Top new historical-fiction books out this week: 28 Jan - 3 Feb 2024
Last updated:
February 3, 2024
This week featuring new releases by Kelley McNeil, Lynda Rutledge, Dan Jones, Elizabeth Camden, Ellie Midwood, ReShonda Tate Billingsley, Allison Saft, Olivia Ford, Lyx Robinson, Anastasia Hastings and many more.
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Mayluna by Kelley McNeil
A legendary band, an iconic lead singer, and their mysterious connection to a woman whose love helped create the music of a generation. Timing is everything in a powerful novel about fate, regret, and moving on by the author of A Day Like This.In the 1990s, Carter Wills was the lead singer of the English alt-rock band Mayluna, securing his place among music legends... -
![Mockingbird Summer by Lynda Rutledge]()
Mockingbird Summer by Lynda Rutledge
A powerful and emotional coming-of-age novel set amid the turmoil and profound changes of the 1960s by the bestselling author of West with Giraffes . In segregated High Cotton, Texas, in 1964, the racial divide is as clear as the railroad tracks running through town. It’s also where two girls are going to shake things up...historical-fiction · fiction · coming-of-age · historical · family · young-adult · literary-fiction · friendship · classics · book -
![Wolves of Winter: A Novel by Dan Jones]()
Wolves of Winter: A Novel by Dan Jones
The epic sequel to Essex Dogs , continuing the New York Times bestselling historian's trilogy of novels following the fortunes of ten ordinary soldiers during the Hundred Years' War."[ Essex Dogs reconceives] medieval military history as a swashbuckling Hollywood movie."— The New York Times Book ReviewFor the Dogs, the war has only just begun...historical-fiction · fiction · war · historical · medieval · action-adventure · military · audiobook · literary-fiction · fantasy -
![While the City Sleeps by Elizabeth Camden]()
While the City Sleeps by Elizabeth Camden
Katherine Schneider's workaday life as a dentist in 1913 New York is upended when a patient reveals details of a deadly plot while under the influence of laughing gas. As she is plunged into danger, she seeks help from the dashing Lieutenant Jonathan Birch, a police officer she has long admired from afar...romance · historical-fiction · christian · mystery · fiction · historical · womens-fiction · family · crime · spirituality -
![I Have to Save Them by Ellie Midwood]()
I Have to Save Them by Ellie Midwood
Auschwitz, 1942: Her entire body trembles as she stands in the infirmary and realises the horrifying truth. She’s a nurse, but instead of saving her fellow inmates, she’s about to be ordered to kill them…Surrounded by thick fog from the nearby forest, Orli stumbles from the cattle truck onto the frostbitten grounds of Auschwitz...historical-fiction · ww2 · mental-illness · medical · historical · friendship · epic · 20th-century · fiction · romance -
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![The Queen of Sugar Hill: A Novel of Hattie McDaniel by ReShonda Tate Billingsley]()
The Queen of Sugar Hill: A Novel of Hattie McDaniel by ReShonda Tate Billingsley
Bestselling author ReShonda Tate presents a fascinating fictional portrait of Hattie McDaniel, one of Hollywood’s most prolific but woefully underappreciated stars—and the first Black person ever to win an Oscar for her role as Mammy in the critically acclaimed film classic Gone With the Wind . It was supposed to be the highlight of her career, the pinnacle for which she’d worked all her life...historical-fiction · fiction · historical · poc-mc · audiobook · drama · 20th-century · black-mc · female-mc · book -
![A Fragile Enchantment by Allison Saft]()
A Fragile Enchantment by Allison Saft
In this romantic fantasy of manners from New York Times bestselling author Allison Saft, a magical dressmaker commissioned for a royal wedding finds herself embroiled in scandal when a gossip columnist draws attention to her undeniable chemistry with the groom. Niamh Ó Conchobhair has never let herself long for more...romance · fantasy · young-adult · historical · historical-fiction · fantasy-of-manners · fiction · high-fantasy · sword-sorcery · book -
![Mrs. Quinn's Rise to Fame by Olivia Ford]()
Mrs. Quinn's Rise to Fame by Olivia Ford
“One of those books you just want to hug to your chest. I loved it so much... -
![The Lady of Dublin by Lyx Robinson]()
The Lady of Dublin by Lyx Robinson
The 4th installment in the bestselling Viking Omegaverse series...omegaverse · reverse-harem · historical · fantasy · dystopia · romantic-love · historical-fiction · drama · fiction · book -
![Of Hoaxes and Homicide by Anastasia Hastings]()
Of Hoaxes and Homicide by Anastasia Hastings
The second in the delightful Dear Miss Hermione mystery series from Anastasia Hastings—when you represent the best-loved Agony Aunt in Britain, fielding questions from both irate housekeepers and heartbroken mothers is par for the course..."Dear Miss Hermione—what is a mother to do?"Sensible Violet Manville and her very ladylike half-sister Sephora are absolutely bored, thank you very much...mystery · historical-fiction · fiction · murder · cozy · historical · amateur-sleuth · female-mc · book · adult -
![The Chemistry of Familiar Objects by Alexandra Vasti]()
The Chemistry of Familiar Objects by Alexandra Vasti
