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
17120 Savor The Moment Nora Roberts 2010 American English
17120 The Lady's Guide To Celestial Mechanics Olivia Waite 2019 American English
17120 Hate To Want You Alisha Rai 2017 American English
17120 Shards Of Honour Lois McMaster Bujold 1986 American English
17120 The Lost Girl D. H. Lawrence 1920 British English
17120 Troy Chimneys Margaret Kennedy 1952 British English
17120 The Jasmine Throne Tasha Suri 2021 British English
16748 Dragonwyck Anya Seton 1944 American English
17120 Iron Widow Xiran Jay Zhao 2021 Canadian English
17120 Ttyl Lauren Myracle 2004 American English
17120 Marked (House Of Night) Unknown 2007 American English
17120 Summer Sisters Judy Blume 1998 American English
17120 The Luxe (Luxe Series, Book 1) Anna Godbersen 2007 American English
17120 One Man, Two Guvnors Richard Bean 2011 British English
17120 House Of Sky And Breath Sarah J. Maas 2022 American English
17120 The Golden Butterfly Walter Besant, James Rice 1876 British English
17120 Mr Isaacs F. Marion Crawford 1882 British English
17120 Guy Livingstone George Lawrence 1857 British English
17120 Under Two Flags Ouida 1867 British English
17120 Virginia Of Virginia Amélie Rives Troubetzkoy 1888 American English
17120 Market Harborough George Whyte-Melville 1860 British English
17120 A Breath Of Snow And Ashes Diana Gabaldon 2005 American English
17120 An Echo In The Bone Diana Gabaldon 2009 American English
17120 Dragonfly In Amber Diana Gabaldon 1992 American English
17120 Drums Of Autumn Diana Gabaldon 1996 American English
17120 Go Tell The Bees That I Am Gone Diana Gabaldon 2021 American English
17120 Voyager Diana Gabaldon 1993 American English
17120 Written In My Own Heart's Blood Diana Gabaldon 2014 American English
17120 Braided Lives Marge Piercy 1982 American English
17120 Plums Of P.G. Wodehouse P. G. Wodehouse 1993 British English
17120 Vampire Academy Richelle Mead 2007 American English
17120 The Vampire Diaries L. J. Smith 1991 American English
17120 Dear John Nicholas Sparks 2006 American English
17120 The Choice Nicholas Sparks 2007 American English
17120 The Lucky One Nicholas Sparks 2008 American English
17120 Nights In Rodanthe Nicholas Sparks 2002 American English
17120 The Wedding Nicholas Sparks 2003 American English
17120 Vision In White Nora Roberts 2009 American English
17120 The Feast Of Love Charles Baxter 2000 American English
17120 A Bloodsmoor Romance Joyce Carol Oates 1982 American English
17120 My Favourite Wife Tony Parsons 2008 British English
17120 The Lovers Rashad Abu Shawar 1978 Palestinian Unknown
17120 After The Sunset Mohamed Abdel-Halim Abdulla Egyptian Unknown
17032 The Splendid Idle Forties Gertrude Atherton 1902 American English
17120 The Flatshare Beth O'Leary 2019 British English
17120 Haunting Adeline H. D. Carlton 2021 Unknown English
17120 Once Upon A Broken Heart Stephanie Garber 2021 American English
17120 Divine Rivals Rebecca Ross 2023 American English
17120 Caraval Stephanie Garber 2017 American English
17120 Credence Penelope Douglas 2020 American English
17120 They Both Die At The End Adam Silvera 2017 American English
17120 Dance Of Thieves Mary E. Pearson 2018 American English
17120 House Of Earth And Blood Sarah J. Maas 2020 American English
17120 Jewels Of The Sun Nora Roberts 1999 American English
17120 The Viscount Who Loved Me Julia Quinn 2000 American English
17120 Devil In Winter Lisa Kleypas 2006 American English
17120 Lover Awakened J. R. Ward 2006 American English
17120 All Through The Night Suzanne Brockmann 2007 American English
17120 A Night To Surrender Tessa Dare 2011 American English
