Historical - General

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Sins of the Highlander

Connie Mason

Even with her gift of the Sight, never had Elspeth Stewart imagined her wedding would be interrupted by a darkhaired stranger charging in on a black stallion, scooping her into his arms, and carrying her off across the wild Scottish h...

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Published: Jan 2012

The Accursed

Joyce Carol Oates

A major historical novel from "one of the great artistic forces of our time" (The Nation)—an eerie, unforgettable story of possession, power, and loss in early-twentieth-century Princeton, a cultural crossroads of the powe...

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Published: Nov 2013

The Miner's Lady

Tracie Peterson

Tracie Peterson Delivers Romance and AdventureWhen Chantel Panetta's younger sister claims to be in love with Orlando Calarco, Chantel knows there is no hope. The Panettas and Calarcos have been sworn enemies for decades, and young lo...

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Published: Sep 2013

The Black Swan of Paris: A Novel

Karen Robards

"Boldly conceived and richly realized…an emotional and powerful tale." —Pam Jenoff, New York Timesbestselling author of The Lost Girls of Paris A world at war. A beautiful young star. A mission no one expecte...

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Published: Jul 2022

The Nun's Tale: The Owen Archer Serie...

Candace Robb

"[An] engrossing tale…imbued with the flavor of English medieval life, Robb's story melds true events with fiction to create a gripping historical mystery." ―PUBLISHERS WEEKLY Based on an enigmatic entry in the records ...

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Published: Jul 2015

The Duchess: A Novel

Danielle Steel

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The incomparable Danielle Steel breaks new ground as she takes us to nineteenth-century England, where a high-born young woman is forced out into the world—and begins a journey of survival, sensuality,...

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Published: Feb 2018

Shadowbrook of Love, War, and the Bir...

Beverly Swerling

A sweeping tale of love, ambition, and a war that ignited a revolution...1754. In a low-lying glen in Ohio Country, where both the French and English claim dominion, the first musket ball fired signals the start of a savage seven-year...

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Published: Mar 2005

No Time Like the Past: The Chronicles...

Jodi Taylor

The fifth book in the bestselling British madcap time-travelling series, served with a dash of wit that seems to be everyone's cup of tea.Behind the seemingly innocuous facade of St. Mary's Institute of Historical Research, a differen...

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Published: Jan 2017

The Little Wartime Library

Kate Thompson

An uplifting and inspiring novel based on the true story of a librarian who created an underground shelter during World War II, perfect for readers of The Paris Libraryor The Last Bookshop in London. London, 1944: Clara Butto...

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Published: Feb 2023

The Mammoth Hunters

Jean M. Auel

Once again Jean M. Auel opens the door of a time long past to reveal an age of wonder and danger at the dawn of the modern human race. With all the consummate storytelling artistry and vivid authenticity she brought to The Clan of th...

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Published: Nov 1986

Song of the Axe

John R. Dann

Agon, a powerful ancient warrior, his beloved Eena, and their children become the targets of Ka, an evil shaman, and his vengeful offspring, in a historical saga set against the backdrop of the end of the last Ice Age in prehistoric E...

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Published: Jul 2002

Grass Crown

Colleen McCullough

Throughout the Western world, great kingdoms have fallen and despots lay crushed beneath the heels of Rome's advancing legions. But in this age of magnificent triumph and barbaric cruelty, internal rebellion threatens the stability an...

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Published: Nov 2008

Cilka's Journey

Heather Morris

From the author of the multi-million copy bestseller The Tattooist of Auschwitz comes a new novel based on a riveting true story of love and resilience. Her beauty saved her — and condemned her.Cilka is just sixteen years old whe...

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Published: Sep 2020

The Midwife of Hope River

Patricia Harman

p Midwife Patience Murphy has a gift: a talent for escorting mothers through the challenges of bringing children into the world. Working in the hardscrabble conditions of Appalachia during the Depression, Patience takes the jobs that ...

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Published: Aug 2012

Yellow Crocus

Laila Ibrahim

Moments after Lisbeth is born, she's taken from her mother and handed over to an enslaved wet nurse, Mattie, a young mother separated from her own infant son in order to care for her tiny charge. Thus begins an intense relationship th...

