historical fiction

Fiction

Courageous Mother Confronts Devastation of WWII in Rhys Bowen’s New Heartbreaking Novel

A romantic meeting at the Sorbonne in Paris 1931 sets British student Madeleine Grant off on a life adventure equal parts heartache and heroism in The Paris Assignment by bestselling author Rhys Bowen. Madeleine meets Giles Martin a month after beginning French language studies at the prestigious university and…

Peggy KurkowskiAugust 8, 2023

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True Grit Meets True Detective in New Gripping Ritual Murder Thriller “The Demon’s Mark”

“A family connection, a love of crime thrillers, and a fascination with medicine and 19th century forensics.” Says veteran author SK Falconer. These are the secret ingredients of his new novel The Demon Mark, book two in his Cormag Macleod Inspector series. Combining an unfiltered image of frontier life with…

Wyatt SemenukJune 13, 2022

Fiction Recommended

Man’s Mystical Journey to Amend the Past in Bohemian Ibiza

There’s a passage in author Justin Kurian’s ambitious novel The Canticle of Ibiza where John, who has abandoned his life in New York as a high-flying financial whiz to seek answers on the mystical island of Ibiza, Spain, explains to a budding love interest, Diana, how he ditched his previous…

Jim AlkonMay 7, 2024

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Journalist Recruited to Stop Hitler’s A-Bomb in “The Armageddon Secret”

“He needed time to clear his mind, to fight through. He’d just looked in the face of the anti-Nazi underground, seen mental images of H.G. Wells’s super bombs, grasped the truth about his father’s murder, received a summons to help defeat Nazism — all simultaneously mind-boggling. Was this Black Orchestra…

David ToddNovember 15, 2021

Thrillers

An Unthinkable WWII Alliance Proves the Power of Human Kindness in “Silver Wings, Iron Cross”

Through the heartless machinations of fate, an American Air Force bomber pilot and German U-boat commander in the waning days of World War II end up on the ground — in enemy territory for both of them, no longer predators, but prey. When they meet, they realize they can no…

Sherri DaleyMay 27, 2020

Fiction

Army Nurse Comes of Age During Vietnam War in Kristin Hannah’s Historical Epic, “The Women”

Imagine you are a veteran returning home from war after serving in the terrifying jungles of Vietnam. Then imagine that no one ever acknowledges your service. In fact, you are spat upon, shamed, and ignored by the country whose freedom you have sworn to protect. In Kristin Hannah’s latest novel,…

Jodé MillmanJanuary 31, 2024

Fiction Recommended

Girl’s Search for Abducted Father in Prohibition-Era Coming-of-Age

It’s on the very first page of The Last Tale of Norah Bow by J.P. White. Fourteen-year-old Norah is told by her father that they share a “demon switch,” whatever that is. Readers don’t have to wait long to find out: The demon switch means she can do hard things…

Jim AlkonJune 10, 2024

Fiction Recommended

Historical Fiction from a Lawyer Who Saw It All

The first sentence of My Best Friend is Angela Bennett (Inanna Publications) by Canadian author Suzanne Hillier might seem to hint this book is a light-hearted romance. It soon becomes clear it’s something much more: a historical fiction novel that chronicles one woman’s crusade for women’s rights and equality in…

Joanna PoncavageJanuary 6, 2023

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Warner’s World War II Drama Is an Epic, White-Knuckle Ride

John W. Warner IV’s Little Anton is a story to get lost in. Teetering between fact and fiction, it’s a trove of information and historical events we would have remembered from high school classes had we been paying attention. Then it slides off-center into the occult where believability meets intrigue.…

Sherri DaleyDecember 14, 2020

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Philip Warren Highlights an Often-Forgotten Time and People While Introducing “Irina”

Irina is the strong and compelling central character in author Philip Warren’s novel of the same name. What muse led him to write about the elusive time period and the shadowy figures that populated it in his book? Poland, the Black Death, the Depression, religious tensions … these are each…

BookTribJune 21, 2021

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Love In the Time of War, Anti-Semitism & Racism

In 1943, a trip to Miami Beach to escape Michigan’s icy-cold winter had seemed like such a good idea. But when two young women arrive after a horrible three-day train ride, they find the hotel rooms taken up by Army Air Corps soldiers in training there. Even worse, one hotel…

Joanna PoncavageJune 17, 2022

Fiction

Historical Mystery Explores Harsh Reality of Japanese Americans in Internment Camps

Naomi Hirahara is the Babe Ruth of authors hitting home runs out of the park with each book reaching an ever-widening circle of readers. Evergreen (Soho Crime) continues the story of the Ito Family introduced in Clark and Division. After enduring stress, deprivation and hardships during two years of imprisonment…

Linda HitchcockAugust 2, 2023

Fiction

Assassin Turned Artist in Haunting World War II Novel

Stephen P. Kiernan was inspired by the stained glass works of Marc Chagall to write The Glass Chateau, a haunting, unforgettable work of post WWII historical fiction. Chagall was born Moishe Shagal in 1887 near Vitebsk, Belarus, then a part of the Russian Empire. This thriving Jewish community endured 19th…

Linda HitchcockJune 19, 2023

Fiction

Murder, Loss and Vengeance Across the Post-Civil War Frontier

It’s a well-established fact that journalist, poet, and author of multiple works of fiction and non-fiction Paulette Jiles is a powerhouse, award-winning, best-selling writer whose work you don’t want to miss. Her latest book Chenneville is an exceptional example of historical fiction, solidly grounded in real history. The subtitle is…

Linda HitchcockSeptember 12, 2023

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A Novel of Hope and Persistance Under Communist Occupation

Virginia Gemanar is worried. Her boyfriend, university student Jenica Cureteanu, has stood her up for a much-anticipated date. Could he have somehow forgotten? But he had just asked her yesterday to go with him to today’s concert. Then Jenica does not show up for lunch plans with their friends Doina and…

Cynthia ConradAugust 4, 2022

Recommended Young Adult

A Riveting Journey of Love, Loss, and Growth Amidst WWII

One Year, One Night is a beautifully written and captivating Young Adult novel by S.L. Roman. The story recounts the trials and triumphs of a young girl growing up in England, Britain, during World War II. The narration shifts between the diary entries of 16-year-old Annie Corbett and the reflection…

Natalia KavaleJune 5, 2024

True Grit Meets True Detective in New Gripping Ritual Murder Thriller “The Demon’s Mark”

Man’s Mystical Journey to Amend the Past in Bohemian Ibiza

Journalist Recruited to Stop Hitler’s A-Bomb in “The Armageddon Secret”

An Unthinkable WWII Alliance Proves the Power of Human Kindness in “Silver Wings, Iron Cross”

Girl’s Search for Abducted Father in Prohibition-Era Coming-of-Age

Historical Fiction from a Lawyer Who Saw It All

Warner’s World War II Drama Is an Epic, White-Knuckle Ride

Philip Warren Highlights an Often-Forgotten Time and People While Introducing “Irina”

Love In the Time of War, Anti-Semitism & Racism

A Novel of Hope and Persistance Under Communist Occupation

A Riveting Journey of Love, Loss, and Growth Amidst WWII

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