Best romance books on Reddit
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#1
Emily Henry
4.9
(14)
"Book Lovers by Emily Henry"
"Happy Place by Emily Henry"
"Beach Read by Emily Henry"
"Can’t go wrong with Emily Henry - imo her best are Beach Read and Book Lovers"
""Book Lovers"-Emily Henry"
""People We Meet on Vacation"-Emily Henry"
"Personally I loved Funny Story and Just for the Summer.."
"Emily Henry. My favorites are Beach Read or People You Meet on Vacation."
"Do you like spice? Emily Henry, Sally Thorne, Christina Lauren and Sarah Hogle are my must read authors"
"Maybe something by Emily Henry?"
#2
Rainbow Rowell
4.6
(5)
"Excited to hand it to her and read it myself too."
"Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell"
"Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell."
"It's easier to get into and the romance is more compelling."
"'Fangirl' by Rainbow Rowell."
#3
Lynn Painter
4.8
(4)
"It's so romcom-y and fun and cute!"
"Better than the movies!! Basically anything by Lynn Painter."
"Anything Lynn Painter is lovely and so binge able."
"Try lynn painter books like 'better than the movies' and 'the do-over'"
#4
Sarah Hogle
4.5
(4)
"I loved Sarah Hogle’s novel You Deserve Each Other!"
"'You Deserve Each Other' by Sarah Hogle."
"I loved You Deserve Each Other by Sarah Hogle!"
"Not sure how good of fits these will be because they’re not extremely smutty: You Deserve Each Other by Sarah Hogle."
#5
Abby Jimenez
4.5
(4)
"That's the only one I've read from her so far but people"
"Abby Jimenez. My favorites are Part of Your World and Yours Truly."
"“Yours Truly”, and “Just for the Summer” are a trilogy with cute plots"
"• Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez"
#6
Sarah Dessen
4.7
(3)
"I really loved Sarah Dessen and Meg Cabot books."
"Sarah Dessen!"
"I really enjoyed Sarah Dessen’s books when I was your age."
#7
Beth O’Leary
4.3
(3)
"The Flatshare by Beth O’Leary"
"This is one of the few I liked."
"• The Flatshare and The Road Trip by Beth O’Leary"
#8
Talia Hibbert
5.0
(2)
"Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert"
"Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert (M/F) is between a brilliant bisexual academic and a really sweet guy"
#9
Darcy Liao
5.0
(2)
"Someone already rec’d this, but it’s really good"
"It’s butch/femme and the perspective switches between them."
#10
Helen Hoang
5.0
(2)
"The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang"
"The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang"
#11
Sarah Waters
5.0
(2)
"Fingersmith by Sarah Waters."
#12
Ashley Poston
5.0
(2)
"An interesting twist to the 'right person, wrong timing' trope!"
"Mitch Albom’s books, The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston"
#13
Ann Liang
5.0
(2)
"Highly recommend( This time its Real)."
"This Time It's Real by Ann Liang"
#14
Elizabeth O'Roark
5.0
(2)
"Adding some more: {A Deal with the Devil by Elizabeth O'Roark} FMC works as a personal assistant to MMC."
"{The Devil You Know by Elizabeth O'Roark} FMC and MMC are co-workers at the same law firm."
#15
Rebecca Ross
4.5
(2)
"Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross"
"If you’re into fantasy, then Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross is a perfect YA novel."
#16
Ali Hazelwood
4.5
(2)
"Some of the ones I’ve read that would fit that description include: "The Love Hypothesis"-Ali Hazelwood"
"I really enjoyed both The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood!"
#17
Evie Mitchell
4.5
(2)
"Knot My Type by Evie Mitchell (M/F) is between a woman who uses a wheelchair and a guy"
"Knot My Type by Evie Mitchell."
#18
Kyra Parsi
4.5
(2)
"I'm currently reading In Love and War by Kyra Parsi having very much enjoyed her other books."
"- [ ]{Failure to match by Kyra Parsi}."
