Historical Fiction ~ Strong Women

1.
Anna of Kleve: The Princess in the Portrait (Six Tudor Queens, #4)
Anna of Kleve: The Princess in the Portrait (Six Tudor Queens, #4) 4.05 avg rating — 7,944 ratings
2.
Innocent Traitor: A Novel of Lady Jane Grey
Innocent Traitor: A Novel of Lady Jane Grey 3.98 avg rating — 34,674 ratings
3.
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society 4.19 avg rating — 793,963 ratings
4.
The Grand Duchess of Nowhere
The Grand Duchess of Nowhere 4.06 avg rating — 800 ratings
5.
Into the Wilderness (Wilderness, #1)
Into the Wilderness (Wilderness, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 42,998 ratings
6.
Outlander (Outlander, #1)
Outlander (Outlander, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 1,131,986 ratings
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Drums of Autumn (Outlander, #4)
Drums of Autumn (Outlander, #4) 4.35 avg rating — 264,744 ratings
8.
The Taster
The Taster 4.01 avg rating — 17,892 ratings
9.
Tidelands (The Fairmile #1)
Tidelands (The Fairmile #1) 3.83 avg rating — 31,833 ratings
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In the Realm of Ash and Sorrow
In the Realm of Ash and Sorrow 4.27 avg rating — 113 ratings
9.
Into the Unbounded Night
Into the Unbounded Night 4.03 avg rating — 78 ratings
9.
Ahab's Wife, or The Star-Gazer
Ahab's Wife, or The Star-Gazer 4.03 avg rating — 45,117 ratings
9.
Love, Joanah
Love, Joanah 4.50 avg rating — 30 ratings
9.
Voices
Voices 3.76 avg rating — 2,255 ratings
9.
Annette Vallon: A Novel of the French Revolution
Annette Vallon: A Novel of the French Revolution 3.86 avg rating — 1,150 ratings
16.
Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution
Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution 3.97 avg rating — 22,304 ratings
16.
The Downstairs Girl
The Downstairs Girl 3.96 avg rating — 39,913 ratings
18.
The Fountains of Silence
The Fountains of Silence 4.31 avg rating — 79,010 ratings
18.
Cleopatra's Daughter
Cleopatra's Daughter 4.12 avg rating — 30,535 ratings
18.
A Northern Light
A Northern Light 3.83 avg rating — 45,423 ratings
21.
The Clan of the Cave Bear (Earth's Children, #1)
The Clan of the Cave Bear (Earth's Children, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 278,693 ratings
21.
The Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter
The Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter 4.09 avg rating — 19,026 ratings
21.
Uprising
Uprising 4.19 avg rating — 9,666 ratings
24.
Song of the Nile (Cleopatra's Daughter, #2)
Song of the Nile (Cleopatra's Daughter, #2) 3.99 avg rating — 3,012 ratings
24.
The Accidental Empress (Sisi, #1)
The Accidental Empress (Sisi, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 21,407 ratings
26.
The Alpha's Concubine (The Moon People #1; The Alpha's Concubine #1-5)
The Alpha's Concubine (The Moon People #1; The Alpha's Concubine #1-5) 3.80 avg rating — 934 ratings
26.
Sisi: Empress on Her Own
Sisi: Empress on Her Own 3.99 avg rating — 11,379 ratings
28.
Daughter of the Moon (The Moon People #2)
Daughter of the Moon (The Moon People #2) 4.17 avg rating — 69 ratings
28.
Mademoiselle Chanel
Mademoiselle Chanel 4.10 avg rating — 12,469 ratings
30.
A Motherland's Daughter, A Fatherland's Son
A Motherland's Daughter, A Fatherland's Son 4.48 avg rating — 1,100 ratings
30.
The Romanov Empress: A Novel of Tsarina Maria Feodorovna
The Romanov Empress: A Novel of Tsarina Maria Feodorovna 4.29 avg rating — 8,746 ratings
32.
Ruthless
Ruthless 3.93 avg rating — 262 ratings
32.
Remarkable Creatures
Remarkable Creatures 3.89 avg rating — 54,481 ratings
34.
