Books like 'The Escape'
Readers who enjoyed The Escape by David Macinnis Gill also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.
historical fantasy young adult science fiction military multicultural
-
The Winner's Kiss by Marie Rutkoski
Some kisses come at a price. War has begun. Arin is in the thick of it with untrustworthy new allies and the empire as his enemy. Though he has convinced himself that he no longer loves Kestrel, Arin hasn’t forgotten her, or how she became exactly the kind of person he has always despised...Categorized as:
military magic futuristic fantasy young adult from hate to love suspense forbidden love -
![Accomplishments of the Duke's Daughter Vol. 3 by Reia, Hazuki Futaba]()
Accomplishments of the Duke's Daughter Vol. 3 by Reia, Hazuki Futaba
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsIt's hard to get a happy ending when you're stuck in a game--as the antagonist! Iris, an otome game addict with no time for romance, gets hit by a truck after getting out of work--but instead of dying, she finds herself in the world of a game she'd played just hours earlier. However, she's not reborn as the game's protagonist, the main heartthrob of the harem...Categorized as:
military historical young adult ancient times fantasy mystery legends & fairy tales steampunk -
![]()
![]()
Sponsored links -
![The Blood Gift by N.E. Davenport]()
The Blood Gift by N.E. Davenport
In this stunning conclusion to N. E. Davenport’s fast-paced, action-packed sci-fantasy duology, elite warrior Ikenna and her rogue cohort must outrun bounty hunters, their former comrades, and a megalomaniacal demi-god, all in the hopes of saving their friends and enemies from the racist and misogynistic oppression that threatens the continents from all sides... -
![A Torch Against the Night by Sabaa Tahir]()
A Torch Against the Night by Sabaa Tahir
Elias and Laia are running for their lives. After the events of the Fourth Trial, Martial soldiers hunt the two fugitives as they flee the city of Serra and undertake a perilous journey through the heart of the Empire. Laia is determined to break into Kauf—the Empire’s most secure and dangerous prison—to save her brother, who is the key to the Scholars’ survival... -
-
![A Sky Beyond the Storm by Sabaa Tahir]()
A Sky Beyond the Storm by Sabaa Tahir
Prepare for the jaw-dropping finale of Sabaa Tahir's beloved New York Times bestselling An Ember in the Ashes fantasy series, and discover: Who will survive the storm?Picking up just a few months after A Reaper at the Gates left off...The long-imprisoned jinn are on the attack, wreaking bloody havoc in villages and cities alike... -
![Guardians of Time by Sarah Woodbury]()
Guardians of Time by Sarah Woodbury
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsChristmas 1292. Time travel has meant many things to Meg, David, and Anna over the years. But regardless of the circumstances, it has always been about saving lives: their own, their family members’, their friends’. This time, it’s a combination of all three. Guardians of Time is the ninth book in the After Cilmeri series... -
![Rowan Wood Legends by Olivia Wildenstein]()
Rowan Wood Legends by Olivia Wildenstein
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsSOME LEGENDS ARE BETTER LEFT UNTOLD. I wasn’t the sort of girl who believed in fairytales, let alone tales about faeries. But that changed the day Faeries came to my small town and Hunters rose from their graves. On that fateful day, I received a book, a peculiar collection of myths and legends. Turns out it was so much more than stories... -
![His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik]()
His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik
Aerial combat brings a thrilling new dimension to the Napoleonic Wars as valiant warriors ride mighty fighting dragons, bred for size or speed. When HMS Reliant captures a French frigate and seizes the precious cargo, an unhatched dragon egg, fate sweeps Captain Will Laurence from his seafaring life into an uncertain future – and an unexpected kinship with a most extraordinary creature... -
![Exiles in Time by Sarah Woodbury]()
Exiles in Time by Sarah Woodbury
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTwo years in Afghanistan; four years working for MI-5, the British security service; and the death of both of his parents from cancer. At the age of thirty-four, Callum thought he’d experienced the worst that life could throw at him. That is, until his boss ordered him to open a buried file on his desk and to take it seriously...Categorized as:
military multicultural contemporary time travel medieval historical paranormal fantasy -
![Witch's Cauldron by Ella Summers]()
Witch's Cauldron by Ella Summers
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsSomething wicked is brewing in New York. “A month ago, I watched in horror as six of my fellow initiates died after sipping the Nectar of the gods, a heavenly drink that either grants you magical powers or kills you. I can’t believe I’m coming back for seconds.” Leda Pierce has survived the gods’ first test and gained entry into the Legion of Angels, but the fight is far from over... -
![The Bronzed Beasts by Roshani Chokshi]()
The Bronzed Beasts by Roshani Chokshi
