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Freedom becomes a liability when power decides who belongs.
The Last Carolina Girl
Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction · Historical Literary Fiction
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Freedom becomes a liability when power decides who belongs. In The Last Carolina Girl, fourteen-year-old Leah Payne is torn from her coastal home after tragedy and placed in a household built on silence and control. As prejudice and institutional cruelty close in, she must defend her body, her future, and her right to choose who she becomes. The novel delivers a stark historical portrait of autonomy, resilience, and survival.
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"Unforgettable, this a powerful debut to savor." — Kim Michele Richardson, New York Times bestselling author of The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek
A searing book club novel for fans of Where the Crawdad's Sing and The Girls in the Stilt House following one girl fighting for her family, her body, and her right to create a future all her own
Some folks will do anything to control the wild spirit of a Carolina girl...
For fourteen-year-old Leah Payne, life in her beloved coastal Carolina town is as simple as it is free. Devoted to her lumberjack father and running through the wilds where the forest meets the shore, Leah's country life is as natural as the Loblolly pines that rise to greet the Southern sky.
When an accident takes her father's life, Leah is wrenched from her small community and cast into a family of strangers with a terrible secret. Separated from her only home, Leah is kept apart from the family and forced to act as a helpmate for the well-to-do household. When a moment of violence and prejudice thrusts Leah into the center of the state's shameful darkness, she must fight for her own future against a world that doesn't always value the wild spirit of a Carolina girl.
Set in 1935 against the very real backdrop of a recently formed state eugenics board, The Last Carolina Girl is a powerful and heart-wrenching story of fierce strength, forgotten history, autonomy, and the places and people we ultimately call home.
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Paris, 1939: Librarian Odile Souchet joins the Resistance, determined to protect her beloved American Library.
The Paris Library
Historical Fiction
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Paris, 1939: Librarian Odile Souchet joins the Resistance, determined to protect her beloved American Library. Decades later, in Montana, a lonely teenager uncovers her neighbor’s extraordinary past—one filled with books, betrayal, and survival. A New York Times bestseller, The Paris Library is a stunning historical novel about love, loss, and the quiet heroism found in stories.
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A city under siege. A library at risk. A secret that spans generations.
Paris, 1939: Odile Souchet has everything she’s ever wanted—a job at the American Library in Paris, a handsome fiancé, and a future filled with books. But when the Nazis invade, her world is shattered. Determined to resist, Odile and her fellow librarians fight back with the best weapons they have—stories. But after the war, freedom comes with betrayal, and Odile’s life takes a path she never expected.
Montana, 1983: Lonely teenager Lily is drawn to her mysterious elderly neighbor. As their friendship deepens, Lily begins to uncover a past filled with secrets, sacrifice, and survival—one that connects them in ways she never imagined.
A New York Times bestseller, The Paris Library is a deeply moving story of courage, betrayal, and the enduring power of books.
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From the ashes of Nagasaki to the deserts of Afghanistan, Burnt Shadows follows Hiroko Tanaka’s journey through decades of love, loss, and political upheaval.
Burnt Shadows
Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction · Contemporary Fiction
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From the ashes of Nagasaki to the deserts of Afghanistan, Burnt Shadows follows Hiroko Tanaka’s journey through decades of love, loss, and political upheaval. A finalist for the Orange Prize and winner of the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award, Kamila Shamsie’s sweeping novel is a haunting, breathtaking meditation on the enduring scars of history.
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On August 9, 1945, Hiroko Tanaka steps onto her veranda in Nagasaki. Moments later, her world is consumed by fire. Branded—literally and figuratively—by the atomic bomb, Hiroko flees Japan in search of a life untouched by devastation.
But history follows her. In Delhi, she finds unexpected love amid the unraveling of British colonial rule. In post-9/11 New York, she confronts new fears and familiar fractures. And in Afghanistan, the past collides with the present in a shattering reckoning.
Spanning continents and generations, Burnt Shadows is a masterful meditation on love, loss, displacement, and the haunting legacy of war. Kamila Shamsie crafts a sweeping, emotionally resonant epic that traces the personal cost of global conflict with rare beauty and devastating clarity.
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A child of poverty.
My Notorious Life
Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction · Contemporary Fiction
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A child of poverty. A woman of power. A name that shook Victorian New York. Inspired by a real-life midwife called “the Wickedest Woman in New York,” My Notorious Life is a riveting tale of ambition, scandal, and the fight for women’s rights. Fans of bold heroines and gripping historical fiction won’t be able to put this one down.
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From the gritty streets of 1860s New York to the gilded halls of Fifth Avenue, Axie Muldoon rises from an impoverished Irish immigrant to one of the most powerful—and controversial—women of her time.
Forcibly separated from her family and apprenticed to a doctor, Axie turns her hard-won knowledge into a thriving midwifery business, offering services few dare speak of. But as she gains wealth and influence, she also attracts enemies—none more relentless than Anthony Comstock, a crusading official determined to see her destroyed.
