Historical Fiction

A palace servant trained in herbal medicine finds herself in the heart of imperial intrigue in this enthralling period mystery!The birth of Gyokuyou’s son earns her the title of empress and rewrites court politics. Jinshi can also no longer...

A palace servant trained in herbal medicine finds herself in the heart of imperial intrigue in this enthralling period mystery!Maomao must help keep Consort Gyokuyou safe during her pregnancy. An imperial consort being with child is supposed to be a...

In South Carolina, a woman discovers her aunt’s profound secrets in an emotional novel spanning decades about trauma, survival, and the bonds of female friendship by a USA Today bestselling author.   Since Bailey Rae Rigby’s...

Two sisters living on Martha’s Vineyard during World War II find hope in the power of storytelling when they start a wartime book club for women in this spectacular novel inspired by true events, from the New York Times bestselling author...

Longlisted for the 2025 CWA Historical Dagger.As the Nazis roll into Warsaw, a serial killer is unleashed… September 1939. A city ruled by fear. A population brutalised by restrictions and reprisals. Amid the devastation, another hunter begins to...

A young man comes of age and crosses continents in search of an identity—and a cause—at the dawn of the Spanish Civil War in a thrilling, timely, and emotional historical saga.   New York City, 1929. Young Theo Sterling’s world...

Who doesn’t love Jane Austen retellings? This is another delightful read for the bunch, and it has witches, redemption and fresh takes on classic characters.In this "magical, brilliant" (Lev Grossman, New York Times bestselling author)...

Jane Austen is forced to turn sleuth in this irresistible murder mystery debut, as the iconic author races against time to clear her brother Georgy's name when a milliner is found dead in a linen closet. Jane Austen is just starting out in society...

Danielle Steel is back with her universal brand of historical fiction, putting one incredible female protagonist up against the daunting landscape of WWII Germany. Offsetting the devastation and death of the conflict with the hope to keep going, this is...

The beloved Stephen Fry follows up the bestselling Troy with a hugely entertaining retelling of Odysseus' turbulent decade-long voyage home to Ithaca. Discover the stunning conclusion to Stephen Fry's internationally bestselling Greek myths...

A major new novel set in nineteenth-century New Orleans by the author of Signs Preceding the End of the World.   New Orleans, 1853. A young exile named Benito Juárez disembarks at a fetid port city at the edge of a swamp. Years later, he...

An engrossing literary novel about a family mystery, revenge, and forgiveness by Lars Mytting, the bestselling and award-winning author of Norwegian Wood and The Bell in the Lake. An international bestseller and longlisted for the...

Lars Mytting’s engrossing epic novel The Bell in the Lake—a #1 bestseller in Norway—is the story of a young woman whose fate plays out against her village’s mystical church bells.As long as people could remember, the stave...

Since its publication in 1905 The House of Mirth has commanded attention for the sharpness of Wharton's observations and the power of her style. Its heroine, Lily Bart, is beautiful, poor, and unmarried at 29. In her search for a husband with money and...

The instant New York Times bestselling prequel to the Cat & Mouse Duet is here . . .The married woman of the manor. The stranger outside. An intoxicating novel of dark temptation and dangerous desire by the New York...

"A beautiful story of unfolding secrets and unforeseen consequences, filled with moments that are somehow restrained and astute and gorgeously written all at the same time."—Holly Gramazio, bestselling author of The Husbands. “Infinitely...

Named a Best Historical Novel of 2024 by The Sunday Times, The Independent, and BookPage.A Parade and Christian Science Monitor Best Book of June.“This charming fable is at once a love story that skips through six...

All aboard Riley Sager's latest unrelenting thriller. A story about desperate retribution during one thirteen-hour train ride, this action-packed ticking-clock whodunit will keep you guessing until the very end.One train. No stops. A deadly game of...

A remarkable adventure that repopulates the Wild West with supernatural villains and puts a gang of bounty hunters against a woman wanted for witchcraft. If that premise alone hasn't won you over, know that it is a truly unique and wholly rewarding...

This immersive, clever, and twisty Sherlock Holmes mystery adventure by the author of the acclaimed novel Turnglass pairs Holmes and Watson with two very unlikely allies—Moriarty and his trusted second, Moran—to solve a sinister...