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
8239 Beach Read Emily Henry 2020 American English
8256 The Kraken King Meljean Brook 2014 American English
8268 A Caribbean Heiress In Paris Adriana Herrera 2022 American English
8268 Before I Let Go Kennedy Ryan 2022 American English
8268 Honey And Spice Bolu Babalola 2022 British English
8268 The Dead Romantics Ashley Poston 2022 American English
8268 That Time I Got Drunk And Saved A Demon Kimberly Lemming 2022 American English
8268 You Made A Fool Of Death With Your Beauty Akwaeke Emezi 2022 Nigerian English
8268 The Bodyguard Katherine Center 2022 American English
8377 Beautiful Disaster Jamie McGuire 2011 American English
8377 The Perfect Play Jaci Burton 2011 American English
8377 Never A Gentleman Eileen Dreyer 2011 Unknown English
8377 Belong To Me Shayla Black 2011 American English
8385 A Seditious Affair KJ Charles 2015 British English
8429 To Say Nothing of the Dog Connie Willis 1997 American English
8431 Heart The Lover Lily King 2025 Unknown English
8527 Ten Tiny Breaths K.A. Tucker 2012 Canadian English
8551 Forbidden Beverly Jenkins 2016 American English
8551 The Hunter Kerrigan Byrne 2016 Unknown English
8551 Coffee Boy Austin Chant 2016 Unknown English
8599 The Girl In The Photograph Lygia Fagundes Telles 1973 Brazilian Portuguese
8628 Lovesick Ángeles Mastretta 1996 Mexican Spanish
8662 Beyond The Velvet Rope Tiffany Ashley 2013 Unknown English
8662 The Heiress Effect Courtney Milan 2013 American English
8662 Lord Of Wicked Intentions Lorraine Heath 2013 American English
8672 How Stella Got Her Groove Back Terry McMillan 1996 American English
8674 From Blood And Ash Jennifer L. Armentrout 2020 American English
8696 Throne Of Glass Sarah J. Maas 2012 American English
8731 It Happened One Summer Tessa Bailey 2021 American English
8800 It Happened One Wedding Julie James 2014 American English
8800 The Understatement Of The Year Sarina Bowen 2014 American English
8861 Lucíola José de Alencar 1862 Brazilian Portuguese
8873 When Katie Met Cassidy Camille Perri 2018 American English
8907 A Moreninha Joaquim Manuel De Macedo 1844 Brazilian Portuguese
8932 A Escrava Isaura Bernardo Guimarães 1875 Brazilian Portuguese
8989 Sunrise On The Reaping Suzanne Collins 2025 Unknown English
9000 The Deal Elle Kennedy 2015 Canadian English
9010 The Translator Leila Aboulela 1999 British English
9052 The Romantic Comedians Ellen Glasgow 1926 American English
9082 The Prince Of Broadway Joanna Shupe 2019 American English
9082 Wolf Gone Wild Juliette Cross 2019 Unknown English
9082 Polaris Rising Jessie Mihalik 2019 American English
9082 Brazen And The Beast Sarah MacLean 2019 American English
9082 Bloom Kevin Panetta 2019 Unknown English
9081 Good Material Dolly Alderton 2024 British English
9095 River God Wilbur Smith 1993 South African English
9109 Happy Place Emily Henry 2023 American English
9130 The Very Secret Society Of Irregular Witches Sangu Mandanna 2022 British English
9180 The Cocktail Collection Alice Clayton 2016 Unknown English
9181 Beautiful Bastard Christina Lauren 2013 American English
9290 It’s Been A Pleasure, Noni Blake Claire Christian 2020 Australian English
9290 The Lost And Found Bookshop Susan Wiggs 2020 American English
9290 Spoiler Alert Olivia Dade 2020 American English
9290 Brutal Prince Sophie Lark 2020 Unknown English
9307 Part Of Your World Abby Jimenez 2022 American English
9358 Hard Hitter Sarina Bowen 2017 American English
9378 The Libertine Charlotte Dacre 1807 British English
9378 The Passions Charlotte Dacre 1811 British English
9378 Count Saint Blancard Elizabeth Meeke 1803 British Unknown
