Top 100 Romances Poll for 2004

As Determined by AAR’s Readers in November 2004

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

Click here to subscribe to AAR’s weekly newsletter