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Favorite Historical Romance Novels
Historical romance novels that are well loved by those who read the genre
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Outlander (Outlander, #1)
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Diana Gabaldon (Goodreads Author)
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Devil in Winter (Wallflowers, #3)
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Gone with the Wind
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The Duke and I (Bridgertons, #1)
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A Kingdom of Dreams (Westmoreland, #1)
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The Viscount Who Loved Me (Bridgertons, #2)
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Julia Quinn (Goodreads Author)
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It Happened One Autumn (Wallflowers, #2)
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Lisa Kleypas (Goodreads Author)
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Whitney, My Love (Westmoreland, #2)
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Wuthering Heights
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Lord of Scoundrels (Scoundrels, #3)
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The Bride (Lairds' Fiancées, #1)
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Dreaming of You (The Gamblers of Craven's, #2)
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Lisa Kleypas (Goodreads Author)
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Mine Till Midnight (The Hathaways, #1)
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Lisa Kleypas (Goodreads Author)
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Voyager (Outlander, #3)
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Diana Gabaldon (Goodreads Author)
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Romancing Mister Bridgerton (Bridgertons, #4)
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Julia Quinn (Goodreads Author)
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Secrets of a Summer Night (Wallflowers, #1)
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Lisa Kleypas (Goodreads Author)
4.01 avg rating — 85,724 ratings
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Dragonfly in Amber (Outlander, #2)
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Diana Gabaldon (Goodreads Author)
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Something Wonderful (Sequels, #2)
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Seduce Me at Sunrise (The Hathaways, #2)
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Lisa Kleypas (Goodreads Author)
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The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie (Mackenzies & McBrides, #1)
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Jennifer Ashley (Goodreads Author)
4.04 avg rating — 40,020 ratings
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Love in the Afternoon (The Hathaways, #5)
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Lisa Kleypas (Goodreads Author)
4.20 avg rating — 53,034 ratings
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Tempt Me at Twilight (The Hathaways, #3)
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Lisa Kleypas (Goodreads Author)
4.15 avg rating — 49,746 ratings
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North and South
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The Thorn Birds
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Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake (Love By Numbers, #1)
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Sarah MacLean (Goodreads Author)
4.08 avg rating — 59,430 ratings
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Scandal in Spring (Wallflowers, #4)
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Lisa Kleypas (Goodreads Author)
4.02 avg rating — 60,125 ratings
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Memoirs of a Geisha
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Ransom (Highlands' Lairds, #2)
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A Knight in Shining Armor (Montgomery/Taggert Family, #13)
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An Offer From a Gentleman (Bridgertons, #3)
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Julia Quinn (Goodreads Author)
3.94 avg rating — 391,235 ratings
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The Secret (Highlands' Lairds, #1)
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The Wedding (Lairds' Fiancées, #2)
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Once and Always (Sequels, #1)
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Almost Heaven (Sequels, #3)
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Married by Morning (The Hathaways, #4)
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Lisa Kleypas (Goodreads Author)
4.14 avg rating — 47,241 ratings
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Again the Magic (Wallflowers, #0)
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Lisa Kleypas (Goodreads Author)
4.04 avg rating — 46,625 ratings
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The Bronze Horseman (The Bronze Horseman, #1)
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When He Was Wicked (Bridgertons, #6)
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Julia Quinn (Goodreads Author)
3.98 avg rating — 252,435 ratings
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Honor's Splendour
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The Other Boleyn Girl (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #9)
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Philippa Gregory (Goodreads Author)
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Saving Grace
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Drums of Autumn (Outlander, #4)
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Diana Gabaldon (Goodreads Author)
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The Prize
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Then Came You (The Gamblers of Craven's, #1)
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Lisa Kleypas (Goodreads Author)
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Flowers from the Storm
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Laura Kinsale (Goodreads Author)
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Slightly Dangerous (Bedwyn Saga, #6)
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The Wolf and the Dove
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The Fiery Cross (Outlander, #5)
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Diana Gabaldon (Goodreads Author)
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Until You (Westmoreland, #3)
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Rebecca
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To Sir Phillip, With Love (Bridgertons, #5)
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Julia Quinn (Goodreads Author)
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Redeeming Love
