Mistresses & Sexually Experienced Heroines Featured here are heroines with sexual experience. In historical romances these women were often mistresses or prostitutes and those are so designated in the categories below. Primarily this list is composed of those heroines who have sexual experience and who feel comfortable with their sexuality and their sexual past, regardless of how many lovers they have had. (List begun 04/03, updated 09/07)

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

Medieval Romances

• The Courtesan (2005) by Susan Carroll - Gabrielle Cheney (Courtesan)
• A Widow's Kiss (2001) by Jane Feather - Lady Guinevere Mallory
• Bone of Contention (2002) by Roberta Gellis - Magdalene la Batarde (Madam)
• Fire Song (1984) by Roberta Gellis - Fenice d'Aix
• Lucrezia Borgia and the Mother of Poisons (2003) by Roberta Gellis - Lucrezia Borgia
• A Mortal Bane (1999) by Roberta Gellis - Magdalene la Batarde (Madam)
• A Personal Devil (2001) by Roberta Gellis - Magdalene la Batarde (Madam)
• His Lady's Ransom (1993) by Merline Lovelace - HH-275 - Madeline de Courcey
• Heaven's Fire (1996) by Patricia Ryan - Constance (Mistress)
• Secret Thunder (1997) by Patricia Ryan - Faithe of Hauekleah

Regency Romances

• A Precious Jewel (1993) by Mary Balogh - Priscilla Wentworth (Prostitute)
• The Secret Pearl (1991) by Mary Balogh - Fleur Hamilton (Prostitute)
• A Debt of Honour (1982) by Diana Brown - Fiona Guthrie (Mistress)
• Dedication (2005) by Janet Mullany - Fabienne Craigmont
• Four in Hand (1993) by Margaret Westhaven - Lady Jane Aversham
• The Arrangement (1997) by Joan Wolf - Gail Saunders (Mistress)
• His Lordship's Mistress (2001) by Joan Wolf - Jessica O'Neill (Mistress)

European Historical Romances

• Teller of Tales (1993) by Laurel Ames - HH-163 - Jenner Page
• Winter Garden (2000) by Adele Ashworth - Madeline Dumais
• More than a Mistress (2000) by Mary Balogh - Jane Ingleby (Mistress)
• No Man's Mistress (2001) by Mary Balogh - Viola Thornhill (Prostitute)
• A Lady's Pleasure (2006) by Renee Bernard - Merriam Everett
• Rosalba (1982) by Sheila Bishop - Rosalba Carlow York (Mistress)
• Brazen Angel (1997) by Elizabeth Boyle - Sophia d'Artiers
• The Imposter (2003) by Celeste Bradley - Clara Simpson
• A Heritage of Shadows (1983) by Madelein Brent - Hannah McLeod (Prostitute)
• Across a Moonlit Sea (1993) by Marsha Canham - Beau Spence
• The Iron Rose (2003) by Marsha Canham - Juliet Dante
• No True Gentleman (2002) by Liz Carlyle - Lady Catherine Wodeway
• A Woman Scorned (2000) by Liz Carlyle - Lady Jonet Mercer
• Heart of Deception (1999) by Taylor Chase - Vivian Swift
• Bliss (1995) by Judy Cuevas (aka Judith Ivory) - Hannah Van Evan
• Dance (1996) by Judy Cuevas (aka Judith Ivory) - Marie Du Gard
• A Kiss of Spice (2004) by Andrea DaRif - Lady Olivia Marquand
• The Silver Devil (1978) by Teresa Denys - Felicia Guardi (Mistress)
• Rules of Attraction (2001) by Christina Dodd - Hannah Setterington
• The Bachelor List (2004) by Jane Feather - Constance Duncan
• The Bride Hunt (2004) by Jane Feather - Prudence Duncan
• Vanity (2004) by Jane Feather - Octavia Morgan (Mistress)
• Velvet (1994) by Jane Feather - Gabrielle de Beaucaire
• Violet (2005) by Jane Feather - Tamsyn
• The Wedding Game (2004) by Jane Feather - Chastity Duncan
• The Duke (2000) by Gaelen Foley - Belinda Hamilton (Cyprian)
• Daughter of the Game (2002) by Tracy Grant - Melanie Fraser
• The Wicked One (2001) by Danelle Harmon - Eva de la Mouriere
• The Affair (2003) by Sandy Hingston - Christiane, Countess d'Oliveri
• The Dress Lodger (2000) by Sheri Holman - Gustine (Prostitute)
• Madensky Square (1988) by Eva Ibbotson - Susanna Weber (Mistress)
• Sleeping Beauty (1998) by Judith Ivory - Coco Wild (Courtesan)
• A Song Twice Over (1985) by Brenda Jagger - Cara Adeane (Mistress)
• Brazen (1995) by Susan Johnson - Countess Angela de Grae
• The Seduction (2000) by Nicole Jordan - Vanessa Wyndham (Mistress)
• A Scandalous Proposal (2000) by Julia Justiss - Emily Spenser (Mistress)
• Lady in Blue (1995) by Lynn Kerstan - Clare Easton (Mistress)
• Lady Sophia's Lover (2002) by Lisa Kleypas - Lady Sophia Sydney
• Then Came You (1993) by Lisa Kleypas - Lily Lawson
• The Fire-flower (1989) by Edith Layton - Mary Monk (Mistress)
• What a Woman Needs (2005) by Caroline Linden - Charlotte Griffolino
• Claire (1956) by Dorothea Malm - Claire Fleury (Prostitute)
• Someone to Love (2001) by Kasey Michaels - Abigail Backworth Maldon
• Petals in the Storm (1993) by Mary Jo Putney - Countess Magda Janos
• The Wicked Lover (2004) by Julia Ross - Sylvia Georgiana, Countess of Montevrain
• The Black Angel (1999) by Barbara Samuel - Lady Adrianna St. Ives
• A Rose at Midnight (1993) by Anne Stuart - Ghislaine de Lorgny (Prostitute)
• Almost a Princess (2003) by Elizabeth Thornton - Jane Mayberry
• Princess Charming (2001) by Elizabeth Thornton - Gwyn Barrie
• The Encounter (1962) by Henry Troyat - Elizabeth Mazalaigue
• Devlin (1998) by Erin Yorke - HH-402 - Alyssa Howett

