Title: Yours from the Tower Author: Sally Nicholls Genre: Young Adult, Historical Fiction, Romance Publisher: Walker Books US Source: Publisher Format: Paperback arc Release Date: January 30, 2024 Rating: ★★★★ Goodreads Synopsis: Bridgerton fans rejoice! This epistolary confection—told in letters among three school friends—is perfect for devotees of gossipy costume drama. Tirzah, Sophia, and Polly are best friends who’ve left boarding school and gone back to very different lives. The year is 1896, and Polly is teaching in an orphanage, Sophia is scouting fo ..read more

Title: The Secret in the Tower Author: Andrew Beattie Genre: Middle Grade, Historical Fiction Publisher: Sweet Cherry Publishing Source: Publisher via NetGalley Format: Ebook Release Date: September 8, 2022 Rating: ★★★★★ Goodreads Synopsis: 1485. Richard III is King of England. Henry Tudor’s invasion looms. Jack Broom thinks that war and politics have nothing to do with him. He is a simple apothecary’s boy dreaming of becoming a surgeon – until soldiers mistake him for a boy of noble birth. Narrowly avoiding being dragged to the Tower of London, Jack sets out on ..read more

Title: Patience, Princess Catherine (Young Royals #4) Author: Carolyn Meyer Genre: Middle Grade, Historical Fiction Publisher: Clarion Books Source: Purchased Format: Paperback Release Date: May 1, 2004 Rating: ★★★★ Goodreads Synopsis: England anxiously awaits Prince Arthur’s betrothed—the Spanish princess who will be its future queen. But when Arthur dies not long after the wedding, Catherine of Aragon’s fate becomes uncertain. Will the king and Catherine’s parents arrange a marriage with Arthur’s brother, Henry, or will she return to Spain a widow? Through all ..read more

Title: Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Lord (Lady Petra Inquires #1) Author: Celeste Connally Genre: Historical Fiction, Mystery Publisher: Minotaur Books Source: Publisher Format: Paperback arc Release Date: November 14, 2023 Rating: ★★★★★ Goodreads Synopsis: Bridgerton meets Agatha Christie in Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Lord, a dazzling first entry in a terrific new Regency-era mystery series with a feminist spin. When Lady Petra Forsyth’s fiancé and soulmate dies just weeks ahead of their wedding, she makes the shocking proclamation—in front of Lon ..read more

Title: Gwen and Art Are Not in Love Author: Lex Croucher Genre: Young Adult, Historical, Romance, LGBT, Fantasy Publisher: Wednesday Books Source: Publisher Format: Hardcover Release Date: November 28, 2023 Rating: ★★★★★ Goodreads Synopsis: Heartstopper meets A Knight’s Tale in this queer medieval rom-com YA debut about love, friendship, and being brave enough to change the course of history. It’s been hundreds of years since King Arthur’s reign. His descendant, Arthur, a future Lord and general gadabout, has been betrothed to Gwendoline, the quic ..read more

Title: The Night Raven (Moonwind Mysteries #1) Author: Johan Rundberg, A.A. Prime (translator) Genre: Middle Grade, Historical Fiction, Mystery Publisher: Amazon Crossing Source: Firefly Books Distributed Format: Paperback arc Release Date: November 1, 2023 Rating: ★★★★★ Goodreads Synopsis: Mika is not your average orphan—and she’s about to prove it. It’s 1880, and in the frigid city of Stockholm, death lurks around every corner. Twelve-year-old Mika knows that everyone in her orphanage will struggle to survive this winter. But at least the notorious serial kill ..read more

Title: Don’t Breathe a Word Author: Jordyn Taylor Genre: Young Adult, Thriller, Historical Fiction, Mystery Publisher: HarperTeen Source: Purchased Format: Hardcover/audiobook Release Date: May 18, 2021 Rating: ★★★★★ Goodreads Synopsis: Present Day: Eva has never felt like she belonged… not in her own family or with her friends in New York City, and certainly not at a fancy boarding school like Hardwick Preparatory Academy. So when she is invited to join the Fives, an elite secret society, she jumps at the opportunity to finally be a part of something. But what ..read more

Title: Myrtle, Means, and Opportunity (Myrtle Hardcastle Mysteries #5) Author: Elizabeth C. Bunce Genre: Middle Grade, Mystery, Historical Fiction Publisher: Algonquin Young Readers Source: Publisher Format: Hardcover Release Date: October 24, 2023 Rating: ★★★★★ Goodreads Synopsis: In the fifth book of the Edgar Award-winning series, Myrtle Hardcastle uncovers a string of murders during a treasure hunt on a haunted Scottish estate. When her governess inherits an estate on a Scottish island, amateur detective Myrtle Hardcastle couldn’t be more excited. Unfor ..read more

Title: Wrath Becomes Her Author: Aden Polydoros Genre: Young Adult, Historical Fiction, Fantasy Publisher: Inkyard Press Source: Publisher via NetGalley Format: Ebook Release Date: October 10, 2023 Rating: ★★★★★ Goodreads Synopsis: Frankenstein meets Inglourious Basterds in this stunning Jewish historical horror novel from the award-winning author of The City Beautiful Vera was made for vengeance. Lithuania, 1943. A father drowns in the all-consuming grief of a daughter killed by the Nazis. He can’t bring Chaya back from the dead, but he can use kishuf — an anci ..read more

Title: In Myrtle Peril (Myrtle Hardcastle Mysteries #4) Author: Elizabeth C. Bunce Genre: Middle Grade, Mystery, Historical Fiction Publisher: Algonquin Young Readers Source: Thomas Allen and Son Format: Hardcover Release Date: October 4, 2022 Rating: ★★★★★ Goodreads Synopsis: Myrtle Hardcastle—twelve-year-old Victorian Amateur Detective—returns to investigate the case of a missing heiress lost at sea, an inquiry that runs aground when a murder in plain sight has no apparent victim. When a mysterious girl attempts to stake her claim to the Snowcroft family fortu ..read more