Forbidden: A Novel Set in Medieval England
Forbidden: A Novel Set in Medieval England 3.93 avg rating — 178 ratings
34.
A Single Thread
A Single Thread 3.75 avg rating — 32,350 ratings
36.
Drums of Autumn (Outlander, #4)
Drums of Autumn (Outlander, #4) 4.35 avg rating — 264,744 ratings
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The Last Runaway
The Last Runaway 3.85 avg rating — 38,622 ratings
38.
The Silence of the Girls (Women of Troy, #1)
The Silence of the Girls (Women of Troy, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 106,984 ratings
38.
Bell of the Desert: A Novel
Bell of the Desert: A Novel
by: Alan Gold
3.99 avg rating — 299 ratings
40.
Emilia (Women and the Holocaust, #1)
Emilia (Women and the Holocaust, #1) 4.43 avg rating — 1,812 ratings
41.
Standartenführer's Wife (The Girl from Berlin, #1)
Standartenführer's Wife (The Girl from Berlin, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 1,106 ratings
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The Last Tudor (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #14)
The Last Tudor (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #14) 3.86 avg rating — 25,035 ratings
43.
Gruppenführer's Mistress (The Girl from Berlin, #2)
Gruppenführer's Mistress (The Girl from Berlin, #2) 4.35 avg rating — 764 ratings
43.
The Summer Queen
The Summer Queen 3.92 avg rating — 111 ratings
45.
War Criminal's Widow (The Girl from Berlin #3)
War Criminal's Widow (The Girl from Berlin #3) 4.22 avg rating — 820 ratings
45.
At the Mercy of the Queen
At the Mercy of the Queen 3.91 avg rating — 2,573 ratings
47.
Mischling
Mischling 3.83 avg rating — 15,993 ratings
47.
The Queen's Promise
The Queen's Promise 3.70 avg rating — 408 ratings
49.
White Rose, Black Forest
White Rose, Black Forest 4.12 avg rating — 53,096 ratings
49.
Anne Boleyn: A King's Obsession (Six Tudor Queens #2)
Anne Boleyn: A King's Obsession (Six Tudor Queens #2) 4.14 avg rating — 12,110 ratings
51.
The Birdman's Wife
The Birdman's Wife 3.63 avg rating — 1,805 ratings
52.
Fever
Fever 3.73 avg rating — 16,064 ratings
53.
The Midwife's Revolt (Midwife, #1)
The Midwife's Revolt (Midwife, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 17,368 ratings
53.
The Spy
The Spy 3.38 avg rating — 43,716 ratings
55.
The Shepherdess of Siena
The Shepherdess of Siena 4.08 avg rating — 2,399 ratings
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When We Were Gods: A Novel of Cleopatra
When We Were Gods: A Novel of Cleopatra 4.05 avg rating — 4,462 ratings
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Midnight Hunter
Midnight Hunter 3.99 avg rating — 1,724 ratings
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American Duchess: A Gilded Age Historical Romance of a Duke and an American Heiress
American Duchess: A Gilded Age Historical Romance of a Duke and an American Heiress 3.66 avg rating — 13,479 ratings
59.
Isabel: Jewel of Castilla, Spain, 1466
Isabel: Jewel of Castilla, Spain, 1466 3.74 avg rating — 6,527 ratings
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Weetamoo: Heart of the Pocassets, Massachusetts - Rhode Island, 1653
Weetamoo: Heart of the Pocassets, Massachusetts - Rhode Island, 1653 3.67 avg rating — 2,170 ratings
60.
In the Company of the Courtesan
In the Company of the Courtesan 3.79 avg rating — 25,811 ratings
62.
America's First Daughter
America's First Daughter 4.23 avg rating — 66,613 ratings
62.
The Bee and the Orange Tree
The Bee and the Orange Tree 3.17 avg rating — 1,134 ratings
64.
Katheryn Howard: The Scandalous Queen (Six Tudor Queens, #5)
Katheryn Howard: The Scandalous Queen (Six Tudor Queens, #5) 4.10 avg rating — 6,882 ratings
65.
