Historical Cheaters
H cheats either w/ h or OW
**A Christmas Promise Mary Balogh - MOC H cheats w/ OW
A Counterfeit Betrothal - Mary Balogh H drunk cheats w/ prostitute friends egged him on
Adora - Beatrice Small bodice ripper many spouses for H/h
A Marriage Made on Earth - Sheila Bishop H/h newlyweds, but H idealizes married OW, letting her direct h and such, H always visiting OW - no physical cheating
A Matter of Duty - Sandra Heath MOC H cheats w/ married OW, H falls in love with h
**Amber Fire Elaine Barbieri. Lots of H's and one cheats on h - she involved w/ married men; bodice ripper
Amber Flame AKA His Bonnie Bride - Hannah Howell -H kissing OW, h left; H goes after
A Passion Most Pure - Julie Lessman H kisses h's sister; Christian
A Valentine Wedding - Jane Feather H betrayed h; h jilted H at alter when discovers betrayal he had a mistress happened before story; H became trustee of h's inheritance
Again and Again - Susan Johnson H seduced his maid before story; erotic
Analise - Candace Camp H makes h his mistress; H's family treats h poorly; H cheats
An Arranged Marriage - Jo Beverly h raped by H's brother, H marries her; H sleeps w/ mistress because he is a spy and trying to get information
And Ladies of the Club by Helen Hoover Santmyer - 2 women follows lives one's husband cheats - not main part of story which follows women's lives - not really a romance
An Unquestionable Lady Rosina Pyatt h/H MOC w/ sex for heir, rocky marriage, H cheats w/ OW
At her Service - Susan Johnson H cheats he is a spy; erotic
Beyond Scandal - Brenda Joyce H/h forced to marry, unconsummated; H leaves and has mistresses
Blaze of Passion - Stephanie Blake h leaves fiancé for H he cheats several times w/ several females
Bold Angel - Kat Martin H won't accept feelings for h so cheats
Bold Conquest - Virginia Henley H married cheats w/ h, fake marries her she thinks her husband dead, later she hops in bed with H's friend
Bride of the Lion - Elizabeth Stuart H won't accept feeling for h so cheats
Bride of the Wind Shannon Drake H/h estranged he loved OW, found dead, he thinks h turned him in
Cactus Flower - Shirl Henke H defends former fiancée, won't trust h, they get mad at each other and H has a "sleazy" affair w/ prostitute
Calder Pride, This Calder Range, This Calder Sky, Stands a Calder Man, Calder Promise, Shifting Calder Wind, Lone Calder Star, Calder Storm Janet Dailey some cheating somewhere in this series; main character dies somewhere in the series too
Caress & Conquer - Connie Mason bodice ripper H cheats w/ OW lots
Captive Angel - Deana James H tells h tired of land life takes mistress and son and sails away
Captive Passions - Fern Michaels H cheats a lot
Captive Embraces - Fern Michaels sequel to Captive Passions H/h divorce because she pushed him away after loss of child, he engaged to new woman and h marries new woman's dad
Chandra Catherine Coulter H cheats w/ slave girl that belonged to him and she told h that H was good to her; later redone into Warrior's Song and the cheating scene/dialogue was iffy
Consequences - Sheila Bishop H/h married w/ children, H cheated w/ maid and got her pregnant, H had cheated another time too
Dancing with Clara - Mary Balogh H cheats lot; MOC
Duchess in Disguise Caroline Courtney MOC H dumped h in the country w/out consummating the marriage, and had his fun in town w/ his mistress
Emerald Knight - Michelle M. Pillow H cheats w/ servant few times h catches him
Fire Song - Catherine Coulter H rapist and cheats on h w/ servant
**Forbidden Love - Karen Robards H married cheats w/ h
For Honor's Sake - Connie Mason H cheats w/stepmom
Golden Lady - Shirl Henke h worked in brothel someone tells H, he gets mad calls her names, runs her off, then cheats, then he goes after h
Harrigan's Bride - Cheryl Reavis H almost cheats but stopped by men walking in on them
Heaven Forbids - Karen Ranney H/h affair H is married to h's niece
Highland Vow Hannah Howell Highland H loves OW who is a serial "blackwidow"; h saved H when h younger, meet again, h sees H kiss OW and reaffirming his love for her, h leave H who finds out about OW's perfidy, before OW dies says she had H's child, he gets child and goes to h, H has to crawl back to H or she wouldn't take H back