57 Gresham Street is the most incendiary building in London. Upstairs, unconventional chemist Emmeline Starling uses combustion to solve scientific mysteries. Downstairs, buttoned-up children’s book printer Robert Vane tries very hard not to panic when the ceiling catches on fire. And when these two opposing forces are contained within one small building? Explosions are just the beginning... -
![The Diamond King: A Tale of Love, Hate, and Diamonds by Vlad Kahany]()
The Diamond King: A Tale of Love, Hate, and Diamonds by Vlad Kahany
The Great Gatsby meets Peaky Blinders…How does a street thief become a king?When Drasko, a nine-year-old thief from the slums, is presented with a once-in-a-lifetime offer, life takes him to a far-away land on the hunt for diamonds.Twenty years later, Drasko Mawr, now the wealthiest diamond miner in the world, comes back to London.And he must play a dangerous game—a deal he has signed with blood...romance · industrial-era · victorian · billionaire · slow-burn · age-gap · enemies-to-lovers · fated-mates · royalty · organized-crime -
![A Lady's Guide to Marvels and Misadventure by Angela Bell]()
A Lady's Guide to Marvels and Misadventure by Angela Bell
When Clara Marie Stanton's ex-fiancé begins to spread rumors that her family suffers from hereditary insanity, it's all Clara can do to protect them from his desperate schemes and society's prejudice. Her family may be eccentric, yes, but they certainly aren't insane. Then Clara's Grandfather Drosselmeyer brings on an apprentice with a mechanical leg, and all pretense of normalcy takes wing...romance · historical-fiction · christian · fantasy · historical · fiction · industrial-era · victorian · steampunk · mystery -
![The Mayor of Maxwell Street by Avery Cunningham]()
The Mayor of Maxwell Street by Avery Cunningham
"A debut novel everyone will be talking about," Avery Cunningham's epic love story is "a triumph" and "a tale of intrigue, racial tension, and class warfare, set against the glamorous and gritty backdrop of early 20th century Chicago...north-america · usa · illinois · urban · romance · historical-fiction · fiction · historical · mystery · crime -
![The Excitements by C.J. Wray]()
The Excitements by C.J. Wray
A brilliant and witty drama about two elderly female World War II veterans with a secret past who embark on one last adventure to right some historic wrongs.Meet the Williamson sisters, Britain’s most beloved World War II veterans...historical-fiction · fiction · historical · mystery · womens-fiction · ww2 · military · cozy · espionage · revenge -
![Follow Me to the Yew Tree by Desirée M. Niccoli]()
Follow Me to the Yew Tree by Desirée M. Niccoli
A woman foretells the death of the man she’s destined to love and must defy fate to save him. For centuries, Éireann has traveled alone across Ireland with nothing but visions from Death and a compulsion to warn people of their impending doom. That is, until Death sends her to the English countryside, where she meets Elin, a fellow countryman returning home after fighting in the Napoleonic wars...romance · fantasy · historical · historical-fiction · monsters · death · military · magic · insta-love · forced-proximity -
![Once a Queen by Sarah Arthur]()
Once a Queen by Sarah Arthur
An American teenager discovers that her estranged English grandmother was once a queen in another world in the debut novel from bestselling author and speaker Sarah Arthur.When fourteen-year-old Eva Joyce unexpectedly finds herself spending the summer at the mysterious manor house of the English grandmother she's never met, troubling questions arise...fantasy · young-adult · fiction · middle-grade · retellings · fairy-tale · romantic-love · historical · season-summer · spooky -
![Hard by a Great Forest: A Novel by Leo Vardiashvili]()
Hard by a Great Forest: A Novel by Leo Vardiashvili
"This novel annihilated me. I gasped, laughed, and wept my way through it. Rich with irony and animated with astonishing humanity, this tale of a young Georgian refugee’s odyssey into his birthplace to rescue family left my heart bruised and battered and aching for more... -
![Belonging by Jill Fordyce]()
Belonging by Jill Fordyce
Appealing to readers of Delia Owens’ Where the Crawdads Sing, Kristin Hannah’s Firefly Lane, and Ann Packer’s The Dive from Clausen’s Pier, Belonging is a heartbreaking and hopeful coming of age story that traverses lifelong friendship, first love, and a young woman’s fierce desire to transcend her traumatic childhood...womens-fiction · historical-fiction · fiction · coming-of-age · friendship · female-mc · book · adult -
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![Waiting To Breathe: A Journey Toward Authentic Living by Vikas Agarwal]()
Waiting To Breathe: A Journey Toward Authentic Living by Vikas Agarwal
'Waiting to Breathe' chronicles the journey of Arian Nazrani, a survivor of an Iraqi chemical attack and a successful tech executive, as he grapples with a moral dilemma within his company. Faced with the unjust firing of employees to boost the stock price and reward executives, Arian struggles to balance between his personal values and demands of his position... -
![Caroline: A Story of Pride and Prejudice by Amanda E. Veazey]()
Caroline: A Story of Pride and Prejudice by Amanda E. Veazey
Caroline Bingley was raised to think it her duty to marry a wealthy gentleman, just like her brother's friend Mr. Darcy. She pins all her hopes on Mr. Darcy, but when he chooses to marry someone else instead, someone less worthy, how will she ever live up to her parents' expectations? More importantly, does she even still want to? In the aftermath of Mr...