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Published: Aug 2014

The Midnight Rose

Lucinda Riley

Spanning four generations, The Midnight Rose sweeps from the glittering palaces of the great maharajas of India to the majestic stately homes of England, following the extraordinary life of a remarkable girl, Anahita Chaval, from 1911...

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Published: Mar 2014

Rare Objects

Kathleen Tessaro

In Depression-era Boston, a city divided by privilege and poverty, two unlikely friends are bound by a dangerous secret in this mesmerizing work of historical fiction from the New York Times bestselling author of The Perfume Collector...

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Published: Apr 2017

The Other Einstein: A Novel

Marie Benedict

One of PopSugar's "25 Books You're Going to Curl Up with this Fall.""The Other Einstein takes you into Mileva's heart, mind, and study as she tries to forge a place for herself in a scientific world dominated by men.&qu...

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Published: Jul 2017

Warriors of the Storm: A Novel (Saxon...

Bernard Cornwell

The ninth installment of Bernard Cornwell's bestselling series chronicling the epic saga of the making of England, "like Game of Thrones, but real" (The Observer, London)—the basis for The Last Kingdom, the hit BBC America...

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Published: Oct 2016

Twain's End

Lynn Cullen

From the bestselling and highly acclaimed author of the "page-turning tale" (Library Journal, starred review) Mrs. Poe comes a fictionalized imagining of the personal life of America's most iconic writer: Mark Twain.In March...

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Published: Jun 2016

The Midwife's Revolt

Jodi Daynard

On a dark night in 1775, Lizzie Boylston is awakened by the sound of cannons. From a hill south of Boston, she watches as fires burn in Charlestown, in a battle that she soon discovers has claimed her husband's life.Alone in a new tow...

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Published: Apr 2015

The Danish Girl: A Novel (Movie Tie-I...

David Ebershoff

Soon to be a major motion picture starring Academy Award-winner Eddie Redmayne and directed by Academy Award-winner Tom Hooper A New York Times Notable Book * Winner of the Lambda Literary Award for Transgender Fiction * Winner of t...

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Published: Feb 2001

Songs of Willow Frost: A Novel

Jamie Ford

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom Jamie Ford, author of the beloved Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, comes a much-anticipated second novel. Set against the backdrop of Depression-era Seattle, Songs of Willow Frost is a powerful t...

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Published: Mar 2014

The Anatomist's Wife (A Lady Darby My...

Anna Lee Huber

Scotland, 1830. Following the death of her husband, Lady Darby has taken refuge at her sister's estate, finding solace in her passion for painting. But when her hosts throw a house party for the cream of London society, Kiera is unabl...

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Published: Nov 2012

Conqueror: A Novel of Kublai Khan

Conn Iggulden

For lovers of thrilling adventure and grand history, the bestselling co-author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Dangerous Book for Boys has written a magnificent novel with a hero for the ages: the legendary, visionary conquero...

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Published: Jan 2013

Genghis: Birth of an Empire

Conn Iggulden

Genghis Khan was born Temujin, the son of a khan, raised in a clan of hunters migrating across the rugged steppe. Shaped by abandonment and betrayal, Temujin endured, driven by a singular fury: to survive in the face of death, to kill...

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Published: Jul 2010

The Ambassador's Daughter: A Novel

Pam Jenoff

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Lost Girls of Paris.For one woman in the aftermath of World War I, the City of Light harbors dark secrets and dangerous liaisons.Paris, 1919. Margot Rosenthal has arrived in France wit...

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Published: Dec 2019

Galway Bay

Mary Pat Kelly

In a hidden Ireland where fishermen and tenant farmers find solace in their ancient faith, songs, stories, and communal celebrations, young Honora Keeley and Michael Kelly wed and start a family. Because they and their countrymen must...

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Published: Feb 2011

In the Arms of Mr. Darcy

Sharon Lathan

Sweet and romantic Pride and Prejudice continuation from bestselling author with a growing audienceThis lushly romantic and historically fascinating story is filled with lavish details of Regency customs and social events including El...

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Published: Oct 2010

The House at Old Vine (The Suffolk Tr...

Norah Lofts

The doomed love story of Josiana Greenwood and Walter Rancon sets the scene as the destiny of the great Suffolk house known as the Old Vine continues to unfold. Haunted by the stubbornness of its founder, Martin Reed, and the mystical...

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Published: Nov 2013
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