Mainstream romance novels?

[wesleysgirl]

I'm interested in reading some mainstream romance novels. I don't want to buy them -- I intend to borrow them from the library, because reading them is more research than anything else. Can anyone recommend specific authors or titles of books that are fairly well-written and won't make me want to claw my eyes out? I'm looking for romance/angst/drama as opposed to comedy.

ETA - Stuff I've read and liked:
LaVyrle Spencer
Diana Gabaldon
Sherry Ashworth

Comments

[petzipellepingo.livejournal.com]

If you are a fan of Diana Gabaldon then try Sara Donati. Her first novel (of 3 so far in this series) is Into the Wilderness http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0553578529/qid=1127695900/sr=1-3/ref=sr_1_3/102-0594044-4062563?v=glance&s=books
A harder book to find but well worth the search is Playing the Jack by Mary Brown.