💔 Angsty Romance

Love stories drenched in emotional turmoil — heartbreak, jealousy, impossible choices, and the kind of yearning that physically hurts. Readers seek these out to feel everything at full volume.

Our Way

by T.L. Swan

A gay doctor's decade-long friendship with a woman cracks open when his body starts wanting more.

4.07

29k+

👫 Friends To Lovers 🔥 Sexual Awakening 🕯️ Slow Burn 🖤 Possessive Hero 🏥 Workplace Romance

Our Way

A gay doctor's decade-long friendship with a woman cracks open when his body starts wanting more.

by T.L. Swan 2020

4.07

29k+ ratings

👫 Friends To Lovers 🔥 Sexual Awakening 🕯️ Slow Burn 🖤 Possessive Hero 🏥 Workplace Romance

From Burning Ashes

by Stacey Marie Brown • 2016

Resurrection bound her to a corrupting stone and the fae warrior whose oath forced her death.

4.34

5k+

🖤 Dark Urban Fantasy 🤝 Fae Bargains 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🔗 Binding Oaths 🌑 Morally Grey Hero

From Burning Ashes

Resurrection bound her to a corrupting stone and the fae warrior whose oath forced her death.

by Stacey Marie Brown 2016

4.34

5k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Urban Fantasy 🤝 Fae Bargains 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🔗 Binding Oaths 🌑 Morally Grey Hero

Wicked Lies Boys Tell

by K. Webster • 2019

A fake engagement reunites estranged best friends, and the kiss that broke them still burns.

3.98

9k+

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💫 Friends To Lovers 💍 Fake Engagement 🌈 Coming Out Journey 🤫 Secret Relationship

Wicked Lies Boys Tell

A fake engagement reunites estranged best friends, and the kiss that broke them still burns.

by K. Webster 2019

3.98

9k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💫 Friends To Lovers 💍 Fake Engagement 🌈 Coming Out Journey 🤫 Secret Relationship

Starlight

by Olivia Wildenstein • 2021

A rule-bound angel and her jaded rival must survive a covert mission and their forbidden attraction.

4.23

7k+

💕 Enemies To Lovers 💫 Fated Mates 🔄 Reincarnated Lovers 🌑 Morally Gray 🪽 Guardian Angel Fantasy

Starlight

A rule-bound angel and her jaded rival must survive a covert mission and their forbidden attraction.

by Olivia Wildenstein 2021

4.23

7k+ ratings

💕 Enemies To Lovers 💫 Fated Mates 🔄 Reincarnated Lovers 🌑 Morally Gray 🪽 Guardian Angel Fantasy

The Forgotten Queen

by Kortney Keisel • 2021

An amnesiac woman marries a reluctant king, and their fake marriage starts feeling dangerously real.

4.57

1k+

🌫️ Amnesia Trope 💍 Arranged Marriage 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 👑 Court Politics 🩹 Healing From Trauma

The Forgotten Queen

An amnesiac woman marries a reluctant king, and their fake marriage starts feeling dangerously real.

by Kortney Keisel 2021

4.57

1k+ ratings

🌫️ Amnesia Trope 💍 Arranged Marriage 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 👑 Court Politics 🩹 Healing From Trauma

Second Down Scrooge

by Lisa Suzanne • 2024

Co-parenting with her NFL ex was the plan. Falling for him again over Christmas wasn't.

4.07

2k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🏈 Sports Romance 🎄 Holiday Romance 👶 Single Parent 👨‍👩‍👧 Co-Parenting

Second Down Scrooge

Co-parenting with her NFL ex was the plan. Falling for him again over Christmas wasn't.

by Lisa Suzanne 2024

4.07

2k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🏈 Sports Romance 🎄 Holiday Romance 👶 Single Parent 👨‍👩‍👧 Co-Parenting

Distance

by Luna Mason • 2023

A woman fleeing betrayal collides with a boxer whose mafia world makes their chemistry lethal.

3.88

47k+

🖤 Mafia Romance 🥊 Boxing Ring Romance 🔒 Possessive Hero ⚔️ Touch Her And Die 👶 Surprise Pregnancy

Distance

A woman fleeing betrayal collides with a boxer whose mafia world makes their chemistry lethal.

by Luna Mason 2023

3.88

47k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance 🥊 Boxing Ring Romance 🔒 Possessive Hero ⚔️ Touch Her And Die 👶 Surprise Pregnancy

In Love and War

by Lisette Marshall • 2024

A half-demon and a fae warrior strike a truce. For twelve hours, desire follows no rules.

