Historical Fiction

From the bestselling author of The Ghost Cat comes an epic new adventure for feline fans. The Ship’s Cat is the Odyssey with cats - a heroic yet feel-good tale of unlikely friendship on the high seas. When street-savvy...

By command of the Queen, you are hereby directed to be present at . . .There’s a lot to get done ahead of the queen’s coronation – and even more so when your livelihood is at stake.Lucy Jones is Junior Wardrobe Assistant to the...

Song of great sorrow. Even greater love.Lost between the timeless lines of Homer’s epic, the women of Troy finally stand to be counted. Their story is one you’ve never encountered, and it will change the fate of Troy forever...

In time for the 250th Anniversary of the birth of the United States comes a sweeping, intimate portrayal of Abigail Adams—wife of one president and mother to another—whose wit, willpower, and wisdom helped shape the fledgling republic. A...

'Delightful in every way!' - Julia Quinn'This is one summer romance read not to be missed!' - Emily Rath'Vasti has solidified herself as an absolute star!' - Danica Nava----------As sparks fly, deceptions run wild...Lady Ruby Ballimore has had enough of...

Bridgerton meets Emily Henry in this fresh take on regency romance about a wallflower writing a dictionary of bawdy slang who arranges her own marriage to the ultimate instructor: the town rake. ‘Sexy and witty … a clever regency...

REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK • A gripping novel about two trailblazing women on opposite sides of the law—a prosecutor and a madam—who team up to bring down notorious Mob boss Lucky Luciano in 1930s New York, from the New York...

'A novel of love, war and death; brilliantly entertaining and far ahead of its time' Guardian'She is my husband's mistress - and here am I, taking her out to dinner'Sophia Willoughby of Blandamer House, upstanding Victorian matriarch, has packed her...

A sharp, funny, unputdownable historical(ish) debut, with an incredibly distinctive and witty voice, this romp of a novel is perfect for fans of Gwen and Art are Not in Love and Our Flag Means Death. Kit Davenport is in trouble –...

There’s a name for what he is. He prefers not to use it… Stutley Tillinghast lives a solitary life, ostensibly as the minister of a remote rural parish in Rhode Island. For many decades now, what little human contact he allows himself has...

From Sunday Times bestselling author of The Embroidered Book and The Valkyrie comes an opulent 13th century epic retelling of the life of Mercutio before he ever encountered Romeo and Juliet. On the battlefield, as warring...

A secret lies behind every door… The Dordogne, 1936 Amid tangled gardens and crumbling walls, Chateau Rousseau guards its secrets well. Pushing open its faded door, Thirza Caruthers arrives to care for her great-aunt. She's made a promise –...

Escape to Cornwall this summer with the new emotional and uplifting novel from Sunday Times #1 bestselling author Fern Britton Set by the wild Atlantic coast of Cornwall comes a story about finding home in the most unlikely places. When...

A story of complicated families and a wartime secret that ripples down through the generations from a writer of exceptional talent.Tommaso is just about making it work: travelling abroad for his job, helping his girlfriend with her two unruly sons, and...

Two men, decades apart, are ensnared in the deadly search for a fabled treasure in the conclusion to Lavie Tidhar's epic and audacious Maror Trilogy.1882, JerusalemThe foreigner. A man with no name, twin guns at his hips, a wide-brimmed hat on his head...

'If you were thrilled by The House of the Spirits, you'll love this' Marie ClaireAs a young girl, Aurora del Valle suffered a brutal trauma that erased the first five years of her life from her mind. Raised by her ambitious grandmother, she...

'Kay is a genius. I've read him all my life and am always inspired by his work' BRANDON SANDERSON A sweeping new novel of love and war that brilliantly evokes the drama and turbulence of medieval France from the internationally bestselling author...

For a while they are within a painting, both openly staring, with the only movement the glittering of dust motes. Light halos the marble-white figure on the floor, burnishing his hair, sharpening his features with shadows... January 1919. A new gardener...

‘An epic.... Impactful and provocative’ The New York Times‘An almost note-perfect piece of first-person storytelling’ Guardian‘Subtle, intelligent and humane’ Sunday Telegraph_________From bestselling...

‘Think One Day written by (and starring) Virginia Woolf . . . Lyrical and captivating’ – The Observer‘Radiant, absorbing, sensual’ – Joanna Quinn, author of The Whalebone...