#19
Taylor Jenkins Reid
4.5
(2)
"I read The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and loved it."
"• One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid"
#20
Katee Robert
4.5
(2)
"I bet you'd like Queen Takes Rose by Katee Robert."
"It's a good standalone book."
#21
Travis Baldree
4.0
(2)
"Not directly romance, but I highly recommend Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree."
"Not directly romance, but I highly recommend Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree."
#22
Jessie Mihalik
4.0
(2)
"Is my favorite, but she has a couple series out there."
"Polaris Rising by Jessie Mihalik definitely embodies the annoy-to-lovers."
#23
Curtis Sittenfeld
4.0
(2)
"Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld"
"Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld is very much literary fiction with a romantic plotline."
#24
Tessa Bailey
4.0
(2)
"I’ve really enjoyed Tessa Bailey, Morgan Elizabeth, Ana Huang and Elsie Silver’s books."
"I find Tessa Bailey’s romance novels pretty entertaining."
#25
Lois McMaster Bujold
4.0
(2)
"Is both Science Fiction and a Romance."
"There's a lot of romance in The Vorkosigan Saga. If you don't want to read the whole series, start with Shards of Honor."
#26
Amy Harmon
4.0
(2)
"The bird and the Sword by Amy Harmon"
"The Queen and the cure by Amy Harmon"
#27
Wen Spencer
3.5
(2)
"A Brother's Price by Wen Spencer is a romance that is generally liked by people who don't read romance."
"A Brother's Price by Wen Spencer. It's a romance written by a writer who doesn't usually write romance."
#28
Julia Quinn
5.0
(1)
"The Duke and I by Julia Quinn- loved the whole series"
#29
Beth O'Leary
5.0
(1)
"The Flatshare by Beth O'Leary"
#30
Alicia Thompson
5.0
(1)
"Welcome to Cold World by Alicia Thompson"
#31
Lynn Messina
5.0
(1)
"The whole series of A Brazen Curiosity by Lynn Messina"
#32
Alice Oseman
5.0
(1)
"I really loved Heartstopper. It's a YA graphic romance."
#33
Kennedy Ryan
5.0
(1)
"Ngl kennedy ryan's before i let go is a perfect recommendation."
#34
Elizabeth Gaskell
5.0
(1)
"North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell."
#35
Dustin Thao
5.0
(1)
"You've reached Sam by Dustin Thao."
#36
Haruki Murakami
5.0
(1)
"Murakami portrayed love and intimacy so delicately."
#37
Eliza Lentzski
5.0
(1)
#38
Alexa Mintz
5.0
(1)
"I loved it."
#39
Seanan McGuire
5.0
(1)
"I highly suggest Discount Armageddon by Seanan McGuire."
#40
Kianna Alexander
5.0
(1)
#41
JAE
5.0
(1)
#42
Jacqueline Carey
5.0
(1)
"My go to smut authors are Jacqueline Carey and Anne Bishop."
#43
Anne Bishop
5.0
(1)
"My go to smut authors are Jacqueline Carey and Anne Bishop."
#44
Jane Eyre
5.0
(1)
"If you liked P&P you'll love Jane Eyre."
#45
David Nicholls
5.0
(1)
"You Are Here -David Nicholls"
#46
Bridget Collins
5.0
(1)
"The Binding by Bridget Collins has a really lovely gay romance."
#47
Erin Sterling
5.0
(1)
""The Ex Hex"-Erin Sterling"
#48
Mariana Zapata
5.0
(1)
"{The Wall of Winnipeg and Me by Mariana Zapata} FMC is MMC's ex-assistant/marriage of convenience"
#49
T. Kingfisher
5.0
(1)
"The Saints of Steel books by T. Kingfisher! I really enjoyed them, and I don't typically read romance."
#50
Christina Lauren
5.0
(1)
""In a Holidaze"-Christina Lauren"
#51
Mhairi MacFar
5.0
(1)
"{If I Never Met You by Mhairi MacFar"
#52
Rachel Lynn Solomon
5.0
(1)
"{Weather Girl by Rachel Lynn Solomon} FMC and MMC are co-workers"
#53
Guy Gavriel Kay
5.0
(1)
"The Lions of Al-Rassan by Guy Gavriel Kay. It might give you all the feelings."
