8 Top historical books like Island Queen by Vanessa Riley

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Island Queen

By: Vanessa Riley

3.91

Format: 592 pages, Hardcover

A remarkable, sweeping historical novel based on the incredible true life story of Dorothy Kirwan T…

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1. A Wish and a Prayer (Blessings, #4)

By: Beverly Jenkins

4.20

Format: None pages, Paperback

"Returning to Henry Adams, Kansas, is akin to attending a family reunion. The characters are rich, … read more

Similar categories in Beverly Jenkins's A Wish and a Prayer (Blessings, #4) book and Vanessa Riley's Island Queen

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
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2. A Second Helping (Blessings, #2)

By: Beverly Jenkins

3.32

Format: None pages, Paperback

"A story done in a way that only Beverly Jenkins can do. Simply superb!" --New York Timesbestsellin… read more

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  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
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3. Chasing Down a Dream (Blessings, #8)

By: Beverly Jenkins

5.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

NAACP nominee and USA Today bestselling author Beverly Jenkins continues her beloved Blessings seri… read more

Similar categories in Beverly Jenkins's Chasing Down a Dream (Blessings, #8) book and Vanessa Riley's Island Queen

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
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4. Heart of Gold (Blessings, #5)

By: Beverly Jenkins

4.62

Format: None pages, Paperback

NAACP nominee and bestselling author Beverly Jenkins returns to the charming town of Henry Adams, K… read more

Similar categories in Beverly Jenkins's Heart of Gold (Blessings, #5) book and Vanessa Riley's Island Queen

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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5. If I Believe (Promises of God #2)

By: Kim Cash Tate

4.02

Format: None pages,

Sometimes the biggest risk is daring to hope. Cinda Ellisdoesn't dare to dream. Life has dealt too … read more

Similar categories in Kim Cash Tate's If I Believe (Promises of God #2) book and Vanessa Riley's Island Queen

  • fiction
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6. Stepping to a New Day (Blessings, #7)

By: Beverly Jenkins

4.30

Format: None pages, Paperback

NAACP nominee and USA Todaybestselling author Beverly Jenkins returns to the town of Henry Adams wi… read more

Similar categories in Beverly Jenkins's Stepping to a New Day (Blessings, #7) book and Vanessa Riley's Island Queen

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • fiction

7. For Your Love (Blessings, #6)

By: Beverly Jenkins

3.12

Format: 56 pages, Paperback

NAACP nominee and bestselling author Beverly Jenkins returns to Henry Adams, Kansas--an unforgettab… read more

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8. The House of Hawthorne

By: Erika Robuck

3.96

Format: None pages, Hardcover

From Erika Robuck, bestselling author of Hemingway's Girl, comes a brilliant new novel about a lite… read more

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9. The American Queen

By: Vanessa Miller

4.14

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

In 1869 a kingdom rose in the South. And Louella was its queen. Over the twenty-four years she’s be… read more

Similar categories in Vanessa Miller's The American Queen book and Vanessa Riley's Island Queen

  • adult fiction
  • race
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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10. Summer on Highland Beach (Summer Beach, #3)

By: Sunny Hostin

4.00

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The View  cohost and three-time Emmy Award winner Sunny Hostin transports readers to Highland Beach… read more

Similar categories in Sunny Hostin's Summer on Highland Beach (Summer Beach, #3) book and Vanessa Riley's Island Queen

  • romance
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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11. One Blood

By: Denene Millner

4.14

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Homegoing meets The Mothers where three women are tied together by blood, love, and family secrets … read more

Similar categories in Denene Millner's One Blood book and Vanessa Riley's Island Queen

  • race
  • historical
  • feminism
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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12. The Ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye

By: Briony Cameron

3.82

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

This epic, dazzling tale based on true events illuminates a woman of color’s rise to power as one o… read more

Similar categories in Briony Cameron's The Ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye book and Vanessa Riley's Island Queen

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
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13. 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 Vanessa Riley's Island Queen

  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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14. My Name Is Ona Judge

By: Suzette D. Harrison

4.27

Format: 310 pages, Kindle Edition

New Hampshire, 1796. “My name is Ona Judge,and I escaped from the household of the President of the… read more

Similar categories in Suzette D. Harrison's My Name Is Ona Judge book and Vanessa Riley's Island Queen

  • race
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"If freedom ever knocks on your door same as it did for Mathilda and Noble... open it !"

-Suzette D. Harrison, My Name Is Ona Judge

"Finding Miss Ona's journal and reading her story was a lesson in dignity. She'd been a person owned by other persons. Yet when faced with the reality of being "gifted" to yet another master, she knew…"

-Suzette D. Harrison, My Name Is Ona Judge

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15. The Other Princess

By: Denny S. Bryce

3.99

Format: 448 pages, Paperback

A stunning portrait of an African princess raised in Queen Victoria’s court and adapting to life in… read more

Similar categories in Denny S. Bryce's The Other Princess book and Vanessa Riley's Island Queen

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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16. Island Queen

By: Vanessa Riley

3.91

Format: 592 pages, Hardcover

A remarkable, sweeping historical novel based on the incredible true life story of Dorothy Kirwan T… read more

Similar categories in Vanessa Riley's Island Queen book and Vanessa Riley's Island Queen

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • race
  • historical
  • feminism
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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17. The Unlocked Path

By: Janis Robinson Daly

4.27

Format: 345 pages, Paperback

The Unlocked Path presents and embraces a "New Woman" of the early 20th century: educated, career-m… read more

Similar categories in Janis Robinson Daly's The Unlocked Path book and Vanessa Riley's Island Queen

  • historical
  • adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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18. She Wouldn't Wait

By: Lorilyn White

4.02

Format: 282 pages, Kindle Edition

The messes and mistakes of one’s life usually don’t happen by accident but by choice…Grace, a buddi… read more

Similar categories in Lorilyn White's She Wouldn't Wait book and Vanessa Riley's Island Queen

  • romance
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19. No Big Easy Love

By: Lorilyn White

4.51

Format: 275 pages, Kindle Edition

From the Big Apple to the Big Easy… a journey culminating in a tale of resilience and love.While tr… read more

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20. When I'm Tempted (A Promises of God Novel Book 3)

By: Kim Cash Tate

4.80

Format: 454 pages, Kindle Edition

There's always a way of escape. Living Hope Church has seen its pastor get married and a nucleus o… read more

Similar categories in Kim Cash Tate's When I'm Tempted (A Promises of God Novel Book 3) book and Vanessa Riley's Island Queen

  • fiction
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21. When the Vibe Is Right

By: Sarah Dass

3.75

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

From the author of Where the Rhythm Takes You comes a delightful enemies-to-lovers contemporary rom… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Dass's When the Vibe Is Right book and Vanessa Riley's Island Queen

  • romance
  • fiction
  • audiobook

17 must-read fiction books like Island Queen by Vanessa Riley

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A Wish and a Prayer (Blessings, #4)

Beverly Jenkins

4.20

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A Second Helping (Blessings, #2)

Beverly Jenkins

3.32

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Chasing Down a Dream (Blessings, #8)

Beverly Jenkins

5.00

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Heart of Gold (Blessings, #5)

Beverly Jenkins

4.62

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This Could Be Us (Skyland, #2)

Kennedy Ryan

4.42

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Double Lives

Mary Monroe

4.23

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The Thing About Home

Rhonda McKnight

4.28

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Tia Williams

4.04

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