My Top Ten Favorite Historical Romances of All Time 

Lord of Scoundrels. I will always love that book and hold dear to my heart!!!

Lord of scoundrel!! Oh gosh. Such an amazing book. The passion is from both the boy and the girl which makes all the more exciting!

I love Nine Rules! It was my first Sarah Maclean book and such a good introduction to her books!

I love Judith McNaught- Almost Heaven Something Wonderful

Ravishing the Heiress by Sherry Thomas is an absolute hidden gem. Worst title but so much longing. Made me cry.

So happy seeing Nine Rules on this list! Haven’t read quite a few of these so I need to read them asap

I loved this video! I have really gotten into historical romances because of you, so thank you :)

'Again the Magic' by Lisa Kleypas had the angst I need. Made me cry.

All of these books sound amazing!! I’m going to start reading these. 💛🙌🏻🙌🏻

Everything Julie Garwood is perfection Almost Heaven by Judith McNaught s my fave but I love all her books

I am astonished!!! Where oh where is my beloved Judith Mcnaught's "A KINGDOM OF DREAMS?!?!?!?" That is quite possibly my FAVORITE historical romance of all time! I'm shocked...and a little heartbroken 💔

I couldn’t pick a favorite historical romance (my OG love) but I could pick authors. In no order: Lisa Kleypas, Julie Garwood, Amanda Quick, Judith McNaught. I’ve read all their books.

These are GREAT recommendations!!

Devil's Daughter by Lisa Kleypas (Book 5 in The Ravenels) was literally everything I love in a historical romance. Widow, slight enemies to lovers, absolutely adorable and hilarious. I'll also throw in Hello Stranger by Lisa Kleypas (Book 4 in The Ravenels) purely for the hero.

Oh gosh, whenever someone asks for a favorite book my brain short circuits cause I've read so many 😅

My absolute favorite historical romance is Until Forever by Johanna Lindsey. SO good!!

if the madness of ian mackenzie doesn't show up here, I'd be really surprised haha

Lol. Jane Eyre - although it isn't necessarily classed as a romance, the romance is incredible!!

Loved this list Jess, I should have known a lot of these lol.

This thumbnail is soooo cuuuuute!

The favorites that I read time & time again are 'A Kingdom of Dreams,' 'Ransom,' & 'The Secret.' I've read each at least half a dozen times, and I have read 'Kingdom' once year for probably 25 years as I just love that Jen is so strong and Royce has to bend/evolve.

I knew The Madness of Ian Mackenzie and Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake were going to appear in this book. I love these two too!!! ❤️

I really need to read The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie and the Highwayman! You've already read this, but my favorite historical romance is The Viscount Who Loved Me. That set the bar SO high and now I'm on a hunt for books that will top it!

Love love! Her night with the duke because of your recommendation!!!!!

Read and loved almost all of these, I also loved the castles ever after series by Tessa Dare.. Could reread any one of them or binge all of them in a weekend🤪. Love your reviews and channel!

Have you read Karen Robards? She is amazing. I would recommend Island Flame and Dark Torment. Island Flame is a pirate, captive romance. Dark Torment takes place in Australia in 1820s when it was a prison colony. He's a convict she's a highborn landowners daughter and it is SO SO GOOD!

My first historical novel was Strom and silence series. God I love slow burn 😭😭

I would invite everyone to read The Proposal by Mary Balogh, which is my top favourite for over 20 years of reading Historical Romance!

Maya Banks writes absolutely awesome historical books. I cannot understand how she does not right more and finish the one series

I just started reading historical romance in summer of 2020 and I am not looking back! My favorites are probably ones most people have read already as I'm a newbie. So far my favorites are Governess Game by Tessa Dare and The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn,

I just read The Highwayman this week and I love it! I added it to my TBR based on your previous recommendations Well should have waited till the end of the video to comment. Also read Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake, and it was wonderful also

I've seen mixed things on Her Night with the Duke but I still want to read it because of you!

Great content!

Her Night with the Duke is a good one! I usually don't really care about following series, but I'm looking forward to the next book.

I’ve just finished Edenbrooke and I cried like a lot… it’s up there with my favourites now

I've seen a lot of good suggestions in these comments, so I'm going to make mine, in case someone else cruising these comments is interested. I like light hearted romance with a lot of banter, and Loretta Chase and Laura Lee Gurkhe always manage to hit the right notes for me. Just re-read Lord Perfect for a February romance challenge I'm doing and it was every bit as good as I remember, but her dress maker series is my favorite (highly recommend "Silk Is for Seduction) and the Dear Lady Truelove series by Gurkhe is delightful. (of which "The Truth About Love and Dukes" is the first).

One of the first historical authors I read was Kathleen E Woodiwiss. Her books are great. She only wrote about 10 novels but they are fantastic.

