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[/fusion_text][fusion_text]Playing off the legendary rules of the Hays commission, this list contains wonderful romances with non-explicit or less explicit love scenes. Using AAR’ssensuality system, these would be romances rated Kisses or Subtle. We have provided separate listings for both types.
(List begun 08/99, updated 02/10)
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- Silent Knight (12/1996) by Tori Phillips – HH-343
- The Perilous Gard (1974) by Elizabeth Marie Pope
- Pride and Prejudice (1813) by Jane Austen
- Emily and the Dark Angel (1991) by Jo Beverley
- A Debt of Honour (1982) by Diana Brown
- Prospero’s Daughter (2003) by Nancy Butler
- Reclaiming Lord Rockleigh (2001) by Nancy Butler
- Brighton Road (1988) by Susan Carroll
- The Devil’s Delilah (1990) by Loretta Chase
- Knaves’ Wager (1990) by Loretta Chase
- Allegra (1974) by Clare Darcy
- Lydia (1973) by Clary Darcy
- Lady Barbara’s Dilemma (1993) by Marjorie Farrell
- Friday’s Child (1995) by Barbara Hazard
- The Wary Widow (2000) by Barbara Hazard
- A Change of Heart (1995) by Candice Hern
- Beauvallet (1929) by Georgette Heyer
- Frederica (1965) by Georgette Heyer
- The Grand Sophy (1950) by Georgette Heyer
- The Nonesuch (1950) by Georgette Heyer
- A Grand Design (2000) by Emma Jensen
- What Chloe Wants (1996) by Emma Jensen
- Libby’s London Merchant (1991) by Carla Kelly
- Miss Grimsley’s Oxford Career (1992) by Carla Kelly
- Miss Milton Speaks her Mind (1998) by Carla Kelly
- Miss Whittier Makes a List (1994) by Carla Kelly
- One Good Turn (2001) by Carla Kelly
- Reforming Lord Ragsdale (1995) by Carla Kelly
- Summer Campaign (1989) by Carla Kelly
- A Bird in Hand (1999) by Allison Lane
- Balmorrow’s Bride (1998) by Judith Lansdowne
- Camilla’s Fate (1997) by Judith Landsdowne
- The Clandestine Betrothal (1967) by Alice Chetwynd Ley
- The Georgian Rake (1960) by Alice Chetwynd Ley
- The Bad Baron’s Daughter (1978) by Laura London (Sharon and Tom Curtis)
- Love’s a Stage (1980) by Laura London (Sharon and Tom Curtis)
- Her Man of Affairs (1980) by Elizabeth Mansfield
- Passing Fancies (1983) by Elizabeth Mansfield
- The Phantom Lover (1979) by Elizabeth Mansfield
- Regency Sting (1980) by Elizabeth Mansfield
- The Lady in Gray (1999) by Patricia Oliver
- The Incomparable Cassandra (2004) by Laura Paquet
- Belle of the Ball (2001) by Donna Simpson
- Lord St. Claire’s Angel (1999) by Donna Simpson
- Brighton Honeymoon (2000) by Sheri Cobb South
- French Leave (2001) by Sheri Cobb South
- Of Paupers and Peers (2006) by Sheri Cobb South
- The Weaver Takes a Wife (1999) by Sheri Cobb South
- Moonlight and Mischief (2004) by Rhonda Woodward
- An Unlikely Alliance (1998) by Patricia Bray
- The Other Mr. Darcy (2009) by Monica Fairview
- Duel of Hearts (2002) by Diane Farr
- Gallant Waif (2001) by Anne Gracie
- The Devil On Horseback (1977) by Victoria Holt
- On the Night of the Seventh Moon (1972) by Victoria Holt
- Penmarric (1971) by Susan Howatch
- A Company of Swans (1985) by Eva Ibbotson
- A Countess below Stairs (1981) by Eva Ibbotson
- Madensky Square (1988) by Eva Ibbotson
- Magic Flutes (1978) by Eva Ibbotson
- The Mystery Kiss (2001) by Judith Lansdowne
- Silent on the Moor (2009) by Deanna Raybourn
- A Town Like Alice (1950) by Nevil Shute (set in Malaya and Australia)
- Sentimental Journey (1990) by Barbara Bretton – HAR-365
- A Season in Eden (1999) by Megan Chance
