7 Best historical romance books like The Ironmaster (The Brief Chronicles series Book 2) by Jean Stubbs

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The Ironmaster (The Brief Chronicles series Book 2)

By: Jean Stubbs

4.26

Format: 506 pages, Kindle Edition

The page-turning Howarth saga continues! For fans of Nadine Dorries, Maeve Binchy, Freda Lightfoot …

If you liked the historical romance plot in The Ironmaster (The Brief Chronicles series Book 2) by Jean Stubbs , here is a list of 7 books like this:

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1. The Girls from See Saw Lane (Brighton Girls Trilogy, #2)

By: Sandy Taylor

4.32

Format: 350 pages, Kindle Edition

Brighton 1963. Mary Pickles and I walked along the street with our arms linked, looking in shop win… read more

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2. When We Danced at the End of the Pier (Brighton Girls Trilogy #1)

By: Sandy Taylor

4.43

Format: 362 pages, Kindle Edition

Brighton 1930: Maureen O’Connell is a carefree girl, but her family is on the brink of tragedy, war… read more

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  • historical romance
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3. Songs of the Shenandoah (Heirs of Ireland #3)

By: Michael K. Reynolds

3.95

Format: 768 pages, Paperback

At the onset of the Civil War, Seamus heeds his wife's wishes to return to her beloved family farm … read more

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4. Flight of the Earls (Heirs of Ireland #1)

By: Michael K. Reynolds

4.42

Format: 718 pages, Paperback

It's 1846 in Ireland. When her family's small farm is struck by famine, Clare Hanley and her younge… read more

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5. Return to Bonnybrae

By: Gwen Kirkwood

3.75

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

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6. In Golden Splendor (Heirs of Ireland #2)

By: Michael K. Reynolds

1.33

Format: 397 pages, Paperback

Irish immigrant Seamus Hanley is a lost soul, haunted by his past as a U.S. Army deserter and livin… read more

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7. Aunt Violet's Locket (Dune Island, #6)

By: Kristin Harper

4.38

Format: 282 pages, Kindle Edition

The long, tarnished chain and heart-shaped pendant is heavy in Paige’s hand. Carefully prying it op… read more

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8. The Gem of Ireland's Crown (Cullen's Celtic Cabaret #4)

By: Jean Grainger

4.66

Format: 322 pages, Kindle Edition

The opportunity of a lifetime lands in Peter Cullen’s lap and nothing is going to stop him taking f… read more

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9. Medicine Creek Claim (On the Dakota Frontier, #3)

By: CK Van Dam

4.42

Format: 314 pages, Kindle Edition

The Civil War ripped the state of Missouri in half – just as it ripped apart the nation.After their… read more

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10. The Forgotten Farmhouse by the Sea (Welcome to Anglesey #1)

By: Caroline Young

4.36

Format: 360 pages, Kindle Edition

Following the gentle curve of the cliff through soft tussock grass, the old farmhouse lies ahead of… read more

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11. The Star and the Shamrock (The Star and the Shamrock #1)

By: Jean Grainger

4.42

Format: 287 pages, Kindle Edition

Ariella Bannon has no choice: she must put her precious children, Liesl and Erich, on that train or… read more

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12. The Emerald Horizon (The Star and the Shamrock #2)

By: Jean Grainger

4.56

Format: 234 pages, Kindle Edition

Berlin, 1944. Ariella Bannon is being hunted. Someone is determined to betray her as a Jew, but she… read more

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13. A Class Coveted (A Matter of Class, #4)

By: Susie Murphy

4.55

Format: 633 pages, Kindle Edition

‘Susie Murphy…is an absolute HIT…This is another excellent installment to a beautiful series.’ The … read more

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  • historical romance
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14. A Class Apart (A Matter of Class, #1)

By: Susie Murphy

4.33

Format: 407 pages, Kindle Edition

SHORTLISTED FOR THE IRISH CAP AWARDS 2023 'A beautifully written historical novel with character… read more

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  • historical romance
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15. A Class Entwined (A Matter of Class, #2)

By: Susie Murphy

4.45

Format: 450 pages, Kindle Edition

'A book that you can't stop reading because you want to see how it ends, and yet you never want it … read more

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  • historical romance
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16. A Class Forsaken (A Matter of Class, #3)