I love the O’Malley series by Beatrice Small. In fact pretty much any of her books are great!

Throwing some in some rec's as a long-time fan of this genre: Lisa Kleypas keepers: Dreaming of You, Where Dreams Begin, Suddenly You, Mine Till Midnight, Seduce Me at Sunrise, Blue-Eyed Devil and Dream Lake (these two are contemporary romance, but great), Someone to Watch Over Me, Lady Sophia's Lover, Worth Any Price, and probably more lmao. Kleypas at her A-game is so freaking good! Also SO refreshing that her heroes are so unique, like gambling club owners, investors, publishers, Bow Street Runners, Romani, theatre actors, distillery owners, in the oil industry, etc. The heroines are also fantastic. This author is a queen~~ More novels of the top of my head which stand out: Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie (yes!!), Raven Prince, The Silent Governess, Seize the Fire, Waking Up with the Duke, The Anatomist's Wife (murder mystery historical romance! the Lady Darby series is great :- D), Outlander, All Through the Night, The Windflower, Lord of Danger, Kingdom of Dreams, Duke of Shadows, Venetia, The Forbidden Rose, Girl in the Gatehouse, A Week to be Wicked, A Lady's Lesson in Scandal, Lions and Lace, Dream Hunter, The Tutor's Daughter, Slightly Dangerous, etc. LOL I'm kinda obsessed, sorry!

My favorite is Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

One of my all time favorite it’s by Anne Stuart it’s called Ruthless and Lord of danger. I love them! They do contain one darker themes but it is so good! I love many of her other ones but these two are my all time favorite of her.

Maya Banks writes the best highlander books! I loved Never Seduce a Scot by her and just got a copy of In bed with a Highlander and cant wait to read it!!!

LOVE The Secret and The Highwayman!

Mary Balogh has written so many incredible romances , the Bedwynn series(the story of the duke being my favouriTE! ), the huxtable series, the secret pearl! You should read her books sometimes and or course Judith McNaught (swooning)

The Kadin by Bertrice Small

My favorite so far has been My Darling Duke by Stacy Reid! SO good!

My favorite author is Lisa Kleypas, Judith McNaught, Jude Deveraux, Julia Quinn, Sarah MacLean, & Lorraine Heath.

Thank your for the recommendations!!!😊 I’ve got a lot of reading to do now ;) I’d say that my TOP 3 historical romances at this time are: “Flowers From the Storm” by Lauren Kinsale, “Dearest Rogue” by Elizabeth Hoyt, and “Gentle Warrior” by Julie Garwood

Ohh...love The Highwayman and The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie too! One of my all-time favourites that I've not seen many people talking about is My Favourite Bride by Christina Dodd! It's a Sound of Music retelling with 🔥!

Never Seduce a Scot and Highlander Most Wanted by Maya Banks are PHENOMENAL!!

My Top 5 are the following: 1. The Kingdom of Dreams (Judy McNaught) 2. A Week to be Wicked (Tessa Dare) 3. The Other Miss Bridgerton (Julia Quinn) 4. Marry in Scarlet (Anne Gracie) 5. Silk is for Seduction (Lorettta Chase)

Ooooohhhh I must know what made the list 🥰

You should read Judith McNaught and Kathleen E Woodiwiss , the ultimate historical romance writers. If you haven't read them you have a treat in store!

Okay but the cover of sea of ruin is so pretty o.O

Hi! Thanks :) find some very good recommendations here :)

I'M LATE TO THIS VIDEO BUT YA'LL I CLICKED SO FAST CAUSE I SAW SUM OF ALL KISSES

I've read a lot and i love and simply adore anything by julia quinn but i also recently read duchess by night and it was amazing

Nine Rules To Break is so underrated!!!

I also love The Highwayman. I never thought I would be so emotionally invested in it. I can relate to the hero's past and his trauma. I've cries several times reading it.

Omg how does one choose a favourite??? I think my favourite of all is the Duchess deal by Tessa dare. Pure comfort for me. Some runners up: The heiress effect by Courtney Milan The duke I tempted by Scarlett Peckham Do you want to start a scandal by Tessa dare An extraordinary union by Alyssa Cole (honestly this book affected me across genres. In a few paragraphs it explained white saviour complex better than any academic text I've read) I am so keen to read the madness of Lord ian Mackenzie!! My library has the audiobook which is so good for driving. I also am so excited to read the secret but I'm going to have to wait until it's available at the library!

Julie Garwood's The Secret remains one of my favourite romances! And A knight in Shining Armor by Jude Devereaux.

AN HEIRESS TO REMEMBER by MAYA RODALE is one of my all time faves. The hero and heorine have competing department stores in Gilded Age NYC!

New 2021 goal is now to read all these books 😍

One of my favourites is Moon Awakening by Lucy Monroe. I NEVER see anyone talk about it but the first and second book in this series are SO good. Scottish historical but the clans are shapeshifters so it’s historical paranormal. SO good!