In love they breathed. In destiny they believed. In the end, will divinity be their demise?After Séverin's seeming betrayal, the crew is fractured. Armed with only a handful of hints, Enrique, Laila, Hypnos and Zofia must find their way through the snarled, haunted waterways of Venice, Italy to locate Séverin...Categorized as:
multicultural fantasy young adult historical magic urban fantasy mystery friends to lovers -
![A Far Wilder Magic by Allison Saft]()
A Far Wilder Magic by Allison Saft
When Margaret Welty spots the legendary hala, the last living mythical creature, she knows the Halfmoon Hunt will soon follow. Whoever is able to kill the hala will earn fame and riches, and unlock an ancient magical secret. If Margaret wins the hunt, it may finally bring her mother home. While Margaret is the best sharpshooter in town, only teams of two can register, and she needs an alchemist...Categorized as:
multicultural fantasy young adult magic historical from hate to love science fiction paranormal -
![The Queen Is Dead by Kate Locke]()
The Queen Is Dead by Kate Locke
When her brother Val gets in over his head in an investigation of Half-Blood disappearances and goes missing himself, it's up to Xandra, newly crowned Goblin Queen, to get him back and bring the atrocities to light...Categorized as:
military fantasy historical science fiction vampires shapeshifters mystery young adult -
![Legacy by Lois McMaster Bujold]()
Legacy by Lois McMaster Bujold
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsOne of the most respected writers in the field of speculative fiction, Lois McMaster Bujold has won numerous accolades and awards, including the Nebula and Locus Awards as well as the fantasy and science fiction genre’s most prestigious honor, the Hugo Award for Best Novel, four times (most recently for Paladin of Souls)... -
-
![Never a Hero by Vanessa Len]()
Never a Hero by Vanessa Len
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsThis sequel to the contemporary fantasy Only a Monster will take Joan deeper into the monster world, where treacherous secrets and even more danger await. Despite all of the odds, Joan achieved the impossible. She reset the timeline, saved her family – and destroyed the hero, Nick. But her success has come at a terrible cost. She alone remembers what happened...Categorized as:
multicultural fantasy young adult paranormal contemporary monsters urban fantasy time travel -
![Nevernight by Jay Kristoff]()
Nevernight by Jay Kristoff
In a land where three suns almost never set, a fledgling killer joins a school of assassins, seeking vengeance against the powers who destroyed her family.Daughter of an executed traitor, Mia Corvere is barely able to escape her father’s failed rebellion with her life... -
![The Winner's Crime by Marie Rutkoski]()
The Winner's Crime by Marie Rutkoski
There is an alternate cover edition for this ASIN here.Following your heart can be a crimeA royal wedding means one celebration after another: balls, fireworks, and revelry until dawn. But to Kestrel it means living in a cage of her own making. As the wedding approaches, she aches to tell Arin the truth about her engagement: that she agreed to marry the crown prince in exchange for Arin's freedom... -
![A Kingdom Besieged by Raymond E. Feist]()
A Kingdom Besieged by Raymond E. Feist
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsPlagued by rumour and instability. the Kingdom is losing spies in Kesh, disappearing - either murdered, or turned to the enemy side. Information has become scant and unreliable; but dark forces are coming. The Keshian Confederacy is assembling under an old enemy in new guise., and powerful magician Pug's youngest son brings new apprentices into the family... -
![Vampire's Kiss by Ella Summers]()
Vampire's Kiss by Ella Summers
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 44 ratingsOnce you sip the Nectar of the gods, there’s no going back. Leda Pierce is working as a paranormal bounty hunter on the Frontier, the dividing line between human civilization and the plains of monsters. Life is simple and the pay modest, but at least she has her family. That is, until a vampire hunt goes wrong and her brother goes missing, captured by the dark angels of hell... -
![The Brass Queen by Elizabeth Chatsworth]()
The Brass Queen by Elizabeth Chatsworth
In 1897, a fiery British aristocrat and an inept US spy search for a stolen invisibility serum that could spark a global war.Miss Constance Haltwhistle is the last in a line of blue-blooded rogue inventors. Selling exotic firearms under her alias, the ‘Brass Queen,’ has kept her baronial estate’s coffers full...Categorized as:
multicultural fantasy steampunk historical science fiction victorian humor young adult -
![Phoenix and Ashes by Mercedes Lackey]()
Phoenix and Ashes by Mercedes Lackey
Mercedes Lackey's magical Elemental Masters series recasts familiar fairy tales in a richly-imagined alternate Victorian worldEleanor Robinson’s life had shattered when Father volunteered for the Great War, leaving her alone with a woman he had just married...Categorized as:
military fantasy magic historical urban fantasy legends & fairy tales paranormal young adult -
![The Bright and Breaking Sea by Chloe Neill]()
