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Kate Quinn
(b.1981)Kate Quinn's love of history was inspired by her mother, a history scholar, who told her bedtime stories about Julius Caesar and Alexander the Great. Kate attended Boston University, where she earned a Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Classical Voice whilst at the same time writing her first novel, Mistress of Rome. Now Kate lives in San Diego with her husband.
Genres: Historical, Historical Mystery, Fantasy
Series
Empress of Rome
1. Mistress of Rome (2010)
2. Daughters of Rome (2011)
3. Empress of the Seven Hills (2012)
aka Empress of Rome
3.5. The Three Fates (2015)
4. Lady of the Eternal City (2015)
1. Mistress of Rome (2010)
2. Daughters of Rome (2011)
3. Empress of the Seven Hills (2012)
aka Empress of Rome
3.5. The Three Fates (2015)
4. Lady of the Eternal City (2015)
Novels
A Day of Fire (2014) (with others)
A Year of Ravens (2015) (with others)
A Song of War (2016) (with others)
The Alice Network (2017)
The Huntress (2019)
Ribbons of Scarlet (2019) (with others)
The Rose Code (2021)
The Diamond Eye (2022)
The Phoenix Crown (2023) (with Janie Chang)
The Briar Club (2024)
The Astral Library (2026)
A Year of Ravens (2015) (with others)
A Song of War (2016) (with others)
The Alice Network (2017)
The Huntress (2019)
Ribbons of Scarlet (2019) (with others)
The Rose Code (2021)
The Diamond Eye (2022)
The Phoenix Crown (2023) (with Janie Chang)
The Briar Club (2024)
The Astral Library (2026)
Novellas and Short Stories
Kate Quinn recommends
A Heartbeat at My Feet (2026)
Kristin Judd
"A Heartbeat at My Feet is at once a sumptuous travelogue, an irrepressible dog's tale (tail?), and a voyage of self-discovery. Empty-nester Josie finds herself in Italy alone and brokenhearted when her husband leaves her for another woman and a long-planned romantic vacation becomes a solo trip. Impulsively adopting a scruffy terrier named Cicero from the ruins of Pompeii, Josie begins picking up the pieces of her heart as she journeys from Sorrento to Naples to Capri, unaware that Cicero is trailing the ghost of his former owner...who has his own plans for Josie's future, and sets Cicero to matchmaking. Josie's lovable warmth contrasts delightfully with Cicero's acerbic commentary - I would have happily followed this adorable duo all over Italy. Pour yourself a prosecco, put the pasta on to boil, and lose yourself to the Tuscan delight of Kristin Judd's latest!"
Time to Burn (2026)
Ellery Lloyd
"A mesmerizing time-hopping mystery around the question: what if time travel is possible, but only for the uber-rich? As troubles mount and timelines begin to fray, Phoebe comes to realize that her own troubled past is somehow entwined with the missing time traveler - but how? Time to Burn offers twists and turns galore, a true delight to the last page!"
The Parisian Heist (2026)
Jo Piazza
"THE PARISIAN HEIST is as twisty, satisfying, and atmospheric as a morning amble through Montmartre. American art student Emma, battling male-centric art standards and panicking at the loss of her Paris scholarship, finds herself unwillingly drawn into the web of a billionaire dynasty involved in a sinister forgery scheme. A century earlier, desperate widow Jo van Gogh struggles to establish her dead brother-in-law Vincent as the genius she knows him to be, but at what cost? The two women are linked through the decades by a lost painting, a museum heist, and a nonagenarian widow with schemes of her own - nothing is as it seems, and the twists and turns keep coming. When it comes to devious mysteries and resourceful women, Jo Piazza never fails!"
The Intrigue (2026)
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
"Silvia Moreno-Garcia has a great gift for making you cheer for things you shouldn't, and The Intrigue is no exception. As the deception and the bodies mounted, I increasingly rooted for this Bonnie and Clyde to get away clean with the loot. Do they? Read and find out; you won't be sorry!"
