Underdogs – Markus Zusak (2011)
This coming-of-age trilogy follows brothers Cameron and Ruben Wolfe as they navigate love, identity, and hardships in working-class Sydney.
Romance
Young Adult
Restart Reading
Romance
Satire
The Battle of Life – Charles Dickens (1848)
The Battle of Life by Charles Dickens follows Marion and Grace Jeddler as they navigate love and sacrifice in an English countryside setting without supernatural elements.
Classics
Psychological
Romance
Maria: or, The Wrongs of Woman – Mary Wollstonecraft (1788)
Maria: or, The Wrongs of Woman by Mary Wollstonecraft follows Maria, confined to an asylum, as she reflects on gender oppression and seeks personal freedom.
Romance
Satire
Ann Veronica – HG Wells (1909)
Ann Veronica by H.G. Wells follows a young woman rebelling against societal norms as she pursues education, independence, and self-fulfillment in early 20th-century England.
Adventure
Romance
Desert Gold – Zane Grey (1913)
Desert Gold by Zane Grey is a gripping Western adventure set on the Arizona-Mexico border during the Mexican Revolution, blending romance, action, and redemption.
Classics
Romance
Satire
Bohemians of the Latin Quarter – Henri Murger (1845)
Bohemians of the Latin Quarter by Henri Murger portrays the struggles of young Parisian artists, inspiring Puccini’s opera La Bohème with its themes of love and poverty.
Adventure
Romance
Ticket No. 9672 – Jules Verne (1885)
Ticket No. 9672 by Jules Verne follows Hulda Hansen as she awaits her betrothed’s return from sea, only to be caught in a suspenseful mystery.
Adventure
Historical
Romance
To Have and To Hold – Mary Johnston (1899)
To Have and To Hold by Mary Johnston is a historical romance set in 17th-century colonial Virginia, filled with adventure, love, and conflict in the New World.
Classics
Romance
Satire
An Eye for an Eye – Anthony Trollope (1861)
An Eye for an Eye by Anthony Trollope explores love, honor, and tragic consequences as an English soldier's secret romance in Ireland spirals toward disaster.
Romance
Love Among the Haystacks – DH Lawrence (1926)
Love Among the Haystacks by D.H. Lawrence is a short story about two brothers navigating love, desire, and self-discovery during a summer harvest.