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.
Buckskin Chronicles: The Complete Western Series
BESTSELLING AUTHOR B.N. RUNDELL DRAWS YOU INTO THE HEART OF THE OLD WEST. Ride into a historical western landscape with an array of characters who must overcome unimaginable obstacles in order to prove they have what it takes to survive in the Old West and determine what fate lies before them. The journey begins when ... Read more
The Committee Will Kill You Now: A Novel
The gripping new book from the author of The Algorithm Will See You Now. Based on the true-life rationing of kidney dialysis in 1960s America, a medical intern in 1992 Seattle tries to leave his painful past behind, only to uncover a shocking truth of thirty years prior and the lasting, generational harm of hidden ... Read more
The Munich Girl
Anna Dahlberg grew up eating dinner under her fathers war-trophy portrait of Eva Braun. Fifty years after the war, she discovers what he never did that her mother and Hitlers mistress were friends. The secret surfaces with a mysterious monogrammed handkerchief, and a man whose Third Reich family history is entwined with Annas. Plunged into ... Read more
Knight on Time
Sir Donnavinne of Tripoli had fought his way through the holy land and lived through some of the most brutal battles of the Second Crusade, but none of that prepared him for the strange place he now found himself. Nothing appeared as it should in this world since his chance encounter with the powerful, ancient, ... Read more
The Shanghai Circle
Shanghai,1936. War looms, and a taipan, a triad leader, and a beautiful Russian girl find their lives treacherously entwined. Davina, a feisty young woman, must help steer the family trading house through the threat of invasion, the rise of communism and a deadly typhoon. Unbeknown to her, another danger lurks in the shadows. As heir ... Read more
Atlantis Pyramids Floods
Platos Atlantis is a true story! Now you can learn where it was located, how it was destroyed, and when it happened. This book also shows the connection between the pyramids in Mexico and those in Egypt. It shows that Noahs Great Flood is a periodic event where the Atlantic Ocean floods the Mediterranean Basin. ... Read more
Hobbadehoy Rising
Its 1854, and seventeen-year-old orphan, Pencil, yearns for more control of his life. Viewed as a hobbadehoyone in a state of limbo between boyhood and manhoodby his adult, criminal mentors, hes a field general for a pack of juvenile street rats in Lower Manhattan. Unexpectedly shipped out to Ohio, he finds a divided nation several ... Read more
Tinsmith 1865
Marie Kotlarczyk, heads to the Dakota Territory with her father and brothers, with the promise of a thriving business–but the frontier is anything but welcoming. When her brothers join the Army and her father’s health declines, Marie has only one option–take up the family tinsmith trade, a risky move in a time when women’s roles ... Read more
Beneath The Wayside Cross
In the summer of 1944, the Red Army began its liberation of the Baltic States. Like the other nations of Eastern Europe, the Baltics knew that in the Soviet lexicon liberation was a euphemism for occupation. Following in the wake of the army, the conscription gangs arrived and began gathering up young men to be ... Read more
The Deseret Reckoning
“This irresistible novel manages the curious trick of making the reader want to stand up and cheer… A transformative tale of personal reinvention from a masterful storyteller.” – Kirkus Reviews (Kirkus Star) “… a thoughtful but well-paced adventure… raising the stakes, right till the end. This novel is as much a journey of self discovery ... Read more
Free: The Legend Is Born
This faraway, pre-contact story begins with Helkena, a young, still untattooed girl enduring a typhoon crashing over the only island she has ever known. Her home is W0tto, one of the dry, windswept atolls of the northern Marshall Islands. The newborn infant Lainjin has just been entrusted to her care by his mother, who has ... Read more
The Model Spy
Enter the glamorous yet perilous world of model-turned spy Toto Koopman in Mussolini’s World War II Italy. THE MODEL SPY is based on the true story of Toto Koopman, who spied for the Allies and Italian Resistance during World War II. Operating in the hotbed of Mussolini’s Italy, she courted danger every step of the ... Read more
The Lady and the Minstrel
A lowborn minstrel with a dangerous past. A highborn lady with a scandalous inheritance. Their forbidden love may cost them everything. In 13th century England, Robert Marcel makes a daring escape from his life as a serf and takes up the trade of a minstrel. If he can evade capture for a year and a ... Read more