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Francine Rivers (Goodreads Author)
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The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever (Bevelstoke, #1)
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Julia Quinn (Goodreads Author)
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The Raven Prince (Princes Trilogy, #1)
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Elizabeth Hoyt (Goodreads Author)
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The Grand Sophy
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Suddenly You
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Lisa Kleypas (Goodreads Author)
3.93 avg rating — 31,361 ratings
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Comanche Moon (Comanche, #1)
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Catherine Anderson (Goodreads Author)
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Northanger Abbey
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Worth Any Price (Bow Street Runners, #3)
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Lisa Kleypas (Goodreads Author)
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A Rose in Winter
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A Breath of Snow and Ashes (Outlander, #6)
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Diana Gabaldon (Goodreads Author)
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The Flame and the Flower (Birmingham, #1)
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Lady Sophia's Lover (Bow Street Runners, #2)
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Lisa Kleypas (Goodreads Author)
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Annie's Song
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Catherine Anderson (Goodreads Author)
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Shanna
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When Beauty Tamed the Beast (Fairy Tales, #2)
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Eloisa James (Goodreads Author)
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Gentle Rogue (Malory-Anderson Family, #3)
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Someone to Watch Over Me (Bow Street Runners, #1)
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Lisa Kleypas (Goodreads Author)
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The Gift (Crown's Spies, #3)
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Ashes in the Wind
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Devil's Bride (Cynster, #1)
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Stephanie Laurens (Goodreads Author)
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Scandalous Desires (Maiden Lane, #3)
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Elizabeth Hoyt (Goodreads Author)
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The Lion's Lady (Crown's Spies, #1)
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These Old Shades (Alastair-Audley, #1)
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Where Dreams Begin
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Lisa Kleypas (Goodreads Author)
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It's in His Kiss (Bridgertons, #7)
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Julia Quinn (Goodreads Author)
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A Loving Scoundrel (Malory-Anderson Family, #7)
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What I Did for a Duke (Pennyroyal Green, #5)
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Katherine
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Fires of Winter (Haardrad Viking Family, #1)
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Eyes of Silver, Eyes of Gold
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Ride the Fire (Blakewell/Kenleigh Family Trilogy, #3)
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Pamela Clare (Goodreads Author)
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The Duke of Shadows
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Meredith Duran (Goodreads Author)
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The Duke (Knight Miscellany, #1)
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A Week to be Wicked (Spindle Cove, #2)
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Private Arrangements
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Sherry Thomas (Goodreads Author)
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Frederica
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Devil's Cub (Alastair-Audley, #2)
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Ravished
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Hearts Aflame (Haardrad Viking Family, #2)
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The Serpent Prince (Princes Trilogy, #3)
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Elizabeth Hoyt (Goodreads Author)
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Minx (The Splendid Trilogy, #3)
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Julia Quinn (Goodreads Author)
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Highland Velvet (Velvet Montgomery Annuals Tetralogy #2)
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The Velvet Promise (Velvet Montgomery Annuals Tetralogy #1)
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Eleven Scandals to Start to Win a Duke's Heart (Love By Numbers, #3)
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Sarah MacLean (Goodreads Author)
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Prisoner of My Desire
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Surrender (MacKinnon’s Rangers, #1)
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The Leopard Prince (Princes Trilogy, #2)
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Elizabeth Hoyt (Goodreads Author)
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A Rogue by Any Other Name (The Rules of Scoundrels, #1)
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Sarah MacLean (Goodreads Author)
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The Chief (Highland Guard, #1)
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Monica McCarty (Goodreads Author)
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What a great list! Thank you for creating it! I assume this is EXACTLY the kind of book I truly love, because so much of the book I know, and many are one of my favs shelf!
Wtf? Jane Austen didn't write historical novels - they're set in her own time! Same with Jane Eyre.
lol, but they are historical to us ☺
But that doesn't make them historical novels, it's a separate genre.
Why are people putting Black Dagger Brotherhood books on this list? O.o
hmmm. good question. I guess they don't understand what historical romance is :)
Helle wrote: "But that doesn't make them historical novels, it's a separate genre."I don't know what the "Rules of Genre" are... But I think the plain language speaks for itself. Whether written yesterday or a century ago, the subject matter is Historical for thevreader. And the writing style of these classic romance novels form the basis upon which our great modern day historicals are based.
