Library Guides: Romance in Ellis Library: A Reader's Guide: Historical

Authors

Historical romance novels come in many shapes and sizes. For these novels, an author chooses a time period to set their romance, which could be medieval, Victorian, regency, a particular war, or some other interesting time setting. Some authors we have in Ellis that are known for historical novels, but may also write other types of romance are:

Gwen Bristow
A classic historical author
Catherine Coulter
Jude Deveraux
Julie Garwood
Johanna Lindsey
Kat Martin
Jean Plaidy
Mary Renault

Some searches to try in the Library Catalog

There are many ways to find historical romance novels in Ellis. Below are some searches to help you find more historical novels. One tip to finding novels on the time you are looking far is to search for that time period or place and add "love stories."

NOTE: Not all books found using these headings will be romance novels, but may actually be books about this genre or some other research related topic.

Some Historical Books in Ellis

An Enchanted Affair by Barbara Metzger
Call Number: e-book
Lovely Lisanne Neville had always found solace in the verdant beauty of Sevrin Woods. But now the woods were about to be destroyed in order to pay off the gambling debts of the Duke of St. Sevrin. Clearly, drastic measures were called for. So Lisanne proposed marriage to the duke. The deal: her fortune for his woods.
Lady of Quality by Georgette Heyer
Call Number: PR6015.E795 L38
The spirited and independent Miss Annis Wychwood is twenty-nine and well past the age for falling in love. But when Annis embroils herself in the affairs of a pretty runaway heiress, Miss Lucilla Carleton, she is destined to see a great deal of her fugitive's uncivil and high-handed guardian, Mr. Oliver Carleton. Befriending the wayward girl brings unexpected consequences, among them the conflicting emotions aroused by her guardian, who is quite the rudest man Annis has ever met.
Morning Glory by LaVyrle Spencer
Call Number: PS3569.P4534 M6 1989
Publication Date: 2009
Ella, widowed at 26 and with two small children, advertises for a husband, through which she meets Will, a drifter. They fall in love, but find this threatened by a sudden, brutal murder.
The Pursuit by Johanna Lindsey
Call Number: PS3562.I5123 P87 2002
Being the only female in a family of 16 uncles can make a young woman feel protected and secure--that is, until she falls in love. Set in the wilds of Scotland, and filled with the trademark elements that have made Lindsey so popular, The Pursuit is a delightful tale of daring, adventure, and, of course, true love.
The Winter Queen by Jane Stevenson
Call Number: PR6069.T4535 A94 2002
Set in Holland in the seventeenth century, The Winter Queen is a sweeping portrait of the tumultuous history and politics of the era as well as an immensely moving account of a strange and magical love affair. At its center are two royal exiles: Elizabeth of Bohemia, the Winter Queen, and her clandestine lover, an African prince with shamanic gifts, sold into slavery and freed after years of bondage. Their world is delineated by the illuminating portraiture and exquisite detail of the Dutch paintings of the period. But beneath the light-filled surfaces, crowned heads lie uneasy, scheming princes vie for power, chaos and war threaten in a time of painful uncertainties.
The Wedding by Julie Garwood
Call Number: PS3557.A8427 W42 1996
Connor MacAlister kidnaps and marries Lady Brenna and professes only to want her for the heir she can give him, but he soon realizes he longs to hear that she returns his undying love.
The Welsh Girl by Peter Ho Davies
Call Number: PR6054.A89145 W45 2007
When a POW camp is established near her village, seventeen-year-old barmaid Esther Evans finds herself strangely drawn to the camp and its forlorn captives. She is exploring the camp boundary when the astonishing occurs: Karsten, a young German corporal, calls out to her from behind the fence. From that moment on, the two foster a secret relationship that will ultimately put them both at risk. Meanwhile, another foreigner, the German-Jewish interrogator Rotherham, travels to Wales to investigate Britain's most notorious Nazi prisoner, Rudolf Hess. In this richly drawn and thought-provoking work, all will come to question where they belong and where their loyalties lie.