Remember when historical romances were new? Like today?

Here are some newer historical romances, compiled for you and HEA by some of our favorite authors (info provided by publishers and/or their websites):

Highland Seer by Willa Blair (The Wild Rose Press). Donal MacNabb is loyal to his adopted Lathan clan, yet he resents being a pawn in their treaty negotiations with the struggling MacKyries. The MacKyrie clan needs his skills as an arms master, but its Laird is bartering for more than Donal is prepared to give. Ellie MacKyrie knows the Lathan treaty will help protect her clan from the neighbor determined to seize her holdings any way he can—including forcing her into marriage. But she has another reason to want the Lathan alliance. She has Seen the stubborn Donal MacNabb reaching for her in her dreams. While Donal fights to save a clan in trouble, his desire for the MacKyrie Seer wars with his obligation to his Laird. Before she is forced into a marriage that will destroy her clan, Ellie must find the heart behind Donal's gruff exterior and convince him he is the man of her dreams.

Provoked by Joanna Chambers (Samhain). Enlightenment, Book 1. Lowborn David Lauriston lacks the family connections needed to rise in Edinburgh's privileged legal world. Worse, his latest case—defending weavers accused of treason—has brought him under suspicion of harbouring radical sympathies. Troubled by his sexuality, tormented by memories of a man he once platonically loved, David lives a largely celibate life—until a rare sexual encounter with a compelling stranger turns his world on its head. Cynical and worldly, Lord Murdo Balfour is more at home in hedonistic London than dingy, repressed Edinburgh. Unlike David, he intends to eventually marry while continuing to enjoy the company of men whenever he pleases. Yet sex with David is different. It's personal, intimate, and instead of extinguishing his desire, it only leaves him hungry for more. As David's search for the man who betrayed the weavers deepens, he begins to suspect that his mysterious lover has more sinister reasons for his presence in Edinburgh. The truth could leave his heart broken…and more necks stretching on the gallows.

Prairie Heat by Madeline Baker (Ellora's Cave Blush). Mail-order bride, Matilda Thornton, is a prim and proper lady from Boston on her way to Arizona in order to meet her new husband for the first time. On the stagecoach heading west, she finds herself in the company of three men she would normally not associate with: the Apache boy she rescues from a side show, a ruthless bounty hunter and his handsome prisoner. Though wary of her companions, she is willing to risk her life to save all of theirs while travelling through Indian Territory. But it's her willingness to give up her innocence and virtue to one of these sultry strangers that is most unforeseen. Will Matilda be able to handle the perils of her journey? And in which stranger's strong arms will she take refuge?

My Enemy, My Love by Elaine Coffman (Ellora's Cave Blush). She might be a gently reared daredevil, but the first time Mourning Howard sees Clint Kincaid, she knocks him out cold. So it's a bit mortifying when she learns later that he is her stepbrother, who has come to escort her from a Memphis plantation to a big Texas ranch—sparks flying and passions flaming the entire way. When it comes to women, Clint Kincaid always gets what he wants. Before long, he learns that offering Mourning his protection is easy, but protecting her from his own fiery attraction is the challenge of a lifetime. While talk of a Civil War between the states spreads, Mourning makes the long journey to Texas, never knowing the man protecting her will be the one to shatter her life. From Memphis to Texas, they pursue the tangled threads of their destiny.

The Glass Orchid by Emma Barron (Crimson Romance). Orphan Adele Beaumont spent her childhood being passed around to cruel or indifferent relatives. She quickly learned the harsh lesson that a fatherless, penniless girl becomes an unmarriageable woman, leaving her alone and vulnerable to the whims of society. Determined to take charge of her own fate, Del decides to pursue the only means to an independent life available to her: become a courtesan to wealthy and powerful men.

The following new releases were compiled for HEA by Ruth A.Casie, author of The Guardian's Witch. Her website is RuthACasie.com.

McKenna's Honor, Book Four of The Clan MacDougall Series by Suzan Tisdale (Suzan Tisdale). Dark times have fallen upon Scotland. King David II is a prisoner of England. Angus McKenna, revered chief of Clan MacDougall, and his son-in-law Duncan McEwan sit in a dungeon in Edinburgh, accused of crimes against their king and country. Their wives are missing. Can devotion, honor and fealty light a candle in the darkness? Invoking the Bond of the Seven Clans, Nial McKee, son-in-law to Angus McKenna sets out to discover the truth behind the charges. While he enlists the help of his good friends Caelen McDunnah and Rowan Graham, his lovely wife Bree appeals to friends of her own for a much different kind of assistance. But time is running out for Angus and Duncan. Friendship and love of family alone might not be enough to save McKenna's Honor.

