22 Best fiction books like The Game of Hope by Sandra Gulland

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The Game of Hope

By: Sandra Gulland

3.63

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

For Napoleon's stepdaughter, nothing is simple -- especially love. Paris, 1798. Hortense de Beau…

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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

Similar categories in Michelle Moran's The Second Empress: A Novel of Napoleon's Court book and Sandra Gulland's The Game of Hope

  • romance
  • historical
  • france
  • 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

Cover of The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next, #1) by Jasper Fforde

2. The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next, #1)

By: Jasper Fforde

3.89

Format: 374 pages, Paperback

Great Britain circa 1985: time travel is routine, cloning is a reality (dodos are the resurrected p… read more

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  • fiction
"Mücken haben die blaue Ziege gestochen."

-Jasper Fforde, The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next, #1)

"The name is Schitt," he replied. "Jack Schitt."

-Jasper Fforde, The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next, #1)

"Take no heed of her.... She reads a lot of books."

-Jasper Fforde, The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next, #1)

"Religion isn't the cause of wars, it's the excuse."

-Jasper Fforde, The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next, #1)

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3. Shadowsong (Wintersong, #2)

By: S. Jae-Jones

3.56

Format: 379 pages, Hardcover

Six months after the end of Wintersong, Liesl is working toward furthering both her brother’s and h… read more

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  • romance
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • historical fiction
"Liesl,"

-S. Jae-Jones, Shadowsong (Wintersong, #2)

"Madness is not a gift,"

-S. Jae-Jones, Shadowsong (Wintersong, #2)

"One cannot place a price on a promise."

-S. Jae-Jones, Shadowsong (Wintersong, #2)

"It isn’t life that keeps the world turning; it is love."

-S. Jae-Jones, Shadowsong (Wintersong, #2)

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4. Mrs. Lincoln's Rival

By: Jennifer Chiaverini

3.93

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Kate Chase Sprague was born in 1840 in Cincinnati, Ohio, the second daughter to the second wife of … read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Chiaverini's Mrs. Lincoln's Rival book and Sandra Gulland's The Game of Hope

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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5. It's Not Like It's a Secret

By: Misa Sugiura

4.83

Format: 28 pages, Kindle Edition

Sixteen-year-old Sana Kiyohara has too many secrets. Some are small, like how it bothers her when h… read more

Similar categories in Misa Sugiura's It's Not Like It's a Secret book and Sandra Gulland's The Game of Hope

  • romance
  • fiction
  • young adult
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6. Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker

By: Jennifer Chiaverini

3.47

Format: 185 pages, Hardcover

In Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker, novelist Jennifer Chiaverini presents a stunning account of the frien… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Chiaverini's Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker book and Sandra Gulland's The Game of Hope

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

7. Mrs. Poe

By: Lynn Cullen

3.79

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

A vivid and compelling novel about a woman who becomes entangled in an affair with Edgar Allan Poe-… read more

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8. Body of Evidence (Kay Scarpetta, #2)

By: Patricia Cornwell

3.49

Format: 465 pages,

#1 bestselling author of Postmortem, Patricia Cornwell, returns to the chilling world of gutsy medi… read more

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9. Jane Seymour: The Haunted Queen (Six Tudor Queens, #3)

By: Alison Weir

4.50

Format: None pages, Paperback

Acclaimed author and historian Alison Weir continues her epic Six Tudor Queens series with this thi… read more

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10. Three Sisters, Three Queens (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #8)

By: Philippa Gregory

3.68

Format: 200 pages, Hardcover

As sisters they share an everlasting bond; As queens they can break each other's hearts. "There is … read more

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11. Chain of Thorns (The Last Hours, #3)

By: Cassandra Clare

3.88

Format: 383 pages,

From the Author's Website: The Last Hours is a new Shadowhunters series set in 1903. It deals with … read more

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12. The Confessions of Young Nero (Nero #1)

By: Margaret George

4.67

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

The New York Timesbestselling and legendary author of Helen of Troyand Elizabeth Inow turns her gaz… read more

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13. The Stone Diaries

By: Carol Shields

3.89

Format: 361 pages, Paperback

The Stone Diaries is one ordinary woman's story of her journey through life. Born in 1905, Daisy St… read more

Similar categories in Carol Shields's The Stone Diaries book and Sandra Gulland's The Game of Hope

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"From surfeit to loss is a short line."

