#and stds are mentioned off hand. and the brothel mentions bc off hand. so i can at least assume the adults are all aware of potential outcom

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in case u care, i did look up what historical romances at least mention birth control (list of novels and author’s from this forum discussion, so i imagine i’ll need to look into them more for which are more solid)

the requirement was at least one of the leads actually is concerned about pregnancy at some point and mentions bc, and ideally the heroine is aware its a possibility when having sex before stuff happens. -.- i say ideally cause apparently it was a bit of a dig just to find options with bc mentioned to begin with. i imagine some will be solid though...

Diana Gabaldon (Claire character novel? All their novels tend to address bc)

****Susan Johnson’s “Legendary Lover” (bc, very historically accurate author)

******Susan Johnson “Brazen” (bc, well loved novel)

***Jo Beverely’s Something Wicked

The Duke by Galaen Foley

One Night of Sin by Galaen Foley

One Night with a Prince by Sabrina Jeffries

******Lindsay Chase  “The Oath.” (mentions bc more in depth including advocating for it, heroine with career)

Beyond Seduction by Emma Holly

I Do, I Do, I Do by Maggie Osborne

Candice Hern’s In the Thrill of the Night

Only a Duke Will Do by Sabrina Jeffries (heroine preventing pregnancy)

Mary Jo Putney’s Dancing On the Wind

Lisa Kleypas "Forever, My Love" (I’m relieved Lisa Kleypas is on here cause I do like the novel I’ve read of hers so far, so I’m hopeful since she mentions bc in some of her novels then her novels will be a bit more ‘grounded’ just in general story contraction/character concerns)

Robin Schone (pretty much all their writing) Awaken, My Love

Elizabeth Lowell’s Winter Fire

Hope Tarr’s Vanquished

Lisa Kleypas’ Again the Magic

Mary Jo Putney’s THE ROGUE AND THE RUNAWAY/ANGEL ROGUE

Kate Pearce Antonia's Bargain (condoms, concern to not get pregnant)

Jenny Crusie's novels

Cheryl Holt's novels (withdrawl usually in them)

Robin Schone's Awake, my Love (heroine from the present - not sure if bc is in this but concept of a heroine from the present is intriguing, shaving body hair mentioned)

Elizabeth Chadwick (writing rarely succumbs to cliches regarding characters fitting within tropes, also bc mentioned)

Madness of a Seduced Woman by Susan Fromberg Schaeffer (just generally very fascinating read, well loved)

Lord Harry by Catherine Coulter (*maybe hero concerned with bc - in one of Coulter’s novels anyway though not sure if this one)

Authors who themselves stated they mention bc, prioritize having characters aware, and addressing those concerns in their novels: 

Sherry Thomas - https://sherrythomas.com/bookshelf.php (well I’m thrilled, this was one of the authors recommended in general in the genre, the Lady Sherlock writer, and i had a minimum of like 4 books of hers i planned to check out so i’m thrilled they’re less likely to stress me out ToT)

Victoria Dahl - http://www.victoriadahl.com/books.php

Kalen Hughes - https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/432951.Kalen_Hughes

Kate Pearce - https://www.goodreads.com/series/list/688826.Kate_Pearce.html (I think I saw her The Sinner’s Club series recommended in the genre in some places)