9 best-selling romance books like Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale, James Noel Smith

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Book of a Thousand Days

By: Shannon Hale , James Noel Smith

3.97

Format: 306 pages, Hardcover

When Dashti, a maid, and Lady Saren, her mistress, are shut in a tower for seven years because of S…

"I do like the world quite a lot."

-Shannon Hale, Book of a Thousand Days

"I do like the world quite a lot."

-Shannon Hale, Book of a Thousand Days

"He raised his bowl of milk tea. "Let's drink to stubborn mothers."

-Shannon Hale, Book of a Thousand Days

"He raised his bowl of milk tea. "Let's drink to stubborn mothers."

-Shannon Hale, Book of a Thousand Days

If you liked the romance plot in Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale, James Noel Smith , here is a list of 9 books like this:

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1. A Tale of Two Castles (A Tale of Two Castles, #1)

By: Gail Carson Levine , Greg Call

3.77

Format: 328 pages, Hardcover

Mysteries abound, especially in Two Castles. A handsome cat trainer, black-and-white cats, thiev… read more

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  • fairy tales
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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2. The Talismans of Shannara (Heritage of Shannara, #4)

By: Terry Brooks

4.04

Format: 440 pages, Paperback

Although some of the goals to keep Shannara safe had been met, the work of Walker Boh, Wren, and Pa… read more

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  • fantasy
  • fiction
"And memories, he knew, were not glass treasures to be kept locked within a box. They were bright ribbons to be hung in the wind."

-Terry Brooks, The Talismans of Shannara (Heritage of Shannara, #4)

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3. Stolen Magic (A Tale of Two Castles, #2)

By: Gail Carson Levine

3.64

Format: 322 pages, Hardcover

Newbery Honor author of Ella Enchanted Gail Carson Levine weaves a thrilling tale of mystery in thi… read more

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  • fairy tales
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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4. Tuesdays at the Castle (Castle Glower, #1)

By: Jessica Day George

4.11

Format: 225 pages, Hardcover

Tuesdays at Castle Glower are Princess Celie's favorite days. That's because on Tuesdays the castle… read more

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  • fairy tales
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"How wonderful," he purred. "I've been longing to speak to you for days, Princess Cecelia." "And I've been wanting to kick you in the shin for days."

-Jessica Day George, Tuesdays at the Castle (Castle Glower, #1)

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5. Ogre Enchanted (Ella Enchanted, #0.5)

By: Gail Carson Levine

3.61

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

In this prequel to Ella Enchanted, which can stand on its own, young healer Evie is transformed int… read more

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  • romance
  • fairy tales
  • retellings
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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6. Princess Ben

By: Catherine Gilbert Murdock

3.75

Format: 344 pages, Hardcover

"My gown suited me as well as I could ever hope, though I could not but envy the young ladies who w… read more

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  • romance
  • fairy tales
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"A princess,"

-Catherine Gilbert Murdock, Princess Ben

"Why was it that jam always coated me so?"

-Catherine Gilbert Murdock, Princess Ben

"My downfall, inevitably, was triggered by food."

-Catherine Gilbert Murdock, Princess Ben

"I trust you are enjoying your stay in our castle?"

-Catherine Gilbert Murdock, Princess Ben

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7. Book of a Thousand Days

By: Shannon Hale , James Noel Smith

3.97

Format: 306 pages, Hardcover

When Dashti, a maid, and Lady Saren, her mistress, are shut in a tower for seven years because of S… read more

Similar categories in Shannon Hale's Book of a Thousand Days book and Shannon Hale's Book of a Thousand Days

  • romance
  • fairy tales
  • retellings
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • young adult fantasy
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"I do like the world quite a lot."

-Shannon Hale, Book of a Thousand Days

"He raised his bowl of milk tea. "Let's drink to stubborn mothers."

-Shannon Hale, Book of a Thousand Days

"I think sometimes, being silent and watching, can change a person."

-Shannon Hale, Book of a Thousand Days

"You have to know someone a thousand days before you can glimpse her soul."

-Shannon Hale, Book of a Thousand Days

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8. Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow

By: Jessica Day George

3.95

Format: 269 pages,

"Blessed" or "cursed" with an ability to understand animals, the Lass (as she's known to her family… read more

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  • romance
  • fairy tales
  • retellings
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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9. Princess of the Midnight Ball (The Princesses of Westfalin Trilogy, #1)

By: Jessica Day George

4.36

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A tale of twelve princesses doomed to dance until dawn... Galen is a young soldier returning from w… read more

Similar categories in Jessica Day George's Princess of the Midnight Ball (The Princesses of Westfalin Trilogy, #1) book and Shannon Hale's Book of a Thousand Days

  • romance
  • fairy tales
  • retellings
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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10. Dragon Flight (Dragon Slippers, #2)

By: Jessica Day George

4.00

Format: 416 pages,

With the Dragon Wars over, Creel finds herself bored with life as a seamstress. Then word comes tha… read more

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  • romance
  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • young adult
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11. Dragon Spear (Dragon Slippers, #3)

By: Jessica Day George

4.67

Format: 121 pages, Hardcover

For Creel, all is right with the world. The dragon king, Shardas, and his queen, Velika, have made … read more

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  • romance
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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12. Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For

By: Sara Pascoe

4.30

Format: 380 pages, Paperback

When you’re fourteen and life has been nothing but hurt and disappointment, maybe it’s time to stri… read more

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  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
"What’s “ague?"

