Category: Historical Fiction
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The Heart of the Rebellion by Sian Ann Bessey: Content Guide
Publication Date: Nov 2019 Synopsis: September 1400. King Richard II of England is dead. And after three years in His Majesty’s service, Rhys ap Tudor and his brother Gwilym are finally free to return to their ancestral home in North Wales. Their long- anticipated homecoming is overshadowed, however, by the…
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The Cuban Heiress by Chanel Cleeton: Content Guide
Publication Date: April 2023 Synopsis: New York heiress Catherine Dohan seemingly has it all. There’s only one problem. It’s a lie. As soon as the Morro Castle leaves port, Catherine’s past returns with a vengeance and threatens her life. Joining forces with a charismatic jewel thief, Catherine must discover who…
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Roots of Wood and Stone by Amanda Wen: Content Guide
Publication Date: Jan 2021 Synopsis: Abandoned at birth, her family roots a mystery, historical museum curator Sloane Kelley has dedicated her life to making sure others know theirs. When a donor drops off a dusty old satchel, she doesn’t expect much from the common artifact . . .until she finds…
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Summerhaven by Tiffany Odekirk: Content Guide
Publication Date: Feb 2022 Synopsis: Hannah Kent and Oliver Jennings pledged their hearts to each other as children. Now, years later, Hannah is thrilled to receive an invitation to spend the summer at Oliver’s family’s country estate. The path to wedded bliss is clear—so long as Oliver’s highbrow older brother,…
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Lady Flyer by Heather B Moore: Content Guide
Publication Date: Sep 2024 Synopsis: In the quiet town of Houghton, Michigan, sixteen-year-old Nancy Harkness discovers a passion that ignites her heart in ways she never expected. The arrival of barnstormer pilots brings more than just the thrill of their daring stunts; it brings the promise of adventure. Nancy vows…
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Something Borrowed by Rachel Scott McDaniel, Susie Finkbeiner & Allison Pittman: Content Guide
Publication Date: Aug 2024 Synopsis: Clara Westlake loves her job as a seamstress in the US “Camouflage Corps,” sewing suits for snipers and contributing to the war effort. But when she overhears a threat against her beloved New York City, the Great War comes too close to home–except no one…
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Meeting Her Match by Jen Turano: Content Guide
Publication Date: July 2024 Synopsis: Miss Camilla Pierpont, a renowned matchmaker and influential member of the New York Four Hundred, has vowed never to marry after suffering a devastating heartbreak during her debut years ago. However, when she is nearly abducted along the Hudson River, she finds herself rescued by…
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The Booklover’s Library by Madeline Martin: Content Guide
Publication Date: Sep 2024 Synopsis: In Nottingham, England, widow Emma Taylor finds herself in desperate need of a job to provide for herself and her beloved daughter, Olivia. But with the legal restrictions prohibiting widows with children from most employment opportunities, she’s left with only one option: persuading the manageress…
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Radar Girls by Sara Ackerman: Content Guide
Publication Date: July 2021 Synopsis: Daisy Wilder prefers the company of horses to people, bare feet and salt water to high heels and society parties. Then, in the dizzying aftermath of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Daisy enlists in a top secret program, replacing male soldiers in a war zone…
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White Bird by R.J. Palacio: Content Guide
Publication Date: Sep 2019 Synopsis: In R. J. Palacio’s collection of stories Auggie & Me, which expands on characters in Wonder, readers were introduced to Julian’s grandmother, Grandmère. Told in graphic-novel form, White Bird is Grandmère’s story as a young Jewish girl hidden away by a family in Nazi-occupied France during World War II.…