#54
Deborah Harkness
5.0
(1)
"Dark Academia is our September r/fantasyromance book club theme and I'm going to be campaigning for A Discovery of Witches!"
#55
Emma Lord
5.0
(1)
"Anything written by Emma Lord or Elise Bryant!"
#56
Loretta Chase
5.0
(1)
"I’ve read hundreds of romances and this is a top 10!"
#57
Katja Millay
5.0
(1)
"The Sea of Tranquility by Katja Millay has duel POV. It’s SO GOOD."
#58
Kerrigan Byrne
5.0
(1)
"Kerrigan Byrne has some of her books on KU: The Highwayman by Kerrigan Byrne."
#59
Karelia Stetz-Waters
5.0
(1)
"Karelia Stetz-Waters' Satisfaction Guaranteed - happy and sappy in the best way."
#60
Casey McQuiston
5.0
(1)
"Is easily my favorite romance book"
#61
Sharon Lee
4.0
(1)
"Conflict of honors by Sharon Lee."
#62
David Yoon
4.0
(1)
"Frankly In Love by David Yoon"
#63
Helen Fielding
4.0
(1)
"The first two Bridget Jones books and I also enjoyed Cause Celeb."
#64
Robin McKinley
4.0
(1)
"The blue sword by Robin McKinley"
#65
NS Perkins
4.0
(1)
"If you want to try Adult romances -(Where Time Stands Still by NS Perkins)."
#66
TJ Klune
4.0
(1)
"The Extraordinaries trilogy by TJ Klune"
#67
SJ Jones
4.0
(1)
"Wintersong by SJ Jones"
#68
Stephanie Garber
4.0
(1)
"Once upon a broken heart (series) by stephanie garber."
#69
Kris Middaugh
4.0
(1)
"Is great. It’s literary, a romance with grounded sci fi."
#70
Jennifer Crusie
4.0
(1)
"Start with Agnes and the Hit Man - it's a collaboration between JC and an action writer"
#71
Katherine Center
4.0
(1)
"• Happiness for Beginners by Katherine Center"
#72
Caitlin Moss
4.0
(1)
"It's an enjoyable and easy to read slowburn"
#73
Morgan Elizabeth
4.0
(1)
"Has a very HOT office scene."
#74
Anna Burke
4.0
(1)
"It's a slice of life about veterinarians."
#75
Rachel Bach
4.0
(1)
"It’s a sci-fi romance and while there’s not a lot of spice."
#76
K. Patrick
4.0
(1)
"The style of writing can take a little while to get used to but I quite liked it."
#77
Odette Stone
4.0
(1)
#78
Camille Oster
4.0
(1)
"The Henning Brothers trilogy is good."
#79
Colleen Hoover
4.0
(1)
"It ends with us (series) by colleen hoover."
#81
Britta Lundin
4.0
(1)
"I recently found Like Other Girls by Britta Lundin."
#82
Kristin Hannah
4.0
(1)
"• Night Road by Kristin Hannah"
#83
Zoe Arsen
4.0
(1)
"The Light as a feather series by Zoe Arsen is pretty good."
#84
K J Charles
4.0
(1)
"Proper English by K J Charles"
#85
Hannah Grace
4.0
(1)
"Icebreakers by Hannah Grace (CW: this book is horny as hell lol)"
#86
Arlem Hawks
4.0
(1)
"The Steadfast Heart by Arlem Hawks."
#87
Janet Evanovich
4.0
(1)
"One for the Money by Janet Evanovich"
#88
Julia James
4.0
(1)
"Just the sexiest man alive by Julia James."
#89
Kasie West
4.0
(1)
"I'm thinking you could check out authors like Kasie West, Jenny Han, Huntley Fitzpatrick, Sarah Dessen."
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