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.
A Stream to Follow
When WWII ends, Bruce Duncan, a battlefront surgeon, returns home to a small town in Pennsylvania with plans of opening a general practice, fly fishing in his spare time, and forgetting the past. But the ravages of his war aren’t over. Haunted by images of soldiers he tried to save, his own near-death experiences, and ... Read more
Free: Lost Child
A spellbinding tale of female strength and perseverance! On October 27, 2015, a newborn baby was abandoned in a New York Orphanage. Never adopted, she was sent on an Orphan train to the Midwest. Follow her adventures as she struggles to survive in a frightening new world and build her life. Free on Kindle.... Read more
HEIMAT
Heimat is an epic story of emigrants leaving post-WWI Germany in 1929 for America, intending to return someday to Neisse, their Heimat, as successful American citizens. Before leaving Germany, one emigrant’s plan began unraveling in Berlin’s Bahnhof, where he saved the life of an American diplomat. His heroism created a friendship with the diplomat and ... Read more
The Murder of Sarah Grosvenor
In a small 18th century American village, where the streams ran cool and clean, the soil was loamy, and the people prospered, repeated attempts to end the pregnancy of a prominent young woman resulted in her gruesome death. The Murder of Sarah Grosvenor is a compelling work of historical fiction which revisits those shocking days ... Read more
The Flight of the Veil
In the intelligent historical novel The Flight of the Veil, a psychiatrist returns to places that were treacherous in his childhood, reconciling internal contradictions. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
The Bridge to Freedom
A lot can happen in ten days. For ten days, take a peek into the lives of Violet, a domestic worker and her husband Everett a Pullman porter as they face the challenges of the times. Take a peek as they navigate a world where they must balance the demands of those whose expectations ... Read more
Free: Charani’s Gift
At the dawn of modern psychiatry, two doctors encounter an astonishing young woman who will change medical history in this powerful novel of a time when the self was still a mystery, and magic was real. Based on real events, Charani’s Gift is the story of one remarkable young woman’s inner strength, reimagining the western ... Read more
Passage on a Bridge
It is 1935. Jim Hoffman, 19 years old with no future, leaves his hometown to ride the rails into the heart of hard times. Jim’s journey with a prep school dropout and a Texas panhandle Irishman sets in motion an odyssey of self-discovery and enduring friendship. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Triumph and Treasure: A Scottish Regency (Highland Heather Romancing a Scot Series Book 1)
She was a means to an end…he wasn’t supposed to ever love her. He lived an idyllic life…One day, Flynn, Earl of Luxmoore, was a wealthy, carefree lord, courting the woman he intended to wed. And the next day, he’s stripped of all but his title and left with no means to care for his ... Read more
The Druid
The start of a thrilling historical adventure series, The Druid is perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell, Simon Scarrow, and Griff Hosker. With his war-dogs by his side Bellicus of Dun Breatann must hunt down the men who abducted Princess Catia before their bloody plans can be completed… “Dark age adventure at its gripping best.” ... Read more
Free: Lost Child
A spellbinding tale of abandonment, rejection, and survival. A baby girl abandoned at birth was raised in an orphanage and sent to the mid-west on an orphan train. Placed out as a farm laborer, she fought for survival in a lonely, abusive environment. How did she survive? Free on Kindle.... Read more
Free: The White Cockade
The White Cockade is the story of the early days of the American Revolution and of the men and women caught up in it: Josiah, who doesn’t want war but can’t escape it. Hugo, once Josiah’s best friend but now his bitter enemy. Mercy, who dreams of marrying Josiah. Walter, eager to fight the British. ... Read more
The Heart of a Hussar
He’s determined to protect his country. But can he defend himself against the ultimate betrayal? Muscovy, 1610. Jacek D?browski yearns to be recognized for his valor. Hoping his recent promotion to lieutenant will help secure the lands he desires, the twenty-two-year-old Polish cavalry officer earns instead the enmity of his captain. And his out-of-character rescue ... Read more
The Vanishing Woman
