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Top 100 Romance Novels on Goodreads

Posted by Jessica on February 8, 2015
826 likes · 1687 comments

In the mood for a little soulful yearning? Or do you need some sweaty, pulse-pounding action? No matter your tastes, we've got some romance for you! In honor of Romance Week here at Goodreads, we combed through thousands of romance novels to find the top 100 romance novels of all time! You'll find trusted icons like Jane Austen and Margaret Mitchell all the way up to current fan favorites Colleen Hoover and Sylvia Day, with all sorts of timeless, juicy, steamy love stories in between.

To help narrow the field, we limited our results to books aimed at adult audiences (sorry, Twilight) and books with at least a 4.0 average rating (sorry, Fifty Shades of Grey). We found that contemporary romance—especially erotica!—is read in the greatest numbers, but we also included results in popular sub-genres, including historical romance, paranormal romance, and romantic suspense.

What's your "number"...how many have you read? Tell us in the comments! You can also view this list on Listopia and compare numbers with friends!





































































































What's your "number"...how many have you read?


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message 1: by Landslide (new)
Feb 09, 2015 01:49AM

Landslide 7 in 100... I have a lot of catching up to do!


message 2: by Pranusha (new)
Feb 09, 2015 04:39AM

Pranusha 18!


message 3: by Erin *Proud Book Hoarder* (new)
Feb 09, 2015 06:12AM

Erin *Proud Book Hoarder* Well, one of them I have read but you have marked as "want to read" on this page for some reason. Gone with the wind is my favorite on this list - but I argue about it being an actual love story, I find the story very unromantic and definitely not a love story. Its called one but that's inaccurate to me.

Not sure otherwise on this list of books I enjoy that I consider romances - Dark Prince by Christine Feehan was a guilty pleasure and a lot of fun, so maybe that one.


message 4: by Tracey (new)
Feb 09, 2015 06:15AM

Tracey 11 but want to read lots more


message 5: by Muniat (new)
Feb 09, 2015 06:27AM

Muniat 25! Gotta read more


message 6: by Hulya (new)
Feb 09, 2015 07:07AM

Hulya Kara Yuksel 15 :)


message 7: by Elisa (new)
Feb 09, 2015 07:31AM

Elisa Wang 33 :)


message 8: by Hristina (new)
Feb 09, 2015 07:42AM

Hristina Todorova 29 already done and 8 marked "to read" - it's not so bad :)


message 9: by Fadwa (new)
Feb 09, 2015 08:43AM

Fadwa 9 books


message 10: by Brandy Stabile (new)
Feb 09, 2015 09:45AM

Brandy Stabile 14


message 11: by Gloria Uribe (new)
Feb 09, 2015 11:31AM

Gloria Uribe 10 books and 1 currently reading!!!!


message 12: by Bookish (new)
Feb 09, 2015 03:05PM

Bookish Temptations 26 that I remembered to mark as read :)


message 13: by Marina (new)
Feb 09, 2015 04:10PM

Marina 4 books and suddenly i realize that i rate them 2 stars lol. maybe i'm not really into romance genre lol


message 14: by Danielle (new)
Feb 09, 2015 05:25PM

Danielle 23! And now some more reading!


message 15: by ~Lynn~ (new)
Feb 09, 2015 10:51PM

~Lynn~ 55!! Wow, half way through!


message 16: by diana marcela (new)
Feb 10, 2015 05:15AM

diana marcela Ballestas wow. only one. :'(


message 17: by Grisel (new)
Feb 10, 2015 06:37AM

Grisel 11. Hm.


message 18: by SassyFraz (new)
Feb 10, 2015 10:45AM

SassyFraz 25


message 19: by chusky08 (last edited Feb 10, 2015 02:07PM) (new)
Feb 10, 2015 01:16PM

chusky08 26 however, there are so many more that should be added to this list-such as Gabriel's Rapture and Gabriel's Redemption!


message 20: by Lisa VH (new)
Feb 10, 2015 01:24PM

Lisa VH 14 - but another 4 I own and on my tbr pile for the next month :)


message 21: by [deleted user] (new)
Feb 10, 2015 01:43PM

Fifty-one, so far. There are several more I already own but have not read yet.


message 22: by Stéphanie (last edited Feb 11, 2015 01:02PM) (new)
Feb 10, 2015 01:51PM

Stéphanie 23.. Still have many left tout read


message 23: by Holly (new)
Feb 10, 2015 01:57PM

Holly Reads Xx Read 27
TBR 13
The rest I'm not interested in.


