Hispanic Heritage Month 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Ashley Arthur (11 Lists)



A Desperate Fortune by Susanna KearsleyThe Lure of the Moonflower by Lauren WilligThe Lake House by Kate MortonThe Other Side of Midnight by Simone St. James
Historical Fiction 2015
431 books — 2,139 voters
The Mark of the Midnight Manzanilla by Lauren WilligSilence For the Dead by Simone St. JamesCity of Jasmine by Deanna Raybourn
Historical Fiction 2014
415 books — 2,020 voters

Temple of a Thousand Faces by John ShorsRussian Winter by Daphne Kalotay
Multi-period epics
33 books — 19 voters
The House at Riverton by Kate MortonThe Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
Downton Abbey-esque Books
619 books — 1,019 voters

The Far Pavilions by M.M. KayeShadow of the Moon by M.M. KayeZemindar by Valerie Fitzgerald
Excellent Books about India and England
283 books — 271 voters
Shadow of the Moon by M.M. KayeThe Far Pavilions by M.M. Kaye
History through Novels: Pre-1900s India
33 books — 31 voters

The Winter Sea by Susanna KearsleyThe Distant Hours by Kate MortonThe Rose Garden by Susanna KearsleyThe Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Best Past-Present Books
379 books — 552 voters
The Ashford Affair by Lauren WilligThe Paris Affair by Tracy GrantThe Firebird by Susanna KearsleyA Spear of Summer Grass by Deanna RaybournThe Passion of the Purple Plumeria by Lauren Willig
Historical Fiction 2013
420 books — 2,174 voters

The Winter Sea by Susanna KearsleyThe Rose Garden by Susanna KearsleyMariana by Susanna KearsleyThe Forgotten Garden by Kate MortonThe Distant Hours by Kate Morton
Dual Time Romances
277 books — 698 voters
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Best Books Ever
79,442 books — 296,187 voters

The Winter Sea by Susanna KearsleyThe Masque of the Black Tulip by Lauren WilligThe Far Pavilions by M.M. KayeZemindar by Valerie FitzgeraldThe Betrayal of the Blood Lily by Lauren Willig
Historical romances with more substance than your average wallpaper setting
546 books — 867 voters