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In wartime Berlin, a woman with a dangerous secret enters a marriage of convenience that becomes something far deeper.
The Pianist’s Wife
Historical Fiction · Historical Romance · World War 2
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In wartime Berlin, a woman with a dangerous secret enters a marriage of convenience that becomes something far deeper. Friendship, loyalty, and love are tested as danger closes in from all sides. The Pianist’s Wife is a moving World War II novel about quiet resistance, earning 4.6 stars on Amazon and Goodreads from thousands of readers.
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A heartbreaking story of friendship, loyalty and the true cost of love, from the bestselling author of The Secret Midwife and Wives of War.
Berlin, 1944: Amira and Gisele have been best friends since they were children, and now Gisele is the only person who knows Amira’s secret. A secret that puts her and everyone she loves in unimaginable danger amid the daily horror and violence of Nazi Germany.
With the threat of exposure drawing closer, Gisele’s suggestion that Amira marries her friend Fred, a famous pianist, might just be the lifeline she needs to keep them both safe. Because Fred has secrets too.
As the two strangers promise to look after each other, a profound love develops. But while the war rages on, Amira, Fred and Gisele are soon faced with terrible choices that will test their loyalty—and their courage—to the ultimate limits. How far will they go to keep each other alive?
An unforgettable World War Two novel about those who chose to defy the Nazis from within Germany.
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Boston after World War I is a city on the brink.
The Given Day
Historical Fiction · Detective Fiction · Historical Mystery · Historical Romance · World War 1
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Boston after World War I is a city on the brink. Two families, one Black and one white, are swept into labor unrest, political violence, and shifting power. The Given Day is a sweeping historical epic of survival and ambition, earning 4.4 stars on Amazon and more than 28,000 Goodreads ratings.
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"Gut-wrenching force...A majestic, fiery epic. The Given Day is a huge, impassioned, intensively researched book that brings history alive." - The New York Times
Dennis Lehane, the New York Times bestselling author of Live by Night—now a Warner Bros. movie starring Ben Affleck—offers an unflinching family epic that captures the political unrest of a nation caught between a well-patterned past and an unpredictable future. This beautifully written novel of American history tells the story of two families—one black, one white—swept up in a maelstrom of revolutionaries and anarchists, immigrants and ward bosses, Brahmins and ordinary citizens, all engaged in a battle for survival and power at the end of World War I.
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In postwar Germany, eighteen year old Zofia Lederman searches for her brother after surviving the camps and losing nearly everyone she loved.
They Went Left
Historical Fiction · Romance · Teen + Young Adult · Historical Romance · World War 2
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In postwar Germany, eighteen year old Zofia Lederman searches for her brother after surviving the camps and losing nearly everyone she loved. Moving through displaced persons camps and shattered cities, she clings to a promise that keeps her alive. A New York Times bestselling historical novel praised for its power, compassion, and emotional truth.
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★Booklist ★Bookpage ★The Bulletin ★Publishers Weekly ★Shelf Awareness ★SLC ★SLJ “CRUCIAL.” —The New York Times Book Review In the rubble of a broken continent, a girl must solve a mystery whose answers could rebuild her family—or break her completely, in this New York Times bestselling, critically acclaimed tour de force historical novel from Monica Hesse, author of Girl in the Blue Coat. Germany, 1945. The soldiers who liberated the Gross-Rosen concentration camp say the war is over, but nothing feels over to eighteen-year-old Zofia Lederman. Her body has barely begun to heal, her mind feels broken. And her life is completely shattered: Three years ago, she and her younger brother, Abek, were the only members of their family to be sent to the right, away from the gas chambers of Auschwitz-Birkenau. Everyone else—her parents, her grandmother, radiant Aunt Maja—they went left. Zofia's last words to her brother were a promise: Abek to Zofia, A to Z. When I find you again, we will fill our alphabet. Now her journey to fulfill that vow takes her through Poland and Germany, into a displaced persons camp where everyone she meets is trying to piece together a future from a painful past: Miriam, desperately searching for the twin she was separated from after they survived medical experimentation. Breine, a former heiress, who now longs only for a simple wedding with her new fiancé. And Josef, who guards his past behind a wall of secrets, and is beautiful and strange and magnetic all at once. But the deeper Zofia digs, the more impossible her search seems. How can she find one boy in a sea of the missing? “This is not just a story about death and survival—it’s also about choosing to live on, even in the face of genocide, trauma and devastating loss. And what could be more relevant to our world today?” —Sharon Cameron, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Light in Hidden Places, writing in The New York Times "A heartbreaking, gorgeously written story...The ending left me breathless and awed by its expression of enduring love."―Jewell Parker Rhodes, New York Times bestselling author of Ghost Boys
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After her mother’s death, Addie’s life fractures when a stranger claims to be her sister.
