Less Than Perfect

Alsobrook Rosalyn, WILD WESTERN BRIDE, hero crippled and in wheelchair
Andersen Susan, EXPOSURE , loss of hand scarred face for hero
Anderson Catherine, ANNIE'S SONG , deaf heroine, Western historical
Anderson Catherine, PHANTOM WALTZ, heroine wheelchair, Contemporary
Anderson, Catherine, KEEGAN’S LADY (1996) Ace Keegan limps, has a crooked smile
Archer, Catherine, VELVET TOUCH (1996), HH-322, Lady Fellis Grayson has a club foot.
Armstrong, Patricia, KATE (1995) HSR-665 heroine has myasthenia gravis, a progressive neuromuscular disorder.
Arnold, Judith, BAREFOOT IN THE GRASS (1996) HSR-715 Beth Pendleton is a breast cancer survivor
Avery Anne, A Dance on the Edge, hero paralyzed /heroine deaf, Contemporary
Avery, Anne, A DANCE ON THE EDGE (1996) hero is paralyzed, heroine has been deaf since the age of six.
Balogh Mary, AN UNACCEPTABLE OFFER, blind, Regency
Balogh Mary, DANCING WITH CLARA , crippled heroine, Regency
Balogh Mary, LORD CAREW'S BRIDE, paralyzed arm/crippled hero, Regency
Balogh Mary, SILENT MELODY, deaf/mute heroine, Regency
Balogh Mary, THE SECRET PEARL , scarred face & body for hero, Regency
Balogh Mary, WEB OF LOVE , loss of eye and leg for secondary character, Regency
Balogh Mary,RED ROSE , crippled heroine, Regency
Barnett, Jill, JUST A KISS AWAY, hero is missing an eye
Blythe Juliet, THE PARFIT KNIGHT , heroine is blind, Regency
Brockmann Suzanne, FRISCO'S KID , crippled, Contemporary
Brockmann Suzanne, FUTURE PERFECT , heroine dyslexic
Brockway Connie, AS YOU DESIRE , hero dyslexic, 19th Century Egypt
Brockway, Connie, ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT (1997) Colonel Jack Seward
Brown Sandra, ABOVE AND BEYOND ,eye patch/limp, Contemporary
Brown Sandra, ADAM'S FALL , hero is paralyzed and wheelchair-bound, Contemporary
Brown Sandra, UNSPEAKABLE , deaf heroine
Brown, May , HERS TO DECEIVE - hero is blind
Bucheister Patt, HOT PURSUIT
Butler, Nancy, THE PRODIGAL HERO (2000)
Cameron Stella, BRIDE , deformed leg- limp for heroine, Historical
Canfield Sandra, NIGHT INTO DAY HSR #278, heroine has rheumatoid arthritis, Contemporary
Canfield Sandra, STAR SONG HSR #519, deaf heroine, Contemporary
Carroll, Susan, MIDNIGHT BRIDES, Valentine St. Leger has a limp
Cartland, Barbara , LIGHT OF THE GODS , hero is blind
Castle Jayne, AFFAIR OF RISK ,one eye, Contemporary
Castle Jayne, GENTLE PIRATE , hook for a hand, Contemporary
Chance, Megan, THE PORTRAIT, (1995) Jonas Whitaker is a manic-depressive.
Chase Loretta, The Mad Earl's Bride in THREE WEDDINGS AND A KISS, Regency
Chastain Sandra, THE MORNING AFTER, blind heroine
Conn Phoebe, CAPTIVE HEART, body scars, Historical
Coulter, Catherine, MOONSPUN MAGIC, (1998) Victoria Albermarle is partially lame.
Creese, Bethea , IRISH ROSE , heroine's RIVAL is a blind woman
Cross Melinda, LION OF DARKNESS, HP847, heroine blind
Daily Janet, THE IVORY CANE, blind heroine
Dalton Margot, DANIEL AND THE LION HSR #533, wheelchair-bound hero, Contemporary
Davis Justine, LEFT AT THE ALTAR SIM 596, amputee/wheelchair-bound hero, Contemporary
Davis Justine, THE MORNING SIDE OF DAWN, SIM 674 , hero is a double amputee, Contemporary
Dawson, Geralyn, THE WEDDING RANSOM, heroine has arthritis
De Blasis Celeste, THE TIGER'S WOMAN, crippled, Western Historical
Dodd Christina, CANDLE IN THE WINDOW, hero/heroine both blind, Historical
Dodd Christina, MOVE HEAVEN AND EARTH, crippled hero/paralyzed due to stress, Regency
Douglas Jessica, SNOWFIRE, one eye, Western Historical
Ducoty, Lyn, A POCKETFUL OF DREAMS, (1984) HT-33 Jonathan Shelton is paraplegic.
