Unusual Professions These romances feature heroes and heroines with professions that are outside the ordinary. List begun 05/04, updated 12/07

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

Medieval Romances

• Wonderful (1997) by Jill Barnett - Lady Clio is an alemaker.
• Masques of Gold (1990) by Roberta Gellis - Lissa is an apothecary.
• The Rope Dancer (1987) by Roberta Gellis - Carys, the heroine, is a rope dancer, and Telor, the hero, is a minstrel.
• By Design (2001) by Madeline Hunter - Joan, the heroine, is a potter, and Rhys, the hero, is a mason/sculptor.
• Desire (1994) by Amanda Quick - Lady Clare is a perfumer.
• Black Lion's Bride (2002) by Tina St. John - Zahirah is on a mission to kill King Richard I.

Regency Romances

• The Rake's Mistress (2004) by Nicola Cornick - Rebecca Raleigh is a professional glass engraver.
• Miss Jacobson's Journey (1992) by Carola Dunn - Jakob Rothschild is an insurance agent.
• Lady Elizabeth's Comet (1985) by Sheila Simonson - Lady Elizabeth Conway is an astronomer.

European Historical Romances

• My Darling Caroline (1998) by Adele Ashworth - Caroline Grayson is a botanist.
• Someone Irresistible (2001) by Adele Ashworth - Mimi Marsh is a forensic sculptor.
• When It's Perfect (2002) by Adele Ashworth - Mary Marsh designs wedding trousseaus, Marcus Longfellow is a researcher of artifacts and hieroglyphics.
• Bridal Favors (2002) by Connie Brockway - Lady Evelyn is a wedding organizer.
• Lady of Skye (2001) by Patricia Cabot - Brenna Donnegal is a doctor looking for the cause of cholera.
• The Wildest Shore (2001) by Lisa Cach - Anne Hazlett is a lady's maid.
• Across a Moonlit Sea (1996) by Marsha Canham - Beau Spence is a ship's navigator, pilot, and mapmaker.
• The Iron Rose (2003) by Marsha Canham - Juliet Dante captains her own ship.
• Captives of the Night (1994) by Loretta Chase - Leila Beaumont is a portrait painter, and Ismal conducts government investigations.
• Lord Perfect (2006) by Loretta Chase - Bathsheba Wingate is an art instructor for the sons of wealthy men.
• Bliss (1995) by Judy Cuevas - Hannah Van Evan is an antiques appraiser in training.
• Scoundrel (1996) by Elizabeth Elliott - Lady Lily Waters is a cryptographer.
• To Dream Again (1995) by Laura Lee Guhrke - Nathaniel Chase is a toymaker.
• The Proposition (1999) by Judith Ivory - Mick Tremore is a rat catcher and Edwina Bollash is a linguist.
• Whispers of the Night (2006) by Lydia Joyce - Alcyone Carter is a brilliant mathematician.
• Flowers from the Storm (1992) by Laura Kinsale - Maddy Timms is an asylum nurse.
• Midsummer Moon (1987) by Laura Kinsale - Merlin Lambourne is an inventor.
• Diamond Rain (1999) by Constance Laux - Isabel De Quincy and Benedict Costigan design fireworks.
• Dear Lady Disdain (1995) by Paula Marshall - Stacy Blanchard owns and manages a bank, inherited from her father.
• Dangerous Angel (1994) by Deborah Martin - Cordelia Shalstone is a composer.
• Gentle from the Night (1997) by Meagan McKinney - Alexandra Benjamin is a speech pathologist.
• Ever His Bride (1997) by Linda Needham - Felicity Mayfield writes travel articles and guides.
• The Wedding Night (1999) by Linda Needham - Mairey Faelyn is a scholar of Celtic folklore and antiquities.
• The Rake (1998) by Mary Jo Putney - Alys Weston is the steward of an estate.
• The Reluctant Reformer (2002) by Lynsay Sands - Lady Margaret Westworth is an undercover reporter.
• Gabriel's Woman (2001) by Robin Schone - Gabriel is a prostitute.
• The Lover (2000) by Robin Schone - Michel de Anges is a prostitute.
• On My Lady's Honor (2002) by Kate Silver - Sophie Delamanse is a French musketeer.
• The Gladiator's Honor (2006) by Michelle Styles - Valens is a gladiator.
• Strangers at Dawn (1999) by Elizabeth Thornton - Lord Max Worthe owns and runs a newspaper.

