(Originally created in 1996, revamped in 2002, last updated April 16, 2010)
| If You Like (By Author/Style) | If You Like (By Setting/Genre) |
All About Romance has long offered a number of Special Title Listings of various types of romance. The If You Like… (by setting or genre) is a companion page to If You Like… (by author). We developed the “by author” page to assist readers who enjoy the particular styles of some lead authors in discovering other similar and perhaps lesser-known authors. This “by setting or genre page” is designed to help you find authors who write in a specific time period and setting, such as Regency England, or who write a specific type or sub-genre of romance or women’s oriented fiction, such as Chick Lit.
Please remember that both pages are lists of suggestions for further reading and not guarantees that these authors will read exactly the same.
Many of the authors listed on this page are hyperlinked to articles or interviews at AAR. If you’re interested in any reviews we may have online, use our reviews database on the bottom left of this page.Medieval Romance – SeriousShana Abe
Rexanne Becnel
Jo Beverley
Terri Brisbin
Denee Cody
Claudia Dain
Claire Delacroix
Jude Deveraux
Christina Dodd
Elizabeth English
Jane Feather
Roberta Gellis
Madeline Hunter
Samantha JamesBrenda Joyce
Susan King
Tamara Leigh
Josie Litton
Merline Lovelace
Elizabeth Lowell
Margo Maguire
Isolde Martyn
Anita Mills
Mary Jo Putney
Patricia Ryan
Deborah Simmons
Tina St. John
Jayel WylieMedieval Romance – LightJill Barnett
Julie Garwood
Lois Greiman
Jennie KlasselLynn Kurland
Kinley MacGregor
Teresa MedeirosGeorgian Set Historical – SeriousMary Balogh
Jo Beverley
Connie Brockway
Marsha Canham
Jane Feather
Danelle Harmon
Georgette HeyerTeresa Medeiros
Patricia Potter
Karen Ranney
Julia Ross
Barbara Samuel
Anne Stuart
Patricia VeryanTraditional Regency Romance – SeriousMary Balogh
Nancy Butler
Clare Darcy
Elisabeth Fairchild
Anne Gracie
Barbara Hazard
Candice Hern
Georgette Heyer
Carla Kelly
Allison LaneEdith Layton
Anthea Malcolm
Melinda McRae
Patricia Oliver
Laura Paquet
Donna Simpson
Sheri Cobb South
Joan Wolf
Rhonda WoodwardTraditional Regency Romance – LightMarion Chesney
Sharon and Tom Curtis
Marian Devon
Diane Farr
Karen Harbaugh
Cindy Holbrook
Emma Jensen
Judith A. Lansdowne
Jane LynsonElizabeth Mansfield
Michelle Martin
Barbara Metzger
Kasey Michaels
Nadine Miller
Andrea Pickens
Nonnie St. GeorgeRegency-Set Historical – SeriousMary Balogh
Jo Beverley
Elizabeth Boyle
Candace Camp
Liz Carlyle
Heather Cullman
Jean Ross Ewing/Julia Ross
Marjorie Farrell
Gaelen Foley
Diane Gaston
Tracy Grant
Emma Jensen
Nicole Jordan
Julia JustissLaura Kinsale
Katherine Kingsley
Lisa Kleypas
Julia London
Kat Martin
Judith McNaught
Anita Mills
Mary Jo Putney
Karen Ranney
Barbara Dawson Smith
Mary Spencer/Susan Spencer Paul
Elizabeth Thornton
Gayle Wilson
Joan WolfRegency-Set Historical – LightVictoria Alexander
Loretta Chase
Casey Claybourne
Catherine Coulter
Jacquie D’Alessandro
Suzanne Enoch
Julie Garwood
Karen HawkinsSabrina Jeffries
Stephanie Laurens
Johanna Lindsey
Cathy Maxwell
Kasey Michaels
Amanda Quick
Julia Quinn
Deborah SimmonsVictorian Era – SeriousAdele Ashworth
Rexanne Becnel
Connie Brockway
