Historical Fantasy

House of Spells and Secrets

By Ivy Cassidy - Published 2026

Genres:

Historical Fantasy

Three sisters, triplets, in their late 20s, have just lost their mother when they find a photo of a young girl standing in ...Read Review

Graceless Heart

By Isabel Ibañez - Published 2026

Genres:

Historical Fantasy

Graceless Heart is advertised as Isabel Ibañez’s first foray into adult fiction, having previously written YA novels. I’m not sure ...Read Review

Nonesuch

By Francis Spufford - Published 2026

Genres:

Historical FantasyLiterary

London, 1939. Iris Hawkins is a secretary for stockbrokers Cornellis & Blome, but she’s a would-be financier and the only person at the ...Read Review

Lady Tremaine

By Rachel Hochhauser - Published 2026

Genres:

Historical Fantasy

Lady Etheldreda Tremaine Bramley wants what is best for her daughters. But since the death of her second husband, the family is impoverished. ...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 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

This House Will Feed

By Maria Tureaud - Published 2026

Genres:

Historical FantasyThriller

This historical horror novel opens in gripping manner: The taste of my brother’s flesh still haunted me. The tone is scarcely sensationalistic ...Read Review

The Killing Time

By Elly Griffiths - Published 2026

Genres:

Historical FantasyMystery/Crime

With The Killing Time, Elly Griffiths once again demonstrates her gift for blending crime, character, and high-concept storytelling into something both gripping and ...Read Review

Tea & Alchemy

By Sharon Lynn Fisher - Published 2025

Genres:

Historical Fantasy

In 1854 Cornwall, Mina Penrose takes comfort in her job at The Magpie, the village tearoom. Her days are spent away from the loneliness ...Read Review

She Made Herself a Monster

By Anna Kovatcheva - Published 2026

Genres:

Historical FantasyThriller

Superstition and gossip fuel life in a 19th-century Bulgarian village.  Creatures stalk the nights; misfortune dominates their lives.  Yana, born with a face ...Read Review