Historical Fiction

A Library Journal Editors’ Pick.Buzzfeed’s THE ULTIMATE BUZZFEED BOOKS GIFT GUIDE.Bookish “AUTUMN’S 2017 MOST SWOON-WORTHY ROMANCE BOOKS” list.The Civil War has turned neighbor against neighbor—but for one...

(Available after 3-20 days)Charlotte Holmes, Lady Sherlock, is back solving new cases in the Victorian-set mystery series from the USA Today bestselling author of The Hollow of Fear.As "Sherlock Holmes, consulting detective," Charlotte Holmes has solved...

As Daniel Deronda opens, Gwendolen Harleth is poised at the roulette-table, prepared to throw away her family fortune. She is observed by Daniel Deronda, a young man groomed in the finest tradition of the English upper-classes. And while Gwendolen loses...

"The Grand Sophy is my absolute favorite Georgette Heyer! Sophy is witty, charming, and an unforgettable heroine." —New York Times bestselling author Eloisa James Georgette Heyer is known as the "Queen of Regency Romance". When Lady Ombersley agrees to...

A sensitive and moving portrait of a Victorian town, captured at a transitional period in English society, Cranford first appeared serially in Charles Dickens's magazine Household Words from 1851 to 1853, and in book form in 1853. Author Elizabeth...

(Available after 3-20 days)“Riveting . . . Enticing.” —The Washington Post“Exquisite.” —People“A triumph of a novel.” —Bookreporter.com“Rich, fascinating, and romantic.” —NewsdayA Washington Post Bestseller * A Indie Next Pick * An Apple Books Best of...

“Terrific. A wild ride….I loved it. It hooked me and I couldn’t put it down.”—Mike Mignola, creator of Hellboy   "Brom is that rare breed: a person who is skilled in more than one area of artistic expression. Here's hoping that he will continue to share...

(Available after 3-20 days)Steeped in history and filled with heart-wrenching twists, The Stolen Marriage is an emotionally captivating novel of secrets, betrayals, prejudice, and forgiveness. It showcases Diane Chamberlain at the top of her talent.One...

Xanthe meets Paula Brackston's most famous heroine, Elizabeth Hawksmith from The Witch's Daughter, in this crossover story with all the "historical detail, village charm, and twisty plotting" of the Found Things series (Publishers Weekly).City of Time...

In this beautiful, grounded, and darkly magical modern-day reimagining of J. M. Barrie's classic, to save her daughter's life one woman must take on the infamous Peter Pan--who is not the innocent adventurer the fairy tales make him out to be . . .Life...

SheReads Best Historical Fiction Of Summer 2022!   "This is an intense, suspenseful, and insightful read about the challenges both women and doctors faced in the 19th century...Our heroine rises to the challenge with courage and determination."...

The fate of the world is often driven by the curiosity of a girl.   What happened to the Lost Colony of Roanoke remains a mystery, but the women who descended from Eleanor Dare have long known that the truth lies in what she left behind: a message carved...

An aspiring photographer follows her dreams and faces her fears in a poignant novel about finding beauty, promise, and love amid the chaos of war-torn Kurdistan.   It’s 1979. Olivia Murray, a secretary at a Los Angeles newspaper, is determined to become...

(Available after 3-20 days)In this sweeping and powerful epic the journey begins in the 'terrible beauty' of Northern Ireland during a time when conflict reigns and no one is spared from tragedy and sorrow, the time known as The Troubles. It is the...

A New York Times 2016 Notable BookEntertainment Weekly's #1 Book of the YearA Washington Post 2016 Notable BookA Slate Top Ten Book“Nathan Hill is a maestro.” —John Irving It’s 2011, and Samuel Andresen-Anderson hasn’t seen his mother, Faye, in...

From the bestselling author of What the Wind Knows and From Sand and Ash comes a powerful love story about a musical duo who put everything on the line to be together.   New York, 1960: For Benny Lament, music is his entire life. With his father’s deep...

From the author of The Lost Queen, hailed as “Outlander meets Camelot” (Kirsty Logan, the author of The Gloaming) and “The Mists of Avalon for a new generation” (Linnea Hartsuyker, the author of The Golden Wolf), a “rich, immersive” (Kirkus Reviews) new...

Beloved and bestselling author MaryJanice Davidson is back with a hilarious and heartfelt shifter romance: A delightful cast of shifters and supernatural creatures Side-splitting hijinks that'll make you snort-laugh Slow-burn romance Verity Lane might...

(Available after 3-20 days)Never make a deal with the devil-especially if that deal entails holy matrimony.There's only one rule my mother passed down to me before she died: Never venture into the east side of Edinburgh.I never questioned it.There are...

For fans of Naomic Novik and Katharine Arden, a dark gothic fairy tale from award-winning author Angela Slatter.‘Harrowing and beautiful, this is the grim, fairy-tale gothic you’ve been waiting for’ -- CHRISTOPHER GOLDEN, New York Times bestselling...