Romance

SENSE AND SENSIBILITY

Jane Austen • Everyman's Library • 2007

Two sisters navigate love and social expectations in Regency England, balancing sense with sensibility amid family inheritance tensions.

The Annotated Pride & Prejudice

Jane Austen • Random House Inc • 2007

This richly annotated edition illuminates Austen’s sharp social commentary and intricate family dynamics in a beloved tale of love and manners during the Regency era.

Complete Works of Shakespeare, The, Portable Edition (Bevington Shakespeare Series)

David Bevington • Addison-Wesley • 2006

This portable edition gathers Shakespeare’s complete plays and poems, blending tragicomedy, political intrigue, and magical spirits into timeless stories of survival, family, and power struggles.

The Complete Works of Shakespeare

William Shakespeare ; David Bevington • Longman Pub Group • 2006

Dive into Shakespeare’s timeless plays blending tragedy, comedy, and magic, from shipwrecks and castaways to political intrigue and complex family bonds.

Necessary Shakespeare, The (2nd Edition)

William Shakespeare • Addison-Wesley • 2004

Explore Shakespeare’s tragicomedy through the lens of survival, magic, and complex father-daughter bonds set against shipwreck and exile in this insightful second edition.

Northanger Abbey, a Longman Cultural Edition

Marilyn Gaull • Longman Pub Group • 2004

This edition offers a witty, Gothic-tinged satire of social manners and romance, following young Catherine Morland’s journey through family ties, courtship, and the dangers of imagination.

Complete Works of William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare • HarperCollins Publishers • 2003

Explore timeless tales of love, jealousy, and intrigue through Shakespeare’s complete works, blending poetic drama and complex characters from star-crossed lovers to royal vendettas.

The Necessary Shakespeare

William Shakespeare • Addison-Wesley • 2001

This collection explores Shakespeare’s tragicomedy through vivid characters stranded by shipwrecks and political upheaval, blending survival, magic, and complex family bonds on isolated islands.

FIRST FOLIO OF SHAKESPEARE IN MODERN TYPE HARDCOVER

William Shakespeare ; Neil Freeman • Hal Leonard Corp • 2000

Experience Shakespeare’s timeless tragedy and comedy in a modern type edition that brings to life shipwrecks, magicians, castaways, and complex family bonds on a remote island.

Romeo and Juliet (Oxford Shakespeare)

William Shakespeare • Oxford Univ Pr • 2000

Shakespeare’s tragic tale of star-crossed lovers unfolds amid fierce family rivalry and youthful passion, capturing the tension between love and generational conflict.

Romeo and Juliet (Oxford World's Classics)

William Shakespeare • Oxford Univ Pr • 2000

Shakespeare’s timeless tragedy explores intense courtship amid a bitter family feud, capturing the passion and peril of young love caught between generations.

Romeo and Juliet (The Pelican Shakespeare)

William Shakespeare • Penguin Group USA • 2000

Shakespeare’s tragic tale of star-crossed lovers explores intense family conflict and youthful passion in Renaissance Verona, blending poetic drama with timeless themes of love and fate.

The Tragedies

William Shakespeare • Smithmark Pub • 2000

Shakespeare’s tragic plays explore intense youth, love, and vendettas, blending poetic drama with themes of family conflict and doomed romance.

Pride and Prejudice

Jane Austen • Unknown Publisher

Elizabeth Bennet navigates family pressures, social rank, and first impressions as sparks—and misunderstandings—fly between her and the enigmatic Mr. Darcy in this enduring social satire and love story.

Pride and Prejudice

Jane Austen • Unknown Publisher

Jane Austen's classic follows sharp-eyed Elizabeth Bennet as she confronts class, family expectations, and first impressions while a reserved Mr. Darcy challenges her assumptions and hers reshape his heart.

Pride and Prejudice (Bantam Classics)

Jane Austen • Unknown Publisher

Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy clash, change, and fall into a famously complicated courtship as Austen maps class, pride, and prejudice in early 19th-century England with razor wit and quiet sympathy.

Pride and Prejudice (Chiltern Classic)

Jane Austen • Unknown Publisher

Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice follows spirited Elizabeth Bennet as she navigates social expectations, sharp family dynamics, and a tense attraction to the proud Mr. Darcy in Regency England.

Pride and Prejudice (Oxford World's Classics)

Jane Austen • Unknown Publisher

Elizabeth Bennet navigates family pressures, social rank, and romantic entanglements while pride and prejudice complicate first impressions and changeable hearts.

