Read New Historical Fiction Books

August 14, 2020

This is an idea I picked up from the book ''Heidi'' when the space people taught us how to trvel without a ship. Read More

#space, #light, #travel-galaxies

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Children of Earth and Fire

Chapter 44

by Twitchycat

August 08, 2020

Comments: 1

Shelves: 3

Arabella has resigned herself to the position of mother and wife, considering herself lucky to be in a much easier life than she had previously known. But there are clouds of war gathering from the North-West as King Ernulf, Prince Louis's half brother, begins to suspect him of eyeing the… Read More

#sex, #action, #historical-fiction, #assassins, #swordplay

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Red Wolf

Chapter 2

by Lilly Rayman

August 07, 2020

Who knew that an orchestrated marriage to an unpredictable woman would lead to an enduring love? By royal dictate, Lady Jacqueline, tempestuous Duchess of Wolvarden and tall, dark and dashingly handsome Prince Leopold of Mercia, are to be married, whether they want to or not. Although their first meeting is… Read More

#prince, #knight, #outlaw, #medieval, #duchess

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Jay G Assignment To The Netherlands.

Chapter 13

July 04, 2020

Jay G is sent to the Netherlands to work on a case. Read More

#detective, #assignment, #netherlands

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The Baker's Daughter

Chapter 2

June 26, 2020

The baker's daughter had her way, and her way was to get me in her clutches. Read More

#daughter, #bread, #team, #workers

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Kobe the Beast Tamer

Chapter 2

by MyTransparentlife

June 14, 2020

Shelves: 2

Kobe, a girl who transmigrated in to a different world. Every human here speaks Chinese and wears ancient Chinese clothing. There are royalty, beast, cultivation, and many dangers. Read and see how Kobe saves the world from the unthinkable. ----- Enjoy my readers~ ???? Read More

#love, #death, #girl, #boy, #transmigration

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The School Where You Get Benched.

Chapter 1

June 11, 2020

Donald decided to open this new Private school. (I will see where this story takes me). Read More

#school, #learning, #young-boys-and-girls

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A PUTT PAST PURGATORY EAST

Chapter 15

by Kenneth Wright

June 06, 2020

Comments: 16

Shelves: 2

Fed up with his dreary life in Japan, David is contemplating going back to the States when his friend John makes an absolutely crazy suggestion. [AUTHOR'S NOTE: I am absolutely amazed at the number of "reads" this book has gotten when it is clearly stated that it is "in progress".… Read More

#romance, #japan, #gaijin, #travel-in-japan, #japan-1970s

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A Vehement Defense

Chapter 28

by churchmouse

June 01, 2020

Comments: 10

Shelves: 2

Abraham Lincoln owes his stepmother, Sara Bush Lincoln, a favor or two: so — when he receives a letter from her asking that he act in the defense of a young man accused of murder in Kentucky — he undertakes the journey, only to find a trial much more complex,… Read More

#murder, #mystery, #kentucky, #lincoln, #courtroom

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The Demon Boy

Chapter 52

by SimianCity

May 24, 2020

Comments: 51

Shelves: 2

Casper (formerly known as "John Doe" or simply "the boy") didn't ask to come to Glenholm. Nobody asked him if he wanted to be here either. For better or for worse, he's stuck living under the same roof as Glenholm's own notorious witch man. Balor's not a bad guy actually.… Read More

#psychological, #thriller, #historical_fiction, #slice-of-life, #fantasy_elements

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Katherine

Chapter 18

by A. Rhetters

May 17, 2020

NOTE: Test story going full story. Title and cover temporary. Katherine is a spunky colonial girl who was orphaned. She was taken under the wing of Mrs. Marshall, the wife of a plantation owner. However, Mrs. Marshall's motives are anything but altruistic. As Katherine must dance between the intersecting webs… Read More

#america, #orphan, #south, #colonial, #trickster

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LOUISA

by Jacqueline Carpenter

May 10, 2020

LOUISA is fifteen and living a happy, contented life in Bermondsey, South London. The year is 1937 there is unrest in Europe and World War Two is looming. Join LOUISA, her lovable family and quirky friends for a decade in their lives as they encounter Strength, Love, Happiness, Sorrow, Deceit… Read More

#romance, #world-war-two, #south-london

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Empires of Bronze: Dawn of War (Empires of Bronze #2)

Chapter 1

by Gordon Doherty

May 07, 2020

A tale of far-flung desert adventure set in the distant Bronze Age Two great empires on the brink of war, one last hope for peace… 1294 BC: The fragile accord between the Hittite and Egyptian empires is crumbling. The ancient world braces itself for war on an unprecedented scale. Prince… Read More

