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Larry McMurtry’s Comanche Moon—the conclusion to the Lonesome Dove saga—is a sweeping Western hailed as “a monumental work that has few equals” (Library Journal).
Comanche Moon
Historical Fiction · Western
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Larry McMurtry’s Comanche Moon—the conclusion to the Lonesome Dove saga—is a sweeping Western hailed as “a monumental work that has few equals” (Library Journal). With 4.6 out of 5 stars on Amazon, it follows Gus and Call in their middle years as they pursue legendary foes across a violent frontier. A darkly comic, unforgettable chapter of the American West.
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In Comanche Moon, Larry McMurtry brings his Pulitzer Prize–winning saga full circle. Texas Rangers Augustus McCrae and Woodrow F. Call, now hardened by middle age, face not only the dangers of the frontier but also the mysteries of love. Gus still yearns for Clara Forsythe, while Call struggles with Maggie Tilton, the young woman devoted to him despite his silence.
Their duties pull them into pursuit of Buffalo Hump, the fierce Comanche chief; Kicking Wolf, a legendary horse thief; and a Mexican bandit king with a taste for torture. Alongside Deets, Jake Spoon, and Pea Eye Parker, they battle to protect settlers pushing into contested land.
At once brutal, darkly funny, and deeply human, McMurtry’s vision of the West captures courage, betrayal, and the cost of survival.
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David Lewis’s A Jewel in the Crown launches a thrilling WWII spy series pitched as “James Bond meets Maisie Dobbs.” A daring mission to smuggle the Crown Jewels…
A Jewel in the Crown
Historical Fiction · Thriller · Historical Thriller · World War 2
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David Lewis’s A Jewel in the Crown launches a thrilling WWII spy series pitched as “James Bond meets Maisie Dobbs.” A daring mission to smuggle the Crown Jewels pairs a socialist firebrand with an aristocratic lord in a tense game of espionage and deception. With 4.6 out of 5 stars on Amazon, this historical caper brims with intrigue.
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Summer, 1940. Britain reels from Dunkirk, invasion looms, and Winston Churchill hatches a desperate plan: smuggle the Crown Jewels out of London before they fall into Nazi hands. The mission requires two spies disguised as husband and wife.
Caitrin Colline, a Welsh coalminer’s daughter with sharp wits and sharper convictions, is an unlikely candidate. Yet paired with Hector Neville-Percy, a polished lord, her grit and his aristocratic polish may just work. Their cover story hides a second task: rooting out Nazi sympathizers in Britain’s highest circles.
But with enemies at every turn, Caitrin can trust no one—not even Hector. When the mission spirals into a life-or-death chase across Europe, the stakes aren’t just jewels or secrets. The fate of nations hangs in the balance.
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Brenda Vicars’ Echoes of Our Ancestors is a dark, moving family saga exploring trauma, race, and redemption across generations.
Echoes of Our Ancestors
Historical Fiction
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Brenda Vicars’ Echoes of Our Ancestors is a dark, moving family saga exploring trauma, race, and redemption across generations. Blending a Civil War–era secret with modern fallout, it’s a gripping novel about confronting inherited pain. With glowing early reviews praising it as “the best book I’ve read in years,” this powerful story is destined to spark conversation.
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Philip Richards has made a life out of self-destruction. Haunted by the abuse his sister endured at the hands of their grandfather, he numbs his guilt with alcohol and reckless choices. When his father dies, the past comes roaring back in ways Philip never imagined.
He discovers a stolen manuscript chronicling the forbidden Civil War–era love between his ancestor Russell and Fever, the enslaved woman who became his wife. At the same time, Philip meets Edith, a poet who stirs something hopeful in him for the first time.
But just as Philip begins to reconcile with his family’s shadows, new accusations emerge that threaten to drag everything into the light. Can he face the legacy of pain—or will history repeat itself?
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Jacqueline Winspear’s The Consequences of Fear is a New York Times bestseller and a standout in the beloved Maisie Dobbs series.
The Consequences of Fear
Historical Fiction · Historical Mystery · War Fiction
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Jacqueline Winspear’s The Consequences of Fear is a New York Times bestseller and a standout in the beloved Maisie Dobbs series. With 4.6 out of 5 stars on Amazon, this WWII mystery blends espionage, resistance intrigue, and a boy’s desperate plea for justice. Suspenseful, atmospheric, and richly layered, it proves why the series keeps getting better.
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October 1941. London reels under nightly bombings, and a boy messenger named Freddie Hackett witnesses a murder in the rubble of a bombed-out street. When he later comes face to face with the killer, no one believes him—except Maisie Dobbs.
