January 2026 list by Bonnie Bradford |
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Against a Crescent Storm
by A. L. Sowards
The Balkans, 1389. The Serbs defied the world’s most powerful ruler, and now Danilo and Maja must fight to save their people and their newly forged love before the sultan exacts his revenge. Balkan Legends series.
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Amity
by Nathan Harris
New Orleans, 1866. The Civil War might be over, but formerly enslaved Coleman and June have yet to find the freedom they've been promised. Still searching for true freedom, the siblings embark on an odyssey across the deserts of Mexico to escape a former master still intent on their bondage.
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The Elopement
by Gill Hornby
1820. Mary Dorothea Knatchbull is living under the sole charge of her widowed father. But when he remarries, Mary's life suddenly changes--gaining friends and a new beau. Mr. Knight promises to be the most perfect match. Who would want to stand in their way?
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The Fault Between Us
by Stephanie Landsem
1959. Claire, Bridget, and Frannie Reilly fight for their lives and for each other amid the danger of a cataclysmic earthquake that rips Yellowstone National Park asunder.
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Fool's Gold
by William W. Johnstone & J. A. Johnstone
How gold fever turned one small mining camp into a bustling boomtown--with a highly explosive mix of dreamers, schemers, and gun-crazy killers.
Forty-Niners series.
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The Fortunes of Ashmore Castle
by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
Behind the doors of the magnificent Ashmore Castle, secrets are waiting to be uncovered...
Ashmore Castle series.
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I Am Cleopatra
by Natasha Solomons
When her father the Pharaoh dies, both Cleopatra and her selfish brother Ptolemy are named as his successors, resulting in power struggles and court intrigue. Can Cleopatra save her life, her throne, and her beloved Egypt and finally write her own history?
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Jack Slade
by Adrian Gostick
Jack Slade is one of the few stationmasters who has a code of honor. But he also has a soft spot for hard liquor. That's why he rides into town unarmed, and why he's plugged with six bullets in broad daylight. With the help of his family; his loose-lipped, ne'er-do-well sidekick, Pete; and not a little liquid courage, Slade reluctantly returns to bring frontier law and justice to the plains.
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Last Call at the Savoy
by Brisa Carleton
Set amongst the glittering backdrop of London's iconic Savoy hotel, Cinnamon Scott is forced to confront her troubled past as she uncovers the story of Ada Coleman, the hotel’s first female bartender, who has been erased from the history books.
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The Last Witch
by C. J. Cooke
Innsbruck, 1485. Helena Scheuberin, outspoken and strong, sometimes has difficulty fitting in. Then she draws the unwanted attention of a malign priest who is just starting his campaign to root out “witches”. Helena must risk her life and the lives of others, standing up to a man determined to paint her as the most wicked of all....
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Lion Hearts
by Dan Jones
1350. The Essex Dogs have scattered. But with England still reeling from the Death and a new threat from Spain on the rise, the kingdom's future has never been more uncertain. Each man had reasons for leaving, but a life like that isn't so easily forgotten. And for these men, the fighting isn't over yet. Essex Dogs Trilogy.
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The Missing Pages
by Alyson Richman
Harry Widener boards the Titanic holding tight to a priceless book--and his last known words are that he must return to his cabin for his treasure. Neither the young man nor the book will ever be seen again. In his honor, his mother builds the Harry Widener Memorial Library at Harvard. Decades later, Violet Hutchins is working at the library when strange things begin happening.
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Queen Esther
by John Irving
Esther Nacht is born in Vienna in 1905. Her father dies on board ship; her mother is murdered by anti-Semites. Orphaned Esther is fourteen when she meets the Winslows, a philanthropic family with a history of providing for unadopted orphans. A relationship that lasts Esther's whole life.
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The Room of Lost Steps
by Simon Tolkien
Barcelona 1936. Theo is an American boy with impossible dreams now thrust into the cauldron of the Spanish Civil War. Theo Sterling series.
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Song in the Dark
by Kimberley Woodhouse
As WWII looms, blind virtuoso pianist Chaisley Frappier embarks on a concert through Europe, but when Hitler targets other disabled people, she aims to protect those threatened. Hitler's fascination with her talent brings British spy Rick Zimmerman to join her concert tour, where it will take every bit of faith and courage to triumph over hate--and survive.
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The Women of Artemis
by Hannah Lynn
Mothers. Daughters. Warriors. Women.
This is the never-before-told story of history's most ferocious heroines: this is the rise of the Amazons. But a community of women --an army of women--is bound to make enemies of gods and men alike.
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