My Mother’s Shadow
Historical Fiction · Romance · Historical Romance
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After her mother’s death, Addie’s life fractures when a stranger claims to be her sister. To uncover the truth, she returns to a long-buried summer at Hartland House, where privilege hid dangerous secrets and one night changed everything. Spanning 1958 to the present, My Mother’s Shadow is a poignant family mystery praised for its evocative prose.
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An intriguing, poignant and heart-warming novel about a secret that will change everything
Addie thinks she knows everything about her mother.
But when a stranger appears, claiming to be Addie's sister, she realises that her life so far has been based on a lie . . .
'A compelling family story . . . Beautifully written' Sheila O'Flanagan
'Intriguing, twisting . . . I loved it' Dinah Jefferies
'A gripping family mystery told in lush, evocative prose' Erin Kelly
'A well-written, intriguing read full of family secrets . . . Brilliant'Fabulous
Hartland House has always been a faithful keeper of secrets . . .
1958. Sent to beautiful Hartland to be sheltered from her mother's illness, Liz spends the summer with the wealthy Shaw family. They treat Liz as one of their own, but their influence could be dangerous . . .
Now. Addie believes she knows everything about her mother Elizabeth and their difficult relationship until her recent death. When a stranger appears claiming to be Addie's sister, she is stunned. Is everything she's been told about her early life a lie?
How can you find the truth about the past if the one person who could tell you is gone? Addie must go back to that golden summer her mother never spoke of . . . and the one night that changed a young girl's life for ever.
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This will appeal to readers who want YA historical mystery combining resistance, queer romance, friendship, and a mystery spanning generations.
Under the Same Stars
Teen + Young Adult · Romance · Historical Romance
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An instant New York Times bestseller, three groups of teenagers in 1940s Germany, 1980s West Germany, and 2020 New York become connected through the Bridegroom's Oak and an eighty-year-old disappearance, with a 4.1-star average from more than 7,800 Goodreads ratings. This will appeal to readers who want YA historical mystery combining resistance, queer romance, friendship, and a mystery spanning generations.
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Instant New York Times Bestseller • A USA Today Bestseller • An Indie Bestseller • A Good Morning America Book Club Pick • Goodreads Choice Awards Nominee • An Audible Best Audiobook of the Year • A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year
"Under the Same Stars will leave you shattered and wildly hopeful." —E. Lockhart, author of We Were Liars and Genuine Fraud
"Stirring and absolutely unforgettable" —Samira Ahmed, New York Times-bestselling author of Internment and Hollow Fires
"Full of banter, romance, humor and a little bit of magic" —Gayle Forman, author of Not Nothing and After Life
From New York Times-bestselling and Printz Award-winning author Libba Bray comes a propulsive historical mystery that examines truth, rebellion, reconciliation, and what must be sacrificed for a better world.
It was said that if you write to the Bridegroom’s Oak, the love of your life will answer back. Now, the tree is giving up its secrets at last.
In 1940s Germany, Sophie is excited to discover a message waiting for her in the Bridegroom's Oak from a mysterious suitor. Meanwhile, her best friend, Hanna, is sending messages too—but not to find love. As World War II unfolds in their small town of Kleinwald, the oak may hold the key to resistance against the Nazis.
