How romance novels have shaped Americans’ real lives

According to research, Noah from “The Notebook” is the most beloved book boyfriend (33%).

A recent survey of 2,000 romance readers found that Christian Grey from the “Fifty Shades” series (28%) and Edward Cullen from the “Twilight” series (21%) round out the top three book boyfriends.

As for the best book girlfriends, the top three were found to be Anastasia Steele from the “Fifty Shades” series (27%), Bella Swan from the “Twilight” series (23%) and Juliet from “Romeo and Juliet” (25%).