Classic Romances: 131 books

Lattimore, supposed to be a town west of Chicago, is the name of a real place, which is boomed by speculators who are evidently real personages. Their schemes effect such a marvellous transformation in the heretofore dull town that the name Aladdin & Co. is given them. There is family intrigue,...

A man returns from WWI physically OK, except for a severe dis figuration of his face. His wife sent him a Dear John letter during the war and he was later listed as dead. The only remnant of his past possessions is a stand of timber in Canada. At the end of the war, he retreats to the seclusion of...

Castaways on a deserted island fall in love...or do they?

A truly adventurous, action / historical romance detailing one young man's coming of age a century ago.

Intrigue, love triangles, unrequited love, and suspense permeate this tale of love and romance.

Four stories of love lost and found again.

A young girl of a Mennonite farm family grows to womanhood. A very sweet, romantic tale. A must read for romance lovers.

Katie Jones, living on an army post in the Mississippi River valley with her officer brother, takes her regimented, carefree life for granted until she foils a young woman's suicide attempt, then begins to probe the girl's psyche for motives. As the girl's mental state improves, she tells Katie of...

El amor a la naturaleza y el deseo de conocer las rudas faenas de la mar les arrastra a despojarse de la levita y a empuñar los remos con las manos cubiertas de sortijas. Desde este momento su fisonomía se contrae duramente y toma la expresión siniestra y terrible de los piratas: sus movimientos...

The story of a household drudge into whose life came unusual romance. Adapted for the stage, Miss Lulu Bett won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama a few years back. A household drudge, 33-year-old Lulu Bett lives on the grudging charity of her vapid sister and self-important brother-in-law and never goes...

Written in typical Fenn style, the writing in the rather long book is a work of art: "What class, miss?" he said, reaching his hand to a trunk. "Third, if you please," was the reply. "Ah! there'll be something extry to pay for luggidge: third-class passengers...

A touching, sad and evocative romance. The setting is a time, now gone forever, of the growth of the middle classes in industrial mid-England, the potteries of a mythical (though realistic) Derbyshire, a God-fearing people.

Moving, very stirring tale of romance in historical Louisiana by George Washington Cable.

Subtitled: "How Johnny Gamble Won the Heiress" A tale of love, romance, intrigue, and humor. Not to be missed.