Historical Fiction Archives

4.5-STAR REVIEW: CAMPBELL’S BOY by Mary Kendall

Historical Fiction Amy Wilson - 9 December 2022

Publication Date: November 21, 2022 Heartbreak…with an underlay of hope. California plains in the 1850s. After losing his mother to cholera on the wagon train out west, Emmet Campbell mostly fends for himself in...

SPOTLIGHT: THE SPINSTER, THE REBEL, & THE GOVERNOR by Charlene Bell Dietz Plus Giveaway!

Historical Fiction Dayna Linton - 7 December 2022

nn Inkydance Book Club Publication Date: September 2, 2022 Move over Susan B. Anthony. There’s an unsung woman asking for the vote 224 years before you. In 1638-1648 Margaret Brent, fighting for justice became a...

4.5-STAR REVIEW: THE DRESSMAKER’S SECRET by Lorna Cook

Historical Fiction Amy Wilson - 6 December 2022

Publication Date: January 27, 2022 Paris, 1941: As Coco Chanel’s assistant, Adèle lives side by side with German officers in the splendor of The Ritz hotel. But Adèle has a secret. She is working for the...

5-STAR REVIEW: The Ways We Hide by Kristina McMorris

Historical Fiction Dayna Linton - 28 November 2022

Publication Date: September 6, 2022 From the New York Times bestselling author of Sold on a Monday—over a million copies sold—comes a sweeping World War II tale of an illusionist whose recruitment by British intelligence sets her...

4-STAR REVIEW: ALL THE BLOOD WE SHARE by Camilla Bruce

Historical Fiction Amy Wilson - 22 November 2022

Publication Date: November 22, 2022 A sinister novel based on the real Bloody Benders, a family of serial killers in the old West bound by butchery and obscured by the shadows of American...

SPOTLIGHT: MY MOTHER’S SECRET By Alina Adams Plus Giveaway!

Historical Fiction Dayna Linton - 17 November 2022

Publication Date: November 15, 2022 With his dying breath, Lena‘s father asks his family a cryptic question: “You couldn’t tell, could you?” After his passing, Lena stumbles upon the answer that changes her...

5-STAR REVIEW: MY MOTHER’S SECRET By Alina Adams

Historical Fiction Amy Wilson - 17 November 2022

Publication Date: November 15, 2022 With his dying breath, Lena‘s father asks his family a cryptic question: “You couldn’t tell, could you?” After his passing, Lena stumbles upon the answer that changes her...

5-STAR REVIEW: DAUGHTERS OF TEUTOBOD by Kurt Hansen

Historical Fiction Amy Wilson - 14 November 2022

Publication Date: September 1, 2022 Daughters of Teutobod is a story of love triumphing over hate, of persistence in the face of domination, and of the strength of women in the face of...

5-STAR REVIEW: A MATTER OF HAPPINESS By Tori Whitaker

Historical Fiction Amy Wilson - 8 November 2022

Publication Date: November 8, 2022 A cherished heirloom opens up a century of secrets in a bittersweet novel about family, hard truths, and self-discovery by the author of Millicent Glenn’s Last Wish. Melanie Barnett...

4-STAR REVIEW: GODMERSHAM PARK By Gill Hornby

Historical Fiction Diane Peterson - 7 November 2022

A Novel of the Austen Family Publication Date: November 1, 2022 A richly imagined novel inspired by the true story of Anne Sharp, a governess who became very close with Jane Austen and her...

4-STAR REVIEW: HER LAST BETRAYAL by Pam Lecky

Historical Fiction Amy Wilson - 1 November 2022

Her Secret War: Book 2 Publication Date: April 14, 2022 Spying on the enemy is a dangerous game… London, 1941 After losing her family to a Nazi bomb attack back home in Ireland, Sarah Gillespie joins the British...

5-STAR REVIEW: SANDS OF SIROCCO by Annabelle McCormack

Historical Fiction Dayna Linton - 31 October 2022

The Windswept Saga: Book 2 Publication Date: September 4, 2022 Return to a world of secrets, love, and spies this historical novel of epic romance, dangerous deceit, and gripping adventure in the Middle Eastern...