Top Romance Writers

One of the fabulous things about the Romance Category is the amazing range of topics and the fantastic authors who write enduring and endearing romances.

My reading selections focus on Romance, Mystery and SciFi. The way I find new authors to try out is by going through the top ten lists.

Just the other day I once again checked in on a top Romance author list and found two authors I had never encountered before — I have NO idea why because both of them are well known–just not to me.  I read two books from each of the authors.   Turns out I absolutely loved one of them and am lukewarm about the other.  So now I have ordered a new library of 14 books that I am sure I will be happy with.

Take a look at these top selling romance authors.  Which of them are missing from YOUR reading list?  Which one of these authors could make it onto YOUR favorite authors list?

I’m including three of each author’s best selling books.  If you are interested … click on the author’s name which will link you to their Amazon page, which includes all their books.

Though the top romance author list is updated hourly, the information is a compilation of all their Amazon book sales. The authors listed below are typically listed in the top 20 romance authors (out of 100).

Nora Roberts

The reigning Queen of Romance (see also J.D. Robb)

Nora Roberts is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than 200 novels, including Shelter in Place, Year One, Come Sundown, and many more. She is also the author of the bestselling In Death series written under the pen name J.D. Robb. There are more than five hundred million copies of her books in print.

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J.D. Robb

J.D. Robb is the pseudnym of Nora Roberts.  Robb’s “In Death” series is a cross-over romance series that features Eve Dallas a police detective set in the future.  The cross-over is three fold.  Each of the 50+  books in the series focuses on murder. There is a nice dose of romance between Eve Dallas and Roark, her multi-billionaire husband.  Though the series is set in the future, there is actually very little SciFi other than off-planet colonies, flying cars, and my favorite … the auto chef.

This is one of my TOP choices in a romance series because of the great plots.

Though you can dive in at any point in the series and have the book make total sense … my suggestion is to start with book #1.

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Bella Forrest

Bella Forrest is a lover of fantasy, romance, action, and mystery infused stories with twists you don’t see coming. She has sold over seven million books since her first novel was published in 2012.

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Lauren Landish

Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Washington Post and #1 Amazon best-selling author Lauren Landish welcomes you into a world of rock-hard abs and chiseled smiles. Her sexy, contemporary romances–including her wildly successful Irresistible Bachelor Series–have garnered a legion of praise from her readers. When Lauren isn’t plotting ways to introduce readers to their next sexy-as-hell book boyfriend, she’s deep in her writing cave and furiously tapping away on her keyboard, writing scenes that would make even a hardened sailor blush.

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Carolyn Brown

Carolyn Brown’s novels have been on multiple best seller lists, won several awards, and have been praised by both reviewers and fans. Her 100th book will be published in November, 2020. Her novels have been translated into 19 foreign languages, and several are available in large print. Presently, she writes women’s fiction with a romantic element and cowboy romance. She has also written historical single title, historical series, contemporary single title and contemporary series. She lives in southern Oklahoma with her husband, a former English teacher. They have three children and enough grandchildren to keep them young.

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L.J Shen

L.J. Shen is a USA Today, Washington Post and Amazon #1 Best-selling author of contemporary, New Adult and YA romance. Her books have been sold in twenty different countries.

She lives in California with her husband, son, cat and eccentric fashion choices, and enjoys good wine, bad reality TV shows and catching sun rays with her lazy cat.

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Melinda Leigh

#1 Amazon Charts and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author Melinda Leigh has sold over 8 million books. As a fully recovered banker and a life-long lover of books, she started writing as a way to preserve her sanity while raising her kids. Melinda’s debut novel, SHE CAN RUN, was an International Thriller Award finalist. Since then, she has garnered numerous writing accolades, including two RITA® Award nominations and an induction into the NJ Romance Writers Hall of Fame.

Melinda holds a 2nd degree belt in Kenpo Karate. She’s dabbled in Arnis stick fighting, studied Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and taught women’s self-defense. She lives near the beach with her family and two spoiled rescue dogs. With such a pleasant life, she has no explanation for the sometimes dark and disturbing nature of her imagination.

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K.F. Breene

K.F. Breene is a Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Washington Post, Amazon Most Sold Charts and #1 Kindle Store bestselling author of paranormal romance, urban fantasy and fantasy novels. With over three million books sold, when she’s not penning stories about magic and what goes bump in the night, she’s sipping wine and planning shenanigans. She lives in Northern California with her husband, two children and out of work treadmill. 

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J .S. Scott

.S. “Jan” Scott is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author of steamy romance. She’s an avid reader of all types of books and literature. Writing what she loves to read, J.S. Scott writes both contemporary steamy romance stories and paranormal romance. They almost always feature an Alpha Male and have a happily ever after because she just can’t seem to write them any other way! She lives in the beautiful Rocky Mountains with her husband and two very spoiled German Shepherds.

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