Best Publishers For Historical Fiction - April 2024

Band of Sisters

Maureen O’Reilly and her younger sister flee Ireland in hope of claiming the life promised to their father over twenty years before. After surviving the rigors of Ellis Island, Maureen learns that their benefactor, Colonel Wakefield, has died. His family, refusing to own his Civil War debt, casts her out. Alone, impoverished, and in danger of deportation, Maureen connives to obtain employment in a prominent department store. But she soon discovers that the elegant facade hides a secret that threatens every vulnerable woman in the city.Despite her family’s disapproval, Olivia Wakefield dete... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1414353081
• ASIN: 1414353081
• ISBN: 1414353081
• Brand: Tyndale House Publishers
• Manufacturer: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

Caught (Large Print): A Historical Romance

Large print historical romance!  Same book, big print, great fiction!I would recommend to readers of historical romance fiction. I plan to look for more by this author. - Top Contributor: Historical Fiction Books With proper manners and impeccable breeding, the beautiful Miss Alison Brooke should be the envy of London's 18th-century royal society. When villainy occurs, an unexpected hero comes to her aid. But rumors result, and Miss Brooke finds herself in the center of tawdry gossip. Her rescuer, Robert Anderson, Viscount Charmaine, is preoccupied with troubled finances, an ill father, an... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0999590421
• ASIN: 0999590421
• ISBN: 0999590421
• Manufacturer: Finfolkaheem Publishers

The Dutch House: A Novel

• ASIN: B07PRXT94R
• ASIN: B07PRXT94R
• Manufacturer: Harper

The German Midwife

The USA Today Best Seller.“A powerful, haunting debut”—Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Alice NetworkAn enthralling new tale of courage, betrayal and survival in the hardest of circumstances that readers of The Tattooist of Auschwitz, The Secret Orphan and The Man Who Broke into Auschwitz will love.Germany, 1944. A prisoner in the camps, Anke Hoff is doing what she can to keep her pregnant campmates and their newborns alive. But when Anke’s work is noticed, she is chosen for a task more dangerous than she could ever have imagined. Eva Braun is pregnant with the F�... [Read More]

• ASIN: B07KTJ8DSV
• ASIN: B07KTJ8DSV
• Manufacturer: Avon

A Dangerous Legacy (An Empire State Novel Book #1)

Page-Turning Romance and Intrigue in Award-Winning Author's Next Historical NovelLucy Drake's mastery of Morse code has made her a valuable asset to the American news agencies as a telegrapher. But the sudden arrival of Sir Colin Beckwith at rival British news agency Reuters puts her hard-earned livelihood at risk. Newly arrived from London, Colin is talented, handsome, and insufferably charming. Despite their rivalry, Lucy realizes Colin's connections could be just what her family needs to turn the tide of their long legal battle over the fortune they were swindled out of forty years ago. Wh... [Read More]

• ASIN: B072BCDYZ8
• ASIN: B072BCDYZ8
• Manufacturer: Bethany House Publishers

Born Survivors: Three Young Mothers and Their Extraordinary Story of Courage, Defiance, and Hope

The Nazis murdered their husbands but concentration camp prisoners Priska, Rachel, and Anka would not let evil take their unborn children too—a remarkable true story that will appeal to readers of The Lost and The Nazi Officer’s Wife, Born Survivors celebrates three mothers who defied death to give their children life.Eastern Europe, 1944: Three women believe they are pregnant, but are torn from their husbands before they can be certain. Rachel is sent to Auschwitz, unaware that her husband has been shot. Priska and her husband travel there together, but are immediately separated. Also at ... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00NVLNZ8Y
• ASIN: B00NVLNZ8Y
• Manufacturer: Harper

