Listed below are the some of the best loved romances of all times set in England, compiled from various lists throughout the internet where readers voted for their all time favorite romances.
Laurie McBain
DEVIL'S DESIRE 4/1975 ISBN:0380002957 Regency Period. Orphaned and imperiled by the cruel hand of fate, young innocent Lady Elysia Demarice was driven by sinister forces into the arms of the handsome rakehell known as "the devil." She swore Lord Alex Trevegne would never possess her in flesh and spirit...until the clashing of their wills set their twin passions gloriously ablaze with the white heat of desire and destiny.
Meagan McKinney
NO CHOICE BUT SURRENDER 10/1987. ISBN: 0821758594. Regency Period. Lady Brienne Morrow returned to Osterley Park, her father;s opulent mansion, only to discover that he had gambled it away. Penniless and alone, she was ready to admit defeat and face the new owner, Avenel Slane, an American with brooding looks and a barely leashed, mysterious anger. A pawn in Avenel's hidden plans for revenge, Brienne was now being held against her will. Brienne did not know what secrets brought him here, or what fate awaited her. She was certain of only one thing - that Avenel's tender kisses would soon make her yield to the scorching desire quivering within her. And as fear melted into trust, she risked her very heart and soul for this sensual, masterful man who gave her no choice but surrender.
WHEN ANGELS FALL 2/1990 ISBN: 0440205212 Victorian. It was five years since Elizabeth Alcester had laid eyes on her former stable boy, Ivan Tramore…five years since her world had collapsed in devastating ruin around her. Now, penniless and desperate, she finds herself at the mercy of a cruel, ruthless stranger--a man who vows to possess her, whose hot searing caresses fan the treacherous flames of her darkest desires. Tramore had returned home in triumph—the unwanted bastard was now Lord Ivan, eleventh Marquis of Powerscourt--the most powerful man in London. Yet one woman had sworn to defy him…the proud beauty whose touch had branded him forever. But when at last he holds Lissa trembling in his merciless embrace, his lust for vengeance suddenly explodes in a frenzied fever of passion. And now no power on heaven or earth can tear him from the innocent arms that hold him captive, or protect her from the rapturous moment…When Angels Fall.
Judith McNaught
ALMOST HEAVEN 4/1990. ISBN: 0671742558. Regency Period. Love and Dame Fortune have played havoc with beautiful Elizabeth Cameron. The impoverished orphan has survived a storm of scandal in London...and now her uncle, who holds her estate in trust, commands her to choose among three unlikely suitors. Only Ian Thornton, a bold, handsome rogue who has made his fortune from exploits on the high seas, captures her fancy. But passion must conquer pride - for he wrongly sees the lady as a frivolous flirt, and she mistakenly disdains him as a fortune-hunting gambler!
WHITNEY, MY LOVE 1/1985. ISBN: 0671737643. Regency Period. Under the dark, languorous eyes of Clayton Westmoreland, the Duke of Claymore, Whitney Stone grew from a saucy hoyden into a ravishingly sensual woman. Fresh from her triumphs in Paris society, she returned to England to win the heart of Paul, her childhood love..only to be bargained away by her bankrupt father to the handsome, arrogant Duke. Outraged, she defies her new lord. But even as his smoldering passion seduces her into a gathering storm of desire, Whitney cannot, will not, relinquish her dream of perfect love.
Melinda McRae
A HIGHLY RESPECTABLE WIDOW 1/1992 ISBN: 0451171268 Regency. The superbly handsome Earl of Knowlton was a rake without equal. No woman, whether wanton or well-born, could resist him, just as none could satisfy him for long. But Knowlton had grown bored with easy conquests. He sought a sterner test of his powers of seduction to stir his jaded sense of sport. Then he met Katherine Mayfield. This widowed beauty with her air of unassailable virtue and flaming red hair provided the spark to set Knowlton's passion ablaze. Thus the struggle was joined between this licentious lord and a perfect lady who had to keep the infamous earl at bay and her own heart in check.
Kinley MacGregor
MASTER OF DESIRE 2/2001 ISBN: 0061087130 All her life, Emily has had one dream--to be a wife and mother. Unfortunately, her father has other plans for her future. But when her father crosses one of the most powerful men in England, King Henry II decides the best way to keep peace is to hand her over as a political hostage to Draven, Earl of Ravenswood. Knowing this is her only chance to catch a husband, she immediately sets her cap for the most eligible bachelor in Christendom. Draven has known no kindness. Bred to be invincible, he has lived his life on the battlefield, a dedicated servant to the crown. Now he has sworn to Henry he will place no hand on Emily in anger or in lust. If only the lady would give him peace. Instead, she pursues him relentlessly with the ridiculous notion to make him her husband. But marriage is something he can never do, not with the family curse that taints his blood.
