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  • The Cromwell Enigma
    July 1540. The courts of Europe are stunned to hear that Henry VIII has executed his all-powerful minister, Thomas Cromwell. Poet and classicist Nicholas Bourbon is sent from the cultured court of Queen Marguerite of Navarre to investigate. Thrust into a turbulent world of religious, political, and personal rivalries, his travels take him far and wide. He endures perils at...
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  • The Convict's Canal (Jane Austen Investigates)
    ECPA award winner 2023 - Best fiction cover Set in the early industrial revolution and the great canal building age, a young Jane Austen takes on the role of detective as she seeks to solve the mysterious events at the Oxford canal terminus. Nearing completion, convicts work on completing the wharf overseen by the charming secretary Mr George, who shows...
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  • The Boke of the Cyte of Ladyes
    An early Tudor translation of the Cité des dames, a crucial argument written by Christine de Pizan on the importance of women. Christine de Pizan's defence of women against centuries of misogyny, Cité des dames, was the only work of literature translated into English by Brian Anslay, an administrator in the household of King Henry VII. While numerous manuscripts were...
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  • Regency Society Sisters/The Earl Who Sees Her Beauty/Lady Armstrong's Scandalous Awakening
    The Earl Who Sees Her Beauty Unaware of her beauty... until he awakens her. Prudence Carstairs knows her scars leave her with no romantic prospects — instead, she’s content revolutionising her employer’s home with her technological marvels. Then he unexpectedly perishes and his mysterious younger brother, dashing Dominic Thorburn, reluctantly takes over. In the new earl, Prudence finally finds someone...
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  • Operation: Happy
    Club Tome Book Award Winner, 2025-2026 As World War II enters her backyard, a young girl tries to cope with the war and keep her family together by completing a bucket list with her best friend: her dog Happy. Featuring a dog’s POV and inspired by real-life experiences of a young Pearl Harbor survivor, this historical middle-grade novel will inspire...
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  • Legion XXII: The Capsarius
    SIMON TURNEY'S THRILLING NEW ROMAN EMPIRE NOVEL AGRICOLA: COMMANDER AVAILABLE NOW! Titus Cervianus is no ordinary soldier. And the Twenty Second is no ordinary legion. Egypt, 25 BC. Former surgeon Titus Cervianus is now a capsarius – a Roman army combat medic. He is deeply unpopular with his legion, the Twenty Second, who are themselves unpopular with the rest of...
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  • Greek Boy
    Tony Bradman's award-winning historical-adventure series goes to Ancient Greece: Greek Boy - one boy's journey into espionage and treachery during the Persian wars. "For thrilling real-life action-adventure, you won't get much better than Tony Bradman." lovereading.co.uk For fans of Percy Jackson and Dominic Sandbrook - Key Stage 2 history topics brought to life as pacey action thrillers. Nikos is the...
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  • Essex Dogs
    The sensational historical fiction debut from Sunday Times bestseller Dan Jones. A BBC History 2022 Book of the Year! July 1346. The Hundred Years' War has begun, and King Edward and his lords are on the march through France. But this war belongs to the men on the ground. Swept up in the bloody chaos, a tight-knit company from Essex...
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  • Derringer
    Introducing a gun-blazing new series from the masters of the classic Western. Meet Jesse Derringer, troubleshooter for the Union Pacific Railroad. Where there's trouble, there's Derringer. And where there's Derringer, there's shooting... On the Fourth of July in 1867, the Union Pacific Railroad announced plans to expand their line into the remote mountains of Dakota Territory. They chose a site...
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  • Dear Father
    A gripping thriller of belief and betrayal – where the need to belong becomes a dangerous faith. When Daniel’s father disappears, the world tilts. His mother retreats into silence, concealing a past Daniel barely understands. Years later, searching for meaning, he’s drawn to a man who calls himself Excalibur – a mentor, a saviour, a trap. On a remote Tasmanian...
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  • Circe
    Dyslexia-Friendly Edition using sans serif font printed with blue ink on cream paper. Woman. Witch. Myth. Mortal. Outcast. Lover. Destroyer. Survivor. Circe. In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. Circe is a strange child – not powerful and terrible, like her father, nor gorgeous and mercenary like her mother....
