Since 1998, AAR has done seven Top 100 Romances polls. (You can see the first six here and the last one, done in 2018, here.) It is, we would be the first to acknowledge, an impossible task. Over the years, the methodology has changed but, every time, the final list is decided by readers, not staff. It’s time to do this one last time!

This poll was created with all the books from the last top 100 poll, the top picks from reader generated entries (voted on by readers) and the staff’s top picks (voted on by readers). The books on this list have been published over decades, represent many different genres, and are by a diverse group of authors. You have 218 books to choose from, separated into two tranches and the chance to separately choose the Top Ten Romances as well.

It is our hope–and we’d really like your help with this–that this list is voted on by as many romance readers as possible. The poll will remain open until the 15th of March. Please share it with your friends, on your social media, and anywhere else you can think of!

We are excited, one last time, to let romance readers pick their all time favorite romances. May the best books win! (CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW TO BEGIN THE SURVEY.)

THE AAR TOP 100 ROMANCES POLL (2026

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