In 1980s West Germany, American teen transplant Jenny feels suffocated by her strict parents and is struggling to fit in. Until she finds herself falling for Lena, a punk-rock girl hell-bent on tearing down the wall separating West Germany from East Germany, and meeting Frau Hermann, a kind old lady with secrets of her own.
In Spring 2020, New York City, best friends Miles and Chloe are slogging through the last few months of senior year when an unexpected package from Chloe’s grandmother leads them to investigate a cold case about two unidentified teenagers who went missing under the Bridegroom’s Oak eighty years ago.
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In A Girl Called Samson, Deborah Samson escapes servitude and disguises herself as a soldier during the American Revolutionary War.
A Girl Called Samson
Historical Fiction · Historical Romance
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In A Girl Called Samson, Deborah Samson escapes servitude and disguises herself as a soldier during the American Revolutionary War. Fighting for independence means risking exposure, violence, and her own identity. As duty and desire collide, Deborah must decide what freedom truly costs. Amy Harmon crafts a sweeping historical novel from a New York Times bestselling author known for emotionally rich storytelling.
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From New York Times bestselling author Amy Harmon comes the saga of a young woman who dares to chart her own destiny in life and love during the American Revolutionary War.
In 1760, Deborah Samson is born to Puritan parents in Plympton, Massachusetts. When her father abandons the family and her mother is unable to support them, Deborah is bound out as an indentured servant. From that moment on, she yearns for a life of liberation and adventure.
Twenty years later, as the American colonies begin to buckle in their battle for independence, Deborah, impassioned by the cause, disguises herself as a soldier and enlists in the Continental army. Her impressive height and lanky build make her transformation a convincing one, and it isn’t long before she finds herself confronting the horrors of war head-on.
But as Deborah fights for her country’s freedom, she must contend with the secret of who she is—and, ultimately, a surprising love she can’t deny.
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Orphaned at ten, Thomazine Heron is sent to Goldhayes, where she must forge a place for herself amid strict expectations and rising civil unrest.
The Moon in the Water
Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction · Historical Romance
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Orphaned at ten, Thomazine Heron is sent to Goldhayes, where she must forge a place for herself amid strict expectations and rising civil unrest. As she comes of age, her bond with her cousin Francis deepens into a love neither dares acknowledge. Set against the turmoil of 17th-century England, The Moon in the Water begins a sweeping, emotionally rich historical saga.
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THE ASTONISHING INTERNATIONAL BEST SELLER
“An extraordinary historical romance . . . One of the best to date.” Chicago Sun-Times
England, 1635. Ten-year-old Thomazine Heron’s life is shattered when a deadly illness robs her of her father and brother, leaving her an orphan and heiress. Torn from her beloved home and sent to live with distant relatives at the grand Goldhayes estate in Suffolk, Thomazine must adjust to a new world of unfamiliar faces, rigid expectations, and buried secrets
"I had been reared in an independent spirit, you see, and I took against being pushed hither and thither like a backgammon counter."
As she comes of age during the turbulent years leading to the English Civil War, Thomazine’s journey is one of transformation—from spirited child to determined young woman, fiercely loyal to those she loves and unwilling to submit to the dictates of society. In a world where family ties are tested and political allegiances are shifting, she finds strength, friendship, and the first stirrings of forbidden love.
As Thomazine grows into young womanhood at Goldhayes, amidst the tightening grip of civil unrest, her path crosses with that of Francis Heron—her cousin by blood, but her equal in spirit. What begins as childhood camaraderie deepens over the years into a bond laced with tension, loyalty, and a love neither of them dares name. In a time when duty and bloodlines dictate fate, Thomazine finds herself torn between the world she was born into and the one her heart longs to claim.
"I shall just refuse. There's little they can do to me, and whatever they do can't last forever. I'm a Heron, you see, and our motto is 'No surrender'."
The Moon in the Water is the powerful first volume in The Heron Saga, perfect for fans of Sharon Penman, Philippa Gregory, and Diana Gabaldon.
