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Tormented Heroines

These tormented heroines don't have to be possessive or cynical. They could be emotionally cold, indifferent to the world, or indulge in debaucheries to mask their inner demons. To this definition I would add that they may have had miserable childhoods.

(List begun 09/97, updated 09/07)

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

 

Medieval Romances

  • Velvet Touch (1996) by Catherine Archer - HH-322 - Lady Felis
  • A Dove at Midnight (1993) by Rexanne Becnel - Lady Joanna
  • The Shattered Rose (1996) by Jo Beverley - Jehanne
  • The Courtesan (2005) by Susan Carroll - Gabrielle Cheney
  • Velvet Angel (1983) by Jude Deveraux - Elizabeth Chatworth
  • The Warlord (1995) by Elizabeth Elliott - Lady Tess
  • The Linnet (2004) by Elizabeth English - Lady Maude Darnley
  • The Irish Devil (2000) by Donna Fletcher - Faith
  • Saving Grace (1993) by Julie Garwood - Lady Johanna
  • By Design (2001) by Madeline Hunter - Joan
  • The Conqueror (1990) by Brenda Joyce - Ceidre
  • For My Lady's Heart (1993) by Laura Kinsale - Melanthe
  • This Is All I Ask (1997) by Lynn Kurland - Gillian
  • Prisoner of My Desire by Johanna Lindsey - Rowena
  • Dream of Me (2001) by Josie Litton (Maura Seger) - Cymbra of Hawkforte
  • Secret Vows (2001) by Mary Reed McCall - Catherine
  • A Kingdom of Dreams (1991) by Judith McNaught - Jennifer
  • Taming the Wolf (1995) by Deborah Simmons - HH-284 - Lady Marion
  • Dangerous Gifts (1999) by Haywood Smith - Claire DePeche
  • Danegeld (2001) by Susan Squires - Britta
  • Lord of Danger (1997) by Anne Stuart - Lady Alys

Regency Romances

  • The Christmas Bride (1997) by Mary Balogh - Lady Helena Stapleton
  • The Secret Pearl (1991) by Mary Balogh - Isabelle Fleur Bradshaw
  • Red Rose (1986) by Mary Balogh - Rosalind Dacey
  • Web of Love (1990) by Mary Balogh - Ellen Simpson
  • An Arranged Marriage (1991) by Jo Beverley - Eleanor Chivenbam
  • One Good Turn (2001) by Carla Kelly - Liria Valencia
  • Reforming Lord Ragsdale (1995) by Carla Kelly - Emma Costello
  • The Lady's Companion (1996) by Carla Kelly - Susan Hampton
  • Christmas Wishes (1992) by Barbara Metzger - Juneclaire Beaumont
  • A Kind of Honor (1980) by Joan Wolf - Amanda Doune
  • The Scottish Lord (1982) by Joan Wolf - Frances Stewart

European Historical Romances

  • Heartless (1995) by Mary Balogh - Anna Marlowe Kendrick
  • No Man's Mistress (2001) by Mary Balogh - Viola Thornhill
  • Forbidden (1994) by Jo Beverley - Serena Albright
  • All Through the Night (1997) by Connie Brockway - Anne Wilder
  • A Woman Scorned (2000) by Liz Carlyle - Lady Jonet Rowland
  • Night Fire (1989) by Catherine Coulter - Arielle Leslie
  • Move Heaven and Earth (1995) by Christina Dodd - Sylvan Miles
  • A Well Pleasured Lady (1997) by Christina Dodd - Mary Rottenson
  • The Duke (2000) by Gaelen Foley - Belinda Hamilton
  • Lily (1991) by Patricia Gaffney - Lily Trehearne
  • To Have and To Hold (1995) by Patricia Gaffney - Rachel Wade
  • The Perfect Bride (2007) by Brenda Joyce - Lady Blanche Harrington
  • The Veil of Night (2005) by Lydia Joyce - Lady Victoria Wakefield
  • The Music of the Night (2005) by Lydia Joyce - Sarah Connolly
  • Then Came You (1993) by Lisa Kleypas - Lily Lawson
  • Tempted Tigress (2007) by Jade Lee - Anna Thompson (set in China)
  • Once an Angel (1993) by Teresa Meideiros - Emily Scarborough
  • Sweet Madness Mine (1994) by Elizabeth Ann Michaels - Kaitlin
  • The Bartered Bride (2002) by Mary Jo Putney - Alexandra Warren
  • Silk and Secrets (1992) by Mary Jo Putney - Julie Cameron
  • A Promise of Love (1997) by Karen Ranney - Judith Cuthbertson
  • So in Love (2004) by Karen Ranney - Jeanne du Marchand
  • The Lily Brand (2005) by Sandra Schwab - Lilian
  • Secrets in Satin (1997) by Haywood Smith - Elizabeth, Countess of Ravenwold
  • A Rose at Midight (1993) by Anne Stuart - Ghislaine de Lorgny
  • Fire in the Heart (1990) by Katherine Sutcliffe - Bonnie
  • My Only Love (1993) by Katherine Sutcliffe - Olivia Devonshire
  • In My Heart (2004) by Melody Thomas - Lady Alexandra Marshall

