17 Top romance books like The Consorts (Forbidden City, #1) by Melissa Addey

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The Consorts (Forbidden City, #1)

By: Melissa Addey

3.89

Format: 132 pages, Kindle Edition

Lonely. Used as a pawn. One last bid for love. 18th century China. Imperial concubine Qing yearn…

If you liked the romance plot in The Consorts (Forbidden City, #1) by Melissa Addey , here is a list of 17 books like this:

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1. The Second Empress: A Novel of Napoleon's Court

By: Michelle Moran

3.86

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

National bestselling author Michelle Moran returns to Paris, this time under the rule of Emperor Na… read more

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  • romance
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"The Empress Marie-Louise once asked me if I believed in ghosts. 'I find it hard to believe in something I've never seen,' I told her. But perhaps ghosts aren't meant to be seen. Perhaps they are mean…"

-Michelle Moran, The Second Empress: A Novel of Napoleon's Court

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2. The Warrior's Path (When Women Were Warriors, #1)

By: Catherine M. Wilson

4.05

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

When she was a child, the author of When Women Were Warriors happily identified with all the male h… read more

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  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Your feelings tell you many things about the world,"

-Catherine M. Wilson, The Warrior's Path (When Women Were Warriors, #1)

"It would be better for you if you were not my friend." "It's too late for that," I told her."

-Catherine M. Wilson, The Warrior's Path (When Women Were Warriors, #1)

"In my mind I compared Elen and Vintel. Next to Elen, Vintel appeared to be no more than a simpleminded blunderer, yet the grief she had caused, the harm she'd done, we as hideous as Elen's wicked dee…"

-Catherine M. Wilson, The Warrior's Path (When Women Were Warriors, #1)

"As I lay in the darkness with the thong around my wrist, I believed I understood Gnith's spell. The thong was more than long enough, but every time Maara moved, I felt it move with her. It kept me co…"

-Catherine M. Wilson, The Warrior's Path (When Women Were Warriors, #1)

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3. Peony in Love

By: Lisa See

3.63

Format: 273 pages, Hardcover

In seventeenth-century China, three women become emotionally involved with The Peony Pavilion, a fa… read more

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  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • asian literature
  • china
"الحياة تقلد الفن ..."

-Lisa See, Peony in Love

"In that moment I understood that the cruelest words in the universe are if only."

-Lisa See, Peony in Love

"How can the moon be scooped from the water's surface, or flowers be plucked from the void?"

-Lisa See, Peony in Love

"I saw that deep-heart love meant loving someone in spite of and because of his limitations."

-Lisa See, Peony in Love

Cover of In Praise of the Bees by Kristin Gleeson

4. In Praise of the Bees

By: Kristin Gleeson

4.18

Format: 306 pages,

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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5. And Playing the Role of Herself

By: K.E. Lane

3.63

Format: None pages,

Actress Caidence Harris is living her dreams after landing a leading role among the star-studded, v… read more

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  • romance
  • lesbian
  • fiction
  • lgbt
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6. Master Wu's Bride

By: Edward C. Patterson

3.54

Format: None pages,

It is Chi Lin's wedding day - an exciting time for any bride, unless the groom has died before the … read more

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  • china
  • historical fiction

7. Daughters of the Dragon

By: William Andrews

4.12

Format: 206 pages,

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8. The Moon in the Palace (Empress of Bright Moon, #1)

By: Weina Dai Randel

4.70

Format: 84 pages, Paperback

There is no easy path for a woman aspiring to power. . . . A concubine at the palace learns quickly… read more

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9. The Geisha with the Green Eyes

By: India Millar

4.09

Format: 372 pages,

By 1850, Japan had been closed to the outside world for centuries. It was a secret, hidden world. A… read more

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10. Empress

By: Shan Sa

3.64

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A ravishing historical novel of one of China's most controversial historical figures: its first and… read more

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11. The Last Empress (Empress Orchid, #2)

By: Anchee Min

3.61

Format: 231 pages, Hardcover

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12. Nefertiti

By: Michelle Moran

4.00

Format: 212 pages,

Nefertiti and her younger sister, Mutnodjmet, have been raised in a powerful family that has provid… read more

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13. The Empress of Bright Moon (Empress of Bright Moon, #2)

By: Weina Dai Randel

3.69

Format: 121 pages, Paperback

In the captivating sequel to The Moon in the Palace, Mei must protect her people from a murderous e… read more

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14. Imperial Woman

By: Pearl S. Buck

4.64

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Imperial Woman is the fictionalized biography of the last Empress in China, Ci-xi, who began as a c… read more

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15. Firefly (Warrior Woman of the Samurai, #1)

By: India Millar

4.17

Format: 300 pages, Kindle Edition

There are some who believe that the honor of a samurai is reserved for men. But they are wrong. … read more

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  • romance
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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16. Integrity (Halcyon Division, #1)