The Pirate's Wraith by Penelope Marzec (New Concepts Publishing). When lightning strikes Lesley's car, she passes out and wakes up on the Lyrical, a 24-gun frigate, in 1711, where the captain looks like her fiancé—except for one fine asset, the cannon in his britches. Though disguised as a cabin boy, danger awaits her at every turn. Captain Harlan Sterford turned pirate to restore his fortunes, but his ship leaks and the crew is mutinous. When Lesley appears on the deck of his ship resembling his dead wife and carrying the toy horse he carved for his son, he believes she is a ghost or a demon wraith.

Letter from a Rake by Sasha Cottman (Destiny Romance). Millie Ashton thinks London society is full of empty headed, arrogant fools, but when she meets Alex Radley she falls desperately in love with him. Fearing humiliation and rejection, she decides the only sensible thing to do is take her pride and go home to India. Men like Alex do not fall for girls like her, whereas every girl loses her heart to Alexander the Great. Alex Radley, Marquess of Brooke rules the ton like a god, but even gods are known to fall for mere mortals. With his wealth and title, wooing Millie should be an easy task. But when his passionate love letter to her goes astray, Alex's life becomes more than a little complicated.

Taurus by Christine Elaine Black (The Wild Rose Press). Imperial Desire #2. Kallie flees a political betrothal arranged by her brother, the emperor of Rome. She runs to the one man capable of preventing the match -- her brother's sworn enemy. Unwittingly, she throws her fortunes into the hands of a man pledged to destroy Roman rule. Taurus would do anything to provoke the emperor, even ruin an imperial sister. But Kallie tests his strength of will and his vow to end the reign of her family, forever.

One Night's Desire by Rue Allyn (Crimson Romance). Wildfire Love #2. An accusation of murder threatens to stop Kiera Alden from reuniting her family and sets Marshall Evrett Quinn on her trail. She may be able to escape prison bars, but she can't escape Quinn's love. Quinn pursues law-breakers relentlessly, and pretty Kiera Alden is no exception. Clever and courageous, she evades him until chance encounter turns the tables. Finally he has this elusive desperado under arrest, but success is bittersweet when she captures his heart.

Stolen Spring by Louisa Rawlings (Samhain). 1700 France. Forced into spying by the king's minister, Marie-Rouge runs away from her lecherous suitor at Versailles, and into the cottage of a seductive miller, Pierre. Her stolen interlude ripens into passionate love. But she must save her debt-ridden father through a wealthy marriage; she can never have a future with Pierre. Her spying duty calls her back to the court, into a deadly plot. The lies she is forced to tell create a gulf between the lovers. Will he learn the truth? Or will the dissolute duke who pays to marry her keep the lovers forever apart?

A Family Affair by Jennifer Wenn (The Wild Rose Press). Lady Francesca Darling has been in love with Devlin Ross, the Duke of Hereford, since she was five years old. When they meet again at her debutante ball she finds her feelings remain the same, and to her joy he is mesmerized by her. But can their budding love survive her interfering family and the deep scars from his father's abuse? Enchanted as he is with the delightful woman Fanny has become, Devlin intends never to repeat that abuse, vowing not to live with his wife and children.

Seasons of Exile by Stella Bridges (Soul Mate Publishing) Seasons of Exile is an emotionally charged ride across two countries and the Aegean Sea. In 1922 war-ravaged Europe, two young Greek women are exiled from their country, becoming refugees. Can convent-bound Marina and rebellious Petra find love and their way home amongst treachery, abandoned orphanages and opium dens, and human trafficking? Based on the author's family history, Seasons of Exile is a love story and a historical about betrayal, heartbreak, and redemption.

The following new releases were compiled for HEA by Willa Blair, author of Highland Seer. Her website is willablair.com.

Dawning by Olivia Stocum (CreateSpace). Scotland, 1599 - He abandoned her. She had failed to be enough for him. The empty space he left behind hollowed out her heart, and she wondered what to do with the rest of her life... When Ronan leaves the clan to seek his fortune, Triona MacAlastair fears she will never see him again. Four years later, a threat against her life forces her to depend on a mysterious, cloaked rogue known as Blackhawk. She knows he is capable of protecting her, but what is he hiding? Why does he refuse to show his face?

The following new releases were compiled for HEA by Becky Lower, author of Banking on Temperance. Her website is www.beckylowerauthor.com.

Love's Honor Bound by Patricia Bond (Soul Mate Publishing). Someone is killing conductors on the Underground Railroad. With a cellar full of runaway slaves, Olivia June Mathieson must decide whether the handsome Fenton Pierce-Smythe is savior or traitor. Both Fenton Pierce-Smythe's fiancée and grandfather were killed when runaway slaves spooked their horses. Determined no one else will face that pain, Fenton hunts runaways to return them safely to their owners. But can he remain unmoved by their plight and unaffected by the beautiful woman who risks her life to lead them to freedom?

