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HISTORICAL ROMANCE REVIEW with Regan Walker
Thursday,December11,2014
MyTop20HistoricalRomances
Iamfrequentlyaskedwhataremyfavoritehistoricalromances.Thatsalonglist,asyouknowfrommybestlists.Therearecurrently1005Starromancesonmy"FavoriteKeepers"shelfonGoodreads.Butsinceyouasked,I'mgivingyoumycurrenttop20.Somearefromnewauthorssomefromauthorswholiveddecadesago.Thelistchangeseachyear.
Thesestoriesaretheonesthathavestayedwithme,theonesIwanttoreread,theonesIcantforget.Theyareallkeepersandrated5stars.TheirheroesandheroinesgracemyFavoriteHeroesandHeroineslistIllpostlaterthismonth.Itsnocoincidencethattheyarewrittenbysomeofmyfavoriteauthors.
I'dlovetoknowyouralltimefavoritehistoricalromance.OneluckycommenterwillhavethechoiceofmyowneBooks,somakesureIhaveyouremail.
1.BrideoftheMacHughbyJanCoxSpeas2.TheSilverDevilbyTeresaDenys3.OnceinaBlueMoonbyPenelopeWilliamson4.ThePassionsofEmmabyPenelopeWilliamson5.TheWindflowerbyLauraLondon(akaSharon&TomCurtis)6.TheDragonandtheJewelbyVirginiaHenley7.LadyoftheGlenbyJenniferRoberson8.HeartstormbyElizabethStuart9.ShannabyKathleenWoodiwiss10.WhispersofHeavenbyCandiceProctor11.TheWindDancerbyIrisJohansen12.ThePrideofLionsbyMarshaCanham13.MoonstruckMadnessbyLaurieMcBain14.KilgannonbyKathleenGivens15.TheCaptainofAllPleasuresbyKresleyCole16.DancingOnCoalsbyEllenOConnell17.BeyondtheCliffsofKerrybyAmandaHughes18.NightwyldebyKimberleighCaitlin(akaKimberlyCates)
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19.MountainMistressbyNadineCrenshaw20.PrincessofFirebyShannonDrake(akaHeatherGraham)
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Elizabeth December11,2014at11:02AM
Oh,whatalistofbeloved,classictreasurers~15oftheseareonmyfavouritekeeperlist.Asformyfavourite~wellI'mgoingtohavetoaddtwoasIcan'tnarrowitdowntojustone~therearetoomany~"TheWolfandtheDove"byKathleenWoodiwissand"AKnightinShiningArmor"byJudeDeveraux.Oh,andIdolove"BrideoftheMacHugh"[email protected]
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Regan December11,2014at11:48AM
IwouldagreewithyouaboutTheWolfandtheDove,Elizabeth,butIthoughtAKnightinShiningArmor was a mixed bag. Twothirds of it takes place in 1985 as I recall. And the ending wasdisappointing.
AnnaBowling December11,2014at11:42AM
I love this list. I've readmost, but a fewdelights, likeBrideof theMacHughandDancingonCoals, are stillawaitingmydiscovery.
My all time favorite historical romance novel is SkyeO'Malley by Bertrice Small. I love the sweep and therichness, the strong heroine, all the tumultuous ups and downs, and of course the delicious hero, Niall. Starcrossedloverswhofindawaytoahappyendingafterallarealwaysmyfavorites,andthemoreobstaclesforthemtoovercome,thebetter.Inaromance,weknowourcouplewillalwayswin,sothere'salotofleewayintheinbetween.
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Regan December11,2014at11:50AM
I loved Skye O'Malley, too, Anna, and it's amongmy 100 keepers on Goodreads. Youmight beinterestedtoknowthatBertriceSmallwillbeaguestonmybloginAprilforclassicsmonth.
AmandaHughes December11,2014at11:44AM
Regan,tohaveBeyondtheCliffsofKerryonthatlistissuchanhonor!Icannotthankyouenough.Tobeamongthosegreatsisnotonlythrillingbuthumblingaswell.Thankyou!Ihavetogetmytwocentsinaboutfavoritesalso.I lovetheoldiesandofcourseGonewiththeWindismyall timefavoriteandaclosesecondisForeverAmberbyKathleenWinsor.
