April 2026 list by Bonnie Bradford |
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All in Her Hands
by Audrey Blake
1849. One woman physician. A group of talented midwives. A deadly disease spreading. Dr. Nora Gibson is on the frontlines, fighting disease. Whether she'll make it through, though, is up to fate.
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The Bird of Bedford Manor
by Michelle Griep
Juliet Finch's poaching career is cut short when land-owner Henry Russell catches her illegally hunting on his land. To atone for her sins, he puts her on the hunt for his sister's stalker... but Juliet may just become the prey herself.
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Book of Forbidden Words
by Louise Fein
From the risky backstreets of sixteenth-century Paris to the unpredictable suburbs of mid-twentieth century New York, the stakes couldn’t be higher when, 400 years apart, Milly, Lysbette, and Charlotte each face a reality where the spread of ideas are feared and every effort is made to suppress them.
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Burn Down Master's House
by Clay Cane
As turmoil simmers within a divided nation, smoke from another blaze begins to rise. Sparked by individual acts of resistance among those enslaved across the American South, their seemingly disparate rebellions fuel a singular inferno of justice, connecting them in ways quiet at times, explosive at others. As these flames rise, so will they.
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The Caregiver at Wounded Knee
by Debby Lee
Rose Rushing Water, an Oglala Sioux trained back East in nursing, is torn between two brothers--one who seeks to appease the government and one who fights to cling to the old ways at all costs. Enduring Hope series.
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Cleopatra
by Saara El-Arifi
You know my name, but you do not know me.
Death will silence me no longer.
This is not the story of how I died. But how I lived.
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The Determined
by Rachel Rueckert
When the paths of Anne Bonny and Mary Read collide in a notorious “pirate den,” they find kinship aboard the pirate ship Revenge—the fastest ship in the Caribbean. Historical fiction based on the real experiences of two of the Golden Age of Pirates’ most infamous women.
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Inharmonious
by Tammye Huf
When three young Black men enlist in the US Army hoping to serve their country with honor, their lives are forever changed. While the war may be over, the fight has only just begun for Cora, Lee, Benny, and Roscoe.
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Keeper of Lost Children
by Sadeqa Johnson
Toggling between the lives of these three individuals, Keeper of Lost Children explores how one woman’s vision will change the course of countless lives, and demonstrates that love in its myriad of forms—familial, parental, and forbidden, even love of self—can be transcendent.
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Land of Dreams
by Gian Sardar
It’s 1933, and though the country is stuck in the Great Depression, movies are the ultimate escape. But Hollywood is skilled at selling lies, and nothing is as it seems--especially for newcomer Frankie Donnelly.
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Mists Over the Channel Islands
by Sarah Sundin
The German invasion of the British Channel Islands shatters Dr. Ivy Picot's peaceful world. As conditions worsen in Jersey with the arrival of forced laborers, Ivy's quiet allegiance to the Allies compels her to risk everything--even as danger closes in.
Allegiance Under Pressure series.
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Mrs. Wilson's Affair
by Allyson Reedy
It is 1922. Myrtle Wilson lives a desolate existence above her husband's garage in the valley of ashes. All her dreams--and her marriage itself--are turning to dust until she crosses paths with Tom Buchanan on the subway. In one moment, Myrtle's life is irrevocably changed.
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The Prodigal of Leningrad
by Daniel Taylor
In this World War II historical novel set during the harrowing siege of Leningrad, Daniil Aslanov, a docent at the Hermitage Museum, gives tours of empty frames. As the city starves, he battles a secret shame, while his grandfather--a persecuted Orthodox priest exiled to the Gulag--clings to faith. Beautifully told and based on real historical events.
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White River Crossing
by Ian McGuire
A ragged fur peddler arrives at a remote outpost of the Hudson Bay Company in the winter of 1766 with a lump of gold, claiming that there is plenty more like it further north. Magnus Norton dreams of instant riches and sets out with a group led by a family of native guides. But Norton’s carefully crafted plans begin to fall apart as the brutal arctic winter starts to descend.
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With Love from Harlem
by ReShonda Tate
Harlem, 1943. At just 23, Hazel Scott is a woman on fire. A jazz prodigy, a glamorous film star, and a fierce advocate for civil rights, she’s breaking barriers and refusing to play by the rules. Then Adam Clayton Powell Jr. walks into her life. Adam is charismatic, powerful…and married.
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