Judith Ivory/Judy Cuevas
Christina Dodd
Patricia Gaffney
Laura Lee Guhrke
Lorraine Heath
Laura KinsaleLisa Kleypas
Leslie LaFoy
Candice Proctor
Mary Jo Putney
Barbara Samuel
Robin Schone
Susan Sizemore
Melody ThomasVictorian Era – LightConnie Brockway
Patricia CabotChristina Dodd
Rebecca Hagan LeeAmerican HistoricalMegan Chance
Eileen Charbonneau
Jude Deveraux
Jane Goodger
Laura Lee Guhrke
Miranda Jarrett
Linda Jones
Betina KrahnLinda Francis Lee
Wendy Lindstrom
Meagan McKinney
Rebecca Paisley
Patricia Potter
Cheryl Reavis
Patricia Rice
Susan WiggsFrontier/Western/Americana – SeriousCatherine Anderson
Kate Bridges
Elizabeth Butler
Heather Cullman
Geralyn Dawson
Dorothy Garlock
Jo Goodman
Elizabeth Grayson
Alexis Harrington
Robin Lee Hatcher
Lorraine Heath
Beverly JenkinsJane Kidder
Jill Marie Landis
Susan Kay Law
Elizbeth Lowell
Curtiss Ann Matlock
Maggie Osborne
Patricia Potter
Dana Ransom/Rosalyn West
LaVyrle Spencer
Cheryl St. John
Jodi Thomas
Penelope WilliamsonHistorical FictionJean Auel
Elizabeth Chadwick
Eileen Charbonneau
Sandra Dallas
Kathryn Lynn Davis
Dorothy Dunnett
Barbara Erskine
Sara Donati
Diana GabaldonRoberta Gellis
Phillipa Gregory
Eva Ibbotson
Morgan Llywelyn
Diana Norman
Sharon Kay Penman
Anya Seton
Paullina Simons
Joan WolfContemporary Romance – SeriousCatherine Anderson
Barbara Bretton
Sandra Brown
Eric Jerome Dickey
Neesa Hart
Stef Ann Holm
Linda Howard
Brenda Jackson
Michelle Jerott
Elizabeth Lowell
Curtiss Ann Matlock
Dinah McCall/Sharon SalaJudith McNaught
Kasey Michaels
Marilyn Pappano
Francis Ray
Emilie Richards
Nora Roberts
Joann Ross
Lynda Sandoval
LaVyrle Spencer
Mariah Stewart
Theresa WeirContemporary Romance – LightSusan Andersen
Patty Berg
Elizabeth Bevarly
Stephanie Bond
Sue Civil-Brown
Millie Criswell
Jennifer Crusie
Susan Donovan
Rachel GibsonLisa Hendrix
Charlotte Hughes
Trish Jensen
Jayne Ann Krentz
Erin McCarthy
Julie Ortolon
Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Christie RidgwayRomantic SuspenseSusan Andersen
Linda Anderson
Suzanne Brockmann
Sandra Brown
Catherine Coulter
Jasmine Cresswell
Dee Davis
Lisa Gardner
Julie Garwood
Heather Graham
Christiane Heggan
Tami Hoag
Kay HooperLinda Howard
Iris Johansen
Elizabeth Lowell
Gayle Lynds
Shannon McKenna
Meagan McKinney
Helen R. Myers
Nora Roberts
Meryl Sawyer
Taylor Smith
Erica Spindler
Mary Stewart
Anne StuartSeries Romance – SeriousBeverly Barton
Beverly Bird
Fiona Brand
Kylie Brant
Sandra Canfield/Karen Keast
Justine Davis
Judith Duncan
Kristin Hardy
Kate Hathaway
Sally Tyler Hayes
Candace Irvin
Brenda Jackson
Janice Kay Johnson
Virginia Kantra
Donna Kauffman
Rachel Lee
Merline LovelaceDinah McCall/Sharon Sala
Tara Taylor Quinn
Diana Palmer
Marilyn Pappano
Cheryl Reavis
Emilie Richards
Paula Detmer Riggs
Fay Robinson
M.J. Rodgers
Kathryn Shay
Cheryl St. John
Karen Templeton
Linda Turner
Eileen Wilks
Gayle Wilson
Sherryl WoodsSeries Romance – HotStephanie Bond
Fiona Brand
Tori Carrington
Janelle Denison
Marie Donovan
Kristin Hardy
Jo LeighJulie Elizabeth Leto
Carly Phillips
Candace Schuler
Vicki Lewis Thompson
Nancy WarrenSeries Romance – LightLeanne Banks
Elizabeth Bevarly
Stephanie Bond
Jan Freed
Trish Graves
Jennifer Greene
Claire KingJulie Kistler
Day Leclaire
Kimberly Raye
