Best historical romance novels with sensible heroines

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A Duchess in Name (The Grantham Girls, #1)
A Duchess in Name (The Grantham Girls, #1) 3.77 avg rating — 1,119 ratings
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Defy Not the Heart (Shefford's Knights #1)
Defy Not the Heart (Shefford's Knights #1) 4.06 avg rating — 9,099 ratings
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A Momentary Marriage (Montclair-de Vere #2)
A Momentary Marriage (Montclair-de Vere #2) 4.02 avg rating — 2,350 ratings
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An Unexpected Encounter (Half Moon House #1.5)
An Unexpected Encounter (Half Moon House #1.5) 4.01 avg rating — 144 ratings
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Wagon Trail Bride (Pioneer Series Book 1)
Wagon Trail Bride (Pioneer Series Book 1) 4.16 avg rating — 844 ratings
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Any Rogue Will Do (Misfits of Mayfair, #1)
Any Rogue Will Do (Misfits of Mayfair, #1) 3.73 avg rating — 1,597 ratings
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Slightly Wicked (Bedwyn Saga, #2)
Slightly Wicked (Bedwyn Saga, #2) 3.99 avg rating — 15,085 ratings
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Fallen Angel (G K Hall Large Print Book Series)
Fallen Angel (G K Hall Large Print Book Series) 3.91 avg rating — 1,023 ratings
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The Brigadier's Runaway Bride (The Dukes of War, #5)
The Brigadier's Runaway Bride (The Dukes of War, #5) 3.87 avg rating — 1,335 ratings
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West End Earl (Misfits of Mayfair, #2)
West End Earl (Misfits of Mayfair, #2) 3.79 avg rating — 1,141 ratings
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The Last Rogue (Regency Quartet, #4)
The Last Rogue (Regency Quartet, #4) 3.60 avg rating — 351 ratings
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Without Words
Without Words 4.22 avg rating — 5,099 ratings
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Lady Derring Takes a Lover (The Palace of Rogues, #1)
Lady Derring Takes a Lover (The Palace of Rogues, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 4,863 ratings
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The Unlikely Wife (Bowen, #2)
The Unlikely Wife (Bowen, #2) 3.93 avg rating — 689 ratings
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Once Upon a Marquess (The Worth Saga, #1)
Once Upon a Marquess (The Worth Saga, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 5,063 ratings
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More Than a Mistress (Mistress Trilogy, #1)
More Than a Mistress (Mistress Trilogy, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 9,596 ratings
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The Wicked One (de Montforte, #4)
The Wicked One (de Montforte, #4) 4.29 avg rating — 4,471 ratings
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Romancing Olive
Romancing Olive 4.03 avg rating — 1,080 ratings
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Ravishing the Heiress (Fitzhugh Trilogy, #2)
Ravishing the Heiress (Fitzhugh Trilogy, #2) 3.84 avg rating — 9,607 ratings
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Heartless (Georgian, #1)
Heartless (Georgian, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 5,696 ratings
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The Last Hellion (Scoundrels, #4)
The Last Hellion (Scoundrels, #4) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 8,586 ratings
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Viking in Love (Viking I, #8)
Viking in Love (Viking I, #8) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 982 ratings
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The Devilish Montague (Rebellious Sons, #2)
The Devilish Montague (Rebellious Sons, #2) 3.86 avg rating — 569 ratings
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Reforming Lord Ragsdale
Reforming Lord Ragsdale really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3,815 ratings
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Emma's Journey
Emma's Journey 3.98 avg rating — 417 ratings
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In for a Penny
In for a Penny 3.68 avg rating — 1,485 ratings
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Lord Carew's Bride
Lord Carew's Bride 3.88 avg rating — 3,028 ratings
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The Husband Trap (The Trap Trilogy, #1)
The Husband Trap (The Trap Trilogy, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 4,880 ratings
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Katherine (Bachelor Brides, #3)
Katherine (Bachelor Brides, #3) 4.25 avg rating — 959 ratings
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The Admiral's Penniless Bride
The Admiral's Penniless Bride 3.86 avg rating — 2,758 ratings
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Reforming Lord Neil (Inglewood #5)
Reforming Lord Neil (Inglewood #5) 4.43 avg rating — 3,064 ratings
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The Luckiest Lady in London
The Luckiest Lady in London 3.85 avg rating — 12,223 ratings
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Coming Home for Christmas
Coming Home for Christmas 3.86 avg rating — 484 ratings
