Unusual Professions

 

These romances feature heroes and heroines with professions that are outside the ordinary.

(List begun 05/04, updated 03/13)

  • Wonderful (1997) by Jill Barnett – Lady Clio is an alemaker.
  • Masques of Gold (1990) by Roberta Gellis – Lissa is an apothecary. (A at AAR)
  • The Rope Dancer (1987) by Roberta Gellis – Carys, the heroine, is a rope dancer, and Telor, the hero, is a minstrel.
  • By Design (2001) by Madeline Hunter – Joan is a potter, and Rhys is a mason/sculptor. (A at AAR)
  • Scoundrel’s Kiss (2010) by Carrie Lofty – Ada is a linguist. (B at AAR)
  • Desire (1994) by Amanda Quick – Lady Clare is a perfumer.
  • Black Lion’s Bride (2002) by Tina St. John – Zahirah is on a mission to kill King Richard I. (C at AAR)

  • The Rake’s Mistress (2004) by Nicola Cornick – Rebecca Raleigh is a professional glass engraver.
  • Miss Jacobson’s Journey (1992) by Carola Dunn – Jakob Rothschild is an insurance agent.
  • Faro’s Daughter (1941) by Georgette Heyer – Deborah Grantham presides over a gambling house. (A- at AAR)
  • Lady Elizabeth’s Comet (1985) by Sheila Simonson – Lady Elizabeth Conway is an astronomer. (A at AAR)

  • My Darling Caroline (1998) by Adele Ashworth – Caroline Grayson is a botanist. (A- at AAR)
  • Someone Irresistible (2001) by Adele Ashworth – Mimi Marsh is a forensic sculptor. (B- at AAR)
  • When It’s Perfect (2002) by Adele Ashworth – Mary Marsh designs wedding trousseaus, Marcus Longfellow is a researcher of artifacts and hieroglyphics. (B- at AAR)
  • The Legacy (2008) by T.J. Bennett – Wolfgang Behaim is a printer. (A- at AAR)
  • Bridal Favors (2002) by Connie Brockway – Lady Evelyn is a wedding organizer. (A at AAR)
  • Lady of Skye (2001) by Patricia Cabot – Brenna Donnegal is a doctor looking for the cause of cholera. (B at AAR)
  • The Wildest Shore (2001) by Lisa Cach – Anne Hazlett is a lady’s maid. (B+ at AAR)
  • Across a Moonlit Sea (1996) by Marsha Canham – Beau Spence is a ship’s navigator, pilot and mapmaker. (B+ at AAR)
  • The Iron Rose (2003) by Marsha Canham – Juliet Dante captains her own ship. (A at AAR)
  • Captives of the Night (1994) by Loretta Chase – Leila Beaumont is a portrait painter, and Ismal conducts government investigations. (A at AAR)
  • Lord Perfect (2006) by Loretta Chase – Bathsheba Wingate is an art instructor for the sons of wealthy men. (A- at AAR)
  • Bliss (1995) by Judy Cuevas – Hannah Van Evan is an antiques appraiser in training. (A at AAR)
  • Dance (1996) by Judy Cuevas – Marie DuGard is film producer and director. (A- at AAR)
  • Scoundrel (1996) by Elizabeth Elliott – Lady Lily Waters is a cryptographer. (A at AAR)
  • City of Shadows (2007) by Ariana Franklin – Esther Solomonova is a photographer.
  • To Dream Again (1995) by Laura Lee Guhrke – Nathaniel Chase is a toymaker.
  • To Beguile a Beast (2009) by Elizabeth Hoyt – Sir Alistair Monroe is a naturalist. (A at AAR)
  • The Proposition (1999) by Judith Ivory – Mick Tremore is a rat catcher and Edwina Bollash is a linguist. (A at AAR)
  • Whispers of the Night (2006) by Lydia Joyce – Alcyone Carter is a brilliant mathematician. (B- at AAR)
  • Flowers from the Storm (1992) by Laura Kinsale – Maddy Timms is an asylum nurse. (A at AAR)
  • Devil in Winter (2006) by Lisa Kleypas – Sebastian, Lord St. Vincent is a gambling club manager. (A- at AAR)
  • Midsummer Moon (1987) by Laura Kinsale – Merlin Lambourne is an inventor. (A/C at AAR)
  • Diamond Rain (1999) by Constance Laux – Isabel De Quincy and Benedict Costigan design fireworks. (B at AAR)
  • His Very Own Girl (2012) by Carrie Lofty – Lulu Davies is a pilot in Air Transport in WW II.
