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87 past books matching Historical Romance
In this hilarious and magical twist on history, Lady Jane Grey faces political plots, royal drama, and a husband who turns into a horse.
My Lady Jane
Teen + Young Adult · Historical Romance
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In this hilarious and magical twist on history, Lady Jane Grey faces political plots, royal drama, and a husband who turns into a horse. My Lady Jane is a New York Times bestseller, now a Prime Video series, with a 4.5 out of 5 star Amazon rating and a YALSA award. Prepare to laugh, swoon, and question everything you learned in history class.
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Being queen sounds glamorous. Unless you're sixteen, betrothed to a stranger, and suddenly next in line for the English throne.
Lady Jane Grey would rather read books than lead armies. But when her cousin King Edward names her his successor, Jane is thrust into a world of royal drama, political backstabbing, and deeply questionable marriage arrangements.
To make matters worse, her new husband spends a suspicious amount of time as a horse. Yes, an actual horse. Magic exists, and history is in no mood to behave.
If Jane wants to survive her reign, she'll need cleverness, courage, and maybe a little help from her inconveniently charming groom.
Can a reluctant queen rewrite her story before someone else writes her off entirely?
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Rae Carson’s The Girl of Fire and Thorns ignites a coming-of-age fantasy full of magic, prophecy, and danger.
The Girl of Fire and Thorns
Romantasy · Teen + Young Adult · Historical Romance
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Rae Carson’s The Girl of Fire and Thorns ignites a coming-of-age fantasy full of magic, prophecy, and danger. With 4.5 out of 5 stars on Amazon, this first-in-trilogy tale follows a reluctant princess marked for greatness, if she can survive long enough to claim it. Veronica Roth called it “intense, unique… definitely recommended.”
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Elisa bears the Godstone, a mark of divine destiny, given to one person every century. But she’s no hero. She’s a sheltered princess, more comfortable with books than battles. And on her sixteenth birthday, she’s married off to a king who barely knows her name.
His kingdom teeters on the edge of ruin. And Elisa? She’s supposed to save it.
Enemies with dark magic are closing in. A revolution brews in the shadows. And the only thing fiercer than the prophecy surrounding her is the fire beginning to spark inside her.
If she can survive betrayal, war, and heartbreak, Elisa might become more than chosen. She might become powerful.
But most who carry the Godstone die young. And she’s already running out of time.
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From #1 New York Times bestselling author Chloe Gong comes Foul Lady Fortune, a thrilling 1930s spy romance featuring an immortal assassin, a fake marriage, and a city…
Foul Lady Fortune
Romance · Teen + Young Adult · Historical Romance
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From #1 New York Times bestselling author Chloe Gong comes Foul Lady Fortune, a thrilling 1930s spy romance featuring an immortal assassin, a fake marriage, and a city on the brink. This lush, high-stakes duology starter is earning rave reviews, with 4.6 out of 5 stars on Amazon and praise from authors like Roshani Chokshi for its dazzling intrigue.
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Shanghai, 1931. The city is a powder keg, and Rosalind Lang is holding the match.
Brought back from death and made unkillable, Rosalind has spent the last four years cleaning up political messes with a blade. She doesn't sleep, she doesn't age, and she's not here to make friends. Her new assignment? Unmask the killer behind a string of murders threatening to spark war.
Unfortunately, she has to go undercover, married to Orion Hong, a flirtatious Nationalist spy with secrets of his own. Their mission throws them into the glittering chaos of foreign society, where every ally might be an enemy and every move risks exposure.
But Shanghai plays for keeps. And the deeper they go, the more impossible their choices become.
Death isn’t the only thing Rosalind fears.
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A strong match for readers who enjoy dual-timeline historical fiction about wartime resistance, family secrets, art, and sacrifice.
The Paris Apartment
Historical Fiction · Historical Romance · War Fiction
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In 2017, Aurelia Leclaire inherits a Paris apartment filled with famous art, couture gowns, and clues to her grandmother Estelle’s hidden wartime life. Seventy-five years earlier, Estelle risks everything to protect her friends during the Nazi occupation, with consequences that shape her family for generations, with a 4.6-star rating from more than 4,300 Amazon reviewers. A strong match for readers who enjoy dual-timeline historical fiction about wartime resistance, family secrets, art, and sacrifice.
