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
8237 Beach Read Emily Henry 2020 American English
8254 The Kraken King Meljean Brook 2014 American English
8266 A Caribbean Heiress In Paris Adriana Herrera 2022 American English
8266 Before I Let Go Kennedy Ryan 2022 American English
8266 Honey And Spice Bolu Babalola 2022 British English
8266 The Dead Romantics Ashley Poston 2022 American English
8266 That Time I Got Drunk And Saved A Demon Kimberly Lemming 2022 American English
8266 You Made A Fool Of Death With Your Beauty Akwaeke Emezi 2022 Nigerian English
8266 The Bodyguard Katherine Center 2022 American English
8374 Beautiful Disaster Jamie McGuire 2011 American English
8374 The Perfect Play Jaci Burton 2011 American English
8374 Never A Gentleman Eileen Dreyer 2011 Unknown English
8374 Belong To Me Shayla Black 2011 American English
8382 A Seditious Affair KJ Charles 2015 British English
8425 To Say Nothing of the Dog Connie Willis 1997 American English
8427 Heart The Lover Lily King 2025 Unknown English
8523 Ten Tiny Breaths K.A. Tucker 2012 Canadian English
8546 Forbidden Beverly Jenkins 2016 American English
8546 The Hunter Kerrigan Byrne 2016 Unknown English
8546 Coffee Boy Austin Chant 2016 Unknown English
8594 The Girl In The Photograph Lygia Fagundes Telles 1973 Brazilian Portuguese
8623 Lovesick Ángeles Mastretta 1996 Mexican Spanish
8657 Beyond The Velvet Rope Tiffany Ashley 2013 Unknown English
8657 The Heiress Effect Courtney Milan 2013 American English
8657 Lord Of Wicked Intentions Lorraine Heath 2013 American English
8667 How Stella Got Her Groove Back Terry McMillan 1996 American English
8669 From Blood And Ash Jennifer L. Armentrout 2020 American English
8691 Throne Of Glass Sarah J. Maas 2012 American English
8725 It Happened One Summer Tessa Bailey 2021 American English
8794 It Happened One Wedding Julie James 2014 American English
8794 The Understatement Of The Year Sarina Bowen 2014 American English
8856 Lucíola José de Alencar 1862 Brazilian Portuguese
8868 When Katie Met Cassidy Camille Perri 2018 American English
8902 A Moreninha Joaquim Manuel De Macedo 1844 Brazilian Portuguese
8927 A Escrava Isaura Bernardo Guimarães 1875 Brazilian Portuguese
8984 Sunrise On The Reaping Suzanne Collins 2025 Unknown English
8995 The Deal Elle Kennedy 2015 Canadian English
9005 The Translator Leila Aboulela 1999 British English
9047 The Romantic Comedians Ellen Glasgow 1926 American English
9076 The Prince Of Broadway Joanna Shupe 2019 American English
9076 Wolf Gone Wild Juliette Cross 2019 Unknown English
9076 Polaris Rising Jessie Mihalik 2019 American English
9076 Brazen And The Beast Sarah MacLean 2019 American English
9076 Bloom Kevin Panetta 2019 Unknown English
9075 Good Material Dolly Alderton 2024 British English
9089 River God Wilbur Smith 1993 South African English
9103 Happy Place Emily Henry 2023 American English
9124 The Very Secret Society Of Irregular Witches Sangu Mandanna 2022 British English
9175 The Cocktail Collection Alice Clayton 2016 Unknown English
9176 Beautiful Bastard Christina Lauren 2013 American English
9284 It’s Been A Pleasure, Noni Blake Claire Christian 2020 Australian English
9284 The Lost And Found Bookshop Susan Wiggs 2020 American English
9284 Spoiler Alert Olivia Dade 2020 American English
9284 Brutal Prince Sophie Lark 2020 Unknown English
9301 Part Of Your World Abby Jimenez 2022 American English
9352 Hard Hitter Sarina Bowen 2017 American English
9372 The Libertine Charlotte Dacre 1807 British English
9372 The Passions Charlotte Dacre 1811 British English
9372 Count Saint Blancard Elizabeth Meeke 1803 British Unknown
