Adventurous historical fiction/escape to other worlds

Try these books if you're looking for:

• adventure
• historical
• romance
• new worlds

Maid of Fairbourne Hall 
By Julie Klassen
ROMANCE KLASSEN
Margaret is set to receive an inheritance on her next birthday. Her stepfather wants to make sure the money stays in the family. In desperation, Margaret disguises herself as a maid and runs away. She finds work at Fairbourne Hall, the home of not one but two of her former suitors. Can she manage not to be recognized until her birthday and what will her heart tell her to do? Likeable characters and an enjoyable plot. 

Violins of Autumn 
By Amy McAuley
YA F MCAULEY
Lying about her age, Betty, alias Adele, becomes a Special Operations Executive and parachutes into France to serve as a courier for the French Resistance. Adele is well-trained but nothing can prepare her for the dangers of spying. There’s a good mix of adventure, suspense and a bit of romance. Adele is a well-developed protagonist and she is accompanied by good supporting characters. 

The Summoning 
By Kelly Armstrong
YA F ARMSTRON
When teenaged Chloe starts seeing ghosts, she is sent to Lyle House, a group home for mentally disturbed youth. Making both friends and enemies there, she discovers there is something strange about the home and its inhabitants. Fast moving and twisty plot with solid characters. First in the Darkest Powers series.