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26 Best Romance Books

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

Method:

  1. Search for "best romance books" and study the top 5+ pages.
  2. Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
  3. Rank the results neatly here.

26 Best Romance Books

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1

Pride and Prejudice

by Jane Austen

Also recommended by:

Hillary Clinton, Tim O’Reilly

2

Red, White & Royal Blue

A Novel

by Casey McQuiston

Also recommended by:

Jack Edwards, Debra Akins

3

The Notebook

by Nicholas Sparks

4

Outlander

Outlander, Book 1

by Diana Gabaldon

Also recommended by:

George R. R. Martin

5

Me Before You

Me Before You, Book 1

by Jojo Moyes

6

The Time Traveler's Wife

by Audrey Niffenegger

7

To All the Boys I've Loved Before

by Jenny Han

8

Vision In White

Bride Quartet, Book 1

by Nora Roberts

9

The Song of Achilles

A Novel

by Madeline Miller

10

Call Me by Your Name

A Novel

by André Aciman

Also recommended by:

Sam Altman, Jack Edwards, Tavi Gevinson

11

Jane Eyre

by Charlotte Bronte

12

Fifty Shades of Grey

by E L James

Also recommended by:

Aubrey Marcus

13

Indigo

by Beverly Jenkins

Also recommended by:

Courtney Milan

14

Anna and the French Kiss

by Stephanie Perkins

15

Eleanor & Park

by Rainbow Rowell

16

Gone With the Wind

by Margaret Mitchell

17

Lord of Scoundrels

Scoundrels, Book 4

by Loretta Chase

18

Something Borrowed

A Novel

by Emily Giffin

19

The Hating Game

A Novel

by Sally Thorne

20

The Kiss Quotient

by Helen Hoang

21

The Princess Bride

by William Goldman

22

The Royal We

by Heather Cocks

23

The Selection

Selection, Book 1

by Kiera Cass

24

The Thorn Birds

by Colleen McCullough

25

Twilight

by Stephenie Meyer

26

When Katie Met Cassidy

by Camille Perri

Sources

Edited by

Richard Reis

Software engineer whose passion for tracking book recommendations from podcasts inspired the creation of MRB.

Anurag Ramdasan

Lead investor at 3one4 Capital whose startup expertise and love for books helped shaped MRB and its growth.

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