  • Song of Seduction (2011) by Carrie Lofty – Arie De Voss is a composer and musician. (A- at AAR)
  • The Perils of Pleasure (2008) by Julie Anne Long – Madeleine Greenway is a job coordinator. (A- at AAR)
  • Dear Lady Disdain (1995) by Paula Marshall – Stacy Blanchard owns and manages a bank, inherited from her father.
  • Dangerous Angel (1994) by Deborah Martin – Cordelia Shalstone is a composer.
  • Gentle from the Night (1997) by Meagan McKinney – Alexandra Benjamin is a speech pathologist.
  • Ever His Bride (1997) by Linda Needham – Felicity Mayfield writes travel articles and guides.
  • The Wedding Night (1999) by Linda Needham – Mairey Faelyn is a scholar of Celtic folklore and antiquities. (A at AAR)
  • The Rake (1998) by Mary Jo Putney – Alys Weston is the steward of an estate. (A at AAR)
  • Ravished (1992) by Amanda Quick – Harriet Pomeroy is a paleontologist. (A- at AAR)
  • The Reluctant Reformer (2002) by Lynsay Sands – Lady Margaret Westworth is an undercover reporter. (B- at AAR)
  • Gabriel’s Woman (2001) by Robin Schone – Gabriel is a prostitute. (A- at AAR)
  • The Lover (2000) by Robin Schone – Michel de Anges is a prostitute. (B- at AAR)
  • On My Lady’s Honor (2002) by Kate Silver – Sophie Delamanse is a French musketeer.
  • The Gladiator’s Honor (2006) by Michelle Styles – Valens is a gladiator. (B+ at AAR)
  • Not Quite a Husband (2009) by Sherry Thomas – Leo is a mathematician. (A- at AAR)
  • Tempting the Bride (2012) by Sherry Thomas – Helena Fitzhugh is a book publisher. (A- at AAR)
  • Strangers at Dawn (1999) by Elizabeth Thornton – Lord Max Worthe owns and runs a newspaper. (B/C at AAR)

  • Sweeter than Wine (1999) by Michaela August – Siegfried Rodernwiller is a winemaker. (A- at AAR)
  • More than Magic (1994) by Olga Bicos – Dr. Polly Babcock is an archeologist and Sir Shane McKinnon is an astronomer.
  • Frannie and the Charmer (1996) by Ann Carberry – Sean Sullivan is a magician.
  • Temple’s Prize (1997) by Linda Castle – HH-394 – Temple Parish is a paleontologist.
  • The Tea Rose (2003) by Jennifer Donnelly – Fiona is a tea packer and starts her own tea business. (A at AAR) (Set in late Victorian England & New York)
  • Painted by the Sun (2000) by Elizabeth Grayson – Shea Waterston is a photographer. (B+ at AAR)
  • To Dream Again (1995) by Laura Lee Guhrke – Nathaniel Chase is a toymaker.
  • Always to Remember (1996) by Lorraine Heath – Clayton Holland is a sculptor. (A/B- at AAR)
  • Honey (2000) by Stef Ann Holm – Camille Kennison manages a baseball team. (B at AAR)
  • A Touch of Fire (1992) by Linda Howard – Annie Parker is a physician in 1871 Arizona Territory.
  • Past Promises (1993) by Jill Marie Landis – Jessica Stanbridge is a paleontologist.
  • Logan’s Outlaw (2012) by Elaine Levine – Logan owns a series of Trading Posts. (A- at AAR)
  • The Wedding Gamble (1996) by Cait Logan – Cairo Brown is a professional pool player and pool hall owner.
  • The Fortune Hunter (1998) by Meagan McKinney – Lavinia Murphy is a fortune teller.
