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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The Duke
City of Iron and Ivy
Where We Belong: An Orphan Train Novel
The Unruly Heart of Miss Darcy
In Pursuit of Civility (Merriweather Academy for Young Ladies, #2)
The Life She Forgot (The House on the Edge of the Cliff, #1)
Can't Get Enough of the Duke (The Thunderbolt Club, #2)
A Murder in Marylebone (Minnie Harper, #2)
Possessed: A Dark Gothic Romance (Pythonissam Filia)
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The Good Fortune of Miss Robbins
Mrs. Endicott's Splendid Adventure
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The Arachnid (The Poisoner #2)
Thistlemarsh
Tea & Alchemy
La portalettere
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When the Wolves Are Silent (Sebastian St. Cyr, #21)
The Marquess Match (Love's a Game, #3)
All Our Beautiful Goodbyes
A Lady's Guide to Fortune-Hunting (A Lady's Guide, #1)
An American Beauty
The Italian Daughter (The Lost Daughters, #1)
A Ghastly Catastrophe (Veronica Speedwell, #10)
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February 2020 Most-Anticipated Romances
199 books — 2,125 voters
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January 2019 Most Anticipated Romances
142 books — 1,818 voters

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My Favourite Historical Romance
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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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