15 best-selling historical books like The Ladies of the Secret Circus by Constance Sayers

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The Ladies of the Secret Circus

By: Constance Sayers

3.83

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

Paris, 1925: To enter the Secret Circus is to enter a world of wonder-a world where women tame magn…

If you liked the historical plot in The Ladies of the Secret Circus by Constance Sayers , here is a list of 15 books like this:

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1. The Secret Language of Stones (Daughters of La Lune #2)

By: M.J. Rose

3.70

Format: 640 pages, ebook

As World War I rages and the Romanov dynasty reaches its sudden, brutal end, a young jewelry maker … read more

Similar categories in M.J. Rose's The Secret Language of Stones (Daughters of La Lune #2) book and Constance Sayers's The Ladies of the Secret Circus

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of The Witch's Daughter (The Witch's Daughter, #1) by Paula Brackston

2. The Witch's Daughter (The Witch's Daughter, #1)

By: Paula Brackston

3.60

Format: 404 pages,

My name is Elizabeth Anne Hawksmith, and my age is three hundred and eighty-four years. Each new se… read more

Similar categories in Paula Brackston's The Witch's Daughter (The Witch's Daughter, #1) book and Constance Sayers's The Ladies of the Secret Circus

  • historical
  • magic
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
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3. A Secret History of Witches

By: None

4.33

Format: 268 pages, Audiobook

An ancient and dangerous power is being handed down from mother to daughter through some of the mos… read more

Similar categories in None's A Secret History of Witches book and Constance Sayers's The Ladies of the Secret Circus

  • historical
  • magic
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy

4. Voodoo Season

By: Jewell Parker Rhodes

4.09

Format: 349 pages,

Voodoo Seasonrevisits the mystical landscape of New Orleans and its most famous Voodoo priestess, M… read more

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5. The Little Shop of Found Things

By: Paula Brackston

3.49

Format: 465 pages,

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6. The Witch's Kind

By: Louisa Morgan

3.90

Format: 440 pages, Hardcover

From the author of A Secret History of Witches comes an absorbing tale of love, sacrifice, family t… read more

Similar categories in Louisa Morgan's The Witch's Kind book and Constance Sayers's The Ladies of the Secret Circus

  • magical realism
  • historical
  • magic
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"The wet garden steamed gently after the rain, fairy clouds rising above the greenery into the slanting sunshine."

-Louisa Morgan, The Witch's Kind

"The last week of April was cool but sunny, with breezes that smelled richly of sweet box and more faintly, but distinctly, of apple blossoms."

-Louisa Morgan, The Witch's Kind

"He glared at me across the gate. "Are you going to come and kiss me?" I should have said no. I should have told him if he wanted a kiss he could take the three strides to where I was standing."

-Louisa Morgan, The Witch's Kind

"Cool water foamed over my toes, distracting me from the bird. For a moment I closed my eyes at the ecstasy of salt water on skin, at the persuasive music of the waves. The feeling was magic. Pure, po…"

-Louisa Morgan, The Witch's Kind

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7. The Last Heir to Blackwood Library

By: Hester Fox

3.36

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

World War I England, a young woman inherits a mysterious library and must untangle its powerful sec… read more

Similar categories in Hester Fox's The Last Heir to Blackwood Library book and Constance Sayers's The Ladies of the Secret Circus

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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8. Weyward

By: Emilia Hart

4.07

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

I am a Weyward, and wild inside. 2019: Under cover of darkness, Kate flees London for ramshackl… read more

Similar categories in Emilia Hart's Weyward book and Constance Sayers's The Ladies of the Secret Circus

  • magical realism
  • historical
  • magic
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
" Altha . A strange name. Soft and yet powerful. Like an incantation."

-Emilia Hart, Weyward

"It took skill, Violet thought, to make even your handwriting look angry"

-Emilia Hart, Weyward

"She named me Altha, after all. Not Alice, meaning noble woman, nor Agnes, lamb of God. Altha. Healer."

