Big Books of 2026

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Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne JonesEmily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather FawcettThe Tea Dragon Society by K. O'NeillThe House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. KluneThe Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst
Cottagecore Fantasy
102 books — 71 voters
Salt and Sugar by Rebecca CarvalhoA Taste for Love by Jennifer YenFake Dates and Mooncakes by Sher LeeCrumbs by Danie StirlingHangry Hearts by Jennifer Chen
YA Cooking Romance
50 books — 9 voters

The Kiss Quotient by Helen HoangNeanderthal Seeks Human by Penny ReidSomething More by Jackie KhaliliehThe Heart Principle by Helen HoangThe Girl He Used to Know by Tracey Garvis Graves
Neurodivergent Romance Heroines
185 books — 196 voters
Like Water for Chocolate by Laura EsquivelBabette’s Feast by Isak DinesenCinnamon and Gunpowder by Eli BrownChocolat by Joanne HarrisThe Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
Foodie Historical Fiction
46 books — 35 voters

Chocolat by Joanne HarrisLike Water for Chocolate by Laura EsquivelThe School of Essential Ingredients by Erica BauermeisterJulie and Julia by Julie PowellFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg
Nouvelle Cuisine
366 books — 248 voters
Lothaire by Kresley ColeDevil in Winter by Lisa KleypasA Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. MaasIgnite Me by Tahereh MafiPestilence by Laura Thalassa
Villain Gets the Girl
561 books — 1,189 voters

Devil in Winter by Lisa KleypasJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëDreaming of You by Lisa KleypasRomancing Mister Bridgerton by Julia QuinnPersuasion by Jane Austen
Quiet, Unassuming Heroines
225 books — 275 voters
Devil in Winter by Lisa KleypasRomancing Mister Bridgerton by Julia QuinnNine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLeanIt Happened One Autumn by Lisa KleypasDreaming of You by Lisa Kleypas
Best Romances With Spinsters, Wallflowers, Or Old Maids
474 books — 867 voters

Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuireFifty Shades of Grey by E.L. JamesPerfect Chemistry by Simone ElkelesA Hunger Like No Other by Kresley ColeDevil in Winter by Lisa Kleypas
Bad boys meet the virgins
1,263 books — 2,641 voters
Perfection by R.L. MathewsonYou Don't Have to Say You Love Me by Sarra ManningBet Me by Jennifer CrusieThe DUFF by Kody KeplingerEleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
Imperfect Heroine/Hot Hero Contemporary Non Paranormal Romance
185 books — 239 voters

Devil in Winter by Lisa KleypasRomancing Mister Bridgerton by Julia QuinnNobody's Baby But Mine by Susan Elizabeth PhillipsNine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLeanHeaven, Texas by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Plain Jane and Hot Stud Romance Novels
411 books — 606 voters
Devil in Winter by Lisa KleypasRomancing Mister Bridgerton by Julia QuinnNine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLeanLove in the Afternoon by Lisa KleypasDreaming of You by Lisa Kleypas
Best Historical Romances Where the Quiet/Unusual Girl Gets the Guy
381 books — 1,440 voters