June 2026 list by Bonnie Bradford |
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The Blackbirds of St. Giles
by Lila Cain
From the brutal horrors of Jamaican plantations to the teeming streets of 19th century London, through lavish manor houses and across dangerous seas, escaped enslaved siblings, Daniel and Pearl, survive the American War of Independence and arrive in London in their quest for true freedom.
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City of the Muse
by Kate Hilton
Egypt, 1903: When renowned papyrologist Helen Gardiner arrives at an excavation site of Calliopolis, she learns her predecessor has disappeared under mysterious circumstances. And Helen soon discovers that there’s more to Calliopolis than meets the eye, and there are secrets some might kill to protect.
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A Day of Judgment
by Charles Todd
Inspector Ian Rutledge of Scotland Yard travels to England's windswept coastline to investigate a murder in a place where, several years after the end of WWI, the memory of the war still runs strong . . .
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The Dreadfuls
by A. Rae Dunlap
London, 1888. Committed to the Whitechapel Hall Reform School for “incurable delinquency,” Adelaide “Dell” Morton is a precocious, defiant misfit. And a voracious reader of the sordid Penny dreadful stories. An obsession further fueled by the Jack the Ripper murders blazing a trail of terror right outside Whitechapel Hall’s front door.
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Elizabeth and Marilyn
by Julie Owen Moylan
On a cool early-autumn evening in 1956, a glittering array of stars turns out in London for a Royal Film Premiere. And the two most famous women in the world will come face-to-face in public for the first time. The world is watching—unaware that Queen Elizabeth II and Marilyn Monroe have already had a life-changing encounter.
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The Harvey Girl
by Dana Stabenow
1890. The New Mexico Territory where everyone wears a six-gun and is ready and willing to draw it. Fred Harvey's growing empire is threatened by the robberies plaguing his newest Harvey House restaurant. Enter Clare Wright, a young Pinkerton agent, who is disguised as one of Harvey's famous hostesses to solve the case.
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The Hired Man
by Sandra Dallas
1937. It’s been seven years since the dust storms started in Colorado. Folks can barely remember a time when the clouds were filled with rain instead of dirt, and when the fields were green instead of brown. Then a handsome stranger sweeps into town, with dangerous effect.
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In the Great Quiet
by Laura Vogt
A cannon booms at high noon, and the race begins in the Oklahoma land rush of 1893. Amid the crowd is Minnie Hoopes. Tenacious and fiercely independent, she is determined to endure the brutal frontier and create a life of her own.
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The Last Woman of Warsaw
by Judy Batalion
1938: When legendary artist Wanda Petrovsky goes missing, two young women are thrown together in pursuit of the truth. Is Wanda simply hiding, or is her disappearance connected to the rise in antisemitism?
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Lidie: The Further Travels and Adventures of Lidie Newton
by Jane Smiley
Christmas, 1857. America's future is precarious; civil war looms on the horizon. After her abolitionist husband is murdered, Lidie Newton returns to her hometown of Quincy, Illinois. When her niece is offered a part in a traveling show, Lidie, armed with her pistol and her wit, accompanies her.
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The Lost Book of Elizabeth Barton
by Jennifer N. Brown
Historian Alison Sage has made a groundbreaking archival discovery―she found a manuscript containing the prophecies of a 16th century nun, Elizabeth Barton. Barton’s prophecy condemning Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn led to her execution and the destruction of all copies of her prophecies―or so the world believed...
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Love & Other Monsters
by Emily Franklin
During the dangerous summer storms of 1816, a group of young writers gathered at a mansion on the shores of Lake Geneva in Switzerland. Brilliant Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, her fiance Percy Shelley, the famous Lord Byron, and John Polidori, his physician. And Claire Clairmont, Mary’s clever and loyal stepsister. This is her story.
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The Lumber Baron's Wife
by Lynn Austin
1873. After a devastating loss, Hannah Wagner relocates to the unfamiliar wilderness near Lake Michigan. There, she meets Kate Abernathy. Kate’s sharp tongue and outsider status have made her unwelcome among the town’s elite, and when she begins confiding in Hannah, it’s clear her marriage is not what it seems.
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Margery and Me
by Maryka Biaggio
In the 1920s, Margery Crandon captivated both society and psychic researchers with her astonishing seances. Her abilities earned her the admiration of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and William Butler Yeats. But one man stood in opposition: Harry Houdini, the legendary magician, who was determined to expose her as a fraud.
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The Moonlight Runner
by Karen Robards
Irishwoman Rynn is working as a nurse when she overhears a British officer gloating over the trap that has been set for IRA members. Knowing that Donal must be involved, she rushes out to warn the incoming boat, only to find herself caught up in a terrifying and tragic series of events.
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What is Left of the Night
by Mark Buchanan
Driven by their deeply rooted faith in God, pastor André Trocmé and his wife Magda have turned the unassuming community in the foothills of the French Alps into a quiet resistance—a haven where they shelter escapees from Hitler's ever-tightening fist.
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Where We Belong
by Kim Vogel Sawyer
The life of Hester Haak, a childless widow, takes an unexpected turn when she opens her Kansas home to children from the orphan train. Entrusted with two sisters and a young boy, Hester is determined to provide a safe and loving home for them, embracing the opportunity to make a difference in their lives.
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