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
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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
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Devil’s Mistress by Heather Graham
·
Forever My Love
by Rebecca Brandewyne
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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
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Knight of Fire
by Shannon Drake (aka Heather Graham)
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Laird of the Mist by Paula Quinn (and all six in her MacGregor/Children of the Mist
Series)
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Lord of Fire
by Emma Merritt
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Moonstruck Madness by Laurie McBain
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My Lord Monleigh by Jan Cox Speas
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My Wicked Enchantress by Meagan McKinney
·
On a Highland Shore and Rivals for the Crown by
Kathleen Givens
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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
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The Chieftain’s Curse by Francis Housden
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The Guardian
by Margaret Mallory
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The Legend and The Destiny by Kathleen Givens
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The Magnificent Rogue by Iris Johansen
·
The Passionate One, The Reckless One and The
Ravishing One (the McClairen’s Isle trilogy) by Connie Brockway
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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
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The Queen’s Lady by Shannon Drake (aka Heather Graham)
·
The Scotsman
by Juliana Garnett (aka Virginia Brown)
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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
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Without Honor
by Elizabeth Stuart
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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
Thanks so much, Regan. I'm totally honored to be included with the great books on that list!!
ReplyDelete~ Melissa
Melissa--you have an honored spot...the only fantasy! And I did love your books.
DeleteGreat list, Regan. I've read a lot of those listed--now I'll have even more to read. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Kaki! I'm looking forward to having you on the blog in June!
DeleteGood 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
ReplyDeleteJanice, 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!
DeleteIt'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.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the shout out, Regan. I'm glad you enjoyed X MARKS THE SCOT.
ReplyDeleteAnd thank you, Miss Burrowes. Always a pleasure.
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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