Historical Fiction | Prepub Alert, November 2024 Titles

These novels span centuries, featuring a woman-centered Trojan War retelling, a midwife in 14th-century Provence, a 1920s jazz era singer, and two World War II stories.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chenault-Kilgore, Monica. The Jewel of the Blues. Graydon House. Nov. 2024. ISBN 9781525805066. pbk. 336p. $18.99. HISTORICAL FICTION

Chenault-Kilgore’s debut, Long Gone, Come Home, was frequently named a most-anticipated read. Her latest is set during the 1920s jazz era. Lucille Arnetta Love, a performer with Miss Lucille’s Black Troubadours, chases her dream of singing on Broadway. But her family secrets follow her when robbers from her father’s past seek revenge.

DeLozier, Elizabeth. Eleanore of Avignon. Dutton. Nov. 2024. ISBN 9780593475034. 320p. $29. HISTORICAL FICTION

DeLozier’s debut takes place in 14th-century Provence, where midwife and herbalist Eleanore Blanchet becomes an apprentice to the pope’s physician. Her work is soon much more urgent and challenging when the plague descends on Europe and the pregnant Queen Joanna of Naples arrives in Avignon to stand trial for her husband’s murder.

Morelli, Laura. The Keeper of Lost Art. Morrow Paperbacks. Nov. 2024. ISBN 9780063206014. pbk. 384p. $18.99. HISTORICAL FICTION

Bestselling Morelli (The Last Masterpiece) tells a coming-of-age World War II story based on true events. In 1942, as bombs hit her city, Stella Costa is sent to Tuscany to stay with relatives, who are responsible for hiding hundreds of Florentine priceless masterpieces. Soon German troops arrive and requisition their villa, putting the family, refugees, and art at risk.

Rhine, A. D. Daughters of Bronze: A Novel of Troy. Dutton. Nov. 2024. ISBN 9780593474808. pbk. 512p. $20. HISTORICAL FICTION

Rhine (pseudonym for Ashlee Cowles and Danielle Stinson) follow up Horses of Fire with the epic conclusion of their Trojan War retelling from the perspectives of Andromache, Rhea, Helen, and Cassandra. These four fierce women band together to protect Hector and Andromache’s newborn son and save Troy from treachery within the city.

Salazar, Noelle. The Lies We Leave Behind. MIRA. Nov. 2024. ISBN 9780778369615. pbk. 400p. $18.99. HISTORICAL FICTION

Bestselling Salazar (The Roaring Days of Zora Lily) returns with a World War II tale of love and bravery. Nurse Kate Campbell flies to the front to rescue wounded soldiers. When she unexpectedly falls in love with one of her patients, she’ll have difficult choices to make. With a 100K-copy first printing.

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