If He's Wicked by Hannah Howell - H marries manipulative OW who is cheating w/ H's uncle, H ends up cheating w/ h
**If Not for Love - Carol Franz H technically married cheats w/ h
If you Deceive Kresly Cole H was going to cheat w/ h's mom at the beginning but changes his mind at the last minute and he was going to cheat w/ two barmaids and had lipstick on his belly; h gives him another chance
Lady of Quality Rachelle Edwards H cheats; H/h have kids he falls in love w/mistress h steps up and catches his eye
Last Chance my Love Lynne Connolly the H contemplates taking a mistress because the H/h have been advised not to have relations because another pregnancy could be detrimental to her health but doesn't
Lord Clayborne's Fancy by Laura Matthews H shocked that h missing hymen-doubts virginity, cheats w/ ex
Love Once Again Jo Ann Simon (sequel to Love Once in Passing) H cheats after h returns to his time with his former fiancée he felt neglected the h/H may have lost a child; historical 1st person
Love Remember Me - Jessie Ford H sleeps w/ ANY female, sleeps w/ one for sake of spying then h same night he smells of OW too bodice ripper w/ incest, cheating H, kidnappings, and h gets knocked around a few times
Love Song, Wind Song, Nightsong Valerie Sherwood h/H meet in the 1st book and possibly get together near end; 2nd book H meets w/ OW, he thought she was dead, and cheats, although H says he loves h, wife, OW wants him to take her somewhere he tries to sneak out h catches them, H cheats w/ OW on voyage, h takes up w/ OM, lover of OW; OW planning to betray H, h goes to save H, who is upset h was w/ OM; 3rd book H gets amnesia has many OW
Love Storm Susan Johnson H rapes h, MOC and H constantly cheats on h for dumbest reasons
Love Unwilling Shirl Henke H marries h; H sleeps w/ servant who arranges to have wife kidnapped but H thinks she left him to cheat so H has madam of brothel; h pregnant H not think his
Love Wild and Fair Bertrice Small h raped several times and used, H cheats several times
Marna Norah Hess MOC h is 15-16 and H is 35; H takes up with a OW even after consummating marriage which takes a while, he trades for the OW bed and brings it for h to sleep in; h cheats but she believes that the H is dead
Margarita - Joan Wolf H cheats w/ 2 OW because of his distrust of a woman's love
Masquerade in Venice Velda Johnston H not married to h but follows her and cheats w/ h's cousin who is married; mystery
Miracles Judith McNaught - forced MOC H cheats w/ OW
Moon Flower Shirl Henke H cheats w/ mistress; h follows and confronts H, h leaves him, H goes after but has one more time w/ OW and mentions giving OW another child, they already have one
Mutual Consent Gayle Buck h/H MOC, H cheats w/ mistress
Never Call It Love Veronica Jason BODICE RIPPER w/ all that entails
Never Call It Loving Gail Link H cheats w/ prostitute on wedding night and flirts with other women
Night Flower Shirl Henke; h daughter of moon flower couple marries a friend of family who had crush on mom; H cheats w/ prostitute
Night Wind's Woman Shirl Henke H thinks h cheated so H does and throws it in her face
Not Quite a Husband Sherry Thomas H cheated on the eve of his marriage, and the h, a doctor, was called to the same house and saw H; she marries H anyways and is passive/aggressive for a year then asks for a divorce and goes to another country, story takes place 3 years after the divorce
Olivia and Jai by Rebecca Ryman H warns h not to fall in love w/ him she does, H sails off w/ OW, h's cousin, h is a Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned type
Once and Always Judith McNaught Jason does cheat on his wife the author admitted that of course he did given his character
Once Upon a Scandal Barbara Dawson Smith h raped, H didn't know, h pregnant on wedding night she tells him it could be one of many H believes that leaves h to travel and take up w/ OW, H leaves h destitute, h resorts to stealing to support family, H returns makes a bargain w/ h
Passions of a Wicked Earl - Lorraine Heath H leaves h on wedding day when catches her in arms of OM; goes away and has affairs
**Only in Your Arms Lisa Kleypas HR H cheats w/ OW on wedding night NOTE: extensively revised version is When Strangers Marry and H does NOT cheat
Perfect Sin Kat Martin H cheats w/ OW after he and h loose a child; then the H grovels to get h back
