Is your to-be-read pile growing yet? I’ve had so much fun revisiting my favorites and hearing all about yours this week! I’ll let you in on a little secret, historical fiction is my first love genre! I’ve adored historical fiction since I fell madly in love with reading in middle school. Although I’ve since branched out to other genres and time periods, historical will always have a special place in my reader heart.
No trickery today, I have 8 novels and 10 series to share with y’all (in no particular order)
The Captive Heart by Michelle Griep
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Unputdownable pre-Revolutionary War drama
The Lady and the LionHeart by Joanne Bischof
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#swoof This story left me speechless
A Heart Most Certain by Melissa Jagears
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Charity, small town politics, and a Beauty and the Beast vibe
The Loyal Heart by Shelley Shepard Gray
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A band of Civil War soldiers strive to protect the widow of their fallen brother-in-arms
No Way Up by Mary Connealy
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Romance, humor, suspense, family, faith, and COWBOYS
No Other Will Do by Karen Witemeyer
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There’s only one man she trusts to save her town full of ladies
Miriam by Mesu Andrews
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Must read for every Christian seeking a deeper understanding of the plagues and Exodus
The Beautiful Pretender by Melanie Dickerson
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Princess and the Pea medieval retelling with a dash of Beauty and the Beast
Creek Country Saga by April W. Gardner
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Love, war, and Creek tribal culture brought to life
Vikings of the New World Saga by Heather Day Gilbert
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Based on the true stories of these fierce women warriors
Out from Egypt by Connilyn Cossette
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An intimate look at the plagues and Exodus through the eyes of authentic fictional characters
The Everstone Chronicles by Dawn Crandall
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Four delightful stories as unique as the heroines on their lovely covers
Historicals by Jody Hedlund
Review Martin and Katharina | Review Newton and Polly | Goodreads | Amazon
Stories of love taken from the pages of history
Ladies of the Manor by Roseanna M. White
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Edwardian era mystery, suspense, and intrigue
Courage to Dream by Susan Anne Mason
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Large family drama full of children and romance
Hawthorne House by Kristi Ann Hunter
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Adventurous, humor-filled regency romance
The Pathfinders by Lori Benton
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Revolutionary war family drama, faith and cultures collide
Penned in Time by Pepper D. Basham
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Soul-stirring WWI romance and redemption set on both sides of the pond
Woo! What an exciting bookish year! Give a shout out to your favorites and let me know if you’ll be adding some from the list!
Faithfully Bookish 
I loved the Everstone Chronicles and the Pathfinders! The Lady and the LionHeart is a must read for me in 2017.
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Agreed, Caryl!
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We have such similar tastes Friend! Only a couple I haven’t had a chance to read yet!
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Isn’t that fun! HUGGING YOU!!!
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Well, I’ve read seven of the books on your list, I own a couple more. I won two that I’m still waiting on to get here and I’ve added several to my wishlist!
This year, I loved Until the Dawn and From This Moment by Elizabeth Camden too.
I also really enjoyed the Blue Ribbon Brides collection but my favorite ever collection is Seven Brides for Seven Texans!
~Andrea
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Ah! Until the Dawn is on my shelf and I’m reading Seven Brides for Seven Texans right now! Hugs, bookish friend!!!
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Lady and the Lionheart has been on my TBR since it came out, and I still haven’t read it!! ???? And I really need to check out Dawn Crandall’s series. I keep hearing so much about it! Conni’s and Pepper’s series were definite highlights for me ????
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Oh goodness, I might have to read The Lady and the LionHeart again for proper #swoof … Just thinking about it makes my heart good-ache and I’m still just WOW.
So many good stories, Fici!!! Can I call you “Fici” for blog short or is FA or FicAf better? 😉
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‘Fici’ has a nice ring to it, especially if you pronounce it ‘Fichi’ as I tend to, thanks to my years of singing in Latin ???? The only reason I haven’t read Lady and the Lionheart yet is because I keep putting it off until I know I will have time to write a review. But in the meantime, all these great books keep coming up for review! *facepalm* #bookbloggerproblems
I’m sure it will be a total #swoof read!
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So much fun to see my series up there with such great authors!! Thanks, Beth!!
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My pleasure, Susan! I love those O’Learys!
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Squee! Thank you for including Blackberry Moon on your list of amazingness! It’s a tremendous honor. This list really IS superb. Love you taste in books, my friend!!
Thank you, thank you!
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Your series has been superb! Fascinating Creek and early settler culture with delicious storytelling ❤
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Love your list, Beth! There are a lot of my favorites on there, too. I loved Lady and the Lionheart, Susan Anne Mason’s series, Dawn Crandall’s series, Pepper Basham’s, Kristi Ann Hunter’s (looking forward to #3 there), I have several others in my TBR soon pile. What some amazing reads!
Fici (pronounced Fichi)–I feel your pain and anxiety! I have several of these that I want to read, but there are so many great books I want to review, that I keep putting them off. 😦 #mustreadfaster/#needmoretimeinday
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Ahhhh yes! Pretty much all the ones on here that I have read are on my top reads list too haha!
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Hehehe! Book buddies!
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I love historical covers! So pretty! I hope to read more of these!
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I really need to read the Creek Country Saga!
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Yes, I think I’ve said this 😉 btw, I don’t think you’ve pushed a book at me lately!
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well… you know… i was giving you a chance to return the favor 😉
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