Reviews
Reviews of some 20,000+ historical fiction books
The Heathen Horde (Alfred the Great, 1)
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The novel opens in AD 868, some years after the murder of Ragnar Lodbrok, when his sons come to England to take revenge for ...Read Review
King of the North (Fire Born, 4)
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In 777 AD in the northern part of Svealand (part of modern-day Sweden), shield-maiden Torfinna Hildarsdottir takes her oath as captain to the troops ...Read Review
Of Love and Treason
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Rome, 270 CE, the reign of Emperor Claudius II. The Roman Empire is beset with threats from Germanic tribes as well as other peoples ...Read Review
The Temple of Fortuna (The Wolf Den Trilogy)
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Plinia Amara has risen in the world from her humble beginnings as a prostitute in the Wolf Den (brothel) in Pompeii. Now a ...Read Review
By Any Other Name
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Set in England during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, this novel of love and adventure tells the tale of sixteen-year-old Will Hughes. ...Read Review
Take the Long Way Home
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Established romance novelist Rochelle Alers packs seven decades of American and European social change through the eyes of Claudia Mavis Patterson, born in 1940 ...Read Review
The Uncharted Flight of Olivia West
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The Dole Derby, an early airplane race from California to Hawai’i in 1927, serves as the linchpin for this dual-timeline novel. It connects ...Read Review
Never Blow a Kiss
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The ton has no idea that in their midst are spies posing as governesses tasked with discovering Victorian upper society’s secrets and ...Read Review
The Redemption of Mattie Silks
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A tale of rowdy Denver in the 1890s, this novel is rooted in historical figures and events. The notorious madam Mattie Silks runs ...Read Review
The Red Citadel (The Isaac Alvarez Mysteries, 3)
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In The Red Citadel, third in the author’s Isaac Alvarez Mysteries, Michael Lynes continues the story of Isaac Alvarez and his family, ...Read Review