Recommendations based on Confessions of a Jane Austen Addictby Laurie Viera Rigler

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  1. The Man of My Dreams

    by Curtis Sittenfeld
    Hannah Gavener navigates through her relationships with men, family, and herself in this coming-of-age novel.

    Hannah Gavener is fourteen in the summer of 1991. In the magazines she reads, celebrities plan elaborate weddings; in Hannah’s own life, her parents’ marriage is crumbling. And somewhere in between ... (Goodreads)

  2. Mr. Darcy Takes a Wife: Pride and Prejudice Continues

    by Linda Berdoll
    Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy reconcile to start a family amidst the social pressures of Victorian England.

    What readers are saying about, Mr. Darcy Takes a Wife,:,"This is such a treat!","An overheated potboiler of a bodice ripper.","I want more!","Jane Austen is turning over in her grave.","Exceptional! ... (Barnes & Noble)

  3. Mr. Darcy's Diary

    by Amanda Grange
    A reimagining of Pride and Prejudice seen through the perspective of Mr. Darcy.

    Monday 9th September,"I left London today and met Bingley at Netherfield Park. I had forgotten what good company he is; always ready to be pleased and always cheerful. After my difficult summer, it ... (Barnes & Noble)

  4. The Last Little Blue Envelope

    by Maureen Johnson
    Ginny receives a final envelope from her deceased aunt, leading her on a journey to find closure and love.

    Ginny Blackstone thought that the biggest adventure of her life was behind her. She spent last summer traveling around Europe, following the tasks her aunt Peg laid out in a series of letters before ... (Goodreads)

  5. Baltimore Blues

    by Laura Lippman
    Private investigator Tess Monaghan investigates the disappearance of a wealthy businessman's mistress in Baltimore.

    In a city where someone is murdered almost every day, attorney Michael Abramowitz's death should be just another statistic. But the slain lawyer's notoriety—and his taste for illicit midday ... (Goodreads)

  6. The Graveyard Book

    by Neil Gaiman
    A young boy's journey through a graveyard, learning the secrets of the dead.

    The story begins as the man Jack murders most of the members of a family (later revealed to be the Dorian family) except for the toddler upstairs. Unknown to him, the toddler has climbed out of his ... (Wikipedia)

  7. Living Dead in Dallas

    by Charlaine Harris
    A vampire detective novel, exploring a mystery that has its roots in the supernatural.

    This book opens with Sookie Stackhouse finding the dead body of Lafayette in the backseat of Andy Bellefleur 's car, which had been left at Merlotte's the night before. Sookie learns that her friend ... (Wikipedia)

  8. The Girl Who Stopped Swimming

    by Joshilyn Jackson
    A young girl's death in a backyard pool leads to family secrets being uncovered.

    Laurel Gray Hawthorne needs to make things pretty, whether she's helping her mother make sure the literal family skeleton stays in the closet or turning scraps of fabric into nationally acclaimed art ... (Barnes & Noble)

  9. Before Green Gables

    by Budge Wilson
    A prequel to "Anne of Green Gables" that explores the early life of orphan Anne Shirley before she arrived at Green Gables.

    A must-read for generations of book lovers. This remarkable and heart-warming prequel to the classic Anne of Green Gables was specially authorized by L.M. Montgomery's heirs to celebrate the 100th ... (Goodreads)

  10. Promises

    by Marie Sexton
    A gay romance novel about a man who has given up on love and a man who is determined to make him believe in it again.

    Jared Thomas has lived his whole life in the small mountain town of Coda, Colorado. He can't imagine living anywhere else. Unfortunately, the only other gay man in town is twice his age and used to ... (Goodreads)

  11. The Madness Underneath

    by Maureen Johnson
    After surviving a ghost attack, Rory returns to London and becomes entangled in a new mystery involving a secret society and a dangerous ghost.

    After her near-fatal run-in with the Jack the Ripper copycat, Rory Deveaux has been living in Bristol under the close watch of her parents. So when her therapist suddenly suggests she return to ... (Goodreads)

  12. City of Dark Magic

    by Magnus Flyte
    A young musicologist travels to Prague to study Beethoven's manuscripts, but uncovers a sinister plot involving time travel, alchemy, and murder.

    Cosmically fast-paced and wildly imaginative, this debut novel is a perfect potion of magic and suspense, Once a city of enormous wealth and culture, Prague was home to emperors, alchemists, ... (Goodreads)

  13. Tigers in Red Weather

    by Liza Klaussmann
    A family saga set in post-WWII America, exploring the dark secrets and desires of two cousins and their families.

    Nick and her cousin, Helena, have grown up sharing sultry summer heat, sunbleached boat docks, and midnight gin parties on Martha's Vineyard in a glorious old family estate known as Tiger House. In ... (Goodreads)

  14. Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist

    by M.C. Beaton
    Agatha Raisin investigates the murder of a tourist in a Cotswold village. Her investigation leads to unexpected twists and turns.

    Cold-blooded murder heats up Agatha's summer holiday! Agatha travels to Cyprus, only to contend with her estranged fiance, an egregious group of truly terrible tourists, and a string of murders...In ... (Goodreads)

  15. Before I Met You

    by Lisa Jewell
    A young woman moves to London to uncover the secrets of her grandmother's past and discovers a world of jazz, glamour, and forbidden love.

    After her grandmother Arlette's death, Betty is finally ready to begin her life. She had forfeited university, parties, boyfriends, summer jobs - all the usual preoccupations of a woman her age - in ... (Goodreads)

  16. Catering to Nobody

    by Diane Mott Davidson
    A caterer becomes a sleuth after a client dies from her food. A cozy mystery with recipes included.