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A Rogue of Her Own (Windham Brides, #4)
A Rogue of Her Own (Windham Brides, #4) 4.01 avg rating — 3,188 ratings
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The Fortune Hunter
The Fortune Hunter 3.82 avg rating — 777 ratings
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Written on Your Skin
Written on Your Skin 3.81 avg rating — 2,499 ratings
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Duke of Midnight (Maiden Lane, #6)
Duke of Midnight (Maiden Lane, #6) 4.07 avg rating — 12,253 ratings
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Beauty Like the Night (Rutledge Family, #1)
Beauty Like the Night (Rutledge Family, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 1,909 ratings
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Never a Gentleman (Drake's Rakes, #2)
Never a Gentleman (Drake's Rakes, #2) 3.60 avg rating — 2,788 ratings
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Lady Sparrow
Lady Sparrow 3.88 avg rating — 309 ratings
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Marrying The Royal Marine (Lord Ratliffe's Daughters, #3)
Marrying The Royal Marine (Lord Ratliffe's Daughters, #3) 3.97 avg rating — 1,368 ratings
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Derriford: Confirmed Bachelors Book 5
Derriford: Confirmed Bachelors Book 5 4.45 avg rating — 816 ratings
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The Mrs MacKinnons
The Mrs MacKinnons 4.42 avg rating — 1,064 ratings
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How the Marquess Was Won (Pennyroyal Green, #6)
How the Marquess Was Won (Pennyroyal Green, #6) 4.08 avg rating — 8,250 ratings
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This Wicked Gift (Carhart, #0.5)
This Wicked Gift (Carhart, #0.5) 3.50 avg rating — 1,221 ratings
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Castles (Crown's Spies #4)
Castles (Crown's Spies #4) 4.14 avg rating — 17,363 ratings
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A Fine Passion (Bastion Club, #4)
A Fine Passion (Bastion Club, #4) 4.10 avg rating — 5,423 ratings
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The Gunslinger's Mail-Order Bride (Mail-Order Brides of the Southwest, #5)
The Gunslinger's Mail-Order Bride (Mail-Order Brides of the Southwest, #5) 4.53 avg rating — 32 ratings
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A Lady of His Own (Bastion Club, #3)
A Lady of His Own (Bastion Club, #3) 4.03 avg rating — 5,396 ratings
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Mastered By Love (Bastion Club, #8)
Mastered By Love (Bastion Club, #8) 4.17 avg rating — 5,189 ratings
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My Last Duchess (The Wildes of Lindow Castle, #0)
My Last Duchess (The Wildes of Lindow Castle, #0) 3.93 avg rating — 5,141 ratings
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Beyond Seduction (Bastion Club, #6)
Beyond Seduction (Bastion Club, #6) 4.05 avg rating — 5,050 ratings
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The Falls of Erith (Noble Line of de Nerra, #3)
The Falls of Erith (Noble Line of de Nerra, #3) 4.53 avg rating — 666 ratings
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To Marry an Heiress (Daughters of Fortune, #2)
To Marry an Heiress (Daughters of Fortune, #2) 3.91 avg rating — 1,505 ratings
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Dangerous
Dangerous 3.99 avg rating — 11,018 ratings
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Rendezvous
Rendezvous 3.94 avg rating — 7,987 ratings
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Only Beloved (The Survivor's Club , #7)
Only Beloved (The Survivor's Club , #7) 4.08 avg rating — 7,491 ratings
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Ravishing in Red (The Rarest Blooms, #1)
Ravishing in Red (The Rarest Blooms, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 5,153 ratings
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Edenbrooke (Edenbrooke, #1)
Edenbrooke (Edenbrooke, #1) 4.33 avg rating — 60,434 ratings
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When the Duke Was Wicked (Scandalous Gentlemen of St. James, #1)
When the Duke Was Wicked (Scandalous Gentlemen of St. James, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 8,940 ratings
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The Borrowed Bride (Seavers Brides, #1)
The Borrowed Bride (Seavers Brides, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 900 ratings
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Always a Scoundrel (Notorious Gentlemen, #3)
Always a Scoundrel (Notorious Gentlemen, #3) 3.96 avg rating — 3,492 ratings
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Enchanting the Earl (The Townsends, #1)
Enchanting the Earl (The Townsends, #1) 3.61 avg rating — 327 ratings
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Lord Thomas and His Bride (The Duke's Brothers, #3)
Lord Thomas and His Bride (The Duke's Brothers, #3) 4.36 avg rating — 102 ratings
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Scoundrel (Montagues, #3)
Scoundrel (Montagues, #3) 3.85 avg rating — 362 ratings
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The Sinner (Assassins Guild #4)
The Sinner (Assassins Guild #4) 4.15 avg rating — 675 ratings
