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text 2015-09-01 16:06
Historical Romance Set in Africa
Men of Valor Boxset: Books 1 - 3 - Kiru Taye
The Bargain (A Port Elizabeth Regency Tale: Season One Book 4) - Vanessa Riley
Broken Wing - Judith James
Flawless - Carrie Lofty
What the Earl Desires - Aliyah Burke
With Every Letter - Sarah Sundin
The Doctor's Mission - Debbie Kaufman
The Lacemaker: A Novel - Sukey Hughes
Sentimental Journey - Jill Barnett
A Spear of Summer Grass - Deanna Raybourn

Africa is a big place. Lots of love there.

 

Eygpt gets tons of action in Historical Romance but not so much all the other countries. 

 

Here are some wonderful Historical Romances set in Africa. May there be more!

 

My lists are never in any particular order. Enjoy!

 

1. Men of Valor Boxset: Books 1 - 3 by Kiru Taye

 

HIS TREASURE 
IN A TIME when men ruled their households with firm hands, can a quiet man tame his rebellious wife with persevering love?

 

HIS STRENGTH 
WHEN A WARRIOR seeks to claim a free-spirited woman, he soon discovers a tigress unwilling to be caged. Is the hunter about to be hunted?

 

IS PRINCESS 
WITH THE WEIGHT of a kingdom on his shoulders and his honour at stake, can a Prince truly love a slave? 

 

2. The Bargain by Vanessa Riley

 

 

ime is running out for Port Elizabeth. A missing chief and his daughter, tensions among frightened colonists, and the trembling of a difficult labor, threaten to break the fragile bonds of its survival. 

Precious Jewell will do what is right to protect those she cares for, even for the man she won't admit to needing. 

For Gareth Conroy, death doesn't matter anymore, and he purposes that his spilt blood will bring salvation for the colony, but will he realize too late that no single man of flesh and blood can bring redemption? 

Will the burgeoning hope of two stubborn, wounded souls fray or smolder in this exciting conclusion of The Bargain? 

 

3. Broken Wing by Judith James

 

bandoned as a child and raised in a brothel, Gabriel St.Croix has never known family, friendship or affection. Hiding physical and emotional scars behind an icy façade, his only bond is with the young boy he has spent the last five years protecting from the brutal reality that surrounds them. But the boy's family has found him and are coming to take him home. Sarah Munroe blames herself for her brother's disappearance. When he's located safe and unharmed despite where he's been living, she vows to aid the man who rescued him in any way she can. She tries to help Gabriel face his demons and show him he can trust in friendship and in love - but when the past catches up with him he must face it on his own.

As a mercenary, pirate, and professional gambler, Gabriel travels to London, France, and the Barbary Coast in a desperate attempt to find Sarah again - but on the way he will discover that the most dangerous journey and the greatest gamble of all, lies within the darkest regions of his own heart.

 

4. Flawless by Carrie Lofty

 

Sir William Christie, ruthless tycoon and notorious ladies' man, is dead. Now his four grown children have gathered for the reading of his will. What lies in store for stepsiblings Vivienne, Alexander, and twins Gareth and Gwyneth? Stunning challenges that will test their fortitude across a royal empire . . . and lead them to the marvelously passionate adventures of their lives. 

Lady Vivienne Bancroft fled England for New York, hoping to shed the confines of her arranged marriage to unrepentant rogue Miles Durham, Viscount Bancroft--though she never forgot the fiery desire he unleashed with his slightest touch. And when the gambling man arrives on her doorstep for a little sensual revenge for her desertion, he is met with Vivienne's dilemma: She must earn her father's inheritance by profitably running a diamond business worth millions in colonial South Africa. Swept together in an exotic undertaking filled with heated passion and hungry temptation, will Vivienne and Miles discover that the marriage vows they once made are the greatest snare--or the most treasured reward?

 

5. What the Earl Desires by Aliyah Burke

 

Najja, a warrior, comes to England from Africa, with the sole purpose of keeping her charge safe. Finding love is not even in the equation, it’s an impossible dream. Colin Faulkner, the new Earl of Clifton doesn't see it that way. Damn Society’s rules, she is…What The Earl Desires.

 

6. With Every Letter by Sarah Sundin

 

Lt. Mellie Blake is looking forward to beginning her training as a flight nurse. She is not looking forward to writing a letter to a man she's never met--even if it is anonymous and part of a morale-building program. Lt. Tom MacGilliver, an officer stationed in North Africa, welcomes the idea of an anonymous correspondence--he's been trying to escape his infamous name for years.

As their letters crisscross the Atlantic, Tom and Mellie develop a unique friendship despite not knowing the other's true identity. When both are transferred to Algeria, the two are poised to meet face-to-face for the first time. Will they overcome their fears and reveal who they are, or will their future be held hostage by their pasts?

