14 Romance Books For People Who Hate Romance Novels

Jojo Moyes's Me Before You is a heartbreaking novel that is guaranteed to make you cry, but in a good way. With just a hint of Jane Eyre, the plot is about a 20-something woman — stuck in her small town and living at home — who takes a job caring for an adventurous, successful businessman who is now in a wheelchair after a tragic accident.

Love quote: "All I can say is that you make me . . . you make me into someone I couldn't even imagine. You make me happy, even when you're awful. I would rather be with you — even the you that you seem to think is diminished — than with anyone else in the world."