Top Retellings of Classic Tales

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Carolina Fonte (416 Lists)



Maybe Someday by Colleen HooverJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëBeastly by Alex FlinnUnspeakable by Sandra BrownSeven Years to Sin by Sylvia Day
Blind/Deaf/Mute
432 books — 390 voters
A Kingdom of Dreams by Judith McNaughtWhitney, My Love by Judith McNaughtSomething Wonderful by Judith McNaughtThe Protector by Madeline Hunter
Romances with Tomboy/Women in Pants Heroines
369 books — 265 voters

Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. JamesFire After Dark by Sadie MatthewsFalsa Submissão by Laura ReeseConsequences by Aleatha RomigBared to You by Sylvia Day
Hate That You Love These Guys!
161 books — 233 voters
A Kiss at Midnight by Eloisa JamesThis Duchess of Mine by Eloisa JamesWhen Beauty Tamed the Beast by Eloisa JamesOutlander by Diana GabaldonVoyager by Diana Gabaldon
Georgian Romance (1714 - 1810)
284 books — 202 voters

The Duke Is Mine by Eloisa JamesLady Isabella's Scandalous Marriage by Jennifer AshleyA Kiss at Midnight by Eloisa JamesBarely a Lady by Eileen DreyerWhen Beauty Tamed the Beast by Eloisa James
Best Historical Romance Covers
587 books — 272 voters
Outlander by Diana GabaldonA Kingdom of Dreams by Judith McNaughtJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Bronze Horseman by Paullina SimonsWhitney, My Love by Judith McNaught
Best Romances We Read Over and Over
914 books — 561 voters

Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. JamesFifty Shades Darker by E.L. JamesFifty Shades Freed by E.L. James
Books I wish I had never read
1,278 books — 1,327 voters
Pope Joan by Donna Woolfolk Cross
Medieval and Renaissance historical fiction
462 books — 380 voters

Sarah's Child by Linda HowardShades of Twilight by Linda HowardThe Raven Prince by Elizabeth HoytThe Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever by Julia QuinnTo Sir Phillip, With Love by Julia Quinn
Widowers: A Man who Loved Can Love Again
304 books — 158 voters
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
The Five Books I Would Require If I Taught an English Literature Class
625 books — 2,755 voters

Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankCatching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Strong Female Characters Written by Female Authors
1,676 books — 1,392 voters
Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. JamesTwilight by Stephenie MeyerBeautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuireFifty Shades Darker by E.L. JamesFifty Shades Freed by E.L. James
Male Characters You Would Run From If They Tried To Date You
829 books — 1,093 voters

Hopeless by Colleen HooverThe Host by Stephenie MeyerFlat-Out Love by Jessica ParkThe Edge of Never by J.A. RedmerskiMaybe Someday by Colleen Hoover
When Friends Fall In Love
1,078 books — 1,665 voters
This Duchess of Mine by Eloisa JamesPrivate Arrangements by Sherry ThomasYour Wicked Ways by Eloisa JamesThe Misbehaving Marquess by Leigh LaValleIrresistible Forces by Brenda Jackson
Bargain for Heir/Baby
21 books — 16 voters

The Snow White Bride by Claire Delacroix
Cover couples: is this the most overused cover couple in historical romance?
68 books — 10 voters
When the Duke Returns by Eloisa James
Married by Proxy
34 books — 14 voters

Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëThe Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough
The Best Classic Literary Couples
24 books — 23 voters
Seven Years to Sin by Sylvia Day
Top 100 Regency Romances Jan.-Oct. 2014 (The Ultimate List)
42 books — 28 voters

Outlander by Diana GabaldonDragonfly in Amber by Diana GabaldonVoyager by Diana GabaldonDrums of Autumn by Diana GabaldonThe Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon
Married Couples - NA/Contemporary Romance
93 books — 81 voters
A Kiss at Midnight by Eloisa JamesA Summer to Remember by Mary BaloghThe Many Sins of Lord Cameron by Jennifer AshleyHis at Night by Sherry ThomasThe Duke Is Mine by Eloisa James
Romance with House Parties
178 books — 59 voters

Private Arrangements by Sherry ThomasParadise by Judith McNaughtNot Quite a Husband by Sherry ThomasLady Isabella's Scandalous Marriage by Jennifer AshleyAn Affair Before Christmas by Eloisa James
Historical Romance - Estranged/Separated/Divorced/Annulled Couples
52 books — 73 voters
Outlander by Diana GabaldonWhitney, My Love by Judith McNaughtWhen Beauty Tamed the Beast by Eloisa JamesDesire by Amanda Quick
Historical arranged/ forced marriages
79 books — 97 voters

Hopeless by Colleen HooverLeo by Mia SheridanNot Quite a Husband by Sherry ThomasDeception by Amanda QuickAgain the Magic by Lisa Kleypas
Childhood Friends to Adult Lovers
198 books — 169 voters
Night Play by Sherrilyn KenyonScandal by Amanda QuickTangled by Emma ChaseNight Pleasures by Sherrilyn KenyonGuilty Pleasures by Laura Lee Guhrke
Low Angst Romance Books
303 books — 139 voters

A Summer to Remember by Mary BaloghThe Paid Companion by Amanda QuickA Counterfeit Betrothal by Mary Balogh
Pretend Lovers & Fake Engagements (Historical romance)
89 books — 121 voters
A Kingdom of Dreams by Judith McNaughtWhitney, My Love by Judith McNaughtBecause You're Mine by Lisa Kleypas
Virgin Heroines Older than College Age Classic Romance (No New adult please)
237 books — 158 voters

Outlander by Diana GabaldonDragonfly in Amber by Diana GabaldonVoyager by Diana GabaldonA Kiss at Midnight by Eloisa JamesDrums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon
The 18th century Romance List
235 books — 167 voters
Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëOpen Season by Linda HowardParadise by Judith McNaughtDream Man by Linda HowardCry No More by Linda Howard
Odd Couples: Opposites Attract in Romance Novels
539 books — 382 voters

Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuireBared to You by Sylvia DayTangled by Emma ChaseWalking Disaster by Jamie McGuireBeautiful Bastard by Christina Lauren
Schmexy Books Worth Reading
1,862 books — 2,217 voters
Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldAnna Karenina by Leo TolstoyJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëWater for Elephants by Sara Gruen
Literary Love Triangles (Non-YA)
526 books — 1,889 voters