- Constance (1968) by Patricia Clapp
- The Iron Peacock (1966) by Mary Stetson Clarke
- The Revolt of Sarah Perkins (1965) by Marian Cockrell
- Promise Me (1998) by Laura Lee DeVries
- Country Kiss (1993) by Sharon Harlow
- Yours Truly (1994) by Sharon Harlow
- Here’s to the Ladies (2003) by Carla Kelly
- Gone with the Wind (1936) by Margaret Mitchell
- Love Comes Softly (1979) by Janette Oke
- The Sherwood Ring (1958) by Elizabeth Marie Pope
- Still Life with Murder (2003) by P.B. Ryan
- Daddy-Long-Legs (1912) by Jean Webster
- A Time for Love (1999) by Joye Ames
- A Rather Curious Engagement (2008) by C.A. Belmond
- A Rather Lovely Inheritance (2007) by C.A. Belmond
- Wife is a Four Letter Word (2/1998) by Stephanie Bond – HLL-37
- Autumn’s Eve (1999) by Jordanna Boston
- The Little Lady Agency (2006) by Hester Browne
- Going to the Castle (12/2001) by Nicole Burnham – SR-1563
- All-American Girl (2002) by Meg Cabot
- Pants on Fire (2007) by Meg Cabot
- Princess in Love (2002) by Meg Cabot
- A Thousand Roses (12/1986) by Bethany Campbell – HR-2803
- Letting Loose (1998) by Sue Civil-Brown
- Fifteen (1956) by Beverly Cleary
- A Bride Worth Waiting For (8/1999) by Cara Colter – SR-1388
- Just Listen (2006) by Sarah Dessen
- Sorry, Wrong Number (4/1993) by Patricia Ellis – SR-391
- Daniel’s Gift (1996) by Barbara Freethy
- When I Was Older (2000) by Garret Freymann-Weyr
- Utterly Charming (2000) by Kristine Grayson
- Thoroughly Kissed (2001) by Kristine Grayson
- Invitation to the Boss’s Ball (2009) by Fiona Harper
- His Secret Past (5/2008) by Ellen Hartman – HSR-1491
- The Search (2005) by Christiane Heggan
- A Rush of Wings (2003) by Kristen Heitzmann
- The Still of Night (2003) by Kristen Heitzmann
- Danger in the Shadows (1999) by Dee Henderson
- The Negotiator (2000) by Dee Henderson
- True Devotion (2000) by Dee Henderson
- The School for Husbands (2007) by Wendy Holden
- Mommy Said Goodbye (4/2004) by Janice Kay Johnson – HSR-1197
- With Child (5/2005) by Janice Kay Johnson – HSR-1273
- The Shadowy Horses (1997) by Susanna Kearsley
- Rent a Friend (4/1998) by Valerie Kirkwood – HLL-42
- Knit Two Together (2007) by Connie Lane
- Her Secret Santa (12/1997) by Day Leclaire – HR-3486
- The Bachelor and the Babies (7/1998) by Heather MacAllister – HR-3513
- When We First Met (1982) by Norma Fox Mazer
- Still Mr. and Mrs. (2002) by Mary McBride
- Handyman (2000) by Linda Nichols
- The Living Stone (2000) by Jane Orcutt
- If Andy Warhol Had a Girlfriend (2005) by Alison Pace
- Pug Hill (2006) by Alison Pace
- The Unlikely Romance of Kate Bjorkman (1995) by Louise Plummer
- All’s Fair in Love, War, and High School (2003) by Janette Rallison
- The Ivy Tree (1963) by Mary Stewart
- A Bachelor Falls (5/1998) by Karen Toller Whittenberg – HAR-727
- Seduction of the Crimson Rose (2007) by Lauren Willig
- The Temptation of the Night Jasmine (2009) by Lauren Willig
- Miranda Blue Calling (2004) by Michelle Curry Wright
- California Demon (2006) by Julie Kenner
- Second Star to the Right (1999) by Mary Alice Kruesi
- My Heart Stood Still (2001) by Lynn Kurland
- When I Fall in Love (2007) by Lynn Kurland
- Season of Angels (1993) by Debbie Macomber
- An Angel for the Earl (1994) by Barbara Metzger
- Daughter of Gold (2004) by Janeen O’Kerry
- Archangel (1996) by Sharon Shinn
- Heart of Gold (2000) by Sharon Shinn
- Mystic and Rider (2005) by Sharon Shinn
- The Shape-Changer’s Wife (1995) by Sharon Shinn
