Are you a fan of historical fiction books?  If so, you’ll be in for a treat this year!  2023 is shaping up to be a fantastic year for fans of the genre.  With new stories from some of our favorite authors and fresh faces debuting their first works, there’s something for everyone to enjoy.  From tales set during the war to journeys through time spanning centuries, these are the top 2023 historical fiction books readers won’t want to miss.

The Night Travelers by Armando Lucas Correa

Four generations of courageous women navigating love, loss, war, and hope from WWII Germany, the Cuban Revolution, and the Berlin wall’s fall.

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The New Life by Tom Crewe

Two marriages, two forbidden love affairs, and two Englishmen searching for social and sexual freedom in 1890s England.

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River Sing Me Home by Eleanor Shearer

A page-turning and redemptive story of a mother’s gripping journey across the Caribbean to find her stolen children in the aftermath of slavery.

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The Little Wartime Library by Kate Thompson

An uplifting and inspiring novel based on the true story of a librarian who created an underground shelter during World War II.

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Hang the Moon by Jeannette Walls

A riveting new novel about an indomitable young woman in Virginia during Prohibition.

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The Disenchantment by Celia Bell

Set in 17th-century Paris, the novel follows a passionate love affair between two noblewomen who wish to free themselves from their repressive society, whatever the cost.

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Two Wars and a Wedding by Lauren Willig

From New York Times bestselling author Lauren Willig: a dramatic coming-of-age story with a dual timeline and a single heroine—a bold and adventuring young woman who finds herself caught up in two very different wars on both sides of the Atlantic.

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Homecoming by Kate Morton

The highly anticipated new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Clockmaker’s Daughter, a sweeping saga with a thrilling mystery at its heart tracing a shocking crime whose effects echo across continents and generations.

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The Lost Wife by Susanna Moore

From one of our most versatile, compelling, and sensual writers comes a searing, immersive novel about a seminal and shameful moment in America’s conquest of the West. Drawing partly from a true story, Susanna Moore brings to life a devastating Native American revolt and the woman caught in the middle of the conflict.

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The House Is on Fire by Rachel Beanland

The author of Florence Adler Swims Forever returns with a masterful work of historical fiction about an incendiary tragedy that shocked a young nation and tore apart a community in a single night—told from the perspectives of four people whose actions during the inferno changed the course of history.

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Only the Beautiful by Susan Meissner

A heartrending story about a young mother’s fight to keep her daughter and the winds of fortune that tear them apart, by the USA Today bestselling author of The Nature of Fragile Things and The Last Year of the War.

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The Secret Book of Flora Lea by Patti Callahan Henry

When a woman stumbles across a mysterious children’s book, long-held secrets about her missing sister and their childhood spent in the English countryside during World War II are revealed.

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What do you think about these 2023 historical fiction books?

Have you read any books from this list?  What are your favorite 2023 historical fiction books?  What books would you add to the list?

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