-Carol Shields, The Stone Diaries

"Here's to another year and let's hope it's above ground."

-Carol Shields, The Stone Diaries

"It was as though she had veered, accidentally, into her own life."

-Carol Shields, The Stone Diaries

"A bedjacket speaks of desperation, and what it says is: toodle-oo."

-Carol Shields, The Stone Diaries

14. Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens

By: J.M. Barrie , Arthur Rackham

4.25

Format: 512 pages, Paperback

Before he flew away to Neverland, the little boy who wouldn't grow up dwelt in the heart of London,… read more

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15. The Boston Girl

By: Anita Diamant

3.93

Format: None pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Red Tent and Day After Night, comes an unforgetta… read more

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16. Wintersong (Wintersong, #1)

By: S. Jae-Jones

4.00

Format: None pages,

Beware the goblin men and the wares they sell. All her life, nineteen-year-old Liesl has heard tale… read more

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17. The Girls on the Shore (Two Rivers, #2.5)

By: Ann Cleeves

3.40

Format: 36 pages, Kindle Edition

Ann Cleeves returns with a darkly delicious short story, "The Girls on the Shore", featuring DI Mat… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of The Temple of Fortuna (Wolf Den Trilogy #3) by Elodie Harper

18. The Temple of Fortuna (Wolf Den Trilogy #3)

By: Elodie Harper

4.39

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

The final instalment in Elodie Harper's Sunday Times bestselling Wolf Den Trilogy Amara's journe… read more

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  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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19. Castles in Their Bones (Castles in Their Bones, #1)

By: Laura Sebastian

4.06

Format: 514 pages, Hardcover

A spellbinding story of three princesses and the destiny they were born for: seduction, conquest, a… read more

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  • romance
  • fiction
  • young adult
"You've trained for this, my doves. You know who to strike. You know where they are vulnerable."

-Laura Sebastian, Castles in Their Bones (Castles in Their Bones, #1)

"I’m here because I want to be. Because you are lightning– terrifying and beautiful and dangerous and bright all at once. And I wouldn’t wish you were anything else."

-Laura Sebastian, Castles in Their Bones (Castles in Their Bones, #1)

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20. The Isles of the Gods (The Isles of the Gods, #1)

By: Amie Kaufman

3.92

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

When Selly's father leaves her high and dry in the port of Kirkpool, she has no intention of riding… read more

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  • romance
  • fiction
  • young adult
"First flowers, now you don't like pastries?" he asks, studying my frown. "What's next, kittens?"

-Amie Kaufman, The Isles of the Gods (The Isles of the Gods, #1)

"Better not start apologizing now my prince," she says. "you'll run out of time to cover it all."

-Amie Kaufman, The Isles of the Gods (The Isles of the Gods, #1)

"There." I lean across to tuck it behind his ear. "Everything useless around here is beautifully decorated. I wouldn't want you to feel left out."

-Amie Kaufman, The Isles of the Gods (The Isles of the Gods, #1)

Cover of Daindreth's Assassin (Daindreth's Assassin #1) by Elisabeth Wheatley

21. Daindreth's Assassin (Daindreth's Assassin #1)

By: Elisabeth Wheatley

3.94

Format: 283 pages, ebook

An assassin falls for the archduke she was sent to kill, but killing him might be the only way to s… read more

Similar categories in Elisabeth Wheatley's Daindreth's Assassin (Daindreth's Assassin #1) book and Sandra Gulland's The Game of Hope

  • romance
  • fiction
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22. All The Pretty People

By: Barbara Freethy

4.05

Format: 316 pages, Paperback

Ten years ago, I was seventeen, spending summers with my wealthy family and friends on Hawk Island.… read more

Similar categories in Barbara Freethy's All The Pretty People book and Sandra Gulland's The Game of Hope

  • romance
  • fiction
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23. 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

Similar categories in Daisy Goodwin's Diva book and Sandra Gulland's The Game of Hope

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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24. Clytemnestra

By: Costanza Casati

4.25

Format: 435 pages, Hardcover

For fans of Madeline Miller's Circe, a stunning debut following Clytemnestra, the most notorious vi… read more

Similar categories in Costanza Casati's Clytemnestra book and Sandra Gulland's The Game of Hope

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"She will bow to no one. Her destiny will be what she wants it to be."

