https://NocturnalFiction.com/historical-romance/ Historical Romance fiction for adults. New stories added regularly. 18+ only. en Thu, 04 Jun 2026 11:46:55 +0000 1440 https://NocturnalFiction.com/images/og-default.png https://NocturnalFiction.com/historical-romance/ https://NocturnalFiction.com/stories/the-breeches-role/ https://NocturnalFiction.com/stories/the-breeches-role/ Free historical romance short story — Georgian London, 1780s. Player Kit Aldous performs both Sebastian and his disguised sister at the Coronet, and lives between the two off-stage as well. The company's new swordmaster, Tomas Reyes, is the first person who never asks which they really are. Fri, 29 May 2026 22:00:00 +0000 Historical Romance https://NocturnalFiction.com/stories/the-harrowgate-widow/ https://NocturnalFiction.com/stories/the-harrowgate-widow/ Inquiry agent Constance Vale is sent to Harrowgate to investigate a suspicious death. The estate's young widow, Helena Ashford, has been lying to everyone — but not, it seems, to Constance. Mon, 18 May 2026 22:00:00 +0000 Historical Romance https://NocturnalFiction.com/stories/the-jarls-terms/ https://NocturnalFiction.com/stories/the-jarls-terms/ Free historical Viking romance short story — shieldmaiden Sigrid of Clan Haraldsen has come to negotiate peace with Jarl Leif Ironhand, the man who bested her clan at the River Skeld. She expected hard terms. She did not expect him to be fair. Fri, 15 May 2026 22:00:00 +0000 Historical Romance https://NocturnalFiction.com/stories/a-ladys-scandal/ https://NocturnalFiction.com/stories/a-ladys-scandal/ Free historical romance short story — Regency forbidden desire — when Vivienne is caught in a private gallery after dark, the estate's new owner makes her an offer that rearranges everything she planned. Thu, 14 May 2026 22:00:00 +0000 Historical Romance https://NocturnalFiction.com/stories/the-hothouse/ https://NocturnalFiction.com/stories/the-hothouse/ Naturalist Eleanor Fane has waited three months for Lord Ashfield's answer. When he grants her access to his extraordinary hothouse collection, the exchange of botanical expertise becomes something neither of them had classified. Wed, 13 May 2026 22:00:00 +0000 Historical Romance https://NocturnalFiction.com/stories/the-dukes-scandalous-bargain/ https://NocturnalFiction.com/stories/the-dukes-scandalous-bargain/ When Cecily Ashworth arrives with her father's secrets, the Duke of Ravenscroft offers a bargain. In Regency England, desire proves harder to negotiate away than debt. Wed, 06 May 2026 22:00:00 +0000 Historical Romance