💔 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.

Embers of Us

by Ria Wilde • 2025

A dancer and her brother's enforcer hide a forbidden love that could destroy their found family.

4.00

2k+

🥀 Mafia World 💔 Brother's Best Friend 🛡️ Bodyguard Romance 😈 Possessive Hero 🔥 Slow Burn

Embers of Us

A dancer and her brother's enforcer hide a forbidden love that could destroy their found family.

by Ria Wilde 2025

4.00

2k+ ratings

🥀 Mafia World 💔 Brother's Best Friend 🛡️ Bodyguard Romance 😈 Possessive Hero 🔥 Slow Burn

Silk & Iron

by Alexis Calder • 2026

Impersonating a dead princess, a rebel enters a gothic court where her jailer becomes her undoing.

4.26

990

🖤 Dark Romantasy 👑 Court Intrigue 🎭 Hidden Identity 💔 Forbidden Romance ⚔️ Morally Grey Hero

Silk & Iron

Impersonating a dead princess, a rebel enters a gothic court where her jailer becomes her undoing.

by Alexis Calder 2026

4.26

990 ratings

🖤 Dark Romantasy 👑 Court Intrigue 🎭 Hidden Identity 💔 Forbidden Romance ⚔️ Morally Grey Hero

The Auction

by L. Knight • 2023

To save her brother, she auctions her virginity. The winning bidder: the man who destroyed her.

3.83

7k+

🖤 Dark Billionaire Romance 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🔥 Possessive Hero 💫 Second Chance Romance 😤 Enemies To Lovers

The Auction

To save her brother, she auctions her virginity. The winning bidder: the man who destroyed her.

by L. Knight 2023

3.83

7k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Billionaire Romance 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🔥 Possessive Hero 💫 Second Chance Romance 😤 Enemies To Lovers

The History Between Us

by Ashley James • 2024

A bull rider's one-night secret follows him home when his father's best friend becomes his doctor.

4.03

2k+

🚫 Forbidden Romance 🏜️ Small-Town Western ⏳ Age Gap Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship 🏠 Forced Proximity

The History Between Us

A bull rider's one-night secret follows him home when his father's best friend becomes his doctor.

by Ashley James 2024

4.03

2k+ ratings

🚫 Forbidden Romance 🏜️ Small-Town Western ⏳ Age Gap Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship 🏠 Forced Proximity

Braving the Storm

by Elliott Rose • 2024

Snowed into a mountain cabin with her adoptive uncle, she cannot resist the cowboy's forbidden pull.

3.93

36k+

🤠 Cowboy Romance 🚫 Forbidden Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine ⏳ Age Gap

Braving the Storm

Snowed into a mountain cabin with her adoptive uncle, she cannot resist the cowboy's forbidden pull.

by Elliott Rose 2024

3.93

36k+ ratings

🤠 Cowboy Romance 🚫 Forbidden Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine ⏳ Age Gap

Damaged Mogul

by Scarlett Avery • 2025

Her father forgot her twenty-first. The grumpy billionaire bodyguard he hired won't forget her.

3.95

1k+

💰 Billionaire Romance ⏳ Age Gap Romance 🌸 Virgin Heroine 🌤️ Grumpy Sunshine 🛡️ Bodyguard Romance

Damaged Mogul

Her father forgot her twenty-first. The grumpy billionaire bodyguard he hired won't forget her.

by Scarlett Avery 2025

3.95

1k+ ratings

💰 Billionaire Romance ⏳ Age Gap Romance 🌸 Virgin Heroine 🌤️ Grumpy Sunshine 🛡️ Bodyguard Romance

Unspoken Vow

by Eden Finley • 2019

A trauma survivor moves in with a lawyer whose patience is as relentless as his charm.

4.10

5k+

🩹 Hurt/Comfort Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 🏠 Forced Proximity 🌱 Trauma Recovery 🧲 Opposites Attract

Unspoken Vow

A trauma survivor moves in with a lawyer whose patience is as relentless as his charm.

by Eden Finley 2019

4.10

5k+ ratings

🩹 Hurt/Comfort Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 🏠 Forced Proximity 🌱 Trauma Recovery 🧲 Opposites Attract

Chasing Sparks

by M.L. Broome • 2025

A scarred tattoo artist falls for the bookstore owner next door. Then his ex returns pregnant.

