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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorThe Raider
Jude Deveraux · 346 pages
Jude Deveraux continues her beloved Montgomery saga in America with this dramatic, passion-filled tale of rebellion and love -- a breathtaking adventure to be savored all over again -- or discovered for the first time! The Raider In colonial New England, the British are hunting a fearless, masked patriot whose daring foils them at every turn. He's known simply as the Raider. Jessica Taggert,
America's First Daughter
Stephanie Dray, Laura Kamoie · 590 pages
As Thomas Jefferson's oldest daughter, Patsy becomes his helpmate, protector, and constant companion in the wake of her mother's death. She travels with him when he becomes American minister to France. It is in Paris that Patsy learns about her fathers liaison with Sally Hemings, a slave girl her own age. Meanwhile, Patsy has fallen in love with her father's protégé William Short, a staunch abolit
I, Eliza Hamilton
Susan Holloway Scott · 444 pages
"In this beautifully written novel of historical fiction, bestselling author Susan Holloway Scott tells the story of Alexander Hamilton's wife, Eliza--a fascinating strong-willed heroine in her own right and a key figure in one of the most gripping periods in American history."-- Daughter of a respected general, Elizabeth Schuyler was captivated by Alexander Hamilton, a charismatic, ambitious aid
Our Own Country: A Novel
Jodi Daynard · 432 pages
The Colonel's Lady
Laura Frantz · 408 pages
In 1779, when genteel Virginia spinster Roxanna Rowan arrives at the Kentucky fort commanded by Colonel Cassius McLinn, she finds that her officer father has died. Penniless and destitute, Roxanna is forced to take her father's place as scrivener. Before long, it's clear that the colonel himself is attracted to her. But she soon realizes the colonel has grave secrets of his own--some of which have
Betty Zane
Zane Grey · 258 pages
I found this book one of Mr. Grey's finer writings, perhaps due to his emotional and familial attachment to the subject. The feel of the time is very real and still written with contemporary digestability. Not to be overlooked by fans of Zane Grey or historical novels. From Wikipedia: Elizabeth "Betty" Zane McLaughlin Clark (July 19, 1759 – August 23, 1823) was an alleged heroine of the Revolu
Blindspot
Jane Kamensky, Jill Lepore · 522 pages
"Tis a small canvas, this Boston," muses Stewart Jameson, a Scottish portrait painter who, having fled his debtors in Edinburgh, has washed up on America's far shores. Eager to begin anew in this new world, he advertises for an apprentice, but the lad who comes knocking is no lad at all. Fanny Easton is a lady in disguise, a young, fallen woman from Boston's most prominent family. "I must make thi
The Fiery Cross part two
Diana Gabaldon, Davina Porter
The Fifth of March: A Story of the Boston Massacre
Ann Rinaldi · 335 pages
Fourteen-year-old Rachel Marsh, an indentured servant in the Boston household of John and Abigail Adams, is caught up in the colonists' unrest that eventually escalates into the massacre of March 5, 1770.
Those Who Love
Irving Stone · 668 pages
While it is fictionalized account of the relationship between Abigail and John Adams, it has been thoroughly researched and is accurate as far as the events in their are concerned. John and Abigail Adams were true partners in life. Their letters to one another showed that John considered not his wife, but his best friend, his intellectual equal and his greatest confidante. The book starts with the
Rebellious Heart
Jody Hedlund · 376 pages
"When Susanna's heart for the poor and Ben's disillusionment with British rule cross paths in 1763 Massachusetts, the two find themselves bound in a dangerous fight for justice"--
The Nine Lives of Charlotte Taylor
Sally Armstrong · 416 pages
goodread review: **Charlotte Taylor lived in the front row of history. In 1775, at the young age of twenty**, she fled her English country house and boarded a ship to Jamaica with her lover, the family’s black butler. Soon after reaching shore, Charlotte’s lover died of yellow fever, leaving her alone and pregnant in Jamaica. In the **sixty-six years that followed**, **she would find refuge with t
Mount Vernon Love Story: A Novel of George and Martha Washington
Mary Higgins Clark · 230 pages
This novel tells the story of a rare marriage and brings to life the human side of the man who became the "father of our country."
Peril at King's Creek: A Felicity Mystery
Elizabeth McDavid Jones · 163 pages
In 1776, Penny is concerned that the British Army will steal her horse and burn her family's plantation.
The Ninth Daughter
Barbara Hamilton · 359 pages
When a murder occurs in the home of their friend and fellow patriot, Rebecca Malvern, John Adams is accused of the gruesome crime, which was seemingly perpetrated to obtain a secret Sons of Liberty document. With both her husband's good name and the fate of the Sons of Liberty at stake, Abby must uncover a conspiracy that could cost them all their freedom--and their lives. Set in Massachusetts col
Midnight
Beverly Jenkins · 378 pages
In Boston, revolution is in the wind, yet none would ever suspect Faith Kingston of treason. But under cover of darkness, the beautiful daughter of a Tory tavern owner becomes the notorious spy "Lady Midnight," passing valuable secrets to the rebels. Dedicated to fighting British tyranny, she'll let nothing distract her, until a dark, mesmerizing stranger enters her life. A reckless, worldly adven
Very Funny, Elizabeth
Valerie Tripp · 81 pages
Elizabeth Cole and her best friend, Felicity, are "the merriest girls in Virginia". The merry friends think it's very funny to play tricks on Elizabeth's snobby older sister, Annabelle. When Annabelle Bananabelle becomes engaged, Elizabeth and Felicity's mischief heats up, until Elizabeth finds herself in big trouble!
Caroline
Cynthia Wright · 326 pages
The year is 1783 and rakish Alexander Beauvisage is returning from the American Revolutionary War when he discovers Caroline unconscious in the Connecticut woods. Dressed as a boy, she has no memory of her past. Against his better judgment, he takes the lovely founding with him to his home in Philadelphia and finds his lice in increasingly complicated as the fiery attraction between them builds an
A Founding Mother: A Novel of Abigail Adams
Stephanie Dray · 452 pages
Alex and Eliza
Melissa de la Cruz · 358 pages
When Alex and Eliza meet one fateful night, so begins an epic love story that would forever change the course of American history.
Love Not a Rebel
Heather Graham · 440 pages
North American Woman Trilogy #3 The stunning North American Woman series concludes with this sexy tale of a revolutionary hero and the alluring Tory colonist who is forced to marry him. Red-hot desire burns in the two lovers who trust each other only as far as the bedroom. RELUCTANT SPY They called her "Highness," ravishing Lady Amanda Sterling, forced to spy on Lord Eric Cameron by the lord
The Sherwood Ring
Elizabeth Marie Pope · 266 pages
Newly orphaned Peggy Grahame is caught off-guard when she first arrives at her family’s ancestral estate. Her eccentric uncle Enos drives away her only new acquaintance, Pat, a handsome British scholar, then leaves Peggy to fend for herself. But she is not alone. The house is full of mysteries—and ghosts. Soon Peggy becomes involved with the spirits of her own Colonial ancestors and witnesses the