Browsing: Biographical Fiction

A New York Times bestseller: Wed into royalty, young Sisi, Empress of Austria-Hungary, faces the lavishness and challenges of the Habsburg court. “This entire novel is irresistible” (Michelle Moran).

For fans of Sarah’s Key: Two women centuries apart are connected — and forever changed — by the secrets of a manuscript by Johann Sebastian Bach. “An intellectual thriller and a beautiful love story… Impossible to put down” (#1 New York Times bestselling author Sara Gruen).

When young widow Martha Custis marries George Washington, their love endures through war, revolution, and the birth of a nation… A Christy Award–winning author illuminates America’s original First Lady as readers have never seen her before.

With over 1,500 five-star Goodreads ratings: In 1925 Ireland, poverty-stricken Ivy is the sole provider for her family. But after her father dies, she is suddenly thrust into a different world — one filled with luxury and promise…

With enemies on all sides, pope’s daughter Lucrezia Borgia learns the art of survival amid the violence, passion, and intrigue of Renaissance Italy. “Assiduously researched and expertly crafted… Wholly engrossing” (New York Times bestselling author Allison Pataki).

“An intoxicating look inside a world of innovative new media” (Kirkus Reviews): Maisie is thrilled to land a job at the fledgling British Broadcasting Corporation, known for its groundbreaking radio programming. But as her career begins to blossom, she uncovers a shocking conspiracy… With over 1,200 five-star Goodreads ratings!

A national bestseller that’s “complex and original” (The New York Times): The life of artist Georgia O’Keeffe unfolds in this sensual and captivating novel that’s “as magical and provocative as O’Keeffe’s lush paintings of flowers” (USA Today).

In the steppes of High Asia, the year 1188… ‘Jamuqa rode his trophy mare, off-white, black-pointed, on a Tartar seat,…

When an empire is at stake, one woman stands between the past and the future In post-Restoration England, King Charles II…

“Enthralling… Beautifully told” (The Boston Globe): As a young Monet pursues art, he experiences terrible hardships as well as a great romance with Camille, his muse. A tragic and breathtaking novel set in the 19th century.