-Emilia Hart, Weyward

"I thought he loved me for myself. But you were right. To him I am but an animal, like those he hunts and puts on display"

-Emilia Hart, Weyward

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9. The Great Witch of Brittany

By: Louisa Morgan

4.27

Format: 448 pages, Nook

Set in the late 1700s, a tale of magic and fate, triumph and heartbreak, and the powerful bonds bet… read more

Similar categories in Louisa Morgan's The Great Witch of Brittany book and Constance Sayers's The Ladies of the Secret Circus

  • historical
  • magic
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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10. Circus of Wonders

By: Elizabeth Macneal

3.64

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

1866. In a coastal village in southern England, Nell picks violets for a living. Set apart by her c… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Macneal's Circus of Wonders book and Constance Sayers's The Ladies of the Secret Circus

  • romance
  • magical realism
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Mejor volar y caer que permanecer encerrado."

-Elizabeth Macneal, Circus of Wonders

"Jasper has turned her life into his own, his pen distorting her truth. She feels like a pulled flower, its roots severed."

-Elizabeth Macneal, Circus of Wonders

"Circus has always made him believe that anything is possible. But he knows, too, that it is illusion, that life does not share its boldness, its neat stories."

-Elizabeth Macneal, Circus of Wonders

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11. Starling House

By: Alix E. Harrow

3.83

Format: 308 pages, Hardcover

A grim and gothic new tale from author Alix E. Harrow about a small town haunted by secrets that ca… read more

Similar categories in Alix E. Harrow's Starling House book and Constance Sayers's The Ladies of the Secret Circus

  • romance
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"You’re a pretty good liar"

-Alix E. Harrow, Starling House

"Survival is a hard habit to break."

-Alix E. Harrow, Starling House

"Maybe the truth is always messy that way."

-Alix E. Harrow, Starling House

"the Bible only got it half right: there were demons aplenty, but no fire at all"

-Alix E. Harrow, Starling House

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12. A Short Walk Through a Wide World

By: Douglas Westerbeke

3.56

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue meets Life of Pi in this dazzlingly epic debut that charts the in… read more

Similar categories in Douglas Westerbeke's A Short Walk Through a Wide World book and Constance Sayers's The Ladies of the Secret Circus

  • magical realism
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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13. The Book of Doors

By: Gareth Brown

4.04

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

If you could open a door to anywhere, where would you go? In New York City, bookseller Cassie An… read more

Similar categories in Gareth Brown's The Book of Doors book and Constance Sayers's The Ladies of the Secret Circus

  • romance
  • magical realism
  • magic
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"It's not the number of books that matters, is it? It's what one does with them."

-Gareth Brown, The Book of Doors

"One does not look at a dog and assume it is the only animal to exist. ~ Edmund Fox"

-Gareth Brown, The Book of Doors

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14. The Lost Bookshop

By: Evie Woods

4.09

Format: 448 pages, ebook

The Keeper of Stories meets The Lost Apothecary in this evocative and charming novel full of myster… read more

Similar categories in Evie Woods's The Lost Bookshop book and Constance Sayers's The Ladies of the Secret Circus

  • romance
  • magical realism
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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15. The London Séance Society

By: Sarah Penner

3.48

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A spellbinding tale about two daring women who hunt for truth and justice in the perilous art of co… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Penner's The London Séance Society book and Constance Sayers's The Ladies of the Secret Circus

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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16. The Age of Witches

By: Louisa Morgan

3.92

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

Harriet Bishop, descended from a long line of witches, uses magic to help women in need -- not only… read more

Similar categories in Louisa Morgan's The Age of Witches book and Constance Sayers's The Ladies of the Secret Circus

  • romance
  • historical
  • magic
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"She was lost in the miasma of her own witchery."

-Louisa Morgan, The Age of Witches

"She was wearing a day dress of apple-green pique with leg-of-mutton sleeves. Her waist was cinched so tightly Annis wondered how she could breathe."

