The 24 Best Historical Romance Novels That Will Steal Your Heart

Fall in love with a time, a place, sophisticated ladies, and hunky highlanders.

By Sara Barry | Updated Sep 17, 2019 | Published Jul 26, 2018

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Buy Jubilee Trail at Amazon

Jubilee Trail

By Gwen Bristow

Buy Triumph at Amazon

Triumph

By Heather Graham

Buy The End of the Affair at Amazon

The End of the Affair

By Graham Greene

Buy The American Heiress at Amazon

The American Heiress

By Dorothy Eden

Buy The Dangerous Series at Amazon

The Dangerous Series

By Amanda Scott

Buy Falconridge at Amazon

Falconridge

By Jennifer Wilde

Buy Highland Promise at Amazon

Highland Promise

By Hannah Howell

Buy The Drop of the Dice at Amazon

The Drop of the Dice

By Philippa Carr

Buy Dangerous to Love at Amazon

Dangerous to Love

By Rexanne Becnel

Buy My American Duchess at Amazon

My American Duchess

By Eloisa James

Buy The Bargain at Amazon

The Bargain

By Mary Jo Putney

Buy Never Seduce a Scot at Amazon

Never Seduce a Scot

By Maya Banks

Buy The One True Love of Alice-Ann at Amazon

The One True Love of Alice-Ann

By Eva Marie Everson

Buy An Offer from a Gentleman at Amazon

An Offer from a Gentleman

By Julia Quinn

Buy Marrying Winterborne at Amazon

Marrying Winterborne

By Lisa Kleypas

Buy The Duchess War at Amazon

The Duchess War

By Courtney Milan

Buy An Extraordinary Union at Amazon

An Extraordinary Union

By Alyssa Cole

Buy Midnight Pleasures with a Scoundrel at Amazon

Midnight Pleasures with a Scoundrel

By Lorraine Heath

Buy Hearts Aflame at Amazon

Hearts Aflame

By Johanna Lindsey

Buy Only a Duke Will Do at Amazon

Only a Duke Will Do

By Sabrina Jeffries

Buy The Chief at Amazon

The Chief

By Monica McCarty

Buy Breathless at Amazon

Breathless

By Beverly Jenkins

Buy Wicked Intentions at Amazon

Wicked Intentions

By Elizabeth Hoyt

Buy A Rogue by Any Other Name at Amazon

A Rogue by Any Other Name

By Sarah MacLean

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