💔 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.

Where There's a Will

by Jessie Walker

A drifter returns home to find the boy he kissed at eleven behind the bar, all ink and hostility.

4.25

9k+

💞 Reunited First Loves 💔 Conversion Therapy Survivor 🎸 Musician Hero 💀 Self-Destructive Hero 🎵 Found Family Band

Where There's a Will

A drifter returns home to find the boy he kissed at eleven behind the bar, all ink and hostility.

by Jessie Walker 2021

4.25

9k+ ratings

💞 Reunited First Loves 💔 Conversion Therapy Survivor 🎸 Musician Hero 💀 Self-Destructive Hero 🎵 Found Family Band

Spirit

by Brigid Kemmerer • 2013

Homeless and hunted, a teen elemental finds refuge with four brothers and falls for the enemy.

3.96

9k+

🧨 Elemental Magic 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Found Family 🏘️ Small Town Setting 💀 Forbidden Love

Spirit

Homeless and hunted, a teen elemental finds refuge with four brothers and falls for the enemy.

by Brigid Kemmerer 2013

3.96

9k+ ratings

🧨 Elemental Magic 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Found Family 🏘️ Small Town Setting 💀 Forbidden Love

Mafia Lust

by L. Steele • 2022

Dating the son, working for the father: a forbidden attraction that could destroy them all.

3.89

3k+

🖤 Mafia Romance ⏳ Age Gap Romance 💼 Boss Employee 🚫 Forbidden Romance ⚡ Power Dynamics

Mafia Lust

Dating the son, working for the father: a forbidden attraction that could destroy them all.

by L. Steele 2022

3.89

3k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance ⏳ Age Gap Romance 💼 Boss Employee 🚫 Forbidden Romance ⚡ Power Dynamics

Shard

by Kelly St. Clare • 2019

A scarred pit fighter. An ice queen. A tournament where her hand is the prize. He must win.

4.05

737

⚔️ Fantasy Tournament ❄️ Ice Queen 😞 Pining Hero 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 👑 Court Intrigue

Shard

A scarred pit fighter. An ice queen. A tournament where her hand is the prize. He must win.

by Kelly St. Clare 2019

4.05

737 ratings

⚔️ Fantasy Tournament ❄️ Ice Queen 😞 Pining Hero 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 👑 Court Intrigue

The Avowed

by Ivy Asher • 2020

After a brutal capture, a gryphon shifter hides her power from the warriors holding her captive.

4.31

7k+

🦅 Gryphon Shifters 🖤 Fated Mates ⛓️ Forced Proximity 🎭 Hidden Identity 💔 Betrayal

The Avowed

After a brutal capture, a gryphon shifter hides her power from the warriors holding her captive.

by Ivy Asher 2020

4.31

7k+ ratings

🦅 Gryphon Shifters 🖤 Fated Mates ⛓️ Forced Proximity 🎭 Hidden Identity 💔 Betrayal

The Protégé

by Brianna Hale • 2018

A cellist returns to her conductor guardian, asking for the discipline and love she once fled.

3.75

2k+

🛡️ Guardian Ward Romance 👔 Daddy Kink 🤝 Power Exchange ⏳ Age Gap Romance 🔁 Second Chance Romance

The Protégé

A cellist returns to her conductor guardian, asking for the discipline and love she once fled.

by Brianna Hale 2018

3.75

2k+ ratings

🛡️ Guardian Ward Romance 👔 Daddy Kink 🤝 Power Exchange ⏳ Age Gap Romance 🔁 Second Chance Romance

Whiskey Lies

by Brittanee Nicole • 2022

A matchmaker's weekend fling with a stranger ends with her next assignment: finding him a wife.

3.99

9k+

🔥 Billionaire Romance 💼 Workplace Romance 🔗 Forced Proximity 💋 One Night Stand 🎭 Secret Identity

Whiskey Lies

A matchmaker's weekend fling with a stranger ends with her next assignment: finding him a wife.

by Brittanee Nicole 2022

3.99

9k+ ratings

🔥 Billionaire Romance 💼 Workplace Romance 🔗 Forced Proximity 💋 One Night Stand 🎭 Secret Identity

Something Beautiful

by Jamie McGuire • 2015

A tender man, a fierce woman, and the two proposals she cannot say yes to.

