Historical Fiction 2013

What historical fiction books being published in 2013 are you most excited for?

Note: This means that every book on this list should be BOTH historical fiction AND releasing in 2013.

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1	The Aviator's Wife by Melanie Benjamin (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 76,154 ratings score: 18,075, and 183 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Seduction (Reincarnationist, #5) by M.J. Rose (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 1,666 ratings score: 17,444, and 177 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Firebird (Slains, #2) by Susanna Kearsley (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 30,280 ratings score: 14,472, and 148 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Midwife's Tale (Midwife Mysteries, #1) by Sam Thomas (Goodreads Author) 3.66 avg rating — 2,947 ratings score: 13,302, and 136 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The White Princess (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #5) by Philippa Gregory (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 48,255 ratings score: 12,006, and 123 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Temple of a Thousand Faces by John Shors (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 1,438 ratings score: 10,936, and 112 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Paris by Edward Rutherfurd (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 27,977 ratings score: 10,557, and 108 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald by Therese Anne Fowler (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 58,315 ratings score: 10,129, and 104 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The Turncoat (Renegades of the American Revolution) by Donna Thorland (Goodreads Author) 3.69 avg rating — 1,912 ratings score: 10,073, and 103 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Shadow on the Crown (The Emma of Normandy Trilogy #1) by Patricia Bracewell (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 6,128 ratings score: 8,816, and 92 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The Tudor Conspiracy (The Spymaster Chronicles, #2) by C.W. Gortner (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 1,875 ratings score: 7,896, and 83 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	The Chalice (Joanna Stafford, #2) by Nancy Bilyeau (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 1,939 ratings score: 7,705, and 80 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Royal Mistress by Anne Easter Smith (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 1,245 ratings score: 7,591, and 79 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The House Girl by Tara Conklin (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 62,998 ratings score: 7,176, and 74 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The Summer Queen (Eleanor of Aquitaine, #1) by Elizabeth Chadwick (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 11,410 ratings score: 7,083, and 75 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 459,933 ratings score: 6,787, and 69 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	A Murder at Rosamund's Gate (Lucy Campion Mysteries, #1) by Susanna Calkins (Goodreads Author) 3.62 avg rating — 2,256 ratings score: 6,759, and 70 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Call Me Zelda by Erika Robuck (Goodreads Author) 3.72 avg rating — 4,714 ratings score: 6,749, and 70 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	The Ashford Affair by Lauren Willig (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 9,597 ratings score: 6,580, and 68 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	A Spear of Summer Grass by Deanna Raybourn (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 4,699 ratings score: 6,104, and 63 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Blood & Beauty by Sarah Dunant 3.70 avg rating — 11,565 ratings score: 5,915, and 62 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Out of the Easy by Ruta Sepetys (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 70,570 ratings score: 5,873, and 61 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	The Last Runaway by Tracy Chevalier (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 38,839 ratings score: 5,804, and 61 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 267,758 ratings score: 5,758, and 59 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	The Serpent and the Pearl (The Borgias, #1) by Kate Quinn (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 5,691 ratings score: 5,457, and 58 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	After Rome: A Novel of Celtic Britain by Morgan Llywelyn 3.33 avg rating — 720 ratings score: 5,095, and 54 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 397,960 ratings score: 5,056, and 52 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	The Passion of the Purple Plumeria (Pink Carnation, #10) by Lauren Willig (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 3,818 ratings score: 4,991, and 52 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	The Madman's Daughter (The Madman's Daughter, #1) by Megan Shepherd (Goodreads Author) 3.68 avg rating — 25,033 ratings score: 4,949, and 53 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Calling Me Home by Julie Kibler (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 46,015 ratings score: 4,934, and 52 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Blood Between Queens (Thornleigh, #5) by Barbara Kyle (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 280 ratings score: 4,746, and 50 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	The Forgotten Queen (Tudor Court #4) by D.L. Bogdan 3.72 avg rating — 989 ratings score: 4,634, and 49 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	The Last Camellia by Sarah Jio (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 