While you might call them classics, publishers and distributors call books like Pride and Prejudice and Jane Eyre both classics and historical romance novels.
Brittany B. wrote: "Helle wrote: "But that doesn't make them historical novels, it's a separate genre."I don't know what the "Rules of Genre" are... But I think the plain language speaks for itself. Whether written ..."
It's quite simple: It's called a historical novel because it's set in historical times - meaning the past. Like Ivanhoe by sir Walter Scott (set in the Middle Ages but written in the 1810s); or, The Scarlet Letter (set in Puritan times, but written in the 1850s). If we accept the premise that all fictions set in our past is historical - then it follows that all books written before, and set before, the year 2012 is historical fiction. Which would just bring chaos. Don't believe what publisher's tell you - they're only goal is to sell books - even if it means labelling books as somethig they are not.
Pamela(AllHoney) wrote: "lol, but they are historical to us ☺"No, they are classics to us. A historical novel is set in a time before the author's own era. Austen and the Brontes wrote contemporary novels that dealt with issues relevant to their time. These books should be removed from this list.
J.H. wrote: "Pamela(AllHoney) wrote: "lol, but they are historical to us ☺"No, they are classics to us. A historical novel is set in a time before the author's own era. Austen and the Brontes wrote contemporary novels that dealt with issues relevant to their time. These books should be removed from this list."
Totally agree. Two hundred years from now, should 50 Shades of Gray be considered an historical novel? Of course not.
Lady Wesley wrote: "J.H. wrote: "Pamela(AllHoney) wrote: "lol, but they are historical to us ☺"No, they are classics to us. A historical novel is set in a time before the author's own era. Austen and the Brontes wr..."
J.H. wrote: "Pamela(AllHoney) wrote: "lol, but they are historical to us ☺"
No, they are classics to us. A historical novel is set in a time before the author's own era. Austen and the Brontes wrote contempora..."
Absolutely. And with any luck, 50 Shades will be long forgotten well before 200 years have passed!
Caz wrote: Absolutely. And with any luck, 50 Shades will be long forgotten well before 200 years have passed! "Yes, Caz, I wish it already was forgotten. But even it it is remembered, it never will be an historical novel. An historical oddity, perhaps . . . .
What about The windflower?! It should be at the top of the list I absolutely love love love that book a favorite!
I don't think 'The Book Thief ' or 'Ann Frank diary of a girl' are Historical ROMANCE novel's.
Helle wrote: "Wtf? Jane Austen didn't write historical novels - they're set in her own time! Same with Jane Eyre."Totally agree with you! This list needs some serious revision.
I loved 3 of the first books that jean m. auel wrote so much, it was like I was living them!
There needs to be a smut rating on these books. I like to read about romance, not sex. Leave me outside the bedroom door, please. I don't think any current authors write my kind of stories. I so miss Victoria Holt, Jane Aiken Hodge, and the other ladies who wrote wonderfully exciting and romantic stories without having to resort to degrading graphic descriptions of heaving bosoms and burning loins.
Sherry wrote: "There needs to be a smut rating on these books. I like to read about romance, not sex. Leave me outside the bedroom door, please. I don't think any current authors write my kind of stories. I s..."I don't disagree with the fact that there are any number of historical romances in which the sex scenes appear to be tacked on just for the sake of it. But there are also a good number in which those scenes actually add to the reader's understanding of the characters and serve to propel the story forward.
I can understand it's frustrating if the spicier scenes aren't to your taste, but there are still plenty of "clean" romances being written, or stories in which the sex scenes are not graphically described and focus more on the emotional side of things.
I too never thot Jane Austin was Historical May be we haven't read enough of her to reazise
There's a few strange choices in here, but it's still full of great ideas for new reading material.
Great list - includes so many of my old favourites.
Does anyone remember an older romance story about a heroine who has a pet hedgehog named Prick. She carries it in her pocket and he shows up in precarious places throughout the story??
A mi también me gustan muchas de estas novelas, yo me dedico a escribir este genero y tengo cuatro novelas publicadas que están funcionando muy bien, me encantaría saber vuestra opinión. Esclava del Odio: Solo el amor la salvará
I feel like maybe we are being loose with the definition of historical fiction since the list is discussing "historical romance"? I would certainly think that Jane Austen and the Brontes don't belong on this list, but since the list description doesn't specify the definition of "historical romance" I am hesitant to remove them.