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After fighting for the Confederacy, Paul Cable returns to Arizona hoping to rebuild his life—only to find Union brothers have taken over his land.
Last Stand at Saber River
Historical Fiction · Mystery · Historical Mystery · Historical Romance · Noir · Western
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After fighting for the Confederacy, Paul Cable returns to Arizona hoping to rebuild his life—only to find Union brothers have taken over his land. With no home for his family and no faith left in the law, Cable is forced into a final, deadly conflict. Elmore Leonard delivers a taut Western about justice, survival, and a man who refuses to surrender twice.
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A quiet haunted man, Paul Cable walked away from a lost cause hoping to pick up where he left off. But things have changed in Arizona since he first rode out to go fight for the Confederacy. Two brothers—Union men—have claimed his spread and they're not about to give it back, leaving Cable and his family no place to settle in peace. It seems this war is not yet over for Paul Cable. But no one's going to take away his land and his future—not with their laws, their lies, or their guns.
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A warm fit for readers who like historical queer romance, baseball, grumpy/sunshine dynamics, and emotionally grounded found family.
You Should Be So Lucky
LGBTQIA+ · Romance · Gay Romance · Historical Romance
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During the 1960 baseball season, struggling shortstop Eddie O'Leary is assigned to give interviews to Mark Bailey, an arts reporter reluctantly covering his story. Their connection develops into a slow-burn queer romance shaped by grief and found family, with a 4.3-star average from more than 19,300 Goodreads ratings. A warm fit for readers who like historical queer romance, baseball, grumpy/sunshine dynamics, and emotionally grounded found family.
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An emotional, slow-burn, grumpy/sunshine, queer mid-century romance for fans of Evvie Drake Starts Over, about grief and found family, between the new star shortstop stuck in a batting slump and the reporter assigned to (reluctantly) cover his first season—set in the same universe as We Could Be So Good.
The 1960 baseball season is shaping up to be the worst year of Eddie O’Leary’s life. He can’t manage to hit the ball, his new teammates hate him, he’s living out of a suitcase, and he’s homesick. When the team’s owner orders him to give a bunch of interviews to some snobby reporter, he’s ready to call it quits. He can barely manage to behave himself for the length of a game, let alone an entire season. But he’s already on thin ice, so he has no choice but to agree.
Mark Bailey is not a sports reporter. He writes for the arts page, and these days he’s barely even managing to do that much. He’s had a rough year and just wants to be left alone in his too-empty apartment, mourning a partner he’d never been able to be public about. The last thing he needs is to spend a season writing about New York’s obnoxious new shortstop in a stunt to get the struggling newspaper more readers.
Isolated together within the crush of an anonymous city, these two lonely souls orbit each other as they slowly give in to the inevitable gravity of their attraction. But Mark has vowed that he’ll never be someone’s secret ever again, and Eddie can’t be out as a professional athlete. It’s just them against the world, and they’ll both have to decide if that’s enough.
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In 1863, Stella secretly embroiders escape maps for enslaved men in New Orleans, risking her life and her forbidden love for a Black Union soldier.
The Thread Collectors
Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction · Romance · Historical Romance · Women's Fiction
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In 1863, Stella secretly embroiders escape maps for enslaved men in New Orleans, risking her life and her forbidden love for a Black Union soldier. In New York, Lily sews quilts for the war effort before embarking south to find her missing husband. Their paths collide in a city shaped by danger, hope, and resistance. Praised for its emotional power and historical depth.
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“An unforgettable story of female strength, hope and friendship. This collaborative work is magnificent—a true revelation!” —Pam Jenoff, New York Times bestselling author of The Woman with the Blue Star
“A brilliant story brimming with unexpected friendships and family ties. Historically sound and beautifully stitched, The Thread Collectors will stay with you long after the last page is turned.” —Sadeqa Johnson, international bestselling author of Yellow Wife
1863: In a small Creole cottage in New Orleans, an ingenious young Black woman named Stella embroiders intricate maps on repurposed cloth to help enslaved men flee and join the Union Army. Bound to a man who would kill her if he knew of her clandestine activities, Stella has to hide not only her efforts but her love for William, a Black soldier and a brilliant musician.
