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
16709 Love And Freindship Jane Austen 1790 English English
17169 I Loved You More Tom Spanbauer 2014 American English
17169 The Suffragette Scandal Courtney Milan 2014 American English
17169 A Girl Like Her Talia Hibbert 2018 British English
17169 Savor The Moment Nora Roberts 2010 American English
17169 The Lady's Guide To Celestial Mechanics Olivia Waite 2019 American English
17169 Hate To Want You Alisha Rai 2017 American English
17169 Shards Of Honour Lois McMaster Bujold 1986 American English
17169 The Lost Girl D. H. Lawrence 1920 British English
17169 Troy Chimneys Margaret Kennedy 1952 British English
17169 The Jasmine Throne Tasha Suri 2021 British English
17169 Iron Widow Xiran Jay Zhao 2021 Canadian English
17169 Ttyl Lauren Myracle 2004 American English
17169 Marked (House Of Night) Unknown 2007 American English
17169 Summer Sisters Judy Blume 1998 American English
17169 The Luxe (Luxe Series, Book 1) Anna Godbersen 2007 American English
17169 One Man, Two Guvnors Richard Bean 2011 British English
17169 House Of Sky And Breath Sarah J. Maas 2022 American English
17169 The Golden Butterfly Walter Besant, James Rice 1876 British English
17169 Mr Isaacs F. Marion Crawford 1882 British English
17169 Guy Livingstone George Lawrence 1857 British English
17169 Under Two Flags Ouida 1867 British English
17169 Virginia Of Virginia Amélie Rives Troubetzkoy 1888 American English
17169 Market Harborough George Whyte-Melville 1860 British English
17169 A Breath Of Snow And Ashes Diana Gabaldon 2005 American English
17169 An Echo In The Bone Diana Gabaldon 2009 American English
17169 Dragonfly In Amber Diana Gabaldon 1992 American English
17169 Drums Of Autumn Diana Gabaldon 1996 American English
17169 Go Tell The Bees That I Am Gone Diana Gabaldon 2021 American English
17169 Voyager Diana Gabaldon 1993 American English
17169 Written In My Own Heart's Blood Diana Gabaldon 2014 American English
17169 Braided Lives Marge Piercy 1982 American English
17169 Plums Of P.G. Wodehouse P. G. Wodehouse 1993 British English
17169 Vampire Academy Richelle Mead 2007 American English
17169 The Vampire Diaries L. J. Smith 1991 American English
17169 Dear John Nicholas Sparks 2006 American English
17169 The Choice Nicholas Sparks 2007 American English
17169 The Lucky One Nicholas Sparks 2008 American English
17169 Nights In Rodanthe Nicholas Sparks 2002 American English
17169 The Wedding Nicholas Sparks 2003 American English
17169 Vision In White Nora Roberts 2009 American English
17169 The Feast Of Love Charles Baxter 2000 American English
17169 A Bloodsmoor Romance Joyce Carol Oates 1982 American English
17169 My Favourite Wife Tony Parsons 2008 British English
17169 The Lovers Rashad Abu Shawar 1978 Palestinian Unknown
17169 After The Sunset Mohamed Abdel-Halim Abdulla Egyptian Unknown
17083 The Splendid Idle Forties Gertrude Atherton 1902 American English
17169 The Flatshare Beth O'Leary 2019 British English
17169 Haunting Adeline H. D. Carlton 2021 Unknown English
17169 Once Upon A Broken Heart Stephanie Garber 2021 American English
17169 Divine Rivals Rebecca Ross 2023 American English
17169 Caraval Stephanie Garber 2017 American English
17169 Credence Penelope Douglas 2020 American English
17169 They Both Die At The End Adam Silvera 2017 American English
17169 Dance Of Thieves Mary E. Pearson 2018 American English
17169 House Of Earth And Blood Sarah J. Maas 2020 American English
17169 Jewels Of The Sun Nora Roberts 1999 American English
17169 The Viscount Who Loved Me Julia Quinn 2000 American English
17169 Devil In Winter Lisa Kleypas 2006 American English