9,799 ratings score: 4,327, and 46 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	The Boleyn King (Boleyn Trilogy, #1) by Laura Andersen (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 5,059 ratings score: 4,146, and 43 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	What Darkness Brings (Sebastian St. Cyr, #8) by C.S. Harris (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 7,781 ratings score: 4,144, and 43 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	The Obituary Writer by Ann Hood (Goodreads Author) 3.73 avg rating — 15,700 ratings score: 3,823, and 41 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Burial Rites by Hannah Kent (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 121,858 ratings score: 3,793, and 40 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Roses Have Thorns: A Novel of Elizabeth I (Ladies in Waiting, #3) by Sandra Byrd (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 1,377 ratings score: 3,717, and 40 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Life After Life (Todd Family, #1) by Kate Atkinson 3.78 avg rating — 238,924 ratings score: 3,692, and 39 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Venus in Winter by Gillian Bagwell (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 425 ratings score: 3,661, and 40 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker by Jennifer Chiaverini (Goodreads Author) 3.54 avg rating — 32,637 ratings score: 3,421, and 36 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	The Secret History: A Novel of Empress Theodora by Stephanie Marie Thornton (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 2,388 ratings score: 3,389, and 38 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	The Agincourt Bride (Catherine de Valois, #1) by Joanna Hickson (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 2,846 ratings score: 3,265, and 36 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	Palisades Park by Alan Brennert (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 6,911 ratings score: 3,245, and 35 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	The Winter Witch by Paula Brackston (Goodreads Author) 3.73 avg rating — 16,370 ratings score: 3,205, and 34 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Fever by Mary Beth Keane (Goodreads Author) 3.73 avg rating — 16,143 ratings score: 3,198, and 34 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	The Ghost Bride by Yangsze Choo (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 36,854 ratings score: 3,006, and 32 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	The Light in the Ruins by Chris Bohjalian (Goodreads Author) 3.68 avg rating — 29,986 ratings score: 2,937, and 32 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Queen's Gambit by Elizabeth Fremantle 3.82 avg rating — 5,968 ratings score: 2,930, and 32 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	The Other Typist by Suzanne Rindell (Goodreads Author) 3.55 avg rating — 19,328 ratings score: 2,911, and 31 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	Lady of Ashes (Lady of Ashes, #1) by Christine Trent (Goodreads Author) 3.54 avg rating — 3,956 ratings score: 2,890, and 32 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	A Hundred Summers by Beatriz Williams (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 49,299 ratings score: 2,871, and 32 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	Dreamers in Hell (Heroes in Hell, #16) by Janet E. Morris (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.63 avg rating — 94 ratings score: 2,785, and 28 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	Letters from Skye by Jessica Brockmole (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 16,836 ratings score: 2,742, and 30 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	The Inquisitor's Wife by Jeanne Kalogridis (Goodreads Author) 3.60 avg rating — 915 ratings score: 2,696, and 30 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	The Perfume Collector by Kathleen Tessaro (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 42,009 ratings score: 2,691, and 29 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	Hild (The Hild Sequence, #1) by Nicola Griffith (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 12,645 ratings score: 2,598, and 27 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	Confessions of Marie Antoinette (Marie Antoinette, #3) by Juliet Grey (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 1,306 ratings score: 2,528, and 28 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	Longbourn by Jo Baker (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 61,669 ratings score: 2,498, and 27 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	Anvil of God (The Carolingian Chronicles, #1) by J. Boyce Gleason (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 771 ratings score: 2,496, and 26 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	The Third Son by Julie Wu (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 1,597 ratings score: 2,438, and 26 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	Parlor Games by Maryka Biaggio (Goodreads Author) 3.47 avg rating — 1,939 ratings score: 2,352, and 26 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	The Typewriter Girl by Alison Atlee (Goodreads Author) 3.16 avg rating — 1,335 ratings score: 2,306, and 25 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	His Majesty's Hope (Maggie Hope Mystery, #3) by Susan Elia MacNeal (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 13,612 ratings score: 2,075, and 22 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	The Movement of Stars by Amy Brill (Goodreads Author) 3.53 avg rating — 2,172 ratings score: 2,035, and 23 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	The Ambassador's Daughter (The Kommandant's Girl, #0) by Pam Jenoff (Goodreads Author) 3.63 avg rating — 10,778 ratings score: 1,984, and 22 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	The Witch of Little Italy by Suzanne Palmieri (Goodreads Author) 3.70 avg rating — 2,882 ratings score: 1,981, and 22 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68	The Paris Affair (Rannoch Fraser Mysteries #3) by Tracy Grant (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 570 ratings score: 1,952, and 21 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	In the Shadow of Blackbirds by Cat Winters (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 13,419 ratings score: 1,939, and 22 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