9372 The Castles of Athlin and Dunbayne Ann Radcliffe 1789 British English
9372 The Romance Of The Forest, Interspersed With Some Pieces Of Poetry Ann Radcliffe 1791 British English
9372 Manfrone Mary-Anne Radcliff 1809 British English
9372 The Children Of The Abbey Regina Maria Roche 1796 Irish English
9372 Emmeline Charlotte Smith 1788 British English
9372 The Old Manor House Charlotte Smith 1793 British English
9566 Pucked Helena Hunting 2015 Canadian English
9566 Cold Hearted Rake Lisa Kleypas 2015 American English
9572 The Ex Hex Erin Sterling 2021 American English
9572 The Queer Principles Of Kit Webb Cat Sebastian 2021 American English
9572 Happy Endings Thien-Kim Lam 2021 Unknown English
9572 The Hellion's Waltz Olivia Waite 2021 Unknown English
9572 The Princess Stakes Amalie Howard 2021 Unknown English
9640 All Your Perfects Colleen Hoover 2018 American English
9640 Josh And Hazel's Guide To Not Dating Christina Lauren 2018 American English
9708 Cake J. Bengtsson 2016 Unknown English
9780 The Romantic Agenda Claire Kann 2022 Unknown English
9780 Kiss Her Once For Me Alison Cochrun 2022 Unknown English
9780 Partners In Crime Alisha Rai 2022 Unknown English
9780 Chef’s Kiss TJ Alexander 2022 Unknown English
9780 Next To You Hannah Bonam-Young 2022 Unknown English
9780 D'vaughn And Kris Plan A Wedding Chencia C. Higgins 2022 Unknown English
9780 The Undertaking Of Hart And Mercy Megan Bannen 2022 Unknown English
9795 Minion L. A. Banks 2003 American English
9856 The Black Dwarf Sir Walter Scott 1816 Scottish English
9856 Castle Dangerous Sir Walter Scott 1831 Scottish English
9856 The Monastery Sir Walter Scott 1820 Scottish English
9856 Peveril Of The Peak Sir Walter Scott 1823 British English
9856 The Pirate Sir Walter Scott 1822 Scottish English
9881 The Gentleman’s Guide To Vice And Virtue Mackenzi Lee 2017 American English
9995 Mistakes Were Made Meryl Wilsner 2023 Unknown English
10026 How To Date Your Dragon Molly Harper 2018 Unknown English
10026 Let Me Love You Alexandria House 2018 Unknown English
10045 Would I Lie To The Duke Eva Leigh 2020 Unknown English
10057 Wellness Nathan Hill 2024 American English
10070 Beautiful Ruins Jess Walter 2012 American English
10088 Confessions Of A Shopaholic Sophie Kinsella 2000 British English
10135 Nocturnes For The King Of Naples Edmund White 1978 American English
10157 Banishing Verona Margot Livesey 2004 British English
10189 Katabasis R. F. Kuang 2025 Unknown English
10194 Satisfaction Guaranteed Lauren Blakely 2019 American English
10194 The Right Swipe Alisha Rai 2019 American English
10194 Rebel Beverly Jenkins 2019 American English
10268 How To Find A Princess Alyssa Cole 2021 American English
10268 The Spinster And The Rake Eva Devon 2021 Unknown English
10296 Dirt Music Tim Winton 2001 Australian English
10302 The Love Hypothesis Ali Hazelwood 2021 American English
10362 Isola Allegra Goodman 2025 American English
10378 Again, Rachel Marian Keyes 2022 Irish English
10419 Written In The Stars Alexandria Bellefleur 2020 American English
10419 Call Me Maybe Cara Bastone 2020 Unknown English
10574 How To End A Love Story Yulin Kuang 2024 Unknown English
10577 The South Tash Aw 2025 Malaysian English
10586 Deep House Jeremy Atherton Lin 2025 American English
10616 Everything, Everything Nicola Yoon 2015 American English
10617 Dream State Eric Puchner 2025 American English
10656 Louisiana Maurice Denuzière 1977 French French
10659 You Should Be So Lucky Cat Sebastian 2024 Unknown English
10669 These Summer Storms Sarah MacLean 2025 Unknown English
10696 Atmosphere Taylor Jenkins Reid 2025 Unknown English
10709 Paradise Logic Sophie Kemp 2025 Unknown English