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Regan December11,2014at11:51AM
Hi,Amanda.Well, I lovedKerry.Suchadifferent romancebut a love storynonetheless. I haven'treadForeverAmberbutI'mnotsureGoneWiththeWindqualifiesasaromancewiththatendingshegaveus.However,SCARLETT,thesequelisa5starromanceandmuchofittakesplaceinIreland.Ifyouhaven'treadit,Ihighlyrecommendit.
LauraBatton December11,2014at12:02PM
Iknow.oftwobutIhaven'treadthemofShannonandKeeleyxo
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LauraBatton December11,2014at12:08PM
BloodyautocorrectImetKresley
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Regan December11,2014at1:07PM
Laura, do you have titles of the two you like?KresleyColeif that's the author youmeanthas aScottishtrilogyIlovetheMacCarrickbrothers.TheyarealsoonmykeeperlistandmyBestScottishHistoricalRomanceslist.
LietteBougie December11,2014at1:17PM
Ofthoseyoulisted,there'sonlyJenniferRobersonIknow.:)Among my favorites is Skye O'Malley (Bertrice Small) Lady of the Forest/Lady of Sherwood (JenniferRoberson)theAngliqueseries(byAnneandSergeGolonreadinFrenchmanymanyyearsago)Taj(ColindeSilva)FarPavillions(M.M.Kaye)...andsomanyothers.:)
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Regan December11,2014at1:22PM
Wow, some great stories to check out, Liette! I loved Skye O'Malley. The Sherwood books byRobersonareonmytoreadshelf(theonesIhaven'tread)asisherstitled"TheIrishman."Don'tknowaboutAngeliquebutwillhavetocheckitout.TajI'veheardofandFarPavillions(like3inchesthick)isonmytoreadshelf.Veryintimidatingforitssize.
AmandaHughes December11,2014at1:19PM
Liette,I'mwithyouaboutAngeligue.Lovedthatseries!
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JaniceHougland December11,2014at1:47PM
I'mgoingtochimeinhere,Regan,althoughIhaveallofyoureBooks.:)IlovedseeingsomeonementiontheAngeliqueseriesbyGolon...Istayedupeverysinglenightuntil23amforanentireweeksoIcouldreaditall.Mycooking,mycleaning,andattentiontohubbyandtwotoddlerswenttohellinahandbasketwhileIdidallthat reading! I just couldn't put themdown. I guess I'd have to say the entire serieswasmy all time favoritehistoricalromance.Iamglad tohearyoumentionSCARLETTasa fivestar romance. I lovedGoneWith theWindbutdidn'tliketheendingandhavetoagreewithyouthatitwouldn'tqualifyasaromanceonlybecauseofthatdrattedending.ButI'llbecheckingSCARLETToutforsurebecauseofyourrecommendation.IalsoreadM.M.Kaye'sbooks (FarPavillions,etc.) andconsidered themgood,but turned toothersafter thatbecauseofpersonalpreference.Soanyway,justwantedtoreadallthecomments...astheyareveryinteresting.Inotedyoukeptto20foryourTopList,butIaddedthenamesofnewonesthatweren'tonyourlistfromlastyear.Inowhave27Favesofyours.:)Continuetohavefun,[email protected]
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Regan December11,2014at2:31PM
Janice,Idon'tsupposeyou'dliketolendmyyourAngeliquecopy?IjustlookedonAmazonandthecheapestusedoneisnearly$40!Argh!Ihateitwhenthegoodonesgooutofprint.
RhondaKirby December11,2014at1:54PM
SomeofthesearemyfavoritesandsomeIhaven'thadthepleasureofreadingyet,butwilldefinitelyaddtomylist.IalsoloveandrereadKeeperoftheDreambyPenelopeWilliamsonandJudithMcNaught'sAKingdomofDreams.
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Regan December11,2014at2:32PM
Rhonda,boththosebooksareonmykeeperlistbutdon'tmakemytop20becausetheheroesweresoabusive. And it's not like PenelopeWilliamson to do that but she sure did it with Keeper of the
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