Inter-Ethnic Romances Found here are romances between heroes and heroines of different ethnic backgrounds. (List begun 10/2005, updated 01/13)

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

Medieval Romances

• A Bed of Spices (1993) by Barbara Samuel - Solomon ben Jacob is Jewish and Rica der Esslingen is German/Catholic. (A at AAR)

Regency Romances

• Reforming Lord Ragsdale (1995) by Carla Kelly - Emma Costello is Irish and John Staples, Lord Ragsdale, is English. (A at AAR)
• The Rogue and the Runaway (1990) by Mary Jo Putney - Lord Robert Andreville is English and Maxima Collins is half Mohawk.
• A Difficult Truce (1990) by Joan Wolf - Christina MacCarthy is Irish and Charles Standish, Duke of Dacre, is English.

European Historical Romances

• A Question of Honor (2002) by Nita Abrams - Rachel Roth Meyer is Jewish and Richard Drayton is English. (A- at AAR)
• One Touch of Scandal (2010) by Liz Carlyle - Grace Gauthier is French/English and Adam Forsythe, Lord Ruthveyn, is English/Indian. (B- at AAR)
• The Duke of Shadows (2008) by Meredith Duran - Emma Martin is English and Julian Sinclair is one-quarter Indian. (B- at AAR)
• Dark Angel (1994) by Anna Grant (Tracy Grant and Joan Grant) - Caroline Rawley is English and Adam Durward is half Indian.
• The Beloved One (1998) by Danelle Harmon - Charles de Montforte is English and Amy Leighton is half Mohawk. (A/B at AAR)
• The Morning Gift (1993) by Eva Ibbotson - Ruth Berger is Austrian Jewish and Quin Somerville is English.
• A Dangerous Love (2008) by Brenda Joyce - Ariella de Warrenne is Irish/Jewish and Emilian St. Xavier is English/Gypsy.
• The Far Pavilions (1978) by M.M. Kaye - Ashton Pelham-Martyn is English and Anjuli-Bai is Indian/Russian
• Uncertain Magic (1987) by Laura Kinsale - Roderica Delamore is English and Faelan Savigar, Earl of Iveragh, is Irish. (A at AAR)
• Mine Till Midnight (2007) by Lisa Kleypas - Amelia Hathaway is English and Cam Rohan is Gypsy. (B+ at AAR)
• Seduce Me at Sunrise (2008) by Lisa Kleypas - Winifred Hathaway is English and Kev Merripen is Gypsy. (A- at AAR)
• Cornered Tigress (2007) by Jade Lee - Little Pearl is Chinese and Jonas Storm is white American (set in China).
• Butterfly Swords (2010) by Jeannie Lin - Ai Li is Chinese and Ryam is white English (set in China). (A- at AAR)
• Angel Rogue (1995) by Mary Jo Putney - Lord Robert Andreville is English and Maxima Collins is half Mohawk. (A at AAR)
• The China Bride (2000) by Mary Jo Putney - Kyle Renbourne is English and Troth Mei-Lian Montgomery is half Chinese. (B+ at AAR)
• Veils of Silk (1992) by Mary Jo Putney - Lara Alexandrovna is Russian and Ian Cameron is English.
• A Secret in Her Kiss (2012) by Anna Randol - Mari Sinclair is Greek/English and Bennett Prestwood is English (set in Constantinople). (B- at AAR)
• Silent on the Moor (2009) by Deanna Raybourn - Lady Julia Grey is English and Nicholas Brisbane is half-Gypsy (Historical Mystery). (A- at AAR)
• The Black Angel (1999) by Barbara Samuel - Lady Adriana St. Ives is English and Tynan Spencer, Earl of Glencove, is Catholic Irish. (A at AAR)
• Highland Sunset (1987) by Joan Wolf - Vanessa MacIan is Scottish and Edward Romney, Earl of Linton, is English.

American Historical/Frontier Romances

• Comanche Moon (1993) by Catherine Anderson - Loretta Simpson is white and Hunter of the Wolf is half Comanche.
• China Rose (1988) by Karen Keast (Sandra Canfield) - Madison Brecker is white and Trinity Lee is half Chinese.
• The Trapper (2005) by Jenna Kernan - Eleanor Hart is white and Troy Price is half Indian.
• Glass Beach (1998) by Jill Marie Landis - Elizabeth Bennett is white and Spence Laamea is half Hawaiian.
• Eyes of Silver, Eyes of Gold (2010) by Ellen O'Connell - Anne Wells is white and Cord Bennett is half Cheyenne.
• For Her Love (2004) by Paula Reed - Giles Courtney is white and Grace is biracial (white/black). (C+ at AAR)
• Night Shadow (2001) by Laura Renken - Marcus is English and Liandra is Spanish. (D at AAR)
• Desire in the Sun (1988) by Karen Robards - Joss San Pietro is mixed race (white/black) and Lilah Remy is white.
• The Sleeping Night (2012) by Barbara Samuel - Angel Corey is white and Isaiah High is black. (A- at AAR)
• Siren (2005) by Cheryl Sawyer - Leonore Roncival is part black (passes for white) American and Jean Lafitte is French. (B at AAR)
• The Horsemaster's Daughter (1999) by Susan Wiggs - Hunter Calhoun is white and Eliza Flyte is an octoroon. (A- at AAR)

