Included below are the authors of Historical Romance set in France, along with the novels and time period to help find those books you might enjoy.

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Last Updated: 10/10/2005

THE TOPAZ CHARM 1976 ISBN: 0440087780 (Regency)

AUTUMN ROSE 7/1991 ISBN:0373286864 (Renaissance) A young architect marvels as the woman he loves blossoms with each forbidden caress...but the past had taught him that not just love could bridge the barriers of class.

PROMISE OF SUMMER 8/1989 ISBN: 0445207574 (Georgian) A rapturous story of a lovely young pickpocket in 18th century France who joins in a get-rich scheme and is swept up in danger, luxury, and perilous love....He swept her from the danger-filled streets of Bordeaux to an even more perilous love....where their scheme could transform her from a street urchin to a princess—or send her to prison.

SCARLET WOMAN 10/1993 ISBN:0373287941 (Regency) What kind of woman was she? The gossips of Paris branded Celeste Valvert a femme fatale. That was no surprise to Edmond, Comte de Beaufort. He knew an adventuress when he saw one. A woman with lips so ripe and eyes so willing could only have scandal racing through her veins. And passion enough to slake any man's desire...A misguided vow had brought Celeste Valvert to Paris. Guilt had kept her there. Now before her stood Edmond de Beaufort—dark, brooding, mesmerizing—guarding his family honor like an avenging angel. And daring her to submit to the ardor that raged between them.

WICKED STRANGER 1/1993 ISBN: 0373287577 (Regency) Elizabeth Babcock had always been 'just plain Bessie,' overshadowed by her socialite sisters. Few suitors looked beyond her razor-sharp repartee—and temper to match—before leaving for less challenging opportunities. Until, that is, that night in Paris when she crossed rapier wits with Noel Bouchard...A gambler, a soldier, a man of the world, Noel Bouchard prayed never to be saddled with a dull domestic life. Marriage, if entered into at all, should be an adventure—tempestuous and lusty. He needed a woman with verve and spirit. With passion and wit. A woman like Elizabeth Babcock...

SWEET DECEIVER 5/1995 ISBN: 0061083798 (Regency) Sometimes love can be the most dangerous deception of all. It was a risky game, spying for English and French intelligence at the same time, but Hester Tredwell would do anything to keep her struggling family out of debtor's prison. Her inventive duplicity was no match for the boldly seductive maneuvers of handsome Nicholas, Marquess of Dartford, however, who awakened both passion and treachery in Hester's own heart. It came as no surprise to Nicholas that the dowdy Miss Tredwell was the devilishly clever double agent who was unwittingly placing England at the mercy of Napoleon's forces. But the closer he drew to apprehending her, the more he hungered to uncover her deepest secrets-and capture a love that could prove to be her downfall.

THE ADVENTURER 11/2002 ISBN: 0451207408 (Georgian) Shrouded in myth and mystery, an ancient crystal falls into the hands of beautiful Isabella Drayton. But when she tries to return the fabled stone to its rightful owner, Isabella, in turn, falls into the brawny arms of the darkest, fiercest member of the Mackay clan. He is none other than Calum Mackay, the legendary Adventurer, notorious raider of British prison ships. But beneath his wild hair and smoldering gaze burns a passion that is bound by the forces of fate itself. For Isabella has captured his heart with her beauty, her spirit, her love. And he has become the prisoner.....

IRON LACE 6/1996 ISBN: 1551668629 (Saga -Victorian) Aurore Gerritsen watched her lover kill her father. It was just one act of violence in a dramatic chain of events. Behind the iron lace gates of wealthy New Orleans, beneath the veneer of her society name, linger truths that Aurore Gerritsen has hidden for a lifetime—truths that threaten to change forever the lives of her unsuspecting family. Now, as Aurore faces her own mortality, she needs to reveal the secrets that have haunted her for so many years. Aurore seeks out Phillip Benedict to disclose her story. He's intrigued but wonders why the matriarch of a prominent white family would choose to confess her sins to an outspoken black journalist. Finally, Phillip agrees. But nothing prepares him for the far-reaching impact of Aurore's shocking revelations.

RENDEZVOUS 1/1991 ISBN: 0425125483 (French Revolution) In the stormy days before the French Revolution, Belle risked her life to rescue aristocrats from the keen blade of Madame Guillotine. Danger was the only way she could escape the heartbreaking memories of her past—until Sinclair Carrington unlocked a reckless yearning in her heart that she had so long denied. Consumed by intrigue—and desire—they knew it was the wrong time and the wrong place to fall in love—but their passion had never felt so right!

