Books like Devil Water by Anya Seton

A young bride, the second Mrs. Maxim de Winter, arrives at Manderley on the Cornish coast and finds her new home haunted by the memory and housekeeper’s obsession with her mysterious, stylish predecessor—Rebecca.

Craig of the Mohicans, a frontier scout turns away from civilization, forming a bond with a Mohican warrior as they escort two sisters across the perilous wilderness of America's frontier.

A love story set against the backdrop of World War II in Greece.

A 17th-century Dutch sea journey becomes a terrifying tale of murder and mystery when a supernatural figure appears on the ship, threatening the lives of the passengers and crew.

A fast-paced historical romance set in early America, featuring the legendary Natty Bumppo and a love story set against the backdrop of the French and Indian War.

A Chilean woman embarks on a quest to find her lover in 1840s California's goldfields, facing numerous challenges and adventures along the way.

The Deerslayer: A prequel to James Fenimore Cooper's Leatherstocking Tales, focusing on the rapid civilizing of New York and the introduction of the hero, Natty Bumppo, to the frontiersmen of the time.

Katherine Swynford, a 14th‑century courtier, rises from relative obscurity to become the first wife of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, in this biographical novel set in medieval England.

A story of rebellion against a tyrannical government.

Natty Bumppo's first journey into frontier life and the challenges of defending his freedom against dangerous Indians and the corrupting influence of a ruthless new lawman, setting the stage for the larger story of The Last of the Mohicans.

Mary Yellan journeys across the bleak Cornwall moor to Jamaica Inn, where family secrets, smuggling, and a dangerous love lie waiting.

A group of settlers encounters an old trapper on the prairie in 1805, as they push westward over the Great Plains for new land and opportunities in the United States of America, while the country is still being explored.

A historical adventure novel about a Chilean seamstress who flees to Peru and forms a passionate bond with a conquistador, leading to the creation of a new city and a clash between the Spanish and indigenous peoples of Chile.

A thrilling historical spy novel set during the American Revolution, inspired by accusations of venality and featuring a common man wrongly suspected as a spy for the British, who refuses to accept payment for information vital to the Patriot's cause.

A historical fiction that follows a retired schoolteacher’s search for truth after discovering a British colonial diary in East Africa, illuminating the Asian diaspora’s ties to the region’s multicultural past.

Anya Seton’s sweeping historical romance follows Prince Rumon, a French noble of Charlemagne and Alfredic descent, as he crisscrosses tenth‑century Europe, binds with a fierce Cornish girl named Merewyn, and seeks the mythical Avalon.

Set in early 17th‑century Massachusetts, the book follows Elizabeth Winthrop, a Puritan woman who marries into Governor John Winthrop’s family and navigates the hardships, famine, and Indian attacks of the colony while asserting her beliefs.

A novel exploring the final years of a renowned writer caught in the conflict between his beloved wife and the Tolstoyan movement, with a compelling portrayal of a genius at the crossroads of his life and legacy.

A tale of the 1839-1846 Anti-rent War in New York, featuring the Littlepage Manuscripts and classic literature characters, including James Fenimore Cooper and Ralph Waldo Emerson, set against the backdrop of the tumultuous social upheaval of the time, focusing on themes of rebellion, political activism, and the clash between tradition and progress, through the eyes of the Littlepage family, who uncover a secret manuscript that reveals the true power behind the anti-rent movement, and how it was suppressed by those in control, offering a fresh perspective on the history of the era through the lens of a family torn between tradition and change, amidst the backdrop of the tumultuous social upheaval of the time, with James Fenimore Cooper and Ralph Waldo Emerson as characters who embody the conflict of tradition and progress, and the struggle between the past and the future, with the Littlepage family's journey reflecting the themes of rebellion, political activism, and the clash between tradition and progress, set against the backdrop of the tumultuous social upheaval of the time, with James Fenimore Cooper and Ralph Waldo Emerson as characters who embody the conflict of tradition and progress, and the struggle between the past and the future, and the Littlepage family's journey reflecting the themes of rebellion, political activism, and the clash between tradition and progress, set against the backdrop of the tumultuous social upheaval of the time, with James Fenimore Cooper and Ralph Waldo Emerson as characters who embody the conflict of tradition and progress, and the struggle between the past and the future.

A historical account of Theodosia Burr’s life, set amid political intrigue surrounding her father Aaron Burr during the early 1800s.