Books like A Civil Contract
12 books with a reading profile close to A Civil Contract by Georgette Heyer. Practical, clear-cut and escapist; an easy read.
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The Grand Sophy
Also practical and clear-cut · romance, entertainment
Set during the English Regency, the story follows Sophy Stanton-Lacy as she arrives at Berkeley Square to stay with her aunt, Lady Ombersley.
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4 Blondes
Also practical and clear-cut · romance, entertainment
Four novellas follow four women in Manhattan, each a blonde in her own style, living through the city's rituals of dating, status and ambition.
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Ain't She Sweet?
Also practical and clear-cut · romance, entertainment
Sugar Beth Carey was once the queen of the high school in Parrish, Mississippi, a cruel beauty who tormented the local kids.
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Big Girl Panties
Also practical and clear-cut · romance, entertainment
Holly Brennan is a recent widow, in her thirties, who is overweight and unhappy.
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When It's Real
by Erin Watt
Also practical and clear-cut · romance, entertainment
Oakley Ford is a nineteen-year-old pop star whose reputation for hard partying and creative stagnation threatens his music career.
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Winter’s Orbit
Also practical and clear-cut · romance, entertainment
Prince Kiem, the disappointing grandson of the Iskat Emperor, is forced into a political marriage with Count Jainan to secure a critical planetary treaty.
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The Hotel Nantucket
Also practical and clear-cut · romance, entertainment
After her husband's death, Lizbet Keaton takes a job as manager of a renovated hotel on Nantucket, owned by the wealthy Xavier Darling and said to be haunted by the ghost of a woman who died there in the 1920s.
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Kiss Her Once for Me
Also practical and clear-cut · romance, entertainment
Ellie Oliver is at rock bottom, working a dead-end job in a Portland bookstore after her career dreams collapsed.
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Barefoot
Also practical and clear-cut · romance, entertainment
Three women, each facing a crisis in love, family, or work, take a house in Nantucket for the summer.
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Someday, Someday, Maybe
Also practical and clear-cut · romance, entertainment
Franny Banks is an aspiring actress in Los Angeles navigating the ups and downs of her acting career, her relationships, and the constant pressure to make it "someday." As she juggles auditions, roommates, a complicated…
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Scarlet Feather
by Maeve Binchy
Also practical and clear-cut · romance, entertainment
Cathy Scarlet and Tom Feather start a Dublin catering business called Scarlet Feather, and the novel follows their small company's work.
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Second First Impressions
by Sally Thorne
Also practical and clear-cut · romance, entertainment
Ruthie Midona has spent years managing the front desk of the Providence Luxury Retirement Villa, working under a demanding boss while living a quiet, predictable life.
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