Recommended Gothic Reads

Keeping you in romantic suspense!

Recommended Reads

The books listed below contain romance, life-threatening suspense, and a puzzle or mystery. This is our definition of a "gothic romance novel."

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* = Contemporary Setting
HC = Hardcover

Backlist Titles of Note

Nonfiction

Cavallaro, Dani--The Gothic Vision--Continuum, September 2002
Ramsland, Katherine--The Science of Vampires--Berkley Boulevard, October 2002

December 2002

Andersen, Susan--On Thin Ice *--Zebra (reprint)
Barrett, Jean--Official Escort *--Harlequin Intrigue #692
Craft, Francine--Haunted Heart *--BET Books
Davis, Dee--Midnight Rain *--Ballantine (Ivy Books)
Douglas, Charlotte--The Bride's Rescuer *--Harlequin Intrigue #69l
Heller, Jane--Infernal Affairs *--Kensington (reprint)
Herron, Rita--Memories of Megan * (Nighthawk Island)--Harlequin Intrigue #689
Kearney, Susan--Royal Pursuit * (The Crown Affair)--Harlequin Intrigue #690
Malin, Jennifer--Lord St. Leger's Find--Zebra Regency Mystery
McKinney, Meagan--Moonlight Becomes Her--Zebra (reprint)
Rogers, Evelyn--The Ghost of Carnal Cove--Leisure (gothic)
Turner, Elizabeth--Just Before Daybreak--Zebra (gothic)

November 2002

Alers, Rochelle--Homecoming *--BET Books
Collum, Lynn--A Kiss at Midnight--Zebra Regency Mystery
Daniels, B.J.--Premeditated Marriage *--Harlequin Intrigue #687
George, Melanie--To Die For *--Zebra
Hocker, Karla--The Incorrigible Sophia--Zebra Regency Mystery (reprint)
Johnson, Lynn.--Tommy's Mom *--Harlequin Intrigue #688
Kahn, Sharon--Don't Cry for Me, Hot Pastrami *--Berkley Prime Crime (reprint)
Kearney, Susan--Royal Ransom * (The Crown Affair)--Harlequin Intrigue #686
Lucas-Taylor, Elizabeth--Unfinished Business *--Dandelion Books (trade paperback)
Madl, Linda--Silk and Secrets --Zebra (gothic)
McKenna, Shannon--Behind Closed Doors *--Brava
Montgomery, Selena--Power of Persuasion *--BET Books
Sawyer, Meryl--Every Waking Moment *--Zebra
Sumners, Cristina--Crooked Heart *--Bantam (HC)
Wilson, Gayle--Rafe Sinclair's Revenge * (Phoenix Brotherhood)--Harlequin Intrigue #685
Winters, Angela--Dangerous Memories *--BET Books

October 2002

Anthology--Tart Noir *--Berkley Prime Crime
Albert, Michele--Getting Her Man *--Avon
Banks, T.F.--The Thief Taker --Dell (reprint)
Cameron, Stella--True Bliss *--Zebra (reprint)
Delacroix, Claire--The Rogue --Warner
Drake, Shannon--Realm of Shadows--Zebra
Ferguson, Jo Ann--A Rather Necessary End--Zebra Regency Mystery
Greene, Maria--A Christmas Blessing--Zebra Regency (ghost)
Kerstan, Lynn--The Golden Leopard--Onyx
Knight, Allison--Brides of Owl's Head--Wings EPress (gothic)
Martin, Nancy--How to Murder a Millionaire *--Signet
Neilson, Sherri--Free Falling--PublishAmerica, Inc. (paranormal)
Soos, Troy--The Gilded Cage--Kensington (HC)
Terreri, Malinda--To Give or Deceive *--Berkley Prime Crime
Thomoas, Jacquelin--Stolen Hearts *--BET Books

