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Welcome back, reader friends! I hope y’all had a blessed Christmas and maybe some books under your tree?! Do tell! We’re launching into day 3 of our year-end celebration so click here if you missed one of the earlier posts!
Genres, time periods, settings… we love them all! SO, what kind of fictional experience are y’all in the mood for?! Not sure? Can’t decide? I’m here for you! We’re dedicating this final week of the year to the swoof files! Seven lists of ten books each categorized by swoof, my experience of the reads!
Let’s talk history! Historical fiction brings the past to life with rich detail and I love it! The lists of dates, names, and places mean next to nothing to me without the story behind them. These particular titles spark that itch to learn more about the historical facts and visit featured locations! Each of these books has been featured on Faithfully Bookish in 2017 so y’all can get the scoop by clicking the covers below for more about these lovely stories!
The Road to Paradise
by Karen Barnett
Don’t you love this retro 1920s style cover?! This book kicks off a new series centered around the National Park System and I’m so excited to experience them all!
Many Sparrows
by Lori Benton
Native American culture has always fascinated me and this story takes readers deep into the daily lives of a Shawnee tribe.
High as the Heavens
by Kate Breslin
This WWI story is set in Brussels and loaded with action, espionage, grief, heartache, faith, and love.
Wings of the Wind
by Connilyn Cossette
That’s Jericho, y’all! Can you imagine?! This conclusion to the Out of Egypt series gives readers an intimate look at the biblical tale.
A Moonbow Night
by Laura Frantz
Head deep into the Kentucke territory in the days of Daniel Boone and experience the first American frontier west of the Appalachians.
Creek Country Saga
by April W. Gardner
This series celebrates the beauty of diversity amid different cultures that inhabit the deep south during America’s infancy!
The Mark of the King
by Jocelyn Green
Settlers strive to carve even a scrap of civilization from the unforgiving wilderness of French Louisiana colony.
With You Always
by Jody Hedlund
We’ve all heard of the orphan trains but this new series explores living conditions at both ends of the rail lines!
In His Eyes
by Stephenia H. McGee
A reluctant romance for the sake of an innocent set against the backdrop of the Reconstruction Era.
The Samurai’s Heart
by Walt Mussell
Sixteenth-century Japan… mic drop.
Which one of these history reads have YOU experienced, reader friends?
What books would you add?
Faithfully Bookish 
I have Read Jody Hedlund and Jocelyn Green. And I sooooo want to read the others! This is my genre! Happy New Year!
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Ah, historicals ???? the genre of my heart, as well, reader friend!
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I have most of these on my kindle, waiting for me to read them. Happy New Year!
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Yay, Becky!!! Happy reading!
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Love this, Beth Erin! You reflect my own history loving fiction heart. Over the moonbow that moonbow is on the list! Thank you for reading and sharing so others can benefit. Can’t say enough about that!
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These wonderful stories bring joy to my reader heart! It is my honor and pleasure to share them!
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Haven’t read all these, but I need to! Great list, Beth. I’m honored to be on it!
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Thank you, April! I’m honored to have the opportunity to read your saga!
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I’ve read High as the Heavens, A Moonbow Night, The Mark of the King, With You Always, and In His Eyes. I enjoyed all of them in different ways and for different reasons.
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That’s wonderful! ☺
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I’d add A Name Unknown by Roseanna White.
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Great pick! I have that book in another swoof file!
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Wow, Beth, this is my favorite genre and you’ve put together such a great list of diverse time periods! Samurai, really? I love it!! I have several of these titles I’m already excited to start reading, and now I’ll be adding more. 🙂 Thanks for including High As The Heavens, too. Happy New Year! XO
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Thank you, Kate! Variety is the spice of life! 😉 Happy New Year to you, too!
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I’ve read the Mark of the King and Many Sparrows. I received a copy of A Moonbow Night for Christmas!
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Yay for book gifts!
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The only one on this list that I have read is As High as the Heavens. It’s a great book. I love all of Kate Breslin’s books.
There are several on my wish list.
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You have plenty to choose from! Happy reading!
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I’ve read and loved Many Sparrows, High as the Heavens, A Moonbow Night and Mark of the King. I gave A Moonbow Night to my heart sister for Christmas.
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Great gift!
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Oh, yes! So many of these are on my list, too! I would add Lynn Austin’s ‘Where We Belong’, ‘The Illusionist’s Apprentice’ by Kristy Cambron, and ‘A Name Unknown’ by Roseanna M. White. There’s a few on here I haven’t got around to reading yet, though. Soon!
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I didn’t get around to Lynn Austin’s but the other two made my lists!
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eeeee! So many faves here!! HOW DID YOU CHOOSE?!? lol
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I let the swoof guide me ????
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I have read In His Eyes and Mark of the King and both were wonderful books. I have all of the others on kindle waiting to be read except High as the Heavens which is on my birthday list that is in January. I don’t have Karen Barnett’s. A bunch of good looking books for sure. Happy New Year!
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Agreed! Happy New Year to you and happy reading!
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Though I have a few of these on my shelves, waiting to become favorites, the only one I read this year was Jocelyn Green’s The Mark of the King – and it was one of my favorite reads this year 😀
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Powerful story, for sure!
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