Historical Fiction category: 74504 books

Book 3 of the Calhoun Chronicles by #1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Wiggs. Washington, D.C., 1870s At a glittering White House gala, Abigail Cabot discovers the man of her dreams. Only, he's not interested…yet. So the gifted lady astronomer, whose passion for measuring stars...

No man has ever wanted her for herself When she arrives at Beresford Abbey, orphan Mary Wilder's hopes of finding a place to belong are dashed when she meets Bane Beresford, the enigmatic earl. He is as remote as the ghosts that supposedly haunt the Abbey…and, like its crumbling walls, her...

An acclaimed painter. His provocative muse. Her obliging husband. The Artist Charles Westerman, Victorian England’s most sought-after landscape painter, is finished with love affairs. Yet after a taste of forbidden passion at a private art exhibition, he knows he’s met his muse in Rosamund....

Cleopatra’s slave girl and an enemy Roman soldier… Egyptian slave Wen-Nefer is wary of all men. But she can’t help but be captivated by handsome Titus, adviser to Julius Caesar, even though he is commanding and intolerant of bold women like her. Their affair is as all-consuming...

This is the fifth volume of Victor Hugo's 1862 French historical novel, “Les Misérables”. Considered to be one of the greatest novels of the nineteenth century, it chronicles the lives of several characters, focusing on ex-convict Jean Valjean's struggle for redemption. It constitutes a profound...

This is the second volume of Victor Hugo's 1862 French historical novel, “Les Misérables”. Considered to be one of the greatest novels of the nineteenth century, it chronicles the lives of several characters, focusing on ex-convict Jean Valjean's struggle for redemption. It constitutes a profound...

This is the third volume of Victor Hugo's 1862 French historical novel, “Les Misérables”. Considered to be one of the greatest novels of the nineteenth century, it chronicles the lives of several characters, focusing on ex-convict Jean Valjean's struggle for redemption. It constitutes a profound...

The next steamy historical romance in USA TODAY bestselling and RITA award-winning author Meredith Duran’s “wonderfully indulgent” (Publishers Weekly) Rules for the Reckless series. A DEAL WITH THE DEVIL... Trapped in the countryside, facing an unwanted marriage and the theft of her fortune,...

Roland Yorke by Ellen H. Wood A detailed look at life in the 1880's in England, this historical romance is sure to please and keep the reader spellbound.

The attraction between Lady Juliana and the king’s messenger, Sir Thomas Carlwick, is powerful, but he may not want her once he learns her devastating secret.   The king has charged Sir Thomas Carlwick with learning what became of Baron Groswick. No one has seen or heard from the man for...

1806 BCE - the Golden Age of the Middle Kingdom of Egypt.  The old Pharaoh, Amenemhet III, has died and by age old tradition the new Pharaoh has been appointed by a magical sign from the Gods.  This sign came to the Egyptian people in the form of a golden necklace adorned with one, solitary green...

This historical novel offers “a fascinating glimpse into Civil War life from an unconventional perspective” (Kirkus Reviews). A Pulpwood Queens Bonus Book of the Year Before joining the Confederate army, brothers Joseph and Thomas were actually sisters—Josephine and Libby. But...

Fall in love...beside a moonlit shore...Along the clifftops in the stormy moonlight.  ...After her sea captain husband dies, schoolteacher Anna Hampton fears she'll never love againA heart torn by love and loss......until her unexpectedly rescuing a stray kitten leads...

A passionate affair. A dark secret. A tainted legacy. In The Jeweller's Wife, Judith Lennox writes an epic tale of passion and betrayal that moves through the turbulence of war to 1960s London. Perfect for fans of Rachel Ho****re and Elizabeth Jane Howard's Cazelets series. 'A fast-moving,...