Prince of Dreams Lisa Kleypas H cheats several times, fathers a child, thrown back in time to a previous life w/ h in a previous life learns to love and then tossed back to his presence
Private Arrangements Sherry Thomas - h schemes to ensnare H, he finds out and abandons her after their wedding night; h/H estranged and both cheat, come back together when h wants a divorce and H agrees after she gives him an heir
Promise Me Kathleen Harrington - H engaged cheats w/ h, 1st wife whom he divorced 6 years previous in a scandal
PROMISE OF THE ROSE BRENDA JOYCE H serviced by maid, h confronts claims will not do again, H/h estranged H w/ OW but unable to find satisfaction w/ them only to meet physical needs
Risk Everything H seduces h, handfasted, then he marries the OW in front of the h and intends to consummate the marriage but doesn't
Sapphire Rosemary Rogers H cheats w/ neighbor practically in front of the h,or at least in the same house w/ the h
Sea Fire Karen Robards H repeatedly rapes h, H cheats w/ OW; h bodice ripper; sequel to Island Flame
Seducing the Duchess by Ashley March H married h for revenge, keeps mistress, 3yrs later wants h, who was celibate all this time but has a rep as the whore of London
Seized by Love Susan Johnson H wagers seduction of h from her older husband, H gets her then proceeds to cheat on her numerous times
**Seven Nights to Forever Evangeline Collins H married cheats w/ h a prostitute
Sexy as Hell Susan Johnson MOC but they can't keep their hands off each other, H cheats on h several times
Silver Lining Maggie Osborne H cheats on his fiancée w/h, h saved miners lives, one of which is H, they offer her anything and she wants a child, H's name drawn, they force them to marry
Sinful Charlotte Featherstone the H cheats w/ h; H marries OW, have to go to website to get a HEA
**Splendor - Brenda Joyce H cheats w/ h, back w/ wife, cheats w/ h, wife dies, h/H HEA
Still in My Heart by kathyrn Smith H/h engaged, he alcoholic mistook her sister for h and slept w/ sister
Tara's Song - Barbara Ferry Johnson H has 2 wives, forces h to marry him, he cheats w/ servants too, H rapes 2nd wife for refusing him, h takes care of her; bodice ripper
Tender Fury by Connie Mason bodice ripper, H cheats throughout, h is raped and cheats too
Terms of Love Shirl Henke terms of love-she marries stranger to get her inheritance and they fall in love. H tells her his secret (he's on run) right before the law catches up with him, and he thinks she turned him in. he beats charges and instead of going home starts affair with her worst enemy. He comes home to divorce her, discovers she lost their baby and is heartsick, and learns his lover's maid caused baby's death. H feels bad and they start to try again, ex-lover shows up to tell wife all about their affair
Terms of Surrender Shirl Henke H claims to love h makes deal w/ h's father even though h engaged to OM, H seeing OW, H/h marry, h is cold to him and H continues to see OW
The Book of Scandal Julia London H/h separate after death of infant; H lost self in liquor and debauchery
3 yrs go by H learns h name may appear to a book he kidnaps her to protect family name; H insists h apologize for her THOUGHTS of cheating while H actually did cheat
The Captain's Doxy Lafayette Hammet BODICE RIPPER h is 16 H is twice her age and a jealous cheating, abusive pirate who kidnapped her and forced her; H's father messed up his head and he vowed not to be like him; H cheats w/ OW, slave girl, at least twice and has no remorse
The Coming Home Place Mary Spencer H cheats w/ OW his first love, she returns from dead and just walks off w/ her in a daze to hotel room leaving wife, h, by herself on her birthday to sit and wait while he does the deed
The Conqueror Brenda Joyce H cheats w/ h; he married her sister for property, then forces one of his men to marry h but he takes the wedding night for self
The Court of the Flowering Peach by Janette Radcliffe aka Rebecca Danton (Star Sapphire) Emotional cheating and possibly physical by the husband who wants his sister-in-law; cheating by the wife who's been neglected and unwanted by the husband (MOC). No HEA.
