May-December/
December-May
Romances

While maybe not fitting a traditional May-December or December-May definition, these are romances about older women and younger men, and, for some of our more quirky readers, much older men and younger women. Even though the age difference may not be great, it is an important factor in the book.

(List begun 05/02, updated 11/09)

 

Older Heroes Older Heroines
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   Alternate Reality

 

Older Heroes

Medieval Romances

  • The Divided Heart (1990) by Susan Bowden
  • Roselynde (1979) by Roberta Gellis (30 years' difference)
  • Lord of the Keep (1999) by Ann Lawrence (20 years' difference)
  • The Falcon and the Dove (2002) by Paula Marshall
  • Lord of the Night (1993) by Susan Wiggs

Regency Romances

  • Emma (1815) by Jane Austen
  • Sense and Sensibility (1811) by Jane Austen (Secondary romance has a wide age gap)
  • April Lady (1957) by Georgette Heyer
  • The Convenient Marriage (1934) by Georgette Heyer
  • Friday's Child (1944) by Georgette Heyer
  • The Chadwick Ring (1982) by Julia Jeffries
  • Marian's Christmas Wish (1989) by Carla Kelly (12 years' difference)
  • Miss Whittier Makes A List (1994) by Carla Kelly (13 years' difference)
  • Love Lessons (1983) by Elizabeth Mansfield
  • Rosamund (1980) by Julia Murray
  • Double Deception (1997) by Patricia Oliver (14 years' difference)

European Historical Romances

  • Forbidden Affections in A Spring Bouquet (1996) by Jo Beverley (14 years' difference)
  • The Accidental Bride (1999) by Jane Feather
  • Love's Charade (1986) by Jane Feather (17 years' difference)
  • My Lord Protector (1999) by Deborah Hale - HH-452
  • These Old Shades (1926) by Georgette Heyer
  • Beast (1997) by Judith Ivory
  • Once and Always (1987) by Judith McNaught

American Historical/Frontier Romances

  • The Tiger's Woman (1981) by Celeste DeBlasis (15 years' difference)
  • When Strangers Marry (2002) by Lisa Kleypas
  • Years (1986) by LaVyrle Spencer (20 years' difference)
  • Daddy-Long-Legs (1912) by Jean Webster

Contemporary Romances

  • The Admiral's Bride (11/1999) by Suzanne Brockmann - SIM-962 (24 years' difference)
  • The Standish Place (1976) by Isabelle Holland
  • The Blackmail Baby (5/2002) by Penny Jordan - HP-2247 (10 years' difference)
  • First and Forever (8/1991) by Katherine Kendall - HT-360
  • The Ivy Tree (1961) by Mary Stewart
  • A Man for Mom (1/1993) by Linda Randall Wisdom - HAR-470

Alternate Reality

  • Catch the Lightning (1996) by Catherine Asaro (30 years' difference)
  • The Quantum Rose (2000) by Catherine Asaro (50 years' difference)
  • Beat of Temptation in An Enchanted Season (2007) by Nalini Singh (10 years' difference)

 

Older Heroines

Medieval Romances

Regency Romances

  • A Promise of Spring (1990) by Mary Balogh (10 years' difference)
  • Christmas Angel (1992) by Jo Beverley
  • The Ramshackle Suitor (2000) by Nancy Butler
  • The Dower House in A Mother's Joy (1994) by Carola Dunn
  • Airs and Graces (1990) by Elizabeth Hewitt
  • An Immodest Proposal (1995) by Patricia Oliver
  • Four in Hand (1993) by Margaret Westhaven
  • The Bumblebroth (1995) by Patricia Wynn

European Historical Romances

  • In Praise of Younger Men Anthology (2001)
  • Sleeping Beauty (1998) by Judith Ivory (8 years' difference)
  • Brazen (1995) by Susan Johnson
  • To Please a Lady (1999) by Susan Johnson
  • A Talent for Sin (2009) by Lavinia Kent
  • Suddenly You (2001) by Lisa Kleypas
  • Just in Time (2003) by Judith Lansdowne

