Plus-Sized Heroines
Found here are romances with heroines who are more generously proportioned. This is is an out-growth of our long-existing Beauty is in the Eye… list.
(List begun 07/04, updated 03/15)
- The Bride and the Beast (2000) by Teresa Medeiros (B+ at AAR)
- The Perfect Wife (2005) by Lynsay Sands
- Taming the Wolf (1995) by Deborah Simmons – HH-284 (B at AAR)
- Lord of Danger (1997) by Anne Stuart (B- at AAR)
- The Obedient Bride (1989) by Mary Balogh (A at AAR)
- The Sugar Rose (1987) by Susan Carroll
- A Gypsy at Almack’s (1994) by Chloe Cheshire
- A Civil Contract (1961) by Georgette Heyer
- The Spinster’s Secret (2013) by Emily Larkin
- The Duke’s Dilemma (1996) by Nadine Miller
- Lady Delafont’s Dilemma (2000) by Donna Simpson (B-/C+ at AAR)
- The Pretender (2003) by Celeste Bradley (B- at AAR)
- Highland Ecstasy (1993) by Mary Burkhardt
- The Accidental Bride (1999) by Jane Feather (A- at AAR)
- The Seduction (1997) by Laura Lee Guhrke
- The Wicked Ways of a Duke (2007) by Laura Lee Guhrke
- Pleasure for Pleasure (2006) by Eloisa James (B at AAR)
- A Dangerous Love (2000) by Sabrina Jeffries (B at AAR)
- Seize the Fire (1989) by Laura Kinsale
- Suddenly You (2001) by Lisa Kleypas (B at AAR)
- Romancing Mr. Bridgerton (2002) by Julia Quinn (B+ at AAR)
- Perfect Stranger (1996) by Rebecca Sinclair
- No Regrets (2007) by Michele Ann Young
- River’s Dream (1991) by Virginia Lynn
- Runaway Hearts (2001) by Katie Rose (B at AAR)
- Sweet Nothings (2002) by Catherine Anderson (A- at AAR)
- Taylor’s Temptation (7/2001) by Suzanne Brockmann – SIM-1087 (B at AAR)
- Just Desserts (8/1984) by Dixie Browning – SSE-182
- More to Love (6/2001) by Dixie Browning – SD-1372
- Size 12 Is Not Fat The Heather Wells series (2006) by Meg Cabot (B at AAR)
- Size 14 Is Not Fat Either The Heather Wells series (2006) by Meg Cabot (C+ at AAR)
- Big Boned The Heather Wells series (2007) by Meg Cabot
- Size 12 and Ready to Rock The Heather Wells series (2012) by Meg Cabot (B at AAR)
- The Bride Wore Size 12 The Heather Wells series (2013) by Meg Cabot
- His Seductive Revenge (8/1998) by Susan Crosby – SD-1162
- Bet Me (2004) by Jennifer Crusie (A at AAR)
- A Whole Lot of Love (3/2000) by Justine Davis- SD-1281 (B+ at AAR)
- He Loves Lucy (2005) by Susan Donovan (B at AAR)
- Take a Chance on Me (2003) by Susan Donovan (A- at AAR)
- Bridget Jones’s Diary (1998) by Helen Fielding (A at AAR)
- The Bridesmaid’s Reward (5/2003) by Liz Fielding – HR-3749
- Beguiled (1999) by Lori Foster
- Caught in the Act (2001) by Lori Foster
- Mr. November (11/2001) by Lori Foster – HT-856
- Treat Her Right (10/2001) by Lori Foster – HT-852
- Wanton (10/1999) by Lori Foster – HT-752
- Tall Tales and Wedding Veils (2008) by Jane Graves (A at AAR)
- Jemima J (2000) by Jane Green (B- at AAR)
- Gabriel Hawk’s Lady (1997) by Beverly Barton – SIM-830
- Runaway Bay (2002) by Lisa Hendrix (B at AAR)
- Tall, Dark, and Cajun (2003) by Sandra Hill (B at AAR)
- A Whole Lot of Woman (12/1985) by Anna Hudson – CER-345
- The Millionaire Bachelor (1/1999) by Susan Mallery – SSE-1220
- The Wedding Ring Promise (8/1998) by Susan Mallery – SSE-1190 (A at AAR)