Meanwhile, in New York City, a Jewish woman stitches a quilt for her husband, who is stationed in Louisiana with the Union Army. Between abolitionist meetings, Lily rolls bandages and crafts quilts with her sewing circle for other soldiers, too, hoping for their safe return home. But when months go by without word from her husband, Lily resolves to make the perilous journey South to search for him.
As these two women risk everything for love and freedom during thebrutal Civil War, their paths converge in New Orleans, where an unexpected encounter leads them to discover that even the most delicate threads have the capacity to save us. Loosely inspired by the authors' family histories, this stunning novel will stay with readers for a long time.
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In 1946 Bright Leaf, young seamstress Maddie Sykes is enchanted by a town revived after wartime scarcity, only to uncover troubling secrets behind the glamour.
The Tobacco Wives
Literary Fiction · Romance · Historical Romance
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In 1946 Bright Leaf, young seamstress Maddie Sykes is enchanted by a town revived after wartime scarcity, only to uncover troubling secrets behind the glamour. As evidence mounts of a danger affecting the women she’s come to admire, she must decide whether to expose the truth in a community built on tobacco wealth. A Cosmopolitan–named best historical fiction novel.
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Most anticipated by USA Today, W Magazine, New York Post, Parade, Bustle, Buzzfeed, Reader's Digest, and PopSugar and named one of the best historical fiction books of the year by Cosmopolitan!
"A beautifully rendered portrait of a young woman finding her courage and her voice."—Lisa Wingate, #1 New York Times bestselling author
North Carolina, 1946. One woman. A discovery that could rewrite history.
Maddie Sykes is a burgeoning seamstress who’s just arrived in Bright Leaf, North Carolina—the tobacco capital of the South—where her aunt has a thriving sewing business. After years of war rations and shortages, Bright Leaf is a prosperous wonderland in full technicolor bloom, and Maddie is dazzled by the bustle of the crisply uniformed female factory workers, the palatial homes, and, most of all, her aunt’s glossiest clientele: the wives of the powerful tobacco executives.
But she soon learns that Bright Leaf isn’t quite the carefree paradise that it seems. A trail of misfortune follows many of the women, including substantial health problems, and although Maddie is quick to believe that this is a coincidence, she inadvertently uncovers evidence that suggests otherwise.
Maddie wants to report what she knows, but in a town where everyone depends on Big Tobacco to survive, she doesn’t know who she can trust—and fears that exposing the truth may destroy the lives of the proud, strong women with whom she has forged strong bonds.
Shedding light on the hidden history of women’s activism during the post-war period, at its heart, The Tobacco Wives is a deeply human, emotionally satisfying, and dramatic novel about the power of female connection and the importance of seeking truth.
“This is a story of courage, of women willing to take a stand in the face of corporate greed, and most definitely a tale for our times.” —Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author
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In 1944 Germany, American photojournalist Maggie Sullivan risks everything to expose the truth behind Nazi labor camps.
The Photographer’s Secret
Historical Fiction · Historical Romance · World War 2
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In 1944 Germany, American photojournalist Maggie Sullivan risks everything to expose the truth behind Nazi labor camps. But the past she hides threatens to destroy her mission—and her life. The Photographer’s Secret by Ellie Midwood is an emotional, unforgettable story of bravery, family, and love in the face of unimaginable evil.
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One photograph could expose the truth. It could also cost her life.
Germany, 1944. American photojournalist Maggie Sullivan steps into enemy territory with only her camera and a press pass. Her mission is to document the war’s devastation and reveal the horrors hidden behind barbed wire. But Maggie carries a secret she can never share—she was born in Berlin, and the past she fled is closing in.
As she risks everything to capture the truth, a familiar name on an officer’s report chills her to the bone. The family she lost may not be lost after all.
The Photographer’s Secret by Ellie Midwood is a powerful, heart-wrenching story of courage, survival, and one woman’s fight to shine light into history’s darkest corners.
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