12 Best historical books like The Mayor of Maxwell Street by Avery Cunningham

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The Mayor of Maxwell Street

By: Avery Cunningham

3.56

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

When a rich Black debutante enlists the help of a low-level speakeasy manager to identify the head …

If you liked the historical plot in The Mayor of Maxwell Street by Avery Cunningham , here is a list of 12 books like this:

Cover of Secrets of a Summer Night (Wallflowers, #1) by Lisa Kleypas

1. Secrets of a Summer Night (Wallflowers, #1)

By: Lisa Kleypas

4.01

Format: 384 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Four young ladies at the side of the ballroom make a pact to help each other find husbands . . . no… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Kleypas's Secrets of a Summer Night (Wallflowers, #1) book and Avery Cunningham's The Mayor of Maxwell Street

  • romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • chick lit
"Simon,"

-Lisa Kleypas, Secrets of a Summer Night (Wallflowers, #1)

"Miss Peyton,"

-Lisa Kleypas, Secrets of a Summer Night (Wallflowers, #1)

"Where are we going?"

-Lisa Kleypas, Secrets of a Summer Night (Wallflowers, #1)

"Here's your hat, and by the way, I'm a virgin"

-Lisa Kleypas, Secrets of a Summer Night (Wallflowers, #1)

Cover of Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece by Yvonne Korshak

2. 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 Avery Cunningham's The Mayor of Maxwell Street

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
"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

Cover of The MacKinnon's Bride (The Highland Brides, #1) by Tanya Anne Crosby

3. The MacKinnon's Bride (The Highland Brides, #1)

By: Tanya Anne Crosby

3.98

Format: 356 pages, Kindle Edition

When laird Iain MacKinnon's young son is captured by the English, the fierce Scottish chieftain ret… read more

Similar categories in Tanya Anne Crosby's The MacKinnon's Bride (The Highland Brides, #1) book and Avery Cunningham's The Mayor of Maxwell Street

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • chick lit
Cover of Always Remember: Ben's Story (Ravenswood, #3) by Mary Balogh

4. Always Remember: Ben's Story (Ravenswood, #3)

By: Mary Balogh

4.16

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Lady Jennifer Arden and Ben Ellis know that a match between them is out of the question. Yet their … read more

Similar categories in Mary Balogh's Always Remember: Ben's Story (Ravenswood, #3) book and Avery Cunningham's The Mayor of Maxwell Street

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"We can become obsessed with a part of ourselves we consider imperfect,"

-Mary Balogh, Always Remember: Ben's Story (Ravenswood, #3)

"Just occasionally families could be one’s worst enemy. Especially loving families."

-Mary Balogh, Always Remember: Ben's Story (Ravenswood, #3)

"How important stories were. They linked families and generations and communities and shared values and civilization itself. They created history and identity. At their best they perpetuated love. Lov…"

-Mary Balogh, Always Remember: Ben's Story (Ravenswood, #3)

"Yes, it has occurred to me that we are mad. But only because the world is. Because the world rates societal order above love. Love so nearly resembles chaos. But perhaps only love really matters? I m…"

-Mary Balogh, Always Remember: Ben's Story (Ravenswood, #3)

Cover of The Forgotten Palace by Alexandra Walsh

5. The Forgotten Palace

By: Alexandra Walsh

4.19

Format: 365 pages, Kindle Edition

In an underground labyrinth a lost soul wanders, waiting for revenge, waiting for love…  London … read more

Similar categories in Alexandra Walsh's The Forgotten Palace book and Avery Cunningham's The Mayor of Maxwell Street

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
Cover of The Mayor of Maxwell Street by Avery Cunningham

6. The Mayor of Maxwell Street

By: Avery Cunningham

3.56

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

When a rich Black debutante enlists the help of a low-level speakeasy manager to identify the head … read more

Similar categories in Avery Cunningham's The Mayor of Maxwell Street book and Avery Cunningham's The Mayor of Maxwell Street

