Happily Ever After Cafe discussion

Hey just wondering if anyone could recommend me a book with a higher class heroine, mostly intended for historical romance but if you can think of a different genre with this sort of theme I'd be happy. I read so much romance and I'm getting a bit tired of the old hero is richer/higher class trope, not that there aren't many fantastic books with this plot.

Hi Lena. You might try Love And The Millionairess by Alyssa Kress. It's a sweet little contemporary piece with a HEA. It's the only one I can think of with the plot you're looking for. The hero is a mechanic struggling to care for his ill mother. The heroine is a high power executive.

If I run across any others I'll let you know.

On top of my head , the heroine was wealthy aristocrat Widow, and the hero run an orphanage. Also , the heroine was a duchess, and the hero was street urchin/thief turn to be wealthy gambling house owner. There are two other in the series with similar theme.

By higher class, did you mean that the heroine has to be from higher status or can she be just wealthier than hero but from lower class? There are plenty of good books with that theme, too.

I'm currently reading Madeline Hunter's medieval romance series. It's a great combination of romance and history. In two books in the series -By Design and By Arrangement - the hero is a merchant and the heroine is a member of the aristocracy.

Lisa Kleypas has a few, too.

I don't know if it's permissible to mention my own book on this kind of discussion, but my sweet regency romance is about a 26-year old spinster whose life is turned upside down by good fortune.


The Affairs of Harriet Walters, Spinster

It's #5 in a series, but the heroine is the younger sibling in a titled family and the hero is a detective.

#3 in that series, about the other sister, has a hero that is a barrister/government spy.

was interesting. the hero is a rat-catcher. The heroine is well-born, but fallen on tough times and works as a teacher of sorts for the hero. There's a catch to it all that might not suit your specifications, but it's a great read.

That last one is the one I was trying to remember, Shannon. Thanks!

I haven't actually read that one...or any Tessa Dare for that matter...I need to get on that. :)

Shannon wrote: " was interesting. the hero is a rat-catcher. The heroine is well-born, but fallen on tough times and works as a teacher of sorts for the hero. There's a catch t..."

Oh this sounds interesting

Thanks everyone, very helpful is one of the books that made me want more of this theme but most of these I haven't read yet.

I highly recommend the wonderful book A Matter of Class by Mary Balogh.
The heroine is the daughter of an earl. The hero is the son of a wealthy businessman. The hero's father started at the bottom (he was a coal seller or something like that) before he made his fortune. The heroine's father has nothing but contempt for the hero and his father because of their humble origins. The evolving relationship between the hero and heroine is beautifully done.

Oops, I just remembered another great book, one of my favorites. It's A London Season by Joan Wolf. The hero and heroine have known each other since childhood (just like in A Matter of Class), but she's a member of the nobility, and he's her uncle's groom and horse trainer.

You always give such great recs, Gerrie.

Thanks so much Night Hawk. It's always a pleasure to recommend the books I enjoy.

Lol thanks Gerrie, but A London Season is actually already one of my favourite novels :).