Adult Historical Fiction

These historical fiction books are new to our shelves in the last 30 days (most recent on top).

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List

A carol for Mrs. Dickens / Rebecca Connolly.
"Catherine Dickens, wife of Charles Dickens, experiences her own Christmas Eve transformation as she magically travels through her cherished memories to rediscover her lost love of Christmas"--Provided by publisher.
Circle of days : a novel / Ken Follett.
"A FLINT MINER WITH A GIFT: Seft, a talented flint miner, walks the Great Plain in the high summer heat, to witness the rituals that signal the start of a new year. He is there to trade his stone at the Midsummer Fair, and to find Neen, the girl he loves.…
Last stop Union Station : a novel / Sarah James.
"Murder, movie stars, and mystery await those who climb aboard this cross-country train, inspired by the real-life history of the Hollywood Victory Caravan Hollywood, 1942. Jacqueline Love's acting career is flailing. Suddenly on the wrong side of 40, par…
The lack of light : a novel of Georgia / Nino Haratischwili ; translated from the German by Charlotte Collins and Ruth Martin.
"They are four, as different as can be: the romantic Nene, the clever outsider Ira, the idealistic Dina, and the sensitive Keto. Inseparable since childhood, they grow up together in an old Tiblisi courtyard, in Georgia, at a time when the Soviet Union is…
Julia : a novel inspired by the extraordinary life of Julia Child / Heather B. Moore.
"On the sunny shores of California, Julia McWilliams is poised to embrace a life of comfort and financial security, with a marriage proposal from a wealthy man to consider. But as World War II erupts in the US, her patriotic fervor compels her to abandon …
The women of Oak Ridge / Michelle Shocklee
"1944. Maebelle Willett arrives in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, eager to begin her new government job and send money home to her impoverished family. She knows little about the work she will be doing, but she’s told it will help America win the war. Not all is w…
The Book of I / David Grieg
"The year is 825 CE. In the aftermath of a vicious attack by raiders from the north, an unlikely trio finds themselves the lone survivors on a remote Scottish isle. Still breathing are young Brother Martin, the only resident of the local monastery to esca…
World pacific : a novel / Peter Mann.
"In 1939, just as the clouds of war are gathering, Richard Halifax—boys' adventure writer of manly bravado and the breeziest of prose styles—vanishes in the Pacific. Halifax was attempting to sail a Chinese junk from Hong Kong to San Francisco as part of …
Noble : the story of Maakah / Mesu Andrews.
"Princess Maakah of Geshur is duty-bound to create a political alliance for her father through marriage. The cancellation by King Saul of her betrothal to his fourth-born son compels Maakah's father to send her to the rebel David ben Jesse, a shepherd-war…
The unselected journals of Emma M. Lion. Vol. 2 / Beth Brower.
"The Year is 1883 and Emma M. Lion has returned to her London neighborhood 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 S…
The unselected journals of Emma M. Lion. Vol. 1 / Beth Brower.
"The Year is 1883 and Emma M. Lion has returned to her London neighborhood 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 S…
A Sea View Christmas / Julie Klassen.
"With a promise to her youngest sister, Sarah Summers declares that this year's Christmas at Sea View will exceed all expectations. But an upcoming trip to Scotland--and the prospect of becoming reacquainted with dashing widower Callum Henshall--blows a f…
Across the crying sands / Jane Kirkpatrick.
"Married at sixteen, Mary Gerritse thought she knew everything she wanted - a husband and a family. So why doesn't that satisfy her soul? When the chance comes to take on a treacherous mail route along the Oregon coast, she wonders if this will be the adv…
From the valley we rise / Elizabeth Musser.
"Loyalty during Peril: In the heart of war-torn France, Isabelle Seauve's resolve is tested after her father sacrifices his life to protect her involvement in the French Resistance. Heartbroken, Isabelle becomes more dedicated to hiding Jewish children in…
The angel of Second Street / Barbara Tifft Blakey.
"Book 1 of 2. How Can Compassion be Considered Wrong?   When life is weighed down by challenges, pillars of enduring hope and love are always waiting to be discovered.   Ida Dempsey has grown up in a privileged life of luxury thanks to her aunt and uncle…
The girls of good fortune : a novel / Kristina McMorris.
"Oregon, 1888. Amid the subterranean labyrinth of Portland's notorious Shanghai Tunnels, a woman awakens in an underground cell, drugged and disguised. Celia soon realizes she's a "shanghaied" victim on the verge of being shipped off as forced labor, leav…
These blue mountains / Sarah Loudin Thomas.
"German pianist Hedda Schlagel's world collapsed when her fiancé, Fritz, vanished after being sent to an enemy alien camp in the United States during the Great War. Fifteen years later, in 1932, Hedda is stunned to see Fritz's name in a photograph of an A…
The gossip columnist's daughter : a novel / Peter Orner.
"Jed Rosenthal hasn't published a book in fourteen years, the mother of his child left him in a 'trial separation' that has stretched on indefinitely, and he struggles to navigate the daily sorrows of their co-parenting arrangement. But the implosion of J…
The last assignment : a novel of Dickey Chapelle / Erika Robuck.
"Manhattan, 1956. Since her arrest for disobeying orders and going ashore at Iwo Jima almost a decade earlier, combat correspondent Georgette "Dickey" Chapelle has been unmoored. Her military accreditation revoked, her marriage failing, and her savings dw…
Glorious people / Sasha Salzmann ; translated from the German by Imogen Taylor.
"For Lena, childhood summers meant training to be a good socialist at Pioneer camp, singing songs in praise of Lenin. But when perestroika shatters her world, all must be unlearned. Lena’s corner of the USSR is suddenly Ukraine: there is a McDonalds in Mo…
Splendor of the land / Connilyn Cossette.
"Gavriel, a soldier in the elite company of Yonatan--son of King Saul--dreams of forging his destiny through crafting weapons with his own hands. Despite earning his place among Israel's finest, he is haunted by a dark past that no distraction can dispel.…
Mob queen / Erin Bledsoe.
"All Virginia Hill wanted was a better life. She escaped her abusive father and dreary, small-town Georgia existence by marrying a man who took her to Chicago. But the realities of the Depression—and her husband’s volatile temper—soon destroyed Virginia’…
The French kitchen : a novel / Kristy Cambron.
"Paris, 1952--Still haunted by the years she spent serving in the American Office of Strategic Services (OSS) during WWII, ex-pat Kat Fontaine, now living in Paris, finds a simple cookery class led by indomitable chef Julia Child unearths the tangle of gu…
The codebreaker's daughter / Amy Lynn Green.
"In the heart of the US capital, Dinah Kendall's role for the Office of Strategic Services isn't the thrilling espionage career she dreamed of. Instead, she spends her days crafting rumors aimed at undermining Axis morale. As Dinah navigates her duties, s…