3.83

2k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🏘️ Small Town Gossip 📚 Bookstore Romance 🖋️ Tattooed Hero 🎭 Romantic Suspense

Chasing Sparks

A scarred tattoo artist falls for the bookstore owner next door. Then his ex returns pregnant.

by M.L. Broome 2025

3.83

2k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🏘️ Small Town Gossip 📚 Bookstore Romance 🖋️ Tattooed Hero 🎭 Romantic Suspense

Best of Me

by Maya Alden • 2024

An architect loves a man whose devotion to his daughter and ex-wife leaves her always second.

3.75

5k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🙇 Groveling Hero 👨‍👩‍👧 Blended Family 👤 Ex-Wife Drama 🏠 Chosen Family

Best of Me

An architect loves a man whose devotion to his daughter and ex-wife leaves her always second.

by Maya Alden 2024

3.75

5k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🙇 Groveling Hero 👨‍👩‍👧 Blended Family 👤 Ex-Wife Drama 🏠 Chosen Family

Lawson

by Samantha Whiskey • 2024

A cocky rookie fake-dates his skating coach to scare off her ex, and the chemistry turns real.

4.05

3k+

🏒 Hockey Romance 💍 Fake Dating 🏠 Found Family 💔 Healing From Toxic Ex 👀 Dual Pov

Lawson

A cocky rookie fake-dates his skating coach to scare off her ex, and the chemistry turns real.

by Samantha Whiskey 2024

4.05

3k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 💍 Fake Dating 🏠 Found Family 💔 Healing From Toxic Ex 👀 Dual Pov

Every Promise Broken

by Ashley James • 2024

Two ex-husbands fake their marriage. The lie forces them to feel everything they buried.

4.23

2k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🤠 Cowboy Romance 🎭 Fake Relationship 🏠 Forced Proximity 🫂 Hurt/Comfort

Every Promise Broken

Two ex-husbands fake their marriage. The lie forces them to feel everything they buried.

by Ashley James 2024

4.23

2k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🤠 Cowboy Romance 🎭 Fake Relationship 🏠 Forced Proximity 🫂 Hurt/Comfort

Cruel Betrayal

by Elira Firethorn • 2023

Wren must steal a crime lord's secrets from his wedding to save the men she loves.

4.16

3k+

🖤 Mafia Romance 💕 Why Choose 🏠 Found Family ⚔️ Touch Her And Die 🩹 Trauma Healing

Cruel Betrayal

Wren must steal a crime lord's secrets from his wedding to save the men she loves.

by Elira Firethorn 2023

4.16

3k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance 💕 Why Choose 🏠 Found Family ⚔️ Touch Her And Die 🩹 Trauma Healing

Timelessly Ours

by Roxanne Tully • 2025

A recovering addict becomes nanny for her twin's hockey coach, a single dad fighting his attraction.

4.01

653

🏒 Hockey Romance 🕰️ Age Gap 👨‍👧 Single Dad 👶 Nanny Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity

Timelessly Ours

A recovering addict becomes nanny for her twin's hockey coach, a single dad fighting his attraction.

by Roxanne Tully 2025

4.01

653 ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 🕰️ Age Gap 👨‍👧 Single Dad 👶 Nanny Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity

Sunday Morning

by Jewel E. Ann • 2024

The preacher's daughter was supposed to marry the golden boy. Then his older brother came home.

4.13

19k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 💔 Forbidden Love 👤 Brother Love Triangle 🔥 Good Girl Bad Boy ⏳ Slow Burn Tension

Sunday Morning

The preacher's daughter was supposed to marry the golden boy. Then his older brother came home.

by Jewel E. Ann 2024

4.13

19k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 💔 Forbidden Love 👤 Brother Love Triangle 🔥 Good Girl Bad Boy ⏳ Slow Burn Tension

Honeyed Fables

by Whitney Dean • 2025

A guarded bookseller hires a stranger, unaware he's a corporate heir spying on her shop.

3.62

181

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 📚 Bookish Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity 👥 Dual Pov 💔 Grieving Heroine

Honeyed Fables

A guarded bookseller hires a stranger, unaware he's a corporate heir spying on her shop.

by Whitney Dean 2025

3.62

181 ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 📚 Bookish Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity 👥 Dual Pov 💔 Grieving Heroine

Remember You This Way

by C.R. Jane • 2019

Three rock-star exes. One dangerous husband. A tour where love and menace share the spotlight.

