Free and Discounted Historical Fiction on Kindle
Historical fiction books are novels that are set in specific points in history, typically featuring characters of the author’s own imagination. These compelling stories weave together true historical facts with unique insights from the perspective of the fictional characters, making you see past events in an entirely different light.
BREAKING POINT
1940, World War II. The Nazis have crushed Europe, and Hitler launches a massive aerial assault with the Luftwaffe against the heavily outnumbered British RAF. The fate of civilization teeters in the balance. Johnnie Shaux, a Spitfire fighter pilot, must summon up the fortitude to fly into a battle where death is all but ... Read more
Talmadge Farm
“Talmadge Farm” is a sweeping drama that follows three unforgettable families navigating the changing culture of North Carolina at a pivotal moment in history. A love letter to the American South, the novel is a story of resilience, hope, and family – both lost and found. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
The Little Gems
Reeling from the effect of their long-time dreams shattering, Leah Harper seeks a fresh start in the form of an abandoned schoolhouse. A few old clues in the building point to a long-ago tragedy. Digging deeper with the help of the town’s quirky, determined librarian, Leah and her husband Nathan find more than just old ... Read more
Dagger’s Destiny (Curse of Clansmen and Kings Book 2)
“Dagger’s Destiny” propels us back in time to a world shrouded in mysticism, magic, and political machinations. In this second captivating installment of the “Curse of Clansmen and Kings” series by Linnea Tanner, Ancient Celtic lore is beautifully interwoven with the threads of historical fiction to bind our hearts to the unforgettable saga of Catrin ... Read more
Dagger’s Destiny (Curse of Clansmen and Kings Book 2)
“Dagger’s Destiny” propels us back in time to a world shrouded in mysticism, magic, and political machinations. In this second captivating installment of the “Curse of Clansmen and Kings” series by Linnea Tanner, Ancient Celtic lore is beautifully interwoven with the threads of historical fiction to bind our hearts to the unforgettable saga of Catrin ... Read more
The Far Reach of Yesterday
When Rachel is pursued by a crime family, she never imagines awakening in the raucous gold mining town of Idaho City in 1864. Here and now, she must learn to survive and to face the trauma of her past by accepting the boundless love of Ethan and Rose Stonehill, a wounded Union cavalry officer and ... Read more
The Munich Girl
What family secrets is a portrait of Eva Braun hiding? Fifty years after WW2, Anna is plunged into the treacherous world of the Munich girl who was her mother’s confidante — and Hitler’s lover — and uncovers a tangled web of family secrets. “Historical fiction that reads like memoir.” Philadelphia Inquirer $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Free: Charade With a Duke
A maid’s secret. A duke’s heart. A love neither was meant to find. In Regency England, a woman named Annabelle, has lived her life as a maid with calloused hands and quiet dreams of a better life. But when an unexpected opportunity to charade as her mistress appears, she decides to step into a world ... Read more
No Time to Mourn
In war-torn Malta, Katarina and RAF pilot Desmond find fragile love as siege, starvation, and bombardment close in—each day testing whether devotion can survive history’s cruelest tide. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Sharpened Blade: The Story of Dinah Clark
Based on a true story: Born an indentured servant and enslaved for 21 years, Dinah Clark fought for freedom, built a home, and became a skilled sawyer—an unheard-of trade for a 19th-century woman. After her husband’s death, her axe kept her family alive. From Bethel A.M.E. to the Underground Railroad, her grit shattered barriers in ... Read more
The Montana Gold Mine
In spring 1874, the American economy is descending into a depression, following the collapse of Jay Cooke’s financial empire. Amid the chain of bank and business failures set off by Cooke’s bankruptcy, Jubilee Walker struggles to keep Warner and Walker Outfitters solvent. Jubil’s grand plans for developing Yellowstone National Park into a popular tourist destination ... Read more
The Montana Gold Mine
In spring 1874, the American economy is descending into a depression, following the collapse of Jay Cooke’s financial empire. Amid the chain of bank and business failures set off by Cooke’s bankruptcy, Jubilee Walker struggles to keep Warner and Walker Outfitters solvent. Jubil’s grand plans for developing Yellowstone National Park into a popular tourist destination ... Read more
Color of Fire: A Sweeping Caribbean Saga Book 3 (The Strange Eden Series)
“And I thought you were my savior in my darkest hour. How very wrong I was.”1794: Devastated by the violent disappearance of her husband, Charles Sharpe, Eliza struggles to save Pleasant Hall from the hands of crooked creditors and the governor’s greed. In the aftermath of the attack, her husband’s enemies have branded him a ... Read more
Apollo’s Raven (Curse of Clansmen and Kings Book 1)
“Apollo’s Raven” is the first installment in Linnea Tanner’s series, “Curse of Clansmen and Kings.” Drawing from the rich tapestry of Celtic and Roman history, the novel is a blend of myth, magic, and dark political intrigue. A complex yet captivating heroine, Catrin, is at the heart of the tale. Portrayed with a prescient connection ... Read more
The Thirteenth Child
Inspired by the true story of the author’s ancestors, this enthralling WWII novel tells of the Kisch family’s heart-wrenching struggle against Nazi oppression. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
The Deseret Reckoning
Journey along on a wagon train in 1870 bound for the Deseret Territory and a hidden mine. Search for clues in 1982 with dedicated museum researcher Susan Kingsley as she overcomes life-changing obstacles, meets memorable characters, and finds rich settings. Be inspired by this uplifting and absorbing novel. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Free: Storm Clouds Rolling In (#1 in the Bregdan Chronicles Historical Fiction Series)
Amazon Best Selling Author and Historical Fiction Series! The Civil War is coming, and nothing will ever be the same. Carrie Cromwell, fiery and strong-willed, finds herself torn between the South’s traditions and the dangerous truths she discovers through the Underground Railroad. As war erupts, every choice she makes risks her family, her freedom, and ... Read more
The Northern Pacific Railroad (Jubilee Walker Book 3)
In 1872, six hundred miles between Bismarck and Bozeman remain to be surveyed for the Northern Pacific Railroad. But Sitting Bull is gathering strength to resist this incursion into the tribes’ hunting grounds. Citizens and politicians question the need for the rail line and doubt that it can ever be guaranteed safe from Indian raids. ... Read more
The Blackest Time: A Novel of Florence during the Black Plague
Florence, 1300s: Gino trades farm life for an apothecary apprenticeship. Famine hits, his family vanishes, and the Black Plague sweeps the city into terror and superstition. Helping an abandoned woman and an orphaned girl, Gino finds love, purpose, and resilience amid ruin. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
The Yellowstone Campaign (Jubilee Walker Book 2)
Jubil joins an expedition to explore the Yellowstone River, he braves an unforgiving wilderness to find that the truth is stranger than legend. But later when Jubil returns with a survey crew, he finds men exploiting the region for profit. Will Jubil’s commitment to preventing the despoilment of Yellowstone’s geographical wonders get him killed? Based ... Read more
The Powell Expeditions (Jubilee Walker Book 1)
After his mother’s death, Jubilee Walker asks to join a scientific expedition led by Major John Wesley Powell. Powell initially refuses, but Jubil’s persistence and resourcefulness win him a place on the crew. However, Jubil’s plans are complicated by his deepening feelings for his best friend who is reluctant to spend her life with a ... Read more
The Munich Girl
The past may not be done with us. Anna Dahlberg grew up eating dinner under her father’s war-trophy portrait of Eva Braun. Fifty years after the war, she discovers what he never did—that her mother and Hitler’s mistress were friends. The secret surfaces with a mysterious monogrammed handkerchief, and a man whose Third Reich family ... Read more
For Such a Time as This
Step into a gripping historical drama with For Such a Time as This. Follow the compelling journey of Standing Bear, the noble Chief of the Ponca Indian Tribe, as he battles injustice and fights for his people’s survival. Set against the harrowing backdrop of the Ponca’s forced relocation and the infamous Trail of Tears, this ... Read more
Free: Round the World: A Life of Jeanne Baret
“The characters in this story were endearing and believable. I was surprised to learn that it is based on a true story of a woman I had never heard of before. I love that this author is bringing these women’s stories to life. Engaging storytelling. I can’t wait for more!” Free on Kindle.... Read more
Left Behind: A gripping WW2 Historical Fiction Novel
What would you give someone who saved your life? Amsterdam 1945: During the last few months of WW2, Louise, a young mother living in Amsterdam, is hiding a Jewish girl with a baby in her attic. Her husband is on the run from the Nazis. Louise is cold, hungry, scared and has no way of ... Read more
Fallout of War: Ukraine Year Two
Fallout of War: Ukraine: Year Two Kindle Edition by H. Peter Alesso (Author) Format: Kindle Edition Book 2 of 3: Fallout of War The desperate fight for survival has given way to something harder: a grinding war of attrition where victory is measured in meters, and the question is no longer whether Ukraine will fall ... Read more
Sarita
Inspired by her own family’s roots in the Wild Horse Desert, the story follows a fearless young woman, Sarita, determined to seek justice for her brother’s murder when no one else will — not even the Texas Rangers. As Sarita sets off alone across the Rio Grande to confront his killer, she faces everything from ... Read more