-Louisa Morgan, The Age of Witches

"You could be a titled lady. You won't have to do a jot of work your whole life!" "Not a jot of work?" She bit the words out, her temper frayed to a thread. "You mean, except breed?"

-Louisa Morgan, The Age of Witches

"Alexander had been gone twenty-five years, but the passing of the decades had not diminished her grief. There was nothing like the pain of loss to teach a person that time was an illusion."

-Louisa Morgan, The Age of Witches

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17. The Ghosts of Beatrice Bird

By: Louisa Morgan

4.02

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

A woman’s ability to see ghosts draws her into a journey of redemption and unexpected friendship in… read more

Similar categories in Louisa Morgan's The Ghosts of Beatrice Bird book and Constance Sayers's The Ladies of the Secret Circus

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of The Ladies of the Secret Circus by Constance Sayers

18. The Ladies of the Secret Circus

By: Constance Sayers

3.83

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

Paris, 1925: To enter the Secret Circus is to enter a world of wonder-a world where women tame magn… read more

Similar categories in Constance Sayers's The Ladies of the Secret Circus book and Constance Sayers's The Ladies of the Secret Circus

  • romance
  • magical realism
  • historical
  • magic
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Spells for Forgetting by Adrienne Young

19. Spells for Forgetting

By: Adrienne Young

3.87

Format: 351 pages, Hardcover

Emery Blackwood’s life changed forever the night her best friend was found dead and the love of her… read more

Similar categories in Adrienne Young's Spells for Forgetting book and Constance Sayers's The Ladies of the Secret Circus

  • romance
  • magical realism
  • magic
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"There are spells for breaking and spells for mending, but there are no spells for forgetting."

-Adrienne Young, Spells for Forgetting

"There were tales that only the island knew. Ones that had never been told. I knew, because I was one of them."

-Adrienne Young, Spells for Forgetting

Cover of The Haunting of Hecate Cavendish (Hecate Cavendish #1) by Paula Brackston

20. The Haunting of Hecate Cavendish (Hecate Cavendish #1)

By: Paula Brackston

3.76

Format: 356 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Paula Brackston returns with a new, magic-infused series about He… read more

Similar categories in Paula Brackston's The Haunting of Hecate Cavendish (Hecate Cavendish #1) book and Constance Sayers's The Ladies of the Secret Circus

  • romance
  • historical
  • magic
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of The Black Bird Oracle (All Souls, #5) by Deborah Harkness

21. The Black Bird Oracle (All Souls, #5)

By: Deborah Harkness

4.18

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

Diana Bishop journeys to the darkest places within herself—and her family history—in the highly ant… read more

Similar categories in Deborah Harkness's The Black Bird Oracle (All Souls, #5) book and Constance Sayers's The Ladies of the Secret Circus

  • romance
  • magic
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Kümmere dich um deine eignen Wünsche und Bedürfnisse." S. 222"

-Deborah Harkness, The Black Bird Oracle (All Souls, #5)

"Sehnsucht spornt mich an, Furcht bremst mich ... Was für ein Weg, gerade oder krumm, wird mir Frieden geben und mich erlösen?" S 414 f"

-Deborah Harkness, The Black Bird Oracle (All Souls, #5)

"Du musst ihr [der Dunkelheit] die Stirn bieten ... Schau ihr ins Auge, ohne mit der Wimper zu zucken. Die Dunkelheit ist von einer verschlagenen Tücke und du darfst nicht zulassen, dass sie deine Sch…"

-Deborah Harkness, The Black Bird Oracle (All Souls, #5)

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M.J. Rose

3.70

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Paula Brackston

3.60

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A Secret History of Witches

None

4.33

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The Witch's Kind

Louisa Morgan

3.90

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One Dark Window (The Shepherd King, #1)

Rachel Gillig

4.30

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Two Twisted Crowns (The Shepherd King, #2)

Rachel Gillig

4.44

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Divine Rivals (Letters of Enchantment, #1)

Rebecca Ross

4.20

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Rebecca Ross

4.05

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