Kat Martin
NOTHING BUT VELVET 7/1997. ISBN: 0312962436. Georgian. Lovely Velvet Moran has renounced all thoughts of love. To save her family from ruin, she will wed the hard-faced Duke of Carlyle. But instead of becoming a nobleman's bride, Velvet finds herself a notorious highwayman's prize - her resolve to escape his forest lair warring with the wicked hear sparked by his caresses. Falsely branded a murderer, Jason Sinclair has secretly returned to clear his name and stop the wedding that would deny him his stolen dukedom. In an outlaw masquerade, he'll kidnap this sensuous minx and detain her as long as is necessary. But can he bridle the surge of passion that has captured his soul...and could imperil them both?
SILK AND STEEL 1/2000. ISBN: 0312972814. Georgian. Lady Kathryn Grayson is a gently bred noblewoman with a privileged future ahead of her...until her greedy uncle decides to steal her fortune by committing her to an insane asylum. Her only escape is to stow away in the carriage of Lucien Montaine, Marquess of Litchfield, who hears her story with disbelief and suspicion. Yet Kathryn;s instincts tell her Lord Litchfield is a man of honor - and her only salvation. Desperate to save herself, she attempts to seduce him and forces him into marriage. The moment Lucien encounters the ragged, hungry waif with the dignity of a queen, he fights against wanting her. Thought captivated by her intellect, strong will and beauty, he will never love the woman who has deceived him.
Cathy Maxwell
YOU AND NO OTHER 9/1996 ISBN: 0380787164 Regency Period. The constraints of quiet widowhood have become too much for Lady Caroline Pearson to bear--especially now that her brother-in-law has idiotically, and illegally, gambled away her house. Boldly, she confronts the new owner in person But not only does the dashing rogue James Ferrington refuse to return Caroline's deed, he tries to take scandalous advantage of her as well. Sheepish and repentant, James arrives on Caroline's doorstep to make amends--unaware that the young widow and her eccentric aunt are intent on retaliation. James merely meant to seduce a bewitching minx and have done with it--and, suddenly, he's a kidnapped prisoner in Caroline's cellar. But most shocking of all, James realizes that he has no desire whatsoever to be free--for the audacious Caroline has inflamed his senses, destroyed his reason...and completely captured his heart.
Karen Marie Moning
TO TAME A HIGHLAND WARRIOR 1/2000. ISBN: 0440234816. Medieval. He was born to a clan of warriors of supernatural strength, but Gavrael McIllioch abandoned his name and his Highland castle, determined to escape the dark fate of his ancestors. Hiding his identity from the relentless rival clan that hunted him, he called himself Grimm to protect the people he cared for, vowing never to acknowledge his love for ravishing Jillian St. Clair. Yet even from afar he watched over her, and when her father sent an urgent summons, "Come for Jillian," he raced to her side - into a competition to win her hand in marriage. Why had he run from her so many years before? And why return now to see her offered as a prize in her father's manipulative game? Furious, Jillian vowed never to wed. But Grimm was the man she loved, the one who urged her to marry another. He tired to pretend indifference as she tempted him, but he could not deny the fierce desires that compelled him to abduct her from the altar. She was the only woman who could tame the beast that raged within him - even as deadly enemies plotted to destroy them both...
Linda Needham
EVER HIS BRIDE 7/1997 -Victorian. ISBN: 0380787563 His looming form blocks the firelight. His voice is like midnight fog, shivering along her skin. Yet Felicity Mayfield must marry hard, cold Hunter Claybourne, or go to debtor's prison. Boldly, she proposes a bargain to the wealthy financier: she'll become his wife in name only for one brief year-if he allows her the freedom to continue living an independent life. Surely her newspaper scribblings are a matter of indifference to him. He never suspected a wife would be such a nuisance. It was supposed to be a simple business arrangement. Instead, she has invaded his cavernous home-rearranging the furniture, winning over his servants, blinding him with sunlight. Her constant Presence is unsettling, her vanilla scent everywhere, her skin a soft temptation. Suddenly it seems only right that she would wear his ring...and share his bed. After all, she is his wife. Yet even as Felicity opens a chink in Hunter's heart, her expose of the scandalous workhouses threatens to uncover his darkest secret, forcing him to choose between his hard-won empire and the miracle of love.
THE WEDDING NIGHT 5/1999 ISBN: 038079635X. Ruthless Lord Jackson Rushford forces Mairey Faelyn into a devil's bargain: to come work for him or lose her livelihood. Trapped, Mairey moves onto his estate -- where she sees that despite Jack's wealth and power, he guards his heart more strongly than any treasure. As they kiss in the moonlit woods, she knows that he is the one man she should never marry. But then she is forced to do so. Mairey had plotted to lead the dark, thunderous lord astray from the start -- for the key to the treasure he seeks is a secret only she knows, passed down through generations. And now the fiercely loyal Mairey fears that she'll be forced to betray either Jack or her vow. Is their love just a fairy tale -- or could it be forever?
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