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Austen, Jane. Emma. Fic Aus
A novel of Regency England that centers upon a self-assured young lady who is determined to arrange her life and the lives of those around her into a pattern dictated by her romantic fancy.
Also try:
Mansfield Park.
Pride and Prejudice.
Sense and Sensibility.
Bauer, Joan. Thwonk. Fic Bau
A cupid doll comes to life and offers romantic assistance to A.J., a teenage photographer suffering from unrequited love.
Bonner, Cindy. Looking After Lily. FIC BON
Outlaw Haywood Beatty promises to take care of his brother's wife, Lily, while Marion is in prison and ends up falling in love with her.
Bridgers, Sue Ellen. Sara Will. FIC BRI
Initially reconciled to her quiet, single lifestyle, Sara awakens to her need of love and family.
Brontë, Charlotte. Jane Eyre. Fic Bro
An extraordinary coming-of-age story featuring one of the most independent and strong-willed female protagonists in all of literature.
Brontë, Emily. Wuthering Heights. Fic Bro
Forced by a storm to spend the night at the home of the somber Heathcliff, Mr. Lockwood uncovers a tale of terror and hatred on the Yorkshire moors.
Buckhanon, Kalisha. Upstate. Fic Buc
Seventeen year old Antonio and his girlfriend, Natasha, find their love tested when Antonio is wrongly imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit.
FIC CAR Carr, Philippa. Will You Love Me in September?
Clarissa encounters dashing officer, Lance Clavering, in sixteenth century England.
Cabot, Meg. Princess in Love. Fic Cab
In a series of humorous diary entries, a New York City ninth grader agonizes over her love life, final exams, and future role as the princess of Genovia.
Clark, Catherine. Truth or Dairy. Fic Cla
Courtney, a high school senior, becomes the bane of her friends' and family's existence as she fumes over being dumped by her college-bound boyfriend--but a temptation named Grant may be enough to drag her back into happiness.
Clark, Mary Higgins. Mount Vernon Love Story: A Novel of George and Martha Washington. Fic Cla
A fictionalized account of the relationship between George Washington, the first president of the United States, and his wife Martha.
Cooney, Caroline B. The Girl Who Invented Romance. FIC COO
While waiting for her first big romance and observing the sometimes rocky love affairs of her parents and brother, sixteen-year-old Kelly develops a board game called Romance.
Dokey, Cameron. Hindenburg, 1937. Fic Dok
Torn between the promise of new love and the treacherous lure of a man who holds her heart—and her future--in his hands, Anna sets course for America on a trans-Atlantic voyage of the Hindenburg.
Also try: Washington Avalanche, 1910.
Du Maurier, Daphne. Rebecca. Fic DuM
The new mistress of Manderley's Cornwall estate must constantly compete with the memory of Maxim de Winter's first wife, Rebecca.
Emecheta, Buchi. The Bride Price: A Novel. Fic Eme
The love story of Aku-nna, a young Ibo girl, and Chike, the son of a prosperous former slave.
Fitzgerald, F. Scott. Tender Is the Night: A Romance. FIC FIT
The tragic and haunting story of Dick Diver, a young psychiatrist whose career is thwarted and his genius numbed through marriage to the exquisite and wealthy Nicole Warren.
Frazier, Charles. Cold Mountain. Fic Fra
Inman, a wounded Confederate soldier, leaves the hospital where he is being treated and determines to walk home to his sweetheart Ada, only to find the land and the girl he remembers as changed by the war as he.
Freeman, Cynthia. Seasons of the Heart. PB ROM Fre
San Francisco shopgirl An Pollock and aristocratic lawyer Phillip Coulter marry despite objections from both families. They begin their happily-ever-after life, only to have World War II interrupt their dream.
Godbersen, Anna. The Luxe. Fic God
In 1899 Manhattan, the drowning of beautiful Elizabeth Holland, the daughter of New York society's ruling family, brings to surface the scandalous behavior of several teenagers of varying social classes.
Greene, Constance C. The Love Letters of J. Timothy Owen. FIC GRE
Sixteen-year-old Tim thinks he has found the ultimate romantic courtship when he starts sending his secret love anonymous copies of the world's greatest love letters, but he gets unexpected results.
