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Real people and pivotal moments from our past come alive through compelling stories that blend documented facts with imaginative storytelling. Whether following famous figures or everyday characters, these books transport readers into richly detailed worlds shaped by the authentic customs, conflicts, and cultural forces of their time periods.

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The Promise of Tomorrow Summary
The Promise of Tomorrow
by Mary Ellen Taylor 2024 339 pages
4.28
14.2K ratings
Romance
Contemporary
Chick Lit
Master & Commander Summary
Master & Commander
by Patrick O'Brian 1969 464 pages
4.07
61.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Adventure
The Chase Summary
The Chase
by Clive Cussler 2007 404 pages
3.99
19.4K ratings
Adventure
Thriller
Historical Fiction
Prayers for Sale Summary
Prayers for Sale
by Sandra Dallas 1997 305 pages
3.87
19.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
Bleak House Summary
Bleak House
by Charles Dickens 1853 1017 pages
4.02
112.5K ratings
Classics
Literature
19th Century
Lady Macbeth Summary
Lady Macbeth
by Ava Reid 2024 295 pages
3.47
20.1K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Retellings
Unspeakable Things Summary
Unspeakable Things
by Jess Lourey 2020 296 pages
3.80
82.4K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Mystery Thriller
Alex Cross's Trial Summary
Alex Cross's Trial
by James Patterson 2009 380 pages
4.00
30.7K ratings
Mystery
Thriller
Crime
The Witch of Blackbird Pond Summary
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
by Elizabeth George Speare 1958 256 pages
4.03
158.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Classics
The Moon Sister Summary
The Moon Sister
by Lucinda Riley 2018 742 pages
4.24
83.7K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Historical
The Old Capital Summary
The Old Capital
by Yasunari Kawabata 1962 160 pages
3.73
7.3K ratings
Japan
Japanese Literature
Classics
Circe / The Song of Achilles Summary
Circe / The Song of Achilles
by Madeline Miller 2020
4.53
1.9K ratings
Greek Mythology
Fantasy
Mythology
Iberia Summary
Iberia
by James A. Michener 1968 960 pages
3.71
3.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Travel
Spain
The Lavender Garden Summary
The Lavender Garden
by Lucinda Riley 2012 403 pages
4.28
33.0K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Historical
It Can't Happen Here Summary
It Can't Happen Here
by Sinclair Lewis 1935 400 pages
3.80
23.0K ratings
Classics
Politics
Dystopia
Paper Money Summary
Paper Money
by Ken Follett 1977 261 pages
3.38
11.6K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
The Gangster We Are All Looking For Summary
The Gangster We Are All Looking For
by Lê Thi Diem Thúy 2003 160 pages
3.68
3.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Asian American
School
Mexico Summary
Mexico
by James A. Michener 1992 672 pages
3.75
5.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Historical
Travel
Raise the Titanic! Summary
Raise the Titanic!
by Clive Cussler 1976 545 pages
3.99
29.4K ratings
Adventure
Thriller
Action
Fires of Winter Summary
Fires of Winter
by Johanna Lindsey 1980 362 pages
3.96
16.3K ratings
Historical Romance
Romance
Historical
Ink and Bone Summary
Ink and Bone
by Rachel Caine 2015 362 pages
3.97
31.5K ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Dystopia
Pudd'nhead Wilson Summary
Pudd'nhead Wilson
by Mark Twain 1893 160 pages
3.75
19.1K ratings
Classics
Literature
Humor
Let Us Descend Summary
Let Us Descend
by Jesmyn Ward 2023 305 pages
3.69
36.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Magical Realism
Historical
A Resistance of Witches Summary
A Resistance of Witches
by Morgan Ryan 2025 416 pages
4.16
3.4K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Witches
The Princess Summary
The Princess
by Lori Wick 1999 300 pages
4.14
14.2K ratings
Christian Fiction
Romance
Christian
Sackett's Land Summary
Sackett's Land
by Louis L'Amour 1974 185 pages
4.16
14.0K ratings
Westerns
Historical Fiction
Adventure
The Whistling Season Summary
The Whistling Season
by Ivan Doig 2006 345 pages
4.07
20.9K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Westerns
The Widow of the South Summary
The Widow of the South
by Robert Hicks 2005 436 pages
3.78
18.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Civil War
Historical
Great Expectations Summary
Great Expectations
by Charles Dickens 1861 544 pages
3.80
850.5K ratings
Classics
Literature
Historical Fiction
Far From the Madding Crowd Summary
Far From the Madding Crowd
by Thomas Hardy 1874 433 pages
3.97
161.5K ratings
Classics
Romance
Historical Fiction
Voyager Summary
Voyager
by Diana Gabaldon 1993 870 pages
4.39
323.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Fantasy
Eva Luna Summary
Eva Luna
by Isabel Allende 1987 307 pages
4.00
56.8K ratings
Magical Realism
Historical Fiction
Classics
Revolutionary Road Summary
Revolutionary Road
by Richard Yates 2001 355 pages
3.93
92.7K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales Summary
Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales
by Heather Fawcett 2025 368 pages
4.14
30.2K ratings
Fantasy
Romance
Historical Fiction
Front Lines Summary
Front Lines
by Michael Grant 2016 548 pages
4.09
6.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
The Davenports Summary
The Davenports
by Krystal Marquis 2023 384 pages
3.66
14.5K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Young Adult
Dracul Summary
Dracul
by Dacre Stoker 2018 497 pages
4.15
17.5K ratings
Horror
Historical Fiction
Vampires
A Thousand Times Before Summary
A Thousand Times Before
by Asha Thanki 2024 368 pages
3.63
2.1K ratings
Historical Fiction
Queer
LGBT
Honor Among Thieves Summary
Honor Among Thieves
by Jeffrey Archer 1993 480 pages
3.87
18.1K ratings
Thriller
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Real Americans Summary
Real Americans
by Rachel Khong 2024 399 pages
3.97
72.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Literary Fiction
A Secret Kept Summary
A Secret Kept
by Tatiana de Rosnay 2009 303 pages
3.37
28.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
France
Book Club
The Dictionary of Lost Words Summary
The Dictionary of Lost Words
by Pip Williams 2020 384 pages
4.02
181.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
The Fiery Cross Summary
The Fiery Cross
by Diana Gabaldon 2001 1443 pages
4.26
221.4K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Fantasy
Guns of the Dawn Summary
Guns of the Dawn
by Adrian Tchaikovsky 2015 658 pages
4.18
4.8K ratings
Fantasy
Steampunk
Historical Fiction
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi Summary
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi
by Shannon Chakraborty 2023 483 pages
4.26
68.6K ratings
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Pirates
In the Country of Others Summary
In the Country of Others
by Leïla Slimani 2020 305 pages
3.77
16.3K ratings
Historical Fiction
France
Africa
Dragonfly in Amber Summary
Dragonfly in Amber
by Diana Gabaldon 1992 947 pages
4.34
375.2K ratings
Historical Fiction
Romance
Fantasy
سینوهه Summary
سینوهه
by Mika Waltari 1945 904 pages
4.22
26.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Historical
City of Orphans Summary
City of Orphans
by Avi 2012 368 pages
3.98
3.6K ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Mystery
The Ghost Woods Summary
The Ghost Woods
by C.J. Cooke 2022 408 pages
3.94
7.3K ratings
Horror
Gothic
Fantasy
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