Top new historical-fiction books in December 2024
Last updated:
December 31, 2024
December 2024 featuring new releases by Signe Pike, Jillian Cantor, Jodi Taylor, Minette Walters, Neil Alexander, Rosa Kwon Easton, Midge Raymond, Lauren Tarshis, Julie Klassen, C.J. Archer and many more.
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The Shadowed Land by Signe Pike
King Arthur and his contemporaries are boldly reimagined in this “mystical, epic, and captivating” (Hazel Gaynor, New York Times bestselling author) series that resurrects the real historical figures who inspired one of our most enduring legends...historical-fiction · fantasy · fiction · historical · myths · audiobook · arthurian · medieval · magical-realism · magic -
![The Greatest Lie of All by Jillian Cantor]()
The Greatest Lie of All by Jillian Cantor
A glamorous romance novelist and an aspiring starlet share an unexpected secret in this addictive story about love, ambition and how far we’re willing to go to protect our hearts Fledgling actress Amelia Grant is at rock bottom when offered the opportunity of a to star in a biopic about the world-renowned romance author Gloria Diamond, who used her own tragic love story as inspiration for her...romance · mystery · historical-fiction · fiction · contemporary · audiobook · suspense · drama · family · friendship -
![Lights! Camera! Mayhem! by Jodi Taylor]()
Lights! Camera! Mayhem! by Jodi Taylor
Coming to a screen near you...TEMPORA, THE TIME TRAVELLING TOURISTStarring Astrid Gustafsson as Helen of Troy - 'the face that launched a thousand ships' (Homer)With Dirk Thrust as Achilles - 'demi god and hero' (Homer)And the Wooden Horse as Himself - 'easily the least wooden performance from anyone participating in this particular travesty' (Dr Maxwell)Watch and weep as this epic tale unfolds..time-travel · fantasy · fiction · historical-fiction · audiobook · humor · historical · action-adventure · suspense · found-family -
![The Players by Minette Walters]()
The Players by Minette Walters
A gripping tale of compassion, imposture, trickery and surprising alliances set against the backdrop of The Bloody Assizes, from the bestselling author of The Last Hours and The Swift and the Harrier.The much-anticipated sequel to The Swift and The HarrierEngland, 1685...historical-fiction · historical · fiction · politics · audiobook · early-modern · crime · literary-fiction · book · adult -
![The Lost Past of Billy McQueen by Neil Alexander]()
The Lost Past of Billy McQueen by Neil Alexander
The past has never left Billy. It's just been waiting for him to come and find it...It's been over thirty years since Billy last called Northern Ireland home. Back then, his secret love for schoolfriend Conor was the only shining light that kept him going during troubled times. That is, until their romance was tragically cut short when Conor disappeared without a trace...historical-fiction · mystery · audiobook · fiction · lgbtq · historical · sad · amateur-sleuth · western · romance -
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![White Mulberry by Rosa Kwon Easton]()
White Mulberry by Rosa Kwon Easton
A rich, deeply moving portrait of a young Korean woman in 1930s Japan who is torn between two worlds and must reclaim her true identity to provide a future for her family.1928, Japan-occupied Korea. Eleven-year-old Miyoung has dreams too big for her tiny farming village near to become a teacher, to avoid an arranged marriage, to write her own future...historical-fiction · fiction · historical · literary-fiction · audiobook · season-winter · war · ww2 · family · female-mc -
![Floreana: A Novel by Midge Raymond]()
Floreana: A Novel by Midge Raymond
On the Galápagos Islands, the lives of two women—a century apart—converge in the most startling ways in a historical novel of desperate love, secrets, and deception by the author of My Last Continent.After ten years away to build a family, Mallory returns to Floreana Island in the Galápagos, and to Gavin, the mentor with whom she had a long-ago affair...south-america · ecuador · romance · historical-fiction · fiction · mystery · historical · audiobook · season-summer · outdoors -
![I Survived the Black Death, 1348 by Lauren Tarshis]()
I Survived the Black Death, 1348 by Lauren Tarshis
