Historical Romance Books
New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Laurens knows the world of Regency London . . . especially the exclusive enclave of luxury in which the ...
In her print debut, award-winning author Susanna Craig introduces a new Regency historical romance series, centered around the bold ladies’ magazine Mrs. ...
In this Bridgerton era You’ve Got Mail, the smart, popular, and delightfully surprising ladies’ periodical Mrs. Goode’s Magazine for Misses only hires ...
The last thing on Camden Huxley's mind is to handle the affairs of his family's vast Yorkshire estate, dealing with its quarrelsome tenants, servants, and ...
The Prodigal Peer, Lucien, Marquess of Lynnfield, disappeared from the family seat nearly a decade ago, and now he’s back, ready to take his inheritance in ...
He’d rather carry hod in hell... Finn Cathcart, a successful sculptor, is currently enjoying his time in Europe mingling with alabaster nymphs and marble ...
In this Bridgerton era You’ve Got Mail, the clever, popular, and deliciously shocking ladies’ periodical Mrs. Goode’s Magazine for Misses only employs women ...
He's carrying a torch... Graham MacNeil has no desire to be involved with the family earldom, let alone a drafty castle filled with rowdy relatives, or ...
An arranged marriage, an undercover bride, and mistaken identities lead to sparkling, enchanting romance in A DUKE NEVER TELLS; a Bridgerton meets Evie ...
#1 NYT-bestselling author Stephanie Laurens returns with a puzzling case in which her favorite sleuths must untangle a slew of secrets to expose a ...
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Description
Historical romance (also historical novel) is a broad category of fiction in which the plot is set in a historical period. Walter Scott helped popularize this genre in the early 19th century with works such as Rob Roy and Ivanhoe. Literary fiction historical romances continue to be published, with a notable recent example being Wolf Hall (2009), a multi-award-winning novel by English historical novelist Hilary Mantel. It is also a genre of mass-market fiction, related to the broader romantic love genre.
The terms "romance novel" and "historical romance" are ambiguous, as the word "romance" and the related term "romantic" carry multiple meanings. On one hand, there is the mass-market genre of "fiction dealing with love," such as Harlequin romance, and on the other hand, "a romance" can also be defined as "a fictitious narrative in prose or verse, the interest of which turns upon marvelous and uncommon incidents." However, many romances, including the historical romances of Walter Scott, are also frequently called novels, and Scott describes romance as a "kindred term." Adding to the confusion, literary fiction romances, such as Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights, often feature a strong love story element. Other European languages do not distinguish between romance and novel: "a novel is le roman, der Roman, il romanzo."