Storykeeper
A vivid epic (Kirkus Reviews) based on historic documents, this award-winning novel is told from the perspective of the ancient people of the Mississippi River Valley. They survived America’s deadliest invasion when Hernando De Soto and 350 Spanish conquistadors arrived in June, 1541. A century later, Manaha empowered by a dream and against the taboos ... Read more
Joshua and the Chosen People
Joshua has inherited leadership of the Israelites and the divine imperative to provide them a homeland entirely their own. Before him, Jericho and the nations of Canaan glimmer with arms, wealth and impure blood. Can the soft-hearted Joshua clean away the pagans? Can his virtue persevere in the face of Israel’s fearsome destiny? Can the ... Read more
Delicatus
The decadence of Imperial Rome comes to life in S.P. Somtow’s Literary Titan Award-winning novel about one of ancient history’s wildest characters. The historian Suetonius tells us that the Emperor Nero emasculated and married his slave Sporus, the spitting image of murdered Empress Poppaea. But history has more tidbits about Sporus, who went from “puer ... Read more
Riding With Forrest
Riding off to war with the idealism of youth, John Barrett soon finds himself under the command of the most audacious, bold and fearless cavalry commander of the Civil War. Nathan Bedford Forrest terrified his enemies but endeared himself to those who fought with him. $2.99 on Kindle.... Read more
The Munich Girl
What family secrets is a portrait of Hitler’s mistress 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 long-buried family secrets. ” “Hard to put down. Harder to forget.” The Stellar Review ... Read more
Dragon Bones
When Captain Shuri Ikaki of the Japanese army took possession of China’s greatest artifact for transport to Japan he had no idea what twisted path he must follow to complete his mission. Not until nearly 80 years later do modern day historians pick up the trail for the missing treasure. $2.99 on Kindle.... Read more
City of Liars
When the Inquisition holds its first public execution in Barcelona, it draws a Catholic heiress and a Jewish navigator into a secret alliance to smuggle would-be targets to safety by sea. As the rescue mission unfolds, a forbidden love blooms between them. Will their heart-stopping escape plan outfox the vicious regime, or will it cost ... Read more
Free: The Legend Is Born
This faraway, pre-contact story begins with Helkena, a young, still untattooed girl enduring a typhoon crashing over the only island she has ever known. Her home is Wotto, one of the dry, windswept atolls of the northern Marshall Islands. The newborn infant Lainjin has just been entrusted to her care by his mother, who has ... Read more
My Mother’s Friend
The year is 1944 Seventeen-year-old Phee Swensson, a gifted pianist who lives in Algona, Iowa, is stressing about her senior year of high school while caring for her family after her mothers death. When her pastor father takes her to visit the nearby prisoner of war camp, the last thing she expects to find is ... Read more
The Bowman Boys
A father and his four sons fight to survive and thrive during the time of Prohibition. The Bowman Boys is a raucous mix of action, mystery, and romance. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Glass Ornament Christmas
It is 1896, and this Christmastide is extra special for glass blower Shayla Toselli in Canterbury Corner, England. The town square will have an electrically lit tree, and she has been commissioned to create delicate glass ornaments for the new Dukes Christmas Eve ball. When former soldier Adam Preston finds himself in the Toselli workshop, ... Read more
The Deseret Reckoning
“This irresistible novel manages the curious trick of making the reader want to stand up and cheer… A transformative tale of personal reinvention from a masterful storyteller.” – Kirkus Reviews (Kirkus Star) “… a thoughtful but well-paced adventure… raising the stakes, right till the end. This novel is as much a journey of self discovery ... Read more
Winter’s Reckoning
Forty-six-year-old Madeline Fairbanks has no use for ideas like “separation of the races” or “men as the superior sex.” There are many in her dying Southern Appalachian town who are upset by her socially progressive views, but for years—partly due to her late husband’s still-powerful influence, and partly due to her skill as a healer ... Read more
The Little Cottage in the Pines
