25 must-read historical books like The Housekeeper of Thornhallow Hall: A gripping gothic debut by Lotte R. James

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The Housekeeper of Thornhallow Hall: A gripping gothic debut

By: Lotte R. James

3.70

Format: 288 pages, ebook

She arrived as a housekeeperWill she leave as a countess? To some, Thornhallow Hall might be tarnis…

If you liked the historical plot in The Housekeeper of Thornhallow Hall: A gripping gothic debut by Lotte R. James , here is a list of 25 books like this:

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1. Island of the Lost: Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World

By: Joan Druett

4.05

Format: 284 pages, Hardcover

 Hundreds of miles from civilization, two ships wreck on opposite ends of the same deserted island … read more

Similar categories in Joan Druett's Island of the Lost: Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World book and Lotte R. James's The Housekeeper of Thornhallow Hall: A gripping gothic debut

  • historical
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2. The Spinster and the Rake

By: Anne Stuart

3.63

Format: 162 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Were the lines around his eyes from laughter or light living? One good look at Ronan Patrick Blakel… read more

Similar categories in Anne Stuart's The Spinster and the Rake book and Lotte R. James's The Housekeeper of Thornhallow Hall: A gripping gothic debut

  • romance
  • historical
  • historical fiction
  • historical romance
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3. Bewitching the Duke (Wise Woman, #1)

By: Christie Kelley

3.92

Format: 290 pages, Kindle Edition

Only Her Desire... After losing his wife in childbirth, Colin Barrett, Duke of Northrop, does not t… read more

Similar categories in Christie Kelley's Bewitching the Duke (Wise Woman, #1) book and Lotte R. James's The Housekeeper of Thornhallow Hall: A gripping gothic debut

  • romance
  • historical
  • historical fiction
  • historical romance
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4. Goddess of the Hunt (The Wanton Dairymaid Trilogy, #1)

By: Tessa Dare

2.50

Format: 62 pages, Mass Market Paperback

In this lush and seductive novel, exciting new author Tessa Dare takes desire to brazen heights. Ev… read more

Similar categories in Tessa Dare's Goddess of the Hunt (The Wanton Dairymaid Trilogy, #1) book and Lotte R. James's The Housekeeper of Thornhallow Hall: A gripping gothic debut

  • romance
  • historical
  • historical fiction
  • historical romance
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5. The Heart of Christmas (Carhart #0.5; Tallants #3.5)

By: Courtney Milan , Mary Balogh , Nicola Cornick

5.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

A Handful of Gold by Mary Balogh Not only is Julian Dare dashing and wealthy, but he's the heir to … read more

Similar categories in Courtney Milan's The Heart of Christmas (Carhart #0.5; Tallants #3.5) book and Lotte R. James's The Housekeeper of Thornhallow Hall: A gripping gothic debut

  • romance
  • historical
  • historical romance
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6. Again the Magic (Wallflowers, #0)

By: Lisa Kleypas

4.04

Format: 409 pages, Mass Market Paperback

She gave him her innocence. Lady Aline Marsden was brought up to marry a man of her own class, b… read more

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  • romance
  • historical
  • historical fiction
  • historical romance
"Good morning,"

-Lisa Kleypas, Again the Magic (Wallflowers, #0)

"Sturm und Drang?"

-Lisa Kleypas, Again the Magic (Wallflowers, #0)

"What about a chaperone?"

-Lisa Kleypas, Again the Magic (Wallflowers, #0)

"What kind of a man is he,"

-Lisa Kleypas, Again the Magic (Wallflowers, #0)

7. One Candlelit Christmas (The MacLerie Clan #4.5) (Wellingfords #2.5)

By: Annie Burrows , Terri Brisbin , Julia Justiss

3.68

Format: 189 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Christmas Wedding Wishby Julia JustissDisenchanted with empty-headed society debutantes, dashing ge… read more

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8. The Trembling Hills

By: Phyllis A. Whitney

3.76

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Sara's childhood has been haunted by dreams of a candlelit figure glimpsed in a mirror. She now dec… read more

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9. Warrior's Woman (Ly-San-Ter, #1)

By: Johanna Lindsey

3.79

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

In the year 2139, fearless Tedra De Arr sets out to rescue her beleaguered planet Kystran from the … read more

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10. A Hundred Summers

By: Beatriz Williams

4.34

Format: 592 pages, Hardcover

Memorial Day, 1938: New York socialite Lily Dane has just returned with her family to the idyllic o… read more

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11. Locked in Pursuit (Electra McDonnell #4)

By: Ashley Weaver

4.26

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

The fourth instalment in the delightful series following safecracker Electra McDonnell fighting Naz… read more

