I don't know when The Romance Reader (aka TRR) did this poll for the Top 100 Romances or published it. The way it worked out after they polled their followers, they came up with 109 titles because so many of them got the same number of votes. You can read their poll methodology on their website. (see note at the end)
A number of the titles, not surprisingly, are also on All About Romance's Top 100 for 2007 (and that is either the 3rd or 4th version of the Top 100 for AAR). What the heck, I'll add any from this list that don't already appear in AAR's list to my quest. There are even a number of authors on here that I've never heard of...
I reformatted the list so I could see which ones I'd read and which ones matched the AAR list, and since they gave the same # to all the titles with the same number of votes, the numbers are a little wonky. Again, I marked the ones read in RED and so on and so forth. If there is a # after the author, that is the ranking of this title at AAR. The asterisks are my rating (* = hated, ***** = loved).
The Romance Reader's Top 109 Romance Novels
1 - Outlander - Diana Gabaldon - #4 - *****
1 - Dream Man - Linda Howard - #22 - *****
1 - It Had to Be You - Susan Elizabeth Phillips - #14 - ****
4 - McKenzie’s Mountain - Linda Howard - #26 - ****
5 - Knight in Shining Armor - Jude Devereaux - #32 - ***
6 - Flowers from the Storm - Laura Kinsale - #5 -
7 - The Bride - Julie Garwood - #17 - ***
8 - Lord of Scoundrels - Loretta Chase - #1 - *****
8 - Nobody’s Baby But Mine - Susan Elizabeth Phillips - #21 - ****
10 - Morning Glory - LaVyrle Spencer - #81 - *****
11 - Naked in Death - J.D. Robb - #19 - ***
11 - Whitney, My Love - Judith McNaught - #71 - ****
13 - Shanna - Kathleen Woodiwiss - -
14 - Honor’s Splendor - Julie Garwood - #50 - *****
15 - Paradise - Judith McNaught - #24 -*****
15 - Almost Heaven - Judith McNaught - #35 -
15 - The Flame and the Flower - Kathleen Woodiwiss - -
15 - Heaven, Texas - Susan Elizabeth Phillips - #33 - ***
19 - Dragonfly in Amber - Diana Gabaldon - #69 - *****
19 - Hummingbird - LaVyrle Spencer - - ***
19 - Born in Fire - Nora Roberts - #57 - ***
22 - The Rake (and the Reformer) - Mary Jo Putney - -
22 - Dream a Little Dream - Susan Elizabeth Phillips - #76 - *****
24 - Knight of a Trillion Stars - Dara Joy - -
24 - Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen - #3 -
24 - Bewitching - Jill Barnett - -
24 - After the Night - Linda Howard - #61 - *****
24 - Born in Ice - Nora Roberts - - *****
24 - The Devil’s Bride - Stephanie Laurens - #31 - *
30 - A Place to Call Home - Deborah Smith - -
30 - Lion’s Lady - Julie Garwood - -
30 - The Wolf and the Dove - Kathleen Woodiwiss - -
30 - Once and Always - Judith McNaught - #64 - *****
30 - McKenzie’s Mission - Linda Howard - - ****
35 - The Windflower - Tom and Sharon Curtis - #75 - HARD TO FIND
35 - Kingdom of Dreams - Judith McNaught - #39 - *****
35 - The Secret - Julie Garwood - #28 - ****
35 - Kiss an Angel - Susan Elizabeth Phillips - #59 - *****
39 - The Grand Sophy - Georgette Heyer - -
39 - Venetia - Georgette Heyer - #95 -
39 - Honest Illusions - Nora Roberts - -
39 - Courting Miss Hattie - Pamela Morsi - -
39 - Voyager - Diana Gabaldon - #79 - *****
39 - Saving Grace - Julie Garwood - #51 - *****
39 - Born in Shame - Nora Roberts - - *****
46 - These Old Shades - Georgette Heyer - -
46 - Something Wonderful - Judith McNaught - #45 -***