  • Marrying Stone (1994) by Pamela Morsi – J. Monroe Farley is a musicologist. (A at AAR)
  • Silver Lining (2000) by Maggie Osborne – Low Down is a prospector. (B at AAR)
  • Defiant Rose (1992) by Colleen Quinn – Rose Carney is a circus owner.
  • Prophet Annie (1999) by Ellen Recknor – Annie Pinkerton Boone is a famous seer in a circus sideshow. (B at AAR)
  • The Beloved Woman (1991) by Deborah Smith – Katherine Blue Song is a doctor.
  • Tides of Love (2000) by Tracy Sumner – Noah Garrett is a marine biologist. (B- at AAR)
  • Dear Enemy (1915) by Jean Webster – Sallie McBride is the superintendent of an orphan asylum.
  • Halfway to Heaven (2001) by Susan Wiggs – Abigail Cabot is an astronomer. (B at AAR)
  • The Horsemaster’s Daughter (1999) by Susan Wiggs – Eliza Flyte is a horse whisperer. (A- at AAR)

  • One Way Out (2005) by Michele Albert (Michelle Jerott) – Cassie Ashton is a fossil hunter and and Alex Martinelli is a paleontologist. (B- at AAR)
  • Haunted Spouse (10/1993) by Heather Allison – HR-3284 – Lizzie Wilcox is a haunted house designer.
  • Heart Waves (12/1992) by Gloria Alvarez – KS-120 – Peyton Adair and Cassidy Sloane are rival DJ’s.
  • Always in my Heart (2002) by Catherine Anderson – Tucker Grant is a field biologist. (B- at AAR)
  • Here to Stay (2011) by Catherine Anderson – Zach Harrigan trains mini horses to be service animals for the blind. (B at AAR)
  • Walk on the Wild Side (2011) by Natalie Anderson – Har Pres Extra #148 – Jack Greene is a professional snowboarder. (B- at AAR)
  • Mystic Cowboy (2013) by Sarah Anderson – Rebel Runs Fast is a medicine man and a successful Native American artist.
  • Wild Heat (2009) by Bella Andre – Maya Jackson is an arson investigator. (B- at AAR)
  • Babe in the Woods (6/1998) by Pamela Bauer – HSR-792 – Brendan Miller is a seminarian who works as a clinical pastoral educator at a hospital.
  • A Rather Lovely Inheritance (2007) by C.A. Belmond – Penny Nichols provides historical research to film producers. (A- at AAR)
  • From the First (4/2006) by Jessica Bird (J.R. Ward) – SSE-1750 – Alex Moorehouse is a professional sailor and boat designer.
  • A Man in a Million (1/2007) by Jessica Bird (J.R. Ward) – SSE-1803 – Madeline “Mad Dog” Maguire is a professional sailor. (B+ at AAR)
  • The Personal Touch (2009) by Lori Borrill – Margot Roth is a matchmaker. (B at AAR)
  • Over the Edge (2001) by Suzanne Brockmann – Teri Howe is a helicopter pilot. (A- at AAR)
  • The Admiral’s Bride (11/1999) by Suzanne Brockmann – SIM-962 – Dr. Zoe Lange is an expert in biological and chemical weapons. (B+ at AAR)
  • Little Lady series by Hester Browne – Melissa Romney-Jones is a personal organizer/man makeover artist.
    • The Little Lady Agency (2005) (B+ at AAR)
    • Little Lady, Big Apple (2007) (B- at AAR)
    • The Little Lady Agency and the Prince (2008)
  • To Touch the Stars (10/1986) by Pamela Browning – HAR-170 – Julie Andrassy and Stephen Martinovic are circus acrobats.
  • Familiar Christmas (12/1999) by Caroline Burnes – HI-542 – Hunter Semmes is a toymaker.
  • Queen of Babble series by Meg Cabot – Lizzie Nichols is a wedding gown designer.
