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Historical Fiction April 2026 |
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The Lumber Baron's Wife by Lynn Austin1873. When the young wife of a powerful lumber baron vanishes into the wilds of frontier Michigan, her friend is left to unravel the truth in this captivating dual-timeline novel.
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In the wake of the Great War, a young woman joins the Irish rebellion and risks everything for her country in this sweeping story of love, bravery and the relentless pursuit of freedom.
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Everything Lost Returns by Sarah DometWhen actress Nona Dixon investigates a lawsuit accusing the Earthshine Soap Company of harmful products, she uncovers a tangled past linking its owner to a mysterious woman, Opal Doucet. Decades earlier, Opal on the run and working as an Earthshine Girl uses her medical knowledge and spiritualist beliefs to help sick workers while secretly organizing a strike, forcing her to weigh freedom against sacrifice.
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The Hired Man by Sandra Dallas1937. It's been years since the dust storms started in Colorado. High school student Martha Helen and her family are luckier than most, and her mother insists they take in a drifter who saves a local boy from a vicious storm. She quickly discovers a darker side to their rural community. Suspicion and prejudice grip their neighbors - and emotions reach a frenzy after Martha Helen's friend, Frankie, is found murdered.
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Daughter of Egypt by Marie BenedictIn the 1920s, archeologist Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon made headlines around the world with the discovery of a treasure-filled tomb. But behind it all stood Lady Evelyn Herbert--daughter of Lord Carnarvon--whose daring spirit made the momentous find possible. Evelyn then becomes obsessed with finding Egypt's lost pharaoh's secret tomb, and she risks everything to uncover the truth about her reign.
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A Crown of Stars by Shana AbeIn turn of the century England, the Jolivet family lives a charmed existence. Vivacious Rita announces that she intends to become an actress and moves with her sister to London. Yet soon, war is raging across Europe. Rita, in New York for a film premier, receives word that her brother is about to enlist. Hoping to see him before he departs, Rita books a ticket on the fastest steamer available: the RMS Lusitania...
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The Heir of Whitestone by Catherine CoulterA brilliant young innovator with a mysterious past and a boldly sharp-witted Lady uncover deadly secrets in bestselling author Catherine Coulter's thrilling, new Victorian-era romantic mystery. This is filled with daring escapes, exciting twists, witty humor, and characters you won't soon forget.
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A Woman's Place by Danielle SteelIn April 1912, Lady Victoria Oldbrooke is traveling with her father from England on the Titanic. But when tragedy strikes and the two are separated, her father asks his friend Bert Banning, a mill owner, to promise he'll marry his daughter and care for her. Later, when Bert meets a tragic end, Victoria takes over management of the mill, proving she has the grit to make a difference in a man's world.
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Gunner: A Joseph Gunner Thriller by Alan ParksInspired by the true story of a secret mission taken during World War II, Gunner is the atmospheric, exciting start of a suspenseful new thriller series. In 1941 Glasgow, wounded detective Gunner investigates a mutilated German body during the Luftwaffe bombings, leading him into a conspiracy tied to Rudolf Hess's secret mission.
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