Historical Fiction takes place from prehistoric times to about the 1990s. In the case of historical romance, the romance will be the main center of attention. In the case of historical fiction, the historical elements will play a strong role in the action and events of the novel. There will likely be some love scenes but the falling in love aspect will perhaps not be center stage compared with the broad sweep of history.

At HerStory Books, we publish historical romance with varying degrees of love scenes, from sweet (no explicit love scenes) to romantic erotica (explicit love scenes throughout the book, some of them ‘edgy’). With our historical fiction, they may contain love scenes, but for the most part it is the characters confronting the march of history that takes precedence over the romance, though the books still feature a strong heroine and hero and there will be a happily ever after.