Libbie Hawker Books in Order

Princess Ahmose hopes for a quiet religious life, but her father's death makes her the new pharaoh's Great Royal Wife. Her dream-reading gift legitimises his rule, while her displaced elder sister's anger adds danger to the demands of court politics.

Missionary John Muir lives in an alternate, steampunk version of America, where his devotion to nature conflicts with his love of Creation. This short story places his competing commitments at the center of a difficult personal choice.

A Mormon wife in Rexburg hides her disbelief while protecting her husband's secret relationship with another man. Leaving with a wandering artist offers a different life, but a family death forces her to confront the community she abandoned.

Hatshepsut has claimed Egypt's throne, but retaining authority demands constant resistance to foreign threats and domestic rivals. Her concerns for daughter Neferure entwine with those political struggles, carrying her across desert and sea toward the distant kingdom of Punt.

Hatshepsut's desire for power conflicts with the sacred order that appears to forbid a woman from ruling Egypt. When influential men threaten her position as God's Wife of Amun, she must decide whether to challenge tradition and claim the throne.

This short guide presents a five-step method for writing fiction pitches, including book blurbs and agent queries. Hawker explains how to identify a novel's central story and describe it clearly, whether the plot follows one protagonist or several.

A new challenger to Egypt's succession threatens a royal family already weakened by grief and guilt. Meryet tries to hold them together, while Hatshepsut and Thutmose face decisions that pit the kingdom's safety against their deepest personal loyalties.

Determined to control her own future, Zenobia arranges a powerful marriage in Palmyra and pursues ambitions beyond her family's expectations. Rivalry within her household, attraction to guardsman Zabdas, and war with Rome complicate her struggle for authority.

Four royal women seek influence around Akhenaten as his emerging religion unsettles Egypt. Tiy, Kiya, Nefertiti, and Sitamun pursue different means of protecting themselves and their families, knowing their futures depend on navigating the unpredictable pharaoh's power.

Hawker examines the practical business of building a career in historical fiction, from identifying commercially promising subjects to planning books that retain readers. The guide also addresses branding, genre expectations, dialogue, and narrative voice alongside the demands of the market.

Akhenaten's new City of the Sun rises while his religious zeal pushes Egypt toward disaster. Nefertiti seeks vengeance, Tiy tries to recover influence, and Baketaten confronts the succession problem as those around the throne consider a dangerous conspiracy.

Hawker sets out a method for outlining fiction before drafting, connecting character development, plot, and pacing. Aimed at writers across genres and age categories, the guide explains how advance planning can improve productivity and create a more coherent story.

English colonists establish Jamestown in 1607, entering a struggle with the Powhatan people over survival and control of the land. Pocahontas's friendship with John Smith helps sustain a fragile peace, but competing ambitions threaten that uneasy connection.

This collaborative novel retells the Trojan War through overlapping voices, from doomed princes and seers to captured slaves and wily tricksters. Across years of siege, each character’s choices help decide whether Troy burns or a new age is born.

Akhenaten's death leaves Egypt's royal family competing for the throne. Nefertiti returns with Tutankhamun, while Smenkhkare, Meritaten, and Ankhesenamun pursue conflicting hopes and resist dangerous schemes, turning succession into a struggle shaped by revenge and political ambition.

In 1864, Josephine, Dovey, and Sophronia leave economically devastated Lowell for new prospects in Seattle through Asa Mercer's scheme. Troubles from home follow them west, testing the friendship they built on the journey and their determination to begin again.

To protect her siblings from starvation, Doricha is sold into a life controlled by powerful men in ancient Memphis. Her intelligence and determination offer a route beyond helplessness, drawing her into the political intrigues surrounding Egypt's vulnerable throne.

Six authors retell Odysseus's journey through the perspectives of people whose lives he disrupts. Queens, lovers, sorceresses, and enemies reveal the cost of his celebrated adventures, shifting attention from the returning hero to those left facing their consequences.

Working secretly for Cambyses, Rhodopis returns to Memphis to recruit a powerful ally against Egypt's pharaoh. Old enemies threaten her mission, while her own desire for revenge creates a second dangerous purpose that could jeopardise the Persian king's plans.

Anne of Green Gables is reimagined through the eyes of Diana Barry, whose self-doubt and family difficulties complicate growing up. As schoolmates, parents, and misunderstandings test her bond with Anne, Diana seeks an identity beyond being her friend's companion.

Sent to Babylon disguised as an Egyptian princess, Rhodopis must spy on Persian king Cambyses for the pharaoh. Friendship with exiled physician Phanes challenges her loyalties, forcing her to reconsider which ruler deserves her service and how she might survive.

Lou Graham arrives in troubled 1888 Seattle determined to revive the city and challenge its powerful Reformers. Her attachment to Amber creates further obstacles in a hostile society, while friends struggle with addiction, prejudice, and secrets of their own.

Near the end of her life, Calamity Jane wants the truth told behind her public legend. A writer in a Deadwood saloon hears her account, tracing hardship, longing, and survival through the experiences of an outcast woman on the American frontier.