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  2. 1. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë. Buy on Amazon. Add to library. Though Jane Eyre might be ‘poor, obscure, plain and little’, her love story is anything but. One of the authoritative classics of the genre, Jane Eyre’ s enduring popularity is testament to the power of its central romance.

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    • Katherine by Anya Seton. This historical epic romance tells a fictionalized version of the true story Katherine Swynford and John of Gaunt in 14th century England.
    • Mistress of Mellyn by Victoria Holt. In this gothic romance, Martha is a 24-year-old who’s been hired as a governess at the intimidating Mellyn estate in Cornwall.
    • A Knight in Shining Armor by Jude Deveraux. This time travel romance features a modern day heroine with a 16th century hero. The heroine, Dougless, is on a terrible trip to England with her horrible boyfriend.
    • The Bride by Julie Garwood. This iconic historical romance takes readers back to the 1100s. By order of the King of England, a powerful Scottish highlander must marry an English woman.
    • Happy Place by Emily Henry. Release date: 2023. Last summer, Emily Henry did it again: gifted romance lovers with another contemporary love story in a beachy setting tied together with complicated characters, witty banter and steamy sex scenes, that is.
    • Love & Other Scams by Philip Ellis. Release date: 2023. Recommended by one of our favorite authors, R. Eric Thomas (who wrote Congratulations, the Best Is Over!)
    • Bride by Ali Hazelwood. Release date: Feb. 6, 2024. This year, Ali Hazelwood, the bestselling author of the sexy STEM rom-com Love, Theoretically, takes fans on a wild ride with a romantic fantasy featuring vampires and werewolves.
    • The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen by KJ Charles. Release date: 2023. Who’s in the mood for a delightful LGBTQ tryst between a smuggler and a baronet?
  3. Feb 29, 2024 · This list of the best romance novels of all time includes ones written as recently as two years ago and others more than a century old. It also has some of the top, best-known and most...

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    • Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen (1813) Arguably the greatest romance novel of all time, Austen's Pride and Prejudice follows the opinionated heroine, Elizabeth Bennet, as she frequently finds herself at odds with her beau, the uptight Mr. Darcy.
    • Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë (1847) By exploring themes such as religion, sexuality, and classism, Jane Eyre was a groundbreaking novel during its 19th-century release.
    • Shanna, by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss (1977) A disclaimer—an OG bodice ripper, The Wolf and the Dove was written in the 1970s, and it shows. Readers today may find it a little too long at over 600 pages—and back then, the foundations of consent that are now commonplace in the 21st century were not at the forefront.
    • Morning Glory, by Lavyrle Spencer (1993) This classic tearjerker by Spencer takes place in small town Whitney, Georgia on the eve of World War II. Will Parker is trying to evade the bad luck that comes with his damning reputation.
  4. May 17, 2024 · 125 Best Romance Books of All Time, With Picks From Bestselling Authors and Indie Booksellers. Jojo Moyes, Diana Gabaldon and Nicholas Sparks are just some of the authors who shared their...

  5. Nov 26, 2023 · Our extremely opinionated list is stacked with can't-miss classics (If you haven't read Pride and Prejudice, are you even a romance fan?) and brand-new reads that are poised to take first place...

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