====== NPR books :: "Happy Ever After: 100 Swoon-Worthy Romances" ====== [[welcome|Home]] >> [[readers_advisory|Readers Advisory]] >> [[bibliographies_for_adult_readers|Bibliographies for Adults]] >> [[npr_books-100_swoon-worthy_romances_mn1a|NPR books :: "Happy Ever After: 100 Swoon-Worthy Romances"]] \\ \\ This BARD Bib is a work in process. I still need to add links and annotations to the titles available on BARD.\\ NOTE: 59 of the 100 titles have been produced by the NLS as either a talking book or Braille book.\\ --- //[[dan.malosh@state.mn.us|Dan Malosh]] 2015/08/04 17:01//\\ \\ This book list was created by **NPR books** and was posted to their website on July 29, 2015.\\ \\ Visit their post at: [[http://www.npr.org/2015/07/29/426731847/happy-ever-after-100-swoon-worthy-romances]]\\ \\ ===== Historical ===== ==== AVAILABLE TITLES ==== === Slightly Married (2003) (The Bedwyn Saga) by Mary Balogh === DB 56471 === The Spymaster's Lady (2008) (The Spymasters (series)) by Joanna Bourne === DB 70148 === All Through the Night (1997) by Connie Brockway === DB 46746 === The Captive (2014) by Grace Burrowes === DB 79631 === A Night to Surrender (2011) (Spindle Cove (series)) by Tessa Dare === DB 74458 === A Knight in Shining Armor (1989) by Jude Deveraux === DB 30968 BR 07977 BR 14063 === Outlander (1991) (series) by Diana Gabaldon === DB 36535 === To Have and to Hold (1995) by Patricia Gaffney === DB 73119 === The Bride (1989) by Julie Garwood === DB 52154 === A Lady Awakened (2011) by Cecilia Grant === DB 76117 === Wicked Intentions (2010) (Maiden Lane (series)) by Elizabeth Hoyt === DB 73509 === The Morning Gift (1993) by Eva Ibbotson === DB 37556 BR 09577 === Desperate Duchesses (2007) (Desperate Duchesses (series)) by Eloisa James === DB 65842 === Secrets of a Summer Night (2004) (The Wallflowers (series)) by Lisa Kleypas === DB 59273 === A Rogue by Any Other Name (2012) (The Rules of Scoundrels (series)) by Sarah MacLean === DB 74329 === Something Wonderful (1988) by Judith McNaught === DB 27013 === The Summer of You (2010) by Kate Noble === DB 79277 === Ravished (1992) by Amanda Quick === DB 35874 === Duke and I (2000) (The Bridgertons (series)) by Julia Quinn === DB 60504 === Morning Glory (1989) by LaVyrle Spencer === DB 29013 === Not Quite a Husband (2009) by Sherry Thomas === DB 74008 === The Secret History Of The Pink Carnation (2005) (The Pink Carnation (series)) by Lauren Willig === DB 60668 ==== UNAVAILABLE TITLES ==== The NLS has not produced these titles... * The Madness of Lord Ian MacKenzie (2009) (MacKenzies series) by Jennifer Ashley * Lord of Scoundrels (1995) (Scoundrels series) by Loretta Lynda Chase * The Duke of Shadows (2008) by Meredith Duran * Texas Destiny (1997) by Lorraine Heath * Beast (1997) by Judith Ivory * Indigo (1996) by Beverly Jenkins * Blaze (1992) by Susan Johnson * Flowers from the Storm (1992) by Laura Kinsale * The Lotus Palace (2013) (The Lotus Palace (series)) by Jeannie Lin * The Windflower (1984) by Laura London * The Perils of Pleasure (2008) (Pennyroyal Green (series)) by Julie Anne Long * The Duchess War (2012) (The Brothers Sinister (series)) by Courtney Milan * Simple Jess (1996) by Pamela Morsi * The Rake (1998) by Mary Jo Putney * The Serpent Garden (1996) by Judith Merkle Riley ===== Classics ===== ==== AVAILABLE TITLES ==== === Pride and Prejudice (1813) by Jane Austen === DB 50549 BR 11521 (Spanish DB 70966) === Jane Eyre (1847) by Charlotte Brontë === DB 47868 BR 10514 === Venetia (1958) by Georgette Heyer === DB 71680 BR 18809 === The India Fan (1988) by Victoria Holt === DB 27011 BR 07551 === The Far Pavilions (1978) by M. M. Kaye === DB 66098 ==== UNAVAILABLE TITLES ==== * North and South (1855) by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell and Patricia Ingham ===== YA (Young Adult) ===== ==== AVAILABLE TITLES ==== === Eleanor & Park (2012) by Rainbow Rowell === DB 76406 === Anna and the French Kiss (2010) by Stephanie Perkins === DB 81201 BR 20421 === The Thief (1996) (Attolia/The Queen's Thief (series)) by Megan Whalen Turner === [[RC 47183]] BR 11285 === Perfect Chemistry (2008) by Simone Elkeles === DB 69609 BR 18720 === Adiós to My Old Life (2006) by Caridad Ferrer === DB 65488 ===== Suspense ===== ==== AVAILABLE TITLES ==== === Naked in Death (1995) (In Death (series)) by J. D. Robb === DB 59555 === Nine Coaches Waiting (1958) by Mary Stewart === DB 43401 ==== UNAVAILABLE TITLES ==== * Extreme Exposure (I-Team (series)) (2005) by Pamela Clare ===== Science Fiction and Fantasy ===== ==== AVAILABLE TITLES ==== === A Civil Campaign: A Comedy of Biology and Manners (1999) (#13 of Vorkosigan Adventure series) by Lois McMaster Bujold === BR 17543 === The Inheritance Trilogy by N.K. Jemisin === 1. The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (2009)DB 71347\\ 2. The Broken Kingdoms (2010)DB 72762\\ 3. The Kingdom of Gods (2011)DB 74264\\ === Warrior's Woman (1990) by Johanna Lindsey === DB 31416 BR 15160 === Archangel (1996) by Sharon Shinn === DB 46536 ==== UNAVAILABLE TITLES ==== * Magic Bites (2007) (Kate Daniels (series)) by Ilona Andrews * The Iron Duke (2010) (The Iron Seas (series)) by Meljean Brook * Ember (2011) by Bettie Sharpe * Slave to Sensation (2006) (Psy/Changeling (series)) by Nalini Singh ===== Paranormal ===== ==== AVAILABLE TITLES ==== === Cry Wolf (2008) by Patricia Briggs === DB 81317 === First Grave on the Right (2011) (Charley Davidson (series)) by Darynda Jones === DB 80427 Books 1-4 === The Winter Sea (2008) by Susanna Kearsley === DB 77040 === Darkfever (2006) (Fever (series)) by Karen Marie Moning === DB 66336 === Dark Lover (2005) (The Black Dagger Brotherhood (series)) by J. R. Ward === DB 81597 ==== UNAVAILABLE TITLES ==== * Minion (2003) (Vampire Huntress (series)) by L.A. Banks * A Hunger Like No Other (2006) (Immortals After Dark (series)) by Kresley Cole * Night Pleasures (2002) (Dark Hunter (series)) by Sherrilyn Kenyon ===== LGBTQ (Lesbian-Gay-Bisexual-Transgender-Questioning) ===== ==== UNAVAILABLE TITLES ==== * The Magpie Lord (2014) by K.J. Charles * Butterfly Tattoo (2009) by Deidre Knight * Keeping Promise Rock (2010) by Amy Lane * Fated Love (2004) by Radclyffe * Hot Head (2011) by Damon Suede * Cut & Run (2008) by Madeleine Urban and Abigail Roux ===== Inspirational ===== ==== AVAILABLE TITLES ==== === Maid to Match (2010) by Deeanne Gist === DB 72922 === Redeeming Love (1991) by Francine Rivers === DB 49645 ===== Erotic Romance ===== ==== AVAILABLE TITLES ==== === Natural Law (2004) by Joey W. Hill === DB 74692 ==== UNAVAILABLE TITLES ==== * Liberating Lacey (2010) by Anne Calhoun * The Lady's Tutor (1999) by Robin Schone ===== Contemporary ===== ==== AVAILABLE TITLES ==== === The Unsung Hero (2000) (Troubleshooters (series)) by Suzanne Brockmann === DB 59156 === Virgin River (2007) (Virgin River (series)) by Robyn Carr === DB 70659 === Bet Me (2004) by Jennifer Crusie === DB 58276 === A Bollywood Affair (2014) by Sonali Dev === DB 80280 === The Best Man (2013) (Blue Heron (series)) by Kristan Higgins === DB 76409 === Mackenzie's Mountain (1989) (The Mackenzie Family (series)) by Linda Howard === DB 73645 === Something About You (2010) by Julie James === DB 79009 === The Girl You Left Behind (2012) by Jojo Moyes === DB 77666 BR 20283 === Crazy Thing Called Love (2013) by Molly O'Keefe === DB 80142 === It Had to Be You (1994) (Chicago Stars (series)) by Susan Elizabeth Phillips === DB 55305 === Heart of the Falcon (1998) by Francis Ray === DB 59713 === Sea Swept (1997) (Chesapeake Bay Saga) by Nora Roberts === DB 45679 === Simply Irresistible (2010) (Lucky Harbor (series)) by Jill Shalvis === DB 72926 ==== UNAVAILABLE TITLES ==== * Motorcycle Man (2012) (Dream Man (series)) by Kristen Ashley * The Chocolate Kiss (2012) by Laura Florand * Intimate Betrayal (1997) by Donna Hill * Unfinished Business (2005) (The Madaris Family (series)) by Brenda Jackson * Sweet Filthy Boy (2014) (Wild Seasons (series)) by Christina Lauren * Hell on Wheels (2012) (Black Knights Inc. (series)) by Julie Ann Walker ===== Category ===== "These quick reads are most closely associated with pioneering romance publisher Harlequin, and come in dozens of subgenres from historical to inspirational... [For those who] like romance pared down to just the essential love story..." ==== UNAVAILABLE TITLES ==== * Her Hesitant Heart (2013) by Carla Kelly * Doukakis's Apprentice (2011) by Sarah Morgan * Sex, Straight Up (2008) by Kathleen O'Reilly