An Infinite Love Story (2026)
Chanel Cleeton
"Cleeton's most deeply personal and deeply moving book yet! As an Air Force spouse herself, Cleeton paints Vivian's agony for her husband's safety and her frustration with a system built on the unseen labor of its military wives with keen understanding and endless sympathy. Both a tender romantic drama and a fascinating deep dive into the 1960s space race, An Infinite Love Story soars as high as its astronauts."
The Windsor Affair (2026)
Melanie Benjamin
"Melanie Benjamin turns her pen, with splashy, incisive glee, on the epic rivalry between two royal women."
Daughter of Egypt (2026)
Marie Benedict
"What a thoughtful, fascinating dive into history, legacy, and the inevitability of powerful women finding themselves erased by time. Marie Benedict always shines when it comes to illuminating lost women of the past, and Daughter of Egypt is no exception!"
The Shock of the Light (2026)
Lori Inglis Hall
"Lori Inglis Hall bursts onto the scene with A debut of astounding power and delicacy.... English twins Tessa and Theo find themselves separated by both war and secrets, Theo taking to the skies as an RAF pilot and Tessa parachuting behind enemy lines as a spy in France. When Tessa fails to return in peacetime, an embittered Theo dedicates his life to finding out what happened to her - a search leading him from Paris to Nuremburg and beyond. The Shock of the Light is a story that sings with every word and lingers long in the memory - an absolute stunner!"
Liberty Street (2026)
Heather Marshall
"Heather Marshall's latest is dynamite. Two stories twine together with skill and suspense - a courageous young female journalist going undercover at a 1960s women's prison to uncover rumors of abuse, a dogged 1990s detective bruised from her own emotional wounds - creating a tale both timely and explosive. Liberty Street will linger long in the memory!"
The Fourth Princess (2026)
Janie Chang
"Janie Chang turns her hand to the Gothic, with splendid results! Elegant prose, lush atmospheric settings, and two surprising and resourceful heroines make The Fourth Princess a Gothic jewel to cherish."
Fireflies in Winter (2026)
Eleanor Shearer
"Fireflies in Winter is simply luminous. Eleanor Shearer powerfully explores the fragile spaces in history where Black citizens negotiate freedom, the harsh choices frequently forced upon them, and the powerful force of love within those spaces. A book to treasure."
Fire Sword and Sea (2026)
Vanessa Riley
"Fire Sword and Sea is a tale both timely and powerful. Mixed-race Jacquotte Delahaye grows up the daughter of a wealthy tavern owner in seventeenth century Tortuga, fired equally by dreams of adventure on the high seas and fury at the growing slave trade on her island home. Marriage to a dashing pirate does nothing to quell her thirst for both adventure and justice, and Jacquotte is destined to take to the waves herself with a cadre of fellow female buccaneers. Warrior, liberator, force of nature - Jacquotte, as penned by powerhouse historical fiction author Vanessa Riley, is a heroine for the ages."
The Happiness Collector (2025)
Crystal King
"The Happiness Collector is pure fast-paced fun that asks insightful questions about art, history, and the true nature of happiness even as it entertains on every page."
The Lost Baker of Vienna (2025)
Sharon Kurtzman
"The Lost Baker of Vienna is not a war story but a post-war story, resisting the easy route of survival-as-happy-ending and examining the darker side of rebuilding life in the rubble of a war zone. Young Chana Rosenzweig arrives with her family in postwar Vienna, desperate to emigrate to America after surviving the concentration camps, eking out a living in a hotel kitchen. Chana's mother urges her to marry a man who can protect them from the dangers of a city ruled by Soviet soldiers, antisemitic neighbors, and black market criminals, but Chana dreams of using her skills as a baker to start a different kind of life - a life her great-niece Zoe is still untangling more than fifty years later. Sharon Kurtzman takes her own family history and spins it into something truly special, a tale of grit, bravery, and humanity that will not soon be forgotten."
A Resistance of Witches (2025)
Morgan Ryan
"Morgan Ryan's historical fantasy debut is World War II meets A Discovery of Witches...I raced through this one - A Resistance of Witches is a witchy war-time delight!"
