Addiction
Featured here are romances dealing with addictions of various types: alcohol, drugs, gambling, shopping The heroes and heroines in these stories may be in the throes of addiction or in recovery
List begun 06/03, updated 04/10
- Rose of Rapture (1984) by Rebecca Brandewyne – Isabella Ashley Tremayne is addicted to poppy seed
- Scoundrel’s Kiss (2010) by Carrie Lofty – Ada is addicted to opium
- Secret Thunder (1997) by Patricia Ryan – Luke de Perigueux is addicted to catnip
- My Lord de Burgh (2000) by Deborah Simmons – HH-533 – Stephen de Burgh is an alcoholic
- Dancing with Clara (1994) by Mary Balogh – Frederick Sullivan is addicted to alcohol, gambling, and prostitutes
- A Chance Encounter (1991) by Gail Buck – Lord Humphrey Dewesbury is an alcoholic
- Reclaiming Lord Rockleigh (2001) by Nancy Butler – Lord Rockleigh Conniston abuses alcohol and opium
- Valentine’s Change of Heart (2003) by Elisabeth Fairchild – Valentine Wharton is a recovering alcoholic
- Coup de Grace (1996) by Emma Jensen – Rafael Marlowe is an alcoholic
- Libby’s London Merchant (1991) by Carla Kelly – Benedict Nesbitt, Duke of Knaresborough, is an alcoholic
- One Good Turn (2001) by Carla Kelly – Benedict Nesbitt, Duke of Knaresborough, is a recovering alcoholic
- Reforming Lord Ragsdale (1995) by Carla Kelly – Lord Ragsdale abuses alcohol
- The Rake and the Reformer (1989) by Mary Jo Putney – Reginald Davenport is an alcoholic
- Lady Elizabeth’s Comet (1985) by Sheila Simonson – Thomas Conway, Earl of Clanross has a laudanum addiction
- Midnight Angel (2003) by Julie Beard – Hugh Montgomery is addicted to opium
- Lady Beware (2007) by Jo Beverley – Lord Darius Debenham is an opium addict still going through withdrawal
- To Rescue a Rogue (2006) by Jo Beverley – Lord Darius Debenham is an opium addict undergoing witdrawal
- Bliss (1995) by Judy Cuevas – Nardi de Saint Vallier abuses ether and other substances
- Starlit Surrender (1988) by Judy Cuevas – Adrian Hunt, Earl of Kewischester has a history of alcohol and opium abuse
- Checkmate (1975) by Dorothy Dunnett – Francis Crawford of Lymond is an opium addict
- Vixen (1994) by Jane Feather – Sir Hugo Lattimer is an alcoholic
- Addicted (2009) by Charlotte Featherstone – Lindsay Markham is addicted to opium
- One Night of Sin (2005) by Gaelen Foley – Lord Alec Knight has a gambling addiction
- Naughty or Nice (2004) by Melanie George – Lucien Kendall is addicted to opium
- With Seduction in Mind (2009) by Laura Lee Guhrke – Sebastian Grant, Earl of Avermore, is a recovering drug addict
- The Rake (1998) by Mary Jo Putney – Reginald Davenport is an alcoholic
- His Secret Duchess (1997) by Gayle Wilson – Nick Stanton, Duke of Vail is a recovering opium addict
- A Candle in the Dark (1993) by Megan Chance – Cain D’Alessandro is an alcoholic
- A Light in the Darkness (1998) by Ellen Fisher – Edward Greyson is an alcoholic
- Nate (2002) by Lori Handeland – Nate Lang is an alcoholic
- Allie’s Moon (2000) by Alexis Harrington – Jefferson Hicks is an alcoholic
- Darling Jack (1996) by Mary McBride – HH-323 – Jack Hazard is an alcoholic
- The Wives of Bowie Stone (1994) by Maggie Osborne – Rosie Mulvehey is an alcoholic
- Still Life with Murder (2003) by PB Ryan – Will Hewitt is an opium fiend
- My Name Is Nell (10/2003) by Laura Abbot – HSR-1162 – Nell Porter is a recovering alcoholic
- Baby Love (1999) by Catherine Anderson – Rafe Kendrick is an alcoholic
- Embraced by Love (1995) by Suzanne Brockmann – Josie Taylor is a workaholic
- Force of Nature (2007) by Suzanne Brockmann – Robin Chadwick is an alcoholic
- Frisco’s Kid (1/1997) by Suzanne Brockmann – Alan “Frisco” Francisco abuses alcohol
- Heart Throb (1999) by Suzanne Brockmann – Jericho Beaumont is an alcoholic
- The Perfect Victim (2002) by Linda Castillo – Randall Talbot is a borderline alcoholic
- The Conspiracy (2001) by Jasmine Cresswell – Verity Marlowe is an alcoholic