Maisie, already walking a dangerous line as she recruits for Britain’s Special Operations Executive, knows Freddie is telling the truth. But her work assessing agents for resistance missions in France collides with the investigation, pulling her into a shadow war of betrayal and secrecy.
As enemies close in, Maisie uncovers ties that reach back to the Great War and forward into the heart of Britain’s survival. Stopping the killer is no longer just justice—it may decide the fate of the war itself.
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A strong match for readers drawn to historical fiction about political idealism, divided loyalties, and young lives shaped by approaching war.
The Palace at the End of the Sea
Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction
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As the Great Depression and a family tragedy upend his life, Theo Sterling travels from New York to England and Spain in search of identity, purpose, and a cause worth fighting for. Set against the political unrest leading to the Spanish Civil War, this coming-of-age historical saga has a 4.1-star rating from more than 6,700 Amazon reviewers. A strong match for readers drawn to historical fiction about political idealism, divided loyalties, and young lives shaped by approaching war.
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A young man comes of age and crosses continents in search of an identity—and a cause—at the dawn of the Spanish Civil War in a thrilling, timely, and emotional historical saga.
New York City, 1929. Young Theo Sterling’s world begins to unravel as the Great Depression exerts its icy grip. He finds it hard to relate to his parents: His father, a Jewish self-made businessman, refuses to give up on the American dream, and his mother, a refugee from religious persecution in Mexico, holds fast to her Catholic faith. When disaster strikes the family, Theo must learn who he is. A charismatic school friend and a firebrand girl inspire him to believe he can fight Fascism and change the world, but each rebellion comes at a higher price, forcing Theo to question these ideologies too.
From New York’s Lower East Side to an English boarding school to an Andalusian village in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, Theo’s harrowing journey from boy to man is set against a backdrop of societies torn apart from within, teetering on the edge of a terrible war to which Theo is compulsively drawn like a moth to a flame.
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One brief transgression in the shadow of World War II binds two Ohio families to a secret neither time nor distance can fully bury.
Buckeye
Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction · Contemporary Fiction · World War 2
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One brief transgression in the shadow of World War II binds two Ohio families to a secret neither time nor distance can fully bury. In Buckeye, Cal, Becky, Margaret, and Felix move through love, loss, spiritual longing, and postwar change as one choice reshapes generations. This is intimate historical fiction about regret, loyalty, forgiveness, and the quiet aftermath of lives altered by what cannot be undone.
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK AS FEATURED ON TODAY • “A glorious sweep of a novel” (Ann Patchett) that weaves the intimate lives of two midwestern families across generations, from World War II to the late twentieth century.
“Mesmerizing.”—People
“Captivating.”—The New York Times Book Review
“A once-in-a-decade novel . . . I fell in love with these characters.”—Jenna Bush Hager
ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, NPR, People, Minnesota Star Tribune, New York Post, Chicago Public Library
LONGLISTED FOR THE JOYCE CAROL OATES PRIZE
That, as he saw it now, was his life’s work: trying to make right what he’d gotten wrong. Wasn’t that a fair measure of a person, what they did with their mistakes?
In the jubilant aftermath of the Allied victory in Europe, Cal Jenkins, a man wounded not in war but by his inability to serve in it, shares a single, life-altering moment with Margaret Salt, a woman determined to outrun her past. Cal is married to Becky, whose spiritual gifts help the living speak to the dead, while Margaret’s husband, Felix, is serving at sea, believed to be safe—until a telegram suggests otherwise.
What begins as a fleeting transgression becomes a complex secret that irrevocably binds all four of them in unexpected ways. As their small Ohio town remakes itself in the postwar boom, the Salt and Jenkins families remain in each other’s orbit, and the consequences of choices made long ago begin to emerge, reshaping their lives in ways that will forever impact the next generation.
Sweeping yet intimate, resplendent with moments of deep emotion and unforgettable characters, Buckeye is a transportive story of love, loyalty, sacrifice, and forgiveness.
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Before Salem, there was Margaret Jones.
The First Witch of Boston
Historical Fiction · Romance · Women's Fiction
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Before Salem, there was Margaret Jones. In The First Witch of Boston, Andrea Catalano reimagines the life of the first woman convicted of witchcraft in seventeenth-century Massachusetts, turning court records and diary entries into a deeply human story of love, suspicion, and survival. As Margaret’s skill as a healer and her outspoken nature make her a target in a rigid Puritan community, the novel builds into a tense, heartbreaking portrait of how quickly fear can turn cruel.
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2025 Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Readers’ Favorite Historical Fiction
A gripping and intimate novel based on the true story of Margaret Jones, the first woman to be found guilty of witchcraft in seventeenth-century Massachusetts.
Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1646. Thomas and Margaret Jones arrive from England to build a life in the New World. Though of differing temperaments, cautious Thomas and fiery Margaret, a healer, are bound by a love that has lasted decades. With a child on the way, their new beginning promises only blessings.
But in this austere Puritan community, comely faces hide malicious intent. Wrong moves or words are met with suspicion, and Margaret’s bold and unguarded nature draws scorn. Soon, Margaret is mistrusted as more cunning woman than kind caregiver. And when personal tragedies, religious hysteria, and wariness of the unknown turn most against her, even the devotion Margaret and her husband share is at risk.
Inspired by actual diary entries and court records, The First Witch of Boston is at once the riveting story of a woman unjustly accused and a love story set amid the political and social turmoil of both Old and New England. Harrowing, and with a deep understanding of the human heart, history is brilliantly imagined.
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A good pick for fans of frontier Westerns that combine historical adventure, dangerous journeys, and a touch of romance.
Heck’s Journey
Historical Fiction · Western
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Called “gritty and fun with lots of heart” by New York Times bestselling author Don Bentley, Heck’s Journey follows orphaned Hector “Heck” Martin as he heads west, becomes a bareknuckle boxer and mountain man, and meets Kit Carson and Jim Bridger. When he learns that Hope Mullen’s family is traveling the Oregon Trail, Heck vows to reach them before it is too late, with a 4.6-star average from more than 5,500 Goodreads ratings. A good pick for fans of frontier Westerns that combine historical adventure, dangerous journeys, and a touch of romance.
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An epic tale of strength, compassion, and adventure on the western frontier.
Orphaned at fourteen, Hector “Heck” Martin heads west, determined to see the far country and make a man of himself.
Along the way, he falls in love with bold and beautiful Hope Mullen. But Heck is too young and poor to marry, so he heads west again.
During a three-year journey, Heck crosses thousands of miles, becomes a bareknuckle boxer, a mountain man, and an Indian fighter, and meets the likes of Kit Carson and Jim Bridger as he explores the gorgeous and deadly frontier.
Then, stopping by Fort Bent, he receives a letter that changes everything.
Hope’s family is daring the Oregon Trail.
Heck vows to intercept and help them. But the Mullens face serious troubles—both outside and within the wagon train.
Can Heck rescue Hope before it’s too late?
Heck's Journey is a classic Western with a touch of romance. It’s perfect for fans of C.J. Petit and R.O. Lane.
“John Deacon writes the kind of Westerns I like to read—gritty and fun with lots of heart.” — Don Bentley, New York Times Bestselling author of the Matt Drake series and Tom Clancy Jack Ryan, Jr. novels
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Mitch Albom’s The Little Liar—an instant New York Times bestseller—offers a haunting Holocaust story of innocence, betrayal, and redemption.
The Little Liar
Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction · Historical Literary Fiction · Historical Romance
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Mitch Albom’s The Little Liar—an instant New York Times bestseller—offers a haunting Holocaust story of innocence, betrayal, and redemption. With 4.7 out of 5 stars on Amazon, Albom interlaces the lives of Nico, his family, and the officer who deceived them into a staggering tale of lies and their consequences. Profound, heartbreaking, and unforgettable, it’s Albom’s most powerful novel yet.
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Nico Krispis has never told a lie. At eleven years old in Nazi-occupied Salonika, Greece, that innocence becomes a weapon. A German officer promises Nico that if he persuades his neighbors to board trains “north,” he can save his family. Believing the lie, Nico reassures his community each day at the station.
But when the last train departs, Nico sees his family inside the boxcars bound for Auschwitz. Betrayed and broken, he escapes, vowing never to tell the truth again.
Mitch Albom weaves the lives of Nico, his vengeful brother Sebastian, their childhood friend Fannie, and the officer who deceived them into a story of lies, survival, and redemption. The Little Liar is an unforgettable testament to truth, guilt, and the human cost of deception.
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Donald L. Robertson’s Trials of a Mountain Man, book two in the Logan Family prequel series, is a gripping Western set in 1833 Colorado.
Trials of a Mountain Man
Historical Fiction · Western
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Donald L. Robertson’s Trials of a Mountain Man, book two in the Logan Family prequel series, is a gripping Western set in 1833 Colorado. With 4.7 out of 5 stars on Amazon, it follows Floyd Logan as he braves grizzlies, raiding parties, and the perilous frontier to rescue the woman he loves. Gritty, action-packed, and heartfelt, it’s Western storytelling at its best.