The Martha's Vineyard Beach and Book Club (2025)
Martha Hall Kelly
"Martha Hall Kelly turns her pen stateside to Martha's Vineyard during World War II, where the Smith sisters realize the war will leave their world forever changed . . . A delight."
The Mademoiselle Alliance (2025)
Natasha Lester
"A passionate, fiery tribute to a historical woman so extraordinary she almost defies belief . . . Lester writes with razor-sharp research and evident admiration for a woman whose name deserves to be blazed across the pages of history."
A Map to Paradise (2025)
Susan Meissner
"A tale both tender and touching, about three complex and damaged women who despite their outward differences are all searching for that elusive thing called a home."
The Lies We Leave Behind (2024)
Noelle Salazar
"Noelle Salazar has an unerring instinct for writing tough women with big hearts . . . The Lies We Leave Behind is a globe-spanning wartime journey filled with pathos and heart!"
Mademoiselle Eiffel (2024)
Aimie K Runyan
"The School for German Brides is a fascinating deep-dive into the German home front during World War II. Aimie K. Runyan deftly paints the details of Nazi-run Berlin through the eyes of two lovable heroines destined to cross paths at one of the Fuhrer's sinister Bride Schools: independent Hanna, fighting her engagement to a high-profile SS officer tooth and nail; and Tilde, a resourceful Jewish dressmaker struggling simply to survive. Moving, unsettling, unforgettable!"
The Thirteenth Husband (2024)
Greer Macallister
"Greer Macallister pens a nail-biter that makes you want to stand up and cheer."
The Glassmaker (2024)
Tracy Chevalier
"Tracy Chevalier pens a novel as ambitious, audacious, and artistic as a Venetian glass goblet. Beginning in the height of the Renaissance and hopscotching with casual ease through the centuries to the modern day, she examines the ever-changing city of Venice through the eyes of Orsola Rosso, defiantly gifted daughter of a Murano glassmaking family, and how her unique gift with glass shines through time, fragile but unbreakable. The Glassmaker is a thing of beauty."
The Assassin of Venice (2024)
Alyssa Palombo
"Alyssa Palombo brings the Renaissance to life in this mesmerizing story of a courtesan turned assassin. The beautiful but deadly Valentina entertains powerful men by day and moonlights for the shadowy Council of Ten by night, removing Venice's enemies by poison or blade as required--but when the latest directive demands she eliminate the only man she has ever loved, Valentina is thrown into a desperate quandary. The Assassin of Venice is a lush, sumptuous tale to savor."
Your Presence Is Mandatory (2024)
Sasha Vasilyuk
"Journalist Sasha Vasilyuk works magic in the gray areas of history, weaving her compelling debut historical novel out of the shadowy overlap between survival, secrecy, and guilt. Ukrainian-Jewish Yefim Shulman fights through his time in the Red Army, but war and captivity will leave him with secrets he cannot tell his family. Struggling to build a life postwar in a regime where the wrong lie-or truth-means exile and death, Yefim makes choices that echo through the decades and generations to come. Your Presence Is Mandatory is an important, moving read that will resonate long in the reader's memory."
Becoming Madam Secretary (2024)
Stephanie Dray
"Becoming Madam Secretary is a proud anthem to a forgotten founding mother. Frances Perkins starts out a bright young thing with an economics degree and an iron determination to make the world a better place, and ends up a shining star: first woman appointed to a presidential cabinet, architect of the New Deal, mother of Social Security, and FDR's much-relied-upon work wife throughout his entire presidency. Stephanie Dray's love and respect for this American heroine shines from every page, as does her impeccable research. Unputdownable!"
The Warm Hands of Ghosts (2024)
Katherine Arden
"Katherine Arden's effortless blend of history and folklore is sure to entrance again with this stunning foray into the twentieth century, where ghosts walk, dreams blunt trauma, and myth becomes real."