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  • Cairo Gambit
    An enthralling thriller ... hypnotically readable — ANDREW TAYLOR In the heat of the desert, will the trail go cold? Cairo, 1938 Archie Nevenden is many things: amateur archaeologist, theatre impresario, absent father, potential defector. And now, he's a missing person. His daughter, Prim, hasn't seen him for nearly fifteen years. But she's never given up on him, and now...
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  • Blame It on the Earl
    A captivating new Regency romance from bestselling author Jane Ashford! Jane Ashford brings you straight to the English countryside in her newest Regency romance. Perfect for readers of Mary Balogh, Ella Quinn, and fans of Bridgerton, this historical romance features: A young woman trying to do the right thing An earl's son whose clumsiness is their downfall A scandal that...
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  • Blackstone Fell
    Rachel Savernake investigates a bizarre locked-room puzzle in this delicious Gothic mystery from the winner of the CWA Diamond Dagger. 1930. Nell Fagan is a journalist on the trail of an intriguing and bizarre mystery: in 1606, a man vanished from a locked gatehouse in a remote Yorkshire village, and 300 years later, it happened again. Nell confides in the...
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  • Best of Enemies,The
    Introducing Trace and Chaw - a pugnacious pair of Civil War veterans who nearly killed each other in battle but lived to fight another day. Together... They met in a bloodbath. Two demons in uniform caught in the middle of one hell of a war. Private Chaw, the Rebel, liked chewing tobacco and fighting blue-bellied Yanks. Private Trace, the Yankee,...
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  • Beattie Cavendish and the White Pearl Club
    1948. The shadow of war still lingers over Britain, and Beattie Cavendish, former Secret Operations Executive agent, refuses to settle into civilian life. When offered an undercover role at the newly formed GCHQ, the nerve centre of Britain's intelligence network, she doesn't hesitate. Her first mission is to infiltrate the powerful Bowen family and find out what she can about...
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  • A Burning Sea
    Superb. A Burning Sea is a vivid, enthralling read, yet again proving that Theodore Brun is a force to be reckoned with. - Giles Kristian Doomed to wander. Destined for glory. Convinced he is cursed, Erlan Aurvandil has turned his back on his native Northern lands. In search of freedom, he embarks on a perilous trip to Byzantium, the greatest...
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    The Night of the Scourge
    A riveting and epic family drama set in WWII-era Norway, award-winning author Lars Mytting's The Night of the Scourge is the final novel in the internationally bestselling Sister Bells trilogy. Butangen, Norway, the years before WWII: Astrid Hekne has inherited the fighting spirit and hypersensitivity of her grandmother, who was a protector of the mythic Sister Bells that had once...
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    The Listeners
    A phenomenally immersive read Claire Lombardo Brings its setting and its large ensemble of characters vividly to life Sunday Times Funny and imaginative with real emotional heft Irish Independent READERS ARE SAYING... 'The Avallon and its staff of unique characters will stick with me for a long time' ⭐ ⭐⭐ ⭐⭐ 'Dark with history and light with love' ⭐ ⭐⭐...
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    The Girl in the Striped Dress
    Helena steps off the cattle train onto the grounds of Auschwitz, scheduled to be killed tomorrow, for a crime she didn't commit. When an officer marches towards Helena and pulls her away, she fears the worst. Instead, he tells her that it's one of the guard's birthdays and orders her to serenade him. After she sings to the guard, Franz,...
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  • The Spirit Remains
    Lucy Chappell has already survived one great love and one great loss. Now, as the 1890s unfold, she must raise Hōhepa's children, navigate a changing country, and welcome unlikely new alliances, including the enigmatic hairdresser Charles Patterson, whose past carries more shadows than he reveals. Across the world, artist Colin Greenwood struggles to rebuild his life in Eastbourne after losing...
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  • Miss Morgan's Book Brigade
    From the New York Times bestselling author Janet Skeslien Charles and based on the true story of Jessie Carson—the American librarian who changed the literary landscape of France—this is "a moving tale of sacrifice, heroism, and inspired storytelling immersed in the power of books to change our lives" (Patti Callahan Henry, New York Times bestselling author). Miss Morgan's Book Brigade...