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This heart-wrenching novel about family and war unearths generations of secrets and sacrifices—perfect for fans of The Paris Orphan and The Lost Girls of Paris.
2017, London: When Aurelia Leclaire inherits an opulent Paris apartment, she is shocked to discover her grandmother’s hidden secrets—including a treasure trove of famous art and couture gowns. One obscure painting leads her to Gabriel Seymour, a highly respected art restorer with his own mysterious past. Together they attempt to uncover the truths concealed within the apartment’s walls.
Paris, 1942: The Germans may occupy the City of Lights, but glamorous Estelle Allard flourishes in a world separate from the hardships of war. Yet when the Nazis come for her friends, Estelle doesn’t hesitate to help those she holds dear, no matter the cost. As she works against the forces intent on destroying her loved ones, she can’t know that her actions will have ramifications for generations to come.
Set seventy-five years apart, against a perilous and a prosperous Paris, both Estelle and Lia must unearth hidden courage as they navigate the dangers of a changing world, altering history—and their family’s futures—forever.
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A good pick for fans of YA romantic fantasy with Persian mythology, forbidden attraction, and royal intrigue.
This Woven Kingdom
Romance · Teen + Young Adult · Historical Fantasy · Historical Romance
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A New York Times bestseller called “Gut-wrenchingly beautiful” by Kirkus Reviews, this fantasy follows Alizeh, the heir to an ancient Jinn kingdom living in hiding as a servant. Crown prince Kamran cannot forget her, unaware that she could upend his kingdom as prophecies warn of his king’s death. A good pick for fans of YA romantic fantasy with Persian mythology, forbidden attraction, and royal intrigue.
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New York Times, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly bestseller from the acclaimed author of the Shatter Me series! Clashing empires, forbidden romance, and a long-forgotten queen destined to save her people—Tahereh Mafi’s first in an epic romantasy series inspired by Persian mythology.
To all the world, Alizeh is a disposable servant, not the long-lost heir to an ancient Jinn kingdom forced to hide in plain sight.
The crown prince, Kamran, has heard the prophecies foretelling the death of his king. But he could never have imagined that the servant girl with the strange eyes, the girl he can’t put out of his mind, would one day soon uproot his kingdom—and the world.
Perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, Leigh Bardugo, and Sabaa Tahir, this is the explosive first book in a new romantasy series from the New York Times bestselling and National Book Award–nominated author Tahereh Mafi.
“In a tale as exquisitely crafted as one of Alizeh’s own garments, Mafi weaves a spell of destiny and danger, forbidden love and courtly intrigue, magic and revolution.” —Cassandra Clare, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Last Hours
“This Woven Kingdom is an exquisite fantasy. Rich with clever prose, delicious twists, and breathtaking world building. Prepare to be destroyed—this one will wrench at your heart and make it pound, and in the end it will leave you entirely speechless.” —Stephanie Garber, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Caraval series
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Good for readers who like WW2 historical fiction about resistance work, espionage, and wartime romance.
Operation Tulip
Historical Romance · Historical Fiction · War Fiction · World War 2
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Called “an utterly gripping wartime thriller” by Eliza Graham, Operation Tulip follows undercover British agent Nancy Callaghan as she infiltrates the Dutch SS in occupied Holland, while coding expert Tom Lockwood devises a daring plan to bring her home, with a 4.4-star rating from more than 2,200 Amazon reviewers. Good for readers who like WW2 historical fiction about resistance work, espionage, and wartime romance.
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'This impeccably researched wartime thriller had me gripped from the opening pages – I loved it.' Eliza Graham
'A nail-biting read from start to finish … a must for WW2 fiction fans' Tessa Harris
Holland, 1944: Undercover British agent Nancy Callaghan has been given her toughest case yet. A key member of the Dutch resistance has been captured, and Nancy must play the role of a wealthy Nazi to win over a notorious SS officer, Detlef Keller, and gain crucial information.
England: Coding expert Tom Lockwood is devastated that the Allies have failed to push back the Nazis, leaving Northern Holland completely cut off from the rest of Europe, and him from his beloved Nancy. Desperate to rescue the love of his life, Tom devises Operation Tulip, a plan to bring Nancy home.
