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GENRE: Historical Fiction, Historical Romance, Historical Mystery, Historical Biography, Historical Fantasy, Alternate Historical, Historical Time Travel, Historical Time Slip, or Historical NonFiction

ERA: Ancient World, Roman, Grecian, Viking, Medieval, Renaissance, Tudor, Stuart, Regency, Georgian, Victorian, WWI, 1920s, Pre-WWII, WWII, Post-WWII, American, European, Italian, Irish, Scottish, African, Japan

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Living the Legacy

Conway, Elisabeth

The Strands of Gold Trilogy- Raffles, Rival, Reven

The last tale in the trilogy, bringing the lives of the 3 main characters to a point where they are ready to step out on their own. It's now 1830; Dock, the adopted sin of Stamford Raffles, is a successful artist, but when he welcomes his friend Chin Ming & her husband back to Singapore after 4 years in England, his life changes. He realises his focus has strayed from the ideals that Raffles sanctioned; values that he wants to call his own. To rectify the situation, he begins seeking out the men who are smuggling young Sumatran women into Singapore to provide entertainment in a male-dominates society. The friends are observed by a man who has recently been released from prison in Calcutta where he has spent the last 7 years. He is he'll bent on revenge, but as Raffles is now dead, those who received his patronage must be held accountable.

Historical Fiction
1820 - 1830

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1776: A River of Spies

M.CUMMINS

The Last of the Mohicans meets the Departed.

Dec 1776. On the banks of the Delaware River, George Washington’s Continental Army is embattled. It’s short of rations, men and morale. The war for independence against the British Empire is in the balance. Washington is planning an audacious fight back, but when one of his spies, tasked with bringing news of the British Army goes missing, the conclusion is stark: Washington has a traitor in camp. Who can he trust? Desperate for intelligence and short of trusted men, Washington sends a local militiaman, Isaak Moore, over the river to meet with a Rebel agent in Trenton. Unbeknownst to Moore, all hell is to be let loose, and his mission will draw him into a web of intrigue, secrets and deception.
"1776: A River of Spies" is an action adventure story set against the backdrop of the crossing of the Delaware and attack on Trenton.

Historical Fiction
American Revolutionary War 1776

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16

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Cold Iron Murder on Old Street A Petersburg Story

Wallace, Stacy Minson

The long journey into a nightmare began.

One fateful night in 1826, Sceva Thayer, a blacksmith, is murdered on the street with an axe. Rumors ran rampant through the southern tidewater town. Fingers pointed to the man's son. This is the story of the Thayer family, Petersburg, and it's enslaved people who must struggle fires, floods, jealousy, humiliation, rage. Imprisonment and death to come through to become like iron, annealed by fire. Available on amazon.com/dp/B0DS8ZMTQL

Historical Mystery
Antebellum

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18.99

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Trail of Hope

Anderson, Jason

American Frontier

A fictional story based on a family that traversed the Oregon Trail in 1843.

Historical Fiction
American

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12.95

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Wolves at Bay

Black, Kerry E.B.

Wolves at Bay

Desperate to save his ailing, infant son, Ward reluctantly braves the wolf-infested woods and enlists the aid of the healer from a neighboring village. However, some would say her healing is witchcraft and illegal. Soon, the wolves are circling, and Ward has to decide where his loyalties reside. Available in English and Spanish language editions.

Historical fiction
Medieval

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12.95

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Twilight of Evil

George Alexander

What if Adolf Hitler cheated death in the ruins of Berlin? Prepare to be shaken as we delve into the controversial tale of Adolf Hitler's escape from the ruins of Berlin, his dreams of a thousand-year Reich still fuelling his dark ambition.
Did the Fuhrer truly perish in the crumbling capital, or did he evade capture and flee to the distant shores of South America?
Twilight of Evil delves into the controversial and intriguing tale of Adolf Hitler's escape from Berlin during the closing days of the Third Reich and his post-war life. Join David Hazel, a young Jewish researcher, as he probes into the shocking truth behind Hitler's disappearance through the work of the renowned American scholar, Dr. Peter Alex.
The novel transports readers to the chaotic final days of the Nazi regime, where the crumbling empire and the desperate measures taken by its leaders are depicted. The book probes into the dramatic exploration of Hitler's ultimate fate, revealing the truth behind his disappearance a

Historical Fiction, Alternate Historical, Historical Mystery
WWII, or Post-WWII

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Dreams of Freedom

Higgins, Marilyn

An Irish woman’s story of love and justice

Millions of immigrants were entering America’s heartland. Anti-Catholic bigotry and the seething national divide over slavery were about to erupt in mob violence. Thousands of religious zealots could be heard chanting at revival meetings in Upstate New York. Native people were being forced off their lands. In this chaotic setting, twenty-year-old Irish immigrant Aileen O’Malley comes in search of her indentured father and kidnapped siblings, stepping into the epicenter of a growing maelstrom of violence along the Erie Canal.

