If you're looking for well written novels from the 1980s with a focus on romance, try: Mistral's Daughter by Judith Krantz. You get not one, not two, but three generations of red-haired beauties and the loves in their lives. read more
A list of the best selling novels in the US during the 1980's as reported by Publishers Weekly. This list ranges from 1980 through 1989. All types of novels have been included and each of them has made it into the top ten. With the introduction of the Nook, Kindle, and iPad with iBooks, reading is hot again. read more
The best historical romance book that I have read, besides Gone with the Wind (1936), was The Bronze Horseman (1994) by Paullina Simons. The novel takes place in Leningrad during the time that Hitler invades Russia during World War II. The death and destruction that the two main characters, Tatiana and Alexander, face is just so sad. read more
If you're looking for well written novels from the 1980s with a focus on romance, try: Mistral's Daughter by Judith Krantz. You get not one, not two, but three generations of red-haired beauties and the loves in their lives. Krantz builds a solid story that crosses decades from the 1920s to the 1970s. Rage of Angels by Sindey Sheldon. read more