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With 4.6 stars on Amazon, Tessa Harris weaves a powerful tale set in wartime Florence that’s perfect for fans of historical suspense.
The Florence Sisters
Historical Fiction · War Fiction
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An English art historian. A priceless painting. A city on the brink. The Florence Sisters is a tense World War II novel of resistance, sacrifice, and one woman’s dangerous lie to protect the ones she loves. With 4.6 stars on Amazon, Tessa Harris weaves a powerful tale set in wartime Florence that’s perfect for fans of historical suspense.
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Florence, 1940. War creeps closer, and the elegant lives of the Englishwomen living in Italy are unraveling fast. With Fascist rule closing shops and silencing dissent, Angelina Leone finds herself caught in a dangerous game of survival.
An art historian and the half-Italian niece of a resistance figure, Lina is offered a devil’s bargain: help the Nazis authenticate stolen art in exchange for her aunt’s safety. But when a haunting portrait crosses her desk, she makes a choice that could cost everything. She calls it a fake.
That lie could be her undoing.
The Florence Sisters is a gripping historical novel of courage, betrayal, and resistance in a city at war. Tessa Harris delivers a tense, beautifully written story where every brushstroke holds a secret—and every decision carries a cost.
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A soldier unstuck in time.
Slaughterhouse-Five
Dystopian · Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction
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A soldier unstuck in time. A war that never leaves. A novel that changed everything. Slaughterhouse-Five blends trauma, satire, and science fiction in a literary landmark that’s as strange, sharp, and vital as ever. With 4.4 stars and over 1.4 million Goodreads ratings, Vonnegut’s antiwar classic is still shaking readers—decades later. So it goes.
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A special fiftieth anniversary edition of Kurt Vonnegut’s masterpiece, “a desperate, painfully honest attempt to confront the monstrous crimes of the twentieth century” (Time), featuring a new introduction by Kevin Powers, author of the National Book Award finalist The Yellow Birds
Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best novels of all time
Slaughterhouse-Five, an American classic, is one of the world’s great antiwar books. Centering on the infamous World War II firebombing of Dresden, the novel is the result of what Kurt Vonnegut described as a twenty-three-year struggle to write a book about what he had witnessed as an American prisoner of war. It combines historical fiction, science fiction, autobiography, and satire in an account of the life of Billy Pilgrim, a barber’s son turned draftee turned optometrist turned alien abductee. As Vonnegut had, Billy experiences the destruction of Dresden as a POW. Unlike Vonnegut, he experiences time travel, or coming “unstuck in time.”
An instant bestseller, Slaughterhouse-Five made Kurt Vonnegut a cult hero in American literature, a reputation that only strengthened over time, despite his being banned and censored by some libraries and schools for content and language. But it was precisely those elements of Vonnegut’s writing—the political edginess, the genre-bending inventiveness, the frank violence, the transgressive wit—that have inspired generations of readers not just to look differently at the world around them but to find the confidence to say something about it. Authors as wide-ranging as Norman Mailer, John Irving, Michael Crichton, Tim O’Brien, Margaret Atwood, Elizabeth Strout, David Sedaris, Jennifer Egan, and J. K. Rowling have all found inspiration in Vonnegut’s words. Jonathan Safran Foer has described Vonnegut as “the kind of writer who made people—young people especially—want to write.” George Saunders has declared Vonnegut to be “the great, urgent, passionate American writer of our century, who offers us . . . a model of the kind of compassionate thinking that might yet save us from ourselves.”
More than fifty years after its initial publication at the height of the Vietnam War, Vonnegut’s portrayal of political disillusionment, PTSD, and postwar anxiety feels as relevant, darkly humorous, and profoundly affecting as ever, an enduring beacon through our own era’s uncertainties.
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A granddaughter.
The Moonflowers
Historical Fiction · Historical Mystery
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A granddaughter. A killer. A mansion full of secrets. In The Moonflowers, Tig Costello seeks the truth about her family by visiting the woman who murdered her grandfather. With 4.7 stars on Amazon, Abigail Rose-Marie’s novel is a haunting tale of survival, sisterhood, and the echoes of a past that refuses to stay buried.
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Tig Costello travels to rural Kentucky to paint a portrait of her grandfather, a celebrated war hero and community icon. But to Tig, he’s little more than a mystery. The one person who knew him best? The woman who murdered him.
Eloise Price has spent fifty years locked away in a state institution, and she’s ready to talk. What begins as a search for a story becomes a multi-generational reckoning, as Eloise peels back the layers of pain, sacrifice, and survival woven through the lives of the women in Tig’s family.
Set against the backdrop of a decaying mansion filled with secrets, The Moonflowers is a moving, atmospheric novel about truth, inheritance, and the strength women summon when the world gives them no other choice.
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Born of violence.
Who Fears Death
Dystopian · Historical Fiction
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Born of violence. Destined for magic. Hunted for truth. Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor is a haunting, unforgettable fantasy set in a post-apocalyptic Africa. With 4.5 Amazon stars and a World Fantasy Award win, this HBO-adapted novel blends mythology, survival, and spiritual power in a story as lyrical as it is fierce. Some names demand to be remembered.
