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According to the Romance Writers of America, the main plot of a romance novel must revolve around the two people as they develop romantic love for each other and work to build a relationship together. Both the conflict and the climax of the novel should be directly related to that core theme of deve...more
popular romance books (showing 1-50 of 29,755)
Twilight (Twilight, #1)
by Stephenie Meyer (shelved 827 times as romance)
avg rating 4.03 — 273,823 ratings — published 2005
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New Moon (Twilight, #2)
by Stephenie Meyer (shelved 676 times as romance)
avg rating 3.91 — 188,727 ratings — published 2006
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Eclipse (Twilight, #3)
by Stephenie Meyer (shelved 653 times as romance)
avg rating 4.10 — 176,342 ratings — published 2007
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Pride and Prejudice (Paperback)
by Jane Austen (shelved 560 times as romance)
avg rating 4.28 — 201,759 ratings — published 1813
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Breaking Dawn (Twilight, #4)
by Stephenie Meyer (shelved 555 times as romance)
avg rating 3.98 — 157,710 ratings — published 2008
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The Notebook (Paperback)
by Nicholas Sparks (shelved 370 times as romance)
avg rating 3.84 — 89,649 ratings — published 1996
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The Time Traveler's Wife (Paperback)
by Audrey Niffenegger (Goodreads author) (shelved 354 times as romance)
avg rating 4.04 — 165,167 ratings — published 2003
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Jane Eyre (Hardcover)
by Charlotte Brontë (shelved 344 times as romance)
avg rating 3.75 — 9 ratings — published 1847
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Outlander (Outlander, #1)
by Diana Gabaldon (shelved 334 times as romance)
avg rating 4.08 — 38,468 ratings — published 1991
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Sense and Sensibility (and Lady Susan)
by Jane Austen (shelved 291 times as romance)
avg rating 4.33 — 3 ratings — published 1811
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A Walk to Remember (Paperback)
by Nicholas Sparks (shelved 264 times as romance)
avg rating 3.88 — 25,533 ratings — published 1999
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Romeo and Juliet (Paperback)
by William Shakespeare (shelved 260 times as romance)
avg rating 3.78 — 186,211 ratings — published 1595
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Emma (Paperback)
by Jane Austen (shelved 240 times as romance)
avg rating 4.00 — 43,402 ratings — published 1386
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Wuthering Heights (Paperback)
by Emily Brontë (shelved 239 times as romance)
avg rating 3.69 — 52,955 ratings — published 1847
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Vom Winde verweht / Gone with the Wind (Gebundene Ausgabe)
by Margaret Mitchell (shelved 217 times as romance)
avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 1936
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Persuasion (Oxford World's Classics)
by Jane Austen (shelved 208 times as romance)
avg rating 4.14 — 32,181 ratings — published 1818
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Dragonfly in Amber (Outlander, #2)
by Diana Gabaldon (shelved 197 times as romance)
avg rating 4.30 — 13,939 ratings — published 2004
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The Host (Hardcover)
by Stephenie Meyer (shelved 190 times as romance)
avg rating 3.99 — 61,619 ratings — published 2008
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Jewels of the Sun (Gallaghers of Ardmore / Irish trilogy #1)
by Nora Roberts (shelved 178 times as romance)
avg rating 4.10 — 4,839 ratings — published 1999
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Tears of the Moon (Gallaghers of Ardmore / Irish trilogy #2)
by Nora Roberts (shelved 173 times as romance)
avg rating 4.11 — 4,662 ratings — published 2000
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Dance Upon the Air (Three Sisters Island trilogy #1)
by Nora Roberts (shelved 171 times as romance)
avg rating 4.11 — 5,220 ratings — published 2001
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Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse, #1)
by Charlaine Harris (shelved 170 times as romance)
avg rating 3.87 — 30,711 ratings — published 2001
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Voyager (Outlander, #3)
by Diana Gabaldon (shelved 170 times as romance)
avg rating 4.34 — 12,508 ratings — published 1993
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Dark Lover (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #1)
by J.R. Ward (shelved 169 times as romance)
avg rating 4.29 — 7,178 ratings — published 2005
