"2020 Edition" English novel? Here are ten of foreigners’ favorite romance novels

What this article will recommend is the 10 books with the most reviews and the highest ratings from readers in the e-book romance novel category on Amazon’s official website in North America. Friends who learn English and like reading English novels should not miss it.

Whether you love routine romantic plots that take you back to the heartbeat of the past, or supernatural romances that can only be heated up with flesh and blood, or heartwarming stories that explore the warmth of love, of course you may not want to sit in public transportation With an emotional plot to read, here are some books that will keep you spellbound. If you feel like you're not interested in romance, check out this list anyway, since romance novels in English are an easier category to read.

In addition to the love stories you've come to expect, many of our favorite romances feature strong plots, diverse characters, and beautiful, authentic English expressions that keep us hooked until the last page.

1. Where the Crawdads Sing

Writer [Delia Owens] (***133085 reviews as of press time)

Novel, Bildungsroman, Mystery , Youth Novels

Ranked No. 1 among the New York Times bestsellers in 2019 and 2020.

More than 6 million copies sold worldwide.

Reese Witherspoon x Harrow Sunshine Book Club selection.

[Goodreads Choice Awards Best Historical Fiction]

[Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best First Novel by an American Author]

“It’s so beautiful that it’s painful.” (The New York Times Book Review).

The story of the novel follows two slowly intertwining timelines.

The first timeline describes the growth and adventures of a little girl named Kya, who grew up alone in the wetlands of [North Carolina] from 1952 to 1969.

The second timeline follows the investigation following the murder of local celebrity Chase Andrews in the fictional coastal town of Barkley Bay, North Carolina.

2. Hopeless

Author [Colleen Hoover], (***10190 reviews as of press time)

*"New York Times"* bestseller No.

Sometimes discovering the truth can leave you more helpless than believing a lie. . .

That's what seventeen-year-old SKY realized after meeting Dean Holder. This man had a reputation that rivaled her own and had an unprecedented ability to express her inner emotions. In one encounter, he frightens her but makes her completely fascinated by him. He made her feel like her past memories were buried, and he made her feel a spark that she wished her past memories could stay buried.

3. Where the Forest Meets the Stars Kindle Edition

Author [Glendy Vanderah], (***9334 reviews as of press time)

Magical reality ism

*Wall Street Journal* and *Washington Post* bestseller

Goodreads Choice Award finalist.

In this stunning debut novel, a mysterious child teaches two strangers how to love and trust again.

After losing her mother and battling breast cancer, Joanna Teale returned to her nesting bird study class in rural Illinois, determined to prove that her recent hardships hadn't killed her .

From dusk to dawn, she devotes herself to her work, until her routine is disrupted by the appearance of a mysterious child who shows up in her cabin barefoot and covered in bruises.

The girl calls herself Ursa. She claims that she comes from an alien planet and has witnessed five miracles. Worried that the child will be homeless, Joe reluctantly agrees to let her stay until she learns more about Ursa's past.

Jo enlists the help of her reclusive neighbor, Gabriel Nash, to learn more about the mysterious child. But the longer they stay together, the more problems they discover. A little girl who reads Shakespeare's works and knows the man well? Why do good things always happen when she shows up? Why don't Jo and Gabe check missing children's websites anymore?

Although the three form an unlikely bond, they know hard choices must be made. As summer comes to an end and Ursa nears her fifth miracle, so does her dangerous past. When it finally catches up with them, all their painful secrets will be revealed and their fate will be left to the aliens.

4. When We Believed in Mermaids: A Novel Kindle Edition

Writer [Barbara O'Nea] (***7512 reviews as of press time)

*Washington Post*, *Wall Street Journal* and *USA Today* bestseller.

From the author of *The Art of Inheriting Secrets* comes an emotional new story about two sisters, a story filled with lies and a search for truth.

She had been dead for fifteen years when her sister saw her on the television news.

Josie Bianci was killed on a train in a terrorist attack many years ago. Leave forever. Her older sister, Kit, an emergency physician in Santa Cruz, has always been that way. However, it only takes a few heart-pounding seconds to turn Kit's world upside down. Live coverage of an Auckland club night fire captured images of a woman stumbling amid smoke and debris. Her resemblance to Josie is uncanny. What ensues is a flood of emotions, including sadness, loss and anger, and Kit finally gets a chance to rest in peace: to find the sister who has been lying.

5. What the Wind Knows Kindle Edition

Author [Amy Harmon] (***6674 reviews as of press time)

"Wall Street Journal" and A Washington Post bestseller.

