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Best Romance Books

Romance novels

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  1. The Unbearable Lightness of Being

    Milan Kundera

    ★ 4.1 (342k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction

    After the Prague Spring, a surgeon, his lover, and their friends navigate love, betrayal, and existence, where every choice is final.

  2. Crown of Midnight

    Sarah J. Maas

    ★ 4.4 (339k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    As the King's Champion, Celaena Sardothien navigates court politics, forbidden magic, and shifting loyalties in a dangerous castle, all while protecting her true allegiances and secrets that could expose the crown's dark truth.

  3. P.S. I Love You

    Cecelia Ahern

    ★ 4.0 (337k) average on Goodreads

    After losing the love of her life, a young widow finds healing and self-discovery through posthumous letters from her late husband, each signed 'P.S. I Love You,' urging her to live again.

  4. Clockwork Princess

    Cassandra Clare

    ★ 4.6 (337k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A clockwork army threatens Victorian London, and a young woman caught between two brothers must use her angelic power to save the world and change her own fate.

  5. Crazy Rich Asians

    Kevin Kwan

    ★ 3.9 (335k) average on Goodreads

    An American-born Chinese woman discovers her boyfriend is heir to an impossibly vast fortune, thrusting her into a glittering, cutthroat world of Singaporean elite where old money and family expectations threaten to unravel their romance.

  6. Safe Haven

    Nicholas Sparks

    ★ 4.2 (335k) average on Goodreads

    A mysterious woman seeking refuge in a quiet coastal town finds unexpected love and a strong friendship, only to discover that escaping her terrifying past means facing it to find her safe place.

  7. Will Grayson, Will Grayson

    John Green

    ★ 3.8 (334k) average on GoodreadsYoung Adult

    Two Will Graysons, leading very different lives, cross paths in a city of endless possibilities, beginning an unexpected journey of self-discovery, friendship, and the creation of a high school musical, all shaped by Tiny Cooper.

  8. A Court of Mist and Fury

    Sarah J. Maas

    ★ 4.6 (333k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Haunted by her past and trapped, a High Fae huntress navigates the Night Court's politics and allure to reclaim her soul and confront a darkness threatening her world.

  9. The Lucky One

    Nicholas Sparks

    ★ 4.1 (328k) average on Goodreads

    A Marine finds a mysterious photograph in the Iraqi desert, leading him on a journey to find the woman he believes is his lucky charm. Their romance is threatened by the secret that brought them together.

  10. Shadow Kiss

    Richelle Mead

    ★ 4.3 (325k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A fierce Dhampir bodyguard must choose between her forbidden love for a fellow guardian and protecting her Moroi princess best friend from an encroaching darkness that threatens to consume them all.

  11. Like Water for Chocolate

    Laura Esquivel

    ★ 4.0 (324k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    Tita's forbidden love and intense emotions magically infuse her cooking, causing desires and upheaval on a Mexican ranch.

  12. Under the Tuscan Sun

    Frances Mayes

    ★ 3.8 (316k) average on GoodreadsLifestyle

    An American writer buys a run-down Tuscan villa, beginning a journey of restoration, cooking, and self-discovery in the Italian countryside.

  13. Six of Crows

    Leigh Bardugo

    ★ 4.4 (316k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    In the grimy, gas-lit canals of Ketterdam, a cutthroat criminal mastermind assembles a crew of six dangerous outcasts for an impossible heist, where the only thing riskier than their target is trusting each other.

  14. The Thorn Birds

    Colleen McCullough

    ★ 4.2 (314k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    Set in the Australian outback, a woman and a priest have a forbidden love that spans decades, making them confront faith, family, and fate.

  15. Turtles All the Way Down

    John Green

    ★ 4.0 (314k) average on GoodreadsPsychology

    Aza Holmes, a young woman dealing with escalating obsessive thoughts, searches for a missing billionaire, uncovering the complexities of friendship, unexpected love, and her own mind.

  16. I Am Number Four

    Pittacus Lore

    ★ 3.9 (312k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    An alien teenager, the fourth of nine powerful fugitives hiding on Earth, must embrace his developing superpowers and fight for survival as an ancient enemy hunts down and murders his kind.

  17. Reflected in You

    Sylvia Day

    ★ 4.3 (311k) average on Goodreads

    Eva Tramell is drawn to the troubled Gideon Cross; their shared pasts fuel an obsessive love that borders on destructive.

  18. Daughter of Smoke & Bone

    Laini Taylor

    ★ 4.0 (311k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    A blue-haired art student in Prague, whose sketchbooks teem with monsters, discovers her true identity is entwined with an ancient, violent war between angels and devils, sparked by a forbidden love that transcends worlds and time.

  19. Shadow and Bone

    Leigh Bardugo

    ★ 4.0 (307k) average on GoodreadsFantasy

    An ordinary orphan finds a unique power to summon light, pulling her into a world of magic, war, and dangerous romance as she fights to destroy a monstrous darkness threatening her country.

  20. The Importance of Being Earnest

    Oscar Wilde

    ★ 4.2 (302k) average on GoodreadsHistory

    In a world of mistaken identities and social artifice, two bachelors create alter egos named Ernest, leading to a tangle of romance and witty banter that reveals the absurdities of Victorian high society.

  21. Saving 6

    Chloe Walsh

    ★ 4.5 (300k) average on Goodreads

    A young man fighting addiction and family duty finds an unexpected anchor in his boss's daughter, leading to a complicated romance that could save them both.

  22. All the Bright Places

    Jennifer Niven

    ★ 4.2 (300k) average on GoodreadsPsychology

    A girl coping with loss finds a new will to live through a charming, troubled boy secretly battling suicidal thoughts, in a story of love and self-discovery where saving and being saved become intertwined.

  23. Northanger Abbey

    Jane Austen

    ★ 3.8 (298k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction

    A young woman's innocent infatuation with the dramatic flair of gothic novels leads her through social blunders and romantic misunderstandings, revealing the realities of polite society and genuine affection.

  24. After You

    Jojo Moyes

    ★ 3.7 (298k) average on Goodreads

    After losing the man who taught her to live, Louisa Clark joins a support group, finds new love, and faces unexpected challenges from his past.

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