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  • Zeus Is A Dick
    In the beginning, everything was fine.* And then along came Zeus. *more or less Ahh Greek myths. Those glorious tales of heroism, honour and... petty squabbles, soap-opera drama and more weird sex than Fifty Shades of Grey could shake a stick at! It's about time we stopped respecting myths and started laughing at them. Did you know Aphrodite, goddess of...
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  • While the Duke Was Sleeping
    In this whirlwind Regency romance, a woman with a secret identity and a rakish bachelor find themselves unable to resist each other—perfect for fans of Netflix's Bridgerton. When Adelaide Rosebourne must impersonate her mistress for a few days, it doesn't seem like it'll be a difficult task, even if her mistress's supposed fiancé is in a coma. All she has...
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  • Three Kingdoms, A Historical Novel
    Three Kingdoms tells the story of the fateful last reign of the Han dynasty (206 b.c.–a.d. 220), when the Chinese empire was divided into three warring kingdoms. This decisive period in Chinese history became a subject of intense and continuing interest to historians, poets, and dramatists. Writing some 1,200 years later, the Ming author Luo Guanzhong drew on this rich...
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  • The Warriors of Anbar
    When the 2nd Battalion of the 3rd Marine Regiment (known as "2/3") arrived in Iraq five years to the day after 9/11, they were sent to a little-known swath of sparsely populated desert called the Haditha Triad in Anbar province. It was the centre of the most intense terrorist activity in Iraq—and it was being carried out by the well-organised...
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  • The Trouble With Inventing A Viscount: A Novel
    USA Today bestselling author Vivienne Lorret returns with the second book in her Liars’ Club series with a sparkling romance about the spirited middle sister, a dashing rogue, and a very real engagement... except he’s not the viscount he’s pretending to be. Honoria Hartley enjoys flirting far too much to consider marrying. And besides, she’s been betrothed since birth to...
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  • The Throne of the Five Winds
    Two queens, two concubines, six princes. Innumerable secret agendas. A single hidden blade. The imperial palace—full of ambitious royals, sly gossip, and unforeseen perils—is perhaps the most dangerous place in the Empire of Zhaon. Komor Yala, lady-in-waiting to the princess of the vanquished kingdom of Khir, has only her wits and her hidden blade to protect herself and her charge....
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  • The Stolen Queen
    From New York Times bestselling author Fiona Davis, an utterly addictive new novel that will transport you from New York City's most glamorous party to the labyrinth streets of Cairo and back. A New York Times Bestseller From New York Times bestselling author Fiona Davis, an utterly addictive new novel that will transport you from New York City's most glamorous...
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  • The Sound
    The Sound is a historical fiction about the men of many nations who made their way across the southern waters of Australia from Tasmania to Western Australia, plundering seal colonies, and stealing women and children from indigenous communities as they went. Set in the 1820s, it captures the violent and lawless world just before the English established their own law...
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  • The Song of Achilles
    Dyslexia-Friendly Edition using sans serif font printed with blue ink on cream paper. OVER 3 MILLION COPIES SOLD WINNER OF THE ORANGE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION THE INTERNATIONAL SENSATION A SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'Captivating' DONNA TARTT 'Beautifully descriptive and heart-achingly lyrical' DAILY MAIL 'Ravishingly vivid' EMMA DONOGHUE Greece in the age of heroes. Patroclus, an awkward...
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  • The Secrets of Eastby End
    'Another brilliant, hard-to-put-down book' - 5 STARS, reader review Livia Blake has lost her husband far too soon and faces a crossroads. It's her friend Pearl Grayson, head of Bristol's nursing school, who suggests she would make an excellent district nurse. With training completed and no ties left, a job offer to join the team in rural Eastby End feels...
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  • The Second Lady Silverwood
    1814. Following the tragic death of his wife, Sir Benedict Silverwood knows he must marry again. He desperately needs an heir, and his young daughter Lucy needs a mother even more so. However, the naïve young debutantes his sister introduces him to during the Season remind him far too much of his deceased wife Vanessa, and he simply cannot bring...
