Romance

According to the Romance Writers of America, "Two basic elements comprise every romance novel: a central love story and an emotionally-satisfying and optimistic ending." Both the conflict and the climax of the novel should be directly related to that core theme of developing a romantic relationship, although the novel can also contain subplots that do not specifically relate to the main characters' romantic love. Other definitions of a romance novel may be broader, including other plots and endings or more than two people, or narrower, restricting the types of romances or conflicts. ...more

King of Gluttony (Kings of Sin, #6)
Into the Blue
Cherry Baby
Happy Ending
Thistlemarsh
The Paris Match
Annie Knows Everything
I Could Give You the Moon
The Wicked Sea (The Wicked Sea, #1)
Deathbringer (Deathbringer, #1)
Death Meets Cute
Honor & Heresy
The Name Game
Stranger Things Have Happened
Stay for a Spell
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    Just a Highland Fling
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    Release date: Jul 21, 2026
    Sparks fly on a road trip through the Scottish highlands in this delightful forced proximity romance from the bestselling author of Flirting With Disa ...more
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  • The Love Variations by Victoria  Lee
    The Love Variations: A Novel
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    Release date: May 05, 2026
    Two rivals. One competition. No escape from the music—or each other.
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  • The Night We Met (Say You'll Remember Me, #2)
    Rites of the Starling (Shield of Sparrows, #2)
    Atmosphere
    Heart the Lover
    Reminders of Him
    People We Meet on Vacation
    This Story Might Save Your Life
    The Love Hypothesis
    In Her Own League
    Shield of Sparrows (Shield of Sparrows, #1)
    Powerless (The Powerless Trilogy, #1)
    Great Big Beautiful Life
    Funny Story
    Half His Age
    It Starts with Us (It Ends with Us, #2)
    Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenFifty Shades of Grey by E.L. JamesBeautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuireTwilight by Stephenie MeyerThe Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
    All Time Favorite Romance Novels
    5,830 books — 12,897 voters
    Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuireEasy by Tammara WebberFifty Shades of Grey by E.L. JamesThoughtless by S.C. StephensWalking Disaster by Jamie McGuire
    College Romance
    1,642 books — 8,200 voters

    Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuireHopeless by Colleen HooverEasy by Tammara WebberThe Edge of Never by J.A. RedmerskiSlammed by Colleen Hoover
    Best YA/New Adult Contemporary Romance
    2,226 books — 4,582 voters
    The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsTwilight by Stephenie MeyerCity of Bones by Cassandra ClareThe Truth About Forever by Sarah DessenJust Listen by Sarah Dessen
    Young Adult Romance
    4,106 books — 9,714 voters

    Outlander by Diana GabaldonDevil in Winter by Lisa KleypasGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellThe Duke and I by Julia QuinnA Kingdom of Dreams by Judith McNaught
    Favorite Historical Romance Novels
    3,456 books — 6,085 voters
    Dark Lover by J.R. WardTwilight by Stephenie MeyerHalfway to the Grave by Jeaniene FrostDarkfever by Karen Marie MoningDead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
    Best Paranormal Romance Series
    1,621 books — 12,825 voters

    The Love Hypothesis
    Beach Read
    Book Lovers
    Pride and Prejudice
    People We Meet on Vacation
    It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1)
    Red, White & Royal Blue
    The Fault in Our Stars
    Twilight (Twilight Saga, #1)
    A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)
    The Hating Game
    Happy Place
    The Unhoneymooners (Unhoneymooners, #1)
    Funny Story
    The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

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