    • Queen of Babble (2006) (A- at AAR)
    • Queen of Babble in the Big City (2007) (B at AAR)
    • Queen of Babble Gets Hitched (2008) (B at AAR)
  • Dr. Yes (2003) by Lisa Cach – Rachel Calais is a tour guide in Nepal. (B at AAR)
  • The Nekkid Truth in Big Guns out of Uniform (2003) by Nicole Camden – Debbie Valley is a police photographer. (A at AAR)
  • No Competition (1/1993) by Marilyn Campbell – KIS-124 – Joey Thornton is a pool player.
  • For Keeps (4/1991) by Donna Carlisle – SD-634 – Lyn Sanders is a pet sitter.
  • It’s Only Make Believe (10/1992) by Donna Carlisle – SD-741 – Stone Harrison designs amusement parks.
  • Conflict of Interest (4/1983) by Jayne Castle (Jayne Ann Krentz) – CER-130 – Lang Sterling invents robots.
  • Dare the Devil (4/1987) by Elaine Raco Chase – CER-499 – Cam Stirling is a movie stuntwoman.
  • Special Delivery (4/1984) by Elaine Raco Chase – CER-226 – Roxanne Murdoch is a singing telegram deliverer.
  • On Wings of Magic (7/1982) by Susanna Collins – SCAL-62 – Paul Deza and Carol Braeden are animators.
  • Love and Other Surprises (2/1990) by Kathleen Creighton – SIM-322 – Toby Thomas is a sorority housemother.
  • Still Waters (11/1986) by Kathleen Creighton – LS-163 – Maddy Gordon is a puppeteer.
  • Tiger Dawn (6/1989) by Kathleen Creighton – SIM-289 – Sarah Fairchild is a zoologist.
  • Lightning that Lingers (12/1983) by Sharon and Tom Curtis – LS-25 – Philip Brooks is a stripper. (A/A- at AAR)
  • Real Men Will (2011) by Victoria Dahl – Beth Cantrell manages an erotic boutique. (B+ at AAR)
  • Start Me Up (2009) by Victoria Dahl – Lori Love is a mechanic. (B+ at AAR)
  • Sign Me, Speechless in Seattle (11/1998) by Emily Dalton – HAR-750 – Mathilda McKinney writes an advice column.
  • New Life (2013) by Bonnie Dee – Jason Reitmiller is a janitor. (A- at AAR)
  • Jasmine Sorcery (4/1984) by Barbara Delinsky – HAR-66 – Pepper MacNeil is a mail carrier.
  • Twelve Across (2/1987) by Barbara Delinsky – HT-144 – Leah Gates is a crossword creator.
  • An Unlikely Combination (7/1988) by Anne Marie Duquette – HR-2918 – Miles Barrett and Sherri Landers are forest rangers.
  • Hot Pursuit (9/1998) by Fran Earley – HI-98 – Tally Gordon is a border patrol agent.
  • Can’t Stand the Heat (2009) by Louisa Edwards – Miranda Wake is a restaurant critic.
  • West of the Sun (5/1990) by Lynn Erickson – HSR-404 – Ben Tanner is a UFO investigator for the Air Force.
  • The Stephanie Plum Series (1995-) by Janet Evanovich – Stephanie Plum is a bounty hunter. (various grades at AAR)
  • Sweet Temptation (10/1992) by Marcia Evanick – LS-570 – Garrison Fisher is a paleontologist/professor.
  • Bound to Please (2009) by Lilli Feisty – Ruby Scott is an event planner. (B at AAR)
  • Fever Rising (2/1997) by Maggie Ferguson – HI-408 – Raven Delandy is an herbalist.
  • Traci on the Spot (3/1997) by Marie Ferrarella – SYT-39 – Traci Richardson is a cartoonist.
  • Life Skills (1999) by Katie Fforde – Julia Fairfax is a canal boat cook. (B- at AAR)
  • Practically Perfect (2008) by Katie Fforde – Rob is a Greyhound Rescue officer. (B+ at AAR)
  • Her Desert Dream (12/2009) by Liz Fielding – HR-4136 Lydia Young is a celebrity look-alike. (A- at AAR)
  • Tempted by Trouble (2011) by Liz Fielding – Lovage Amery runs a vintage ice cream van. (B+ at AAR)
  • Best of Friends (9/1983) by Rebecca Flanders – HAR-24 – Kelly Mitchell is a phys. ed. teacher.