- The Real Deal (2004) by Lucy Monroe (A at AAR)
- Too Perfect (2005) by Julie Ortolon
- Cabin Fever (2003) by Marilyn Pappano (B at AAR)
- Kiss or Keep (1999) by Debra Phillips
- Slim Chance (2003) by Jackie Rose (B+ at AAR)
- Museum Piece (4/1984) by Anne Stuart – HAR-52
- Still Lake (2002) by Anne Stuart
- Whirlwind Courtship (1980) by Jayne Taylor (Jayne Ann Krentz)
- What a Man’s Gotta Do (1/2003) by Karen Templeton – SIM-1195 (B+ at AAR)
- Good in Bed (2001) by Jennifer Weiner (B+ at AAR)
- Beautiful Stranger (6/2000) by Ruth Wind – SIM-1011 (A at AAR)
- The Changeling Bride (1999) by Lisa Cach (A at AAR)
- Legend (1996) by Jude Deveraux
- Wishes (1989) by Jude Deveraux
- The Star Princess (2003) by Susan Grant (B- at AAR)
- Son of the Morning (1997) by Linda Howard (A/B+ at AAR)
- Night Play (2004) by Sherrilyn Kenyon (B- at AAR)
- Games of Command (2007) by Linnea Sinclair secondary heroine (A- at AAR)
- Eleanor & Park (2013) by Rainbow Rowell
- Sheltered (2012) by Charlotte Stein
- Earth Song (1990) by Catherine Coulter
- Outrageous (2001) by Christina Dodd
- The Protector (2001) by Madeline Hunter (B+ at AAR)
- The Famous Heroine (1996) by Mary Balogh (A at AAR)
- Miss Carlyle’s Curricle (1999) by Karen Harbaugh (B+/C at AAR)
- The Grand Sophy (1950) by Georgette Heyer (A at AAR)
- The Toll Gate (1954) by Georgette Heyer
- A Summer to Remember (2002) by Mary Balogh (A at AAR)
- The Courtship (2000) by Catherine Coulter (B+/D at AAR)
- That Scandalous Evening (1998) by Christina Dodd (A+ at AAR)
- The Proposition (1999) by Judith Ivory (A at AAR)
- The Heroine’s Sister (1975) by Frances Murray
- The Rake (1998) by Mary Jo Putney (A at AAR)
- On a Long-ago Night (2000) by Susan Sizemore
- For the First Time (2003) by Kathryn Smith (B at AAR)
- The Devil’s Waltz (2006) by Anne Stuart (B+ at AAR)
- Bitterleaf (1983) by Candace Camp
- Traitorous Hearts (1994) by Susan Kay Law
- I Do, I Do, I Do (2000) by Maggie Osborne (A at AAR)
- Land of Dreams (1995) by Cheryl St. John – HH-265
- Beckett’s Birthright (2002) by Bronwyn Williams – HH-633
- Looking for Laura (2001) by Judith Arnold (B- at AAR)
- Taylor’s Temptation (7/2001) by Suzanne Brockmann – SIM-1087 (B at AAR)
- Red Roses Mean Love (1999) by Jacquie D’Alessandro (B at AAR)
- Taken! (9/1998) by Lori Foster – HT-698 (B- at AAR)
- Lola Carlyle Reveals All (2002) by Rachel Gibson (A- at AAR)
- The Trouble with Valentine’s Day (2005) by Rachel Gibson (B at AAR)
- Princess Charming (1997) by Jane Heller
- Just One of the Guys (2008) by Kristan Higgins (A/C+ at AAR)
- Carried Away (4/2002) by Donna Kauffman – HT-874
- Unwrapping Her Perfect Match (2014) by Kat Latham novella
- Love Song for a Raven (6/1987) by Elizabeth Lowell – SD-355 (B+ at AAR)
- The Dancing Floor (1998) by Barbara Michaels
- A Match for Sister Maggy (2002) by Betty Neels
- Vicky Bliss series (1973-1994) by Elizabeth Peters
- The High Price for a Good Man (2003) by Debra Phillips
- Walking after Midnight (1995) by Karen Robards (A at AAR)
- A Girl’s Guide to Vampires (2003) by Katie MacAllister (B- at AAR)
This list is closed for submissions.