Contemporary Romances

• The Best of Both Worlds (4/2004) by Elissa Ambrose - SSE-1607 - Carter Prescott is white and Becky Roth is Jewish.
• Love in Bloom's (2002) by Judith Arnold - Julia Bloom is Jewish and Ron Joffe is non-Jewish. (B+ at AAR)
• Miss One Thousand Spring Blossoms (1969) by John Ball - Richard Seaton is American and Miss One Thousand Spring Blossoms is Japanese.
• The Healer (1/2003) by Jean Brashear - HSR-1105 - Caroline Malone is white and Diego Montalvo is half Mexican.
• The Businessman's Bride (1/2007) by Jackie Braun - HR-3929 - Anne Lundy is Japanese-American and Rick Danton is white.
• Gone Too Far (2003) by Suzanne Brockmann - Sam Starrett is white and Alyssa Locke is biracial (white/black). (A- at AAR)
• Letter from Peking (1957) by Pearl S. Buck - Elizabeth MacLeod is American and Gerald MacLeod is Eurasian (Chinese/Scottish).
• Naked Edge (2010) by Pamela Clare - Kat James is Navajo and Gabe Rossiter is white. (B+ at AAR)
• Skin Deep (1999) by Kathleen Cross - Nina Moore is biracial (looks white/identifies as black) and Ahmad Jefferson is black. (A at AAR)
• Sunshine and Shadow (1986) by Sharon and Tom Curtis - Susan Peachey is Amish and Alan Wilde is "English." (A- at AAR)
• The Cinderella Coach (1/1992) by Roz Denny - HR-3169 - Trask Jennings is white and Jade Han is Eurasian.
• Milk in My Coffee (1998) by Eric Jerome Dickey - Kimberly Chavers is white and Jordan Greene is black.
• Impulsive (2010) by HelenKay Dimon - Katie Long is white American and Eric Kimura is Japanese-American. (B at AAR)
• Beyond All Reason (11/1993) by Judith Duncan - SIM-536 - Tanner McCall is half white and half Native Canadian and Kate Quinn is white. (B+ at AAR)
• Marriage of Agreement (1/2000) by Judith Duncan - SIM-975 - Mitch Munroe is white and Maria Rodriguez is Mexican.
• Reason to Believe (1995) by Kathleen Eagle - Clara Pipestone is white and Ben Pipestone is Lakota Indian. (A at AAR)
• Five Smooth Stones (1966) by Ann Fairbairn - David Champlain is black and Sarah Kent is white.
• She Walks the Line (2/2005) by Roz Denny Fox - HSR-1254 - Cullan Archer is white and Mei Lu Ling is Chinese. (C at AAR)
• The Ambassador's Vow (10/2002) by Barbara Gale - SSE-1500 - Daniel Boylan is black and Katherine Harriman is white.
• Under the Wire (2006) by Cindy Gerard - Manny Ortega is Nicaraguan and Lily Campora is American. (B+ at AAR)
• No Commitment Required (2000) by Seressia Glass - Michael Benjamin is white and Yvonne Mitchelson is black.
• The Deepest Edge (2003) by Jessica Hall (Lynn Viehl) - T'ang Jian-Shen is Chinese and Valence St. Charles is white American. (B at AAR)
• The Kissing Blades (2003) by Jessica Hall (Lynn Viehl) - Kameko Sayura is Japanese and Sean Delaney is white American. (B- at AAR)
• Naked (2010) by Megan Hart - Olivia Mackey is biracial and Alex Kennedy is white (Erotica).
• The Paris Secret (2011) by Angela Henry - Maya Sinclair is biracial American and Simon Girard is white French. (B- at AAR)
• Sarah's Sin (7/1991) by Tami Hoag - LS-480 - Sarah Troyer is Amish and Matt Thorne is "English."
• MacKenzie's Mountain (1989) by Linda Howard - Mary Potter is white and Wolf MacKenzie is half Indian/half Scottish. (A at AAR)
• Delaney's Desert Sheikh (11/2002) by Brenda Jackson - SD-1473 - Delaney Westmoreland is black and Jamal Ari Yasir is Tahranian.
• Her Galahad (10/2002) by Melissa James - SIM-1182 - Tessa Earldon is white and Jirrah McLaren is Australian Aboriginal. (D at AAR)
• The Color of Love (1995) by Sandra Kitt - Jason Horn is white and Leah Downey is black. (A at AAR)
• Close Encounters (2000) by Sandra Kitt - Lee Grafton is white and Carol Taggert is black. (B+ at AAR)
• Does She or Doesn't She? (2003) by Alisa Kwitney - Ford is Eurasian (white/Chinese) and Delilah Levine is white.
• Mergers & Matrimony (6/2011) by Allison Leigh - SIM-1761 - Helen Hanson is white American and Morito Taka is Japanese.
• The Way Men Act (1993) by Elinor Lipman - Melinda LeBlanc is white and Dennis Vaughan is black.
• Happily Even After (2010) by Lena Matthews - Creigh De Luca is African American and Dean De Luca is Italian American.
• The Sheik's Bartered Bride (2/2005) by Lucy Monroe - HP-2447 - Catherine Benning is white and Hakim bin Omar al Kadar is Arab.
• A Crime of the Heart (11/1988) by Cheryl Reavis - SSE-487 - Adam Sauder is Amish and Quinn Tyler is "English." (B at AAR)
• A Piece of Heaven (2003) by Barbara Samuel - Luna McGraw is white and Tomas Coyote is Hispanic. (A/B+ at AAR)
• When Venus Fell (1998) by Deborah Smith - Gib Cameron is white and Venus Arinelli is Eurasian (white/Japanese). (A- at AAR)
• Coyote Dream (2004) by Jessica Davis Stein - Ben Lonefeather is Navajo and Sarah Friedman is Jewish. (B+ at AAR)
• Child of Her Heart (2004) by Cheryl St. John - Meredith Malone is white and Justin Weber is black. (C- at AAR)
• Fire and Ice (2008) by Anne Stuart - Takashi O'Brien is Japanese and Jillian "Jilly" Lovitz is white. (B+ at AAR)
• A Drummer's Beat to Mend (2005) by Kei Swanson - McKenna is black American and Tetsuro is Japanese.
• Home Free (7/1992) by Cathy Gillen Thacker - HAR-445 - John Westfield is white and Anne Haynes is Eurasian.
• Forbidden Quest (1998) by Dar Tomlinson - Paul Michael Quest is Jamaican (black) and Carolyna Sinclair is American (white).
• Heaven Sent (9/1987) by Jamisan Whitney - SCAL-423 - hero is Chinese American and the heroine is Eurasian (English/Chinese).
• Meant To Be Married (7/1998) by Ruth Wind - SSE-1194 - Sarah Greenwood is white and Elias Santiago is Mexican American. (A at AAR)
• Rio Grande Wedding (10/1999) by Ruth Wind - SIM-964 - Molly Sheffield is white and Alejandro Sosa is Mexican. (B+ at AAR)
• The Argentine Lover (2003) by Samantha Winston - Renee Piccabea is American and Juan Allistair is Colombian.
• A Grand Passion (2004) by Samantha Winston - Casey Hatter is American and Alessandro Sottini is Italian.
• Beloved Stranger (3/1984) by Joan Wolf - RR-58 - Susan Morgan is American and Ricardo Montoya is Colombian. (A at AAR)

