100+ Romance Writers

The list starts with the author, then the usual subjects and themes

• Elizabeth Adler -- romantic suspense/travel romance
• Rochelle Alers -- contemporary African-American romance
• Victoria Alexander --Regency historical romance
• Charlotte Vale Allen --contemporary women’s issues
• Susan Andersen -- romantic suspense—usually with a light touch
• Catherine Anderson -- contemporary romance
• Evelyn Anthony -- historical romantic suspense
• Madeline Baker --American western historical romance
• Mary Balogh --Regency and other historical romance
• Anne Barbour --Regency romance
• Jill Barnett -- historical romance
• Jo Beverley --European historical romance
• Rosanne Bittner -- Western historical romance and saga
• Jennifer Blake -- historical romance in southern settings
• Stephanie Bond -- humorous romantic suspense
• Barbara Taylor Bradford -- romantic sagas/women’s lives and relationships
• Rebecca Brandewyne -- historical romance
• Barbara Bretton -- contemporary romance
• Kate Bridges -- Western historical romance
• Suzanne Brockmann -- contemporary military romance
• Connie Brockway -- historical romance series
• Sandra Brown -- romantic suspense
• Shirlee Busbee -- contemporary romance/historical romance
• Nancy Butler -- Regency romance
• Adrianne Byrd --contemporary African-American romance
• Lisa Cach -- paranormal romance/humorous romance
• Stella Cameron -- romantic suspense/British historical romance
• Candace Camp -- historical romance
• Marsha Canham -- historical romance with adventure
• Liz Carlyle -- English historical romance
• Philippa Carr -- Gothic romantic suspense
• Barbara Cartland -- classic historical romance
• Jayne Castle -- futuristic romance
• Elizabeth Chadwick -- historical romance of the Middle Ages
• Marion Chesney -- Regency romance series
• Jackie Collins -- glitz and glamour
• Catherine Cookson -- romantic sagas/historical romance
• Lori Copeland -- Christian romance
• Catherine Coulter -- historical romance/contemporary romantic suspense
• Millie Criswell -- humorous contemporary romance
• Jennifer Crusie -- humorous contemporary romance
• Janet Dailey -- American romance/Western romance/glitz and glamour
• Mary Janice Davidson -- supernatural romance
• Kathryn Lynn Davis -- historical romance
• Barbara Delinsky -- contemporary romance and women’s fiction
• Jude Deveraux -- historical and time travel romance/paranormal romance
• Christina Dodd -- historical romance/contemporary romance
• Susan Donovan -- light romantic suspense
• Kathleen Eagle -- contemporary multicultural romance
• Cassie Edwards -- Western romance
• Julie Ellis -- romantic suspense/romantic saga
• Richard Paul Evans -- melodrama
• Jane Feather -- historical romance
• Christine Feehan -- paranormal and vampire romance
• Jo Ann Ferguson -- historical romance
• Katie Fforde -- chick lit
• Helen Fielding -- chick lit
• Gwynne Forster -- contemporary African-American romance
• Lori Foster -- humorous contemporary romance/romantic suspense
• Barbara Freethy -- romantic adventure
• Diana Gabaldon -- historical time travel romance
• Patricia Gaffney -- historical romance/women’s lives and relationships
• Dorothy Garlock -- American historical romance/romantic suspense
• Julie Garwood -- historical romance/romantic suspense
• Georgina Gentry -- Western romance
• Rachel Gibson -- humorous contemporary romance
• Eileen Goudge -- romantic suspense/romantic family sagas
• Judith Gould -- contemporary glitz and glamour/romantic suspense
• Carol Grace -- contemporary romance
• Heather Graham -- romantic suspense/American historical romance
• Susan Grant -- science fiction romance
• Jane Green -- chick lit
• Jennifer Greene -- contemporary romance
• Jill Gregory -- Western romance
• Kristin Hannah -- contemporary romance and women’s issues
• Robin Lee Hatcher -- Christian romance
• Lorraine Heath -- contemporary romance/historical romance
• Jane Heller -- contemporary romance/chick lit
• Dee Henderson -- Christian romance/Christian romantic suspense
• Virginia Henley -- English historical romance
• Candice Hern -- Regency romance
• Georgette Heyer -- Regency romance
• Grace Livingston Hill -- Christian American historical romance
• Sandra Hill -- time travel romance/historical romance
• Vicki Hinze -- romantic thrillers
• Tami Hoag -- romantic suspense
• Wendy Holden -- chick lit
• Victoria Holt -- Gothic romance
• Kay Hooper -- supernatural and paranormal romance
• Linda Howard -- spicy and humorous romantic suspense
• Hannah Howell -- Scottish historical romance
• Angela Elwell Hunt -- inspirational romance
• Madeline Hunter -- European historical romance
• Judith Ivory -- historical romance
• Brenda Jackson -- contemporary African-American romance
• Lisa Jackson -- contemporary romance; romantic suspense
• Anna Jacobs -- English historical romance
• Michele Jaffe -- historical romantic suspense
• Eloisa James -- Regency romance
• Beverly Jenkins -- African-American historical romance
• Lisa Jewell -- chick lit
• Iris Johansen -- romantic suspense
• Susan Johnson -- historical romance
• Joan Johnston -- Western romance
