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  • The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn

    The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 70 ratings
    The New York Times bestselling author of The Rose Code returns with an unforgettable World War II tale of a quiet bookworm who becomes history's deadliest female sniper. Based on a true story...
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    mystery  new adult  historical  war  suspense  russia  europe  ukraine
  • A View Across the Rooftops by Suzanne Kelman

    A View Across the Rooftops by Suzanne Kelman

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    An unforgettable story of love, hope and betrayal, and a testament to the courage of humanity in history’s darkest days. As Nazis occupy his beloved city, Professor Josef Held feels helpless. So when he discovers his former pupil Michael Blum is trying to escape the Gestapo, he offers Michael a place to hide in his attic...
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  • The Charlatan by D.K. Hamlin, Hyperion Knight

    The Charlatan by D.K. Hamlin, Hyperion Knight

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 30 ratings
    INTRODUCING A TIMELESS MASTERPIECENow appearing for the first time in English, The Charlatan, a tale of high drama, forbidden love, medicine, and mystery, was the masterpiece of Polish novelist Tadeusz Dolega-Mostowicz.Set in 1930s Warsaw, an era of prosperity and aristocracy, renowned heart surgeon Rafal Wolf suffers a heartbreak that culminates in severe memory loss...
  • The Midnight Rose by Lucinda Riley

    The Midnight Rose by Lucinda Riley

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 40 ratings
    Spanning four generations, The Midnight Rose sweeps from the glittering palaces of the great maharajas of India to the majestic stately homes of England, following the extraordinary life of a remarkable girl, Anahita Chaval, from 1911 to the present day . .
  • Lady's Well by L.J. Ross

    Lady's Well by L.J. Ross

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    THERE'S SOMETHING IN THE WATER...When the ancient waters of Lady’s Well in the rural village of Holystone begin to run red, it seems to be a nasty Hallowe’en prank and nothing more. But things take a sinister turn when the entire village suffers severe poisoning, and one old man turns up dead...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  suspense  historical
  • The Dance Teacher of Paris by Suzanne Fortin

    The Dance Teacher of Paris by Suzanne Fortin

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    'But how will I look after them? Where can I hide them?' She looked up at me and didn't try to stop the tears from falling. 'I'm begging you. Please, save our children.'Paris, 1942. As the Germans occupy the city she calls home, Adele Basset is determined to keep her pupils' spirits up. Their dance class offers a moment of solace in the dark days of occupation...
  • My Dear Hamilton by Stephanie Dray, Laura Kamoie

    My Dear Hamilton by Stephanie Dray, Laura Kamoie

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 45 ratings
    From the New York Times bestselling authors of America’s First Daughter comes the epic story of Eliza Schuyler Hamilton—a revolutionary woman who, like her new nation, struggled to define herself in the wake of war, betrayal, and tragedy...
  • Appalachian Song by Michelle Shocklee

    Appalachian Song by Michelle Shocklee

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Forever within the memories of my heart.Always remember, you are perfectly loved.Bertie Jenkins has spent forty years serving as a midwife for her community in the Great Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee. Out of all the mothers she’s tended, none affects her more than the young teenager who shows up on her doorstep, injured, afraid, and expecting, one warm June day in 1943...
  • The Keeper of Stars by Buck Turner

    The Keeper of Stars by Buck Turner

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    Who says you can’t rewrite the stars?1962—Twelve years removed from the summer when she first gave her heart away, Dr. Elizabeth (Ellie) Spencer, Professor of Astronomy at Indiana University, receives a mysterious package that has her asking that very question.Inside the unmarked box is a novel written by Ellie’s first love, Jack Bennett...
  • The Words We Whisper by Mary Ellen Taylor

    The Words We Whisper by Mary Ellen Taylor

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    As a hospice nurse, Zara Mitchell has already seen more death than most people will experience in a lifetime. So when her older sister asks her to help care for their ailing grandmother, Zara agrees—despite strained family relationships.Though pale and tired, Nonna has lost none of her sharp mind...
  • What Cannot Be Said by C.S. Harris

