Books like American Queen

American Queen by Sierra Simone reads as passionate, provocative. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

No Gentle Love

Rebecca Brandewyne · 1982

Shares the romance + vornate thread

69% genome match

Bold Conquest

Virginia Henley · 1983

Shares the romance + vornate thread

69% genome match

Salomé

Oscar Wilde · 1893

Shares the romance + vornate thread

69% genome match

Captive Prince

C. S. Pacat · 2013

Shares the romance + vornate thread

69% genome match

Almost Heaven

Judith McNaught · 1990

Shares the romance + vornate thread

69% genome match

Venus in Furs

Leopold Ritter von Sacher-Masoch · 1997

Shares the romance + vornate thread

69% genome match

Petals on the River

Kathleen E. Woodiwiss · 1997

Shares the romance + vornate thread

69% genome match

Whisper to Me of Love

Shirlee Busbee · 1991

Shares the romance + vornate thread

69% genome match

Captive Ecstasy

Elaine Barbieri · 1981

Shares the romance + vornate thread

70% genome match

Il gioco

Milo Manara · 1985

Shares the romance + vornate thread

69% genome match

Dark Lover

J. R. Ward · 2005

Shares the romance + vornate thread

69% genome match

The Sheik

E. M. Hull · 1919

Shares the romance + vornate thread

69% genome match