21 Top historical books like Born in the Purple by Dora Ilieva

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Born in the Purple

By: Dora Ilieva

3.98

Format: 226 pages, Kindle Edition

The year is 1095. Pope Urban II has announced the beginning of the First Crusade. Knights from all …

If you liked the historical plot in Born in the Purple by Dora Ilieva , here is a list of 21 books like this:

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1. The Children of Jocasta

By: Natalie Haynes

3.91

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

My siblings and I have grown up in a cursed house, children of cursed parents... Jocasta is just… read more

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  • historical
  • greece
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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2. The Traveler's Gift: Seven Decisions that Determine Personal Success

By: Andy Andrews

4.27

Format: 637 pages, Paperback

"The Traveler's Gifteffectively combines self-help with fiction . . . sustaining momentumwhile simu… read more

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  • fiction
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3. 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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4. The Secret Chord

By: Geraldine Brooks

5.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Peeling away the myth to bring the Old Testament's King David to life in Second Iron Age Israel, Br… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

5. The Apple of My Eye

By: Mary Ellen Bramwell

3.87

Format: 252 pages,

When Brea Cass, a young mother, is awakened in the night by the news that her loving husband, Paul,… read more

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6. Daughter of Time (After Cilmeri, #0.5)

By: Sarah Woodbury

3.98

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

Daughter of Time tells the story of a young widow, Meg, healing from the pain of a brief, unhappy m… read more

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7. The Good Knight (Gareth & Gwen Medieval Mysteries, #1)

By: Sarah Woodbury

3.50

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Intrigue, suspicion, and rivalry among the royal princes casts a shadow on the court of Owain, king… read more

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8. The Douglas Bastard (Archibald the Grim, #1)

By: J.R. Tomlin

4.13

Format: 194 pages, Kindle Edition

A sequel to The Black Douglas Trilogy The Black Douglas is dead. With their great knight no more… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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9. The Maid and the Mansion (The Maid and the Mansion #1)

By: Fiona Grace

3.79

Format: 199 pages, Kindle Edition

In post-World War II England, a clever, young woman named Mary Adams finds herself thrust into a wo… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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10. I Know Where You Live

By: Gregg Olsen

3.82

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

Revenge, justice, or closure? Family crimes can’t be hidden forever in this provocative novel of su… read more

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  • fiction
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11. A Chance Love (The Inn at Dune Island, #1)

By: Fiona Grace

4.09

Format: 183 pages, Kindle Edition

Life gets turned upside down for April Faith when her daughter leaves for college, her corporate jo… read more

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  • fiction
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12. Where Waters Meet

By: Zhang Ling

3.86

Format: 281 pages, Kindle Edition

A daughter discovers the dramatic history that shaped her mother’s secret life in an emotional and … read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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13. The Secret Life of Miss Mary Bennet (The Secret Life of Mary Bennet #1)

By: Katherine Cowley

3.89

Format: 342 pages, Paperback

In Jane Austen’s revered Pride and Prejudice, Mary, the middle sister, is often passed over. Until … read more

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  • historical romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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14. A Chance Fall (The Inn at Dune Island #2)

By: Fiona Grace

3.57

Format: 151 pages, Kindle Edition

Life gets turned upside down for April Faith when her daughter leaves for college, her corporate jo… read more

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15. Diva

By: Daisy Goodwin

3.86

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Daisy Goodwin returns with a story of the scandalous love affair … read more

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  • historical
  • greece
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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16. An Oxford Murder (The Catherine Tregowyn Mysteries #1)

By: G.G. Vandagriff

4.04

Format: 262 pages, Kindle Edition

After Miss Catherine Tregowyn, poet, and Dr. Harry Bascombe, her bête noire, discover a body in the… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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17. The Castilians (The Seton Chronicles #1)

By: V.E.H. Masters

4.11

Format: 290 pages, Kindle Edition

Amazon BESTSELLER Chill with a Book Premier Award Winner Finalist Wishing Shelf Scotland 1546.… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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18. The Roses Underneath (The Anna Klein Trilogy #1)

By: C.F. Yetmen

4.26

Format: 419 pages, Kindle Edition

2015 Gold Medal for Historical Fiction, Independent Publisher IPPY Awards 2014 Finalist, Foreword … read more

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  • historical romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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19. Beyond the Crushing Waves

