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Love books, including titles recommended by Elon Musk, Emma Watson and Jordan Peterson. Most recommended here: Pride and Prejudice, The Fault in Our Stars and Wuthering Heights.

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Recommended books, ranked by how many of the 30 people behind this list recommended each one.

  1. 1Pride and Prejudice10 recommendations · recommended by Tim O’Reilly, David Kadavy and Brian Koppelman
  2. 2Wuthering Heights5 recommendations · recommended by Chloë Grace Moretz, Jordan Peterson and Chloe Grace Moretz
  3. 3Call Me by Your Name5 recommendations · recommended by Jack Edwards, Timothée Chalamet and Sam Altman
  4. 4The Fault in Our Stars4 recommendations · recommended by Elon Musk, Taylor Swift and Emma Watson
  5. 5Gone With the Wind3 recommendations · recommended by Winston Churchill and Lena Dunham
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Book cover for “Pride and Prejudice”
Description

Pride and Prejudice is an 1813 romantic novel of manners written by Jane Austen. The novel follows the character development of Elizabeth Bennet, the dynamic protagonist of the book, who learns about the repercussions of hasty judgments and eventually comes to appreciate the…

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Book cover for “Wuthering Heights”
Description

Wuthering Heights is a wild, passionate story of the intense and almost demonic love between Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff, a foundling adopted by Catherine's father.

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Book cover for “Call Me by Your Name”
5 recommendations

Recommended by Jack Edwards, Timothée Chalamet and Sam Altman

Description

Call Me by Your Name is the story of a sudden and powerful romance that blossoms between an adolescent boy and a summer guest at his parents' cliffside mansion on the Italian Riviera.

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Book cover for “The Fault in Our Stars”
4 recommendations

Recommended by Elon Musk, Taylor Swift and Emma Watson

Book Summary

John Green's novel reads like a teen-first-person confessional: voice-first, wry, and often self-aware. Most of the pleasure comes from the banter between Hazel and Augustus, the book's knack for blunt one-liners, and its blunt focus on youth confronting mortality without sentimental erasure. The limitation is a tendency toward theatrical scenes and repeated metaphors that some readers find emotionally manipulative; if you prefer plot-driven novels or clinical distance, the lingering sadness and romantic idealization may grate. Best read when you want a quick, emotionally concentrated story.

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Book cover for “Gone With the Wind”
3 recommendations

Recommended by Winston Churchill and Lena Dunham

Description

Scarlett O'Hara, the beautiful, spoiled daughter of a welltodo Georgia plantation owner, must use every means at her disposal to claw her way out of the poverty she finds herself in after Sherman's March to the Sea.

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Book cover for “Indigo”
2 recommendations

Recommended by Courtney Milan

Description

As a child Hester Wyatt escaped slavery, but now the dark skinned beauty is a dedicated member of Michigan's Underground railroad, offering other runaways a chance at the freedom she has learned to love.

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Book cover for “The Time Traveler's Wife”
2 recommendations

Recommended by A.R. Moxon and Preeti Shenoy

Description

The beloved, mega bestselling first novel from Audrey Niffenegger, a soaring celebration of the victory of love over time (Chicago Tribune).A MOST UNTRADITIONAL LOVE STORY, this is the celebrated tale of Henry DeTamble, a dashing, adventuresome librarian who inadvertently…

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Book cover for “Eleanor & Park”
1 recommendation

Recommended by Zoë Foster Blake

Description

Eleanor is the new girl in town, and with her chaotic family life, her mismatched clothes and unruly red hair, she couldn't stick out more if she tried.Park is the boy at the back of the bus. Black Tshirts, headphones, head in a book he thinks he's made himself invisible.

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Book cover for “The Proposal”
The Proposal

The Wedding Date, Book 2

1 recommendation

Recommended by Reese Witherspoon

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Book cover for “The Wedding Date”
The Wedding Date

The Wedding Date, Book 1

1 recommendation

Recommended by Roxane Gay

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Book cover for “An Extraordinary Union”
An Extraordinary Union

An Epic Love Story of the Civil War (The Loyal League)

Book Summary

This is a character-forward historical romance that layers clandestine missions over wartime urgency, anchored by a formerly enslaved protagonist with an eidetic memory. The pleasure comes from high-stakes setups, oppositions of loyalty, and scenes that trade between danger and growing intimacy. Limitations: genre conventions reappear (meet-cute → escalating tension → confession) and some readers will find long planning or logistical sequences interrupt the romantic propulsion. Best taken as an emotionally driven, plot-tinged love story rather than a strict history primer.

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Book cover for “The Duke and I”
The Duke and I

Bridgerton, Book 1

Description

Can there be any greater challenge to London’s Ambitious Mamas than an unmarried duke?—Lady Whistledown’s Society Papers, April 1813By all accounts, Simon Basset is on the verge of proposing to his best friend’s sister, the lovely—and almost-on-the-shelf—Daphne Bridgerton.