American/Frontier Historical Romances

• Tiger Lil (1997) by Ellen Archer - Lilian Teague
• A Candle in the Dark (1993) by Megan Chance - Ana (Prostitute)
• Susannah Morrow (2002) by Megan Chance - Susannah Morrow
• The Tiger's Woman (1981) by Celeste DeBlasis - Mary
• Desert Hearts (1999) by Anna Gerard - Jessamine Satterly
• Never Love a Cowboy (2000) by Lorraine Heath - Jessye Kane
• Forbidden (1991) by Susan Johnson - Daisy Black
• Pure Sin (1994) by Susan Johnson - Lady Flora Bonham
• Blue Moon (1999) by Jill Marie Landis - Olivia Bond (Prostitute)
• A Stranger's Wife (1999) by Maggie Osborne - Lily Dale
• The Wives of Bowie Stone (1994) by Maggie Osborne - Rosie Mulvehey
• Redeeming Love (1991) by Francine Rivers - Angel (Prostitute)
• Still Life with Murder (2003) by P.B. Ryan - Nell Sweeney (Mistress)
• The Endearment (1982) by LaVyrle Spencer - Anna Reardon
• That Camden Summer (1996) by LaVyrle Spencer - Roberta Jewett
• To Kiss a Texan (1999) by Jodi Thomas - Allie

