I just finished a wonderful historical fiction novel called Wench by Dolen Perkins-Valdez about four slave women/mistresses who accompany their masters to a resort in the free state of Ohio in the mid-1850s - imagine The Help goes on vacation.

Other titles I can recommend in the genre include The Kitchen House, Someone Knows My Name (loved) and the just released Clara and Mr. Tiffany.

If you're a fan of historical fiction and always on the look-out for reading suggestions, I discovered a blog called Historical Tapestry written by a group of readers who love historical fiction set in all eras. They have a fun reading challenge you can participate in to rate your reading level from Severe Bookaholism to Out of My Comfort Zone.

Hope you find a gem or two in this interesting blog.