Unusual Professions

These romances feature heroes and heroines with professions that are outside the ordinary.

List begun 05/04, updated 02/09

 

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

 

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.
  • The Perils of Pleasure (2008) by Julie Anne Long - Madeleine Greenway is a job coordinator.
  • 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.
  • Ravished (1992) by Amanda Quick - Harriet Pomeroy is a paleontologist.
  • 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

  • One Way Out (2005) by Michele Albert (Michelle Jerott) - Cassie Ashton is a fossil hunter and and Alex Martinelli is a paleontologist.
  • 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.
  • A Rather Lovely Inheritance (2007) by C.A. Belmond - Penny Nichols provides historical research to film producers.
  • 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.
  • Little Lady series by Hester Browne - Melissa Romney-Jones is a personal organizer/man makeover artist.
    • The Little Lady Agency (2005)
    • Little Lady, Big Apple (2007)
    • The Little Lady Agency and the Prince (2008) by
  • 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.
  • Queen of Babble series by Meg Cabot - Lizzie Nichols is a wedding gown designer.
    • Queen of Babble (2006)
    • Queen of Babble in the Big City (2007)
    • Queen of Babble Gets Hitched (2008) by
  • 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.
  • It's Only Make Believe (10/1992) by Donna Carlisle - SD-741 - Stone Harrison designs amusement parks.
  • 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.
  • Practically Perfect (2008) by Katie Fforde - Rob is a Greyhound Rescue officer.
  • 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.
  • Sweet Return (2007) by Anna Jeffrey - Joanna Walsh is a free-range chicken farmer.
  • Absolute Trouble (1998) by Michelle Jerott - Dulcinea Quinn is a dollmaker and Julien Langlois is a stripper.
  • 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.
  • Tribute (2008) by Nora Roberts - Ford Sawyer is a graphic novelist.
  • 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.
  • Arousing Suspicions (2007) by Marianne Stillings - Tabitha March is a psychic dream interpreter.
  • 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.
  • Between the Sheets (2008) by Robin Wells - Emma Jamison is a professional butler.
  • 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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