Our Readers' Favorite Romance Novels of 2024

Liza, a young traveler, was a societal outcast, a fiery young vagabond nicknamed the devil's daughter by scandalized onlookers. Mistaken for a poacher, she is dragged to the majestic Hedgehill Hall, home of the historic Earls of Brockhaven. 

When the current Earl lays eyes on her, he notices a medallion hanging around her neck and knows what it means: it's the symbol of the Marquis of Chadbourne, and Liza is his heir. Now, her life will never be the same again, but what does money matter when her happiness is at stake?

Miss Octavia Pierce seems like the most eligible bachelorette of the season. She's witty, beautiful, and her family is wealthy. But her heart lies with a man with whom she came close to losing herself: the man now known as the Marquess of Doreé. 

A third son, never meant to inherit, Lord Ben Doreé lives a life of luxury and power. He's long coveted Octavia. Now, she needs his help in a most dangerous, clandestine matter. She claims she wants to put the memories of their one scandalous night together behind her, but Ben is determined to prove that they should be more than a one-off fling.

Lizzie McKettrick is coming home for Christmas and she's bringing someone home with her: Whitley Carson. He might seem a little too interested in the McKettrick money, but Lizzie's certain Whitley cares for her deep down. Yet fate has a surprise of its own for Lizzie: Dr. Morgan Shane. When their homebound train is halted by a massive avalanche, injuring and stranding its passengers in the middle of nowhere, the handsome doctor takes charge, with Lizzie helping him. 

Despite their growing bond, Lizzie and Morgan know time is running out. With another avalanche looming and the train's food supply dwindling, they'll have to work overtime to help as many people as they can and make something special out of this strange Christmas.

Damian, Earl of Windermere, drunkenly gambled away his family's estate. The only way to reclaim it was to marry, but he had no intention of being a husband and settling down. Now, after hiding out from his new bride for a year, Damian is finally called home, only to discover that his wallflower wife is far more alluring and assertive than he remembered. And rumor has it that she's taken a lover. Damian vows to keep his wife from straying again, but to do so he must seduce her. 

Lady Cynthia is sick of being a magnet for scandal since her husband left her. Now he's back home and she wants to let him suffer, so why not flirt with his former best friend for a bit? But no matter how little Damian deserves her loyalty, Cynthia can't bring herself to be unfaithful. She's going to make him fight for her forgiveness.

Aurora Paxton was once the sought-after debutante of the season, but a scandal left her reputation in tatters. Shunned by her own family, Rory was banished to the country to live in disgrace. Many years later, she's he’s been summoned back to London by her stepmother, who is being blackmailed by the least likely person Rory can imagine: Lucas Vale, Marquess of Dashell. 

Lucas has never liked Rory, or at least that's what she's always believed. So, why is he now bothering her family? Rory intends to find out, but what she never expected was to discover that Lucas has adored Rory from afar for a long time.

Alicia Tiernay has spent enough time around bored and dissatisfied society wives to know that marriage is not for her, She wants more from life than to be tethered to a man she doesn't love, so spinsterhood seems a far better fate. But before she chooses a solitary life, Alicia surrenders to a night of passion with a dashing stranger. 

Many years later, now an independent heiress, Alicia enters London society only to find herself in the arms of masked man at a Masquerade Ball, whom she realizes is none other than her mystery lover. But who is he? Is it the irresistible rogue Robert St. Clair? Or the wealthy dandy Lord Fane? Or is it some other man with intentions far worse, like destroying her reputation once and for all?

Lady Eleanor spent one incredible night with Nicholas Bartlett, the notorious Viscount Bromley, many years ago. When he returns to England one Christmas, she's stunned. Like everyone else in London society, she believed Nicholas to be dead. He has no memory of their one night of passion from six years prior. So, how can she break the news to him that he's now a father? 

As Nicholas starts to regain his lost memories, he realizes the true reason he feels so drawn to beautiful Eleanor and her young daughter. The ghosts of his past are rearing their ugly heads, and he must protect his newly discovered family at all costs.

Years ago, in the Egyptian desert, Ellen Tatham fell wildly in love and exchanged vows with Max Colnebrooke. But then she fled, believing her new husband wasn't to be trusted. 

Now, Max is back in England to take up his responsibilities as the new Duke of Rossenhall. When he spots Ellen at a ball, he knows that his feelings for her are still there. He wants his wife back. Unbeknownst to him, Ellen has a secret: his unexpected heir!

When Ceana Sinclair Mead married the youngest son of an Irish duke, she hoped for a happy-ever-after. But seven years later, her beloved Peter was dead. Her three brothers-in-law think she should be grateful to remain a proper widow, but it's too stifling a life for Ceana. She wants to be more than the Widow Mead, so she flees to Scotland, where she crosses paths with Bruce Preston, an American tasked with a dangerous mission by her brother, Macrath. 

Bruce is far too alluring for a nice widow like her but she finds it hard to resist his charms. The past, however, is catching up to them both and Ceana's life is in danger. Now Bruce must fight to become her savior... and maybe much more.

Lynden and Lorraine are twin sisters but they couldn't be more different from one another. Miss Lynden is brash and outgoing, far more so than the wallflower Lorraine. After flying a kite into a tree and climbing out onto a branch, she is saved from a terrible fall by Lord Justin Melbrooke, who pulls her through his open window... and straight into his bedroom. It was perfectly innocent, a gentleman's act. But then someone saw Lord Justin's hands all over Lynden's dress and cried scandal. The only way to fix the damage is with a wedding. 

In a whirlwind ceremony, Lynden finds herself exchanging vows with one of England's most sought-after bachelors. Neither one is ready for marriage, and certainly not with a total stranger, but the chemistry between them is undeniable. This marriage of convenience may just turn out to be the match of a lifetime.