Recommendations based on Splendorby Anna Godbersen

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  1. Envy

    by Anna Godbersen
    In the luxurious world of Manhattan's elite in the 1920s, two best friends become rivals for love and social status.

    Henry Schoonmaker, the handsome son of a wealthy tycoon, is now married to Penelope Hayes, due to her scheming. Henry refuses to even sleep in the same room as his new wife, as he remains infatuated ... (Wikipedia)

  2. Rumors

    by Anna Godbersen
    In a wealthy Long Island town, rumors spread like wildfire, revealing secrets and scandals that threaten to destroy the lives of the elite.

    The book begins with Elizabeth Holland in California with her runaway love, Will Keller. While Elizabeth is having a good time in California, her sister Diana is anything but happy. Diana is stuck in ... (Wikipedia)

  3. The Luxe

    by Anna Godbersen
    In 1899 Manhattan, society's elite are caught up in a whirlwind of scandal, secrets, and forbidden love affairs.

    Elizabeth Holland and her best friend Penelope Hayes rule Manhattan's social scene. But when Elizabeth learns her family's status is far from secure, suddenly everyone is a threat to a golden future. ... (Wikipedia)

  4. The Sweet Far Thing

    by Libba Bray
    Gemma Doyle navigates the magical realms of the Victorian era, facing challenges and betrayals in her quest for power and freedom.

    The prologue begins with two men who are searching a river in London (three years before the events of the book) for dead bodies to fence any jewelry or money left upon them. They come across the ... (Wikipedia)

  5. Mates, Dates, and Inflatable Bras

    by Cathy Hopkins
    A teenage girl navigates the ups and downs of high school, friendships, and first love.

    Everything is changing around Lucy Loverling, and a turning point is exactly what she does NOT need. Suddenly she has to make all sorts of decisions including what she wants to be. And it seems that ... (Goodreads)

  6. The House at Riverton

    by Kate Morton
    A family saga spanning generations, uncovering secrets and lies of a mysterious house.

    Ninety-eight-year-old Grace Bradley, a maid at Riverton Manor in the 1920s, has long hidden a terrible secret. A film is being made about a famous incident at Riverton when well-known poet Robbie ... (Wikipedia)

  7. My Soul to Take

    by Rachel Vincent
    Kaylee can sense when someone is about to die, and she must use her powers to save her friends from a deadly fate.

    She doesn't see dead people. She senses when someone near her is about to die. And when that happens, a force beyond her control compels her to scream bloody murder. Literally. Kaylee just wants to ... (Goodreads)

  8. The Forbidden Game

    by L.J. Smith
    A group of friends become trapped in a deadly game with a mysterious and dangerous host.

    When Jenny buys a game for her boyfriend, Tom, she finds herself inexplicably drawn to the guy behind the counter. There is something mysteriously alluring about Julian's pale eyes and bleached-blond ... (Goodreads)

  9. The Girl in the Gatehouse

    by Julie Klassen
    A young woman, Mariah, finds herself living in a gatehouse, hiding her past and falling in love with the local squire.

    Miss Mariah Aubrey, banished after a scandal, hides herself away in a long-abandoned gatehouse on the far edge of a distant relative's estate. There, she supports herself and her loyal servant the ... (Goodreads)

  10. Rebel Spring

    by Morgan Rhodes
    A rebellion against a powerful monarchy, as three unlikely heroes must come together to save their world.

    The road to power... is paved with blood and magic.,Cleo is now a prisoner in her own palace, forced to be an ambassador for Mytica as the evil King Gaius lies to her people. Magnus stands to ... (Goodreads)

  11. Heist Society

    by Ally Carter
    A group of teenage thieves join forces to pull off a daring heist.

    When Katarina Bishop was three, her parents took her on a trip to the Louvre…to case it. For her seventh birthday, Katarina and her Uncle Eddie traveled to Austria…to steal the crown jewels. When Kat ... (Goodreads)

  12. The Forgotten Garden

    by Kate Morton
    A woman's quest to uncover the secrets of her family's past, leading to a mysterious garden.

    At Nell's joyous 21st birthday party her world falls apart when her father tells her she was adopted as a 4-year-old in 1913, seemingly abandoned on an Australian wharf and unable to remember her ... (Wikipedia)

  13. The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks

    by E. Lockhart
    A teenage girl's mission to challenge the status quo, finding her own power within a boys' club.

    Frankie Landau-Banks at age 14: Debate Club. Her father's "bunny rabbit." A mildly geeky girl attending a highly competitive boarding school. Frankie Landau-Banks at age 15: A knockout figure. A ... (Goodreads)

  14. Beauty Queens

    by Libba Bray
    A group of beauty pageant contestants stranded on a desert island, learning resilience and self-reliance.

    From bestselling, Printz Award-winning author Libba Bray, the story of a plane of beauty pageant contestants that crashes on a desert island.,Teen beauty queens. A "Lost"-like island. Mysteries and ... (Barnes & Noble)

  15. The Smoke Jumper

    by Nicholas Evans
    A former fire fighter finds redemption in the wilderness, learning to love and trust again.

