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87 past books matching Historical Romance
Ideal for readers who like dual-timeline historical fiction, Tudor intrigue, and family mysteries.
The Queen’s Spy
Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction · Historical Literary Fiction · Historical Romance
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Called “Utterly beautiful, a real page turner!” in a reader review, The Queen’s Spy moves between 1584, when Queen Elizabeth I’s apothecary Tom serves as a silent spy amid a plot against the throne, and 2021, when Mathilde inherits an English hall hiding secrets. Ideal for readers who like dual-timeline historical fiction, Tudor intrigue, and family mysteries.
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A perilous mission. An unforgivable betrayal. A secret lost in time…
1584: Elizabeth I rules England. But a dangerous plot is brewing in court, and Mary Queen of Scots will stop at nothing to take her cousin’s throne.
There’s only one thing standing in her way: Tom, the queen’s trusted apothecary, who makes the perfect silent spy…
2021: Travelling the globe in her campervan, Mathilde has never belonged anywhere. So when she receives news of an inheritance, she is shocked to discover she has a family in England.
Just like Mathilde, the medieval hall she inherits conceals secrets, and she quickly makes a haunting discovery. Can she unravel the truth about what happened there all those years ago? And will she finally find a place to call home?
Enchanting and gripping, The Queen’s Spy effortlessly merges past with present in an unforgettable tale of love, courage and betrayal – perfect for fans of Lucinda Riley and Kathryn Hughes.
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A good pick for fans of wallflower friendships, enemies-to-lovers tension, protective heroines, and rakish Regency heroes.
The Earl Not Taken
Historical Fiction · Romance · Historical Romance · Regency Romance
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Penelope “Poppy” Arrington asks longtime adversary Rhys Draper, Earl of Marsden, to help investigate the stranger her friend is expected to marry. Their uneasy alliance revives an old rivalry and sparks attraction, with a 4.0-star rating from more than 600 Amazon reviewers. A good pick for fans of wallflower friendships, enemies-to-lovers tension, protective heroines, and rakish Regency heroes.
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Left standing on the side while their contemporaries marry into society, four young ladies forge a bond to guard each other from a similar fate . . .
Finishing school failed to make a proper lady of Penelope Arrington. But as a Wallflower of West Lane, Poppy has a far more vital role—she and her three best friends have made a pact to protect each other from the clutches of dangerous, disreputable men. So when one of them is about to be married off to a duke sight unseen, Poppy makes it her mission to divine the prospective husband’s true character. If only she didn’t require the aid of London’s most unsuitable rake.
Rhys Draper, Earl of Marsden, has known the headstrong Poppy since she was a young girl naïve to the ways of men. To her eternal chagrin—and to his vague amusement—they have been at odds over the memory of embarrassing first encounter all these years. Now, with his services in need, Rhys sees a chance to finally clear the air between them. Instead, he is surprised by the heat of their feelings. If the two do not tread carefully, they may end up in a most agreeably compromising position . . .
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Best for readers who like Western historical romance with marriage of convenience, found family, slow burn, grief healing, and a guaranteed happily ever after.
A Montana Marriage of Necessity
Historical Fiction · Historical Romance
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A Montana Marriage of Necessity follows Adelaide Whitford, a high-society woman fleeing her dangerous fiancé, as she becomes a mail-order bride in Montana Territory and enters a practical marriage with Rhett Callahan, a lumberjack raising two grieving children. Best for readers who like Western historical romance with marriage of convenience, found family, slow burn, grief healing, and a guaranteed happily ever after.
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"Why do you push me away every time I get close?"
"Because the closer you get, the more I realize I’d burn this whole mountain down just to keep you in it."
Adelaide Whitford is a woman of high society fleeing a nightmare. After her obsessive, dangerous fiancé threatens her safety, she escapes St. Louis to become a mail-order bride in the rugged Montana Territory. She seeks anonymity and freedom, yet when she steps into her new home, she is met with the chaos of two grieving children and a lumberjack who is far too handsome for a man as cold as he is.
Rhett Callahan doesn’t believe in love, only responsibility. After his brother’s death, he’s left with two grieving children and a life built on sacrifice. A practical marriage seems like the only answer. But as Adelaide begins to heal his family, he faces a terrifying question: is he brave enough to risk his heart on a woman who might be snatched away?
A Montana Marriage of Necessity is a stand-alone Western Historical Romance book with no cheating, no cliffhangers, and a guaranteed happily ever after.
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Best for readers who like medieval historical fiction about marriage, duty, court politics, and women behind the throne.
