Historical Fiction

Recent historical fiction releases.
Updated July 23, 2025
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The Briar Club
Kate Quinn
Paper Book
The New York Times bestselling author of The Diamond Eye and The Rose Code returns with a haunting and powerful story of female friendships and secrets in a Washington, DC, boardinghouse during the McCarthy era. Washington, D.C., 1950 Everyone keeps to themselves at...
These Days
Lucy Caldwell
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 Hounding: A Novel
Xenobe Purvis
Paper Book
'Extraordinary . . . clever, strange and beautifully written' THE TIMES 'Prompts thoughts of both THE CRUCIBLE and THE VIRGIN SUICIDES . . . Purvis is an exquisitely accomplished wordsmith.' DAILY TELEGRAPH 'A taut,...
Polostan
Neal Stephenson
Paper Book
'Inventive' THE TIMES From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Termination Shock and Cryptonomicon, the first installment in a monumental new trilogy--an expansive historical epic of intrigue and international espionage, presaging the dawn of the Atomic Age. ...
The Paris Express
Emma Donoghue
Paper Book
From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Room and The Pull of The Stars, Emma Donoghue takes readers on a thrilling ride through a simmering turn-of-the-century Paris on the edge of a dazzling future. 'Ratchets up the pace until it's hurtling along as...
Christmas with the Queen
Hazel Gaynor
Paper Book
Curl up this winter with a heart-warming Christmas romance for fans of The Crown and Downton Abbey! 'A page-turning festive read, full of will they/won't they romance, intriguing glimpses of royal life behind palace doors, and inspiring culinary treats. As delicious as a...
There Will Be Bodies
Lindsey Davis
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...
Good Dirt
Charmaine Wilkerson
FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF BLACK CAKE COMES A GRIPPING TALE OF LOVE, FAMILY, AND THE SEARCH FOR A NEW BEGINNING. 'A beautifully imagined family saga, with a moving and hopeful ending' NEW YORK TIMES 'A sensational...
The Eights
Joanna Miller
Paper Book
'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 - They knew they were changing history. They didn't know...
The Sirens
Emilia Hart
Paper Book
From the critically acclaimed, bestselling author of Weyward: FOUR SISTERS, SEPARATED BY HISTORY, BOUND BY THE SEA 'Beautiful and magnificent' Jennifer Saint, author of ARIADNE 'A profoundly moving and rich historical story wrapped up in a contemporary murder mystery...
Lady Macbeth
Ava Reid
Paper Book
'Channelling the dark magic at the heart of one of Shakespeare's most intriguing anti-heroes, this reimagining of Lady Macbeth is full of witchcraft, deadly power games, dark schemes, supernatural elements, and a touch of romance.' Cosmopolitan 'A...
The King's Messenger
Susanna Kearsley
Paper Book
A love story and a road-trip novel, set against turbulent historical times. For fans of Diana Gabaldon and Philippa Gregory, courtly rivalry and intrigue. A story of treachery, betrayal and love...   'Thoroughly researched and told with brilliantly compelling...
Maria
Michelle Moran
Audiobook
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