 

7. The Doctor's Mission by Debbie Kaufman

 

A woman doctor! Missionary William Mayweather can't hide his disappointment. The Nynabo mission in Liberia, Africa, desperately needs help, but he's vowed not to put another female in jeopardy. Too bad flame-haired Dr. Mary O'Hara refuses to turn back--and he cannot allow her to go into the jungle alone. 
 


Medicine or marriage? For Mary, the choice was clear. Far away from the patriarchal medical community, she resolves to be of real service. She'll willingly go head-to-head with the handsome, opinionated missionary, even in the face of deadly danger. Yet the greatest tests lie in trusting God's plan--for the mission, and her future happiness in this untamed, beautiful land....

 

8. The Lacemaker by Sukey Hughes

 

The year is 1748. Feisty Dutch girl Saskia Klaassens, 19, flees from her abusive home to take a job as nursemaid, sailing with her young charges and Mistress to the Cape of Good Hope. When Saskia begins her new life at the beautiful wine estate in southern Africa, no one knows she hides a secret skill - making exceptionally beautiful lace. 
The willful and spirited Saskia feels compassion for the suffering of the slaves, one of whom is Titus, the handsome young stable master. As they grow close, Saskia finds that Titus has secrets of his own – dangerous secrets. Saskia struggles against the narrow-minded whims of her wealthy employers, especially their arrogant son, Pier. For solace, she makes lace; and finds mentors in two unusual older women. When secrets at the estate are uncovered, events spiral out of control, and Saskia must decide where her loyalty lies – with her increasingly violent Dutch kinsmen, or with Titus, the man forbidden to her, the one who ignites her deepest passion. 


Throughout, Saskia sees life through the prism of lace; and weaves what peace and beauty she can to the rhythm of her bobbins – while Africa weaves its primeval magic around everyone. 

 

9. Sentimental Journey by Jill Barnett

 

U.S. Army officer J.R. Cassidy is man known for his stealth, until he finds himself on the run in the deserts of North Africa with Kitty Kincaid, the daughter of a U.S. scientist he has vowed to protect, but who is destined to be used by anyone who wants to control her father. 


Barnstormer Charlotte Morrison follows her passion to the skies over England, where she and other women pilots choose to volunteer for the war effort. But ferrying planes for the RAF is not the only thing that strikes a sharp passion in Charley. When her path crosses with RAF pilot George 'Skip' Inskip and small town Texas patriot Red Walker, she finds her most difficult choices have nothing to do with duty and patriotism. 


From the battlefields of Europe to the blue skies of the English countryside, from solid hometown roots in the American West to the shifting sands of the Sahara Desert, five ordinary men and women risk their lives for honor and their country, and find themselves changed forever, not merely by the circumstances of war, but by the deepest trials of the human heart.

 

10. A Spear of Summer Grass by Deanna Raybourn

 

The daughter of a scandalous mother, Delilah Drummond is already notorious, even among Paris society. But her latest scandal is big enough to make even her oft-married mother blanch. Delilah is exiled to Kenya and her favorite stepfather's savanna manor house until gossip subsides.

Fairlight is the crumbling, sun-bleached skeleton of a faded African dream, a world where dissolute expats are bolstered by gin and jazz records, cigarettes and safaris. As mistress of this wasted estate, Delilah falls into the decadent pleasures of society.

Against the frivolity of her peers, Ryder White stands in sharp contrast. As foreign to Delilah as Africa, Ryder becomes her guide to the complex beauty of this unknown world. Giraffes, buffalo, lions and elephants roam the shores of Lake Wanyama amid swirls of red dust. Here, life is lush and teeming—yet fleeting and often cheap.

Amidst the wonders—and dangers—of Africa, Delilah awakes to a land out of all proportion: extremes of heat, darkness, beauty and joy that cut to her very heart. Only when this sacred place is profaned by bloodshed does Delilah discover what is truly worth fighting for—and what she can no longer live without.

 

Historical Romance Set in Africa

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review 2012-08-22 00:00
The Doctor's Mission - Debbie Kaufman I just couldn't do it. I picked this book up because the setting sounded awesome. Seriously, how often do I get to find a book set in 1918 Liberia? I was interested in the time and place, but the characters just ruined this book for me. The hero seemed kind of lifeless, and the heroine...where do I start? She's an odd mix of competent doctor and TSTL twit, she has a huge chip on her shoulder and even when she has no idea what she's talking about(which is often since she has just arrived in a country about which she knows almost nothing), she has to argue about it anyway. After several chapters of this, I gave up.
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review 2012-05-06 00:00
The Doctor's Mission - Debbie Kaufman This book is a romance between missionaries and clearly inspirational. There is much prayer and discussion of the Christian faith but it is placed very well within the context of the story.

The faith of the hero and heroine also plays a large part in the romance and is challenged in many ways. The author's research into both the era (post WWI)and the place (Liberia) appears impeccable and parts of the story had me almost holding my breath. (How many of us deal with cannibals in our work, after all?)

I think this an excellent read for those seeking an inspirational love story with a well depicted historial setting.
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