Historical Romance Challenge

 Historical Romance Challenge

January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

 

What Counts
Any book over 80ish pages counts (please, no short stories)
Books MUST be read this year
All book formats count!
Re-reads & challenge crossovers count!
 
 
Ancient - between the 8th century BC and the 5th or 6th century AD
Medieval - from the 5th to the 15th century
Renaissance - from the 14th century to the 17th century (slight overlap with Medieval, your choice where to put it)
17th Century - falls between Renaissance and Georgian
Georgian - 1714 to around 1837
Regency - 1811 – 1820 subcategory of Georgian, but a genre all its own
Victorian - 1837 – 1901
American West - same time period as Victorian, but a very different genre than Victorian
20th century - a category of its own as it covers a span of time from horse and buggy to space travel
 
 
Ancient
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Medieval
1. Liberating the Lady of Loughmoe - C.H. Admirand (Dragonblade - Aug 2024) (1072) - Aug 9

2. Simon the Coldheart - Georgette Heyer (Fawcett - Jan 1962) (1415) - Aug 28

3. A Viking Heir to Bind Them - Michelle Styles (HH #1748 - Sept 2023) (881) - Oct 8

4. Bargaining with the Lady of Merewood - C.H. Admirand (Dragonblade - Oct 2024) (1072) - Oct 11

5. Rescuing the Lady of Sedgeworth - C.H. Admirand (Dragonblade - Nov 2024) (1073) - Nov 6
 
 
Renaissance
1.
 
 
17th Century
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Georgian
1. The Masqueraders - Georgette Heyer (William Heinemann - 1928) (1746) - Mar 7

2. Cinderella at the Duke's Ball - Bronwyn Scott (HH #1815 - Sept 2024) (1824) - Aug 22

3. Golden Lord - Mary Jo Putney (Kensington - Nov 2024) (1803) - Nov 17
 
 
Regency
1. Accidentally His - Sabrina Jeffries (Kensington - Jan 2024) (1812) - Jan 11

2. Their Inconvenient Yuletide Wedding - Joanna Johnson (HH #1763 - Dec 2023) - Feb 12

3. The Lady of a Lyon - Linda Rae Sande (Dragonblade - Jan 2024) (1816) - Mar 1

4. The Lyon's First Choice - Sara Adrien (Dragonblade Pub - Jan 2024) (1817) - Mar 6

5. The Lyon's Paw - Jenna Jaxon (Dragonblade - Feb 2024) (1819) - Mar 11

6. The Countess's Forgotten Marriage - Annie Burrowes (HH #1779 - Mar 2024) - Mar 13

7. Hook, Lyon and Sinker - Jude Knight (Dragonblade - Mar 2024) (1817) - Mar 18

8. The Duke's Enforcer - C.H. Admirand (Dragonblade - Mar 2024) - Mar 19

9. One Dangerous Night - Cathy Maxwell (HarperCollins - Apr 2024) (1817) - Mar 21

10. The Earl's Cinderella Countess - Amanda McCabe (HH #1786 - Apr 2024) (1816) - Mar 29

11. A Lyon to Die For - E.L. Johnson (Dragonblade - Apr 2024) (1815) - Apr 11

12. The Gift - Julie Garwood (Pocket - Jan 1991) (1816) - May 6

13. What Ales the Earl - Sally MacKenzie (Zebra - Aug 2018) - May 15

14. The Lyon's Gambit - Ruth A. Casie (Dragonblade Pub - May 2024) (1819) - May 18

15. A Second Summertime Courtship - Sandra Sookoo (Dragonblade - May 2024) (1817) - May 28

16. The Lyon and the Rose of Mayfair - Aviva Orr (Dragonblade - June 2024) (1814) - June 21

17. The Kiss That Made Her a Countess - Laura Martin (HH #1803 - July 2024) (1816) - June 27

18. The Lyon and His Promise - Sherry Ewing (Dragonblade - June 2024) (1817) - July 6

19. How the Wallflower Wins a Duke - Lucy Morris (HH #1811 - Aug 2024) (1816) - July 10

20. Saved by the Lyon - Laura Landon (Dragonblade - July 2024) - July 14
21. Her Grace's Daring Proposal - Joanna Johnson (HH #1734 - July 2023) - July 30

22. The Lyon's Golden Touch - Sara Adrien (Dragonblade - July 2024) (1818) - Aug 2

23. In Service to a Lyon - E.L. Johnson (Dragonblade - Aug 2024) (1815) - Aug 12

24. A Scandal at Stonecliffe - Candace Camp (HQN - Aug 2024) - Aug 31

25. The Lyon's Saving Grace - C.H. Admirand (Dragonblade - Aug 2024) (1815) - Sept 1

26. Castles - Julie Garwood (Pocket - July 1993) (1819) - Sept 13

27. Cinderella's Deal with the Colonel - Jenni Fletcher (HH #1727 - June 2023) (1816) - Sept 16

28. The Duke's Rapier - C.H. Admirand (Dragonblade - Sept 2024) - Sept 27

29. Only a Lyon Will Do - Sherry Ewing (Dragonblade - Sept 2024) (1818) - Sept 29

30. A Naval Surgeon to Fight For - Carla Kelly (HH #1814 - Sept 2024) (1805) - Oct 15

31. Dreaming of a Lyon - Sandra Sookoo (Dragonblade - Oct 2024) (1818) - Oct 26

32. How Not to Propose to a Duke - Louise Allen (HH #1791 - May 2024) (1816) - Oct 28

33. Thrown to the Lyon - Jude Knight (Dragonblade - Oct 2024) - Nov 3

34. The Lyon's Alliance - Ruth A. Casie (Dragonblade - Nov 2024) - Nov 14

35. Regency Christmas Weddings - Christine Merrill, Liz Tyner, Elizabeth Beacon (HH #1829 - Dec 2024) - Dec 3

36. A Lyon in Waiting - Abigail Bridges (Dragonblade - Dec 2024) (1826) - Dec 6

37. Lyon's Lover - Maggie Sims (Dragonblade - Dec 2024) - Dec 17

 
Victorian

1. A Viscount for the Egyptian Princess - Heba Helmy (HH #1794 - May 2024) (1873) - Jan 27

2. The Gentleman's Gambit - Evie Dunsmore (Penguin - Dec 2023) - July 26

3. The Stranger I Wed - Harper St. George (Penguin - Apr 2024) (1878) - Oct 10
 
 
American West
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20th century
1. The Return of His Caribbean Heiress - Lydia San Andreas (HH #1776 - Feb 2024) (1910) - Jan 24

2. Dangerous Allies - Renee Ryan (LIH #64 - Sept 2010) (1939) - Mar 31

3. A Dance with Her Forbidden Officer - Lauri Robinson (HH #1783 - Mar 2024) (1941) - Apr 30