The Bright and Breaking Sea by Chloe Neill
Chloe Neill brings her trademark wit and wild sense of adventure to a stunning seafaring fantasy starring a dauntless heroine in a world of magic and treachery. Kit Brightling, rescued as a foundling and raised in a home for talented girls, has worked hard to rise through the ranks of the Isles' Crown Command and become one of the few female captains in Queen Charlotte's fleet... -
![The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu]()
The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsOne of the Time 100 Best Fantasy Books Of All TimeTwo men rebel together against tyranny—and then become rivals—in this first sweeping book of an epic fantasy series from Ken Liu, recipient of Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy awards.Wily, charming Kuni Garu, a bandit, and stern, fearless Mata Zyndu, the son of a deposed duke, seem like polar opposites...Categorized as:
military fantasy historical magic legends & fairy tales steampunk science fiction war -
![Clockwork Heart by Dru Pagliassotti]()
Clockwork Heart by Dru Pagliassotti
A steampunkish romantic fantasy set in Ondinium, a city that beats to the ticking of a clockwork heart. Taya, a metal-winged courier, can travel freely across the city's sectors and mingle indiscriminately among its castes. A daring mid-air rescue leads to involvement with two scions of an upperclass family and entanglement in a web of terrorism, loyalty, murder, and secrets...Categorized as:
military science fiction steampunk magic love triangle strong heroine paranormal dystopian -
-
![Cinderella Is Dead by Kalynn Bayron]()
Cinderella Is Dead by Kalynn Bayron
It’s 200 years after Cinderella found her prince, but the fairy tale is over. Teen girls are now required to appear at the Annual Ball, where the men of the kingdom select wives based on a girl’s display of finery. If a suitable match is not found, the girls not chosen are never heard from again...Categorized as:
multicultural young adult legends & fairy tales fantasy futuristic dystopian magic f-f -
![The Legend of the Bloodstone by E.B. Brown]()
The Legend of the Bloodstone by E.B. Brown
Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIn 2012, a woman cuts her hand and picks up a strange colored stone - Suddenly she is staring into the eyes of an angry Powhatan warrior. And the only town nearby is Jamestown, circa 1622. Maggie McMillan wakes up one day as a college student, yet ends the day in 1622...Categorized as:
multicultural contemporary young adult time travel magic paranormal fantasy legends & fairy tales -
![Song of Blood & Stone by L. Penelope]()
Song of Blood & Stone by L. Penelope
L. Penelope's Song of Blood & Stone is a treacherous, thrilling, epic fantasy about an outcast drawn into a war between two powerful rulers. The kingdoms of Elsira and Lagrimar have been separated for centuries by the Mantle, a magical veil that has enforced a tremulous peace between the two lands...Categorized as:
multicultural historical fantasy young adult magic paranormal science fiction new adult -
![Strike the Zither by Joan He]()
Strike the Zither by Joan He
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsAn epic YA fantasy about found family, rivals, and identity, from New York Times and Indie bestselling author Joan He, inspired by Three Kingdoms, one of the Four Classics of Chinese Literature.The year is 414 of the Xin Dynasty, and chaos abounds. A puppet empress is on the throne. The realm has fractured into three factions and three warlordesses hoping to claim the continent for themselves... -
![A Thousand Beginnings and Endings by Ellen Oh, Julie Kagawa]()
A Thousand Beginnings and Endings by Ellen Oh, Julie Kagawa
Rated: 3.73 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsStar-crossed lovers, meddling immortals, feigned identities, battles of wits, and dire warnings. These are the stuff of fairy tale, myth, and folklore that have drawn us in for centuries. Fifteen bestselling and acclaimed authors reimagine the folklore and mythology of East and South Asia in short stories that are by turns enchanting, heartbreaking, romantic, and passionate...Categorized as:
multicultural fantasy legends & fairy tales young adult anthologies urban fantasy paranormal magic -
![Dearly, Departed by Lia Habel]()
Dearly, Departed by Lia Habel
Love can never die. Love conquers all, so they say. But can Cupid’s arrow pierce the hearts of the living and the deadâ��or rather, the undead ? Can a proper young Victorian lady find true love in the arms of a dashing zombie? The year is 2195. The place is New Victoriaâ��a high-tech nation modeled on the manners, mores, and fashions of an antique era...Categorized as:
military science fiction young adult fantasy futuristic victorian urban fantasy dystopian
Fantastic book recommendations by romance book lovers for romance book lovers.
Find out more about romance.io.
Find out more about romance.io.
Get recommendations by genres & tropes
Use the romance book finder to mix and match over 100 content keywords to find the books that match your preferences
Or - use our amazing romance book finder to get recommendations based on your favorite content tropes and themes. Mix and match at will.