Robin wrote: "I don't think 'The Book Thief ' or 'Ann Frank diary of a girl' are Historical ROMANCE novel's."Heh, Diary of a Young Girl is neither romance nor a novel. I don't see it on the list so maybe someone already removed it? Or maybe I missed it...
Kirsten wrote: "Robin wrote: "I don't think 'The Book Thief ' or 'Ann Frank diary of a girl' are Historical ROMANCE novel's."Heh, Diary of a Young Girl is neither romance nor a novel. I don't see it on the list ..."
Thanks. It's been a little while since I looked but I will try to go through the list again soon to check. :D
I am looking for a book i read about ten years ago. It was a historical romance novel about a plain, unattractive woman who re invented herself years into her marriage. I think she couldn't have kids for a long time. Her husband falls for her later. Help me find it.
Hi, I hope someone in GoodReads had also read this romance paperback I stumbled before and still haunts me to this day...it frustrates me a lot, I can't remember the name of the author and the title, if I can only see the cover one more time, it will surely hit me...what I remember is there was a scene where they are making love in the middle of a hurricane or storm...the male protagonist is this rich gentleman from Cuba, who has a scar or a burn mark, half of his face, and this woman is like a lady from Cuba as well, but they are like in Florida, in the Key West, it's a period piece. Gad!!! If only someone has read it too...so beautiful, I remember the cover, color violet...O.M.G, I think I'm going senile, so frustrating, I should have not returned it...it haunts me to this very day.
What's the Name of That Book???For all of you who are looking for a particular book and can't remember the title and author, try GR What's the Name of That Book???. No guarantees they'd be able to help you, of course, but they helped me twice already when I couldn't remember a title and author.
#404 First Lady by SEP = contemporary, not historical.
Vicki wrote: "#404 First Lady by SEP = contemporary, not historical."Removed.
I only voted for true historical romances, in other words, books that are set at least 50 years before they were first published...
Misty wrote: "Does anyone remember an older romance story about a heroine who has a pet hedgehog named Prick. She carries it in her pocket and he shows up in precarious places throughout the story??"This might be the book you’re talking about, I can’t remember the name of her pet but she does carry him in her pocket: Romancing the Duke
Fatima wrote: "Misty wrote: "Does anyone remember an older romance story about a heroine who has a pet hedgehog named Prick. She carries it in her pocket and he shows up in precarious places throughout the story?..."I don't think it is Romancing the Duke, although it is a book by Tessa Dare, I believe. The Wallflower Wager maybe?
Although it might be The Spring Duchess by Jillian Eaton?
Holly wrote: "Jean wrote: "Hi, I hope someone in GoodReads had also read this romance paperback I stumbled before and still haunts me to this day...it frustrates me a lot, I can't remember the name of the author..."
Try "The Last Train To Key West" by Chanel Cleeton
Jean wrote: "Hi, I hope someone in GoodReads had also read this romance paperback I stumbled before and still haunts me to this day...it frustrates me a lot, I can't remember the name of the author and the title."
Removed for not being historical romance novels:All the Light We Cannot See
Steps to the Altar
Nobodys Angel
Finding Billie Romano
Almost Perfect
Home Front
Sarah's Key
The Family Journal
The Glass Palace
The Last Queen
Running the Rift
Beneath the Lion's Gaze
Sunshine and Shadow
The Stone Bull
The Moon and Sixpence
Duncan's Bride
Olive the Lionheart: Lost Love, Imperial Spies, and One Woman's Journey to the Heart of Africa
Removed for not being historical romance novels:The Thirteenth Tale
The Oldest Soul - Animus
Tears of the Moon
Lord of the Fading Lands
Moon Tiger
Disconnected
Despite the Devil
The Princess Bride
The Invention of Wings
Shanghai Girls
Dreams of Joy
The Red Tent
Alpha Instinct
Lucretia
The Aquatic Labyrinth: A Venetian Mystery
Where They Bury You
I took a shot at cleaning up this list, but I fear it's hopelessly ruined, containing many books that are not historical fiction. Rather than remove them, I did leave the time travel and historical fantasy novels here, even though there are plenty of other lists for those genres.
This list needs serious re-working. I'd like to see Alyssa Cole's work added.
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