The Secrets We Kept: A novel

• ASIN: 0525656154
• ASIN: 0525656154
• ISBN: 0525656154
• Manufacturer: Knopf

The Secret Orphan

This is a stunning and memorable page-turner of love, loss and resilience for fans of The Tattooist of AuschwitzThe USA Today bestsellerKeep her secret.Keep her safe.On the 14th November 1940, Hitler’s bombs rain down on Coventry. From the rubble of a bombed-out family home, a young girl is saved…As the Nazis’ relentless bombs fall during the Blitz of Coventry, six-year-old Rose Sherbourne finds herself orphaned and under the guardianship of a Cornish farmer's daughter, Elenor Cardew.Elenor knows that the only way to protect spirited Rose is to leave the city and make a new life for them... [Read More]

• ASIN: B07CKQV7F8
• ASIN: B07CKQV7F8
• Manufacturer: One More Chapter

The Silent Woman: The USA TODAY BESTSELLER - a gripping historical fiction (Cat Carlisle, Book 1)

Would you sell your secrets?Catherine Carlisle is trapped in a loveless marriage and the threat of World War Two is looming. She sees no way out… that is until a trusted friend asks her to switch her husband’s papers in a desperate bid to confuse the Germans.Soon Catherine finds herself caught up in a deadly mixture of espionage and murder. Someone is selling secrets to the other side, and the evidence seems to point right at her.Can she clear her name before it’s too late?

• ASIN: B076GVWSW1
• ASIN: B076GVWSW1
• Manufacturer: HQ Digital

The Alice Network: A Novel

Featuring an exclusive excerpt from Kate Quinn's next incredible historical novel, THE HUNTRESS NEW YORK TIMES & USA TODAY BESTSELLER#1 GLOBE AND MAIL HISTORICAL FICTION BESTSELLEROne of NPR's Best Books of the Year!One of Bookbub's Biggest Historical Fiction Books of the Year!Reese Witherspoon Book Club Summer Reading Pick!The Girly Book Club Book of the Year!A Summer Book Pick from Good Housekeeping, Parade, Library Journal, Goodreads, Liz and Lisa, and BookBub In an enthralling new historical novel from national bestselling author Kate Quinn, two women—a female spy recruited to the re... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01LZFL63S
• ASIN: B01LZFL63S
• Manufacturer: William Morrow Paperbacks

America's First Daughter: A Novel

The New York Times and USA Today BestsellerIn a compelling, richly researched novel that draws from thousands of letters and original sources, bestselling authors Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie tell the fascinating, untold story of Thomas Jefferson's eldest daughter, Martha "Patsy" Jefferson Randolph--a woman who kept the secrets of our most enigmatic founding father and shaped an American legacy.From her earliest days, Patsy Jefferson knows that though her father loves his family dearly, his devotion to his country runs deeper still. As Thomas Jefferson's oldest daughter, she becomes his he... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00ZP4KE70
• ASIN: B00ZP4KE70
• Manufacturer: William Morrow Paperbacks

The House on Foster Hill

Outstanding Debut Novel from an Author to WatchKaine Prescott is no stranger to death. When her husband died two years ago, her pleas for further investigation into his suspicious death fell on deaf ears. In desperate need of a fresh start, Kaine purchases an old house sight unseen in her grandfather's Wisconsin hometown. But one look at the eerie, abandoned house immediately leaves her questioning her rash decision. And when the house's dark history comes back with a vengeance, Kaine is forced to face the terrifying realization she has nowhere left to hide. A century earlier, the house on Fos... [Read More]

• ASIN: 076423028X
• ASIN: 076423028X
• ISBN: 076423028X
• Brand: Baker Pub Group/Baker Books
• Manufacturer: Bethany House Publishers

Capote

In November, 1959, the shocking murder of a smalltown Kansas family captures the imagination of Truman Capote (Philip Seymour Hoffman), famed author of "Breakfast at Tiffany's." With his childhood friend Harper Lee (Catherine Keener), writer of the soon-to-be published "To Kill a Mockingbird," Capote sets out to investigate, winning over the locals despite his flamboyant appearance and style. When he forms a bond with the killers and their execution date nears, the writing of "In Cold Blood," a book that will change the course of American Literature, takes a drastic toll on Capote, changing hi... [Read More]

