Goodreads Release date: July 22, 2025 Publisher: Gallery Genre: Historical Fiction Synopsis: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo meets The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel in this enchanting novel about estranged lovers reconnecting over mysterious tapes found in an attic and the old Hollywood secret hidden within them. After her grandmother’s death, thirty-something Margot DuBois prepares to sell the house … Continue reading The One and Only Vivian Stone by Melissa O’Connor
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Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall
Goodreads Release date: March 4, 2025 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Genre: Mystery, Historical Synopsis: “The farmer is dead. He is dead and all anyone wants to know is who killed him.” When her brother-in-law shoots a dog going after their sheep, Beth doesn’t realize that the gunshot will alter the course of their lives. For … Continue reading Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall
Rouge by Richard Kirshenbaum
Goodreads|Amazon Release date: June 25, 2019 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Genre: Historical Fiction Blurb: Rouge is a sexy, glamorous journey into the rivalry of the pioneers of powder, mascara and rouge. This fast-paced novel examines the lives, loves, and sacrifices of the visionaries who invented the modern cosmetics industry: Josiah Herzenstein, born in a Polish Jewish … Continue reading Rouge by Richard Kirshenbaum
Summer of 69 by Elin Hilderbrand
Goodreads|Amazon Release date: June 18, 2019 Publisher: Little Brown Genre: Fiction, Historical Fiction Blurb: Welcome to the most tumultuous summer of the twentieth century! It's 1969, and for the Levin family, the times they are a-changing. Every year the children have looked forward to spending the summer at their grandmother's historic home in downtown Nantucket: … Continue reading Summer of 69 by Elin Hilderbrand
Park Avenue Summer by Renee Rosen
Goodreads Release date: April 30, 2019 Publisher: Berkley Genre: Historical Fiction Blurb: Mad Men meets The Devil Wears Prada as Renée Rosen draws readers into the glamour of 1965 New York City and Cosmopolitan Magazine, where a brazen new Editor-in-Chief--Helen Gurley Brown--shocks America by daring to talk to women about all things off limits... New … Continue reading Park Avenue Summer by Renee Rosen
The Things We Cannot Say by Kelly Rimmer
Goodreads|Amazon Release date: March 19, 2019 Publisher: Graydon House Genre: Historical Fiction Blurb: In 1942, Europe remains in the relentless grip of war. Just beyond the tents of the Russian refugee camp she calls home, a young woman speaks her wedding vows. It’s a decision that will alter her destiny…and it’s a lie that will … Continue reading The Things We Cannot Say by Kelly Rimmer
The Beantown Girls by Jane Healey
Goodreads|Amazon Release date: February 5, 2019 Publisher: Lake Union Genre: Historical Fiction Blurb: 1944: Fiona Denning has her entire future planned out. She’ll work in city hall, marry her fiancé when he returns from the war, and settle down in the Boston suburbs. But when her fiancé is reported missing after being shot down in … Continue reading The Beantown Girls by Jane Healey
The Girls in the Picture by Melanie Benjamin
Goodreads|Amazon Release date: January 22, 2019 Publisher: Bantam Genre: Historical Fiction Blurb: It is 1914, and twenty-five-year-old Frances Marion has left her (second) husband and her Northern California home for the lure of Los Angeles, where she is determined to live independently as an artist. But the word on everyone's lips these days is "flickers"--the … Continue reading The Girls in the Picture by Melanie Benjamin
Best Historical Fiction and Audiobooks of 2018
After this I only have one more post to share so my best reads series is almost wrapped up! Today I'll be sharing my favorite HF and also my favorite audiobooks. I've always liked audiobooks but this year I listened to so many more than in the past and I believe audiobooks are very underrated. … Continue reading Best Historical Fiction and Audiobooks of 2018
Tony’s Wife by Adriana Trigiani
Goodreads Release date: November 20, 2018 Publisher: Harper Genre: Historical Fiction Blurb: Shortly before World War II, Chi Chi Donatelli and Saverio Armandonada meet one summer on the Jersey shore and fall in love. Both are talented and ambitious, and both share the dream of becoming singers for the legendary orchestras of the time: Glenn … Continue reading Tony’s Wife by Adriana Trigiani
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