    What Cannot Be Said by C.S. Harris

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    A seemingly idyllic summer picnic ends in a macabre murder that echoes a pair of slayings fourteen years earlier in this riveting new historical mystery from the USA Today bestselling author of Who Cries for the Lost...
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    mystery  historical  regency  length-medium
  • The Lantern's Dance by Laurie R. King

    The Lantern's Dance by Laurie R. King

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes are caught up in a case that turns intensely personal, shining light on a past that even Holmes himself did not suspectAfter their recent adventures in Transylvania, Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes look forward to spending some time getting to know Holmes' son, the artist Damian Adler, and his family...
  • The Spring of the Ram by Dorothy Dunnett

    The Spring of the Ram by Dorothy Dunnett

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    With the bravura storytelling and pungent authenticity of detail she brought to her acclaimed Lymond Chronicles, Dorothy Dunnett, grande dame of the historical novel, presents The House of Niccolò series. The time is the 15th century, when intrepid merchants became the new knighthood of Europe...
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    mystery  historical  medieval  length-long
  • A Storm of Infinite Beauty by Julianne MacLean

    A Storm of Infinite Beauty by Julianne MacLean

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    From the bestselling author of Beyond the Moonlit Sea comes an atmospheric tale of how one woman’s search for the truth uncovers long-hidden secrets and rocks the very foundation of her world.Scarlett Fontaine is a true Hollywood legend—a singer, actress, and beloved fashion icon. But Scarlett dies tragically at just thirty-six years old, leaving behind no children...
  • Murder in an Irish Castle by Verity Bright

    Murder in an Irish Castle by Verity Bright

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Irish whiskey, rolling green hills, a traditional Christmas feast and… a murder? Lady Swift will need the luck of the Irish to survive this holiday season!Christmas, 1924. Lady Eleanor Swift has received a rather unexpected invitation to the village Christmas party in the tiny, rural hamlet of Derrydee in the west of Ireland...
  • The Art of Inheriting Secrets by Barbara O'Neal

    The Art of Inheriting Secrets by Barbara O'Neal

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 48 ratings
    When Olivia Shaw’s mother dies, the sophisticated food editor is astonished to learn she’s inherited a centuries-old English estate—and a title to go with it. Raw with grief and reeling from the knowledge that her reserved mother hid something so momentous, Olivia leaves San Francisco and crosses the pond to unravel the mystery of a lifetime...
  • The God of the Woods by Liz Moore

    The God of the Woods by Liz Moore

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 76 ratings
    When a teenager vanishes from her Adirondack summer camp, two worlds collideEarly morning, August 1975: a camp counselor discovers an empty bunk. Its occupant, Barbara Van Laar, has gone missing. Barbara isn’t just any thirteen-year-old: she’s the daughter of the family that owns the summer camp and employs most of the region’s residents...
  • Right Ho, Jeeves: Jeeves & Wooster Series by P.G. Wodehouse

    Right Ho, Jeeves: Jeeves & Wooster Series by P.G. Wodehouse

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 39 ratings
    Bertie returns to London from several weeks in Cannes spent in the company of his Aunt Dahlia Travers and her daughter Angela...
  • An Echo in Time by Boo Walker

    An Echo in Time by Boo Walker

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    A woman delves into a centuries-old murder to find the truth behind her self-destructive behavior in a powerful novel about love, loss, and healing by the bestselling author of An Unfinished Story and The Stars Don’t Lie.Unable to catch a break in life or love as she approaches thirty, Charli Thurman sees red lights at every crossroads...
  • A Gentleman of Dubious Reputation by Grace Burrowes

