Flower Historical Fiction

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan is a brilliantly realistic journey back to an era of Chinese history that is as deeply moving as it is sorrowful. With the period detail and deep resonance of Memoirs of a Geisha, this lyrical and emotionally charged novel delves into one of the most mysterious of...

Edward Stanhope, the icy Duke of Thornfield, likes his life in a certain order. Give him a strong drink, a good book, and his dog for company, and he’s content. But when he goes to his library and finds a woman sitting in his chair, petting his dog, what starts as a request for her to leave turns quickly to a fiery battle of wits, leading to a steamy kiss that could ruin them both if they’re caught. So, of course, damn it all, that’s when Edward’s aunt walks in and, thereafter, announces Miss Georgiana Bly as the future Duchess of Thornfield.

Living under the shadow of her controlling uncle, Lady Georgiana Bryson finds solace in her covert literary endeavors and her faithful greyhound, Flint. Regarded as a wallflower, Georgiana has shied away from love until she crosses paths with the handsome Earl of Huntingdon. Could that finally be what the poets write about? Victor Colborne, the Earl of Huntingdon, presents a mask of carefree abandon to society, secretly nursing a heart still raw from his fiancée’s death. Devoted to scholarly pursuits—and the mysterious novels of an author who seems to understand his very soul, he ...

All of London gossips about the Duke of Montrose. A recluse. Inflicted with a terrible disease. A gargoyle with a terrible temper. But he's also the most important patron of the centuries-old book shop that belongs to Miss Elizabeth Sharpe's family. Now she's been charged with delivering books to the Gargoyle of London herself—or risk their shop falling into ruin. But surely a duke can't be that ghastly . . .

Miss Charlotte Harcourt has long believed herself a quiet piece on the chessboard of life, moved only when others required it. While her sister Arabella dazzles in glittering ballrooms, Charlotte lingers at the edges until a proposed match changes her family’s future forever. Can Charlotte continue to escape love when fate intervenes? Lord Adrian Sinclair, the Marquess of Ashcombe, enters the Season armored in duty, convinced that love is a luxury he can no longer afford. When he borrows his friend's identity to test the woman he is to court, he finds himself irreparably enamored with her...

Lady Charlotte Fairweather has learned to survive unnoticed, eclipsed by a radiant sister and dismissed by society. However, one sharp-tongued encounter at a London ball places her directly in the path of the enigmatic Duke of Ravenswood, igniting instant friction. Yet, when Charlotte saves his life from a deadly attack, she discovers that even the coldest heart can be stirred… Haunted by his father’s suspicious death, Alexander Blackthorne, Duke of Ravenswood, returns to society determined to expose a killer. He trusts no one—until the brave wallflower who saved his life refuses to ...

At 26, Bushrod Carter is already an old soldier, a veteran of all his regiment's campaigns since Shiloh. Now, on an Indian summer afternoon in 1864, Bushrod finds himself in the line of battle once again, on a plain below the obscure village of Franklin, Tennessee. The dark flower of his destiny is opening in the twilight, just as it has on other fields, and Bushrod must pass once again under its shadow if he is to see tomorrow.

The sophisticated Cassandra Rivers has always been an outcast in her family, finding herself at odds with the demands of the ton. Uninterested in balls and superficial conversations, she seeks solace in her books rather than the pursuit of a suitor. However, her unbearable mother’s pressure to marry and a fateful mistake bring Cassandra dancing by the side of a surprisingly interesting Lord. If only her sister would not suddenly become interested in him as well... Can Cassandra finally take a stand for her true desires and bravely pursue romance? Lucius Spencer, Duke of Richmond, a man of...

In the unforgiving shadow of Victorian England, a young girl's spirit is the only light that remains. New Years Eve 1899. While London celebrates the turn of the century, fourteen-year-old Elizabeth "Lizzie" Banfield unknowingly spends her last night with her family as a whole. On the first dawn of 1900, Lizzie's world has shattered: her mother is dead, and the siblings she promised to protect are at the mercy of their estranged, wealthy, Great Aunt Martha. Deemed ruined by her mother's poverty and desperation, Lizzie is torn away from her brother and sister.