9378 The Castles of Athlin and Dunbayne Ann Radcliffe 1789 British English
9378 The Romance Of The Forest, Interspersed With Some Pieces Of Poetry Ann Radcliffe 1791 British English
9378 Manfrone Mary-Anne Radcliff 1809 British English
9378 The Children Of The Abbey Regina Maria Roche 1796 Irish English
9378 Emmeline Charlotte Smith 1788 British English
9378 The Old Manor House Charlotte Smith 1793 British English
9572 Pucked Helena Hunting 2015 Canadian English
9572 Cold Hearted Rake Lisa Kleypas 2015 American English
9578 The Ex Hex Erin Sterling 2021 American English
9578 The Queer Principles Of Kit Webb Cat Sebastian 2021 American English
9578 Happy Endings Thien-Kim Lam 2021 Unknown English
9578 The Hellion's Waltz Olivia Waite 2021 Unknown English
9578 The Princess Stakes Amalie Howard 2021 Unknown English
9646 All Your Perfects Colleen Hoover 2018 American English
9646 Josh And Hazel's Guide To Not Dating Christina Lauren 2018 American English
9713 Cake J. Bengtsson 2016 Unknown English
9785 The Romantic Agenda Claire Kann 2022 Unknown English
9785 Kiss Her Once For Me Alison Cochrun 2022 Unknown English
9785 Partners In Crime Alisha Rai 2022 Unknown English
9785 Chef’s Kiss TJ Alexander 2022 Unknown English
9785 Next To You Hannah Bonam-Young 2022 Unknown English
9785 D'vaughn And Kris Plan A Wedding Chencia C. Higgins 2022 Unknown English
9785 The Undertaking Of Hart And Mercy Megan Bannen 2022 Unknown English
9800 Minion L. A. Banks 2003 American English
9861 The Black Dwarf Sir Walter Scott 1816 Scottish English
9861 Castle Dangerous Sir Walter Scott 1831 Scottish English
9861 The Monastery Sir Walter Scott 1820 Scottish English
9861 Peveril Of The Peak Sir Walter Scott 1823 British English
9861 The Pirate Sir Walter Scott 1822 Scottish English
9886 The Gentleman’s Guide To Vice And Virtue Mackenzi Lee 2017 American English
10001 Mistakes Were Made Meryl Wilsner 2023 Unknown English
10032 How To Date Your Dragon Molly Harper 2018 Unknown English
10032 Let Me Love You Alexandria House 2018 Unknown English
10051 Would I Lie To The Duke Eva Leigh 2020 Unknown English
10063 Wellness Nathan Hill 2024 American English
10076 Beautiful Ruins Jess Walter 2012 American English
10094 Confessions Of A Shopaholic Sophie Kinsella 2000 British English
10140 Nocturnes For The King Of Naples Edmund White 1978 American English
10162 Banishing Verona Margot Livesey 2004 British English
10195 Katabasis R. F. Kuang 2025 Unknown English
10200 Satisfaction Guaranteed Lauren Blakely 2019 American English
10200 The Right Swipe Alisha Rai 2019 American English
10200 Rebel Beverly Jenkins 2019 American English
10274 How To Find A Princess Alyssa Cole 2021 American English
10274 The Spinster And The Rake Eva Devon 2021 Unknown English
10302 Dirt Music Tim Winton 2001 Australian English
10308 The Love Hypothesis Ali Hazelwood 2021 American English
10368 Isola Allegra Goodman 2025 American English
10384 Again, Rachel Marian Keyes 2022 Irish English
10425 Written In The Stars Alexandria Bellefleur 2020 American English
10425 Call Me Maybe Cara Bastone 2020 Unknown English
10581 How To End A Love Story Yulin Kuang 2024 Unknown English
10584 The South Tash Aw 2025 Malaysian English
10593 Deep House Jeremy Atherton Lin 2025 American English
10623 Everything, Everything Nicola Yoon 2015 American English
10625 Dream State Eric Puchner 2025 American English
10663 Louisiana Maurice Denuzière 1977 French French
10666 You Should Be So Lucky Cat Sebastian 2024 Unknown English
10676 These Summer Storms Sarah MacLean 2025 Unknown English
10703 Atmosphere Taylor Jenkins Reid 2025 Unknown English
10716 Paradise Logic Sophie Kemp 2025 Unknown English