  • romance
  • mystery thriller
  • young adult romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
  • crime
  • mystery
Cover of Boy of Chaotic Making (Whimbrel House, #3) by Charlie N. Holmberg

7. Boy of Chaotic Making (Whimbrel House, #3)

By: Charlie N. Holmberg

4.32

Format: 299 pages, Kindle Edition

A boy like no other embarks on a transformative journey of magic and self-discovery in the next enc… read more

Similar categories in Charlie N. Holmberg's Boy of Chaotic Making (Whimbrel House, #3) book and Avery Cunningham's The Mayor of Maxwell Street

  • romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • contemporary romance
Cover of Just Once by Karen Kingsbury

8. Just Once

By: Karen Kingsbury

4.40

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The #1 New York Times bestselling author “known for her deeply heartfelt novels” (Woman’s World) wr… read more

Similar categories in Karen Kingsbury's Just Once book and Avery Cunningham's The Mayor of Maxwell Street

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
Cover of The Ball at Versailles by Danielle Steel

9. The Ball at Versailles

By: Danielle Steel

4.06

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

Four American debutantes attend a renowned Paris cotillion in #1 New York Times bestselling author … read more

Similar categories in Danielle Steel's The Ball at Versailles book and Avery Cunningham's The Mayor of Maxwell Street

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
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10. Nineteen Steps

By: Millie Bobby Brown

3.73

Format: 320 pages, ebook

The New York Times bestseller from iconic Emmy-nominated actress and producer MILLIE BOBBY BROWN: N… read more

Similar categories in Millie Bobby Brown's Nineteen Steps book and Avery Cunningham's The Mayor of Maxwell Street

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • contemporary romance
Cover of A Storm of Infinite Beauty by Julianne MacLean

11. A Storm of Infinite Beauty

By: Julianne MacLean

4.31

Format: 292 pages, Kindle Edition

From the bestselling author of Beyond the Moonlit Sea comes an atmospheric tale of how one woman’s … read more

Similar categories in Julianne MacLean's A Storm of Infinite Beauty book and Avery Cunningham's The Mayor of Maxwell Street

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • chick lit
  • contemporary romance
Cover of The Husbands by Holly Gramazio

12. The Husbands

By: Holly Gramazio

3.53

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

An exuberant debut, The Husbands delights in how do we navigate life, love, and choice in a world … read more

Similar categories in Holly Gramazio's The Husbands book and Avery Cunningham's The Mayor of Maxwell Street

  • romance
  • mystery
  • chick lit
  • fiction
Cover of An American Beauty by Shana Abe

13. 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 Avery Cunningham's The Mayor of Maxwell Street

  • romance
  • young adult romance
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • chick lit
Cover of All We Were Promised by Ashton Lattimore

14. All We Were Promised

By: Ashton Lattimore

3.80

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A housemaid with a dangerous family secret conspires with a wealthy young abolitionist to help an e… read more

Similar categories in Ashton Lattimore's All We Were Promised book and Avery Cunningham's The Mayor of Maxwell Street

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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15. The Bullet Swallower

By: Elizabeth Gonzalez James

3.79

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A dazzling magical realism western in the vein of Cormac McCarthy meets Gabriel García Márquez, The… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Gonzalez James's The Bullet Swallower book and Avery Cunningham's The Mayor of Maxwell Street

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of A Talent for Murder (Henry Kimball/Lily Kintner, #3) by Peter  Swanson

16. A Talent for Murder (Henry Kimball/Lily Kintner, #3)

By: Peter Swanson

3.61

Format: 255 pages, Hardcover

A newlywed librarian begins to suspect the man she married might be a murderer—in this spectacularl… read more

Similar categories in Peter Swanson's A Talent for Murder (Henry Kimball/Lily Kintner, #3) book and Avery Cunningham's The Mayor of Maxwell Street

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
Cover of The Return of Ellie Black by Emiko Jean

17. The Return of Ellie Black

By: Emiko Jean

4.05

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Detective Chelsey Calhoun’s life is turned upside down when she gets the call Ellie Black, a girl w… read more

Similar categories in Emiko Jean's The Return of Ellie Black book and Avery Cunningham's The Mayor of Maxwell Street

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • crime
  • fiction
"you cannot save yourself from heartbreak. You cannot save yourself from grief."

