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70+ Free Historical Fiction ePubs

By Ana Brazil
June 14, 2024

For almost a year, Paper Lantern Writers (and specifically our Tudor-era author Jonathan Posner) has been hosting a monthly historical fiction giveaway on Bookfunnel. This month the giveaway includes over SEVENTY free novels, novellas, and short stories!

We’ve got World War II, the Elizabethan Era, and the Gilded Age covered! We’ve also got mysteries, romances, westerns, and family drama!  And I’m really excited to share that we’ve got stories from PLW’s Anne M Beggs, Edie Cay, Alina Rubin, and Linda Ulleseit.

This one link will get you access to all of these stories, while the links on the authors names (where available) go to their websites, Facebook, or Instagram pages.

Two caveats…in exchange for the free reads, the authors may request you join their newsletter list by providing your email address. And, these books and this link expire the end of June 2024.

And now…start your summer of historical fiction!

Elizabeth R. Anderson ~ Nasira – A Two Daggers prequel – Nobility and the serving class must not mix…but some attractions are just too strong.

Phoebe Ashford ~ The Robber Baron’s Fake Marriage – An Opposites Attract, Age Gap Gilded Age Historical Romance

Katy Baker ~ Guardian of a Highlander – What do you do when destiny comes knocking?

Michael Beashel ~ Death on the Rocks: Australian Historical Fiction Novella – A brave Judith Sampson, publican, exposes murder and love, side by side.

Anne M. Beggs ~ The Dragon Lord – A medieval short story of romance and religion vying for supremacy at the winter solstice.

 

David Blixt ~ Colossus: Stone and Steel – Judea, AD 66. Judah must brave a nightmare to save those he loves and preserve his honor.

David Blixt ~ Her Majesty’s Will – Will Shakespeare: Playwright, Poet…and Spy.

David Blixt ~ The Lost Novels of Nellie Bly: New York By Night – A Female Reporter Tracking A $500,000 Robbery.

David Blixt ~ The Master of Verona – Shakespeare and Dante collide in this thrilling epic of ambition, love, and betrayal.

Kari Bovee ~ Shoot like a Girl – She would do anything for her loved ones, even if it meant she’d be lost to them forever.

Ashley Brooks ~ Love’s Betrayal – Suddenly, the war wasn’t important, and revenge was.

Nick Brumby ~ Redding’s Maverick – Out of time. Out of luck. Out to get even.

Clara Byrd ~ A Rogue’s Redemption – An Enemies-to-Lovers Regency Romance

Cat Cahill ~ Forbidden Forever; The Gilbert Girls – A family ranch to save. A man with a mission. A love that would betray it all.

Jacinta Carey ~ The Runaway Heart: A Steamy Regency Romance – Scotland, 1818. Lady Isabella Fielding has made a terrible mistake…

Edie Cay ~ A Rarified Gift – A Regency London short mystery about adult twins searching for answers surrounding their birth.

Craig Stephen Copland ~ The Mystery of the Five Oranges and The Hudson Valley Mystery – Sherlock Holmes faces murder and mystery in Canada and the USA

Renee Dahlia ~ The Shipwrecked Earl’s Bride –  A banished Lord returns home, only to be saved from a shipwreck by a fisherman’s daughter.

C R Dempsey ~ Bad Blood – Set in rebellious Ireland in the 1590s.

Claire Doyle ~ Perfect Prelude – Set on the Scottish Isle of Cumbrae during the great British heatwave of 1976.

Robert FaulkFools, Angels and the Devil – As Hitler seduces Germany, an angel who hates him falls in love with a fool who worships him.

Darcy Fitzwilliam ~ Tolerable – a steamy Pride and Prejudice variation.

Amanda Giorgis ~ The Wideawake Hat – No-one knows what became of James Mackenzie, infamous sheep rustler….

Augusta Gosling ~ Shamrock – She has a heart of gold but poor instincts. When an attempt to save her family sparks disaster, only her wits can set her free.

Audrey Hershey ~ Betrayal in the Bedroom – Two timelines… Two intimate romances…

Portia Hughes ~ A Gentleman’s Dubious Honour

Portia Hughes ~ Taming the New Bride: A Steamy Historical Short

Nina Jarrett ~ The Duke Wins a Bride – Her betrothed cheated on her. The duke offers to save her. Can a marriage of convenience turn into true love?

Shirley Karr ~ What an Earl Wants – What’s a lord to do when his house is in chaos and his favorite new employee turns out to be a woman in disguise?

Eliane Kensington ~ The Royal Enigma – A Time-Travel Romance.

Philippa Jane Keyworth ~ Finding Miss Giles – Bath, 1780: Without family or fortune, Miss Araminta Giles must rely on her wit alone.

KC Kingmaker ~ The Heiress and the Farmhand – Before he was the ruthless leader of the Merry Men, he was John Little.

KC Kingmaker ~ Princess of the Glade – A spicy retelling of a classic fantasy love story.

Fiona Knightley ~ Seducing the Seamstress – “Help!’ she screamed, “Somebody Help!”

Debra-Ann Kummoung ~ The Surprising Mr. Darcy – Can a chance encounter change Elizabeth Bennet’s opinion of Mr. Darcy?

