I’m currently obsessed with the tv show Outlander and have been reading the books. They’re engaging without being heavy reading, and I love all the tropes e.g. “touch her and die”.
I’ve looked at other historical romances but they’re really badly written. What well written ones do you know? I’m not looking for literally masterpieces, just things that are decent writing.
I wouldn’t call it historical as much as inspired by history, but Kushiel’s Dart by Jacqueline Carey nails the romance side of things. It’s a low fantasy setting based on medieval France. Lots of intrigue, lots of sex, moderate amount of epic travels/actions, minimal amount of fantastical elements. The romance element doesn’t really start to kick in hard until the middle or so, but is very well executed.
That sounds excellent! Appreciate it