4.03

3k+

🔄 Second Chance Romance ❤️‍🔥 Why Choose 👫 Friends To Lovers 🎸 Rock Star Romance 👁️ Stalking

Remember You This Way

Three rock-star exes. One dangerous husband. A tour where love and menace share the spotlight.

by C.R. Jane 2019

4.03

3k+ ratings

🔄 Second Chance Romance ❤️‍🔥 Why Choose 👫 Friends To Lovers 🎸 Rock Star Romance 👁️ Stalking

Claimed by the Horde King

by Zoey Draven • 2019

An alien king punishes a starving human hunter, then takes her as his own.

4.17

19k+

👽 Alien Warlord Romance 🔗 Captor To Lover 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Wounded Hero

Claimed by the Horde King

An alien king punishes a starving human hunter, then takes her as his own.

by Zoey Draven 2019

4.17

19k+ ratings

👽 Alien Warlord Romance 🔗 Captor To Lover 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Wounded Hero

Tall, Dark & Lonely

by R.L. Mathewson • 2010

A vampire detective craves his human neighbor's blood; her family's safety depends on his control.

4.04

23k+

🏠 Found Family 💔 Wounded Hero 🚪 Forced Proximity 💪 Caretaker Heroine ⏳ Immortal Hero

Tall, Dark & Lonely

A vampire detective craves his human neighbor's blood; her family's safety depends on his control.

by R.L. Mathewson 2010

4.04

23k+ ratings

🏠 Found Family 💔 Wounded Hero 🚪 Forced Proximity 💪 Caretaker Heroine ⏳ Immortal Hero

Butterfly in Frost

by Sylvia Day • 2019

On Puget Sound, a surgeon's fresh start is upended: her ex-husband just became her neighbor.

3.62

23k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🏠 Neighbors To Lovers 💔 Parental Grief 🌧️ Living With Depression 🌲 Pacific Northwest

Butterfly in Frost

On Puget Sound, a surgeon's fresh start is upended: her ex-husband just became her neighbor.

by Sylvia Day 2019

3.62

23k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🏠 Neighbors To Lovers 💔 Parental Grief 🌧️ Living With Depression 🌲 Pacific Northwest

Hiding the Billionaire's Daughter

by HiroYuu101

A mother hides her daughter from a billionaire CEO. When he finds them, old wounds ignite.

3.99

417

💰 Billionaire Romance 👶 Secret Baby 💔 Second Chance Love 💼 Groveling Hero 👩‍👧 Single Mother

Hiding the Billionaire's Daughter

A mother hides her daughter from a billionaire CEO. When he finds them, old wounds ignite.

by HiroYuu101

3.99

417 ratings

💰 Billionaire Romance 👶 Secret Baby 💔 Second Chance Love 💼 Groveling Hero 👩‍👧 Single Mother

Curse Breaker

by Audrey Grey • 2019

The immortal hunting her becomes her only ally in breaking a fae curse.

4.12

8k+

🧚 Fae Romance 💕 Enemies To Lovers 💫 Fated Mates 🔓 Curse Breaking 👥 Chosen Family

Curse Breaker

The immortal hunting her becomes her only ally in breaking a fae curse.

by Audrey Grey 2019

4.12

8k+ ratings

🧚 Fae Romance 💕 Enemies To Lovers 💫 Fated Mates 🔓 Curse Breaking 👥 Chosen Family

If the Sun Never Sets

by Ana Huang • 2020

Five years after their breakup, her new design client is the one man she can't forgive.

3.74

55k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 💌 Groveling Hero 👥 Found Family 🗽 New York City

If the Sun Never Sets

Five years after their breakup, her new design client is the one man she can't forgive.

by Ana Huang 2020

3.74

55k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 💌 Groveling Hero 👥 Found Family 🗽 New York City

Too Far

by Abby Millsaps • 2023

Her four men would do anything to protect her, but the cameras are already rolling.

4.09

7k+

🔥 Polyamorous Romance 🏈 College Football 🩹 Trauma Healing 🔪 Touch Her And Die 💊 Chronic Illness Rep

Too Far

Her four men would do anything to protect her, but the cameras are already rolling.

by Abby Millsaps 2023

4.09

7k+ ratings

🔥 Polyamorous Romance 🏈 College Football 🩹 Trauma Healing 🔪 Touch Her And Die 💊 Chronic Illness Rep

Until You Say Stay

by Nate Wilder • 2025

A disgraced F1 driver and an aspiring singer agree to fake-date. The contract says no feelings.

