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History Fiction Romance Books – Collection – Historical Romance Novels Online Free
About 1,600 historical romantic fiction books free online at the Internet Archive. Some popular authors here: Kathleen Woodiwiss, Brenda Joyce, Elizabeth Mansfield, Karen Ranney, Connie Mason, Rexanne Becnel, Susan Napier, Julie Garwood, Jennifer Ashley, Bertrice Small, Jude Deveraux. Steamy historical romance novels online free, read historical romance novels online.
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About 65 free Highlander romance novels online at the Internet Archive. Some popular Highlander romance authors: Candace Camp, Gayle Callen, Hannah Howell, Nicole Jordan, Iris Johansen, Margaret Mallory, Michelle Marcos, Juliette Miller, Paula Quinn, Karen Ranney, Lynsay Sands. Free highlander romance books, free online historical romance novels, Scottish historical romances books, steamy historical romance novels.
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About 300 novels online free at the Internet Archive, from a variety of publishers. Romance authors include: Nicole Jordan, Celeste Bradley, Amanda Scott, Kate Donovan, Prue Phillipson, Susan Vreeland, Sarah Mallory, Kate Emerson, Robin St. Thomas, many more. Read historical romance novels online free.
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About 160 free novels that take place in England. Some authors here: Celeste Bradley, Susan Spencer Paul, Jude Deveraux, Gayle Callen, Johanna Lindsey, Bertrice Small, Anna Jacobs, Gaelen Foley. Read free historical romance novels, free online historical romance novels.
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About 70 romances that take place in the American west. Some authors of Historical Fiction in the American West: Norah Hess, Linda Lael Miller, Connie Mason, Steff Ann Holm, Gail Link, Janette Kenny, Patricia Potter, Madeline Baker, Sylvie Sommerfield. Read western historical romance novels, steamy historical romance novels.
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About 75 Harlequin historical romances online, arranged by author. Some popular authors here: Silvia Andrew, Bronwyn Scott, Elizabeth Rolls, Carole Mortimer, Michelle Willingham, Sophia James, Emily French, Kathleen Eagle, Georgie Lee, Stacey Kayne. Steamy historical romance novels online free.
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About 35 titles from the Signet Regency Romance publisher’s imprint, set within the Regency historical period in England. Some authors include Barbara Hazard, Evelyn Richardson, Amanda Scott, Sandra Heath, Mary Balogh, Barbara Metzger, Ellen Fitzgerald, Elizabeth Fairchild, Gayle Buck, Eileen Jackson. Free historical romance novels online.
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About 120 Avon Romances. Avon Historical Romance authors include: Stephanie Laurens, Tessa Dare, Margo Maguire, Connie Mason, Anna Campbell, Cathy Maxwell, Sophie Jordan, Lori Copeland, Karen Ranney, Laura Lee Guhrke, Johanna Lindsey, Donna Fletcher, Kathleen E. Woodiwiss, Hannah Howell, Karen Robards, Tracy Anne Warren, Alexandra Benedict. Avon romance novels online free.
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About 50 Signet Historical Romances. Popular Signet authors: Catherine Coulter, Emma Wildes, Mary Jo Putney, Margaret Summerville, Bertrice Small, Elizabeth Hewitt, Heather Graham, Candice Hern, Barbara Metzger, May McGoldrick, Nadine Miller, Heather Cullman, Denise Domning. Signet Regency romance novels free online, steamy historical romance novels.
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About 70 Zebra historical romances. Popular Zebra authors of historical fiction: Christie Kelley, Bobbi Smith, Tamara Lejeune, Sharon Ihle, Joyce Myrus, Kathryn Kramer, Gina Delaney, Kate Donovan, Kaitlin O’Riley, Hannah Howell, Colleen Faulkner, Constance O’Banyon, Michalann Perry, Christine Elliott, Sophia Johnson, Cassie Edwards, Lynn Hayworth. Read free historical romance novels online, read online historical romance novels.
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About 60 free Coventry romances online at the Internet Archive. Coventry Romance was a Historical Romance series published by Fawcett Coventry from 1979 to 1982. Most of the stories were set in the Regency era, with some in the Georgian and Victorian eras. Authors include: Leonora Blythe, Eleanor Anne Cox, Helen Tucker, and many more. Read historical romance books online free, romance historical read.
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About 35 free historical romances that take place in Scotland. Some authors here: Donna Fletcher, Karen Hawkins, Terry Spear, Lori Leigh, May McGoldrick, Hannah Howell, Pam Binder, Grace Livingston Hill, Amanda Scott. Scottish romance novels online free, free Highlander romances.
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About 35 free historical romances that take place in France. Some authors here: Claire Thompson, Leda Swann, Charles Todd, Suzanne Goodwin, Patricia Vaughn, Joanna Bourne, Susan Vreeland, Tracey Devlyn, Jacqueline Morley, Danielle Steele. Read historical romance books online free, history fiction romance books.
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About 17 free historical romance novels that take place in Canada. Some authors here: Stephanie Laurens, Julia Justiss, Rosie Thomas, Janette Oke, Susan Wiggs, Elizabeth Lowell, Lynn Kositsky. History fiction romance books.
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About 800 free historical fiction for teens and YA at the Internet Archive. Some authors: Eleanor Coerr, Jean Auel, Johanna Lindsey, James Lincoln Collier, Robert Lawson, Wilbur Smith, Suzanne Weyn, Anya Seton, Michael Punke, Margaret George, Paullina Simons, Laura Ingalls Wilder. Best YA Historical fiction, history romance books, African American historical fiction, historical fiction Civil War, historical fiction novels WW2, historical fiction Revolutionary War, historical fiction for teens, read historical romance online free.
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About 25 free romance reads that take place in the Middle Ages. Some authors here: Andrea Cremer, David Clement-Davies, Melanie Dickerson, Elizabeth Ann Michaels, Tori Phillips, Johanna Lindsey, Lynn Kurland. Free historical romance novel online, romance history books.
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About 115 free romance reads that take place in the Ancient World. Some authors here: Karen Marie Moning, Steven Saylor, Santa Montefiore, Carla Neggers, Val McDermid, Kate Furnival, Carolyn Meyer, Nora Roberts. Free online historical romance novels, romance history books.
Free Online Romance Novels Set in the Gilded Age – Collection – Historical Romance Novels Online Free
About 45 free novels that take place during the Gilded Age. Some authors here: Jennifer Donnelly, Sandra Dallas, Shelley Gray, Jennie Fields, Gharles O’Brien, Janet Evanovich, Dorien Kelly, Beverly Swerling, Emily St. John Mandel. Historical romance free online reads, romance history books.
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World Historical Fiction: An annotated guide to novels for adults and young adults – Romance History Books
Adamson, Lynda G.
Oryx 1999
This book and its complement (American Historical Fiction) fill a gap in the bibliographic reference shelf by identifying historical novels for both adult and young adult readers. World Historical Fiction contains over 6,000 novels set outside the U.S. The newest titles, as well as old favorites, are covered and books that are appropriate for young adults are indicated. Each volume is indexed by author, title, genre, subject, and geographic setting for ease of reference. Romance history books.
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Articles on Popular Culture in the Victorian Era
Collected links here at Century Past to articles about popular culture in the Victorian era (late 1800s). Topics include fashion, food, recreation and more. The articles were found in leading magazines and newspapers.
Photos from Historic Britain and Ireland
Collected links here at Century Past to selected photography collections from the late 1800s & early 1900s in the UK and Ireland.