Troubled Marriages

Romances about troubled marriages are those in which the couple is estranged, separated, or even divorced early in the story and, having worked out their differences or problems in communication, reunited at the end.

(List begun 01/03, updated 06/07)

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

 

Medieval Romances

  • The Secret Swan (2001) by Shana Abé
  • Dark Champion (1993) by Jo Beverley
  • The Shattered Rose (1996) by Jo Beverley
  • The Willing Wife (2002) by Claudia Dain
  • Red Adam's Lady (1973) by Grace Ingram
  • Madselin (1968) by Norah Lofts

Regency Romances
  • A Chance Encounter (1985) by Mary Balogh
  • A Counterfeit Betrothal (1992) by Mary Balogh
  • Dancing with Clara (1994) by Mary Balogh
  • Gentle Conquest (1987) by Mary Balogh
  • Secrets of the Heart (1988) by Mary Balogh
  • The Rules of Marriage (1986) by Sheila Bishop
  • The Emerald Necklace (1981) by Diana Brown
  • April Lady (1957) by Georgette Heyer
  • Frivolous Pretence (1990) by Anthea Malcolm
  • A Regency Charade (1981) by Elizabeth Mansfield
  • The Duke's Double (1988) by Anita Mills
  • The Major's Mistake (2000) by Andrea Pickens
  • Lady Delafont's Dilemma (2000) by Donna Simpson

European Historical Romances
  • Deceived (1993) by Mary Balogh
  • One Night for Love (1999) by Mary Balogh
  • The Second Husband (1964) by Sheila Bishop
  • The Duchess's Next Husband (2005) by Terri Brisbin
  • Three Little Secrets (2006) by Liz Carlyle
  • The Painted Lady (1993) by Lucia Grahame
  • Daughter of the Game (2002) by Tracy Grant
  • The Marriage Bed (2005) by Laura Lee Guhrke
  • Your Wicked Ways (2004) by Eloisa James
  • The Wedding (1995) by Edith Layton
  • Follow the Heart (1990) by Anita Mills
  • The Scarlet Pimpernel (1905) by Baroness Orczy
  • Silk and Secrets (1992) by Mary Jo Putney

American Historical/Frontier Romances
  • McKenna's Bride (1999) by Judith E. French
  • After the Parade (2000) by Dorothy Garlock
  • The Horse Soldier (2001) by Merline Lovelace
  • The Vow (1998) by Linda Lael Miller
  • Rachel's Passage (1998) by Paula Reid
  • The Coming Home Place (1994) by Mary Spencer
  • Prairie Wife (2005) by Cheryl St. John

Contemporary Romances
  • Annie's Wild Ride (1998) by Alina Adams
  • Always in My Heart (2002) by Catherine Anderson
  • A Perfect Marriage (2/1995) by Laurey Bright - SIM-621
  • Embraced by Love (1995) by Suzanne Brockmann
  • Riley in the Morning (11/1985) by Sandra Brown - LS-115
  • The Fourth Child (2000) by C. J. Carmichael - HSR-917
  • The Wedding Party (2001) by Robin Carr - HR-3222
  • No Escape (3/1988) by Daphne Clair - HP-1056
  • Breaking Point (2/1992) by Emma Darcy - HP-1433
  • Coast Road (1998) by Barbara Delinsky
  • Better than Before (3/1992) by Judith Duncan - SIM-421
  • Reason to Believe (1995) by Kathleen Eagle
  • The Keeper (11/1995) by Margot Early - HSR-668
  • Talk to Me (9/1999) by Jan Freed - HSR-858
  • One True Love (1998) by Barbara Freethy
  • The Outlaw's Wife (10/1998) by Cindy Gerard - SD-1175
  • To the Brink (2006) by Cindy Gerard
  • Just Good Friends (7/1987) by Lucy Gordon - SD-363
  • Just Like Old Times (8/1992) by Jennifer Greene - SD-728
  • Once More with Feeling (10/1983) by Melinda Harris - SCAL-152
  • Hold Fast 'Til Dawn (12/1983) by Mary Haskell - THH-8
  • Twelve Days (2000) by Teresa Hill
  • The Testimony (10/1983) by Robin James (Sharon and Tom Curtis) THH-1
  • A Marriage to Fight For (1997) by Raina Lynn - SIM-804
  • Wife in Disguise (3/2001) by Susan Mallery - SSE-1383
  • The Second Mrs. Adams (8/1997) by Sandra Marton - HP-1899
  • Love in a Small Town (1997) by Curtiss Ann Matlock
  • A Chance of Rainbows (12/1985) by Anne McAllister - HAR-132
  • Still Mr. and Mrs. (2002) by Mary McBride
  • Michael's Wife (1972) by Marlys Millhiser
  • Urban Renewal (2004) by Pamela Morsi
  • You Again (7/1996) by Peggy Nicholson - HSR-698
  • Some Enchanted Season (1999) by Marilyn Pappano
  • The Spiral Path (2002) by Mary Jo Putney
  • Becca's Baby (10/2000) by Tara Taylor Quinn - HSR-943
  • Sheltered in His Arms (2001) by Tara Taylor Quinn
  • The Ultimate Betrayal (3/1996) by Michelle Reid - HP-1799
  • Beautiful Lies (1999) by Emilie Richards
  • The Trouble with Joe (3/1994) by Emilie Richards - SSE-873
  • Danny Boy (1995) by Leigh Riker
  • Tears of Jade (1993) by Leigh Riker
  • Birthright (2003) by Nora Roberts
  • Mr. and Mrs. Wrong (2001) by Fay Robinson - HSR-1012
  • One and Only (2001) by Lynda Sandoval
  • Donovan's Promise (7/1988) by Dallas Schulze - SIM-247
  • Marrying Mike...Again (1/2000) by Alicia Scott - SIM-980
  • Mirrors and Mistakes (6/1984) by Kathleen Gilles Seidel - HAR-57
  • A Risk Worth Taking (8/1983) by Kathleen Gilles Seidel - HAR-17
  • The Same Last Name (4/1983) by Kathleen Gilles Seidel - HAR-2
  • When Love Isn't Enough(11/1984) by Kathleen Gilles Seidel - HAR-80
  • Ties that Bind (2006) by Kathryn Shay
  • Never Let Go (2/1989) by Deborah Smith - LS-308
  • Losing It (1/1989) by Beverly Sommers - HAR-278
  • Bygones (1992) by LaVyrle Spencer
  • Home Song (1995) by LaVyrle Spencer
  • Moments in Time (1995) by Mariah Stewart
  • Wildfire at Midnight (1956) by Mary Stewart
  • The Next Step (1983) by Irma Walker
  • One Fine Day (1994) by Theresa Weir
  • Betrayal on Bali (11/1980) by Sally Wentworth - HP-396
  • Summer Storm (2/1983) by Joan Wolf - RR-8
  • The Silence of Midnight (5/1992) by Karen Young - HSR-500

Alternate Reality
  • Bitten (2001) by Kelley Armstrong

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