Cora Leland ~ Rescuing the Indian’s Bride – A mixed-marriage was frowned-upon and even dangerous away from the tribe.

Vanessa Lind ~ The Errand – In 1963, a book could change her life. How far will Ingrid go to get it?

Vanessa Lind ~ Lady in Disguise – May 1861. Union soldiers are mustering, and fearless, defiant Hattie Logan longs to escape Miss Whitcomb’s straitlaced Ladygrace School for Girls….

Chrystyna Lucyk-Berger ~ Two Fatherlands – In 1938 Northern Italy, it’s a dangerous time to be a dissident…

Iona McDuff ~ First Touch – 120 AD… Her husband dead, little does Celtic healer Mairenn realise just how much the only world she knows is about to change…

Iona McDuff ~ The Baron and the Sassenach – A Scottish rake, determined to remain single. His baroness mother, determined that he should marry. Result: a stand-off like never before.

Iona McDuff ~ The Heathen’s Bride – Not a romance, but a love story. And not all love stories end happily ever after…

Iona McDuff ~ The Stranger of Skamorr – It was to be a union for peace. Instead, it was the start of anything but.

Alice McVeighDarcy: A Pride and Prejudice Variation – Take a deep dive into Darcy’s point of view.

Cate Michels ~ In All Its Fury  – Minnesota, January 12, 1888: When the midday weather takes a severe turn, Christoph Althaus and his sons, Martin and William, are left unprepared for enduring a blizzard.

Emily E K Murdoch ~ Wartime with a Warrior – He’s a spy, waiting for his informant. When they arrive, he can’t believe his eyes…

Lorraine Norwood ~ The Solitary Sparrow – In 14th century England, women are dying. She can save them. But her enemies stand in her way.

Rose Pearson ~ Theodore’s Promise – A Regency Romance.

Charity Phillips ~ Twin Brides For The McKean Brothers – A Sweet Historical Mail Order Bride Romance.

Samar Reine ~ Unknown but Certain – In a realm of whispers and lost letters, love paints the truest portrait.

Samar Reine ~ Written on the Wind – In 1567 Spain, the livelihoods of Abel’s family and his town hinge on the rearing of fighting bulls.

Alina Rubin ~  Hearts By The Sea – An innocent game brings unforeseen consequences.

NaNako Sai Gwin ~ Redemption – A sweet short story set in fantasy medieval period.

Ora Smith ~ White Oak Plantation: Slavery’s Deeper Roots – Christian Historical Fiction with a little Romance

Allie Star ~ The Governess and The Rebellious Duke – A Clean Regency Romance Novel

Andrea K. SteinRhum Bay – Is bad blood a myth, or is Alex really the devil incarnate?

Andrea K SteinThe Valentine Skates – It’s 1820, and Lady Lilianne Howick hides away from the judgment of the ton on her family’s country estate in Surrey.

Nelly Stein ~ Hospital Havoc, A Classy Cohorts Historical Cozy Mystery – Spring 1955: When unexplained deaths wreak havoc at a local hospital, an external source needs to go in and uncover the truth.

Janet Ray Stevens  ~ The Vanishing Volume – It might be bitter cold in January 1943, but things are heating up at librarian Emily Applegate’s New England library.

Janet Ray Stevens  ~ Murder at the Bijou Theater – A Historical Mystery Short – It’s 1951 and for movie theater owner Lillian Thornton, the hot new medium of television is the enemy….

JR Strayve Jr. ~ Braxton’s Century Vol 1 – Follow The Powerful, Charismatic Prince Braxton Traveling the World During the Greatest Century, Viscerally Enrapturing Both Woman & Men Alike.

Aubrey Taylor ~ Hans Waldemar Remembers Normandy – “I told her that I would not stay home while my comrades risked their necks on the front lines.”

Tracy Tonkinson ~ Madman: A Diamond and Doran Mystery – Sergeant Billy Doran of Chicago is not a happy man.

Steve Turnbull ~ Lure of the Riptide – 1908. In a corner of India, a murderer stalks.

Linda Ulleseit ~ Wings Over Tremeirchson – A novella of life, love, passions and choices

 

Rachel Valencourt ~ Every Night Has A Dawn – A Family Secret, A Rebel Heart: One Girl’s Coming-of-Age Journey Through the Ages.

Tabetha Waite ~ An Everlasting Regency Amour 2

Catherine A. Wilson and Catherine T. Wilson ~ The Lily and the Lion – In the deadly wars between England and France, two sisters enter a world of passion and intrigue …

C.F. Yetman ~ The Roses Underneath – A World War II mystery set in Wiesbaden, Germany.

Enjoy your historical reading summer Paper Lantern Readers!

 

Written by Ana Brazil

Ana Brazil writes historical crime fiction celebrating bodacious American heroines. She is a member of Sisters in Crime, the Historical Novel Society, and a founding member of Paper Lantern Writers.
Ana's latest historical mystery is THE RED-HOT BLUES CHANTEUSE, which features murder, mayhem, and music in 1919 San Francisco. Her award-winning historical mystery FANNY NEWCOMB & THE IRISH CHANNEL RIPPER is set in Gilded Age New Orleans.

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  1. Anne M Beggs

    Just June Wow, who could ask for more? Free Historical Fiction and SO much variety.

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