SO WICKED THE HEART 1980 ISBN: 0872166589 (Georgian) Torn from her beautiful home and from the man who had sworn to protect her, Lorna Singleton is kidnapped by a handsome but sadistic pirate.Cast into depravity, she is forced to submit to her abductor.

ON LEAVING CHARLESTON 1984 ISBN:0440166101 (Saga) Garden Tradd danced through Paris, London, and New York as the twenties roared, until betrayal turned the glitter to bitter ash, and until vengeful secrets of the past sent her home to Charleston--a city waiting to embrace its own, or exact its own very special revenge.

WITH VIOLETS 1/2005 ISBN:1410402223 (Victorian) Berthe Morisot, the only female French Impressionist painter, was a woman ahead of her time -- driven, talented and deeply in love with the great painter Édouard Manet, whose controversial work inspired mutiny in the stodgy, old-school Parisian art world. Édouard was a rebel, a revolutionary, and a married man. As their intimate "friendship" teeters on the brink of scandal, the two are brought to their knees by the strict social protocol of 19th-century Paris.

THE WEDDING KNIGHT 2/2004 ISBN: 0373292945 (Medieval) Melissande Deverell knows convent life is the most liberating path for any free-spirited woman. No vainglorious tales of men's battle prowess at meal times, no filthy warrior's bed to share, and the best education available to women. Abandoned to a remote Alpine nunnery since the age of eight, Melissande finds fulfillment supervising the convent's orphans and translating manuscripts. Life is perfect until a wayward knight steals her away from all she holds dear. Lucian Barret never expected to be even mildly attracted to a convent bound novitiate. Then again nothing about vivacious Melissande is what he expected. Honor-bound to deliver her safely into the arms of another, Lucian's dark past leaves no room for attraction to a headstrong would-be nun. Now he has no choice but to protect her on the journey to England, a constant temptation within arm's reach. Even if he manages to keep her honor-- and his heart-- intact, he begins to wonder if he will ever be able to give her up.

ALL I DESIRE 12/1998 ISBN:038080025X (Frontier) Angela Lindsay enjoyed a pampered existence among French society but she has had to trade it all and agree to live on her father's New Mexico ranch in order to collect her inheritance. While the wide-open land may boast a rugged je ne sais quol,it's a certain insolent man in uniform who is the first irritation of her new life--and an irresistible lure to her heart. Captain Jake Braden has little tolerance for a fancy rich lady, ill-prepared for the rigors of a territory life with danger. He may have to escort the city miss from New Orleans to New Mexico, but he doesn't plan any concessions for his charge's delicate sensibilities. Yet when they finally arrive at the hacienda, Jake wants to protect Angela from the shock of meeting Rita ... the beautiful half-sister Angela had never known existed. And Rita is claiming to be his fiancee! But the sapphire sparks of defiance shooting from Angela's eyes and her breathless fury will challenge his cool indifference--until the savage western skies kindle their passion into a liquid fire that roars out of control.

SURRENDER TO LOVE 7/1982 ISBN: 0380806304 (Victorian) Under the midnight moon of Ceylon, on the night of her debutante ball at the Governors palace. Alexa Howard met her cousin, Nicholas Dameron. And in the sardonic curl of his hard, sensuous lips, in the commanding arrogance of his eyes, Alexa beheld the fierce, implacable passion that would render her helpless to the trembling slavery of desire....Within the golden softness of Alexas alluring gentility flowed the insatiable fires of an innocent womans awakening love--and the fury of a betrayed womans lust for revenge. Through the nightworlds of Naples, Rome, Paris and London, she was pursued by men who heartlessly wanted her beauty. But her soul was possessed by the man whose touch was unbearable ecstasy, whose cruelty was ravishing torment, whose tenderness was passions fulfillment. Nicholas Dameron had taken her virtue and mocked her pride. But his love was the offering of every pleasure a woman has ever dared to dream of.

SWEET SAVAGE LOVE 1/1974 ISBN: 1551668319 (Frontier) A Tale of human emotion that lays bare the heights and depths of love, passion and desire in old and new worlds...as we follow Virginia Brandon, beautiful, impudent and innocent, from the glittering ballrooms of Paris to the sensuality of life in New Orleans to the splendor of intrigue-filled Mexico. A tale of unending passion, never to be forgotten, the story of Virginia's love for Steven Morgan, a love so powerful that she will risk anything for him, even her life...The beautiful and innocent young daughter of a U.S. senator, Ginny Brandon was used to the finest that life could offer. But nothing could have prepared her for Steve Morgan. Forced from the safety of her home, Ginny finds herself lost in Steve's world, a captive of the handsome and daring soldier of fortune. Against the turmoil of the American West, the two lovers will crisscross the continent battling their undeniable attraction for one another and the savage whims of fate that conspire to tear them apart.

