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Clockwork Princess (The Infernal Devices, #3)
Cassandra Clare
young adult romanceThe Infernal Devices #3
(480k)Mild
Two boys love the same girl — and one of them is dying — in this devastating Victorian Shadowhunter finale.
Redeeming Love
Francine Rivers
historical romance
(377k)Warm
A God-fearing man marries a broken prostitute and loves her unconditionally — even as she keeps running away.
In Memoriam
Alice Winn
historical romance
(79k)Warm
Two boys fall silently in love at boarding school — then WWI pulls them to the front together.
The Last Letter
Rebecca Yarros
contemporary romance
(551k)Steamy
A soldier fulfils his fallen best friend's dying wish — but falling for the sister was never part of the plan.
Just Once
Karen Kingsbury
historical romance
(10k)Mild
She loves the wrong brother — but honour, war, and Alzheimer's may steal what little time they have.
The Law of Moses (The Law of Moses, #1)
Amy Harmon
new adult romanceThe Law of Moses #1
(39k)Warm
A girl drawn to a broken, gifted outsider discovers love, loss, and a connection that defies explanation.
Reminders of Him
Colleen Hoover
contemporary romance
(1.7M)Steamy
Fresh out of prison, a mother risks everything when she falls for the one man standing between her and her daughter.
Gone with the Wind
Margaret Mitchell
historical romance
(1.3M)Mild
Scarlett O'Hara pursues the wrong man across a burning South while the right one watches her with a smile.
The Things We Leave Unfinished
Rebecca Yarros
contemporary romance
(461k)Steamy
A cynical divorcée and an arrogant bestselling author must finish her late grandmother's WWII love story — and resist wr
The Bronze Horseman (The Bronze Horseman, #1)
Paullina Simons
historical romanceThe Bronze Horseman #1
(97k)Steamy
In besieged Leningrad, a Soviet soldier and a young woman fall into an impossible, devastating love.
Making Faces
Amy Harmon
new adult romance
(81k)Warm
A girl who always loved the golden boy finally gets his attention — after war leaves him unrecognisable.
Bright Side (Bright Side, #1)
Kim Holden
new adult romanceBright Side #1
(63k)Warm
A relentlessly optimistic girl heads to a small-town college and falls for someone she was never meant to love — secrets
The Thorn Birds
Colleen McCullough
historical romance
(366k)Warm
A woman loves a priest across a lifetime — a bond as beautiful and doomed as a thorn bird's song.
New Beginnings: Abel's Journey
Nicky James
contemporary romanceHealing Hearts #2
(747)Warm
A grieving widower falls for the one man he shouldn't — his late husband's ex.
Last Night at the Telegraph Club
Malinda Lo
young adult romanceLast Night at the Telegraph Club #1
(121k)Mild
In 1954 Chinatown, two girls risk everything to love each other in a world that forbids it.
Five Feet Apart
Rachael Lippincott
young adult romance
(260k)Mild
Two teens with CF fall in love in a hospital — but touching each other could kill them.
The Notebook (The Notebook, #1)
Nicholas Sparks
historical romanceThe Notebook #1
(1.9M)Warm
A decade apart couldn't kill their love — but her upcoming wedding just might.
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
V.E. Schwab
gothic romance
(1.5M)Warm
Cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets, Addie LaRue finds the one man who remembers her name.
Spring Snow
Yukio Mishima
historical romanceThe Sea of Fertility #1
(24k)Warm
A doomed love affair between a brooding aristocrat and his childhood love, promised to a prince in 1912 Tokyo.
Ruin (Ruin, #1)
Rachel Van Dyken
new adult romanceRuin #1
(41k)Warm
A boy racing against time offers a girl haunted by depression something she never expected — hope.
Slammed (Slammed, #1)
Colleen Hoover
new adult romanceSlammed #1
(454k)Warm
A grieving girl and her new neighbor find hope in poetry — until they discover why they can't be together.
Rainwater
Sandra Brown
historical romance
(22k)Warm
A dying stranger boards at her Texas home during the Dust Bowl — and quietly breaks open her guarded heart.
Point of Retreat (Slammed, #2)
Colleen Hoover
new adult romanceSlammed #2
(297k)Warm
Layken and Will's love survived the impossible — but can it survive themselves?
Call Me By Your Name (Call Me By Your Name, #1)
Andre Aciman
contemporary romanceCall Me By Your Name #1
(604k)Steamy
One Italian summer, one older guest, one romance that will mark them both for a lifetime.