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Face the Fire (Three Sisters Island trilogy #3)
by Nora Roberts (shelved 168 times as romance)
avg rating 4.10 — 4,917 ratings — published 2002
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Heaven and Earth (Three Sisters Island trilogy #2)
by Nora Roberts (shelved 167 times as romance)
avg rating 4.11 — 5,104 ratings — published 2001
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Heart of the Sea (Gallaghers of Ardmore / Irish trilogy #3)
by Nora Roberts (shelved 167 times as romance)
avg rating 4.08 — 4,386 ratings — published 2009
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The Princess Bride (Paperback)
by William Goldman (shelved 158 times as romance)
avg rating 4.23 — 68,355 ratings — published 1973
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Blue Dahlia (In The Garden trilogy #1)
by Nora Roberts (shelved 156 times as romance)
avg rating 3.95 — 5,324 ratings — published 2004
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Bet Me (Mass Market Paperback)
by Jennifer Crusie (Goodreads author) (shelved 155 times as romance)
avg rating 3.90 — 3,908 ratings — published 2004
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Drums of Autumn (Outlander, #4)
by Diana Gabaldon (shelved 155 times as romance)
avg rating 4.27 — 11,267 ratings — published 1996
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Mansfield Park (Paperback)
by Jane Austen (shelved 151 times as romance)
avg rating 3.74 — 26,587 ratings — published 1814
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Morrigan's Cross (Circle trilogy #1)
by Nora Roberts (shelved 150 times as romance)
avg rating 3.94 — 5,266 ratings — published 2006
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Northanger Abbey (Paperback)
by Jane Austen (shelved 149 times as romance)
avg rating 3.65 — 20,522 ratings — published 1818
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Key of Valor (Key trilogy #3)
by Nora Roberts (shelved 148 times as romance)
avg rating 4.01 — 4,781 ratings — published 2003
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Born in Fire (Born In trilogy #1)
by Nora Roberts (shelved 146 times as romance)
avg rating 4.02 — 4,166 ratings — published 1994
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Key of Knowledge (Key trilogy #2)
by Nora Roberts (shelved 145 times as romance)
avg rating 4.03 — 4,493 ratings — published 2003
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A Knight in Shining Armor (Special Edition) (Reissue)
by Jude Deveraux (shelved 144 times as romance)
avg rating 4.17 — 2,456 ratings — published 1985
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Key of Light (Key trilogy #1)
by Nora Roberts (shelved 143 times as romance)
avg rating 4.01 — 4,611 ratings — published 2003
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Black Rose (In the Garden trilogy #2)
by Nora Roberts (shelved 143 times as romance)
avg rating 3.97 — 5,104 ratings — published 2005
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The Duke And I (Bridgertons, #1)
by Julia Quinn (shelved 143 times as romance)
avg rating 4.09 — 1,896 ratings — published 2000
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Red Lily (In the Garden trilogy #3)
by Nora Roberts (shelved 142 times as romance)
avg rating 3.98 — 5,279 ratings — published 2005
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Inner Harbor (Chesapeake Bay Saga #3)
by Nora Roberts (shelved 140 times as romance)
avg rating 4.09 — 3,842 ratings — published 1998
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Message in a Bottle (Paperback)
by Nicholas Sparks (shelved 138 times as romance)
avg rating 3.69 — 15,016 ratings — published 1998
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Lover Eternal (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #2)
by J.R. Ward (shelved 138 times as romance)
avg rating 4.40 — 5,539 ratings — published 2006
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Sea Swept (Chesapeake Bay Saga #1)
by Nora Roberts (shelved 138 times as romance)
avg rating 4.10 — 3,711 ratings — published 1997
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Born in Ice (Born In trilogy #2)
by Nora Roberts (shelved 137 times as romance)
avg rating 4.02 — 3,843 ratings — published 1995
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The Wedding (Mass Market Paperback)
by Nicholas Sparks (shelved 136 times as romance)
avg rating 3.90 — 17,940 ratings — published 2003
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Austenland (Hardcover)
by Shannon Hale (shelved 133 times as romance)
avg rating 3.49 — 12,630 ratings — published 2007
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Bridget Jones's Diary (Paperback)
by Helen Fielding (shelved 133 times as romance)
avg rating 3.61 — 68,669 ratings — published 1996
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