Riot Recommendation

33+ of Your Favorite Romantic Reads

María Cristina García lives in New York with her favorite spouse, her favorite toddler, her favorite cat, and her second-favorite cat. When not ranking members of her household, she's catching up on Supergirl, strumming her mandolin, or trying to beat the clock on her library loans. Twitter: @MeowyCristina Blog: MeowyCristina.com

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There’s St. Patrick’s Day and Easter paraphernalia all over the place, but we’re not ready to leave the love behind. So we asked our readers to tell us their favorite romantic read, and they sure came through! Here are more than thirty-three titles for you to dip into long after February is over:

As Long as There Is Chocolate by Tana Lovett

Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers

The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger

Me Before You by Jojo Moyes

Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

The Princess Bride by William Goldman

Manhunting by Jennifer Crusie

The Husband List by Janet Evanovich

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen

One Day by David Nicholls

The Crane Wife by Patrick Ness

Possession by A. S. Byatt

The Flame and the Flower by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss

Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

Dr. Zhivago by Boris Pasternak

Easy by Tammara Webber

The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion

Drunk Dial by Penelope Ward

Out of the Easy by Ruta Sepetys

When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon

Kushiel’s Dart by Jacqueline Carey

A Knight in Shining Armor by Jude Deveraux

Endless Summer by Jennifer Echols

Say You’ll Remember Me by Katie McGarry

Barefoot in Lace by Roxanne St. Claire

Wolf Slayer by Linda Thomas-Sundstrum

Educating Caroline by Patricia Cabot

Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles

Only Yours by Susan Mallery

Flat-Out Love by Jessica Park

And anything by Nicholas Sparks, Emily Giffin, John Green, Jill Shalvis, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Jane Austen, J. R. Ward, Sarah Dessen, Elizabeth Gaskell, Sophie Kinsella, and Penny Reid!