Historical Fiction

Recent historical fiction releases.
Updated February 25, 2026
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The Paris express : a novel
Donoghue, Emma
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER From the bestselling and "soul-stirring" (Oprah Daily) author of Room, a sweeping historical "nail-biter" (People) of a novel about the infamous 1895 disaster at the Paris Montparnasse train station. Based on an 1895...
The listeners
Stiefvater, Maggie
Paper Book
A beguiling, powerful and heartbreaking novel from an exceptional voice in fiction, The Listeners is the story of ordinary people thrown together in extraordinary circumstances, and the things we do to survive. 'Cinematic and so very satisfying... a phenomenally...
Circle of days
Follett, Ken
Paper Book
'Monumentally epic . . . a superb novel' LEE CHILD 'A tour de force' PETER JAMES From the master of epic fiction comes the deeply human story of one of the world's greatest mysteries: the building of Stonehenge. A FLINT MINER WITH A...
Strangers in time
Baldacci, David
Paper Book
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Calamity of Souls comes David Baldacci's newest novel, set in London in 1944, about a bereaved bookshop owner and two teenagers scarred by the Second World War, and the healing and hope they find in one...
The antidote
Russell, Karen
Paper Book
From Pulitzer finalist, MacArthur Fellowship recipient, and bestselling author of Swamplandia! and Vampires in the Lemon Grove Karen Russell: a gripping dust bowl epic about five characters whose fates become entangled after a storm ravages their small Nebraskan town
The Jackal's mistress
Bohjalian, Chris
Paper Book
INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER * #1 BOSTON GLOBE BESTSELLER * USA TODAY BESTSELLER * In this Civil War love story, inspired by a real-life friendship across enemy lines, the wife of a missing Confederate soldier discovers a wounded Yankee officer and must decide what she's willing to risk...
My Name Is Emilia del Valle a novel
Allende, Isabel
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * In this "stunning" (People), "riveting" (Entertainment Weekly) historical novel, a young writer journeys to South America to uncover the truth about her father--and herself. "All of Allende's books, My Name Is Emilia del Valle...
The book club for troublesome women : a novel
Bostwick, Marie
Paper Book
USA TODAY BESTSELLER · SOUTHERN INDIE BESTSELLER · A BRENDA NOVAK BOOK GROUP PICK · GLOSS BOOK CLUB PICK · THE GIRLFRIEND BOOK CLUB PICK · A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2025 (SheReads) · Margaret never really meant to start a book club . . . or a feminist revolution, for that matter in...
Boudicca's daughter
Harper, Elodie
Paper Book
'Boudicca's Daughter is Elodie Harper's masterpiece.' Costanza Casati, author of Babylonia 'One of the best books I have ever read.' Bea Fitzgerald, author of Girl, Goddess, Queen 'Certainly my book of the year.'...
These days
Caldwell, Lucy
Paper Book
From 'one of Ireland's most essential writers' (Sunday Times) comes the exquisite story of two sisters trying to survive in life and love against the backdrop of the Belfast Blitz.
The sirens a novel
Hart, Emilia
Paper Book
A spellbinding novel about sisters separated by centuries, but bound together by the sea, from the author of the runaway New York Times bestseller Weyward 2019: Lucy awakens from a dream to find her hands around her ex-lover's throat. Horrified,...
The Secret Book Society : a novel
Martin, Madeline
Paper Book
A captivating new historical novel from Madeline Martin, set in Victorian London about a forbidden book club, dangerous secrets, and the women who dare to break free. You are cordially invited to the Secret Book Society... London, 1885: Trapped by oppressive marriages...
33 Place Brugmann
Austen, Alice
Paper Book
**The international bestseller** An unforgettable historical debut set in Second World War Brussels: exploring love, resistance and courage in all their forms 'I adored it ... It finds courage and love amidst the ruins, and I read with my heart in my...
The Amalfi Curse
Penner, Sarah
Paper Book
"This intoxicating story blends old-world magic and modern-day mystery with a delicious dash of amore." --People  Powerful witchcraft. A hunt for sunken treasure. Forbidden love on the high seas. Beware the Amalfi Curse... Haven Ambrose...
Boleyn traitor
Gregory, Philippa
Paper Book
Sister. Liar. Witness. Spy. Traitor? Her secrets shaped a kingdom. The truth will change history. Sunday Times bestseller Jane Boleyn watches from the shadows of the Tudor court. Where nothing is more powerful than a secret. And power rests on the edge of a...
The Eights
Miller, Joanna
Paper Book
LONGLISTED FOR THE HISTORICAL WRITERS ASSOCIATION DEBUT CROWN AWARD 'Entertaining and moving...I came to love these four women as though they were my sisters' TRACY CHEVALIER 'I ADORED it. What a fantastic read. My book of the year' JILL MANSELL -<...
Six days in Bombay
Joshi, Alka
Paper Book
" From the New York Times bestselling author of The Henna Artist, this sweeping novel of identity and self-discovery takes readers from Bombay to Prague, Florence, Paris and London, to uncover the mystery behind a famous painter's death. ...
The cardinal : a novel of love and power
Weir, Alison
Paper Book
'Alison Weir has this astonishing ability to make history come alive and jump right off the pages' ⭐ ⭐⭐ ⭐⭐ 'Thomas's story is incredible' ⭐ ⭐⭐ ⭐⭐ 'A gripping tale of power and downfall, passion and principle, it is...
All of us murderers
Charles, KJ
Paper Book
BookPage top 10 Best Mystery & Suspense books of 2025 "Wildly inventive, twisty tour de force"--BookPage The lush Gothic drama of Crimson Peak meets the murderous intrigue of Knives Out with an LGBTQIA+ love story to die for from award-winning author KJ Charles. WHO WILL...
There will be bodies
Davis, Lindsey
Paper Book
Ten years after the eruption of Vesuvius, the surrounding countryside lies buried and barren. But the destroyed cities and luxury villas on the Bay of Naples are not utterly lost. Flavia Albia and her husband Tiberius Manlius are tasked with restoring one villa and identifying any...
A dark and deadly journey
Kelly, Julia
Paper Book
The impossible thing
Bauer, Belinda
Paper Book
'A perfect crime caper.' Woman & Home 'Comic, thrilling and ultimately moving.' The Scottish Mail on Sunday 'The gift of The Impossible Thing is the pure joy of reading.' VAL MCDERMID 'Extraordinary. There's a deceptive...
Death at a Highland wedding
Armstrong, Kelley
Paper Book
Death at a Highland Wedding is the fourth installment in New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong's gripping Rip Through Time Novels. After slipping 150 years into the past, modern-day homicide detective Mallory Atkinson has embraced her new life in...
The Phoenix Pencil Company
King, Allison
Paper Book
'Absorbing' GUARDIAN 'Magical' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING 'Suspenseful' MAIL ON SUNDAY 'Wildly inventive' LIZ MOORE A REESE WITHERSPOON BOOK CLUB PICK In this dazzling debut novel, a young reclusive coder unearths the story of a lost Shanghai pencil company and a legacy...
No friend to this house
Haynes, Natalie
Paper Book
'Haynes is the modern embodiment of the best of Homer' - Radio TimesNo Friend to This House is an extraordinary reimagining of the myth of Medea from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Stone Blind, Natalie Haynes.This is what no one tells you, in the songs sung about Jason and the Argo. This...
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