Top new historical-fiction books out this week: 2 Feb - 8 Feb 2025
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February 8, 2025
This week featuring new releases by Pam Jenoff, Virginia Feito, Eowyn Ivey, Ruth Hulbert, Allegra Goodman, Stephen Spotswood, Allison Montclair, Sasha Peyton Smith, Suzanne Nelson, Adriana Herrera, Erin Crosby Eckstine and many more.
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Last Twilight in Paris by Pam Jenoff
A Parisian department store, a mysterious necklace and a woman’s quest to unlock a decade-old mystery are at the center of this riveting novel of love and survival, from New York Times bestselling author Pam JenoffLondon, 1953. Louise is still adjusting to her postwar role as a housewife when she discovers a necklace in a box at a secondhand shop...historical-fiction · fiction · ww2 · historical · mystery · 20th-century · audiobook · literary-fiction · female-mc · romance -
Victorian Psycho by Virginia Feito
From the devious author of Mrs. March comes a gruesome and gleeful new novel that probes the psyche of a bloodthirsty governess.Winifred Notty arrives at Ensor House prepared to play the perfect Victorian governess—she’ll dutifully tutor her charges, Drusilla and Andrew, tell them bedtime stories, and only joke about eating children...horror · historical-fiction · gothic · fiction · historical · industrial-era · victorian · mystery · feminism · dark -
Black Woods, Blue Sky by Eowyn Ivey, Ruth Hulbert
An unforgettable reimagining of Beauty and the Beast that asks the question: can love save us from ourselves?Birdie’s keeping it together, of course she is. So she's a little hungover sometimes on her shifts, and she has to bring her daughter Emaleen to work while she waits tables at an Alaskan roadside lodge, but it's a tough town to be a single mother, and Emaleen never goes hungry... -
Isola by Allegra Goodman
An unforgettable epic saga of a French noblewoman deserted on an island where her survival will depend on the power of her faith and love—from the New York Times bestselling author of Sam.Heir to a chateau with its own village and lands, Marguerite is destined for a life of prosperity and gentility... -
Dead in the Frame: A Pentecost and Parker Mystery by Stephen Spotswood
The most dramatic installment yet in the Nero Award-winning Pentecost and Parker series, as Will scrambles to solve a shocking murder before Lillian takes the fall for the crime.NEW YORK CITY, 1947: Wealthy financier and ghoulish connoisseur of crime, Jessup Quincannon, is dead, and famed detective Lillian Pentecost is under arrest for his murder...mystery · historical-fiction · historical · lgbtq · audiobook · disability · crime · urban · lesbian-mc · fiction -
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An Excellent Thing in a Woman by Allison Montclair
The owners of The Right Sort Marriage Bureau are back, and more determined than ever to bring love matches to the residents of Post-WWII London . . . so something as trivial as a murder investigation isn't going to stop them!London, 1947...mystery · historical-fiction · historical · fiction · audiobook · grief · amateur-sleuth · female-mc · alpha-mc · cozy -
The Rose Bargain by Sasha Peyton Smith
The Cruel Prince meets The Selection in this captivating duology opener brimming with heart-pounding romance, vicious competition, and beautiful, cruel fae, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Witch Haven, Sasha Peyton Smith.Every citizen of England is granted one bargain from their immortal fae queen...romance · fantasy · young-adult · fae · historical-fiction · historical · fiction · alternate-history · magic · low-fantasy -
The Librarians of Lisbon by Suzanne Nelson
The romance of Casablanca meets the spy world of Ian Fleming in this WWII love story for the ages.In a glittering city of secrets and shadows, love is the most perilous gamble of all. Lisbon 1943. As two American librarians are drawn into a city of dangerous subterfuge and unexpected love affairs, they are forced to choose between their missions and the men they love...romance · historical-fiction · fiction · historical · ww2 · espionage · suspense · friendship · war · political-intrigue -
A Tropical Rebel Gets the Duke by Adriana Herrera
Coming soon! A Tropical Rebel's Rules for Romance by Adriana Herrera will be available Nov 26, 2024...europe · british-isles · united-kingdom · scotland · romance · historical · historical-fiction · fiction · poc-mc · enemies-to-lovers -
Junie by Erin Crosby Eckstine
A young girl must face a life-altering decision after awakening her sister’s ghost, navigating truths about love, friendship, and power as the Civil War looms. Sixteen years old and enslaved since she was born, Junie has spent her life on Bellereine Plantation in Alabama, cooking and cleaning alongside her family, and tending to the white master’s daughter, Violet...historical-fiction · fantasy · magical-realism · historical · civil-war · fiction · ghosts · coming-of-age · poc-mc · paranormal -
Enemy of My Dreams by Jenny Williamson
In the last days of the Roman Empire a desperate princess and brutal Goth warlord forge a dangerous alliance. Julia, only daughter of the emperor of Rome, lives a life of excess and freedom. Wine, philosophy and scandal—she revels in hedonism. But when her father dies and her teenage brother takes the throne, he will stop at nothing to seize control of both the empire and his wayward sister... -
Capitana by Cassandra James
Prepare to set sail with this riveting romantasy—the first in a duology—that’s filled with complex characters, sizzling romantic chemistry, and page-turning action. A must-read for fans of Daughter of the Pirate King, Together We Burn, or Fable!Ximena Reale has spent most of her life at La Academia training to become a Cazador, a seafaring hunter who tracks down pirates...romance · fantasy · young-adult · outlaws · historical-fiction · historical · action-adventure · fiction · enemies-to-lovers · nautical -
Red Clay by Charles B. Fancher
An astounding multigenerational saga, Red Clay chronicles the interwoven lives of an enslaved Black family and their white owners as the Civil War ends and Reconstruction begins...historical-fiction · fiction · literary-fiction · historical · poc-author · black-mc · poc-mc · book · adult -
Death Upon a Star by Amy Patricia Meade
Be careful what you wish for . . . Introducing Hollywood script supervisor Evelyn Galloway, who's drawn into a murder investigation after landing her dream job on the set of Hitchcock's Rebecca.1939, Los Angeles. Evelyn Galloway can't believe her luck! On her first day in LA, she lands her dream job of script supervisor, and on the hottest film in town - Hitchcock's adaptation of Rebecca...mystery · historical-fiction · cozy · historical · fiction · action-adventure · secrets · suspense · killer · amateur-sleuth