18th Century

The Mysterious Lopsided Letter (Liberty Clubhouse, 1)

By Ellen Schwartz - By Margeaux Lucas (illus.) - Published 2026

Genres:

Children/Young AdultMystery/Crime

In 1785 Boston, Catherine Hays, her cousin Judah , and their friend Joseph Revere, son of Paul Revere, play together in the clubhouse in the ...Read Review

The Boy with the Jade

By Charles Bush - Published 2025

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In 18th-century China, Baoyu is a child of privilege, heir to an important family of Chinese nobles. He is said to have been ...Read Review

The Lost Seigneur: A Chateau Laux Odyssey

By David Loux - Published 2025

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In this complex and beautifully written novel that takes place in both colonial America and southwestern France, David Loux explores the meaning of ...Read Review

Tom Paine’s War: The Words That Rallied a Nation and the Founder for Our Time

By Jack Kelly - Published 2026

Genres:

Nonfiction

Thomas Paine (b. 1737 in England) had been in America only two years when he penned his fast-selling pamphlet, Common Sense, in January 1776. In ...Read Review

The Water Lilies of Mishipeshu

By Karla Cruise - Published 2026

Genres:

Historical Fantasy

Set on the edge of Lake Michigan, the novel spans 1685 to 2017. Built around the legend of a Native American river goddess, Mishipeshu, this ...Read Review

The Determined

By Rachel Rueckert - Published 2026

Genres:

AdventureBiographical FictionNautical

1721. The Golden Age of Pirates is winding down as two pregnant young women, Anne Bonny and Mary Read, face the gallows for piracy. ...Read Review

The Red Winter

By Cameron Sullivan - Published 2026

Genres:

Historical Fantasy

The Red Winter is Cameron Sullivan’s debut novel, a historical fantasy which explores the legend of the Beast of Gévaudan. The ...Read Review

Passion’s Duty: Romance and the American Ranger, Book One

By Lizzie Jenks - Published 2025

Genres:

Romance

Set in the New York Colony in 1755, amid the French and Indian War, Passion’s Duty places its romance firmly within a landscape ...Read Review

The Players – Act 1: All the World’s a Stage

By Amy Sparkes - Published 2025

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Two bands of itinerant players wander the backroads, alehouses and fairs of early Georgian England: one an acting group of four led by ...Read Review

The Woman and Her Stars

By Penny Haw - Published 2026

Genres:

Biographical Fiction

1782, England: Caroline Herschel has followed her older brothers George and Adam from Hanover to Bath, England. Under George’s tutelage, Caroline, stunted and ...Read Review