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Our Most Popular Romance Novels
What Is Romance?
Romance novels are the most searched genre at FictionDB. Romance can encompass every sub-genre too. As long as the primary focus of the story involves romance of some sort, visitors can tag these titles as Romance.
Historically, romance novels have required a happily-ever-after (HEA), but more recent interpretations of the genre have included happily-for-now where the future relationship is unknown.
The Romance genre designation on our site is one of several top-level genres, so this list will include all sub-genres. A novel can be assigned any number of genres and sub-genres, so a particular title can appear on multiple genre lists. Some of the most popular romance sub-genres are Contemporary Romance and Historical Romance although Romantasy has recently become very popular (we designate this as Fantasy Romance).
To see other sub-genres, click on any book on the site and navigate to the genres section of the book detail page.
Top Romance Series Ordered by Popularity
Top Romance Authors Ordered by Popularity
Top Romance Books Ordered by Popularity
| Author | Book | Series | Genre | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yarros, Rebecca | The Last Letter | Contemporary Romance / CR | Feb-2019 | ||
| Reid, Rachel | The Long Game | Contemporary Romance / CR | May-2022 | ||
| Reid, Rachel | Game Changer | Contemporary Romance / CR | Oct-2018 | ||
| Stark, Stacia | We Who Will Die | Fantasy Romance / FR | Dec-2025 | ||
| Henry, Emily | People We Meet On Vacation | Contemporary Romance / CR | May-2021 | ||
| Yarros, Rebecca | Fourth Wing | Fantasy Romance / FR | May-2023 | ||
| Cowles, Catherine | Death to Valentine's Day | Contemporary Romance / CR | Jan-2026 | ||
| Hart, Callie | Quicksilver | Fantasy Romance / FR | Dec-2024 | ||
| Hoover, Colleen | Reminders of Him | Contemporary Romance / CR | Jan-2022 | ||
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| Hoover, Colleen | Regretting You | Contemporary Romance / CR | Dec-2019 | ||
| Reid, Rachel | Heated Rivalry | Contemporary Romance / CR | Mar-2019 | ||
| Hoover, Colleen | Woman Down | Thriller / T | Jan-2026 | ||
| Ashton, Leah | The Protector's Temptation | Romantic Suspense / RS | Apr-2022 | ||
| Yarros, Rebecca | Iron Flame | Fantasy Romance / FR | Nov-2023 | ||
| Quinn, Julia | The Duke and I | Historical Romance / HR | Jan-2000 | ||
| Yarros, Rebecca | Onyx Storm | Fantasy Romance / FR | Jan-2025 | ||
| Miller, Madeline | The Song of Achilles | Historical / H | Mar-2012 | ||
| Reid, Rachel | Tough Guy | Contemporary Romance / CR | Jan-2020 | ||
| Blakely, Lauren | The Rival Upgrade | Contemporary Romance / CR | Feb-2026 | ||
| Elliot, Daphne | Sap & Secrets | Contemporary Romance / CR | Jan-2026 | ||