Dealing with the beautiful, ridiculous, funny, serious, amazing, despicable ways that humans in love treat each other, romance fiction can fill you with a feeling of longing, or the warm sense of recognition.

The romance genre is broad and whether you prefer settings that are modern, historical, rural, or fantastical, or characters who are royal or rugged, restrained or raunchy, there's a type of romance that's sure to be 'The One' for you.

Like romantic fiction set in the past? You might find some great reads in our historical fiction reading guide too.