I recommend you Flowers from the Storm by Laura Kinsale IT’S AMAZING. Also Annie’s song by Catherine Anderson (she has other awesome books too). Gaelen Foley too!

I know I’m late to the comments but I really enjoy the old classics like georgette Heyer and Jane Austen. Anybody? Also older Debbie Macomber. Also Elizabeth Camden. She puts in so much historical detail.

A Knight in Shinning Armour by Jude Deveraux also the Sherbrooke Bride series by Catherine Coulter and Anna’s Song by Catherine Anderson

Devil in winter by Lisa Kleypas is one of my favorites, I just started reading historical romance after reading all 9 outlander books. I also loved all the Bridgerton books. Ten things I love about you by Julia Quinn I like too, love Sebastian Gray!

Julie Garwood's The Secret is such a favourite of mine

Apparently I'm doing pretty well in picking winners, because I've read three of these (and don't consider myself particularly well read in the genre).

I love The Secret!!!

I started re-reading Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie today. 🙂

The playful brides series by Valerie Bowman is one of my favourite historical romance series, it's so much fun 💖 Totally recommend them!! I also just generally adore Christi Caldwell's books

We need a part two

My all time favorites are Skye O'Malley, her soin offs and Rosemary Rogers Sweet Savage Love

You need to read the earlier books by Penelope Williamson. I absolutely love them.

My #1 favorite author is Lisa Kleypas. Read all of her books. They are all great. The Bride by Julie Garwood is my favorite among her books. I think it will make a good movie. Whitney My Love by Judith Mcnaught is my favorite among her books. Sara MaClean books are very good too. I listen to audiobooks now which has been narrated by Rosalyn Landor. She has a great voice and her performance for all kind of characters, being a man, woman, scotish, child, different accentes are great.

The Rake by Mary Jo Putney

I have a rule that if a Romance novel doesn't make me laugh or "hook" me in a blind opening read of a page and a half I put it back on the shelf. I also don't (generally) read a romance more than once. With those rules in place, you can not lose with Tessa Dare's "The Duchess Deal". I have not only read it once, I have read it THREE times it is so funny, and each time I laugh more. Try it, you'll like it. I love Sarah MacLean anything, and I have read most of Kerrigan Byrne's Victorian Rebel series (so good!) books, starting with The Highwayman.

I absolutely LOVED the sum of all kisses, I loved Lady Sarah and Hugh, they were my absolute favorite couple. Definitely recommend it to anyone who hasn't read it.

I read the secret about twenty years ago. So so good

Have you ever read The Flame and the Flower by Kathleen Woodeweiss? Probably way before you were born. My favorite all time romance. (I'm 74, love historical fiction.)

My top reco (ever!); don’t know how more people don’t talk about it: Almost Heaven by Judith McNaught. I could re read it every day forever and not tire of it

My fave that I would like you to read are Some like it Scandalous and An Heiress to Remember by Maya Rodale 😊

Please oh please read more Julie Garwood! She is my favorite, all time favorite author. I highly recommend the Bride, Castles and The Prize! AHMAZING!

Thx Jess

most of these books are my favourite too! especially Sarah Maclean!

The Highwayman

I would recommend Laura Kinsale for your tbr list

The second one: in bed with a Highlander is so much like a book called ransom by julie garwood

I’m predicting the highwayman by Kerrigan Byrne, probably the madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie but then probably some other Highlander romances....hmm...maybe something by Maya Banks?

Very late to commenting but I saw Flowers from the storm by Laura Kinsale mentioned in the comments and had to say something. Read it many years ago and listened to it on Audible recently. It is beautifully written and incredibly touching. The basic synopsis of the plot details the love between a rakish duke and a prim, kindhearted and stubborn Quaker miss. Maddie helps and believes in him when he is placed in a asylum for the supposedly mad after suffering a stroke that affects the language processing part of his brain. His family is ready to give up on him but she is drawn to him and believes it is her calling to help him. The characters are well developed and this story just stays with you where others are quickly forgotten. Truly a classic historical romance.

Have you read Flowers from the storm? It's one of my favorites now😆😁

Nora's Roberts- Born series Fire,Ice,Shame, I've have loved them I read them more than once

I really enjoyed Margaret Lowell’s trio of historicals but they were very obviously written a long time ago and did not age well, some problematic scenes I think. But they were well researched and I really liked the characters and medieval setting.

No Kleypas? A scandal!!! Lol if you don’t read Then Came You or Dreaming of You soon!!

Any book by Beatrice Small. I love them all.

I read Jennifer Ashley the madness of McKenzie because he was in mental hospital. I this stories about disabilities, emotional and morals, alcoholism.

i absolutely loved edenbrook

Sea of Ruin was insaneeee but it was incredible