Top new historical-fiction books out this week: 7 Sep - 13 Sep 2025
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September 13, 2025
This week featuring new releases by Dan Brown, Mackenzi Lee, M.L. Rio, Natalie Haynes, Erin A. Craig, Katherine Applegate, Josiah Bancroft, Amy Hall, Sebastian York, Shauna Lawless, Emily Sullivan and many more.
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The Secret of Secrets by Dan Brown
The world’s most celebrated thriller writer returns with his most stunning novel yet—a propulsive, twisty, thought-provoking masterpiece that will entertain readers as only Dan Brown can do. Robert Langdon, esteemed professor of symbology, travels to Prague to attend a groundbreaking lecture by Katherine Solomon—a prominent noetic scientist with whom he has recently begun a relationship...europe · western-central-europe · czechia · urban · fiction · mystery · audiobook · suspense · crime · action-adventure -
![Lady Like by Mackenzi Lee]()
Lady Like by Mackenzi Lee
Two women, one refined and one ribald, set their sights on marrying the same duke, but instead of becoming natural enemies, they find themselves falling in love—though not with him.Harriet Lockhart never planned to marry...romance · historical-fiction · lgbtq · historical · wlw · fiction · industrial-era · regency · humor · book -
![Hot Wax by M.L. Rio]()
Hot Wax by M.L. Rio
The highly anticipated new novel from M. L. Rio, bestselling author of If We Were Villains and Graveyard ShiftA nostalgic love-letter to the 90s rock and roll scene, Hot Wax follows a band of rocker misfits, rivals and trailblazers on the tour that could have catapulted them to super-stardom, if it all hadn't come crashing down... -
![No Friend To This House by Natalie Haynes]()
No Friend To This House by Natalie Haynes
No Friend To This House is an extraordinary reimagining of the myth of Medea from The Sunday Times bestselling author of Stone Blind, Natalie Haynes.This is what no one tells you, in the songs sung about Jason and the Argo. This part of his quest has been forgotten, by everyone but me . . .Jason and his Argonauts set sail to find the Golden Fleece...myths · fantasy · historical-fiction · retellings · fiction · historical · feminism · audiobook · witches-wizards · classics -
![A Land So Wide by Erin A. Craig]()
A Land So Wide by Erin A. Craig
From the No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of House of Roots and Ruin, comes an irresistible blend of dark fairytale and romantic fantasy set in the beautiful but brutal Canadian wilderness.Like everyone else in the settlement of Mistaken, Greer Mackenzie is trapped...romance · fantasy · horror · gothic · historical-fiction · retellings · historical · fiction · vampires · mystery -
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![Pocket Bear by Katherine Applegate]()
Pocket Bear by Katherine Applegate
Thimble-born from tip to toe, Pocket Bear remembers every moment of his "becoming": the glimmering needle, the silken thread, the tender hands as each careful stitch brought him closer to himself. Born during the throes of WWI, he was designed to fit into the pocket of a soldier’s jacket, eyes sewn a bit higher than normal so that he always gazed upward...middle-grade · fantasy · children-books · children · family · animals · ww1 · historical-fiction · low-fantasy · friendship -
![A Tangle of Time by Josiah Bancroft]()
A Tangle of Time by Josiah Bancroft
From one of the most exciting and original voices in fantasy comes the second book following the adventures of the Hexologists, Iz and Warren Wilby, as they tackle a case that could redefine the nature of magic itself.As the nation’s foremost investigators of the paranormal, Isolde and Warren Wilby are accustomed to bumping up against things that go bump in the night...fantasy · mystery · fiction · audiobook · urban-fantasy · magic · time-travel · historical · crime · law-enforcement -
![Damnation by Amy Hall, Sebastian York, Katelyn Taylor]()
Damnation by Amy Hall, Sebastian York, Katelyn Taylor
What happened before the Gallows Hill trilogy?Before the Brethren?What really happened to Salem in 1692...dark · witches-wizards · audiobook · steamy · cheating · domestic-drama · forbidden-love · historical · fiction · horror -
![Daughter of the Otherworld by Shauna Lawless]()
Daughter of the Otherworld by Shauna Lawless
From the author of the Gael Song trilogy, an epic new historical fantasy set in the tumultuous, magical world of medieval Ireland during the time of the Norman invasion.Over a hundred years after she went missing, Isolde, born to the family of a famous Irish king and a powerful immortal, inexplicably reappears.Her mother's kin, the Descendants, are one of the two magical races of Ireland...fantasy · historical-fiction · myths · historical · fiction · epic · coming-of-age · romantic-love · retellings · book -
![Is This Real or Just Pretend? by Emily Sullivan]()
Is This Real or Just Pretend? by Emily Sullivan
Alexandra Atkinson's talent for spotting successful business ideas has helped enrich her father's company while leaving her with little time for a social life—and certainly nothing as silly as love... -
![Coffin Moon by Keith Rosson]()
Coffin Moon by Keith Rosson
From the author of the “exciting, suspenseful, horrifying” (Stephen King) Fever House, a Vietnam veteran and his adopted niece hunt—and are hunted by—the vampire that slaughtered their family.It’s the winter of 1975, and Portland, Oregon, is all sleet and neon...horror · vampires · historical-fiction · fiction · mystery · historical · paranormal · crime · fantasy · spooky -
![The Macabre by Kosoko Jackson]()
The Macabre by Kosoko Jackson
From award-winning and USA Today bestselling author Kosoko Jackson comes his adult fantasy debut, a stand-alone novel blending of art history, time- and globe-hopping adventure, and dark horror and fantasy about ten cursed paintings and the lengths people will go to collect them, destroy them…or be destroyed.?A picture is worth a thousand nightmares...horror · fantasy · lgbtq · fiction · urban-fantasy · poc-mc · mystery · magic · poc-author · historical-fiction -
![The Belles by Lacey N. Dunham]()
The Belles by Lacey N. Dunham
In this richly atmospheric, dark academia debut novel, a young woman with a secretive past will risk everything—including her life—to fit in. Belles never tell… It’s 1951 at the secluded Bellerton College, and Deena Williams is an outsider doing her best to blend in with her wealthy and perfectly groomed peers...north-america · usa · virginia · dark-academia · historical-fiction · fiction · mystery · gothic · historical · suspense -
![Copper Coins: Tong Qian Kan Shi Vol. 1 by Mu Su Li]()
Copper Coins: Tong Qian Kan Shi Vol. 1 by Mu Su Li
In this historical fantasy danmei, a monk with amnesia and two raggedy paper dolls inhabited by a dragon and a ghost embark on a journey to reclaim their former glory. But can they endure each other long enough to find what they seek? Under the blue glow of dawn, Xue Xian—former dragon and current paper doll—is mere moments away from being kidnapped and exorcized...romance · fantasy · lgbtq · historical · historical-fiction · mystery · mlm · supernatural · ghosts · xianxia -
![The Indio and the Impaler by Wincy Aquino Ong]()
The Indio and the Impaler by Wincy Aquino Ong
Dapitan, 1893.DR. JOSÉ RIZAL thought exile meant peace and quiet—until his prized student vanished, and whispers began circling about a soil merchant in a manse on the hill. Rizal follows the trail into a nightmare older than the colony itself. Now the exiled revolutionary must confront an impossible horror—elegant, ancient, and very, very hungry...horror · historical · historical-fiction · alternate-history · supernatural · paranormal · vampires · monsters · fiction · book
