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26 Best Romance Books of All Time


Our goal: Find the best Romance books according to the internet (not just one random person's opinion).

    Here's what we did:
  1. Type "best romance books" into our search engine and study the top 5+ pages.
  2. Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
  3. Rank the results neatly for you here! 😊
    (It was a lot of work. But hey! That's why we're here, right?)

(Updated 2023)

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    The Notebook

    Nicholas Sparks

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    The Time Traveler's Wife

    Audrey Niffenegger

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    Jane Eyre

    Charlotte Bronte

  10. 12
  11. 13

    Indigo

    Beverly Jenkins

  12. 14
  13. 15

    Twilight

    Stephenie Meyer

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    The Princess Bride

    William Goldman

  17. 19

    Eleanor & Park

    Rainbow Rowell

  18. 20

    Gone With the Wind

    Margaret Mitchell

  19. 21

    The Thorn Birds

    Colleen McCullough

  20. 22

    Anna and the French Kiss

    Stephanie Perkins

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    The Royal We

    Heather Cocks

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FAQ

  • How was this Romance books list created?

    We searched for 'best Romance books', found the top 5 articles, took every book mentioned in 2+ articles, and averaged their rankings.

  • How many Romance books are in this list?

    There are 26 books in this list.

  • Why did you create this Romance books list?

    We wanted to gather the most accurate list of Romance books on the internet.

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