Historical fiction

  • Shadow fallen

    Creator

    Kenyon, Sherrilyn

    Abstract

    #1 New York Times bestselling author Sherrilyn Kenyon returns with Shadow Fallen, a brand-new entry to her Dream-Hunter series. For centuries, Ariel has fought the forces of evil and her task was to protect the souls of innocent mortals when they die. Captured by a powerful sorceress, she is transformed into the body of a human who has no memory of her real life or calling. And is plunked into the middle of the invasion of England by the Norman Empire.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    Macmillan Audio

    Not specified
  • Set me free

    Creator

    LeZotte, Ann Clare

    Abstract

    A riveting standalone companion to the Schneider Family Book Award winner, Show Me a Sign by Deaf author and librarian, Ann Clare LeZotte.Three years after being kidnapped as a "live specimen" in a cruel experiment to determine the cause of her deafness, Mary Lambert has grown weary of domestic life on Martha's Vineyard, and even of her once beloved writing. So when an old acquaintance summons her to an isolated manor house outside Boston to teach a young deaf girl to communicate, Mary agrees. But can a child of eight with no prior language be taught?

    Audience
    Juvenile**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York City]

    Scholastic Inc.

    Not specified
  • Secrets of a summer night

    Creator

    Kleypas, Lisa

    Abstract

    The Wallflowers. Four young ladies at the side of the ballroom make a pact to help each other find husbands ... no matter what it takes. Proud and beautiful Annabelle Peyton could have her pick of suitors--if only she had a dowry. Her family is on the brink of disaster, and the only way Annabelle can save them is to marry a wealthy man. Unfortunately her most persistent admirer is the brash Simon Hunt, a handsome and ambitious entrepreneur who wants her as his mistress.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    HarperAudio

    Not specified
  • Scoundrel of my heart

    Creator

    Heath, Lorraine

    Abstract

    Lorraine Heath begins an exciting new series with a breathtaking romance about a young woman who must marry a titled gentleman to obtain her inheritance and the unsuitable man she begins to fall madly in love with. She is desperate to wed a duke ... Lady Kathryn Lambert must marry a titled gentleman to claim her inheritance and has finally gained the attention of a duke. Yet she is unable to forget the scandalous second son who aided in her achievement--or his betrayal. He wants what he can never possess ...

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    HarperAudio

    Not specified
  • Sawbones dramatized adaptation

    Creator

    Johnstone, William W.

    Abstract

    Bestselling authors William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone give the classic American hero a real shot in the arm'in this epic story of a Rebel doctor fighting for justice in the aftermath of the Civil War. On the blood-stained battlefields of a divided nation, Dr. Samuel Knight used his surgical skills to treat wounded Confederate soldiers. In the brutal prison camps of the Union Army, he offered his healing services to fellow captives who'd given up hope. But now, with the war over and the South in ruins, the good doctor faces his hardest challenge yet: to save himself.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [S.l.]

    GraphicAudio

    Not specified
  • Sarah, plain and tall

    Creator

    MacLachlan, Patricia

    Abstract

    "I will come by train. I will wear a yellow bonnet. I am plain and tall." A heartwarming story about two children, Anna and Caleb, whose lives are changed forever when their widowed papa advertises for a mail-order bride. Sarah Elisabeth Wheaton from Maine answers the ad and agrees to come for a month. Sarah brings gifts from the sea, a cat named Seal, and singing and laughter to the quiet house. But will she like it enough to stay? Anna and Caleb wait and wonder -- and hope ...

    Audience
    Juvenile**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    HarperCollins

    Not specified
  • Salt to the sea

    Creator

    Sepetys, Ruta

    Abstract

    For readers of Between Shades of Gray and All the Light We Cannot See, international bestselling author Ruta Sepetys returns to WWII in this epic novel that shines a light on one of the war's most devastating--yet unknown--tragedies. In 1945, World War II is drawing to a close in East Prussia, and thousands of refugees are on a desperate trek toward freedom, almost all of them with something to hide. Among them are Joana, Emilia, and Florian, whose paths converge en route to the ship that promises salvation, the Wilhelm Gustloff.

    Audience
    Adolescent
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    Listening Library (Audio)

    Not specified
  • Ruby

    Creator

    Bond, Cynthia

    Abstract

    Ephram Jenkins has never forgotten the beautiful girl with the long braids running through the piney woods of Liberty, their small East Texas town. Young Ruby, "the kind of pretty it hurt to look at," is already quite damaged, but Ephram is forcibly drawn to her. As soon as she becomes a young woman and has any power of her own, Ruby flees suffocating Liberty for the bright pull of 1950s New York City. Years later, when a funeral forces her to return home, 30-year-old Ruby will find herself reliving the devastating violence of her girlhood.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Hogarth

    Not specified
  • Romancing the Klondike : Yukon

    Creator

    Donaldson-Yarmey, Joan

    Abstract

    It is 1896, and 19-year-old Pearl Owens wants adventure. To fulfill her dream, Pearl is on her way to the Yukon with her cousin, Emma, to write articles and do illustrations about the woman and men who are looking for gold in the north. Sam Owens, Pearl’s cousin and Emma’s brother, is in the Yukon searching for gold with two friends, Gordon and Donald. After five years of barely making a living at gold panning, Gordon and Donald have decided their quest is futile, and it is time to return home. But Sam wants to stay a while longer. Then they hear word of a new gold find on Rabbit Creek.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [S.l.]

    BWL Publishing Inc.

    Not specified
  • Ring shout

    Creator

    Clark, P. Djèlí

    Abstract

    In this dark fantasy historical novella that gives a supernatural twist to the Ku Klux Klan's reign of terror, The Birth of a Nation cast a spell across America, swelling the Klan's ranks and drinking deep from the darkest thoughts of white folk. All across the nation they ride, spreading fear and violence among the vulnerable. They plan to bring Hell to Earth. Standing in their way is Maryse Boudreaux and her fellow resistance fighters, a foul-mouthed sharpshooter and a Harlem Hellfighter.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Prince Frederick]

    Recorded Books, Inc.

    Not specified