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Danger in the untamed frontier. Shadowy hunters preying on the weak. Can he mete out justice before an arrow finds his heart?
Colorado, 1833. Floyd Logan has grown into a strong young man, thriving as a rugged loner in the wilds of the Rocky Mountains. Through hard work, he’s honed his skills and carved out an uncomplicated existence — only to have his peace shattered by an enormous grizzly’s roar. And though Floyd deals the bear a killing blow, his dire wounds mean only the skilled hands of a Shoshone Chief’s wife and her enchanting assistant can pull him back from death’s door.
As he heals and begins to learn her language, the scarred explorer’s feelings grow for his gentle savior. So when a Blackfoot raiding party abducts his new love, he joins forces with the chief’s warrior son in a desperate race to rescue her from a terrible fate.
Can Floyd free the noble woman, or will blackguards leave his bones for the vultures to pick clean?
Trials of a Mountain Man is the second book in the prequel to the sweeping Logan Family Western historical fiction series. If you like engaging heroes, breathtaking action, and true-to-life chronicles, then you’ll adore Donald L. Robertson’s gritty tale.
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Ideal for readers who like historical whodunnits, queer sleuths, mansion murders, and secrets shaped by dangerous laws.
A Queer Case
Historical Fiction · LGBTQIA+ · Historical Mystery
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n 1929 London, bank clerk Selby Bigge moves between respectable daytime life and the city’s queer underworld until a murder at a Hampstead mansion gives him the mystery he has been longing for. Everyone has a motive, but solving the crime means risking exposure of the secret that could get him arrested. Ideal for readers who like historical whodunnits, queer sleuths, mansion murders, and secrets shaped by dangerous laws.
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A gripping 1920s-set whodunnit, this debut features a queer sleuth who must solve a murder in a mansion on London’s Hampstead Heath without revealing his sexuality, lest he be arrested as a criminal.
Nominated for the 2026 Crime Writers of America Dagger Award and winner of the 2026 Lambda Literary Award for LGBTQ+ Mystery, the debut title of The Selby Bigge Mysteries series will leave readers eager for the next installment. Perfect for fans of Nicola Upson’s Josephine Tey novels.
London, 1929.
Selby Bigge is a bank clerk by day and a denizen of the capital’s queer underworld by night, but he yearns for a life that will take him away from his ledgers, loveless trysts and dreary bedsit in in which his every move is scrutinised by a nosy landlady. So when he meets Patrick, son of knight of the realm and banking millionaire Sir Lionel Duker, he is delighted to find himself catapulted into a world of dinners at The Ritz and birthday parties at his new friend’s family mansion on Hampstead Heath.
But money, it seems, can’t buy happiness. Sir Lionel is being slandered in the press, his new young wife Lucinda is being harassed by an embittered journalist and Patrick is worried he’ll lose his inheritance to his gold-digging stepmother. And when someone is found strangled on the billiards room floor after a party it doesn’t take long for Selby to realise everyone has a motive for murder.
Can Selby uncover the truth while keeping his own secrets buried?
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A witty, atmospheric fit for readers who enjoy Golden Age cozy mysteries, locked-room puzzles, ensemble suspects, and 1930s Scotland.
Only Murders in the Abbey
Historical Fiction · Mystery · Cozy Mystery · Historical Mystery
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During a Highland Ball at Loch Down Abbey, a guest is found dead inside the locked library, leaving housekeeper Mrs MacBain to sort through a crowded house of suspects, motives, and secrets before the killer strikes again, with a 4.0-star average from more than 900 Goodreads ratings. A witty, atmospheric fit for readers who enjoy Golden Age cozy mysteries, locked-room puzzles, ensemble suspects, and 1930s Scotland.
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A brilliantly twisty and deliciously witty Golden Age, locked-room murder mystery to transport you to 1930s Scotland. Perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, Richard Osman and Janice Hallett.
'Mrs MacBain, thank god it's you.' Without another word, he grabbed her arm and pulled her into the room, locking the door behind them. Mrs MacBain turned around, clearly offended at being manhandled, but then gasped, 'Is that blood?'
Loch Down Abbey is full of guests for a Highland Ball. Including several uninvited members of the Inverkillen clan, the Abbey's former residents. Housekeeper Mrs MacBain thinks her biggest challenge will be finding suitable rooms for everyone and keeping the peace at cocktail hour.
Until the morning after the ball, when one of the guests is discovered inside the Abbey's library - as dead as a doornail.
Who would have had motive to want them dead? And how did they manage to commit their crime and escape while keeping the door locked from the inside?
With an Abbey full of suspects and secrets, it is down to Mrs MacBain to catch the killer before they strike again...
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