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Bestselling author J’nell Ciesielski has a passion for heart-stopping adventure and sweeping love stories while weaving fresh takes into romances of times gone by. When not creating dashing heroes and daring heroines, she can be found dreaming of Scotland, indulging in chocolate of any kind, or watching old black and white movies. She is a member of the Tall Poppy Writers and lives in Virginia with her husband, daughter, and lazy beagle. Learn more at www.jnellciesielski.com.
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Average rating: 3.9 · 12,239 ratings · 2,886 reviews · 12 distinct works • Similar authors

	Beauty Among Ruins 4.02 avg rating — 2,448 ratings — published 2021 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ice Swan 3.92 avg rating — 2,060 ratings — published 2021 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Socialite 3.81 avg rating — 2,018 ratings — published 2020 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Among the Poppies 4.27 avg rating — 942 ratings — published 2018 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Brilliance of Stars (Jack and Ivy, #1) 3.59 avg rating — 1,057 ratings — published 2022 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Winged Tiara 3.76 avg rating — 711 ratings — published 2024 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Songbird and the Spy 4.25 avg rating — 452 ratings — published 2018 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	To Free the Stars (Jack and Ivy, #2) 4.02 avg rating — 364 ratings — published 2023 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Highlanders by J'nell Ciesielski (Goodreads Author), Naomi Dawn Musch (Goodreads Author), Jennifer Lamont Leo (Goodreads Author), Janet S. Grunst (Goodreads Author) 4.28 avg rating — 114 ratings — published 2019 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Genghis Khan: Life, Death, and Resurrection

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My Lady's Choosing

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One madcap of a murder! I'm here for all things high society and Great Gatsby and this did not disappoint. Walsh adds a humorous dash to real life socialites as they sneak around trying to solve a murder before another one of them gets bumped off. Cl ...more
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God of Death, the underworld, fighting immortality, battered and scarred lovers finding purpose. What's not to love. The bloated word count, that's what. This book could be cut in half and not make a different to the plot which I got completely lost ...more
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Webb does it again with another superbly researched and richly detailed slice of history. The Hope Diamond has long and fascinating history of curses, socialites, royalty, and death. All the perfect ingredients to a story! I loved learning the little ...more
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“And I keep quiet so they won’t see
the missing pieces. (Alec MacGregor)”
― J'nell Ciesielski, Beauty Among Ruins

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“I want to hold you every night knowing you belong only to me, and someday when we’re old and gray and after I’ve taken you to every little dot on the map you wish to see, I want you to tell me that there’s no place on earth you’d rather be than in my arms.”
― J'nell Ciesielski, Among the Poppies

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“William was far from settling. He was a man worth striving for.”
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