Duncan Judith, STREETS OF FIRE HSR #407, wounded-brain damaged hero, Contemporary
Duncan Judith, TENDER RHAPSODY, wheelchair-bound hero; paralyzed, Contemporary
Eagle Kathleen, BAD MOON RISING SIM #412, hero has brain damage due to bullet wound to the head and secondary character is in a coma from a beating, Contemporary
Eagle Kathleen, THE FATHER FACTOR SSE304, hero dyslexic, Contemporary
Early, Margot, THE KEEPER, (1995) HSR-668 Zachary Key suffers from mental illness.
Ellis, Lyn, DEAR JOHN HT #488, heroine in a wheelchair
Fairchild, Elisabeth, MISS DORNTON’S HERO (1995) Lord Evelyn Dead is psychologically scarred from war.
Fairchild, Elisabeth, THE SILENT SUITOR (1994) Sarah Wilkes Lyndle is blind.
Farrell, Marjorie, MISS WARE’S REFUSAL (1990) Simon Ballance is blind.
Field, Sandra , SIGHT OF A STRANGER , heroine has been blind
Gabaldon Diana, OUTLANDER, body scars, time travel to Scotland
Garwood Julie, THE PRIZE, loss of hand for secondary character, Medieval
Garwood, Julie, CASTLES (1993) Colin, Lord Hallbrook has a limp.
Gellis Roberta, BOND OF BLOOD, hero has club foot, Medieval
Gill Judy, MERMAID, heroine lost a leg
Goldrick Emma, SILENCE SPEAKS FOR LOVE, HP1465, heroine mute
Golon Sergeanne, ANGELIQUE, facial scars/limp, 17th century France
Gordon Lucy, FOR THE SAKE OF HIS CHILD, HR1340, heroine deaf with cochlear implant/hero's child is deaf
Grant, Laurie, LAWMAN (1997) HH-367 Cal Devlin has lost an eye.
Grant, Laurie, MAGGIE AND THE MAVERICK (1999) HH-461 Garrick Devlin had lower part of leg amputated.
Greenwood Leigh, VIOLET, amputee, Western Historical
Hannah Kristin, ONCE IN EVERY LIFE, heroine is hearing impaired, Western Historical/Time Travel
Hannah Kristin, THE ENCHANTMENT, crippled, 19th Century
Hannah, Kristin, WAITING FOR THE MOON (1995), Selena had a brain injury/aphasia/amnesia.
Harmon, Danelle, TAKEN BY STORM Colin Lord has a leg injury/permanent limp.
Hatcher Robin Lee, CHANCES ARE, hero is missing an eye, Americana Historical
Hazard Barbara, THE GUARDED HEART, hero pretends to be crippled—club foot, Regency
Heath Lorraine, TEXAS DESTINY, loss of an eye- partial hearing, scarred hero, Western Historical
Heath, Lorraine, NEVER LOVE A COWBOY, (2000)Harrison Bainbridge becomes crippled
Heyer, Georgette, AN INFAMOUS ARMY (1937) Col. Charles Audley suffered loss of arm.
Hilliard Nerina, THE SCARS SHALL FADE, facial scar, Contemporary
Hoag Tami, A THIN DARK LINE, autism
Hoag Tami, RUMOR SHALL IT, body scars, Contemporary
Hohl Joan, ONE TOUGH HOMBRE, hero lost one arm, Contemporary
Holmes Dee, THE RETURN OF SLADE GARNER SSE #660, hero has knee injury that has ended his career as a hockey player; he is also functionally illiterate, Contemporary
Howard Linda, COME LIE WITH ME, hero in wheelchair but note that he regains his health, Contemporary
Howard Linda, WHITE LIES, plastic surgery on face, Contemporary
Howell Hannah, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, mask, Historical
Hudson Jan, ONE TOUGH TEXAN LS #700, hero lost an eye, Contemporary
Hutchinson Bobby, DRAW DOWN THE MOON HSR #253, paralyzed, Contemporary
Hutchinson Bobby, TOUCH THE DAWN HSR, paralyzed
Ivory, Judith, BEAST (1997) Charles d'Harcourt has a damaged eye, a facial scar, sometimes walks with a limp.
James B.J., A STRANGER CALLED ADAM, heroine has a learning disability--no sense of direction, etc
James B.J., TEARS OF THE ROSE SD #, heroine is blind, Contemporary
James, Deanna, SEEK ONLY PASSION (1993) Robin Whittcombestone has an eye patch.
James, Deanna, SPEAK ONLY LOVE (1993) Vivian Marleigh is mute.
