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AAR’s Top 100 Romance Books (2010)

Now that AAR released a new Top 100 Romance Books why not re-do the Romance Novel Meme! The last romance novel meme I did was actually based on their 2004 results. And so without further ado, here it is.

Bold are read. Bold and underlined are personal favorites. Italics are in my TBR pile.

1. Lord of Scoundrels (Loretta Chase)
2. Dreaming of You (Lisa Kleypas)
3. Devil In Winter (Lisa Kleypas)
4. Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
5. Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)
6. Flowers From The Storm (Laura Kinsale)
7. Slightly Dangerous (Mary Balogh)
8. The Viscount Who Loved Me (Julia Quinn)
9. The Raven Prince (Elizabeth Hoyt)
10. The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie (Jennifer Ashley)
11. Mr. Impossible (Loretta Chase)
12. Romancing Mr. Bridgerton (Julia Quinn)
13. Paradise (Judith McNaught)
14. Lord Perfect (Loretta Chase)
15. It Had To Be You (Susan Elizabeth Phillips)
16. Bet Me (Jennifer Crusie)
17. The Duke and I (Julia Quinn)
18. Not Quite a Husband (Sherry Thomas)
19. The Bride (Julie Garwood)
20. The Spymaster's Lady (Joanna Bourne)
21. A Kingdom of Dreams (Judith McNaught)
22. Heaven, Texas (Susan Elizabeth Phillips)
23. Mr. Perfect (Linda Howard)
24. Naked In Death (J.D. Robb)
25. Blue Eyed Devil (Lisa Kleypas)
26. It Happened One Autumn (Lisa Kleypas)
27. Lover Awakened (J.R. Ward)
28. Nobody's Baby But Mine (Susan Elizabeth Phillips)
29. Almost Heaven (Judith McNaught)
30. Suddenly You (Lisa Kleypas)
31. MacKenzie's Mountain (Linda Howard)
32. A Summer To Remember (Mary Balogh)
33. When He Was Wicked (Julia Quinn)
34. Smooth Talking Stranger (Lisa Kleypas)
35. Persuasion (Jane Austen)
36. Welcome to Temptation (Jennifer Crusie)
37. Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)
38. Whitney My Love (Judith McNaught)
39. Honor's Splendour (Julie Garwood)
40. This Heart of Mine (Susan Elizabeth Phillips)
41. The Secret Pearl (Mary Balogh)
42. Match Me If You Can (Susan Elizabeth Phillips)
43. Kiss An Angel (Susan Elizabeth Phillips)
44. The Serpent Prince (Elizabeth Hoyt)
45. Perfect (Judith McNaught)
46. Ravished (Amanda Quick)
47. Dream Man (Linda Howard)
48. As You Desire (Connie Brockway)
49. Private Arrangements (Sherry Thomas)
50. See Jane Score (Rachel Gibson)
51. Slave To Sensation (Nalini Singh)
52. Sugar Daddy (Lisa Kleypas)
53. Dream A Little Dream (Susan Elizabeth Phillips)
54. Then Came You (Lisa Kleypas)
55. After The Night (Linda Howard)
56. Lady Sophia's Lover (Lisa Kleypas)
57. Lover Eternal (J.R. Ward)
58. Devil's Bride (Stephanie Laurens)
59. Morning Glory (LaVyrle Spencer)
60. To Have and To Hold (Patricia Gaffney)
61. The Secret (Julie Garwood)
62. Something Wonderful (Judith McNaught)
63. The Proposition (Judith Ivory)
64. Ransom (Julie Garwood)
65. Passion (Lisa Valdez)
66. The Last Hellion (Loretta Chase)
67. Love in the Afternoon (Lisa Kleypas)
68. To Beguile A Beast (Elizabeth Hoyt)
69. Where Dreams Begin (Lisa Kleypas)
70. Devil's Cub (Georgette Heyer)
71. A Knight in Shining Armor (Jude Deveraux)
72. Once and Always (Judith McNaught)
73. Natural Born Charmer (Susan Elizabeth Phillips)
74. Sea Swept (Nora Roberts)
75. Seduce Me At Sunrise (Lisa Kleypas)
76. Dark Lover (J.R. Ward)
77. A Hunger Like No Other (Kresley Cole)
78. More Than A Mistress (Mary Balogh)
79. What Happens In London (Julia Quinn)
80. Cry No More (Linda Howard)
81. Over the Edge (Suzanne Brockmann)
82. Open Season (Linda Howard)
83. The Shadow and The Star (Laura Kinsale)
84. Saving Grace (Julie Garwood)
85. Worth Any Price (Lisa Kleypas)
86. My Dearest Enemy (Connie Brockway)
87. Ain't She Sweet (Susan Elizabeth Phillips)
88. Thunder and Roses (Mary Jo Putney)
89. To Die For (Linda Howard)
90. All Through The Night (Connie Brockway)
91. The Rake (Mary Jo Putney)
92. The Leopard Prince (Elizabeth Hoyt)
93. Voyager (Diana Gabaldon)
94. The Duke of Shadows (Meredith Duran)
95. Untie My Heart (Judith Ivory)
96. Bound By Your Touch (Meredith Duran)
97. Angels' Blood (Nalini Singh)
98. Married by Morning (Lisa Kleypas)
99. And Then He Kissed Her (Laura Lee Guhrke)
100. Scandal In Spring (Lisa Kleypas)

I've read 51 titles in it! Yay! More than half! 21 of which are books that I really love. ♥ Loretta Chase is already in my TBR list but it's kinda hard to get a hold of her backlist. Whenever I see Lisa Kleypas' contemporary titles, I always have second thoughts if I should read it or not. I guess since they're in this list that means that she won't disappoint at all. So I'm adding that to my TBR pile too. At least now, I have a few more books to kick-off my 2011 reading. :D

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