3.84

646

🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Fantasy ⏳ Forced Proximity 👑 Fae Court 📖 Fantasy Novella

In Love and War

A half-demon and a fae warrior strike a truce. For twelve hours, desire follows no rules.

by Lisette Marshall 2024

3.84

646 ratings

🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Fantasy ⏳ Forced Proximity 👑 Fae Court 📖 Fantasy Novella

Worship

by Ella James • 2019

A Brooklyn artist swims to a yacht and finds a megachurch pastor hiding from himself.

3.93

6k+

💔 Forbidden Romance 🚪 Closeted Hero 🤫 Secret Relationship 🌙 Strangers To Lovers ⛪ Church Romance

Worship

A Brooklyn artist swims to a yacht and finds a megachurch pastor hiding from himself.

by Ella James 2019

3.93

6k+ ratings

💔 Forbidden Romance 🚪 Closeted Hero 🤫 Secret Relationship 🌙 Strangers To Lovers ⛪ Church Romance

Draven's Afterlife

by Stephanie Hudson • 2019

His two-thousand-year vigil ends when his fated soulmate walks into his nightclub.

4.60

1k+

🖤 Fated Mates 💀 Obsessive Hero 💔 Damaged Heroine 🔥 Possessive Alpha 🌙 Shared Dreams

Draven's Afterlife

His two-thousand-year vigil ends when his fated soulmate walks into his nightclub.

by Stephanie Hudson 2019

4.60

1k+ ratings

🖤 Fated Mates 💀 Obsessive Hero 💔 Damaged Heroine 🔥 Possessive Alpha 🌙 Shared Dreams

Blood Cursed

by Sarah Piper • 2018

Her soul claimed by hell, a witch bargains with a demon prince for her freedom.

4.16

2k+

🏙️ Dark Urban Fantasy 💕 Why Choose Romance 🫂 Found Family 🩸 Blood Bond 💫 Fated Mates

Blood Cursed

Her soul claimed by hell, a witch bargains with a demon prince for her freedom.

by Sarah Piper 2018

4.16

2k+ ratings

🏙️ Dark Urban Fantasy 💕 Why Choose Romance 🫂 Found Family 🩸 Blood Bond 💫 Fated Mates

Stepbrother Dearest

by Willow Dixon • 2023

After a brutal attack, a dancer's reluctant caretaker is the stepbrother he's hated for years.

3.95

7k+

🖤 Stepbrother Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🩹 Hurt/Comfort 💚 Trauma Healing

Stepbrother Dearest

After a brutal attack, a dancer's reluctant caretaker is the stepbrother he's hated for years.

by Willow Dixon 2023

3.95

7k+ ratings

🖤 Stepbrother Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🩹 Hurt/Comfort 💚 Trauma Healing

Bound by Love

by Cora Reilly • 2018

To save her sister, she betrayed her Capo husband. Now her secret could cost her everything.

3.98

40k+

🖤 Marriage In Crisis 🗡️ Alpha Hero 🕯️ Obsessive Love 👑 Crime Family 🔥 Forbidden Romance

Bound by Love

To save her sister, she betrayed her Capo husband. Now her secret could cost her everything.

by Cora Reilly 2018

3.98

40k+ ratings

🖤 Marriage In Crisis 🗡️ Alpha Hero 🕯️ Obsessive Love 👑 Crime Family 🔥 Forbidden Romance

Between Never and Forever

by Brit Benson • 2023

Their first kiss was goodbye. She became a rockstar. He became a father. The spark never died.

4.21

10k+

🎸 Rockstar Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance 👫 Friends To Lovers 🏠 Found Family 💭 Dual Timelines

Between Never and Forever

Their first kiss was goodbye. She became a rockstar. He became a father. The spark never died.

by Brit Benson 2023

4.21

10k+ ratings

🎸 Rockstar Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance 👫 Friends To Lovers 🏠 Found Family 💭 Dual Timelines

Sweet Anarchy

by Steph Macca • 2023

A biker bar shooting ignites a turf war and a taboo relationship with her three stepbrothers.

4.18

3k+

🏍️ Biker Club Wars 🖤 Why Choose 🔥 Stepbrother Romance 🏠 Found Family 💔 Trauma Recovery

Sweet Anarchy

A biker bar shooting ignites a turf war and a taboo relationship with her three stepbrothers.

by Steph Macca 2023

4.18

3k+ ratings

🏍️ Biker Club Wars 🖤 Why Choose 🔥 Stepbrother Romance 🏠 Found Family 💔 Trauma Recovery

Going the Distance

by Beth Reekles • 2020

Her boyfriend's viral photo shows another girl. The new kid is the one who shows up.