    MEET THE CATERER WHO WHIPPED UP THE MULTIMILLION-COPY MYSTERY SERIES– AS GOLDY SOLVES HER FIRST MURDER! Diane Mott Davidson’s winning recipe of first-class suspense and five-star fare has won her and ... (Goodreads)

  17. The Afterlife of Holly Chase

    by Cynthia Hand
    Holly Chase, a selfish and cynical teenager, is visited by three ghosts on Christmas Eve to teach her the true meaning of life and death.

    Before I Fall meets “bah, humbug” in this contemporary YA reimagining of A Christmas Carol from New York Times bestselling author Cynthia Hand. On Christmas Eve five years ago, seventeen-year-old ... (Barnes & Noble)

  18. Thornhill

    by Pam Smy
    Parallel stories of a girl in an orphanage and a boy in a modern house, connected by a dark secret. Told through diary entries and illustrations.

    Parallel stories set in different times, one told in prose and one in pictures, converge as a girl unravels the mystery of the abandoned Thornhill Institute next door., 1982: Mary is a lonely orphan ... (Barnes & Noble)

  19. The Complete Anne of Green Gables 8-Book Box Set

    by L.M. Montgomery
    Follow the life of Anne Shirley, an imaginative and talkative orphan, as she grows up on Prince Edward Island.

    Favorites for nearly 100 years, these classic novels follow the adventures of the spirited redhead Anne Shirley, who comes to stay at Green Gables and wins the hearts of everyone she meets. Includes ... (Goodreads)

  20. Fever

    by Mary Beth Keane
    A young Irish immigrant in early 20th century New York becomes a typhoid carrier, causing a public health crisis and personal turmoil.

    From the bestselling author of, Ask Again, Yes,, a novel about the woman known as “Typhoid Mary,” who becomes, “in Keane’s assured hands...a sympathetic, complex, and even inspiring character” (,O, ... (Barnes & Noble)

  21. Child of the Prophecy

    by Juliet Marillier
    A young woman must navigate political intrigue and magical forces to fulfill a prophecy and save her people.

    Fainne is a sorcerer's daughter growing up in Kerry. Her mother, Niamh ( Son of the Shadows ) had drowned in the sea when Fainne was quite young, her father Ciarán, the son of Lady Oonagh ( Daughter ... (Wikipedia)

  22. The Leper of Saint Giles

    by Ellis Peters
    Brother Cadfael investigates the murder of a leper and uncovers a web of deceit and betrayal in medieval England.

    The story takes place over four days in October 1139. Shrewsbury Abbey is scheduled to host the wedding of Baron Huon de Domville and Lady Iveta de Massard. Brother Cadfael, while restocking ... (Wikipedia)

  23. Death of a Gossip

    by M.C. Beaton
    A small Scottish village is rocked by the murder of a gossip columnist. Detective Hamish Macbeth investigates.

    Eight people of varied background meet in the fictional village of Lochdubh in Northern Scotland . They attend the Lochdubh School of Casting : Salmon and Trout Fishing, owned and operated by John ... (Wikipedia)

  24. The Invisible Ring

    by Anne Bishop
    A young slave girl discovers she has magical powers and must navigate a dangerous world of politics and power struggles.

    A prequel set in the "dark and sensual world" (11th Hour) of the national bestselling, Black Jewels Trilogy,. Jared is a Red-Jeweled Warlord bound as a pleasure slave by the Ring of Obedience. After ... (Goodreads)

  25. The One Man

    by Andrew Gross
    A WWII spy mission to uncover secrets of the Nazis' nuclear program.

    1944. Physics professor Alfred Mendl is separated from his family and sent to the men’s camp, where all of his belongings are tossed on a roaring fire. His books, his papers, his life’s work. The ... (Goodreads)

  26. The House at Tyneford

    by Natasha Solomons
    A story of forbidden love and self-discovery in the backdrop of a grand estate.

    It's the spring of 1938 and no longer safe to be a Jew in Vienna. Nineteen-year-old Elise Landau is forced to leave her glittering life of parties and champagne to become a parlor maid in England. ... (Goodreads)

  27. The Book of Air and Shadows

    by Michael Gruber
    A literary thriller about a lost Shakespeare manuscript and the dangerous secrets it holds.

    Set concurrently in the 17th century and the current century, the novel is an intriguing and complex thriller based around the mystery of William Shakespeare . Jake Mishkin, a lonely and troubled ... (Wikipedia)

  28. True Evil

    by Greg Iles
    A prosecutor uncovers a dark secret about a respected doctor, leading to a dangerous game of cat and mouse.

    Dr. Chris Shepard, a busy young doctor in Natchez, Mississippi, has never seen his new patient Alex Morse before. But the attractive young woman with the scarred face has come to Dr. Shepards office ... (Goodreads)

  29. The Flight of Gemma Hardy

    by Margot Livesey
    A modern retelling of Jane Eyre, following Gemma Hardy's journey from an orphanage to a Scottish estate.

    The resonant story of a young woman’s struggle to take charge of her own future, The Flight of Gemma Hardy is a modern take on a classic story—Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre —that will fascinate ... (Barnes & Noble)

  30. The Sherlockian

    by Graham Moore
    A literary mystery that follows two parallel stories, one about the death of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and the other about a modern-day Sherlockian society.

    Hurtling from present day New York to Victorian London,, The Sherlockian, weaves the history of Sherlock Holmes and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle into an inspired and entertaining double mystery that proves ... (Barnes & Noble)