Top new historical-fiction books out this week: 21 Sep - 27 Sep 2025
Last updated:
September 27, 2025
This week featuring new releases by Ken Follett, Ian McEwan, Julia Kelly, Abdi Nazemian, Kimberley Woodhouse, Alexandra Vasti, Eve Silver, A. Rushby, Sasha Avice and many more.
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Circle of Days by Ken Follett
From a bestselling author of epic fiction comes the deeply human story of one of the world’s greatest mysteries: the building of Stonehenge.A FLINT MINER WITH A GIFTSeft, a talented flint miner, walks the Great Plain in the high summer heat, to witness the rituals that signal the start of a new year. He is there to trade his stone at the Midsummer Fair, and to find Neen, the girl he loves...historical-fiction · fiction · historical · audiobook · fantasy · war · lgbtq · ancient-civilization · family · violent-conflict -
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What We Can Know by Ian McEwan
2014: A great poem is read aloud and never heard again. For generations, people speculate about its message, but no copy has yet been found.2119: The lowlands of the UK have been submerged by rising seas. Those who survive are haunted by the richness of the world that has been lost...fiction · sci-fi · dystopia · literary-fiction · historical-fiction · contemporary · 21st-century · mystery · crime · romance -
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A Dark and Deadly Journey by Julia Kelly
Evelyne Redfern returns in A Dark and Deadly Journey, the next book in international bestselling author Julia Kelly’s captivating historical mystery series.After being sidelined for a pesky gunshot wound, typist-turned-field agent Evelyne Redfern is ready for her next assignment with Britain’s secretive Special Investigations Unit...historical-fiction · mystery · fiction · historical · ww2 · cozy · suspense · espionage · womens-fiction · romance -
![Exquisite Things: An Epic Queer Love Story of Immortality and Freedom Spanning 130 Years by Abdi Nazemian]()
Exquisite Things: An Epic Queer Love Story of Immortality and Freedom Spanning 130 Years by Abdi Nazemian
From Stonewall Award–winning author Abdi Nazemian (Only This Beautiful Moment) comes the epic queer love story of a lifetime. Perfect for fans of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue and The Picture of Dorian Gray.Shahriar believes he was born in the wrong time...romance · young-adult · lgbtq · historical-fiction · fiction · historical · fantasy · magical-realism · audiobook · mlm -
![A Song in the Dark by Kimberley Woodhouse]()
A Song in the Dark by Kimberley Woodhouse
Against the simmering backdrop of the impending WWII, blind virtuoso pianist Chaisley Frappier embarks on a concert tour through a rapidly changing Europe despite the dangers. When she learns that Hitler's escalating regime of injustice is targeting other disabled people, Chaisley realizes she is in a prime position to help those who are threatened reach safety...romance · historical-fiction · historical · christian · ww2 · fiction · suspense · audiobook · mystery · espionage -
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![Ladies in Hating by Alexandra Vasti]()
Ladies in Hating by Alexandra Vasti
A pair of Gothic novelists trade rivalry for love in this swoony, steamy, sapphic Regency by USA Today bestselling author Alexandra Vasti.Celebrated authoress Lady Georgiana Cleeve has achieved fame and fortune. Unfortunately, she’s also acquired an the enigmatic Lady Darling, whose spine-tingling plots appear to be pulled straight from Georgiana’s own manuscripts...romance · wlw · historical · historical-fiction · lgbtq · gothic · fiction · lesbian-mc · industrial-era · regency -
![Darkest at Dusk by Eve Silver]()
Darkest at Dusk by Eve Silver
Isabella Barrett sees ghosts. But the dead aren’t the only ones watching her.Left penniless and alone after her father’s sudden death, Isabella accepts a position at Harrowgate Manor, an isolated estate shrouded in secrets and sorrow. Whispers stalk the halls. Icy fingers graze her skin. And shadowed figures watch her from the dark...romance · gothic · horror · mystery · ghosts · fiction · paranormal · industrial-era · regency · historical-fiction -
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Slashed Beauties by A. Rushby
A gothic feminist body horror in two timelines revolving around three Anatomical Venuses—ultrarealistic wax figures of women—that come to life at night to murder men who have wronged themSeoul, present day. Antiques dealer Alys’s task is nearly complete. She has at last secured Elizabeth, the third and final Anatomical Venus...horror · historical-fiction · gothic · historical · fantasy · fiction · spooky · suspense · mystery · book -
![On the Land, We Shoot Straight by Sasha Avice]()
On the Land, We Shoot Straight by Sasha Avice
“I ain’t no expert on what gets a man spooked.But I reckon if you ever wanna talk on it, well then…I reckon I’m all right at listenin’.”Grady’s been running his ranch and farm just fine on his own since his daddy died. But when young Jesse Cole blows up on his porch, Grady hesitates before sending him on. There’s something in the way Cole turns to leave that makes Grady want to pull him back in...romance · mlm · western · forced-proximity · small-town · sexual-assault · slow-burn · secrets · workplace · historical-fiction
