3 Entertaining Historical Fiction Books to Reads

by Susan Roberts

Historical fiction is great because you can learn a little about a time that you might not have lived in or perhaps didn't engage with the historical events featured in the book. While at the same time, you are being entertained.

 

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The Booklover's Library by Madeline Martin ~ a Review

by Donna Huber

Two of my favorite subjects come together in Madeline Martin's 2024 book, The Booklover's Library: WWII and books!

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The Artist of Blackberry Grange by Paulette Kennedy ~ a Review

by MK French

After a broken engagement and her mother's death in 1925, Sadie Halloran learns that her great-aunt Marguerite, needs a live-in companion. Blackberry Grange is Marguerite’s mansion in Arkansas, where she is compelled to paint eerie, hallucinatory portraits of old lovers. Time seems to shift in the mansion, and Marguerite had secrets. Now, Sadie must uncover the secrets before Marguerite’s memory slips away.

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Insignificant Others by Sarah Jio ~ A Review

by Susan Roberts

 

An escapist novel following a young woman stuck in a “time loop” of one-day relationships with romantic partners from her past.

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The Seaside Murders by Helena Dixon ~ a Review

by Donna Huber

A pretty seaside town, a body on the beach, and a boatload of clues. Can super-sleuth Miss Jane Treen solve the mystery?

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The Amalfi Curse by Sarah Penner ~ a Review

by MK French

Nautical archaeologist Haven Ambrose is searching through shipwrecks outside the village of Positano. Her late father had seen gemstones on his final dive, and she hopes to find it as she explores. Various misfortunes strike the town, and feels like a curse. This is especially the case when Haven discovers an old story of sorcery as a witch from Positano tried to save her lover and the village with stregheria, the magical ability to harness the ocean.

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Tough Luck by Sandra Dallas ~ A Review

by Susan Roberts

In this homage to True Grit, a young woman makes a perilous journey west in 1863 in search of her gold-mining father.

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