Romeo and Juliet: The Tragical History Deluxe Club Edition (Shakespeare's Original)

by William Shakespeare (Author) • Unknown Publisher

This Deluxe Club Edition presents Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet—an uncluttered, original-language staging of fate, passion, and tragic consequence that shaped modern drama and romantic myth.

Theft: A Love Story

Peter Carey • Random House Inc • 2006

Set against the vibrant art worlds of Australia and New York, this novel explores the fraught bond between two brothers entangled in love, deception, and the obsession with a stolen masterpiece.

Eleven Minutes

Paulo Coelho • HarperCollins Publishers • 2009

Maria’s journey from innocence to self-discovery unfolds in a provocative tale exploring love, desire, and the search for true intimacy beyond physical boundaries.

Instant Love: Fiction

Jami Attenberg • Random House Inc • 2007

Jami Attenberg’s novel explores unexpected connections in modern American life, blending poignant loneliness with heartfelt romance in an intimate, character-driven story.

Natural Born Charmer

Susan Elizabeth Phillips • Harpercollins • 2007

Divorced sports agent Ryder McKenna navigates Chicago’s football scene and her own complicated love life with humor and heart in this witty, contemporary romance.

Now You Love Me

Leisl Litzenburger • Random House Inc • 2007

A single mother navigates love and trust when a mysterious man enters her life, challenging her past and hopes for the future in this heartfelt American romance.

THEFT

Peter Carey • Random House Inc • 2007

In this psychological romance, two brothers entwine their lives and art amid love and deception, blurring lines between passion and theft in a vivid Australian and New York art scene.

Adverbs: A Novel

Daniel Handler • Ecco • 2006

Daniel Handler’s collection weaves quirky, bittersweet love stories with sharp wit and unexpected emotional depth, exploring romance in unconventional, memorable ways.

Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon

Jorge Amado • Vintage Books • 2006

Set in Bahia, this vibrant tale blends sensual love, rich Brazilian culture, and the aromatic world of cooking through Gabriela’s passionate journey.

IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK

James Baldwin • Random House Inc • 2006

James Baldwin’s poignant tale follows a young African American couple in 1970s Harlem as they navigate love, injustice, and hope amid harsh realities of prejudice and wrongful imprisonment.

Joyas

Danielle Steel • Debolsillo • 2006

Set against World War II, this story follows a British-American family navigating love, loyalty, and the challenges of running a prestigious jewelry business in France.

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

Kate DiCamillo • Listening Library • 2006

Follow Edward Tulane, a porcelain rabbit, on a transformative journey through loss, love, and hope that spans many owners and adventures.

Eleven Minutes: A Novel (P.S.)

Paulo Coelho • Harpercollins • 2005

Paulo Coelho explores the complex journey of a Brazilian woman who turns to prostitution, seeking to understand the true nature of love and desire in this provocative, introspective novel.

GRAN GATSBY, EL (Contemporanea)

F. Scott Fitzgerald • Random House Espanol • 2005

Set against the opulent backdrop of Long Island, this classic unravels the tragic romance and moral complexities of Jay Gatsby’s obsessive love and the elite’s hollow lives.

Rekindled

Barbara Delinsky • Avon Books • 2005

In this emotionally rich story, a woman reevaluates love and friendship when an unexpected reunion forces her to confront past choices and new desires.

Touch Not the Cat

Mary Stewart • Harpercollins • 2005

A suspenseful romance entwined with telepathic bonds and a family mystery, where love and danger collide in Mary Stewart’s atmospheric tale.

A Gentleman's Honor

Stephanie Laurens • Harpercollins • 2003

In Regency England, a reserved nobleman confronts scandal and passion while striving to uphold his family’s honor in Stephanie Laurens’ richly detailed historical romance.

Dear First Love: A Novel

Zoe Valdes • Harpercollins • 2003

Set in vibrant Havana, this novel explores a passionate lesbian romance entwined with personal and political upheaval, capturing love’s resilience amid Cuba’s shifting history.

Irresistible Forces

Danielle Steel • Delacorte Press • 2002

In a story bridging New York and San Francisco, a dedicated physician and a driven investment banker navigate the challenges of love, career, and a commuter marriage.

The Age of Innocence (Norton Critical Editions)

Edith Wharton • W W Norton & Co Inc • 2002

Set in 1870s New York high society, this Pulitzer-winning novel explores forbidden love, societal expectations, and the painful sacrifices demanded by rigid social codes.