**The Darkest Heart Brenda Joyce NOT SURE THAT H cheats as notes say h and H not officially together; h forced seduction (?) w/ OM
The Devil's Love Julia London H/h forced and tricked into marriage, H cheats w/ OW
The Duchess's Next Husband Terri Brisbin H has a mistress thinks he is dying and makes a list of husbands for his wife, h
The Earl Claims his Wife Cathy Maxwell H believes he loves OW and only consummates marriage w/ h, wife, as he doesn't want to cheat on her, goes away to war, returns to mistress, h is getting ready to take a lover; mistress cheated w/ father and she had a child w/ him which father abandons; H needs h to save child
The Fifth Kiss Elizabeth Mansfield H married to h's sister and has taken a mistress because of some physical problems between him and her sister; h condemns him for cheating on her sister and they don't get along much after her sister's death
The French Bride Evelyn Anthony H cheats, set around French Revolution think the H does not save the h; not a HEA
The Harem Bride Blair Bancroft H saves and marries h from a harem that she was kidnapped for then he marries her, their marriage is not consummated and they are estranged for years H has OW
The Lady's Tutor Robin Schone - h cheats w/ H who is to tutor her so she can seduce her husband
The Lion Bride Elizabeth Stuart H cheats w/ OW doesn't want to love h
The Lover Nicole Jordan THE ORIGINAL H cheats and it gives details w/ him and OW; rewrite H kisses the OW but takes no further
The Marriage Bed Laura Lee Ghurke estranged H cheats a lot then h/H get back together
The Obedient Bride Mary Balogh MOC H keeps a mistress h finds out and is devastated
The Offer Catherine Coulter H/h forced marriage, H cheats on h lots, h even follows H one time to OW
The Painted Lady Lucia Grahame H sees h years before w/ her husband and he falls in love, they run into each other when h is widowed, she has had a recent traumatic event, H gets her to marry him but she is cold and shut off, he cheats w/ OW that remind him of h
The Promise by Brenda Joyce h/H forced to wed, H has MANY OW
The Rake's Rainbow Allison Lane H obsessed w/ OW; h/H forced to marry, OW marries older man for title, H sees h is better than OW and can't handle that or his feelings for h, H talks in his sleep about OW and h hears, OW seduces H he feels like he took advantage of OW, h does well at estate and very independent not dependent like OW, scales drop from H's eyes in regards to OW and H/h get HEA
The Rebel and the Rose Joan Wolf Vanessa H at war cheats w/ OW a widow, get pregnant gives child to H who sends the baby to h; H gave OW money to move away to start a new life
The Stranger I Married Sylvia Day H/h MOC, unconsummated, agreed to have open relationship instead, H's married OW dies in childbirth(H's child) after he grieves, H comes to care for h via letters, H wants h's love, so H returns to win it; h also cheats w/ OM several times during h/H MOC, h still w/ OM when H returns and later dumps OM
The Taming Jude Deveraux H has a mistress for every day of the week, H/h is MOC; H is dirty, castle dirty and he needs h's money to fight an enemy; H sits the bed on fire when he is in it w/ OW
The Tea Rose Jennifer Donnelly H drunk cheats w/ OW who gets pregnant marries, h goes on to make a success of self and returns years later
The Velvet Promise Jude Deveraux H forced to marry h for her money; H in love w/ OW who is evil, h is slapped and raped by H in course of book, definitely emotional cheating; OW manipulations began feud between Montgomerys and the Chatworths
The Way of the Heart Cheryl Holt h caught in compromising position w/ BIL father forces h to wed H, H doesn't acknowledge daughter because deceased 1st wife cheated and doesn't know if she is his; H leaves h in country w/ daughter and returns to his rake ways
The Wives of Bowie Stone Maggie Osborne h knowing that she can save the life of a condemned man by offering to marry him, opts for a MOC to H, who promises to save her rundown farm as his part of the agreement. h doesn't know H is already married.(MOC ) H/h fall in love, H feels honor bound to his wife
