Fiction - Romance - Historical - 20th Century

In this charming World War II historical romance novella inspired by Jolabokaflod, Iceland's Christmas Book Flood, an author falls in love with a man who doesn't know he is her editor.Iceland. December 1944. Tatiana Eliasdottir is looking forward to welcoming her niece Elea for...

Love lingers long after the war.As snow falls gently over postwar Indianapolis, Clara Goodwin hides her heartache behind ribbon, glitter, and fragile hope.The war may be finished but her fiancé-Jack Thompson, a courageous B-17 pilot-remains missing. Each day without news chips away at her...

In World War II France, the future Madeleine Perrin and Daniel Raymond hope for is in grave peril when the Nazis imprison Daniel, a courier for the Resistance network. But a centuries-old law soon paves the way for a Christmas Eve wedding that becomes...

WHEN AN ELEVEN-YEAR-OLD, WHISKY DRINKING, PIANO PRODIGY ENCOUNTERS A WEALTHY FAMILY POSSESSING SUPERNATURAL BEAUTY, HER ENSUING OBSESSION UNLEASHES FAMILY SECRETS AND A CATACLYSMIC PLAGUE OF CICADAS. The summer of 1956, a brood of cicadas descends upon Providence, Georgia, a natural event with supernatural repercussions,...

In this gripping World War II historical about the power of words, two people form an unlikely friendship amid the Nazi occupation in Paris and fight to preserve the truth that enemies of freedom long to destroy.Paris, 1940. Ever since the Nazi Party began...

In this gripping World War II historical about the power of words, two people form an unlikely friendship amid the Nazi occupation in Paris and fight to preserve the truth that enemies of freedom long to destroy.Paris, 1940. Ever since the Nazi Party began...

From the bestselling author of The Dressmaker's Gift. She's spent a lifetime searching for him. Is this her last chance to find the truth?Philly Delaney risked everything during the war. From flying planes for the Air Transport Auxiliary corps, aka the 'Attagirls', to working...

'Transporting and profoundly moving...this is a gripping, sweeping romance to break your heart.' ―Amanda Geard, author of The Midnight House'A total treat...I was transported by this beautiful tale of sisterhood, family drama, war, and love. The Distant Daughter is an unforgettable read." ―Jenny Ashcroft,...

Author: C. C. HumphreysPublisher: Doubleday CanadaPublished: 06/02/2026Pages: 400Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.05lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.01w x 1.51dISBN: 9780385701075About the AuthorC.C. HUMPHREYS is a playwright, an actor and the internationally bestselling Canadian author of more than twenty novels, including Someday I'll Find You, an instant national...

Anne Snow planned to ring in the 1988 New Year wearing pajamas and watching Unsolved Mysteries. Instead, she's been guilt tripped by her friends into a cabin getaway slash cross-country skiing fiasco. No sooner than she arrives, Anne realizes it's not a fiasco but...

The Light Between Oceans meets The Snow Child in this novel set in a Scottish village in the weeks after a young boy mysteriously washes up on shore, causing the buried secrets of the insular community to come to light and rekindling an old...

The Light Between Oceans meets The Snow Child in this novel set in a Scottish village in the weeks after a young boy mysteriously washes up on shore, causing the buried secrets of the insular community to come to light and rekindling an old...

'Beautiful...Tessa Harris has made me appreciate historical novels in a way that I haven't in quite some time' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Oh my goodness...this book was so unputdownable...will never be forgotten' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'A suspenseful novel of bravery and determination...highly recommended' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐***A war-torn city. A stolen masterpiece. Two lives...

A war-torn city. A dangerous secret. A shocking betrayal... Paris, 1940. War is closing in on the city of love. With his wife forced into hiding, Jacques must stand by and watch as the Nazis take away everything he holds dear. Everything except his...

Six-year-old Gretl Schmidt is on a train bound for Auschwitz. Jakób Kowalski is planting a bomb on the tracks.As World War II draws to a close, Jakób fights with the Polish resistance against the crushing forces of Germany and Russia. They intend to destroy...

Lola Grayson had it all.In 1934, Lola was on top of the world. Dubbed "The Siren" by MGM, she was a protégé of Louis B. Mayer, the original talkie sex symbol before the rise of stars like Carole Lombard and Jean Harlow. But like...

A gossip columnist's pursuit of the truth in Nazi Germany . . .When twenty-something Bella lands a job she doesn't really want-as the gossip columnist for Berlin's largest newspaper-she's thrust into a new, glamorous world. Then the Nazis take over, and her job turns...

USA Today Bestseller!A Real Simple Best Historical Fiction novels of the year!"The Gown is marvelous and moving, a vivid portrait of female self-reliance in a world racked by the cost of war."--Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Alice NetworkFrom the internationally...

The Great Fire is the winner of the 2003 National Book Award for Fiction. More than twenty years after the classic The Transit of Venus, Shirley Hazzard returns to fiction with a novel that in the words of Ann Patchett "is brilliant and dazzling..."...

The Hidden Girl is a lost treasure from the author of The Seven Sisters series, Lucinda Riley. Discover this sweeping and evocative reimagined novel from an author loved by millions of readers worldwide. You can't alter destiny . . . Born and raised in...