Browsing: Historical Fiction

A Washington Post and Wall Street Journal Best Book of the Year: Set amidst the intrigue and extravagance of the 18th-century Russian court, this “brilliant” and “bold” bestseller (Booklist) charts the epic rise of Catherine the Great.

Archaeologist Verity Grey travels to a windswept Scottish village and finds herself entangled in an unsolved mystery. This New York Times bestseller “will seduce readers with its beautiful prose and lush, vivid descriptions of the Scotland shore” (RT Book Reviews).

Germany, 1660: When a dying boy is pulled from the river with a mark crudely tattooed on his shoulder, hangman…

Archaeologist Donald Gladstone and linguist Julia Llewellyn scour the British countryside for hints of the real King Arthur in this multilayered tale of love, mystery, and Arthurian legend. “Rich and engrossing… I couldn’t put it down” (New York Times bestselling author Matthew Pearl).

This “sweeping, epic novel” (Library Journal) follows a young immigrant as she navigates 20th-century Honolulu. A “lush tale of ambition, sacrifice, and survival” (Booklist) with over 6,800 five-star Goodreads ratings.

It is November 25, 1960, and three beautiful sisters have been found near their wrecked Jeep at the bottom of…

This #1 New York Times bestseller inspired the movie starring Paul Newman! The lives of freedom fighter Ari Ben Canaan and American nurse Kitty Fremont entwine as they become key players in the founding of Israel. A classic with over 41,000 five-star ratings on Goodreads.

In 19th-century Virginia, Lisbeth struggles to reconcile her love for Mattie, the enslaved woman who raised her, with the societal expectations set by her parents. An evocative novel with over 30,000 five-star Goodreads ratings.

A propulsive, relentless page-turner. A terrifying evocation of a paranoid world where no one can be trusted. A surprising, unexpected…

When she was a child, the author happily identified with all the male heroes she read about in stories that…