Favorite Romantic Books

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Galatea

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This is a spinoff from 88's Favorite Romantic Movies thread. Tinuviel mentioned that she wished someone would make a thread about favorite romantic books.

So which romantic books are your favorites, and why?

I'll start by mentioning ONE of my favorite romantic books, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. I think there are many reasons why, but the prevalent one is the identification with Jane. She is no beauty queen, poor, and kind of an observer rather than participant. She is definitely imperfect. I like her faithfulness, both to God and to Mr. Rochester. Her faithfulness to God would not allow her to marry Mr. Rochester, but her faithfulness to Mr. Rochester would not allow her to marry St. John.

There are other reasons, Mr. Rochester's intensity and devotion to Jane, of course is very attractive.

I can not discount the happy ending :). I don't believe I'd like it half so much if Jane had not recounted "Dear reader, I married him" at the end of the book.
 
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Oh my goodness....that is one thing I absolutely love doing is reading a good romance story. My favorite author for this is Debbie Macomber and the book has to be, "Morning Comes Softly" what can I say I am a hopeless romantic lol. I love how descriptive she gets in her writing
 
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renewed_hope said:
Oh my goodness....that is one thing I absolutely love doing is reading a good romance story. My favorite author for this is Debbie Macomber and the book has to be, "Morning Comes Softly" what can I say I am a hopeless romantic lol. I love how descriptive she gets in her writing
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Is she a Christian author? I have not heard of her before your post. The title of the book reminds me of the Love Come Softly series by Janette Oke.
 
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Galatea said:
Is she a Christian author? I have not heard of her before your post. The title of the book reminds me of the Love Come Softly series by Janette Oke.
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I think she is a Christian author....but her stories are so sweet :eek:
 
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The Art of War : By Sun Tzu.


Touching. Pulls at the ol' heartstrings.
 
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Does the Song of Solomon count? ;)
 
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The Belgariad.

It's a fantasy series about a dude that was groomed for a leadership that he wasn't ready for and along the way he met a chick that completely smashed all preconceptions of women.

So the dude fell in love with her.because of her....self.....that's the only way that I can describe it.
 
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One of my favorites is Laura Ingalls Wilder's These Happy Golden Years. Some say it's "too simple" but I've always loved Laura and Almanzo's romance, especially if you know some of the back story! And it's so much better because it's true. It makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside :eek:
 
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The Belgariad.

It's a fantasy series about a dude that was groomed for a leadership that he wasn't ready for and along the way he met a chick that completely smashed all preconceptions of women.

So the dude fell in love with her.because of her....self.....that's the only way that I can describe it.
 
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imfinallyfree said:
The Belgariad.

It's a fantasy series about a dude that was groomed for a leadership that he wasn't ready for and along the way he met a chick that completely smashed all preconceptions of women.

So the dude fell in love with her.because of her....self.....that's the only way that I can describe it.
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I have never heard of The Belgariad. I'll have to look it up. Thanks for the recommendation.
 
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One of my favorites is Laura Ingalls Wilder's These Happy Golden Years. Some say it's "too simple" but I've always loved Laura and Almanzo's romance, especially if you know some of the back story! And it's so much better because it's true. It makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside :eek:
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I read a lot of the Little House books, but not all of them. I didn't read this one. I like the simplicity of her writing, and it is such a real glimpse into pioneer life. I remember reading The Little House Under the Hill and thinking it was so strange that people once lived in sod houses.

I remember watching the series reruns when we were kids.

True romance stories are ALWAYS better. :) If you have never read about Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, I urge you to read about them. Their love story is SO romantic, and true. She was pretty much an invalid and thought she'd never have a normal life, but in comes Robert and she has love, travel, and a child before she dies. It is really beautiful and makes the poem "How Do I Love Thee" mean so much more, knowing their story.

At the time, she was considered the better poet- and that would have been insufferable for a lot of men, but Robert was proud of her literary success and not jealous.

I'll have to read These Happy Golden Years. Thanks for the recommendation.
 
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Galatea said:
I read a lot of the Little House books, but not all of them. I didn't read this one. I like the simplicity of her writing, and it is such a real glimpse into pioneer life. I remember reading The Little House Under the Hill and thinking it was so strange that people once lived in sod houses.

I remember watching the series reruns when we were kids.

True romance stories are ALWAYS better. :) If you have never read about Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, I urge you to read about them. Their love story is SO romantic, and true. She was pretty much an invalid and thought she'd never have a normal life, but in comes Robert and she has love, travel, and a child before she dies. It is really beautiful and makes the poem "How Do I Love Thee" mean so much more, knowing their story.

At the time, she was considered the better poet- and that would have been insufferable for a lot of men, but Robert was proud of her literary success and not jealous.

I'll have to read These Happy Golden Years. Thanks for the recommendation.
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I haven't read Robert and Elizabeth Browning's story. Heard about it and thought it was cool, but never read the book. That sounds like a good one to look into! :)
 
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Ooh, I can't imagine how I forgot these! Though not billed as "romance" one of my favorite romance stories is in the four mystery books by Dorthy Sayers with Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane! (Strong Poison, Have His Carcass, Gaudy Night, Busman's Honeymoon) The characters seem so real to me :eek:
 
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Honestly, I cannot remember offhand any true "romance" books I've read. I watch romantic movies, but when I read, it's usually action/mystery/suspense kinds of stories.

I did like the "Odd Thomas" series of books by Dean Koontz.... he had a pretty good romance with Stormy in that series.

And I like the romance between Spenser and Susan in Robert B Parker's "Spenser" series...
 
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My favorite is a book that has not been written yet --- it is a story about me and my future wife... :D

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Tinuviel said:
Ooh, I can't imagine how I forgot these! Though not billed as "romance" one of my favorite romance stories is in the four mystery books by Dorthy Sayers with Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane! (Strong Poison, Have His Carcass, Gaudy Night, Busman's Honeymoon) The characters seem so real to me :eek:
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When I was your age, I was an avid Agatha Christie reader. Not exactly romance books, but it seems she always had a bit of romance in most of them. She did have two detectives that met and married in her books, Tommy and Tuppence Beresford. I can't remember the first one, I think it was Murder on the Links- but not sure.

I have not read any of the Lord Whimsey series, I did read a couple of short stories by Sayers and liked them.

The book I read about the Brownings was called The Brownings: A Victorian Idyll. It was an alright book, but their story is so amazing, it could have been handled better. I am sure there are many books about them. There is a play and movie about them. The Barretts of Wimpole Street. I believe Norma Shearer played Elizabeth Barrett Browning in the film version.

I'm going to have to look into the Sayers books, thanks.
 
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