In the Court of Kemet (Ancient Egyptian Romances #1)
In the Court of Kemet (Ancient Egyptian Romances #1) 3.81 avg rating — 125 ratings
65.
That Churchill Woman
That Churchill Woman 3.72 avg rating — 4,625 ratings
67.
The Daughters of Palatine Hill
The Daughters of Palatine Hill 4.08 avg rating — 3,792 ratings
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The Queen of Paris: A Novel of Coco Chanel
The Queen of Paris: A Novel of Coco Chanel 4.02 avg rating — 5,994 ratings
69.
The Forever Queen (Saxon #2)
The Forever Queen (Saxon #2) 3.73 avg rating — 4,086 ratings
69.
Lady Clementine
Lady Clementine 3.84 avg rating — 32,318 ratings
71.
Tidewater: A Novel
Tidewater: A Novel 4.22 avg rating — 3,104 ratings
72.
As the Waltz Was Ending
As the Waltz Was Ending 4.41 avg rating — 414 ratings
72.
The Witches of St. Petersburg
The Witches of St. Petersburg 3.32 avg rating — 4,168 ratings
74.
The Heretic Queen
The Heretic Queen 4.21 avg rating — 26,344 ratings
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The Governess (Royal Outsiders, #1)
The Governess (Royal Outsiders, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 5,606 ratings
76.
Memoirs of a Geisha
Memoirs of a Geisha 4.16 avg rating — 2,082,561 ratings
76.
A Most English Princess: A Novel of Queen Victoria's Daughter
A Most English Princess: A Novel of Queen Victoria's Daughter 3.74 avg rating — 2,193 ratings
78.
I, Elizabeth
I, Elizabeth 4.02 avg rating — 13,544 ratings
78.
Dressmaker Of Drapers Lane
Dressmaker Of Drapers Lane 3.84 avg rating — 376 ratings
80.
The Secret Life of Bees
The Secret Life of Bees 4.10 avg rating — 1,337,507 ratings
80.
The Traitor
The Traitor 4.09 avg rating — 2,292 ratings
82.
The Breadwinner (The Breadwinner, #1)
The Breadwinner (The Breadwinner, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 30,932 ratings
82.
Love and Fury: A Novel of Mary Wollstonecraft
Love and Fury: A Novel of Mary Wollstonecraft 4.16 avg rating — 2,006 ratings
84.
Cleopatra's Moon
Cleopatra's Moon 4.01 avg rating — 4,514 ratings
84.
The Second Mrs. Astor
The Second Mrs. Astor
by: Shana Abe
3.97 avg rating — 69,242 ratings
86.
The Memoirs of Cleopatra
The Memoirs of Cleopatra 4.19 avg rating — 21,335 ratings
86.
The Personal Librarian
The Personal Librarian 4.05 avg rating — 212,713 ratings
88.
Cleopatra VII: Daughter of the Nile - 57 B.C.
Cleopatra VII: Daughter of the Nile - 57 B.C. 3.91 avg rating — 10,880 ratings
88.
The Four Winds
The Four Winds 4.30 avg rating — 900,257 ratings
90.
Mary, Queen of Scots: Queen Without a Country
Mary, Queen of Scots: Queen Without a Country 3.84 avg rating — 5,660 ratings
90.
The Paris Bookseller
The Paris Bookseller 3.73 avg rating — 15,917 ratings
92.
Summer of my German Soldier
Summer of my German Soldier 3.70 avg rating — 17,689 ratings
92.
An Indiscreet Princess
An Indiscreet Princess 3.67 avg rating — 926 ratings
94.
The American Adventuress
The American Adventuress 4.08 avg rating — 2,087 ratings
95.
The Blue Butterfly: A Novel of Marion Davies
The Blue Butterfly: A Novel of Marion Davies 4.06 avg rating — 1,060 ratings
96.
The Last Lifeboat
The Last Lifeboat 4.33 avg rating — 9,145 ratings
97.
The Witches of Vardø
The Witches of Vardø 3.90 avg rating — 6,083 ratings
98.
The Last Witch of Scotland: A bewitching story based on true events
The Last Witch of Scotland: A bewitching story based on true events 3.93 avg rating — 5,082 ratings