-Costanza Casati, Clytemnestra

"It is unwise to let a man who isn't king sit on a throne for too long."

-Costanza Casati, Clytemnestra

"As for queens, they are either hated or forgotten. She already knows which option suits her better. Let her be hated forever."

-Costanza Casati, Clytemnestra

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25. The Lady's Gamble

By: Anne R. Bailey

4.29

Format: 208 pages, Kindle Edition

The Tudor court is full of endless opportunities for power, love and...destruction. Elizabeth Se… read more

Similar categories in Anne R. Bailey's The Lady's Gamble book and Sandra Gulland's The Game of Hope

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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26. The Queen's Fortune

By: Allison Pataki

4.22

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

A sweeping novel about the extraordinary woman who captured Napoleon’s heart, created a dynasty, an… read more

Similar categories in Allison Pataki's The Queen's Fortune book and Sandra Gulland's The Game of Hope

  • romance
  • historical
  • france
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"A crown is both a great gift and an onerous burden."

-Allison Pataki, The Queen's Fortune

"Love is in no way essential to a successful marriage"

-Allison Pataki, The Queen's Fortune

"Frivolity is destructive, and complacency is corrosive"

-Allison Pataki, The Queen's Fortune

"Ambition is never content, even at the summit of greatness."

-Allison Pataki, The Queen's Fortune

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27. Where Darkness Blooms

By: Andrea Hannah

3.48

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Andrea Hannah's Where Darkness Blooms is a supernatural thriller about an eerie town where the sunf… read more

Similar categories in Andrea Hannah's Where Darkness Blooms book and Sandra Gulland's The Game of Hope

  • fiction
  • young adult
Cover of Beyond the End of the World (The Other Side of the Sky, #2) by Amie Kaufman

28. Beyond the End of the World (The Other Side of the Sky, #2)

By: Amie Kaufman

3.92

Format: 458 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for fans of Brandon Sanderson and Laini Taylor, this sequel to New York Times bestselling a… read more

Similar categories in Amie Kaufman's Beyond the End of the World (The Other Side of the Sky, #2) book and Sandra Gulland's The Game of Hope

  • romance
  • fiction
  • young adult
"I always believed in you. Before I believed in any of the rest of it, I believed in you."

-Amie Kaufman, Beyond the End of the World (The Other Side of the Sky, #2)

"You must choose which stones to carry, for if you try to carry them all, you will be dragged down by their weight and drown in the depths. But you may find that as you swim, you grow stronger for the…"

-Amie Kaufman, Beyond the End of the World (The Other Side of the Sky, #2)

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29. Maria: A Novel of Maria von Trapp

By: Michelle Moran

4.30

Format: 310 pages, Paperback

Maria von Trapp. You know the name and the iconic songs, but do you know her real story? This dram… read more

Similar categories in Michelle Moran's Maria: A Novel of Maria von Trapp book and Sandra Gulland's The Game of Hope

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Death of a New American (Jane Prescott, #2) by Mariah Fredericks

30. Death of a New American (Jane Prescott, #2)

By: Mariah Fredericks

3.86

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Death of a New American by Mariah Fredericks is the atmospheric, compelling follow-up to the stunni… read more

Similar categories in Mariah Fredericks's Death of a New American (Jane Prescott, #2) book and Sandra Gulland's The Game of Hope

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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31. The Game of Hope

By: Sandra Gulland

3.63

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

For Napoleon's stepdaughter, nothing is simple -- especially love. Paris, 1798. Hortense de Beau… read more

Similar categories in Sandra Gulland's The Game of Hope book and Sandra Gulland's The Game of Hope

  • romance
  • teen
  • historical
  • french revolution
  • young adult
  • france
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • 18th century
  • young adult historical fiction

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S. Jae-Jones

3.56

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Jennifer Chiaverini

3.93

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Jeannie Lin

3.71

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Kim Harrison

3.92

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Travis Baldree

4.20

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T. Kingfisher

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