Danielle Bylund, marketing manager at Multnomah County Library, carries a handful of books to purchase at Rose City Reads, a used book store located inside Multnomah County Library Operations Center in January 2024.

In an unofficial survey, Your Oregon News asked readers what are their favorite romantic movies and novels.

Of readers who responded, about 64% prefer rom-com movies; 14% prefer romance novels; and 27% like both.

Top mentions for Oregonian’s favorites go to Sleepless in Seattle and Princess Bride, as well as Pride and Prejudice.

Here are some of our readers’ favorite romance movies and novels for your February read and watch lists.

Oregon’s favorite romance novels:

1. Trust by Janet Dailey
2. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austin
3. The Grand Sophy by Georgette Heyer
4. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
5. Miles High Club by T.L. Swan
6. Bridgerton by Julia Quinn

Oregon’s favorite rom-com movies:

1. Sleepless in Seattle
2. You’ve Got Mail
3. Sliding Doors
4. My Big Fat Greek Wedding
5. Only You
6. When Harry met Sally
7. Clueless
8. Crazy Rich Asians
9. Moonstruck
10. The Princess Bride
11. Somewhere in Time
12. While you were Sleeping
13. Mr. & Mrs. Smith
14. Love Jones
15. Amelie
16. Bringing up Baby
17. Philadelphia Story
18. Legally Blonde
19. Much Ado About Nothing
20. Annie Hall
21. Budget Jones’s Diary
22. Cactus Flower
23. The Proposal

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