16 must-read historical books like The Accidental Empress (Sisi, #1) by Allison Pataki

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The Accidental Empress (Sisi, #1)

By: Allison Pataki

4.31

Format: None pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Allison Pataki follows up on her critically acclaimed debut novel…

If you liked the historical plot in The Accidental Empress (Sisi, #1) by Allison Pataki , here is a list of 16 books like this:

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1. The Vatican Princess: A Novel of Lucrezia Borgia

By: C.W. Gortner

3.90

Format: 382 pages, Hardcover

For fans of Philippa Gregory and Alison Weir, a gripping novel that follows the extraordinary life … read more

Similar categories in C.W. Gortner's The Vatican Princess: A Novel of Lucrezia Borgia book and Allison Pataki's The Accidental Empress (Sisi, #1)

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Do not make the mistake of thinking you're unique, When we are young, we believe we can wrap life around our little finger, but life has a way of teaching us who is stronger. In The end, you are but …"

-C.W. Gortner, The Vatican Princess: A Novel of Lucrezia Borgia

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2. The Confessions of Catherine de Medici

By: C.W. Gortner

4.03

Format: 453 pages, Hardcover

The truth is, none of us are innocent. We all have sins to confess. So reveals Catherine de Medici … read more

Similar categories in C.W. Gortner's The Confessions of Catherine de Medici book and Allison Pataki's The Accidental Empress (Sisi, #1)

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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3. The Accidental Empress (Sisi, #1)

By: Allison Pataki

4.31

Format: None pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Allison Pataki follows up on her critically acclaimed debut novel… read more

Similar categories in Allison Pataki's The Accidental Empress (Sisi, #1) book and Allison Pataki's The Accidental Empress (Sisi, #1)

  • romance
  • 19th century
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook

4. The Last Queen

By: C.W. Gortner

4.57

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Juana of Castile, the last queen of Spanish blood to inherit her country's throne, has been for cen… read more

Similar categories in C.W. Gortner's The Last Queen book and Allison Pataki's The Accidental Empress (Sisi, #1)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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5. The American Heiress

By: Daisy Goodwin

3.46

Format: 468 pages, Hardcover

Witty, moving, and brilliantly entertaining, The American Heiress marks the debut of a glorious sto… read more

Similar categories in Daisy Goodwin's The American Heiress book and Allison Pataki's The Accidental Empress (Sisi, #1)

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Happiness is a talent."

-Daisy Goodwin, The American Heiress

"... anyone can acquire wealth, the real art is giving it away."

-Daisy Goodwin, The American Heiress

"She knew that people generally behaved only as well as they had to."

-Daisy Goodwin, The American Heiress

"When he drew back she said, ‘Don’t you mind?’ ‘Mind what?’ he whispered. ‘My skin. Don’t you mind kissing a coloured girl?"

-Daisy Goodwin, The American Heiress

6. The Queen's Vow: A Novel of Isabella of Castile

By: C.W. Gortner

3.67

Format: None pages,

No one believed I was destined for greatness. So begins Isabella's story, in this evocative, vividl… read more

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7. The Women

By: Kristin Hannah

4.64

Format: 471 pages, Hardcover

Women can be heroes. When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances “Frankie” McGrath hears these wor… read more

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  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"Words were creators of worlds; you had to be careful with them."

-Kristin Hannah, The Women

"Love mattered in this ruined world, but so did honor. What was one without the other?"

-Kristin Hannah, The Women

"Love. A thing to be shouted from the rooftops, celebrated, not cultivated in secret and clipped into shape in the dark."

-Kristin Hannah, The Women

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8. Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece

By: Yvonne Korshak

4.29

Format: 557 pages, Kindle Edition

STEP ASIDE, ANTONY AND PERICLES AND ASPASIA —THE LOVE STORY THAT SHAPED HISTORY Two lovers cres… read more

Similar categories in Yvonne Korshak's Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece book and Allison Pataki's The Accidental Empress (Sisi, #1)

  • romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Temples are for the gods,"

-Yvonne Korshak, Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece

"Do you know the song Violet Crowned Athens?"

