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12 books with a reading profile close to Arabella by Georgette Heyer. Practical, clear-cut and escapist; an easy read.

  1. 1 The Grand Sophy

    The Grand Sophy

    by Georgette Heyer

    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.

  2. 2 4 Blondes

    4 Blondes

    by Candace Bushnell

    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.

  3. 3 Big Girl Panties

    Big Girl Panties

    by Stephanie Evanovich

    Also practical and clear-cut · romance, entertainment

    Holly Brennan is a recent widow, in her thirties, who is overweight and unhappy.

  4. 4 Ain't She Sweet?

    Ain't She Sweet?

    by Susan Elizabeth Phillips

    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.

  5. 5 When It's Real

    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.

  6. 6 Montana Sky

    Montana Sky

    by Nora Roberts

    Also practical and clear-cut · romance, entertainment

    Three half-sisters, strangers to one another, learn that their late father, Jack Mercy, has left them a Montana ranch on one condition: they must live there together for a year.

  7. 7 Winter’s Orbit

    Winter’s Orbit

    by Everina Maxwell

    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.

  8. 8 Black Hills

    Black Hills

    by Nora Roberts

    Also practical and clear-cut · romance, entertainment

    Lil Chance and Cooper Sullivan first met as children on the vast South Dakota ranch owned by Lil’s family.

  9. 9 The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System: Ren Zha Fanpai Zijiu Xitong, Vol. 1

    The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System: Ren Zha Fanpai Zijiu Xitong, Vol. 1

    by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù

    Also practical and clear-cut · romance, entertainment

    Shen Yuan is a cynical online reader who finishes a trashy web novel called Proud Immortal Demon Way and rants about its flaws.

  10. 10 An Enchantment of Ravens

    An Enchantment of Ravens

    by Margaret Rogerson

    Also practical and clear-cut · romance, entertainment

    Isobel is a portrait artist living in an enclave where humans trade craft for the magical enchantments of the fair folk.

  11. 11 If I Never Met You

    If I Never Met You

    by Mhairi McFarlane

    Also practical and clear-cut · romance, entertainment

    After a decade together, Laurie’s partner blindsides her by ending their relationship just as they were planning a family.

  12. 12 The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich

    The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich

    by Deya Muniz

    Also practical and clear-cut · romance, entertainment

    In the kingdom of Saunon, the law dictates that only men can inherit property.

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