--- description: From Jane Austen's ‘Pride and Prejudice’ to Bolu Babalola's ‘Honey and Spice,’ here’s what made the list. title: The 50 Best Romance Novels to Read Right Now image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3d75aa95997d6d66/698a597809208f6e2741d732/RomanceSocial.png?branch=production ---  Rachel Stern for TIME # The 50 Best Romance Novels to Read Right Now There is a subgenre, a trope, and a plot for every reader [Read More](/7003679/how-we-chose-best-romance-books/) ## The 50 Best Romance Novels *  [Romance Novels Are Literature](/collections/best-romance-books/7003635/casey-mcquiston-romance-novels-literature/) byTIME Staff *  [Cecilia](/collections/best-romance-books/6996692/cecilia/) byMegan McCluskey *  [Pride and Prejudice](/collections/best-romance-books/6996593/pride-and-prejudice/) byJudy Berman *  [Friday’s Child](/collections/best-romance-books/6996664/fridays-child/) byMegan McCluskey *  [The Price of Salt](/collections/best-romance-books/6996686/the-price-of-salt/) byAnnabel Gutterman *  [Lord of Scoundrels](/collections/best-romance-books/6996672/lord-of-scoundrels/) byShannon Carlin *  [Indigo](/collections/best-romance-books/6996666/indigo/) byAnnabel Gutterman *  [If Only It Were True](/collections/best-romance-books/6996680/if-only-it-were-true/) byShannon Carlin *  [Jewels of the Sun](/collections/best-romance-books/6996653/jewels-of-the-sun/) byMegan McCluskey *  [The Viscount Who Loved Me](/collections/best-romance-books/6996635/the-viscount-who-loved-me/) byKari Sonde *  [Twilight](/collections/best-romance-books/6996662/twilight/) byMeg Zukin *  [A Hunger Like No Other](/collections/best-romance-books/6996670/a-hunger-like-no-other/) byMegan McCluskey *  [Devil in Winter](/collections/best-romance-books/6996605/devil-in-winter/) byShannon Carlin *  [Lover Awakened](/collections/best-romance-books/6996645/lover-awakened/) byOlivia B. Waxman *  [Slave to Sensation](/collections/best-romance-books/6996659/slave-to-sensation/) byMegan McCluskey *  [All Through the Night](/collections/best-romance-books/6996609/all-through-the-night/) byShannon Carlin ## Romance Book Covers *  [How Romance Novel Covers Have Evolved Through Time](/collections/best-romance-books/7005391/romance-novel-cover-history/) byOlivia B. Waxman *  [Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake](/collections/best-romance-books/6996631/nine-rules-to-break-when-romancing-a-rake/) byShannon Carlin *  [A Night to Surrender](/collections/best-romance-books/6996621/a-night-to-surrender/) byOlivia B. Waxman *  [Crazy Rich Asians](/collections/best-romance-books/6996676/crazy-rich-asians/) byShannon Carlin *  [The Lotus Palace](/collections/best-romance-books/6996627/the-lotus-palace/) byShannon Carlin *  [The Luckiest Lady in London](/collections/best-romance-books/6996690/the-luckiest-lady-in-london/) byMeg Zukin *  [To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before](/collections/best-romance-books/6996637/to-all-the-boys-ive-loved-before-2/) byShannon Carlin *  [All In](/collections/best-romance-books/6996674/all-in/) byShannon Carlin *  [An Extraordinary Union](/collections/best-romance-books/6996617/an-extraordinary-union/) byShannon Carlin *  [Wildfire](/collections/best-romance-books/6996668/burn-for-me/) byMegan McCluskey *  [Intercepted](/collections/best-romance-books/6996629/intercepted/) byShannon Carlin *  [The Wedding Date](/collections/best-romance-books/6996607/the-wedding-date/) byShannon Carlin *  [Ayesha at Last](/collections/best-romance-books/6996619/a-knight-in-shining-armor/) byMeg Zukin *  [Forget Me Not](/collections/best-romance-books/6996647/forget-me-not/) byOlivia B. Waxman *  [Get a Life, Chloe Brown](/collections/best-romance-books/6996615/get-a-life-chloe-brown/) byShannon Carlin *  [Red, White & Royal Blue](/collections/best-romance-books/6996657/red-white-and-royal-blue/) byAnnabel Gutterman *  [The Bride Test](/collections/best-romance-books/6996611/the-bride-test/) byShannon Carlin *  [The Flatshare](/collections/best-romance-books/6996688/the-flatshare-book/) byShannon Carlin *  [Xeni](/collections/best-romance-books/6996603/xeni/) byMahita Gajanan *  [Boyfriend Material](/collections/best-romance-books/6996623/boyfriend-material/) byShannon Carlin *  [The Duke Who Didn’t](/collections/best-romance-books/6996599/the-duke-who-didnt/) byMahita Gajanan *  [You Had Me at Hola](/collections/best-romance-books/6996643/you-had-me-at-hola/) byOlivia B. Waxman *  [It Happened One Summer](/collections/best-romance-books/6996625/it-happened-one-summer/) byShannon Carlin *  [Last Night at the Telegraph Club](/collections/best-romance-books/6996684/last-night-at-the-telegraph-club/) byAnnabel Gutterman *  [Seven Days in June](/collections/best-romance-books/6996613/seven-days-in-june/) byShannon Carlin *  [A Caribbean Heiress in Paris](/collections/best-romance-books/6996651/a-caribbean-heiress-in-paris/) byMeg Zukin *  [Before I Let Go](/collections/best-romance-books/6996682/before-i-let-go/) byShannon Carlin *  [Book Lovers](/collections/best-romance-books/6996655/book-lovers/) byLucy Feldman *  [Dating Dr. Dil](/collections/best-romance-books/6996601/dating-dr-dil/) byMahita Gajanan *  [Honey & Spice](/collections/best-romance-books/6996649/honey-and-spice/) byMeg Zukin *  [Icebreaker](/collections/best-romance-books/6996639/icebreaker/) byShannon Carlin *  [Part of Your World](/collections/best-romance-books/6996641/part-of-your-world/) byShannon Carlin *  [The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches](/collections/best-romance-books/6996595/the-very-secret-society-of-irregular-witches/) byMahita Gajanan *  [The Vibrant Years](/collections/best-romance-books/6996597/the-vibrant-years/) byMahita Gajanan ## Project Credits * Editors:Lucy Feldman, Annabel Gutterman, Megan McCluskey, and Meg Zukin * Additional writing and reporting:Judy Berman, Shannon Carlin, Mahita Gajanan, Kari Sonde, and Olivia B. 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