well, this one is really romantic: by a male author, with a male perspective, only snag is that it is in the first person - but I promise you, no bragging here.
An equal music, by Vikram Set
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50366.An_Equal_Music
You can look inside on amazon to see how you like the opening pages. If you really cannot stand the first person, another deeply romantic one is
Spring Snow, by Yukio Mishima - you'll get the male perspective there.
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62793.Spring_Snow
If you don't want to spend money, one you may find in the public domain is
The Red and the Black, by Stendhal
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1..._and_the_Black