125 Best Romance Books of All Time
This is one of the 759 lists we use to generate our main The Greatest Books list.
About this list
Parade, 127 Books
"We spoke to best-selling authors—everyone from Jojo Moyes to Nicholas Sparks to Julia Quinn to Taylor Jenkins Reid—and passionate people at indie bookstores all over the country to create this list".
Who voted and how many people?
Since they don't list an exact amount of authors they asked or how many bookstores they talked to, I am going to go with 20.
This list was originally published in 2024 and was added to this site over 1 year ago.
| Rank | Book | Authors | Year | Country | Language | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4097 | Boyfriend Material | Alexis Hall | 2020 | British | English | |
| 9572 | The Hellion's Waltz | Olivia Waite | 2021 | Unknown | English | |
| 6373 | The Priory Of The Orange Tree | Samantha Shannon | 2019 | British | English | |
| 9572 | The Princess Stakes | Amalie Howard | 2021 | Unknown | English | |
| 4190 | The Bridges Of Madison County | Robert James Waller | 1992 | American | English | |
| 9780 | The Undertaking Of Hart And Mercy | Megan Bannen | 2022 | Unknown | English | |
| 13 | Pride and Prejudice | Jane Austen | 1813 | British | English |