Picasso's Lovers (2024)
Jeanne MacKin
"Mackin paints a bold, sumptuous portrait of a great artist and the women who inspired, frustrated, loved, and loathed him. Aspiring journalist Alana, daunted by her impending wedding and fearful of landing on the wrong side of a McCarthy witch-hunt, buries herself in a new story about the loves and muses of the great Picasso--but the more she learns about his jealous wife, his artist mistress, his American hostess, and the mysterious Spanish maid who captured his eye and brush for one tantalizing summer before disappearing, the more Alana realizes that the true mystery waiting to be unraveled is her own. Picasso's Lovers is an epic, sensuous delight!"
Murder by Degrees (2023)
Ritu Mukerji
"Murder by Degrees stars a capable, likeable heroine in Dr. Lydia Weston, who battles for acceptance every day as a female doctor in 19th century Philadelphia, and when one of her favorite patients turns up apparently murdered Lydia will need all her diagnostic skills to unmask the killer. Ritu Mukerji - a practicing physician herself, her expertise shining on every page - pens a heartfelt ode to the historic women who blazed a trail in medicine before her as well as a wonderfully entertaining mystery. Hopefully Lydia Weston's adventures will continue in future volumes!"
Nineteen Steps (2023)
Millie Bobby Brown
"My inner history-loving teenage geek clapped her hands in ecstasy at the thought of a historical novel penned by Enola Holmes, and she wasn't disappointed! Dreamer Nellie Morris spends her days typing and her nights sheltering from the German bombers screaming overhead, imagining a bigger world beyond her East End London roots - and a burgeoning romance with an American airman offers hope beyond the end of the war. But one terrible night at the nearby air raid shelter tears Nellie's world apart and she must find the courage to make a new life from the wreckage. Millie Bobby Brown pens a sweet, sensitive coming-of-age story drawn from her own family history - Nineteen Steps is a lovely read for fans everywhere."
All You Have to Do Is Call (2023)
Kerri Maher
"All You Have to Do Is Call honors the heroines of the Jane collective who provided safe, clandestine health services in the pre-Roe v. Wade era. Maher sketches all three women with compassion and sensitivity as they come to rely on each other in the absence of the law, and their journey is profoundly moving. A novel both powerful and timely!"
Horses of Fire (2023)
A D Rhine
"Feminist re-tellings of Greek myth are having a moment, but Horses of Fire is destined to stand out, spinning a fresh take on classic themes with mesmerizing energy. AD Rhine crafts a distinctive trio of heroines: Prince Hector's wife Andromache, less demure queen-in-waiting and more embattled Amazon; Rhea, an enslaved horse-girl seeking to carve herself a new life in Andromache's household; and war-prize Helen, despising both the battles fought in her name and the vicious prince who brought her to Troy. Lovers of the classics and lovers of fierce female characters alike will rejoice!"
Starring Adele Astaire (2023)
Eliza Knight
"The Mayfair Bookshop is a moving, touching tale of a Bright Young Thing turned bookseller/author and her quest to find fulfillment, inspiration, and love in the chaos of the WWII home front. Eliza Knight brings Nancy Mitford to life as an appealing and uncertain young heroine in the days before she is burnished by fame and success - you cannot help but cheer her toward her destiny!"
The Spectacular (2023)
Fiona Davis
"Fiona Davis just gets better and better! Nineteen-year-old dance teacher Marion, feeling trapped by her straitlaced father and her upcoming engagement, impulsively auditions for the Rockettes and is soon flung into a sequined world of grueling rehearsals, stage glitter, and four shows per day. When an anonymous bomber targets Radio City Music Hall, Marion's glittering new life reveals a dangerous dark side and she is flung into the search for a killer--but how can a kick-line dancer help save the city she loves? The Spectacular dazzles from start to finish."
Much Ado about Nada (2023)
Uzma Jalaluddin
"I'll read anything Uzma Jalaluddin writes. Her latest embroils a pair of stubborn ex-lovers in a Jane Austen mess a la Persuasion: frustrated tech engineer Nada is tired of her job, her mother's matchmaking, and living at home with her parents; the last thing she needs is a run-in with Baz at the local Muslim conference in Toronto. Nada and Baz's past won't stop tripping them up - is it possible they still have a future? Much Ado about Nada is warm, witty, and utterly charming."