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  • The RSL Book of World War I
    True stories from the frontlines of World War I The RSL Book of World War I is published to mark the centenary of the First World War and of the RSL in 2016. This collection comprises 100 true stories of Aussie courage from those who were in the action. The RSL, an Australian icon, has supported Australian veterans since 1916,...
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  • The Reckoning
    1816: Napoleon has at last been defeated, but victory brings no peace to the English. The cost of war strikes deep into the country—there is raging inflation, discharged soldiers join the ranks of the unemployed, wages tumble, and the bread price soars—and hungry men are easily stirred to protest. Amid this turbulence, Heloise and James stand guard over Morland Place—for...
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  • The Prose Edda
    Prose Edda is a work without predecessor or parallel. It was designed as a handbook for poets to compose in the style of the skalds of the Viking ages. It is an exposition of the rule of poetic diction with many examples, applications, and retellings of myths and legends. Snorri Sturluson feared that the traditional techniques of Norse poetics, the...
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  • The Prophet's Wife
    A lyrical novel exploring the origins of the Mormon faith, recommended by the New York Times Book Review. “Superb... a first-rate historical novel” – The Denver Post “A masterpiece ... perfect for fans of Hilary Mantel and Geraldine Brooks” – Kris Waldherr, author of The Lost History of Dreams In 1825, in rural Pennsylvania, Emma Hale marries an itinerant treasure-digger,...
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  • The Prince's Bride: A Novel
    USA Today bestselling author Charis Michaels continues her delicious Hidden Royals series with a rugged prince living in exile and his long-lost bride-to-be, who comes to find him. Lady Marianne “Ryan” Daventry was betrothed to an obscure French prince when she was just a baby. Years later, the young prince entered exile and was never heard from again. Lady Ryan...
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  • The Parlour Wife
    ‘So refreshing...A memorable debut’ - Louise Hare, Bestselling Author of This Lovely City Kehinde must put everything on the line to find herself during a time of war. Lagos, 1939 With the announcement of World War Two and a change that sends shockwaves through her family, Kehinde is forced to put aside her dreams of writing and become the third...
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  • The Orphan Girl
    Will she discover the secret of her past? 1901, West Yorkshire. When Eli Simmonite takes in a heavily pregnant woman fleeing from peril, he feels sure no good will come of it. After all, settled folk don't need much reason to take against the travellers, so having one seek safety amongst his people is unheard of. When danger comes knocking,...
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  • The Mystery of the Sea
    The Mystery of the Sea (1902) is a novel by Irish author Bram Stoker. Combining occult elements with historical events involving the Spanish-American War and the 1588 defeat of the Spanish Armada, The Mystery of the Sea is an informed mystery and political thriller that helped to establish the Irish master of Gothic horror's reputation as a leading writer of...
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  • The Magician's Wife
    A mesmerising novel from three-time Booker Prize nominee Brian Moore _________________ ‘A spellbinding storyteller' - Independent ‘A tour de force' - New York Times ‘Moore is a magician' - LA Times _________________ France, 1856. Emmeline Lambert is married to an illusionist sent by Napoleon III to persuade the Arabs - poised for holy war and in thrall to charismatic leaders...
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  • The Lost Girl from Far Away
    The heartbreaking new novel from the author of An Orphan's Wish. Newly arrived in England, Isabella finds herself all alone after the tragic death of her mother. Desperate for help, she stumbles into the nearby town. Sarah doesn't know what to do with the poor little girl she's found, so she brings her back to the Hilda House where they...
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  • The Little Mermaid
    French artist Benjamin Lacombe has created stunning, one-of-a-kind artwork to illustrate the pages of Hans Christian Andersen’s original tale about a young mermaid who makes a devastating deal with a sea witch and transforms into a human, only to end up heartbroken, lose the deal, and lose her life. The book’s illustrations and design are unique, captivating, and unexpectedly haunting,...
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  • The Last Legionnaire (Jack Lark, Book 5)
    Paul Fraser Collard's series continues with The Last Legionnaire, which sees Jack marching into the biggest battle Europe has ever known. Jack Lark has come a long way since his days as a gin palace pot boy. But can he surrender the thrill of freedom to return home? London, 1859. After years fighting for Queen and country, Jack walks back...
