Romance

The best books on romance, ranked by quality.

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1
Married at first sight Gu Lingfei · 2015
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.7 (47 ratings)

EN Contemporary romance
2
The Viscount Who Loved Me Julia Quinn · 2000
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.4 (46 ratings)

EN Historical romance
3
Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen · 1813
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.2 (418 ratings)

EN Free ebook Classics Romance Historical romance
4
Almost heaven Judith McNaught · 1990
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.7 (20 ratings)

EN Historical romance
5
It Ends With Us Colleen Hoover · 2012
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.2 (1,067 ratings)

EN Contemporary romance
6
Redeeming Love Francine Rivers · 1991
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.4 (44 ratings)

EN Historical romance
7
The Deal Elle Kennedy · 2000
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.4 (41 ratings)

EN Contemporary romance
8
Onyx Storm Rebecca Yarros · 2025
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.4 (37 ratings)

EN Romantasy
9
Red, White and Royal blue Casey McQuiston · 2019
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.2 (199 ratings)

EN Contemporary romance
10
A Court of Wings and Ruin Sarah J. Maas · 2017
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.3 (60 ratings)

EN Romantasy
11
Iron Flame Rebecca Yarros · 2023
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.3 (42 ratings)

EN Romantasy
12
House of Sky and Breath Sarah J. Maas · 2022
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.6 (17 ratings)

EN Romantasy
13
House of Earth and Blood Sarah J. Maas · 2019
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.3 (28 ratings)

EN Urban fantasy Romantasy
14
Twisted Lies Ana Huang · 2022
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.1 (175 ratings)

EN Contemporary romance
15
Captive prince #1 C. S. Pacat · 2013
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.9 (7 ratings)

EN Fantasy Romance
16
The Boss's Valentine Lynne Graham · 2008
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.4 (14 ratings)

EN Contemporary romance
17
Priest Sierra Simone · 2015
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.3 (20 ratings)

EN Contemporary romance
18
Outlander Diana Gabaldon · 1991
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.1 (66 ratings)

EN Historical fiction Historical romance
19
Twisted Games Ana Huang · 2021
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.1 (127 ratings)

EN Contemporary romance
20
November 9 Colleen Hoover · 2015
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.1 (84 ratings)

EN Contemporary romance
21
Persuasion Jane Austen · 1789
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.1 (57 ratings)

EN Free ebook Classics Romance Historical romance
22
Jane Eyre Charlotte Brontë · 1847
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.0 (191 ratings)

EN Free ebook Classics Romance Gothic
23
It Starts with Us Colleen Hoover · 2022
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.0 (421 ratings)

EN Contemporary romance
24
A Regency Christmas Feast Mary Balogh, Sandra Heath, Edith Layton, Barbara Metzger, Patricia Rice, Edith Layton · 1996
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.5 (11 ratings)

EN Historical romance Short stories

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