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26 Best Romance Books of All Time


Our goal: Find the best Romance books according to the internet (not just one random person's opinion).

    Here's what we did:
  1. Type "best romance books" into our search engine and study the top 5+ pages.
  2. Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
  3. Rank the results neatly for you here! 😊
    (It was a lot of work. But hey! That's why we're here, right?)

(Updated 2024)

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Last Updated: Monday 1 Jan, 2024

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  1. 1
    Red, White & Royal Blue
  2. 2
    Pride and Prejudice
  3. 3
    The Notebook

    The Notebook

    Nicholas Sparks

  4. 4
    Outlander
  5. 6
    The Time Traveler's Wife

    The Time Traveler's Wife

    Audrey Niffenegger

  6. 8
    Vision In White
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    9
    The Song of Achilles
  8. 10
    Call Me by Your Name
  9. 11
    Jane Eyre

    Jane Eyre

    Charlotte Bronte

  10. 12
    Fifty Shades of Grey
  11. 13
    Indigo

    Indigo

    Beverly Jenkins

  12. 14
    The Hating Game
  13. 15
    Twilight

    Twilight

    Stephenie Meyer

  14. 16
    The Selection
  15. 17
    The Kiss Quotient
  16. 18
    The Princess Bride

    The Princess Bride

    William Goldman

  17. 19
    Eleanor & Park

    Eleanor & Park

    Rainbow Rowell

  18. 20
    Gone With the Wind

    Gone With the Wind

    Margaret Mitchell

  19. 21
    The Thorn Birds

    The Thorn Birds

    Colleen McCullough

  20. 22
    Anna and the French Kiss

    Anna and the French Kiss

    Stephanie Perkins

  21. 23
    Something Borrowed
  22. 24
    The Royal We

    The Royal We

    Heather Cocks

  23. 25
    Lord of Scoundrels
  24. 26
    When Katie Met Cassidy

FAQ

  • How was this Romance books list created?

    We searched for 'best Romance books', found the top 5 articles, took every book mentioned in 2+ articles, and averaged their rankings.

  • How many Romance books are in this list?

    There are 26 books in this list.

  • Why did you create this Romance books list?

    We wanted to gather the most accurate list of Romance books on the internet.

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