This Duchess of Mine (Desperate Duchess #5) - Eloisa James series h walks in on H with mistress; runs off has 2 affairs over 9 years; H remains celibate
Thorn in my Heart, Fair is the Rose, and Whence Came a Prince - Liz Curtis Higgs H falls in love w/ pretty sister, ends up w/ OS falls in love w/ her, goes back and forth; Christian based on Biblical story of Jacob, Sarah, and Leah
To the Castle Joan Wolf H cheats on h before they consummate the marriage
Vixen Jane Feather H is h's guardian who is 17, he sleeps w/ her is horrified and then brings back OW and sleeps w/ her practically in front of h
Wanton Angel Linda Lael Miller h/H lost a child, H takes up w/"women", goes off to be a soldier, h leaves H and gets a divorce returning to hometown, dating OM when H returns for h and h has a little girl
Warwyck's Woman(Warwyck's Wife), Claudine's Daughter, and Warwyck's Choice(Warwyck's of East Hampton) Rosalind Lake H obsessed w/ OW, H buys h from husband so H can get inheritance, H fakes marriage-horrible to h; no money H kicks h out goes after OW; H/OW to marry -h/H real marriage; H gets h back; H cheats w/OW, h almost dies/H realizes loves h; OW left w/ her husband and H's unborn child, h/H separate, OW returns H ignores she gets jealous of h/H -secret baby/abandoned; NEXT BOOK H still obsessed w/ OW now dead, so H cheats w/ look-a-like OW, h knows, OW bun shows up; LAST BOOK h dead, H old, alone, H's son serial cheater and grandson in love w/ H's enemy's granddaughter
Whitefire - Fern Michael's H w/ OW even while missing h, h/H 1st meet H raped her when she virgin
Wicked Susan Johnson H cheats on h right up until the end of the book; erotica
Wild Star Catherine Coulter H cheats w/ stepmom, caught by father; h/H meet; h follows H to mistress' house
Your Wicked Wicked Ways (4th book Duchess Quartet) - Eloisa James H/h estranged unsatisfactory sex, mistress lives w/ H more interested in her voice than sex, h wants heir, decides to embark on affair, H gets h to move in w/ H to give her baby and h to help w/ opera
Cheater is h either w/ H or OM
A Hint of Wicked - Jennifer Haymore h cheats thought husband died she married friend but husband comes back and she cheats w/ him
Deadly Desire - (whole series)Brenda Joyce secondary characters cheating; h cheats w/ a H at least emotionally he is married but estranged from wife
Devil's Embrace - Catherine Coulter heroine cheats w/ H, who had kidnapped her, then later with her fiancé
Dutchess in Love (1st book -Duchess Quartet) - Eloisa James - in secondary storyline h Esme and husband have been estranged for years. He loves mistress, h has 2-3 affairs, he wants heir, h agrees, h has affair w/ virgin H leads to other story Fool For Love & Wild Pursuit
Educating Caroline Patricia Cabot - H/h are engaged to other people; h's fiancé cheating w/ H's fiancée. deal struck H tutors h in lovemaking, fall in love, cheat, break off engagement to others
Her Ladyship's Companion - Evangeline Collins h cheats with H; her husband is abusive
**Irresistible by Karen Robards h married cheats w/ H
Lord Greywell's Dilemma Laura Matthews h cheats
Love me Again Wendy Burge H king forced to set aside h because h continues to have miscarriages, marries OW to get heir, plans to keep h as mistress; h flees remarries, has child and H has child w/ OW, OW dies and h/H meet again and h is still married to her husband
Silk and Secrets Mary Jo Putney h feels overwhelmed cheats and leaves, H/h estranged and he sees OW over the ten year period
The Fulfillment LaVyrle Spencer h falls in love w/ BIL after h's husband asks h and BIL to sleep together to produce a child
The Hummingbird - LaVyrle Spencer h cheats w/ H near end of book
The Imagination of the Heart - Judith Glover H/h MOC both cheat
The Pride of Hannah Wade Janet Dailey h's husband cheats
The Romantic Madeleine Hunter h cheats w/H, h left evil abusive cheating husband years ago but he won't give her a divorce
The Rules of Marriage - Sheila Bishop h/H married, h cheats, H bit hypocritical since he was previously OM w/ h's married aunt
The Shattered Rose Jo Beverley h cheats when H has gone off to war
Venus Jane Feather - h cheated to save H
