Collider has published a ranked list of the ten greatest romance novels of the 21st century, spanning paranormal romance, time-travel fiction, young adult vampire fantasy and literary drama. The selection reflects how the romance genre has evolved over the past 25 years, increasingly blending with fantasy, historical fiction and mythology while still dominating bestseller charts.

Featured titles include J.R. Ward's "Lover Awakened", the third book in her Black Dagger Brotherhood series, praised for its nuanced handling of a traumatised vampire protagonist; Audrey Niffenegger's "The Time Traveler's Wife", noted for its inventive non-linear structure; Stephenie Meyer's "Twilight", credited with launching a publishing phenomenon and paving the way for works like "Fifty Shades of Grey"; and Colm Tóibín's "Brooklyn", a quieter, psychologically driven tale of emigration and love adapted into a film starring Saoirse Ronan.