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Best Romance Books

Romance novels

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  1. The Hunger Games

    Suzanne Collins

    ★ 4.3 (6.4M) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    In a future where children fight to the death on live television, Katniss Everdeen volunteers for the arena, turning a death sentence into a fight for survival and a spark of rebellion.

  2. The Great Gatsby

    F. Scott Fitzgerald

    ★ 3.9 (3.8M) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    In the opulent Roaring Twenties, a mysterious millionaire's lavish parties hide his desperate, tragic pursuit of a lost love, exposing the emptiness within the American Dream.

  3. The Fault in Our Stars

    John Green

    ★ 4.2 (3.6M) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    A girl with a terminal illness finds her story rewritten when a charming boy with a similar past enters her life at a cancer support group, leading to a star-crossed romance.

  4. Pride and Prejudice

    Jane Austen

    ★ 4.3 (3M) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    In a society focused on status and money, Elizabeth Bennet navigates love and pride, challenging Mr. Darcy and social expectations to find true affection.

  5. Divergent

    Veronica Roth

    ★ 4.2 (2.9M) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    In a society divided by virtues, a sixteen-year-old's difference from the norm starts a rebellion that threatens her world.

  6. Catching Fire

    Suzanne Collins

    ★ 4.3 (2.5M) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    After defying the Capitol and starting a rebellion, Katniss and Peeta are forced on a dangerous Victory Tour, navigating political schemes, a fake romance, and the constant threat of a government eager to crush the uprising they began.

  7. Mockingjay

    Suzanne Collins

    ★ 4.0 (2.3M) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Haunted by the Games and driven by a need for justice, Katniss Everdeen becomes the Mockingjay, leading a rebellion against the Capitol to save Panem and those she loves.

  8. Romeo and Juliet

    William Shakespeare

    ★ 3.8 (2.1M) average on Goodreads

    In a city driven by old hatreds and gang fights, two lovers from opposing families find instant, passionate love that challenges their violent world.

  9. Fifty Shades of Grey

    E.L. James

    ★ 3.7 (1.9M) average on Goodreads

    A literature student's life changes when she begins a passionate, BDSM affair with a mysterious billionaire, forcing her to confront her own desires.

  10. Memoirs of a Geisha

    Arthur Golden

    ★ 4.1 (1.7M) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    A young girl with unique eyes, sold into a geisha house, navigates a world of rivalry and forbidden love to become a sought-after geisha, all while wanting impossible freedom.

  11. Jane Eyre

    Charlotte Brontë

    ★ 4.1 (1.6M) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    Orphaned, impoverished, and plain, Jane Eyre navigates the rigid Victorian world, finding defiant love and stark independence amidst the gothic secrets of Thornfield Hall and the passionate, Byronic Mr. Rochester.

  12. The Time Traveler's Wife

    Audrey Niffenegger

    ★ 4.0 (1.6M) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A love story where a woman's husband involuntarily vanishes and reappears through time, challenging their relationship as they build a life together.

  13. Eat, Pray, Love

    Elizabeth Gilbert

    ★ 3.6 (1.5M) average on GoodreadsLifestyle

    A heartbroken writer leaves her conventional life for a year-long global search for pleasure in Italy, spiritual devotion in India, and unexpected love and balance in Bali.

  14. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

    Gabrielle Zevin

    ★ 4.1 (1.4M) average on Goodreads

    Two college friends build a video game empire, their unacknowledged love story unfolding over decades of fame, tragedy, and artistic pursuit.

  15. Water for Elephants

    Sara Gruen

    ★ 4.1 (1.4M) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    Amidst the dust and desperation of a Depression-era circus, an orphaned veterinary student finds forbidden love with the star equestrian and an an unlikely bond with an 'untrainable' elephant, all while navigating the volatile whims of her charismatic, cruel husband.

  16. Wuthering Heights

    Emily Brontë

    ★ 3.9 (1.3M) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    A story of intense love, revenge, and the wild moors, where Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff's lives are forever tied together by a destructive passion.

  17. Breaking Dawn

    Stephenie Meyer

    ★ 3.7 (1.3M) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    In the final Twilight Saga book, Bella Swan becomes immortal, marries Edward Cullen, and faces global consequences when their child sparks a conflict between supernatural factions.

  18. The Perks of Being a Wallflower

    Stephen Chbosky

    ★ 4.2 (1.3M) average on GoodreadsPsychology

    Through letters, a shy high school freshman learns to navigate first love, trauma, and self-discovery, stepping off the sidelines and into life.

  19. Insurgent

    Veronica Roth

    ★ 4.0 (1.2M) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Tris Prior faces the consequences of her past choices and embraces her unique Divergence during a brewing war and the unraveling of her dystopian society, even if it means sacrificing everything.

  20. Me Before You

    Jojo Moyes

    ★ 4.3 (1.1M) average on Goodreads

    An ordinary woman's extraordinary efforts to show a quadriplegic man that his life is still worth living blossom into a heartbreaking love story that challenges the very definition of happiness and sacrifice.

  21. Looking for Alaska

    John Green

    ★ 4.0 (1.1M) average on GoodreadsMystery

    A shy new student's quest for 'the Great Perhaps' at boarding school explodes into a whirlwind of first love, reckless adventure, and shattering mystery when he falls for the enigmatic and self-destructive Alaska Young.

  22. Things We Never Got Over

    Lucy Score

    ★ 4.1 (1.1M) average on Goodreads

    A fiercely independent, grumpy barber's solitary life is hilariously and dangerously upended when a runaway bride, her unexpected niece, and a whole lot of small-town trouble crash into his world.

  23. Gone with the Wind

    Margaret Mitchell

    ★ 4.3 (1.1M) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    Scarlett O'Hara fights destitution and social upheaval with charm and pragmatism in the Old South, all while caught in a difficult romance.

  24. Where the Crawdads Sing

    Delia Owens

    ★ 4.5 (975k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    Abandoned by her family and shunned by society, a resilient 'Marsh Girl' finds peace in the beautiful but brutal North Carolina wetlands until she is accused of murder, threatening her isolated world.

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