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  • The Immortal Highlander
    Enter a world of timeless seduction, of ancient intrigue and modern-day passion. Enter the dazzling world of Karen Marie Moning, whose acclaimed Highlander novels have captivated readers, spanning the continents and the centuries, bringing ancient Scotland vividly to life. In a novel brimming with time-travel adventure and sensual heat, the bestselling author of The Dark Highlander delivers a love story...
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  • The House of Barbary
    If you crossed The Miniaturist with Promising Young Woman, you'd get The House of Barbary... a blazing feminist roar of a novel' Naomi Kelsey Beatrice has been lied to her whole life. Beatrice Barbary has been raised to believe that while education will set her mind free, there are some questions better left unanswered. Her life is in disarray. But...
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  • The Honeybee Emeralds
    The Honeybee Emeralds by Amy Tector is a 2023 Next Generation Indie Book Award Finalist for Best First Novel. "Debut novelist Tector captures European life and her characters beautifully as she interweaves the perspectives of four women seeking fulfillment and success in this satisfying adventure. Keep an eye on this author." - Booklist Alice Ahmadi has never been certain of...
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  • The Hidden
    The Hidden centers on Dora Simon, who finds contentment in her retirement, indulging her interests in gardening and music. Likewise, Joe O’Cleary enjoys life on the Jersey farm, which he helped rebuild with its owner, Geoffrey Laurent, allowing him time to pursue his lifelong hobby of birdwatching. However, their worlds are disrupted by the arrival of Barbara Hummel, a young...
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  • The Great Mistake
    In an elaborate house known as the Cloisters, Maud Wainwright rules supreme. The queen of society in the small town of Beverly, she has a table long enough to seat one hundred, and she keeps an iron grip on the guest list. Her right-hand woman is Pat Abbott, a local girl who is beautiful, innocent, and kind. Pat has no...
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  • The French House
    FREEDOM WORTH FIGHTING FOR. LOVE WORTH WAITING FOR. Escape this summer with the unforgettable wartime love story and Richard & Judy Bookclub pick. The French House is a beautifully wrought exploration of love of all kinds. It's utterly gorgeous, convincingly written and completely captivating. Make sure you read it. MY WEEKLY A raw and honest love story, filled with a...
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  • The Foulest Thing
    Get ready for a thrilling new mystery series from the author of The Honeybee Emeralds. Ottawa, January 2010. Canada's historic Dominion Archives. Junior archivist Jess Novak is struggling to find her footing in her new role. Her colleagues undermine her, her boss hates her, and her only romantic prospect hides a whiskey bottle in his desk. Desperate to make a...
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  • The Flight of Anja
    ‘Once again, Goranson channels the epics of the past to take the reader on a journey filled with adventure, danger, and forbidden love … I would highly recommend this book to fans of historical fiction, Viking tales, and mythology!’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ reader review WIFE. DAUGHTER. DREAMER. Anja Freydisdottir has always heard whispers of her mother’s adventures in...
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  • The Fairest of Them All
    In New York Times bestselling author Cathy Maxwell’s glittering new series, wedding bells are ringing...but which Whitridge twin is the right groom? The penniless orphan of a disreputable earl, Lady Charlene Blanchard thrives on the adventure of picking the pockets of unsavoury gentlemen to survive. But due to her extraordinary beauty and prized bloodlines, she is hand-chosen as a potential...
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  • The Emperor's Knives: Empire VII
    'A master of the genre' The Times The seventh novel in Anthony Riches' acclaimed Empire sequence brings Marcus Aquila back to Rome, hunting the men who destroyed his family. But the revenge he craves may cost him and those around him dearly. The young centurion's urge to exact his own brutal justice upon the shadowy cabal of assassins who butchered...
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  • The Distance Between Us
    Caddie Blair feels everything strongly—and so she works hard to keep her distance. It's the ethical thing for a journalist to do, especially in a war-torn region like the Middle East. And Caddie wants to believe that nothing is as important as covering the story. There's room for passion in her life—but that's only physical. Caddie keeps even those fleeting...
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  • The Country of Others
    Alsace, 1944. Mathilde finds herself falling deeply in love with Amine Belhaj, a Moroccan soldier billeted in her town fighting for the French. After the Liberation, Mathilde leaves her country to follow her new husband to Morocco. But life here is unrecognisable to this brave and passionate young woman. Suffocated by the heat of the Moroccan climate, by her loneliness...