  • Desert Fire (4/1984) by Rebecca Flanders – HAR-66 – Camp Campbell is a trucker.
  • The Growing Season (9/1985) by Rebecca Flanders – HSR-180 – Pierce Lanson is a gigolo.
  • The Third Time (10/1984) by Rebecca Flanders – HAR-74 – Dani Miller is a union organizer.
  • Able-Bodied (2009) by Karen Foley – Hannah Hartwell is a New Age holistic health practitioner. (B- at AAR)
  • Star-Crossed (2/1986) by Regan Forest – HT-95 – Brent King is a tour guide in the African bush.
  • If Looks Could Kill (10/1991) by M.L. Gamble – HI-172 – Catherine Grand runs a celebrity look-alike business.
  • True Confessions (2001) by Rachel Gibson – Hope Spencer is a tabloid journalist. (B at AAR)
  • True Love and Other Disasters (2009) by Rachel Gibson – Faith Evans owns a hockey team. (B at AAR)
  • To Die For (12/2000) by Sharon Green – HI-595 – Tanda Grail is is a police dog trainer.
  • Blame It on Chocolate (2006) by Jennifer Greene – Lucy Fitzhenry is a chocolate flavor developer. (B at AAR)
  • Vermont Valentine (2/2006) by Kristin Hardy – SSE-1739 – Jacob Trask is a maple farmer. (B at AAR)
  • The Stone Forest (2002) by Karen Harper – Jenna Kirk designs and builds tree houses and Mace MacCamon is a geologist. (B at AAR)
  • Shower of Stars (2004) by Nancy Herkness – Jack Lanett is a meteorite hunter.
  • Cry No More (2003) by Linda Howard – Milla Boone traces missing children. (A- at AAR)
  • Dying to Please (2002) by Linda Howard – Sarah Stevens is a butler. (B at AAR)
  • Heart of Fire (1993) by Linda Howard – Jillian Sherwood is an archeologist. (B+ at AAR)
  • Prey (2011) by Linda Howard – Dare Callahan and Angie Powell are hunting guides. (B at AAR)
  • The One That Got Away (2013) by Kelly Hunter – Harlequin KISS, #1 – Evie is a civil engineer. (B at AAR)
  • A Lot Like Love (2011) by Julie James – Jordan Rhodes owns a boutique wine shop. (B+ at AAR)
  • One Night Rodeo (2012) by Lorelei James – Kyle Gilchrist is a bull rider and Celia Lawson is a barrel racer. (B+ at AAR)
  • Gamemaster (6/1983) by Stephanie James (Jayne Ann Krentz) – SD-67 – Joel Cassidy runs a videogame empire.
  • Sweet Return (2007) by Anna Jeffrey – Joanna Walsh is a free-range chicken farmer. (B at AAR)
  • Absolute Trouble (1998) by Michelle Jerott – Dulcinea Quinn is a dollmaker and Julien Langlois is a stripper. (B+ at AAR)
  • Her Bodyguard (2001) by Michelle Jerott – Lili Kavanaugh is a shoe designer. (B at AAR)
  • Long after Midnight (1997) by Iris Johansen – Kate Denby is a research scientist.
  • Mommy Said Goodbye (4/2004) by Janice Kay Johnson – HSR-1197 – Craig Lofgren is a commercial pilot. (B/B- at AAR)
  • Falcon’s Cry (8/1990) by Leona Karr – HI-144 – Corey McCalley is an aerie warden.
  • Wild Rain (3/95) by Donna Kauffman – LS-732 – Jillian Bonner is a wildlife rehabilitator.
  • Midnight Touch (6/2006) by Karen Kendall – HBZ-258 – Alejandro Torres is a male manicurist.
  • Christmas in Toyland (12/1991) by Julie Kistler – HAR-418 – Kristina Castleberry and Tucker Bennett are toy designers.
  • Rainshadow Road (2012) by Lisa Kleypas – Lucy Marinn is a glass artist. (A- at AAR)
  • Delightful Jones (10/1998) by Patricia Knoll – HLAL-53 – Erin Jones is a butler.
