To bring together this list of underrated romance novels that you probably haven’t heard of, I set myself some guidelines. The books of course had to focus on romance as the main plot and have a happily ever after (or at least a happy for now) ending. They also had to have fewer than 1000 ratings on Goodreads. In fact, many of the books on this list have fewer than 500 ratings on the site. Most are self-published or from independent presses, but some of them are from larger publishing houses but still never seemed to find their audiences. I really hope you find some of your new favorite romance novels on this list. They might not have as much attention as other romance novels right now, but they are just as romantic, emotional, and downright sexy as the books we keep seeing on bookstore displays and bestseller lists. I hope you love these underrated romance novels and find something amazing to read off this list. For more romance suggestions, take this quiz on what indie romance to read or peruse this list of queer Black romance novels.