-Sara Pascoe, Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For

"The sunset bled into the edges of the village. Smoke curled out of the cottage chimney like a crooked finger."

-Sara Pascoe, Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For

"Like water around rocks, people streamed around them as though this sort of interaction, noisy and involving foreigners, was nothing unusual."

-Sara Pascoe, Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For

"Oscar looked up from his plate, and if a cat could laugh, he would have. ‘Boy, that’s ugly, even for a jinn. Looks like a cross between a rat, a frog and a bottlebrush."

-Sara Pascoe, Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For

13. Fairest

By: Gail Carson Levine

3.57

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In the kingdom of Ayortha, who is the fairest of them all? Certainly not Aza. She is thoroughly con… read more

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14. Ever

By: Gail Carson Levine

2.50

Format: 52 pages,

Falling in love is never easy, but falling in love with an immortal god while your days on earth ar… read more

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15. Ella Enchanted

By: Gail Carson Levine

4.61

Format: 313 pages, Paperback

Also see: Alternate Cover Editions for this ISBN [ACE]  At birth, Ella is inadvertently cursed by… read more

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16. Dragon Slippers (Dragon Slippers, #1)

By: Jessica Day George

3.49

Format: 465 pages, Hardcover

Poor Creel. She can't believe her aunt wants to sacrifice her to the local dragon. It's a ploy to l… read more

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17. The Two Princesses of Bamarre

By: Gail Carson Levine

4.25

Format: None pages, Paperback

Twelve-year-old Addie admires her older sister Meryl, who aspires to rid the kingdom of Bamarre of … read more

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18. Princess of the Silver Woods ( The Princesses of Westfalin Trilogy , #3)

By: Jessica Day George

3.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

When Petunia, the youngest of King Gregor's twelve dancing daughters, is invited to visit an elderl… read more

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19. East

By: Edith Pattou

3.89

Format: None pages, Paperback

Rose has always been different.Since the day she was born, it was clear she had a special fate. Her… read more

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20. Princess of Glass (The Princesses of Westfalin Trilogy, #2)

By: Jessica Day George

3.55

Format: None pages,

Hoping to escape the troubles in her kingdom, Princess Poppy reluctantly agrees to take part in a r… read more

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21. Entwined

By: Heather Dixon Wallwork

4.23

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

Just when Azalea should feel that everything is before her--beautiful gowns, dashing suitors, balls… read more

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22. The Lost Kingdom of Bamarre

By: Gail Carson Levine

3.79

Format: 223 pages, ebook

In this compelling and thought-provoking fantasy set in the world of The Two Princesses of Bamarre,… read more

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23. The False Prince (The Ascendance Trilogy #1)

By: Jennifer A. Nielsen

3.43

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

In a discontent kingdom, civil war is brewing. To unify the divided people, Conner, a nobleman of t… read more

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24. Just Ella (The Palace Chronicles, #1)

By: Margaret Peterson Haddix

5.00

Format: 30 pages, Paperback

Being a princess isn't all that... You've heard the fairy tale: a glass slipper, Prince Charming, h… read more

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25. The Three Witches and The Master

By: Max Nowaz

4.30

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

When a beautiful naked woman Eve, unexpectedly turns up at his back door, Adam, an amateur wizard, … read more

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  • fantasy
  • fiction
"Where’s my uncle?"

-Max Nowaz, The Three Witches and The Master

"You can’t escape me, I’m coming for you soon,"

-Max Nowaz, The Three Witches and The Master

"I haven’t got a clue why his bones disintegrated, but look at the bright side,"

-Max Nowaz, The Three Witches and The Master

"He desperately tried to think of a story to explain his involvement in her sudden appearance, without mentioning the book of magic in his possession. "

-Max Nowaz, The Three Witches and The Master

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26. From Manchester to the Arctic

By: Sheena Billett

4.31

Format: 261 pages, ebook

In the challenging but rapidly changing 1970s, Connie Sanders, a broken-hearted nurse, flees to the… read more

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  • fiction
  • young adult
  • historical fiction
"The first wave of homesickness caught Connie by surprise. She had not heard or felt its approach until it hit her hard, knocking her to the ground."