70	My Notorious Life by Kate Manning (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 14,905 ratings score: 1,932, and 21 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
71	Mrs. Poe by Lynn Cullen (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 12,494 ratings score: 1,924, and 21 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
72	Duchess of Drury Lane by Freda Lightfoot 3.25 avg rating — 101 ratings score: 1,910, and 21 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
73	Empress of the Night: A Novel of Catherine the Great by Eva Stachniak (Goodreads Author) 3.07 avg rating — 1,574 ratings score: 1,857, and 21 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
74	Leaving Everything Most Loved (Maisie Dobbs, #10) by Jacqueline Winspear (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 24,929 ratings score: 1,846, and 19 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
75	Lighthouse Bay by Kimberley Freeman 3.93 avg rating — 3,478 ratings score: 1,790, and 19 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
76	Belle Epoque by Elizabeth Ross (Goodreads Author) 3.61 avg rating — 3,557 ratings score: 1,738, and 19 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
77	India Black and the Shadows of Anarchy (Madam of Espionage Mystery, #3) by Carol K. Carr (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 1,060 ratings score: 1,717, and 19 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
78	Summerset Abbey (Summerset Abbey, #1) by T.J. Brown (Goodreads Author) 3.55 avg rating — 2,516 ratings score: 1,714, and 20 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
79	The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 123,357 ratings score: 1,699, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
80	Strands of Bronze and Gold by Jane Nickerson (Goodreads Author) 3.47 avg rating — 6,142 ratings score: 1,664, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
81	The Spymistress by Jennifer Chiaverini (Goodreads Author) 3.69 avg rating — 6,128 ratings score: 1,626, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
82	The Wild Girl by Kate Forsyth (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 4,247 ratings score: 1,617, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
83	An Inquiry into Love and Death by Simone St. James (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 10,743 ratings score: 1,613, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
84	The Storycatcher by Ann Hite (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 1,152 ratings score: 1,599, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
85	Heirs and Graces (Her Royal Spyness Mysteries, #7) by Rhys Bowen (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 14,184 ratings score: 1,572, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
86	Murder in Chelsea (Gaslight Mystery, #15) by Victoria Thompson 4.26 avg rating — 5,633 ratings score: 1,499, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
87	Muse by Mary Novik (Goodreads Author) 3.49 avg rating — 302 ratings score: 1,497, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
88	The Edge of the Earth by Christina Schwarz (Goodreads Author) 3.61 avg rating — 2,284 ratings score: 1,487, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
89	Godiva by Nicole Galland (Goodreads Author) 3.38 avg rating — 491 ratings score: 1,465, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
90	Victoria Rebels by Carolyn Meyer (Goodreads Author) 3.62 avg rating — 744 ratings score: 1,393, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
91	Proof of Guilt (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #15) by Charles Todd (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 5,002 ratings score: 1,337, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
92	Children of Liberty (The Bronze Horseman, #0A) by Paullina Simons 3.31 avg rating — 3,361 ratings score: 1,319, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
93	Daughters of the Nile (Cleopatra's Daughter, #3) by Stephanie Dray (Goodreads Author) 4.28 avg rating — 1,822 ratings score: 1,316, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
94	The Glass Ocean by Lori Baker 2.91 avg rating — 340 ratings score: 1,273, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
95	Above All Things by Tanis Rideout (Goodreads Author) 3.69 avg rating — 3,916 ratings score: 1,257, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
96	The Spanish Queen: A Novel of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon by Carolly Erickson 3.57 avg rating — 1,046 ratings score: 1,235, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
97	Royal Inheritance (Secrets of the Tudor Court, #6) by Kate Emerson 3.60 avg rating — 352 ratings score: 1,180, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
98	Whistling Past the Graveyard by Susan Crandall (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 42,786 ratings score: 1,164, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
99	Seven for a Secret (Timothy Wilde, #2) by Lyndsay Faye (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 4,654 ratings score: 1,140, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
100	Merivel: A Man of His Time by Rose Tremain 4.01 avg rating — 2,472 ratings score: 1,137, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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message 1: by MaryannC Victorian Dreamer (new)