By: Susie Murphy

4.48

Format: 480 pages, Kindle Edition

EDITORS' CHOICE, HISTORICAL NOVEL SOCIETY 'This series keeps getting better…Once I started readi… read more

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  • historical romance
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17. A Class Reunited (A Matter of Class, #5)

By: Susie Murphy

4.59

Format: 635 pages, Kindle Edition

‘There's something that happens at the end of every Susie Murphy book that I read; I absolutely can… read more

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18. Love has no Borders (Sinclair Family Saga #5)

By: Gwen Kirkwood

4.40

Format: 279 pages, Kindle Edition

1930s, Yorkshire. Fiery Marguerite Sinclair has loved Ricky Fortescue ever since she played hide… read more

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19. The Irish Key (Emerald Isles)

By: Daisy O'Shea

4.43

Format: 294 pages, Kindle Edition

‘Take the key, my pet. I can’t ever go back. The last letter I had from Ireland was clear about tha… read more

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20. The Irish Nanny

By: Sandy Taylor

4.31

Format: 348 pages, Kindle Edition

There is a fierce wind blowing in from the sea, as I step off the boat towards my new life in Ameri… read more

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21. A Beautiful Ferocity (Cullen's Celtic Cabaret #2)

By: Jean Grainger

4.43

Format: 266 pages, Kindle Edition

The Great War is over, and the Roaring Twenties are promising a bright new future. Young people hav… read more

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22. Girl Braiding Her Hair: Inspired by the true story of a revolutionary female artist history forgot (Light & Life Series Book 2)

By: Marta Molnar

4.35

Format: 328 pages, Kindle Edition

By the time Suzanne Valadon was 15 years old, she’s been a horse walker, a milliner’s assistant, a … read more

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23. Moorland Mist (Sinclair Family Saga #1)

By: Gwen Kirkwood

4.29

Format: 236 pages, Kindle Edition

Scottish Highlands, 1895. It is the eve of Emma Greig’s fourteenth birthday. But instead of the … read more

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24. Moorend Farm (Sinclair Family Saga #2)

By: Gwen Kirkwood

4.38

Format: 217 pages, Kindle Edition

Yorkshire, early 1900s. Ten years have passed since Emma and William Sinclair left Scotland to m… read more

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25. The Ironmaster (The Brief Chronicles series Book 2)

By: Jean Stubbs

4.26

Format: 506 pages, Kindle Edition

The page-turning Howarth saga continues! For fans of Nadine Dorries, Maeve Binchy, Freda Lightfoot … read more

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  • historical romance
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26. Snarling Wolf (Ghosts Along the Oregon Trail Book 4)

By: David Fitz-Gerald

4.57

Format: 245 pages, Kindle Edition

Dive back into the gripping, frontier chaos. Snarling Wolf is the fourth adventurous installment in… read more

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27. Stay with the Wagons (Ghosts Along the Oregon Trail Book 3)

By: David Fitz-Gerald

4.43

Format: 265 pages, Kindle Edition

Venture deep into the uncharted wilderness and crest the continental divide. Stay with the Wagon… read more

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28. What Once Was True

By: Jean Grainger

4.28

Format: 522 pages, Paperback

Robinswood, Co. Waterford, 1939. The once grand house is home to two very different families. D… read more

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  • historical romance
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29. A Class Inherited (A Matter of Class, #6)

By: Susie Murphy

4.68

Format: 510 pages, Kindle Edition

‘I just love these characters…they truly feel like people I know.’ Lisa Boyle, author of the Paddy … read more

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30. Lighten the Load (Ghosts Along the Oregon Trail Book 2)

By: David Fitz-Gerald

4.52

Format: 244 pages, Kindle Edition

After a devastating tragedy, Dorcas Moon faces brutal choices in the unforgiving wilderness. An … read more

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31. The Inn on Amelia Island (Seven Sisters Book 7)

By: Hope Holloway

4.69

Format: 282 pages, Kindle Edition

The uplifting and unforgettable conclusion to the Seven Sisters series! After coming together fo… read more

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6 must-read fiction books like The Irish Key (Emerald Isles) by Daisy O'Shea

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The Keeper of the Irish Secret (Magnolia Manor #1)

Susanne O'Leary

4.22

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The Irish Key (Emerald Isles)

Daisy O'Shea

4.43

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Return to the Irish Boarding House (The Irish Boarding House #2)

Sandy Taylor

4.32

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Rebecca Alexander

4.51

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