Browsing: Biographical Fiction

A kind of fifteenth-century Eat, Pray, Love, Revelations illuminates the intersecting lives of two female mystics who changed history–Margery Kempe and Julian…

Ninth century Norway, the dawn of the Viking era, — a land shattered into thirty warring kingdoms. A woman could…

From a USA Today bestselling author: When Lady Jane Franklin asks Virginia Reeve to lead 12 women on a secret Arctic expedition, some of them never come home — and a year later, Virginia stands trial for their murder. A “historical gem… Unputdownable!” (New York Times bestselling author Kim Michele Richardson).

1883 – Darke County, OhioShoot Like a Girl depicts the historically fictive tale of a young Annie Oakley’s struggles before…

To support her family, 15-year-old Annie Oakley joins a Wild West show as a sharpshooter. But when her assistant is found dead, Annie suspects murder — and she’ll stop at nothing to solve the case. “A fast-paced plot keeps the pages turning” (Publishers Weekly).

She never misses a target. But unless she can solve this murder, she’ll become one… until she proves her defender…

A “poignant and gripping” novel (Publishers Weekly) inspired by true events: In 1936, Estelita Rodriguez’s nightclub debut sparks her ascent to stardom. Thirty years later, Estelita dies mysteriously — and her daughter, Nina, sets out to find answers. “I couldn’t put it down!” (USA Today bestselling author Heather Webb).

An Elizabethan espionage thriller in which playwright Christopher Marlowe spies on Mary, Queen of Scots while navigating the perils of…

A shattering biographical novel of J.D. Salinger in combat“Charyn skillfully breathes life into historical icons.” —New YorkerJ.D. Salinger, mysterious author…

Book one in a series: After telling her daughter the truth about her past, Helena embarks on a life-changing journey to reconnect with her origins — and heal painful old wounds… A moving historical tale of family, loss, and war.