    A Gentleman of Dubious Reputation by Grace Burrowes

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    A matter of matrimony...Lord Julian Caldicott is summoned to the family seat by his ducal brother, whose bachelorhood is imperiled by the very determined Lady Clarissa Valmond. As the only titled Eligible the hostesses avoid including on their guest lists, Julian has little sympathy for the duke’s situation...
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    mystery  historical  regency  length-short
  • A Gentleman in Challenging Circumstances by Grace Burrowes

    A Gentleman in Challenging Circumstances by Grace Burrowes

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    A legacy of lies...Lord Julian Caldicott, still recovering from his years at war, is tasked with investigating the circumstances of a small boy who could be either the salvation of the Waltham dukedom or a pawn in a scheme to sink the Caldicott family in endless scandal...
  • 28 Summers by Elin Hilderbrand

    28 Summers by Elin Hilderbrand

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 79 ratings
    When Mallory Blessing's son, Link, receives deathbed instructions from his mother to call a number on a slip of paper in her desk drawer, he's not sure what to expect. But he certainly does not expect Jake McCloud to answer. It's the late spring of 2020 and Jake's wife, Ursula DeGournsey, is the frontrunner in the upcoming Presidential election.There must be a mistake, Link thinks...
  • Maggie by Charles Martin

    Maggie by Charles Martin

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    The moving sequel to bestselling author Charles Martin’s The Dead Don’t Dance...
  • Aurora by D.G. Rampton

    Aurora by D.G. Rampton

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    70,000+ readers have already discovered the Regency Goddesses Series. The books, which can be read in any order, are regularly in the U.S. top 20 for Historical Romance and Humor & Satire...
  • Things Past Telling by Sheila Williams

    Things Past Telling by Sheila Williams

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    The author of The Secret Woman tells the story of a brave and enduring woman as indomitable as Ernest Gaines' legendary Miss Jane Pittman, in a breathtaking novel that combines the epic romance and adventure of Outlander, the sweeping drama of Roots, and the haunting historical power of Barracoon...
  • Where the Sky Begins by Rhys Bowen

    Where the Sky Begins by Rhys Bowen

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    A woman’s future is determined by fate and choice in a gripping WWII novel about danger, triumph, and second chances by the New York Times bestselling author of The Venice Sketchbook and The Tuscan Child.London, 1940. Bombs fall and Josie Banks’s world crumbles around her. Her overbearing husband, Stan, is unreachable, called to service. Her home, a ruin of rubble and ash...
  • The Forbidden Promise by Lorna Cook

    The Forbidden Promise by Lorna Cook

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    The stunning new story of love and secrets from the Number One bestselling author of The Forgotten VillageScotland, 1940:War rages across Europe, but Invermoray House is at peace. Until the night of Constance’s twenty-first birthday, when she’s the only person to see a Spitfire crash into the loch...
  • Watching the Detectives by Julie Mulhern

    Watching the Detectives by Julie Mulhern

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Ellison Russell wanted a decorator, not a corpse. Too bad she finds Mrs. White in the study killed with a revolver. Things go from bad to worse when she finds Mr. White in the dining room killed with a candlestick...
  • Petteril's Folly by Mary Lancaster

    Petteril's Folly by Mary Lancaster

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Time to confront reality – and a worrying mystery.Lord Petteril and his new viscountess return to England to face the consequences of their unequal marriage, only to discover that Petteril’s valet, the enigmatic Stewart, has been arrested for theft...
  • The Woman in the White Kimono by Ana Johns

    The Woman in the White Kimono by Ana Johns

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    Oceans and decades apart, two women are inextricably bound by the secrets between them.Japan, 1957...
  • Finding Friends on Beamer Street by Sheila Riley

    Finding Friends on Beamer Street by Sheila Riley

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    The start of a brand new series from Sheila Riley, bestselling author of the Reckoner's Row saga series!Liverpool 1921 Pregnant, Mary Jane Starlings secret wedding to Paddy Redfern ends in disaster when her fiancé is murdered on the way to the church. Paddy’s wayward twin ‘Red’ intercepts Mary Jane and warns that they must flee Ireland for fear of reprisals from her family, never to return...
  • Rosa's Gold by Ray Kingfisher

