Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Treva (28 Lists)



Artistic License by Elle PiersonStand-In Wife by Karina BlissWhat the Librarian Did by Karina Bliss
Best New Zealand Romance Books
31 books — 16 voters
The Parfit Knight by Stella RileyThe Mésalliance by Stella RileyThe King's Falcon by Stella Riley
Heyer-esque
108 books — 14 voters

Nella Last's War by Nella LastMrs Miles's Diary by Constance MilesLondon War Notes, 1939-1945 by Mollie Panter-DownesTo War With Whitaker by Hermione RanfurlyI Leap Over the Wall by Monica Baldwin
WWII Diaries/Memoirs by British Women
111 books — 12 voters
Where Stands a Wingèd Sentry by Margaret Kennedy
Handheld Press
47 books — 13 voters

Big Lake Lynching by Nick RussellBig Lake by Nick Russell
Best Small Town Mysteries
96 books — 81 voters
Play by Kylie Scott
Rock Star Romance
828 books — 973 voters

Play by Kylie Scott
Funny as Hell!
2,559 books — 6,467 voters
Wait for It by Mariana ZapataThe Wall of Winnipeg and Me by Mariana ZapataLuna and the Lie by Mariana ZapataThe Best Thing by Mariana ZapataSweet Dreams by Kristen Ashley
Slowburners, Funny Romances, Ones That I Keep Going Back To...
114 books — 37 voters

Act Like It by Lucy Parker
Contemporary Romance Set In England
49 books — 27 voters
Complicated by Kristen Ashley
best middle age romance
169 books — 65 voters

Complicated by Kristen AshleyLady Luck by Kristen AshleySweet Dreams by Kristen AshleyThe Gamble by Kristen AshleyAt Peace by Kristen Ashley
Best Kristen Ashley Books
72 books — 2,176 voters
In Too Deep by Tracey Alvarez
Books by Romance Writers of New Zealand Authors
247 books — 21 voters

Just This Once by Rosalind JamesArtistic License by Elle PiersonFalling for the Veteran by Alexa RiversSummer with the CEO by Alexa RiversDinner at Rose's by Danielle Hawkins
Aotearoa: New Zealand Romance
129 books — 50 voters
Wait for It by Mariana Zapata
Slow romance
873 books — 2,027 voters

Wait for It by Mariana Zapata
Hilarious Kids in Romance/NA
70 books — 79 voters
Wait for It by Mariana Zapata
Slow Burn Romances that are not YA or Erotica
288 books — 313 voters

Wait for It by Mariana Zapata
Contemporary Romances That Deserve a 6 Star Ratings
221 books — 205 voters
Wait for It by Mariana Zapata
Best modern (mostly) epic love stories
332 books — 398 voters

Mrs Weber's Diary by Posy SimmondsThe Provincial Lady in Wartime by E.M. Delafield
Fictional Diaries and Journals
155 books — 85 voters
The Diary of a Bookseller by Shaun Bythell
Non-Fiction Diaries
125 books — 77 voters

The Cold Dish by Craig JohnsonThe Territory by Tricia Fields
Sheriffs in Mysteries and Thrillers
63 books — 31 voters
Complicated by Kristen Ashley
Best Small Town Cop/Sheriff Romance Novels
283 books — 489 voters

Wrecking Ball by P. DangelicoWait for It by Mariana Zapata
Slow Seduction in Contemporary Romance
127 books — 188 voters
Kulti by Mariana ZapataThe Wall of Winnipeg and Me by Mariana ZapataWait for It by Mariana ZapataWrecking Ball by P. Dangelico
Slow Burn Romance / No insta love
269 books — 362 voters

Tied Up In Tinsel by Ngaio MarshThe Clock Strikes Twelve by Patricia WentworthThe Stately Home Murder by Catherine Aird
Country House Mystery
132 books — 35 voters
Death in Elysium by Judith CutlerThe Woman At Belguardo by Margaret ErskineSpeak Justly of the Dead by E.C.R. LoracRose Cottage by Mary StewartThey Rang up the Police by Joanna Cannan
English Village Mysteries
200 books — 66 voters

Act Like It by Lucy Parker
Best Pretend Boyfriend/Girlfriend Romance Plot
175 books — 422 voters
Murder on a Girls' Night Out by Anne GeorgeShakespeare's Landlord by Charlaine HarrisReal Murders by Charlaine HarrisGrave Sight by Charlaine HarrisCrocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters
Best Cozy Mystery Series
2,532 books — 2,677 voters