Historical Romance Challenge

 Historical Romance Challenge

January 1 - December 31, 2026

 What Counts
Any book over 80ish pages counts (please no short stories)
Books MUST be read this year
All book formats count!
Re-reads & challenge crossovers count!
 
 
Ancient - between the 8th century BC and the 5th or 6th century AD
Medieval - from the 5th to the 15th century
Renaissance - from the 14th century to the 17th century (slight overlap with Medieval, your choice where to put it)
17th Century - falls between Renaissance and Georgian
Georgian - 1714 to around 1830–37
Regency - 1811 – 1820 subcategory of Georgian, but a genre all its own
Victorian - 1837 – 1901
American West - same time period as Victorian, but a very different genre than Victorian
20th century - a category of its own as it covers a span of time from horse and buggy to space travel
 

Ancient

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Medieval

1. The Maid of Sherwood Forest - Sian Ann Bessey (Shadow Mountain - Nov 2025) (1193) - Mar 25

Renaissance

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17th Century

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Georgian

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Regency

1. Love, Lies, and the Lyon - E.L. Johnson (Dragonblade - Sept 2025) (1816) - Jan 2

2. The Duke's Cavalier - C.H. Admirand (Dragonblade - Jan 2026) - Jan 26

3. Enchanted by the Lyon - Sherry Ewing (Dragonblade - Oct 2025) (1818) - Jan 30

4. Lyon of Scotland - Susan King (Dragonblade - Oct 2025) (1820) - Feb 11

5. The Blind Lyon - Sandra Sookoo (Dragonblade - Oct 2025) (1818) - Feb 14

6. The Lyon Returns - Kimberly Keyes (Dragonblade - Oct 2025) (1815) - Feb 19

7. To Uncage a Lyon - Abigail Bridges (Dragonblade - Nov 2025) (1820) - Mar 28

8. The Lyon Who Desired Me - Tracy Sumner (Dragonblade - Nov 2025) (1818) - Mar 30

9. The Cornish Lyon - Fil Reid (Dragonblade - Dec 2025) - Apr 13

10. Cold Hearted Lyon - Tabetha Waite (Dragonblade - Dec 2025) (1819) - Apr 23

11. Lyon in Disguise - Reginia Jeffers (Dragonblade - Dec 2025) (1812) - Apr 29

Victorian

1. Resisting the Forbidden Widow - Maggie Weston (HH #1882 - Oct 2025) (1844) - Jan 18

2. The Cowboy's Convenient Wife - Carol Arens (HH #1887 - Nov 2025) (1887) - Mar 11

American West

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20th Century

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