“The Vanishing Woman” tells the incredible true story of Ellen Craft, a slave who escaped by posing as a white man, while her husband pretended to be her slave. Ellen and William traveled 1,000 harrowing miles from Georgia to Philadelphia in 1848. It’s one of the most amazing stories of the Underground Railroad. $0.99 on ... Read more
A Slender Thread
The outcome of World War II hangs, as Churchill says, by “a slender thread.” Only the tiny, half-starved Mediterranean island of Malta stands in Hitler’s way. The relentless strains of war threaten not only the survival of Malta but also the survival of Johnnie and Eleanor’s relationship. Will their future together be yet another casualty ... Read more
A Panther Crosses Over
A clash of civilizations, two powerful leaders, and a dramatic outcome that ripples through generations. A Panther Crosses Over is the first book of The American Trilogy series, three novels that reframe the epic legacy of the fight for the American Midwest. $9.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Flight of Ukraine Sparrow
Torn from her home and family at a young age, a Ukrainian farm girl is swept into the KGB’s notorious State School Four. Here she is taught the dark side of sexual seduction and is being trained as spy for the State. Risking it all to escape the horrors of her life in the Soviet ... Read more
Free: David: God’s Chosen Crucible
David is every man’s man, an outlaw prophet, a man of war, and a man of God. He is a ruthless warrior, an ardent lover, skilled musician, and poet-philosopher. God sees in him the heart of a lion, the tenacity of a bear, and an ever-faithful man of action. God calls an unlikely and lowly ... Read more
The Munich Girl
The past may not be done with us. 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 untangles a web of long-buried secrets. “Historical fiction that reads like ... Read more
Then Like The Blind Man | ORBIE’S STORY
Feisty nine-year-old Orbie Ray hates his stepfather even more than he does mean colored kids with knives – a fact that lands him at Harlan’s Crossroads, there to spend a drought summer on his grandparent’s dirt farm while his family travels on to Florida’s sunny climes. Resentful, fearing for his naively religious mother, Orbie pines ... Read more
One Night With Finnbar
It’s no surprise Edmond Mattox demanded revenge for his loss of face; but how could Martin have known the price would be Finnbar’s innocence? Martin must choose. Is he the man who acts when evil threatens the powerless, or is he just another aristocratic prat who puts himself first? One Night With Finnbar is a ... Read more
On the Precipice of the Labyrinth
The novel takes place in the late 1930s and involves William Benning, a young American man who finishes college and has had a strong introduction to the Spanish language. Benning graduates from the University of Virginia in 1937 and has learned about what is happening in Europe in general, and Spain specifically, during that tumultuous ... Read more
Secret of the Old Tower
A family secret. Two dead bodies. The penalty for murder is death. The year is 1768. Angus MacKay returns to London after five years in the American colonies. He returns home full of hope for the future, but his lack of education soon leaves his dreams shattered. He discovers you can never go home again. ... Read more
Fortune’s Child: A Novel of Empress Theodora
Theodora: actress, prostitute, mistress, feminist. And Byzantine Empress of the Roman world. KIRKUS REVIEWS: “A meticulously researched historical account presented in the form of a thrilling political drama.” GRAND PRIZE 2019 Best Book, Chanticleer International Book Awards $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Free: Les Beaux Châteaux
Inspired by a headline about French bakeries shuttering, Les Beaux Châteaux is the story of a father and son who must learn a new way forward as traditional French life evolves. Free on Kindle.... Read more
Free: The Treasure Galleons: Prequel to The Golden Age of Pyracy Series
In the Age of Sail, a captain’s son is left to confront pirates, cannibals, and an angry king after a hurricane devastates his family and their fleet carrying $400 million in treasure. The true story of 1715 Spanish shipwrecks that gave Florida its “Treasure Coast” – as told in the multi-award-winning screenplay. Full-color illustrations. Free ... Read more
A Widow of Bath Trilogy
A woman in a man’s world, fighting to survive. A mother, seeking her missing son. An avenger of murdered innocents. Against a corrupt church, arrogant nobles, biased judges and lethal assassins, what can one woman do? If she is Alyson, weaver of Bath, widow of experience, mistress of contacts to the unseen, dismissed and ignored ... Read more
