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Which Romance
Book
is a
Must Read
Trying to impress your partner by finding the right romance
book to read? Or maybe you simply want to see what our
experts have to say?
Research states a
romance novel is a a form or literature
that was
originally developed in Western
cultures, mainly in English-speaking countries.
Books in
this genre place their primary focus on the relationship and romantic
love between two people, and usually have
an emotionally satisfying and optimistic ending.
We have compiled our list of some of the Top Romance Novels
you may want to consider.
Here's
our Top 10 romance books.
1.
Pride and
Prejudice by
Jane Austen
"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a
single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife."
2.
Gone with the
Wind by
Margaret Mitchell
"Frankly ... I don't give a damn," Gone with
the Wind was initially a compelling and entertaining novel.
3.
Jane Eyre
by
Charlotte Bronte
An orphan girl's progress from custody of
cruel relatives to an oppressive boarding school culminates in a
troubled career as a governess.
4. Wuthering
Heights by
Emily Bronte
The tale of the all-encompassing and passionate,
yet thwarted love between Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw, and how
this unresolved passion eventually destroys both themselves and many
around them.
5. Outlander
by Diana
Gabaldon
In Outlander, a 600-page time-travel romance,
strong-willed and sensual Claire Randall leads a double life with a
husband in one century, and a lover in another.
6. Devil in
Winter by
Lisa Kleypas
Bestseller Kleypas's begins with the rake
Sebastian, Lord St. Vincent, striking a deal with Evangeline Jenner,
the stuttering daughter of a sickly club owner.
7.
Paradise
by
Judith McNaught
Two strong-willed characters maintain 11 years
of unwarranted hostility based on a series of misunderstandings in this
engaging romance.
8. A Walk to
Remember
by Nicholas Sparks
In the prologue Sparks makes
the pledge "first you will smile, and then you will cry," but
sure enough, he delivers.
 9.
Montana Sky
by Nora Roberts
Jack Mercy's three daughters are strangers to
each other, but to inherit his huge ranch they must live there together
for a year.
10. The
Notebook by Noah
Calhoun
"Somewhere," muses Noah Calhoun, while sitting on his
porch in the moonlight, "there were people making love." The Notebook,
a
Southern-fried story of love-lost-and-found-again romance.
** What is your
favorite romance book of all time? **
Share
your experience with us so that we
may compile a list and post the results to our
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Experience" link to the left to submit your ideas.
In addition to the romance
book section here, don't forget our other topics in the Best Love section; such as: love poetry, romantic
movies, love
quotes, romantic
comedies and love
songs.
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