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.

Then Like The Blind Man, Orbie’s Story

While fiction about the 1950s Civil Rights era is far from rare, few capture the period and struggles from the perspective of a white child. A storm is brewing in the all-but-forgotten backcountry of Kentucky. And, for young Orbie Ray, the swirling heavens may just have the power to tear open his family’s darkest secrets. ... Read more

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The Munich Girl

Phyllis Edgerly Ring

Anna Dahlberg grew up eating dinner under her father’s war-trophy portrait of Hitler’s mistress. 50 years after the war, she discovers just what secrets it’s been hiding. “Historical fiction that reads like memoir.” – Philadelphia Inquirer. $2.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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The Nero Prediction

Humphry Knipe

Was Nero the Antichrist who fiddled while Rome burned or an artistic genius trapped inside a Caesar? In an age when Rome rules the world and astrology rules Rome, Nero’s young secretary battles the prediction that he will murder the musical messiah he worships. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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Home Again

The nation is divided, and a bloody Civil War looms on the horizon. Two young men whose paths have crossed before enlist, each with very different reasons for wanting to serve. And while they end up on opposite sides of the battle, in the end, Zach and Luke learn largely the same lessons about honor, ... Read more

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Free: Framed! A Young Boy’s Fight to Survive in the Wild Australian Bush

M.E. Skeel

This book is about a young boy who faces huge challenges to his survival. It is based on a true story. Richard is 8 years old when he accompanies his convict father on the journey to Australia. They start again by opening a butcher shop, only to be framed for stealing cattle. Richard is sentenced ... Read more

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Aurora’s Pride

1898 Yorkshire—Aurora Pettigrew has it all, a loving family, a nice home, a comfortable life. She’s waiting for the right man to offer her marriage, and the man for her is Reid Sinclair, heir to the Sinclair fortune and the love of her life. But, Reid’s mother, Julia, is against the match and her ruthlessness ... Read more

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Free: Vittoria

Dafna Vitale Ben Bassat

A swiping historical drama about the unforgettable Vittoria and her Jewish family in face of WW II. The story of the Italian Jewish community in face of the Holocaust, drama of loss and despair, survival and human triumph. Free on Kindle.... Read more

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Failed Moments

A. Robert Allen

What if the only way to survive your life is to go back in history to right the wrongs of two other men’s lives? Patrick Walsh travels back to 1790 (French Caribbean) and 1863 (NYC)—two racially charged periods that will test his willingness to do what is right. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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A Wave From Mama

A. Robert Allen

What do Weeksville, Irishtown, and the Draft Riots of 1863 all have in common? A common place in American history, or the setting for a socially awkward former slave determined to meet the challenges of the day or die trying? All of this is set in the backdrop of the building of the Brooklyn Bridge ... Read more

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The Munich Girl

Phyllis Edgerly Ring

Anna Dahlberg grew up eating dinner under her father’s war-trophy portrait of Hitler’s mistress. 50 years after the war, she discovers just what secrets it’s been hiding. “Historical fiction that reads like memoir.” – Philadelphia Inquirer. $2.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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Free: Cracks

Arye Dreyfus

‘Cracks’ is about a world which doesn’t really change. It revolves around a portrait depicting Hitler as a clown drawn roughly a hundred years before his birth. Some see this Jewish work of art as prophetic, others as symbolic, but the Church strongly condemns it. It rouses passionate reactions worldwide. Free on Kindle.... Read more

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Devil of Montlaine

The Beau Monde calls her Naughty Lady Ness, and with good reason. However, her family’s standing and her minor infractions are looked on with affection. Until she goes too far. $2.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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Cuckoo Clock New York

Elisabeth Marrion

Kindertransport 1938. Thousands of Jewish children are being sent away from their homes in Germany to live with total strangers in the United Kingdom and further afield, in the hope that they would be safe. What will happen to them on the outbreak of World War II. $2.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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Call Of The Morrigú

