Recommendations based on A Princess in Theoryby Alyssa Cole

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  1. The Duchess Deal

    by Tessa Dare
    A seamstress and a duke find love and acceptance in an unexpected union.

    An iBooks Best Romance of August Pick! One of Publishers Weekly's Buzz Books of Romance 2017! An Amazon Best Romance of August Pick! 2017 RT Reviewer's Choice Book of the Year Nominee and 2017 RT ... (Barnes & Noble)

  2. The Governess Game

    by Tessa Dare
    A governess and a duke fall in love while caring for two mischievous children. A heartwarming and humorous historical romance.

    He’s been a bad, bad rake—and it takes a governess to teach him a lesson The accidental governess. After her livelihood slips through her fingers, Alexandra Mountbatten takes on an impossible post: ... (Goodreads)

  3. Space Opera

    by Catherynne M. Valente
    A space adventure filled with music, love, and drama. Follow a group of misfits as they save the universe from destruction.

    IN SPACE EVERYONE CAN HEAR YOU SING A century ago, the Sentience Wars tore the galaxy apart and nearly ended the entire concept of intelligent space-faring life. In the aftermath, a curious tradition ... (Goodreads)

  4. The Prince and the Dressmaker

    by Jen Wang
    A young prince hires a dressmaker to create stunning dresses for him, but must keep his secret from the world.

    After creating a shocking dress for a young lady attending the 16th birthday party of Crown Prince Sebastian of Belgium, the young seamstress Frances is hired by a mysterious client. The client, who ... (Wikipedia)

  5. The Poet X

    by Elizabeth Acevedo
    A young girl in Harlem discovers her love for slam poetry as a way to express herself and navigate the challenges of her conservative Dominican family.

    Xiomara Batista is a fifteen-year-old Dominican teenager living in Harlem, who loves to write poetry. Though she longs to share it with the world, her religious mother is only concerned with her ... (Wikipedia)

  6. The Kiss Quotient

    by Helen Hoang
    A heartwarming romance between a brilliant econometrician with Asperger's and a charming male escort.

    From the author of, The Bride Test, comes a romance novel hailed as one of, The Washington Post,’s 50 Notable Works of Fiction in 2018 and one of Amazon’s Top 100 Books of 2018!,“This is such a fun ... (Barnes & Noble)

  7. By the Sword

    by Mercedes Lackey
    A young woman joins a mercenary company to escape an arranged marriage and becomes embroiled in a dangerous plot.

    Granddaughter of the sorceress Kethry, daughter of a noble house, Kerowyn had been forced to run the family keep since her mother’s untimely death. Yet now at last her brother was preparing to wed, ... (Goodreads)

  8. Check, Please! Book 1: #Hockey

    by Ngozi Ukazu
    A charming graphic novel about a college freshman navigating life, love, and hockey.

    Eric Bittle may be a former junior figure skating champion, vlogger extraordinaire, and very talented amateur pâtissier, but being a freshman on the Samwell University hockey team is a whole new ... (Barnes & Noble)

  9. Spinning Silver

    by Naomi Novik
    A young woman turns silver into gold and attracts the attention of a dangerous fae king. She must use her wits to outsmart him and save her kingdom.

    Miryem is the daughter and granddaughter of moneylenders, but her father's inability to collect his debts has left his family on the edge of poverty–until Miryem takes matters into her own hands. ... (Goodreads)

  10. See Jane Score

    by Rachel Gibson
    Jane Alcott, a sports journalist, falls for the captain of the Seattle Chinooks hockey team. A fun and steamy romance novel.

    This is Jane, A little subdued. A little stubborn. A little tired of going out on blind dates with men who drive vans with sofas in the back, Jane Alcott is living the Single Girl existence in the ... (Goodreads)

  11. The Wedding Date

    by Jasmine Guillory
    A chance meeting leads to a fake wedding date, but sparks fly and they must navigate a long-distance relationship.

    A groomsman and his last-minute guest are about to discover if a fake date can go the distance in this fun and flirty multicultural romance debut by, New York Times, bestselling author Jasmine ... (Barnes & Noble)

  12. Silent in the Grave

    by Deanna Raybourn
    A Victorian-era mystery novel involving a determined female sleuth to unmask a murderer.

    "LET THE WICKED BE ASHAMED, AND LET THEM BE SILENT IN THE GRAVE." These ominous words, slashed from the pages of a book of Psalms, are the last threat that the darling of London society, Sir Edward ... (Goodreads)

  13. It Happened One Autumn

    by Lisa Kleypas
    A forbidden romance between a wealthy gentleman and a working-class woman.

    It happened at the ball., Where beautiful but bold Lillian Bowman quickly learned that her independent American ways weren't entirely "the thing." And the most disapproving of all was insufferable, ... (Goodreads)

  14. Get a Life, Chloe Brown

    by Talia Hibbert
    After a near-death experience, chronically ill Chloe Brown makes a list to live her life to the fullest, but love was not part of the plan.

    “Absolutely charming... a flawless balance of humor, heat, sweetness, and depth, and I loved every page.” – Helen Hoang, USA Today bestselling author of The Bride Test, USA TODAY BESTSELLER, A witty, ... (Barnes & Noble)

  15. Bloodline

    by Claudia Gray
    A thrilling sci-fi adventure in which a young girl fights for her freedom and her family.

