Historical Fiction Archives

5-STAR REVIEW: THE NANNY OUTSIDE THE GATES by Shari J. Ryan

Historical Fiction Amy Wilson - 8 October 2025

Publication Date: October 7, 2025 Auschwitz, 1944. Halina clutches the baby to her chest, cuddling her close for warmth. She must keep moving. Her heart pounds as she races through the thick trees....

3.5-STAR REVIEW: THE SEASIDE CAFE METROPOLIS by Antanas Sileika

Historical Fiction Sandy Saucier - 6 October 2025

Publication Date: September 27, 2025 Reluctant Canadian restaurateur Emmet Argentine is stuck in Khrushchev-era Vilnius, Lithuania, trapped under the tyranny of two equally formidable forces — the Soviet Union, and his staunchly socialist...

5-STAR REVIEW: ORPHANS OF THE LIVING by Kathy Watson REVIEWER’S CHOICE! 🏆

Historical Fiction Amy Wilson - 1 October 2025

Publication Date: September 30, 2025 A debut historical fiction for fans of Kristin Hannah and John Steinbeck, Orphans of the Living follows the Stovall family’s early 20th-century quest for home and redemption as they confront...

4.5-STAR REVIEW: THE KEY TO THE ISLAND HOUSE by Amanda Lees

Historical Fiction Amy Wilson - 25 September 2025

Publication Date: September 25, 2025 The grand painted arches and turquoise tiles in front of me exactly match those in the photograph in my hand. I’ve found my beloved aunt’s villa. The place...

5-STAR REVIEW: THE GUEST IN ROOM 120 by Sara Ackerman

Historical Fiction Amy Wilson - 19 September 2025

Publication Date: September 23, 2025 A Zibby's Most Anticipated Book of Fall 2025! From USA Today bestselling author Sara Ackerman comes a spellbinding dual-timeline novel set at Honolulu’s iconic Moana Hotel, where a real-life mysterious...

4.5-STAR REVIEW: THE LAST WAR ORPHAN by Jenna Ness

Historical Fiction Amy Wilson - 19 September 2025

Orphans of St Agnes: Book 2 Publication Date: September 17, 2025 I look down at the baby abandoned on my doorstep this morning. This little one knows nothing yet of the hatred taking over Paris. My arms tighten...

5-STAR REVIEW: THE HOUSE FOR LOST CHILDREN by Marty Wingate

Historical Fiction Amy Wilson - 15 September 2025

Publication Date: September 15, 2025 English countryside, 1940. A brave mother’s love offers hope for children fleeing war. When her world falls apart, will they be her guiding light? When a class of frightened...

5-STAR REVIEW: THE LOST GARDEN by Angela Petch

Historical Fiction Amy Wilson - 12 September 2025

Publication Date: September 11, 2025 It hides a family secret that could change the course of the war. Italy, 1930s. Tina lives in the crumbling castle of Montesecco with only her strict father and their maid,...

5-STAR REVIEW: COAL DREAMS by Annette Oppenlander

Historical Fiction Amy Wilson - 11 September 2025

Publication Date: July 21, 2025 An emotional insight into the fate of the more than twenty million forced laborers in Hitler’s Third Reich—an impossible love for a German woman and the endurance of...

SPOTLIGHT: COAL DREAMS by Annette Oppenlander Plus Giveaway!

Historical Fiction Dayna Linton - 11 September 2025

Publication Date: July 21, 2025 An emotional insight into the fate of the more than twenty million forced laborers in Hitler’s Third Reich—an impossible love for a German woman and the endurance of...

4.5-STAR REVIEW: ONE OF THEM by Kitty Zeldis

Historical Fiction Amy Wilson - 8 September 2025

Publication Date: September 9, 2025 The beloved author of Not Our Kind and The Dressmakers of Prospect Heights returns with a story of secrets, friendship, and betrayal about two young women at Vassar in the years after World...

5-STAR REVIEW: MRS. ENDICOTT’S SPLENDID ADVENTURE by Rhys Bowen

Historical Fiction Amy Wilson - 8 September 2025

Publication Date: August 5, 2025 Blindsided by betrayal in pre-WWII England, a woman charts a daring new course in this captivating tale of resilience, friendship, and new love by the bestselling author of The...