Inspired by a true story, My Notorious Life is a sweeping, provocative novel of ambition, love, and a fearless fight for women’s rights. A gripping tale of power, scandal, and survival, this is historical fiction at its most unforgettable.
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A must-read for fans of Dennis Lehane and Ron Rash.
Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter
Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction · Mystery · Thriller · Contemporary Fiction
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A decades-old crime. A fractured friendship. A new disappearance that reopens old wounds. Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter is a haunting Southern noir that follows two estranged men—one a pariah, the other a cop—forced to reckon with their past when a girl vanishes from their small Mississippi town. A must-read for fans of Dennis Lehane and Ron Rash.
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Larry Ott has lived under a cloud of suspicion for decades. When he was a teenager, a girl vanished after a date with him, and though no evidence ever surfaced, the town branded him guilty. Now, years later, another girl is missing—and once again, all eyes are on Larry.
Silas "32" Jones, once Larry’s childhood friend, left town years ago. Now he’s back, wearing a badge, and forced to confront not just the new crime but the ghosts of a friendship shattered by the past. As buried secrets rise and the lines between truth and perception blur, the two men must finally face what really happened all those years ago.
A gripping mix of crime and Southern literary fiction, Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter is a haunting story of guilt, redemption, and reckoning.
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A warm, atmospheric fit for readers who like multigenerational historical fantasy, inherited magic, motherhood, and family duty.
A Secret History of Witches
Historical Fiction · Occult Horror
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A Secret History of Witches follows five generations of Orchière women as they protect a magical inheritance passed from mother to daughter while facing persecution, war, and changing demands on their family, with a 3.8-star average from more than 16,600 Goodreads ratings. A warm, atmospheric fit for readers who like multigenerational historical fantasy, inherited magic, motherhood, and family duty.
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A sweeping historical saga that traces five generations of fiercely powerful mothers and daughters -- witches whose magical inheritance is both a dangerous threat and an extraordinary gift.
Brittany, 1821.
After Grand-Mere Ursule gives her life to save her family, their magic seems to die with her.
Even so, the Orchires fight to keep the old ways alive, practicing half-remembered spells and arcane rites in hopes of a revival. And when their youngest daughter comes of age, magic flows anew. The lineage continues, though new generations struggle not only to master their power, but also to keep it hidden.
But when World War II looms on the horizon, magic is needed more urgently than ever -- not for simple potions or visions, but to change the entire course of history.
Praise for A Secret History of Witches:
"I loved it. A beautiful generational tale, reminiscent of Practical Magic. . .. Grounded and real, painful and hopeful at the same time." —Laure Eve, author of The Graces
"Historical fiction at its absolute finest....Deliciously absorbing." —Boston Globe
"At once sprawling and intimate, A Secret History of Witches deftly captures the greatest magic of all: the love between mothers and daughters." —Jordanna Max Brodsky, author of The Wolf in the Whale
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Ideal for readers looking for historical fiction that combines pioneer hardship, cultural conflict, and romance.
Where the Lost Wander
Historical Fiction · Historical Romance
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In 1853, Naomi May travels west with her family on the Oregon Trail, where she meets John Lowry, a man caught between two cultures. Their growing connection is tested by the dangers, prejudice, uncertainty, and loss they encounter along the journey, with a 4.6-star rating from more than 42,700 Amazon reviewers. Ideal for readers looking for historical fiction that combines pioneer hardship, cultural conflict, and romance.
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In this epic and haunting love story set on the Oregon Trail, a family and their unlikely protector find their way through peril, uncertainty, and loss.
The Overland Trail, 1853: Naomi May never expected to be widowed at twenty. Eager to leave her grief behind, she sets off with her family for a life out West. On the trail, she forms an instant connection with John Lowry, a half-Pawnee man straddling two worlds and a stranger in both.
But life in a wagon train is fraught with hardship, fear, and death. Even as John and Naomi are drawn to each other, the trials of the journey and their disparate pasts work to keep them apart. John’s heritage gains them safe passage through hostile territory only to come between them as they seek to build a life together.
When a horrific tragedy strikes, decimating Naomi’s family and separating her from John, the promises they made are all they have left. Ripped apart, they can’t turn back, they can’t go on, and they can’t let go. Both will have to make terrible sacrifices to find each other, save each other, and eventually…make peace with who they are.
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She was Napoleon’s first love—but history had bigger plans.
The Queen’s Fortune
Historical Fiction · Historical Literary Fiction
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She was Napoleon’s first love—but history had bigger plans. Desiree Clary’s world is forever changed by the French Revolution, a broken engagement, and a love that leads her to the throne of Sweden. Caught between two of the most powerful men in Europe, she must navigate a treacherous path to secure her own fate. The Queen’s Fortune is historical fiction at its finest.
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As the French Revolution turns her world upside down, Desiree Clary is desperate to save her family from the guillotine. Her fate takes an unexpected turn when she catches the eye of an ambitious young general—Napoleon Bonaparte. Their secret engagement promises a future of power and passion, but everything crumbles when Josephine enters the picture.