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The Rebel (Assassins Guild #2)
The Rebel (Assassins Guild #2) 3.86 avg rating — 758 ratings
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Only Enchanting (The Survivors' Club, #4)
Only Enchanting (The Survivors' Club, #4) 3.96 avg rating — 8,893 ratings
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The Proposal (The Survivors' Club, #1)
The Proposal (The Survivors' Club, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 13,802 ratings
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The Enticement of an Earl (Dark Regency, #3)
The Enticement of an Earl (Dark Regency, #3) 4.17 avg rating — 840 ratings
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The Parfit Knight (Rockliffe, #1)
The Parfit Knight (Rockliffe, #1) 4.18 avg rating — 2,451 ratings
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His Lady of Fire (Ladies of the Lamp, #1)
His Lady of Fire (Ladies of the Lamp, #1) 4.24 avg rating — 475 ratings
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The Mésalliance (Rockliffe, #2)
The Mésalliance (Rockliffe, #2) 4.07 avg rating — 1,579 ratings
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Sleepless at Midnight (Mayhem in Mayfair, #1)
Sleepless at Midnight (Mayhem in Mayfair, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 2,384 ratings
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Hand Of Fate (The Hand Of Westerns #1)
Hand Of Fate (The Hand Of Westerns #1) 4.44 avg rating — 1,921 ratings
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Tempted At Midnight (Mayhem in Mayfair, #4)
Tempted At Midnight (Mayhem in Mayfair, #4) 3.95 avg rating — 920 ratings
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Reckless Love (MacKenzie-Blackthorn #1)
Reckless Love (MacKenzie-Blackthorn #1) 3.86 avg rating — 1,593 ratings
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Red Roses Mean Love
Red Roses Mean Love 3.85 avg rating — 930 ratings
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Charlotte
Charlotte 4.38 avg rating — 7,876 ratings
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Turner's Woman (Trail Blazers, #1)
Turner's Woman (Trail Blazers, #1) 4.30 avg rating — 338 ratings
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If His Kiss Is Wicked (Grantham, #3)
If His Kiss Is Wicked (Grantham, #3) 4.03 avg rating — 842 ratings
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Simply Perfect (Simply Quartet, #4)
Simply Perfect (Simply Quartet, #4) 3.99 avg rating — 7,043 ratings
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Beyond a Wicked Kiss (Compass Club, #4)
Beyond a Wicked Kiss (Compass Club, #4) 3.96 avg rating — 502 ratings
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Only a Promise (The Survivors' Club, #5)
Only a Promise (The Survivors' Club, #5) 3.98 avg rating — 7,859 ratings
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All I Ever Needed (Compass Club, #3)
All I Ever Needed (Compass Club, #3) 3.94 avg rating — 569 ratings
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Everything I Ever Wanted (Compass Club, #2)
Everything I Ever Wanted (Compass Club, #2) 3.93 avg rating — 513 ratings
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Lady Elizabeth's Comet (Clanross, #2)
Lady Elizabeth's Comet (Clanross, #2) 4.15 avg rating — 601 ratings
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To Bed a Beauty (Courtship Wars #2)
To Bed a Beauty (Courtship Wars #2) 3.97 avg rating — 3,041 ratings
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Tempting Fate (Providence, #2)
Tempting Fate (Providence, #2) 4.05 avg rating — 2,951 ratings
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Nearly a Lady (Haverston Family, #1)
Nearly a Lady (Haverston Family, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3,489 ratings
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The Duke (Knight Miscellany, #1)
The Duke (Knight Miscellany, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 11,541 ratings
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The Primrose Path
The Primrose Path 3.93 avg rating — 449 ratings
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Miss Truelove Beckons (Cousins, #1)
Miss Truelove Beckons (Cousins, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 84 ratings
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The Stranger I Married
The Stranger I Married 3.84 avg rating — 16,168 ratings
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Shattered Rainbows (Fallen Angels, #5)
Shattered Rainbows (Fallen Angels, #5) 4.17 avg rating — 3,067 ratings
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The Mesalliance
The Mesalliance 4.07 avg rating — 1,579 ratings
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Last Night's Scandal (Carsington Brothers, #5)
Last Night's Scandal (Carsington Brothers, #5) 3.92 avg rating — 5,071 ratings
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My Heart's Desire
My Heart's Desire 3.84 avg rating — 329 ratings
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Intimate Deception (Intimate, #1)
Intimate Deception (Intimate, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 3,817 ratings
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Golden Girl
Golden Girl
by: Joan Wolf
3.65 avg rating — 589 ratings
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