But as Nancy infiltrates the Dutch SS, she finds herself catching the eye of an even more senior member of the Party. Is Nancy in too deep, or can Tom reach her before she gets caught?
Inspired by the true events of occupied Holland during WW2, don't miss this utterly gripping story of love, bravery and sacrifice.
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1950s London.
The Life I Stole
Historical Fiction · Romance · Historical Romance
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1950s London. A female doctor-in-training with a secret identity. A sweeping, emotional story of ambition, forbidden love, and the risks we take to protect what matters. Fans of post-war historical fiction will love The Life I Stole, a poignant and layered novel rated 4.6 out of 5 stars on Amazon.
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In 1953 London, as coronation fever grips the nation, Isobel McIntyre hides a truth that could destroy everything she’s built.
She’s a woman in a man’s world—training to become a doctor at a prestigious hospital, where respect is hard-won and easily lost. But Isobel’s greatest challenge isn’t sexism or expectations—it’s the identity she’s stolen.
Three years ago, a single reckless choice rewrote her future. Now, as she falls for a man who might finally offer the love she never thought she deserved, her carefully constructed life begins to unravel.
If her secret comes to light, she’ll lose her career, her friendships, and the only person who’s made her feel truly seen.
Can Isobel outrun the past—or will the truth cost her everything?
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While scattering her grandfather’s ashes in Ireland, Anne Gallagher is pulled back to 1921 and mistaken for a missing woman.
What the Wind Knows
Historical Fiction · Historical Romance
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While scattering her grandfather’s ashes in Ireland, Anne Gallagher is pulled back to 1921 and mistaken for a missing woman. Caught between a war-torn past and the life she left behind, she finds love where she least expects it. A sweeping, emotional time-slip romance with 4.6 stars on Amazon and massive reader praise.
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An Amazon Charts, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post bestseller.
In an unforgettable love story, a woman’s impossible journey through the ages could change everything…
Anne Gallagher grew up enchanted by her grandfather’s stories of Ireland. Heartbroken at his death, she travels to his childhood home to spread his ashes. There, overcome with memories of the man she adored and consumed by a history she never knew, she is pulled into another time.
The Ireland of 1921, teetering on the edge of war, is a dangerous place in which to awaken. But there Anne finds herself, hurt, disoriented, and under the care of Dr. Thomas Smith, guardian to a young boy who is oddly familiar. Mistaken for the boy’s long-missing mother, Anne adopts her identity, convinced the woman’s disappearance is connected to her own.
As tensions rise, Thomas joins the struggle for Ireland’s independence and Anne is drawn into the conflict beside him. Caught between history and her heart, she must decide whether she’s willing to let go of the life she knew for a love she never thought she’d find. But in the end, is the choice actually hers to make?
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The past becomes dangerous when a woman with fractured memories enters a house already drowning in secrets.
The Cruel Dark
Romance · Historical Romance
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The past becomes dangerous when a woman with fractured memories enters a house already drowning in secrets. In The Cruel Dark, Bea Northwick follows Millicent Foxboro as she accepts work with a reclusive mythology professor at his decaying estate. This gothic romance blends horror, Celtic lore, forbidden attraction, and psychological unease as Millie’s buried trauma begins to answer the darkness around her.
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Romance, horror, and Celtic lore collide in this thrilling Gothic tale that will keep you up at night.
Millicent Foxboro is haunted.
Not by ghosts, but by the anguish of her past and the uncertainty of her future. After all, even in the progressive year of 1928, most people would balk at hiring a woman who’d spent two months in a mental ward for traumatic amnesia. So when an uncommon assistantship to a reclusive Professor of mythology falls into her lap with an ungodly salary attached, her desperation for stability overrides her cautious nature.
To Millie’s dismay, the widowed Professor Callum Hughes and his estate, Willowfield, are more than she bargained for. The once magnificent home, known for its sprawling gardens and dazzling parties, is falling to pieces after the death of the professor’s fragile wife. What’s more, the staff has been reduced to the only three people not frightened away by rumors of ghosts, leaving the halls empty and languishing in bitter memories.
