27 best-selling historical fiction books like Shanghai Dreams (Shanghai Story, #2) by Alexa Kang

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Shanghai Dreams (Shanghai Story, #2)

By: Alexa Kang

4.42

Format: 462 pages, Kindle Edition

On the eve when the Empire of the Rising Sun arrives to scorch all in its path, one man must sacrif…

If you liked the historical fiction plot in Shanghai Dreams (Shanghai Story, #2) by Alexa Kang , here is a list of 27 books like this:

1. The Last Enchantment (Arthurian Saga, #3)

By: Mary Stewart

4.02

Format: 982 pages, Paperback

Arthur Pendragon is King! Unchallenged on the battlefield, he melds the country together in a time … read more

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2. 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
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3. After Dunkirk (After Dunkirk #1)

By: Lee Jackson

4.37

Format: 401 pages, Kindle Edition

In the tradition of grand World War II sagas Beneath a Scarlet Sky and Of Windmills and War, After … read more

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  • historical fiction
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4. The Last Dollar Princess

By: Linda Bennett Pennell

4.13

Format: 335 pages, Kindle Edition

It must be said. Scandal follows her family like an ever-faithful hound. No matter how hard they ki… read more

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  • historical fiction
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5. The American Countess (An American Heiress Book 2)

By: Linda Bennett Pennell

4.40

Format: 322 pages, Kindle Edition

Yorkshire Dales, August 1913 American heiress India, Lady Kilnsey, enjoys the very comfortable l… read more

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  • historical fiction
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6. Budapest in Pieces (Alex Kovacs #10)

By: Richard Wake

4.28

Format: 222 pages, Kindle Edition

THE COMMUNISTS RULE HUNGARY, BUT WHO RULES THE COMMUNISTS?Alex Kovacs, an ordinary man and an extra… read more

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  • historical fiction
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7. Betrayal In Berlin: A Spy Story

By: Noel Hynd

4.38

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

In this, the fourth installment of Noel Hynd’s hugely popular Flowers from Berlin series, William T… read more

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8. Return to Berlin: A Spy Story

By: Noel Hynd

4.46

Format: 537 pages, Kindle Edition

'Return to Berlin' is the long-awaited sequel to Noel Hynd’s classic million-selling espionage nove… read more

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  • historical fiction
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9. We Stand Alone (The Airmen, #1)

By: David Lee Corley

4.41

Format: 329 pages, Kindle Edition

“A historical novel that reads like a modern political thriller, full of exciting action, larger-th… read more

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  • historical fiction
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10. The Lake Palace

By: Ann Bennett

4.28

Format: 246 pages, Kindle Edition

The Lake Palace, an enchanting historical novel set in British India during the Burma Campaign in W… read more

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  • historical fiction
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11. The Diamond Daughter (The Raj Hotel #3)

By: Janet MacLeod Trotter

4.50

Format: 362 pages, Kindle Edition

In this emotional story set in 1946 post-war India, can a woman’s quest for love survive shocking s… read more

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  • historical fiction
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12. The Lake Pagoda

By: Ann Bennett

4.30

Format: 310 pages, Kindle Edition

From Ann Bennett, bestselling author of The Orphan House, comes The Lake Pagoda, a captivating stor… read more

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  • historical fiction
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13. Jasmine in Paris: Far from Penang

By: Clare Flynn

4.21

Format: 326 pages, Kindle Edition

Art, amour et trahison dans le Paris des années 50 Désespérée de faire sa place en tant qu’artiste … read more

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  • historical fiction
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14. The Fortune Teller of Kathmandu

By: Ann Bennett

4.36

Format: 370 pages, Kindle Edition

A sweeping wartime tale of secrets and love, mystery and redemption, moving from the snow-capped Hi… read more

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  • historical fiction
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15. The Alpine Pursuit (Alex Kovacs, #8)

By: Richard Wake

4.30

Format: 234 pages, Kindle Edition

The war is over, and Alex Kovacs has returned to his home in Vienna after his years of fighting for… read more

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  • historical fiction
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16. The Agony of France (Alex Kovacs, #6)

By: Richard Wake

4.35

Format: 258 pages, Kindle Edition

Alex Kovacs has fought for the French Resistance in Lyon, and Limoges, and Paris. He has assumed fa… read more

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  • historical fiction
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17. The Lyon Resistance (Alex Kovacs, #3)

By: Richard Wake

4.28

Format: 276 pages, Kindle Edition

France has been overrun and the Gestapo now controls the country with a sinister terror. The Resist… read more

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  • historical fiction
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18. The Berlin Family's Secret: A Historical WW2 Novel (Unforgettable World War 2 Stories Book 1)

By: Baruch Cohen

4.29

Format: 213 pages, Kindle Edition

They were loyal subjects of the Reich… until it came knocking on their door.Berlin, 1942. As bombs … read more

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  • historical fiction
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19. The London Girls

By: Soraya M. Lane

4.41

Format: 324 pages, Kindle Edition

From the bestselling author of The Last Correspondent comes a remarkable story of three young women… read more

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  • historical fiction
"Typical; something exciting was announced for women, and everyone just carried on as normal, without a second thought."