Girls and Their Horses (2023)
Eliza Jane Brazier
"A wickedly delicious deep dive into the world of horse-crazy girls, whiskey-soaked barn parties, and high-octane show-jumping circuits....But the cutthroat competition turns lethal when a corpse turns up at the summer show, and both mother and daughters must wrestle with what's truly important...a fabulous ride!"
The Paris Deception (2023)
Bryn Turnbull
"The Paris Deception deceives, intrigues, and enthralls! Two desperate women - one a runaway painter hell-bent on escaping the defunct champagne house of her upbringing, the other a wallflower art restorer at a Parisian museum - cook up an audacious scheme as the Nazis take over France: smuggle 'degenerate' modern art destined for a bonfire out of the city, and substitute forgeries in its place. Bryn Turnbull's best book yet!"
Strangers in the Night (2023)
Heather Webb
"A fragrant French bonbon of a book: love, glamour, perfume, and paparazzi all circling around the wedding of the century."
Once We Were Home (2023)
Jennifer Rosner
"Once We Were Home is a tour-de-force. With delicacy and empathy, Rosner examines the aftermath of war on four displaced children. A timely read, searing and utterly unforgettable."
Time's Undoing (2023)
Cheryl A Head
"Time's Undoing is a novel both timeless and timely, exploring the complicated connections between a young Black journalist embroiled in the Black Lives Matter movement who decides to investigate a long-standing family mystery: the unsolved murder of her great-grandfather in segregated Alabama decades ago. Cheryl A. Head writes a sensitive and searing tale based on personal family history, which is sure to linger long in the memory."
Night Angels (2023)
Weina Dai Randel
"Schindler's List takes an Eastern twist in Night Angels, the incredible true story of the Chinese diplomat who saved thousands of Jews in WWII Vienna. Quiet, scholarly Ho Fengshan has just been made consul general in Vienna, preoccupied with his troubled American wife, Grace, and disquieted by the new anti-Semitic laws sweeping Austria. Grace's friendship with Jewish musician Lola forces both Fengshan and his wife to the breaking point: How much can one sacrifice to save innocent lives? Weina Dai Randel pens an unforgettable tale of quiet heroism and blazing defiance in the face of evil."
The Lipstick Bureau (2022)
Michelle Gable
"A delight from start to finish. Michelle Gable skillfully twines the narratives of two effervescent heroines. The result is a literary feast any booklover will savor!"
The Girls in Navy Blue (2022)
Alix Rickloff
"THE GIRLS IN NAVY BLUE had me smiling from first page to last! When the US Navy admits women to the ranks during World War I, three intrepid yeomanettes answer the call: Blanche the dashing suffragette, Marjory the German immigrant, and Vivian the preacher's daughter on the run from the police. Friendship, duty, and the struggle of making their way in a man's world will bind the three together, and their secrets will resound through the next fifty years--until Blanche's great-niece, reeling from losses and desperate for home, will pick up the pieces. Alix Rickloff pens a lovely coming-of-age tale: brave women making waves in a war-torn world."
Eyes Turned Skyward (2022)
Alena Dillon
"Eyes Turned Skyward is a powerful examination of the cost - emotional, familial, generational - when women are denied their right to soar... Alena Dillon's poetic prose and complex characters will linger long after the last page is turned!"
Cradles of the Reich (2022)
Jennifer Coburn
"The Handmaid's Tale meets WWII in Cradles of the Reich, which explores the little-known history of Hitler's Lebensborn program and its goal of mass-breeding racially fit babies for the master race. Three German women are destined to collide at a Bavarian breeding home: a blond beauty desperately concealing her unborn child's Jewish heritage, a Nazi official's fanatical young mistress, and a nurse determined to keep her head down in the home's increasingly sinister program of forced adoptions, queasy eugenics, and racial cleansing. Jennifer Coburn's debut historical novel is adept, unforgettable, and brilliantly unsettling!"
The Ways We Hide (2022)
Kristina McMorris
"Just like her heroine, Kristina McMorris works magic in this twisting tale of James Bond's Q meets World War II. I love this book!"