Christie Ridgway
Vicki Lewis Thompson
Bonnie TuckerCrossover Authors who Wrote Series Romance – SeriousSuzanne Brockmann
Sandra Brown
Barbara Delinsky
Kathleen Eagle
Lori Foster
Tami Hoag
Linda Howard
Iris Johansen
Alison KentKathleen Korbel/Eileen Dreyer
Jayne Ann Krentz
Elizabeth Lowell
Nora Roberts
Kathleen Gilles Seidel
Deborah Smith
Anne Stuart
Theresa Weir
Ruth WindCrossover Authors who Wrote Series Romance – LightJanet Evanovich
Jennifer CrusieKay HooperRomanticaAnya Bast
Jaid Black
Jaci Burton
Rhyannon Byrd
Beverly Havlir
Joey W. Hill
Emma Holly
Sahara Kelly
Angela KnightLora Leigh
Sarah McCarty
Lori O’Clare
Shelby Reed
Lisa Marie Rice
Sasha White
Diane Whiteside
Beth WilliamsonWomen’s Fiction-y Romance
| Jeanette Baker Carole Bellacera Georgia Bockoven Robyn Carr Pearl Cleage Kathleen Eagle Barbara Freethy Kristin Hannah Marian Keyes Sandra Kitt |
Marie Alice Monroe
Pamela Morsi
Marsha Moyer
Jeanne Ray
Luanne Rice
Emilie Richards
Barbara Samuel/Ruth Wind
Kathleen Gilles Seidel
Deborah Smith
Jennifer WeinerChick LitMeg Cabot
Jenny Colgan
Michelle Cunnah
Helen Fielding
Mike Gayle
Emily Giffin
Jane GreenWendy Holden
Sophie Kinsella
Caren Lissner
Anna Maxted
Sarah Mlynowski
Melissa Senate
Elizabeth YoungMonster Love – SeriousNancy Baker
Alice Borchardt
Donna Boyd/Rebecca Flanders
Nancy A. Collins
Christine Feehan
Nancy Gideon
Laurell K. Hamilton
Charlaine Harris
Lori Herter
Sherrilyn KenyonAngela Knight
Susan Krinard
Linda Lael Miller
Cheri Scotch
Maggie Shayne
Susan Sizemore
Susan Squires
Vickie Taylor
Lynn Viehl
J.R. WardMonster Love – LightMaryJanice Davidson
Katie MacAlisterLynsay SandsParanormal – SeriousKelley Armstrong
Jeanette Baker
Terri Brisbin
Jessica Bryan
Susan Carroll
Jasmine Cresswell
Jude Deveraux
Quinn Taylor Evans
Tracy FobesBarbara Freethy
Diana Gabaldon
Kristin Hannah
Jen Holling
Kay Hooper
Donna Kauffman
Marjorie M. Liu
Maggie Shayne
Susan SizemoreParanormal – LightJill Barnett
Lisa Cach
Emily Carmichael
P.C. Cast
Janet Chapman
Claire Cross
MaryJanice Davidson
Susan Grant
Kristine Grayson
Sandra Hill
Tanya HuffDara Joy
Kathleen Kane
Julie Kenner
Sherrilyn Kenyon
Jayne Ann Krentz
Lynn Kurland
Karen Marie Moning
Judith O’Brien
Rebecca Paisley
Christina Skye
Antoinette StockenbergFuturistic/Fantasy Romance – SeriousCatherine Asaro
Anne Bishop
Lois McMaster Bujold
Justine Dare/Justine Davis
Quinn Taylor Evans
Susan GrantSharon Lee and Steve Miller
Ann Maxwell
Kathleen Morgan
J. D. Robb
Sharon Shinn
Linnea Sinclair
Wen SpencerFuturistic/Fantasy Romance – LightAnne Avery
Jayne Castle
Susan GrantMelanie Jackson
Dara JoyInspirational – HistoricalSharon Ewell Foster
Robin Lee Hatcher
Kathleen Morgan
Janette OkeJane Orcutt
Tracie Peterson
Francine RiversInspirational – ContemporaryAngela Benson
Terri Blackstock
Robin Lee Hatcher
Kristen Heitzmann
Dee HendersonLorena McCourtney
Victoria Christopher Murray
Jane Orcutt
Francine RiversRomantic Mysteries – SeriousDeborah Crombie
Roberta Gellis
Elizabeth George
Tracy Grant
Anne PerryJ.D. Robb
P.B. Ryan
Karin Slaughter
Dana StabenowRomantic Mysteries – LightMary Kay Andrews
Nancy Bartholomew
Jennifer Crusie
Janet Evanovich
Charlaine HarrisCarolyn G. Hart
Suzann Ledbetter
Kasey Michaels
Elizabeth Peters
Dorothy L. Sayers