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12 books with a reading profile close to Born in Fire by Nora Roberts. Practical, clear-cut and escapist; an easy read.

  1. 1 The Viscount Who Loved Me

    The Viscount Who Loved Me

    by Julia Quinn

    Also practical and clear-cut · romance, entertainment

    In 1814 London, Anthony Bridgerton, a wealthy viscount haunted by the early death of his father, decides to marry for duty rather than love.

  2. 2 The Girl with the Make-Believe Husband

    The Girl with the Make-Believe Husband

    by Julia Quinn

    Also practical and clear-cut · romance, entertainment

    Set in 1779 during the American Revolutionary War, the story follows Cecilia Harcourt as she travels from England to New York to find her missing brother, Thomas.

  3. 3 Damaged Goods

    Damaged Goods

    by Talia Hibbert

    Also practical and clear-cut · romance, entertainment

    Laura is pregnant and fleeing a marriage defined by emotional isolation when she retreats to a small canal village to rebuild her independence.

  4. 4 Honey & Spice

    Honey & Spice

    by Bolu Babalola

    Also practical and clear-cut · romance, entertainment

    Kiki Banjo is a student at Whitewell University who hosts a local radio show called Brown Sugar, where she offers bracing advice to women on how to avoid heartbreak and "wasteman" culture.

  5. 5 Scarlet Feather

    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.

  6. 6 Quentins

    Quentins

    by Maeve Binchy

    Also practical and clear-cut · romance, entertainment

    Ella Brady, a young Irish writer, is asked to make a documentary about Quentins, the famous Dublin restaurant that has been a gathering place for the city's well-known people for decades.

  7. 7 HEATED RIVALRY

    HEATED RIVALRY

    by Rachel Reid

    Also practical and clear-cut · romance, entertainment

    Ilya Rozanov and Shane Hollander have been professional hockey rivals since their teenage years, constantly compared by scouts and fans.

  8. 8 True Believer

    True Believer

    by Nicholas Sparks

    Also practical and clear-cut · romance, entertainment

    Jeremy Marsh, a scientific journalist from New York City who specializes in debunking paranormal claims, travels to Boone Creek, North Carolina, to investigate ghostly lights appearing in a local cemetery.

  9. 9 Evvie Drake Starts Over

    Evvie Drake Starts Over

    by Linda Holmes

    Also practical and clear-cut · romance, entertainment

    In a small town in coastal Maine, Evvie Drake lives in a large, quiet house, grieving a husband she was actually planning to leave the day he died.

  10. 10 My Life Next Door

    My Life Next Door

    by Huntley Fitzpatrick

    Also practical and clear-cut · romance, entertainment

    Samantha Reed spends her summers watching the Garrett family from her balcony, fascinated by their chaotic, loud, and affectionate household which contrasts sharply with her mother’s rigid, sterile expectations.

  11. 11 Dulce chico indecente

    Dulce chico indecente

    by Christina Lauren, Neus Nueno Cobas

    Also practical and clear-cut · romance, entertainment

    London Hughes is a professional illustrator who finds her routine disrupted when she meets Luke Sutter.

  12. 12 Beautiful Bastard

    Beautiful Bastard

    by Christina Lauren

    Also practical and clear-cut · romance, entertainment

    Bennett Ryan returns from France to take a leadership role in his family's media empire, where he meets Chloe Mills, an ambitious MBA intern nearing the end of her program.

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