Most Read This Week In 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.

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Most Read This Week Tagged "Historical Romance"

The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 7

The Duke Who Forgot Christmas (Christmas Dukes #3)

Lady of Uncanny Charms (Whimbrel House, #5)

The Oxford Guide to Scandal and Lies (The Oxford Guide #1)

Christmas at Falstone Castle (The Lancaster Family, #4.5)

A Lady's Guide to Fortune-Hunting (A Lady's Guide, #1)

The Italian Daughter (The Lost Daughters, #1)

Tempests & Tea Leaves (The Charmed Leaf Legacy, #1)

The Trouble with Tweed (Fabric of Love #1)

The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels (Dangerous Damsels, #1)

Rosemary & Thyme (Victorian Faerie Tales, #2)

The Distant Daughter (The Secrets of Trelenna House, #1)

A Ghastly Catastrophe (Veronica Speedwell, #10)

To Dance with a Duke (Dollar Princess, #2)

The Geomagician (The Geomagician Duology #1)

Snowdrops and Winterberry (The Gents, #1.5)

The Cuban Daughter (The Lost Daughters, #2)

The Royal Daughter (The Lost Daughters, #3)

Belle's Christmas Carol: A Dickens-Inspired Holiday Novella

The Best-Laid Plans (The Huntresses, #.5)

The Fatal Unpleasantness at Netherfield (Mr. Darcy & Miss Tilney #5)

The Duke Who Despised Christmas (Christmas Dukes #1)

A Fortunate Miscalculation (The Gentlemen's Gamble)

The Hidden Daughter (The Lost Daughters #7)

The Curious Inheritance of Blakely House

Heir of Uncertain Magic (Whimbrel House, #2)

Murder at the Dressmaker's Salon (Cleopatra Fox, #4)

The Best Intentions (The Huntresses, #1)

Miss Percy's Pocket Guide to the Care and Feeding of British Dragons (Miss Percy Guide, #1)

Loving Her Highland Thief (Time to Love a Highlander, #1)

A Terribly Nasty Business (Beatrice Steele, #2)

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Quotes Tagged “Historical Romance”

“ They (mothers-in-law) never leave when they say they will. When my mother-in-law visits, the mice throw themselves at the cat, begging to be eaten. ”
― Lisa Kleypas, Married by Morning

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“ I want to fill every part of you, breathe the air from your lungs and leave my handprints on your soul. I want to give you more pleasure than you can bear. ”
― Lisa Kleypas, Devil in Winter

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