Christy Nicholas

Life isn’t easy in 1798 Ireland. Rebellions are rising across the countryside, and the English can be cruel overlords. However, this brutality hasn’t reached the country estate of Strokestown. Theodosia Latimer and her grandfather Reginald are on a mission to discover the past. They’re determined to excavate some ancient mounds on the Strokestown estate. But ... Read more

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The GingerBread House

Set in a small town during the 1900’s, The Gingerbread House is Historical Literary Fiction grounded in nostalgia, mirth, and true love. When a journalist comes home from Europe to take over the town newspaper from his sister, he becomes infatuated with the local people and their stories. From an orphaned young girl to a ... Read more

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The Cedar

Carmen Butler

From settling in South Carolina in the 17th century through the pinnacle of the Civil War, The Cedar is an enriching tale of generations of the fictional Bodes family and those close to them. Wrought with struggle against enemies, the challenges of the new world, and personal conflict, it is a must-read for fans of ... Read more

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The Munich Girl

Phyllis Edgerly Ring

Anna Dahlberg grew up eating dinner under her father’s war-trophy portrait of Hitler’s mistress. 50 years after the war, she discovers just what secrets it’s been hiding. “Historical fiction that reads like memoir.” – Philadelphia Inquirer. $1.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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The Man With Two Names

Quintus Sertorius was once Rome’s greatest hero, now he is her most dangerous enemy. He now tells his story from the beginning, from the treacherous Forum of Rome to the violent forests of Gaul. He recalls how he became friends and enemies of the most powerful men in Rome as he is forced to decide ... Read more

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When It Rained at Hembry Castle

Meredith Allard

Missing Downton Abbey? Read When It Rained at Hembry Castle. A lush historical novel set in Victorian England, When It Rained at Hembry Castle is the story of an aristocratic family, secrets that dare not be told, and the wonder of falling in love. When the 8th Earl of Staton dies, his eldest son, the ... Read more

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Free: The Kingdom

Amir Or

King David is a real flesh and blood man: renegade, lover, politician, despot. He establishes his empire in a whirlpool of passion, power, prophecy, and adventure.  Also a modern political satire, The Kingdom challenges the dimensions of our being. Free on Kindle.... Read more

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Rose of Anzio: Book One-Moonlight

Alexa Kang

Summer 1940. 14 year-old Tessa Graham is sent from England to Chicago for her safety to live with the prominent Ardley family. There, she meets 18 year-old Anthony Ardley, with whom her life will become forever intertwined as they try to find their paths and the world around them falls apart. Follow this sweeping saga ... Read more

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London For Immigrant Suckers; So Long Yugoslavia

At birth, every man receives a gift pack that defines him and follows him throughout his life. The gift pack includes the parents, place of birth, the country of birth and religion. Peter Kovach’s pack has been sponsored by the Government who were introducing a new religion: Yugoslav. London for Immigrant suckers is an account ... Read more

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The Munich Girl

Phyllis Edgerly Ring

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, Hannes Ritter, whose Third Reich family history is entwined with Anna’s.Plunged into the ... Read more

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Our Eternal Curse: Another Tribe (Historical Fiction)

Simon Rumney

Is this a book we can just get lost in, or a book which can just get lost? “History, Mystery, and Drama!” ***** “Just a really entertaining novel with a strong female lead” ***** “This novel has something for almost everyone, at that is a rare feat” ***** “A very unusual read but oh so ... Read more

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Loreless

P J Whittlesea

Did you ever wonder where you came from? An indigenous man finds himself stranded in the Australian outback. In an effort to get home he embarks on a bizarre and unexpected road trip, forcing him to confront both himself and his heritage. Take an inspiring journey into the ancient beating heart of Australia.$0.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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The Pacifist

Mehreen Ahmed

In 1866, Peter Baxter’s misfortune ends the day he leaves Badgerys Creek orphanage. Unsure of what to do next, Peter finds himself on a farm run by Mr. Brown. An aging man, Brown needs help and is happy to give Peter a place to live in exchange for his labor. Unbeknownst to Peter, Brown’s past ... Read more

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Free: From the Nile to the Jordan

