r/HistoricalRomance↗
Historical Romance Novels
A place to discuss all things historical romance! Find new authors and talk about your favorite books (and tv show/movie adaptations of said books). Discuss topics that pique your interest and find new recommendations. We have weekly free chats and HR related game posts as well as biweekly opportunities to promote your related work. This is a safe space for both hard core HR lovers and newbies just exploring the genre! Please see our rules and contact the mods with any suggestions or concerns.
72k subscribers418 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. <1% by known bots)265 authors / mosince 2012
r/HistoricalRomance has 72k members (+31% over the last 12 months). It gets about 418 posts a month from 265 people. Top topics: Historical Romance, FMC/MMC Dynamics and Romance Novels.
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Topics and brands on r/HistoricalRomance
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Share of the subreddit's posts
- Historical Romance15%
- FMC/MMC Dynamics15%
- Romance Novels5.9%
- Romance Dynamics3.3%
- Mafia Romance2.6%
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Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- Goodreads
- Bookshop
- Libro
- Substack
- Smart Bitches, Trashy Books
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