46 - Devil’s Cub - Georgette Heyer - #86 - **
46 - Son of the Morning - Linda Howard - #29 - ****
46 - Dreaming of You - Lisa Kleypas - #2 - ***
51 - Ravished - Amanda Quick - #83 - *****
51 - As You Desire - Connie Brockway - #25 - *****
51 - Frederica - Georgette Heyer - #77 -
51 - My Lady Notorious - Jo Beverley - -
51 - Perfect - Judith McNaught - #70 - *****
51 - One Summer - Karen Robards - -
51 - A Rose in Winter - Kathleen Woodiwiss - -
51 - The Promise of Jenny Jones - Maggie Osborne - -
51 - River of Fire - Mary Jo Putney - -
51 - Thunder and Roses - Mary Jo Putney - #58 -
51 - Montana Sky - Nora Roberts - -
51 - Sweet, Savage Love - Rosemary Rogers - -
51 - The Last Hellion - Loretta Chase - - *****
64 - Annie’s Song - Catherine Anderson - -
64 - Jackson Rule - Dinah McCall - -
64 - The Shadow and the Star - Laura Kinsale - #37 -
64 - Slow Heat in Heaven - Sandra Brown - -
64 - Sunshine and Shadow - Tom and Sharon Curtis - -
68 - Mistress - Amanda Quick - -
68 - Warrior’s Woman - Johanna Lindsey - -
68 - Highland Velvet - Jude Deveraux - -
68 - The Wedding - Julie Garwood - -
68 - Duncan’s Bride - Linda Howard - -
68 - Angel Rogue - Mary Jo Putney - -
68 - One Perfect Rose - Mary Jo Putney - #73 -
68 - Carnal Innocence - Nora Roberts - -
68 - To Love and to Cherish - Patricia Gaffney - -
68 - Alinor - Roberta Gellis - -
68 - Anyone but You - Jennifer Crusie - #88 - *****
68 - Sleeping Beauty - Judith Ivory - - ****
81 - The Sherbrooke Bride - Catherine Coulter - -
81 - The Proud Breed - Celeste DeBlasis - -
81 - The Talisman Ring - Georgette Heyer - -
81 - Family Man - Jayne Ann Krentz - -
81 - Something Wicked - Jo Beverley - -
81 - Lord of the Storm - Justine Davis - -
81 - Walking after Midnight - Karen Robards - -
81 - Sunrise Song - Kathleen Eagle - -
81 - A Rose for Maggie - Kathleen Korbel - -
81 - This Is All I Ask - Lynn Kurland - -
81 - The Wives of Bowie Stone - Maggie Osborne - -
81 - Gone with the Wind - Margaret Mitchell - -
81 - Mirror Image - Sandra Brown - -
81 - Drums of Autumn - Diana Gabaldon - - *****
95 - Indigo - Beverly Jenkins - -
95 - Eternally Yours - Brenda Jackson - -
95 - Finders Keepers - Fern Michaels - -
95 - Heart of a Falcon - Francis Ray - -
95 - Getting Rid of Bradley - Jennifer Crusie - -
95 - If You Believe - Kristin Hannah - -
95 - The Rainbow Season - Lisa Gregory - -
95 - Dearly Beloved - Mary Jo Putney - -
95 - Silk and Shadows - Mary Jo Putney - -
95 - Simple Jess - Pamela Morsi - -
95 - Wild at Heart - Patricia Gaffney - -
95 - The Outsider - Penelope Williamson - -
95 - Bond of Blood - Roberta Gellis - -
95 - Exposure - Susan Andersen
95 - Fancy Pants - Susan Elizabeth Phillips - - *****
41 of the titles appear on the AAR Top 100 for 2007. As of October 20, 2008, I have read 40 of these 109 titles. I think it's interesting that I've read a lot in the top 50, but not very many in the last 50. Whew. I have a ways to go, huh??
Note At The End: I can't even figure out if TRR is still updating their website - links on their homepage point to articles written over a year ago, so I'm not any closer to figuring out who they are and when they published the Top 100 poll. They do have reviews posted that are from October 2008, so at least they are still adding reviews even though they don't seem to be updating their home page and links.
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