AAR’s Top 100 Romances: 2018
Welcome to the results of the 2018 AAR Top 100 Romances Poll. This is a reader generated poll we do every five years or so. This year, we had over 5000 votes and so many marvelous books nominated.
We’ve decided not to rank these books, but rather just put them in alphabetical order. We did rank the top ten and you can see them here.
All 100 are available at Amazon and maybe found here.
A printable list of all 100 may be found here.
Previous years’ polls may be found here.
Enjoy!
Act Like It, Lucy Parker, Contemporary Romance, 2015
Ain’t She Sweet?, Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Contemporary Romance, 2005
Almost Heaven, Judith McNaught, Historical Romance, 1991
An Extraordinary Union, Alyssa Cole, Historical Romance, 2017
Angels Blood, Nalini Singh, Fantasy Romance, 2009
Any Duchess Will Do, Tessa Dare, Historical Romance, 2013
Anyone But You, Jennifer Crusie, Contemporary Romance, 1996
Beard Science, Penny Reid, Contemporary Romance, 2016
Bet Me, Jennifer Crusie, Contemporary Romance, 2004
The Black Hawk, Joanna Bourne, Historical Romance, 2011
Blue Eyed Devil, Lisa Kleypas, Contemporary Romance, 2008
The Bride, Julie Garwood, Medieval Romance, 1991
Burn for Me, Ilona Andrews, Urban Fantasy, 2014
The Countess Conspiracy, Courtney Milan, Historical Romance, 2013
Dark Lover, J.R. Ward, Vampire Romance, 2005
Devil in Winter, Lisa Kleypas, Historical Romance, 2006
Devil’s Bride, Stephanie Laurens, Historical Romance, 1998
Devil’s Cub, Georgette Heyer, Classic Fiction, 2003
Dragon Bound, Thea Harrison, Fantasy Romance, 2011
Dream a Little Dream, Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Contemporary Romance, 1998
Dreaming of You, Lisa Kleypas, Historical Romance, 1994
The Duchess Deal, Tessa Dare, Historical Romance, 2017
The Duke and I, Julia Quinn, Historical Romance, 2000
A Duke of Her Own, Eloisa James, Historical Romance, 2009
Duke of Midnight, Elizabeth Hoyt, Historical Romance, 2013
The Duke of Shadows, Meredith Duran, Historical Romance, 2008
Duke of Sin, Elizabeth Hoyt, Historical Romance, 2016
Flowers From the Storm, Laura Kinsale, Historical Romance, 2003
Frederica, Georgette Heyer, Classic Fiction, 2000
A Gentleman’s Position, K.J. Charles, Historical Romance, 2016
The Governess Affair, Courtney Milan, Historical Romance, 2012
Hate to Want You, Alisha Rai, Contemporary Romance, 2017
The Hating Game, Sally Thorne, Contemporary Romance, 2016
Heart of Obsidian, Nalini Singh, Paranormal Romance, 2013
Heaven, Texas, Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Contemporary Romance, 1995
The Heiress Effect, Courtney Milan, Historical Romance, 2013
Him, Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy, Historical Romance, 2015
His at Night, Sherry Thomas, Historical Fiction, 2010
A Hunger Like No Other, Kresley Cole, Paranormal Romance, 2006
The Iron Duke, Meljean Brook, Steampunk, 2010
It Had To Be You, Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Contemporary Romance, 1994
It Happened One Autumn, Lisa Kleypas, Historical Romance, 2005
It Happened One Wedding, Julie James, Contemporary Romance, 2014
Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte, Classic Fiction, 2004
Kiss of Snow, Nalini Singh, Paranormal Romance, 2011
Kulti, Mariana Zapata, Contemporary Romance, 2015
Lord of Scoundrels, Loretta Chase, Historical Romance, 1995
Lord Perfect, Loretta Chase, Historical Romance, 2006
Love in the Afternoon, Lisa Kleypas, Historical Romance, 2010
Lover Awakened, J.R. Ward, Vampire Romance, 2009
The Luckiest Lady in London, Sherry Thomas, Historical Romance, 2013
Mackenzie’s Mountain, Linda Howard, Contemporary Romance, 2000
The Madness of Lord Ian MacKenzie, Jennifer Ashley, Historical Romance, 2009
Magic Binds, Ilona Andrews, Urban Fantasy Romance, 2016
Married by Morning, Lisa Kleypas, Historical Romance, 2010
Marrying Winterborne, Lisa Kleypas, Historical Romance, 2016
Match Me if You Can, Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Contemporary Romance, 2005
Mine Till Midnight, Lisa Kleypas, Historical Romance, 2007
More than a Mistress, Mary Balogh, Historical Romance, 2001
Mr. Impossible, Loretta Chase, Historical Romance, 2005
Mr. Perfect, Linda Howard, Contemporary Romance, 2001
Naked in Death, J.D. Robb, Futuristic Romantic Suspense, 1995
Natural Born Charmer, Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Contemporary Romance, 2009
Neanderthal Seeks Human, Penny Reid, Contemporary Romance, 2013
Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake, Sarah MacLean, Historical Romance, 2010
Nobody’s Baby But Mine, Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Contemporary Romance, 1997
Not Quite a Husband, Sherry Thomas, Historical Romance, 2009
Outlander, Diana Gabaldon, Time Travel Romance, 1992
Persuasion, Jane Austen, Classic Fiction, 2003
Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen, Classic Fiction, 1983
Private Arrangements, Sherry Thomas, Historical Romance, 2008
A Promise of Fire, Amanda Bouchet, Fantasy Romance, 2016
Radiance, Grace Draven, Fantasy Romance, 2015
The Rake, Mary Jo Putney, Historical Romance, 1998
Ransom, Julie Garwood, Medieval Romance, 1999
The Raven Prince, Elizabeth Hoyt, Historical Romance, 2006
Ravished, Amanda Quick, Historical Romance, 1992
Rock Hard, Nalini Singh, Contemporary Romance, 2015
A Rogue by Any Other Name, Sarah MacLean, Historical Romance, 2012
Romancing Mister Bridgerton, Julia Quinn, Historical Romance, 2002
Sea Swept, Nora Roberts, Contemporary Romance, 1998
The Secret, Julie Garwood, Medieval Romance, 1992
Secrets of a Summer Night, Lisa Kleypas, Historical Romance, 2004
A Seditious Affair, K.J. Charles, Historical Romance, 2015
Slave to Sensation, Nalini Singh, Alternate Reality Romance, 2006
Slightly Dangerous, Mary Balogh, Historical Romance, 2005
Something About You, Julie James, Contemporary Romance, 2010
The Spymaster’s Lady, Joanna Bourne, Historical Romance, 2008
The Suffragette Scandal, Courtney Milan, Historical Romance, 2014
A Summer to Remember, Mary Balogh, Historical Romance, 2003
Then Came You, Lisa Kleypas, Historical Romance, 1993
The Viscount Who Loved Me, Julia Quinn, Historical Romance, 2000
The Wall of Winnipeg and Me, Mariana Zapata, Contemporary Romance, 2016
A Week to Be Wicked, Tessa Dare, Historical Romance, 2012
Welcome to Temptation, Jennifer Crusie, Romantic Suspense, 2004
What I Did for a Duke, Julie Anne Long, Historical Romance, 2011
When Beauty Tamed the Beast, Eloisa James, Historical Romance, 2011
When He Was Wicked, Julia Quinn, Historical Romance, 2004
White Hot, Ilona Andrews, Urban Fantasy Romance, 2017
Wildfire, Ilona Andrews, Fantasy Romance, 2017