  • Edge of the World (1/1988) by Kathleen Korbel – SIM-222 – Stephanie Fleming is a film editor.
  • When I Wake (2000) by Rachel Lee – Dugan Gallagher is an undersea salvage expert.
  • Fallen From Grace (2003) by Laura Leone – Ryan Kendrick is a male escort. (A at AAR)
  • Innocent as Sin (2007) by Elizabeth Lowell – Kayla Shaw is a private banker.
  • Moving Target (2002) by Elizabeth Lowell – Erik North is a calligrapher and illustrator of Renaissance era text, an expert on illuminated Insular Celtic manuscripts. (B at AAR)
  • Pearl Cove (1999) by Elizabeth Lowell – Archer Donovan and Hannah McGarry are in the pearl industry. (B+ at AAR)
  • Making Him Sweat (2013) by Meg Maguire – Jenna Willinski is opening a matchmaking agency, Mercer Rowley runs an MMA gym.
  • The Reluctant Nude (2011) by Meg Maguire – Max Emery is a sculptor. (B at AAR)
  • Already Home (2011) by Susan Mallery – Jenna Stevens runs an upscale kitchen store. (B+ at AAR)
  • Her Best Friend (2010) by Sarah Mayberry – Amy Parker is a movie theater owner.
  • Dare to Trust (10/1985) by Anne McAllister – HR-2721 – Colin Davis is an archeologist.
  • Through the Looking Glass (8/1990) by Joyce McGill – SIM-347 – Lisa Gillette is a miniature furniture designer.
  • Dancing Shoes and Honky-tonk Blues (2007) by LuAnn McLane -Rio Martin is a dance instructor for a reality TV show. (A- at AAR)
  • Spike Is Missing (4/1990) by Elda Minger – HAR-338 – Kevin MacClain is an animal trainer.
  • Untamed Heart (6/1983) by Elda Minger – HAR-12 – Samantha Collins is an animal trainer.
  • Skyward (2003) by Mary Alice Monroe – Harris Henderson runs a birds-of-prey bird sanctuary and rehabilitation center.
  • Bringing up Baby (4/1986) by Diana Morgan – SCAL-329 – George Demarest is an efficiency expert.
  • Man from Forever (2/1996) by Vella Munn – SIM-695 – Tory Kent is an anthropologist.
  • Of Dolls and Angels (7/1992) by Virginia Nielsen – HSR-506 – Sara Eaton is a ventriloquist turned child psychologist.
  • Her Freudian Slip (2009) by Erica Orloff – Julian Shaw is a shock jock. (A- at AAR)
  • Heavens to Betsy (2005) by Beth Patillo – Betsy Blessing is a minister. (B at AAR)
  • It Had to Be You (1994) by Susan Elizabeth Phillips – Phoebe Sommerville manages a professional football team. (A at AAR)
  • Kiss an Angel (1996) by Susan Elizabeth Phillips – Alex Romanov is a circus manager and performer. (B+ at AAR)
  • Match Me If You Can (2005) by Susan Elizabeth Phillips – Annabelle Granger is a matchmaker and Heath Champion is a sports agent. (A at AAR)
  • Kiss Me Once, Kiss Me Twice (2004) by Kimberly Raye – Skye Farrel teaches sexual fulfillment to women.
  • Hawaiian Heat (2/1993) by Clare Richmond – HAR-476 – Rosie Clarke is a volcanologist.
  • Walking on Air (8/1985) by Michele Robbe – CER-357 – Alexandra Prince crews a blimp.
