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Troubled
Marriages
Romances about troubled marriages are those in which
the couple is estranged, separated, or even divorced early in the story
and, having worked out their differences or problems in communication,
reunited at the end.
(List begun 01/03, updated
9/12)
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Medieval Romances
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Regency Romances
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European Historical Romances
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American/Frontier Historical
Romances
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Contemporary Romances
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Alternate Reality
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Women's Fiction
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Medieval Romances
- The Secret
Swan (2001) by Shana Abé (A at AAR)
- Dark Champion
(1993) by Jo Beverley
- The Shattered
Rose (1996) by Jo Beverley
- The Willing
Wife (2002) by Claudia Dain (B- at AAR)
- Red Adam's
Lady (1973) by Grace Ingram
- Madselin
(1968) by Norah Lofts
Regency Romances
- A Chance
Encounter (1985) by Mary Balogh
- A Counterfeit
Betrothal (1992) by Mary Balogh
- Dancing with Clara
(1994) by Mary Balogh (A at AAR)
- Gentle
Conquest (1987) by Mary Balogh (B+ at AAR)
- Secrets of
the Heart (1988) by Mary Balogh
- The Rules of
Marriage (1986) by Sheila Bishop
- The Emerald
Necklace (1981) by Diana Brown (B+ at AAR)
- April Lady
(1957) by Georgette Heyer
- Frivolous
Pretence (1990) by Anthea Malcolm
- A Regency
Charade (1981) by Elizabeth Mansfield
- The Duke's
Double (1988) by Anita Mills (B- at AAR)
- The Major's
Mistake (2000) by Andrea Pickens (B+ at AAR)
- Lady
Delafont's Dilemma (2000) by Donna Simpson (B-/C+ at AAR)
European Historical Romances
- Lady Isabella's Scandalous Marriage
(2010) by Jennifer Ashley (B- at AAR)
- Deceived
(1993) by Mary Balogh
- One Night for
Love (1999) by Mary Balogh (A at AAR)
- The Secret
Wedding (2009) by Jo Beverley (B at AAR)
- The Second
Husband (1964) by Sheila Bishop
- The Duchess's
Next Husband (2005) by Terri Brisbin
- Three Little
Secrets (2006) by Liz Carlyle (B at AAR)
- The Duke of
Shadows (1972) by Meredith Duran (partially set in India)
(B- at AAR)
- The Wagering
Widow (2006) by Diane Gaston (B+ at AAR)
- Bride By Mistake
(2012) by Anne Gracie
- The Painted
Lady (1993) by Lucia Grahame (B- at AAR)
- Daughter of
the Game (2002), reissued as Secrets of a Lady by Tracy
Grant (A- at AAR)
- The Marriage
Bed (2005) by Laura Lee Guhrke (B+ at AAR)
- This Duchess
of Mine (2009) by Eloisa James (B+ at AAR)
- When the Duke
Returns (2008) by Eloisa James (B at AAR)
- Your Wicked
Ways (2004) by Eloisa James (B+ at AAR)
- The Shadow and the Star
(1991) by Laura Kinsale (A at AAR)
- Tempt me at Twilight
(2009) by Lisa Kleypas (B- at AAR)
- The Wedding
(1995) by Edith Layton
- Flawless
(2011) by Carrie Lofty (B at AAR) - (1880s, South Africa)
- The Book of
Scandal (2008) by Julia London
- Almost Heaven
(1990) by Judith McNaught (A at AAR)
- Follow the
Heart (1990) by Anita Mills
- The Scarlet
Pimpernel (1905) by Baroness Orczy
- Silk and
Secrets (1992) by Mary Jo Putney (A- at AAR)
- Tapestry (1996)
by Karen Ranney (A at AAR)
- Not Quite a
Husband (2009) by Sherry Thomas (partially set in India) (A
at AAR)
- Private
Arrangements (2008) by Sherry Thomas (A- at AAR)
- Ravishing the Heiress
(2012) by Sherry Thomas (B+ at AAR)
- Colorado Dawn
(2012) by Kaki Warner (B+ at AAR)
- Lessons from a Scarlet Lady
(2010) by Emma Wildes (B at AAR)
American Historical/Frontiertier Romances
- McKenna's
Bride (1999) by Judith E. French
- After the
Parade (2000) by Dorothy Garlock
- The Memory of You
(2012) by Laurie Kellogg (post-Vietnam U.S.)