September 2002

Anthology--His Eternal Kiss--Kensington (trade paperback--vampire)
Karla Hocker, Judith A. Lansdowne, Jeanne Savery
Anthology--Lords of the Night--Zebra (vampire)
Janice Bennett, Sara Blayne, Monique Ellis
Anthology--Some Enchanted Evening *--Zebra
Linda Devlin, Sandyh Moffett, Deb Stover
Abbott, Jeff--Black Jack Point *--Onyx
Andersen, Susan--Shadow Dance *--Avon (reprint)
Berenson, Laurien--Hot Dog *--Kensington (HC)
Cameron, Stella--Cold Day in July *--Kensington (HC)
Crombie, Deborah--And Justice There is None *--Bantam (HC)
Heller, Jane--Cha Cha Cha *--Kensington (reprint)
McBride, Mary--Still Mr. and Mrs. *--Warner
Michaels, Fern--Kentucky Heat *--Zebra (reprint)
Robb, J.D.--Purity in Death *--Berkley
Savoy, Deirdre--Holding Out for a Hero *--BET Books
Tyner, Marilyn--One Heartbeat at a Time *--BET Books
Wright, Courtni--A Charmed Love *--Zebra Arabesque

August 2002

Cameron, Stella--Tell Me Why *--Zebra (reprint)
Hocker, Karla--The Impertinent Miss Bancroft--Zebra Regency (reprint)
London, Cait--When Night Falls *--Avon
O'Shaughnessy, Perri--Unfit to Practice *--Delacorte (HC)
Stuart, Anne--Still Lake *--Mira

July 2002

Basso, Adrienne--To Protect an Heiress --Zebra
Cameron, Stella--Guilty Pleasures *--Zebra (reprint)
Castillo, Linda--The Perfect Victim *--Jove
Clayton, Alana--A Spirited Romance --Zebra Regency (ghost)
Davis, Nageeba--An Opening For Murder *--Berkley Prime Crime (HC)
Dunn, Carola--Dead in the Water *--Kensington
Gavaler, Chris--Pretend I'm Not Here *--Harper Torch
Grace, Susan--The Prodigal Son--Zebra Ballad
Hooper, Kay--Whisper of Evil *--Bantam
Isaacs, Susan--Long Time No See *--Harper Torch (reprint)
Mathews, Francine--The Secret Agent *--Bantam (HC)
Michaels, Kasey--Maggie Needs an Alibi *--Kensington (HC)
Moffett, Sandy--Call Down the Night--Zebra Ballad
Rand, Naomi--The One That Got Away *--Avon (reprint)
Ross, Robert--Where Darkness Lives *--Pinnacle
Sims, Janice--For Your Love *--BET Books
Strider, Judi L.--Hold on to My Heart *--Publish America
Taylor, Janelle--Night Moves *--Zebra (reprint)

June 2002

Abrams, Nita--The Exiles --Zebra
Icilyn, Sonia--Possession *--BET Books
Jackson, Lisa--Cold Blooded *--Zebra
Knight, Allison--Secrets of Hanson Hall--Wings Press (gothic)
Levine, Laura--This Pen for Hire *--Kensington (HC)
Quick, Amanda--Don't Look Back--Bantam (HC)

May 2002

Anderson, Bridget--All Because of You *--BET Books
Apodaca, Jennifer--Dating Can Be Murder *--Kensington (HC)
Emery, Lynn--Tell Me Something Good *--Harper Torch
Lowell, Elizabeth--Moving Target *--Avon (reprint)
Madden, Sandra--A Princess Born: Of Royal Birth --Zebra Ballad
Martin, Kat--Hot Rain *--Zebra
McClafferty, S.K.--As Night Falls *--Zebra
Quick, Amanda--Don't Look Back--Bantam (HC)
Rogers, Evelyn--The Grotto--LoveSpell Candleglow (gothic)
Stockenberg, Antoinette--Sand Castles*--St. Martin's Press
Toombs, Jane--Nightingale Man--Hard Shell Word Factory
Vida, Nina--End of Marriage *--Simon & Schuster (HC)
Wolf, Joan--Silverbridge *--Warner

April 2002

Anthology--Shapeshifters *--New Concepts Publishing
Robin Bayne, Jane Toombs, Jennifer Dunne, and Myra Nour
Barton, Beverly--What She Doesn't Know *--Zebra
Britton, Vickie and Loretta Jackson--Path of the Jaguar *--Thorndike Press (Large Print Candlelight Series, HC)
Burnell, Mark--Chameleon *--HarperCollins (HC)
Castillo, Linda--Just a Little Bit Dangerous *--Silhouette Int. Moments #1145
Donovan, Kate--Night After Night--Zebra Ballad
Fowler, Earlene--Steps to the Altar *--Berkley Prime Crime (HC)
Greene, Maria--The Ghost and Mrs. Wenthaven --Zebra Regency (gothic)
Harrison, Shirley--The Proposition *--BET Books
Johansen, Iris--Body of Lies *--Bantam (HC)
Johnson, Sharleen--Show Me Your Heart *--Treble Heart Books
Knoll, Anne--The House in Thornton Wood--LoveSpell Candleglow (gothic)
Louise, Kim--Falling For You *--BET Books
McCafferty, Barbara Taylor and Beverly Taylor Herald--Double Date *--Kensington (reprint)
Meredith, Marilyn--Intervention *--Golden Eagle Press
Wilson-Harris, Crystal--Love's Destiny *--BET Books