  • Blue Smoke (2005) by Nora Roberts – Reena Hale is a firefighter. (B at AAR)
  • High Noon (2007) by Nora Roberts – Phoebe MacNamara is a crisis negotiator. (A- at AAR)
  • Homeport (1998) by Nora Roberts – Miranda Jones is an Art academic and manages an art institute. (B/C+ at AAR)
  • Honest Illusions (1994) by Nora Roberts – Luke Callahan and Roxy Nouvelle are both illusionists. (A at AAR)
  • The Search (2010) by Nora Roberts – Fiona Bristow trains search and rescue dogs. (B at AAR)
  • Tribute (2008) by Nora Roberts – Ford Sawyer is a graphic novelist. (B at AAR)
  • On the Scent (4/1994) by M.J . Rodgers – HI-271 – Diann Torrey is a perfume creator. (A- at AAR)
  • Santa Claus is Coming (12/1993) by M.J. Rodgers – HI-254 – Belle Breeze and Max Wilde are movie critics.
  • One Way Out (3/2003) by Wendy Rosnau – SIM-1211 – Joey Masado is in the mafia.
  • Last Man Standing (6/2003) by Wendy Rosnau – SIM-1227 – Lucky Masado is in the mafia.
  • Suspended Animation (2/1987) by Jenna Ryan – HI-99 – Alex Cross owns an animation studio and Sara Moreland does voiceovers.
  • The Tender Mending (2/1982) by Lia Sanders – CER-41 – Dee Woods produces educational filmstrips.
  • Out of Control (8/1997) by Candace Schuler – HT-648 – Andrea Wagner is a construction foreman.
  • After All These Years (7/1984) by Kathleen Gilles Seidel – HAR-2 – Tom Winchester is a historic preservationist.
  • Again (1994) by Kathleen Gilles Seidel – Jenny Cotton is chief writer for a soap opera and Alec Cameron is a famous soap leading actor. (A at AAR)
  • Maybe This Time (1990) by Kathleen Gilles Seidel – Emily Gordon is a manager of professional athletes.
  • Summer’s End (1999) by Kathleen Gilles Seidel – Amy is an Olympic Gold Medal skater. (A- at AAR)
  • The Same Last Name (4/1983) by Kathleen Gilles Seidel – HAR-2 – April Peters is a forest ranger.
  • Roughneck (1/1996) by Alexandra Sellers – SIM-689 – Josh Wrangler is a circus manager.
  • Head Over Heels (2011) by Jill Shalvis – Chloe is an esthetician. (C+ at AAR)
  • Her Perfect Stranger (5/2002) by Jill Shalvis – HT-878 – Mike Wright is a pilot for the space shuttle mission; Corrine Atkinson is the Mission Commander. (B at AAR)
  • Home is Where the Bark Is (2010) by Kandy Shepherd – Serena Oakley owns a doggie daycare and spa. (B at AAR)
  • Changing Places (11/1985) by Beverly Sommers – HAR-125 – Carol Jones writes greeting cards.
  • Losing It (1/1989) by Beverly Sommers – HAR-278 – Holly Benson is a bail bondsman. (A at AAR)
  • Of Cats and Kings (9/1987) by Beverly Sommers – HAR-216 – Harry Keyes is a cartoonist.
  • Set the Dark on Fire (2009) by Jill Sorenson – Shay Phillips is a biologist. (B+ at AAR)
  • Stranded With her Ex (2011) by Jill Sorenson – Daniela Flores is a marine biologist and Sean Carmichael is a shark expert. (A- at AAR)
  • Seduction by Design (1/1983) by Erin St. Claire (Sandra Brown) – SD-41 – Hailey Ashton is the director of guest relations at an amusement park.
  • Cache Poor (6/1993) by Margaret St. George (Maggie Osborne) – HI-230 – Sam Livingston is a videogame creator.
  • Wonderful You (1998) by Mariah Stewart – Zoey Enright is a home shopping network host. (A- at AAR)
  • Arousing Suspicions (2007) by Marianne Stillings – Tabitha March is a psychic dream interpreter. (A- at AAR)
  • Hand in Glove (2/1987) by Anne Stuart – HI-59 – Ryan Smith is the leader of a puppeteering group.
  • Grace Grows (2012) by Shelle Sumners – Grace Barnum is a textbook editor. (A- at AAR)
  • Darkling I Listen (2001) by Katherine Sutcliffe – Alyson Farrington is a tabloid journalist. (A at AAR)
  • Blue Ice (12/1990) by Marilyn Tracy – SIM-362 – Aleksandra Shashkevich is an art dealer and Jonathan Wyndham is an American Embassy Physician in Russia.
