They break up a few years earlier, but she comes back to town and he immediately realizes the mistake he made. 925 ratings published 1987, avg rating 4.15 423 ratings Welcome back. published 2020, avg rating 4.08 communication as transaction; new york comic con metaverse. published 2016, avg rating 3.87 The Golden Dynasty (Fantasyland, #2) by. ._1EPynDYoibfs7nDggdH7Gq{margin-bottom:8px;position:relative}._1EPynDYoibfs7nDggdH7Gq._3-0c12FCnHoLz34dQVveax{max-height:63px;overflow:hidden}._1zPvgKHteTOub9dKkvrOl4{font-family:Noto Sans,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:21px;font-weight:400;word-wrap:break-word}._1dp4_svQVkkuV143AIEKsf{-ms-flex-align:baseline;align-items:baseline;background-color:var(--newCommunityTheme-body);bottom:-2px;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-ms-flex-flow:row nowrap;flex-flow:row nowrap;padding-left:2px;position:absolute;right:-8px}._5VBcBVybCfosCzMJlXzC3{font-family:Noto Sans,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:400;line-height:21px;color:var(--newCommunityTheme-bodyText)}._3YNtuKT-Is6XUBvdluRTyI{position:relative;background-color:0;color:var(--newCommunityTheme-metaText);fill:var(--newCommunityTheme-metaText);border:0;padding:0 8px}._3YNtuKT-Is6XUBvdluRTyI:before{content:"";position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border-radius:9999px;background:var(--newCommunityTheme-metaText);opacity:0}._3YNtuKT-Is6XUBvdluRTyI:hover:before{opacity:.08}._3YNtuKT-Is6XUBvdluRTyI:focus{outline:none}._3YNtuKT-Is6XUBvdluRTyI:focus:before{opacity:.16}._3YNtuKT-Is6XUBvdluRTyI._2Z_0gYdq8Wr3FulRLZXC3e:before,._3YNtuKT-Is6XUBvdluRTyI:active:before{opacity:.24}._3YNtuKT-Is6XUBvdluRTyI:disabled,._3YNtuKT-Is6XUBvdluRTyI[data-disabled],._3YNtuKT-Is6XUBvdluRTyI[disabled]{cursor:not-allowed;filter:grayscale(1);background:none;color:var(--newCommunityTheme-metaTextAlpha50);fill:var(--newCommunityTheme-metaTextAlpha50)}._2ZTVnRPqdyKo1dA7Q7i4EL{transition:all .1s linear 0s}.k51Bu_pyEfHQF6AAhaKfS{transition:none}._2qi_L6gKnhyJ0ZxPmwbDFK{transition:all .1s linear 0s;display:block;background-color:var(--newCommunityTheme-field);border-radius:4px;padding:8px;margin-bottom:12px;margin-top:8px;border:1px solid var(--newCommunityTheme-canvas);cursor:pointer}._2qi_L6gKnhyJ0ZxPmwbDFK:focus{outline:none}._2qi_L6gKnhyJ0ZxPmwbDFK:hover{border:1px solid var(--newCommunityTheme-button)}._2qi_L6gKnhyJ0ZxPmwbDFK._3GG6tRGPPJiejLqt2AZfh4{transition:none;border:1px solid var(--newCommunityTheme-button)}.IzSmZckfdQu5YP9qCsdWO{cursor:pointer;transition:all .1s linear 0s}.IzSmZckfdQu5YP9qCsdWO ._1EPynDYoibfs7nDggdH7Gq{border:1px solid transparent;border-radius:4px;transition:all .1s linear 0s}.IzSmZckfdQu5YP9qCsdWO:hover ._1EPynDYoibfs7nDggdH7Gq{border:1px solid var(--newCommunityTheme-button);padding:4px}._1YvJWALkJ8iKZxUU53TeNO{font-size:12px;font-weight:700;line-height:16px;color:var(--newCommunityTheme-button)}._3adDzm8E3q64yWtEcs5XU7{display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex}._3adDzm8E3q64yWtEcs5XU7 ._3jyKpErOrdUDMh0RFq5V6f{-ms-flex:100%;flex:100%}._3adDzm8E3q64yWtEcs5XU7 .dqhlvajEe-qyxij0jNsi0{color:var(--newCommunityTheme-button)}._3adDzm8E3q64yWtEcs5XU7 ._12nHw-MGuz_r1dQx5YPM2v,._3adDzm8E3q64yWtEcs5XU7 .dqhlvajEe-qyxij0jNsi0{font-size:12px;font-weight:700;line-height:16px;cursor:pointer;-ms-flex-item-align:end;align-self:flex-end;-webkit-user-select:none;-ms-user-select:none;user-select:none}._3adDzm8E3q64yWtEcs5XU7 ._12nHw-MGuz_r1dQx5YPM2v{color:var(--newCommunityTheme-button);margin-right:8px;color:var(--newCommunityTheme-errorText)}._3zTJ9t4vNwm1NrIaZ35NS6{font-family:Noto Sans,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:21px;font-weight:400;word-wrap:break-word;width:100%;padding:0;border:none;background-color:transparent;resize:none;outline:none;cursor:pointer;color:var(--newRedditTheme-bodyText)}._2JIiUcAdp9rIhjEbIjcuQ-{resize:none;cursor:auto}._2I2LpaEhGCzQ9inJMwliNO,._42Nh7O6pFcqnA6OZd3bOK{display:inline-block;margin-left:4px;vertical-align:middle}._42Nh7O6pFcqnA6OZd3bOK{fill:var(--newCommunityTheme-button);color:var(--newCommunityTheme-button);height:16px;width:16px;margin-bottom:2px} While typically guided by the best of. 1,461 ratings published 2008, avg rating 3.47 543 ratings 140 ratings 650 ratings published 1983, Annie and the Red-Hot Italian (The Balfour Brides, #6), The Greek Tycoon's Convenient Mistress (Mass Market Paperback), The Desert Sheikh's Captive Wife (The Rich, the Ruthless and the Really Handsome, #1), An Arabian Courtship (Mass Market Paperback), The Divorce Party (The Delicious De Campos, #1), Proud Greek, Ruthless Revenge (Paperback). When Amelia Allenby escaped a stifling London ballroom for the quiet solitude of the Derbyshire countryside, the very last thing she wanted was an extremely large, ifshe grudgingly admitspassably attractive man disturbing her daily walks. published 2000, avg rating 3.47 1,306 ratings The Fall (The Reluctant Romantics, #1) by. 6 Shy Heroines in Historical Romance Novels, 10 Historical Romances Featuring Plain Heroines. No matter how much I keep wishing and deluding myself into finding "hopeful" clues in the books, it's . 1,784 ratings Oh man Luna and the Lie has some quality groveling. avg rating 3.35 Instead, they make plans to resolve their storys conflict without abandoning the unknown world. published 2000, avg rating 4.04 published 2000, avg rating 3.57 24,979 ratings Sam Crescent (Goodreads Author) (shelved 1 time as hero-wants-to-kill-heroine) avg rating 3.92 725 ratings published 2019. published 2022, avg rating 2.68 15,764 ratings 2,715 ratings Plus, there's a really great dog and the first chapter is just.ughjust perfect. published 2016, avg rating 3.22 published 2017, avg rating 3.94 ._1aTW4bdYQHgSZJe7BF2-XV{display:-ms-grid;display:grid;-ms-grid-columns:auto auto 42px;grid-template-columns:auto auto 42px;column-gap:12px}._3b9utyKN3e_kzVZ5ngPqAu,._21RLQh5PvUhC6vOKoFeHUP{font-size:16px;font-weight:500;line-height:20px}._21RLQh5PvUhC6vOKoFeHUP:before{content:"";margin-right:4px;color:#46d160}._22W-auD0n8kTKDVe0vWuyK,._244EzVTQLL3kMNnB03VmxK{display:inline-block;word-break:break-word}._22W-auD0n8kTKDVe0vWuyK{font-weight:500}._22W-auD0n8kTKDVe0vWuyK,._244EzVTQLL3kMNnB03VmxK{font-size:12px;line-height:16px}._244EzVTQLL3kMNnB03VmxK{font-weight:400;color:var(--newCommunityTheme-metaText)}._2xkErp6B3LSS13jtzdNJzO{-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;margin-top:13px;margin-bottom:2px}._2xkErp6B3LSS13jtzdNJzO ._22W-auD0n8kTKDVe0vWuyK{font-size:12px;font-weight:400;line-height:16px;margin-right:4px;margin-left:4px;color:var(--newCommunityTheme-actionIcon)}._2xkErp6B3LSS13jtzdNJzO .je4sRPuSI6UPjZt_xGz8y{border-radius:4px;box-sizing:border-box;height:21px;width:21px}._2xkErp6B3LSS13jtzdNJzO .je4sRPuSI6UPjZt_xGz8y:nth-child(2),._2xkErp6B3LSS13jtzdNJzO .je4sRPuSI6UPjZt_xGz8y:nth-child(3){margin-left:-9px} published 1987, avg rating 4.30 Classic heroes are a staple of nearly all fiction, regardless of the genre youre writing in. Press J to jump to the feed. Captain Grayson Hunter knows the battle to complete the first worldwide telegraphic network will be fierce, and he intends to win it by any means necessary. But once he dumps the heroine hes realised hes made a huge mistake and tries to get her back! Welcome back. Hero Pursues Heroine Relentlessly Books Showing 1-48 of 388 Runaway Girl (Girl, #2) by Tessa Bailey (Goodreads Author) (shelved 2 times as hero-pursues-heroine-relentlessly) avg rating 4.. $17. Much like Mulan, Moana sets out into the unknown in order to protect her family. Lynda Chance (Goodreads Author) (shelved 1 time as hero-used-heroine-for-revenge) avg rating 3.84 990 ratings published 2015. published 1984, avg rating 4.22 No longer restricted to one or the other, they bridge the gap between the known and unknown. published 2005, avg rating 4.11 4,348 ratings {Sarah's Child by Linda Howard} has a similar idea. | Source. Amelia lives in the country after having a nervous breakdown in a London ballroom, which seems tied to social anxiety. 104 ratings On the cusp of her first London season, Miss Madeline Gracechurch was shyly pretty and talented with a drawing pencil, but hopelessly awkward with gentlemen. 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Far worse, it's caught the eye of the sinister Duke of Moreland a notorious art collector obsessed with acquiring one-of-a-kind treasures. published 1994, avg rating 3.43 avg rating 3.52 353 ratings published 2021, avg rating 3.75 Phyllida is used to a small, quiet country life. 591 ratings Error rating book. 5,302 ratings published 2010, avg rating 3.38 published 1995, avg rating 3.66 Welcome back. published 1984, avg rating 3.68 963 ratings 11,846 ratings r/RomanceBooks is a discussion sub for readers of romance novels. 2,998 ratings Welcome back. From our first secret encounter, I'm addicted. And so he's been searching for her for all that time to make her give him his voice back. published 2013, avg rating 3.62 2,755 ratings Jamie: Roller Coaster Love (Roller Coaster Love Series Book One) by J.S. 328 ratings r/RomanceBooks is a discussion sub for readers of romance novels. It's got groveling, a reasonable back story, and I really like the protagonists. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. 379 ratings published 2009, avg rating 4.07 The shy heroine: This is a male/male romance, so technically, this is a shy hero. 9,878 ratings This threat reveals itself at the Catalyst, forcing the hero to leave their known world behind in search of some reward. Then the brutally murdered corpse of another lodger is dumped on their doorstep and their peaceful life is shattered. Any recs on MCs being together but the Hero ends up breaking things off i.e. Im looking for a bit of grovel in my life! Privacy Policy. 54,525 ratings 1,362 ratings avg rating 4.08 published 2014, avg rating 3.16 Maybe What Mattered Most by Linda Winfree. Now, a man bent on revenge wants OReilly to choose, and any choice he makes could cost him everything.. id. 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars. 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