Adult Historical Fiction

Twelve-year-old Kit Haverard is the only daughter of an absent-minded, scholarly Quaker father. Along with three older brothers who are currently away at school, dreamy, untidy Kit has been raised by their young, energetic cousin Laura. Ever since the death of Professor Haverard’s wife, Laura has given herself to maintaining an ordered life for her uncle, conscientiously caring for his children, but also jealously “protecting” him from the day-to-day affairs of the household.

Elizabeth Farr never wanted to return to America. During her family’s vacation abroad, she has fallen in love with England, and is despondent when her father refuses to let her stay. Returning to New York means having her debut into society, and that means a swiftly arranged marriage. Elizabeth will never go to college, never learn to be a reporter - as she sees it, her life is over as soon as the Titanic reaches port. Of course, if she’s unlucky, her life will be over far sooner than that.

International bestselling author Tea Cooper's The Cartographer's Secret is a richly layered historical mystery about how a young woman's quest to heal a family rift becomes a quest to solve one of Australia's greatest puzzles. Perfect for fans of Kate Morton and Natasha Lester's The Paris...

In the aftermath of King Arthur Pendragon’s death, Britain stands on the edge of ruin. The once-united Knights of the Round Table are fractured and lost without their king. Determined to protect Arthur’s legacy, the legendary wizard Merlin embarks on a mission to ensure his king’s memory endures. But Merlin’s journey is far from simple.

It’s April 1913, and survivors of the RMS Titanic have gathered to remember those who didn’t make it onto the lifeboats. Debutante Elizabeth Farr, who had been in first class, lost her father. Steerage passenger Katie Hanrahan nearly lost her life. Still, neither of them wants to be at the remembrance service. All they really want to do is forget. A year after that awful night, Elizabeth still feels the chill of the frigid arctic air, and Katie can’t sleep because of nightmares of being trapped belowdecks, waiting for death.

WINNER OF THE ‘FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR’ AT CRT 2021 Includes an audiobook-exclusive interview with the author discussing his inspiration for Ashes and his family’s history during World War II. A deeply touching novel about two young women whose differences, which once united them, will...

Bridgerton meets Pacific Rim in this sapphic fantasy romance where a feisty noblewoman must team up with a disgraced mecha fighter to win her own hand and save her family from fortune hunters. In an alternate Regency England where marriage to eligible noblewomen is decided by deadly mecha...

A librarian and a mage from rival kingdoms must work together to translate a magical book and lift its curse in this cozy cottagecore fantasy. Welcome to Inglewood, a quiet village tucked into idyllic countryside. Inglewood’s librarian, Mellyd, is a shy woman who secretly writes magical wishes...

From the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature: Orhan Pamuk’s first novel, never before translated into English and based on his family’s story—a multi-generational epic that paints an elegant, realistic portrait of an affluent Turkish family in Istanbul in the early 20th century. We...

A Victorian fossil hunter searches for a legendary dinosaur in Scotland in this second book in the enchanting historical fantasy duology that began with The Geomagician...

By sinking a fleet of Imperial Warships, the Pirate Supreme and their resistance fighters have struck a massive blow against the Emperor. Now allies from across the empire are readying themselves, hoping against hope to bring about the end of the conquerors’ rule and the rebirth of the Sea. But trust and truth are hard to come by in this complex world of mermaids, spies, warriors, and aristocrats. Who will Genevieve—lavishly dressed but washed up, half-dead, on the Wariuta island shore—turn out to be?

Award-winning YA author Alison Gervais brings the little-known events of the Colorado Coalfield Wars of the early 20th century to life in Beyond the Dust, a gripping dual-narrative historical mystery of resilience, identity, and justice, set during one of the deadliest labor disputes in American...

Stained Glass Myths is a collection of 28 award-winning stories by young adults. These stories encompass a wide range of genres, inviting listeners to explore a wealth of important themes passionately crafted by these young writers - from a teenager going down memory lane after a tragic event at her school to a Jewish boy who writes letters to his older sister who’s been taken to Auschwitz.

This fascinating story will capture any young listener with a thirst for adventure. Like MacColl's Prisoners in the Palace, Promise the Night propels the listener into an evocative story with an unforgettable protagonist, while bringing the setting and time period to life. Immediately compelling and action-packed, this work of historical fiction explores the life of Beryl Markham, the fist person to fly solo across the Atlantic from east to west from England to North America.

She's young, she's inexperienced, and she has no army. But she must get her kingdom back! At seventeen, Princess Lyric rides a horse better and faster than do any of her father’s prized knights. She knows how to dance at the palace balls, how to flirt with the guards, and how to cajole the king into giving her almost anything. But she’s never learned that non-human, intelligent beings—some of them savage—live in her world. She doesn’t know the gem in her necklace is far more than a family heirloom.

It is January 29, 1954. I am born in the heart of Mississippi in a place called Kosciusko, (KAW-zee-ESS-koh). My mother is a housemaid who broke up with my father. She raises me on her own. My name is Orpah (OR-pah) Gail Winfrey but everyone pronounces it “Oprah (OH-prah). Before I am three years old, my grandmother teaches me to read. She takes me to the local church, where I am nicknamed "The Preacher" because I can recite Bible verses from memory.

When Danny and his little sister are left alone in New York City, he decides to take his sister and ride the Orphan Train out west, hoping to find a new family and a new life.