Top new historical-fiction books out this week: 24 Mar - 30 Mar 2024
Last updated:
March 30, 2024
This week featuring new releases by Chris Bohjalian, Lisa Scottoline, Garrard Conley, Sophie Jordan, E.L. Ough, Rachel Rueckert, Justinian Huang and many more.
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The Princess of Las Vegas by Chris Bohjalian
THE PRINCESS IS FAKE. THE MURDERS ARE REAL • From the New York Times bestselling author of The Flight Attendant and The Lioness, a Princess Diana impersonator and her estranged sister find themselves drawn into a dangerous game of money and murder in this twisting tale of organized crime, cryptocurrency, and family secrets on the Las Vegas strip...mystery · fiction · historical-fiction · contemporary · suspense · audiobook · thriller · female-mc · psychological · murder -
The Truth about the Devlins by Lisa Scottoline
Lisa Scottoline, the #1 bestselling author of What Happened to the Bennetts, presents another pulse-pounding domestic thriller about family, justice, and the lies that tear us apart.TJ Devlin is the charming disappointment in the prominent Devlin family, all of whom are lawyers at their highly successful firm—except him...mystery · fiction · suspense · crime · legal · thriller · historical-fiction · domestic-drama · siblings · killer -
All the World Beside by Garrard Conley
An electrifying, deeply moving novel about the love story between two men in Puritan New EnglandCana, a utopian vision of 18th-century Puritan New England. To the outside world, Reverend Nathaniel Whitfield and his family stand as godly pillars of their small-town community, drawing Christians from across the New World into their fold...romance · historical-fiction · lgbtq · fiction · historical · literary-fiction · audiobook · mlm · social-commentary · religion -
The Duchess by Sophie Jordan
The thrilling second book in New York Times bestselling author Sophie Jordan’s amazing new high concept series, The Scandalous Ladies of London, which chronicles the lives of a group of affluent ladies reigning over glittering, Regency-era London, vying for position in the hierarchy of the ton . They are the young wives, widows, and daughters of London’s wealthiest families...romance · historical-fiction · historical · fiction · forced-proximity · female-mc · industrial-era · regency · book · adult -
His Guiding Light by E.L. Ough
Sometimes it takes losing everything to find the one thing that matters most.Maxwell When you’ve lost the two most important people in your life, you realize you need to stick to the safe things: your lighthouse and your solitude. While there have been times I’ve longed for companionship, the men in my past haven’t cared for the unsettled part of me that lurks within. I think I’m broken...romance · mlm · age-gap · amnesia · small-town · forced-proximity · mental-illness · steamy · lgbtq · contemporary -
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If the Tide Turns by Rachel Rueckert
Set during the Golden Age of Pirates and the shadowy aftermath of the Salem witch trials, this vivid literary debut is inspired by the captivating true story of real-life pirate Samuel Bellamy, combining high seas adventure, star-crossed longing, surprisingly timely questions about social justice and freedom, and the emotionally satisfying tale of one strong-willed young woman determined to...romance · historical-fiction · outlaws · fiction · historical · fantasy · mystery · nautical · book · adult -
The Emperor and the Endless Palace by Justinian Huang
“What if I told you that the feeling we call love is actually the feeling of metaphysical recognition, when your soul remembers someone from a previous life?”In the year 4 BCE, an ambitious courtier is called upon to seduce the young emperor — but quickly discovers they are both ruled by blood, sex and intrigue...romance · fantasy · lgbtq · historical-fiction · historical · fiction · sci-fi · mlm · time-travel · reincarnation