Inter-Ethnic Romances

Found here are romances between heroes and heroines of different ethnic backgrounds.

(List begun 10/2005, updated 02/08)

(If we inadvertantly offend by using a politically incorrect term in identifying an ethnic or cultural group, we apologize in advance.)

 

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

 

Medieval Romances

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

Regency Romances

  • Reforming Lord Ragsdale (1995) by Carla Kelly - Emma Costello is Irish and John Staples, Lord Ragsdale, is English.
  • 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.
  • Dark Angel (1994) by Anna 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.
  • The Far Pavilions (1978) by M.M. Kaye - Ashton Pelham-Martyn is English and Anjuli-Bai is Indian/Russian
  • Angel Rogue (1995) by Mary Jo Putney - Lord Robert Andreville is English and Maxima Collins is half Mohawk.
  • The China Bride (2000) by Mary Jo Putney - Kyle Renbourne is English and Troth Mei-Lian Montgomery is half Chinese.
  • Veils of Silk (1992) by Mary Jo Putney - Lara Alexandrovna is Russian and Ian Cameron is English.
  • Highland Sunset (1987) by Joan Wolf - Vanessa MacIan is Scottish and Edward Romney, Earl of Linton, is English.

American Historical/Frontier Romances

  • China Rose (1988) by Karen Keast (Sandra Canfield) - Madison Brecker is white and Trinity Lee is half Chinese.
  • Glass Beach (1998) by Jill Marie Landis - Elizabeth Bennett is white and Spence Laamea is half Hawaiian.
  • For Her Love (2004) by Paula Reed - Giles Courtney is white and Grace is biracial (white/black).
  • Night Shadow (2001) by Laura Renken - Marcus is English and Liandra is Spanish.
  • Desire in the Sun (1988) by Karen Robards - Joss San Pietro is mixed race (white/black) and Lilah Remy is white.
  • Siren (2005) by Cheryl Sawyer - Leonore Roncival is part black (passes for white) American and Jean Lafitte is French.
  • The Horsemaster's Daughter (1999) by Susan Wiggs - Hunter Calhoun is white and Eliza Flyte is an octoroon.

Contemporary Romances

  • The Best of Both Worlds (4/2004) by Elissa Ambrose - SSE-1607 - Carter Prescott is white and Becky Roth is Jewish.
  • 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.
  • Gone Too Far (2003) by Suzanne Brockmann - Sam Starrett is white and Alyssa Locke is biracial (white/black).
  • Letter from Peking (1957) by Pearl S. Buck - Elizabeth MacLeod is American and Gerald MacLeod is Eurasian (Chinese/Scottish).
  • Skin Deep (1999) by Kathleen Cross - Nina Moore is biracial (looks white/identifies as black) and Ahmad Jefferson is black.
  • Sunshine and Shadow (1986) by Sharon and Tom Curtis - Susan Peachey is Amish and Alan Wilde is "English."
  • 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.
  • Marriage of Agreement (1/2000) by Judith Duncan - SIM-975 - Mitch Munroe is white and Maria Rodriguez is Mexican.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • The Deepest Edge (2003) by Jessica Hall (Lynn Viehl) - T'ang Jian-Shen is Chinese and Valence St. Charles is white American.
  • The Kissing Blades (2003) by Jessica Hall (Lynn Viehl) - Kameko Sayura is Japanese and Sean Delaney is white American.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • The Color of Love (1995) by Sandra Kitt - Jason Horn is white and Leah Downey is black.
  • Close Encounters (2000) by Sandra Kitt - Lee Grafton is white and Carol Taggert is black.
  • Does She or Doesn't She? (2003) by Alisa Kwitney - Ford is Eurasian (white/Chinese) and Delilah Levine is white.
  • The Way Men Act (1993) by Elinor Lipman - Melinda LeBlanc is white and Dennis Vaughan is black.
  • A Crime of the Heart (11/1988) by Cheryl Reavis - SSE-487 - Adam Sauder is Amish and Quinn Tyler is "English."
  • A Piece of Heaven (2003) by Barbara Samuel - Luna McGraw is white and Tomas Coyote is Hispanic.
  • When Venus Fell (1998) by Deborah Smith - Gib Cameron is white and Venus Arinelli is Eurasian (white/Japanese).
  • Coyote Dream (2004) by Jessica Davis Stein - Ben Lonefeather is Navajo and Sarah Friedman is Jewish.
  • Child of Her Heart (2004) by Cheryl St. John - Meredith Malone is white and Justin Weber is black.
  • 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.
  • Rio Grande Wedding (10/1999) by Ruth Wind - SIM-964 - Molly Sheffield is white and Alejandro Sosa is Mexican.
  • 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.

Alternate Reality

  • The Veiled Web (1999) by Catherine Asaro - Lucia del Mar is Latina and Rashid al-Jaziri is Moroccan.
  • 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).
  • Rejar (1997) by Dara Joy - Lilac is English and Rejar is Aviaran (Charl/Familiar).
  • Stardust of Yesterday (1996) by Lynn Kurland - Genevieve is American and Kendrick is a ghost.
  • Angel-Seeker (2004) by Sharon Shinn - Rebekah is Jansai and Obadiah is angel.
  • Archangel (1996) by Sharon Shinn - Rachel is Edori and Gabriel is angel.
  • 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.

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