ADA AHARONI

The beautiful daughter of a rich Jewish judge in Cairo, is forced to leave her hometown and set out to Israel. A dramatic love story and important historical novel about the uprooting of the Jewish community from Egypt, starting in 1948. Free on Kindle.... Read more

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Crazy Horses

David J. West

A kidnapped girl. A desperate father. A murderous slaver bound for old Mexico. And a certain untouchable gunslinger. Things are going to get a lot worse before they get better. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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The Munich Girl

Phyllis Edgerly Ring

Anna Dahlberg grew up eating dinner under her father’s war-trophy portrait of Hitler’s mistress. 50 years after the war, she discovers just what secrets it’s been hiding. “Historical fiction that reads like memoir.” – Philadelphia Inquirer. $1.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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Free: The Edge of Revolt

Uvi Poznansky

Even as the king finds a way to quell the revolt and come back to the Jerusalem, the road ahead seems unclear. His firstborn, Amnon, is executed by his second son, Absalom, who mounts a revolt to topple his father from the throne. How will David find the right successor amongst his remaining sons, the ... Read more

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The Irish Flapper

Catherine Stack

The Irish Flapper, is a novel set in Manhattan during the exciting Roaring Twenties about a young Irish woman’s journey to America to fulfill her contrasting dreams of wealth and living the life of an artist. Once in America she awakens to the stark difference between her dreams and the disillusioning reality of an immigrant’s ... Read more

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A Rebellion In Heaven

This lyrical and poetic tale is set in ancient Egypt, when Pharaohs and strange but divine beings ruled over the fates of all. Enter Anubis — a young god, powerful, introspective, and heir to the throne of the Afterlife.  Within himself he harbours a dark secret, one that throws his immortal soul into chaos, and ... Read more

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The Garment Maker’s Daughter

Hillary Stern

Lena Rothman is a shirtwaist maker and suffragette whose life is derailed when she falls in love with her best friend’s boyfriend, a charismatic labor organizer. After a devastating factory fire in which hundred perish, Lena makes choices with consequences that continue into the next generation. A story of love, loss, hope, and forgiveness, it ... Read more

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Return of the Coyote

Ron Schwab

Ethan Ramsey returns in Return of the Coyote, the sequel to Night of the Coyote. Return of the Coyote is a story full of twists and turns, as a search party is assembled to find someone very near to Ethan’s heart. Readers of the first book will delight in the convergence of paths of characters ... Read more

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Free: Survival, Hijacking into Freedom

M. Ben Yanay

The stories of four exceptional heroes merges in the Hungarian front. A gripping and multidimensional view of World War II, read with bated breath. Free on Kindle.... Read more

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After the Voyage

In this Irish American story, Maggie Qualter and Richard Terrett both sail to America as young adults in 1870, having survived Ireland’s Great Hunger as children. After the death of the young wife he loves passionately, Richard marries Maggie with the help of a deceptive go-between who brews trouble in their marriage that never goes ... Read more

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The Munich Girl

Phyllis Edgerly Ring

Anna Dahlberg grew up eating dinner under her father’s war-trophy portrait of Hitler’s mistress. 50 years after the war, she discovers just what secrets it’s been hiding. “Historical fiction that reads like memoir.” – Philadelphia Inquirer. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more

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The Enchanted Swans

Christy Nicholas

In pre-Celtic Ireland, Fionnuala was a fae princess, born to a life of luxury. She knew her duty and loved her family. She missed her mother, who died in childbirth when Fionnuala was but ten years old. Still, she had hopes and dreams of love and a full life. All her dreams were stolen from ... Read more

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The Poland Trilogy

James Conroyd Martin

Based on the diary of a countess in 1790s Poland, the saga of young Anna Maria begins in PUSH NOT THE RIVER (“all the sweep and romance of Gone with the Wind”) as she falls in love and competes with a scheming cousin, all while she and her family focus on their nation’ s defense ... Read more

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Free: Push Back Choson

What if President Truman had withdrawn American forces from the Korean peninsula in 1950, rather than holding fast in a fight that cost more than 30,000 American lives? How would the United States’ position in Asia be affected today? Free on Kindle.... Read more

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