    Rosa's Gold by Ray Kingfisher

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Nicole Sutton’s world has been turned upside down. Sixteen and suffering the fallout of a devastating family tragedy, she is forced to move away from her London home to the quiet town of Henley—and a new life she never wanted nor expected. In the dusty cellar of her strange new house, Nicole stumbles upon a worn old journal left behind by a previous occupant...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  war  historical  length-medium
  • Under a Greek Moon by Carol Kirkwood

    Under a Greek Moon by Carol Kirkwood

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    The escapist Sunday Times bestselling debut from the nation’s best loved TV presenter, Carol Kirkwood.‘Loved it! It sizzles with secrets and passion...
  • The Key by Kathryn Hughes

    The Key by Kathryn Hughes

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    From the #1 bestselling author of The Letter Kathryn Hughes comes The Key, an unforgettable story of a heartbreaking secret that will stay with you for ever. 'Riveting' Lesley Pearse on The Letter. 'Gripping' Good Housekeeping on The Secret. 1956 It's Ellen Crosby's first day at work as a student nurse at Ambergate County Lunatic Asylum...
  • Locked Rooms by Laurie R. King

    Locked Rooms by Laurie R. King

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    BONUS: This edition contains excerpts from Laurie R. King's The God of the Hive and Pirate King.En route to San Francisco to settle her family’s estate, Mary Russell, in the company of husband Sherlock Holmes, falls prey to troubling dreams—and even more troubling behavior. In 1906, when Mary was six, the city was devastated by a catastrophic earthquake...
  • Love's Bright Tomorrow by Naomi Rawlings

    Love's Bright Tomorrow by Naomi Rawlings

    Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    She’s just trying to start a new life for herself. If only it wasn’t so hard… It’s not as though there are a lot of options for a woman with barely two pennies to rub together.At least not in 1884.Or in the small town where she’s settled.Or anywhere else.It’s even harder when her past keeps coming back to haunt her. Aileen has tried putting it behind her. Truly she has...
  • Only the Brave by Danielle Steel

    Only the Brave by Danielle Steel

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    From #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel comes a powerful, sweeping historical novel about a courageous woman in World War II Germany.Sophia Alexander, the beautiful daughter of a famous surgeon in Berlin, has had to grow up faster than most young women...
  • Secret Shores by Christy Barritt

    Secret Shores by Christy Barritt

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Jonah finds out shocking details ab out his past, and the secrets behind Ocean Essence are finally revealed in the exciting conclusion to the Lantern Beach Exposure...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  christian  historical
  • Murder on the Golden Arrow by Magda Alexander

    Murder on the Golden Arrow by Magda Alexander

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    What’s a bright young woman to do when her brother becomes the main suspect in a murder? Why, solve the case, of course.England. 1923. After a year away at finishing school where she learned etiquette, deportment, and the difference between a salad fork and a fish one, Kitty Worthington is eager to return home...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  historical  length-medium
  • The Lost Daughter by Gill Paul

    The Lost Daughter by Gill Paul

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    From Gill Paul, the author of Another Woman’s Husband and The Secret Wife, comes a powerful new chapter in her Romanov saga… a gripping journey through the decades and across the continents, a novel of eternal love, devastating loss, and courage against all odds. Summer 1918: Pretty, vivacious Grand Duchess Maria Romanova faces an uncertain future...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  historical  war  20th century  length-long
  • Leave It to Psmith by P.G. Wodehouse

    Leave It to Psmith by P.G. Wodehouse

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    "Leave It to Psmith" is a delightful novel that combines humor, romance, and adventure in classic P.G. Wodehouse style. When the charming and resourceful Psmith becomes embroiled in a case of mistaken identity, readers are treated to a series of comical mishaps and romantic escapades...
  • Necessary Lies by Diane Chamberlain

