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
2682 Twilight Stephenie Meyer 2005 American English
3052 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
3580 Call Me By Your Name André Aciman 2007 Italian English
3598 The Wedding Date Jasmine Guillory 2018 American English
3599 Daisy Jones & The Six Taylor Jenkins Reid 2019 American English
3607 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
4065 The Princess Diaries Meg Cabot 2000 American English
4096 Boyfriend Material Alexis Hall 2020 British English
4304 A Court Of Thorns And Roses Sarah J. Maas 2015 American English
4306 It Ends With Us Colleen Hoover 2016 American English
4737 When A Scot Ties The Knot Tessa Dare 2015 American English
4996 The Sun Is Also A Star Nicola Yoon 2016 American English
5013 Slave To Sensation Nalini Singh 2006 New Zealand English
5018 Me Before You Jojo Moyes 2012 British English
5097 A Hunger Like No Other Kresley Cole 2006 American English
5317 Eleanor And Park Rainbow Rowell 2012 American English
5493 Royally Screwed Emma Chase 2016 American English
5507 Seven Days In June Tia Williams 2021 American English
5635 Book Lovers Emily Henry 2021 American English
5742 Can You Keep A Secret? Sophie Kinsella 2003 British English
5933 A Promise Of Fire Amanda Bouchet 2016 American English
5964 A Princess In Theory Alyssa Cole 2018 American English
6243 A Discovery Of Witches Deborah Harkness 2011 American English
6263 The Other Boleyn Girl Philippa Gregory 2001 British English
6374 The Priory Of The Orange Tree Samantha Shannon 2019 British English
6529 The Hating Game Sally Thorne 2016 Australian English
6649 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
7183 The Perils Of Pleasure Julie Anne Long 2008 American English
7183 The Winter Rose Jennifer Donnelly 2008 American English
7191 Heartstopper Alice Oseman 2018 British English
7580 The Midnight Hour Brenda Jackson 2004 American English
7636 Angels' Blood Nalini Singh 2009 New Zealander English
7636 Soulless Gail Carriger 2009 American English
7670 Shadow And Bone Leigh Bardugo 2012 American English
7696 It Happened One Autumn Lisa Kleypas 2005 American English
7761 Butterfly Swords Jeannie Lin 2010 Unknown English
7780 The Pairing Casey McQuiston 2024 Unknown English
7806 Lick Kylie Scott 2013 Australian English
7887 The Courtesan's Daughter Claudia Dain 2007 American English
7887 The Vampire Queen's Servant Joey W. Hill 2007 American English
8052 Neon Gods Katee Robert 2021 American English
8162 Loving A Lost Lord Mary Jo Putney 2009 American English
8162 To Catch A Bride Anne Gracie 2009 Australian English
8167 One Day In December Josie Silver 2018 British English
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
8375 Beautiful Disaster Jamie McGuire 2011 American English
8375 The Perfect Play Jaci Burton 2011 American English
8375 Never A Gentleman Eileen Dreyer 2011 Unknown English
8375 Belong To Me Shayla Black 2011 American English
8383 A Seditious Affair KJ Charles 2015 British English
8429 Heart The Lover Lily King 2025 Unknown English
8525 Ten Tiny Breaths K.A. Tucker 2012 Canadian English
8548 Forbidden Beverly Jenkins 2016 American English
8548 The Hunter Kerrigan Byrne 2016 Unknown English
8548 Coffee Boy Austin Chant 2016 Unknown English
8659 Beyond The Velvet Rope Tiffany Ashley 2013 Unknown English
8659 The Heiress Effect Courtney Milan 2013 American English
8659 Lord Of Wicked Intentions Lorraine Heath 2013 American English
8671 From Blood And Ash Jennifer L. Armentrout 2020 American English
8693 Throne Of Glass Sarah J. Maas 2012 American English
8727 It Happened One Summer Tessa Bailey 2021 American English
8796 It Happened One Wedding Julie James 2014 American English
8796 The Understatement Of The Year Sarina Bowen 2014 American English
8870 When Katie Met Cassidy Camille Perri 2018 American English
8986 Sunrise On The Reaping Suzanne Collins 2025 Unknown English
8997 The Deal Elle Kennedy 2015 Canadian English
9079 The Prince Of Broadway Joanna Shupe 2019 American English
9079 Wolf Gone Wild Juliette Cross 2019 Unknown English
9079 Polaris Rising Jessie Mihalik 2019 American English
9079 Brazen And The Beast Sarah MacLean 2019 American English
9079 Bloom Kevin Panetta 2019 Unknown English
9078 Good Material Dolly Alderton 2024 British English
9106 Happy Place Emily Henry 2023 American English
9127 The Very Secret Society Of Irregular Witches Sangu Mandanna 2022 British English
9178 The Cocktail Collection Alice Clayton 2016 Unknown English
9179 Beautiful Bastard Christina Lauren 2013 American English
9287 It’s Been A Pleasure, Noni Blake Claire Christian 2020 Australian English
9287 The Lost And Found Bookshop Susan Wiggs 2020 American English
9287 Spoiler Alert Olivia Dade 2020 American English
9287 Brutal Prince Sophie Lark 2020 Unknown English
9304 Part Of Your World Abby Jimenez 2022 American English
9355 Hard Hitter Sarina Bowen 2017 American English
9569 Pucked Helena Hunting 2015 Canadian English
9569 Cold Hearted Rake Lisa Kleypas 2015 American English
9575 The Ex Hex Erin Sterling 2021 American English
9575 The Queer Principles Of Kit Webb Cat Sebastian 2021 American English
9575 Happy Endings Thien-Kim Lam 2021 Unknown English
9575 The Hellion's Waltz Olivia Waite 2021 Unknown English
9575 The Princess Stakes Amalie Howard 2021 Unknown English
9642 All Your Perfects Colleen Hoover 2018 American English