If there is anything that hasn’t lost its spark even after centuries, it’s a good story of budding romance and high emotions. Readers of all ages and times have always been fond of a good romance novel. Characters that have blooming chemistry and connection that can just be deeply felt by stringing letters and words together. It can be beautiful and heartbreaking at the same time. The talent of writing quality romance is not the easiest to find, but some writers are just god gifted, to say the least. Such is the case with author Jane Robinson, who inherited the talent or habit, you could say, of spinning up stories in her mind by her late mother. While her mother never had the chance to spill her words on paper, Robinson is taking that chance to share her stories with the world. Her debut novel, Jacquet (ISBN 978-1952263170), tells the story of a girl in search of her true love. It covers a period of thirty years, where love is found and lost, only to be reunited again. Robinson’s writing is eloquent and charming, keeping the readers invested in the romance.
The romance genre has transformed and shifted over the years, but some romance novels have left a permanent mark in history and in many people’s hearts. Here are some of the best romance novels of all time, compiled by Kathy Edens:
· Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
By far the most beloved love story of all time, Pride and Prejudice is a great place to start. Elizabeth Bennett, Mr. Darcy, and the situation is set up in the first line: "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife." The thrust? Shall you marry for love or money?
· Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
Claire is thrust back in time to Scotland in the 1700s, where she meets Jamie Fraser, a Scotts warrior who teaches Claire love that she’s never known. But she still has a husband back in her own time, one patently different from the wild and wonderful Scotsman. Who will she choose?
· Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Jane Eyre, an orphan and an outcast, accepts a governess position for a young girl in a somewhat mysterious situation with a dark and brooding master, Edward Rochester. What secrets hide in Thornfield Hall? And what will Jane do once she uncovers Mr. Rochester’s dark past?
· Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Spoiled, headstrong Scarlett O’Hara finds herself in dire straights during the Civil War. Her family’s fortune and plantation are in tatters, and Scarlett uses every wile in her toolkit to keep her family and land out of poverty. The infamous Rhett Butler offers her a way out, but will she lose her heart in the process?
· Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
Another amazing story from the master Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility shows us two women in love. Marianne Dashwood is impulsive in her love for the charming Willoughby, and ElinorDashwood is sensible but struggles to conceal her angst with her love for Edward Ferras.
· The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
This man can write a love story. An older gentleman visits a woman with a fading memory every morning to read to her from a well-worn notebook. The notebook he reads contains the love story of Noah Calhoun and Allie Nelson and Allie’s quandary: to marry her fiancé or give it all up for Noah.
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