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  • The Child On Platform One
    'An outstanding book made more poignant as it's threaded with events that actually happened. The characters and their moving stories will haunt you long after you finish the last page' Shirley Dickson, author of THE ORPHAN SISTERS 'OH MY HEART! Moved me DEEP FROM WITHIN. I cannot recommend it enough' The Writing Garnet 'I was RIVETED... I LOVED the book...
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  • S.S. Murder
    Cub reporter Mary Llewellyn is on a soothing sea cruise to help her recover after a minor operation. Her fellow passengers are pleasant enough, gathering to play a friendly game of bridge to pass the time. But the game turns considerably less so when a wealthy businessman samples a cocktail—and ends up dead at the table. The news that someone...
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  • Someone to Cherish
    'One of the best!' Julia Quinn, Sunday Times bestselling author of the Bridgerton series Is love worth the loss of one's freedom and independence? Mrs Tavernor has always firmly believed it is not. When Harry Westcott lost the title Earl of Riverdale after the discovery of his father's bigamy, he shipped off to fight in the Napoleonic Wars, where he...
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  • Side Notes from the Archivist
    The award-winning, genre-crossing writer demonstrates her power as a funkadelic and formidable feminist voice in this rich and beautiful collection of verse and image—a multi-part retrospective that traverses time, space, and reality to illuminate the expansiveness of Black femme lives. Voted one of the Best Books of 2023 by the New York Public Library. Side Notes from the Archivist is...
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  • Savannah
    In this New York Times bestseller, beloved author Eugenia Price captivates audiences in this acclaimed first novel of the Savannah Quartet—an intimate portrait of desire and devotion in nineteenth-century Georgia. Orphaned Mark Browning was only twenty when he renounced his father's fortune and sailed to Savannah, his mother's birthplace… and the home of two remarkable women. The first is Eliza...
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  • Rostam
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    The selected adventures of Persia's Hercules, from Iran's great national epic. No understanding of world mythology is complete without acquaintance with Rostam, Iran's most celebrated mythological hero. According to the Shahnameh (the tenth-century Book of Kings), this titan, magnificent in strength and courage, bestrode Persia for 500 years. While he often served fickle kings—undergoing many trials of combat, cunning, and...
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  • Rock ‘n’ Rose
    It’s now or never… In the summer of 1960, eighteen-year-old Rose Featherstone took a trip to Memphis that changed her life. Now, Rose confesses to her granddaughter, Daisy, that she returned home with more than just memories all those years ago – she was carrying Elvis Presley’s child! Daisy is sure the claim can’t be true, and yet, what if...
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  • Reynard the Fox
    Reynard the Fox features Reynard, a subversive, dashing, anarchic, aristocratic, witty fox from the watery lowlands of medieval East Flanders, who finds himself in trouble. Summoned to the court of King Noble the Lion, he is charged with various crimes and misdemeanours. The cunning Reynard must outsmart his accusers—greedy Bruin the Bear, pretentious Courtoys the Hound, and the dark and...
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  • Recital of the Dark Verses
    A road novel, a coming-of-age tale, and a raunchy slapstick comedy that tells—in careening, charismatic prose—the (true) story of the theft of the body of Saint John of the Cross. In August 1592, a bailiff and his two assistants arrive at the monastery of Beda, with the secret task of transferring the remains of Saint John of the Cross, the...
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  • Precious Bane
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Historical Fiction

Welcome to our Historical Fiction section, where the past comes alive through captivating stories. If you love novels that transport you to different times and places, filled with rich detail and unforgettable characters, this is the perfect place to start your next reading adventure.

In this collection, you'll find tales set against the backdrop of significant historical events, from ancient civilizations to the 20th century. Explore stories that illuminate different cultures, highlight pivotal moments in history, and delve into the lives of both real and imagined figures who shaped the world.

Whether you’re drawn to epic sagas, intimate personal dramas, or adventures that blend fact with fiction, our Historical Fiction section offers a diverse range of books to satisfy your curiosity and passion for the past. Step back in time and discover stories that resonate across the ages.