American Historical/Frontier Romances

• Sweeter than Wine (1999) by Michaela August - Siegfried Rodernwiller is a winemaker.
• More than Magic (1994) by Olga Bicos - Dr. Polly Babcock is an archeologist and Sir Shane McKinnon is an astronomer.
• Frannie and the Charmer (1996) by Ann Carberry - Sean Sullivan is a magician.
• Temple's Prize (1997) by Linda Castle - HH-394 - Temple Parish is a paleontologist.
• Painted by the Sun (2000) by Elizabeth Grayson - Shea Waterston is a photographer.
• To Dream Again (1995) by Laura Lee Guhrke - Nathaniel Chase is a toymaker.
• Honey (2000) by Stef Ann Holm - Camille Kennison manages a baseball team.
• A Touch of Fire (1992) by Linda Howard - Annie Parker is a physician in 1871 Arizona Territory.
• Past Promises (1993) by Jill Marie Landis - Jessica Stanbridge is a paleontologist.
• The Wedding Gamble (1996) by Cait Logan - Cairo Brown is a professional pool player and pool hall owner.
• The Fortune Hunter (1998) by Meagan McKinney - Lavinia Murphy is a fortune teller.
• Marrying Stone (1994) by Pamela Morsi - J. Monroe Farley is a musicologist.
• Silver Lining (2000) by Maggie Osborne - Low Down is a prospector.
• Prophet Annie (1999) by Ellen Recknor - Annie Pinkerton Boone is a famous seer in a circus sideshow.
• The Beloved Woman (1991) by Deborah Smith - Katherine Blue Song is a doctor.
• Tides of Love (2000) by Tracy Sumner - Noah Garrett is a marine biologist.
• Dear Enemy (1915) by Jean Webster - Sallie McBride is the superintendent of an orphan asylum.
• Halfway to Heaven (2001) by Susan Wiggs - Abigail Cabot is an astronomer.
• The Horsemaster's Daughter (1999) by Susan Wiggs - Eliza Flyte is a horse whisperer.

