The Greatest Romance Books of All Time

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
4737 When A Scot Ties The Knot Tessa Dare 2015 American English
4781 The Art Of Love Ovid 2 Roman Latin
4832 Entwined Destinies Rosalind Welles 1979 American English
4898 The Foxes Of Harrow Frank Yerby 1946 American English
4927 Dreaming Of You Lisa Kleypas 1994 American English
4948 Sergeant Getúlio João Ubaldo Ribeiro 1971 Brazilian Portuguese
4995 The Sun Is Also A Star Nicola Yoon 2016 American English
5012 Slave To Sensation Nalini Singh 2006 New Zealand English
5017 Me Before You Jojo Moyes 2012 British English
5035 Highland Velvet Jude Deveraux 1982 American English
5042 By Firelight Edith Pargeter 1948 British English
5086 The Butterfly Lovers Unknown -389 Chinese Chinese
5096 A Hunger Like No Other Kresley Cole 2006 American English
5222 Riders Jilly Cooper 1985 British English
5240 The Life And Adventures Of Trobadora Beatrice Irmtraud Morgner 1974 German German
5309 The Unknown Ajax Georgette Heyer 1959 British English
5316 Eleanor And Park Rainbow Rowell 2012 American English
5330 Through A Glass Darkly Karleen Koen 1986 American English
5389 The Horse Whisperer Nicholas Evans 1995 British English
5390 Mademoiselle De Maupin Théophile Gautier 1835 French French
5462 Gift Of Gold Jayne Ann Krentz 1988 American English
5491 Royally Screwed Emma Chase 2016 American English
5505 Seven Days In June Tia Williams 2021 American English
5634 Book Lovers Emily Henry 2021 American English
5645 The Prize Julie Garwood 1991 American English
5665 The Passionate Heart Beatrix Beck 1955 French French
5703 Mondscheintarif Ildikò von Kürthy 1999 German German
5741 Can You Keep A Secret? Sophie Kinsella 2003 British English
5777 Special Friendships Roger Peyrefitte 1943 French French
5834 The Braggart Soldier Plautus -204 Roman Latin
5860 The New Arabian Nights Robert Louis Stevenson 1882 Scottish English
5887 The Girl With The Golden Eyes Honoré de Balzac 1835 French French
5915 The Magic Toyshop Angela Carter 1967 British English
5931 A Promise Of Fire Amanda Bouchet 2016 American English
5962 A Princess In Theory Alyssa Cole 2018 American English
6002 The Sailor From Gibraltar Marguerite Duras 1952 French French
6074 A Knight In Shining Armor Jude Deveraux 1989 American English
6093 True Betrayals Nora Roberts 1995 American English
6093 Tonight And Forever Brenda Jackson 1995 American English
6137 Tear This Heart Out Ángeles Mastreta 1985 Mexican Spanish
6167 Mrs. Miracle Debbie Macomber 1996 American English
6180 Kenilworth Sir Walter Scott 1821 British English
6242 A Discovery Of Witches Deborah Harkness 2011 American English
6262 The Other Boleyn Girl Philippa Gregory 2001 British English
6263 Burning Patience Antonio Skármeta 1985 Chilean Spanish
6373 The Priory Of The Orange Tree Samantha Shannon 2019 British English
6402 Dark Prince Christine Feehan 1999 American English
6487 The Enchanted April Elizabeth von Arnim 1922 British English
6502 The Coquette Hannah Webster Foster 1797 American English
6502 Hope Leslie; Or, Early Times In The Massachusetts Catharine Maria Sedgwick 1827 American English
6528 The Hating Game Sally Thorne 2016 Australian English
6616 Redeeming Love Francine Rivers 1991 American English
6648 Nine Rules To Break When Romancing A Rake Sarah MacLean 2010 American English
6683 Simon Vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda Becky Albertalli 2015 American English
6706 The Mac Gregor Grooms Nora Roberts 1998 American English
6745 A Matter Of Feeling Janine Boissard 1985 French French
6815 The Little Minister J. M. Barrie 1891 Scottish English
6817 Seven Husbands Of Evelyn Hugo Taylor Jenkins Reid 2017 American English