James, Samantha, EVERY WISH FULFILLED (1997) Heather Duval is lame.
Jarrod Sara, ARRANGED IN HEAVEN/Haunting Hearts, hero is missing his lower leg; heroine is addict,
Jensen, Emma, ENTWINED (1997) Nathan Paget, Marquess of Oriel is blind and somewhat scarred.
Johansen, Iris, MAN FROM HALF-MOON BAY LS #257 Jordan Bandor is blind and wears an eye patch
Joyce Brenda, AFTER INNOCENCE, heroine has a limp
Kay Susan, PHANTOM, born deformed, 19th Century
Kelly, Carla, REFORMING LORD RAGSDALE (1995) Lord Ragsdale has a mutilated eye and wears an eye patch.
Kinsale, Laura, FLOWERS FROM THE STORM (1992) Christian Langland suffered a stroke, considered mad.
Kinsale, Laura, THE PRINCE OF MIDNIGHT (1990) hero is deaf in one ear, extreme vertigo, appearing drunk
Kirk Mary, MIRACLES SSE #??, hero is a healer, Contemporary
Kitt Sandra, THE WAY HOME, burns, Contemporary
Kleypas, Lisa, MIDNIGHT ANGEL (1995) Lord Lucas Stokehurst lost his hand and has a hook.
Korbel Kathleen, A ROSE FOR MAGGIE SIM #396, daughter with Down's Syndrome, Contemporary
Korbel Kathleen, A SOLDIER'S HEART SIM #602, post-traumatic stress syndrome, Contemporary
Korbel Kathleen, JAKE'S WAY, illiterate, Contemporary
Kurland Lynn, THIS IS ALL I ASK, blind hero/abused, scarred heroine, Medieval
Lamb, Arnette, THE BETROTHAL (1992) Blake Chesterfield is dyslexic.
Landis, Jill Marie, BLUE MOON (1999) Noah LeCroix has lost an eye and is scarred.
Lansdowne, Judith A., A DEVILISH DILEMMA, (1998) Chadwick Brunfield has a leg injury.
Lansdowne, Judith A., LEGION’S LADIES (1996) Jocelyn Elders is semi-crippled by the end of the book.
Lee Rachel, EXILE'S END SIM #449, leg bones replaced with steel rods, Contemporary
Lee Rachel, LOST WARRIORS SIM #585, post-traumatic stress syndrome, Contemporary
Lee Rachel, MISS EMMALINE AND THE ARCHANGEL SIM #482, hero has complications from a broken back

Lindsay Joanna, ONCE A PRINCESS, facial scars, 19th Century
Lee, Tammie, TEXAS WILD FLOWER (1983) Jean Lafitte has a club foot.
Link Gail, NEVER CALL IT LOVING, scars, Stuart England
Mansfield, Elizabeth, THE PHANTOM LOVER (1979) Captain Henry Thorne has lost a leg.
McComas, Mary Kay, TO GIVE A HEART WINGS LS #506, heroine deaf, Contemporary
McKenna Lindsey, ONE MAN'S WAR SSE #727, heroine has post-traumatic stress disorder, Contemporary
McKenna Lindsey, RIDE THE TIGER SSE #721, hero lost lower leg in Vietnam war, Contemporary
McKenna, Lindsey, LORD OF SHADOWHAWK (1992) Tristan Trayhern has a club foot, Alyssa Kyle is blind.
McMahon, Barbara, ONE STUBBORN COWBOY (1995) SD-915 Kit Lockford is a paraplegic.
McNaught Judith, ONCE AND ALWAYS, hero has scarred back
Metcalf Jill, FAMILY REUNION, wheelchair-bound hero
Mittman Stephanie, THE COURTSHIP, wheelchair-crippled, Western Historical
Moon Modeen, AN UNCOMMON HERO, heroine had a stroke
Morsi Pamela, SIMPLE JESS, "slow" hero--Americana Historical, Historical
Myers Helen R., WHEN GABRIEL CALLED SD #650, hero lost eye and has recurring malaria
Napier Susan, THE LONELY SEASON, HP940, heroine severely damaged vocal cords/ hero's child is deaf
Nelson Rachelle, THE FLIRT, hero blind, Western Historical
Palmer, Diana, MIDNIGHT RIDER, heroine has asthma
Palmer, Diana, THE WINTER SOLDIER (2001) SD 1351 Cy Parks has a crippled arm
Palmer, Diana, WEDDING IN WHITE, (2000) Matt Killian has lost an eye.
Paul Susan Spencer, BEGUILED HH #408, heroine mute - brother scarred, Regency Historical
Putnam, THE DASTARDLY DUKE (1998) Hannah Gregory is deaf.