4.03

19k+

🔰 College Romance 💫 Opposites Attract 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💍 Commitment Issues 🧁 Cinnamon Roll Hero

Something Beautiful

A tender man, a fierce woman, and the two proposals she cannot say yes to.

by Jamie McGuire 2015

4.03

19k+ ratings

🔰 College Romance 💫 Opposites Attract 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💍 Commitment Issues 🧁 Cinnamon Roll Hero

Wings of Ash & Flame

by Jocelyn Bleu • 2025

A human prisoner enters an elite fae academy where failing any trial means the vampire war.

4.00

1k+

🏫 Fae Academy ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 👑 Hidden Heir 🫂 Found Family ✨ Magical Bond

Wings of Ash & Flame

A human prisoner enters an elite fae academy where failing any trial means the vampire war.

by Jocelyn Bleu 2025

4.00

1k+ ratings

🏫 Fae Academy ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 👑 Hidden Heir 🫂 Found Family ✨ Magical Bond

Rebel Reborn

by Sarah Piper • 2019

To escape a demon's contract, a witch turns vampire and binds her fate to five lovers.

4.28

2k+

🧛‍♀️ Vampire Witch 🧙‍♀️ Witch Sisters 💀 Deal With The Devil ♥️ Soul Bond 🩸 Ancestral Curse

Rebel Reborn

To escape a demon's contract, a witch turns vampire and binds her fate to five lovers.

by Sarah Piper 2019

4.28

2k+ ratings

🧛‍♀️ Vampire Witch 🧙‍♀️ Witch Sisters 💀 Deal With The Devil ♥️ Soul Bond 🩸 Ancestral Curse

The Reclamation

by Ivy Asher • 2020

A gryphon shifter must shatter the magical bond killing her three mates before they all die.

4.36

6k+

🐺 Shifter Romance 💫 Fated Mates 🖤 Found Family 💔 Trauma Healing 🤝 Enemies To Allies

The Reclamation

A gryphon shifter must shatter the magical bond killing her three mates before they all die.

by Ivy Asher 2020

4.36

6k+ ratings

🐺 Shifter Romance 💫 Fated Mates 🖤 Found Family 💔 Trauma Healing 🤝 Enemies To Allies

Ride

by Harper Dallas • 2017

A photographer joins a snowboard film shoot and collides with a legend who refuses to fall.

4.02

9k+

🏂 Sports Romance 💔 Wounded Hero 🔥 Forced Proximity 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 😏 Reformed Playboy

Ride

A photographer joins a snowboard film shoot and collides with a legend who refuses to fall.

by Harper Dallas 2017

4.02

9k+ ratings

🏂 Sports Romance 💔 Wounded Hero 🔥 Forced Proximity 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 😏 Reformed Playboy

Crown of Lies

by Pepper Winters • 2017

After a night of terror and rescue, a heiress meets a man who feels like both.

4.04

11k+

👑 Heiress Romance 🕵️ Hidden Identity ⛓️ Trauma Bond ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🌑 Morally Gray Hero

Crown of Lies

After a night of terror and rescue, a heiress meets a man who feels like both.

by Pepper Winters 2017

4.04

11k+ ratings

👑 Heiress Romance 🕵️ Hidden Identity ⛓️ Trauma Bond ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🌑 Morally Gray Hero

Taunt Her

by Caitlyn Dare • 2020

He came to destroy his uncle. He stayed to claim his uncle's stepdaughter.

4.01

6k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 👊 Bully Romance 🏚️ Wrong Side Of Tracks 🔥 Possessive Hero 💀 Revenge Plot

Taunt Her

He came to destroy his uncle. He stayed to claim his uncle's stepdaughter.

by Caitlyn Dare 2020

4.01

6k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 👊 Bully Romance 🏚️ Wrong Side Of Tracks 🔥 Possessive Hero 💀 Revenge Plot

Someday, Someday

by Emma Scott • 2019

An ex-addict nurse. A billionaire heir. A love that could heal them or destroy an empire.

4.38

9k+

🔥 Slow Burn 🩹 Hurt Comfort 🌱 Trauma Recovery 💊 Recovering Addict 🛑 Conversion Therapy

Someday, Someday

An ex-addict nurse. A billionaire heir. A love that could heal them or destroy an empire.

by Emma Scott 2019

4.38

9k+ ratings

🔥 Slow Burn 🩹 Hurt Comfort 🌱 Trauma Recovery 💊 Recovering Addict 🛑 Conversion Therapy

Whispers From The Dead

by B.L. Brunnemer • 2017

A teenage necromancer recovering from assault must help the dead cross over before they consume her.