Lady Arabella Dumont is a wallflower, with an insatiable thirst for knowledge. While her mother only thinks of how to marry her and her sister off, she is unwilling to enter matrimony without the promise of a great romance. When love finally knocks on her door though, the two sisters find themselves in a bitter competition that Arabella never wished for… Mr. Thomas Hawthorn faces family ruin, after his father’s gambling addiction leaves their fortune in shreds. Constantly pressured by his family to find a suitable wife, he is introduced to the ton’s supposed beauty. Instead of her ...

Mary Bloomfield has no illusions. Her chances for matrimony have long since passed. Still, her circumstances are pleasant enough, especially now that she has found purpose in assisting her father with his medical practice in England's beautiful Lake District. Even without love, it's a peaceful life. That is until Adam Edgerton returns to the sleepy district. This decorated war hero did not arrive home to acclaim and rest, but to a new battle against the repercussions of an insidious disease.

The Blue Flower is set in the age of Goethe, in the small towns and great universities of late 18th-century Germany. It tells the true story of Friedrich von Hardenberg, a passionate, impetuous student of philosophy who will later gain fame as the romantic poet Novalis. Fritz seeks his father's permission to wed his "heart's heart," his "spirit's guide" - a plain, simple child named Sophievon Kühn. It is an attachment that shocks his family and friends.

Lady Amelia Whitcombe’s time is running out. With her third Season nearing its end and her mother’s pressure mounting, Amelia is overshadowed by her beautiful, vain sister and haunted by the memory of a love long lost. Could Lord Redford be the answer to her yearning for more than polite conversation and strategic matches? Lord Nathaniel Redford is a duke left with a crumbling estate. Burdened by duty, he must marry a wealthy woman to secure the Redfords’ future. When his aunt’s designs bring him into Amelia’s path, he sees in the wallflower much more than what he sees in her ...

A sensuous and richly-imagined historical novel that centers on a skilled young carpet weaver, her arranged marriage, and her quest for self-determination in 17th-century Persia. In 17th-century Iran, a 14-year-old woman believes she will be married within the year. But when her beloved father...

Elsbeth Blakely: An orphan who craves independence Viscount Andrew Radford: A notorious rogue used to getting what he wants A clash of wills – who will win? The world always ignored Elsbeth Blakely, given that she was just another young orphan at the Smithfield House for Girls. She was never a part of the bustling world of London Smithfield Market, cooped up inside the great house with no freedom of her own. However, life suddenly takes a turn for the worse when Elsbeth meets Viscount Andrew Radford. A notorious carousing rogue, Lord Radford sets his sights on Elsbeth to be his latest ...

At birth, Violet and Rose Flowers were identical, save for a tiny bluish-purple mark gracing Violet’s slender neck. By nineteen, their temperaments distinguish them, as different as the flowers their mother named them for—Violet, wild and outgoing, and Rose, solitary and reserved. Still, they are each other’s world. Then, on a sweltering, terrible August night in 1928, an explosion rocks Lamb’s Dance Hall in Possum Flats, Missouri, engulfing it in flames, leaving one twin among the dozens dead, and her sister’s life forever changed.

Fleeing persecution in 1960s America, a Black couple seeks asylum in Ghana, but fresh dangers and old secrets threaten their newfound freedom in this hypnotic debut novel. “I am truly blown away by this novel.”—Jacqueline Woodson, New York Times bestselling author of Red at the Bone ONE OF...

“Sarah Jio weaves past and present in this eminently readable novel about love, gratitude, and forgiveness. I tore through the pages!”—New York Times bestselling author Christina Baker Kline Two women are connected across time by the city of Paris, a mysterious stack of love letters, and...

December 1903: While Wilbur and Orville Wright's flying machine is quite literally taking off in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, with its historic fifty-seven second flight, their sister Katharine is back home in Dayton, Ohio, running the bicycle shop, teaching Latin, and looking after the family. A Latin teacher and suffragette, Katharine is fiercely independent, intellectual, and the only Wright sibling to finish college. But at twenty-nine, she's frustrated by the gender inequality in academia and is looking for a new challenge. She never suspects it will be sleuthing . . .

2020 Audie Winner – Romance Although beautiful young widow Phoebe, Lady Clare, has never met West Ravenel, she knows one thing for certain: he’s a mean, rotten bully. Back in boarding school, he made her late husband’s life a misery, and she’ll never forgive him for it. But when Phoebe...