Jazz

Toni Morrison • VINTAGE • 2001

Set in 1920s Harlem, this passionate tale explores love, betrayal, and grief through the intertwined lives of an intense love triangle marked by violence and longing.

All Smiles

Stella Cameron • Harlequin Books • 2000

Set in early 20th-century London, this heartfelt romance follows a spirited woman navigating love and societal expectations, blending rich historical detail with emotional depth.

Forever in Your Embrace (Author's Preferred Edition)

Kathleen E. Woodiwiss • Harpercollins • 2000

Set amid the opulence and intrigue of 18th-century Russian courts, this sweeping romance follows a noblewoman’s passionate struggle for love and survival against a backdrop of political turmoil.

Great Gatsby -

F. Scott Fitzgerald • Penguin Books Ltd • 2000

Set amid Long Island's elite, this classic explores obsession, first love, and betrayal through the enigmatic Jay Gatsby’s tragic pursuit of the American Dream.

Irish Hearts

Nora Roberts • Harlequin Books • 2000

Set against the rugged Irish countryside, this story follows horse trainer Megan as she navigates family ties and a passionate romance that challenges her guarded heart.

Island Magic

Rochelle Alers • St Martins Pr • 2000

Set against a lush island backdrop, this story follows a passionate romance that explores love, heritage, and personal growth through the eyes of a strong African American woman.

Lessons of the Heart: Four Novellas in Which Modern Teachers Learn About Love

Yvonne Lehman ; Pamela Kaye Tracy ; Linda Goodnight ; Kristin Billerbeck • Barbour Pub Inc • 2000

Four heartfelt novellas follow women teachers who navigate faith, challenges, and unexpected romance in small-town America, discovering love’s lessons beyond the classroom.

Lolita

VLADIMIR NABOKOV • Penguin Books Ltd • 2000

Nabokov’s controversial masterpiece explores obsession and forbidden desire through the unreliable narration of a middle-aged man infatuated with a young girl, blending dark drama with literary elegance.

Love Classics (Grace Livingston Hill, 6), Four Complete Novels

Grace L. Hill ; Grace Livingston Hill ; Deborah Cole ; Isabella Macdonald Alden • Barbour Pub Inc • 2000

This collection features six timeless Christian romances by Grace Livingston Hill and others, weaving faith and love in early American settings with heartfelt characters and moral challenges.

Sinful

Lori Foster ; Maggie Shayne ; Suzanne Forster ; Kimberly Randell ; Copyright Paperback Collection (Library of Congress) • Berkley Pub Group • 2000

Five sizzling tales weave passion and intrigue as Lori Foster, Maggie Shayne, Suzanne Forster, and Kimberly Randell explore love’s irresistible temptations and dark desires.

Small-Town Dreams

Kate Welsh • Harlequin Books • 2000

In a close-knit town, a determined woman and a devoted pastor navigate faith and love, discovering that healing hearts can lead to unexpected new beginnings.

Something Special

Amii Lorin ; Amii Lorin • Kensington Pub Corp • 2000

Explore heartfelt connections and tender moments in this collection of contemporary American love stories by Amii Lorin, crafted to warm the heart and stir the soul.

The Age Of Innocence LP

Edith Wharton • Harpercollins • 2000

Set in gilded New York society, this Pulitzer-winning novel explores the tensions between passion and duty within a constrained upper-class marriage.

The Annotated Lolita (Penguin Modern Classics)

Vladimir Nabokov • PENGUIN BOOKS LTD • 2000

Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita presented with extensive annotations that unpack language, allusion, style and historical context, illuminating the novel's craftsmanship while confronting its difficult subject matter.

Wide Sargasso Sea

Rhys Jean • Penguin Books Ltd • 2000

Jean Rhys's Wide Sargasso Sea reimagines the life of Antoinette Cosway—her Caribbean childhood, fractured identity, and doomed marriage—offering a lyrical, postcolonial counterpoint to a well-known English novel.

