💕 Romance · United States
Best Romance Books from United States
Romance fiction is the most commercially successful literary genre, accounting for more annual book sales than any other category. United States has produced some of the most internationally recognised works in romance, with titles that have appeared on major prize lists and critical surveys worldwide. This page ranks the best romance from United States by editorial consensus.
#1
fantasy
Fourth Wing
Rebecca Yarros· 2023
Goodreads Choice Award
Editorial Score75/100
#2
literary-fiction
Less
Andrew Sean Greer· 2018
★Pulitzer Prize
Editorial Score74/100
#3
literary-fiction
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Gabrielle Zevin· 2022
Goodreads Choice Award
Editorial Score74/100
#4
literary-fiction
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Taylor Jenkins Reid· 2017
Goodreads Choice Award
Editorial Score71/100
#5
romance
It Ends with Us
Colleen Hoover· 2016
Goodreads Choice Award
Editorial Score71/100
#6
historical-fiction
The Song of Achilles
Madeline Miller· 2012
Goodreads Choice Award
Editorial Score70/100
#7
fantasy
The Night Circus
Erin Morgenstern· 2011
Goodreads Choice Award
Editorial Score69/100
#8
fantasy
A Court of Thorns and Roses
Sarah J. Maas· 2015
Goodreads Choice Award
Editorial Score68/100
#9
literary-fiction
The Maytrees
Annie Dillard· 2007
★PEN/Faulkner Award
Editorial Score65/100
#10
historical-fiction
Cold Mountain
Charles Frazier· 1997
★National Book Award
Editorial Score62/100
#11
science-fiction
To Say Nothing of the Dog
Connie Willis· 1999
★Hugo Award
Editorial Score60/100
#12
literary-fiction
This Side of Paradise
F. Scott Fitzgerald· 1920
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score55/100
#13
literary-fiction
Tender is the Night
F. Scott Fitzgerald· 1933
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score55/100
#14
literary-fiction
Rose Madder
Stephen King· 1995
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score55/100
#15
literary-fiction
Foreign Affairs
Alison Lurie· 1985
★Pulitzer Prize
Editorial Score53/100
#16
literary-fiction
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Zora Neale Hurston· 1937
TIME 100 Best Novels
Editorial Score46/100
#17
romance
Sam's Letters to Jennifer
James Patterson· 1874
Notable Work
Editorial Score46/100
#18
literary-fiction
Little Dorrit
Charles Dickens· 1800
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score45/100
#19
literary-fiction
The Marble Faun
Nathaniel Hawthorne· 1800
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score45/100
#20
literary-fiction
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
Carson McCullers· 1940
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score45/100
#21
literary-fiction
Insurgent
Veronica Roth· 2011
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score45/100
#22
literary-fiction
Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald· 1951
Library Journal
Editorial Score45/100
#23
classic-literature
Mariana
Monica Dickens· 1940
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score45/100
#24
mystery-thriller
The black abbott
Edgar Wallace· 1926
Library Journal
Editorial Score45/100
#25
literary-fiction
A Farewell to Arms
Ernest Hemingway· 1929
TIME 100 Best Novels
Editorial Score42/100
#26
literary-fiction
The Wings of the Dove
Henry James· 1902
Guardian 100 Best Novels
Editorial Score41/100
#27
literary-fiction
A Torre Negra
Stephen King· 1991
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score40/100
#28
literary-fiction
The Great Gatsby / The Last Tycoon
F. Scott Fitzgerald· 1951
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score40/100
#29
literary-fiction
Three Novels of F. Scott Fitzgerald (Great Gatsby / Last Tycoon / Tender is the Night)
F. Scott Fitzgerald· 1953
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score40/100
#30
literary-fiction
The Fitzgerald Reader
F. Scott Fitzgerald· 1963
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score40/100
#31
literary-fiction
My Mistress's Sparrow Is Dead
Jeffrey Eugenides· 2008
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score40/100
#32
mystery-thriller
Gilded Man
John Dickson Carr· 1942
Library Journal
Editorial Score40/100
#33
romance
Autumn Lover
Elizabeth Lowell· 1996
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score40/100
#34
romance
Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas
James Patterson· 2001
Editorial Score38/100
#35
historical-fiction
Gone with the Wind
Margaret Mitchell· 1937
Goodreads Choice Award
Editorial Score37/100
#36
literary-fiction
Couples
John Updike· 1968
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score35/100
#37
literary-fiction
Ladder of Years
Anne Tyler· 1993
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score35/100
#38
literary-fiction
Now is the Time to Open Your Heart
Alice Walker· 2004
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score35/100
#39
science-fiction
Four
Veronica Roth· 2001
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score35/100
#40
science-fiction
The Beginning Place
Ursula K. Le Guin· 1980
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score35/100
#41
science-fiction
涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱
Nagaru Tanigawa· 2003
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score35/100
#42
romance
Patchwork Planet
Anne Tyler· 1998
Library Journal
Editorial Score35/100
#43
romance
March
Geraldine Brooks· 2005
Library Journal
Editorial Score35/100
#44
romance
The Game of Kings
Dorothy Dunnett· 1961
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score35/100
#45
romance
When Somebody Loves You Back
Mary Morrison· 2005
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score35/100
#46
romance
Who's loving you
Mary B. Morrison· 2008
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score35/100
#47
romance
Keeping Kate
Susan King· 2005
Library Journal
Editorial Score35/100
#48
romance
Jazz
Toni Morrison· 1992
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score35/100
#49
romance
A Widow for One Year
John Irving· 1998
Library Journal
Editorial Score35/100
#50
romance
Die blaue Blume
Penelope Fitzgerald· 1995
Library Journal
Editorial Score35/100