March 2002

Byrd, Adrianne--Surrender To Love *--BET Books
Clayton, Alana--The Mistress Thief--Zebra Regency Mystery
Cote, Lyn--Winter's Secret *--Tyndale House (trade pb)
Fox, Kathryn--The Seduction --Zebra
Girard, Danielle--Chasing Darkness *--Onyx
Janssen, Christine--Stand on Your Own *--Wings Press
Maxwell, Ann--Shadow and Silk *--Zebra (reprint)
Moffett, Julie--Light a Single Candle --Zebra Ballad
Peart, Jane--A Sinister Silence --Revell (gothic)
Perkin, Norah-Jean--Night Secrets *--Love Spell (supernatural tiime travel)
Peters, Elizabeth--The Night of Four Hundred Rabbits *--Avon (reprint)
Quick, Amanda--Slightly Shady --Bantam (reprint)
Robb, J.D.--Reunion in Death *--Berkley
Ross, Clarissa--Out of the Fog--Thorndike (gothic, large print HC)
Staub, Wendy Corsi--In the Blink of an Eye *--Pinnacle
Sullo, Eleanor--Moonrakers--Wings Press (gothic)
Toombs, Jane--13 West*--New Concepts Publishing
Young, Karen--Someone Knows *--Zebra

February 2002

Alers, Rochelle--No Compromise *--BET Books
Andrews, Mary Kay--Savannah Blues *--HarperCollins (HC)
Davis, Dee--Dark of the Night *--Ivy
Fyfield, Frances--Undercurrents *--Penguin (reprint)
Lewis, Shelby--Simply Marvelous *--BET Books
Overfield, Joan--The Shadowing--LoveSpell Candleglow (gothic)
Paige, Robin--Death at Dartmoor --Berkley Peime Crime (HC)
Paige, Robin--Death at Epsom Downs --Berkley Prime Crime (reprint)
Perrin, Kayla--Say You Need Me *--Harper Torch
Sawyer, Meryl--Unforgettable *--Zebra (reprint)
Sneed, Tamara--When I Fall in Love *--BET Books
Staub, Wendy Corsi--Fade to Black *--Pinnacle (reprint)
Wright, Courtni--Uncovered Passion *--BET Books

January 2002

Anthology--The Only Thing Better Than Chocolate *--Zebra
Dailey, Janet, Sandra Steffan, Kylie Adams
Andersen, Susan--Head Over Heels *--Avon
Devine, Thea--Desire Me Only --Kensington Brava (trade PB reprint)
Dorrenstein, Renate--A Heart of Stone *--Penguin (trade PB)
Hern, Candice--The Bride Sale --Avon
Long, James--Silence and Shadows *--Bantam (reprint)
Manees, Raynetta--Heart of the Matter *--BET Books
McKinney, Meagan--Still of the Night *--Zebra (reprint)
Michaels, Fern--Plain Jane *--Zebra (reprint)
Michaels, Kasey--Then Comes Marriage *--Warner
Montgomery, Selena--The Art of Desire *--BET Books
Peters, Elizabeth--Die for Love *--Avon (reprint)
Reed, David D.--The President's Weekend *--ViviSphere Publishing (HC)
Ross, Dan--Cliffhaven--Thorndike (Large Print HC) (gothic)
Schilling, Vivian--Quietus *--Hannover House (HC)
Sullo, Eleanor--The Emerald Eye *--Treble Heart Books
Todd, Catherine--Exit Strategies *--William Morrow (HC)
Upcher, Caroline--The Visitors' Book *--Kensington (HC)
Willis, Connie--Passage *--Bantam (reprint)
Winters, Angela--Love on the Run *--BET Books