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Romance set in the past – Regency ballrooms, Victorian drawing rooms, and period drama. 281 books in the database.

No matter if you want ballrooms and ballgowns or wartime love stories, you will find your next read here in this list of the best historical romance books.

1
A Botanist's Guide to Parties and Poisons Kate Khavari
352 pages Book 1 of Saffron Everleigh Mysteries Published by Crooked Lane Books
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A Caribbean Heiress in Paris Adriana Herrera
384 pages Book 1 of Las Leonas Series Published by Kensington
Marriage of convenience Latinx
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A Lady's Guide to Fortune-Hunting Sophie Irwin
384 pages Standalone Published by Penguin Books
Enemies to lovers
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A Language of Dragons S.F. Williamson
400 pages Book 1 of Language of Dragons Series Published by HarperTeen
Dark academia Dragons
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A Language of Limbs Dylin Hardcastle
304 pages Standalone Published by Dutton
Lesbian LGBT Queer
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A Love Song for Ricki Wilde Tia Williams
400 pages Standalone Published by Grand Central Publishing
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A Magic Steeped in Poison Judy I. Lin
384 pages Book 1 of The Book of Tea Series Published by Feiwel & Friends
Magic Mythology
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A Marvellous Light Freya Marske
448 pages Book 1 of The Last Binding Trilogy Published by Tor
Magic LGBT Queer
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9
A Mind of Her Own Danielle Steel
256 pages Standalone Published by Delacorte Press
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A Ruse of Shadows Sherry Thomas
416 pages Book 1 of Lady Sherlock Series Published by Berkley
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A Scatter of Light Malinda Lo
336 pages Standalone Published by Dutton
Coming of age Lesbian LGBT Queer
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12
A Song to Drown Rivers Ann Liang
368 pages Standalone Published by HarperCollins
Retellings Mythology
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13
A Storm of Infinite Beauty Julianne MacLean
400 pages Standalone Published by HarperCollins
Drama
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A Sweet Sting of Salt Rose Sutherland
384 pages Standalone Published by Orbit
Retellings Lesbian LGBT Queer
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A Tempest of Tea Hafsah Faizal
352 pages Book 1 of The Blood and Tea Series Published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Vampires
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A Thousand Heartbeats Kiera Cass
416 pages Standalone Published by HarperTeen
Enemies to lovers Royalty
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Alchemy of Secrets Stephanie Garber
400 pages Book 1 of the Alchemy of Secrets Series Published by Flatiron Books
Dark academia Magic
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18
All My Rage Sabaa Tahir
368 pages Standalone Published by Razorbill
Coming of age
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All the Colors of the Dark Chris Whitaker
586 pages Standalone Published by Crown
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All the Glimmering Stars Mark T. Sullivan
352 pages Standalone Published by Lake Union Publishing
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