Romance Series Lists discussion

Read a book with a hero who is less than perfect in some way? Maybe he's missing a limb, got a disability, some serious scarring, or something else. If so, post a comment with the book title, author, genre, the hero's name and what makes the him different!

If you can and have time, please add a link to the book here on GR :)

Category Romance
Diana Palmer - The Wedding In White
--Mack - missing an eye

Historical
Keegan's Lady by Catherine Anderson
--Ace Keegan - facial scarring/limp
The Prize by Julie Garwood
--Baron Royce – facial scarring
Prince of Dreams by Lisa Kleypas
--Prince Nikolas Angelovsky – scarred from torture
Blue Moon by Jill Marie Landis
--Noah LeCroix – facial scarring/missing one eye
His Secret Duchess by Gayle Wilson
--Nick Stanton – scarred
Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase
--Sebastian Ballister - has a large nose & isn't considered very attractive

Contemporary
Must Love Mistletoe by Christie Ridgway
--Finn Jacobson - facial scarring/missing one eye

Paranormal/Time Travel
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
--Jamie Fraser - scarred from torture
Dark Lover by J. R. Ward
--Wrath – nearly blind
Lover Awakened by J. R. Ward
--Zsadist - severe facial & body scarring/slave tattoos
Lover Unbound by J.R. Ward
--Vishous - unwanted tattoos/partially castrated
Lover Enshrined by J.R. Ward
--Phury - prosthetic leg/drug addict
Lover Revealed by J. R. Ward
--Butch O'Neal - some may disagree (especially since he did "buff out that bod";)), but I've always thought of him as pretty average looking

Regency:

THE LADY'S TUTOR Robin Schone
Ramiel Devington --social outcast because of his mixed blood (part Arab part English)

THE LOVER Robin Schone
Michel des Anges ---male prostitute, disfigured from a fire including parts of his body

FLOWERS FROM THE STORM Laura Kinsale
The Duke of Jervaulx--suffered a stroke, can't speak clearly has difficulty doing basic things like dressing, eating, washing etc

Medieval:

THE BLUE VIKING Sandra Hill
Rurik, has a blue mark on his forehead placed there by a witch, made a laughingstock which really weighs on him

Historical Romance


Redemption--Carolyn Davidson
Jake McPherson lost right lower leg during the Civil War

Historical Romance
Mary Balogh - Simply Love
--Sidney: Tortured in France, missing an eye and his right arm.

Connie Brockway - As You Desire
--Harry: Revealing his problem will be a spoiler because it's not revealed until the middle of the book.

Teresa Medeiros - Yours Until Dawn
--Gabriel: Blinded during the battle of Trafalgar.

Julia Quinn - The Duke and I
--Simon: Stutterer

Category Romance
That Night in Texas - Eve Gaddy
--Gabe - injuries from a car accident
(and if I'm remembering right, the heroine is a rape survivor)
Beast In The Tower - Julie Miller
--Damon - injuries from a fire
A Man Like Mac - Fay Robinson
--Mac - paraplegic
(heroine also suffered a career ending injury)
Montana Secrets - Kay Stockham
--Seth - leg and/or spinal injuries from a riding accident

Contemporary Romance
Outsider - Diana Palmer
--Colby - missing an arm
Summer Light - Luanne Rice
--Martin - going blind

Historical Romance
Lacy - Diana Palmer
--Cole - scars from a fire

EROTIC ROMANCE
Midnight Angel--Lisa Marie Rice
--Douglas Kowalski-scarred and disfigured by war

Historical

If You Deceive - Kresley Cole
Ethan McCarrick - skin stripped from his face, leaving him with a huge scar

Paranormal

Predatory Game - Christine Feehan (Ghostwalker series)
Jesse Calhoun - wheelchair bound

Contemporary

Tall, Dark, and Cajun- Sandra Hill
Remy LeDeux-scarred from fire.

Historical

Untouched- Anna Campbell
Matthew-scarred and considered a mad man.

Contemporary
Fallen from Grace by Laura Leone
--Ryan Kinsmore - male prostitute (the most atypical hero I think I've ever read)

Just a kiss away by Jill Barnett-Sam has a missing eye
Envy by sandra brown-Parker is a paraplegic with lot's of scaring in the legs yet this is one of the best books I've ever read and Parker is one of the strongest men I've ever read about.

Historical Romance

The Lost Duke of Wyndham - Julia Quinn
Jack Audley - couldn't read, had what today would probably be diagnosed as dyslexia

Shattered by Joann Ross
Shane Garrett loses leg in Afganistan.

The Raven Prince-Elizabeth Hoyt
Edward de Raaf the Earl of Swartingham. He was scared from the small pox on his face.

Sweet Lullaby - Lorraine Heath

.... everyone in the story thinks the heroine is too pretty to be with someone like Jake (which meant he is not that very attractive)

Hey there I love a typical heroe they are so refreshing and I find more true to life if you take out the dramatics. Here are a few of my favs.

Broken wing-Judith James: Heroe is scarred but by a means you'd neve expect.

Beast-Judith Ivory: hero is scarred

Snowfire-( can't remember who the author is): Hero)mOrgan Kincaid) is scarred missing an eye (this bok is no longer in Pub but is so good)

All of the Black dagger brotherhood series- JR Ward they are all Atypical heros. Extremely good.

A hearing Heart-Bonnie Dee: Hero is deaf ( really good)

Bid for a bride-Ruth Ann Norton: Hero is blind a( the book is a little tam efor me but still sweet and interesting)

Texas Destiny-Loraine Heath: Hero is scarred and partially deaf Great Book!

mistress to the beast-Eve vaughn: Hero is scarred short but satisfying read.

Impestuous Abuction-Patricia Frances Powel- Hero is an amputee. Love this book

Edge of sight-Roxanne St Claire: hero is scarred and missing an eye ( another really good read, mystery suspence passion, it all there)

Always and forever-Pam labud: Hero is disabled, great book

Her Millionaire Miracle- Myrna mackenzie

Doubting thomas-Stephanie taylor- Hero is scarred( yeta again great book)

Her second hand wife- Cheryl St John- Hero is scarred( great book)

Never Call it loving-Gail link: hero is scarred (an oldie but a goody)

One summer-Karen Robard: Hero is not physically scarred but has his baggage (great hero I read it every summer)

These are just a few of my favs but some my others have alreasy been mentioned. Kresely Coles's If you decieve makes me cry everytime I read it, and Tapesrty don't even get me started. Anyways hope this helps in the pursuit of a great but underidentified genre.

Contemporary Romance

Playing the Part by Darcy Daniel. The hero is blind AND a virgin! But it works. Loved it.

please more tips girls :)

-Beast by Pepper Pace - Hero is born with facial deformity
-the vixen and the vet by katy regnery - hero hand and half his face is disfigured after war

Three of my books:
Keep your enemy close: the hero is overweight
Behind our walls: the hero calls himself "ugly as sin". I won't say more.
Nothing but the truth? So help me God... : the hero is 7 inches shorter than the heroine and looks like a 20-year old instead of early 30s