Category: Historical Fiction
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The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion, Vol. 2 by Beth Brower: Content Warnings
Synopsis: The Year is 1883 and Emma M. Lion has returned to her London neighbourhood of St. Crispian’s. But Emma’s plans for a charmed and studious life are sabotaged by her eccentric Cousin Archibald, her formidable Aunt Eugenia, and the slightly odd denizens of St. Crispian’s. Emma M. Lion offers…
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The Phoenix Crown by Kate Quinn & Janie Chang: Content Warnings
Synopsis: San Francisco, 1906. In a city bustling with newly minted millionaires and scheming upstarts, two very different women hope to change their fortunes: Gemma, a golden-haired, silver-voiced soprano whose career desperately needs rekindling, and Suling, a petite and resolute Chinatown embroideress who is determined to escape an arranged marriage.…
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All My Secrets by Lynn Austin: Content Warnings
Synopsis: New York, 1898. The only thing more shocking than Arthur Stanhope III’s unexpected death is the revelation that his will bestows his company―and most of the vast fortune that goes with it―to the nearest male heir, leaving his mother, wife, and daughter nearly impoverished. His widow, Sylvia, quickly realizes…
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A Proper Charade by Esther Hatch: Content Warnings
Synopsis: Lady Patience Kendrick was born to a life of privilege, and with the London Season looming, she finds herself facing unprecedented pressure to adhere to the rules of society. Unfortunately, the free-spirited young woman is anything but proper. Patience’s elder brother, a former military man, bemoans his sister’s antics…
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Of Love and Treason by Jamie Ogle: Content Warnings
Synopsis: Rome, AD 270. In the wake of the emperor’s marriage ban, rumors swirl that there is one man brave enough to perform wedding ceremonies in secret. A public notarius and leader of an underground church, Valentine believes the emperor’s edict unjust and risks his own life for the sake…
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While the City Sleeps by Elizabeth Camden: Content Warnings
Synopsis: Katherine Schneider’s workaday life as a dentist in 1913 New York is upended when a patient reveals details of a deadly plot while under the influence of laughing gas. As she is plunged into danger, she seeks help from the dashing Lieutenant Jonathan Birch, a police officer she has…
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A Girl Called Samson by Amy Harmon: Content Warnings
Synopsis: In 1760, Deborah Samson is born to Puritan parents in Plympton, Massachusetts. When her father abandons the family and her mother is unable to support them, Deborah is bound out as an indentured servant. From that moment on, she yearns for a life of liberation and adventure. Twenty years…
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Nineteen Steps by Millie Bobby Brown; Kathleen McGurl: Content Warnings
Synopsis: It’s 1942, East London. The Second World War is in full swing, and eighteen-year-old Nellie Morrison is just grateful to be alive. Air raids are common, but thankfully, Nellie and her family always manage to remain safe in the underground shelters. Attempting to live life as normal during a…
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The Irish Matchmaker by Jennifer Deibel: Content Warnings
Synopsis: As daughter of a well-known matchmaker, Catríona Daly is no stranger to the business of love–and sees it as her ticket away from the sleepy village that only comes alive during the annual matchmaking festival. Enter Lord Osborne’s son, Andrew, who has returned to the festival after being disappointed…
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Whose Waves These Are by Amanda Dykes: Content Warnings
Synopsis: In the wake of WWII, a grieving fisherman submits a poem to a local newspaper: a rallying cry for hope, purpose . . . and rocks. Send me a rock for the person you lost, and I will build something life-giving. When the poem spreads farther than he ever intended,…