The Black Death was a pandemic of unimaginable propotions, taking the lives of 75 - 200 million people worldwide. Lauren Tarshis's story of one girl surviving the plague pulses with terror, action, and hope...historical-fiction · middle-grade · fiction · children-books · historical · audiobook · survival · young-adult · medical · children -
![The Seaside Homecoming by Julie Klassen]()
The Seaside Homecoming by Julie Klassen
A surprise homecoming tests the bonds of sisterhood as a hidden past comes to light. . . .Disgraced eldest sister Claire Summers has been living in exile as companion to a stern great-aunt in Scotland. About to lose her place and longing to be reconciled with her estranged family, Claire sees an advertisement from someone looking for a "respectable female partner" in a Sidmouth boarding house...romance · historical-fiction · christian · historical · industrial-era · regency · fiction · audiobook · family · religious -
![Murder on the Brighton Express by C.J. Archer]()
Murder on the Brighton Express by C.J. Archer
Gossip, scandal and murder collide on the express train to London. Did the journalist fall from the first-class carriage, or was she pushed?Cleo’s holiday with her family to the seaside resort town of Brighton is everything she hoped it would be…until she receives a blackmail note. The blackmailer demands Cleo help her or a story revealing Cleo’s investigating will appear in the newspaper...romance · mystery · historical-fiction · audiobook · cozy · fiction · historical · crime · murder · industrial-era -
![The French Winemaker’s Daughter by Loretta Ellsworth]()
The French Winemaker’s Daughter by Loretta Ellsworth
Set during World War II, an unforgettable historical novel about love, war, family, and loyalty told in in the voices of two women, generations apart, who find themselves connected by a mysterious and valuable bottle of wine stolen by the Nazis.1942. Seven-year-old Martine hides in an armoire when the Nazis come to take her father away...historical-fiction · ww2 · fiction · historical · war · audiobook · family · mystery · romantic-love · literary-fiction -
![The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 8 by Beth Brower]()
The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 8 by Beth Brower
"Strange, considering it all now after a night's sleep, that I'd had no premonition of what awaited. That seems to be the nature of life, however. Things that ought to come with warnings rarely do. "The Year is 1884 and Emma M. Lion has, at long last, gained her majority...romance · historical-fiction · fiction · historical · humor · industrial-era · victorian · regency · epistolary · womens-fiction -
![A Tempest of Desire by Lorraine Heath]()
A Tempest of Desire by Lorraine Heath
New York Times bestselling author Lorraine Heath returns to the fan favorite series, The Scandalous Gentlemen of St. James, with the story of a viscount who has retreated to a small, secluded island only to have a mysterious and beautiful woman wash up on shore... -
![The Egyptian Mystery: An utterly gripping historical murder mystery by Emily Organ]()
The Egyptian Mystery: An utterly gripping historical murder mystery by Emily Organ
A dead body vanishes. A wife goes missing. Penny faces her most baffling case yet.London, 1885. When a famous Egyptologist is found dead in his hotel room, reporter Penny Green expects a straightforward case. But the corpse disappears without a trace, and the victim's wife is nowhere to be found...mystery · historical-fiction · fiction · audiobook · crime · historical · industrial-era · victorian · feminism · romance -
![Ravager by Karina Halle]()
Ravager by Karina Halle
All Cherine Cadet has ever known is desperate circumstances—crushing poverty,cruel servitude, and no hope of escape. When a band of Vikings attacks the estatewhere she lives, her old life goes up in flames. On the verge of death, she’s rescuedby an unexpected savior—Erik the Axe, second in command of the Viking fleet...europe · scandinavia · romance · historical · dark · forced-proximity · enemies-to-lovers · reverse-harem · medieval · love-triangle -
![Duke with a Reputation by Scarlett Scott]()
Duke with a Reputation by Scarlett Scott
