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Historical Romance Bestsellers

The top 50 Historical Romance books on Amazon — with recorded rankings, chart movement, and tracking history. Check the snapshot date to see when these books were collected.

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Historical Romance — 2026-09-1750 booksAvg 4.52★1,372,688 total reviewsLatest collected snapshot

Movement compared with 2026-09-16

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The Castle in the Glen: A Novel

Rhys Bowen

49 days tracked

4.67,916 reviews

The Song of Achilles: A Novel

Madeline Miller

49 days tracked · peak #1

4.5134,408 reviews

Rebecca

Daphne du Maurier

13 days tracked · +1 this week

4.434,384 reviews

A Woman's Place: A Novel

Danielle Steel

4 days tracked · peak #2

4.65,634 reviews

A Thousand Painted Hours: A Novel

Barbara O'Neal

37 days tracked · peak #3 · −2 this week

4.72,708 reviews

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Feathers so Vicious: A Dark Fantasy Romance (Court of Ravens Book 1)

Liv Zander

49 days tracked · peak #3

4.444,643 reviews

If I Were You: A Novel: A Novel (A Gripping Christian Historical Fiction Story of Friendship and Survival Set in London During WWII and Post-War America)

Lynn Austin

2 days tracked

4.64,966 reviews

Where the Lost Wander: A Novel

Amy Harmon

49 days tracked · peak #6 · −1 this week

4.645,155 reviews

The First Witch of Boston: A Novel

Andrea Catalano

49 days tracked · peak #8

4.336,059 reviews

103

The Sky Beneath Her: A Novel

Mary Ellen Taylor

49 days tracked · peak #2 · −5 this week

4.517,805 reviews

111

The Women of Arlington Hall: A Novel

Jane Healey

49 days tracked · peak #9 · −1 this week

4.438,630 reviews

123

Outlander: Outlander, Book 1

Diana Gabaldon

49 days tracked · peak #8 · +3 this week

4.6106,310 reviews

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Where the Sea Lavender Grows: A Novel

Kitty Johnson

49 days tracked · peak #5

4.524,919 reviews

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A Rake's Midnight Kiss (Sons of Sin Book 2)

Anna Campbell

4.4592 reviews

151

Shadows so Cruel: A Dark Fantasy Romance (Court of Ravens Book 2)

Liv Zander

49 days tracked · peak #8 · −3 this week

4.343,021 reviews

162

The Things We Cannot Say: A WWII Historical Fiction Novel – A NYT Bestseller Romance Drama of Polish Courage

Kelly Rimmer

49 days tracked · peak #12 · −2 this week

4.765,216 reviews

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Tomorrow's First Light (Texas Promise Book 1)

Naomi Rawlings

49 days tracked · peak #8 · +6 this week

4.67,312 reviews

182

In the Great Quiet: A Novel

Laura Vogt

49 days tracked · peak #3 · −7 this week

4.217,057 reviews

198

No Choice But Seduction: A Malory Novel (Malory-Anderson Family Book 9)

Johanna Lindsey

3 days tracked · peak #10

4.51,530 reviews

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The Four Winds

Kristin Hannah

49 days tracked · peak #18 · +1 this week

4.6198,932 reviews

212

What the Wind Knows

Amy Harmon

49 days tracked · peak #7 · −5 this week

4.666,880 reviews

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The Wedding Ring Quest

Carla Kelly

4.4403 reviews

232

King of Flesh and Bone: A Dark Fantasy Romance (The Pale Court Book 1)

Liv Zander

49 days tracked · peak #18 · +3 this week

4.111,977 reviews

242

Pride and Prejudice

Jane Austen

49 days tracked · peak #14 · −2 this week

4.711,260 reviews

251

Pride and Prejudice

Jane Austen

49 days tracked · peak #10 · +4 this week

4.639,258 reviews

261

When We Had Wings: A Novel

Ariel Lawhon

49 days tracked · peak #23

4.58,090 reviews

271

The Dark of the Moon

Fiona Valpy

49 days tracked · peak #25 · +5 this week

4.710,710 reviews

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The Highlander's Enchantress

Violetta Rand

2 days tracked

4.231 reviews

29New

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The Rose Code: An Intriguing Novel of Love, Loyalty, and Secrets Among Female Codebreakers During WWII

Kate Quinn

49 days tracked

4.665,636 reviews

304

The Echo of Loss (Hallewell Trilogy Book 2)

Katherine Webb

2 days tracked

4.86 reviews

312

Mail-Order Duchess (Lords of the Rockies Book 1)

Misty M. Beller

47 days tracked · peak #24 · −1 this week

4.62,637 reviews

321

Redeeming Love

Francine Rivers

49 days tracked · peak #30 · −1 this week

4.835,308 reviews

3310

Surrender: A Novel

Amanda Quick

3 days tracked · peak #23

4.4785 reviews

341

Phantom

H. D. Carlton

49 days tracked · peak #19 · −1 this week

4.224,611 reviews

351

The Club for Rebellious Ladies: A totally unputdownable dual timeline historical novel of friendship, romance and secrets

Siobhan Curham

49 days tracked · peak #30 · +3 this week

4.5363 reviews

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To Tame the MacKeellan Beast: A Scottish Medieval Historical Romance Novel

Ava McArthur

—— reviews

3712

The Lumber Baron's Wife

Lynn Austin

7 days tracked · peak #21

4.7627 reviews

383

Dawn of the North: The Ashen Series, Book 3

Demi Winters

49 days tracked · peak #6 · −3 this week

4.56,030 reviews

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The Orphan Boy to Answer Her Prayer: An Inspirational Romance Novel (Brides of the Untamed Frontier)

Grace Clemens

—— reviews

405

Her Mail-Order Groom's Secret: A Historical Western Romance Novel (Brides of the Untamed Frontier)

Aurora Hanson

37 days tracked · peak #24 · −13 this week

4.5258 reviews

419

The Orphan She Chose Out West: A Historical Western Romance Novel (Brave Hearts of the Frontier)

Sadie Thornwell

5 days tracked · peak #24

4.613 reviews

422

Owned by the Scarred Laird: A Scottish Medieval Historical Romance (The Highland Contracts Book 1)

Maddie MacKenna

5 days tracked · peak #37

4.63 reviews

433

Commonwealth: A Novel

Ann Patchett

27 days tracked · peak #34

451,873 reviews

442

The Station Master's Reluctant Bride: A Historical Western Romance Novel (Brides of the Untamed Frontier)

Aurora Hanson

5 days tracked · peak #30

51 review

45New

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The Great Gatsby: A Classic 1925 Jazz Age Novel

F. Scott Fitzgerald

34 days tracked

4.7— reviews

461

Kingdom of Claw: The Ashen Series, Book 2

Demi Winters

49 days tracked · peak #12 · −9 this week

4.512,421 reviews

474

Red Rabbit: You Shatter So Beautifully: Red Rabbit Series, Book 1

Devyn Rivers

7 days tracked · peak #43

4.46,771 reviews

489

The Seven Sisters: Escape with this epic tale of love and loss from the internationally beloved author

Lucinda Riley

3 days tracked · peak #39

4.4— reviews

495

The Tattooist of Auschwitz: A Poignant Novel of Love, Survival, and Sacrifice Amidst the Horrors of the Holocaust

Heather Morris

13 days tracked · peak #26

4.6179,539 reviews

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The Brothers Karamazov: A Novel in Four Parts and an Epilogue

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

31 days tracked · peak #33 · −4 this week

4.6— reviews

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