I’m so excited to participate in the Historical Romance Readathon beginning tomorrow. I’m not a huge historical reader, but my sister is, so I sent her the bingo board and asked to borrow some books.
Historical Romance Readathon Info
Dates: March 16-22
Hosts: @peacelovebooks, @remarkablylisa, @laceylovesbooks
Bingo Board:
Historical Romance Recommendations
Never Trust a Rogue (Heiress in London #2) by Olivia Drake
Published after 2000
- War Hero/Scoundrel and guardian of young ward
- Sneaky “fake detective” heroine
- Murderer on the loose
Seduce me at Sunrise (The Hathaways #2) by Lisa Kleypas
POC MC
- Hero of mysterious origins who doesn’t think he’s good enough for the heroine
- Hero and heroine separated for a long period of time
- Secrets and high stakes
The Last Debutante by Julia London
Highlander
- Sexy laird w/ supposed amnesia
- Spirited English lady
- Adventure, romance, kidnapping
A Wallflower Christmas (Wallflowers #4.5) by Lisa Kleypas
Wallflower
- Hero w/ shocking American ways
- Proper lady-in-waiting
- Matchmaking
The Proposal (The Survivors’ Club #1) by Mary Balogh
Titled hero
- Solitary widowed heroine
- Daring war hero
- Rescue meetcute
Highland Scandal (The Scandalous Series #2) by Julia London
Highlander
- Hero on the run
- Marriage of convenience
- Niece of a highland laird
Silent Melody (Georgian #2) by Mary Balogh
Series, Published before 2000
- Beautiful, wild, unspoiled, deaf, and mute heroine betrothed to the wrong man
- Dark and reckless lord hero
- Second chance romance
First Comes Marriage by Mary Balogh
Marriage of convenience
- Fiery sensual family
- Proud, daring, widowed heroine
- Eligible bachelor hero
Again the Magic (Wallflowers #0.5) by Lisa Kleypas
Set outside of London
- Forbidden romance
- High class heroine
- Hero who becomes powerful
Only a Kiss (The Survivors’ Club #6) by Mary Balogh
Set outside of London
- Secluded heroine who witnessed her husband’s murder
- Hero who inherits heroine’s residence unknowingly
- Can be read as standalone
Dancing at Midnight (The Splendid Trilogy #2) by Julia Quinn
Titled hero, Scarred hero, set outside of London
- Smart and beautiful heroine taking a break from Marriage Mart
- Wounded war hero
- Hate to love
A Rogue of my Own (Reid Family #3) by Johanna Lindsey
By Johanna Lindsey
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- Unknowing rivalry
- Courtly spies
- Spies and double lives