Historical Fiction, Historical Biography
1850’s Reform Era

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23.99

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What We Leave Behind

Solberg, Barb

4 out of 5 starts, HFC

Martin and Asta came to America in 1913 to homestead. Nineteen years later during the Great Plains Dust Bowl, they intend to improve the lives of three of their nine children by sending their eighteen-year-old daughter with her two younger sisters to Norway to live with relatives for two years. But things don't go according to plan. By 1940, when Germany invades Norway, two of the girls are living with a Quisling, a member of the Norwegian Nazi Party, and they miss the last US evacuee ship out of Petsamo, Finland. One sister spends time in Grini, a concentration camp north of Oslo; she and her older sister both marry men active in the Norwegian Resistance Movement of WWII.
"I finished the book and truly, absolutely loved it."
"I could not go to bed before I had finished the book last night. What a touching, interesting and strong story. I got so emotional and was sitting here by myself crying while reading the ending. Thanks for writing this story."

Historical Fiction, Historical NonFiction
WWII

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The Briars Between

Sibbald, Andrew

An Emily Twillum Adventure

The Great War is over. But life around me . . .
It’s spinning out of control.

Jimmy came from the reserve for confirmation class. Instead of being his cheery self, he’s grim. As for my Jewish cottage friends, something nasty from Toronto is coming for them.

Oh, to discuss this with Miss Bessie. But she’s gone. Forever. Now, her nephew’s coming. Will he want us? If not, where will we go?
My home. My dreams. My body, too. All weird. Argh!
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The Briars Between is thirteen-year-old Emily’s tale, revolving around her friendship with a Chippewa boy and two Jewish siblings—with the doubtful help of three Indigenous entities.

The first in a series, it is a fictional exploration of 1919, a turbulent time in Canadian history. It draws on the author’s family history, and that of Georgina Island First Nations and Jackson’s Point.

"A captivating mix of history and storytelling..." The Georgina Post

Historical Fiction
WWI

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5.99

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Nothing Really Bad Will Happen: A Holocaust Story of Loss and Legacy

Holman< Deborah Samuel

Winner - 2024 Richard G. Tomlinson Literary Award

"Nothing Really Bad Will Happen" masterfully intertwines a family's struggles against the backdrop of Hitler’s regime.
In 1938 Vienna, Sigmund Lichtenthal, a once-thriving hat maker, faces the unimaginable: he loses everything he holds dear. Determined to reclaim his legacy, he embarks on a lifelong odyssey, confronting the heart-wrenching reality of his son’s internment in a concentration camp. The echoes of this family tragedy resonate through time, profoundly affecting Sigmund's granddaughter, Doris. Witness the courage of a family navigating the trials of displacement and adaptation in America and explore untold stories that shaped generations.
Unlike other Holocaust narratives, this poignant story focuses on the emotional impact of losing everything and the and the strength to start anew. With meticulous attention to actual records and intimate letters, it encourages readers to reflect on their self-worth in the face of unimaginable challenges.

Creative Non-Fiction, Historical NonFiction
WWII

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21.99

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Time Will Tell: The Awakening

French, Larry

Learn history in a tale only Time Will Tell

History is what you make it. In the Time Will Tell series follow characters who find out first hand just how that can happen. Is the alteration of history a coincidence or part of a grand plan? Discover for yourself as you journey through Time Will Tell: The Awakening.

Historical Fiction, Historical Time Travel
Antebellum, Post War Between the States

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20

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Dark Eagles

Baer, Dennis

Of course, space travel is impossible!

World War Two fizzled out in the fall of 1940. Germany's quest for "Living Space" was channeled into her secret space program. That program was kept quiet to avoid disturbing a sleeping Europe and a slowly smoldering Asia. By the early 1960's the United States sends an unlikely agent back into Germany to discover exactly how far behind they had fallen. In an effort to blend in and survive, Freiherr Karl von Oldsberth goes from minor nobleman, junior engineer and spacesuit test pilot to orbital and Lunar businessman.

Alternate Historical
Post WWII

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5.99

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