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(Not Your Usual) Conflict

Romances on this page do not conform to the "I hate you, let's go to bed" standard that traditional romance is built upon. This list, in actuality two lists, was the most difficult list to create - it took roughly a year to put it together. We still may not have it exactly right, but we're trying, and hope you will help.

(List begun 11/97, updated 02/08)

External Conflict Romances feature conflict outside the love relationship; the conflict is what brings the hero and heroine together (or keeps them together while they fall in love). For the sake of brevity, we also include in this list romances where the conflicts are either slight or non-existent.

In Intra-Character Conflict Romances the hero and the heroine basically get along from the start of the story (or very early on). However, there is something internal to either one or both of these characters that prevents total commitment to the other until the epiphany.

	External			Intra-Character

	Medieval Romances			Medieval Romances
	Regency Romances			Regency Romances
	European Historical Romances			European Historical Romances
	American Historical/Frontier Romances			American Historical/Frontier Romances
	Contemporary Romances			Contemporary Romances
	Alternate Reality Romances			Alternate Reality Romances

External Conflict

Medieval Romances

The Bride (1989) by Julie Garwood
Honor's Splendor (1987) by Julie Garwood
Saving Grace (1993) by Julie Garwood
The Secret (1992) by Julie Garwood
Rivals for the Crown (2007) by Kathleen Givens
Stealing Heaven (2002) by Madeline Hunter
Shadowheart (2004) by Laura Kinsale
Death Comes as Epiphany (1993) by Sharan Newman
A Bed of Spices (1993) by Barbara Samuel
The Wolf and the Dove (1974) by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss

Regency Romances

The Double Wager (1985) by Mary Balogh
An Intimate Deception (1983) by Catherine Coulter
The American Duchess (1982) by Joan Wolf

European Historical Romances

Lord Greville's Captive (2006) by Nicola Cornick
Forever and Ever (1996) by Patricia Gaffney
To Love and To Cherish (1995) by Patricia Gaffney
Lion's Lady (1988) by Julie Garwood
Daughter of the Game (2002) by Tracy Grant
The Raven Prince (2006) by Elizabeth Hoyt
The Rules of Seduction (2006) by Madeline Hunter
The Emerald Garden (1996) by Andrea Kane
The Last Duke (1995) by Andrea Kane
The Windflower (1984) by Laura London (Sharon and Tom Curtis)
Bride of the Unicorn (1993) by Kasey Michaels
Angel Rogue (1995) by Mary Jo Putney
Shattered Rainbows (1996) by Mary Jo Putney
Deception (1993) by Amanda Quick
Mischief (1996) by Amanda Quick
Splendid (1995) by Julia Quinn
Laird of the Mist (2007) by Paula Quinn
The Devil Earl (1996) by Deborah Simmons - HH-317
The Vicar's Daughter (1995) by Deborah Simmons - HH-258
Bed of Roses (1995) by Suzanne Simmons
The Bronze Horseman (2001) by Paullina Simons
Tatiana and Alexander (2003) by Paullina Simons

American Historical/Frontier Romances

Irresistible (1994) by Catherine Hart
The Fulfillment (1979) by LaVyrle Spencer

Contemporary Romances

This Time Forever (1992) by Kathleen Eagle
Sunshine and Shadow (1986) by Sharon and Tom Curtis
The Testimony (1983) by Robin James (Sharon and Tom Curtis)
Country of the Heart (12/1987) by Robyn Donald - HP-1040
Dream Man (1998) by Linda Howard
Mommy Said Goodbye (4/2004) by Janice Kay Johnson
The Living Stone (2000) by Jane Orcutt
Julie and Romeo (2000) by Jeanne Ray
Till the Stars Fall (1994) by Kathleen Gilles Seidel
A Place to Call Home (1998) by Deborah Smith
Spring Fancy (1984) by LaVyrle Spencer
Morning Glory (1989) by LaVyrle Spencer
Catspaw (1/1985) by Anne Stuart - HI-9
Ice Storm (2007) by Anne Stuart

Alternate Reality

A Spell for Chameleon (1977) by Piers Anthony
Passion Moon Rising (1988) by Rebecca Brandewyne
Outlander (1991) by Diana Gabaldon
Voyager (1995) by Diana Gabaldon
Dragonfly in Amber (1992) by Diana Gabaldon
Drums of Autumn (1997) by Diana Gabaldon
In Death Series (1995 - ) by J.D. Robb
A Cottage by the Sea (1997) by Ciji Ware
Storm Prince (1997) by Terri Lynn Wilhelm

Intra-Character Conflict