- Summers at Castle Auburn (2001) by Sharon Shinn
- Companions of the Night (1995) by Vivian Vande Velde
- To Say Nothing of the Dog (1997) by Connie Willis
- Promised Land (1996) by Connie Willis and Cynthia Felice
- For Camelot’s Honor (2005) by Sarah Zettel
- Lion’s Legacy (2/1996) by Suzanne Barclay – HH-304
- Another Chance to Dream (1998) by Lynn Kurland
- From This Moment On (2002) by Lynn Kurland
- If I Had You (2000) by Lynn Kurland
- This is All I Ask (1997) by Lynn Kurland
- A Kingdom of Dreams (1989) by Judith McNaught
- Katherine (1954) by Anya Seton
- Born of the Sun (1989) by Joan Wolf
- The Edge of Light (1990) by Joan Wolf
- The Famous Heroine (1996) by Mary Balogh
- The Notorious Rake (1992) by Mary Balogh
- Lord Stanhope’s Proposal (2000) by Jessica Benson
- Her Perfect Earl (2005) by Bethany Brooks
- The Emerald Necklace (1981) by Diana Brown
- The Rake’s Retreat (1999) by Nancy Butler
- The Fourth Season (1995) by Anne Douglas
- Beau Crusoe (2007) by Carla Kelly
- The Lady’s Companion (1996) by Carla Kelly
- Miss Chartley’s Guided Tour (1989) by Carla Kelly
- With This Ring (1997) by Carla Kelly
- Married by Mistake (1992) by Melinda McRae
- The Rules of Gentility (2007) by Janet Mullany
- The Rake and the Reformer (1989) by Mary Jo Putney
- Courting Trouble (2004) by Nonnie St. George
- The American Duchess (1982) by Joan Wolf
- His Lordship’s Mistress (1982) by Joan Wolf
- The Bargain (1997) by Jane Ashford
- A Matter of Class (2010) by Mary Balogh
- My Dearest Enemy (1998) by Connie Brockway
- Marrying Mozart (2005) by Stephanie Cowell
- The Lymond Chronicles (1961-1975) by Dorothy Dunnett
- An Honorable Thief (2002) by Anne Gracie
- Rightfully His (1998) by Tracy Grant
- A Company of Swans (1985) by Eva Ibbotson
- A Countess Below Stairs (1992) by Eva Ibbotson
- To Love a Wicked Lord (2009) by Edith Layton
- Heather and Velvet (1991) by Teresa Medeiros
- The Thorn and the Thistle (1997) by Julie Moffett
- A Most Lamentable Comedy (2009) by Janet Mullany
- The Anglophile (1957) by Egan O’Neil (Elizabeth Linington)
- The Rake (1998) by Mary Jo Putney
- How to Marry a Marquis (1999) by Julia Quinn
- The Chase (2005) by Cheryl Sawyer
- Bride of the MacHugh (1978) by Jan Cox Speas
- Anne’s Perfect Husband (2001) by Gayle Wilson
- Jezebel’s Sister (2001) by Emily Carmichael
- Rachel LeMoyne (1998) by Eileen Charbonneau
- The Randolph Legacy (1997) by Eileen Charbonneau
- Patterns of Love (1998) by Robin Lee Hatcher
- Always to Remember (1996) by Lorraine Heath
- Walks in Shadow (2005) by Joyce Henderson
- Shades of Honor (2002) by Wendy Lindstrom
- A Taste of Honey (1995) by Stephanie Mittman
- Redeeming Love (1991) by Francine Rivers (Multnomah edition only)
- Siren (2005) by Cheryl Sawyer
- My Love, My Enemy (1961) by Jan Cox Speas
- Morning Glory (1989) by LaVyrle Spencer
- Years (1986) by LaVyrle Spencer
- These Is My Words (1998) by Nancy Turner
- Savannah Blues (2002) by Mary Kay Andrews
- Body and Soul (1999) by Jennifer Archer
- Harvest Dance (1997) by Deborah Bedford
- Never Change (2001) by Elizabeth Berg
- The Virgin and the Vagabond (4/1998) by Elizabeth Bevarly – SD-1136
- The Boyfriend School (1989) by Sarah Bird
- I Think I Love You (2002) by Stephanie Bond
- Wife Is a Four Letter Word (1998) by Stephanie Bond – HLAL-37
- Billy Bob Walker Got Married (1993) by Lisa G. Brown
- Little Lady, Big Apple (2007) by Hester Browne
- Every Boy’s Got One (2005) by Meg Cabot
