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====== 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"]]
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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//\\
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This book list was created by **NPR books** and was posted to their website on July 29, 2015.\\
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Visit their post at: [[http://www.npr.org/2015/07/29/426731847/happy-ever-after-100-swoon-worthy-romances]]\\
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===== 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
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