Best Historical Fiction Books
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My Fair Lady by beautifulatsunrise
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Juliet Rosewood has never been one of the attractive young ladies whom gentlemen favour just liker her sister, Titania. Resigned to a life of being left of the shelf, she is ardently surprised when she catches the fancy of a handsome earl, Edmund Aughust at a masquerade ball. However, as she prepares to accept his hand for marriage after a brief courtship, someone unexpectedly attempts to sabotage her. Will the duo ever achieve happiness?
Raphaëlle by GaaGonordb
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Lundi sept mai 1635, sous les rayons solaires du petit matin Raphaëlle Oiseau apprend l'inévitable et le tant redouté. Son mariage. Sa mère ayant entrepris des recherches pour un bon parti depuis la mort de son propre époux, est finalement parvenue à trouver un accord pour sa fille avec nul autre que le neveu du Roi. Mais cela sans compter sur Raphaëlle qui du haut de ses quinze ans voit la vie et ses mœurs d'un œil très différent. Elle l'ignore encore mais entrer à la cour signifie entrer dans un monde dangereux où l'espionnage est roi et les femmes en sont reines. Amours et trahisons, amitiés et honnêteté ou encore sécurité et liberté tels sont les choix qui la changeront à jamais.
Blood Born: Assassin Book 2 by HeatherWampler
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Evelyn is the first daughter born to an assassin. Her life was never meant to be and the Guild will do anything to end it. Years after her mother, Queen Joselyn, fought for her own freedom and the man she loves, Princess Evelyn must follow in her footsteps. As strange things occur around her, and the bodies pile up, the spoiled young princess must come to terms with who her mother was and who she is now. It's her time to take up the sword and protect those she loves.
The First Queen (Currently Being Updated) by Alexis_the_Greatest
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Queen Eleanor of Alendar. Daughter of King Richard the Wise, and the first female ruler in the Alagorian line. Respected for her skills as a politician, a commander, and a mother to her people. Years of being prepared to ascend to the throne of kings along with her tenure of nearly three years could not prepare her for a threat that was assembling far beyond the Western Sea. A threat that looms so far yet came from so close to home. Aid is called for from a former enemy nation. Ideas clash and tensions brew. Will two young rulers be able to put their differences aside and join forces against this common enemy?
Glorianna by Mikado2746
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Cette histoire n'est ni heureuse , ni triste . Cette histoire , c'est la mienne . Yseult de Mésange Reine de Glorianna . Iseult vient d'avoir 17 ans . Fiancée depuis sa venue au monde , elle doit à présent épousée son promis qui n'est autre que le futur roi de Glorianna . Découvrez la vie d'une jeune reine éprise de liberté et de justice dans un monde de convenance et d'étiquette .
Chosen : Assassin Book 1 by HeatherWampler
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Chosen when a child, Lady Joselyn is trained to be a ruthless killer. She is destined to be the English king's assassin and protector. Only he and the guild master are supposed to know. It's a life and death secret that must be kept. For an assassin survival is precarious. Life is something you simply cannot take for granted because the next day is never granted. Despite her privileged upbringing, Joselyn quickly learned how to survive on her own and to never trust a soul while following the Guild without question. Upon her return to England, a murderous plot against King Cassiush is discovered. Joselyn is shocked when she finds out who the fiend is. She's even more shocked when the King proposes marriage, a lot. An assassin has never married her king before. The last one who fell in love had her tongue ripped out and was burned alive. Letting her emotions cloud her judgment, Joselynfalls for Cassius and agrees to the marriage, jeopardizing not only his life but her own. Disobeying the Guild means death. Now she must figure out how to keep them both alive and not piles of smoldering ash.
The Twelve Kingdoms by annamalities
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"It's a lose-lose situation. Only one of them is a little less lose than the other one. Your call." Twelve kingdoms. Twelve powers. Twelve lives intertwined in a dark vortex of insanity. A dark twist on different fairy tales. [contains some graphic violence/torture]
The Northman's Last Kiss *RetitledOriginally titled 'The Northman's Bride' by SandraLake
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Author Note: If you have already read my story 'The Northman's Bride', this is the same story with no changes or edits. I have written a full length novel, book 3 in my Sons of the North series and have decided to use the title 'The Northman's Bride' for it. I apologize for any confusion. What would you do with only a few days left to live? Would you do throw your pride aside and dare to love? Aleksi has lived his life by the motto that woman were to be worshiped, not understood, much like religion. Now, one of the last two survivors on a plague ship, he has begun to wonder if he hasn't missed out on enjoying the comfort that a charming young wife might have brought him. Wounded in a recent battle, Commander Aleksi Ekstrom awakens on the Norrland ship to discover the priest's ward, a young French woman, locked below deck in a cabin of dead nuns, all other passengers and crew lay dead or dying of what looks like plague. Feeling fevered, yet unwilling to surrender her life just yet, Mimi has the forty-day ship quarantine to live her final days to the full. Her sole wish is to not die a virgin. Promised to the church since birth, she always knew she'd be a terrible nun, and so apparently had the evil priest that was selling her to a warlord in Estonia, where the ship had been heading before contracting the deadly plague. Anchored off the coast of Sweden, the quarantined plague ship is well supplied by Aleksi's grieving father and Jarl Magnus, who generously provides his loyal commander with anything requested, grateful to Aleksi for years of brave, loyal service to Tronscar. Aleksi and Mimi toss social restraints aside and speak openly and honestly, holding nothing back, both desiring to live out their final days with no regrets. But, if they survive the quarantine what then, will Aleksi return to his old life and will Mimi be returned to the warlord she was promised? **Adult content.**
All the Wrong Reasons by shelbylw03
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They married for the wrong reasons. He married her for the money and status, while she married him to start over again. It doesn’t really matter why exactly they married, but what happens when he starts to feel something towards his own wife. And what happens when the trouble she left behind catches up with her?
With Crowns to Spare by hushedsong
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Fate plays a large role in Bonnie Buckley's life. Whether her poor family will live through another day, if she will be able to escape her written destiny, and if she will be unmasked by the enemy. Will she rewrite her own fate and save the kingdom? Or will she be revealed and watch as everything falls into anarchy under her hand?