-Yvonne Korshak, Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece

"The softness, warmth and weight of her breast filled his palm. “I’ve imagined this for weeks,"

-Yvonne Korshak, Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece

"But  Phidias was better than most men since he made beautiful sculptures. He was even making one of her—well, he called it “Athena,"

-Yvonne Korshak, Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece

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9. His Forefathers and Mick

By: Michael G. Kramer

4.36

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

"His forefathers and Mick", traces the riveting saga of the Kramer family across three tumultuous g… read more

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"Adrian blew his whistle and shouted, “Attack and put too death all those who oppose the fatherland!"

-Michael G. Kramer, His Forefathers and Mick

"Kurt said, “I have always wanted to wipe that self-satisfied smug look from the face of thee Prussian Pickle!"

-Michael G. Kramer, His Forefathers and Mick

"Heinrich replied, “The fact that Kramer’s radio station has  been wiped out by the British Navy in now classified information!"

-Michael G. Kramer, His Forefathers and Mick

"Fritz Kramer said, “I cannot see why my treatment of my Chinese workers as equals should cause any German, American or British person any concern."

-Michael G. Kramer, His Forefathers and Mick

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10. Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master

By: K. Ritz

4.33

Format: 410 pages, Paperback

Synopsis: For five years Me’acca Mysuth Sheever has lived among his “sworn enemies,” pretending to … read more

Similar categories in K. Ritz's Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master book and Allison Pataki's The Accidental Empress (Sisi, #1)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"At what point does faith become insanity?"

-K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master

"Which is the greater sin? To care too much? Or too little?"

-K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master

"Mead. O sweet elixir, Ye bless the lips and steal the wits. "

-K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master

"This world would be a pleasant place if people didn’t inhabit it."

-K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master

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11. Karo nuotaka: iš nemylimos dukros – į Švedijos karalienę

By: Ilona Skujaitė

4.07

Format: 286 pages, Hardcover

Jauniausios Žygimanto Augusto sesers Kotrynos Jogailaitės gyvenimo ir meilės istorija. Tikra istor… read more

Similar categories in Ilona Skujaitė's Karo nuotaka: iš nemylimos dukros – į Švedijos karalienę book and Allison Pataki's The Accidental Empress (Sisi, #1)

  • historical fiction
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12. Apolonija

By: Gina Viliūnė

4.36

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Jiedu susitiko 1861 metų vasarą Vilniuje. Ji – dvidešimt trejų, graži ir geidžiama, tačiau svajojan… read more

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13. Isabella Warrior Queen

By: Michael G. Kramer

4.30

Format: None pages, ebook

The complete story of Isabella, her husband King Edward II, their son who was King Edward III and t… read more

Similar categories in Michael G. Kramer's Isabella Warrior Queen book and Allison Pataki's The Accidental Empress (Sisi, #1)

  • historical
"Eliza answered, “My Lady, that was Sir Roger Mortimer!"

-Michael G. Kramer, Isabella Warrior Queen

"Cynthia said, “How are things going for you with this birth?"

-Michael G. Kramer, Isabella Warrior Queen

"When speaking to her husband, Isabella replied, Mon tresdoutz coer, (My very sweet heart) please do that and perhaps I shall be able to continue to perform official functions on your behalf!"

-Michael G. Kramer, Isabella Warrior Queen

"On the 16th of Febuary 1312, when Isabella was aged sixteen years, the couple were at their hunting lodge when Edward suddenly took Isabella into his arms and began to kiss her and pay her a lot of a…"

-Michael G. Kramer, Isabella Warrior Queen

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14. Red Clay, Running Waters

By: Leslie K. Simmons

4.48

Format: 684 pages, Paperback

Red Clay, Running Waters is the little-known story of John Ridge, a Cherokee man dedicated to his p… read more

Similar categories in Leslie K. Simmons's Red Clay, Running Waters book and Allison Pataki's The Accidental Empress (Sisi, #1)

  • historical
  • historical fiction
"He was her fire, had always been from the start, his burning, radiant spirit, a beacon worthy of following."