4.46

7k+

🔮 Necromancer Heroine 🩹 Trauma Healing 🏠 Found Family 💕 Friends To Lovers 💫 Reverse Harem

Whispers From The Dead

A teenage necromancer recovering from assault must help the dead cross over before they consume her.

by B.L. Brunnemer 2017

4.46

7k+ ratings

🔮 Necromancer Heroine 🩹 Trauma Healing 🏠 Found Family 💕 Friends To Lovers 💫 Reverse Harem

Hidden Truths

by Nicole Colville • 2013

An Italian racer and a guarded ex-skier ignite, but their secrets could destroy them.

3.68

228

🏍️ Sports Romance 🩹 Hurt/Comfort 💔 Love Triangle 🧠 Mental Health Rep 😔 Emotionally Scarred Hero

Hidden Truths

An Italian racer and a guarded ex-skier ignite, but their secrets could destroy them.

by Nicole Colville 2013

3.68

228 ratings

🏍️ Sports Romance 🩹 Hurt/Comfort 💔 Love Triangle 🧠 Mental Health Rep 😔 Emotionally Scarred Hero

I’ll Always Be With You

by Monica Murphy • 2023

A guarded ballerina's Paris fling becomes her prep school rival when she transfers into his domain.

3.81

18k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🏫 Dark Prep School 🔥 Forced Proximity 🩰 Ballet Romance

I’ll Always Be With You

A guarded ballerina's Paris fling becomes her prep school rival when she transfers into his domain.

by Monica Murphy 2023

3.81

18k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🏫 Dark Prep School 🔥 Forced Proximity 🩰 Ballet Romance

You Beautiful Thing, You

by Saffron A. Kent • 2023

She's loved her brother's rival forever. Now she's pregnant with his baby on purpose.

3.45

6k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers ⚽ Brother's Rival 🤰 Secret Pregnancy 🚫 Forbidden Romance 🔥 Possessive Hero

You Beautiful Thing, You

She's loved her brother's rival forever. Now she's pregnant with his baby on purpose.

by Saffron A. Kent 2023

3.45

6k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers ⚽ Brother's Rival 🤰 Secret Pregnancy 🚫 Forbidden Romance 🔥 Possessive Hero

Promise Me

by Sara Cate • 2026

A reclusive artist must host his estranged best friend's wedding, still in love with the groom.

4.18

8k+

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 🥀 Mutual Pining ⛓️ Kink Awakening ⏳ Dual Timeline

Promise Me

A reclusive artist must host his estranged best friend's wedding, still in love with the groom.

by Sara Cate 2026

4.18

8k+ ratings

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 🥀 Mutual Pining ⛓️ Kink Awakening ⏳ Dual Timeline

Unrelenting Winds

by Melissa K. Roehrich • 2024

Tormented by prophecy, a wind princess finds peace in a prince she is forbidden to love.

4.29

3k+

💨 Elemental Magic 👑 Court Politics 💔 Forbidden Love 🤫 Secret Romance 🔥 Slow Burn

Unrelenting Winds

Tormented by prophecy, a wind princess finds peace in a prince she is forbidden to love.

by Melissa K. Roehrich 2024

4.29

3k+ ratings

💨 Elemental Magic 👑 Court Politics 💔 Forbidden Love 🤫 Secret Romance 🔥 Slow Burn

New Hope, Old Grudges

by Anne Malcom • 2023

A disgraced LA entrepreneur returns home to find her former bully wearing the sheriff's badge.

3.81

2k+

🏡 Small Town Romance 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🎄 Holiday Romance 💞 Second Chance Romance 👮 Small Town Sheriff

New Hope, Old Grudges

A disgraced LA entrepreneur returns home to find her former bully wearing the sheriff's badge.

by Anne Malcom 2023

3.81

2k+ ratings

🏡 Small Town Romance 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🎄 Holiday Romance 💞 Second Chance Romance 👮 Small Town Sheriff

A Dream So Wicked

by Tessonja Odette • 2023

A hidden princess, an arranged marriage, an escort who is her dream lover and her fated enemy.

