Sunday, February 14th, 2010
please i would like a list of some good teen romance novels, with the novel concentrated on mostly romance, I do not like fantasy and have read the twilight series please help me !
I have read all of sara dessen’s novels
A Year In Europe -Rachel Hawthorne
Inside the Mind of Gideon Rayburn- Sarah Miller
I also enjoy the novels by Sara Dessen and Meg Cabot
The Mediator series by Meg Cabot is very good but deals a little with the supernatural
Just Listen and The Truth About Forever are my favorites by Sarah Dessen
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Thursday, February 11th, 2010
even though its pretty ironic, i need a non-fiction romance book and it is close to impossible to find one!!!!!!!!!!!pleaseeee help
Jane Austen–Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Persuasion, Mansefield Park, Emma, Northgrange Abbey—formal, classics from the time when romance was an art–lovely!!
Charlotte Bronte–Jane Eyre–a dark romance
Lucy Maud Montgomery (the BEST) –The Blue Castle, Emily series, Anne of Green Gables series, Kilmeny of the Orchard, At the Altar–tons more–very uplifting and romantic and poetic
Baroness Orczy–The Scarlet Pimpernel —> super amazing once you get past the first ground-setting chapters—a real page turner! It had me on the edge of my seat, and heartrending romance
Charles Dickens–A Tale of Two Cities–a tragic romance
This should get you started. These are REAL romance novels, ones that last and are enjoyed for generations not those cheap ten cent garbage ones that have no plot and are all emotion. I loved these and I am sure you will too. My favorite is LM Montgomery, everyone remembers her for the Anne series but she wrote some pretty amazing books that don’t get much attention, plus tons of short stories. Happy reading!
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Wednesday, January 27th, 2010
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Thursday, January 21st, 2010
I only started getting in to reading last year and after completing the Twilight series I am in love with teenage romance novels.
If anyone could tell me a few books that they know of and a little review on it, i would be so thankful.
I really want to have another good read but i don’t really want to reread Twilight.
Blue Bloods series by Melissa De La Cruz
House of Night Series by P. C. Cast
Masquerade by Melissa De La Cruz
Ghostgirl by Tonya Hurley
Prophecy Sisters by Michelle Zink
Evermore by Alyson Noel
Vampire Kisses Series by Ellen Schreiber
Immortal by Gillian Shields
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Thursday, January 21st, 2010
I just wanted to know some good teen romance books!
Meg Cabot writes MANY teen romance novels. EVERYTHING she’s written seems to have some sort of romance in it.
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Tuesday, January 19th, 2010
I am writing a paper about how women are in romance novels. I don’t read romance novels so I need a lot of people’s input. The paper has to be about women wanting to fufill their fantasies with men. What is a woman’s stereotypical encounter when she wants to be with a man?
I can break romance novels down into a simple sentence, but for your sake I’ll make it a paragraph. It is simple really. Girl (usually new to town) meets mysterious, articulate and dashing boy. Most times, there is a confrontation that leads girl to despise boy for various reasons… Then suddenly, girl gets into a sticky or dangerous situation in which boy saves girl. Girl falls in love, and boy confesses that he has been infatuation from the moment he laid his handsome eyes on her. They are in happy bliss until there is another conflict, usually a third party is interested in either boy or girl. Conflict eventually gets resolved, Boy and Girl’s relationship becomes stronger then ever! Then, they live happily ever after.
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Monday, January 18th, 2010
I know a lot of teen romance novels, but most of them are from the girl’s perspective. Any recommendations? Please do not say the Twilight Saga.
Hi, Jasper!
Romance Books for Teenage Boys: romance novels written just for them.
Young adult romance enthusiasts generally look for realistic, compelling characters and pulse-racing attraction. But if the romance readers are male, they also prefer a male protagonist and, frequently, a male author who they can trust to give an authentic male voice.
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Romance Books for Teenage Boys – Sentimental Romance
Guys who like sentimental romance should try "Tom Loves Anna Loves Tom" by Bruce Clements (Farrar Strauss & Giroux, 1990)
In this story of obsessive and intense summer romance, Tom falls in love with Anna while she is in town visiting her ailing aunt. This intimate, sentimental story is unique because it isn’t plot-driven, but rather it savors the idiosyncrasies of infatuation as a realistic depiction of first love from a male perspective. The story unfolds in a passionate monologue. Important life issues such as the death of a sibling, acquaintance rape, abortion and its aftermath, and Antisemitism are woven into the story to add depth and realism.