-Sheena Billett, From Manchester to the Arctic

"As she was putting her boots on Daisy threw a barb over her shoulder that struck Connie right in the middle of her chest. ‘Grow up, Connie! This place is not for faint-hearted romantics!"

-Sheena Billett, From Manchester to the Arctic

"I don’t think I’ll ever forget this day,’ Connie said. ‘I want to soak up every single moment, so that I can remember it when I’m old. Remember that I…we, did this. I want to have stories to tell whe…"

-Sheena Billett, From Manchester to the Arctic

"It was almost 3 a.m. before Connie got into bed. Sipping cocoa in the cold daylight and listening to the silence, only punctuated by the distant barking of dogs, she began to wonder what she had done…"

-Sheena Billett, From Manchester to the Arctic

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27. The Seventh Spark: Volume One – Knights of the Trinity

By: J.B. Lion

4.32

Format: 365 pages, Paperback

epic fantasy graphic fiction novel with mythologic and spiritual themes. read more

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  • fantasy
  • fiction
"Monster? Monster, you say?"

-J.B. Lion, The Seventh Spark: Volume One – Knights of the Trinity

"The Order? Here inside such a weak soul?"

-J.B. Lion, The Seventh Spark: Volume One – Knights of the Trinity

"Continue your search for the truth but remember one thing--all things are possible."

-J.B. Lion, The Seventh Spark: Volume One – Knights of the Trinity

"Everyone is so enamored with the puppet; they never notice the man pulling the strings."

-J.B. Lion, The Seventh Spark: Volume One – Knights of the Trinity

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28. Taming Flame

By: Therisa Peimer

4.30

Format: 312 pages, Paperback

Flaminius's days of bouncing between beds are snatched away the instant he sets eyes on his perfect… read more

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  • romance
  • fantasy
  • fiction
"Tightening his embrace around his wife and little Theo, he vowed, "I will do everything in my power to continue being worthy of the faith you have in me."

-Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame

"Why do you have such faith in me, Aurelia?" "I've told you a million times that I love you, you make me feel safe and cherished, and you care deeply for our people. Why wouldn't I have faith in you?"

-Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame

"I'm so proud of you I could burst, but in the interest of saving the poor cleaning staff the hassle, I would, instead, like to take you to our room and lick you from stem to stern until you beg me to…"

-Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame

"A virgin," Flaminius smiled deviously. "I'll take her." Instantly, surprised chatter erupted. Mother Guardian held up her hand for silence. "You cannot be serious, Sire." "Oh, but I am," he replied w…"

-Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame

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29. Down in the Valley (The Netahs)

By: Lisa Kaniut Cobb

4.37

Format: 318 pages, Paperback

Josh waits anxiously while the Netah council decides his fate. Will he be accepted as a member of t… read more

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"Ano snorted in a very unladylike and elkish way."

-Lisa Kaniut Cobb, Down in the Valley (The Netahs)

"If he could blush through his fur, he would have."

-Lisa Kaniut Cobb, Down in the Valley (The Netahs)

"We hunt as we've always done, part sport, part grocery shopping."

-Lisa Kaniut Cobb, Down in the Valley (The Netahs)

"Josh tasted the decaying leaves of autumn in the cold mountain air."

-Lisa Kaniut Cobb, Down in the Valley (The Netahs)

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30. Super Ninja: The Sword of Heaven

By: William Kely McClung

4.37

Format: 442 pages, Kindle Edition

Heroes, Like Swords, Are Forged In Blood! From the steaming jungles of Southeast Asia, to the n… read more

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"Afraid to live, too cowardly to die."

-William Kely McClung, Super Ninja: The Sword of Heaven

"And supernatural? Only science not yet understood."

-William Kely McClung, Super Ninja: The Sword of Heaven

"Yeah, nerdship could be inherited as surely as any knighthood"

-William Kely McClung, Super Ninja: The Sword of Heaven

"Of course it didn’t make sense… knowledge was finite, imagination was not."

-William Kely McClung, Super Ninja: The Sword of Heaven

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31. A Compromising Position

By: Diane Merrill Wigginton

4.42

Format: 376 pages, Kindle Edition

★This fated-lovers small-town romance features a handsome Australian Guy and a Beautiful American G… read more

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  • romance
"I’ll say, G’day to you, Mr. Ryan!"

-Diane Merrill Wigginton, A Compromising Position

"Let me ask you another question, if I may,"

-Diane Merrill Wigginton, A Compromising Position

"So, you do speak English. That makes sense now."

-Diane Merrill Wigginton, A Compromising Position

"Crickey, love, what happened here? Are you hurt?"

-Diane Merrill Wigginton, A Compromising Position

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3.77

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Terry Brooks

4.04

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Gail Carson Levine

3.64

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