#egyptian, #assyrian, #bronze-age, #hittite-empire, #trojan-war

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L'Impasse

by Septfontaine

April 23, 2020

Pierre Berthier est un jeune homme sensible et lucide qui recherche vainement sa place dans la société. Read More

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A Wild Journey In Hell (Carson's Journal)

Chapter 16

by The Ghost-Bull

April 17, 2020

[Historical Fiction] Back in 1969, a local teenage male of Norfolk, Virginia free-wrote on his experiences in life while he was currently serving his time in the Unites States Army as an infantryman in Vietnam, during the civil war between the North and South of the divided Vietnamese country. Read More

#military, #vietnam, #history, #action, #60s

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Persuaded: The Story of Nicodemus

Chapter 2

by David Harder

April 04, 2020

Escaped narrowly after the fall of Jerusalem . . . Pursued relentlessly by the Sanhedrin . . . Entrusted covertly with a mission more significant than he had imagined . . . From the prison colony on Patmos, the Apostle John entrusts Nicodemus with manuscripts for the Christian fellowships increasing… Read More

#jesus, #john, #bible, #nicodemus, #gospels

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All That I Have

Chapter 1

by Jessica Gallant

March 23, 2020

It didn't take much for Hope Krauss to fall in love with the local carpenter, but she wasn't expecting the life that she was accepting when she said 'I do'. Born in the upper class, it was bad enough that she had settled for someone below her class, but to… Read More

#romance, #missions, #moravians

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Thirty Days Has September, First Ten Days

Chapter 8

by James Strauss

March 09, 2020

Comments: 2

Shelves: 4

A second lieutenant, only days from training back in the states is ordered, under fire, to assume command of a company of cast-off Marines, all out in the brutal bloody jungle because of the either the worst of luck or the most minor of offenses or infringement Read More

#vietnam, #veterans, #vietnam-war, #us-marine-corps, #a-shau-valley

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Evangeline's Vines

Chapter 28

by Apollo Rose

February 20, 2020

What would you do to win the heart of the one you love? Evangeline Langlois is a 31 year old vineyard manager, too beautiful to be a spinster, but too independent to be tamed. Set in the burgeoning California grape fields of 1893, this book was born from a photograph.… Read More

#romance, #western, #victorian, #vineyard, #historical-romance

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Francine Carnavan A novel

Chapter 3

February 13, 2020

London, England, 1821 When Lord Abraham Carnavan, and his wife, Lady Elizabeth Carnavan, leave their Mansion, their fifteen year old daughter, Francine, is a young Lady who tries to make herself known to the World. But there's one problem. She's a vampire. As a consequence, she struggles to find the… Read More

#horror, #romance, #vampires, #historical

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Sakuro Takiyashi: The Blade of 7's

Chapter 4

by Mesasky

February 13, 2020

Shelves: 1

A mother makes a deal that will cost her the life of her own son. No death, No execution, just forever labor. For the rest of his life, he will serve as a blade of one of the 7's, With a goal to eliminate the opposing clans to save the… Read More

#japanese, #chinese, #sakuro, #takiyashi, #bladeof7s

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Empires of Bronze: Son of Ishtar (Empires of Bronze #1)

Chapter 1

by Gordon Doherty

February 07, 2020

Four sons. One throne. A world on the precipice. 1315 BC: Tensions soar between the great powers of the Late Bronze Age. The Hittites stand toe-to-toe with Egypt, Assyria and Mycenaean Ahhiyawa, and war seems inevitable. More, the fierce Kaskan tribes – age-old enemies of the Hittites – amass at… Read More

#egyptian, #assyrian, #bronze-age, #hittite-empire, #trojan-war

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Legionary: Dark Eagle (Legionary #8)

Chapter 1

by Gordon Doherty

February 07, 2020

What hope has one forgotten soldier of bringing an emperor to justice? Winter, 382 AD. The Gothic War is over. After years of bloodshed, the Eastern Roman Empire and the Goths have struck a deal for peace. Imperial heralds crow about the treaty as if it were a triumph. Feasts… Read More

#roman-empire, #war-story, #late-antiquity, #ancient-adventure

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Head To Head

Chapter 3

January 25, 2020

The Idea came to me, and I thought, Why not? Have a go. Clive was Always busy trying to help others to get well. He became very good at knowing what the body was all about. Read More

