Historical Fiction category: 74504 books

The 137th New York Regiment courageously and heroically defended a key point of the Union defense during the Battle of Gettysburg on Culp's Hill. Matt McCabe, a young Union soldier, befriends a cat that instantly becomes a lucky pet for his immediate group as well as the whole regiment. The thoughts...

"A new voice in historical fantasy, Lillian Archer does not disappoint. A must read!" - Faith Hunter, NYT bestselling author of the Jane Yellowrock series. 1790s London. Julia Richmond is not the usual society wife. She is a witch in hiding from her husband, her family, and the church,...

What if a criminal was given a second chance? Romantic fiction no one has dared to imagine, until now. For the handsome Confederate soldier known as John Singer is the notorious assassin, John Wilkes Booth. Surviving the horrific fiery blaze that the world believes ended his life, one man is given...

Her Heart’s Desire is another Dockerty saga based on Vivienne’s family tree, set in Victorian Merseyside in 1893. Eighteen year old Lily is spoilt and petted by her father. She spurns the love of Charlie, a twenty-one year old shipyard worker. A courtship from a boy with his lowly background would...

"A beautifully crafted novel. One I would recommend to any historical fiction reader." -Tanya E. Williams, author of Becoming Mrs. Smith He's haunted by the past. She's running from the future. One chance encounter will change them both. Three years after his sister's death,...

Meet Michiko, a ten year old, clever, but vulnerable Japanese girl, who is startled to discover that she can travel back in time - thanks to Grandfather's magical invention.  Initially, she finds herself in present day London where she meets eleven year old Cody, a boy who, because he frequently...

When the ancient ways of a peaceful but brave tribe is threatened by the arrogance of an empire, savagery of the “civilised” and greed of the affluent, the only thing left to do is rise in rebellion. The year is 1855. The tribe: Santals. Born a few months after the British soldiers raided their village...

She’s a strong-minded warrior. But can she win the fight to uncover her hidden past? Japan, 1873-4. Noriko struggles to embrace a new future when she has yet to overcome her shrouded history. Aboard the smoke-blowing iron monster of a train, she anxiously looks ahead to her new life as part...

A fast-paced romance about the Islamic invasion of Spain and the legendary Battle of Covadonga! A skilfully choreographed tale packed with epic events, bloody battles, diabolical and erotic intrigues, featuring a cast of larger-than-life characters, detailed historical reconstructions and fabulous...

In the Palm of the Jaguar is an adventure tale of unrequited love, enlightenment, and the heart of human conflict. Beginning with quick vignettes of historical fiction ranging from the conquest of Mexico to 1990's Italy, the reader is given compact flashbacks as puzzle pieces with which to dissect...

A lyrical historical fantasy adventure, set in 1932 Spain and Germany, that brings to life the world of the novellas collected in Los Nefilim: Spanish Nephilim battling daimons in a supernatural war to save humankind. Born of daimon and angel, Diago Alvarez is a being unlike all others. The...

In the 1870s in Pennsylvania's anthracite coal region, mine owners and their employees, particularly the Irish immigrants, are in conflict over working conditions.Private police forces commissioned by the state but paid by the coal companies are sworn to protect property of the mine owners. The miners...

There was one mighty ruler in the medieval western Europe of 1166, and he was married to the greatest heiress of the age. King Henry II of England was at the height of his powers and together with his wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine, he presided over an empire that stretched from the Pyrenees in the south...

When Harriet Howard becomes Louis Napoleon’s mistress and financial backer and appears at his side in Paris in 1848, it is as if she has emerged from nowhere. How did the English daughter of a Norfolk boot-maker meet the future Emperor? Who is the mysterious Nicholas Sly and what is his hold over...