Big Books of 2026
Virginia Henley

more photos (1)

Virginia Henley’s Followers (636)

member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo

Add New
Videos

Romance Author Virginia Henley interviewed by Mikey Henley part 2
Add a comment
Romance Author Virgina Henley interviewed by Mikey Henley part 1
Add a comment

More videos…

Virginia Henley


Born
in The United Kingdom
December 05, 1935

Website

Genre
Romance


Virginia Syddall was born on December 5, 1935 in England, where her father, Thomas Syddall, taught her to love history. She obtained a degree in History in the University. In 1956, Virginia married Arthur Henley. They moved to America, and now they live most of the year in St. Petersburg, Florida, and they spend the hot summers in Ontario, Canada, where they have their two adult children and three grandsons.

Virginia Henley is a New York Times bestselling writer of historical novels. Her work has been translated into fourteen languages. She is the recipient of more than a dozen writing awards, including a Romantic Times Lifetime Achievement Award, a Waldenbooks' Bestselling Award, and a Maggie Award for Excellence from the Georgia Romance Wr ...more

Combine Editions

Average rating: 3.88 · 37,129 ratings · 1,911 reviews · 66 distinct works • Similar authors
The Falcon and the Flower (...
3.90 avg rating — 3,395 ratings — published 1989 — 18 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
A Year and a Day (DeWarenne...
3.89 avg rating — 3,079 ratings — published 1998 — 24 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Enslaved
3.92 avg rating — 2,486 ratings — published 1996 — 25 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
The Hawk and the Dove
3.99 avg rating — 2,301 ratings — published 1988 — 15 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
The Dragon and the Jewel (M...
4.09 avg rating — 2,217 ratings — published 1991 — 21 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
The Pirate and the Pagan
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2,131 ratings — published 1990 — 18 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Tempted
4.01 avg rating — 1,914 ratings — published 1993 — 24 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
The Raven and the Rose
4.02 avg rating — 1,838 ratings — published 1987 — 14 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Seduced
3.82 avg rating — 1,873 ratings — published 1994 — 24 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Desired
3.88 avg rating — 1,261 ratings — published 1995 — 21 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
More books by Virginia Henley…

Series by Virginia Henley

The Falcon and the Flower The Dragon and the Jewel The Marriage Prize
(3 books)
by
3.97 avg rating — 6,549 ratings

A Year and a Day Infamous Notorious
(3 books)
by
3.86 avg rating — 4,564 ratings

Tempted The Border Hostage
(2 books)
by
3.95 avg rating — 2,930 ratings

The Decadent Duke The Irish Duke The Dark Earl
(3 books)
by
3.62 avg rating — 1,289 ratings

Quotes by Virginia Henley  (?)
Quotes are added by the Goodreads community and are not verified by Goodreads. (Learn more)

“With horror he saw that her hair was already afire as the tarred stake burned about her head. He held her agonized gaze with his fierce black eyes. "I'll love you forever, and beyond," he vowed as he raised both arms and plunged his sword into her heart.

~Marcus Magnus”
― Virginia Henley, Enslaved
18 likes
Like

“...to be Irish is to know the world will break your heart before you are thirty.”
― Virginia Henley, The Hawk and the Dove
tags: irish, irish-romance, virginia-henley
13 likes
Like

“So this was love then—wanting to give only pleasure to the beloved; constantly searching your mind for love tokens that would bring a smile to her lips or a sparkle to her eyes. He deeply regretted it had come so late in life, but since his heart’s desire was Eleanor who was so much younger than he, it could have been no other way. He was grateful it had come at all.”
― Virginia Henley, The Dragon and the Jewel
tags: love, may-december-relationships
10 likes
Like

Polls

Vote for the April BOTM — Ages Difference Theme — ROUND 1

Voting ends February 19.

 
  3 votes, 18.8%

 
  3 votes, 18.8%

 
  3 votes, 18.8%

 
  2 votes, 12.5%

 
  1 vote, 6.3%

 
  1 vote, 6.3%

 
  1 vote, 6.3%

 
  1 vote, 6.3%

 
  1 vote, 6.3%

 
  0 votes, 0.0%

 
  0 votes, 0.0%

 
  0 votes, 0.0%

16 total votes
More...

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics posts views last activity  
100+ Books in 2025: Christina's 2009 100+ Books 110 861 Dec 31, 2009 09:46PM  
Romance Readers R...: December Monthly Challenge: Participants' List Thread 294 309 Jan 03, 2010 06:04AM  
Who's Your Author?: Author Alphabet 88 195 Feb 05, 2010 05:03AM  
Romance Readers R...: LC: All-time Literary Crushes 36 278 May 04, 2010 08:14AM  


Is this you? Let us know. If not, help out and invite Virginia to Goodreads.