Point of View
Found here are romantic stories told primarily through the eye of one narrator, including first-person point of view, romantic diary fiction, and romances from the male point of view.
(List begun 12/03, updated 10/14)
First Person POV
- The Rogue (2002) by Claire Delacroix
- Come Be My Love (1981) by Diana Brown
- The Emerald Necklace (1981) by Diana Brown (B+ at AAR)
- The Scottish Legacy (1999) by Barbara Hazard (B at AAR)
- The Wary Widow (2000) by Barbara Hazard (A- at AAR)
- The Gypsy Heiress (1981) by Laura London (Sharon and Tom Curtis) – CR-644
- A Heart Too Proud (1978) by Laura London (Sharon and Tom Curtis) – CR-227
- Love Lessons (1983) by Elizabeth Mansfield
- La Casa Dorada (1978) by Janet Louise Roberts – CR-245
- Memoirs of a Hoyden (1988) by Joan Smith
- Jane Eyre (1847) by Charlotte Bronte (A at AAR)
- The Countess (1999) by Catherine Coulter (B- at AAR)
- Rebecca (1938) by Daphne Du Maurier
- Kilgannon (1999) by Kathleen Givens (B- at AAR)
- The Painted Lady (1993) by Lucia Grahame (B- at AAR)
- Lady Darby mystery series (2012- ) by Anna Lee Huber (Various grades at AAR)
- Shining Through (1988) by Susan Isaacs (B+ at AAR)
- Silent series (2007 – ) by Deanna Raybourn (Various grades at AAR)
- I Capture the Castle (1948) by Dodie Smith
- A Heart Possessed (1988) by Katherine Sutcliffe
- Angel in Scarlet (1986) by Jennifer Wilde
- The Arrangement (1997) by Joan Wolf
- The Pretenders (1999) by Joan Wolf (B at AAR)
- Pink Carnation series (2005 – ) by Lauren Willig (Various grades at AAR) NOTE: It is the “modern” portion of the books that is in first-person
- A Season in Eden (1999) by Megan Chance (A at AAR)
- Rachel’s Passage (1998) by Paula Reid (Elizabeth Mansfield)
- Daddy-Long-Legs) (1912) by Jean Webster
- Dear Enemy (1915) by Jean Webster
- Backpack (2002) by Emily Barr
- Playing by the Rules (3/2003) by Beverly Bird – SSE-1529
- The Boyfriend School (1989) by Sarah Bird (A at AAR)
- The Little Lady Agency (2006) by Hester Browne (B+ at AAR)
- Little Lady, Big Apple (2007) by Hester Browne (B- at AAR)
- All-American Girl (2002) by Meg Cabot (A- at AAR)
- Pants on Fire (2007) by Meg Cabot (B+ at AAR)
- Princess Diaries series (2000 – ) by Meg Cabot (Various at AAR)
- Queen of Babble series (2006 – ) by Meg Cabot (Various at AAR)
- Size 12 Is Not Fat (2006) by Meg Cabot (B at AAR)
- A Clean Slate (2003) by Laura Caldwell (A- at AAR)
- Pink Slip (1999) by Rita Cerisi (B at AAR)
- Girl from Mars (2009) by Julie Cohen (B+ at AAR)
- Double Trouble (2001) by Claire Cross (A- at AAR)
- Third Time Lucky (2000) by Claire Cross (B+ at AAR)
- Call Waiting (2004) by Michelle Cunnah
- The Basque Swallow (7/1991) by Leigh Daniels – HI-166 (A at AAR)
- This Lullaby (2002) by Sarah Dessen (B+ at AAR)
- The Truth about Forever (2004) by Sarah Dessen (A- at AAR)
- Stephanie Plum series (1995-) by Janet Evanovich (Various at AAR)
- Bridget Jones’s Diary (1998) by Helen Fielding (A at AAR)
- A Surprise Christmas Proposal (11/2004) by Liz Fielding – HR-3821
- Secrets of Tyrone (7/1989) by Regan Forest – HI-117
- When I Was Older (2000) by Garret Freymann-Weyr (B+ at AAR)
- The Hourglass (1999) by Elizabeth Gage (A at AAR)
- Mr. Commitment (2001) by Mike Gayle (A- at AAR)
- Something Blue (2005) by Emily Giffin (B- at AAR)
- Something Borrowed (2004) by Emily Giffin (B at AAR)
- Mr. Maybe (2001) by Jane Green (A at AAR)