message 24: by Pamela (new)
Feb 10, 2015 02:03PM

Pamela Harder 31 read


message 25: by Elizabeth (new)
Feb 10, 2015 02:26PM

Elizabeth Wait! Nothing from Mary Balogh?


message 26: by Nicole (new)
Feb 10, 2015 02:53PM

Nicole Braden Lewis Hooray! I read this list specifically to look for Jane Eyre and there it is. Hands down the most romantic book I've ever read. I listened to the audio book, in fact, while I worked on my wedding favors 10 years ago, and it gave me the tingles. Awesome.


message 27: by Ashley (new)
Feb 10, 2015 03:16PM

Ashley N. 10 read, several others on my "to read"


message 28: by Paula-O (new)
Feb 10, 2015 03:40PM

Paula-O Erin (*is in a reviewing slump*) wrote: "Well, one of them I have read but you have marked as "want to read" on this page for some reason. Gone with the wind is my favorite on this list - but I argue about it being an actual love story, I..."

Erin Rhett was in love with Scarlett trough all the wars and her many men, dont you see that? greatest love story ever that she did not realize what she had til it was gone.


message 29: by Danielle (Danniegurl) (last edited Feb 10, 2015 04:01PM) (new)
Feb 10, 2015 04:00PM

Danielle (Danniegurl) 31 read.
13 tbrs


message 30: by Christi (new)
Feb 10, 2015 04:26PM

Christi 12-And I agree that Gone With the Wind is not a love story. NOT.


message 31: by Temperamental Angel (new)
Feb 10, 2015 04:30PM

Temperamental Angel 30 read
7 TBR


message 32: by Toni (new)
Feb 10, 2015 04:54PM

Toni 31


message 33: by Susana (new)
Feb 10, 2015 04:54PM

Susana I've read 22.


message 34: by Elle (new)
Feb 10, 2015 04:58PM

Elle 11 read
8 TBR


message 35: by Michele (last edited Feb 10, 2015 05:02PM) (new)
Feb 10, 2015 05:01PM

Michele 34... 4 DNF
1 TBR


message 36: by Ruth (new)
Feb 10, 2015 05:06PM

Ruth I have read 13. Need to read more!


message 37: by Mary (new)
Feb 10, 2015 05:07PM

Mary Only 7....!


message 38: by Jodi (new)
Feb 10, 2015 05:11PM

Jodi 33 Read
13 TBR


message 39: by Carol (new)
Feb 10, 2015 05:12PM

Carol 20


message 40: by Laura CandOs Mom (new)
Feb 10, 2015 05:22PM

Laura CandOs Mom 45 and counting. I am going to put more on my TBR list. Thanks hot the info


message 41: by Ellie (new)
Feb 10, 2015 05:40PM

Ellie 37 !!!


message 42: by Nilofer (new)
Feb 10, 2015 05:52PM

Nilofer 19 - but agree, need Mary Balogh on this list, and Anne Stuart's Black Ice too!


message 43: by Ririn (new)
Feb 10, 2015 05:59PM

Ririn You should give a note that you only put the first book of the series in this list. Because surely Love in The Afternoon (The Hathaways #5) deserve to be here more than Mine Till Midnight (The Hathaways #1) rating wise.

I'm just angry because Devil in Winter (Wallflowers #3) deserve to be here hands down. LOL.


message 44: by Angela (new)
Feb 10, 2015 06:04PM

Angela 34 Read and several are ready and waiting on my kindle


message 45: by Doris (new)
Feb 10, 2015 06:13PM

Doris Hayner The Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon is the best of the best.


message 46: by Renee (new)
Feb 10, 2015 06:21PM

Renee 16 read...I guess I've got some catching up to do!


message 47: by Erin *Proud Book Hoarder* (last edited Feb 11, 2015 07:26AM) (new)
Feb 10, 2015 06:22PM

Erin *Proud Book Hoarder* Paula-O wrote: "Erin Rhett was in love with Scarlett trough all the wars and her many men, dont you see that? greatest love story ever that she did not realize what she had til it was gone. "


Of course I 'see' that - but to me that's not a romance or love story. I loved Gone with the wind, but I see it as an epic drama and tragedy, certainly not the greatest love story


message 48: by Cyndi (new)
Feb 10, 2015 06:32PM

Cyndi 17 with many more I need to read


message 49: by Joy (new)
Feb 10, 2015 06:34PM

Joy 35 read and 5 already downloaded


message 50: by Manisha (new)
Feb 10, 2015 06:37PM

Manisha Rajpurohit I have read 23 out of 100


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