18 books like All That is Beautiful

What to read after All That is Beautiful — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

Zeluco Moore, John, 1729-1802 · 1789 · 560p · ≈ 18h · Challenging Shares Gothic fiction with this book.

Women, or, Pour et contre

Women, or, Pour et contre Charles Robert Maturin · 1818 Shares Gothic fiction with this book.

Echoes from the past Marjorie McEvoy · 1979 · ★ 3.9 · 185p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Shares Gothic fiction with this book.

The mysterious warning

The mysterious warning Eliza Parsons · 1796 · 388p · ≈ 12h · Challenging "The good old Count Renaud is dead, and his will makes the degenerate Rhodophil his heir, disinheriting his other son Ferdinand, who has married against his father's wishes. Rhodophil promises to share his new riches with his younger brother and his wife Claudina, but Ferdinand hears a mysterious voice from beyond the grave, warning him to flee his brother and his wife to save himself from sin… Shares Gothic fiction

Secret by the Lake Louise Douglas · 2015 · 400p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Amy's always felt like something’s been missing in her life, but as a nanny for the Laurent family - Julia, Alain, Viviane - she feels complete. So Amy wouldn’t think of leaving them when a sudden tragedy forces them to move from France to the small lakeside cottage in the isolated Somerset village where Julia grew up. But there’s something strange about the cottage by the lake. This is… Shares Gothic fiction

The Duchess Disappeared Barbara Cartland · 1979 · 160p · ≈ 5h · Moderate "Where have you been, Miss Windham?" The Duke of Strathrannock spoke so harshly that Fiona was startled. "I have...." she began feebly. "Do not bother to lie!" he said furiously. "Have you had enough lovemaking tonight or are you looking for more?" To her astonishment, he pulled her roughly into his arms, and kissed her with lips hard and possessive. "I must struggle. I must free… Shares Gothic fiction

The Death of Jane Lawrence Caitlin Starling · 2021 · ★ 3.2 · 352p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Shares Gothic fiction with this book.

Wide is the water Jane Aiken Hodge · 1981 · ★ 5.0 · 240p · ≈ 8h · Moderate 2nd book in the Purchas/Purchis saga. At the end of Judas Flowering, Hart and Mercy were reunited and preparing to marry. Wide is the Water opens with Hart leaving Mercy to find his cousins in New England while he returns to fight. Shares Gothic fiction

Danger at Dahlkari Jennifer Wilde · 1975 · ★ 4.4 · 264p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Lauren Gray leaves England for exotic India after finishing school, but on the way her caravan is attacked by ritual murderers and her life barely saved, she begins her great adventure. Shares Gothic fiction

Nichts ist stärker als die Liebe Danielle Steel · 1981 · ★ 4.1 · 319p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Een jonge vrouw die door het vergaan van de Titanic in 1912 ouders en verloofde verliest, neemt de zorg voor haar broertjes en zusjes op zich. Shares Titanic

Syndromes of Corruption Michael Johnston · 2005 · 282p · ≈ 9h · Moderate A sophisticated analysis of four main types of corruption in developed and developing countries. Shares Corruption

The Fire of Love Barbara Cartland · 1964 · ★ 3.5 · 224p · ≈ 7h · Moderate The Malevolent Legacy The mysterious Lady Lynche's dying wish was that her small son be returned to Lynche Castle where he could claim his inheritance. Lovely Carina Warner, alone and penniless, agreed to accompany him despite misgivings. What she would discover at Lynche Castle would more than justify her fears. Along with their dreadful secret, the ancient walls held a darkly handsome… Shares Gothic fiction

Sharp Teeth Toby Barlow · 2007 · ★ 3.9 · 312p · ≈ 10h · Moderate An ancient race of lycanthropes has survived to the present day, and its numbers are growing as the initiated convince L.A.'s down and out to join their pack. Paying no heed to moons, full or otherwise, they change from human to canine at will—and they're bent on domination at any cost.Caught in the middle are Anthony, a kind-hearted, besotted dogcatcher, and the girl he loves, a female werewolf… Shares Deception

Castle of Wolfenbach Eliza Parsons · 1793 · 203p · ≈ 6h · Challenging Matilda Weimar flees her lecherous and incestuous uncle and seeks refuge in the ancient Castle of Wolfenbach. Among the castle's abandoned chambers, Matilda will discover the horrifying mystery of the missing Countess of Wolfenbach. But when her uncle tracks her down, can she escape his despicable intentions? --www.valancourtbooks.com. Shares Gothic fiction

A Sicilian Romance Ann Radcliffe · 2008 · 148p · ≈ 4h · Light Shares Gothic fiction with this book.

A Sicilian Romance Ann Radcliffe · 2009 · 172p · ≈ 5h · Moderate A Sicilian Romance begins when a tourist meets a local monk at the crumbling ruins of the castle Mazzini. The monk invites her to the monastery to view a manuscript that records the mysterious happenings that occurred hundreds of years ago in the once-great castle. The manuscript tells of the plight of two sisters, Julia and Emilia Mazzini, who, after the return of their tyrannical father,… Shares Gothic fiction

You Have Chosen Denise Robins · 1938 · 126p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Toni tried to boy love, but she didn't know the price would be so high... Toni Kenyon was young and pretty and passionately fond of all that life had to offer, but at this particular moment it seemed to offer nothing but unhappiness. For her best friend Helena had become engaged to the most wonderful man Toni had ever met. Nicholas Brendon; but Toni knew she was marrying him not for love, but… Shares Gothic fiction

American Tabloid

American Tabloid James Ellroy · 1995 · ★ 4.3 · 571p · ≈ 19h · Moderate We are behind, and below, the scenes of JFK's Presidential election, the Bay of Pigs, the assassination - in the underworld that connects Miami, Los Angeles, Chicago, D.C.... Where the CIA, the Mob, J. Edgar Hoover, Howard Hughes, Jimmy Hoffa, Cuban political exiles and various loose cannons conspire in a covert anarchy... Where the right drugs, the right amount of cash, the right murder, buys a… Shares Corruption

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