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J'nell Ciesielski

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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 · 11,747 ratings · 2,823 reviews · 12 distinct works • Similar authors

	Beauty Among Ruins 4.02 avg rating — 2,395 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 — 1,977 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 — 1,960 ratings — published 2020 — 11 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 — 935 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 — 1,012 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 3.77 avg rating — 669 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 4.26 avg rating — 448 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) 4.03 avg rating — 339 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) 4.26 avg rating — 111 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
	The Socialite: by J'nell Ciesielski by J'nell Ciesielski (Goodreads Author), Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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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The Royal Windsor Secret

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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.”
― J'nell Ciesielski, Among the Poppies

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