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Best Romance Books

Romance novels

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  1. The Lady of the Rivers

    Philippa Gregory

    ★ 4.0 (65k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    Born into a royal line and rumored to possess magic, Jacquetta navigates the dangerous world of 15th-century England, defying norms for love and using her gifts to shape her own destiny amid war and court intrigue.

  2. Queen of Babble

    Meg Cabot

    ★ 3.7 (65k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    A talkative American girl ruins her long-distance relationship, then finds herself in romantic trouble and wedding chaos at a French château, where her big mouth might save the day.

  3. Animal Dreams

    Barbara Kingsolver

    ★ 4.0 (64k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    A woman returns to her dying Arizona hometown, confronting a distant father, an environmental crisis, and a captivating Apache philosopher who challenges her to reclaim her dreams and identity.

  4. The Bride Test

    Helen Hoang

    ★ 3.9 (64k) average on Goodreads

    An autistic man who believes he cannot feel love meets an impulsive Vietnamese woman desperate for a new life; he learns that love, like the heart, understands many languages.

  5. Regretting You

    Colleen Hoover

    ★ 4.3 (64k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    A tragedy forces a mother and daughter, already in conflict, to deal with grief, forbidden love, and secrets that might pull their family apart.

  6. Yellow Crocus

    Laila Ibrahim

    ★ 4.3 (64k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    Raised by her enslaved wet nurse in antebellum Virginia, a privileged white girl grapples with the heartbreaking realities of slavery and the impossible choice between familial loyalty and the woman who truly raised her.

  7. Midnight Sun

    Stephenie Meyer

    ★ 3.8 (64k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Experience the familiar, forbidden romance of Edward and Bella anew, this time through the tormented eyes of a vampire battling his predatory instincts against an overwhelming, dangerous love.

  8. Stars Above

    Marissa Meyer

    ★ 4.2 (63k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    This collection of short stories explores the hidden origins and connections of cyborg mechanics, soldiers, and hackers within the Lunar Chronicles universe, revealing its romantic core.

  9. The Red Queen

    Philippa Gregory

    ★ 3.8 (63k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    Orphaned and widowed, Margaret Beaufort, a child-bride to Edmund Tudor, meticulously schemes and manipulates her way through the treacherous War of the Roses to ensure her son, Henry Tudor, seizes the English throne and establishes the Tudor dynasty.

  10. Frost Burned

    Patricia Briggs

    ★ 4.4 (63k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    When her werewolf pack vanishes, shifter Mercy Thompson must navigate a treacherous political underworld and forge unlikely alliances to rescue her mate and stepdaughter before their enemies exploit the chaos.

  11. The Poet X

    Elizabeth Acevedo

    ★ 4.4 (62k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    In Harlem, a fierce Afro-Latina teenager named Xiomara writes secret poems, using them as a microphone to fight her mother's religious rules and a world that tries to quiet her voice and forbidden love.

  12. Notorious Nineteen

    Janet Evanovich

    ★ 3.9 (62k) average on GoodreadsMystery

    Bounty hunter Stephanie Plum navigates vanishing felons, a sassy grandma undercover in assisted living, and a dangerous double-duty guarding her enigmatic mentor, all while trying to solve a Trenton mystery and avoid an excess of taffeta.

  13. This Side of Paradise

    F. Scott Fitzgerald

    ★ 3.7 (62k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    Fitzgerald's semi-autobiographical debut explores the Jazz Age's glamorous parties and sad disappointments through the eyes of an idealistic Princeton student dealing with love, ambition, and a changing generation.

  14. Renegades

    Marissa Meyer

    ★ 4.2 (62k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    In a city rebuilt by superpowered heroes, a vengeful assassin with the power to steal sleep infiltrates their ranks, only to find herself drawn to the artistic prodigy son of her sworn enemies, who champions the very justice she seeks to dismantle.

  15. The Obsession

    Nora Roberts

    ★ 4.2 (62k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    A woman who escaped her serial killer father's legacy finds new love and a fragile peace, only for his dark past to resurface, threatening to shatter her carefully built world once more.

  16. Keeping the Moon

    Sarah Dessen

    ★ 3.9 (62k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    Shy, self-conscious Colie finds her voice and a place to belong during a summer working at the Last Chance Cafe with two friends.

  17. Carve the Mark

    Veronica Roth

    ★ 3.8 (62k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    In a galaxy where unique currentgifts define destiny, a resilient woman with the power to inflict pain and a loyal man who can disrupt it are forced together, challenging the brutal tyranny of her brother and the deep-seated animosity between their worlds.

  18. All Your Perfects

    Colleen Hoover

    ★ 4.3 (62k) average on Goodreads

    A story about a marriage struggling with infertility and unspoken resentments, where a forgotten promise might help mend a broken love.

  19. These Broken Stars

    Amie Kaufman

    ★ 3.9 (61k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Stranded on a desolate planet after a spaceliner crash, a privileged heiress and a working-class war hero must survive the alien wilderness and a dangerous truth about their survival.

  20. Heat Wave

    Richard Castle

    ★ 3.6 (61k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    During a New York City heatwave, an NYPD detective investigates a real estate tycoon's suspicious death among Manhattan's elite, all while dealing with a ride-along journalist.

  21. After We Fell

    Anna Todd

    ★ 3.9 (61k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    Tessa deals with shocking family news and Hardin's destructive anger, making her decide if their passionate, yet harmful, love is worth the constant drama or if it's time to leave.

  22. If Tomorrow Comes

    Sidney Sheldon

    ★ 4.0 (61k) average on GoodreadsThriller

    Framed by the mob and abandoned, a woman seeks ingenious revenge, becoming a master of disguise to outwit those who ruined her future.

  23. Blue Moon

    Alyson Noel

    ★ 4.0 (61k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    To save her ailing immortal love, Ever must journey to a mystical dimension and confront his dark past, forcing her to choose between rewriting her own tragic history and sacrificing the one person she cannot live without.

  24. Our Souls at Night

    Kent Haruf

    ★ 3.9 (61k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    Two widowed neighbors in rural Colorado form an unconventional bond, sharing their beds and their deepest truths to ease the loneliness of aging.

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