-Soraya M. Lane, The London Girls

"That was the last time a man was ever going to make a fool of her. From now on, she was going to learn to look after herself, and no man was ever going to control her life or tell her what to do."

-Soraya M. Lane, The London Girls

"Flo, one thing I’ve learned is that life is too short,’ Olivia told her. ‘If you have feelings for the man,’ she whispered, ‘take a chance, have some fun. Lord knows you deserve it. And don’t forget …"

-Soraya M. Lane, The London Girls

"I’m riding motorcycles for a job, Mother! They’re calling us the Flying Wrens, and in case you’ve forgotten, there’s a war going on! People are losing their families.’ She shook her head. ‘It’s not a…"

-Soraya M. Lane, The London Girls

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20. Vienna at Nightfall (Alex Kovacs, #1)

By: Richard Wake

4.10

Format: 279 pages, Kindle Edition

It is the late 1930s in Europe and the darkness is gathering. The Nazis are marching, both inside A… read more

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  • historical fiction
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21. Paris in Disguise (Alex Kovacs, #5)

By: Richard Wake

4.37

Format: 254 pages, Kindle Edition

Paris is cold and hungry. The Germans are in the fourth year of their occupation, and while a Resis… read more

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  • historical fiction
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22. The Girl in the Photo (Hanni Winter, #3)

By: Catherine Hokin

4.33

Format: 296 pages, Kindle Edition

Theresienstadt Concentration Camp, 1944. ‘I have to go away, my darling. Please, be brave, stay ali… read more

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  • historical fiction
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23. The Botanist's Daughter

By: Kayte Nunn

3.90

Format: 400 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Winner of the 2020 Winston Graham Historical Fiction Prize Discovery. Desire. Deception. A wondr… read more

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  • historical fiction
"You just have to keep walking through the fire. And then you'll bloom."

-Kayte Nunn, The Botanist's Daughter

"The truth had been hiding in plain sight: a margeurite was a type of daisy."

-Kayte Nunn, The Botanist's Daughter

"I love you as the plant that never blooms but carries in itself the light of hidden flowers. - Sonnet XVII, Pablo Neruda "

-Kayte Nunn, The Botanist's Daughter

"Elizabeth had lent her an aquamarine dress, originally made for Georgiana, with elbow-length sleeves and intricate embroidery of butterflies and bees. It set Daisy's red hair ablaze. 'Fire on water,'…"

-Kayte Nunn, The Botanist's Daughter

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24. The Undercover Secretary

By: Ellie Midwood

4.21

Format: 254 pages, Kindle Edition

France, 1942. “I forced myself to hold his gaze. My heart thrashed inside my chest like a bird batt… read more

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  • historical fiction
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25. The Beauty Doctor

By: Elizabeth Hutchison Bernard

3.98

Format: 346 pages, Paperback

"Beauty is power," Dr. Rome told her. "And with enough power, one can achieve anything." Straigh… read more

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  • historical fiction
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26. The Last Correspondent

By: Soraya M. Lane

4.16

Format: 335 pages, Kindle Edition

When journalist Ella Franks is unmasked as a woman writing under a male pseudonym, she loses her jo… read more

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  • historical fiction
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27. The Girl I Left Behind

By: Andie Newton

4.17

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

What would you risk to save your best-friend? As a young girl, Ella never considered that those… read more

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  • historical fiction
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28. The Secret Pianist

By: Andie Newton

4.35

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

When a British RAF Whitley comes under fire over the French coast and is forced to drop their cargo… read more

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  • historical fiction
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29. Shanghai Dreams (Shanghai Story, #2)

By: Alexa Kang

4.42

Format: 462 pages, Kindle Edition

On the eve when the Empire of the Rising Sun arrives to scorch all in its path, one man must sacrif… read more

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  • historical fiction
Cover of Blood Lines (Scott Brodie & Maggie Taylor #2) by Nelson DeMille

30. Blood Lines (Scott Brodie & Maggie Taylor #2)

By: Nelson DeMille

4.32

Format: 508 pages, Kindle Edition

From New York Times bestselling authors Nelson DeMille and Alex DeMille, Blood Lines features the r… read more

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31. Café Wars (The Airmen, #2)

By: David Lee Corley

4.41

Format: 307 pages, Kindle Edition

"David Lee Corley establishes himself as one of the masters of the thriller genre with rock-solid c… read more

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Daisy Wood

4.34

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Helen Parusel

4.44

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