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The Gatsby Gambit by Claire Anderson WheelerMrs. Wilson's Affair by Allyson ReedyThe Great Mann by Kyra Davis Lurie
The Great Gatsby Retellings, Sequels, & Prequels
25 books — 33 voters
Homecoming by Kate Morton
Historical Fiction 2023
379 books — 251 voters

The Fugitive Colours by Nancy BilyeauAnd by Fire by Evie HawtreyThe Unkept Woman by Allison MontclairJane and the Year Without a Summer by Stephanie BarronThe Bookseller of Inverness by S.G. MacLean
Historical Mystery 2022
65 books — 67 voters
Think of Me by Frances LiardetThe Diamond Eye by Kate QuinnThe Matchmaker's Gift by Lynda Cohen Loigman
Historical Fiction 2022
417 books — 442 voters

A Marriage of Lions by Elizabeth ChadwickThe Last Rose of Shanghai by Weina Dai Randel
Historical Fiction 2021
465 books — 924 voters
The Lost History of Dreams by Kris Waldherr
Goodreads Choice Awards 2019 (eligible for write-in only)
1,119 books — 1,361 voters

The Jane Austen Society by Natalie JennerThe First Actress by C.W. GortnerDreamland by Nancy BilyeauKatheryn Howard by Alison WeirSalt the Snow by Carrie Callaghan
Historical Fiction 2020
382 books — 534 voters
Daughter of Moloka'i by Alan BrennertThe Glovemaker by Ann WeisgarberAnna of Kleve by Alison WeirCherokee America by Margaret VerbleThe Witches of St. Petersburg by Imogen Edwards-Jones
Historical Fiction 2019
426 books — 667 voters

The Thoughts & Happenings of Wilfred Price, Purveyor of Super... by Wendy Jones
Novels with Welsh characters
68 books — 9 voters
The Romanov Empress by C.W. GortnerImpossible Saints by Clarissa HarwoodBellewether by Susanna KearsleyWhite Chrysanthemum by Mary Lynn BrachtThe Coffin Path by Katherine Clements
Historical Fiction 2018
434 books — 995 voters

Death of an Unsung Hero by Tessa ArlenThe Woman in the Water by Charles FinchThe Man Upon the Stair by Gary InbinderThe Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata MasseyA Brush with Shadows by Anna Lee Huber
Historical Mystery 2018
144 books — 211 voters
Pachinko by Min Jin LeeMy Last Lament by James William BrownThe Confessions of Young Nero by Margaret GeorgeThe Chilbury Ladies' Choir by Jennifer RyanThe Sisters of Alameda Street by Lorena Hughes
Historical Fiction 2017
353 books — 869 voters

Death Sits Down to Dinner by Tessa ArlenAs Death Draws Near by Anna Lee HuberThe Silence of Stones by Jeri WestersonLost Among the Living by Simone St. JamesThe Hanged Man by Gary Inbinder
Most Anticipated Historical Mysteries for 2016
74 books — 194 voters
The Moon in the Palace by Weina Dai RandelLilac Girls by Martha Hall KellyThe Longest Night by Andria WilliamsIn Another Life by Julie Christine JohnsonModern Girls by Jennifer S. Brown
Most anticipated debut authors in 2016 (Adult Fiction)
69 books — 155 voters

The Forgotten Room by Karen WhiteBride of a Distant Isle by Sandra ByrdThe Photographers Wife by Suzanne JoinsonThe Castle of Kings by Oliver PötzschThe Stargazer's Sister by Carrie Brown
Historical Fiction 2016
353 books — 896 voters
Mist of Midnight by Sandra ByrdTo Win Her Favor by Tamera AlexanderSpy of Richmond by Jocelyn GreenSecrets of a Charmed Life by Susan Meissner
NEW 2015 Christian Fiction
508 books — 770 voters

Mademoiselle Chanel by C.W. GortnerThe Last Queen of India by Michelle MoranThe Price of Blood by Patricia BracewellA Desperate Fortune by Susanna KearsleyRodin's Lover by Heather Webb
Historical Fiction 2015
422 books — 2,126 voters
Dust by Yvonne Adhiambo OwuorBoy, Snow, Bird by Helen OyeyemiRuby by Cynthia BondThe Secret of Magic by Deborah JohnsonLand of Love and Drowning by Tiphanie Yanique
However Long the Night, the Dawn Will Break: Forthcoming Books for 2014 by Authors of African Descent
81 books — 67 voters

Annie’s Stories by Cindy ThomsonA Fall of Marigolds by Susan MeissnerFever by Mary Beth KeaneThe Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
Fiction Set in Turn-of-the-century New York City
110 books — 119 voters
A Grave Matter by Anna Lee HuberCity of Jasmine by Deanna RaybournSilence For the Dead by Simone St. JamesAn Officer and a Spy by Robert HarrisFrog Music by Emma Donoghue
Most Anticipated Historical Mysteries for 2014.
136 books — 191 voters

The Anubis Gates by Tim PowersGreen Dolphin Street by Elizabeth GoudgeThe Stress of Her Regard by Tim PowersAn Instance of the Fingerpost by Iain PearsThe Ruins of Ambrai by Melanie Rawn
The obscure: Best books most haven't read (or even heard of)
538 books — 362 voters
Belle Cora by Phillip MarguliesI Always Loved You by Robin OliveiraThe Red Lily Crown by Elizabeth LoupasThe Winter Siege by Ariana Franklin
Historical Fiction 2014
408 books — 2,010 voters

Historical Fiction II by Sarah L. JohnsonOleanna by Julie K. RoseShadow on the Crown by Patricia BracewellVenus in Winter by Gillian BagwellA Thing Done by Tinney Sue Heath
Historical Novel Society 2013
142 books — 79 voters
Lighthouse Bay by Kimberley FreemanThe House Girl by Tara ConklinAll The Light There Was by Nancy KricorianShadow on the Crown by Patricia BracewellA Spear of Summer Grass by Deanna Raybourn
Historical Fiction 2013
417 books — 2,163 voters

The Sister Queens by Sophie PerinotThe Queen's Vow by C.W. GortnerThe Winter Palace by Eva StachniakThe Secret Life of William Shakespeare by Jude MorganAt the Mercy of the Queen by Anne Clinard Barnhill
Historical Fiction 2012 Releases - Which books are you looking forward to the most?
171 books — 1,138 voters
The Second Duchess by Elizabeth LoupasMadame Tussaud by Michelle MoranElizabeth I by Margaret GeorgeLady of the English by Elizabeth ChadwickThe Darling Strumpet by Gillian Bagwell
Historical Fiction 2011
118 books — 582 voters