My Favorite Historical Fiction
Explore a curated list of the best historical fiction books that bring the past to life. Discover captivating stories, beloved classics, and must-read novels for history enthusiasts.
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Jamestown
by Angela Elwell Hunt
Three children, the sole survivors of the Roanoke massacre. Fallon, the oldest, made a solemn pledge to protect his younger charges at all costs. But outside forces work against him, and before long they are torn apart: Fallon is sentenced to death, only to be saved at the last moment and sent England; Noshi is sold to a tribe of Indians as a slave; and Gilda is claimed by her cousin, the lovely Pocahontas.
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A Promise for Tomorrow
by Judith Pella
What cost will the completion of the railroad exact from the Baldwin's lives? Ribbons of Steel book 3.
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The Scarlet Thread
by Francine Rivers
A woman of the nineties. A young pioneer on the Oregon Trail. Though lifetimes apart, they share a remarkable journey. When Sierra discovers her ancestor's handcrafted quilt and reads her journal, she finds that their lives are amazingly similar. By following her ancestor's example, she learns to surrender to God's sovereignty and unconditional love.
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Somewhere a Song
by Judith Pella
The daughters of a newspaper tycoon suffer the aftermath of Pearl Harbor on three different continents.
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The Amazon Quest
by Gilbert Morris
The Perils of the Amazon Reveal the Depths of the Heart's Entanglements.... Emily Winslow meets James Parker, the man who tried to save her brother's life in the trenches of World War I in France, and she and her family feel deeply indebted to him. They offer to help him in any way they can to get a new start after recovering from his own wounds. By the time the family is confronted with the surprising truth of what actually happened on that distant battlefield, Emily has fallen in love with James. Overwhelmed by bitterness and the betrayal of her love, Emily throws herself into her writing career. When an opportunity comes to travel deep into the Amazon rain forest and record the life of an isolated tribe of headhunters, she readily accepts the challenge. But all of her inner turmoil returns with a vengeance when Ian Marlowe walks into her life. Is Emily's faith strong enough to sustain her? Can she trust her heart this time around?
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The Fiery Ring
by Gilbert Morris
When tragedy leaves Joy Winslow and her brother homeless and separated in drought-stricken North Dakota, Joy is forced to ride the rails to find him. While working with the big cats in a circus, she learns her brother was falsely imprisoned in Mexico. Being pulled in several directions, Joy must above all find peace in her own heart.
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The Pilgrim Song
by Gilbert Morris
The saga of an American family continues. Lewis Winslow has money and a bright future in business--but he has lost his wife and is disappointed with how his three children have turned out. Then in October 1929, Lewis Winslow loses everything. Now the family must change their priorities to survive.
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The Beloved Enemy
by Gilbert Morris
Working in a New York garment sweatshop, young Jewish woman Kefira Reis flees an abusive boss and inadvertently saves the life of recently released prisoner Joshua Winslow, who dreams of becoming an archaeologist. Original.
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The Exiles
by Gilbert Morris
A Christian novel set in nineteenth-century New Orleans in which Chantel Fontaine, a young woman with a troubled childhood, searches for answers about her past and her faith after discovering the sister she was told had died.
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A Bride for Donnigan
by Janette Oke
Well-known and loved storyteller Janet Oke presents a beautifully told tale in her best tradition. With both anticipation and anxiety, Donnigan, a man surviving on the Western frontier alone, and Kathleen, a young girl thousands of miles away with limited prospects of finding a husband and stirrings of adventure in her heart, are at last united to begin their lives together.
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A Gown of Spanish Lace
by Janette Oke
Abducted by bandits, Ariana is taken far from her home. As her confinement stretches into weeks, Ariana learns little of her captors. However, the one man assigned to her care doesn't seem to share the temperament of his violent cohorts. He may be Ariana's only chance for escape.
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Roses for Mama
by Janette Oke
A captivating story of a young girl who must assume responsibility for raising her younger siblings.
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A Voice from the Border
by Pamela Smith Hill
Fifteen-year-old Margaret Reeves O'Neill isn't likely to forget the day the war came home to Springfield, Missouri. That was the day her father left to join the Confederacy, fighting for principles he no longer believed in, but for a state he loved. It was also the day she met Percival Wilder, a flirtatious Yankee officer who, instead of being her enemy, became an intimate friend. Now Federal troops have arrived in Springfield. Reeves watches neighbors turn against one another--some supporting Secessionists, others the Union--and she witnesses generosity and bravery side by side with greed and looting. The life she took for granted--her home, family, the very truths she's always held dear--is changing before her eyes....
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The Last Silk Dress
by Ann Rinaldi
High-spirited, beautiful Susan Chilmark, fourteen, vows to do something meaningful to support the Confederacy during the Civil War. Despite the wishes of her mother, Susan and her best friend, Connie, collect silk dresses from all the ladies of Richmond to make a balloon that will be used to spy on the Yankees. But the issues behind the war aren't as obvious as Susan thinks. When she meets her dashing, scandalous older brother and discovers why he was banished from the family, Susan unlocks a Pandora's box of secrets that forces her to rethink and challenge the very system she was born into. Does she have the courage to do what is right even though it may hurt the ones she loves?