Beta Heroes in Older Romance Novels

1.
Sense and Sensibility
Sense and Sensibility 4.09 avg rating — 1,266,260 ratings
2.
Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1)
Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1) 4.32 avg rating — 1,079,969 ratings
3.
Little Women (Little Women, #1)
Little Women (Little Women, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 2,393,266 ratings
4.
Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice 4.29 avg rating — 4,633,812 ratings
5.
Morning Glory
Morning Glory 4.27 avg rating — 16,331 ratings
6.
Far From the Madding Crowd
Far From the Madding Crowd 3.97 avg rating — 162,873 ratings
7.
Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married
Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married 3.78 avg rating — 51,206 ratings
8.
To Tame a Highland Warrior (Highlander, #2)
To Tame a Highland Warrior (Highlander, #2) 4.12 avg rating — 34,679 ratings
9.
Cowboy Pride (Code of the West #5; Tanner Brothers #5)
Cowboy Pride (Code of the West #5; Tanner Brothers #5) 4.28 avg rating — 272 ratings
10.
The Love Potion (Cajun, #1)
The Love Potion (Cajun, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 1,773 ratings
11.
One White Rose (Rose #3)
One White Rose (Rose #3) 3.92 avg rating — 6,191 ratings
11.
Desire
Desire 3.94 avg rating — 7,320 ratings
13.
Texas Destiny (Texas Trilogy, #1)
Texas Destiny (Texas Trilogy, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 8,212 ratings
14.
The Notebook (The Notebook, #1)
The Notebook (The Notebook, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 1,809,364 ratings
15.
Cold Mountain
Cold Mountain 3.89 avg rating — 248,122 ratings
16.
The Conquest (Peregrine #2)
The Conquest (Peregrine #2) 3.90 avg rating — 4,403 ratings
17.
My Dearest Enemy
My Dearest Enemy 3.81 avg rating — 4,690 ratings
17.
Forever in Texas
Forever in Texas 4.14 avg rating — 421 ratings
19.
Ravished
Ravished 4.02 avg rating — 21,822 ratings
20.
Beyond the Highland Mist (Highlander, #1)
Beyond the Highland Mist (Highlander, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 72,629 ratings
21.
North and South
North and South 4.15 avg rating — 179,595 ratings
22.
Saving Grace
Saving Grace 4.26 avg rating — 29,850 ratings
23.
Marrying Stone (Tales from Marrying Stone, #1)
Marrying Stone (Tales from Marrying Stone, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 1,057 ratings
24.
The Blue Castle
The Blue Castle 4.31 avg rating — 52,540 ratings
25.
Annie's Song
Annie's Song 4.14 avg rating — 17,632 ratings
26.
Cotillion
Cotillion 4.10 avg rating — 17,981 ratings
27.
As You Desire (Braxton, #1)
As You Desire (Braxton, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 4,270 ratings
28.
Wild Oats (Wild Oats, #1)
Wild Oats (Wild Oats, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 1,375 ratings
29.
Runabout (Wild Oats, #2)
Runabout (Wild Oats, #2) 3.98 avg rating — 959 ratings
30.
Watermelon (Walsh Family, #1)
Watermelon (Walsh Family, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 91,816 ratings
31.
One Christmas Knight (The Sisters Waskowitz, #1)
One Christmas Knight (The Sisters Waskowitz, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 57 ratings
31.
The Unknown Ajax
The Unknown Ajax 4.13 avg rating — 11,077 ratings
31.
Three Dog Knight (Cavendish Chronicles, #3)
Three Dog Knight (Cavendish Chronicles, #3) 3.84 avg rating — 148 ratings
31.
Green Dolphin Country
Green Dolphin Country 4.24 avg rating — 2,673 ratings
35.
Rio Grande Wedding
Rio Grande Wedding
by: Ruth Wind
4.25 avg rating — 148 ratings
35.
The Quiet Gentleman
The Quiet Gentleman 4.04 avg rating — 9,812 ratings
35.
Blue Moon Rising (Forest Kingdom, #1)
Blue Moon Rising (Forest Kingdom, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 4,822 ratings
35.
Of Love and Shadows
Of Love and Shadows really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 36,154 ratings
39.
Anyone But You
Anyone But You 3.82 avg rating — 21,252 ratings
39.
The Seven Dials Mystery (Superintendent Battle #2)
The Seven Dials Mystery (Superintendent Battle #2) 3.80 avg rating — 31,827 ratings
39.
Wildest Hearts
Wildest Hearts 3.99 avg rating — 4,184 ratings
39.
Stardust of Yesterday (de Piaget, #9; de Paiget/MacLeod, #1)
Stardust of Yesterday (de Piaget, #9; de Paiget/MacLeod, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 4,235 ratings
43.
Lightning that Lingers
Lightning that Lingers 3.77 avg rating — 349 ratings
43.
False Colours
False Colours 3.95 avg rating — 8,394 ratings
43.
Fate (Love Found, Book 1)
Fate (Love Found, Book 1) 3.61 avg rating — 119 ratings
46.
Kiss Your Prince Charming (Happily Ever After #2)
Kiss Your Prince Charming (Happily Ever After #2) 3.29 avg rating — 35 ratings
46.
Exposure
Exposure 3.85 avg rating — 1,841 ratings
46.
Fire and Rain
Fire and Rain 3.56 avg rating — 192 ratings
49.
The Last Rogue (Regency Quartet, #4)
The Last Rogue (Regency Quartet, #4) 3.60 avg rating — 351 ratings
49.
Charity Girl
Charity Girl 3.67 avg rating — 7,171 ratings
49.