    Now in her late 40s, Senator Leia Organa is frustrated by the stagnation of the New Republic 's Galactic Senate, which is troubled by inaction thanks to the rivalry of opposing factions. The ... (Wikipedia)

  16. Locked Rooms

    by Laurie R. King
    A detective solves a decades-old mystery and unravels a conspiracy of secrets.

    On their way back to Britain from India, Holmes and Russell stop at Russell's childhood home in San Francisco. As they approach San Francisco, Russell becomes more and more distracted. Holmes ... (Wikipedia)

  17. The Fairy Godmother

    by Mercedes Lackey
    A young girl's journey to uncover her mysterious past and the magical power that lies within.

    It is about a young woman named Elena, the daughter of a wealthy gentleman. After the death of her mother, her father married a devious social climber with two daughters of her own. Not long after ... (Wikipedia)

  18. Kushiel's Scion

    by Jacqueline Carey
    A young woman embarks on a perilous quest to save her kingdom from a powerful enemy.

    To find his lost mother, the mission of his foster mother and his own personal quest, he must discover who trained Phèdre nó Delaunay 's mentor, Anafiel Delaunay. Imriel de la Courcel's blood parents ... (Wikipedia)

  19. The Blue Sword

    by Robin McKinley
    A young girl embarks on an epic adventure, discovering courage, strength, and her true identity.

    This is the story of Harry Crewe, the Homelander orphan girl who becomes Harimad-sol, King's Rider, and heir to the Blue Sword, Gonturan, which no woman had wielded since the legendary Lady Aerin ... (Wikipedia)

  20. The Hating Game

    by Sally Thorne
    A lighthearted battle of wits between two enemies who eventually fall in love.

    Debut author Sally Thorne bursts on the scene with a hilarious and sexy workplace comedy all about that thin, fine line between hate and love. Nemesis (n.) 1) An opponent or rival whom a person ... (Goodreads)

  21. Kushiel's Dart

    by Jacqueline Carey
    A story of political intrigue, adventure, and forbidden love, set in a world of gods and mortals.

    The book follows Phèdre nó Delaunay's life from birth. She's born with a mote in her eye, which makes her appear inappropriate for service as a religious courtesan, but it is revealed that this is ... (Wikipedia)

  22. Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fiction and Illusions

    by Neil Gaiman
    A collection of short stories featuring mysterious characters and unexpected twists.

    In the deft hands of Neil Gaiman , magic is no mere illusion... and anything is possible. In this, Gaiman's first book of short stories, his imagination and supreme artistry transform a mundane world ... (Goodreads)

  23. Talk Me Down

    by Victoria Dahl
    A small-town librarian and a former bad boy fall in love, but their pasts threaten to tear them apart.

    Molly Jennings has one naughty little secret: her job as a bestselling erotic fiction author. Until her inspiration runs dry—thanks to a creepy ex—and it's time to skip town and move back to tiny ... (Barnes & Noble)

  24. Cetaganda

    by Lois McMaster Bujold
    Miles Vorkosigan and his cousin investigate a conspiracy on the planet Cetaganda, uncovering secrets about the ruling class.

    Previous novels referred to the Cetagandan Empire because of its occupation of Barrayar decades before the events of the first novel,, Shards of Honor, . Cetagandan soldiers of the ghem military ... (Wikipedia)

  25. The Princess Diaries

    by Meg Cabot
    A teenage girl discovers she is a princess and must navigate royal life while dealing with typical high school drama.

    Mia Thermopolis is pretty sure there's nothing worse than being a five-foot-nine, flat-chested freshman, who also happens to be flunking Algebra. Is she ever in for a surprise. First mom announces ... (Goodreads)

  26. Broken

    by Lauren Layne
    A young woman moves to New York City to start a new life, but her past comes back to haunt her. She must confront her fears and learn to trust again.

    Lauren Layne’s New Adult novel tells the story of a girl with secrets, a guy with scars, and a love that could save them both... or destroy them. When Olivia Middleton abandons the glamour of Park ... (Goodreads)

  27. World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War

    by Max Brooks
    A collection of interviews recounting tales of the zombie apocalypse.

    It has been nearly twenty years since the start of the apocalyptic worldwide pandemic known as the Zombie War, and about ten years since the war has ended in humanity's victory. The framing device ... (Wikipedia)

  28. The Thing About Love

    by Julie James
    Two FBI agents, who have a history of animosity, are forced to work together on an undercover assignment and find themselves falling in love.

    Two undercover FBI agents can hide who they are from everyone but each other in the latest novel from the, New York Times, bestselling author of, Suddenly One Summer,. FBI agents Jessica Harlow and ... (Goodreads)

  29. Winterwood

    by Shea Ernshaw
    A witch and a boy from a rival family must work together to solve the mystery of disappearing boys in the enchanted forest.

    Be careful of the dark, dark wood… Especially the woods surrounding the town of Fir Haven. Some say these woods are magical. Haunted, even. Rumored to be a witch, only Nora Walker knows the truth. ... (Goodreads)

  30. The Alice Network

    by Kate Quinn
    Two women in WWI join forces to unravel secrets of a spy network in search of a missing girl.

    The plot follows pregnant American college student Charlie St. Clair in the aftermath of World War II , as she travels around France looking for her missing cousin, Rose. Her story intersects with ... (Wikipedia)