Historical fiction book · Open Library
The English Heiress (The Heiress Series: Book One)
Unknown author · historical fiction
A PASSION BORN IN REBELLION...A LOVE THAT FLAMED UP FROM THE ASHES OF WAR... LEONIE DE CONYERS - beautiful, aristocratic, her life shattered by a black night of bestiality, she lived in the shadow of the guillotine, stripped of everything she held dear. ROGER ST. EYRE - An English nobleman, he set out to save Leonie, unaware that in a world gone mad their fates would be forever linked. Forced to serve a Royalist plot, sworn to flee the doomed Marie Antoinette, they would be kidnapped, denounced, and brutally separated. Driven by a passion that knew no bounds, they would surmount every
About this historical novel
The English Heiress (The Heiress Series: Book One) by Unknown author is historical fiction rooted in Global / multiple. A PASSION BORN IN REBELLION...A LOVE THAT FLAMED UP FROM THE ASHES OF WAR... LEONIE DE CONYERS - beautiful, aristocratic, her life shattered by a black night of bestiality, she lived in the shadow of the guillotine, stripped of everything she held dear. ROGER ST. EYRE - An English nobleman, he set out to save Leonie, unaware that in a world gone mad their fates would be forever linked. Forced to serve a Royalist plot, sworn to flee the doomed Marie Antoinette, they would be kidnapped, denounced, and brutally separated. Driven by a passion that knew no bounds, they would surmount every
On HisFic we tag it under 1. Literary historical fiction so you can pair it with similar story types. Recurring themes include collectionid:bodice_ripper, historical romance, romance novel, fiction, romance, general, and french revolution.
Use HisFic’s free journey planner to stay in this era or subgenre, save titles to a want-to-read list in your browser, and open Amazon when you are ready to buy. HisFic is discovery-only—not a bookstore—so pages like this exist to help you choose the next historical novel with intent.
Plot summary
A PASSION BORN IN REBELLION...A LOVE THAT FLAMED UP FROM THE ASHES OF WAR... LEONIE DE CONYERS - beautiful, aristocratic, her life shattered by a black night of bestiality, she lived in the shadow of the guillotine, stripped of everything she held dear. ROGER ST. EYRE - An English nobleman, he set out to save Leonie, unaware that in a world gone mad their fates would be forever linked. Forced to serve a Royalist plot, sworn to flee the doomed Marie Antoinette, they would be kidnapped, denounced, and brutally separated. Driven by a passion that knew no bounds, they would surmount every
Subgenres
Eras
- Not classified yet
More like this on HisFic
Curated titles that share era, story type, or themes.
- The Women · Kristin Hannah
A young American nurse serves in Vietnam and struggles to be seen when she comes home.
- The Book Thief · Markus Zusak
A girl steals books in Nazi Germany; Death narrates a story of words and survival.
- Homegoing · Yaa Gyasi
Linked stories follow two half-sisters’ lineages across centuries of African and American history.
- The Book Thief · Markus Zusak
Death narrates the story of a girl who steals books in Nazi Germany—and the family that hides a Jewish man.
- The Song of Achilles · Madeline Miller
Patroclus narrates his bond with Achilles against the backdrop of the Trojan War.
- Wolf Hall · Hilary Mantel
Thomas Cromwell rises through Tudor England’s deadly court, told in close, modern-feeling prose.
Regions & places
Global / multiple
Themes
- collectionid:bodice_ripper
- historical romance
- romance novel
- fiction, romance, general
- french revolution
- fiction
- historical fiction
- fiction, romance, historical
Tags
open-library