- Queen of Babble trilogy (2006 – 2007) by Meg Cabot
- Size 12 Is Not Fat (2006) by Meg Cabot
- Girl from Mars (2009) by Julie Cohen
- The Cinderella Deal (10/1996) by Jennifer Crusie – LS-807
- Sunshine and Shadow (1986) by Sharon and Tom Curtis
- This Lullaby (2002) by Sarah Dessen
- The Keeper (12/1995) by Margot Early – HSR-668
- Nick’s Kind of Woman (1/1997) by Margot Early – HSR-724
- The Monk Downstairs (2002) by Tim Farrington
- Practically Perfect (2008) by Katie Fforde
- Something Blue (2005) by Emily Giffin
- Something Borrowed (2004) by Emily Giffin
- Crazy for Cornelia (2000) by Chris Gilson
- Austenland (2007) by Shannon Hale
- Catch of the Day (2007) by Kristan Higgins
- Lucy Gets Her Life Back (2006) by Stef Ann Holm
- Warm Hands (2000) by Margaret Johnson-Hodge
- The Winter Sea (2008) by Susanna Kearsley
- Can You Keep a Secret? (2004) by Sophie Kinsella
- Remember Me (2008) by Sophie Kinsella
- Shopaholic and Baby (2007) by Sophie Kinsella
- The Undomestic Goddess (2005) by Sophie Kinsella
- Then She Found Me (1990) by Elinor Lipman
- Starting from Square Two (2004) by Caren Lissner
- The Boy Next Door (2002) by Josie Lloyd and Emlyn Rees
- The Best Gift (2009) by Wendy Markham
- Lost Highways (1999) by Curtiss Ann Matlock
- Disturbing the Peace (2002) by Nancy Newman
- The Pajama Game (2005) by Eugenie Seifer Olson
- Freudian Slip (2009) by Erica Orloff
- Die for Love (1984) by Elizabeth Peters
- Me and Mr. Darcy (2007) by Alexandra Potter
- Her Secret, His Child (5/1999) by Tara Taylor Quinn – HSR-836
- Julie and Romeo (2000) by Jeanne Ray
- Little Darlin’ (6/1998) by Cheryl Reavis – SSE-1177
- Summer Light (2001) by Luanne Rice
- The Fortune Quilt (2007) by Lani Diane Rich
- Prospect Street (2002) by Emilie Richards
- Rude Awakenings of a Jane Austen Addict (2009) by Laurie Viera Rigler
- Look of Love (1999) by Lydia Sandoval
- Maybe This Time (1990) by Kathleen Gilles Seidel
- Mirrors and Mistakes (6/1984) by Kathleen Gilles Seidel – HAR-57
- The Same Last Name (4/1983) by Kathleen Gilles Seidel – HAR-2
- Summer’s End (1999) by Kathleen Gilles Seidel
- When Love Isn’t Enough (11/1984) by Kathleen Gilles Seidel – HAR-80
- Joy in the Morning (1963) by Betty Smith
- High Stakes (11/1989) by Dana Warren Smith – SSE-563
- A Place to Call Home (1998) by Deborah Smith
- Losing It (1/1989) by Beverly Sommers – HAR-278
- Touch Not the Cat (1976) by Mary Stewart
- Good in Bed (2001) by Jennifer Weiner
- Fireside (2009) by Susan Wiggs
- Lakeshore Christmas (2009) by Susan Wiggs
- Breaking the Rules (8/1994) by Ruth Wind – SIM-587
- Meant to Be Married (8/1998) by Ruth Wind – SSE-1194
- A Fashionable Affair (1/1985) by Joan Wolf – RR-102
- Couch World (2005) by Cathy Yardley
- A Girl’s Best Friend (2003) by Elizabeth Young
- Making Mischief (2005) by Elizabeth Young
- A Promising Man (And About Time, Too) (2001) by Elizabeth Young
- Beneath a Sapphire Sea (1993) by Jessica Bryan
- The War for the Oaks (1987) by Emma Bull
- Stardust (1999) by Neil Gaiman
- Shimmering Splendor (1995) by Roberta Gellis
- A Garden in the Rain (2003) by Lynn Kurland
- Till There Was You (2009) by Lynn Kurland
- MacGowen’s Ghost (2009) by Cindy Miles
- Angel with Attitude (2006) by Michelle Rowan
- Angelica (2003) by Sharon Shinn
- Angel-Seeker (2004) by Sharon Shinn
- Tinker (2003) by Wen Spencer
- Warprize (2005) by Elizabeth Vaughn
This list is now closed for submissions.
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