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Parade's 125 Best Romance Books of All Time

Some say a romance novel must end with the lovers embracing as fireworks go off behind them. A Guaranteed Happy Ending. Others say a good cry can be very romantic too. Isn't the film Casablanca romantic, even though Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman go their separate ways? At Parade, we enjoy them all; if it makes you swoon, it's a romance.
We spoke to best-selling authors—everyone from Jojo Moyes to Nicholas Sparks to Julia Quinn to Taylor Jenkins Reid—and passionate people at indie bookstores all over the country to create this list. Few genres have expanded so much in recent decades and fewer still have adherents who lift each other up so readily. You'll find plenty of familiar classics. You'll also find a lot of recent titles, not to mention love that comes in every imaginable form. And what could be more romantic than that; a vision of romance that includes everyone? Enjoy, but bring a hanky.
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A Caribbean Heiress in Paris (Adriana Herrera)
A Caribbean Heiress in Paris (Adriana Herrera)
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The Perils of Pleasure (Julie Anne Long)
The Perils of Pleasure (Julie Anne Long)
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Forever Amber
Forever Amber
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Love in the Time of Cholera
Love in the Time of Cholera
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Daisy Jones & the Six (Taylor Jenkins Reid)
Daisy Jones & the Six (Taylor Jenkins Reid)
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Flowers From the Storm by Laura Kinsale
Flowers From the Storm by Laura Kinsale
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Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
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Amberlough (Lara Elena Donnelly)
Amberlough (Lara Elena Donnelly)
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Forbidden (Beverly Jenkins)
Forbidden (Beverly Jenkins)
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It's Been a Pleasure, Noni Blake (Claire Christian)
It's Been a Pleasure, Noni Blake (Claire Christian)
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Patience and Sarah
Patience and Sarah
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The Fault in Our Stars
The Fault in Our Stars
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The Prince of Broadway (Joanna Shupe)
The Prince of Broadway (Joanna Shupe)
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It Ends With Us (Colleen Hoover)
It Ends With Us (Colleen Hoover)
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Butterfly Swords (Jeannie Lin)
Butterfly Swords (Jeannie Lin)
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A Mrs Miracle Christmas (Debbie Macomber)
A Mrs Miracle Christmas (Debbie Macomber)
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Frederica (Georgette Heyer)
Frederica (Georgette Heyer)
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Get a Life, Chloe Brown (Talia Hibbert)
Get a Life, Chloe Brown (Talia Hibbert)
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Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)
Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)
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Red, White and Royal Blue (Casey McQuiston)
Red, White and Royal Blue (Casey McQuiston)
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High Fidelity (Nick Hornby)
High Fidelity (Nick Hornby)
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Restoree (Anne McCaffrey)
Restoree (Anne McCaffrey)
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Virgin River (Robyn Carr)
Virgin River (Robyn Carr)
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Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë)
Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë)
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The Prize (Julie Garwood)
The Prize (Julie Garwood)
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Maggie the Mechanic: The Love & Rockets Library - Locas Book 1 (Jaime Hernandez)
Maggie the Mechanic: The Love & Rockets Library - Locas Book 1 (Jaime Hernandez)
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Heartbreak Soup: The Love & Rockets Library - Palomar Book 1 (Gilbert Hernandez)
Heartbreak Soup: The Love & Rockets Library - Palomar Book 1 (Gilbert Hernandez)
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The Duke and I (Julia Quinn)
The Duke and I (Julia Quinn)
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The Kraken King (Maljean Brook)
The Kraken King (Maljean Brook)
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The Notebook
The Notebook
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Phantom Evil (Heather Graham)
Phantom Evil (Heather Graham)
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True Betrayal (Nora Roberts)
True Betrayal (Nora Roberts)
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This Is How You Lose the Time War (El-Mohtar and Gladstone)
This Is How You Lose the Time War (El-Mohtar and Gladstone)
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Me Before You
Me Before You
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Heartbreaker Volume One (Alice Oseman)
Heartbreaker Volume One (Alice Oseman)
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Through a Glass Darkly (Karleen Koen)
Through a Glass Darkly (Karleen Koen)
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Honey & Spice (Bolu Babalola)
Honey & Spice (Bolu Babalola)
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A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)
A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)
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Normal People (Sally Rooney)
Normal People (Sally Rooney)
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A Promise of Fire (Amanda Bouchet)
A Promise of Fire (Amanda Bouchet)
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