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Historical Fiction February 2026 |
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The Fourth Princess: A Gothic Novel of Old Shanghai by Janie ChangShanghai, 1911. Two young women living in a crumbling, once-grand Shanghai mansion face danger as secrets of their pasts come to light, even as the mansion's own secret threatens the present.
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Keeper of Lost Children by Sadeqa JohnsonIn this new novel from the bestselling author of The House of Eve, one American woman's vision in post WWII Germany will tie together three people in an unexpected way. Deeply moving and unputdownable, this is a story about identity, belonging and the ties that endure - even when history tries to sever them.
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A Great Act of Love by Heather RoseVan Diemen's Land, 1839. A young woman of means arrives in Hobart, Australia, with a boy in her care. Leasing an old cottage next to an abandoned vineyard, Caroline Douglas must navigate an insular colony of exiles and opportunists and invent a new life on this island of extreme seasons and wild beauty.
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Burn Down Master's House by Clay CaneAs rebellion sparks across the divided South, small acts of resistance ignite a fierce fight for freedom. At Magnolia Row, Luke, quick-witted and literate and Henri, a defiant spirit forge a bond that fuels escape and inspires others, including sharp-eyed Josephine and determined Charity Butler, who wins her freedom in court. But as justice burns brighter, betrayal and cruelty threaten to consume them all.
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Crucible by John SaylesA sweeping historical novel about Henry Ford and his attempt to rule not only an automotive empire but the rambunctious city of Detroit. Ranging from the 1920s through the second World War, featuring violent labor disputes, misbegotten jungle expeditions, a tragic race riot, and the gestapo tactics of Ford's private army.
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The Seven Daughters of Dupree by Nikesha Elise WilliamsIt’s 1995, and fourteen-year-old Tati is determined to uncover the identity of her father. But her mother, Nadia, keeps her secrets close, while her grandmother Gladys remains silent about the family’s past, including why she left Land’s End, Alabama, in 1953. As Tati digs deeper, she uncovers a legacy of family secrets, where every generation of Dupree women has posed more questions than answers.
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A Beast Slinks Towards Beijing by Alice Evelyn YangA devastating yet hopeful family saga set during the Japanese occupation of Manchuria, the Cultural Revolution, and the present day that explores the effects of intergenerational trauma, the legacy of colonialism, and the inescapability of fate through the prism of Chinese and Japanese folklore.
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Conjure Women by Afia AtakoraA midwife and conjurer of curses reflects on her life before and after the Civil War, her relationships with the families she serves and the secrets she has learned about a plantation owner's daughter.
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Black Cloud Rising by David Wright FaladéSergeant Richard Etheridge, the son of a slave and her master, must prove that his troops in the African Brigade are skilled and trustworthy as they raid the areas occupied by the Confederate Partisan Rangers in the fall of 1863.
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American Daughters by Piper HuguleyIn the vein of America’s First Daughter, Piper Huguley’s historical novel delves into the remarkable friendship of Portia Washington and Alice Roosevelt, the daughters of educator Booker T. Washington and President Teddy Roosevelt.
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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