From USA Today bestselling author Scarlett Scott comes a scorching-hot enemies-to-lovers romance between a single dad duke and the fiercely independent countess who has vowed to guard her heart at all costs...The Duke of Brandon is London’s most infamous rake... -
![The Secret Daughter by Anne Gracie]()
The Secret Daughter by Anne Gracie
When two strangers meet under false pretenses during an idyllic week in the French countryside, they’ll each need to face the truth to find one other again, in a dazzling new Regency romance from the national bestselling author of The Heiress’s Daughter.Orphaned Zoë Benoît has spent the last three years in Paris learning how to be a lady... -
![Miss Amelia's List by Mercedes Lackey]()
Miss Amelia's List by Mercedes Lackey
The seventeenth novel in the magical alternate history Elemental Masters series follows Amelia Stonehold and Serena Meleva as they navigate property acquisition, marriage proposals, and other ancient horrors in Regency England, but with the help of elemental magicThe year is 1815, and an American, Miss Amelia Stonehold, has arrived in the Devon town of Axminster, accompanied by her "cousin"...romance · fantasy · historical-fiction · fiction · historical · magic · paranormal · shapeshifters · industrial-era · regency -
![Cloaked in Beauty by Karen Witemeyer]()
Cloaked in Beauty by Karen Witemeyer
In the heart of the Piney Woods of Texas, Letty Hood has spent the last fifteen years of her life hidden away with her grandmother to escape the deadly schemes of an uncle who wants her dead...romance · historical-fiction · christian · historical · retellings · fiction · small-town · audiobook · fantasy · family -
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![Mrs. Holloway's Christmas Pudding: A Below Stairs Mystery Novella by Jennifer Ashley]()
Mrs. Holloway's Christmas Pudding: A Below Stairs Mystery Novella by Jennifer Ashley
December 1882When Cook Kat Holloway is blamed when a dinner guest mysteriously takes ill after eating one of her meals, she sets out to prove she had nothing to do with the gentleman’s sickness. She discovers a whole host of people who might wish to do away with the man, and she and her friends—Daniel McAdam, Lady Cynthia, Mr...mystery · historical-fiction · historical · cozy · romantic-love · industrial-era · victorian · season-winter · female-author · fiction -
![The Matter of the Secret Bride by Darcie Wilde]()
The Matter of the Secret Bride by Darcie Wilde
Set in Regency London, this charming Jane Austen-inspired mystery series features Rosalind Thorne, a resourceful young woman with a talent for helping ladies of the ton with their most delicate and pressing predicaments. But now she’s faced with a task of royal proportions. Literally. KingGeorge IV is petitioning Parliament for a divorce from his queen on the grounds of her adultery...romance · mystery · historical · historical-fiction · fiction · industrial-era · regency · cozy · amateur-sleuth · crime -
![The Disabled Tyrant's Beloved Pet Fish: Canji Baojun De Zhangxin Yu Chong Vol. 3 by Xue Shan Fei Hu, 長樂 (Changle)]()
The Disabled Tyrant's Beloved Pet Fish: Canji Baojun De Zhangxin Yu Chong Vol. 3 by Xue Shan Fei Hu, 長樂 (Changle)
A FINE KETTLE OF FISHWhen Prince Jing is sent to quell the disturbance at the western border, there’s no question that Li Yu will accompany him—as his boyfriend and as his pet fish! Li Yu’s mission is to help Prince Jing secure his position as heir to the throne...romance · fantasy · lgbtq · historical · historical-fiction · fiction · humor · comedy · mlm · royalty -
![Something Extraordinary by Alexis Hall]()
Something Extraordinary by Alexis Hall
From the author of Boyfriend Material comes the absurdist adventure of two friends determined to avoid marriage to unsuitable people as they race through Regency England to marry each other instead. Sir Horley Comewithers isn’t particularly interested in getting married, especially when his match is a perfectly respectable young woman. Sir Horley is, after all, extravagantly gay...romance · historical-fiction · historical · lgbtq · fiction · marriage-of-convenience · humor · found-family · angst · industrial-era -
![The Husky and His White Cat Shizun: Erha He Ta De Bai Mao Shizun Vol. 7 by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou, st]()
