Ok, first things first....
1) I am a girl
2) I love history
3) Sometimes I like soppy love stories...
So... I do like historical novels with hints of fiction best... Lately, I have just finished the entire Tudor series by Philippa Gregory... I would also recommend the trilogy the Cole Family by Noah Gordon. These comprises of 3 books:
The Physician
Shaman
Dr Cole
Aside from this trilogy, he also has another incredible book called "The Last Jew" . More info on all books here:
http://www.noahgordonbooks.com/novels.htm
I also like other stuff that is a bit darker, such as "Let the right one in" (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let_The_Right_One_In) or lighter stuff such as Harry Potter (the entire series) and The Twilight series, or just autobiographies, such as Slash's...
... I like a lot of different stuff, I guess...