WICKED LOVING LIES 10/1976 ISBN: 0380007762 (Victorian) From the innocence of a sheltered convent...to a Sultan's harem...to the intrigues of Napoleon's court and the savage wilderness of Louisiana...the splendorous saga of beautiful, golden-haired Marisa and dashing Dominic Challenger explores the heights and depths of intoxicating passion and desire...

CALL OF THE TRUMPET 5/1998 ISBN: 0843943858 (Victorian) Cecile Villier was a daughter of France but a child of the desert. Born to a rich Frenchman and a Bedouin beauty, the lovely woman found no comfort in the immense wealth of Parisian society. Intent on finding a home to call her own, she returned to her mother's birthplace: the Sahara. There she found freedom in a new way of life--and the most captivating man she'd ever seen. Matthew Blackmoore had become one with the desert and its people. To Cecile, the dashing young Englishman embodied this strange place: He blazed with passion, and in the horseman's embrace she knew she risked destruction. But the oasis of his kiss proved a haven from the dangers of the fierce wilderness, and the resourceful beauty was determined to make both the man--and the land--her own.

THE BOOKSELLER'S DAUGHTER 1/2004 ISBN:0758204450 (French Revolution) She Knows His Secret... For Maire-Laure Vernet, serving as a scullery maid to a bored, aristocratic family isn't without its dangers. Trying to avoid the unwelcome predations of the men and their guests is one. Keeping the china in one piece is another-especially when she finds herself serving Viscomte Joseph d'Auvers-Raimond. Only Marie-Laure knows that Joseph is also a smuggler of forbidden books who'd once fallen ill in her late father's bookshop. That fateful meeting led to an innocent flirtation, fueled by a shared passion for books and ideas, but it had awakened desires that changed Marie-Laure forever. He Senses Her Desire... Joseph hasn't forgotten the encounter either. His papers are littered with drafts of an erotic story about a girl who bears a distinct resemblance to the servant spilling his tea. While pleasuring the jaded women of the aristocracy, he'd pictured this girl with the coppery hair and the ink-stained fingers who could indulge both his intellect and his most feverish desires. Now, the only way to save her from becoming his family's plaything is to seduce her first, and the lady seems extremely willing to comply... All They Can Trust Is Their Passion. In the shadow of the French Revolution, two lovers embark on a seduction that plunges them into the heart of the aristocracy's most vindictive, carnal games, where white-hot desire is exceeded only by deception, betrayal-and murder... RR@H's Novel Thoughts

FIRES OF DELIGHT 12/1986 ISBN: 0440125383 (French Revolution) In that instant his eyes found Selena in the crowd. Their eyes met and touched and held, the earth ceased to spin, the moon to glow, the wind to move. Paris was gone from the face of the earth. France was gone, England was lost, America was no more. There was no mob at the gates of his palace, no king, no queen, no courtiers within. In that instant there was only Royce Campbell and Selena MacPherson. No others.

FALCON'S FIRE 12/1995 ISBN: 0451406354 (Medieval) Martine of Rouen vows never to fall in love after her mother dies of a broken heart. Yet she is persuaded to meet a strange man--a possible husband-to-be--on England's misty coast. Born into wretched poverty, Sir Thorne Falconer hungers for the grand manor he has been promised for arranging Martine's betrothal to his overlord's son. But then he meets the bride-to-be...and as he and Martine fight to deny their mutual desire, they are drawn into a passion so fiery it sweeps away everything but all-consuming love.

WILD WIND 2/1998 ISBN: 0451408268 (Medieval) Fiercely loyal to the king, a rugged soldier has no desire for any other attachments or commitments—until he once again sets eyes on a beautiful woman from his past. With her future in jeopardy, and his passion burning for her once more, he is now her only hope for a life of happiness and eternal love!...Alex still lives with the scars of Nicolette's long-ago betrayal—wounds both of the body and of the soul. Honor should forbid him from accepting her dissolute husband's request to seduce her, sire a child, then disappear forever. The proposal is as indecent as it is irresistible.

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