29 Best fiction books like River of Dreams by Gay Courter

River of Dreams

By: Gay Courter

3.69

Format: 592 pages, Paperback

When Margaret Claiborne, a beautiful and brilliant American pianist, marries Brazilian empire build…

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1. Harvest

By: Tess Gerritsen

3.56

Format: 336 pages,

Medical resident Dr. Abby Matteo is elated when the elite cardiac transplant team at Boston's Baysi… read more

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  • fiction

2. Out of the Easy

By: Ruta Sepetys

3.00

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

With characters as captivating as those in her internationally bestselling novel Between Shades of … read more

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3. Suspects

By: Danielle Steel

4.18

Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition

A dedicated CIA agent becomes an unexpected ally to a woman haunted by the kidnapping of her family… read more

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  • fiction
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4. The Seamstress of New Orleans

By: Diane C. McPhail

3.79

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Set against the backdrop of the first all-female Mardi Gras krewe at the turn-of-the-century, the a… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Now, do you want a poppy?"

-Diane C. McPhail, The Seamstress of New Orleans

"Isn’t that momentous? Women! A krewe of women. Turning the tide on men! We are making history here. Yes, this moment! Making history."

-Diane C. McPhail, The Seamstress of New Orleans

"She picked up the wide sleeve and studied the beading: imitation pearls and small rhinestones interspersed with a few of glistening colors: watery blue and aqua, palest rose and coral."

-Diane C. McPhail, The Seamstress of New Orleans

"Beauty had emerged from her mother’s fingertips, her nimble use of needle and bright-colored thread. Beauty had lain in what sort of stitch could marry two scraps on a quilt and what other stitch mir…"

-Diane C. McPhail, The Seamstress of New Orleans

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5. The Paris Assignment

By: Rhys Bowen

4.33

Format: 378 pages, Kindle Edition

A courageous wife, mother, and resister confronts the devastation of World War II in a heartbreakin… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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6. Neighbors

By: Danielle Steel

4.13

Format: 270 pages, Kindle Edition

Meredith White was one of Hollywood’s most recognizable faces. But a personal tragedy cut her actin… read more

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  • fiction
"The women who are being abused stay for the sake of the children, to not break up the family, and what the children go through as a result is worse than any divorce, and damages them far more than if…"

-Danielle Steel, Neighbors

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7. The Nurse's Secret

By: Amanda Skenandore

4.15

Format: 362 pages, Paperback

The unflinching, spellbinding new book from the acclaimed author of The Second Life of Mirielle Wes… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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8. The Great Divide

By: Cristina Henríquez

3.70

Format: 321 pages, Hardcover

An epic novel of the construction of the Panama Canal, casting light on the unsung people who lived… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Ada had always believed that her mother, in rebuilding the house only three miles from where it had once been, had kept her world piteously small, but maybe what mattered, Ada thought as she gazed at…"

-Cristina Henríquez, The Great Divide

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9. Cross Down (Alex Cross #31)

By: James Patterson

4.41

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

Alex Cross is gravely injured. Only his partner and friend John Sampson can keep him safe . . . and… read more

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  • fiction
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10. Last Dance (Mike Daley/Rosie Fernandez Legal Thriller Book 16)

By: Sheldon Siegel

4.32

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

Amid the pulsating beats of an upscale strip club in San Francisco's historic North Beach, a chilli… read more

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11. The Second Life of Mirielle West

By: Amanda Skenandore

4.21

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

In an intoxicating story of resilience, repulsion, and the Roaring 20’s, the glamorous world of a s… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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12. Switchboard Soldiers

By: Jennifer Chiaverini

4.07

Format: 453 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Chiaverini, a bold, revelatory novel about one of … read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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13. The Perfect Assassin (Doc Savage, #1)

By: James Patterson

4.07

Format: 336 pages, Library Binding

Prof. Brandt Savage—grandson of the legendary action hero Doc Savage—is forced into a top-secret tr… read more

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  • fiction
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14. The Venice Sketchbook

By: Rhys Bowen

4.24

Format: 412 pages, Kindle Edition

Love and secrets collide in Venice during WWII in an enthralling novel of brief encounters and last… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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15. The Secret Life of Sunflowers

By: Marta Molnar

4.13

Format: 356 pages, Paperback

A gripping, inspiring novel based on the true story of Johanna Bonger, Vincent van Gogh's sister-in… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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16. The Matchmaker's Gift

By: Lynda Cohen Loigman

4.15

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From Lynda Cohen Loigman, the bestselling author of The Two-Family House and The Wartime Sisters, c… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"A drop of love sometimes brings an ocean of tears."

-Lynda Cohen Loigman, The Matchmaker's Gift

"If you can’t decide what you want to fight for, love is as good a cause as any."

-Lynda Cohen Loigman, The Matchmaker's Gift

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17. The Undertaker's Assistant

By: Amanda Skenandore

4.06

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

An enthralling novel of historical fiction for fans of Lisa Wingate and Ellen Marie Wiseman, The Un… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"No one to mourn you in death meant no one to hurt you in life."

