10 Romance Novel Authors You Need to Know

We all need a nice, sexy romance novel to give us butterflies or make our hearts race as the weather begins to heat up! We’ve rounded up 10 incredible romance authors, including Danielle Steel, Nalini Singh, and newcomers like Helen Hoang, and we’ll give you the lowdown on each one and their books. Take a look at this list of romance novel authors you should be familiar with, whether you’re a die-hard lover of the genre already or you’re just starting out.

Danielle Steel

With more than 200 novels published, Danielle Steel is one of the all-time best-selling authors, with more than 800 million copies sold. Her romantic novels, all of which feature family and human connections as their primary themes since Coming Home, her debut book, have all been written on Olympia SG1 standard typewriters, which she has in both her San Francisco and Paris homes.

Helen Hoang

The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang, a 2018 best-seller, created waves on the romance scene by telling the tale of an autistic lady who employs an escort to learn more about relationships. Since then, Hoang has written further stories with neurodiverse characters that are inspired by her personal experiences as both she and her daughter are autistic.

Robyn Carr

Robyn Carr has penned more than 50 novels, though you might be most familiar with her for the Virgin River series, which is currently available on Netflix. While pregnant and on bedrest, she switched her attention from studying nursing to reading and eventually writing romance novels. She has written historical and modern romances, a suspense thriller, and even several unfinished screenplays.

Talia Hibbert

Talia Hibbert, a British romance author, creates characters with a wide range of racial and cultural backgrounds, physical characteristics, sexual orientations, and life experiences. In the 17 novels she has released since 2017, she successfully conveys “steamy stories of passion, love, and sarcasm” while addressing issues like chronic pain and autism.

Nalini Singh

Nalini Singh, who was born in Fiji and now resides in New Zealand, is well-known for her paranormal and modern romance novels. She has just released her first thriller. Since she first started writing, she had a natural talent for examining stories of love; as she puts it, “Even when I was writing about a prince who could fire lasers out of his eyes, all of my stories held a thread of passion.”

Tessa Dare

Tessa Dare is a mostly Regency-era historical romance novelist, and A Night to Surrender was the winner of the Romance Writers of America RITA Award for Best Regency Historical Romance. The mixture of hilarious ridiculousness and intense emotion just seems authentic to me because it parallels my own life, says Dare, who enjoys incorporating humour into her love stories.

Alyssa Cole

Go no farther than the books of Alyssa Cole if you want a wide variety of romances. Cole’s writings have attracted the interest of readers as well as critics, whether the subject is historical, modern, or sci-fi romance, reflecting heterosexual or LGBT couples. A Princess in Theory, her 2018 publication, was recognised as a Notable Book of the Year by the New York Times.

Sonali Dev

Author Sonali Dev was born in Mumbai, India, and immigrated to the US as part of an arranged marriage. Her happy and prosperous marriage served as the model for many of the romantic relationships in her books. Dev has released eight novels to date, with a body of work that draws inspiration from both Bollywood and American culture. See Pride, Prejudice and Other Flavors for a fascinating modern interpretation of Jane Austen’s classic.

Lorraine Heath

Using her real name as well as the pen names Rachel Hawthorne, J.A. London, and Jade Parker, author Lorraine Heath has produced more than 60 books in a variety of genres, including young adult, historical romance, paranormal romance, contemporary romance, and romance with a modern setting. Her books—among which is one that won a RITA Award—are renowned for their “deeply emotional romances” and focus on historical accuracy.

Lauren Dane

Another writer who has produced an astounding number of romance novels is Lauren Dane, who is based in the Pacific Northwest. Each of her 70 books will provide something unusual and different, ranging from rock stars to witches, little towns to distant galaxies. Check out her series and novellas, which have achieved multiple bestseller status.