Contemporary Romances

• Haunted Spouse (10/1993) by Heather Allison - HR-3284 - Lizzie Wilcox is a haunted house designer.
• Heart Waves (12/1992) by Gloria Alvarez - KS-120 - Peyton Adair and Cassidy Sloane are rival DJ's.
• Babe in the Woods (6/1998) by Pamela Bauer - HSR-792 - Brendan Miller is a seminarian who works as a clinical pastoral educator at a hospital.
• From the First (4/2006) by Jessica Bird (J.R. Ward) - SSE-1750 - Alex Moorehouse is a professional sailor and boat designer.
• A Man in a Million (1/2007) by Jessica Bird (J.R. Ward) - SSE-1803 - Madeline "Mad Dog" Maguire is a professional sailor.
• The Admiral's Bride (11/1999) by Suzanne Brockmann - SIM-962 - Dr. Zoe Lange is an expert in biological and chemical weapons.
• The Little Lady Agency (2005) by Hester Browne - Melissa Romney-Jones is a personal organizer/man makeover artist.
• Little Lady, Big Apple (2007) by Hester Browne - Melissa Romney-Jones is a personal organizer/man makeover artist.
• To Touch the Stars (10/1986) by Pamela Browning - HAR-170 - Julie Andrassy and Stephen Martinovic are circus acrobats.
• Familiar Christmas (12/1999) by Caroline Burnes - HI-542 - Hunter Semmes is a toymaker.
• It's Only Make Believe (10/1992) by Donna Carlisle - SD-741 - Stone Harrison designs amusement parks.
• Dr. Yes (2003) by Lisa Cach - Rachel Calais is a tour guide in Nepal.
• The Nekkid Truth in Big Guns out of Uniform (2003) by Nicole Camden - Debbie Valley is a police photographer.
• No Competition (1/1993) by Marilyn Campbell - KIS-124 - Joey Thornton is a pool player.
• For Keeps (4/1991) by Donna Carlisle - SD-634 - Lyn Sanders is a pet sitter.
• Conflict of Interest (4/1983) by Jayne Castle (Jayne Ann Krentz) - CER-130 - Lang Sterling invents robots.
• Dare the Devil (4/1987) by Elaine Raco Chase - CER-499 - Cam Stirling is a movie stuntwoman.
• Special Delivery (4/1984) by Elaine Raco Chase - CER-226 - Roxanne Murdoch is a singing telegram deliverer.
• On Wings of Magic (7/1982) by Susanna Collins - SCAL-62 - Paul Deza and Carol Braeden are animators.
• Love and Other Surprises (2/1990) by Kathleen Creighton - SIM-322 - Toby Thomas is a sorority housemother.
• Still Waters (11/1986) by Kathleen Creighton - LS-163 - Maddy Gordon is a puppeteer.
• Tiger Dawn (6/1989) by Kathleen Creighton - SIM-289 - Sarah Fairchild is a zoologist.
• Lightning that Lingers (12/1983) by Sharon and Tom Curtis - LS-25 - Philip Brooks is a stripper.
• Sign Me, Speechless in Seattle (11/1998) by Emily Dalton - HAR-750 - Mathilda McKinney writes an advice column.
• Jasmine Sorcery (4/1984) by Barbara Delinsky - HAR-66 - Pepper MacNeil is a mail carrier.
• Twelve Across (2/1987) by Barbara Delinsky - HT-144 - Leah Gates is a crossword creator.
• Hot Pursuit (9/1998) by Fran Earley - HI-98 - Tally Gordon is a border patrol agent.
• West of the Sun (5/1990) by Lynn Erickson - HSR-404 - Ben Tanner is a UFO investigator for the Air Force.
• The Stephanie Plum Series (1995-) by Janet Evanovich - Stephanie Plum is a bounty hunter.
• Sweet Temptation (10/1992) by Marcia Evanick - LS-570 - Garrison Fisher is a paleontologist/professor.
• Fever Rising (2/1997) by Maggie Ferguson - HI-408 - Raven Delandy is an herbalist.
• Traci on the Spot (3/1997) by Marie Ferrarella - SYT-39 - Traci Richardson is a cartoonist.
• Best of Friends (9/1983) by Rebecca Flanders - HAR-24 - Kelly Mitchell is a phys. ed. teacher.
• Desert Fire (4/1984) by Rebecca Flanders - HAR-66 - Camp Campbell is a trucker.
• The Growing Season (9/1985) by Rebecca Flanders - HSR-180 - Pierce Lanson is a gigolo.
• The Third Time (10/1984) by Rebecca Flanders - HAR-74 - Dani Miller is a union organizer.
• Star-Crossed (2/1986) by Regan Forest - HT-95 - Brent King is a tour guide in the African bush.
• If Looks Could Kill (10/1991) by M.L. Gamble - HI-172 - Catherine Grand runs a celebrity look-alike business.
