struck her as the warrior type. Nothing would stop him except death itself. Or his own stubbornness."

-Karen Witemeyer, At Love's Command (Hanger's Horsemen, #1)

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12. If the Boot Fits (Texas Ever After, #2)

By: Karen Witemeyer

4.40

Format: 350 pages, Paperback

Determined to prove that cattle king Eli Dearing has no justification for evicting his stepmother a… read more

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  • romance
  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of To Disguise the Truth (The Bleeker Street Inquiry Agency, #3) by Jen Turano

13. To Disguise the Truth (The Bleeker Street Inquiry Agency, #3)

By: Jen Turano

4.31

Format: 347 pages, Paperback

When a man arrives at the Bleecker Street Inquiry Agency, anxious to hire them to find a missing he… read more

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  • romance
  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
"I feel the distinct urge to visit this inquiry agency simply for the drama that happens there."

-Jen Turano, To Disguise the Truth (The Bleeker Street Inquiry Agency, #3)

"Women, if you haven't realized, can be practical and romantic at the same time. We're quite capable of more than one emotion because we're complicated creatures."

-Jen Turano, To Disguise the Truth (The Bleeker Street Inquiry Agency, #3)

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14. Courting Misfortune (The Joplin Chronicles, #1)

By: Regina Jennings

4.01

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Calista York needs one more successful case as a Pinkerton operative to secure her job. When she's … read more

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  • romance
  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • christian historical fiction
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • audiobook
"Already she'd learned that paths, once taken, rarely allowed you to go back and change direction without some penalty. Once the decision was made at the fork in the road, it was incredibly hard to ch…"

-Regina Jennings, Courting Misfortune (The Joplin Chronicles, #1)

"[...] don't you forget that those stinky smells have a purpose. Without the barnyard, there'd be no bacon. Without the fertilizer..." He waved his hand over the garden before turning again to Matthew…"

-Regina Jennings, Courting Misfortune (The Joplin Chronicles, #1)

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15. To Spark a Match (The Matchmakers, #2)

By: Jen Turano

4.19

Format: 361 pages, Paperback

After five unsuccessful Seasons on the marriage mart, Miss Adelaide Duveen has resigned herself to … read more

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  • romance
  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • audiobook
"I’m twenty-three years old and have been out in society for five Seasons, both winter and summer. It would be next to impossible to convince anyone I’m anything other than peculiar." To Spark A Match…"

-Jen Turano, To Spark a Match (The Matchmakers, #2)

"It's curious, now that I think on it, that you've humored me as long as you have, considering you knocked a man out in midst of a dinner party, and yet you've wasted time with me instead of throwing …"

-Jen Turano, To Spark a Match (The Matchmakers, #2)

Cover of A Match in the Making (The Matchmakers, #1) by Jen Turano

16. A Match in the Making (The Matchmakers, #1)

By: Jen Turano

4.19

Format: 358 pages, Paperback

Miss Gwendolyn Brinley accepted a temporary paid companion position for the Newport summer season, … read more

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  • romance
  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
"I knew underneath that intimidating demeanor of yours was a reasonable woman,"

-Jen Turano, A Match in the Making (The Matchmakers, #1)

"But you succeeded in your assignment because you, my darling Gwendolyn, are my perfect match"

-Jen Turano, A Match in the Making (The Matchmakers, #1)

"I’m perfectly comfortable with who I am— a bluestocking at heart, who besides loving the written word has a great affection for cats."

-Jen Turano, A Match in the Making (The Matchmakers, #1)

"We’ll receive everyone in the parlor, but only after I have Gibbons leave them lingering about in the receiving room for a good ten minutes or so."

-Jen Turano, A Match in the Making (The Matchmakers, #1)

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17. Flights of Fancy (American Heiresses, #1)

By: Jen Turano

4.27

Format: 365 pages, Paperback

Miss Isadora Delafield may be an heiress, but her life is far from carefree. When her mother begins… read more

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  • romance
  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of To Steal a Heart (The Bleeker Street Inquiry Agency, #1) by Jen Turano

18. To Steal a Heart (The Bleeker Street Inquiry Agency, #1)

By: Jen Turano

4.25

Format: 361 pages, Paperback

After spending her childhood as a street thief, Gabriella Goodhue thought she'd put her past behind… read more

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  • historical
  • historical romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • audiobook
Cover of To Write a Wrong (The Bleeker Street Inquiry Agency, #2) by Jen Turano

19. To Write a Wrong (The Bleeker Street Inquiry Agency, #2)

By: Jen Turano

4.32

Format: 360 pages, Paperback

Miss Daphne Beekman is a mystery writer by day, inquiry agent by night. Known for her ability to pu… read more

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  • romance
  • christian fiction
  • christian
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • audiobook
"I make it a point to avoid annoying people in general, so no, I haven't considered that an acquaintance might want me dead." "You've annoyed me numerous times and we've only just met."

-Jen Turano, To Write a Wrong (The Bleeker Street Inquiry Agency, #2)

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20. Line by Line (Love along the Wires, #1)

By: Jennifer Delamere

4.14

Format: 337 pages, Kindle Edition

Alice McNeil resolved at a young age to travel through life unencumbered by love or marriage, free … read more

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  • romance
  • christian fiction
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  • historical
  • historical romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
"This present is the only place one can live."

-Jennifer Delamere, Line by Line (Love along the Wires, #1)

"What could be better than filling one's days with interesting and rewarding work, and to spend the evenings and weekends reading or walking in the park?"

-Jennifer Delamere, Line by Line (Love along the Wires, #1)

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21. A Distance Too Grand (American Wonders, #1)

By: Regina Scott

4.10

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Meg Pero has been assisting her photographer father since she was big enough to carry his equipment… read more

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  • christian fiction
  • christian
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  • historical romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Everyone has a story to tell. You just have to listen."

-Regina Scott, A Distance Too Grand (American Wonders, #1)

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4.34

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