-Emiko Jean, The Return of Ellie Black

"When you study what you’ve been through, what happened to you, it loses its power, and then you have a choice: stay or move on."

-Emiko Jean, The Return of Ellie Black

Cover of Anita de Monte Laughs Last by Xóchitl González

18. Anita de Monte Laughs Last

By: Xóchitl González

3.82

Format: 342 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Xochitl Gonzalez delivers a mesmerizing novel about a first-gener… read more

Similar categories in Xóchitl González's Anita de Monte Laughs Last book and Avery Cunningham's The Mayor of Maxwell Street

  • mystery
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"we're all just here trying to get you to see your own light because it's strong enough to guide you."

-Xóchitl González, Anita de Monte Laughs Last

"You fall for someone, you get so into them your whole world shrinks, and suddenly barely have a life besides them."

-Xóchitl González, Anita de Monte Laughs Last

Cover of Middletide by Sarah Crouch

19. Middletide

By: Sarah Crouch

3.52

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

In this gripping and intensely atmospheric debut, disquiet descends on a small town after the suspi… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Crouch's Middletide book and Avery Cunningham's The Mayor of Maxwell Street

  • romance
  • mystery thriller
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
Cover of Honey by Isabel Banta

20. Honey

By: Isabel Banta

3.48

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A coming-of-age story that follows the meteoric rise of singer Amber Young as she navigates fame in… read more

Similar categories in Isabel Banta's Honey book and Avery Cunningham's The Mayor of Maxwell Street

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"The truth is my dad was always singing […]"

-Isabel Banta, Honey

"I wasn’t good enough—what a mortifying thing to discover about yourself."

-Isabel Banta, Honey

"[…] she remains enigmatic, unbreachable; she unlocks herself only for certain people."

-Isabel Banta, Honey

"Mike wants me to say I’m a normal girl. But I’m not, I never was. I always felt I had to prove I was better."

-Isabel Banta, Honey

Cover of The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali

21. The Lion Women of Tehran

By: Marjan Kamali

4.50

Format: 327 pages, Hardcover

From the nationally bestselling author of the “powerful, heartbreaking” (Shelf Awareness) The Stati… read more

Similar categories in Marjan Kamali's The Lion Women of Tehran book and Avery Cunningham's The Mayor of Maxwell Street

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"When I am surrounded by books, I feel most at peace."

-Marjan Kamali, The Lion Women of Tehran

"I wanted what Homa had. I wanted her family. Her living father, her kind mother. I wanted her fat, edible baby sister. I wanted the warmth and safety of her home."

-Marjan Kamali, The Lion Women of Tehran

21 must-read fiction books like The Mayor of Maxwell Street by Avery Cunningham

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Secrets of a Summer Night (Wallflowers, #1)

Lisa Kleypas

4.01

Transform Your Habits

Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece

Yvonne Korshak

4.29

Transform Your Habits

The MacKinnon's Bride (The Highland Brides, #1)

Tanya Anne Crosby

3.98

Transform Your Habits

Always Remember: Ben's Story (Ravenswood, #3)

Mary Balogh

4.16

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21 must-read fiction books like Just Once by Karen Kingsbury

Transform Your Habits

Secrets of a Summer Night (Wallflowers, #1)

Lisa Kleypas

4.01

Transform Your Habits

Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece

Yvonne Korshak

4.29

Transform Your Habits

The MacKinnon's Bride (The Highland Brides, #1)

Tanya Anne Crosby

3.98

Transform Your Habits

Always Remember: Ben's Story (Ravenswood, #3)

Mary Balogh

4.16

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