The Martha's Vineyard Beach and Book Club by Martha Hall KellyThe Stolen Queen by Fiona  DavisThe Queens of Crime by Marie BenedictThe Lotus Shoes by Jane   YangThe Elopement by Gill Hornby
Historical Fiction 2025
327 books — 184 voters
Scandalous Women by Gill PaulThe Phoenix Crown by Kate QuinnThe Briar Club by Kate QuinnBecoming Madam Secretary by Stephanie DrayDaughters of Shandong by Eve J. Chung
Historical Fiction 2024
355 books — 192 voters

Homecoming by Kate MortonThe Mitford Affair by Marie BenedictMarvelous by Molly Greeley
Historical Fiction 2023
375 books — 248 voters
Book Lovers by Emily HenryHook, Line, and Sinker by Tessa BaileyWeather Girl by Rachel Lynn SolomonA Brush with Love by Mazey EddingsPart of Your World by Abby Jimenez
2022 Contemporary Romance Releases
495 books — 1,294 voters

The Golden Couple by Greer HendricksThe Paris Apartment by Lucy FoleyNine Lives by Peter  SwansonThe Younger Wife by Sally HepworthReckless Girls by Rachel Hawkins
Mystery & Thriller 2022
200 books — 258 voters
The Diamond Eye by Kate QuinnThe Next Ship Home by Heather  WebbThe Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post by Allison Pataki
Historical Fiction 2022
408 books — 432 voters

The Rose Code by Kate QuinnThe Lost Apothecary by Sarah PennerThe Four Winds by Kristin HannahThe Women of Chateau Lafayette by Stephanie DrayOur Darkest Night by Jennifer Robson
Historical Fiction 2021
451 books — 746 voters

And They Called It Camelot by Stephanie Marie ThorntonLady Clementine by Marie BenedictThe Mirror & the Light by Hilary MantelAll the Ways We Said Goodbye by Beatriz Williams
Historical Fiction 2020
370 books — 523 voters
The Night Olivia Fell by Christina  McDonaldThe Silent Patient by Alex MichaelidesBefore She Knew Him by Peter  SwansonThe Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware
Mystery & Thriller 2019
246 books — 562 voters

Devil's Daughter by Lisa KleypasBrazen and the Beast by Sarah MacLeanThe Scoundrel in Her Bed by Lorraine Heath
2019 Historical Romance
194 books — 168 voters
The Age of Light by Whitney ScharerThe Huntress by Kate QuinnLearning to See by Elise HooperPark Avenue Summer by Renée RosenAmerican Princess by Stephanie Marie Thornton
Historical Fiction 2019
415 books — 655 voters

Ecstasy by Mary SharrattLove and Ruin by Paula McLainThe Girls in the Picture by Melanie BenjaminBeautiful Exiles by Meg Waite ClaytonThe Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter by Hazel Gaynor
Historical Fiction 2018
422 books — 979 voters
Hello Stranger by Lisa KleypasBeyond Scandal and Desire by Lorraine HeathThe Governess Game by Tessa DareWhen a Duke Loves a Woman by Lorraine HeathToo Wilde to Wed by Eloisa James
2018 Historical Romance
250 books — 381 voters

A Piece of the World by Christina Baker KlineThe Alice Network by Kate QuinnBecoming Bonnie by Jenni L. WalshWindy City Blues by Renée RosenThe Most Beautiful Woman in Florence by Alyssa Palombo
Historical Fiction 2017
340 books — 854 voters
Duke of Desire by Elizabeth HoytDevil in Spring by Lisa KleypasThe Duke by Kerrigan ByrneAn Affair with a Notorious Heiress by Lorraine HeathThe Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare
2017 Historical Romance
405 books — 476 voters

America's First Daughter by Stephanie DrayMrs. Houdini by Victoria     KellyThe Royal Nanny by Karen HarperThe Vatican Princess by C.W. GortnerHanging Mary by Susan Higginbotham
Historical Fiction 2016
341 books — 880 voters
The Earl Takes All by Lorraine HeathDuke of Pleasure by Elizabeth HoytThe Wicked Duke by Madeline HunterThe Viscount and the Vixen by Lorraine HeathDuke of Sin by Elizabeth Hoyt
2016 Historical Romance
305 books — 583 voters