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  1. 1Butterfly swords (2010)Butterfly swords (2010) 6.0/10 on Open LibraryPublished Jan 1, 2010Tang China, 758. Princess Ai Li leaves an arranged wedding with a pair of swords and turns to a battle-scarred stranger for help. The choice between allegiance to her family and trusting Ryam gives every step away from the palace a cost. Start here if you want the romance to move at the pace of an…0
  2. 2The Wolf and the Dove (1974)The Wolf and the Dove (1974) 8.6/10 on Open LibraryPublished Jan 1, 1974England, 1066. Aislinn’s home is taken in the Norman conquest, and the knight she grows to care for is part of the army that took it. This older historical romance spends time on what the defeated Saxons still owe each other. Its depictions of sexual violence make this a harsher choice than the…0
  3. 3The Bride (1989)The Bride (1989) 9.1/10 on Open LibraryPublished Jan 1, 1989Medieval Scottish Highlands. An edict forces a Scottish laird to take an English bride, so Jamie arrives in the Highlands with a husband she didn’t choose and a household she has to learn to run. Pick this for the scale of a castle romance and the friction of two people who start on opposite sides…0
  4. 4For my lady's heart (1993)For my lady's heart (1993) 9.0/10 on Open LibraryPublished Jan 1, 1993Medieval Europe. A widowed princess trying to reach England without being married off relies on a knight who has spent years honoring a vow to his wife. This is a slower, more formal romance. Its language and its long journey give you time to feel the difference between a promise freely kept and…0
  5. 5A Kingdom of Dreams (1989)A Kingdom of Dreams (1989) 9.0/10 on Open LibraryPublished Jan 1, 1989Scotland, 1497. An English duke’s men take Jennifer Merrick from her convent school. Her resistance makes the courtship a battle over her own future as well as her clan’s. McNaught’s older romance is a good fit if you want a fierce border rivalry and can handle a coercive setup.0
  6. 6Outlander (1991)Outlander (1991) 8.2/10 on Open LibraryPublished Jan 1, 1991The Scottish Highlands after World War II and in 1743. Former combat nurse Claire Randall walks through a standing stone and meets Jamie Fraser in an earlier Scotland. The time-travel premise gives this long series opener two lives to weigh against each other. Pick it if you want historical…0
  7. 7The Masqueraders (1928)The Masqueraders (1928) 8.4/10 on Open LibraryPublished Jan 1, 1928London after the 1745 Jacobite rising. Prudence and Robin Merriot are siblings who trade identities to keep from being recognized. That makes each new acquaintance a test of what they can keep from the people they like. Choose this if you want the book’s danger to leave room for a bright, quick…0
  8. 8The Raven Prince (Warner Forever) (2006)The Raven Prince (Warner Forever) (2006) 9.0/10 on Open LibraryPublished Jan 1, 2006Georgian England. Anna Wren is a widow who takes paid work as an earl’s secretary, giving the pair a reason to meet every day before attraction makes things complicated. The arrangement makes this a good choice if you like a romance that grows through banter and ordinary work before it takes a more…0
  9. 9The turncoat (2013)The turncoat (2013) 8.0/10 on Open LibraryPublished Jan 1, 2013Revolutionary-era Philadelphia. Kate Grey’s home gives her a view of British officers that a soldier could never get. Her work in intelligence brings her closer to a British officer whose behavior keeps escaping the categories she needs him to fit. Try it when you want divided loyalty to complicate…0
  10. 10The forbidden rose (2010)The forbidden rose (2010) 9.0/10 on Open LibraryPublished Jan 1, 2010France during the Revolution. A French aristocrat working under a false name meets an English agent who has reasons to conceal his own purpose. The Terror makes taking a stranger at their word a genuine risk. Choose this for banter and suspicion that have to survive the same journey.0