Romance

"The course of true love never did run smooth," wrote William Shakespeare in A Midsummer Night's Dream—and he knew what he was talking about. A text from this study guide collection might be just the thing to remind you of the bliss and pain of love.

Anathema

by Keri Lake

Publication year 2024

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Love, Shame & Pride, Social Class, Power & Greed

Tags Fantasy, Romance, Horror & Suspense, Gothic Literature

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Anatomy

by Dana Schwartz

Publication year 2022

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Emotions/Behavior: Courage, Death, Perseverance, Social Class, Science & Technology

Tags Historical Fiction, Romance, Gothic Literature, Mystery & Crime Fiction, Fantasy, Horror & Suspense, World History

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And Now, Back to You

by B. K. Borison

Publication year 2026

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Love, Femininity, Mental Health, Family, Siblings, Order & Chaos

Tags Romance

B. K. Borison’s And Now, Back to You (2026) is a contemporary romance novel and the second installment in the Heartstrings series, following First-Time Caller (2025). Borison, a New York Times best-selling author known for her cozy Lovelight series (the first book of which is Lovelight Farms [2021]), presents an opposites-attract, workplace-rivals story inspired by classic romantic comedies like When Harry Met Sally…. The novel centers on two competing Baltimore meteorologists: Jackson Clark, a fastidious... Read And Now, Back to You Summary

An Echo in the Bone

by Diana Gabaldon

Publication year 2009

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Loyalty & Betrayal, Safety & Danger, Trust & Doubt, Wins & Losses, Power & Greed, Love, Perseverance, Conflict

Tags Historical Fiction, Romance, Fantasy, Magical Realism, Action & Adventure, Science Fiction, World History

An Echo in the Bone (2009) is the seventh novel in the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon. Combining elements of the historical fiction, adventure, fantasy, magical realism, and romance genres, the series follows the adventures of Claire Randall, a WWII battle nurse who accidentally time travels to 18th-century Scotland and falls in love with Jamie Fraser, a Highland warrior. Over the course of 10 planned novels, Gabaldon follows Claire, Jamie, and their family as they... Read An Echo in the Bone Summary

An Ember in the Ashes

by Sabaa Tahir

Publication year 2015

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Fear, Friendship, Power & Greed, Loyalty & Betrayal, Good & Evil, War

Tags Fantasy, Romance, Science Fiction

Book DetailAn Ember in the Ashes, published by Razorbill in 2015, is the first in Sabaa Tahir's An Ember in the Ashes series. The novel debuted at number two on the young adult New York Times best seller list and was also a USA Today and international bestselling book. In addition, TIME magazine named it one of the 100 Best Fantasy Books of all Time. It won the People’s Choice Award for favorite fantasy in... Read An Ember in the Ashes Summary

Angelfall

by Susan Ee

Publication year 2011

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Family, Emotions/Behavior: Courage, Perseverance, Fear, Disability, Gender Identity, Mental Health, Coming of Age, Siblings, Good & Evil, Religion & Spirituality

Tags Science Fiction, Fantasy, Romance

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Angel Of Greenwood

by Randi Pink

Publication year 2021

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Conflict, Emotions/Behavior: Courage, Perseverance, Love, Race, Family, Friendship, Community, Equality, Good & Evil, Justice, Order & Chaos, Power & Greed, Safety & Danger

Tags Race & Racism, Social Justice, World History, Historical Fiction, Romance

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An Ideal Husband

by Oscar Wilde

Publication year 1895

Genre Play, Fiction

Themes Marriage, Power & Greed, Politics & Government, Social Class, Art

Tags Comedy & Satire, World History, Dramatic Literature, Romance, Victorian Era, Humor, Classic Fiction

An Ideal Husband is a satirical play about blackmail, politics, morality, and marriage by Victorian writer Oscar Wilde. It was first performed at the Theatre Royal in Haymarket, London, on January 3, 1895. Wilde was an acclaimed playwright in London at the time, though his imprisonment in late 1895 marked his fall from public grace. The play has since been adapted for both film and theater across the world, as have many of Wilde’s other... Read An Ideal Husband Summary

Annabel Lee

by Edgar Allan Poe

Publication year 1849

Genre Poem, Fiction

Themes Love, Death, Community

Tags Lyric Poem, Grief & Death, Love & Sexuality, Education, Education, Horror & Suspense, American Literature, Gothic Literature, Romance, Classic Fiction

The last poem Edgar Allan Poe—infamous poet and fiction author of the macabre—completed during his tumultuous life, “Annabel Lee,” was first published in the New York Tribune in 1849, two days after Poe’s death. Displaying the melodic lyricism, gothic overtones, and memorable imagery which informed so much of Poe’s work, “Annabel Lee” is considered one of the defining entries in his canon, and a classic of 19th century American poetry.The poem concerns the death of... Read Annabel Lee Summary

Anna Karenina

by Leo Tolstoy

Publication year 1879

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Marriage, Religion & Spirituality, Social Class

Tags Classic Fiction, Russian Literature, World History, Historical Fiction, Romance

Anna Karenina is Leo Tolstoy’s second novel, following War and Peace (1869). Serially published in 1877, Anna Karenina depicts the efforts of its titular character to escape an unhappy marriage to her older, civil servant husband and pursue a love affair with a young and dashing count, Alexei Vronsky. The novel is a sweeping family drama exploring Tolstoy’s interest in marriage, family, agrarian politics, and gender roles. The work is also a portrait of Russian... Read Anna Karenina Summary

Annie Bot

by Sierra Greer

Publication year 2024

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Femininity, Gender Identity, Science & Technology

Tags Science Fiction, Gender & Feminism, Modern Classic Fiction, Fantasy, Romance

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Antony and Cleopatra

by William Shakespeare

Publication year 1607

Genre Play, Fiction

Themes Love, Femininity, Politics & Government, Fate, Power & Greed

Tags Classic Fiction, Tragedy, Historical Drama, Romance, Education, Education, Dramatic Literature, Historical Fiction

Book DetailsAntony and Cleopatra is a play by William Shakespeare that was first performed in 1607. The plot centers around the romantic affair between a Roman general, Mark Antony, and the Queen of Egypt, Cleopatra. It is one of Shakespeare’s most famous tragedies, portraying the downfall of Mark Antony and Cleopatra and their eventual deaths due to a conflict with Octavius Caesar, the future Emperor Augustus. Shakespeare had previously written the tragedy Julius Caesar in... Read Antony and Cleopatra Summary

A Photo Finish

by Elsie Silver

Publication year 2021

Genre Novel, Fiction

Themes Conflict, Perseverance, Fear, Grief, Hope, Joy, Love, Memory, Masculinity, Mental Health, Sexual Identity, Animals, Place, Family, Friendship, Teamwork, Self Discovery, Social Class, Community, Politics & Government, War, Equality, Fate, Good & Evil, Justice, Loyalty & Betrayal, Safety & Danger

Tags Romance, New Adult

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