The Puzzle Master is a race against time. It has its fair share of dramatic moments, atmosphere, action, and even creepy dolls. After suffering a traumatic bra
Category Archives: Historical Fiction
Homecoming by Kate Morton
Homecoming is a slow-burn generational mystery set in Australia. A family tragedy on Christmas Eve of 1959 in Adelaide, Australia, remains mostly unsolved
The Secrets of Hartwood Hall by Katie Lumsden
The Secrets of Hartwood Hall is an atmospheric and compelling gothic mystery. Margaret Lennox, recently widowed, has taken up a governess
Beyond That, The Sea by Laura Spence-Ash
Beyond That, The Sea is by turns joyful and incredibly emotional. I enjoyed every single page. In 1940, as German bombs descend on London, Beatrix’s parents
The House with the Golden Door by Elodie Harper
This trilogy gets better with each book. The House with the Golden Door returns to Pompeii in 75 AD, four years before the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, and follo
The Book of Gothel by Mary McMyne
The Book of Gothel is a wonderfully cozy story of the witch who stole Rapunzel and kept her in the tower. Haelewise, daughter of Hedda, a well-respected midwife
Dark Earth by Rebecca Stott
Dark Earth by Rebecca Stott is a beautifully written historical fiction novel with a dash of mythology and folklore. Isla and Blue live with their father, the..
Little Foxes Took Up Matches by Katya Kazbek
Little Foxes Took Up Matches is a sometimes dark, sometimes sweet coming-of-age tale. Mitya was just two when he swallowed his grandmother’s sewing needle…
Reputation by Lex Croucher
If Mean Girls and Emma had a baby, it would be Reputation by Lex Croucher. After being forced to move in with her aunt and uncle, Georgiana Ellers is desp…
The Wolf Den by Elodie Harper
The Wolf Den by Elodie Harper throws you right into the life of brothels in Pompeii AD 74. Penniless after her father’s death, Amara’s mother sold her as a c…