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Historical Fiction New Releases

Historical fiction presents a story set in the past, often during a significant time period. In historical fiction, the time period is an important part of the setting and often of the story itself.

Historical fiction may include fictional characters, well-known historical figures or a mixture of the two. Authors of historical fiction usually pay close attention to the details of their stories (settings, clothing, dialogue, etc.) to ensure that they fit the time periods in which the narratives take place.

In some historical fiction, famous events appear from points of view not recorded in histor ...more

New Releases Tagged "Historical Fiction"

The Secret Service of Tea and Treason (Dangerous Damsels, #3)

Mastering the Art of French Murder (An American In Paris, #1)

Ana María and the Fox (The Luna Sisters, #1)

To Swoon and to Spar (The Regency Vows, #4)

That Self-Same Metal (Forge & Fracture Saga, #1)

Who Cries for the Lost (Sebastian St. Cyr, #18)

Something Spectacular (Something Fabulous, #2)

Heart of the Nile (Barker & Llewelyn, #14)

Verity and the Forbidden Suitor (The DuBells #2)

The Song of Wrath (The Bones of Ruin, #2)

An Improbable Season (An Improbable Season #1)

To Dream Of Shadows : A Gripping Holocaust Novel Inspired by a Heartbreaking True Story (World War II Historical Fiction Book 1)

The American Wife (The Diplomat's Wife #1)

Dawn's Untrodden Green (Regency Wallflowers #3)

Serafina and the Black Cloak: The Graphic Novel

A Penny Earned (Murder Mutts Mystery #1)

Her Lost Words: A Novel of Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Shelley

My Dear Henry: A Jekyll & Hyde Remix (Remixed classics #6)

After the Shadows (Secrets of Sweetwater Crossing #1)

The Metropolitan Affair (On Central Park, #1)

The Portrait of a Duchess (Society of Sirens, 2)

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― Gwenn Wright, The BlueStocking Girl

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