3.65

10k+

📱 Long Distance Relationship 💕 Second Chance Romance 🎓 High School Senior Year 💬 Miscommunication Trope 👯 Friend Group Drama

Going the Distance

Her boyfriend's viral photo shows another girl. The new kid is the one who shows up.

by Beth Reekles 2020

3.65

10k+ ratings

📱 Long Distance Relationship 💕 Second Chance Romance 🎓 High School Senior Year 💬 Miscommunication Trope 👯 Friend Group Drama

After[AFTER][Paperback]

by AnnaTodd • 2014

Good-girl Tessa falls for brooding Hardin, only to discover their romance began as his cruel bet.

4.3

1k+

💔 Toxic Relationship 😈 Good Girl Bad Boy ↔️ Push And Pull 🏛️ College Campus 💗 First Love

After[AFTER][Paperback]

Good-girl Tessa falls for brooding Hardin, only to discover their romance began as his cruel bet.

by AnnaTodd 2014

4.3

1k+ ratings

💔 Toxic Relationship 😈 Good Girl Bad Boy ↔️ Push And Pull 🏛️ College Campus 💗 First Love

Free Fall

by Sara Cate • 2021

Two men with a secret past pull a broken ballerina into their private island reckoning.

4.05

14k+

🔺 Polyamorous Romance 🖤 Healing Through Kink 🏠 Forced Proximity 💜 Bisexual Hero ⛓️ Dominance And Submission

Free Fall

Two men with a secret past pull a broken ballerina into their private island reckoning.

by Sara Cate 2021

4.05

14k+ ratings

🔺 Polyamorous Romance 🖤 Healing Through Kink 🏠 Forced Proximity 💜 Bisexual Hero ⛓️ Dominance And Submission

A Rogue by Any Other Name

by Sarah MacLean • 2012

A disgraced marquess marries his childhood friend for her dowry, vowing it will never become love.

3.92

47k+

💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🗡️ Revenge Plot 🖤 Damaged Hero 👒 Spinster Heroine 🎲 Gaming Hell

A Rogue by Any Other Name

A disgraced marquess marries his childhood friend for her dowry, vowing it will never become love.

by Sarah MacLean 2012

3.92

47k+ ratings

💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🗡️ Revenge Plot 🖤 Damaged Hero 👒 Spinster Heroine 🎲 Gaming Hell

This Life and All the Rest

by Brit Benson • 2022

She fled her stepbrother and her hometown. Now her father's collapse drags her back into his orbit.

4.28

17k+

🔄 Second Chance Romance 💫 Step-Sibling Romance 🖤 Wounded Hero 🏠 Forced Proximity 😢 Tearjerker

This Life and All the Rest

She fled her stepbrother and her hometown. Now her father's collapse drags her back into his orbit.

by Brit Benson 2022

4.28

17k+ ratings

🔄 Second Chance Romance 💫 Step-Sibling Romance 🖤 Wounded Hero 🏠 Forced Proximity 😢 Tearjerker

More Than We Can Tell

by Brigid Kemmerer • 2018

An online stalker. A father's abuse. Two lonely teens become each other's safe haven.

4.25

19k+

🎭 Dual Pov 💻 Online Harassment 🎮 Gamer Heroine 🏠 Found Family 🧒 Foster Care

More Than We Can Tell

An online stalker. A father's abuse. Two lonely teens become each other's safe haven.

by Brigid Kemmerer 2018

4.25

19k+ ratings

🎭 Dual Pov 💻 Online Harassment 🎮 Gamer Heroine 🏠 Found Family 🧒 Foster Care

The Darkest Night

by Gena Showalter • 2008

A woman haunted by voices finds peace with a cursed warrior who dies every night.

4.05

86k+

⚔️ Immortal Warriors 👹 Demon Hero 💞 Fated Mates 🧠 Psychic Heroine ⛓️ Captive Romance

The Darkest Night

A woman haunted by voices finds peace with a cursed warrior who dies every night.

by Gena Showalter 2008

4.05

86k+ ratings

⚔️ Immortal Warriors 👹 Demon Hero 💞 Fated Mates 🧠 Psychic Heroine ⛓️ Captive Romance

The Fire Queen

by Emily R. King • 2017

A widow with fire magic enters a tournament for a prince's hand while her true love rots in chains.