Setting Black Souls Free Along the Oregon Trail by Vanessa Carvo (Quietly Blessed And Loved Press). This Christian novella is about one woman's fight to free the slaves which a single family owns, as they head west along the Oregon Trail. It's a family consisting of one father and his six sons. The youngest son is already a believer but the woman has a hard time in convincing the others that all people deserve to be free and have the chance to learn about Jesus. Gradually, she is able to convince the group of men, except for one, to realize that God's word is the truth. And from the long wagon train journey she finds a friend in a young slave woman and love with one of the brothers.

Noble Cause by Jessica James (Patriot Press). Honor and conviction clash with loyalty and love in this epic Civil War novel that pits brother against brother. Winner of the coveted John Esten Cooke Award for Southern Fiction, Noble Cause chronicles the clash of a Confederate cavalry officer with a Union spy as they defend their beliefs, their country, and their honor. Gallantry and chivalry are put to the test when Colonel Alexander Hunter discovers the woman he promised his dying brother he will protect is the Union spy he vowed to his men he would destroy. Readers will discover the fine line between friends and enemies when the fates of these two tenacious foes cross by the fates of war and their destinies become entwined forever.

Bliss: An Anthology of Novellas by Jamie Denton, SK McClafferty, Kathleen Shoop, et al. (Kindle Nation). One stately residence on North Carolina's Albemarle Sound. Five stories of heart-warming romance. Told against the backdrop of the Civil War, the loss of an unsinkable ship, the patriotic zeal of the second world war, the heart-rending conflict of Vietnam, and the thrill of modern day Nascar, Jamie Denton, S. K. McClafferty, Kathleen Shoop, Marcy Waldenville, and J. D. Wylde deliver a variety pack of poignant, sexy, and sweet.

The following new U.K. releases were compiled for HEA by Rhoda Baxter, author of Patently in Love. Her website is www.rhodabaxter.com.

The Duke's Legacy by Wendy Soliman (Wendy Soliman). As sole heir to the late Duke of Penrith's extensive estate, Abigail Carstairs suspects that someone is trying to kill her for her fortune. In desperation she turns to the notorious Lord Sebastian Denver for help. Unable to deny a lady in distress, Sebastian inveigles his way into Abbey's hunting lodge where all the prime suspects are gathered. As he lays a daring trap for her aggressors, Sebastian finds himself in a race against time to keep her safe.

The Trader's Gift (#4 in the Traders series) by Anna Jacobs (Hodder & Stoughton). Bram Deagan has a gift for matchmaking and doesn't hesitate to suggest that his friends Dougal and Mitchell find wives. In England, Eleanor Prescott has not forgotten the ship's captain who told her to come to him if she was free. Now she's a widow, dare she return to Dougal in Australia? Jacinta, widowed and penniless, is desperate to keep her young son from a cruel relative's clutches, and will do anything to save him, even marry a stranger in Australia.

Heir to Greyladies (#1 of Greyladies series) by Anna Jacobs (Allison and Busby). 1900. When her father dies fifteen-year-old Harriet Benson is sent into service to escape the advances of her vicious stepbrother Norris. At Dalton House, she makes friends with the owners' crippled son Joseph. When he is forced to leave the family home, she goes with him. But she's unprepared for the unexpected inheritance of Greyladies, a large country house. Could this be the safe haven she so desperately needs, and does the ghost of its previous owner really roam the halls?

The Handfasted Wife by Carol McGrath (Accent Press). Harold loves Elditha, his beautiful handfasted wife, for many years, and she loves him back. It is Chistmas 1065. When King Edward dies Elditha's husband is elected king. To her horror she is set aside for a marriage that will unite north and south against a Norman threat. But the Conqueror swoops over the channel, burns their lands and destroys King Harold. Can Elditha protect her family from the Conqueror's wrath?

Lady Isobel's Champion by Carol Townend (Harlequin Mills and Boon). In her long years at the convent, waiting for her betrothed, Lady Isobel de Turenne has built the Comte d'Aveyron into a fantasy—a man who will rescue, protect and love her. But when the comte finally returns to claim his bride, Isobel finds instead a man of contradictions—one who masks dark secrets with desire. Isobel must decide if it's solely duty forcing the comte to marry or whether he is truly her longed-for champion.

A Lady with Napoleon's Army by Mary Nichols (Mary Nichols). Catherine Marsh finds herself in Poland just as Napoleon is preparing to invade Russia. Catherine must find her way to Moscow to fulfil her friend Helen's dying wish that she look after her children, but with danger all around her, the only way she can do it, is reluctantly to accept the escort of the Austrian Captain Charles Von Hardt, who is in the service of Napoleon and her sworn enemy. But is he all he seems?

Three Nights in Winter by Alison Carter (Alison Carter). Five stirring stories of strong women finding love as they do their bit in World War II.