The Only Child (2022)
Kayte Nunn
"The Only Child is a taut, clever whodunit revolving around the pangs of motherhood and the lengths women will go for their children...Kayte Nunn keeps the stakes high and the characters compelling, making for a fast, fresh, engrossing historical mystery!"
Mother Daughter Traitor Spy (2022)
Susan Elia MacNeal
"A stirring standalone thriller . . . Susan Elia MacNeal's page-turning prose is as entertaining as ever - I was riveted from beginning to end."
The Matchmaker's Gift (2022)
Lynda Cohen Loigman
"Loigman's latest is a gem. A scrappy Jewish teenager newly arrived in 1920s New York struggles to follow her calling as a matchmaker--seventy years later, her cynical divorce-attorney granddaughter realizes she has very inconveniently inherited the family gift for matching soulmates. Both funny and moving, The Matchmaker's Gift made me smile from start to finish."
The American Adventuress (2022)
C W Gortner
"No one writes bright, bold, bad and beautiful women of history like C W Gortner."
Mademoiselle Revolution (2022)
Zoe Sivak
"A moving retelling of the true events of the Haitian and French Revolutions wound together with an imaginative fictional heroine. Zoe Sivak pens a timely and essential tale that will linger long in the memory!"
The Many Daughters of Afong Moy (2022)
Jamie Ford
"The Many Daughters of Afong Moy is simply transcendent. The first Chinese woman to set her lotus-bound feet in America is destined to set off a ripple through time and space, as her descendants struggle with her legacy of loss and loneliness. Themes of karma, courage, love, and motherhood weave timelessly through eight generations of women seeking to find balance in an increasingly tempest-racked world. Jamie Ford has outdone himself!"
The Crimson Thread (2022)
Kate Forsyth
"Kate Forsyth's masterful gift for recasting classic fairy tales in fiction is unmatched! In The Crimson Thread she sets the legend of Ariadne and the minotaur in WWII Greece, where a resourceful Cretan beauty is caught dangerously between a brash Australian soldier, his shy poet best friend, and her own Hitler-obsessed younger brother as her village comes under fire in the brutal German invasion of Crete. Love, jealousy, war, espionage, and myth combine in a tale as complex and beguiling as Ariadne's labyrinth--I couldn't put it down!"
The Lunar Housewife (2022)
Caroline Woods
"The Lunar Housewife is wonderfully entertaining and slyly subversive. Caroline Woods pens a story that will linger in the memory!"
A Lady's Guide to Fortune-Hunting (2022)
Sophie Irwin
"Bridgerton fans will devour Sophie Irwin's delightful Regency debut."
And By Fire (2022)
Evie Hawtrey
"Fresh, dynamic, and crisply researched, And By Fire will appeal to histfic fans and mystery readers alike--I couldn't put this one down!"
Take My Hand (2022)
Dolen Perkins-Valdez
"Take My Hand will break your heart and lift your soul. A young nurse with big dreams of helping her community comes to an Alabama clinic and is immediately embroiled in the lives of two young Black girls, caught first in the trap of rural poverty and then in the spotlight of a national court case as their mistreatment at the clinic's hands comes out into the open. Dolen Perkins-Valdez is a consummate storyteller: profound, transcendent, heart-wrenching."
Scorpica (2022)
(Five Queendoms, book 1)
G R Macallister
"An intoxicating brew of court politics, deadly magic, family rivalry, and enough swashbuckling female swordplay to delight Wonder Woman's entire isle of Amazons. Macallister's turn from historical fiction to historical fantasy is a gem - I can't wait for the next installment!"
Our American Friend (2022)
Anna Pitoniak
"OUR AMERICAN FRIEND is an intriguing Russian nesting doll of modern Washington politics, Cold War spy games, and above all women with secrets. A burned-out White House correspondent gets the opportunity of a lifetime when she is selected to write the biography of an enigmatic Russian model turned even more enigmatic First Lady of the United States. Just what is the President's wife hiding? Anna Pitoniak's masterful puzzle of espionage, love, and betrayal keeps us flipping the pages to find out!"