Contemporary Romances

• Getting Her Man (2002) by Michele Albert - Diana Belmaine
• Baby, I'm Yours (1998) by Susan Andersen - Catherine McPherson
• Too Hot to Sleep (6/2000) by Stephanie Bond - HT-787 - Georgia Adams
• Wife Is a Four-Letter Word (2/1998) by Stephanie Bond - HLAL-37 - Pamela Kaminski
• Fetters of the Past (1/1985) by Laurey Bright - SSE-213 - Jess Newall
• The Admiral's Bride (11/1999) by Suzanne Brockmann - SIM-962 - Zoe Lange
• Dr. Yes (2003) by Lisa Cach - Rachel Calais
• The Erotic Secrets of a French Maid (2007) by Lisa Cach - Emma Mayson (Mistress)
• Runaway Mistress (2005) by Robyn Carr - Jennifer Chaise (Mistress)
• Pink Slip (1998) by Rita Cerisi - Lisa Diodetto
• Double Trouble (2001) by Claire Cross - Maralys O'Reilly
• Charlie All Night (1/1996) by Jennifer Crusie - HT-570 - Allie McGuffey
• Crazy for You (1999) by Jennifer Crusie - Quinn McKenzie
• Faking It (2002) by Jennifer Crusie - Tilda Goodnight
• A Very Stylish Affair (8/1993) by Emma Darcy - HP-1579 - Sophie Melville
• friends and lovers (1997) by Eric Jerome Dickey - Shelby
• Streets of Fire (6/1990) by Judith Duncan - HSR-407 - Sydney Foster (Prostitute)
• See Jane Score (2003) by Rachel Gibson - Jane Alcott
• Lola Carlyle Reveals All (2002) by Rachel Gibson - Lola Carlyle
• Sex, Lies, and Online Dating (2006) by Rachel Gibson - Lucy Rothschild
• Ain't Misbehavin' (4/1985) by Jeanne Grant - Kay Sanders
• Bad Boy (2001) by Olivia Goldsmith - Tracie Higgins
• Mr. Maybe (2001) by Jane Green - Libby Mason
• His Wedding Ring (1/1996) by Kate Hathaway - Angel Martino
• All Night Long (1999) by Michelle Jerott - Annie Beckett
• Close Encounters (2000) by Sandra Kitt - Carol Taggert
• The Dominant Blonde (2002) by Alisa Kwitney - Lydia Gold
• Hot Blood (12/1996) by Charlotte Lamb - HP-1852 - Kit Randall
• The Way Men Act (1992) by Elinor Lipman - Melinda LeBlanc
• Smart Mouth (2004) by Erin McCarthy - Reese Hampton
• Cattleman's Promise (5/1999) by Marilyn Pappano - SIM-925 - Olivia Miles
• First Kiss (2000) by Marilyn Pappano - Holly McBride
• Guilt by Association (4/1988) by Marilyn Pappano - SIM-233 - Shelley Evans
• Heaven on Earth (2002) by Marilyn Pappano - Melina Dimitris
• The Horseman's Bride (10/1999) by Marilyn Pappano - SIM-957 - Shay Stevens
• The Lawman's Redemption (7/2002) by Marilyn Pappano - SIM-1159 - Hallie Madison
• Murphy's Law (1/1999) by Marilyn Pappano - SIM-901 - Evie DesJardiens
• Older, Wiser...Pregnant (9/1998) by Marilyn Pappano - SSE-1200 - Laurel Cameron
• Operation Homefront (3/1992) by Marilyn Pappano - SIM-424 - Libby Harper
• The Sheriff's Surrender (4/2001) by Marilyn Pappano - SIM-1069 - Neely Madison
• Love Counts (5/1991) by Karen Percy - HT-346 - Lindsay Ames
• Her Secret, His Child (5/1999) by Tara Taylor Quinn - HSR-836 - Jamie Archer (Prostitute)
• The Long Way Home (5/1999) by Cheryl Reavis - Rita Warren
• Born in Fire (1994) by Nora Roberts - Maggie Concannon
• The Pride of Jared MacKade (12/1995) by Nora Roberts - SSE-1000 - Savannah Morningstar
• For the Thrill of It! (9/1996) by Patricia Ryan - HT-602 - Izzy Fabrioni
• Forsaking All Others (10/1982) by LaVyrle Spencer - SCAL-76 - Allison Scott
• Darkling I Listen (2001) by Katherine Sutcliffe - Alyson Farrington
• Drive Me Crazy (2004) by Nancy Warren - Alex Forrest
• Girl in a Golden Bed (9/1987) by Anne Weale - HP-1013 - Liz Redwood
• Some Kind of Magic (1998) by Theresa Weir - Claire Maxfield
• Beautiful Stranger (6/2000) by Ruth Wind - SIM-1011 - Marissa Pierce
• In the Midnight Rain (2000) by Ruth Wind - Ellie Connor
• A Fashionable Affair (1/1985) by Joan Wolf - RR-102 - Patsy Clark

Alternate Reality

• The Skypirate (1995) by Justine Davis - Califa Claxton
• Outlander (1991) by Diana Gabaldon - Claire Randall
• Enchanted Fire (1996) by Roberta Gellis - Eurydice
• Ritual of Proof (2001) by Dara Joy - Green Tamryn
• Body Electric (2002) by Susan Squires - Victoria Barnhardt

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