Romance novels you need to read now

Here are some of the best romantic novels to enjoy now, curated by the Playance review team.

The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks

This man can write a love story. An older gentleman visits a woman with a fading memory every morning to read to her from a well-worn notebook. The notebook he reads contains the love story of Noah Calhoun and Allie Nelson and Allie’s quandary: to marry her fiancé or give it all up for Noah.

Whitney, My Love by Judith McNaught

Fresh from her triumphs in Paris society, Whitney Stone returned to England to win the heart of Paul, her childhood love...only to be bargained away by her bankrupt father to the handsome, arrogant Duke of Claymore. Even as his smouldering passion seduces her into a gathering storm of desire, Whitney cannot -- will not -- relinquish her dream of perfect love.

A Knight in Shining Armor by Jude Deveraux

The lovely Dougless Montgomery is abandoned in an English church where suddenly appears a Knight in Shining Armor…from the 1500s. It’s Nicholas Stafford, Earl of Thornwyck, who has come to rescue his damsel in distress.

The Princess Bride by William Goldman

An immigrant father reads to a young boy recovering from pneumonia who wants to know if the book has any sports or is boring. His father says, "Fencing. Fighting. Torture. Poison. True love. Hate. Revenge. Giants. Hunters. Bad men. Good men. Beautiful ladies. Snakes. Spiders. Beasts of all natures and descriptions. Pain. Death. Brave men. Coward men. Strongest men. Chases. Escapes. Lies. Truths. Passions. Miracles." And the little boy, though he doesn’t know it, is about to change forever.

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The best romance novels ever

Here are some of the best romantic novels to read now, curated by the Playance review team.

After Forever Ends by Melodie Ramone

Orphaned by her mother and brushed off by her dad, fifteen-year-old Silvia Cotton had lived a lonely life. Until 1985 when her father moves the family from the Highlands of Scotland to the Midlands of Wales. It is there she is enrolled in Bennington, a private boarding school, meets the charming and rebellious Dickinson twins, Oliver and Alexander, and her regrettable life changes forever.

Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase

Tough-minded Jessica Trent's sole intention is to free her nitwit brother from the destructive influence of Sebastian Ballister, the notorious Marquess of Dain. She never expects to desire the arrogant, amoral cad. And when Dain's reciprocal passion places them in a scandalously compromising and public position, Jessica is left with no choice but to seek satisfaction.

The Bride by Julie Garwood

Alec Kincaid, the Scottish laird’s mightiest, must take an English bride by the king’s edict. And Jamie the youngest daughter of Baron Jamison, is his choice. Alec felt a burning hunger stir within him from his first glimpse of the proud and beautiful English lady. But with the wedding vows, Jamie pledges her own secret oath: She will never surrender her love to this Highland barbarian.

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