
On the Way to the Wedding
Bridgerton #8 (works standalone)by Julia Quinn
Why you'll love it:
This romance shares a warm and gentle tone that will resonate with By Any Other Name fans.
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When aspiring playwright Melina Green discovers her work is dismissed in New York's male-dominated theater world, she takes inspiration from her ancestor Emilia Bassano and submits her play under a male pseudonym. As her deception leads to unexpected success, Melina must navigate the dangerous game of literary fraud while questioning what it truly means to claim ownership of one's art and identity.
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by Julia Quinn
Why you'll love it:
This romance shares a warm and gentle tone that will resonate with By Any Other Name fans.

by Julia Quinn
Why you'll love it:
This romance shares a witty and passionate tone that will resonate with By Any Other Name fans.

by Julia Quinn
Why you'll love it:
This romance shares a warm and gentle tone that will resonate with By Any Other Name fans.

by Tessa Dare
Why you'll love it:
This romance shares a witty and warm tone that will resonate with By Any Other Name fans.
| Book | Author | Rating | Year | Pages | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On the Way to the Wedding | Julia Quinn | 4.6 | 2006 | 320 | Closest match |
| A Lady by Midnight | Tessa Dare | 4.3 | 2013 | — | Similar vibes |
| The Viscount Who Loved Me | Julia Quinn | 0 | 2006 | 34 | Similar vibes |
| The Thorn Birds | Colleen McCullough | 0 | 2009 | 704 | Similar vibes |
| An Offer from a Gentleman | Julia Quinn | 0 | 2004 | — | Similar vibes |
| A Gentleman's Offer | Emma Orchard | 4.0 | 2025 | 320 | Similar vibes |
| Lord of Scoundrels | Loretta Chase | 0 | 2009 | 384 | Similar vibes |
| The Bride | Julie Garwood | 4.6 | 2022 | 352 | Similar vibes |
| Like Water for Chocolate | Laura Esquivel | 4.4 | 1992 | 245 | Similar vibes |
| A Night to Surrender | Tessa Dare | 4.2 | 2011 | 400 | Similar vibes |
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The most similar books to By Any Other Name are On the Way to the Wedding, A Lady by Midnight, The Viscount Who Loved Me.
After finishing By Any Other Name, readers most commonly pick up On the Way to the Wedding next. Alternatively, you might enjoy more books by Jodi Picoult, such as The Storyteller.
Authors similar to Jodi Picoult include Kristin Hannah, Taylor Jenkins Reid.
By Any Other Name is a Romance novel by Jodi Picoult, published in 2024.
By Any Other Name is 544 pages long.
Student playwright Melina Green finds that even in New York, her words will struggle to make the stage, when the power is held by men. Inspired by the life of her ancestor Emilia Bassano, a gifted and witty storyteller herself, Melina takes a lesson from history, and submits a play under a male pseudonym . .