July 2025 list by Holly Whistler |
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Flames of Anarchy
by Jerry Borrowman
In 1908, anarchist Angel Casimer and the shadowy forces supporting him try to wreak havoc on the United States. One of his targets, Senator Jason Ellis and his childhood friend, a Pinkerton detective named Andy Pettit, must join forces to try to stop him.
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Don't Forget Me, Little Bessie
by James Lee Burke
At the dawn of the twentieth century, Bessie Holland finds strength in a suffragette mentor, battles forces threatening her Texas home and flees to New York, where she is drawn into a violent underworld that tests her unbreakable spirit.
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The Pretender
by Jo Harkin
In 1480s England, peasant boy Lambert Simnel is thrust into royal intrigue as he is declared a hidden heir to the throne and must face court politics, rebellion and an alliance with the cunning Joan that could shape the fate of the monarchy.
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The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau
by Kristin Harmel
A new historical novel features two jewel thieves, a priceless bracelet that disappears in 1940s Paris and a quest for answers in a decades-old murder.
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The Library of Lost Dollhouses
by Elise Hooper
A fresh new dual-timeline novel from beloved author Elise Hooper, about a young librarian who discovers historic dollhouses and embarks on a journey to uncover the hidden secrets behind the intricate miniatures, perfect for fans of Fiona Davis and Marie Benedict.
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Tyrant
by Conn Iggulden
In 50 AD Rome, Agrippina maneuvers her way to power by marrying Emperor Claudius, ensuring her son Lucius's adoption as Nero, as mother and son navigate a treacherous path of ambition, alliances, and betrayal in their pursuit of dominance.
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A Curse Carved in Bone
by Danielle L. Jensen
Caught between divine heritage and a dark prophecy, Freya must navigate forbidden alliances and the clash of gods and mortals to save her people in the second novel of the series following A Fate Inked in Blood.
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Six days in Bombay
by Alka Joshi
This sweeping novel follows young Anglo-Indian nurse Sona as she embarks on a journey from her home in Bombay, through Prague, Florence, Paris and London, to uncover a mystery and prove her innocence after famous painter Mira Novak dies in her care.
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Written on the Dark
by Guy Gavriel Kay
Thierry Villar, a tavern poet from Orane, becomes entangled in royal intrigue, war, and supernatural mysteries, encountering an aristocratic muse, a healer guided by inner voices, and others as his wit and charm are tested amidst a nation's unraveling.
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The Martha's Vineyard Beach and Book Club
by Martha Hall Kelly
In 2016, grieving Mari Starwood visits Martha's Vineyard and uncovers a surprising connection to the Smith sisters, who, during World War II, balanced family struggles, romance, and whispers of espionage while running a farm and forming a transformative book club.
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The Names
by Florence Knapp
Cora's hesitation to name her son triggers three alternate paths over thirty-five years, revealing the lasting impact of domestic abuse and the complexities of family in her search for autonomy and healing.
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The Girls of Good Fortune
by Kristina McMorris
A half-Chinese woman passing as white, Celia awakens imprisoned in the Shanghai Tunnels of 1888 Portland, Oregon, and must escape to protect a child and confront dangerous secrets tied to her abduction and a goldminers' massacre.
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The Filling Station
by Vanessa Miller
Sisters Margaret and Evelyn Justice have grown up in the prosperous Greenwood District of Tulsa, Oklahoma--also known as Black Wall Street. Then the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre upends everything they know and brings them unspeakable loss.
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The Keeper of Lost Art
by Laura Morelli
During World War II, a girl makes an unbreakable connection with a boy sheltering in her family's Tuscan villa, where the treasures of the Uffizi Galleries are hidden. A moving coming-of-age story about the power of art in wartime, based on true events.
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Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
by Victoria Schwab
From the #1 New York Times best-selling author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue comes a new genre-defying novel about immortality and hunger.
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The Listeners
by Maggie Stiefvater
January 1942. The Avallon Hotel & Spa is where high society goes to see and be seen. Located deep in the West Virginia mountains, where healing sweet water flows, the hotel is managed by a local, June Hudson, whose skills were noted by the wealthy Guilfoyles who own the place
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Midnight on the Scottish Shore: A Novel of World War II
by Sarah Sundin
Desperate to escape the Occupied Netherlands in 1941, Cilla van der Zee agrees to become a spy in Britain. But her plans to betray the Germans and work for the Allied cause are derailed when a suspicious Scottish lieutenant finds her on the shores of his home.
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The Cardinal: A Novel of Love and Power
by Alison Weir
Cardinal Thomas Wolsey rises from humble origins to become Henry VIII's closest advisor, but his loyalty and efforts to maintain peace unravel when the king's desire to divorce Katherine of Aragon for Anne Boleyn pits Wolsey against powerful enemies and personal tragedy.
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