Sep 15, 2012 05:00PM

This is a pretty awesome list, really looking forward to so many of these upcoming releases, thanks for putting this out there!

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message 2: by Laura Lee (new)

Nov 11, 2012 03:12PM

Awesome is right! Would be easier to check off books I don't want to read!

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message 3: by Valerie (new)

Nov 12, 2012 10:31AM

This is my most favorite genre and I'm REALLY looking forward to quite a few of these upcoming releases!!

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message 4: by Valerie (new)

Nov 12, 2012 10:31AM

Laura Lee wrote: "Would be easier to check off books I don't want to read!"

Isn't that the truth!??! ;)

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message 5: by Chrystal (new)

Nov 25, 2012 12:39PM

Great list! I've added quite a few to my wishlist. :)

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message 6: by My Book Addiction and More (new)

Nov 29, 2012 12:52PM

Great list. So many to chose from

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message 7: by Elizabeth (new)

Nov 29, 2012 05:56PM

Now, if I can hide away for a few weeks, I might be able to read my chosen novels, however, since I know that realistically I cannot I will definitely read them one by one in the evenings and w/e...!!!

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message 8: by Jacqueline (new)

Dec 03, 2012 05:11PM

If I can havw some time to my \self I will be so happy

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message 9: by Darlene (new)

Dec 05, 2012 04:23PM

Time is my only reason for not reading more. List looks VERY inviting!

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message 10: by Kristine (new)

Jan 10, 2013 10:45AM

Truly a wonderful list, will start at the top and work my way down

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message 11: by Jessica (new)

Jan 10, 2013 01:39PM

This list has introduced me to far too many things that I hadn't heard of but now can't wait for!

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message 12: by Robin (new)

Jan 14, 2013 08:48PM

Caitlin, you have compiled an amazingly awesome list that will benefit me in my library fiction orders, not to mention my own to-be-read list. Thanks!

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message 13: by Neila (new)

Jan 26, 2013 08:10AM

If only I had time to read them all!

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message 14: by Caitlin (new)

Jan 26, 2013 10:15AM

Thanks guys, for all your help voting on this list! I can't wait until I have time to work my way through.

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message 15: by Jolie (new)

Feb 13, 2013 06:11PM

most of these are on my to-read list. The Caged Graves sounds AMAZING! I HAVE TO READ IT, OR I WILL KNOW I MISSED OUT! :)

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message 16: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Mar 15, 2013 10:31AM

Should The Twelve Tribes of Hattie be on here? It was published in 2012.

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message 17: by Jolie (new)

Mar 15, 2013 01:11PM

Susanna wrote: "Should The Twelve Tribes of Hattie be on here? It was published in 2012."

Ya, that is weird...

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message 18: by Margaret (new)

Mar 15, 2013 01:14PM

But isn't this list for books published in 2013?

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message 19: by Jolie (last edited Mar 15, 2013 01:18PM) (new)

Mar 15, 2013 01:18PM

Margaret wrote: "But isn't this list for books published in 2013?"

ya, thats what's weird.I dont get why a book published in 2012 would be on the historical fiction 2013 list.

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message 20: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Mar 15, 2013 01:57PM

You want it removed, Caitlin?

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message 21: by Jolie (new)

Mar 15, 2013 03:23PM

Susanna wrote: "You want it removed, Caitlin?"

huh?

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message 22: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Mar 15, 2013 03:27PM

Do you want me to remove Hattie, as it was published in 2012?

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message 23: by Caitlin (new)

Mar 15, 2013 03:44PM

Sure, if you see any books that aren't historical fiction or released in 2013, it's fine for you to remove. It's hard to keep track of them all.

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message 24: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (last edited Mar 15, 2013 04:33PM) (new)

Mar 15, 2013 04:31PM

Removed:

The Twelve Tribes of Hattie (published in 2012)
The Mirror and the Light ("expected publication 2015")

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message 25: by Jack (new)

Mar 23, 2013 12:27PM

What a great list. Wish there were more American settings, though.