In a delightful holiday story that stretches through eras, generations and families, the author cleverly connects historically based stories into one continuing tale built around a snow globe that comes to be passed along. Through it, the reader discovers a window into the lives and souls of those who once owned the precious item and ... Read more
Martha’s Cove
The only survivor of a 1800s shipwreck, Polly was barely old enough to speak when she was rescued off Marthas Cove, Nova Scotia. Her adoptive family named her after the cove, forbidding her speaking of her former life. A hard-scrabble life awaits her, saved only by her new brother, Joseph. Meanwhile, her grandfather, who had ... Read more
The Tide Between Us
1821 – A cargo of Irish children is deported to the cane fields of Jamaica: 1991 – Their story is uncovered: “Award-winning & bestselling author brings real history to life with this mesmerizing novel spanning 170 years and 5 generations, The Times. $0.99 on Kindle.... Read more
England’s Martyr
1010 AD: England is dying, its people brutalized and its lands ravaged after wave after wave of Norse invaders. King Ethelred does little but sit on his throne, haunted by his troubled past and easy prey for his manipulative advisors, leaving his subjects to fend for themselves. Unwilling to stand by and do nothing, a ... Read more
Simon Son Of Star
When one man raises his sword against the world biggest empire in a quest against all odds to free his people, a battle that will be written on the pages of history rages on. This heroic 2000 year old story follows Son of Star leader of the second rebellion through the fierce battles and the ... Read more
Jane Digby’s Diary
How many of us live the life of our choosing? Meet one woman who did – Jane Digby. Jane Digbys Diary chronicles the life of one of 19th century’s most remarkable and scandalous women. Come join Jane on her path to a life well-lived. $0.99 each on Kindle. Learn More... 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 $2.99 on Kindle.... Read more
Hair of the Dog
Set in Capone’s Prohibition Chicago in 1929, Gregory Davenport is given two special gifts from the spirit of his murdered cousin. The first allows him to channel the dead. The second provides a single trip back in time. Cousin Deanie wants revenge on his murderers, while Gregory wants to right injustices and protect his family ... Read more
Free: Way of the Viper: The Samurai Cowboys – Book Two
Way of the Viper Cade Wilson is a troubled man. The shadows of his past are haunting him, and he knows he must make things right––but he feels so far away from where he started and no closer to where his heart belongs. As Viper, he was one of three elite warriors trained by a ... Read more
Free: When Light Breaks Through: A Salem Witch Trials Story
“A surprisingly hopeful look at how betrayal, loss, and guilt can change the lives of a community and shape history” –Booklife This fact-based historical novel takes us beyond the witch trials to tell a larger story of what happened in Salem Village. In 1692, Ann Putnam is a central figure in the trials that bring ... Read more
Iron Scars : A Novel of the Spartan Empire
WHAT IF SPARTA RULED AN EMPIRE? In this action-packed, alternate-history fantasy, the Spartans wage war in an attempt to suppress a rebellion that has spread to every corner of their empire. Meanwhile, beyond the empire’s reach, powerful yagar warriors live divided. But when Spartans kidnap a certain female for the Emperor, one yagar sets out ... Read more
Free: Warriors of the Forgotten Way: The Samurai Cowboys – Book One
In the spring of 1870, Cade Wilson is one of three orphans of the American Civil War that meet a samurai warrior from Japan in the northern New Mexico Territory. This warrior trains these young men in the samurai way––in their weapons of war and the code they live by.As honor-bound servants to their Benefactor, ... Read more
Free: Moonlight Runner
In 1920, rum running could make a man rich. It could also get him dead. Garrett O’Donnell was willing to take the risk. Bentley Chance is a retired lieutenant with over thirty years at a mid-size Washington police department. His assignments included patrol, traffic, street crimes, S.W.A.T. and narcotics followed by commands in every division ... Read more
Free: Darcy: A Pride and Prejudice Variation
Take a deep dive into Darcy’s point of view!!! Prizewinning historical fiction – not pure romance – also, a starred Editor’s Pick on PUBLISHERS WEEKLY. (“Should Elizabeth Bennet refuse me again, I shall have to wed – as I swore I never would – for dynasty alone. For I shall only ever love Elizabeth Bennet.” ... Read more
