Best Romance Novels

Welcome!

Are you looking for a great romance novel to read? This blog, in association with Best Romance Novels Today, is dedicated to posting the best romance novels we can find.

We scour the web, searching independent review sites for the best romance novels. We consider books from large publishers, and also gems from the small presses. Each book posted has earned at least one 5 star review from a respected reviewer. In addition, we check that novel's average star ranking on Amazon. If a book earns 5 stars from both sources, we post it here.

We're sure you'll find some wonderful books to read. Enjoy!

Shadow Blade
Seressia Glass
Pocket, 2010
Urban Fantasy/Paranormal romance

Kira's day job is as an antiquities expert, but her true calling is as a Shadowchaser. Trained from youth to be one of the most lethal Chasers in existence, Kira serves the Gilead Commission, dispatching the Fallen who sow discord and chaos. Of course, sometimes Gilead bureaucracy is as much a thorn in her side as anything the Fallen can muster against her. More...

“Veteran author Seressia Glass turns her considerable talents to urban fantasy with this compulsively readable tale.” – Heather Nordahl Files, Affaire de Coeur …full book review

Publishers Weekly Starred Review

Available at Amazon


Valentine Bride
Christine Rimmer
Silhouette (Special Edition), 2010
Contemporary/Category romance

Regal, reserved Irina Lukovic was the perfect live-in housekeeper. Until she found out she was being sent back to her war-torn homeland. So Caleb Bravo came up with the ideal solution…one where they'd still be living together on a more permanent basis.… The handsome bachelor proposed!  More...

“Wow! Christine Rimmer hit a home run with this book.” – Robyn Roberts, Once Upon a Romance …full book review

Available at Amazon

Best Romance Novels

Welcome!

Are you looking for a great romance novel to read? This blog, in association with Best Romance Novels Today, is dedicated to posting the best romance novels we can find.

We scour the web, searching independent review sites for the best romance novels. We consider books from large publishers, and also gems from the small presses. Each book posted has earned at least one 5 star review from a respected reviewer. In addition, we check that novel's average star ranking on Amazon. If a book earns 5 stars from both sources, we post it here.

We're sure you'll find some wonderful books to read. Enjoy!

Dangerous Highlander:
A Dark Sword Novel
Donna Grant
St. Martins, 2009
Historical romance/fantasy romance

First in a breathtaking new series, the bold and passionate Lucan MacLeod—one of three brothers cursed by dark magic for eternity—is driven by desire for the one woman he dare not let himself possess… More...

“I definitely recommend Dangerous Highlander, even to skeptics of paranormal romance…” – Amy Wroblewsky, The Romance Reader …full book review

Note: This book is now 4 1/2 stars at Amazon, whereas a few days ago, it was 5 stars. However, the five star reviews appear to far outweigh the one negative review.

Available at Amazon


The Golden Season
Connie Brockway
Onyx, 2010
Historical romance

Wealthy, orphaned Lady Lydia Eastlake reigns over Regency England as the ton's most celebrated beauty. But she must face losing the only life she's ever known when her fortune suddenly disappears-and the only solution is to find a wealthy husband. Enter Captain Ned Lockton, a rich and dashing war hero who sends Lydia's pulse racing. Little does she know that the enigmatic captain's family estate is secretly on the selling block… More...

“It has been a long while since I became so caught up in a tale…” – Jane Bowers, Romance Reviews Today …full book review

Available at Amazon


Let Darkness Come
Angela Hunt
Mira, 2009
Christian fiction, suspense

The murder trial promises to be the most sensational to hit Chicago in years. And attorney Briley Lester knows it could make—or break— her career. The tabloid headlines are screaming that a long-mistreated society wife has killed her abusive husband—the scion of one of the city's wealthiest, most powerful, most dangerous families…. More...

“Angela Hunt has written a very gripping novel, one that is sure to keep you on the edge of your seat.” – Danielle, Coffee Time Romance & More …full book review

Publishers Weekly starred review

Available at Amazon

Best Romance Novels

Welcome!

Are you looking for a great romance novel to read? This blog, in association with Best Romance Novels Today, is dedicated to posting the best romance novels we can find.

We scour the web, searching independent review sites for the best romance novels. We consider books from large publishers, and also gems from the small presses. Each book posted has earned at least one 5 star review from a respected reviewer. In addition, we check that novel's average star ranking on Amazon. If a book earns 5 stars from both sources, we post it here.

We're sure you'll find some wonderful books to read. Enjoy!

Ecstasy Unveiled
(The Demonica Series)
Larissa Ione
Forever, 2010
Paranormal romance, R Hot

A DEMON ENSLAVED
Lore is a Seminus half-breed demon who has been forced to act as his dark master's assassin. Now to earn his freedom and save his sister's life, he must complete one last kill. Powerful and ruthless, he'll stop at nothing to carry out this deadly mission.

AN ANGEL TEMPTED
Idess is an earthbound angel with a wild side, sworn to protect the human Lore is targeting. She's determined to thwart her wickedly handsome adversary by any means necessary… More...

“Larissa Ione takes the reader into a world full of eclectic beings that show her talent for imagination and her outstanding writing ability.” – Danielle, Coffe Time Romance & More …full book review

Available at Amazon


Emerald Embrace
Shannon Drake (Heather Graham)
Medallion Press, 2010
Historical romance

After a friend’s untimely death arouses suspicion of murder, Martise St. James journeys to the brooding Scottish castle of the late Mrs. Creegan to find her mystifying widower. Lord Bruce Creegan’s presence arouses more than just her suspicions. More...

“Ms. Drake seduces her readers and captivates them in this fast-paced, intriguing, and passionate romance.” – Lauren Calder, Affaire de Coeur …full book review

Starred Review from Publisher’s Weekly

Available at Amazon


Love Finds You in Sisters, Oregon
Melody Carlson
Summerside Press, 2009
Inspirational/Christian romance

Hope Bartolli has avoided Sisters for years—both her hometown of Sisters, Oregon and her two sisters who live there. But when the 32-year-old corporate lawyer returns home to attend her beloved grandmother’s funeral, she’s surprised to learn that she has inherited Nana’s old house, her little dog Andy and an unexpected friendship with Nana’s attorney, Lewis. More...

“I hope Melody Carlson continues to write more like these.” – Danielle, Once Upon a Romance …full book review

Available at Amazon