25 of the Greatest Romance Novels of All Time
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About this list
Oprah Daily, 25 Books
"With all due respect to Pride and Prejudice and Jane Eyre, for this list, we’re looking at the Romance Novel™... For every title that made the list there’s another that deserves a spot, but here are a few of the genre’s most beloved books, the ones that installed the genre’s buttons and the ones that are reimagining those buttons for a new century and more diverse readership."
Appears to have been chosen by the editors of the magazine.
This list was originally published in 2024 and was added to this site over 1 year ago.
| Rank | Book | Authors | Year | Country | Language | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17172 | Not Quite A Husband | Sherry Thomas | 2009 | American | English | |
| 16556 | A Gentleman In The Street | Sherry Thomas | 1975 | Unknown | Unknown | |
| 14986 | You Had Me At Hola | Alexis Daria | 2020 | American | English | |
| 17172 | A Kingdom Of Dreams | Judith McNaught | 1989 | American | English | |
| 14986 | The Prospects | KT Hoffman | 2024 | Unknown | English | |
| 17172 | The Magpie Lord | K.J. Charles | 2013 | British | English | |
| 17172 | Whiteout | Adriana Anders | 2020 | Unknown | English | |
| 4191 | Flowers From The Storm | Laura Kinsale | 1992 | American | English | |
| 4930 | Dreaming Of You | Lisa Kleypas | 1994 | American | English | |
| 17172 | Act Your Age, Eve Brown | Talia Hibbert | 2021 | British | English | |
| 2897 | Indigo | Beverly Jenkins | 1996 | American | English | |
| 2986 | Tipping The Velvet | Sarah Waters | 1998 | British | English | |
| 3842 | An Extraordinary Union | Alyssa Cole | 2017 | American | English | |
| 17172 | Slightly Married | Mary Balogh | 2003 | British | English | |
| 17172 | Bet Me | Jennifer Crusie | 2004 | American | English | |
| 5099 | A Hunger Like No Other | Kresley Cole | 2006 | American | English | |
| 5016 | Slave To Sensation | Nalini Singh | 2006 | New Zealand | English | |
| 17172 | Wicked Intentions | Elizabeth Hoyt | 2010 | American | English | |
| 3316 | The Kiss Quotient | Helen Hoang | 2018 | Vietnamese | English | |
| 17172 | A Week To Be Wicked | Tessa Dare | 2012 | American | English | |
| 17172 | Burn For Me | Ilona Andrews | 2014 | American | English | |
| 17172 | For Real | Alexis Hall | 2015 | British | English | |
| 14232 | Lord Of Scoundrels | Loretta Chase | 1995 | American | English | |
| 17172 | Luck Of The Draw | Kate Clayborn | 2018 | Unknown | English | |
| 14986 | The Duke Who Didn't | Courtney Milan | 2020 | American | English |