4.03

12k+

🏟️ Tournament Fantasy 🔥 Elemental Magic 👑 Reluctant Queen 💔 Forbidden Love 🗡️ Survivor Heroine

The Fire Queen

A widow with fire magic enters a tournament for a prince's hand while her true love rots in chains.

by Emily R. King 2017

4.03

12k+ ratings

🏟️ Tournament Fantasy 🔥 Elemental Magic 👑 Reluctant Queen 💔 Forbidden Love 🗡️ Survivor Heroine

The Heartbreaker

by Sara Cate • 2024

Pregnant by another man, she moves in with her professor, whose rules spark forbidden intimacy.

4.05

12k+

📚 Professor Student ⛓️ BDSM Romance 😈 Bratty Submissive 🏠 Forced Proximity 🤰 Surprise Pregnancy

The Heartbreaker

Pregnant by another man, she moves in with her professor, whose rules spark forbidden intimacy.

by Sara Cate 2024

4.05

12k+ ratings

📚 Professor Student ⛓️ BDSM Romance 😈 Bratty Submissive 🏠 Forced Proximity 🤰 Surprise Pregnancy

This Woman

by Jodi Ellen Malpas • 2022

A grieving sex club owner meets an interior designer, and his carefully numbed world cracks open.

4.33

4k+

👤 Male Pov Romance 🖤 Obsessive Hero 🔥 Sex Club Setting 💢 Possessive Alpha 🌀 Unreliable Narrator

This Woman

A grieving sex club owner meets an interior designer, and his carefully numbed world cracks open.

by Jodi Ellen Malpas 2022

4.33

4k+ ratings

👤 Male Pov Romance 🖤 Obsessive Hero 🔥 Sex Club Setting 💢 Possessive Alpha 🌀 Unreliable Narrator

Always You

by Kirsty Moseley • 2012

He's the biggest player and her fiercest protector; falling for him could shatter their friendship.

3.89

22k+

🤝 Friends To Lovers 🛡️ Protective Hero 🔺 Love Triangle 👰 Young Marriage 🩹 Trauma Recovery

Always You

He's the biggest player and her fiercest protector; falling for him could shatter their friendship.

by Kirsty Moseley 2012

3.89

22k+ ratings

🤝 Friends To Lovers 🛡️ Protective Hero 🔺 Love Triangle 👰 Young Marriage 🩹 Trauma Recovery

A Major Puck Up

by Brittanee Nicole • 2024

A hockey coach sleeps with a stranger who turns out to be his best friend's daughter.

4.08

15k+

🏒 Hockey Romance 🚫 Best Friend's Daughter 👶 Nanny Romance 🍼 Single Dad 🔄 Second Chance

A Major Puck Up

A hockey coach sleeps with a stranger who turns out to be his best friend's daughter.

by Brittanee Nicole 2024

4.08

15k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 🚫 Best Friend's Daughter 👶 Nanny Romance 🍼 Single Dad 🔄 Second Chance

Beautiful Redemption

by Jamie McGuire • 2015

An FBI agent's one-night stand is her boss, her neighbor, and the partner she can't refuse.

4.12

50k+

💼 Boss Employee Romance 🌙 One-Night Stand 🏢 Forced Proximity 🕵️ Undercover As Couple 🔍 FBI Romance

Beautiful Redemption

An FBI agent's one-night stand is her boss, her neighbor, and the partner she can't refuse.

by Jamie McGuire 2015

4.12

50k+ ratings

💼 Boss Employee Romance 🌙 One-Night Stand 🏢 Forced Proximity 🕵️ Undercover As Couple 🔍 FBI Romance

Dance of a Burning Sea

by E.J. Mellow • 2021

Kidnapped by the pirate who broke her heart, a fire dancer wagers three days against a year.

4.24

9k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🤝 Found Family 🎭 Hidden Identities 🔗 Captive Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance

Dance of a Burning Sea

Kidnapped by the pirate who broke her heart, a fire dancer wagers three days against a year.

by E.J. Mellow 2021

4.24

9k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🤝 Found Family 🎭 Hidden Identities 🔗 Captive Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance

Almost Beautiful

by Jamie McGuire • 2022

A secret wedding, a campus fire, and the investigation that turns their marriage into an alibi.

3.94

6k+

🎓 College Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship 🖤 Possessive Hero 👊 Underground Fighter 👨‍👩‍👦 Family Loyalty

Almost Beautiful

A secret wedding, a campus fire, and the investigation that turns their marriage into an alibi.

by Jamie McGuire 2022

3.94

6k+ ratings

🎓 College Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship 🖤 Possessive Hero 👊 Underground Fighter 👨‍👩‍👦 Family Loyalty

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