- The Horse
Soldier (2001) by Merline Lovelace (B+ at AAR)
- The Vow
(1998) by Linda Lael Miller
- Rachel's
Passage (1998) by Paula Reid
- The Coming
Home Place (1994) by Mary Spencer
- Prairie Wife
(2005) by Cheryl St. John
Contemporary Romances
- Annie's Wild
Ride (1998) by Alina Adams (B+/B- at AAR)
- Always in My
Heart (2002) by Catherine Anderson (B- at AAR)
- A Perfect
Marriage (2/1995) by Laurey Bright - SIM-621
- Embraced by
Love (1995) by Suzanne Brockmann
- Riley in the
Morning (11/1985) by Sandra Brown - LS-115
- The Fourth
Child (2000) by C. J. Carmichael - HSR-917
- The Wedding
Party (2001) by Robin Carr - HR-3222 (B+ at AAR)
- No Escape
(3/1988) by Daphne Clair - HP-1056
- Breaking
Point (2/1992) by Emma Darcy - HP-1433
- Coast Road
(1998) by Barbara Delinsky (B+ at AAR)
- Better than
Before (3/1992) by Judith Duncan - SIM-421 (A at AAR)
- Reason to
Believe (1995) by Kathleen Eagle (A at AAR)
- The Keeper
(11/1995) by Margot Early - HSR-668
- Line of Scrimmage
(2008) by Marie Force
- Talk to Me
(9/1999) by Jan Freed - HSR-858 (B+ at AAR)
- One True Love
(1998) by Barbara Freethy (A-/B- at AAR)
- The Outlaw's
Wife (10/1998) by Cindy Gerard - SD-1175
- To the Brink
(2006) by Cindy Gerard
- Any Man of Mine
(2011) by Rachel Gibson (B+ at AAR)
- Just Good
Friends (7/1987) by Lucy Gordon - SD-363
- Just Like Old
Times (8/1992) by Jennifer Greene - SD-728
- Once More
with Feeling (10/1983) by Melinda Harris - SCAL-152
- Hold Fast
'Til Dawn (12/1983) by Mary Haskell - THH-8
- My One and Only
(2011) by Kristin Higgins (B- at AAR)
- Twelve Days
(2000) by Teresa Hill (B at AAR)
- The Testimony
(10/1983) by Robin James (Sharon and Tom Curtis) THH-1 (C+ at
AAR)
- Oceans Apart
(2004) by Karen Kingsbury
- A Marriage to
Fight For (1997) by Raina Lynn - SIM-804 (A at AAR)
- Delicious
(2006) by Susan Mallery (B at AAR)
- Wife in
Disguise (3/2001) by Susan Mallery - SSE-1383
- On Target
(2007) by Catherine Mann (B- at AAR)
- The Second
Mrs. Adams (8/1997) by Sandra Marton - HP-1899
- Love in a
Small Town (1997) by Curtiss Ann Matlock
- A Chance of
Rainbows (12/1985) by Anne McAllister - HAR-132 (B- at
AAR)
- Still Mr. and
Mrs. (2002) by Mary McBride (B at AAR)
- Hot Finish
(2010) by Erin McCarthy
- Paradise
(1992) by Judith McNaught (A at AAR)
- Michael's
Wife (1972) by Marlys Millhiser
- What Alice Forgot
(2012) by Liane Moriarty
- Urban Renewal
(2004) by Pamela Morsi
- You Again
(7/1996) by Peggy Nicholson - HSR-698 (A- at AAR)
- Some
Enchanted Season (1999) by Marilyn Pappano (B at AAR)
- The Spiral
Path (2002) by Mary Jo Putney (A- at AAR)
- Becca's Baby
(10/2000) by Tara Taylor Quinn - HSR-943
- Sheltered in
His Arms (2001) by Tara Taylor Quinn (B+ at AAR)
- The Ultimate
Betrayal (3/1996) by Michelle Reid - HP-1799
- Beautiful
Lies (1999) by Emilie Richards (B at AAR)
- The Trouble
with Joe (3/1994) by Emilie Richards - SSE-873 (B+ at AAR)
- Danny Boy
(1995) by Leigh Riker
- Tears of Jade
(1993) by Leigh Riker
- Birthright
(2003) by Nora Roberts (B+ at AAR)
- Mr. and Mrs.
Wrong (2001) by Fay Robinson - HSR-1012 (B+ at AAR)
- One and Only
(2001) by Lynda Sandoval (B- at AAR)
- Donovan's
Promise (7/1988) by Dallas Schulze - SIM-247
- Marrying
Mike...Again (1/2000) by Alicia Scott - SIM-980 (B at
AAR)
- Mirrors and
Mistakes (6/1984) by Kathleen Gilles Seidel - HAR-57 (A
at AAR)
- A Risk Worth
Taking (8/1983) by Kathleen Gilles Seidel - HAR-17
- The Same Last
Name (4/1983) by Kathleen Gilles Seidel - HAR-2
- When Love
Isn't Enough(11/1984) by Kathleen Gilles Seidel - HAR-80
- Foxfire
(1950) by Anya Seton
- Just One Night (1997) by Kathryn Shay
- Ties that
Bind (2006) by Kathryn Shay (B at AAR)
- Never Let Go
(2/1989) by Deborah Smith - LS-308
- Stranded with her Ex
(2011) by Jill Sorenson - HRS-1654 (A- at AAR)
- Losing It
(1/1989) by Beverly Sommers - HAR-278 (A at AAR)
- Bygones
(1992) by LaVyrle Spencer
- Home Song
(1995) by LaVyrle Spencer
- A Husband by Any Other Name (1996) by Cheryl St. John -SIM-756 (A- at AAR)
- Moments in
Time (1995) by Mariah Stewart
- Wildfire at
Midnight (1956) by Mary Stewart (B+ at AAR)
- Winter's Edge (1995) by Anne Stuart HIS-329
- The Next Step
(1983) by Irma Walker
- One Fine Day
(1994) by Theresa Weir
- Betrayal on
Bali (11/1980) by Sally Wentworth - HP-396
- Summer Storm
(2/1983) by Joan Wolf - RR-8
- The Silence
of Midnight (5/1992) by Karen Young - HSR-500
Alternate Reality
- Blood Spells
(2010) by Jessica Andersen
- Bitten (2001)
by Kelley Armstrong (A- at AAR)
Women's Fiction
- The Ocean Between Us
(2004) by Susan Wiggs
This list is currently closed
for submissions.
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