• True Confessions (2001) by Rachel Gibson - Hope Spencer is a tabloid journalist.
• To Die For (12/2000) by Sharon Green - HI-595 - Tanda Grail is is a police dog trainer.
• Blame It on Chocolate (2006) by Jennifer Greene - Lucy Fitzhenry is a chocolate flavor developer.
• Vermont Valentine (2/2006) by Kristin Hardy - SSE-1739 - Jacob Trask is a maple farmer.
• The Stone Forest (2002) by Karen Harper - Jenna Kirk designs and builds tree houses and Mace MacCamon is a geologist.
• Shower of Stars (2004) by Nancy Herkness - Jack Lanett is a meteorite hunter.
• Cry No More (2003) by Linda Howard - Milla Boone traces missing children.
• Dying to Please (2002) by Linda Howard - Sarah Stevens is a butler.
• Heart of Fire (1993) by Linda Howard - Jillian Sherwood is an archeologist.
• Gamemaster (6/1983) by Stephanie James (Jayne Ann Krentz) - SD-67 - Joel Cassidy runs a videogame empire.
• Her Bodyguard (2001) by Michelle Jerott - Lili Kavanaugh is a shoe designer.
• Long after Midnight (1997) by Iris Johansen - Kate Denby is a research scientist.
• Mommy Said Goodbye (4/2004) by Janice Kay Johnson - HSR-1197 - Craig Lofgren is a commercial pilot.
• Falcon's Cry (8/1990) by Leona Karr - HI-144 - Corey McCalley is an aerie warden.
• Wild Rain (3/95) by Donna Kauffman - LS-732 - Jillian Bonner is a wildlife rehabilitator.
• Midnight Touch (6/2006) by Karen Kendall - HBZ-258 - Alejandro Torres is a male manicurist.
• Christmas in Toyland (12/1991) by Julie Kistler - HAR-418 - Kristina Castleberry and Tucker Bennett are toy designers.
• Delightful Jones (10/1998) by Patricia Knoll - HLAL-53 - Erin Jones is a butler.
• Edge of the World (1/1988) by Kathleen Korbel - SIM-222 - Stephanie Fleming is a film editor.
• When I Wake (2000) by Rachel Lee - Dugan Gallagher is an undersea salvage expert.
• Fallen From Grace (2003) by Laura Leone - Ryan Kendrick is a male escort.
• Pearl Cove (1999) by Elizabeth Lowell - Archer Donovan and Hannah McGarry are in the pearl industry.
• Dare to Trust (10/1985) by Anne McAllister - HR-2721 - Colin Davis is an archeologist.
• Through the Looking Glass (8/1990) by Joyce McGill - SIM-347 - Lisa Gillette is a miniature furniture designer.
• Dancing Shoes and Honky-tonk Blues (2007) by LuAnn McLane - Rio Martin is a dance instructor for a reality TV show.
• Spike Is Missing (4/1990) by Elda Minger - HAR-338 - Kevin MacClain is an animal trainer.
• Untamed Heart (6/1983) by Elda Minger - HAR-12 - Samantha Collins is an animal trainer.
• Skyward (2003) by Mary Alice Monroe - Harris Henderson runs a birds-of-prey bird sanctuary and rehabilitation center.
• Bringing up Baby (4/1986) by Diana Morgan - SCAL-329 - George Demarest is an efficiency expert.
• Man from Forever (2/1996) by Vella Munn - SIM-695 - Tory Kent is an anthropologist.
• Of Dolls and Angels (7/1992) by Virginia Nielsen - HSR-506 - Sara Eaton is a ventriloquist turned child psychologist.
• Heavens to Betsy (2005) by Beth Patillo - Betsy Blessing is a minister.
• It Had to Be You (1994) by Susan Elizabeth Phillips - Phoebe Sommerville manages a professional football team.
• Kiss an Angel (1996) by Susan Elizabeth Phillips - Alex Romanov is a circus manager and performer.
• Match Me If You Can (2005) by Susan Elizabeth Phillips - Annabelle Granger is a matchmaker and Heath Champion is a sports agent.
• Kiss Me Once, Kiss Me Twice (2004) by Kimberly Raye - Skye Farrel teaches sexual fulfillment to women.
• Hawaiian Heat (2/1993) by Clare Richmond - HAR-476 - Rosie Clarke is a volcanologist.
• Walking on Air (8/1985) by Michele Robbe - CER-357 - Alexandra Prince crews a blimp.
• Blue Smoke (2005) by Nora Roberts - Reena Hale is a firefighter.
• High Noon (2007) by Nora Roberts - Phoebe MacNamara is a crisis negotiator.
• Honest Illusions (1994) by Nora Roberts - Luke Callahan and Roxy Nouvelle are both illusionists.