6850 A Little Sun In Cold Water Francoise Sagan 1969 French French
6891 Bared To You Sylvia Day 2012 American English
6895 O Guarani José de Alencar 1857 Brazilian Portuguese
6897 The Winter Sea Susanna Kearsley 2008 Canadian English
6901 Raymond And Hannah Stephen Marche 2005 Canadian English
6909 The Chatelaine Claire Lorrimer 1978 British English
6968 The Duchess Bertrice Small 2001 American English
6987 Lord Perfect Loretta Chase 2006 American English
7019 Corinne Madame de Staël 1807 French French
7031 Quentin Durward Sir Walter Scott 1823 Scottish English
7052 A Summer To Remember Mary Balogh 2002 British English
7079 A Court Of Mist And Fury Sarah J. Maas 2016 American English
7086 The Virtuoso Margriet de Moor 1993 Dutch Dutch
7122 Why We Love Helen Fisher 2004 American English
7135 To All The Boys I've Loved Before Jenny Han 2014 American English
7149 Magic In The Wind Christine Feehan 2003 American English
7149 Tempting The Beast Lora Leigh 2003 American English
7154 The Loneliness Of Sonia And Sunny Kiran Desai 2025 Unknown English
7164 Beijing Comrades Bei Tong 1998 Chinese English
7168 The Man In Lower Ten Mary Roberts Rinehart 1909 American English
7183 The Perils Of Pleasure Julie Anne Long 2008 American English
7183 The Winter Rose Jennifer Donnelly 2008 American English
7191 Heartstopper Alice Oseman 2018 British English
7215 Prison Of Love Diego de San Pedro 1485 Spanish Spanish
7215 Orlando Innamorato Matteo Maria Boiardo 1483 Italian Italian
7215 The Countess Of Pembroke's Arcadia Philip Sidney 1590 British English
7215 Last Letters Of Jacopo Ortis Ugo Foscolo 1802 Italian Italian
7215 Sylvie Gerard de Nerval 1853 French French
7215 Doctor Thorne Anthony Trollope 1858 British English
7215 The Small House At Allington Anthony Trollope 1864 British English
7215 Can You Forgive Her? Anthony Trollope 1864 British English
7215 The Poems Of William Morris William Morris 1868 British English
7215 Maia Gabriele D'Annunzio 1925 Italian Italian
7215 My Voice Because Of You Pedro Salinas 1933 Spanish Spanish
7215 Retreat From Love Colette 1936 French French
7215 Count D'orgel's Ball Raymond Radiguet 1923 French French
7215 The Desert Of Love François Mauriac 1925 French French
7215 The Well Beloved Thomas Hardy 1897 British English
7215 A Princesa De Clèves Madame de La Fayette 1678 French French
7580 The Midnight Hour Brenda Jackson 2004 American English
7611 Aunt Julia And The Script Writer Mario Vargas Llosa 1977 Peruvian Spanish
7636 Angels' Blood Nalini Singh 2009 New Zealander English
7636 Soulless Gail Carriger 2009 American English
7670 Shadow And Bone Leigh Bardugo 2012 American English
7691 Das Superweib Hera Lind 1995 German German
7696 It Happened One Autumn Lisa Kleypas 2005 American English
7743 Désirée Annemarie Selinko 1951 Austrian German
7760 Butterfly Swords Jeannie Lin 2010 Unknown English
7779 The Pairing Casey McQuiston 2024 Unknown English
7805 Lick Kylie Scott 2013 Australian English
7843 If Only It Were True Marc Levy 1999 French French
7887 The Courtesan's Daughter Claudia Dain 2007 American English
7887 The Vampire Queen's Servant Joey W. Hill 2007 American English
7954 A Sicilian Romance Ann Radcliffe 1790 British English
8008 100 Love Sonnets Pablo Neruda 1959 Chilean Spanish
8052 Neon Gods Katee Robert 2021 American English
8075 The Map Of Love Ahdaf Soueif 1999 Egyptian English
8105 Kelroy Rebecca Rush 1812 American English
8105 Ramona Helen Hunt Jackson 1884 American English
8162 Loving A Lost Lord Mary Jo Putney 2009 American English
8162 To Catch A Bride Anne Gracie 2009 Australian English
8167 One Day In December Josie Silver 2018 British English