American/Frontier Historical Romances

  • Another Eden (1992) by Patricia Gaffney - Sara Cochrane
  • Sweet Everlasting (1993) by Patricia Gaffney - Carrie Wiggins
  • Hers Forever (1995) by Wendy Garrett - Cari Fremont
  • Moon in the Water (2004) by Elizabeth Grayson - Ann Rossiter
  • Tempest (1991) by Catherine Hart - Charity Prindle
  • Apache Magic (1991) by Janis Reams Hudson - Daniella Blackwood
  • Daughter of Fortune (1985) by Carla Kelly - Maria Espinosa
  • Day Dreamer (1996) by Jill Marie Landis - Celine Winters
  • A Reason to Live (2006) by Maureen McKade - Laurel Covey
  • Morning Glory (1989) by LaVyrle Spencer - Ellie Dinsmore
  • The Doctor's Wife (1999) by Cheryl St. John - Ellie Parish
  • Heaven In His Arms (1995) by Lisa Anne Verge - Genevieve Lalande (set in Canada)

Contemporary Romances

  • The Night in Question (9/2002) by Harper Allen - HI-680 - Julia Tennant
  • Sweet Nothings (2002) by Catherine Anderson - Molly Wells
  • Fat Tuesday (1997) by Sandra Brown - Remy Duvall
  • Baby Christmas (12/2000) by Pamela Browning - HAR-854 - Rachel Hirsch
  • Cherish This Moment (5/1986) by Sandra Canfield - HSR-213 - Tracy Kent
  • Streets of Fire (6/1990) by Judith Duncan - HSR-407 - Sydney Foster
  • Mr. Family (10/1996) by Margot Early - HSR-711 - Erika Blade
  • Twelve Days (2000) by Teresa Hill - Rachel McRae
  • Cry Wolf (1993) by Tami Hoag - Laurel Chandler
  • After the Night (1995) by Linda Howard - Faith Devlin Hardy
  • Dream Man (1995) by Linda Howard - Marlie Keen
  • A Soldier's Heart (11/1994) by Kathleen Korbel - SIM-602 - Claire Henderson
  • Forget Me Not (10/1984) by Elizabeth Lowell - SIM-72 - Alana Reeves
  • Stolen Hearts (1997) by Michelle Martin - Tess Alcott
  • Dream a Little Dream (1997) by Susan Elizabeth Phillips - Rachel Stone
  • Born in Fire (1994) by Nora Roberts - Margaret Mary Concannon
  • Public Secrets (1990) by Nora Roberts - Emma McAvoy
  • Endings and Begininnings (1/1984) by Nora Roberts - SIM-33 - Olivia Carmichael
  • The Man Who Loved Christmas (12/1999) by Katherine Shay - HSR-877 - Beth Winters aka Lizzie Borden
  • The Gingerbread Man (2001) by Maggie Shayne - Holly Newman
  • Blackout (2006) by Annie Solomon - Margo Scott
  • Imagine Love (1996) by Katherine Stone - Claire and Lady Sarah
  • Banish Misfortune (4/1985) by Anne Stuart - HARPE-5 - Jessica Hanson
  • Chain of Love (11/1983) by Anne Stuart - HAR-30 - Cathy Whiteheart
  • Special Gifts (2/1990) by Anne Stuart - SIM-321 - Elizabeth Hardy
  • American Dreamer (1997) by Theresa Weir - Lark Leopold
  • Long Night Moon (1995) by Theresa Weir - Sara Ivy

Alternate Reality

  • Hell Kat (2006) by Vivi Anna - Kat
  • Inferno (2006) by Vivi Anna - Kat
  • Bitten (2001) by Kelley Armstrong - Elena Michaels
  • Son of the Morning (1997) by Linda Howard - Grace St. John
  • In Death series (1995-) by J.D. Robb - Eve Dallas
  • Archangel (1996) by Sharon Shinn - Rachel
  • Mystic and Rider (2005) by Sharon Shinn - Senneth
  • Bride of the Mist (1996) by Christina Skye - Kara FitzGerald

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