Operation Teardrop
Based on events, Operation Teardrop is proof truth is often stranger than fiction. By 1944, the war has turned against Hitler’s Third Reich, and German cities lie in ruins from the constant bombing by the Allies. On every front, Allied forces are driving the Wehrmacht forces back. Inspired by the success of his terror weapons, ... Read more
Free: Lemon Sugar Series
After the Great War is over, Etta, Cali, and Lucy get handed a bitter lemon- poverty, grief, and despair. As they piece their lives together, they find strength in sisterhood. The love between them becomes the sugar that makes the lemon sweet. If you love women’s historical fiction with a strong female lead, small town ... Read more
The Adventure of the Murdered Midwife
A dead midwife. His mother accused of the murder. Can Sherlock solve the case before she hangs? A sudden call back to the family estate only weeks into his first term at Eton, puts Sherlock’s nerves on high alert. When he learns his mother has been accused of murder, he’s pushed to solve the crime ... Read more
The King’s Favorite
The King’s Favorite is a mystery thriller set during one of the most spirited, scandalous, and memorable periods in English history—the Restoration—when the son of an executed king brought monarchy back to England after the repressive years of the Commonwealth. Following the coronation of Charles II came a reopening of the theaters, with the first ... Read more
The Model Spy
THE MODEL SPY is based on the true story of Toto Koopman, who spied for the Allies and Italian Resistance during World War II. Largely unknown today, Toto was arguably the first woman to spy for the British Intelligence Service. Operating in the hotbed of Mussolini’s Italy, she courted danger every step of the way. ... Read more
Free: Beyond the Pettus Bridge
A fire rages. Children race to escape the woods being devoured by flames. A white man in a white robe is carried away on a stretcher. Claire, a young, Yankee teacher, and her new husband, Bruce, move from Detroit to Selma, Alabama in 1969 when he joins the Air Force. It doesn’t take long for ... Read more
Answering Liberty’s Call
In 1778, war is men’s business. That doesn’t stop Anna Stone from getting involved in the fight. As the wife of a preacher-turned-soldier, a healer, and mother of three, Anna knows her place in this world. She tends to things at home while her husband and brothers fight for liberty. But when her loved ones ... Read more
Free: Confidence John
A coded journal. A buried treasure. A dangerous journey. In the early 1800s, as the Spanish surrender Florida to the United States government, Emily Bisset reunites with her estranged mother Simone to solve a family mystery and seek revenge on the man who abandoned them both: Confidence John. As they make their way to ... Read more
Running with Cannibals
Four people caught within the grip of war and the greed of domination. One will die. One will find himself by learning that truth stands alone, wears no flag, and employs no spokesman. the other two will live forever, legends in the minds and hearts of the Philippine people. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Free: Maid of Baikal
What if a Siberian Joan of Arc had rescued the White Army at a critical point of the Russian Civil War in 1919? MAID OF BAIKAL presents an alternative outcome to the war, vividly portraying its violence, bitterness and hardship, while telling the inspirational story of a determined young woman who perseveres in the face ... Read more
Free: After the Voyage
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 away. They raise three children ... Read more
Journeys: the Archers of Saint Sebastian
15-year-old Marieke disguises herself as a boy to hide in the all-male archers’ guild of Saint Sebastian. Soon she’s vowing to help the charming Journeyman Tristan win the annual guild competitions, without ever letting him find out she’s a girl – a girl who loves him. $1.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Too Soon the Night: A Novel of Empress Theodora
Born into poverty, Theodora transforms from actress to prostitute to mistress to Empress of the Eastern Roman Empire. In this male dominated world, she shrewdly navigates wars, political crises, a citywide rebellion, and a world plague pandemic. “A gorgeous tapestry of impeccable research and intricate world-building.” ~Author Kate Quinn $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