4.10

4k+

🛌 Sleeping Beauty Retelling 👑 Fae Court Politics ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💍 Arranged Marriage 🌌 Dream Magic

A Dream So Wicked

A hidden princess, an arranged marriage, an escort who is her dream lover and her fated enemy.

by Tessonja Odette 2023

4.10

4k+ ratings

🛌 Sleeping Beauty Retelling 👑 Fae Court Politics ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💍 Arranged Marriage 🌌 Dream Magic

Poles Apart

by Kirsty Moseley • 2014

A lap dancer's survival depends on a famous racer who doesn't know he fathered her child.

4.03

5k+

🍼 Secret Baby 👩‍👧 Single Mother 💰 Transactional Love 🏘️ Class Divide 🌟 Celebrity Romance

Poles Apart

A lap dancer's survival depends on a famous racer who doesn't know he fathered her child.

by Kirsty Moseley 2014

4.03

5k+ ratings

🍼 Secret Baby 👩‍👧 Single Mother 💰 Transactional Love 🏘️ Class Divide 🌟 Celebrity Romance

The Muse

by L.M. Halloran • 2017

A scarred graduate student falls for her professor, who is secretly writing her biography.

4.00

2k+

🎓 Student Teacher Romance ⏳ Age Gap Romance 💔 Scarred Heroine 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🔄 Second Chance

The Muse

A scarred graduate student falls for her professor, who is secretly writing her biography.

by L.M. Halloran 2017

4.00

2k+ ratings

🎓 Student Teacher Romance ⏳ Age Gap Romance 💔 Scarred Heroine 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🔄 Second Chance

Mafia Crown

by L. Steele • 2022

Her dead lover's identical twin took a bullet for her. He remembers nothing. He craves everything.

4.26

2k+

🖤 Mafia Romance 🤍 Amnesia Trope 🕵️ Undercover Agent 🏠 Forced Proximity 💍 Marriage Of Convenience

Mafia Crown

Her dead lover's identical twin took a bullet for her. He remembers nothing. He craves everything.

by L. Steele 2022

4.26

2k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance 🤍 Amnesia Trope 🕵️ Undercover Agent 🏠 Forced Proximity 💍 Marriage Of Convenience

The Trials of Darkness

by Kathryn Breaux • 2025

A shadow-wielding princess is forced into deadly trials for her own hand.

3.99

288

🖤 Dark Romantasy ⚔️ Deadly Trials 💔 Rivals To Lovers 👥 Found Family 👑 Royal Intrigue

The Trials of Darkness

A shadow-wielding princess is forced into deadly trials for her own hand.

by Kathryn Breaux 2025

3.99

288 ratings

🖤 Dark Romantasy ⚔️ Deadly Trials 💔 Rivals To Lovers 👥 Found Family 👑 Royal Intrigue

A Pack of Vows and Tears

by Olivia Wildenstein • 2019

She belongs to the Alpha. A magical bond says she belongs to his best friend.

4.06

5k+

🖤 Fated Mates 🐺 Pack Politics 💔 Love Triangle 💫 Reluctant Bond ⚔️ Territorial War

A Pack of Vows and Tears

She belongs to the Alpha. A magical bond says she belongs to his best friend.

by Olivia Wildenstein 2019

4.06

5k+ ratings

🖤 Fated Mates 🐺 Pack Politics 💔 Love Triangle 💫 Reluctant Bond ⚔️ Territorial War

Mister Moneybags

by Vi Keeland • 2017

A reporter trapped with a stranger in an elevator never suspects he's the billionaire she despises.

3.94

28k+

🤑 Secret Billionaire 🛗 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn 🔐 Family Secrets 💬 Witty Banter

Mister Moneybags

A reporter trapped with a stranger in an elevator never suspects he's the billionaire she despises.

by Vi Keeland 2017

3.94

28k+ ratings

🤑 Secret Billionaire 🛗 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn 🔐 Family Secrets 💬 Witty Banter

Saving Rain

by Kelsey Kingsley • 2023

An ex-con seeking redemption falls for a mother in hiding. Her abuser is closing in.

4.11

11k+

🩹 Savior Complex 👩‍👦 Single Mother Romance 🏠 Found Family 🏘️ Small-Town Romance 💔 Hurt Comfort

Saving Rain

An ex-con seeking redemption falls for a mother in hiding. Her abuser is closing in.

by Kelsey Kingsley 2023

4.11

11k+ ratings

🩹 Savior Complex 👩‍👦 Single Mother Romance 🏠 Found Family 🏘️ Small-Town Romance 💔 Hurt Comfort

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