Alternate Reality

• The Veiled Web (1999) by Catherine Asaro - Lucia del Mar is Latina and Rashid al-Jaziri is Moroccan. (B at AAR)
• The Panther and the Rose (1993) by Mary Burkehardt - Amy Stockwell is white and Toshiro Valerius is biracial (Swedish/Japanese).
• Desperado (1997) by Sandra Hill - Helen Prescott is white and Rafael Santiago is Mexican American.
• Knight of a Trillion Stars (1995) by Dara Joy - Deana Jones is American and Lorgin ta'al Krue is Aviaran (Charl). (A at AAR)
• Rejar (1997) by Dara Joy - Lilac is English and Rejar is Aviaran (Charl/Familiar). (A at AAR)
• Stardust of Yesterday (1996) by Lynn Kurland - Genevieve is American and Kendrick is a ghost.
• Local Custom (2002) by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller - Anne Davis is Terran and Er Thom yos'Galan is Liaden.
• The Blue Sword (1982) by Robin McKinley - Harry Crewe is Homelander/Outlander and Corlath of Damar is Hillfolk.
• Angel-Seeker (2004) by Sharon Shinn - Rebekah is Jansai and Obadiah is angel. (B+ at AAR)
• Archangel (1996) by Sharon Shinn - Rachel is Edori and Gabriel is angel. (A at AAR)
• Hostage to Pleasure (2008) by Nalini Singh - Ashaya Aleine is Psy and Dorien Christensen is Changeling.
• Mine to Possess (2008) by Nalini Singh - Talin McKade is Human and Clay Bennett is Changeling. (A at AAR)
• Slave to Sensation (2006) by Nalini Singh - Sascha Duncan is Psy and Lucas Hunter is Changeling. (A at AAR)
• The Autumn Lord (1996) by Susan Sizemore - Simon is French and Diane is half Chinese.
• Tinker (2003) by Wen Spencer - Tinker is American and Windwolf is elven. (B at AAR)
• Lover Avenged (2009) by J.R. Ward - Ehlena is a vampire and Rehvenge is a vampire/sympath halfbreed. (B- at AAR)
• Blood Challenge (2011) by Eileen Wilks - Lily Yu is human Asian-American and Rule Turner is a wolf shifter; Arjenie Fox is human/sidhe and Benedict Turner is a wolf shifter. (B at AAR)

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