Top new historical-fiction books in December 2023
Last updated:
November 29, 2023
December 2023 featuring new releases by Evie Dunmore, Rebecca Ross, Alice Coldbreath, Ally Wilkes, Jess Armstrong, Stacy Lynn Miller, F.M. Aden, Ravella Ives and many more.
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The Gentleman's Gambit by Evie Dunmore
Bookish suffragist Catriona Campbell is busy: An ailing estate, academic writer's block, a tense time for England's women's rights campaign--the last thing she needs is to be stuck playing host to her father's distractingly attractive young colleague.Deeply introverted Catriona lives for her work at Oxford and her fight for women's suffrage...romance · historical-fiction · historical · fiction · womens-fiction · feminism · poc-mc · female-mc · industrial-era · victorian -
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Ruthless Vows by Rebecca Ross
The epic conclusion to the intensely romantic and beautifully written story that started in Divine Rivals.Two weeks have passed since Iris Winnow returned home bruised and heartbroken from the front, but the war is far from over. Roman is missing, and the city of Oath continues to dwell in a state of disbelief and ignorance...romance · fantasy · young-adult · historical-fiction · historical · fiction · magic · paranormal · book -
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A Most Forgettable Girl by Alice Coldbreath
Cheerful Gunnilde Payne is hiding a bruised heart behind her bright smile. When her friend invites her to spend some time away from her provincial home, she jumps at the chance. Distraction is just what she needs to forget the sad disappointment of her childhood sweetheart getting betrothed to another... -
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Where the Dead Wait by Ally Wilkes
An eerie, atmospheric Polar Gothic following a Victorian explorer in search of his lost shipmate and his own redemption—from the author of the “vivid, immersive” (The Guardian) horror novel All the White Spaces.William Day should be an acclaimed Arctic explorer. But after a failed expedition, in which his remaining men only survived by eating their dead comrades, he returned in disgrace...horror · historical-fiction · gothic · fiction · fantasy · historical · mystery · survival · season-winter · spooky -
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The Curse of Penryth Hall by Jess Armstrong
An atmospheric gothic mystery that beautifully brings the ancient Cornish countryside to life, Armstrong introduces heroine Ruby Vaughn in her Minotaur Books & Mystery Writers of America First Crime Novel Award-winning debut, The Curse of Penryth Hall...mystery · historical-fiction · gothic · fiction · historical · suspense · murder · killer · magical-realism · cozy -
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Whiskey War by Stacy Lynn Miller
At the height of Prohibition and the dawn of the Great Depression, lesbian couple Dax and Rose look forward to a clandestine life together in Half Moon Bay after narrowly escaping death at Devil’s Slide. Dax’s sister May makes the Foster House their refuge while they sit on a gold mine of stolen whiskey from the Seaside Club...romance · fiction · suspense · historical-fiction · historical · lgbtq · 20th-century · book · adult -
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The Court of the Undead by F.M. Aden
A stunningly dark fantasy novel set during the rise of the Ottoman Empire. Perfect for fans of Netflix’s Castlevania and From Blood and Ash.From a young age, Yara and her sister Aylin grew up on tales of the vampir whispered to them in the dark by their superstitious nursemaid...romance · fantasy · fiction · young-adult · vampires · paranormal · historical-fiction · dark · book -
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Cold Comfort by Ravella Ives
When the war is lost, what else is worth winning?Lt. Francis Ransome is newly promoted and completely miserable. After a year and a half of fighting in Russia’s revolutionary fallout, his regiment is retreating across the bitter Siberian wilderness, the war lost. Home has never been so close and yet so far, and any breath could be their last...romance · historical · mlm · historical-fiction · fiction · military · 20th-century · lgbtq · action-adventure · book