Wuthering Heights (Courage Classics)

Emily Bronte • Courage Books • 2000

Emily Brontë's singular novel tracks the tempestuous bond between Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff across generations, mixing gothic atmosphere, social tension, and raw emotional brutality in a compact, haunting narrati

A Discovery of Witches (All Souls Series)

Deborah Harkness • Unknown Publisher

When historian Diana Bishop uncovers a bewitched manuscript, she becomes entangled with a vampire geneticist and a hidden supernatural community; suspense, romance, and scholarly intrigue drive a story about power, knowl

A Discovery of Witches: A Novel (All Souls Series)

by Deborah E. Harkness (Author) • Unknown Publisher

Historian Diana Bishop accidentally awakens a bewitched manuscript, drawing her into the hidden societies of witches, vampires, and daemons as she seeks answers and confronts an unexpected love with far-reaching conseque

Craving (1) (Steel Brothers Saga)

Helen Hardt • Unknown Publisher

Craving follows an intense romantic arc in Helen Hardt's Steel Brothers Saga, blending steamy attraction with emotional stakes and tangled loyalties in a single-family-centered drama.

Divergent / Insurgent

Veronica Roth • Unknown Publisher

Divergent introduces a faction-based Chicago where a teen's hidden traits mark her as dangerous; Insurgent continues the fight as loyalties fracture and the stakes become personal and political.

Insurgent (Divergent Series, 2)

Veronica Roth • Unknown Publisher

Tris navigates the aftermath of rebellion, facing moral choices, shifting alliances, and escalating danger as secrets about her world—and herself—come to light.

Insurgent Anniversary Edition (Divergent Series, 2)

Veronica Roth • Unknown Publisher

Tris and her allies face escalating political turmoil as secrets, betrayals, and moral dilemmas force them to choose sides in a society ripped apart by rebellion and power struggles.

Redeeming Love

Francine Rivers • Unknown Publisher

Francine Rivers' Redeeming Love follows a young woman's journey from exploitation and despair to restoration through a steadfast, sacrificial love that challenges her past and opens a path to faith and hope.

Ruin and Rising (The Shadow and Bone Trilogy, 3)

Leigh Bardugo • Unknown Publisher

Alina Starkov faces mounting enemies and impossible choices as loyalties fracture and power shifts in this climatic third volume of Bardugo's Shadow and Bone trilogy, blending action, politics, and supernatural stakes.

Ruin and Rising (The Shadow and Bone Trilogy, 3)

Leigh Bardugo • Unknown Publisher

Alina and her allies face their greatest tests as secrets surface, betrayals deepen, and the fate of their world hangs on desperate choices in this trilogy conclusion.

The Fault in Our Stars

John Green • Unknown Publisher

Teenager Hazel, living with terminal illness, meets Augustus at a support group and they form a sharp, tender bond that forces them to confront mortality, meaning, and what it means to leave a mark.

The Fault in Our Stars

John Green • Unknown Publisher

Hazel, a witty teen living with cancer, meets Augustus at a support group and the two form an intense, laugh-filled bond that forces them to confront hope, loss, and what it means to live fully.

The Great Gatsby

F Scott Fitzgerald • Unknown Publisher

Nick Carraway narrates his time among Long Island's elite as he observes Jay Gatsby's obsessive pursuit of love and status, exposing illusions behind glamour and the costs of reinvention.

The Hating Game

Sally Thorne • Unknown Publisher

Lucy and Joshua wage a daily war of passive-aggressive taunts that slowly gives way to unexpected chemistry; this brisk romantic comedy blends laugh-out-loud banter with emotional payoff.

The Hating Game: A Novel

Sally Thorne • Unknown Publisher

Lucinda and Joshua’s daily one-upmanship escalates into something messier and warmer when professional tension melts into personal chemistry, balancing sass, awkward moments, and genuine emotion.

The Rosie Project: A Novel

Graeme Simsion • Unknown Publisher

Wry, warm, and character-driven, this novel follows Don Tillman as his scientific approach to romance collides with the messy reality of human connection when Rosie upends his orderly world.

Wuthering Heights

Emily Brontë • Unknown Publisher

Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights follows the turbulent passions between Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff and the destructive repercussions across two generations, set against a bleak, windswept Yorkshire landscape.

Wuthering Heights (Chiltern Classic)

by Emily Bronte (Author) • Unknown Publisher

Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights charts the destructive bond between Heathcliff and Catherine across generations, mixing Gothic atmosphere with brutal emotional realism in a compact, unforgettable novel.

Wuthering Heights (Collins Classics)

Emily Brontë • Unknown Publisher

Emily Brontë's singular novel follows the destructive love between Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff, and how their passions haunt two generations on the Yorkshire moors in a Gothic, elemental narrative.