The Husky and His White Cat Shizun: Erha He Ta De Bai Mao Shizun Vol. 7 by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou, st
POINT OF NO RETURNAfter failing in their quest to capture the treacherous Xu Shuanglin, Mo Ran and Chu Wanning pursue him to the impenetrable Mount Jiao, accompanied by the noble Nangong Si and the leaders of the cultivation realm's great sects.There, they find the ancestral tomb of Rufeng Sect transformed into a macabre spectacle under the influence of Xu Shuanglin's forbidden magic...romance · fantasy · lgbtq · historical-fiction · historical · mlm · fiction · xianxia · ancient-china · ancient-civilization -
![Leviathan by Robert McCammon]()
Leviathan by Robert McCammon
It is August of 1704, and Matthew Corbett and his companions have narrowly escaped the island of Golgotha and are recuperating in the town of Alghero on the northwestern coast of Sardinia, currently under Spanish rule. Hudson Greathouse is at his limits, both mentally and physically, after their harrowing ordeal...historical-fiction · horror · fiction · mystery · action-adventure · fantasy · literary-fiction · supernatural · audiobook · christian -
![The Wrong Lady Meets Lord Right by Suzanne Allain]()
The Wrong Lady Meets Lord Right by Suzanne Allain
When a young woman trades places with her noble cousin, their innocent ruse leads to true love in this new Regency-era romantic comedy of manners from the author of Mr. Malcolm’s List.When Arabella Grant’s wicked aunt dies suddenly, both Arabella and her cousin Lady Isabelle cannot help but feel relieved...romance · historical-fiction · industrial-era · regency · season-spring · womens-fiction · historical · fiction · humor · book -
![Untethered by Angela Jackson-Brown]()
Untethered by Angela Jackson-Brown
Sometimes family is found in the most unlikely of places . . .In the small college town of Troy, Alabama, amidst the backdrop of 1967, Katia Daniels lives a life steeped in responsibility. At the Pike County Group Home for Negro Boys, she pours her heart into nurturing the young lives under her care, harboring a longing for children of her own...romance · historical-fiction · fiction · audiobook · war · historical · mental-illness · religion · black-mc · female-mc -
![Winter Rogue by Emma V. Leech]()
Winter Rogue by Emma V. Leech
A Christmas Rogues and Gentleman Novel. Blurb coming soon..romance · marriage-of-convenience · historical · historical-fiction · industrial-era · regency · holidays · victorian · fiction · book -
![Daphne: Re-education of a Duchess by D.G. Rampton]()
Daphne: Re-education of a Duchess by D.G. Rampton
When heiress Miss Daphne Jones finds herself married to the wrong brother – the black-sheep son of the Duke of Burlington – she has little idea that her groom will promptly disappear after the wedding, or worse, that she'll become a duchess and a widow before her seventeenth birthday...romance · historical · historical-fiction · industrial-era · regency · satire · fiction · literary-fiction · humor · book -
![The Tinker's Daughter by Josephine Angelini]()
The Tinker's Daughter by Josephine Angelini
She thought she'd won a pig... but this wasn't that kind of lottery...From bestselling author Josephine Angelini comes a delightful cozy fantasy read about magic, courage, and the power of an unlikely alliance. Perfect for fans of Olivia Atwater and Travis Baldree.Jonara had been a good girl her entire life, and that’s what nearly gets her killed...romance · fantasy · young-adult · high-fantasy · magic · paranormal · found-family · humor · comedy · fairy-tale -
![We Are the Beasts by Gigi Griffis]()
We Are the Beasts by Gigi Griffis
When a series of brutal, mysterious deaths start plaguing the countryside and whispers of a beast in the mountains reach the quiet French hamlet of Mende, most people believe it’s a curse—God’s punishment for their sins. But to sixteen-year-old Joséphine and her best friend, Clara, the beast isn’t a curse. It’s an opportunity...horror · young-adult · historical-fiction · fantasy · historical · lgbtq · wlw · fiction · audiobook · mystery -
![The Irish Girl by Ashley E. Sweeney]()
The Irish Girl by Ashley E. Sweeney