Hannah, Kristin. On Mystic Lake. PB ROM Han
When Annie's husband tells her that he is in love with another woman, Annie chooses to go home to Mystic Lake to try and rebuild her life, and while she is there, she is reunited with an old friend who needs as much help rebuilding his life as Annie needs with hers.
Hannay, Allen. Love and Other Natural Disasters. FIC HAN
Having fallen in love with the divorced mother of his sometimes-date, nineteen-year-old Bubber finds his life is further complicated by his approaching parenthood.
Korman, Gordon. Son of the Mob. Fic Kor
Seventeen-year-old Vince's life is constantly complicated by the fact that he is the son of a powerful Mafia boss, a relationship that threatens to destroy his romance with the daughter of an FBI agent.
Krantz, Judith. I'll Take Manhattan. PB ROM KRA
A startling beauty born into the safe world of riches and prestige, Maxi seizes her destiny and reinvents her life.
Marshall, Catherine. Christy. Fic Mar
A spirited young woman leaves the security of her home to become a teacher in Cutter Gap, Kentucky in 1912. There she learns much from the poverty and superstition of the mountain folk.
Also try:
Julie.
Maxwell, Emily. The Wicked Count. FIC MAX
Corrine dreams of being swept off of her feet by a heroic lover, but Simon shows her that real love is far more enchanting than the stuff of dreams.
McCullers, Carson. The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter. Fic McC
A deaf-mute who has lost his only friend to a hospital for the insante becomes the recipient of the confidences of several other town residents.
McCullough, Colleen. The Thorn Birds. FIC MCC
Follows the lives of three generations of the Cleary family, who leave their New Zealand home to live on a huge Australian sheep station.
Pasternak, Boris Leonidovich. Doctor Zhivago. Fic Pas
In Russia, Yuri Zhivago is a young doctor and poet trying to care for his wife and family when he meets Lara, the love of his life. When revolution breaks out, their world is torn apart, and their lives are at risk.
Patterson, James. Suzanne's Diary for Nicholas: A Novel. Fic Pat
Katie Wilkinson, blissfully in love, is suddenly abandoned by the man who made her happy, left with only a diary written by a new mother named Suzanne for her infant son, Nicholas--and as Katie reads, she gains a new understanding of Matt, the man who left her.
Pilcher, Rosamunde. September. FIC PIL
More than a dozen guests are invited to a September twenty-first birthday party in Scotland where they will meet their inevitable and surprising destinies.
Also try:
Sleeping Tiger.
Sones, Sonya. What My Mother Doesn't Know. Fic Son
Sophie describes her relationships with a series of boys as she searches for Mr. Right.
Also try:
What My Girlfriend Doesn't Know.
Sparks, Nicholas. Dear John. Fic Spa
After he is released from the Army, John Tyree plans to spend the rest of his life with University of North Carolina student Savannah Lynn Curtis, but the events of September 11 change everything.
Also try:
Message in a Bottle.
A Walk to Remember.
Spencer, LaVyrle. Then Came Heaven. PB ROM Spe
Sister Regina, a teacher at St. Joseph's Catholic school in Browerville, Minnesota in the 1950s, and handyman Eddie Olczak, a widower with two little girls, must find the courage to follow their hearts when they realize they have fallen in love with one another.
Steel, Danielle. Changes. Fic Ste
A woman with a hugely successful career as a TV producer and a man who is an internationally famous heart surgeon must decide how to deal with commitment, their careers, and their relationship.
Also try:
Crossings.
Five Days in Paris: A Novel.
Full Circle.
Loving.
Message from Nam.
Waller, Robert James. The Bridges of Madison County. FIC WAL
The story of a world-class photographer and an Iowa farm wife as they are joined in a passionate, romantic experience that will forever haunt them.
Yolen, Jane. The Gift of Sarah Barker: A Novel. FIC YOL
Sharing an unspoken and forbidden love, Sarah and Abel, two young members of a Shaker community, begin to question their way of life and that of "The World."
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Short Stories
Roth, Philip. Goodbye, Columbus and Five Short Stories. SC ROT
A Radcliffe girl and a Rutgers boy learn about love in the story Goodbye, Columbus.
Rylant, Cynthia. A Couple of Kooks and Other Stories about Love. SC RYL
A collection of eight short stories in which a variety of special characters experience the transfiguring power of love.
Updated on February 9, 2010.
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