Gone with the Wind Margaret Mitchell
Whitley my love: Judith McNaught

Please recommend some more

Modern: "Shanna" by Woodiwiss
Classic: "Jane Eyre" by one of the Bronte's. I can never remember which.

Rene

Roselynde Chronicles by Roberta Gellis
Black Lyon by Jude Deveraux -- ok, any of the Velvet series too
Twightlight Magic - Shair Anton
Stephanie Laurens' - Cynsters novels
Deborah MacGillivray - A Restless Knight
Kinley MacGregor's - Lords of Avalon series



Denise Lynn

Jude Deveraux's Highland quartet is a big favorite with me, too. Real classics.

Also Skye O'Malley by Bertrice Small, Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers, both big influences for me.

Smootches to Denise Lynn :), who writes excellent medievals. Her Falcons are worth a sleepless night or two!

Since some of my favorites have already been mentioned, I'll add on instead of being redundant.

Paula Quinn
Elizabeth Hoyt
Cheryl St. John
(and all these ladies are on MySpace)

If you like westerns, Harlequin Historicals are the place to look for them!

Betina Krahn
Victoria Alexander (I think I've read every one of hers.)

I just know that as soon as I hit post I'll think of about a dozen more authors I should name.

Aren't you glad historicals are back "IN"? I sure am!

Shari

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte is one of my all-time favorite historicals - although for her it was a contemporary. :)

Persuasion by Jane Austen (same deal)

Born To Be King by Constance Gluyas

The King's Brat by Constance Gluyas

I like Bertrice Small's historicals too.

*hm* *Warning: This may be a lil bit of a list*

well pretty much any historical romance by julie garwood, johanna lindsey, margaret moore, or kathryn caskie are AWESOME

my favorites by them -
julie garwood the bride and the wedding
margaret moore The unwilling bride and the overlords bride
kathryn caskie’s Rules of Engagement (very witty lol)
johanna lindsey - hm, well i’ll be honest i love the malory books - but also A pirates love is great too (as is captive bride)

karen robards, Island flame and its "aftermath" Sea fire (pirate)

i love the historical scottish ones by hannah howell

if you haven’t checked it out- the MacDonnell Brides Tril. is great
my devilish scotsman
my shadow warrior
my wicked highlander

*lol* jenifer ashley has a tril about pirates, but my fav of the 3 is the care and feeding of pirates

julia london *hm* great author -
i esp like the lockhart trilogy and the desperate debutantes - and lol also the rogues of regent street

lisa kleypas - esp love her wallflowers set (four books)

kinley MacGregor a dark champion and master of seduction

margo maguire, the perfect seduction

Leigh Greenwood - esp The captains caress

brenda joyce, (esp) a lady at last

suzanne Enoch, her Griffin set : )





misc other good historical authors -

julia quinn, betina krahn, virginia henley (esp the douglas/kennedy books), mary jo putney, barbara dawson smith, victoria alexander, rebecca hagan lee, karen ranney, tracy anne warren, cathy maxwell, julianne macLean, shannon drake, laura lee guhrke and iris johansen

Anything by Julia Quinn. Her books make me laugh, cry and fall just a little bit in love each time I pick up one of her books.

I started the third book in her Bridgerton series not knowing that it was a series at the time, but since then I got any and everyone that I could get my hands on.

I love her

There are so many books I love, but the two that always come to mind as my all-time favorites are:

Marsha Canham, "The Last Arrow" (book three of the Robin Hood Trilogy)

and.....

Marsha Canham, "Across a Moonlit Sea".

All of Marsha’s books are wonderful, but these two I have read several times each.

Jeanie

Stephanie Laurens
Any of the Cynster Novels

Julia Quinn
The Bridgerton Novels

Julie Ann Long
Perils of Pleasure

Kate Noble
Compromised

Gone with the Wind - Margaret Mitchell
A Knight in Shining Armor - Jude Deveraux
The King’s Mistress - Terri Brisbin

I have all of Johanna Lindsey’s and Victoria Alexander’s books and loved every one of them. I am now trying to read all of Jodi Thomas’ and I absolutely love her.

I also like: Julia Quinn, Tereisa Medeiros, and Hannah Howell but Historicals are my very favorite romance books.

Jane Eyre by Charlotte bronte
All of Jane Austen’s books
Sense and sensibility
Emma
Mansfield Park
Pride and Predjudice
Northhanger Abbey
Persuation
Lorna Doone by R.D. Blackmore

Well there have been some great authors mentioned but I have a few more suggestions.

Diane Gaston - her books always make me laugh and her characters have such flare.
Elizabeth Rolls - "Sigh" I love her heroes. I think she is quite good with the timing and delivery of her stories.
Elizabeth Lane - Oh, I can’t go by a small airport without thinking of On the Wings of Love. Great book and I love her westerns too!
Kate Bridges - Mmmmmm love her Canadian Mounties, actually anything of hers set in Alaska have been great. She has one coming out next month, Alaskan
Renegade
Deb Marlowe - There is just something about her style that sucks me in and grabs my heart, each and every one of her books.
Deb Hale - One of my favorites was Bride Ship but I have each of her titles on my keeper shelf, including the ones she wrote for LUNA, the fantasy line of Harlequin.
Margaret Moore - Besides what has already been mentioned, her Warrior’s series was great. I haven’t read it yet but I’ve heard her Harlequin Historical Undone eBook is really good. The Welsh Lord’s Mistress.
Michelle Styles - Her Gladiator books are excellent. I loved her Historical Christmas story too. The title escapes me at the moment but I can clearly remember the cover art. Beautiful just like the story.
Julia Justiss - Such rich characters and storylines! I love her books.
Nicola Cornick - She is one of my automatic buy authors. I have never been disappointed yet and I own them all.

and Hi Denise "waving" I second Shari on saying Denise Lynn is an author to definitely read.

I could go on and on but maybe it would be easier if you checked out my bookshelves on either GoodReads or Shelfari.

http://www.goodreads.com/historical

http://www.shelfari.com/harlequinhistoricals