Who among us ladies hasn’t dreamed of a
knight in shining armor? A valiant hero living in a time when honor prevailed
and a woman of character who loved him. (I did say we were dreaming, right?) These
historical novels will take you there.
Since the medieval period in European
history spanned the 5th century to the 15th century, all the stories on my list
take place during that time; however, some Scottish, Irish, and Viking historicals
not listed here can be found on those specific “Best Lists” (links on the right
side of my blog).
All of these listed below have garnered
4, 4 and ½ or 5 stars from me:
A Kingdom of Dreams
by Judith McNaught
Autumn’s Flame by
Denise Domning
Baron of Godsmere
and Baron of Emberly by Tamara Leigh
Betrothal by Jenna
Jaxon (the first part of a 3-part story)
Bianca by Bertrice
Small
Blackheart by
Tamara Leigh
Blue Heaven, Black
Night by Shannon Drake (aka Heather Graham)
Bond of Blood by
Roberta Gellis
Bride of the Lion
by Elizabeth Stuart
By
His Majesty’s Grace, By Grace Possessed and Seduced by Grace by Jennifer Blake
By Possession, By
Design, Stealing Heaven, By Arrangement, The Protector and Lord of a Thousand Nights, 14th
century London series by Madeline Hunter
Candle in the Window
by Christina Dodd
Come the Morning, Conquer the Night, Seize the Dawn,
Knight Triumphant, The Lion in Glory, and When We Touch from the Graham series by
Shannon Drake (aka Heather Graham)
Crimson Secret by
Janet Lane
Damsel in Distress
by Shannon Drake (aka Heather Graham)
Desire Lines by
Elizabeth Kingston
Desire of the Heart
by Katherine Vickery (aka Kathryn Kramer)
Devoted by Alice
Borchardt
Enchantress, Kiss of the Moon and Outlaw, Welsh trilogy by Lisa Jackson
Everlasting by
Kathleen Woodiwiss
Fair,
Bright and Terrible by Elizabeth Kingston
For the King’s Favor
by Elizabeth Chadwick
Forever and a Lifetime
by Jennifer Horsman
His Fair Lady by
Kathleen Kirkwood
His Stolen Bride
by Shelly Thacker
Honor & Roses
by Elizabeth Cole
Impostress, Temptress and Sorceress, Welsh trilogy by Lisa Jackson
Keeper of the Dream
by Penelope Williamson
Knight’s Honor by
Roberta Gellis
Lady of Fire, Fire and
Steel and The Fire and the Fury by
Anita Mills
Lady of the Forest
by Jennifer Roberson
Lady of Valor by
Tina St. John
Laird of the Wind by
Susan King
Lespada by Kathryn Le Veque
Lie
Down in Roses by Heather Graham
Lily Fair by
Kimberly Cates
Lionheart by
Sharon Kay Penman
Lord of Desire, Lord
of Temptation and Lord of Seduction
by Paula Quinn
Lord of Vengeance
by Tina St. John
On a Highland Shore and Rivals for the Crown by Kathleen Givens
Princess of Fire and
Knight of Fire by Shannon Drake (aka
Heather Graham)
Prisoner of My Desire
by Johanna Lindsey
Red Adam’s Lady by
Grace Ingram
Rose of Rapture by
Rebecca Brandewyne
Sense of Touch by
Rozsa Gaston
Shadowheart by
Laura Kinsale
Siege
of the Heart by Elise Cyr
Silk and Steel and
the sequel Desire and Deceive by
Cordia Byers
Silverhawk by
Barbara Bettis
Sisters of Kilbride
by Jayne Castel
Spellbound by
Nadine Crenshaw
Sword of the Heart
by Maureen Kurr
The Angel Knight
by Susan King
The Bedeviled Heart
by Carmen Caine
The Black Lyon by
Jude Deveraux
The Breaking Dawn
by Jayne Castel
The Bride Gift by
Sarah Hegger
The Christmas Knight
by Michele Sinclair
The Conqueror, Promise
of the Rose and The Prize,
trilogy by Brenda Joyce
The Deepening Night
by Jayne Castel (7th century Britain)
The Devil to Pay
by K.C. Bateman
The Dragon Tree by
Marsha Canham
The Falcon
and the Flower, The Dragon and the Jewel and The Marriage Prize, the Plantagenet
trilogy by Virginia Henley
The Irish
Princess by Elizabeth Chadwick
The King’s Pleasure
by Heather Graham
The King’s Rebel
by Michelle Morrison
The Last Knight by
Candice Proctor
The Lily and the Falcon
by Jannine Corti-Petska
The Lion’s Bride
by Connie Mason
The King’s Man by
Elizabeth Kingston
The Knight’s Scarred
Maiden by Nicole Locke
The Outlaw Knight
(aka Lords of the White Castle) by Elizabeth Chadwick
The Raven
and the Rose by Virginia Henley
The Rose of
Blacksword by Rexanne Becnel
The Swan Maiden and The Stone Maiden from the Maiden trilogy
by Susan King
The Unveiling by
Tamara Leigh
The Warrior’s Game
and Spring’s Fury
by Denise Domning
The Wild Hunt by
Elizabeth Chadwick
The Wolf and the Dove
by Kathleen Woodiwiss
Through a Dark Mist,
In the Shadow of Midnight and The
Last Arrow by Marsha Canham
Uncommon Vows by
Mary Jo Putney
Unforgotten, and
the Sisters of Kilbride series (not stand alones) by Jayne Castel
Untamed, Forbidden and
Enchanted, trilogy by Elizabeth
Lowell
Warrior Poet by
Kathryn Lc Veque
Warrior’s Song, Fire
Song, Earth Song and Secret Song,
medieval series by Catherine Coulter
When Love Awaits
by Johanna Lindsey
Where Love Dwells
by Elizabeth Stuart
Wild Moonlight by
Miriam Minger
Winter’s Heat by Denise Domning
Wonderful, Wild and Wicked, trilogy by Jill Barnett
I
hope you will also consider my own award-winning medieval novels:
The Medieval
Warriors series: The Red Wolf’s Prize, Rogue
Knight, Rebel Warrior and King’s
Knight. On Amazon.
The Refuge, An Inspirational Novel of
Scotland, on Amazon
And the
award-winning Clan Donald Saga: Summer
Warrior, 12th century Scotland, Bound by
Honor, 13th-14th century Scotland and The Strongest Heart, 14th-15th
century Scotland. See the series.