Historical Fiction

After receiving an anonymous message, New York lawyer Mark Wilder arrives in Cairo to learn the shocking news that he is the illegitimate son of Howard Carter, the famous archeologist...

It's 1897 and young Annie Maguire and her parents are leaving their farm in County Down, Ireland. Driven away by poverty they're looking for a place to start again. After...

An ancient blade, fit for the gods but tainted with a deadly curse. Bjarki Bloodhand has finally managed to subdue his gandr , the spirit that gives him the ferocity...

In the course of their passionate relationship, Tom Markson and his much younger Jewish lover Naomi Branath support a Palestinian leader, Fadeela Qubra who has been awarded an international prize...

A haunting portrait of Paris past and present from the bestselling author of Birdsong **Sunday Times Bestseller** A haunting portrait of Paris past and present from the bestselling author of...

The year is 1905 and King Edward VII has invited himself and his mistress to a shooting weekend with the Dilbernes. Now Isobel, the Countess, must turn a run-down mansion...

The second novel in Fay Weldon's Love and Inheritance trilogy, following the lives and loves of an aristocratic family at the turn of the nineteenth century. December 1901: With London...

Do you know what's within you? If it's deadly asbestos, you'd better have what it takes to fight for what's right. James and Jenny Henderson came to Australia for a...

Morgan McBride is tough as nails - but a surprise mail-order bride is enough to have him quaking in his cowboy boots in this laugh-out-loud historical romance. The oldest of...

Will their mother's scandalous past decide their futures? The Sunday train which snaked into Noah Vale that verdant, midwinter afternoon brought with it fire, sending an inferno of small-town gossip...

I dared not move... I was a bread stealer. A chicken feather villain. A salted mutton thief. I guiltily recalled the paper, the ink, the leather pouch I had stolen....

Tie-in edition of the bestselling, Costa Award-winning novel; now a major four part BBC1 Drama series starring Thomasin McKenzie, Sian Clifford and James McArdle. SOON TO BE A MAJOR BBC1...

Consumed with grief, driven by vengeance, a man undertakes an unrelenting odyssey across the lawless post-Civil War frontier seeking redemption in this fearless novel from the award-winning and New York...

With brilliant new livery to celebrate the 40th anniversary of this ground-breaking high fantasy series, Alanna the Lioness - the first woman knight - rides again. Alanna of Trebond has...

The perfect heartwarming romance for Christmas, rich in historical detail. She turned the picture of the Christmas card over with her frozen hands, a pretty picture of a family gathering...

Meet the Hound Heroes: fearless Captain Chihuahua, the big-hearted Great, the Great Dane, super-speedy Poodle Girl, cyborg pup Power Pug, and the lovable yet irritating Super Sheep Dog. Together they...

The Cowboy's Easter Surprise - Jill Kemerer Can three little hearts bring two opposites together? As temporary guardian of his three nieces, stable manager Trent Lloyd is in desperate need...

Only An Heiress Will Do - Virginia Heath A marriage made in haste... repented at leisure? Major Adam Mayhew has returned from war to discover his family facing ruin. He...

Sidi is dying. In the last days of this all-powerful tyrant, his faithful court fool takes stock of the decades he has spent in the king's service. For the many...

Long after the death of Christ, Mary Magdalene is married to a silk merchant, Leonidas. She lives a quiet and harmonious life until, one day, the apostle Peter comes to...

In the Ancient World, one army was feared above all others. This is their story. When Cyrus, brother to the Great King of Persia, attempts to overthrow his reckless sibling,...

The Acclaimed Trilogy That Has Been Called a Must-Read for Fans of Downton Abbey A generation has been lost on the Western Front. The dead have been buried, a harsh...

' So refreshing...A memorable debut ' Louise Hare, Bestselling Author of This Lovely City Kehinde must put everything on the line to find herself during a time of war. Lagos,...

Inspired by Korean history and myths, this rich and evocative high-stakes fantasy is perfect for fans of GALLANT and SIX CRIMSON CRANES. 'Reminiscent of the greatest fantasy classics but wholly...

Inspired by Korean history and myths, this rich and evocative high-stakes fantasy is perfect for fans of GALLANT and SIX CRIMSON CRANES. 'Reminiscent of the greatest fantasy classics but wholly...

The spellbinding conclusion to the international bestseller Forged by Blood delves deeper into Nigerian mythology as the Oluso uprising comes to a head...and the young woman caught in between comes...

THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER AND AWARD-WINNING RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK Murder, lies and betrayal in Regency England England 1819. Thomas Shield, a master at a school just outside...

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER AND BBC RADIO 4 BOOK AT BEDTIME PICK 'Sheer joy' Graham Norton, author of Home Stretch 'Utterly beautiful ... filled with hope' Joanna Cannon, author...

No.1 bestselling author Conn Iggulden takes on the story of the mighty Kublai Khan. An epic tale of a great and heroic mind; his action-packed rule; and how in conquering...

A dark, chilling psychological thriller from the number one bestselling author of the Emperor series. Blackwater is being published as part of the Quick Reads initiative on World Book Day...

It is 1895. Robert Wallis, would-be poet, bohemian and impoverished dandy, accepts a commission from coffee merchant Samuel Pinker to categorise the different tastes of coffee - and encounters Pinker...

Meet Ruby and join her adventure in the second of four stories about a happy-go-lucky girl in a time of great change. It's 1931 . . . and Ruby and...

From P. C. Cast, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the landmark House of Night urban fantasy series, comes an epic, lusty, magic-filled romantasy about British warrior queen Boudicca....

For fans of Nghi Vo, P. Djeli Clark, and Alix E. Harrow: a new stand-alone set in the world of the critically acclaimed Murder and Magic series during Prohibition. The...

The scandalous women of the USA Today bestselling author Scarlett Peckham's Society of Sirens are back with the final stage in their fight for female rights-and this time the battle...

The Ancient's Game is a thrilling new fantasy where one young woman must compete against the nation's elite for a coveted apprenticeship. Sixteen-year-old Kellan DuCuivre is the descendant of traitors....

With brilliant new livery to celebrate the 40th anniversary of this ground-breaking fantasy series, Alanna the Lioness - the first woman knight - rides again. Alanna of Trebond may be...

The spellbinding conclusion to the international bestseller Forged by Blood delves deeper into Nigerian mythology as the Oluso uprising comes to a head...and the young woman caught in between comes...

The first book in an action-packed, poignant duology inspired by Nigerian mythology Demi just wants to survive: to avoid the suspicion of the nonmagical Ajes who occupy her ancestral homeland...

The first book in an action-packed, poignant duology inspired by Nigerian mythology Demi just wants to survive: to avoid the suspicion of the nonmagical Ajes who occupy her ancestral homeland...

Bestselling historical fiction author Molly Green is back with her most engrossing, heartfelt World War Two saga yet, The Wartime Librarian's Secret ! Preorder now! With war raging on, there...

'A thrilling, heart-stealing historic romp and achingly romantic.' M.A. Kuzniar, bestselling author of Midnight in Everwood 'A heartwarming tale of forbidden love that captured my heart from its opening page......

THE EPIC CONCLUSION TO THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING FANTASY TRILOGY 🔥 Praise for THE ENDING FIRE trilogy 🔥 'Epic in scope, its worldbuilding as intricate as filigree. THE FINAL STRIFE...

Wilbur Smith returns to his legendary Courtney Series with a brand new race against time World War II thriller. 1943. The tide of the Second World War is turning. The...

South Africa, 1899 - the smouldering hostility between the Boers of the Transvaal and Orange Free State and the British colonies of the Cape and Natal is about to burst...