Historical Romance

Historical romance (also historical novel) is a broad category of fiction in which the plot takes place in a setting located in the past. Walter Scott helped popularise this genre in the early 19th-century, with works such as Rob Roy and Ivanhoe. Literary fiction historical romances continue to be published, and a notable recent example is Wolf Hall (2009), a multi-award winning novel by English historical novelist Hilary Mantel. It is also a genre of mass-market fiction, which is related to the broader romantic love genre.

The terms "romance novel" and "historical romance" are ambiguous, becau
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Fruit of the Flesh
Like in Love with You
Rules of the Heart
The Sea Child
Remember That Day (A Ravenswood Novel)
The Belle of Chatham
To Love a Lady (Dollar Princess #1)
Beyond the Clouds (Women of Midtown, #3)
A Fortunate Miscalculation (The Gentlemen's Gamble)
An Accidental Marriage (The Gentlemen's Gamble)
My January Duke (The Rake Review: Season 2 #1)
Her Time Traveling Duke
Whispers at Painswick Court
The Christmas I Stole a Viscount
At Morning's Light (Home to Green Creek)
Bluebird Gold (Lost Legends, #1)
Tea & Alchemy
Mrs. Endicott's Splendid Adventure
Graceless Heart (The Spellbound History, #1)
La portalettere
The Keeper of Stars
All Our Beautiful Goodbyes
The Lady's Mine
Nineteen Steps
The Hidden Girl
To Love a Lady (Dollar Princess #1)
Behind Every Good Man
A Lady's Guide to Fortune-Hunting (A Lady's Guide, #1)
The Princess Knight
Grimm Curiosities
Outlander by Diana GabaldonDevil in Winter by Lisa KleypasGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Duke and I by Julia QuinnA Kingdom of Dreams by Judith McNaught
Favorite Historical Romance Novels
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February 2020 Most-Anticipated Romances
196 books — 2,123 voters

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November 2019 Most-Anticipated Romances
190 books — 1,859 voters
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Best Second Chance Romance
1,279 books — 1,993 voters

Broken Knight by L.J. ShenCruel Prince by Ashley JadeHandle With Care by Helena HuntingZero Apologies by Autumn Jones LakeI Hate You by Ilsa Madden-Mills
August 2019 Most-Anticipated Romances
180 books — 1,927 voters
In Fury Lies Mischief by Amo JonesKiss the Stars by A.L. JacksonTell Me Pretty Lies by Charleigh RoseSweet Temptation by Cora ReillyCreole Kingpin by Meghan March
March 2020 Most-Anticipated Romances
191 books — 1,814 voters

The Duke and I (Bridgertons, #1)
The Viscount Who Loved Me (Bridgertons, #2)
Devil in Winter (Wallflowers, #3)
Romancing Mister Bridgerton (Bridgertons, #4)
An Offer From a Gentleman (Bridgertons, #3)
Secrets of a Summer Night (Wallflowers, #1)
Mine Till Midnight (The Hathaways, #1)
It Happened One Autumn (Wallflowers, #2)
To Sir Phillip, With Love (Bridgertons, #5)
When He Was Wicked (Bridgertons, #6)
The Duchess Deal (Girl Meets Duke, #1)
Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake (Love By Numbers, #1)
Scandal in Spring (Wallflowers, #4)
Love in the Afternoon (The Hathaways, #5)
It's in His Kiss (Bridgertons, #7)

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