My Most-Anticipated Historical Novels of 2022
My Most-Anticipated Historical Novels of 2022
Next year is going to be an AMAZING year for historical fiction. Below are twenty-six of the novels I’m most looking forward to…yes, 26! Like I said, 2022 is going to be a great year for fans of historical fiction! Some of these books haven’t had a cover reveal yet and others I had to get insider information from publicists to even get a short blurb about them! So many of you are hearing about some of these novels for the first time, right here! In order of when they’ll be released, I present to you my most-anticipated historical novels of 2022.
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The Paris Bookseller by Kerri Maher
The dramatic story of how a humble bookseller fought against incredible odds to bring one of the most important books of the 20th century to the world in this new novel from the author of The Girl in White Gloves.
Antoinette's Sister by Diana Giovinazzo
As Marie Antoinette took her last breath as Queen of France in Paris, another formidable monarch—Antoinette’s dearly beloved sister, Charlotte—was hundreds of miles away, in Naples, fighting desperately to secure her release from the revolutionaries who would take her life. Little did Charlotte know, however, that her sister’s execution would change the course of history—and bring about the end of her own empire.
The Magnolia Palace by Fiona Davis
Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author of The Lions of Fifth Avenue, returns with a tantalizing novel about the secrets, betrayal, and murder within one of New York City's most impressive Gilded Age mansions.
The Christie Affair by Nina de Gramont
Nina de Gramont's The Christie Affair is a beguiling novel of star-crossed lovers, heartbreak, revenge, and murder―and a brilliant re-imagination of one of the most talked-about unsolved mysteries of the twentieth century.
The Liz Taylor Ring by Brenda Janowitz
Three siblings. A priceless family ring. One legendary love story.
The Next Ship Home: A Novel of Ellis Island by Heather Webb
"With meticulous research and deft prose, Heather Webb crafts an unflinching look at the immigrant experience, an unlikely and unique friendship, and a resonant story of female empowerment. The Next Ship Home is truly a beautiful and powerful book."―Pam Jenoff, New York Times bestselling author of The Woman with the Blue Star
The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post by Allison Pataki
Best-selling and acclaimed author Allison Pataki has crafted an intimate portrait of a larger-than-life woman, a powerful story of one woman falling in love with her own voice and embracing her own power while shaping history in the process.
The Prophet’s Wife by Libbie Grant
A sweeping, lyrical tale of historical fiction that tells the unbelievable story of the early days of the Mormon church through the eyes of the woman who saw it all—Emma, the first wife of the prophet Joseph Smith.
The Tobacco Wives by Adele Myers
A vibrant historical debut set in 1946 North Carolina following a young female seamstress who uncovers dangerous truths about Big Tobacco.
A Train to Moscow by by Elena Gorokhova
In post–World War II Russia, a girl must reconcile a tragic past with her hope for the future in this powerful and poignant novel about family secrets, passion and loss, perseverance and ambition.
Karitas Untitled by Kristín Marja Baldursdóttir
A portrait of an artist trapped by convention and expectations but longing for the chaos that can set her free.
Angels of the Pacific by Elise Hooper
If you loved Beantown Girls by Jane Healey and Hazel Gaynor’s When We Were Young & Brave, then you won’t want to miss critically acclaimed author Elise Hooper’s powerful new novel of the Angels of Bataan, nurses held as prisoners during the occupation of the Philippines in World War II.
The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn
The New York Times bestselling author of The Rose Code returns with an unforgettable World War II tale of a quiet librarian who becomes history’s deadliest female sniper. Based on a true story.
The Homecoming by Anna Enquist
An internationally bestselling, award-winning novel peering deep into the passions, losses, and reveries of the wife of eighteenth-century explorer Captain James Cook.
The Mayfair Bookshop by Eliza Knight
USA Today bestselling author Eliza Knight brings together a brilliant dual-narrative story about Nancy Mitford—one of 1930s London’s hottest socialites, authors, and a member of the scandalous Mitford Sisters—and a modern American desperate for change, connected through time by a little London bookshop.
The Paris Showroom by Juliet Blackwell
In Nazi-occupied Paris, a talented artisan must fight for her life by designing for her enemies. From New York Times best-selling author Juliet Blackwell comes an extraordinary story about holding on to hope when all seems lost.
In the Face of the Sun by Denny S. Bryce
At the height of the Civil Rights Movement amidst an America convulsed by the 1960s, a pregnant young woman and her brash, profane aunt embark upon an audacious road trip from Chicago to Los Angeles to confront a decades-old mystery from 1920’s Black Hollywood in this haunting novel of historical fiction from the author of Wild Women and the Blues.
A School for German Brides by Aimie K. Runyan
In this intriguing historical novel, a young woman who is sent to a horrific “bride school” to be molded into the perfect Nazi wife finds her life forever intertwined with a young Jewish woman about to give birth.
The Blue Butterfly by Leslie Johansen Nack
New York 1915, Marion Davies is a shy eighteen-year-old beauty dancing on the Broadway stage when she meets William Randolph Hearst and finds herself captivated by his riches, passion and desire to make her a movie star.
Bloomsbury Girls by Natalie Jenner
Natalie Jenner, the internationally bestselling author of The Jane Austen Society, returns with a compelling and heartwarming story of post-war London, a century-old bookstore, and three women determined to find their way in a fast-changing world in Bloomsbury Girls.
Our Last Days in Barcelona by Chanel Cleeton
When Isabel Perez travels to Barcelona to save her sister Beatriz, she discovers a shocking family secret in New York Times bestselling author Chanel Cleeton’s new novel.
By Design: The Story of Ann Lowe, Society's Best-Kept Secret by Piper Huguley
The incredible untold story of how Ann Lowe, a Black woman and granddaughter of slaves, rose above personal struggles and racial prejudice to design and create one of America's most famous wedding dresses of all time for Jackie Kennedy.
The Sky Club by Terry Roberts
Jo Salter, a woman from the North Carolina mountains, sets about constructing a new life for herself in Asheville in the wake of her mother’s death. A life that no one—including her mother—could have imagined.
Madwoman by Louisa Treger
Based on a true story, a spellbinding historical novel about the world's first female investigative journalist, Nellie Bly.
The Matchmaker's Library by Lynda Cohen Loigman
From the author of the bestselling historical novels The Two-Family House and The Wartime Sisters comes the engrossing story of two extraordinary, tenacious women from two different eras who defy expectations in order to achieve their unique purpose.
The Call of the Wrens by Jenni L. Walsh
A dual-timeline novel with one woman's story spanning the first world war and the second's beginning at the onset of WWII, with the storylines eventually intersecting to resolve a decades-old secret and bringing to life the relatively unknown female motorcycle despatch riders of the Wrens.
