The Help by Kathryn StockettGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggDivine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca WellsTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Southern Chick Lit
275 books — 232 voters
Devil in Winter by Lisa KleypasNine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLeanRomancing Mister Bridgerton by Julia QuinnThe Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia QuinnThe Duke and I by Julia Quinn
Best Humorous Historical Romances
808 books — 1,266 voters

The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia QuinnDevil in Winter by Lisa KleypasRomancing Mister Bridgerton by Julia QuinnThe Duke and I by Julia QuinnJust Like Heaven by Julia Quinn
Witty Historical Romance Books
266 books — 247 voters
Dark Lover by J.R. WardSecrets of a Summer Night by Lisa KleypasThe Duke and I by Julia QuinnMine Till Midnight by Lisa KleypasOutlander by Diana Gabaldon
Best Romance Series
971 books — 1,503 voters

The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniThe Help by Kathryn StockettThe Book Thief by Markus ZusakA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled HosseiniThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
Best Historical Fiction of the 21st Century
1,415 books — 2,339 voters
Outlander by Diana GabaldonThe Bride by Julie GarwoodKiss of the Highlander by Karen Marie MoningBeyond the Highland Mist by Karen Marie MoningThe Secret by Julie Garwood
Best Highland/Scotland Romance Novels
668 books — 2,180 voters