Booktok Historical Fiction Novels & Stories

"I don't know the story. We will find out on the tour. Breakfast ends and with it a sense of urgency to go to my father's library. I find the book that I was embarrassed to read in front of Aiden and pick it up. It's about to get saucy and heavy in my novel that's the way I like it. I read for the next several hours until the lunch bell rings. I set a timer in the kitchen and it's time for me to prepare our picnic. I put my book in my backpack for safekeeping. You never know when you need to read a sexy scene during a boring historical tour of a prison on an island. I haven't been to Siren's Point I always saw it from my grandfather's fishing boat. It looks like an abandoned castle through t

I teased, trying to sound reasonable. Julius glanced at the historical book he had brought from the bookstore before we came to the library. I followed his gaze, my eyes landing on the cover—a woman's back facing the viewer, surrounded by soldiers. I scanned the bookshelves, realizing that most of the books were fiction, possibly historical ones. He raised his eyes to meet mine, the smile still lingering on his face. "I'm curious, that's all. You've helped me greatly on behalf of my cousin, and maybe I can help you with whatever it is."

Usually, she would discuss books—or anything—with her mother, which was no longer possible. "What's the title?" As he sipped the tea that Ruby had also made, Ed inquired. It was warm and perfectly fragrant. "Taiko. It's a Japanese novel about Oda Nobunaga and Ieyasu. Have you heard of them? They're real historical figures, but the novel tells the story from the perspective of their servant, making it more interesting. I love the details. The wars and strategies," Ruby explained. Ed listened with an amused feeling inside, chuckling at Ruby's earlier claim of 'not really liking to read.'