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On the Island by Tracey Garvis GravesOutlander by Diana GabaldonTwelfth Sun by Mae ClairThe Education of Sebastian by Jane Harvey-BerrickThe Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie by Jennifer Ashley
Older Woman/Younger Man
336 books — 154 voters
Poison Study by Maria V. SnyderVampire Academy by Richelle MeadFrostbite by Richelle MeadLast Sacrifice by Richelle MeadShadow Kiss by Richelle Mead
Nymn's Best of Older Male/Teacher/Guardian Roles in Romance
73 books — 150 voters

Daddy-Long-Legs / Dear Enemy by Jean WebsterThe Princess Bride by William GoldmanTo Sir, With Love by E.R. BraithwaiteBambi by Felix SaltenQuo Vadis by Henryk Sienkiewicz
That Was A Book?!?! The Best of the Underrated and Obscure
407 books — 91 voters
A Christmas Carol by Charles DickensThe Remains of the Day by Kazuo IshiguroKing Lear by William ShakespeareThe Old Man and the Sea by Ernest HemingwayMacbeth by William Shakespeare
40+ Main Characters
331 books — 86 voters

The Sweetest Oblivion by Danielle LoriBirthday Girl by Penelope DouglasSweet Temptation by Cora ReillyHighest Bidder by Sara CateTorn by Carian Cole
Older Grown-up Guys Are Hot (Age Gap)
187 books — 55 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainHeidi by Johanna Spyri
Intergenerational Friendships
267 books — 45 voters

Jennie by Paul GallicoWest with the Night by Beryl MarkhamThe Fires of Vesuvius by Mary BeardPompeii by Robert HarrisWar Trash by Ha Jin
My Odd-Ball Books List
323 books — 42 voters
These Old Shades by Georgette HeyerThe Admiral's Penniless Bride by Carla KellyTo Beguile a Beast by Elizabeth HoytMarrying the Royal Marine by Carla KellyWhat I Did for a Duke by Julie Anne Long
Older Heroes in Historical Romances
48 books — 33 voters

Wrong by Jana AstonHush, Hush by Becca FitzpatrickTwilight by Stephenie MeyerMr. Masters by T.L. SwanRight by Jana Aston
He's WAY Older Than You
59 books — 31 voters
Beware the Mermaids by Carrie TalickOlive Kitteridge by Elizabeth StroutTurtle Tears by J. Suthern HicksLillian Boxfish Takes a Walk by Kathleen RooneyMajor Pettigrew's Last Stand by Helen Simonson
Good Books for Old Broads (Like Me)
119 books — 31 voters

Broken Bonds by J. BreeThe Never King by Nikki St. CroweForced Bonds by J. BreeBlood Bonds by J. BreeSavage Bonds by J. Bree
Spicy Kindle Unlimited Books
126 books — 24 voters
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button by F. Scott FitzgeraldCharlie and the Great Glass Elevator by Roald DahlElsewhere by Gabrielle ZevinThe Thief Lord by Cornelia FunkeThe Confessions of Max Tivoli by Andrew Sean Greer
Aging Backwards
33 books — 17 voters

Romeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareGone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëLittle Women by Louisa May Alcott
What books do you remember reading when you were a teenager?
252 books — 17 voters
Cordelia's Honor by Lois McMaster BujoldThe Accidental Vampire by Lynsay SandsHearts and Swords by Robin D. OwensHeart Quest by Robin D. OwensThe Reluctant Time Traveler by Lynda Eymann
Older Heroes in Paranormal Romances
27 books — 10 voters

Old Man's War by John ScalziRainbows End by Vernor VingeRemnant Population by Elizabeth MoonStation Eleven by Emily St. John MandelThe Hearing Trumpet by Leonora Carrington
Geriatro-punk
40 books — 7 voters
In the Drink by Kate ChristensenBongwater by Michael HornburgFrench Milk by Lucy KnisleyStripping and Other Stories by Pagan KennedyThe Crazy School by Cornelia Read
Reading Rants! Slacker Fiction
16 books — 6 voters

One Day at a Time 2017 by Hollie Bell-SchinzingJump by Marianne AckermanAlice Alone by Amanda BrookfieldThe Mother's Day Garden by Kimberly CatesThe Gap Year by Sarah Bird
Empty Nest
31 books — 6 voters
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik BackmanBring on the Blessings by Beverly JenkinsSo Much for That by Lionel ShriverDeath of an Obnoxious Tourist by Maria HudginsIf She Says Yes by Tasha L. Harrison
Quinquagenarian characters
19 books — 6 voters

Surrender, My Heart by Lindsay ArmstrongBittersweet Rain by Erin St. ClaireTricked Truths by Beth KeryDesire Me Only by Thea DevineThe Best Way to Lose by Janet Dailey
Heroine was Stepmother of the Hero
11 books — 3 voters
The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy GilmanVelvet, Vol. 1 by Ed BrubakerKillers of a Certain Age by Deanna RaybournRestless by William BoydRed Joan by Jennie Rooney
Older Women In Espionage
9 books — 3 voters

The First King by Shameez Patel PapathanasiouTill this Night by Nuhaa BardienThe Railway Children by E. NesbitThe Last Feather by Shameez Patel PapathanasiouThe Garden of Small Beginnings by Abbi Waxman
Books with Eldest Daughters
12 books — 3 voters

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