American Historical/Frontier Romances

  • Summer Fancy (1997) by Anne Avery
  • The Randolph Legacy (1997) by Eileen Charbonneau
  • The Invitation (1994) by Jude Deveraux
  • The Rainbow Season (1979) by Lisa Gregory
  • The Outlaw and the Lady (2001) by Lorraine Heath
  • Last Chance (1995) by Jill Marie Landis
  • Courting Miss Hattie (1991) by Pamela Morsi
  • Simple Jess (1996) by Pamela Morsi
  • Wild Oats (1993) by Pamela Morsi
  • From Fields of Gold (1994) by Alexandra Ripley (7 years' difference)
  • The Tender Texan (1991) by Jodi Thomas

Contemporary Romances

  • A Younger Man (12/2002) by Rochelle Alers - SD-1479
  • East of the Sun, West of the Moon (2001) by Carole Bellacera (13 years' difference)
  • The Defiant Hero (2001) by Suzanne Brockmann (6 years' difference)
  • Ladies' Man (2006) by Suzanne Brockmann (10 years' difference)
  • First Time, Forever (8/2000) by Cara Colter - SR-1464
  • Anyone But You (8/1996) by Jennifer Crusie - HLL-4 (10 years' difference)
  • Driven to Distraction (4/1996) by Judith Duncan - SIM-701
  • The Last True Cowboy (1998) by Kathleen Eagle
  • What the Heart Knows (1999) by Kathleen Eagle
  • Mr. Family (10/1996) by Margot Early - HSR-711 (6 years' difference)
  • In Praise of a Younger Man (4/1995) by Lyn Ellis - HT-532
  • Undercover Angel (6/1985) by Suzanne Forster - SD-215 (9 years' difference)
  • Show and Tell (2008) by Jasmine Haynes - Erotic Romance (15 years' difference)
  • Robbing the Cradle (4/1989) by Anne Henry - HAR-292
  • Challenge of a Lifetime (12/1990) by Barbara Kaye - HSR-433
  • Romeo and Julia (1999) by Annie Kimberlin (10 years' difference)
  • Fallen from Grace (2004) by Laura Leone
  • The Game is Played (3/1981) by Amii Loren (Joan Hohl) - CER-77
  • Guilty (1/1993) by Anne Mather - HP-1542
  • All Night Long (4/2001) by Anne Mather - HP-2170
  • Sinful Pleasures (6/1998) by Anne Mather - HP-1959
  • Snowfire (1/1994) by Anne Mather - HP-1617
  • Summertime (1/1994) by Curtiss Ann Matlock - SSE-860
  • Tim (1977) by Colleen McCullough
  • Dancing at the Harvest Moon (1999) by K.C. McKinnon
  • Red's Hot Honky-Tonk Bar (2009) by Pamela Morsi (14 years' difference)
  • The Older Woman (1/2002) by Cheryl Reavis - SSE-1445
  • Return to Night (1947) by Mary Renault (11 years' difference)
  • One Summer (1993) by Karen Robards
  • No Place Like Home (2002) by Barbara Samuel
  • Sweet Burning (8/1985) by Sandi Shane (Sandra Canfield) - SSE-257
  • The Man Who Loved Christmas (12/1999) by Kathryn Shay - HSR-877
  • Reach for the Sky (8/1988) by Beverly Sommers - HAR-258
  • Family Blessings (1994) by LaVyrle Spencer (15 years' difference)
  • Elegance (2003) by Kathleen Tessaro (9 years' difference)
  • The Fix-It Man (7/1986) by Vicki Lewis Thompson - HT-113

Alternate Reality

  • The Moon's Shadow (2003) by Catherine Asaro
  • Primary Inversion (1995) by Catherine Asaro
  • Outlander Series (1991-) by Diana Gabaldon
  • Ritual of Proof (2001) by Dara Joy
  • A Gift of Wings in The Queen in Winter (2006) by Sarah Monette (7 years' difference)

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