-Leslie K. Simmons, Red Clay, Running Waters

"I sometimes think with Moliere, Mr. Ridge, that ‘there is no folly equal to he who attempts to mend the world.’"

-Leslie K. Simmons, Red Clay, Running Waters

"Are you saying these Christians believe we will never be good enough to marry their daughters because of our race?"

-Leslie K. Simmons, Red Clay, Running Waters

"I led you here, only to bring you into something I would have spared you. Could I have known we would have what we dreamed of, only to watch it taken away?"

-Leslie K. Simmons, Red Clay, Running Waters

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15. Victor's Blessing

By: Barbara Sontheimer

4.34

Format: 582 pages, Paperback

Victor Gant, a 6'5" half-Osage blacksmith is an unusual hero for a Civil War love story. But Victor… read more

Similar categories in Barbara Sontheimer's Victor's Blessing book and Allison Pataki's The Accidental Empress (Sisi, #1)

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Then wake up my sweet,  wake up knowing that your future is to be happy, and that your heart will heal."

-Barbara Sontheimer, Victor's Blessing

"Victor's tortured eyes blazed down at her, and for a moment she was afraid.  Then he leaned down and dissolved into tears in the arms of Celena who was only six."

-Barbara Sontheimer, Victor's Blessing

"He turned and smiled resolvedly at her.  He knew no one else would ever understand that for Arvellen, sex only had to do with friendship and of pleasing one another, and nothing at all to do with wha…"

-Barbara Sontheimer, Victor's Blessing

"I'm afraid!" She cried breaking free from his embrace. But this time, he refused to let her go.  "No, no, no, you're not afraid of me!  What am I...a foot and half taller than you and out weigh you b…"

-Barbara Sontheimer, Victor's Blessing

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16. An American Beauty

By: Shana Abe

4.15

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

This sweeping novel of historical fiction is inspired by the true rags-to-riches story of Arabella … read more

Similar categories in Shana Abe's An American Beauty book and Allison Pataki's The Accidental Empress (Sisi, #1)

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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17. The Mitford Affair

By: Marie Benedict

3.70

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author Marie Benedict—she'll have to choose: her country or her sis… read more

Similar categories in Marie Benedict's The Mitford Affair book and Allison Pataki's The Accidental Empress (Sisi, #1)

  • historical
  • adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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18. Becoming Madam Secretary

By: Stephanie Dray

4.45

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

She took on titans, battled generals, and changed the world as we know it… New York Times bestse… read more

Similar categories in Stephanie Dray's Becoming Madam Secretary book and Allison Pataki's The Accidental Empress (Sisi, #1)

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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19. The Romanov Empress: A Novel of Tsarina Maria Feodorovna

By: C.W. Gortner

4.28

Format: 427 pages, Paperback

Narrated by the mother of Russia's last tsar, this novel brings to life the courageous story of Mar… read more

Similar categories in C.W. Gortner's The Romanov Empress: A Novel of Tsarina Maria Feodorovna book and Allison Pataki's The Accidental Empress (Sisi, #1)

  • 19th century
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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20. The American Adventuress

By: C.W. Gortner

4.08

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

A big, juicy biopic novel by the author of Mademoiselle Chanel about the scandalous life of Jennie … read more

Similar categories in C.W. Gortner's The American Adventuress book and Allison Pataki's The Accidental Empress (Sisi, #1)

  • romance
  • 19th century
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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21. That Churchill Woman

By: Stephanie Barron

3.72

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

The Paris Wife meets PBS's Victoria in this enthralling novel of the life and loves of one of histo… read more

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  • romance
  • 19th century
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook

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Susan Rowland

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Patricia D'Arcy Laughlin

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