Books like Queen of Swords by Judith Tarr

A historical novel set in the 12th century, focusing on the building of a cathedral and the surrounding community's fortunes amidst historical events of the time.

Julia, a Greek peasant, confronts the threat of losing her ancestral home when Alexandros Constantis threatens to buy Ambermere.

Giovanni Boccaccio's Decameron is a 14th‑century collection of 100 Italian tales told by ten young people who flee the plague‑ravaged Florence to a villa in Fiesole, each day presenting stories framed by a rule and a closing canzone.

Four young children discover a mysterious letter buried by a knight during a mass killing in the woods in 1327, but its secrets threaten the future of their lives and the kingdom of England.

In seventh‑century Britain, the powerful but ruthless King Edwin schemes for an Anglian empire. Hild, his brilliant youngest niece and a prophetess, watches the court’s violence while navigating her prophetic gifts and her bloodline’s destiny.

Princess Kelsea Raleigh Glynn, raised in exile, returns to her birth castle to claim the throne, armed with the magical Tearling sapphire and the loyalty of the Queen's Guard.

"In 1945, Jewish refugees by the thousands set out for Palestine. Those who made it relied on the underground to shelter them; taking false names, they blended with the population, joining the wildly different factions fighting for independence. "City of Secrets" follows one survivor, Brand, as he tries to regain himself after losing everyone he's ever loved. Now driving a taxi provided--like his new identity--by the underground, he navigates the twisting streets of Jerusalem as well as the overlapping, sometimes deadly loyalties of the resistance. Alone, haunted by memories, Brand tries to become again the man he was before the war--honest, strong, capable of moral choice. He falls in love with Eva, a fellow survivor and member of his cell, and commits himself to the revolution, accepting missions that grow more and more dangerous even as he suspects he's being used by his cell's dashing leader, Asher. By the time Brand understands the truth, it's too late." -- jacket.

In the 12th century, detective Justin de Quincy unravels a murder that may expose Prince John’s plot to seize the English throne while King Richard the Lionheart remains missing after a crusade.

In 1814, half‑sisters Hannah and Jennet track their child through the Caribbean, Pensacola, and New Orleans, confronting a ruthless Creole family, war pressures, and newfound allies amid the War of 1812.

Set in a 12th‑13th‑century French castle, Argile follows a noble couple as they navigate court life and the upheavals of the Second and Third Crusades.

In a period of Jewish exile, Lilah vows to forsake a Persian marriage for her faith; when her brother demands Jewish men abandon foreign wives, she defies the law to protect her culture.

An impoverished noblewoman becomes a tarot reader for the English elite, while London’s most notorious cat burglar roams the city. Their fateful meeting sparks a dangerous romance that turns their cat-and-mouse game into a life‑and‑death adventure.

Through the eyes of Henry IV’s youngest son, John of Lancaster, Georgette Heyer portrays the turbulence of late‑14th‑century England, blending court intrigue, warfare, and the personal ambitions of a youthful prince.

Set in 1187 Jerusalem, the novel follows Knight Rannulf Fitzwilliam as he witnesses the clash of Crusader politics, religious fervor, and the looming threat of Saladin while intertwined with King Baudouin’s fragile reign and Princess Sybilla’s defiant claim.

Ophelia Leoni, a Diviner whose cards force her toward the Prince of Hansarda, defies destiny by boarding the starship of the handsome gunrunner she met the night before. When Boone O’Keirna kidnaps her to stop a doomed marriage, sparks of danger and forbidden attraction ignite aboard the vessel.