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Book cover for “The Kiss Quotient”
The Kiss Quotient

The Kiss Quotient, Book 1

Description

A heartwarming and refreshing debut novel that proves one thing: there's not enough data in the world to predict what will make your heart tick.Stella Lane thinks math is the only thing that unites the universe.

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Book cover for “Hate to Want You”
Hate to Want You

Forbidden Hearts

Description

One night. No one will know. That was the deal. Every year, Livvy Kane and Nicholas Chandler would share one perfect night of illicit pleasure. The forbidden hours let them forget the tragedy that haunted their pasts_x0097_and the last names that made them enemies.

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Book cover for “Bared to You”
Bared to You

Crossfire, Book 1

Description

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Sylvia Day comes the provocative masterstroke of abandon and obsession that redefined the meaning of desire and became a global phenomenon...Gideon Cross came into my life like lightning in the darkness.

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No coverLord of Scoundrels
Lord of Scoundrels

Scoundrels, Book 4

Description

DETERMINED LADY Toughminded Jessica Trent's sole intention is to free her nitwit brother from the destructive influence of Sebastian Ballister, the notorious Marquess of Dain. She never expects to desire the arrogant, amoral cad.

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Book cover for “Seven Days in June”
Description

A Best Book of 2021: NPR _x0095_ Kirkus _x0095_ Marie Claire _x0095_ PopSugar _x0095_ New York Public Library _x0095_ Bustle _x0095_ Reader_x0092_s Digest _x0095_ Literary HubA Best Book of the Summer: Harper_x0092_s Bazaar _x0095_ Oprah Daily _x0095_ Shondaland _x0095_ The Los…

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Book cover for “Slave to Sensation”
Slave to Sensation

PsyChangeling, Book 1

Description

Previous edition for this ISBN found hereNalini Singh dives into a world torn apart by a powerful race with phenomenal powers of the mindand none of the heart.

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No coverThe Notebook
The Notebook

The Notebook, Book 1

Description

Set amid the austere beauty of the North Carolina coast begins the story of Noah Calhoun, a rural Southerner recently returned from the Second World War.

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Book cover for “To All the Boys I've Loved Before”
To All the Boys I've Loved Before

To All the Boys I've Loved Before, Book 1

Description

Lara Jean keeps her love letters in a hatbox her mother gave her.They aren_x0092_t love letters that anyone else wrote for her; these are ones she_x0092_s written. One for every boy she_x0092_s ever loved_x0097_five in all.

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No coverVision In White
Vision In White

Bride Quartet, Book 1

Description

Nora Roberts cordially invites you to meet childhood friends Parker, Emma, Laurel, and Mac_x0097_the founders of Vows, one of Connecticut's premier wedding planning companies.After years of throwing makebelieve weddings in the backyard, flowers, photography, desserts, and…

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No coverDevil in Winter
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Book cover for “Tipping the Velvet”
Description

This delicious, steamy debut novel chronicles the adventures of Nan King, who begins life as an oyster girl in the provincial seaside town of Whitstable and whose fortunes are forever changed when she falls in love with a crossdressing musichall singer named Miss Kitty Butler.

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No coverVirgin River
Virgin River

Virgin River, Book 1

Description

Welcome back to Virgin River with the book that started it all_x0085_ Wanted: Midwife/nurse practitioner in Virgin River, population six hundred. Make a difference against a backdrop of towering California redwoods and crystal clear rivers.

Recommended Love Books by A.R. Moxon

A.R. Moxon recommends 1 book on this list. See all book recommendations by A.R. Moxon

Recommended Love Books by Brian Koppelman

Brian Koppelman recommends 1 book on this list. See all book recommendations by Brian Koppelman

Recommended Love Books by Chloe Grace Moretz

Chloe Grace Moretz recommends 1 book on this list. See all book recommendations by Chloe Grace Moretz

Love Books: common questions

What are the most recommended love books?
Pride and Prejudice, Wuthering Heights and Call Me by Your Name are the most recommended love books on BookMentions, ranked by how many people recommended them.
Who recommends love books?
A.R. Moxon, Brian Koppelman, Chloe Grace Moretz and Chloë Grace Moretz are among the people who recommend books on this list. Each name links to their full set of book recommendations.
Which of these love books should I read first?
Pride and Prejudice is the most recommended here with 10 recommendations, which makes it the safest place to start.

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This list aggregates books that appear in public recommendation sources, reader-interest signals, and category data. Books are ranked by their position from the source list; recommendation counts and ratings are shown where available. Open any book to see source-backed recommendation proof, editorial context, and Amazon options — the per-book detail page is where the trust signals live.

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