    Necessary Lies by Diane Chamberlain

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 45 ratings
    Bestselling author Diane Chamberlain delivers a breakout book about a small southern town fifty years ago, and the darkest—and most hopeful—places in the human heart After losing her parents, fifteen-year-old Ivy Hart is left to care for her grandmother, older sister and nephew as tenants on a small tobacco farm...
  • Petteril's Wife by Mary Lancaster

    Petteril's Wife by Mary Lancaster

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Incognito in Portugal…Lord Petteril’s cousin, the newly commissioned Major Bertie Withan, has gone missing somewhere between landing in Lisbon and joining his regiment on the front line of the Peninsular War...
  • A Gentleman in Pursuit of Truth by Grace Burrowes

    A Gentleman in Pursuit of Truth by Grace Burrowes

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    A dogged investigation... Lord Julian Caldicott is summoned to the country home of a family friend to search for a prize foxhound who’s gone missing. The purloined canine turns out to be only the tail of a series of puzzles involving family secrets, slander, blackmail, and fraud...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  historical  regency  queer  length-short
  • The Last Secret of Lily Adams by Sara Blaydes

    The Last Secret of Lily Adams by Sara Blaydes

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    The death of a legendary actress reveals a wealth of Hollywood secrets in a breathtaking novel about betrayal, rivalry, and the punishing brutality of fame.One of the brightest stars of Hollywood’s golden age was Lily Adams, the beloved picture of all-American innocence. Why she suddenly vanished from the spotlight was a mystery even to those closest to her...
  • The Last Secret of Lily Adams: A Novel by Sara Blaydes

    The Last Secret of Lily Adams: A Novel by Sara Blaydes

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    The death of a legendary actress reveals a wealth of Hollywood secrets in a breathtaking novel about betrayal, rivalry, and the punishing brutality of fame.One of the brightest stars of Hollywood’s golden age was Lily Adams, the beloved picture of all-American innocence. Why she suddenly vanished from the spotlight was a mystery even to those closest to her...
  • The Venice Sketchbook by Rhys Bowen

    The Venice Sketchbook by Rhys Bowen

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 59 ratings
    Love and secrets collide in Venice during WWII in an enthralling novel of brief encounters and lasting romance by the New York Times bestselling author of The Tuscan Child and Above the Bay of Angels.Caroline Grant is struggling to accept the end of her marriage when she receives an unexpected bequest. Her beloved great-aunt Lettie leaves her a sketchbook, three keys, and a final whisper…Venice...
  • A Gentleman Under the Mistletoe: A Cozy Regency Holiday Mystery by Grace Burrowes

    A Gentleman Under the Mistletoe: A Cozy Regency Holiday Mystery by Grace Burrowes

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Lord Julian Caldicott is standing in for his ducal brother as manager of Yuletide merriment at the family seat. Alas for his lordship, nothing is going as planned. Cranky relatives arrive uninvited, family squabbles ensue, and Julian's annual case of the blue devils is worsening by the day.Julian decides to combat the mayhem and melancholia by anonymously spreading good cheer...
  • Gaudy Night by Dorothy L. Sayers

    Gaudy Night by Dorothy L. Sayers

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 40 ratings
    An alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here.The great Dorothy L. Sayers is considered by many to be the premier detective novelist of the Golden Age, and her dashing sleuth, Lord Peter Wimsey, one of mystery fiction’s most enduring and endearing protagonists...
  • Taken to the Grave by Cara Devlin

    Taken to the Grave by Cara Devlin

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    The Bow Street Duchess Mystery series comes to a thrilling conclusion in the seventh and final book, Taken to the Grave.As Audrey Sinclair reaches the end of her mourning period, she and Hugh Marsden, the Viscount Neatham, are at long last looking toward their future together — and hoping for a respite from the dangerous criminal investigations they’ve found themselves entrenched in...
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