From multi-award-winning historical fiction author Ashley E. Sweeney comes a family saga about the Irish immigrant experience spanning New York, Chicago, and Colorado so compelling that, USA Today best-selling author Kelli Estes says, “I read this story in one sitting... -
![The Last Fashion House in Paris by Renee Ryan]()
The Last Fashion House in Paris by Renee Ryan
In the heart of occupied WWII Paris, an elegant fashion house is the unlikely headquarters of a daring resistance network. Behind closed doors, courageous women vie to save loved ones and strangers alike from the Nazis in this powerful story of survival, friendship and second chances.France, 1942Once, Paulette Leblanc spent her days flirting, shopping and drawing elegant dresses in her sketch pad...historical-fiction · historical · ww2 · christian · fiction · audiobook · espionage · crime · family · womens-fiction -
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![The Duke of Deceit by Anna Harrington]()
The Duke of Deceit by Anna Harrington
No good deed goes unpunished…and no blackguard unloved. Lucien Grenier, Duke of Crewe, prides himself on his reputation – selfish, black, and wicked. Or, at least, that’s what he wants everyone to believe... -
![Her Duke of Scandal: A Historical Regency Romance Novel by Daphne Byrne]()
Her Duke of Scandal: A Historical Regency Romance Novel by Daphne Byrne
“You want to know if the rumors about my skills are true, don’t you, wife?” A year after fleeing the altar, Lady Isolde remains the laughingstock of the ton. Desperate to salvage her reputation, she turns to a matchmaker—only to end up with London’s most notorious rake!Burdened by an abusive past, Duke Arthur wants no wife... -
![The Highlander Burns for Vengeance by Julie Johnstone]()
The Highlander Burns for Vengeance by Julie Johnstone
Divided by treachery, bound by an edict, they must decide their to love or to hate. After years of captivity, Graeme Stewart has returned home with a burning desire for vengeance, and it’s all directed at the Campbell clan. They attacked his home, killed his parents, and imprisoned him for eighteen long years...europe · british-isles · united-kingdom · scotland · romance · audiobook · action-adventure · historical · fiction · medieval -
![Home and Away by Rochelle Alers]()
Home and Away by Rochelle Alers
Spanning eighty years, from Nashville in the 1930s and 1940s to present-day Chicago, this sweeping novel draws on the turbulent history of the Negro Baseball Leagues, as the granddaughter of a former player sets out to tell her family’s story—and redefine her own. Harper Fleming is done with being passed over...historical-fiction · sports · fiction · historical · drama · audiobook · romantic-love · racism · female-mc · black-mc -
![Pretty Dead Things by Lilian West]()
Pretty Dead Things by Lilian West
A bride-to-be’s discovery of long-lost wedding rings at an estate sale reveals the key to a decades-old cold case in a small town mystery perfect for fans of Louise Penny.2024. Recently-engaged city girl Cora is new to the small town of Hickory Falls. Still adjusting to the change in pace, she’s delighted when she stumbles upon a quaint estate sale...mystery · fiction · murder · contemporary · historical-fiction · audiobook · thriller · suspense · female-mc · cozy -
![Kingdom of No Tomorrow by Fabienne Josaphat]()
Kingdom of No Tomorrow by Fabienne Josaphat
It's that pivotal year, 1968, and Nettie Boileau, a young Haitian student in Oakland, gets caught up in the ongoing revolutionary fever. With her friend Clia Brown, she uses her public health skills to help operate the free health clinics created by the people she believes are "true revolutionaries," the Black Panthers...historical-fiction · fiction · historical · audiobook · social-commentary · literary-fiction · black-mc · female-mc · family · poc-mc -
![Lambchop and the Serious Courtship by R. Cooper]()
Lambchop and the Serious Courtship by R. Cooper
Lonely omega Nicodemus is approaching his first heat. A lowly and somewhat plain housekeeper in a small, uptight town, he is facing a long, bleak future alone or an even bleaker future with one of his few dull, disinterested suitors...romance · mlm · omegaverse · paranormal · historical · historical-fiction · lgbtq · steamy · friends-to-lovers · fantasy
