Sunday, May 26, 2013

Best Scottish/Highlander Historical Romances List!


As Geddes MacGregor once said, “No one in Scotland can escape from the past. It is everywhere, haunting like a ghost." Scotland’s past is the subject of my list below, romance novels I have come to love that are set in the past of Scotland and that magical part of Scotland called the Highlands. Some are romances with a Scottish hero. All are rated 5, 4 ½ or 4 stars.

·                A Dangerous Love, The Border Lord's Bride, The Captive Heart, The Border Lord And The Lady, The Border Vixen and Bond Of Passion (from The Border Chronicles) by Bertrice Small
·                A Gentle Feuding by Johanna Lindsey
·                A Kingdom of Dreams by Judith McNaught
·                A Year and a Day by Virginia Henley
·                Almost Heaven by Judith McNaught
·                Beloved Rogue by Penelope Williamson
·                Bride of the MacHugh by Jan Cox Speas
·                Charming the Shrew and Daring the Highlander (MacLeod duology) by Laurin Wittig
  ·               Come The Morning, Conquer the Night, Seize the Dawn, Knight Triumphant, The Lion in Glory, When We Touch and The Queen’s Lady (the Graham series) by Heather Graham Pozzessere
·                Desiring the Highlander by Michele Sinclair
·                Devil of Kilmartin by Laurin Wittig
·                Devil’s Mistress by Heather Graham
·                Forever My Love by Rebecca Brandewyne
·                Heartstorm by Elizabeth Stuart
·                Highland Rebel by Judith James
·                Highland Warrior, Highland Outlaw and Highland Scoundrel (the Campbell trilogy) by Monica McCarty
·                If You Dare, If You Desire and If You Deceive (the MacCarrick Brothers trilogy) by Kresley Cole
·                Kilgannon and The Wild Rose of Kilgannon by Kathleen Givens
·                Knight of Fire by Shannon Drake (aka Heather Graham)
·                Laird of the Mist by Paula Quinn (and all six in her MacGregor/Children of the Mist Series)
·                Lord of Fire by Emma Merritt
·                Moonstruck Madness by Laurie McBain
·                My Lord Monleigh by Jan Cox Speas
·                My Wicked Enchantress by Meagan McKinney
·                On a Highland Shore and Rivals for the Crown by Kathleen Givens
·                Silk and Steel by Cordia Byers
·                Sound of the Heart by Genevieve Graham
·                Tempted and The Border Hostage, duology by Virginia Henley
·                The Bedeviled Heart and The Daring Heart by Carmen Caine
·                The Chieftain’s Curse by Francis Housden
·                The Guardian by Margaret Mallory
·                The Legend and The Destiny by Kathleen Givens
·                The Magnificent Rogue by Iris Johansen
·                The Passionate One, The Reckless One and The Ravishing One (the McClairen’s Isle trilogy) by Connie Brockway
·                The Pride of Lions, The Blood of Roses and Midnight Honor by Marsha Canham
·                The Renegade (first released as The Renegade and The Rose) by Christine Dorsey
·                The Queen’s Lady by Shannon Drake (aka Heather Graham)
·                The Scotsman by Juliana Garnett (aka Virginia Brown)
·                To Beguile a Beast by Elizabeth Hoyt (one of the Four Soldiers series)
·                To Conquer a Highlander, Highland Hellcat and Highland Heat by Mary Wine
·                White Knight by Jaclyn Reding
·                Without Honor by Elizabeth Stuart
·                X Marks the Scot by Victoria Roberts

     And:

·                Outlander (the only time travel on the list; not all in the series take place in Scotland , though the hero is a Highlander) by Diana Gabaldon
·                Thirty Nights with a Highland Husband (and others in the Daughters of the Glen series, the only fantasy on the list) by Melissa Mayhue
·                A Hunger Like No Other (the only paranormal on the list, but it’s a superb story and features a Highland hunk to die for) by Kresley Cole


9 comments:

  1. Thanks so much, Regan. I'm totally honored to be included with the great books on that list!!

    ~ Melissa

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    1. Melissa--you have an honored spot...the only fantasy! And I did love your books.

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  2. Great list, Regan. I've read a lot of those listed--now I'll have even more to read. Thanks!

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    1. Thanks, Kaki! I'm looking forward to having you on the blog in June!

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  3. Good morning, Regan! Good morning, Kaki! I am so thrilled I got the notice from Regan's blog that this was not only Western Historical month, but that Kaki would be a special guest. I have long loved Western Historical romance...started reading the Ranch Romance pulp magazine when I was a teenager. My dad was a farmer and would often be up late with irrigation duties and was always reading Ranch Romance. I read them when he was through with them! Isn't it a kick that it was my dad who got me going on romance--not my mother or another female?! Anyway, after reading a lot of Western Romance novels, mostly short ones that I could read in an afternoon or evening, I am delighted to discover an author who has a series. The story will last much longer that way and I will wait impatiently for the next release... jdh2690@gmail.com

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    1. Janice, some how your comment ended up in the wrong post, but thanks for dropping by anyway! I'm so glad you liked Kaki Warner's post. I thought it was fascinating!

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  4. It's hard to top vintage Judith McNaught, and I'm happy to see Victoria Roberts on the list too. I would add The Madness of Lord Ian MacKenzie, for originality of premise, a wonderful love story, terrific writing, and an excellent portrayal of Scottish adaptation to Victorian times.

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  5. Thanks for the shout out, Regan. I'm glad you enjoyed X MARKS THE SCOT.

    And thank you, Miss Burrowes. Always a pleasure.

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    1. Out of all the one's you listed . The only one I read has been Moonstruck Madness . I really liked the author,

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