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message 26: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Mar 23, 2013 01:57PM

That was a popular setting once upon a time, but not these days, I think.

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message 27: by P.S. (new)

May 05, 2013 05:50PM

Jack, Fireflies is set in Luzerne County Pennsylvania.

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message 28: by ♥ Marlene♥ (new)

May 17, 2013 03:01AM

Thanks to this list I discovered the Painted Girls. Just finished reading and gave it 5 stars. great read. What to read next? I like the style of said author and Sarah Waters, Sarah Dunant. Historical fiction a bit dark.

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message 29: by Hanan (new)

Jun 30, 2013 10:56AM

So many book . I don't enough time

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message 30: by Rosie (last edited Jul 09, 2013 05:59AM) (new)

Jul 09, 2013 05:58AM

Am looking forward to reading a lot of these books. I heart reading and am so excited about the list and your website. I am on here all the time and luv this site and the reviews. Thank you

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message 31: by Tilly (new)

Aug 20, 2013 10:44PM

Oh my god SO MANY BOOKS I WANT TO READ! Not fair! :D why do I have to bother with life; why can't I just become a hermit and read all day every day?! :P I'm so excited about so many of these :D

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message 32: by Joss (new)

Aug 28, 2013 12:20PM

Number 200 (The Last Kingdom, Bernard Cornwell) needs removing since it was published in 2004.

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message 33: by Pauline (new)

Nov 05, 2013 11:18AM

If you are interested in Cuba, I highly recommend MY LOST CUBA

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message 34: by Banjomike (last edited Nov 19, 2013 02:09PM) (new)

Nov 19, 2013 11:47AM

Removed:
Anne Frank - The Diary of a Young Girl (not fiction)
Miriam Feinberg Vamosh - The Scroll (from 2012)
Cathy Marie Buchanan - The Painted Girls (from 2012)

Also duplicates combined.

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message 35: by Linda (new)

Dec 01, 2013 06:33AM

I'm surprised that more people d not vote for this bolo.

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message 36: by T (new)

Dec 24, 2013 02:24PM

Romance Novels have clogged this genre..

There is a desperate need for some sub categories here..

Take an honest look at this list or any HF list today...

Also, Alternative History belongs in the fantasy genre not in Historical Fiction...

The demise of Historical Fiction published in America is so sad... The poor Howard Fasts and Cecelia Hollands of the world are far and few between these days..

The near shutdown of the wonderful British Historical Fiction publishing here too is sad too... (Some of it is morality/reactionary thought control based as well)

What we are getting today is an onslaught of yuppie/adult "Candy Cane Lane Princess fairy tales stories under the the guise of Historical Fiction..

I want to vomit, when I see these lists on here or go to other websites lists - all totally dominated by this Candy Cane Lane crapola

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message 37: by Rita (new)

Feb 15, 2014 08:04AM

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message 38: by Jeannie (new)

Mar 15, 2014 10:23PM

Behold a Lone Horseman by Jeannie Hudson

I absolutely love historical romance. My own book
BEHOLD A LONE HORSEMAN is one of the best. No kidding!
I have the reviews to prove it.

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message 39: by Lauren (new)

Mar 17, 2014 05:17AM

How is Oliver Twist on here? Is there a new edition or something coming out? Whether there is or not, it's not historical fiction. It takes place at the time it was written, which is the exact opposite of a historical fiction piece.

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message 40: by T (last edited Mar 17, 2014 09:23AM) (new)

Mar 17, 2014 09:23AM

Lauren: The contemporary novel does become history at some point. The likes of Huckleberry Finn, Martin Eden and Winds of War have become HF in my opinion.

Once the generations who lived then and did the work have passed, the books on those people and the their period become HF IMO

Personally, I am more for "Twists" and its likes inclusions, than the Romance, Fantasy and Alternative garbage that clogs and has all but ruined the HF category - all caused by rank commercialism, that

The Romance writers have taken over most American Historical Fiction websites to my and many others chagrin.

Romance deserves its own category. You know the ones! The ones with covers, where a large breasted woman's bodice is left half undone as she lays or sits and a half dressed man with shining pecs stands nearby ready to embrace her. - Needless to say, neither person is unattractive.

