Genre
Romance Books
Love stories for every mood — from slow burn to swoon, sweet to spicy.
EIKNA's romance shelf covers contemporary, historical, fantasy, paranormal and sci-fi love stories, with especially deep, human-reviewed coverage of sapphic (F/F) romance. Browse by sub-genre, pairing, trope and heat level to find the right book for your mood.
All RomanceSapphic (F/F)ContemporaryRomantasyParanormalHistoricalSci-Fi RomanceRom-ComRomantic SuspenseHolidayDark Romance
Browse Romance
Fingersmith
Sarah Waters
8.8
Last Night at the Telegraph Club
Malinda Lo
8.6
The Price of Salt
Patricia Highsmith
8.5
Tipping the Velvet
Sarah Waters
8.3
Annie on My Mind
Nancy Garden
8
Wuthering Heights
Emily Brontë
A Power Unbound
Freya Marske
Cold Mountain
Charles Frazier
One Day
David Nicholls
Promising Hearts
Radclyffe
Barrayar
Lois McMaster Bujold
Eleanor & Park
Rainbow Rowell
The Song of Achilles
Madeline Miller
Fantasy
This Shattered Tempest
Thea Guanzon
This Shattered Tempest
Thea Guanzon
Atonement
Ian McEwan
Desert of the Heart
Jane Rule
Me Before You
Jojo Moyes
Wayward Son
Rainbow Rowell
Call Me by Your Name
André Aciman
Thank You for Sharing
Rachel Runya Katz
Normal People
Sally Rooney
Wild at Heart
K.A. Tucker
Dal Segno
Jax Meyer
The Well of Loneliness
Radclyffe Hall
Romance book lists & guides
All romance guidesRomance books: common questions
- What kinds of romance can I find on EIKNA?
- Contemporary, historical, fantasy (romantasy), paranormal, sci-fi, rom-com, romantic suspense and holiday romance — across M/F, F/F, M/M and non-binary pairings.
- Does EIKNA cover sapphic romance?
- Yes. Sapphic (F/F) romance is EIKNA's flagship: our editors review these books in depth and tag them with tropes, heat level and representation.
- How do I find a romance that matches my mood?
- Pick a sub-genre above, browse tropes, or ask Lyra, EIKNA's reading assistant, for a recommendation based on mood, trope or a book you loved.