• On the Scent (4/1994) by M.J . Rodgers - HI-271 - Diann Torrey is a perfume creator.
• Santa Claus is Coming (12/1993) by M.J. Rodgers - HI-254 - Belle Breeze and Max Wilde are movie critics.
• One Way Out (3/2003) by Wendy Rosnau - SIM-1211 - Joey Masado is in the mafia.
• Last Man Standing (6/2003) by Wendy Rosnau - SIM-1227 - Lucky Masado is in the mafia.
• Suspended Animation (2/1987) by Jenna Ryan - HI-99 - Alex Cross owns an animation studio and Sara Moreland does voiceovers.
• The Tender Mending (2/1982) by Lia Sanders - CER-41 - Dee Woods produces educational filmstrips.
• Out of Control (8/1997) by Candace Schuler - HT-648 - Andrea Wagner is a construction foreman.
• After All These Years (7/1984) by Kathleen Gilles Seidel - HAR-2 - Tom Winchester is a historic preservationist.
• Maybe This Time (1990) by Kathleen Gilles Seidel - Emily Gordon is a manager of professional athletes.
• The Same Last Name (4/1983) by Kathleen Gilles Seidel - HAR-2 - April Peters is a forest ranger.
• Roughneck (1/1996) by Alexandra Sellers - SIM-689 - Josh Wrangler is a circus manager.
• Her Perfect Stranger (5/2002) by Jill Shalvis - HT-878 - Mike Wright is a pilot for the space shuttle mission; Corrine Atkinson is the Mission Commander.
• Changing Places (11/1985) by Beverly Sommers - HAR-125 - Carol Jones writes greeting cards.
• Losing It (1/1989) by Beverly Sommers - HAR-278 - Holly Benson is a bail bondsman.
• Of Cats and Kings (9/1987) by Beverly Sommers - HAR-216 - Harry Keyes is a cartoonist.
• Seduction by Design (1/1983) by Erin St. Claire (Sandra Brown) - SD-41 - Hailey Ashton is the director of guest relations at an amusement park.
• Cache Poor (6/1993) by Margaret St. George (Maggie Osborne) - HI-230 - Sam Livingston is a videogame creator.
• Hand in Glove (2/1987) by Anne Stuart - HI-59 - Ryan Smith is the leader of a puppeteering group.
• Darkling I Listen (2001) by Katherine Sutcliffe - Alyson Farrington is a tabloid journalist.
• Blue Ice (12/1990) by Marilyn Tracy - SIM-362 - Aleksandra Shashkevich is an art dealer and Jonathan Wyndham is an American Embassy Physician in Russia.
• An Unsuspecting Heart (8/1989) by Linda Turner - SIM-298 - Katie McDonald is a police beat reporter.
• Spangles (5/1985) by Irma Walker - HSR-163 - Tanya Rhodin is a lion trainer.
• Some Kind of Magic (1998) by Theresa Weir - Daniel "Dylan" French is a professional chess player.
• Heaven Sent (9/1987) by Jamisan Whitney - SCAL-423 - Sam Leung and Bree Jeffries have rival bike messenger companies.
• For the Fun of It (1/1992) by Karen Toller Whittenburg - HAR-424 - Miranda Blue Garrison and Tad Denton are toymakers.
• Under His Spell (2/1985) by Lee Williams - SCAL-245 - Julian Sharpe is a magician.
• Love Me Like a Rock (6/1989) by Leigh Anne Williams - HAR-300 - Ethan Brody is an archeologist.
• Nowhere to Run (12/1991) by Mary Anne Wilson - SIM-410 - R.J. Tyler is a police psychologist.
• In the Midnight Rain (2000) by Ruth Wind - Blue Reynard is a botanist.
• O'Malley's Quest (12/1990) by Linda Randall Wisdom - HAR-372 - Kate O'Malley and Jared Wyatt are archeologists.
• Miranda Blue Calling (2004) by Michelle Curry Wright - Miranda Blue has a tele-companion service for homebound seniors and Billy Steadman is a hydroponic farmer.

Alternate Reality

• Dangerous Waters (1997) by Amy Fetzer - Victoria Mason is a bounty hunter.
• The Starry Child (1998) by Lynn Hanna - Matt Macinnes is a linguist.
• Son of the Morning (1997) by Linda Howard - Grace St. John decodes ancient text.
• Driven (2007) by Eve Kenin - Raina Bowen is a truck driver in an ice road race.
• More than Magic (1999) by Kathleen Nance - Isis Montgomery is a perfumer.
• Body Electric (2002) by Susan Squires - Jodie, the hero, is a computer program.
• Cinderman (3/1994) by Anne Stuart - HAR-525 - Dr. Daniel Crompton is a chemical fusion scientist.

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