In an unforgettable love story, one woman's unlikely journey through the ages could change everything... Anne Gallagher grew up inspired by her grandfather's tales of Ireland Charmed. Heartbroken by his death, she traveled to his childhood home to scatter his ashes. There she is overcome by the memory of the man she admired, consumed by a history she never knew, and she is pulled into another time. Ireland in 1921, teetering on the edge of war, was a place of dangerous awakening. But there, Anne finds herself injured and disoriented, in the care of Dr. Thomas Smith, the guardian of an eerily familiar little boy. Mistaken for a boy's long-missing mother, Anne adopts her own identity, convinced that the woman's disappearance is connected to her own. As tensions mount, Thomas joins the fight for Irish independence, and Anne is drawn into the conflict alongside him. Caught between history and her heart, she must decide if she's willing to give up the life she's known for a love she never thought she'd find.

But in the end, is this really the choice she should make?

6. The Dressmaker's Gift Kindle Edition

Writer [Fiona Valpy] (***6563 reviews as of press time)

"Washington Post", A "Wall Street Journal" and "Amazon Ranking" bestseller.

From the best-selling author of "The Beekeeper's Promise," comes a gripping story of three young women facing impossible choices. Paris, 1940. As the city is occupied by the Nazis, three young tailors try their best to live a normal life. But all three of them hide their own secrets. War-scarred Mireille is fighting the Resistance; Claire is seduced by a German officer; and Vivian's involvement is something she cannot reveal to either of them. Two generations later, Claire's English granddaughter Harriet arrives in Paris, homeless and adrift, desperate to find a link to her past. Living and working in the same building on Cardinal Street, she learns the truth about her grandmother and herself, and uncovers a family history that is darker and more painful than she could have ever imagined.

7. The Vine Witch

Writer: Luanna G. Smith and Suzanne Jones (***4952 reviews as of press time)

Romance, Fiction, Historical Fantasy

A Washington Post and Amazon Bestseller.

"The Vine Witch" is an adult fairy tale with twists and turns filled with magic, love and betrayal that will grab your attention. A young witch escapes from a curse and finds her world turned upside down in this gripping fantasy set in turn-of-the-century France. For centuries, the vineyards of Chateau Reynard have relied on the talents of the vine witches, whose spells have helped create the world-renowned Chanceaux Valley wines. Later, when the sorceress Elena Brianu was blinded by a curse, her skill in divination of harvests was lost. Now, after breaking the spell that confined her to the shallows of the swamp and weakened her magic, Elena is struggling to return to her old life. The vineyard she was destined to inherit is now owned by a handsome stranger.

8. The Giver of Stars

Writer: Jojo Moyes (***5063 reviews as of press time),

Romance novels, historical fiction, family themes

No. 1 on the New York Times bestseller list.

USA Today's 100 Best Books to Read While Staying at Home and Social Distancing.

"I have always been a big fan of Jojo Moyes. Her characters are so convincing.

This is a great story about the power of an individual that really captures the power of the books How it brings communities together." --Reese Witherspoon. From the author of "Me Before You," set in Depression-era America, is the awe-inspiring story of five extraordinary women and their extraordinary journeys through the mountains of Kentucky and beyond. Alice Wright marries handsome American Bennett Van Cleef in hopes of escaping her stifling life in England. But small-town Kentucky soon gave her the same claustrophobia, especially living with her overbearing father-in-law. So when Eleanor Roosevelt's new traveling library needed an all-female book delivery team, Alice enthusiastically participated.

9. The ?Art of Inheriting Secrets

Writer: Barbara O’Neill’s books (***2867 reviews as of press time), family themes

After Olivia Shaw's mother died, the veteran food editor was surprised to learn that she had inherited a centuries-old English manor - and the title that went with it. Olivia is devastated to learn that her introverted mother is hiding something so momentous, and staggers away from San Francisco, across the pond, and unveils the mystery of her life.

10. The Kiss Thief

Writer: L.J Shen ? (***2595 reviews as of press time),

Romance novel, post-adolescence, contemporary Romance

"You're instantly hooked" -- "Oprah Magazine".

The #1 Contemporary Romance. ?The second best-selling romance book on Amazon.

The Washington Post’s second-best-selling fiction book.

"By far my absolute favorite L.J. Shen. ? Indulgent and addictive." -- USA Today bestselling author RS Grey.

"This book will ruin all your other books in 2019" - bestselling author BB Easton.

USA Today and Washington Post bestselling author L.J. Shen Congwen tells the story of a romance from enemy to lover.