• Brenda Joyce -- historical romantic suspense
• Andrea Kane -- romantic suspense
• Donna Kauffman -- humorous contemporary romance
• Carla Kelly -- Regency romance
• Sherrilyn Kenyon -- paranormal romance
• Lynn Kerstan -- Regency romance
• Marian Keyes -- issue-driven chick lit
• Susan King -- Scottish historical romance
• Laura Kinsale -- historical romance
• Sophie Kinsella -- frothy chick lit
• Lisa Kleypas -- historical romance
• Betina Krahn -- historical romance
• Judith Krantz -- glitz and glamour
• Jayne Ann Krentz -- contemporary romance
• Lynn Kurland -- time travel romance/historical romance
• Rosalind Laker -- historical romance
• Jill Marie Landis -- American historical romance
• Allison Lane -- Regency romance
• Stephanie Laurens -- historical romance
• Linda Francis Lee -- contemporary romance/romantic suspense
• Rachel Lee -- romantic suspense
• Johanna Lindsey -- historical romance
• Cathie Linz -- humorous military romance
• Merline Lovelace -- military romance/historical romance
• Elizabeth Lowell -- romantic suspense/contemporary romance
• Debbie Macomber -- small town romance/Christmas romance/women’s friendships
• Katie MacAlister -- light contemporary romance/light paranormal romance
• Sue Margolis -- chick lit
• Wendy Markham -- contemporary humorous romance
• Deirdre Martin -- contemporary romance in sports settings
• Kat Martin -- historical romance/romantic suspense
• Felicia Mason -- African-American romance/Christian romance
• Carole Matthews -- chick lit
• Anna Maxted -- issue-driven chick lit
• Meagan McKinney -- historical romance/romantic suspense
• Judith McNaught -- contemporary and historical romance
• Teresa Medeiros -- historical romance
• Barbara Metzger -- Regency historical romance
• Fern Michaels -- contemporary romance/family sagas
• Kasey Michaels -- contemporary romance/historical romance/romantic suspense
• Linda Lael Miller -- historical romance/time travel romance
• Sarah Mlynowski -- chick lit
• Karen Marie Moning -- time travel romance
• Mary Alice Monroe -- women’s lives and issues/contemporary romance
• Pamela Morsi -- American historical romance
• Clare Naylor -- chick lit
• Betty Neels -- medical romance
• Constance O’Day-Flannery -- time travel romance
• Janette Oke -- Christian romance
• Maggie Osborne -- American historical romance
• Catherine Palmer -- Christian romance
• Jane Peart -- Christian historical romance
• Judith Pella -- Christian romantic historical sagas
• Kayla Perrin -- contemporary African-American romance
• Tracie Peterson -- Christian historical romance
• Carly Phillips -- contemporary romance
• Susan Elizabeth Phillips -- contemporary romance with humor
• Eugenia Price -- Southern historical romance and family saga
• Candice Proctor -- historical romance
• Mary Jo Putney -- historical romance/contemporary romance
• Amanda Quick -- European historical romance with suspense
• Julia Quinn -- light, racy Regency romance
• Karen Ranney -- historical romance
• Francis Ray -- contemporary African-American romance
• Luanne Rice -- women’s lives and issues
• Patricia Rice -- paranormal romance/contemporary romance/historicals
• Francine Rivers -- inspirational romance
• Karen Robards -- contemporary and historical romance
• J.D. Robb -- futuristic romantic suspense
• Nora Roberts -- contemporary romance in short series/romantic suspense
• Rosemary Rogers -- historical romance
• Gayle Roper -- Christian romantic suspense/Christian romance
• JoAnn Ross -- contemporary romance/romantic suspense
• Nan Ryan -- American historical romance
• Barbara Samuel -- historical romance/women’s lives and relationships
• Jeanne Savery -- Regency romance
• Maggie Shayne -- vampire romance/historical romance/romantic suspense
• Sidney Sheldon -- melodrama of the rich and famous/suspense
• Susan Sizemore -- vampire romance
• Christina Skye -- military romance/historical romance
• Bertrice Small -- sensual historical romance
• Deborah Smith -- contemporary romance in southern settings
• Haywood Smith -- women’s friendships/historical romance
• Nicholas Sparks -- contemporary melodrama
• LaVyrle Spencer -- American historical romance/gentle contemporary romance
• Erica Spindler -- rromantic suspense
• Danielle Steel -- melodrama/women’s lives and relationships
• Mariah Stewart -- romantic suspense
• Katherine Stone -- contemporary melodrama
• Anne Stuart -- historical romance
• Katherine Sutcliffe -- historical romance/romantic suspense
• Janelle Taylor -- Western historical romance/romantic suspense
• Vicki Lewis Thompson -- humorous contemporary romance
• Patricia Veryan -- Georgian and Regency historical romance
• Jennifer Weiner -- chick lit
• Lauren Weisberger -- chick lit
• Rebecca Wells -- women’s lives and relationships
• Lori Wick -- Christian romance
• Susan Wiggs -- historical romance/contemporary romance
• Penelope Williamson -- American historical romance
• Joan Wolf -- historical romance/romantic suspense
• Isabel Wolff -- chick lit
• Kathleen Woodiwiss -- sensual historical romance
• Zane -- sensual African-American romance
• Laura Zigman -- chick lit