The Crownless Queen
Historical Fiction · Literary Fiction · Romance · Historical Romance · Pre-History | Ancient History
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Called “entertaining, engrossing” by Sharon Bennett Connolly, The Crownless Queen follows Jeanette of Kent after the death of Thomas Holland, as she remarries Prince Edward, takes on royal responsibility, and faces the cost of power, with a 4.4-star average from more than 200 Goodreads ratings. Best for readers who like medieval historical fiction about marriage, duty, court politics, and women behind the throne.
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1360: Having left her days of rebellion behind, Jeanette of Kent has finally found contentment as a wife and mother. Then, she is delivered a new blow: her beloved husband, Thomas Holland, has died on duty overseas.
Though broken, Jeanette readies herself once more to fight to protect what is hers. And when Prince Edward, heir to the throne and her longtime friend, unexpectedly steps forward and offers marriage, she accepts for the sake of her family.
As their relationship deepens, love blossoms again for Jeanette, but it comes at a price. With great power comes great responsibility - not least bearing a future king - and, as the wheel of fortune climbs higher, it becomes harder and harder to hold on.
Jeanette has more to lose than ever before. But with the wolves gathering beneath her, can she survive the fall?
From the award-winning and bestselling author Elizabeth Chadwick comes the much-awaited second novel in the Jeanette of Kent duology, The Crownless Queen - bringing to a powerful conclusion the remarkable story of a woman who began life as a royal rebel and ended it behind the throne...
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Good for readers who like dual-timeline WWII historical fiction with family history, hidden truths, bookshops, and Resistance stories.
The Secrets of Provence
Historical Fiction · Romance · Historical Romance · World War 2
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The Secrets of Provence connects Mathilde’s wartime refuge in Provence, where she is drawn into the Resistance and forced to guard a painful secret, with Juliette’s present-day search for her family’s past, with a 4.5-star average from more than 400 Goodreads ratings. Good for readers who like dual-timeline WWII historical fiction with family history, hidden truths, bookshops, and Resistance stories.
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An unforgettable, heart-wrenching story tying together past and present, from the bestselling author of The Forgotten Bookshop in Paris
Provence, 1940. Thrown out of occupied Paris by the Nazis, brave, beautiful Mathilde finds refuge with her cousin in Provence, where she’s soon drawn into the Resistance movement. Secrecy and subterfuge are her constant companions in her life on the run, where betrayal is a constant threat.
But Mathilde’s greatest pain and greatest joy are wrapped up in the most heartbreaking secret of all: one she must hide even from her beloved husband, and keep for the rest of her days.
Paris, present day. Juliette’s life should be perfect, with her bookshop established and her long-term relationship feeling settled, but something just isn’t clicking. Her thoughts turn to tracing her roots. Why did her French grandmother spend most of the war in Provence, after being expelled from Paris?
An old photograph will lead Juliette to a crumbling château, where she uncovers a story that will change her life in the most unexpected way…
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Best for readers who like Regency romantic comedy with sharp banter, harmless pranks, ballroom mischief, and a rogue who falls hard.
When a Rogue is in Vogue
Romance · Historical Fiction · Historical Romance · Regency Romance
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When a Rogue is in Vogue follows Lady Esme Jones, who has no intention of being matched with the most sensible man in London, and James Dearborn, a carefree rake who joins her in a Mutual Mischief Society to dodge the ton’s matchmakers. Best for readers who like Regency romantic comedy with sharp banter, harmless pranks, ballroom mischief, and a rogue who falls hard.
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Lady Esme Jones has no intention of being auctioned off to the “most sensible” man in London—no matter how tirelessly her brother, Viscount Woodmere, tries to arrange it. Determined to survive the Season on her own terms, Esme finds an unexpected ally in James Dearborn, Viscount Redford: a carefree rake with a wicked grin, an even wicked-er tongue, and a talent for turning social rules into sport.
Together they quietly found a “Mutual Mischief Society,” devoted to harmless pranks and artful escapes from the ton’s most determined matchmakers. What begins as a simple pact—Redford helps Esme outmaneuver relentless matchmaking, and Esme helps Redford prove he’s more than a charming scandal magnet—quickly spirals into modiste mayhem, ballroom mischief, and one spectacular tumble into Hyde Park’s waters.
Somewhere between laughter and stolen glances, Esme must decide whether she can trust a rogue with her heart… and whether Redford can stop joking long enough to ask for it.
When a Rogue is in Vogue is a sparkling Regency romantic comedy filled with sharp banter, mutual mischief, and a rake who falls hard for the one woman determined not to be anyone’s sensible choice.
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Good for readers who want WWII historical fiction about sisters, nurses, rescue missions, and family drama.
Sisters of the Storm
Historical Fiction · Historical Romance · Women's Fiction · World War 2
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Sisters of the Storm follows identical twin US Army nurses Andrea and Nicole as they trek through Nazi-occupied Albania with Germans closing in, while Andrea’s marriage and Nicole’s first love are tested by a long-held secret, with a 4.5-star average from more than 100 Goodreads ratings. Good for readers who want WWII historical fiction about sisters, nurses, rescue missions, and family drama.
