Historical Fiction Archives

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...

5-STAR REVIEW: MY GRANDMOTHER’S SECRET by Laura Sweeney

Historical Fiction Amy Wilson - 3 July 2025

Dovecote Cottages: Book 1 Publication Date: July 1, 2025 Grace stares at the glittering blue sea from her grandmother’s bedroom, clutching an old envelope to her chest with shaking hands. This will change everything...

5-STAR REVIEW: THE NIGHT SPARROW by Shelly Sanders

Historical Fiction Amy Wilson - 1 July 2025

Publication Date: July 1, 2025 For fans of Kate Quinn and The Nightingale, a gripping story of a young Jewish girl who joins an elite Russian sniper unit and embarks on a mission targeting...

4.5-STAR REVIEW: ECHOES ON THE WIND by Helaine Mario

Romantic Suspense Amy Wilson - 25 June 2025

A Maggie O'Shea Romantic Suspense: Book 4 Publication Date: June 18, 2024 THE MAGGIE O'SHEA SUSPENSE SERIES TWO STRONG WOMEN, GENERATIONS APART, CONNECTED BY MUSIC... In 1943 war-torn France, a young woman on the Night Train...

4.5-STAR REVIEW: SMOKE ON THE WIND by Kelli Estes

Historical Fiction Amy Wilson - 23 June 2025

Publication Date: June 24, 2025 In the magnificent Scottish Highlands, two devoted mothers separated by centuries discover a haunting connection in a gripping novel by the USA Today bestselling author of The Girl Who...

5-STAR REVIEW: BEFORE DOROTHY by Hazel Gaynor

Historical Fiction Amy Wilson - 18 June 2025

Publication Date: June 17, 2025 Long before Dorothy visits Oz, her aunt, Emily Gale, sets off on her own grand adventure, leaving gritty Chicago behind for Kansas and a life that will utterly...

5-STAR REVIEW: THE TEACHER OF AUSCHWITZ by Wendy Holden REVIEWER’S CHOICE! 🏆

Historical Fiction Amy Wilson - 18 June 2025

Publication Date: June 17, 2025 From the bestselling author of Born Survivors, a novel inspired by the powerful true story of a man who risked everything to protect children in Auschwitz. Fredy built a wall...

4.5-STAR REVIEW: THE CODEBREAKER’S DAUGHTER by Amy Lynn Green

Historical Fiction Amy Wilson - 17 June 2025

Publication Date: June 17, 2025 In the heart of the US capital, Dinah Kendall's role for the Office of Strategic Services isn't the thrilling espionage career she dreamed of. Instead, she spends her...

5-STAR REVIEW: THE STOLEN LIFE OF COLETTE MARCEAU by Kristin Harmel

Historical Fiction JoAnne - 16 June 2025

Publication Date: June 17, 2025 Colette Marceau has been stealing jewels for nearly as long as she can remember, following the centuries-old code of honor instilled in her by her mother, Annabel: take...