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64 Favorite Romance Novels from the Past Three Years
It's time for happily ever after!
If you're looking for a story to pull at your heartstrings, satisfy your soul, and make you believe in true love, look no more. These are the most popular romance novels from the past three years, according to Goodreads members. To create our list, we looked through our data to find the romance novels published since 2019 and most frequently added to your Want to Read shelvings, which is how we measure your heart's desire.
It turns out that love is a fickle thing. In the past three years, rom-com and contemporary romances have captured more hearts than historical fiction in terms of popularity. But if a historical romance set way back in time is what makes you swoon, make a date with Bringing Down the Duke written by a newer voice, Evie Dunmore.
It's a wild ride for some of the reader favorites in our roundup, and for others the romance is right there. Emily Henry's latest pair of novels signal those looking for love may find it with people they already know in People We Meet on Vacation and Beach Read. Check out The Love Hypothesis and The Spanish Love Deception for stories where love might not come easy but the payoff is brilliant.
Every reader might find a match in these 64 romances—and maybe more than one! Add the books that catch your eye to your Want to Read shelf, and let us know which stories melted your heart in the comments.
Now it's your turn! Share your recent favorite romances in the comments below.
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Feb 14, 2022 01:26AM
My goal is to read them all 🎉🎉
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I've read like most of them, I think I'll be able to cover the rest soon!!!
I just added all these books to my "to read" section!
Queen Move by Kennedy Ryan was amazing! I just finished that one.
On a night like this by Lindsey Kelk was a 5 star for me. Just finished reading it. ❤️
I’ve read just shy of half and most are on my to read list! Romance is the best
The fact that the majority of these were on my tbr or I've already read them...
Where's the historical romance? I've read and enjoyed many of these, but it's hard to believe not one HR made the list.
Erin wrote: "Where's the historical romance? I've read and enjoyed many of these, but it's hard to believe not one HR made the list."The two by Evie Dunmore are historical romances. They aren’t bad…
Josie Silver does NOT write in the romance genre - she writes tear jerker women's fiction. Please, please, PLEASE stop promoting books that are NOT part of the romance genre as romances. 🤬🤬🤬
Hmm. When I see so many by the same authors on a list like this a red flag just screams at me and makes me think the big publishers have bought their way into these spots. There needs to be more indie author representation in these lists, and more variety in authors in general.
I would've preferred a list of fantasy/mystery romances.
Erin wrote: "Where's the historical romance? I've read and enjoyed many of these, but it's hard to believe not one HR made the list."They posted a seperate list for those
Brooke wrote: "the hating game wasn't mentioned."I love THG and thought the same, and then i remembered that THG book was published in 2016, this article is about books from past three years
I've read only two of them but plan on reading a lot more :D
I have read 24 out of those 64. I thought it would be a higher number.
I don't understand the lack of historical romance in this list. Like, it is wild.
I’ve read 39 with most others on my To Read list. Not a Jasmine Guillory fan and there are too many if hers on the list.
Well...Well...I have read a few and I'm loving this list. My ultimate goal is to definitely read them all...
These are also good. The Matzah Ball and Accidentally Engaged.
PROPS TO HISTORICAL AND FANTASY! Sarah MacLean's Hell's Belles series starts with Bombshell, Lisa Kleypas' Ravenels with Cold-Hearted Rake. For Fantasy, Ilona Andrews' Hidden Legacy series begins with Burn For me, Bec McMaster's Legends of the Storm with Heart of Fire. While all these series began awhile ago, the most recent book in each was published in the past couple years.
I have enjoyed most of these books and I am looking forward to reading more.
I love rom-coms but my eyes need comfortable print, that is a problem for me. The Chief's Kiss was perfect for me. How do I get more and with big enough print for me to read?
Millie wrote: "My goal is to read them all 🎉🎉"same!
From the above list, I recommend The Stopover by TL Swan, and also The Takeover, even though it's not from this list.
I love that there's more diversity on this list in terms of race, ethnicity, orientation, size... I'd love to see more age diversity, too! (With the understanding that older people can also be diverse in all the previously mentioned ways!)
Erin wrote: "Where's the historical romance? I've read and enjoyed many of these, but it's hard to believe not one HR made the list."I think there is another list
I’ve read 29 of them but I’m kind of shocked that some of my favorite romance writers aren’t here. Where’s Sarina Bowen, J.T. Geissinger, Samantha Towle, R.S. Grey, Emma Scott, Kate Stewart, K.A. Tucker, Kristine Callihan, Corrine Michaels, Lucy Score, Jewel E. Ann, Karina Halle, Samantha Young, Jana Aston, Kylie Scott, Brittainy Cherry, Mia Sheridan, Emma Chase, J. Bengtsson, Rene Carlino-no particular order. My Kindle is full of these authors in addition to ones in the 29 I read in your article. Sometimes I think the indie authors I love are better than the traditionally published. They should be represented.
I loved The Flatshare by Beth O’Leary. Not as well known as many of the other books.
Reel by Kennedy Ryan was amazing and my favorite new release of the last several years.
Brooke wrote: "the hating game wasn't mentioned."Right? Why are her other two on here when they can't hold a candle to THG?
The two by Evie Dunmore are historical romances. They aren’t bad…"Oh, you're right! I've even read both of those. I think I overlooked them due to the illustrated covers. :-)
I read some on this list and there are 11 more I just added to my TBR list!
Why do the majority of these covers look the same?
Not my favorite category but av read seven of em
Currently reading the Dirty Air series from Lauren Asher and oh my! Definitely obsessed! Wrecked has been my favourite so far!
How do I save this list? Without having to screen shot 15 times?
K wrote: "Hmm. When I see so many by the same authors on a list like this a red flag just screams at me and makes me think the big publishers have bought their way into these spots. There needs to be more in..."Very few indie authors on here, which makes me think you're exactly right. How can you have a "best of" romance books in the past 3 years without Claire Kingsley? Lucy Score?
Also interesting to see how the publishers are moving to illustrated covers rather than photos...
Clearly the big publishers bought their way here.
Erica wrote: "Queen Move by Kennedy Ryan was amazing! I just finished that one."I agree! It was so spicy and full of emotional pulls at the heart. Loved it!
I am not a fan of the cover art that is so popular right now. Everything looks the same and they are so cartoonish.