Putney Mary Jo, VEILS OF SILK, loss of an eye, Regency/Victorian historical
Putney, Mary Jo, SILK AND SHADOWS, (1991) Lady Sara St. James is lame.
Putney, Mary Jo, THE RAKE AND THE REFORMER (1989) THE RAKE (1998) hero is an alcoholic.
Quick, Amanda, DECEPTION (1993) Jared Ryder has an eye patch.
Quick, Amanda, RECKLESS (1992) Phoebe Layton is partially lame.
Quick, Amanda, SURRENDER (1990) Lucas Mallory Colebrook has a limp.
Ramin, Teresa, FIVE KIDS ONE CHRISTMAS, (1995) SIM-680 Nat Crickett is blind.
Ranney, Karen, TAPESTRY (1995) Dixon Alexander Weston has a disfigured face and crippled hand.
Rice Patricia, BLUE CLOUDS, disabled son, Contemporary
Rice, Patricia, LOVE FOREVER AFTER, Phantom of the Opera/hero, Historical
Richards Cinda, SUCH ROUGH SPLENDOR, scarred thighs, Contemporary
Riggs Paula Detmer, HER SECRET, HIS CHILD SIM #667, paraplegic hero, Contemporary
Riggs Paula Detmer, ONCE UPON A WEDDING SIM #524, one-armed hero, Contemporary
Robinson, Suzanne, LORD OF THE DRAGON (1995), Juliana Welles has one short leg and limps badly.
Rome Margaret, SECOND-BEST BRIDE HP438, hero blind, Contempoary
Rome, Margaret , CHATEAU OF FLOWERS - hero is blind
Ryan, Taylor, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (1996) HH-342 Claymore Perfect in a wheelchair.
Sager Ester, CHASING RAINBOWS, heroine is blind
Seale, Sara ,CHILD FRIDAY - hero is blind
Simpson, Donna, LORD ST. CLAIRE’S ANGEL (1999) Celestine Simons is plain and has disfiguring arthritis
Spencer LaVyrle, THE GAMBLE, heroine has a deformed hip and a pronounced limp
Spencer, Mary, THE VOW (1994) Lady Margot Le Brun stutters.
St. George Margaret, A WISH . . . AND A KISS, heroine has problem with her leg, Contemporary
St. John Cheryl, SWEET ANNIE HH548, heroine in wheelchair, historical
Staff, Adrienne & Goldenbaum, Sally, KEVIN’S STORY (1986) LS-165 Kevin Ross is deaf.
Stuart Anne, NIGHT OF THE PHANTOM, port wine birthmark, Contemporary
Sutcliffe, Katherine, DEVOTION, (1996) Trey Hawthorne, head wound leaves him disabled.
Syril Bonnie, OUT OF THE DARKNESS, hero has facial burns, Contemporary
Syril Bonnie, THE COLOR OF LOVE, blind heroine
Verge Lisa Ann, THE FAERY BRIDE, disfiguring rash, Historical
Veryan Patricia, LOVE'S DUET, hero has club foot, Regency
Veryan Patricia, NEVER DOUBT I LOVE, hero has artificial limb, Georgian
Veryan Patricia, THE DEDICATED VILLIAN, injured , Regency
Ward Lynda, PRECIOUS THINGS HSR #402, Down's Syndrome, Contemporary
Webb Peggy, A PRINCE FOR JENNY, heroine has Down's syndrome
Weir Teresa, FOREVER, brain damage, Contemporary
Weir Teresa, ONE FINE DAY, stroke, Contemporary
Whisenand Val, MOLLY MEETS HER MATCH SIR #890, paraplegic hero, Contemporary
Wilhelm Terri Lynn, SHADOW PRINCE, facial burns, Contemporary
Wilson Gayle, ECHOES IN THE DARK, hero is blind
Wilson Gayle, HEART'S DESIRE, crippled, Regency
Wilson Gayle, THE GAMBLER'S HEART, facial scars, Regency
Wind Ruth, JEZEBEL'S BLUES, hero is a musician who had damaged his hands, Contemporary
Winspear Violet, PASSIONATE SINNER, blind/one arm, Contemporary
Winspear Violet, THE SIN OF CYNARA HP162, hero facial scars, Contemporary
Winspear, Violet / BLACK DOUGLAS - hero is blind
Winters Rebecca, BLIND TO LOVE, blind, Contemporary
Woodiwiss Kathleen, A ROSE IN WINTER , phantom of the opera, Hanoverian England
Yerby Frank, THE DEVIL'S LAUGHTER, hero disfigured/heroine blind
York Rebecca, ONLY SKIN DEEP, hero lost a hand