My Favorite Romances with substance (21 books)

I love romances but I hate fluff with no substance. I like when the characters don't just fall in love, but have dialogue and build up. I also care about character development and depth. Here's a list of books that I felt had that.

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1	The Last Thing by Briana Gaitan (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 204 ratings score: 300, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Doctor in the Andes: A Heartwarming Medical Romance (99p Medical Romance Specials Book 29) by Dana James 3.11 avg rating — 9 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Heart of Glass: A Cornish Romance (99p Romance Specials Book 15) by Dana James 3.57 avg rating — 28 ratings score: 198, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Doctor in New Guinea: A Heartwarming Medical Romance (Medical Romance Specials Book 28) by Dana James 3.08 avg rating — 13 ratings score: 196, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Snowfire: A heartwarming romance set in Iceland (99p Romance Specials Book 16) by Dana James 3.77 avg rating — 43 ratings score: 194, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Pool of Dreaming by Dana James 3.36 avg rating — 22 ratings score: 192, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Love's Ransom by Dana James 3.32 avg rating — 22 ratings score: 190, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Dancing on Thorns by Rebecca Horsfall 4.35 avg rating — 221 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Is This Me by H.A. Kotys (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 23 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Down London Road (On Dublin Street, #2) by Samantha Young (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 56,020 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Hopeless (Hopeless, #1) by Colleen Hoover (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 676,140 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Easy on the Eyes by Jane Porter (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 803 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Good Daughter (A Brennan Sisters, #2) by Jane Porter (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 1,196 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The Girl by Catherine Cookson 4.06 avg rating — 1,586 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The Winter Rose (The Tea Rose, #2) by Jennifer Donnelly (Goodreads Author) 4.34 avg rating — 24,919 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The Tea Rose (The Tea Rose, #1) by Jennifer Donnelly (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 40,547 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	On Dublin Street (On Dublin Street, #1) by Samantha Young (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 204,680 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Glitter Baby (Wynette, Texas, #3) by Susan Elizabeth Phillips (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 12,831 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Fancy Pants (Wynette, Texas, #1) by Susan Elizabeth Phillips (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 15,685 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	This Heart of Mine (Chicago Stars, #5) by Susan Elizabeth Phillips (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 32,965 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Before Jamaica Lane (On Dublin Street, #3) by Samantha Young (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 47,267 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars