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12 books with a reading profile close to Gwen & Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher. Practical, clear-cut and escapist; an easy read.

  1. 1 Virgins

    Virgins

    by Diana Gabaldon

    Also practical and clear-cut · history, romance

    Set in 1740s France, this novella follows Ian Murray and a young Jamie Fraser as they work as mercenaries following the death of Jamie’s father.

  2. 2 The American Heiress

    The American Heiress

    by Daisy Goodwin

    Also practical and clear-cut · history, romance

    Set in the 1890s, the story follows Cora Cash, a wealthy American socialite whose mother orchestrates a marriage into the British aristocracy to secure a title.

  3. 3 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.

  4. 4 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.

  5. 5 Seven Stones to Stand or Fall

    Seven Stones to Stand or Fall

    by Diana Gabaldon

    Also practical and clear-cut · history, romance

    Seven Stones to Stand or Fall is a collection of seven novellas set within the Outlander universe.

  6. 6 Nefertiti

    Nefertiti

    by Michelle Moran

    Also clear-cut and escapist · history, romance

    The story follows Nefertiti and her younger sister, Mutnodjmet, as they navigate the dangerous court of the Eighteenth Dynasty.

  7. 7 Cleopatra's Daughter

    Cleopatra's Daughter

    by Michelle Moran

    Also practical and clear-cut · history, romance

    Following the suicide of Cleopatra VII and Mark Antony, their daughter Selene and her surviving brothers are taken from Egypt to Rome as captives.

  8. 8 Belgravia

    Belgravia

    by Julian Fellowes

    Also practical and clear-cut · history, romance

    On the eve of the Battle of Waterloo, the Trenchard family attends a legendary ball hosted by the Duchess of Richmond.

  9. 9 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.

  10. 10 I Hope This Finds You Well

    I Hope This Finds You Well

    by Natalie Sue

    Also practical and clear-cut · romance, entertainment

    Jolene Small is a lonely administrative assistant at a struggling chemical company who survives her toxic workplace by venting in draft emails she never intends to send.

  11. 11 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.

  12. 12 The Unexpected Everything

    The Unexpected Everything

    by Morgan Matson

    Also practical and clear-cut · romance, entertainment

    Andie Rose always relies on a calculated plan to secure her future, but her summer trajectory shifts when a political scandal involving her Congressman father results in the loss of her prestigious medical internship.

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