Talmadge Farm
It’s 1957, and tobacco is king. Wealthy landowner Gordon Talmadge enjoys the lavish lifestyle he inherited but doesn’t like getting his hands dirty; he leaves that to the two sharecroppers – one white, one Black – who farm his tobacco but have bigger dreams for their own children. While Gordon takes no interest in the ... Read more
Aliza in Nazi-Land
The Holocaust may be over, but for sixteen-year-old Aliza Auman, the death of Adolf Hitler brings no peace. Adopted by a fellow survivor and given a new life in America, Aliza cannot escape the ghosts of her past: the parents she lost, the memories stolen from her, and the future that was taken from her ... Read more
Whistling Women and Crowing Hens
It’s the 1920s, and Birdie Stauffer is whistling on a train-traveling roadshow. To escape her strait-laced overbearing sister, Birdie auditions for the all-female Versatile Quintet, Chautauqua circuit’s opening act. Through the roadshow she experiences the tumultuous 1920s, a modern era of shocking flappers and smuggled whiskey, with the camaraderie of newfound friends. Her exceptional gift ... Read more
Self-Liberation of Parson Sykes: Return to Southampton County
With a victorious end to the Civil War, Parson, a newly emancipated USCT soldier, returns to a volatile Virginia. His quest for true freedom clashes with the violent resistance of a society clinging to white supremacy. Mentored by fellow soldiers and driven by love for his family, Parson must navigate political betrayal and racial terror ... Read more
Buckskin Brigades
Honor. Spirit. Survival. A story of the Blackfeet Nation. “A thriller … [which has] an enthusiasm, even a freshness and a sparkle, decidedly rare in this type of romance.”—New York Times Greed crossed the mountains. Honor stood its ground. 1806. A young republic just three decades old—the United States of America—is preparing to press westward ... Read more
Color of Fire: A Sweeping Caribbean Saga Book 3 (The Strange Eden Series)
“And I thought you were my savior in my darkest hour. How very wrong I was.”1794: Devastated by the violent disappearance of her husband, Charles Sharpe, Eliza struggles to save Pleasant Hall from the hands of crooked creditors and the governor’s greed. In the aftermath of the attack, her husband’s enemies have branded him a ... Read more
When the Tamarind Tree Blooms
Geneviève (Vivi) Dubois, a métisse, half-Lao/half-French, turns eighteen and leaves the French orphanage in Vientiane where she has been trapped for fourteen unhappy years. With only a distant memory of being torn from her mother’s arms at age four, she is determined to uncover what happened to her parents and locate her missing twin brother. ... Read more
The Self-Liberation of Parson Sykes Trilogy
The Self-Liberation of Parson Sykes by David J. Mason is a historical documentary novel trilogy inspired by the true story of Mason’s great-grandfather, Parson Sykes. The trilogy traces Parson’s journey from enslavement in Southampton County, Virginia, through his escape and service in the Union Army during the Civil War, to his efforts to build a ... Read more
Treasures in Time
A dual-timeline historical mystery in the BookFest Gold Medal Award–Winning IN TIME series for Best Fiction. Set during the time of Revolutionary War privateers and in the present day on the Maryland Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake Bay. This is the 6th novel in a haunting dual-timeline mystery at Waterwood Plantation that intertwines past and ... Read more
The Sower of Black Field
In 1945 Bavaria, Father Viktor Koch faces an unthinkable choice when American soldiers uncover a mass grave near his village: bury the victims within 24 hours—or face execution. Inspired by true events, The Sower of Black Field is a gripping tale of faith, courage, and redemption. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Marianne: A Sense and Sensibility Sequel
Latest in this classy, classic, multi-award-winning Austen standalone series. Marianne – now rich and single as well as beautiful – returns to London, where she is besieged by suitors – despite having resolved to remain single. Then her young sister comes to visit… “Funny, heartwarming.. captures the essence of Austen.” (2025 BookLife Prize) $0.99 on ... Read more
Free: When Light Breaks Through: A Salem Witch Trials Story
When Light Breaks Through takes us through the witch trials and beyond to tell a compelling, expansive story of what happened in Salem Village. In 1692, Ann Putnam is a ringleader in the witch trials that bring devastation to the village and bitter divisions among its people. In 1697, Joseph Green takes on the ministry ... Read more
Only You
Blending gripping historical realism with emotional intimacy, Only You is a tribute to enduring love, forged through war, loss, and the resilience of the human spirit. In Only You, R.F. Eisen weaves a tale of love and commitment set against the backdrop of World War II. As the war rages on, two lovers, John and ... Read more
