Historical Fiction

Returning to Ashok K. Banker’s brilliant epic fantasy world of the Burnt Empire, A Dark Queen Rises features Aqreen and Krushita, a mother and daughter on a quest to protect the innocent and bring down tyrants.Queen Aqreen of Aquila leaves her husband...

The Ramayana, one of the world’s greatest epics, is also a tragic love story. In this brilliant retelling, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni places Sita at the centre of the novel: this is Sita’s version.The Forest of Enchantments is also a very...

Haynes is master of her trade . . . She succeeds in breathing warm life into some of our oldest stories."--Telegraph The national bestselling author of A Thousand Ships and Pandora's Jar returns with a fresh and stunningly perceptive take on the...

Haynes is master of her trade . . . She succeeds in breathing warm life into some of our oldest stories."--Telegraph (UK) The national bestselling author of A Thousand Ships and Pandora's Jar returns with a fresh and stunningly perceptive take on the...

A gothic adventure story, a classic tale with a feminist twist, a story of ambition and obsession, forbidden love and sabotage...' It is not the monster you must fear, but the monster it makes of men...'Mary is the great-niece of Victor Frankenstein. She...

(Available after March 30th, 2023)Award-winning author Kelly Barnhill brings her singular talents to The Crane Husband, a raw, powerful story of love, sacrifice, and family.“If I had to nominate a worthy successor to Angela Carter, I would nominate Kelly...

Danae: Banished from her homeland thanks to a prophecy foretelling that her unborn child will one day cause the death of her father, the king of Argos, Danae finds herself stranded, pregnant, and alone in a remote fishing village. It's a harsh new world...

Heartstopper meets A Knight’s Tale in this queer medieval rom com YA debut about love, friendship, and being brave enough to change the course of history.It’s been hundreds of years since King Arthur’s reign. His descendant, Arthur, a future Lord and...

A literary sensation and runaway bestseller, this brilliant novel presents with seamless authenticity and exquisite lyricism the true confessions of one of Japan's most celebrated geisha.In "Memoirs of a Geisha," we enter a world where appearances are...

(Available after February 28th, 2023)From #1 New York Times bestselling author Chloe Gong comes two captivating new novellas surrounding the events of Foul Lady Fortune and following a familiar cast of characters from the These Violent Delights Duet!In A...

(Available after July 30th, 2023)From the New York Times bestselling author of Cold Mountain and Varina, a stunning new novel that paints a vivid portrait of life in the Great Depression   Hurtling past the downtrodden communities of Depression-era...

(Available after 3-20 days)"Lush, romantic, and exquisitely written . . . a rare, glittering jewel of a novel."—Sarah J. Maas, author of the New York Times bestselling Throne of Glass series"This is Aladdin like you've never imagined."—Renée Ahdieh,...

(Available after March 30th, 2023)“At once tender, poetic and ferocious, Enter The Body breathes new life into the Bard’s most tragic heroines. More than a tribute to Shakespeare, this kaleidoscopic, ambitious novel-in-verse gives Juliet, Ophelia,...

(Available after February 28th, 2023)An utterly charming YA romance perfect for fans of Elise Bryant and Leah Johnson."An ode to love in all its beautiful chaos. Leila is funny, irreverent, and next-level charming, and her story is an actual joyride...

Best Book of the YearReal Simple • AARP • USA Today • NPR • Virginia LivingLonglisted for the 2022 Booker PrizeFrom the Man Booker finalist and bestselling author of We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves comes an epic and intimate novel about the family...

Sensual and resonant, Free Love's beautifully wrought tale of a suffocatingly conventional family's awakening during the Swinging Sixties confirms Hadley as one of our finest contemporary novelists. From Tessa Hadley, bestselling author of Late in...

Don't miss the sixth and final book in the heartwarming six-part series from the No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author Dilly Court!Dolly's dreams could lead her astray . . .Dolly Blanchard dreams of a bigger life. She wants to make a mark on the world,...

In Athens, crowds flock to witness the most shocking trial of the ancient world. The royal family is mired in scandal. Phaedra, young bride of King Theseus, has accused her stepson, Hippolytus of rape. He's a prince, a talented horseman, a promising...

(Available after April 30th, 2023)An unforgettable and “fascinating tale” of an orphan turned WWII spy turned fashion icon in Paris (Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Diamond Eye). Alix St. Pierre. An unforgettable name for an...

A Wild & True Relation opens during the Great Storm of 1703, as smuggler Tom West confronts his lover Grace for betraying him to the Revenue. Leaving Grace's cottage in flames, he takes her orphaned daughter Molly on board ship disguised as a boy to...