Popular Romance Authors at Your Library

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    • Catherine Anderson: Historical and contemporary romances set in the West.
    • Tessa Bailey: Heartwarming, upbeat romatic comedies.
    • Robyn Carr: Heartwarming, sensual, and often issues-based contemporary romance.
    • Alyssa Cole: Smart, steamy stories featuring an array of diverse characters.   Also historical romances.
    • Jennifer Crusie: Contemporary romance with humor, mystery, and suspense.
    • Sonali Dev: Funny, interesting and well-developed characters in complex and satisfying realtionships.
    • Lori Foster: Suspenseful contemporary romances featuring rugged, honorable working-class men.
    • Rachel Gibson: Humorous stories with strong heroines and appealing heroes.
    • Jasmine Guillory:  Modern multicultural romantic comedies featuring smart, capable heroines who excel in their careers and lead full lives.
    • Kristan Higgins: Independent women searching for love.
    • Helen Hoang: Amusing and thoughtful books that celebrate diversity, understanding and love.
    • Lisa Kleypas: Emotion-filled contemporary romances. Also historical romances set in Victorian England.
    • Christina Lauren:  Sassy heroines and handsome leading men spiked with explicit scenes and racy humor.
    • Susan Mallery: Character-driven romances, set in the West and featuring unconventional heroines.
    • Linda Lael Miller: Romantic, suspenseful westerns. Also historical romances set in the West.
    • Susan Elizabeth Phillips: Humorous stories that also feature serious themes.
    • Alisha Rai:  Contemporary and multicultural romances from high drama to heartwarming.
    • Penny Reid: Quirky, well developed characters in funny heartwarming stories.
    • Nora Roberts: Character-driven romances featuring passionate, resourceful heroines, and strong heroes.
    • Jill Shalvis: Light contemporary romances with just a hint of action and adventure.
    • Rebekah Weatherspoon:  Contemporary multicultural western and LGBTQIA romances.
    • Susan Wiggs: Leisurely paced contemporary romances. Also historical romance.
    • Sherryl Woods: Stories set in small towns with a strong sense of community.

      • Mary Balogh: Sensual historical romances (mostly Regency) that feature sparkling dialog and humor.
      • Loretta Chase: Regency romances set around the world.
      • Alyssa Cole: Smart, steamy stories featuring an array of diverse characters.   Also contemporary romances.
      • Tessa Dare: Regency romances set in England.
      • Evie Dunmore: charming historical romances set in the Victorian era featuring smart women.
      • Dorothy Garlock: Set in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in small Midwestern towns.
      • Julie Garwood: Suspenseful stories with well-developed characters. Also some historical romance.
      • Karen Harper: Fast-paced romantic suspense and historical fiction.
      • Lorraine Heath: Character-driven stories featuring gentle humor and sensuality.
      • Elizabeth Hoyt: Fast-paced, sensual novels with darker themes of revenge and betrayal.
      • Eloisa James: Georgian and Regency romances with vivid historical settings.
      • Sabrina Jeffries: Regency romances that are light and bubbly, but also take on dark topics.
      • Beverly Jenkins: Vividly descriptive historical romances featuring tough-minded heroins and charismatic heroes.
      • Lisa Kleypas: Historical romances set in Victorian England. Also emotion-filled contemporary romances.
      • Stephanie Laurens: Steamy, fast-paced Regency romances featuring strong families and compelling characters.
      • Johanna Lindsey: Set in various times and places, these stories blend action, adventure, and passion.
      • Julia London: Georgian, Regency, and Victorian historical romances. Also some contemporary romances.
      • Courtney Milan: Compelling historical romances, set in Victorian England, notable for their realistically flawed yet sympathetic characters.
      • Linda Lael Miller: Historical romances set in the West. Also romantic, suspenseful westerns.
      • Julia Quinn: Humorous, character-driven Regency Romances.
      • Cat Sebastian:  Witty Regency romances, usually set in England, starring flawed but likable LGBTQIA diverse protagonists.
      • Sherry Thomas:  Victorian romances with compelling storytelling, historical detail, and well-chosen language.
      • Susan Wiggs: Historical romance. Also leisurely paced contemporary romances.

        • Lori Copeland: Faith-based historical romances set in the West or Pacific Northwest.
        • Irene Hannon: Christian romantic suspense and contemporary romance.
        • Robin Lee Hatcher: Historical and contemporary Christian romances that don’t shy away from serious social problems.
        • Karen Kingsbury: Emotionally charged, Christian-centered fiction with contemporary settings.
        • Julie Klassen: Historical inspirational romances, generally set in the English Regency period.
        • Tracie Peterson: Fast-paced, well-researched historical novels.
        • Lauraine Snelling: Best known for historical novels. Also contemporary romances.
        • Jen Turano: Christian historical romances.

          • Patricia Briggs: Edgy urban fantasy with tough yet appealing female leads.
          • Kresley Cole: Sensual and humorous, with hefty helpings of drama and adventure.
          • Mary Janice Davidson: Madcap romantic comedies that combine the paranormal with chick lit and urban fantasy.
          • Christine Feehan: Passionate love stories with a touch of danger and dark magic.
          • Jeaniene Frost: Fast-paced, complex urban fantasy and paranormal romance novels.
          • Laurell Hamilton: Vampire stories filled with sexual tension and violence.
          • Darynda Jones: Action-packed paranormal romantic suspense stories that contain both humor and sensuality.
          • Sherrilyn Kenyon: An addictive blend of mythology, magic, and sexy love stories in vampire novels.
          • Katie MacAlister: Sexy, flippant narratives in many genres, including historical and paranormal romance.
          • Karen Marie Moning: Steamy contemporary and historical romances with a strong supernatural angle.
          • Lynsay Sands: Contemporary spoofs following the romantic misadventures of a family of vampires.
          • Gena Showalter: Seductive stories about immortal warriors and aliens.
          • Nalini Singh: Detailed world-building, large casts of well-drawn characters, and high-stakes conflicts.
          • J.R. Ward: A blend of adrenaline-fueled danger and erotic stories in vampire-based stories.

            • Suzanne Brockmann: Military romance that mixes romantic elements with the suspense of thrillers.
            • Catherine Coulter: Novels featuring dashing heroes, strong heroines, and a sense of humor.
            • Julie Garwood: Suspenseful stories with well developed characters. Also some historical romance.
            • Karen Harper: Fast-paced romantic suspense. Also historical fiction.
            • Linda Howard: Edgy and sensual romances with sexy, tough heroes.
            • Jayne Anne Krentz: Romantic suspense without explicit violence. Also general and historical romances.
            • Elizabeth Lowell: Fast-paced stories that feature lush prose, steamy romance, and action and adventure.
            • Karen Robards: Fast-paced, carefully plotted page-turners.
            • J.D. Robb: Futuristic romances/police procedural mysteries featuring Eve Dallas.