#memory, #healing, #brain, #surgeon

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The Conquistador

Chapter 8

by ShreyaN13

January 05, 2020

Twenty-eight year old Agustin Vasquez needs a cure for his sister Dora. The treacherous smallpox terrorizes the people of Spain, sending many to early deathbeds. When a young, cunning explorer offers him a chance to save his sister, there’s nothing Agustin wouldn’t do to accept. Will the young conquistador realize… Read More

#spain, #conquistador, #siblinglove

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The Horrible King

Chapter 1

January 02, 2020

The young king had his mother as Regent,but was still giving orders that weren't carried out. Read More

#king, #goodies, #guards, #adviser

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Lady the Butterfly by Chen Yao-Chang

Chapter 43

by Competent But Unfitted

December 27, 2019

Comments: 1

The shipwreck of the Rover, an American merchant boat, in 1867 off the coast of Taiwan had changed the course of the island's history. Read More

#taiwan, #indigenous-literature, #chen-yao-chang, #hakka, #han-culture

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American Patriot A novel

Chapter 1

December 07, 2019

During the height of The American Civil War in the eighteen sixties, Anderson Grahame, seeks his own fortune during the reign of President Abraham Lincoln. As he does so, he meets Elizabeth Payton, a lowly servant girl from New York, who falls in love with him. The new historical novel… Read More

#romance, #american, #drama, #historical

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Tides of War

Chapter 3

by Laura Aris Michaels

December 04, 2019

Shelves: 1

a wwii pilot goes on a bombing mission in germany and for the first part it's smooth sailing until he's shot out of the sky by anti-aircraft guns and crashes. he survives the crash but is captured and turned into a weapon to change the course of the war. Read More

#all-ages

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Finding Home

Chapter 2

by Quill Pen

November 15, 2019

Wyoming. A land far west. A land of hope and promise. Sixteen year-old Adelia Chorvald was on to a new life, wondrous surprises on the horizon. Until tragedy struck, leaving her with only two brothers and a rugged land of new dangers. Her future was gone, replaced by the bare… Read More

#love, #loss, #hope, #child, #orphan

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Mycroft A novella

Chapter 4

October 22, 2019

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

1833 London, England. Mycroft, a young man in the 19th Century, recounts his story that is full of love, romance, and adventures. Read More

#london, #historical, #england, #1830s

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Down The Dusty Road

Chapter 1

by J.J. Matthews

October 16, 2019

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

The history of America is black history. It is cruel and bloody but also victorious and revolutionary. In a world where everyone wants a taste of the 'American Dream', two mixed-race men in the state of Kentucky walk opposite sides of the same path. One is abused and degraded by… Read More

#dreams, #diversity, #slavery, #slaves, #adversity

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The Book of Coming Forth by Day

Chapter 52

by Jon Grena

September 27, 2019

#egypt, #spy, #hermetics, #ww2, #odinism

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The Book of Coming Forth by Day

Chapter 1

by Jon Grena

September 27, 2019

A novel of an archaeologist, a Muslim revolutionary, and a "Swedish shipping agent" in Cairo and Luxor 1938-45. Read More

#egypt, #spy, #hermetics, #ww2, #odinism

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The Gate to the Lighthouse

by Maria Mae

September 27, 2019

Reporter Eleanor Allen witnesses the horrors of the second World War, and journeys down a path she wished that she had never taken. Read More

#romance, #heartbreak, #world-war-2

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Sarah

by elra

September 23, 2019

Sarah Ellis is a 14-year-old girl with a sad past tying to find happiness Read More

#friendship, #family, #history, #sorrow

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To Live is Christ, to Die is Gain

Chapter 28

by Jessica Gallant

September 23, 2019

Comments: 2

Shelves: 3

Jesus has given up His life to ransom the souls of men, but death could not hold Him. Risen again, He promises a power that will come over His people. Despite the joy that He is alive and interceding in the heavenlies on their behalf, heartache has ensued, wasn't the… Read More

#jesus, #jews, #persecution, #romans, #disciples

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Fate of the Crowns Book 1: The Escape

Chapter 2

by Slimyslime

September 18, 2019

The heroic beginning of a young boy named, Mark. Sold to knighthood by his parents, Mark now must face his greatest steeping stone that would change his life forever. Read More

#medieval, #historicfiction, #medievalbook

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The High Society Lady A novel

Chapter 3

September 15, 2019

New York, 1925. During The Roaring Twenties, nineteen year old Christine Anderson, a lady of wealth, recounts her story while she romances Hugh James, a twenty year old son of wealthy lawyers, in the city that never sleeps. Read More

#drama, #historical, #new-york, #1920s

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1857

Chapter 2

by ChloeFelde