17169 Lover Awakened J. R. Ward 2006 American English
17169 All Through The Night Suzanne Brockmann 2007 American English
17169 A Night To Surrender Tessa Dare 2011 American English
17169 The Lotus Palace Jeannie Lin 2013 American English
17169 The Luckiest Lady In London Sherry Thomas 2013 American English
17169 All In Simona Ahrnstedt 2014 Swedish Swedish
17169 Wildfire Ilona Andrews 2017 American English
17169 Intercepted Alexa Martin 2018 American English
17169 Ayesha At Last Uzma Jalaluddin 2018 Canadian English
17169 Forget Me Not Brenda Jackson 2019 American English
17169 The Bride Test Helen Hoang 2019 American English
17169 Xeni Rebekah Weatherspoon 2019 American English
17169 Dating Dr. Dil Nisha Sharma 2022 American English
17169 Chef's Choice TJ Alexander 2023 American English
17169 Love, Theoretically Ali Hazelwood 2023 American English
17169 A Love Affair In Rome Ercole Patti 1956 Italian Italian
17169 Indian Love Poems Meena Alexander 2005 Unknown English
17169 Quicksilver Callie Hart 2023 Unknown English
17169 Delirium Lauren Oliver 2011 American English
17169 Im Wasser Sind Wir Schwerelos Tomasz Jedrowski 2020 Unknown German
17169 Lie With Me Philippe Besson 2017 French French
17169 Jane Austen Jane Austen British Unknown
17169 Eleanor & Park Rainbow Rowell 2012 American English
17169 The Course Of Love Alain de Botton 2016 British English
17169 Rakesfall Vajra Chandrasekera 2024 Unknown English
17169 What Does It Feel Like? Sophie Kinsella 2024 Unknown English
17169 Somewhere Beyond The Sea Tj Klune 2024 Unknown English
17169 Any Duke In A Storm Amalie Howard 2024 Unknown English
17169 A Daughter Of Fair Verona Christina Dodd 2024 Unknown English
17169 The Ex Vows Jessica Joyce 2024 Unknown English
17169 Triple Sec TJ Alexander 2024 Unknown English
17169 The Paradise Problem Christina Lauren 2024 Unknown English
17169 The Mars House Natasha Pulley 2024 Unknown English
17169 Here We Go Again Alison Cochrun 2024 Unknown English
17169 Queen Of Dreams Kit Rocha 2024 Unknown English
17169 Swordcrossed Freya Marske 2024 Unknown English
17169 The Lotus Empire Tasha Suri 2024 British English
17169 How To Age Disgracefully Clare Pooley 2024 British English
17169 At First Spite Olivia Dade 2024 Unknown English
17169 Pride And Preston Lin Christina Hwang Dudley 2024 Unknown English
17169 A Love Song For Ricki Wilde Tia Williams 2024 Unknown English
17169 See Me Rolling Lottie Jackson 2024 Unknown English
17169 The Three Musketeers, The Count Of Monte Cristo, And The Man In The Iron Mask Alexandre Dumas 2006 French French
17169 Hotel On The Corner Of Bitter And Sweet Jamie Ford 2009 American English
17169 Saga, Volume 4 Brian K. Vaughan 2014 American English
16813 The Last Of The Wine Mary Renault 1956 British English
17169 The Cardinal Sins Andrew M. Greeley 1981 American English
17169 When Christ And His Saints Slept Sharon Kay Penman 1995 American English
17169 The Sunne In Splendour Sharon Kay Penman 1982 American English
17169 Jade And Emerald Michelle See-Tho 2024 Unknown English
17169 Curiosities Anne Fleming 2024 Canadian English
17169 This Summer Will Be Different Carley Fortune 2024 Unknown English
17169 Dayspring Anthony Oliveira 2024 Unknown English
17169 Here After Amy Lin 2024 Unknown English
17169 Who We Are In Real Life Victoria Koops 2024 Unknown English
17169 Canto Contigo Jonny Garza Villa 2024 Unknown English
17169 Lunar New Year Love Story Gene Luen Yang 2024 Unknown English
17169 Sunrise Nights Jeff Zentner 2024 American English
17169 The Maid And The Crocodile Jordan Ifueko 2024 Unknown English
17169 Queerceañera Alex Crespo 2024 Unknown English
17169 Shut Up, This Is Serious Carolina Ixta 2024 Unknown English