Friday, November 22, 2013

Best Historical Romance Trilogies: Superb Talent in Threes!


It takes talent to write a great romance novel, but it takes even more to write three in a row and make them all worthy reads. Of course, I recognize this omits some wonderful single novels and some great multibook series, and almost all of those on my list are historicals, but if you like to read trilogies, as I do, here’s my list of the top trilogies I recommend:

1. Laurie McBain’s Dominick trilogy: MOONSTRUCK MADNESS, CHANCE THE WINDS OF FORTUNE and DARK BEFORE THE RISING SUN

2. Virginia Henley’s Medieval Plantagenet trilogy: THE FALCON AND THE FLOWER, THE DRAGON AND THE JEWEL and THE MARRIAGE PRIZE

3. Judith McNaught’s Westmoreland trilogy: A KINGDOM OF DREAMS, WHITNEY MY LOVE and UNTIL YOU

4. Johanna Lindsey’s Wyoming trilogy: BRAVE THE WILD WIND, SAVAGE THUNDER, and ANGEL

5. Pamela Clare’s Blakewell/Kenleigh Family trilogy: SWEET RELEASE, CARNAL GIFT and RIDE THE FIRE

6. Kaki Warner’s Runaway Brides trilogy: HEARTBREAK CREEK, COLORADO DAWN and BRIDE of the HIGH COUNTRY

7. Kaki Warner’s Blood Rose trilogy: PIECES OF SKY, OPEN COUNTRY and CHASING THE SUN

8. Heather Graham’s North American Woman trilogy: SWEET SAVAGE EDEN, A PIRATE'S PLEASURE and LOVE NOT A REBEL

9. Heather Graham’s Civil War trilogy: ONE WORE BLUE, AND ONE WORE GRAY and AND ONE RODE WEST.

10. Heather Graham’s Viking trilogy: GOLDEN SURRENDER, THE VIKING’S WOMAN and THE LORD OF THE WOLVES

11. Marsha Canham’s Pirate Wolf trilogy: ACROSS A MOONLIT SEA, IRON ROSE and THE FOLLOWING SEA

12. Marsha Canham’s Scottish trilogy: THE PRIDE OF LIONS, BLOOD OF ROSES AND MIDNIGHT HONOR

13. Marsha Canham’s Robin Hood trilogy: THROUGH A DARK MIST, IN THE SHADOW OF MIDNIGHT and THE LAST ARROW

14. Kresley Cole’s MacCarrick Brothers trilogy: IF YOU DARE, IF YOU DESIRE and IF YOU DECEIVE

15. Iris Johansen’s Wind Dancer trilogy: THE WIND DANCER, STORM WINDS and REAP THE WIND

16. Shirl Henke’s Cheyenne trilogy: CAPTURE THE SUN, THE ENDLESS SKY, and SUNDANCER

17. Shirl Henke’s trilogy: NIGHT WIND’S WOMAN, WHITE APACHE’S WOMAN and DEEP AS THE RIVERS

18. Elizabeth Lowell’s Medieval trilogy: UNTAMED, FORBIDDEN and ENCHANTED

19. Jennifer Blake’s Medieval trilogy: BY HIS MAJESTY’S GRACE, BY GRACE POSSESSED and SEDUCED BY GRACE

20. Lisa Jackson’s Medieval Welsh trilogy: ENCHANTRESS, KISS OF THE MOON and OUTLAW

21. Lisa Jackson’s Medieval Welsh trilogy: IMPOSTRESS, TEMPTRESS and SORCERESS

22. Susan King’s Medieval Maiden trilogy: THE SWAN MAIDEN, THE STONE MAIDEN and the SWORD MAIDEN

23. Mary Wine’s Highlander trilogy: TO CONQUER A HIGHLANDER, HIGHLAND HELLCAT and HIGHLAND HEAT

24. Connie Brockway’s Scottish trilogy: THE PASSIONATE ONE, THE RECKLESS ONE and THE RAVISHING ONE

25. Emma Jensen’s Regency Spy trilogy: ENTWINED, FALLEN and MOONLIT

26. Renee Vincent’s Emerald Isle trilogy: RALIKSEN, MAC LIAM and THE FALL OF RAIN (last one is contemporary looking back)

27. Tina St. John’s Warrior trilogy: WHITE LIONS LADY, BLACK LION’S BRIDE and LADY OF VALOR.

28. Amy J. Fetzer’s Irish trilogy: THE IRISH PRINCESS, THE IRISH ENCHANTRESS and THE IRISH KNIGHT

29. Laurel McKee’s Daughters of Erin trilogy: COUNTESS OF SCANDAL, DUCHESS OF SIN and LADY OF SEDUCTION

5 comments:

  1. Genevieve Graham's UNDER THE SAME SKY, SOUND OF THE HEART, and her latest, SOMEWHERE TO DREAM are all fantastic and would make a great addition to your list!

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  2. I would put Genevieve Graham's trilogy: Under the Same Sky, Sound of the Heart and Somewhere To Dream at #1 on this list for sure! Historical fiction and wonderful characters and romance!

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    1. DBarry, I haven't read all of these but I have Somewhere to Dream on my to read shelf. Perhaps the trilogy will be on my list the next time I update it.

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  3. I don't know what to say, Regan. You have made me so happy with this list. I'm very touched that you've included my trilogy among these great authors! Thank you a million times over!

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    1. You write great Viking romances, Renee, and they'll be on my Best Viking List coming in January!

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