Cousin Kate
Cousin Kate 3.60 avg rating — 7,866 ratings
49.
Indahnya Kebenaran
Indahnya Kebenaran 3.72 avg rating — 65 ratings
53.
The Starry Child (Starry Child, #1)
The Starry Child (Starry Child, #1) 3.69 avg rating — 383 ratings
53.
An Infamous Army (Alastair-Audley, #4)
An Infamous Army (Alastair-Audley, #4) 3.72 avg rating — 4,947 ratings
53.
Rendezvous
Rendezvous 3.94 avg rating — 7,987 ratings
56.
The Perilous Gard
The Perilous Gard 4.10 avg rating — 9,015 ratings
56.
Wait for the Sunrise
Wait for the Sunrise 3.83 avg rating — 60 ratings
58.
High Couch of Silistra (Silistra, #1)
High Couch of Silistra (Silistra, #1) 3.57 avg rating — 467 ratings
58.
Bath Tangle
Bath Tangle 3.92 avg rating — 9,467 ratings
58.
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall 4.03 avg rating — 126,466 ratings
61.
Born in Shame (Born In Trilogy, #3)
Born in Shame (Born In Trilogy, #3) 4.13 avg rating — 37,805 ratings
61.
The Masqueraders
The Masqueraders 4.09 avg rating — 9,300 ratings
61.
Forever & Ever (Wyckerley Trilogy #3)
Forever & Ever (Wyckerley Trilogy #3) 3.68 avg rating — 396 ratings
64.
Till the Stars Fall (Hometown Memories #3)
Till the Stars Fall (Hometown Memories #3) 4.18 avg rating — 219 ratings
64.
The Toll-Gate
The Toll-Gate 4.01 avg rating — 7,849 ratings
64.
Pure Temptation
Pure Temptation 3.78 avg rating — 339 ratings
67.
The Reluctant Widow
The Reluctant Widow 3.92 avg rating — 10,920 ratings
67.
Miracle of Love
Miracle of Love 3.33 avg rating — 39 ratings
69.
My Friend the Professor
My Friend the Professor 4.22 avg rating — 206 ratings
69.
For the Love of God
For the Love of God 3.90 avg rating — 155 ratings
71.
Tell Me Lies
Tell Me Lies 3.72 avg rating — 13,289 ratings
71.
Rainbow in the Royals
Rainbow in the Royals 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings
71.
Love Me Forever (Sherring Cross, #2)
Love Me Forever (Sherring Cross, #2) 3.99 avg rating — 7,134 ratings
74.
Loving Jenny
Loving Jenny 3.69 avg rating — 118 ratings
74.
Faro's Daughter
Faro's Daughter 3.97 avg rating — 15,582 ratings
74.
Season for Miracles (Bethlehem, #1)
Season for Miracles (Bethlehem, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 233 ratings
77.
Simple Jess (Tales from Marrying Stone, #2)
Simple Jess (Tales from Marrying Stone, #2) 4.09 avg rating — 3,921 ratings
77.
Under the Greenwood Tree
Under the Greenwood Tree 3.64 avg rating — 14,276 ratings
77.
Gentle Deception
Gentle Deception 3.62 avg rating — 111 ratings
80.
The Devil's Delilah (Regency Noblemen, #2)
The Devil's Delilah (Regency Noblemen, #2) 3.64 avg rating — 1,403 ratings
80.
Blind Mans Year
Blind Mans Year 3.73 avg rating — 11 ratings
80.
Prince of Dreams (Val Cache, #2)
Prince of Dreams (Val Cache, #2) 3.63 avg rating — 390 ratings
83.
Miss Grimsley's Oxford Career
Miss Grimsley's Oxford Career 3.91 avg rating — 2,139 ratings
83.
Dawn's Early Light (Williamsburg #1)
Dawn's Early Light (Williamsburg #1) 4.26 avg rating — 1,650 ratings
83.
Prince of Shadows (Val Cache, #3)
Prince of Shadows (Val Cache, #3) 3.80 avg rating — 504 ratings
86.
Sergeant Joe
Sergeant Joe 4.18 avg rating — 206 ratings
86.
Hour of the Rose (Draycott Abbey, #1)
Hour of the Rose (Draycott Abbey, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 1,114 ratings
88.
The Enchantment
The Enchantment 3.51 avg rating — 1,116 ratings
88.
These Is My Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901, Arizona Territories (Sarah Agnes Prine, #1)
These Is My Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901, Arizona Territories (Sarah Agnes Prine, #1) 4.36 avg rating — 80,369 ratings
88.
The Sheriff Takes a Wife (Manning Sisters, #2)
The Sheriff Takes a Wife (Manning Sisters, #2) 4.07 avg rating — 1,825 ratings
91.
A Garden Folly (Country House Party, #1)
A Garden Folly (Country House Party, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 1,052 ratings
91.
In My Enemy's Arms
In My Enemy's Arms really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 175 ratings
91.
Everlastin' (Everlastin', #1)
Everlastin' (Everlastin', #1) 3.56 avg rating — 221 ratings
94.
Millionaire Bachelor
Millionaire Bachelor 3.78 avg rating — 394 ratings
95.
Always to Remember
Always to Remember 4.21 avg rating — 3,085 ratings
95.
The Spanish Bride
The Spanish Bride 3.51 avg rating — 2,971 ratings
95.
The Lion's Bride
The Lion's Bride 3.88 avg rating — 947 ratings
98.
The Way Home
The Way Home 3.76 avg rating — 513 ratings
98.
The Nonesuch
The Nonesuch 4.10 avg rating — 12,342 ratings
100.
A Roman Singer
A Roman Singer 3.55 avg rating — 11 ratings
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