By: Bronwen Pratley

4.26

Format: 398 pages, Kindle Edition

Two generations face heartbreak and injustice in this poignant and emotional novel inspired by true… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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20. Brides of Rome (The Vesta Shadows Trilogy #1)

By: Debra May Macleod

3.88

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

It is a world of power and privilege, secrets and sacred duty. It is the world of ancient Rome. And… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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21. Justina: Daughter of Spartacus (Justina Saga #1)

By: Ryan Lew

4.04

Format: 316 pages, Kindle Edition

THE STORY ROME NEVER WANTED TO BE REVEALED. For two thousand years, the rise and fall of Julius Cae… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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22. Eternal Deception (The House of Closed Doors)

By: Jane Steen

4.36

Format: 476 pages, Paperback

Love or independence? Few choices remain for Nell and her new family on the Kansas frontier…Kansas,… read more

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  • historical romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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23. Song at Dawn: 1150 in Provence (The Troubadours Quartet, #1)

By: Jean Gill

3.78

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

A historical thriller set in Narbonne just after the Second Crusade. On the run from abuse, Estela … read more

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  • historical romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"And then the great music of which the world is made took him over, beyond thought, beyond control until he heard her cry his name and they fell together off the edge of the world."

-Jean Gill, Song at Dawn: 1150 in Provence (The Troubadours Quartet, #1)

"Power does not always shout its presence, my Lady, and each of the two hundred men armed behind you on this road represent a thousand more ready to die at your command. Every word you speak has the w…"

-Jean Gill, Song at Dawn: 1150 in Provence (The Troubadours Quartet, #1)

Cover of Fortune's Child (The Theodora Duology #1) by James Conroyd Martin

24. Fortune's Child (The Theodora Duology #1)

By: James Conroyd Martin

4.26

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

KIRKUS REVIEWS: "A meticulously researched historical account presented in the form of a thrilling … read more

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  • historical
  • greece
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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25. Bodies in the Tiber (The Sertorius Scrolls #3)

By: Vincent B. Davis II

4.30

Format: 340 pages, Kindle Edition

After years of fighting on the battlefield, Sertorius returns to the city and family he fought for,… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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26. No Room for Regret

By: Janeen Ann O'Connell

4.27

Format: 289 pages, Kindle Edition

The movement of the ship seals his fate. He could be sailing anywhere, anytime, but he’s not, he’s … read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
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27. Empire of Iron (The Vesta Shadows Trilogy, #3)

By: Debra May Macleod

4.37

Format: 340 pages, Hardcover

For the heroes of Rome, and its enemies, it is a time of reckoning. There is a saying in the Tarpe… read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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28. To Be Wolves (The Vesta Shadows Trilogy #2)

By: Debra May Macleod

4.35

Format: 309 pages, Hardcover

In the stratified world of ancient Rome, there are citizens and slaves, soldiers and senators, prie… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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29. Born in the Purple

By: Dora Ilieva

3.98

Format: 226 pages, Kindle Edition

The year is 1095. Pope Urban II has announced the beginning of the First Crusade. Knights from all … read more

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  • historical
  • historical romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • greece
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30. The Fruit of Lies: (Mimi Goldman Chautauqua Mysteries, #6)

By: Deb Pines

3.75

Format: 236 pages, Kindle Edition

When tyrannical billionaire Thomas C. Whistler is drowned in the bathtub of his Chautauqua Institut… read more

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  • fiction

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Transform Your Habits

The Children of Jocasta

Natalie Haynes

3.91

Transform Your Habits

The Traveler's Gift: Seven Decisions that Determine Personal Success

Andy Andrews

4.27

Transform Your Habits

In Praise of the Bees

Kristin Gleeson

4.18

Transform Your Habits

The Secret Chord

Geraldine Brooks

5.00

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The Winter Mantle

Elizabeth Chadwick

4.06

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The Children of Jocasta

Natalie Haynes

3.91

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Italian Shoes

Henning Mankell , Laurie Thompson

3.78

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The Daughters of Palatine Hill

Phyllis T. Smith

3.68

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