Similar categories in Ashley Weaver's Locked in Pursuit (Electra McDonnell #4) book and Lotte R. James's The Housekeeper of Thornhallow Hall: A gripping gothic debut

  • romance
  • historical
  • mystery
  • historical fiction
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12. Stranded with the Reclusive Earl

By: Eva Shepherd

3.90

Format: 288 pages, ebook

Saving him from solitudeNo matter how hard he protests… Seeking shelter in a storm, Lady Iris Sprin… read more

Similar categories in Eva Shepherd's Stranded with the Reclusive Earl book and Lotte R. James's The Housekeeper of Thornhallow Hall: A gripping gothic debut

  • romance
  • historical
  • historical romance
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13. The Sweet Blue Distance

By: Sara Donati

4.31

Format: 800 pages, Hardcover

In 1857 a young midwife braves the perilous journey west from New York City to Santa Fe, New Mexico… read more

Similar categories in Sara Donati's The Sweet Blue Distance book and Lotte R. James's The Housekeeper of Thornhallow Hall: A gripping gothic debut

  • romance
  • historical
  • historical fiction
  • historical romance
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14. Never Fall for Your Fiancée (The Merriwell Sisters, #1)

By: Virginia Heath

3.56

Format: 359 pages, Paperback

The first in a new historical rom-com series, a handsome earl hires a fake fiancée to keep his matc… read more

Similar categories in Virginia Heath's Never Fall for Your Fiancée (The Merriwell Sisters, #1) book and Lotte R. James's The Housekeeper of Thornhallow Hall: A gripping gothic debut

  • romance
  • historical
  • historical fiction
  • historical romance
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15. Never Rescue a Rogue (The Merriwell Sisters, #2)

By: Virginia Heath

3.92

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Virginia Heath’s Never Rescue a Rogue , the next book in the Merriwell Sisters series, is filled wi… read more

Similar categories in Virginia Heath's Never Rescue a Rogue (The Merriwell Sisters, #2) book and Lotte R. James's The Housekeeper of Thornhallow Hall: A gripping gothic debut

  • romance
  • historical
  • historical fiction
  • historical romance
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16. How Not to Chaperon a Lady

By: Virginia Heath

4.00

Format: 288 pages, ebook

His childhood nemesis……is the woman he can’t resist! Chaperoning Charity Brookes while she’s on a s… read more

Similar categories in Virginia Heath's How Not to Chaperon a Lady book and Lotte R. James's The Housekeeper of Thornhallow Hall: A gripping gothic debut

  • romance
  • historical
  • harlequin historical
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
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17. The Marquess Next Door

By: Virginia Heath

4.07

Format: 273 pages, ebook

A dashing new neighbor… Temptation on her doorstep! To avoid an unwanted suitor at a ball, Ho… read more

Similar categories in Virginia Heath's The Marquess Next Door book and Lotte R. James's The Housekeeper of Thornhallow Hall: A gripping gothic debut

  • romance
  • historical
  • harlequin historical
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
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18. A Match to Fool Society (Matchmade Marriages, #3)

By: Laura Martin

3.90

Format: 260 pages, Kindle Edition

A convenient arrangement... ...a complicated attraction Jane Ashworth dreams of being an auth… read more

Similar categories in Laura Martin's A Match to Fool Society (Matchmade Marriages, #3) book and Lotte R. James's The Housekeeper of Thornhallow Hall: A gripping gothic debut

  • romance
  • historical
  • historical romance
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19. Devil at the Gates

By: Lauren Smith

3.96

Format: 252 pages, Kindle Edition

One dark night, she meets her fate in the arms of shadowy duke… Fleeing a cruel stepfather, Harr… read more

Similar categories in Lauren Smith's Devil at the Gates book and Lotte R. James's The Housekeeper of Thornhallow Hall: A gripping gothic debut

  • romance
  • gothic
  • gothic romance
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
Cover of All's Fair in Love and War (Miss Prentice's Protegees, #1) by Virginia Heath

20. All's Fair in Love and War (Miss Prentice's Protegees, #1)

By: Virginia Heath

3.77

Format: 375 pages, Paperback

A new Regency romp of a series, about governess who believes in cultivating joy in her charges, cla… read more

Similar categories in Virginia Heath's All's Fair in Love and War (Miss Prentice's Protegees, #1) book and Lotte R. James's The Housekeeper of Thornhallow Hall: A gripping gothic debut

  • romance
  • historical
  • historical fiction
  • historical romance
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21. Never Wager with a Wallflower (The Merriwell Sisters, #3)

By: Virginia Heath

3.72

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

The third and final delightful installment in the Merriwell Sister's Regency rom-com series.Miss Ve… read more

Similar categories in Virginia Heath's Never Wager with a Wallflower (The Merriwell Sisters, #3) book and Lotte R. James's The Housekeeper of Thornhallow Hall: A gripping gothic debut

