Best Books of 2010Lady Isabella's Scandalous MarriageBurning LampPleasure of a Dark PrinceSin UndoneMarried by MorningA Hellion in Her BedFinding PerfectBurning UpThe Summer HideawayTen Things I Love About You

Best Books of 2010

Top 10 Books: Romance

Welcome to our Best of 2010 top 10 lists for Romance. We've put our editors' picks and our 2010 bestsellers for each category on the same page together, so you can easily compare. Click on "Editors' Picks" (or "Editors' Picks: Kindle eBooks") to see our choices for the best romance books of 2010, including our top pick, Lady Isabella's Scandalous Marriage by Jennifer Ashley. And click on "Customer Favorites" to find the bestselling romance books at Amazon.com during 2010. (Ranked according to customer orders through October. Only books published for the first time in 2010 are eligible.) See more editors' picks and customers' favorites in our Best of 2010 Store.


1. Lady Isabella's Scandalous Marriage (Berkley Sensation)
Lady Isabella's Scandalous Marriage (Berkley Sensation)
by Jennifer Ashley
3.9 out of 5 stars (62 customer reviews)
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Berkley
July 3, 2011
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Skillfully nuanced characterization and an abundance of steamy sensuality give Ashley's latest impeccably crafted historical its irresistible literary flavor.  --Chicago Tribune... Read more

2. Burning Lamp (An Arcane Society Novel)
Burning Lamp (An Arcane Society Novel)
by Amanda Quick
4.2 out of 5 stars (74 customer reviews)
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Putnam Adult
April 20, 2010
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From Publishers Weekly
Starred Review. Bestseller Jayne Ann Krentz, writing under her historical fantasy nom de plume, turns in a top-notch performance in the second Dreamlight novel. Crime lord Griffin Winters rules a vast underworld empire in Victorian London, but he fears the... Read more

3. Pleasure of a Dark Prince (Immortals After Dark, Book 7)
Pleasure of a Dark Prince (Immortals After Dark, Book 7)
by Kresley Cole
4.4 out of 5 stars (153 customer reviews)
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Pocket Books
February 16, 2010
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#1 New York Times bestselling author Kresley Cole enraptures again with this seductive tale of a fierce werewolf prince who will stop at nothing to protect the lovely archer he covets from afar. A DANGEROUS BEAUTY... Lucia the Huntress: as mysterious as she is exquisite, she harbors secrets that ... Read more

4. Sin Undone (Demonica, Book 5)
Sin Undone (Demonica, Book 5)
by Larissa Ione
4.7 out of 5 stars (108 customer reviews)
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Grand Central Publishing
August 24, 2010
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"The third book in Ione's supercharged Demonica series ignites on the first page and never looks back." (... Read more

5. Married by Morning (Hathaways, Book 4)
Married by Morning (Hathaways, Book 4)
by Lisa Kleypas
4.2 out of 5 stars (134 customer reviews)
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St. Martin's Paperbacks
May 25, 2010
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From Booklist
*Starred Review* Everyone in the Hathaway family loves Catherine Marks. Well, everyone except for the head of the family, Leo, Lord Ramsay. Leo thinks Catherine is far too outspoken, opinionated, and obstinate for a companion, and Catherine has an equally ... Read more

6. A Hellion in Her Bed (Hellions of Halstead Hall)
A Hellion in Her Bed (Hellions of Halstead Hall)
by Sabrina Jeffries
4.2 out of 5 stars (49 customer reviews)
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Pocket Star
September 21, 2010
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From Booklist
*Starred Review* As a successful gambler, Lord Jarret Sharpe knows a thing or two about risk, but his latest deal with his grandmother just might be his biggest bet yet. If Jarret can manage the family brewery for one year, his grandmother will not only ex... Read more

7. Finding Perfect (Fool's Gold, Book 3)
Finding Perfect (Fool's Gold, Book 3)
by Susan Mallery
4.1 out of 5 stars (54 customer reviews)
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August 31, 2010
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When Pia O'Brian's best friend dies, Pia expects to inherit her cherished cat. Instead, the woman leaves Pia three frozen ... Read more

8. Burning Up (Hqn)
Burning Up (Hqn)
by Susan Andersen
4.0 out of 5 stars (26 customer reviews)
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August 31, 2010
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From Publishers Weekly
Clichés and a hoary premise take all the fun out of Andersen's new contemporary romance. Macy O'James, "Sugarville's celebrity tramp," leaves a career of making sexy music videos in L.A. and returns to her tiny Washington State hometown to care for her injured cousin. Fire chief Gabriel Donovan lives ... Read more

9. The Summer Hideaway (The Lakeshore Chronicles)
The Summer Hideaway (The Lakeshore Chronicles)
by Susan Wiggs
4.1 out of 5 stars (64 customer reviews)
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Mira
February 23, 2010
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George Bellamy’s brain tumor keeps recurring, so he discontinues treatment, and travels with nurse Claire Turner to upstate New York in an attempt to mend fences with his long-estranged brother Charles. Spending the summer at Camp Kioga also allows him to matchmake for his beloved grandson Ross, newly returned ... Read more

10. Ten Things I Love About You
Ten Things I Love About You
by Julia Quinn
3.8 out of 5 stars (104 customer reviews)
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Avon
May 25, 2010
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“Delightful.”—Nora Roberts A perennial New York Times bestselling author, whose books have reached as high as #1, Julia Quinn returns with Ten Things I Love About You, another clever, witty, and delightful historical romance. Author Jill Barnett calls the incomparable Quinn, “Truly our contemporary Jane Austen,” Time magazine says her ... Read more