- Fantasy Man (9/1993) by Sharon Green – HI-244
- Catch of the Day (2007) by Kristan Higgins (A-/B- at AAR)
- Fools Rush In (2006) by Kristan Higgins (B at AAR)
- Just One of the Guys (2008) by Kristan Higgins (A/C+ at AAR)
- Too Good to Be True (2009) by Kristan Higgins (B at AAR)
- Mistress of Mellyn (1960) by Victoria Holt
- High Fidelity (1996) by Nick Hornby
- Drop Dead Gorgeous (2006) by Linda Howard (B+ at AAR)
- To Die For (2004) by Linda Howard (A-/B+ at AAR)
- The Magic Hour (1995) by Susan Isaacs
- Too Hot to Handle (2009) by Robin Kaye (B+ at AAR)
- Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married (1999) by Marian Keyes (A+ at AAR)
- Rachel’s Holiday (2000) by Marian Keyes (A at AAR)
- Blue-eyed Devil (2008) by Lisa Kleypas (B+ at AAR)
- Smooth Talking Stranger (2009) by Lisa Kleypas (B at AAR)
- Sugar Daddy (2007) by Lisa Kleypas (A- at AAR)
- Does She or Doesn’t She? (2003) by Alisa Kwitney
- Can You Keep a Secret? (2004) by Sophie Kinsella (B at AAR)
- I’ve Got Your Number (2012) by Sophie Kinsella (B+ at AAR)
- Remember Me? (2008) by Sophie Kinsella (B at AAR)
- Shopaholic series (2001 – ) by Sophie Kinsella (Various at AAR)
- The Undomestic Goddess (2005) by Sophie Kinsella (B- at AAR)
- The Ex-Debutante (2008) by Linda Francis Lee (B- at AAR)
- Samantha Spade Mystery Series (2009-2011) by Merline Lovelace
- Wait for You (2013) by J. Lynn (B- at AAR)
- Come Together (1999) by Josie Lloyd and Emlyn Rees (A- at AA)
- The Boy Next Door (2002) by Josie Lloyd and Emlyn Rees (B+ at AAR)
- Second Helpings (2003) by Megan McCafferty (A at AAR)
- Sloppy Firsts (2001) by Megan McCafferty (A at AAR)
- Curio (2011) by Cara McKenna
- The First Horseman (12/1992) by Elizabeth Morris – HI-208 (A at AAR)
- The Last of the Honky Tonk Angels (2003) by Marsha Moyer (A- at AAR)
- The Second Coming of Lucy Hatch (2002) by Marsha Moyer (B at AAR)
- Me Before You (2012) by Jojo Moyes (A- at AAR)
- Spanish Disco (2003) by Erica Orloff (B at AAR)
- If Andy Warhol Had a Girlfriend (2005) by Alison Pace (B at AAR)
- Heavens to Betsy (2005) by Beth Patillo (B at AAR)
- The Unlikely Romance of Kate Bjorkman (1995) by Louise Plummer (A at AAR)
- Me and Mr. Darcy (2007) by Alexandra Potter (B+ at AAR)
- The Dairy Queen (2006) by Allison Rushby (B- at AAR)
- No Place Like Home (2002) by Barbara Samuel (A- at AAR)
- Under Venice (3/1991) by Madelyn Sanders – HI-158
- Love Story (1970) by Erich Segal (A- at AAR)
- A Gentle Rain (2007) by Deborah Smith (B+ at AAR)
- On Bear Mountain (2001) by Deborah Smith (B+ at AAR)
- A Place to Call Home (1998) by Deborah Smith (B+ at AAR)
- When Venus Fell (1998) by Deborah Smith (A- at AAR)
- Getting Even (10/1989) by Beverly Sommers – HAR-313 (B at AAR)
- Deep Desires (2012) by Charlotte Stein
- Waiting in Vain (2009) by Charlotte Stein
- Airs Above the Ground (1965) by Mary Stewart
- The Ivy Tree (1961) by Mary Stewart (B- at AAR)
- Madam, Will You Talk? (1956) by Mary Stewart (A at AAR)
- The Moon-Spinners (1963) by Mary Stewart
- My Brother Michael (1959) by Mary Stewart (A- at AAR)
- Nine Coaches Waiting (1958) by Mary Stewart (A at AAR)
- This Rough Magic (1964) by Mary Stewart
- Touch Not the Cat (1976) by Mary Stewart (B+ at AAR)
- Wildfire at Midnight (1956) by Mary Stewart (B at AAR)
- Sleepwalker (11/1989) by Elaine K. Stirling – HI-126
- The Sleeping Beauty Proposal (2007) by Sarah Strohmeyer (B at AAR)