The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post (2022)
Allison Pataki
"A deliciously dishy deep dive into the storied life of one of America's uncrowned society queens . . . New-money heiress Marjorie Post isn't content to remain a society bride, and she bursts glass ceiling after glass ceiling as she remakes herself into a savvy entrepreneur, a visionary philanthropist, a presidential hostess, and much, much more. Allison Pataki brings a towering legend to life with warmth, wit, and clear admiration for a woman ahead of her time."
Carolina Built (2022)
Kianna Alexander
"Kianna Alexander breathes life into forgotten historical matriarch Josephine Leary, a budding entrepreneur born into slavery and raising herself to power after the Civil War as a community investor and savvy businesswoman. Josephine's moving struggle to build family and fortune will strike a chord in a story that is both timely and timeless - Carolina Built is an exuberant celebration of Black women's joy as well as their achievements!"
Agricola: Architect of Roman Britain (2022)
Simon Turney
"A powerfully moving read from one of the best ancient world authors in the business."
Beautiful Little Fools (2022)
Jillian Cantor
"Jillian Cantor beautifully re-crafts an American classic in Beautiful Little Fools, placing the women of The Great Gatsby center stage: more than merely beautiful, not so little as the men in their lives assume, and certainly far from foolish. Both fresh and familiar, this page-turner is one to savor!"
Sisters in Arms (2021)
Kaia Alderson
"Heartwarming but fierce, a novel brimming with camaraderie and fire, starring women you'd love to make your friends."
Radar Girls (2021)
Sara Ackerman
"Radar Girls is a fresh, delightful romp of a novel featuring the little-known women of Hawaii recruited after Pearl Harbor to staff the islands' radar stations. Heroine Daisy is thrown into the deep end guiding in wounded Air Force pilots and listening for Japanese attacks, while juggling family troubles and a budding romance, but she and her radar-girl gang of irrepressible friends live up to their work, their duty, and their code name Rascal in sparkling fashion. Sara Ackerman never disappoints!"
Half Sick of Shadows (2021)
Laura Sebastian
"Laura Sebastian is the next Madeline Miller. In Half Sick of Shadows, she frames the famous legend of King Arthur through the eyes of seer Elaine, the tragic Lily Maid who flowers into much more than a passive doomed oracle. Leading the women of Camelot into taking control of a legend long dominated by knights and kings, Elaine weaves past truths and possible futures into a fierce, fresh, lyrical tale that will enthrall until the last page."
Songs in Ursa Major (2021)
Emma Brodie
"Emma Brodie's debut lilts easily between the power chords of a rock anthem and the soulful nostalgia of a blues ballad, evoking the seventies rock scene through two compelling protagonists: Jesse Reid, charismatic rock star on the rise, and Jane Quinn, electrically gifted songstress struggling to get her foot on the ladder of the music world. Their passion for each other, for performing, and above all for their music makes for splashy, engrossing reading. Songs in Ursa Major is pure sun-soaked summer fun."
Letters Across the Sea (2021)
Genevieve Graham
"Readers weary of European-centric World War II dramas will delight in Genevieve Graham’s Letters Across the Sea, which centers on the courage and tenacity of Canadian soldiers, veterans, and home-front fighters. A budding love affair between Irish aspiring-journalist Molly and Jewish medical student Max is derailed first by a shocking anti-Semitic riot, then by the winds of war which send Max to fight in the Pacific as Molly carves herself a niche as a reporter. A lost letter has the power to bring them back into each other’s lives, but at what cost? A tender, moving tale illuminating a fascinating lesser-known chapter of World War II history!"
Courage, My Love (2021)
Kristin Beck
"A winning wartime tale set in the snakepit world of Mussolini's Rome. Single mother Lucia and polio-crippled Francesca make appealing heroines, flowering slowly from reticent bystanders to fierce resistance fighters as the Eternal City comes under German occupation. Kristin Beck's debut is a fresh, compelling read."
Rhapsody (2021)
Mitchell James Kaplan
"A lilting, jazzy ballad as catchy as a Gershwin tune…Rhapsody will have you humming, toe-tapping, and singing along with every turn of the page."