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In a scarred, post-apocalyptic Africa, one girl is born to defy death—and the fate forced upon her.
Onyesonwu’s name means “Who fears death?” And from the moment of her birth, she’s been a challenge to everything the world expects: a child of violence, marked as Ewu—cursed, dangerous, unwanted. But Onye is something more. Something magical.
As her power grows, so do the forces set against her. Hunted by a powerful sorcerer and haunted by visions, she sets out across a brutal landscape to uncover her past and reclaim her future.
Winner of the World Fantasy Award and now optioned for HBO by executive producer George R. R. Martin, Who Fears Death is a searing, genre-defying tale of prophecy, resistance, and a woman who dares to rewrite destiny.
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She’s an FBI agent.
American Spy
Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction · Thriller
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She’s an FBI agent. He’s a revolutionary. Her mission is betrayal. American Spy is a Cold War espionage thriller like no other—sharp, provocative, and inspired by real events. With 4.6 stars on Amazon and accolades from NPR, The New York Times, and Esquire, Lauren Wilkinson’s debut is both a tense spy novel and a powerful meditation on loyalty and identity.
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Marie Mitchell is a brilliant FBI agent stuck behind a desk. It’s 1986, and being a young Black woman in an old boys’ club has left her sidelined—until she’s recruited for a covert mission to undermine Thomas Sankara, the revolutionary leader of Burkina Faso.
She doesn’t trust her handlers. She admires Sankara. But she says yes.
What follows is espionage with a pulse. Marie will seduce, observe, and betray. But her mission will force her to confront not just Cold War politics, but the cost of loyalty, race, and grief.
American Spy is a tense, elegant blend of spy thriller, political drama, and personal reckoning. Inspired by true events, Lauren Wilkinson delivers a gripping debut that rewrites the rules of the genre and redefines what it means to be a patriot.
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When a dockland thief steals from a pirate, his only way out is to vanish into the sea.
East Indiaman
Historical Fiction · War Fiction
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When a dockland thief steals from a pirate, his only way out is to vanish into the sea. East Indiaman follows William’s gritty rise from London street rat to East India Company soldier. With 4.5 stars on Amazon, Griff Hosker’s bestselling historical series kicks off with danger, daring, and a relentless fight for freedom.
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In the brutal docklands of 18th-century London, survival is the only goal. For orphan William, petty theft keeps him alive—until he robs the wrong man.
When the pirate captain he stole from comes looking for blood, William has one choice: run. Stowing away on a ship bound for the far side of the world, he finds himself thrown into the ranks of the East India Company. It’s not the life he planned, but it might be the second chance he never expected.
From hunted street rat to hardened soldier, William’s journey is filled with peril, purpose, and the grit to start over.
East Indiaman is a fast-paced historical adventure perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell, C.S. Forester, and tales where survival becomes destiny.
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A brutal harpooner.
The North Water
Historical Fiction · Mystery · Historical Mystery
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A brutal harpooner. A disgraced surgeon. One doomed voyage to the Arctic. The North Water is a chilling literary thriller that pits man against man in the darkest cold. With 4.4 stars on Amazon, this bestselling novel has been adapted into a gripping AMC+ series and hailed as one of The New York Times’s 10 Best Books of the Year.
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Onboard the whaling ship Volunteer, survival is a matter of brutality.
Henry Drax is a harpooner, a predator in every sense. Drunk, violent, and foul, he makes the icy voyage north even colder. Patrick Sumner, a disgraced army surgeon trying to outrun his past, signs on as ship’s medic hoping for calm. What he finds is far worse.
Trapped in the frozen Arctic with something monstrous hidden in the hold, Sumner is drawn into a brutal battle of wills against Drax. As the sun disappears and darkness reigns, the only rule is kill or be killed.
The North Water is a visceral, literary thriller where man’s worst instincts surface with the ice. It is bleak, riveting, and unforgettable.
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Orphan.
Babylonia
Historical Fiction
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Orphan. Wife. Queen. In Babylonia, bestselling author Costanza Casati brings ancient Assyria to life through the rise of Semiramis, the only woman to rule its empire. With 4.6 stars on Amazon and a deluxe hardcover edition full of lush design details, this is historical fiction that blends myth, power, and prophecy into an unforgettable ascent to the throne.
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To survive Ancient Assyria, you must learn to kill. To rule it, you must be willing to burn everything down.
Raised in obscurity, Semiramis was never meant for power. But when fate delivers her into the orbit of a king, a prophecy begins to unfold. Trapped between a husband she respects and a monarch who desires her, Semiramis must master politics, seduction, and war if she hopes to rise.
From an orphaned girl to the only woman to rule the Assyrian Empire, her path is carved in blood and ambition. No crown is freely given. And safety only comes to those who seize it.
Babylonia is a gripping tale of betrayal, desire, and divine destiny that reimagines history’s most overlooked queen with brutal beauty.
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Kidnapped by a brutal warlord in 1990s Uganda, Anthony and Florence cling to faith, love, and each other to survive—and to save others from the same fate.
