q("i", arguments) googletag.pubads().setTargeting("gtargeting", "1"); Press J to jump to the feed. published 1991, avg rating 4.01 {savage hearts} by jt geiessinger has almost exactly what you are looking for. }, var ue_id = "K2ZQSFSD1Y5QS9MNXTF0"; Something went wrong with your request. //Johanna Lindsey, master of historical romance novels, dies at 67 Soppingly . Just read this and it was so good! 3,693 ratings Bookfairs, Help ! Though Jane Eyre might be 'poor, obscure, plain and little', her love story is anything but. Heroine almost dying trope/enemies to lovers : r/RomanceBooks Did I mention the hero is a handsome fairy prince in leather? In New York's underworld, Elena's sister is arranged to marry Nicolas Russo. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. published 2011, avg rating 4.13 But what really makes this book for me is the heroine, Sally. Read More Romance Sarah MacLean Or to not murder at all! 1,475 ratings While there are plenty of Annes and Annies, names like Lark Morgan (A Wanted Man, by Linda Lael Miller) and Evelyn Starr Johnson (Only You, by Elizabeth Lowell) also feel right at home in the western setting. An example that I can think of off the top of my head is Lisa Kleypas's Devil in Spring. }); if (a[a9]) return; Its 1671, fam, what do you expect? published 2003, avg rating 4.03 Low is actually a nickname for Louise, who is just trying to be one of the guys, as she prospects for gold in the Rockies. Im into the whole survivalist element, mostly because I am sonota survivor, and this one has great attention to detail! Not I. if (sourcesToHideBuyFeatures[i] == source) The other one i read a while back is star struck- h is a spoiled haughty actress in previous book. Happy Endings guaranteed. It's historical romance and not fantasy, unfortunately, but it's very much enemies to lovers. Which one of you is going to impregnate me with your socially-conscious babies? 7,288 ratings 1,580 ratings 21204 books suggested | I don't feel so good.. | Source, Taming Demons for Beginners has this (eventually). 184 books ( if she doesn't almost die, she gets hurt really badly and it goes on for many chapters) I especially love it when the hero is very protective and just goes feral and just basically stops functioning. avg rating 3.81 //]]> The two later books in the series bring us Kalena (Crystal Flame) and Sarianna (Sheilds Lady), respectively. 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Best of both worlds! googletag.pubads().setTargeting("author", []); He, of course, falls desperately in love with her. googletag.pubads().setTargeting("tags", ["582","72538","139","267","345"]); 1,360 ratings Linda Howards's Mackenzie's Pleasure is a perfect example of this with Zane, a tough guy hero (and one I love! 50,073 ratings Cookie Notice published 2010, avg rating 3.77 page: {requestId: "K2ZQSFSD1Y5QS9MNXTF0", meaningful: "interactive"} . published 1999, avg rating 3.78 heroine gets severely injured/almost dies : RomanceBooks - reddit 1,841 ratings But, as with every book on this list, my absolute favourite part is the heroine. gads.async = true; This romance book made my favorites list because I loved the heroine. 2,216 ratings pubID: '3211', adServer: 'googletag', bidTimeout: 4e3, params: { aps_privacy: '1YN' } "Application": "GoodreadsMonolith", gads.src = (useSSL ? Another favorite: Honey Jane Moon (Honey Moon), a former child star complete with all the drama of her youth. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. I think that than ending is definitely not what the OP is looking for. The Sweetest Oblivionby Danielle Lori. She has only one goal: to take revenge on the FitzHughs who murdered her family. published 2012, avg rating 4.26 Something went wrong with your request. published 2007, avg rating 4.27 Both scenes made me cry, but that might have been because these were the second and third romance novels I'd ever read. Dukes + ballrooms + privilege = fun, but murder + criminals + the lives of the working classes = UNDERRATED fun. [Read that as me dragging out the word in a dramatic blockbuster-voiceover way.]. Offscreen, he was one himself. This list was created and voted on by Goodreads members. googletag.pubads().setTargeting("sid", "osid.bdf2a79c258d49eb0ddb80cdbad08003"); For more information, please see our init: function() { I love romance novels with older heroines and I just loved everything about Marley's story and where she was in life. //]]> Want to Read. It's the ultimate culmination of a romantic relationship for many readers.