The Greatest Romance Books Since 2000

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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
947 Bel Canto Ann Patchett 2001 American English
1330 The Song of Achilles Madeline Miller 2011 American English
1675 The Time Traveler's Wife Audrey Niffenegger 2003 American English
2683 Twilight Stephenie Meyer 2005 American English
3053 Red, White & Royal Blue Casey McQuiston 2019 American English
3317 The Kiss Quotient Helen Hoang 2018 Vietnamese English
3405 Fifty Shades of Grey: E. L. James 2011 British English
3430 Get A Life, Chloe Brown Talia Hibbert 2019 British English
3581 Call Me By Your Name André Aciman 2007 Italian English
3599 The Wedding Date Jasmine Guillory 2018 American English
3600 Daisy Jones & The Six Taylor Jenkins Reid 2019 American English
3608 Virgin River Robyn Carr 2007 American English
3814 Dark Lover J. R. Ward 2005 American English
3842 An Extraordinary Union Alyssa Cole 2017 American English
4067 The Princess Diaries Meg Cabot 2000 American English
4098 Boyfriend Material Alexis Hall 2020 British English
4306 A Court Of Thorns And Roses Sarah J. Maas 2015 American English
4308 It Ends With Us Colleen Hoover 2016 American English
4739 When A Scot Ties The Knot Tessa Dare 2015 American English
4999 The Sun Is Also A Star Nicola Yoon 2016 American English
5016 Slave To Sensation Nalini Singh 2006 New Zealand English
5021 Me Before You Jojo Moyes 2012 British English
5099 A Hunger Like No Other Kresley Cole 2006 American English
5318 Eleanor And Park Rainbow Rowell 2012 American English
5494 Royally Screwed Emma Chase 2016 American English
5508 Seven Days In June Tia Williams 2021 American English
5637 Book Lovers Emily Henry 2021 American English
5744 Can You Keep A Secret? Sophie Kinsella 2003 British English
5935 A Promise Of Fire Amanda Bouchet 2016 American English
5966 A Princess In Theory Alyssa Cole 2018 American English
6246 A Discovery Of Witches Deborah Harkness 2011 American English
6265 The Other Boleyn Girl Philippa Gregory 2001 British English
6376 The Priory Of The Orange Tree Samantha Shannon 2019 British English
6530 The Hating Game Sally Thorne 2016 Australian English
6650 Nine Rules To Break When Romancing A Rake Sarah MacLean 2010 American English
6684 Simon Vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda Becky Albertalli 2015 American English
6817 Seven Husbands Of Evelyn Hugo Taylor Jenkins Reid 2017 American English
6891 Bared To You Sylvia Day 2012 American English
6897 The Winter Sea Susanna Kearsley 2008 Canadian English
6901 Raymond And Hannah Stephen Marche 2005 Canadian English
6968 The Duchess Bertrice Small 2001 American English
6987 Lord Perfect Loretta Chase 2006 American English
7052 A Summer To Remember Mary Balogh 2002 British English
7079 A Court Of Mist And Fury Sarah J. Maas 2016 American English
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
7184 The Perils Of Pleasure Julie Anne Long 2008 American English
7184 The Winter Rose Jennifer Donnelly 2008 American English
7192 Heartstopper Alice Oseman 2018 British English
7581 The Midnight Hour Brenda Jackson 2004 American English
7637 Angels' Blood Nalini Singh 2009 New Zealander English
7637 Soulless Gail Carriger 2009 American English
7672 Shadow And Bone Leigh Bardugo 2012 American English
7697 It Happened One Autumn Lisa Kleypas 2005 American English
7762 Butterfly Swords Jeannie Lin 2010 Unknown English
7781 The Pairing Casey McQuiston 2024 Unknown English
7807 Lick Kylie Scott 2013 Australian English
7888 The Courtesan's Daughter Claudia Dain 2007 American English
7888 The Vampire Queen's Servant Joey W. Hill 2007 American English
8053 Neon Gods Katee Robert 2021 American English
8164 Loving A Lost Lord Mary Jo Putney 2009 American English
8164 To Catch A Bride Anne Gracie 2009 Australian English
8169 One Day In December Josie Silver 2018 British English
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
8431 Heart The Lover Lily King 2025 Unknown English
8527 Ten Tiny Breaths K.A. Tucker 2012 Canadian English
8550 Forbidden Beverly Jenkins 2016 American English
8550 The Hunter Kerrigan Byrne 2016 Unknown English
8550 Coffee Boy Austin Chant 2016 Unknown English
8661 Beyond The Velvet Rope Tiffany Ashley 2013 Unknown English
8661 The Heiress Effect Courtney Milan 2013 American English
8661 Lord Of Wicked Intentions Lorraine Heath 2013 American English
8673 From Blood And Ash Jennifer L. Armentrout 2020 American English
8695 Throne Of Glass Sarah J. Maas 2012 American English
8730 It Happened One Summer Tessa Bailey 2021 American English
8799 It Happened One Wedding Julie James 2014 American English
8799 The Understatement Of The Year Sarina Bowen 2014 American English
8872 When Katie Met Cassidy Camille Perri 2018 American English
8988 Sunrise On The Reaping Suzanne Collins 2025 Unknown English
8999 The Deal Elle Kennedy 2015 Canadian English
9081 The Prince Of Broadway Joanna Shupe 2019 American English
9081 Wolf Gone Wild Juliette Cross 2019 Unknown English
9081 Polaris Rising Jessie Mihalik 2019 American English
9081 Brazen And The Beast Sarah MacLean 2019 American English
9081 Bloom Kevin Panetta 2019 Unknown English
9080 Good Material Dolly Alderton 2024 British English
9108 Happy Place Emily Henry 2023 American English
9129 The Very Secret Society Of Irregular Witches Sangu Mandanna 2022 British English
9179 The Cocktail Collection Alice Clayton 2016 Unknown English
9180 Beautiful Bastard Christina Lauren 2013 American English
9289 It’s Been A Pleasure, Noni Blake Claire Christian 2020 Australian English
9289 The Lost And Found Bookshop Susan Wiggs 2020 American English
9289 Spoiler Alert Olivia Dade 2020 American English
9289 Brutal Prince Sophie Lark 2020 Unknown English
9306 Part Of Your World Abby Jimenez 2022 American English
9357 Hard Hitter Sarina Bowen 2017 American English
9571 Pucked Helena Hunting 2015 Canadian English
9571 Cold Hearted Rake Lisa Kleypas 2015 American English
9577 The Ex Hex Erin Sterling 2021 American English
9577 The Queer Principles Of Kit Webb Cat Sebastian 2021 American English
9577 Happy Endings Thien-Kim Lam 2021 Unknown English
9577 The Hellion's Waltz Olivia Waite 2021 Unknown English
9577 The Princess Stakes Amalie Howard 2021 Unknown English
9645 All Your Perfects Colleen Hoover 2018 American English