- He Loves Lucy (2005) by Susan Donovan – Lucy Cummingham is addicted to food
- But That Was Yesterday (10/1988) by Kathleen Eagle – SIM-257 – Sage Parker is a recovering alcoholic
- Reason to Believe (1995) by Kathleen Eagle – Ben Pipestone is an alcoholic
- What the Heart Knows (1999) by Kathleen Eagle – Helen Ketterling is a recovering gambling addict
- One Love (1999) by Lynn Emery – Lanessa Thomas is a recovering alcoholic
- I Shocked the Sheriff (5/1990) by Mara Fox – HT-982 – Roxy Adams is an alcoholic
- Simply Irresistible (1998) by Rachel Gibson – John “The Wall” Kowalsky is a recovering alcoholic
- Echoes (2004) by Erin Grady – Grant Weston is a recovering alcoholic
- Broken Blossom (8/1990) by Jennifer Greene – SIM-345 – Kelsey Whitfield is an alcoholic
- The Still of Night (2003) by Kristen Heitzmann – Morgan Spencer is a functional alcoholic
- Seize the Day (1/1992) by Janice Kay Johnson – HSR-483 – Nick Braden is a recovering alcoholic, and Ellen Patterson is from a family of alcoholics
- Guilty Secrets (2004) by Virginia Kantra – Joe Reilly is a morphine addict
- Do-Over (11/2003) by Dorien Kelly – HFL-3 – Cara Adams is a workaholic
- The Wilder Shores of Love (10/1988) by Madeleine Ker – HP-1114 – Margot Prescott is a drug addict
- Rachel’s Holiday (2000) by Marian Keyes – Rachel Walsh is a drug addict and alcholic
- The Virgin Beauty (10/2000) by Claire King – SIM-1038 – Frank Cash, secondary character, is a drug addict
- Shopaholic series (2001 – ) by Sophie Kinsella – Rebecca Bloomwood is a shopaholic
- The Undomestic Goddess (2005) by Sophie Kinsella – Samantha Sweeting is a workaholic
- Fallen from Grace (2003) by Laura Leone – Ryan Kinsmore is a gigolo trying to get out
- Undeniable (8/2004) by Julie Elizabeth Leto – HBZ-146 – Danielle Stone is a recovering drug addict
- Cassidy’s Charm (10/2001) by Diann Mills – HSNG-441 – Cassidy Frazier is a recovering drug addict
- The Accidental Heiress (2/1998) by Lauren Nichols – SIM-840 – Ross Dalton, secondary character, has a gambling addiction
- Father To Be (1999) by Marilyn Pappano – JD Grayson is a recovering alcoholic
- Full Circle (9/1989) by Paula Detmer Riggs – SIM-303 – Trevor Markus is a recovering drug addict
- Taming the Night (1999) by Paula Detmer Riggs – Summer Laurence is a recovering drug addict
- Black Rose (2005) by Nora Roberts – Mitch Carnegie is a recovering alcoholic
- Back in Kansas (5/2001) by Deborah Salonen – HSR-986 – Robert “Bo” Lester is a recovering alcoholic
- A Piece of Heaven (2003) by Barbara Samuel – Luna McGraw is a recovering alcoholic
- A Risk Worth Taking (8/1983) by Kathleen Gilles Seidel – HAR-17 – Jess Butler is addicted to pills
- When Love Isn’t Enough (11/1994) by Kathleen Gilles Seidel – HAR-80 – Wiley Hunt is a workaholic
- Low Country (1998) by Anne Rivers Siddons – Caroline Venable is an alcoholic
- The Crossroads Cafe (2006) by Deborah Smith – Thomas Mitternich is an alcoholic
- The Hellion (1984) by LaVyrle Spencer – Tommy Lee Gentry is an alcoholic
- Coyote Dream (2004) by Jessica Davis Stein – Ben Lonefeather is a recovering alcoholic
- Glass Houses (9/1989) by Anne Stuart – HAR-311 – Laura de Kelsey Winston is a workaholic
- Darkling, I Listen (2001) by Katherine Sutcliffe – Brandon Carlyle is a recovering alcoholic
- Come Morning (1998) by Pat Warren – Jeremy Slade is an alcoholic
- Last Summer (1992) by Theresa Weir – Johnnie Irish is a drug addict and alcoholic
- Their Forever Love (11/2000) by Kate Welsh – LI-120 – Jim Dillon is a recovering alcoholic
- The Quantum Rose (1999) by Catherine Asaro – Havryl Lionstar is an alcoholic
- Secret of the Wolf (2001) by Susan Krinard – Quentin Forster is an alcoholic
- The Time Traveler’s Wife (2003) by Audrey Niffenegger – Henry DeTamble is an alcoholic
- The Dream Stone (1998) by Glenna McReynolds – Llynya is a lavender chewer
- Lover Enshrined (2008) by JR Ward – Phury is addicted to Red Smoke
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