A "Pecs and Tits" sign would work great in the libraries and book stores for a Romance Section.

Fantasy and Alternative books already have a Cat. - Fantasy/Sci Fi.

Excuse me, if you found this vulgar. I would defend myself only by pointing out, it is certainly no more vulgar than what has happened to the publishing industry over the past 30 to 40 years in our ever more corrupt and immoral corpo globalized fascist world.

Rant over....

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message 41: by Jeannie (new)

Mar 17, 2014 02:22PM

I agree with you, Lauren. I definitely think HUCKLEBERRY FINN and the like are historical fiction.
And I too think the more sensational Romances with the
kind of covers you mention should have their own category. Yep, Pecs and Tits works for me!

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message 42: by Mary (new)

Mar 21, 2014 03:11PM

Jeannie wrote: "
I agree with you, Lauren. I definitely think HUCKLEBERRY FINN and the like are historical fiction.
And I too think the more sensational Romances with the
kind o..."

T wrote: "Romance Novels have clogged this genre..

There is a desperate need for some sub categories here..

Take an honest look at this list or any HF list today...

Also, Alternative History belongs in th..."

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message 43: by Mary (new)

Mar 21, 2014 03:13PM

What about Historical Fantasy? Jeanne Kalogridis, The Burning Times, for example, or 'The Oracle Glass' by Judith Merkle Riley? All historically accurate, but assuming that magic is real and played a part in history.

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message 44: by Jeannie (new)

Mar 21, 2014 06:25PM

I totally agree there should be a complete reevaluation
of the way historical fiction is labeled - like maybe
historical fiction fantasy, horror, crime, mystery,
graphic, humor and comedy, science fiction, thriller.
And manga. I'm behind the times but just what IS manga.
Can someone explain that genre to me, please. Oh, yes,
and of course, historical suspense. My novel TEN HOURS 'TIL SPRING is historical suspense. I guess historical fiction - paranormal would be another sub-category.

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message 45: by T (last edited Mar 22, 2014 04:36PM) (new)

Mar 22, 2014 04:33PM

Yeap, there needs to be labels within the genre.

Anyone tried Ruth Downie's impeccably researched Gaius Petreius Ruso,the legionary physician's mystery novels - in the states "The Medicus" series?

What a hoot and informative reads they are. Downie has taken a mystery format (really secondary) and woven it into a good look into the everyday workings of the Imperial Roman World of the 2nd century as HF.

The doctor and his sidekicks are fantastic - great dialogues with sticky domestic and official circumstances abounding. All written in a none violent (mostly) swashbuckler-esque style - as our good doctor Ruso has his foot in and out of the fire for one thing or another constantly. Great reads!

Why do I bring this up? There is, IMO, a problem of where to place this work. I would go with placing it straight into traditional HF stacks. But, mystery buffs might object. Yikes, the problems I can see ahead.

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message 46: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Mar 22, 2014 10:15PM

To my mind it's both historical mystery and historical fiction.

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message 47: by T (new)

Mar 23, 2014 08:24AM

Susanna: See! The fight is already on.

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message 48: by T (new)

Mar 23, 2014 10:22AM

Just did a quick check of the top 100 2013 books listed here and it points to the problems, I have been discussing.

First, the disappearing male author in the general genre.

Only about 10 to 12 in the top voted 100 books here are by males.

Then the lack of more traditional historical fiction. For Whom The Bell Tolls (Male writer - "Angels and Vampires" HF subject/topic = YIKES!!!) is my poster-child novel/series for what is wrong with the genre's classification system today.

The stunning lack of British traditional HF material (where the genre is much stronger and better IMO) that is available - but, too often no longer here in the USA. A publishing house turf wars driven issue.

Of course, the romance histories of the nobility driven books.

"Houston. We have a problem."

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message 49: by Misfit (new)

Jul 12, 2014 12:44PM

Removed: The Royal Kidnapping. Not historical fiction.

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message 50: by Rainbowheart (new)

Jul 21, 2018 06:37PM

Self published title NICU II and Victoria's Incestuous Romance is currently at #10 due to author brigading. It is 2013, not sure if it meets the parameters for the list otherwise. List creator, what do you think?

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