All the Glimmering Stars
Historical Fiction · Biographical Fiction
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Kidnapped by a brutal warlord in 1990s Uganda, Anthony and Florence cling to faith, love, and each other to survive—and to save others from the same fate. Inspired by a true story, All the Glimmering Stars by #1 New York Times bestselling author Mark Sullivan is a powerful, life-affirming tale of courage and redemption.
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Even in the darkest night, love can light the way home.
In 1990s Uganda, gifted students Anthony Opoka and Florence Okori dream of bright futures—until they are abducted by the Lord’s Resistance Army. Forced into the service of a fanatical warlord, they face a world of violence and despair that tests every belief they hold about goodness and faith.
Against all odds, Anthony and Florence find each other and discover a love strong enough to help them survive—and to save others still trapped in the conflict.
Inspired by true events, All the Glimmering Stars by #1 New York Times bestselling author Mark Sullivan is a sweeping, heartbreaking, and ultimately redemptive story of courage, devotion, and the enduring power of hope.
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In 1970s Paris, Radha is on the rise as a perfumer, balancing ambition with motherhood and the secrets of her past.
The Perfumist of Paris
Historical Fiction
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In 1970s Paris, Radha is on the rise as a perfumer, balancing ambition with motherhood and the secrets of her past. The Perfumist of Paris, the final book in Alka Joshi’s bestselling Jaipur trilogy, is rich with atmosphere and emotional depth. With 4.6 stars on Amazon, it’s a story of scent, self-discovery, and second chances.
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Radha has a husband, two daughters, and a blossoming career in 1970s Paris. What she doesn’t have is peace.
By day, she’s a rising perfumer, designing scents that awaken memory and emotion. By night, she wrestles with a past she never shared—especially the son she gave up long ago. When work sends her back to India to study fragrance with the courtesans of Agra, Radha is on the verge of a career breakthrough. Then word arrives: the son she left behind is coming to find her.
With her marriage already strained and the secrets she buried now surfacing, Radha must choose between who she was and who she’s becoming.
Rich with scent, sisterhood, and second chances, The Perfumist of Paris is a stirring conclusion to the Jaipur trilogy.
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With over 30,000 five-star reviews and praise from Wilbur Smith and Waterstone’s, this stand-alone epic is perfect for fans of bold heroes and bigger stakes.
Lord of the Atlas
Historical Fiction
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A disgraced officer, a ruthless warlord, and a rebellion set in the heart of Morocco. Lord of the Atlas is a gripping historical adventure filled with ancient palaces, brutal betrayals, and unforgettable battles. With over 30,000 five-star reviews and praise from Wilbur Smith and Waterstone’s, this stand-alone epic is perfect for fans of bold heroes and bigger stakes.
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Marrakesh, 1893. Harry Delhaze has nothing left but regrets and a bottle.
Once a soldier, now disgraced and drifting, Harry jumps at the chance to earn easy cash helping the Sultan put down a rebellion in Morocco. It sounds simple enough. But Morocco has other plans. The rebel warlord Bou Hamra is no ordinary enemy, and Harry soon finds himself in a fight he never saw coming.
From palace intrigue to brutal battles, ancient artillery to caged lions, this journey takes Harry deep into the wild Atlas Mountains and even deeper into his own limits. Captured by the mysterious Lord of the Atlas, Harry is no longer chasing a payday. He’s fighting to survive.
Adventure, betrayal, and courage collide in this sweeping historical epic.
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In 1937 East Texas, a love that crosses racial lines sparks tension with explosive consequences.
Out of Darkness
Historical Fiction · Teen + Young Adult
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In 1937 East Texas, a love that crosses racial lines sparks tension with explosive consequences. Out of Darkness, a Michael L. Printz Honor Book with 4.6 stars on Amazon, blends real history with raw emotion. Ashley Hope Pérez delivers a devastating tale of love, racism, and the school disaster that changed everything.
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A Michael L. Printz Honor Book
"This is East Texas, and there's lines. Lines you cross, lines you don't cross. That clear?"
New London, Texas. 1937. Naomi Vargas and Wash Fuller know about the lines in East Texas as well as anyone. They know the signs that mark them. They know the people who enforce them. But sometimes the attraction between two people is so powerful it breaks through even the most entrenched color lines. And the consequences can be explosive.
Ashley Hope Pérez takes the facts of the 1937 New London school explosion—the worst school disaster in American history—as a backdrop for a riveting novel about segregation, love, family, and the forces that destroy people.
"[This] layered tale of color lines, love and struggle in an East Texas oil town is a pit-in-the-stomach family drama that goes down like it should, with pain and fascination, like a mix of sugary medicine and artisanal moonshine."—The New York Times Book Review
"Pérez deftly weaves [an] unflinchingly intense narrative....A powerful, layered tale of forbidden love in times of unrelenting racism."—Kirkus Reviews
"This book presents a range of human nature, from kindness and love to acts of racial and sexual violence. The work resonates with fear, hope, love, and the importance of memory....Set against the backdrop of an actual historical event, Pérez...gives voice to many long-omitted facets of U.S. history."—School Library Journal
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