4.37

1k+

🎭 Fake Dating 🏎️ Sports Romance 🏁 Formula One Romance 🎤 Musician Heroine 😈 Reformed Playboy

Until You Say Stay

A disgraced F1 driver and an aspiring singer agree to fake-date. The contract says no feelings.

by Nate Wilder 2025

4.37

1k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating 🏎️ Sports Romance 🏁 Formula One Romance 🎤 Musician Heroine 😈 Reformed Playboy

After Felix

by Lily Morton • 2020

A sharp Londoner and a journalist try no strings, until a wedding secret destroys them.

4.31

4k+

🔄 Second Chance Romance 🔥 Friends With Benefits 💬 Witty Banter 🛡️ Guarded Hero 🏠 Forced Proximity

After Felix

A sharp Londoner and a journalist try no strings, until a wedding secret destroys them.

by Lily Morton 2020

4.31

4k+ ratings

🔄 Second Chance Romance 🔥 Friends With Benefits 💬 Witty Banter 🛡️ Guarded Hero 🏠 Forced Proximity

The Amethyst Kingdom

by A.K. Mulford • 2024

A reluctant heir vies for her crown against the ex-lover she cannot forgive or resist.

4.03

2k+

🏆 Royal Competition 💫 Fated Mates 💔 Second Chance Romance 👑 Reluctant Leader 👥 Found Family

The Amethyst Kingdom

A reluctant heir vies for her crown against the ex-lover she cannot forgive or resist.

by A.K. Mulford 2024

4.03

2k+ ratings

🏆 Royal Competition 💫 Fated Mates 💔 Second Chance Romance 👑 Reluctant Leader 👥 Found Family

A Little Complicated

by Kelsie Rae • 2023

A hockey player dates her ex's twin brother while the ex next door hides a life-altering secret.

4.32

14k+

👬 Brothers Love Triangle 💔 Second Chance Love 🩺 Hidden Illness 🏒 College Hockey 💕 Friends To Lovers

A Little Complicated

A hockey player dates her ex's twin brother while the ex next door hides a life-altering secret.

by Kelsie Rae 2023

4.32

14k+ ratings

👬 Brothers Love Triangle 💔 Second Chance Love 🩺 Hidden Illness 🏒 College Hockey 💕 Friends To Lovers

Turning Back

by J.A. Huss • 2017

She fled two men and their bed. A year later, they find her with a baby.

4.18

4k+

🍼 Secret Baby ⛓️ Bdsm Triad 🏃‍♀️ Runaway Heroine 💔 Second Chance Romance 🩹 Hurt Comfort

Turning Back

She fled two men and their bed. A year later, they find her with a baby.

by J.A. Huss 2017

4.18

4k+ ratings

🍼 Secret Baby ⛓️ Bdsm Triad 🏃‍♀️ Runaway Heroine 💔 Second Chance Romance 🩹 Hurt Comfort

Choke Up

by Rebecca Rathe • 2024

His twin's best friend rejected him. Blindfolded hookups feel exactly like the man he can't have.

3.97

4k+

👥 Brother's Best Friend 🎭 Hidden Identity 🔥 Possessive Hero 🏫 College Campus 🌈 Queer Awakening

Choke Up

His twin's best friend rejected him. Blindfolded hookups feel exactly like the man he can't have.

by Rebecca Rathe 2024

3.97

4k+ ratings

👥 Brother's Best Friend 🎭 Hidden Identity 🔥 Possessive Hero 🏫 College Campus 🌈 Queer Awakening

Red Dirt Heart 2

by N.R. Walker • 2014

When his American boyfriend faces deportation, a closeted outback grazier must fight to keep him.

4.36

5k+

🤠 Cowboy Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🐟 Fish Out Of Water 👨‍👩‍👧 Found Family ❤️‍🩹 Hurt/Comfort

Red Dirt Heart 2

When his American boyfriend faces deportation, a closeted outback grazier must fight to keep him.

by N.R. Walker 2014

4.36

5k+ ratings

🤠 Cowboy Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🐟 Fish Out Of Water 👨‍👩‍👧 Found Family ❤️‍🩹 Hurt/Comfort

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