Historical Fiction Archives

4.5-STAR REVIEW: THE NURSE’S SECRET by Amanda Skenandore

Historical Fiction Dayna Linton - 18 July 2022

Publication Date: June 28, 2022 From acclaimed author and registered nurse Amanda Skenandore, The Alienist meets The Light of Luna Park in a fascinating historical novel based on the little-known story of America’s first nursing school, as...

4.5-STAR REVIEW: THE RESISTANCE GIRL By Mandy Robotham

Historical Fiction Amy Wilson - 18 July 2022

Publication Date: May 10, 2022 Norway, 1942: She has lost everything to the Nazis. But now she fights back… War rages, and, under cover of darkness, Rumi Orlstad and her fellow resistance fighters smuggle...

GUEST BLOG: The Grittier Side of New York’s Gilded Age by Amanda Skenandore Plus Giveaway!

Historical Fiction Dayna Linton - 14 July 2022

I was thrilled when The Gilded Age premiered on HBO and eagerly awaited each new episode. I loved the costumes and the set design and all the juicy tension between the old...

SPOTLIGHT: THE VALLEY By A.M. Linden Plus Giveaway!

Historical Fiction Dayna Linton - 11 July 2022

The Druid Chronicles: Book 2 Publication Date: June 28, 2022 Llwddawanden is a hidden sanctuary where remnants of a once-powerful pagan cult carry on their ancient ritual practices, supported by a small but faithful...

4.5-STAR REVIEW: SISTER MOTHER WARRIOR by Vanessa Riley

Historical Fiction Amy Wilson - 11 July 2022

Publication Date: July 12, 2022 Acclaimed author of Island Queen Vanessa Riley brings readers a vivid, sweeping novel of the Haitian Revolution based on the true-life stories of two extraordinary women: the first Empress of...

4.5-STAR REVIEW: THE VALLEY By A.M. Linden

Historical Fiction Amy Wilson - 11 July 2022

The Druid Chronicles: Book 2 Publication Date: June 28, 2022 Llwddawanden is a hidden sanctuary where remnants of a once-powerful pagan cult carry on their ancient ritual practices, supported by a small but faithful...

4-STAR REVIEW: A DRESS OF VIOLET TAFFETA by Tessa Arlen

Historical Fiction Diane Peterson - 5 July 2022

Publication Date: July 5, 2022 A sumptuous novel based on the fascinating true story of La Belle Époque icon Lucy, Lady Duff Gordon, who shattered the boundaries of fashion with her magnificently sensual...

SPOTLIGHT: PRIDE OF LYON’S by Jenna Jaxon Plus Giveaway!

Historical Romance Dayna Linton - 1 July 2022

The Lyon's Den: Book 26 Publication Date: June 29, 2022 Enter the world of the most notorious gambling den in London, where matches are made... unusually. Welcome to the world of THE LYON'S DEN:...

4.5-STAR REVIEW: THE WAR GIRLS by Julie Rowe

Historical Fiction Amy Wilson - 30 June 2022

Publication Date: June 28, 2022 During the Great War, in a German-occupied Red Cross hospital in Brussels, Belgium, there are three British nurses who will risk everything to save the lives of those...

5-STAR REVIEW: THE CRIMSON THREAD by Kate Forsyth

Historical Fiction Amy Wilson - 29 June 2022

Publication Date: July 5, 2022 In Crete during World War II, Alenka, a young woman who fights with the resistance against the brutal Nazi occupation, finds herself caught between her traitor of a...

SPOTLIGHT: THE SCENT OF GARDENIAS By Lorraine Haas Plus Giveaway!

Historical Fiction Dayna Linton - 29 June 2022

Publication Date: April 19, 2022 She had big dreams. But will war, tragedy, and naïveté ruin her aspirations? America, the 1940s. Margaret Rose longs to escape her family’s poverty. So against her domineering father’s...

5-STAR REVIEW: THE SCENT OF GARDENIAS By Lorraine Haas

Historical Fiction Amy Wilson - 29 June 2022

Publication Date: April 19, 2022 She had big dreams. But will war, tragedy, and naïveté ruin her aspirations? America, the 1940s. Margaret Rose longs to escape her family’s poverty. So against her domineering father’s...