Historical Fiction Archives

5-STAR REVIEW: NOBLE by Mesu Andrews

Christian Romance Amy Wilson - 19 August 2025

King David's Brides: Book 2 Publication Date: August 19, 2025 Princess Maakah of Geshur is duty-bound to create a political alliance for her father through marriage. The cancellation by King Saul of her betrothal...

4-STAR REVIEW: WORLD PACIFIC by Peter Mann

Historical Fiction Amy Wilson - 18 August 2025

Publication Date: August 19, 2025 A darkly comic novel of intrigue, adventure, and the perils of self-invention from the author of The Torqued Man, set in San Francisco and the Asian Pacific during...

5-STAR REVIEW: THE SECRET ORPHANAGE by Barbara Josselsohn

Historical Fiction Amy Wilson - 15 August 2025

Publication Date: August 15, 2025 "Nobody outside the village knows the orphanage exists, Celina. We're hidden by the mountains and everyone is sworn to secrecy. Please don't give the soldiers a reason to...

5-STAR REVIEW: HAGGARD HOUSE by Elisabeth Rhoads

Historical Fiction Amy Wilson - 8 August 2025

Publication Date: July 15, 2025 1859. The village of Nomaton, Michigan. After a reclusive childhood within the dank walls of Haggard House, Adam Bolton, at the age of eleven, is finally allowed to attend the...

5-STAR REVIEW: THE IRISH ADOPTION HOUSE by Michelle Vernal

Historical Fiction Amy Wilson - 8 August 2025

The Irish Adoption House: Book 1 Publication Date: August 7, 2025 Ireland, 1920. ‘Please. Don’t take her from me. Have some mercy, Sister. Just a moment longer.’ She clutched the bundle to her chest...

4.5-STAR REVIEW: MY GREAT-AUNT’S DIARY by Laura Sweeney

Contemporary Romance Amy Wilson - 7 August 2025

Dovecote Cottages: Book 2 Publication Date: August 5, 2025 Emily’s heart soars as the stone cottage on the cliff comes into view – it is just as she remembered. As she pushes open the...

4.5-STAR REVIEW: SIX WEEKS BY THE SEA by Paula Byrne

Historical Fiction Amy Wilson - 7 August 2025

Publication Date: August 5, 2025 A vivid historical novel about Jane Austen that explores a question that has fascinated Janeites for years—Austen wrote some of the greatest love stories in existence, but did...

5-STAR REVIEW: THE SHAKESPEARE SECRET by D.J. Nix

Historical Fiction Amy Wilson - 30 July 2025

Publication Date: July 29, 2025 Shakespeare is a woman—three women, in fact, who hire a footloose actor as the face of their writing. When they become suspects in a plot to kill Queen...

4.5-STAR REVIEW: THE RECKONING by Ann Nolder Heinz

Historical Fiction Amy Wilson - 30 July 2025

Publication Date: November 10, 2024 In the fall of 1873, Harriet Mitchell's safe world as a third-year student at Vassar College explodes when she receives news that someone has broken into her family's...

5-STAR REVIEW: THE LOST ORPHANS by Ellie Curzon

Historical Fiction Amy Wilson - 25 July 2025

The Runaway Evacuees: Book 1 Publication Date: July 23, 2025 London, 1941. "Help me, Jack" is Elsie's last thought as the building crashes down around her and everything goes dark. Will she ever see...

5-STAR REVIEW: THESE BLUE MOUNTAINS by Sarah Loudin Thomas

Historical Fiction Amy Wilson - 10 July 2025

Publication Date: July 15, 2025 A moving story of love, betrayal, and the enduring power of hope in the face of darkness. German pianist Hedda Schlagel's world collapsed when her fiancé, Fritz, vanished after...

5-STAR REVIEW: WAYWARD GIRLS by Susan Wiggs REVIEWER’S CHOICE 🏆

Historical Fiction Amy Wilson - 9 July 2025

Publication Date: July 15, 2025 From New York Times bestselling author Susan Wiggs, a wrenching but life-affirming novel based on a true story of survival, friendship, and redemption. Set in the turbulent Vietnam era in...