Top 100 Romances Poll
November 2013
Lord of Scoundrels
Loretta Chase
European Historical
1995
Devil In Winter
Lisa Kleypas
European Historical
2006
Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen
Classic Fiction
1813
The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie
Jennifer Ashley
European Historical
2009
Outlander
Diana Gabaldon
Time Travel
1991
Flowers From The Storm
Laura Kinsale
European Historical
1992
Slightly Dangerous
Mary Balogh
European Historical
2004
Dreaming of You
Lisa Kleypas
European Historical
1994
The Viscount Who Loved Me
Julia Quinn
European Historical
2000
Romancing Mr. Bridgerton
Julia Quinn
European Historical
2002
The Spymaster’s Lady
Joanna Bourne
European Historical
2011
Mr. Impossible
Loretta Chase
European Historical
2005
What I Did for a Duke
Julie Anne Long
European Historical
2011
Not Quite a Husband
Sherry Thomas
European Historical
2009
The Spymaster’s Lady
Joanna Bourne
European Historical
2011
The Duke and I
Julia Quinn
European Historical
2000
The Black Hawk
Joanna Bourne
European Historical
2011
Nobody’s Baby But Mine
Susan E. Phillips
Contemporary
1997
It Had To Be You
Susan E. Phillips
Contemporary
1994
Welcome to Temptation
Jennifer Crusie
Contemporary
2000
Match Me If You Can
Susan E. Phillips
Contemporary
2005
The Raven Prince
Elizabeth Hoyt
European Historical
2006
A Week to Be Wicked
Tessa Dare
European Historical
2012
Jane Eyre
Charlotte Bronte
Classic Fiction
1847
Morning Glory
LaVyrle Spencer
Americana
1990
Lord Perfect
Loretta Chase
European Historical
2006
Naked In Death
J.D. Robb
Fut. Rom. Susp.
1995
Paradise
Judith McNaught
Contemporary
1991
The Bride
Julie Garwood
Medieval
1989
It Happened One Autumn
Lisa Kleypas
European Historical
2005
Blue-Eyed Devil
Lisa Kleypas
Contemporary
2008
Devil’s Bride
Stephanie Laurens
European Historical
1998
Private Arrangements
Sherry Thomas
European Historical
2008
It Happened One Autumn
Lisa Kleypas
European Historical
2005
Persuasion
Jane Austen
Classic Fiction
1818
A Summer To Remember
Mary Balogh
European Historical
2002
A Knight in Shining Armor
Jude Deveraux
Time Travel
1989
Devil’s Cub
Georgette Heyer
Classic Fiction
1932
Ravishing the Heiress
Sherry Thomas
European Historical
2012
Kiss An Angel
Susan E. Phillips
Contemporary
1996
Mr. Perfect
Linda Howard
Romantic Suspense
2000
When He Was Wicked
Julia Quinn
European Historical
2004
A Kingdom of Dreams
Judith McNaught
Medieval
1989
What Happens In London
Julia Quinn
European Historical
2009
Venetia
Georgette Heyer
Classic Fiction
1956
Smooth Talking Stranger
Lisa Kleypas
Contemporary
2009
The Secret
Julie Garwood
Medieval
1992
Dream Man
Linda Howard
Romantic Suspense
1995
Heaven, Texas
Susan E. Phillips
Contemporary
1995
MacKenzie’s Mountain
Linda Howard
Series/Category
1989
As You Desire
Connie Brockway
Historical
1997
This Heart of Mine
Susan E. Phillips
Contemporary
2001
Mr. Perfect
Linda Howard
Romantic Suspense
2000
The Rake
Mary Jo Putney
European Historical
1998
Slave To Sensation
Nalini Singh
Paranormal
2006
Love in the Afternoon
Lisa Kleypas
European Historical
2010
The Last Hellion
Loretta Chase
European Historical
1998
Ravished
Amanda Quick
European Historical
1992
The Forbidden Rose
Joanna Bourne
European Historical
2010
When Beauty Tamed the Beast
Eloisa James
European Historical
2011
Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake
Sarah MacLean
European Historical
2010
Then Came You
Lisa Kleypas
European Historical
1993
See Jane Score
Rachel Gibson
Contemporary
2003
A Lady Awakened
Cecilia Grant
European Historical
2012
The Duke of Shadows
Meredith Duran
European Historical
2008
And Then He Kissed Her
Laura Lee Guhrke
European Historical
2007
Cry No More
Linda Howard
Romantic Suspense
2003
Bound By Your Touch
Meredith Duran
European Historical
2009
After The Night
Linda Howard
Romantic Suspense
1995
Frederica
Georgette Heyer
Classic Fiction
1965
Perfect
Judith McNaught
Contemporary
1993
Open Season
Linda Howard
Romantic Suspense
2001
Honor’s Splendour
Julie Garwood
Medieval
1987
My Dearest Enemy
Connie Brockway
European Historical
1998
Ransom
Julie Garwood
Medieval
1999
Unveiled
Courtney Milan
European Historical
2011
The Iron Duke
Meljean Brook
Steampunk
2010
To Beguile A Beast
Elizabeth Hoyt
European Historical
2009
Dream A Little Dream
Susan E. Phillips
Contemporary
1998
Suddenly You
Lisa Kleypas
European Historical
2001
Something Wonderful
Judith McNaught
European Historical
1988
The Secret Pearl
Mary Balogh
European Historical
1991
An Offer From a Gentleman
Julia Quinn
European Historical
2001
Sugar Daddy
Lisa Kleypas
Women’s Fiction
2007
Secrets of a Summer Night
Lisa Kleypas
European Historical
2004
The Shadow and The Star
Laura Kinsale
Historical
1991
The Governess Affair
Courtney Milan
European Historical
2012
His at Night
Sherry Thomas
European Historical
2010
For My Lady’s Heart
Laura Kinsale
Medieval Romance
1993
To Have and To Hold
Patricia Gaffney
European Historical
1995
Mine Till Midnight
Lisa Kleypas
European Historical
2007
Simply Love
Mary Balogh
European Historical
2006
Rising Tides
Nora Roberts
Contemporary
1998
Almost Heaven
Judith McNaught
European Historical
1990
A Hunger Like No Other
Kresley Cole
Paranormal Romance
2009
Lady Sophia’s Lover
Lisa Kleypas
European Historical
2002
Natural Born Charmer
Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Contemporary
2007
The Grand Sophy
Georgette Heyer
Classic Fiction
1950
Whitney, My Love
Judith McNaught
European Historical
1985
Sylvester
Georgette Heyer
Classic Fiction
1957