  • romance
  • historical
  • historical fiction
  • historical romance
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22. Cinderella's Deal With The Colonel (Mills & Boon Historical)

By: Jenni Fletcher

4.33

Format: 334 pages, Kindle Edition

Shortlisted for the RNA Awards 2024!A penniless Cinderella And a tempting offer from the Colonel… read more

Similar categories in Jenni Fletcher's Cinderella's Deal With The Colonel (Mills & Boon Historical) book and Lotte R. James's The Housekeeper of Thornhallow Hall: A gripping gothic debut

  • romance
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23. The Scoundrel's Bartered Bride

By: Virginia Heath

4.06

Format: 288 pages, ebook

Marriage…To the highest bidderLady Lydia Barton cannot seem to avoid Owen Wolfe since he’s returned… read more

Similar categories in Virginia Heath's The Scoundrel's Bartered Bride book and Lotte R. James's The Housekeeper of Thornhallow Hall: A gripping gothic debut

  • romance
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
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24. A Trace of Deceit (Victorian Mystery, #2)

By: Karen Odden

4.14

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

From the author of A Dangerous Duet comes the next book in her Victorian mystery series, this time … read more

Similar categories in Karen Odden's A Trace of Deceit (Victorian Mystery, #2) book and Lotte R. James's The Housekeeper of Thornhallow Hall: A gripping gothic debut

  • romance
  • historical
  • mystery
  • historical fiction
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25. The Earl's Inconvenient Houseguest (A Very Village Scandal, #1)

By: Virginia Heath

3.88

Format: 288 pages, ebook

The earl she loved to hate…until she stayed in his mansion!Sophie Gilbert has thwarted the standoff… read more

Similar categories in Virginia Heath's The Earl's Inconvenient Houseguest (A Very Village Scandal, #1) book and Lotte R. James's The Housekeeper of Thornhallow Hall: A gripping gothic debut

  • romance
  • historical
  • harlequin historical
  • historical romance
  • harlequin
  • historical fiction
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26. Captivating the Cynical Earl

By: Catherine Tinley

3.74

Format: 228 pages, Kindle Edition

The cool, aloof earlAnd the enchanting lady For Jack Beresford, Earl of Hawkenden, emotional entang… read more

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  • romance
  • historical
  • historical romance
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27. His Maddening Matchmaker (A Very Village Scandal, 2)

By: Virginia Heath

3.94

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Sparks fly in this witty Regency romance They say opposites attract… But do they wed? Ned Parker… read more

Similar categories in Virginia Heath's His Maddening Matchmaker (A Very Village Scandal, 2) book and Lotte R. James's The Housekeeper of Thornhallow Hall: A gripping gothic debut

  • romance
  • historical
  • harlequin historical
  • historical romance
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28. The Earl She Should Never Desire

By: Lara Temple

4.28

Format: 288 pages, Mass Market Paperback

This very handsome earl… Is the one man she cannot fall for… War widow Lily Walsh has left her a… read more

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  • romance
  • historical
  • historical fiction
  • historical romance
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29. The Housekeeper of Thornhallow Hall: A gripping gothic debut

By: Lotte R. James

3.70

Format: 288 pages, ebook

She arrived as a housekeeperWill she leave as a countess? To some, Thornhallow Hall might be tarnis… read more

Similar categories in Lotte R. James's The Housekeeper of Thornhallow Hall: A gripping gothic debut book and Lotte R. James's The Housekeeper of Thornhallow Hall: A gripping gothic debut

  • romance
  • gothic
  • gothic romance
  • historical
  • harlequin historical
  • historical romance
  • harlequin
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • category romance
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30. The Wrong Way to Catch a Rake

By: Lara Temple

4.17

Format: 295 pages, Kindle Edition

Enjoy this exciting Regency romance set in Venice.Can she unmask the rogue……among the canals of Ven… read more

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  • romance
  • historical
  • historical fiction
  • historical romance
"He raised her hand to his cheek and the warmth of his skin and the roughness of his stubble chased along her nerves. Fear struck her hard. Every one of his gestures was pushing a wedge between her an…"

-Lara Temple, The Wrong Way to Catch a Rake

Cover of Falling for the Scandalous Lady by Elizabeth Beacon

31. Falling for the Scandalous Lady

By: Elizabeth Beacon

3.28

Format: 254 pages, Kindle Edition

Scarred by life…Until he finds her Stumbling upon Lady Melissa Aldercombe hiding away in his librar… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Beacon's Falling for the Scandalous Lady book and Lotte R. James's The Housekeeper of Thornhallow Hall: A gripping gothic debut

  • romance
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction

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2.50

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