Historical Fiction
December 2025

Recent Releases
Berlin Shuffle by Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz
Berlin Shuffle
by Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz

A prophetic lost classic from interwar Germany, following a group of Berliners navigating economic turmoil and the rise of fascism, now translated into English for the first time.
Canticle by Janet Rich Edwards
Canticle
by Janet Rich Edwards

A masterful debut novel following a spirited young woman's explorations of faith, agency, and love in thirteenth-century Bruges.
Daughter of Genoa by Kat Devereaux
Daughter of Genoa
by Kat Devereaux

Enthralling and eloquently bittersweet--a vivid historical portrait of the pivotal yet overlooked struggle to save Italian Jews in WWII, and how one unforgettable woman risks everything for love.
Huguette by Cara Black
Huguette
by Cara Black

The tense and emotional saga of a young woman's survival in the lawlessness of post-World War II France, by the New York Times bestselling author of the Aimâee Leduc series.
The Jaguar's Roar by Micheliny Verunschk
The Jaguar's Roar
by Micheliny Verunschk

The story of an Indigenous girl's kidnapping during a colonial expedition intertwines with a young woman's modern-day search for identity and ancestral truths.
Sharpe's Storm: Richard Sharpe and the Invasion of Southern France, 1813 by Bernard Cornwell
Sharpe's Storm: Richard Sharpe and the Invasion of Southern France, 1813
by Bernard Cornwell

The year is 1813. France is a battlefield, and winter shows no mercy. Amid brutal conditions, Major Richard Sharpe finds himself saddled with an unexpected burden: Rear-Admiral Sir Joel Chase, dispatched by the Admiralty with sealed orders, unshakable confidence, and a frankly terrifying enthusiasm for combat. Sharpe's mission from Wellington is clear, yet anything but simple: keep Sir Joel alive.
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