The Lost Apothecary (2021)
Sarah Penner
"In The Lost Apothecary, Sarah Penner convincingly weaves three heroines and two timelines into one tale of poison, revenge, and the silent network of women helping other women in a world stacked against them.... A bold, edgy, accomplished debut!"
A Tip for the Hangman (2021)
Allison Epstein
"Allison Epstein pens a vivid, unforgettable hero in Kit Marlowe, Elizabethan playwright-turned-spy always sprinting one step ahead of disaster and talking a blue streak as he does so. Recruited by Elizabeth I's spymaster to infiltrate the cabal of Mary Queen of Scots, Kit finds his conscience tested to the limit even as his heart yearns for an unattainable beloved. A Tip for the Hangman is simultaneously moving, unsettling, hilarious, and tragic--a debut that will linger long after the last page is turned."
Our Darkest Night (2021)
Jennifer Robson
"Marvelous and moving, a vivid portrait of female self-reliance in a world racked by the cost of war."
Fast Girls (2020)
Elise Hooper
"Fast Girls is a high-speed romp as ambitious and heart-pounding as its trio of track-star heroines...A gold medal read from Elise Hooper!"
Raphael: Painter in Rome (2020)
Stephanie Storey
"Stephanie Storey paints a warm, witty, mesmerizing portrait of the Renaissance’s most famous painters: the charming Raphael and the irascible Michelangelo, dueling for the title of greatest artist in Rome. Only one will win the ultimate commission of the Sistine Chapel, and Raphael is determined the ceiling will be his—but at what cost? RAPHAEL: PAINTER IN ROME is a feast for the senses, every brush-stroke a delight."
This Terrible Beauty (2020)
Katrin Schumann
"Lyrically written, fantastic worldbuilding…It’s about forgiveness, as three people who have all made mistakes struggle to do what is right in the end for the innocent. This book will stay with me a long time."
Hannah's War (2020)
Jan Eliasberg
"Hannah's War is a gripping cat-and-mouse tale of love, war, deception, and espionage you won't be able to put down. Jan Eliasberg elevates the spy thriller with her clear, fierce admiration for the women of the past who refused to be edged out of the world of scientific discovery. Mesmerizing."
And They Called It Camelot (2020)
Stephanie Marie Thornton
"And They Called It Camelot is the book club pick of the year. Stephanie Marie Thornton brings an American icon to life: Jackie the debutante, the First Lady, the survivor who at last becomes the heroine of her own story."
Meet Me in Monaco (2019)
Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb
"A fragrant French bonbon of a book: love, glamour, perfume, and paparazzi all circling around the wedding of the century..."
Park Avenue Summer (2019)
Renée Rosen
"Renée Rosen is my go-to for whip-smart heroines who love their work...Park Avenue Summer is a delightful summer cocktail of a read!."
Beyond the Point (2019)
Claire Gibson
"In Beyond the Point, Claire Gibson writes a stellar trio of heroines-women I want to hug, women I want to befriend, women I want to be... An inspiring tribute to female friendship and female courage!"
The Parting Glass (2019)
Gina Marie Guadagnino
"Downton Abbey meets Gangs of New York in this darkly compelling debut...A gem of a novel to be inhaled in one gulp."
Lovely War (2019)
Julie Berry
"Julie Berry pens an utter delight in Lovely War, an effervescent confection of a novel filled with humor, tragedy, romance, and myth. Easily one of the best novels I have read all year!"
The Girl They Left Behind (2018)
Roxanne Veletzos
"A fresh, original debut, twining personal family drama together with the lesser-known history of World War II Romania. Even readers saturated with Second World War dramas will be enthralled by this moving tale of two ferociously-devoted mothers, the daughter they share, and the sacrifices they are willing to make for a new future. Gripping, tragic, yet filled with passion and hope—I couldn't put it down!"
The Lost Girls Of Paris (2018)
Pam Jenoff
"Pam Jenoff's meticulous research and gorgeous historical world-building lift her books to must-buy status. An intriguing mystery and a captivating heroine make The Lost Girls of Paris a read to savor!"
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