    In a searing novel of love and loyalty, guilt and honor, the acclaimed author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Horse Whisperer gives his millions of readers another hero… His name is Connor ... (Goodreads)

  16. The Diviners

    by Libba Bray
    In 1920s New York City, a group of young people with supernatural abilities must come together to stop a dark force from unleashing chaos on the city.

    SOMETHING DARK AND EVIL HAS AWAKENED… Evie O’Neill has been exiled from her boring old hometown and shipped off to the bustling streets of New York City—and she is pos-i-tute-ly ecstatic. It’s 1926, ... (Goodreads)

  17. Dreams of Joy

    by Lisa See
    A young woman's journey to discover her Chinese roots, only to find unexpected truth and tragedy.

    Dreams of Joy is organized in four sections—The Tiger Leaps, The Rabbit Dodges, The Dog Grins, and The Dragon Rises. Joy is the Tiger – romantic, artistic, rash, and impulsive. In this novel, unlike ... (Wikipedia)

  18. Nights in Rodanthe

    by Nicholas Sparks
    Two strangers find solace in an unlikely romance while weathering a fierce storm.

    The story begins in 2002 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina . Adrienne Willis, a part-time librarian and divorced mother of three, is helping her daughter, Amanda, cope with depression. Amanda is having ... (Wikipedia)

  19. Wicked Lovely

    by Melissa Marr
    A teenager's struggle to survive in a world of faeries, where she must choose between love or duty.

    Rule #3: Don't stare at invisible faeries. Aislinn has always seen faeries. Powerful and dangerous, they walk hidden in the mortal world. Aislinn fears their cruelty - especially if they learn of her ... (Goodreads)

  20. The Distant Hours

    by Kate Morton
    A woman unravels the secrets of a distant castle, uncovering a family mystery.

    A long lost letter arrives in the post and Edie Burchill finds herself on a journey to Milderhurst Castle, a great but moldering old house, where the Blythe spinsters live and where her mother was ... (Goodreads)

  21. My Cousin Rachel

    by Daphne du Maurier
    A young man's journey of suspicion and intrigue, searching for the truth about his mysterious cousin.

    Ambrose Ashley is the owner of a large country estate on the Cornish coast and has been guardian to his orphaned cousin Philip since he was three years old. On Sundays, Philip's godfather , Nick ... (Wikipedia)

  22. Gemina

    by Amie Kaufman
    Sci-fi adventure of a crew of misfits, stranded on a mysterious space station.

    Moving to a space station at the edge of the galaxy was always going to be the death of Hanna’s social life. Nobody said it might actually get her killed. The sci-fi saga that began with the breakout ... (Goodreads)

  23. Shanghai Girls

    by Lisa See
    Two sisters navigate the turmoil of 1930s Shanghai, while struggling to protect each other.

    Shanghai Girls is divided into three parts: Fate, Fortune, and Destiny. Here See treats Chinese immigration from a personal view through Pearl's narration. In, On Gold Mountain, she objectively ... (Wikipedia)

  24. The Secret of the Old Clock

    by Carolyn Keene
    A teenage girl uses her sleuthing skills to solve a decades-old mystery.

    Nancy, unaided, seeks to find a missing will. To the surprise of many, the Topham family will inherit wealthy Josiah Crowley's fortune, instead of deserving relatives and friends who were promised ... (Goodreads)

  25. Still Me

    by Jojo Moyes
    Louisa Clark moves to New York City to start a new life and faces challenges that test her identity and relationships.

    From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Jojo Moyes, a new book featuring her iconic heroine of, Me Before You, and, After You, Louisa Clark. Louisa Clark arrives in New York ready to start a ... (Goodreads)

  26. Plain Truth

    by Jodi Picoult
    A young Amish woman faces the consequences of a difficult decision, navigating the boundaries of faith, justice, and freedom.

    The novel recounts the story of how a dead infant found on an Amish farm rocks the entire community. As the police investigate the death, they discover that the baby was not stillborn , but instead ... (Wikipedia)

  27. Last Sacrifice

    by Richelle Mead
    A teenage girl must battle to protect her kingdom and save her loved ones from a powerful enemy.

    The novel begins with Rose in her prison cell contemplating the charges brought against her and occasionally using the bond to slip into Lissa's mind to view goings-on at Court. During Queen ... (Wikipedia)

  28. Secrets She Left Behind

    by Diane Chamberlain
    A woman's suicide leaves her sister and daughter to uncover the secrets of her past. A story of love, loss, and family secrets.

    One afternoon, single mother Sara Weston says that she's going to the store—and never returns. In her absence, she leaves her teenage son alone with his damaged past and a legacy of secrets.,Keith ... (Barnes & Noble)

  29. Blood Promise

    by Richelle Mead
    An epic adventure to protect a friend, as two worlds clash and an ancient prophecy is fulfilled.

    In Blood Promise , Rose leaves St. Vladimir's Academy to go after Dimitri, who has become Strigoi, and kill him. The only clue she has is that he might be somewhere in Siberia. After meeting an ... (Wikipedia)

  30. The Lottery and Other Stories

    by Shirley Jackson
    A collection of short stories exploring the dark side of human nature and society's norms.

    The Lottery , one of the most terrifying stories written in this century, created a sensation when it was first published in The New Yorker . "Power and haunting," and "nights of unrest" were typical ... (Goodreads)