  • An Unsuspecting Heart (8/1989) by Linda Turner – SIM-298 – Katie McDonald is a police beat reporter.
  • Spangles (5/1985) by Irma Walker – HSR-163 – Tanya Rhodin is a lion trainer.
  • Too Hot to Handle (2010) by Nancy Warren – Alexandra Drake is a jewelry designer. (A- at AAR)
  • Coming on Strong (2009) by Tawny Weber – HBZ-462 – Belle Forsham is an event planner. (B at AAR)
  • Some Kind of Magic (1998) by Theresa Weir – Daniel “Dylan” French is a professional chess player. (B+ at AAR)
  • Between the Sheets (2008) by Robin Wells – Emma Jamison is a professional butler. (B at AAR)
  • How to Score (2009) by Robin Wells – Sammi Matthews is a museum curator. (B at AAR)
  • Heaven Sent (9/1987) by Jamisan Whitney – SCAL-423 – Sam Leung and Bree effries have rival bike messenger companies.
  • For the Fun of It (1/1992) by Karen Toller Whittenburg – HAR-424 – Miranda Blue Garrison and Tad Denton are toymakers.
  • Fireside (2009) by Susan Wiggs – Kim Van Dorn is a media trainer and a publicist for athletes. (B at AAR)
  • Under His Spell (2/1985) by Lee Williams – SCAL-245 – Julian Sharpe is a magician.
  • Love Me Like a Rock (6/1989) by Leigh Anne Williams – HAR-300 – Ethan Brody is an archeologist.
  • Nowhere to Run (12/1991) by Mary Anne Wilson – SIM-410 – R.J. Tyler is a police psychologist.
  • In the Midnight Rain (2000) by Ruth Wind – Blue Reynard is a botanist. (A- at AAR)
  • O’Malley’s Quest (12/1990) by Linda Randall Wisdom – HAR-372 – Kate O’Malley and Jared Wyatt are archeologists.
  • Miranda Blue Calling (2004) by Michelle Curry Wright – Miranda Blue has a tele-companion service for homebound seniors and Billy Steadman is a hydroponic farmer. (B at AAR)

  • Water Bound (2010) by Christine Feehan – Rikki Sitmore is a sea urchin diver. (B+ at AAR)
  • Dangerous Waters (1997) by Amy Fetzer – Victoria Mason is a bounty hunter.
  • Skin Tight (2010) by Ava Gray – Mia Foster is a forensic accountant. (B+ at AAR)
  • The Starry Child (1998) by Lynn Hanna – Matt Macinnes is a linguist.
  • Something About Witches (2012) by Joey W. Hill – Ruby Night Devine owns a gunshop. (A- at AAR)
  • Son of the Morning (1997) by Linda Howard – Grace St. John decodes ancient text. (B+ at AAR)
  • Driven (2007) by Eve Kenin – Raina Bowen is a truck driver in an ice road race. (A- at AAR)
  • One Magic Moment (2011) by Lynn Kurland – Tessa Alexander holds special dinners and reenactment events at a castle. (B+ at AAR)
  • More than Magic (1999) by Kathleen Nance – Isis Montgomery is a perfumer. (B+/B- at AAR)
  • Rebels and Lovers (2010) by Linnea Sinclair – Devin Guthrie is an accountant. (B+ at AAR)
  • Body Electric (2002) by Susan Squires – Jodie, the hero, is a computer program. (B at AAR)
  • Cinderman (3/1994) by Anne Stuart – HAR-525 – Dr. Daniel Crompton is a chemical fusion scientist. (A at AAR)
  • After the Golden Age (2011) by Carrie Vaughn – Celia West in a forensic accountant. (B+ at AAR)

  • The Other Guy’s Bride (2011) by Connie Brockway- Genesse Braxton is an archaeologist. (B+ at AAR) (Historical Romance set in Egypt)
  • Mistress of the Art of Death (2008) by Ariana Franklin- Adelia Aguilar is a female physician, and Rowley Picot is a tax collector. (Historical Mystery)

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