Medieval Romances

One of the biggest subcategories under Romance is “historical,” which covers A LOT of territory.  History fans usually have their favorites and focus on one particular area of the world and one time period.  The Medieval Period is a perennial favorite.

What Is the Medieval Period?

“In the history of Europe, the Medieval Period (or  Middle Ages) lasted from the 5th to the 15th century. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire and merged into the Renaissance. ” -Wikipedia

“This period encompassed the Crusades which began in 1095, when Pope Urban summoned a Christian army to fight its way to Jerusalem, and continued on and off until the end of the 15th century.”  -History.com

Though most of the Medieval Romances are set in England, you  see a fair number that either mention or are centered on the Crusades.

In terms of “real people” think: Charlemagne, Geoffrey Chaucer,  and Johann Gutenberg   You might also recognize  King Arthur (there  is an ongoing debate over whether he actually existed),  and the ever popular “Robin Hood.”

The Medieval Period spanned centuries which makes for endless good reading!

Here are some of the TOP authors who write Medieval Romances:

Jill Barnett

Jill Barnett was born and raised in Southern California, in the kind of  idyllic coastal town the Beach Boys made famous. A gap in jobs in her mid-thirties sent Jill back to college and working toward her Masters degree. But the gift of a baby daughter (something Jill had been told she could never have) changed everything. Jill quit school to rethink her choices and concentrate on family, something she has never regretted. Always an avid reader, she had been working on a novel. She set to work writing again and two years after she quit school, she sold her first novel.

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Claire Delacroix

Bestselling and award-winning author Claire Delacroix has published over seventy novels and novellas. Her first book, Romance of the Rose was published in 1993. She is USA Today and nationally bestselling, and her medieval romances.  Claire Delacroix is a pseudonym used by Deborah Cooke for her historical and fantasy romances.  She lives in Canada with her family and is an avid knitter.

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Glynnis Campbell

Glynnis Campbell is a USA Today bestselling author of over two dozen swashbuckling action-adventure historical romances, mostly set in Scotland, and a charter member of The Jewels of Historical Romance–12 internationally beloved authors. She was in The Pinups–an all-girl band on CBS Records, had starring voiceover roles in the MTV series “The Maxx,” Diablo and Starcraft videogames, and “Star Wars” audiobooks, and is married to a rock star. She loves to transport readers to a place where the bold heroes have endearing flaws, the women are stronger than they look, the land is lush and untamed, and chivalry is alive and well.

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Cecelia Mecca

Cecelia Mecca is the author of steamy historical that transports readers ​to another time and place.  Cecelia writes the Amazon bestselling Border Series which takes readers to an admittedly romanticized time of knights and castles in 13th century Northumbria along the Anglo-Scottish border.  In 2019 she launched a brand new sexy medieval romance series. Cecelia can be found in Northeast, Pennsylvania, chai in hand, thinking up new ways to tame both medieval and paranormal playboys.

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Tanya Anne Crosby

Tanya Anne Crosby is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of thirty novels. She has been featured in magazines, such as People, Romantic Times and Publisher’s Weekly, and her books have been translated into eight languages.

Known for stories charged with emotion and humor and filled with flawed characters Tanya is an award-winning author, journalist, and editor, and her novels have garnered reader praise and glowing critical reviews.

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Kathryn Le Veque

KATHRYN LE VEQUE is a critically acclaimed 18-time USA TODAY Bestselling author, a charter Amazon All-Star author, and a #1 bestselling, award-winning, multi-published author in Medieval Historical Romance with over 100 published novels.

Kathryn is a multiple award nominee and winner, including the winner of Uncaged Book Reviews Magazine 2017 and 2018 “Raven Award” for Favorite Medieval Romance.

Kathryn is considered one of the top Indie authors in the world with over 2M copies in circulation, and her novels have been translated into several languages.

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Tamara Leigh

Tamara Leigh signed a 4-book contract with Bantam Books in 1993, her debut medieval romance was nominated for a RITA award, and successive books with Bantam, HarperCollins, and Dorchester earned awards and places on national bestseller lists.

In 2012, Tamara focused on the historical romance genre with the release of Dreamspell and the bestselling Age of Faith and The Feud series. Among her #1 bestsellers are her general market romances rewritten as clean and inspirational reads, including Lady at Arms, Lady of Eve, and Lady of Conquest. In winter 2018/2019, watch for the new AGE OF CONQUEST series unveiling the origins of the Wulfrith family. Tamara lives near Nashville with her husband, a German Shepherd who has never met a squeaky toy she can’t destroy, and a feisty Morkie who keeps her company during long writing stints.

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Elizabeth Cole

Elizabeth Cole is a romance author with a penchant for history, which is why she lives in an old house in an old city. She can be found hanging around libraries and archives, or curled in a corner reading, cat on lap. She believes in love at first sight. Then again, she also believes that mac ‘n’ cheese is a healthy breakfast, so don’t trust her judgment on everything.

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Colleen Gleason

I can’t remember a time when I wasn’t writing some kind of story – from the 6th-grade version of Gilligan’s Island that starred my classmates and me, to the passed-around-the-classroom story of my friends in high school meeting our favorite rock band and the adventures that ensued, to my first real attempt at writing a full-length novel, which was in college (when I should have been studying). Off and on over the years, during my career in health care and with small business start-ups, getting married, raising two dogs and three children, I wrote – sometimes finishing the book, sometimes moving on to greener pastures.

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Lisa Shea

I have been publishing under my married name Lisa Shea since 1987 and have published over 450 works here on Amazon. My works are all cleanly written with no explicit intimacy, mild if any violence, and mild if any language. They are suitable for teens and up. The content varies by series. For example, the sword-wielding medieval romances have heroines who occasionally ward off a robber. While it’s gently described, that might be called “violence.”

I have written a wide range of fiction stories. My works include medieval romances, modern murder mystery novels, fairy tales, sci-fi adventures, Scottish regency time travel romances, dystopian stories, 1800s-era black-Indian novellas, Blackstone Valley mysteries, a mystery series set in Salem, Massachusetts, a romantic time travel series, a Biblical-era series, a zoo cozy mystery series, an art museum mystery series, a Native American (Arapaho) series set in Wyoming, a paranormal series, a mythology series, sci-fi stories, and a few standalone contemporary shorts.

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Catherine Kean

Bestselling, award-winning author Catherine Kean’s love of history began with visits to England during summer vacations, when she was in her early teens. Her British father took her to crumbling medieval castles, dusty museums filled with fascinating artifacts, and historic churches, and her love of the awe-inspiring past stuck with her as she completed a B.A. (Double Major, First Class) in English and History. She went on to complete a year-long Post Graduate course with Sotheby’s auctioneers in London, England, and worked for several years in Canada as an antiques and fine art appraiser.

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