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From a USA Today bestselling author, this is a heart-stopping story of lost love, family drama, resilience and courage in World War II – perfect for fans of Heather Morris, Mandy Robotham and Kate Quinn
Albania, 1943. When US Army nurses and identical twins Andrea and Nicole find themselves stranded in a remote area of the war-torn country, their only route to safety is a perilous trek through the mountains with the Germans on their tail.
On the long and risky journey, the treacherous conditions push both of them – and Andrea’s marriage – to the limits.
When a chance encounter brings Darren, Nicole’s first love, back into their lives, a long-held secret threatens to tear the sisters apart. As the enemy moves ever closer and the danger continues to mount, will the chance to rebuild their relationship be lost forever?
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Good for readers who like historical fiction with interwoven timelines, hidden secrets, and character stories shaped by place.
The Last Garden in England
Historical Fiction · Historical Romance · World War 2
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Called “historical fiction at its very best” by Patti Callahan, Three women's lives intertwine across different time periods - 1907, 1944, and present day - through the magnificent gardens of Highbury House, each harboring secrets that connect them through decades, with a 4.4-star rating from more than 5,500 Amazon reviewers. Good for readers who like historical fiction with interwoven timelines, hidden secrets, and character stories shaped by place.
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From the author of the international bestsellers The Light Over London and The Whispers of War comes an enchanting novel that is “historical fiction at its very best” (Patti Callahan, New York Times bestselling author) as it follows five women living across three different times whose lives are all connected by one very special garden.
Present day: Emma Lovett, who has dedicated her career to breathing new life into long-neglected gardens, has just been given the opportunity of a lifetime: to restore the gardens of the famed Highbury House estate, designed in 1907 by her hero Venetia Smith. But as Emma dives deeper into the gardens’ past, she begins to uncover secrets that have long lain hidden.
1907: A talented artist with a growing reputation for her work, Venetia Smith has carved out a niche for herself as a garden designer to industrialists, solicitors, and bankers looking to show off their wealth with sumptuous country houses. When she is hired to design the gardens of Highbury House, she is determined to make them a triumph, but the gardens—and the people she meets—promise to change her life forever.
1944: When land girl Beth Pedley arrives at a farm on the outskirts of the village of Highbury, all she wants is to find a place she can call home. Cook Stella Adderton, on the other hand, is desperate to leave Highbury House to pursue her own dreams. And widow Diana Symonds, the mistress of the grand house, is anxiously trying to cling to her pre-war life now that her home has been requisitioned and transformed into a convalescent hospital for wounded soldiers. But when war threatens Highbury House’s treasured gardens, these three very different women are drawn together by a secret that will last for decades.
“Gorgeously written and rooted in meticulous period detail, this novel is vibrant as it is stirring. Fans of historical fiction will fall in love with The Last Garden in England” (Roxanne Veletzos, author of The Girl They Left Behind).
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Good for readers who want classic gay romance shaped by secrecy, desire, and difficult choices.
The Lord Won’t Mind
LGBTQIA+ · Romance · Erotica · Gay Romance · Historical Romance
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A four-month New York Times bestseller, The Lord Won’t Mind follows Charlie Mills as college life in the late 1930s leads him to Peter Martin, forcing him to choose between family expectations, social pressure, and the man he loves, with a 4.2-star rating from more than 160 Amazon reviewers. Good for readers who want classic gay romance shaped by secrecy, desire, and difficult choices.
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A four-month New York Times bestseller: This classic gay love story is as gripping and sexy today as when it was first published.
Charlie Mills always played the role of the good grandson, and his grandmother rewarded him for it handsomely in the form of all the gifts, money, and attention a boy could want. Entering college in the late 1930s, Charlie just has to keep doing what his grandmother expects of him in order to continue to receive her gifts. He has to find a nice girl, get married, and have a few kids. Then one summer, he meets Peter Martin.
Peter is everything that Charlie has ever wanted. Despite all the obstacles, Charlie immediately craves and pursues Peter, who happily obliges him. As they grow closer, Charlie is forced to choose between two options: complying with the expectations of society and family, or following the call of true love. In this, the first book of the Charlie & Peter Trilogy, Gordon Merrick creates an enduring portrait of two young men deeply in love, and the tribulations they endure to express themselves and maintain their relationship.
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Good for readers who like historical mystery, old Hollywood scandal, and murder.