-Amanda Skenandore, The Undertaker's Assistant

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18. The Collector (Gabriel Allon, #23)

By: Daniel Silva

4.38

Format: 414 pages, Kindle Edition

Legendary art restorer and spy Gabriel Allon joins forces with a brilliant and beautiful master-thi… read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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19. Oh William!

By: Elizabeth Strout

3.86

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Lucy Barton is a writer, but her ex-husband, William, remains a hard man to read. William, she conf… read more

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  • fiction
"I am not invisible no matter how deeply I feel that I am."

-Elizabeth Strout, Oh William!

"Mensen zijn eenzaam, dat wil ik hier maar mee zeggen. Veel mensen kunnen niet tegen degenen die ze goed kennen zeggen wat ze misschien wel zouden willen zeggen."

-Elizabeth Strout, Oh William!

"Er was iets aan haar wat ten diepste -bijna wezenlijk- in harmonie was met zichzelf, zoals iemand is, denk ik, wanneer allebei zijn ouders van hem hebben gehouden."

-Elizabeth Strout, Oh William!

"Verdriet is zoiets- o, het is zoiets éénzaams; dat is het beangstigende ervan, denk ik. Het is alsof je langs de glaswand van een heel hoog gebouw naar beneden glijdt terwijl niemand je ziet."

-Elizabeth Strout, Oh William!

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20. The Thread Collectors

By: Shaunna J. Edwards

4.10

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

1863: In a small Creole cottage in New Orleans, an ingenious young Black woman named Stella embroid… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"As everyone around her knew, there were so many ways to not be free."

-Shaunna J. Edwards, The Thread Collectors

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21. The Henna Artist (The Jaipur Trilogy, #1)

By: Alka Joshi

4.19

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Vivid and compelling in its portrait of one woman’s struggle for fulfillment in a society pivoting … read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"He deserves paradise who makes his companions laugh."

-Alka Joshi, The Henna Artist (The Jaipur Trilogy, #1)

"Independence changed everything. Independence changed nothing."

-Alka Joshi, The Henna Artist (The Jaipur Trilogy, #1)

"Hadn't Gandi-ji said, "An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind"?"

-Alka Joshi, The Henna Artist (The Jaipur Trilogy, #1)

"People are more gullible and less compassionate than any of us want to believe."

-Alka Joshi, The Henna Artist (The Jaipur Trilogy, #1)

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22. Worthy Opponents

By: Danielle Steel

4.24

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel comes a powerful novel about a woman runni… read more

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  • fiction
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23. The Phoenix Crown

By: Kate Quinn

3.82

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

From bestselling authors Janie Chang and Kate Quinn, a thrilling and unforgettable narrative about … read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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24. The Last Train to Key West (The Perez Family #3)

By: Chanel Cleeton

4.10

Format: 314 pages, Kindle Edition

In 1935 three women are forever changed when one of the most powerful hurricanes in history barrels… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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25. The Goddess of Warsaw

By: Lisa Barr

4.45

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

From the New York Times bestselling author of Woman on Fire, the harrowing and ultimately triumphan… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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26. When We Left Cuba (The Perez Family, #2)

By: Chanel Cleeton

4.01

Format: 346 pages, Paperback

The Cuban Revolution took everything from sugar heiress Beatriz Perez--her family, her people, her … read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"The thing about people telling you you're beautiful your whole life, is the more that you hear it, the more meaningless it becomes. What does beautiful even mean, anyway? That your features are arran…"

-Chanel Cleeton, When We Left Cuba (The Perez Family, #2)

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27. The Three Lives of Alix St Pierre

By: Natasha Lester

4.01

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

A compelling and lavish novel from the NYT bestselling author about a young woman striving to forge… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"For four years we spied and we worked damn hard and we saved people's lives and we made a difference and nobody cared too much that we were women. And then it all ended. Went backward, even."

-Natasha Lester, The Three Lives of Alix St Pierre

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28. The Unbreakables

By: Lisa Barr

3.72

Format: 352 pages, ebook

A delicious, sharp novel about a woman who jets off to France after her perfect marriage collapses,… read more

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  • fiction
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29. Countdown (Amy Cornwall #2)

By: James Patterson

4.23

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

Amy Cornwall has 5 days to save the world, 4 days to save her family. . . James Patterson’s most ri… read more

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  • fiction

30. River of Dreams

By: Gay Courter

3.69

Format: 592 pages, Paperback

When Margaret Claiborne, a beautiful and brilliant American pianist, marries Brazilian empire build… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Identity Unknown (Kay Scarpetta, #28) by Patricia Cornwell

31. Identity Unknown (Kay Scarpetta, #28)

By: Patricia Cornwell

4.25

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Autopsies can reveal the secrets of the dead. And this victim is sending Scarpetta a message… … read more

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  • fiction

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Diane C. McPhail

3.79

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4.15

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3.91

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Michael Connelly

4.56

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3.69

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