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As Determined by AAR’s Readers in November 2004Our Analysis of the Poll This is AAR’s third annual top 100 romances poll, conducted, as always, by Shelley Dodge. This is a weighted poll that considers both the number of votes received by book and its ranking by voters. Given that 88 of the 100 titles listed have earned DIK status, you may want to read reviews of those books. Top 100 Romances from 2004 Poll | | 1. | Lord of Scoundrels | Loretta Chase | Eur Hist Romance | | 2. | Flowers From the Storm | Laura Kinsale | Eur Hist Romance | | 3. | Welcome to Temptation | Jennifer Crusie | Contemp Romance | | 4. | As You Desire | Connie Brockway | Hist Romance | | 5. | Bet Me | Jennifer Crusie | Contemp Romance | | 6. | Dreaming of You | Lisa Kleypas | Eur Hist Romance | | 7. | Outlander | Diana Gabaldon | Time Travel Romance | | 8. | Over the Edge | Suzanne Brockmann | Contemp Romance | | 9. | All Through the Night | Connie Brockway | Eur Hist Romance | | 10. | Sea Swept | Nora Roberts | Contemp Romance | | 11. | It Had to be You | Susan Elizabeth Phillips | Contemp Romance | | 12. | A Summer to Remember | Mary Balogh | Eur Hist Romance | | 13. | Morning Glory | LaVyrle Spencer | Americana Romance | | 14. | The Proposition | Judith Ivory | Eur Hist Romance | | 15. | A Kingdom of Dreams | Judith McNaught | Medieval Romance | | 16. | Ravished | Amanda Quick | Eur Hist Romance | | 17. | Frederica | Georgette Heyer | Regency Romance | | 18. | Mrs. Drew Plays Her Hand | Carla Kelly | Regency Romance | | 19. | MacKenzie’s Mountain | Linda Howard | Series Romance | | 20. | Mr. Perfect | Linda Howard | Contemp Romance | | 21. | The Grand Sophy | Georgette Heyer | Regency Romance | | 22. | Pride and Prejudice | Jane Austen | Classic Fiction | | 23. | The Bride | Julie Garwood | Eur Hist Romance | | 24. | Devil’s Bride | Stephanie Laurens | Eur Hist Romance | | 25. | To Have and to Hold | Patricia Gaffney | Eur Hist Romance | | 26. | Born in Fire | Nora Roberts | Contemp Romance | | 27. | Winter Garden | Adele Ashworth | Eur Hist Romance | | 28. | Gone Too Far | Suzanne Brockmann | Romantic Suspense | | 29. | The Viscount Who Loved Me | Julia Quinn | Eur Hist Romance | | 30. | Saving Grace | Julie Garwood | Medieval Romance | | 31. | My Dearest Enemy | Connie Brockway | Eur Hist Romance | | 32. | In the Midnight Rain | Ruth Wind | Women’s Fiction | | 33. | The Windflower | Laura London | Hist. Romance | | 34. | Naked in Death | J.D. Robb | Fut Romantic Suspense | | 35. | Whitney, My Love | Judith McNaught | Eur Hist Romance | | 36. | Nobody’s Baby but Mine | Susan Elizabeth Phillips | Contemp Romance | | 37. | A Knight in Shining Armor | Jude Deveraux | Time Travel Romance | | 38. | Paradise | Judith McNaught | Contemp Romance | | 39. | The Shadow and the Star | Laura Kinsale | Eur Hist Romance | | 40. | Dream Man | Linda Howard | Romantic Suspense | | 41. | Out of Control | Suzanne Brockmann | Contemp Romance | | 42. | Silk and Shadows | Mary Jo Putney | Eur Hist Romance | | 43. | See Jane Score | Rachel Gibson | Contemp Romance | | 44. | Shattered Rainbows | Mary Jo Putney | Eur Hist Romance | | 45. | Thunder and Roses | Mary Jo Putney | Eur Hist Romance | | 46. | The Duke and I | Julia Quinn | Eur Hist Romance | | 47. | Heart Throb | Suzanne Brockmann | Contemp Romance | | 48. | For My Lady’s Heart | Laura Kinsale | Medieval Romance | | 49. | Honor’s Splendor | Julie Garwood | Medieval Romance | | 50. | Lord Carew’s Bride | Mary Balogh | Regency Romance | | 51. | Untie my Heart | Judith Ivory | Eur Hist Romance | | 52. | Dream a Little Dream | Susan Elizabeth Phillips | Contemp Romance | | 53. | The Secret | Julie Garwood | Medieval Romance | | 54. | This is All I Ask | Lynn Kurland | Medieval Romance | | 55. | Slightly Dangerous | Mary Balogh | Eur Hist Romance | | 56. | One Perfect Rose | Mary Jo Putney | Eur Hist Romance | | 57. | To Love and to Cherish | Patricia Gaffney | Eur Hist Romance | | 58. | Kiss an Angel | Susan Elizabeth Phillips | Contemp Romance | | 59. | Heaven, Texas | Susan Elizabeth Phillips | Contemp Romance | | 60. | Venetia | Georgette Heyer | Regency Romance | | 61. | Daughter of the Game | Tracy Grant | Historical Mystery | | 62. | The Prize | Julie Garwood | Medieval Romance | | 63. | Reforming Lord Ragsdale | Carla Kelly | Regency Romance | | 64. | Prince Joe | Suzanne Brockmann | Series Romance | | 65. | The Notorious Rake | Mary Balogh | Regency Romance | | 66. | Heartless | Mary Balogh | Eur Hist Romance | | 67. | Son of the Morning | Linda Howard | Paranormal Romance | | 68. | Sleeping Beauty | Judith Ivory | Eur Hist Romance | | 69. | Where Dreams Begin | Lisa Kleypas | Eur Hist Romance | | 70. | The Devil’s Cub | Georgette Heyer | Regency Romance | | 71. | The Bronze Horseman | Paullina Simons | Historical Fiction | | 72. | The Time Traveler’s Wife | Audrey Niffenegar | Fiction | | 73. | With This Ring | Carla Kelly | Regency Romance | | 74. | The Lion’s Lady | Julie Garwood | Eur Hist Romance | | 75. | The Rake | Mary Jo Putney | Eur Hist Romance | | 76. | Fallen from Grace | Laura Leone | Contemp Romance | | 77. | Always to Remember | Lorraine Heath | Amer/West Hist Romance | | 78. | Castles | Julie Garwood | Eur Hist Romance | | 79. | One Good Turn | Carla Kelly | Regency Romance | | 80. | Chesapeake Blue | Nora Roberts | Contemp Romance | | 81. | By Arrangement | Madeline Hunter | Medieval Romance | | 82. | Perfect | Judith McNaught | Contemp Romance | | 83. | My Darling Caroline | Adele Ashworth | Eur Hist Romance | | 84. | The Defiant Hero | Suzanne Brockmann | Contemp Romance | | 85. | The Unsung Hero | Suzanne Brockmann | Contemp Romance | | 86. | Guilty Pleasures | Laura Lee Guhrke | Eur Hist Romance | | 87. | Jane Eyre | Charlotte Bronte | Classic Fiction | | 88. | Kill and Tell | Linda Howard | Romantic Suspense | | 89. | After the Night | Linda Howard | Contemp Romance | | 90. | More than a Mistress | Mary Balogh | Eur Hist Romance | | 91. | Born in Ice | Nora Roberts | Contemp Romance | | 92. | Miss Wonderful | Loretta Chase | Eur Hist Romance | | 93. | The Charm School | Susan Wiggs | Amer Hist Romance | | 94. | Scoundrel | Elizabeth Elliott | Eur Hist Romance | | 95. | How to Marry a Marquis | Julia Quinn | Eur Hist Romance | | 96. | Angel Rogue | Mary Jo Putney | Eur Hist Romance | | 97. | Trust Me | Jayne Ann Krentz | Contemp Romance | | 98. | Dancing on the Wind | Mary Jo Putney | Eur Hist Romance | | 99. | Once and Always | Judith McNaught | Eur Hist Romance | | 100. | This Heart of Mine | Susan Elizabeth Phillips | Contemp Romance |
 | Our analysis of this poll | | Results of our 2007 Top 100 Romances Poll | | Results of our 2000 Top 100 Romances Poll | | Results of our 1998 Top 100 Romances Poll |
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