17120 The Lotus Palace Jeannie Lin 2013 American English
17120 The Luckiest Lady In London Sherry Thomas 2013 American English
17120 All In Simona Ahrnstedt 2014 Swedish Swedish
17120 Wildfire Ilona Andrews 2017 American English
17120 Intercepted Alexa Martin 2018 American English
17120 Ayesha At Last Uzma Jalaluddin 2018 Canadian English
17120 Forget Me Not Brenda Jackson 2019 American English
17120 The Bride Test Helen Hoang 2019 American English
17120 Xeni Rebekah Weatherspoon 2019 American English
17120 Dating Dr. Dil Nisha Sharma 2022 American English
17120 Chef's Choice TJ Alexander 2023 American English
17120 Love, Theoretically Ali Hazelwood 2023 American English
17120 A Love Affair In Rome Ercole Patti 1956 Italian Italian
17120 Indian Love Poems Meena Alexander 2005 Unknown English
17120 Quicksilver Callie Hart 2023 Unknown English
17120 Delirium Lauren Oliver 2011 American English
17120 Im Wasser Sind Wir Schwerelos Tomasz Jedrowski 2020 Unknown German
17120 Lie With Me Philippe Besson 2017 French French
17120 Jane Austen Jane Austen British Unknown
17120 Eleanor & Park Rainbow Rowell 2012 American English
17120 The Course Of Love Alain de Botton 2016 British English
17120 Rakesfall Vajra Chandrasekera 2024 Unknown English
17120 What Does It Feel Like? Sophie Kinsella 2024 Unknown English
17120 Somewhere Beyond The Sea Tj Klune 2024 Unknown English
17120 Any Duke In A Storm Amalie Howard 2024 Unknown English
17120 A Daughter Of Fair Verona Christina Dodd 2024 Unknown English
17120 The Ex Vows Jessica Joyce 2024 Unknown English
17120 Triple Sec TJ Alexander 2024 Unknown English
17120 The Paradise Problem Christina Lauren 2024 Unknown English
17120 The Mars House Natasha Pulley 2024 Unknown English
17120 Here We Go Again Alison Cochrun 2024 Unknown English
17120 Queen Of Dreams Kit Rocha 2024 Unknown English
17120 Swordcrossed Freya Marske 2024 Unknown English
17120 The Lotus Empire Tasha Suri 2024 British English
17120 How To Age Disgracefully Clare Pooley 2024 British English
17120 At First Spite Olivia Dade 2024 Unknown English
17120 Pride And Preston Lin Christina Hwang Dudley 2024 Unknown English
17120 A Love Song For Ricki Wilde Tia Williams 2024 Unknown English
17120 See Me Rolling Lottie Jackson 2024 Unknown English
17120 The Three Musketeers, The Count Of Monte Cristo, And The Man In The Iron Mask Alexandre Dumas 2006 French French
17120 Hotel On The Corner Of Bitter And Sweet Jamie Ford 2009 American English
17120 Saga, Volume 4 Brian K. Vaughan 2014 American English
16769 The Last Of The Wine Mary Renault 1956 British English
17120 The Cardinal Sins Andrew M. Greeley 1981 American English
17120 When Christ And His Saints Slept Sharon Kay Penman 1995 American English
17120 The Sunne In Splendour Sharon Kay Penman 1982 American English
17120 Jade And Emerald Michelle See-Tho 2024 Unknown English
17120 Curiosities Anne Fleming 2024 Canadian English
17120 This Summer Will Be Different Carley Fortune 2024 Unknown English
17120 Dayspring Anthony Oliveira 2024 Unknown English
17120 Here After Amy Lin 2024 Unknown English
17120 Who We Are In Real Life Victoria Koops 2024 Unknown English
17120 Canto Contigo Jonny Garza Villa 2024 Unknown English
17120 Lunar New Year Love Story Gene Luen Yang 2024 Unknown English
17120 Sunrise Nights Jeff Zentner 2024 American English
17120 The Maid And The Crocodile Jordan Ifueko 2024 Unknown English
17120 Queerceañera Alex Crespo 2024 Unknown English
17120 Shut Up, This Is Serious Carolina Ixta 2024 Unknown English
17120 I Hope This Doesn't Find You Ann Liang 2024 Unknown English
17120 Lies And Weddings Kevin Kwan 2024 Unknown English
17120 Untethered Angela Jackson-Brown 2024 Unknown English