2. Romance Books for Teenage Boys – Mystery Romance
Teen boys who like mystery mixed in with their romance books will love Another Kind of Monday by William E Coles (HarperTempest, 1999)
When Mark opens a dusty copy of Great Expectations he doesn’t find the expected reading assignment. Instead, he discovers $300 and a set of directions which plunge him into a mysterious scavenger hunt and an unexpected romance. Although the cryptic riddles and pressing quest to solve the mystery are what drives the plot, it’s the author’s exploration of Mark and Zeena’s budding romance that make this a satisfying romance and an unforgettable story.
3. Romance Books for Teenage Boys – Lighthearted Romance
Young men who prefer lighthearted romance will enjoy Cecil in Space by Sid Hite (Henry Holt & Co., 1999)
This offbeat coming-of-age romance novel is a welcome break from hard-core young adult fiction. Seventeen-year old Cecil Scott Rowe (who his Aunt June believes is an astronaut in training, hence the title) likes to hang with his clique, dabble in vandalism (who changed the town’s welcome sign to read “Welcome to Hysteric Pricksburg”?) and psycho-philosophize in his witty and unusual manner. In this tale of summer romance, Cecil struggles between the town’s snooty fickle bombshell Ariel, and Isabel the girl-next-door.
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Others romance books for boys
Aihara Hot Gimmick (Graphic Novel Series)
Amis The Rachel Papers
Bell Stones (pub in Canada)
Bennett & Gottesfeld A Heart Divided
Black Diary Of A Teenage Stud (Series)
Burgess Doing It
Cann Hard Cash
Chandler Dark Secrets (Series)
Chbosky The Perks Of Being A Wallflower
Clements Tom Loves Anna Loves Tom
Clements Tom Loves Anna Loves Tom
Corbett Fifteen Love
Coville & Yolen Armageddon Summer
Davidson Jason & Kyra
Davis Vision Quest
Draper Romiette & Julio
Flinn Breaking Point
Flinn Breathing Underwater
Flinn Nothing To Lose
Jenkins Out Of Order
Jones Things Change
Kerr Fell (Series)
Kerr Night Kites
Koertge Boy In The Moon
Koertge Confess-O-Rama
Koertge Stoner And Spaz
Koertge Where The Kissing Never Stops
Koertge The Arizona Kid
Koontz Odd Thomas
Korman Son Of The Mob
Levithan The Realm Of Possibility
Lynch Extreme Elvin
Mckinley The Hero And The Crown
Napoli For The Love Of Venice
Nilsson Heart’s Delight
Paulsen The Boy Who Owned The School
Payne Youth In Revolt
Pierce The Darkangel (Trilogy)
Pope The Perilous Guard
Powell Dean Duffy
Powell Is Kissing A Girl Who Smokes Like Licking An Ashtray?
Powell The Whistling Toilets
Ripslinger How I Fell In Love And Learned To Shoot Free Throws
Scott Jingle Boy
Shaw Flavor Of The Week
Soryo Mars (Graphic Novel Series)
Soto The Afterlife
Spinelli Stargirl
Tamar Out Of Control
Thomas Rats Saw God
Trembath A Beautiful Place On Yonge Street
Trembath A Fly Named Alfred
Trembath The Tuesday Cafe
Tsuda Kare Kano (Graphic Novel Series)
Van Draanen Flipped
Wallace Restless
Werlin Double Helix
Wild One Night
Wittlinger Razzle
Wittlinger Hard Love
Zindel Pigman
Zusack Getting The Girl
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Monday, January 18th, 2010
I know a lot of teen romance novels, but most of them are from the girl’s perspective. Any recommendations? Please do not say the Twilight Saga.
Also, I posted this question again to get more answers. I hope that’s okay 
Thanks to all who answered in my previous post of the same question.
Midnight sun by Stephenie Meyer :}
luv it 
but it hasnt come out yet so im sooooooooory 
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Saturday, January 16th, 2010
Oh I thjink you all know by reading my name that I already read the Twilight novels. And I am I sucker for romance.
Any suggestins?
Try out any of the cecilia ahern novels,
and the Noughts and Crosses Series.
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Saturday, January 16th, 2010
I love Chic lit and romance novels and I am looking for something to read on my way to Hawaii! Any suggestions?
Adam Sandler wrote a song called "Medium Pace". It was based on a romance novel with the setting of an island
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