New Top 100 Romances - as of late May 2015

With each year, the community over on Cannonball Read becomes bigger and more people join to add their reviews and chat and comment about books. More people also seem to be openly reading romance, and my previous Top 100 list, from 2013, has been linked a bunch of times. It's a fine list, don't get me wrong, but as I read a whole load of romance, it really isn't representative of all the books I've read, and now, a year and a half later, there are so many books that I wanted to add to it. As expected, I've also changed my mind about the positioning of a load of the books as well (and if I did this list next week, there would be additional changes).

Having to rank my favourite romances, that are from soo many different sub-genres is extremely hard. To some people (especially if you generally like and agree with my reviews and ratings), this list may serve as a handy "what romance is good to start with" guide. Others may hate a whole load of the books on it. If so, there are loads of other handy guides out there on the interwebs.

1. Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
2. The Suffragette Scandal - Courtney Milan
3. Jane Eyre - Charlotte Brontë
4. A Kiss for Midwinter - Courtney Milan
5.  What I Did for a Duke - Julie Anne Long
6. Welcome to Temptation - Jennifer Crusie
7. Outlander - Diana Gabaldon
8. Kushiel's Dart - Jacqueline Carey
9. Venetia - Georgette Heyer
10. The Winter Rose - Jennifer Donnelly
11. Unraveled - Courtney Milan
12. The Time Traveller's Wife - Audrey Niffenegger
13. The Queen of Attolia - Megan Whalen Turner
14. The Black Hawk - Joanna Bourne
15. Dragonfly in Amber - Diana Gabaldon
16. The Last Hellion - Loretta Chase
17. On the Edge - Ilona Andrews
18. A Week to Be Wicked - Tessa Dare
19. Heart of Steel - Meljean Brook
20. Flowers from the Storm - Laura Kinsale
21. One Good Earl Deserves a Lover - Sarah Maclean
22. Fool Me Twice - Meredith Duran
23. Captives of the Night - Loretta Chase
24. The Blue Castle - L.M. Montgomery
25. The Luckiest Lady in London - Sherry Thomas
26. Bound by Your Touch - Meredith Duran
27. Frederica - Georgette Heyer
28. The Scandalous, Dissolute, No-Good Mr. Wright - Tessa Dare
29. What Happens in London - Julia Quinn
30. Fate's Edge - Ilona Andrews
31. The Coldest Girl in Coldtown - Holly Black
32. Devil's Cub - Georgette Heyer
33. It Happened One Wedding - Julie James
34. Unveiled - Courtney Milan
35. The Viscount Who Loved Me - Julia Quinn
36. Your Scandalous Ways - Loretta Chase
37. North and South - Elizabeth Gaskell
38. The Chocolate Touch - Laura Florand
39. It Happened One Midnight - Julie Anne Long
40. Night of a Thousand Stars - Deanna Raybourn
41. Trade Me - Courtney Milan
42. The Chocolate Kiss - Laura Florand
43. The Governess Affair - Courtney Milan
44. Crocodile on the Sandbank - Elizabeth Peters
45. The Duchess War - Courtney Milan
46. Devil in Winter - Lisa Kleypas
47. An Offer from a Gentleman - Julia Quinn
48. Any Duchess Will Do - Tessa Dare
49. Secrets of a Summer Night - Lisa Kleypas
50. Never Judge a Lady by Her Cover - Sarah Maclean
51. Dare You To - Katie McGarry
52. Tempt Me at Twilight - Lisa Kleypas
53. Fangirl - Rainbow Rowell
54. Faro's Daughter - Georgette Heyer
55. Gunmetal Magic - Ilona Andrews
56. Mr. Impossible - Loretta Chase
57. The Countess Conspiracy - Courtney Milan
58. Attachments - Rainbow Rowell
59. The Tea Rose - Jennifer Donnelly
60. Play - Kylie Scott
61. Bet Me - Jennifer Crusie
62. Indigo - Beverly Jenkins
63. Ten Things I Love About You - Julia Quinn
64. Sylvester - Georgette Heyer
65. Crash Into You - Katie McGarry
66. The Friend Zone - Kristen Callihan
67. The Fault in Our Stars - John Green
68. A Rogue by Any Other Name - Sarah Maclean
69. Naked in Death - J.D. Robb
70. Three Weeks with Lady X - Eloisa James
71. His at Night - Sherry Thomas
72. Fingersmith - Sarah Waters
73. Say Yes to the Marquess - Tessa Dare
74. Dreaming of You - Lisa Kleypas
75. Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake - Sarah Maclean
76. It's in His Kiss - Julia Quinn
77. Something About You - Julie James
78. The Chocolate Temptation - Laura Florand
79. Lord of Scoundrels - Loretta Chase
80. The Spymaster's Lady - Joanna Bourne
81. The Duke and I - Julia Quinn
82. Unclaimed - Courtney Milan
83. A Lady's Lesson in Scandal - Meredith Duran
84. To Love a Thief - Julie Anne Long
85. How to Marry a Marquis - Julia Quinn
86. Written on Your Skin - Meredith Duran
87. Vixen in Velvet - Loretta Chase
88. Not Quite a Husband - Sherry Thomas
89. Like No Other Lover - Julie Anne Long
90. Smooth Talking Stranger - Lisa Kleypas
91. Along Came Trouble - Ruthie Knox
92. Sense and Sensibility - Jane Austen
93. Slightly Dangerous - Mary Balogh
94. Flirting with Disaster - Ruthie Knox
95. Romancing Mr. Bridgerton - Julie Quinn
96. Blue-Eyed Devil - Lisa Kleypas
97. The Iron Duke - Meljean Brook
98. The Chocolate Rose - Laura Florand
99. Love Irresistibly - Julie James
100. About Last Night - Ruthie Knox