By: E.J. Noyes

4.30

Format: 286 pages, Paperback

It's an ordinary workday when intelligence analyst Lexie Martin learns about a horrific chemical we… read more

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  • romance
  • lesbian
  • fiction
  • lgbt
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17. The Other Empress (A Qing Court Novel #1)

By: Amanda Roberts

4.22

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

In this exciting novel from USA Today best-selling author Amanda Roberts, the story of the slow mar… read more

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  • historical
  • china
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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18. The Dragon Queen (The Dragon #2)

By: William Andrews

4.25

Format: 322 pages, Kindle Edition

From the bestselling author of Daughters of the Dragon comes the story of one of the most extraordi… read more

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  • asian literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of City of Storms  (Nightmarked, #1) by Kat Ross

19. City of Storms (Nightmarked, #1)

By: Kat Ross

3.89

Format: 506 pages, ebook

A city simmering with repressed urges… A fallen angel bent on chaos… And a conspiracy that c… read more

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  • romance
  • fiction
Cover of A Most Unsuitable Earl (Marriage By Scandal, #2) by Ruth Ann Nordin

20. A Most Unsuitable Earl (Marriage By Scandal, #2)

By: Ruth Ann Nordin

3.82

Format: 236 pages, Kindle Edition

Alternate cover edition can be found here Ethan Silverton, the Lord of Edon, is very content wit… read more

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  • romance
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • amazon
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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21. Zahara's Gift (Bond of a Dragon, #1)

By: A.J. Walker

3.94

Format: 263 pages, Kindle Edition

A young man forced into action. A juvenile dragon alone in a new world. Whispers of a terrible evil… read more

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  • romance
  • fiction
"So our plan hinges on the hope that this evil guy has his head stuck in the sand and doesn't notice a large army of elves and men marching on his gates? And if he is paying attention, he'll destroy u…"

-A.J. Walker, Zahara's Gift (Bond of a Dragon, #1)

Cover of Fortune Favors the Cruel (Dark Maji, #1) by Kel Carpenter

22. Fortune Favors the Cruel (Dark Maji, #1)

By: Kel Carpenter

3.87

Format: 370 pages, Kindle Edition

Quinn Darkova, freed from the chains of slavery, wants nothing more than vengeance against those wh… read more

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  • romance
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23. The Spirit of the Dragon (The Dragon #3)

By: William Andrews

4.58

Format: 346 pages, Kindle Edition

From the bestselling author of Daughters of the Dragon comes an epic novel of a star-crossed couple… read more

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  • asian literature
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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24. Threads of Silk: A Historical Chinese Fiction Novel

By: Amanda Roberts

4.15

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

When I was a child, I thought my destiny was to live and die on the banks of the Xiangjiang River a… read more

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  • romance
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • asian literature
  • china
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25. The Consorts (Forbidden City, #1)

By: Melissa Addey

3.89

Format: 132 pages, Kindle Edition

Lonely. Used as a pawn. One last bid for love. 18th century China. Imperial concubine Qing yearn… read more

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  • romance
  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • amazon
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • asian literature
  • china
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26. Empress in Disguise (Empress in Disguise, #1)

By: Amanda Roberts

4.28

Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition

To save her family, one girl will sacrifice her very identity. Living in poverty in the shadow o… read more

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  • romance
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • china
Cover of The Seed Woman (The Seed Traders' Saga #1) by Petra Durst-Benning

27. The Seed Woman (The Seed Traders' Saga #1)

By: Petra Durst-Benning

4.04

Format: 446 pages, Kindle Edition

From bestselling author Petra Durst-Benning comes a sweeping emotional story of courage, triumph, a… read more

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  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Flower Shop (The Seed Traders' Saga #2) by Petra Durst-Benning

28. The Flower Shop (The Seed Traders' Saga #2)

By: Petra Durst-Benning

4.09

Format: 412 pages, Kindle Edition

Bestselling author Petra Durst-Benning’s Seed Traders’ Saga continues, as a young woman in nineteen… read more

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  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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29. Converso

By: Colin Falconer

4.39

Format: 333 pages, Kindle Edition

From the dungeons of the Inquisition to the last days of the Reconquista and the fall of Granada, t… read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of His Hand-Me-Down Countess (Lustful Lords #1) by Sorcha Mowbray

30. His Hand-Me-Down Countess (Lustful Lords #1)

By: Sorcha Mowbray

3.88

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

alternate cover edition of ASIN B0892QZQGQ His brother's untimely death leaves him with an Earld… read more

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  • romance
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • amazon
  • historical fiction
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31. The Geisha Who Could Feel No Pain (Secrets From The Hidden House, #2)

By: India Millar

4.14

Format: 314 pages, Kindle Edition

Out of all the geisha, only Mineko´s strangeness was hidden from the world. Mineko was the geisha … read more

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  • romance

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4.05

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