Heartbroken but undeterred, Desiree is drawn deeper into Napoleon’s world, where alliances shift like quicksand. Her path collides with Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte, a formidable general whose love offers a different kind of future—one that could place her on a throne. As two of the most powerful men in Europe become rivals, Desiree must choose between loyalty, love, and survival.
Brilliantly researched and vividly imagined, The Queen’s Fortune is a sweeping tale of love, power, and destiny.
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From Nobel laureate Toni Morrison comes A Mercy, a haunting and lyrical tale of survival, love, and sacrifice in 17th-century America.
A Mercy
Historical Fiction
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From Nobel laureate Toni Morrison comes A Mercy, a haunting and lyrical tale of survival, love, and sacrifice in 17th-century America. Florens, a young girl cast off by her mother, searches for belonging in a world where cruelty is law and love is uncertain. Morrison masterfully explores freedom, rejection, and the cost of mercy. Don’t miss this unforgettable read.
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In the unforgiving world of 17th-century America, a single choice can mean survival—or damnation. Jacob Vaark, an Anglo-Dutch trader, reluctantly accepts a young girl named Florens as payment for a debt, unaware that this decision will shape her life in ways neither of them can predict.
Florens, abandoned by her mother, searches desperately for belonging. She clings to Lina, a sharp-witted servant who tries to shield her, and later falls for a free Black blacksmith whose presence ignites hope. But in a land where cruelty is the rule and love is a dangerous gamble, her need for acceptance may lead to ruin.
As Florens pieces together her past, she must face the truth: was her mother’s rejection an act of betrayal—or the ultimate mercy?
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Trapped in the besieged city of Khartoum, a soldier, a trader, and a general face the unstoppable forces of the Mahdi.
Triumph of the Sun
Historical Fiction
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Trapped in the besieged city of Khartoum, a soldier, a trader, and a general face the unstoppable forces of the Mahdi. As hope dwindles and war looms, they must unite for a brutal fight for survival. The Courtneys and Ballantynes collide in this gripping tale of courage, betrayal, and destiny in the burning heart of Sudan.
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In the blistering heat of Sudan, the city of Khartoum stands on the brink of destruction. The ruthless forces of the Mahdi have laid siege, and inside the city’s crumbling defenses, a desperate band of Queen Victoria’s loyal subjects prepares for the fight of their lives.
Among them is Penrod Ballantyne, an intrepid soldier of the 10th Hussars; Ryder Courtney, an English trader caught in the storm; and General Charles Gordon, a man determined to defy fate. Alongside them, the British consul and his three daughters face an unimaginable enemy that looms like a monster in the dark.
As the siege tightens and hope fades, alliances will be tested, betrayals will cut deep, and survival will come at a brutal cost. The Courtneys and the Ballantynes collide in an epic adventure of war, courage, and destiny.
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A dragon meant for an emperor.
Throne of Jade
Fantasy · Sci-Fi · Alternate History · Historical Fantasy
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A dragon meant for an emperor. A captain who won’t let him go. When China demands Temeraire’s return, Will Laurence is forced into a perilous journey across the sea. But the greatest danger awaits in the emperor’s court, where secrets threaten to change everything. Throne of Jade is an epic blend of history, adventure, and dragon-fueled intrigue!
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Britain’s greatest weapon in the Napoleonic Wars wasn’t meant to be theirs.
When Captain Will Laurence seized a French ship carrying a rare dragon egg, he never imagined he’d form an unbreakable bond with the remarkable beast inside—Temeraire. Together, they’ve proven their worth in battle, but now an enraged Chinese delegation demands Temeraire’s return.
Forced to embark on a treacherous voyage to China, Laurence and Temeraire face storms, sabotage, and the deadly mysteries of the deep. But the real danger lies in the court of the Chinese emperor, where secrets about Temeraire’s true origins—and his incredible potential—threaten to upend everything Laurence thought he knew.
A dazzling blend of historical fiction and fantasy, Throne of Jade is the epic second book in Naomi Novik’s Temeraire series.
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If you could change your past, would you?
Future Proof
Sci-Fi · Alternate History · Time Travel
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If you could change your past, would you? When a medical experiment goes wrong, Sam Harris gets a second chance at life—literally. But rewriting history doesn’t always guarantee a happy ending. Hilarious, heartfelt, and full of unexpected twists, Future Proof is an award-winning, genre-bending rom-com/drama about second chances, love, and the chaos of rewriting fate.
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What if you could go back and change everything? The bullies. The regrets. The heartbreak.
When an experimental medical treatment goes wrong, Sam Harris finds himself with an impossible opportunity—the chance to rewrite his past. From standing up to childhood bullies to fixing the mistakes that shaped his life, Sam jumps at the chance to craft a better future. But as he soon discovers, changing the past doesn’t always mean improving what comes next.
Filled with humor, heart, and unexpected twists, Future Proof is a hilarious and heartfelt journey through time, second chances, and the ultimate question—what if? Winner of the Page Turner Awards 2022 and a bestseller across seven genres, this unforgettable rom-com/drama explores love, regret, and the chaos of rewriting fate.
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