Land of Dreams
Historical Fiction · Historical Mystery · Historical Romance
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From USA Today bestselling author Gian Sardar, Land of Dreams follows Frankie Donnelly, a studio fixer in 1933 Hollywood, as a celebrity wedding built to hide two stars’ darkest secrets spirals into murder. With tabloids circling, Frankie must decide whom to protect and whom to destroy, with a 4.1-star rating from more than 12,300 Amazon reviewers. Good for readers who like historical mystery, old Hollywood scandal, and murder.
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In the 1930s, scandal, secret loves, and murder shatter a woman’s Hollywood dream in a gripping novel by the USA Today bestselling author of When the World Goes Quiet.
It’s 1933, and though the country is stuck in the Great Depression, movies are the ultimate escape. But Hollywood is skilled at selling lies, and nothing is as it seems.
Frankie Donnelly is scrappy, smart, and ambitious. Her knack for spinning any story into stellar publicity has made her an invaluable “fixer” at RCO Studios, where she works under the tutelage of powerful Nico Marconi. Frankie’s latest fix is the upcoming marriage of Hollywood royals Jack Sawyer and June Finney, and millions of fans can’t wait to see their favorite silver-screen lovers tie the knot. But Frankie knows the truth: The marriage is an artful cover for Jack and June’s darkest secrets.
When a shocking murder occurs, allegiances fracture, the tabloids go wild, and a devastated public is left reeling. Frankie uncovers new layers of scandal and deception and is forced to choose which Hollywood player to protect and who to destroy. Now, more than ever, the country needs a happy ending—but at what cost?
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A good pick for readers who enjoy World War II historical fiction about family, resistance, romance, espionage, and life under fascism.
An Italian Affair
Historical Fiction · Historical Romance · World War 2
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An Italian Affair follows widowed Alessandra Durante, who moves with her daughter Diana to an inherited family estate in Tuscany in 1937 as fascism and war threaten the country. While Diana becomes attached to Davide, a young man hiding his identity, Alessandra’s son Robert joins the war effort and is eventually sent undercover into Italy, with a 4.4-star average from more than 1,000 Goodreads ratings. A good pick for readers who enjoy World War II historical fiction about family, resistance, romance, espionage, and life under fascism.
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Love. War. Family. Betrayal.
Italy, 1937. Alessandra Durante is grieving the loss of her husband when she discovers she has inherited her ancestral family seat, Villa Durante, deep in the Tuscan Hills. Longing for a new start, she moves from her home in London to Italy with her daughter Diana and sets about rebuilding her life.
Under the threat of war, Alessandra's house becomes first a home and then a shelter to all those who need it. Then Davide, a young man who is hiding the truth about who he is, arrives, and Diana starts to find her heart going where her head knows it must not.
Back home in Britain as war breaks out, Alessandra's son Robert, signs up to be a pilot, determined to play his part in freeing Italy from the grip of Fascism. His bravery marks him out as an asset to the Allies, and soon he is being sent deep undercover and further into danger than ever before.
As war rages, the Durante family will love and lose, but will they survive the war...?
'Thoroughly engrossing' - Julian Fellowes, creator of Downton Abbey
'Enthralling...An Italian Affair snares us in an ever-tightening circle of love and despair, secrets and forgiveness' - Joanna Lumley
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A marriage meant to protect their futures becomes something far more dangerous when desire refuses to stay contained.
The Dove and the Rogue
Romance · Historical Romance
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A marriage meant to protect their futures becomes something far more dangerous when desire refuses to stay contained. In The Dove and the Rogue, Jenny Dove agrees to a calculated union to save her sister and preserve her dreams, but her connection with the notoriously untethered Lord David deepens beyond control. This historical romance centers on emotional vulnerability, shifting power, and love that challenges carefully built defenses.
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American heiress Jenny Dove thought a marriage of convenience would solve all her problems, until her heart decided to rewrite the terms…
Jenny Dove has spent her life training to become an opera singer, determined not to repeat her mother’s mistake of sacrificing her career for love. But when her younger sister needs her help, Jenny strikes a daring bargain. To save her sister’s future, she’ll marry a titled gentleman long enough to unlock both their inheritances, then return to Paris to live out her dream.
Lord David Felding, heir to a dukedom and unapologetic rake, has no interest in finding a wife, until Jenny walks into his life with an audacious marriage proposal. She’ll give him one night in her bed in exchange for the protection of his name. It’s supposed to be a simple transaction—no emotions, no complications. But when their wedding night reveals unexpected passion and a startling connection, walking away is anything but easy.
Instead of continuing his roguish life in London, David follows Jenny to Paris—and begins to court his own wife. As their sham marriage deepens into something real, Jenny glimpses the wounded man behind his charm and feels her carefully guarded heart begin to yield. But falling in love means a slow, irresistible unraveling of everything they thought they wanted…and trusting in something neither dared to hope for.
Book 3 in The Doves of New York series
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