• ASIN: B000E33VWW
• UPC: 043396126480
• ASIN: B000E33VWW
• Brand: Sony Pictures
• Manufacturer: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

The Verdict

‘LOVED LOVED LOVED this!!’ Reader reviewA cheating wife. An estranged mother. But is she guilty of murder?Please raise your right hand.An affair at work has cost Julia Winter her job and her marriage. There’s no denying she has let her family down. Please remain standing.When a body is discovered on the North Downs, it hits local headlines. But for Julia, the news is doubly shocking because the body was buried just opposite the house she lived in over twenty years ago. And it is one of her former housemates. Please resume your seat.Up on the stand, Julia’s not the only person to have... [Read More]

• ASIN: B07NPC1XNS
• ASIN: B07NPC1XNS
• Manufacturer: One More Chapter

The Tattooist of Auschwitz: A Novel

• ASIN: B0756DZ4C1
• ASIN: B0756DZ4C1
• Manufacturer: Harper Paperbacks

The Secret Sense of Wildflower - Southern Historical Fiction, Best Book of 2012

The story of Louisa May "Wildflower" McAllister whose life has been shaped around the recent death of her beloved father in a sawmill accident. While her mother hardens in her grief, Wildflower and her three

• UPC: 53392142
• Rating: 4.25

Caught : A Historical Romance

1772. London. Scandal. Suspense. Sex. With her perfect breeding, flawless beauty, and proper manners, Alison Brooke never expected to be smeared by the cruel brush of scandal. Robert Anderson, Viscount Charmaine, is focused on his

• UPC: 304354150
• Rating: 5.0

Bride of Regret : Historical Western Christian Romance

Bride of Regret: Historical Western Christian

• UPC: 851094668

Bride by Request : Historical Western Christian Romance

When following God's Will may keep her from following her heart... Charlotte Mason believes that it's God's will for her to be a mail order bride. But while on her way to meet her groom,

• UPC: 53598400

Benjamin January Mystery: Drinking Gourd: A Historical Mystery Involving the Underground Railway of the Deep South (Hardcover)

Benjamin January investigates the murder of a 'conductor' of the Underground Railway, helping slaves to freedom. Benjamin January is called up to Vicksburg, deep in cotton-plantation country, to help a wounded "conductor" of the Underground

• UPC: 51492491
• Rating: 4.0

Drinking Gourd : A Historical Mystery Involving the Underground Railway of the Deep South

Following the murder of a chief 'conductor' of the Underground Railroad - the secret network of safe-houses that guide escaping slaves to freedom - Jubal Cain, the coordinator of the entire Railroad system in Mississippi,

• UPC: 55783747
• Rating: 4.0

Cold Bayou : A Historical Mystery Set in New Orleans

Benjamin January has reason to regret agreeing to perform at the wedding of wealthy landowner Veryl St-Chinian to an Irish barmaid fifty years his junior. On the isolated plantation of Cold Bayou where the ceremony

• UPC: 306296670

The Secret Sense of Wildflower - Southern Historical Fiction, Best Book of 2012 - eBook

Named a Best Book of 2012 by Kirkus Reviews.Small southern towns have few secrets. But when a grieving daughter confronts the local bad boy, she exposes a dark history.Appalachia, 1941. Thirteen-year-old Louisa May "Wildflower" McAllister's

• UPC: 640956067

Late Harvest : A Nineteenth-Century Historical Saga

Exmoor, 1800. When farmer's daughter Peggy Shawe meets the charismatic Ralph Duggan, it's love at first sight. But when Ralph's brother Philip is suspected of murder, the pair are despatched to distant relatives across the

• UPC: 55362219
• Rating: 3.5

Mail Order Bride: The Ripest Tomatoes Are The Best (A Clean Western Historical Romance) - eBook

An overweight woman from Maine decides to become a mail order bride to a farmer in California, because there are no suitors left where she lives. The widower with two children meets her at the

• UPC: 751445235