- On the Edge of the Woods (2004) by Diane Tyrrel (B at AAR)
- Texas Cooking (2003) by Lisa Wingate (B- at AAR)
- Making Minty Malone (2000) by Isabel Wolff
- A Girl’s Best Friend (2003) by Elizabeth Young (B at AAR)
- A Promising Man (and about Time, Too) (2002) by Elizabeth Young (B+ at AAR)
- Bitten (2001) by Kelley Armstrong (A- at AAR)
- Stolen (2003) by Kelley Armstrong (B+ at AAR)
- Goddess by Mistake (2001) by P.C. Cast
- Wild Orchids (2003) by Jude Deveraux (B+ at AAR)
- To Hell with Love (2007) by Sherri Erwin (A- at AAR)
- The Eyre Affair (2001) by Jasper Fforde (B at AAR)
- Lost in a Good Book (2003) by Jasper Fforde (B at AAR)
- Wolf in Waiting (10/1995) by Rebecca Flanders – SS-57 (A at AAR)
- Moonspell (1990) by Regan Forest
- Outlander series (1991-) by Diana Gabaldon (A at AAR)
- Anita Blake series (1993-) by Laurell K. Hamilton (Various at AAR)
- Merry Gentry series (2000-) by Laurell K. Hamilton (Various at AAR)
- Southern Vampire series (2001-) by Charlaine Harris (Various at AAR)
- Beauty (1978) by Robin McKinley
- Rose Daughter (1997) by Robin McKinley
- Sunshine (2003) by Robin McKinley (A at AAR)
- The Time Traveler’s Wife (2003) by Audrey Niffenegger
- Alice at Heart (2002) by Deborah Smith (B+ at AAR)
- Poison Study (2005) by Maria Snyder
- Return to Bloodstone House (4/1993) by Jane Toombs – SS-5
- To Say Nothing of the Dog(1998) by Connie Willis (A at AAR)
- Uncharted Territory (1994) by Connie Willis (A- at AAR)
Hero’s POV
- Island of Ghosts (1998) by Gillian Bradshaw
- False Colours (1963) by Georgette Heyer
- The Quiet Gentleman (1951) by Georgette Heyer (C at AAR)
- The Christmas Ornament in A Regency Christmas (1998) by Carla Kelly
- Make a Joyful Noise in A Regency Christmas Carol (1997) by Carla Kelly
- One Good Turn (2001) by Carla Kelly (A- at AAR)
- The Wedding Journey (2002) by Carla Kelly (B+ at AAR)
- Flight from the Eagle (1979) by Dinah Dean
- Sleeping Beauty (1998) by Judith Ivory (A/B- at AAR)
- The Prince of Midnight (1990) by Laura Kinsale (A at AAR)
- Tatiana and Alexander (2003) by Paullina Simons (A/A at AAR)
- A Man of Many Talents (2003) by Deborah Simmons (B- at AAR)
- The Bro Magnet (2011) by Lauren Baratz-Logsted (B- at AAR)
- Isn’t It Bromatic (2012) by Lauren Baratz-Logsted (B at AAR)
- Tangled (2013) by Emma Chase
- Coast Road (1998) by Barbara Delinsky (B+ at AAR)
- Something Like Normal (2012) by Trish Doller
- Marriage of Agreement (1/2000) by Judith Duncan – SIM-975
- Murphy’s Child (8/1999) by Judith Duncan – SIM-946
- The Renegade and the Heiress (11/2001) by Judith Duncan – SIM-1114 (B+ at AAR)
- Your Cheating Heart (1/1985) by Pamela Foxe – SSE-216
- The Magic Hour (1995) by Susan Isaacs
- The Book of Reuben (1994) by Tabitha King
- One on One (1993) by Tabitha King
- The Older Woman (1/2002) by Cheryl Reavis – SSE-1445 (B at AAR)
- Midnight Bayou (2001) by Nora Roberts (B at AAR)
- Thank You Mrs. M (2012) by Kate Rothwell
- Attachments (2011) by Rainbow Rowell (A at AAR)
- The Do-Over (2013) by M.K. Schiller
- The Rosie Project (2013) by Graeme Simsion (A at AAR)
- A Spell for Chameleon (1977) by Piers Anthony
- The Curse of Chalion (2001) by Lois McMaster Bujold (A at AAR)
- The Hallowed Hunt (2005) by Lois McMaster Bujold
- The Shape-Changer’s Wife (1995) by Sharon Shinn
- To Say Nothing of the Dog (1998) by Connie Willis (A at AAR)
This list closed for submissions.