The professor himself is a grim, intense man with unclear expectations, unpredictable moods, and hungry eyes that ignite Millie’s own dormant passions. The closer she finds herself drawn to Professor Hughes and his strange world of flowers and folklore, the more the house closes in, threatening to reveal her secrets. But the professor is keeping secrets of his own and the most dangerous of all is hers to discover.
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Inspired by true family stories, Francesca Scanacapra delivers unforgettable historical fiction perfect for fans of The Nightingale and Angela Petch.
Paradiso
Historical Fiction · Historical Romance
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War stole her innocence. History shaped her life. Paradiso is a sweeping, emotional tale of love, resilience, and transformation in post-war Italy. Inspired by true family stories, Francesca Scanacapra delivers unforgettable historical fiction perfect for fans of The Nightingale and Angela Petch. 4.8 stars on Amazon. Click now to meet Graziella Ponti—a woman shaped by extraordinary times.
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In the heart of rural Lombardy, 1937, Graziella Ponti is born into a world of simple joys and tight-knit community. But as war casts its long shadow across Italy, her quiet village of Pieve Santa Clara is thrust into chaos—and nothing will ever be the same.
Paradiso follows Graziella’s extraordinary journey from a war-torn childhood to womanhood in a country struggling to rebuild itself. Love, loss, and resilience shape her life in a world both liberated and constrained—by tradition, by faith, and by the scars of history.
Inspired by true stories from the author’s own Italian family, Paradiso is a poignant, powerful novel that brings 20th-century Italy vividly to life. Perfect for fans of The Nightingale, Angela Petch, and Rhys Bowen.
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In 1940s Paris, Margaux’s photo in Nazi propaganda shatters her family’s life.
What the Light Touches
Historical Fiction · Historical Romance
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In 1940s Paris, Margaux’s photo in Nazi propaganda shatters her family’s life. Decades later, her granddaughter Barbara faces her own struggles. When a photographer uncovers Margaux’s wartime secrets during a snowstorm lockdown, Barbara must confront her family’s past and navigate unexpected new possibilities. Can the truth heal, or will it divide them forever?
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In German-occupied Paris, 17-year-old Margaux’s life changes forever when her photo is used in Nazi propaganda, branding her family as collaborators. With her lover arrested and her family’s prospects shattered, Margaux is thrust into a web of danger and betrayal.
Decades later, in 2008, Margaux lives quietly in a retirement home while her granddaughter Barbara struggles to make ends meet, renting out a room in Margaux’s old Paris apartment. But when Barbara discovers Roger, a photographer with a knack for unearthing secrets, on her couch during a snowstorm lockdown, buried truths about Margaux’s wartime past begin to surface. As revelations unfold, Barbara must decide if she’s ready to face her family’s hidden history—and open herself to an unexpected future.
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This will appeal to readers who like family mysteries, buried history, love, healing, and stories about how the past shapes the present.
An Echo in Time
Historical Fiction · Historical Romance
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In An Echo in Time, Charli Thurman begins investigating a centuries-old murder and her family history as she searches for the source of the patterns disrupting her life and relationships, with a 4.4-star rating from more than 12,200 Amazon reviewers. This will appeal to readers who like family mysteries, buried history, love, healing, and stories about how the past shapes the present.
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A woman delves into a centuries-old murder to find the truth behind her self-destructive behavior in a powerful novel about love, loss, and healing by the bestselling author of An Unfinished Story and The Stars Don’t Lie.
Unable to catch a break in life or love as she approaches thirty, Charli Thurman sees red lights at every crossroads. And given the Thurman family’s tumultuous history, she knows things will only get worse, unless she can break the cycle and figure out where—and when—it all went wrong.
Charli is skeptical when her best friend introduces her to a “soul reader” who specializes in generational trauma. But during family constellation therapy with the guru, Charli experiences an inexplicable memory of terrible violence. Whatever happened in the past, it created an imbalance that’s still in the Thurman blood.
When Charli’s research leads her to Winchester, England, she meets a charming pub owner named Noah, whose own family history is similarly twisted. As the mystery deepens around a damaged inheritance and a tragic death, Charli is resolved to find the truth—and create the fresh start she has been hoping for her whole life.
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