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Julia Quinn Recommends These Highly Bingeable Romance Series
Author Julia Quinn, it’s safe to say, knows her way around the romance genre. As the author of the incredibly popular Bridgerton series, set in Regency-era London, Quinn has carved out her own elegant empire by writing smart romance novels for smart romance readers. So we were appropriately thrilled when Quinn agreed to share her favorite romance recommendations.
As Quinn notes below, romance books are all about the series format, and here she suggests eight highly bingeable series, including shapeshifters, extraordinary women, and even an heiress in Paris. By the by, season two of the Bridgerton Netflix series premieres March 25 in the U.S. Also, the TV tie-in paperback of The Viscount Who Loved Me is available now in U.S. stores.
As Quinn notes below, romance books are all about the series format, and here she suggests eight highly bingeable series, including shapeshifters, extraordinary women, and even an heiress in Paris. By the by, season two of the Bridgerton Netflix series premieres March 25 in the U.S. Also, the TV tie-in paperback of The Viscount Who Loved Me is available now in U.S. stores.
It's no secret that romance readers love a series. If we fall in love with a duke, it stands to reason that we want to fall in love with his brother, too. And his best friend. And maybe his future brother-in-law.
If you want to read about a group of friends, you can find it in romance. A large family? Sports teammates? We've got you covered. We've got charming duologies, or if you're ready for full-world immersion, you can tear through 15-plus novels in a row. It doesn't matter if you love contemporary, fantasy, or historical—romance has a series for you. There is no shortage of series in romance; there are infinite love stories to tell!
Authors are generally very careful to make sure that readers can enter a series at any point in the cycle, but if you can start at the beginning, why not? In the long-standing tradition of romance series, here are eight of my favorite first-in-series romances that are sure to delight.
I'm not generally one for shapeshifters, but Allen's writing is so terrific, I was sucked right in. I finished this one and went straight on to A Most Unusual Duke, which was just as good!
Set in my home state of Washington, It Happened One Summer (and its follow-up, Hook, Line, and Sinker) are funny and fabulous yet still pack an emotional punch.
Dunmore is my new find in historical romance. Her A League of Extraordinary Women series is, well, extraordinary.
One of the great perks of being an author is getting to read early copies of books. Herrera's publisher sent me this one a full six months before its May 2022 release date, and I'll just tell you right here: "I am a lucky woman!" Actually, we're all lucky, because A Caribbean Heiress in Paris is the first in a new series called Las Léonas.
I tell everyone to read the Pennyroyal Green series. Everyone. Long's characters are richly drawn, her dialogue sharp and witty, and her story lines unique and intricate. If you haven't read her books, what are you waiting for?
MacLean is known for her fierce, feminist heroines, and her debut novel was no exception. But honestly, you can't go wrong with any of her books—she's just that good.
I'm a sucker for a good sports romance, and Martin knows what she's talking about: Her husband played in the NFL for eight years (including two trips to the Super Bowl)!
It's a ripped-from-the-headlines setup: Three women discover they're dating the same guy when one of them live-tweets their date. The result is fun and flirty and full of both friendship and romance.
Which romance series would you recommend to your fellow readers? Let's talk books in the comments!
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The Bromance Book Club series by Lyssa Kay Adams. Funny, fun, and sexy (and sports-related).
Amanda Quick aka Jayne Castle aka Jayne Anne Krentz Arcane series. It is paranormal romance series that is set in the past, present and future. Julia Quinn choose her nom de plume so she would be placed next to Amanda Quick on the store shelves because she was a popular author at the time. The ultimate series author Grace Burrowes. She has distinct series in addition to the fact most of her books are in some way connected.
Julie Anne Long's Pennyroyal Green If you like the crazy family vibe of the Bridgertons you will definitely like this series.
If you like a series with dark overtones then Kerrigan Byrne's series The Devil You Know & Victorian Rebels are a must.
Jeaniene Frost's Night Huntress & Night Rebel series is a good paranormal romance series.
Shelly Laurenston aka G.A. Aiken is another good paranormal romance author. Laurenston's are contemporary paranormal with shapeshifters and Aiken's the Dragon Kin is a fantasy series with dragons, witches and mages.
Eloisa James the Desperate Duchesses and The Wildes of Lindow castle.
Candance Camp the Mad Morelands is a great historical paranormal series.
Elizabeth Hoyt writes a good Medieval Scottish series and a Georgian series Maiden Lane set in less desirable parts of London.
Kasey Michaels Romney Marsh series is good read if you like an ongoing family series with a villain that resolves at the end of the series.
There are a lot of others but I think I've seen them mentioned in other replies so I think I'll stop for now.
For historicals, I agree that Grace Burrowes, Lisa Kleypas and Mimi Matthews are among my favorites. Among my current favorites by Grace Burrowes are Lady Eve's Indiscretion and The Duke's Disaster, and Lisa Kleypas' latest Chasing Cassandra and earlier Devil in Winter. I also like Tessa Dare.
Appreciate all the recommendations from others!
Helen wrote: "Carla Kelly for a fresh take on Regency romance!There weren’t all dukes & lords & ladies during the time period!"
Yes! I treasure these, and many are Listed on Kindle Unlimited!
Some authors not listed here are Laura Kinsale, Lucinda Brandt, Julie Garwood, Meredith Duran, Judith Ivory, Joanna Bourne and Mimi Matthews. These writers are truly exceptional!
Sandi aka Maudley wrote: "Loving Deanna Raybourn's "Veronica Speedwell" series and anything by Grace Burrowes is always a treat."Agreed. Her Windham series and Rogues to Riches series are among my absolute favorite HR romances.
Texas Trilogy; Scoundrels of St. James; Sins for All Seasons; Once Upon a Dukedom