The recommended historical romance novels of someone who's been reading HR for 30+ years. Highly subjective.

Lisa Kleypas

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Louisiana

"Kleypas is a romance gem, a queen among a vast royal court of historical romance authors." --Entertainment Weekly A stunning new reprint of a classic Lisa Kleypas love story about a man whos decided to forgo all romantic entanglements... until he meets a beautiful woman with a secret... They call him the Monk of Bow Street Sir Ross Cannon, magistrate and head of the Bow Street Runners, has spent the past few years apprehending the most dangerous criminals in London. He's driven and disciplined, a man to be feared. His personal needs have been set aside, his days and nights consumed by the determined pursuit of justice. Until Lady Sophia Sydney, a beautiful young woman with a tarnished past, comes to ask for employment. Ross knows a woman like Sophia doesn't belong in the rough-and-tumble world of Bow Street, but he gives in to temptation and hires her as his assistant. Day by day the attraction between them grows, until neither of them can ignore the power of their mutual desire. But Sophia has a secret . . . and when Ross discovers the tragic link between their pasts, any chance of being with him will vanish. All they have are a few nights of pleasure, before Sophia will be forced to leave the man she's fallen hopelessly in love with. What she doesn't count on is how much Ross is willing to risk for the sake of a woman who's awakened his heart.

Lady Sophia's Lover

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Mary Jo Putney

Illinois

Disinherited and disgraced by his libidinous exploits, Reginald Davenport's last chance for his respectability is to claim his place as master of Strickland, his ancestral estate, where he discovers his estate manager is a woman in disguise. Reissue.

The Rake

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Kansas

To save her village in Wales, desperate Clare Morgan, a quiet schoolteacher, approaches Nicholas Davies--the Demon Earl--to help her. Once a notorious rake, Nicholas was left alone and embittered by a shattering betrayal. Unwilling to involve himself in the problems of others, he sets an impossible price on his aid: Clare must live with him for three months, letting the world think the worst.

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