Gone with the Wind
Margaret Mitchell
Scarlett O’Hara fights to survive the Civil War and Reconstruction in the American South.
Civil War · Victorian / Gilded Age · Romance · Family saga
Civil War · Romance · ~1861–1865
Civil War historical fiction romance books
Looking for historical fiction in the romance lane set during the Civil War (~1861–1865)? Civil War historical fiction romance books collects historical novels that match both filters—American Civil War, secession, emancipation, home fronts. Love stories grounded in a historical setting HisFic is a free historical fiction discovery app: open a full reading journey with the same era and story-type filters, then add region, themes, or audience. Shelves mix curated historical fiction picks with Open Library titles so even thin combinations still have books to explore.
Shelf · 18 titles
Curated HisFic picks first, plus Open Library fills for this era + story type.
North and South
John Jakes
Two families—one Northern, one Southern—are torn by the approach of the Civil War.
Civil War · Victorian / Gilded Age · Family saga · Military & war
Days Without End
Sebastian Barry
An Irish immigrant and his partner fight in the Indian Wars and Civil War (Walter Scott Prize 2017).
Civil War · Victorian / Gilded Age · Military & war · Literary
Cold Mountain
Charles Frazier
Wounded Confederate soldier Inman walks home across North Carolina toward Ada, who is learning to keep a mountain farm alive as the Civil War wrecks the Blue Ridge. Frazier’s National Book Award winner is Civil War historical fiction of desertion, survival, and a love story paced to the land.
Civil War · Literary · Romance
Through the Storm
Beverly Jenkins
Fiction · Historical Fiction · Romance · American Civil War (1861-1865) fast (OCoLC)fst01351658
Civil War · Romance · Military & war · Open Library
Hand of Isis
Jo Graham
Court and courtiers · Fiction · Historical Fiction · History
Ancient world · Civil War · Romance · Military & war · Open Library
Song of Years
Bess Streeter Aldrich
Iowa · pioneers · Blackhawk · settlers
Civil War · Romance · Military & war · Open Library
Antony and Cleopatra
Colleen McCullough
Fiction · History · Egypt · Romans
Ancient world · Civil War · Romance · Biographical · Open Library
Lessons in love
Nancy Lavo
Historical fiction · Christian Romance · Texas · Civil War aftermath
Civil War · Romance · Military & war · Open Library
Mountains stand strong
Irene B. Brand
Large type books · Historical fiction · Civil War · Brothers and sisters
Civil War · Romance · Military & war · Open Library
Promise of yesterday
S. Dionne Moore
Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863 · Romance · Women heroes · Man-woman relationships
Civil War · Romance · Military & war · Open Library
Rhett Butler's people
McCaig, Donald.
History · Fiction · South Carolina -- Fiction · Historical fiction
Civil War · Victorian / Gilded Age · Romance · Military & war · Open Library
Glory
Heather Graham
United States in fiction · History · Fiction · Love stories
Civil War · Romance · Military & war · Open Library
Forbidden embrace
Cassie Edwards
collectionID:Wbodice_ripper · Fiction · History · Historical fiction
Civil War · Romance · Military & war · Open Library
Reader's Digest Best Loved Books for Young Readers--Volume Nine
Reader's Digest Association
British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author) · Children's fiction · Classic fiction · Classic Literature
Civil War · Victorian / Gilded Age · Romance · Military & war · Open Library
Rebels and traitors
Lindsey Davis
Great Britain in fiction · Fiction · History · Civil War (Great Britain : 1642-1649) fast (OCoLC)fst01352303
Civil War · Romance · Military & war · Open Library
Touching the sky
Tracie Peterson
History · American Civil War (1861-1865) · Christian Romance · Historical fiction
Civil War · Romance · Military & war · Open Library
The Roswell women
Frances Patton Statham
History · Georgia Civil War, 1861-1865 · Fiction · United States Civil War, 1861-1865
Civil War · Romance · Military & war · Open Library
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