💔 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.

Broken Hill High

by Sheridan Anne • 2019

Tora lands in her bully's house. Surviving Nate Ryder means resisting the boy beneath the monster.

3.96

6k+

💔 Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Bad Boy Romance 😈 Bully Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🩹 Trauma Healing

Broken Hill High

Tora lands in her bully's house. Surviving Nate Ryder means resisting the boy beneath the monster.

by Sheridan Anne 2019

3.96

6k+ ratings

💔 Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Bad Boy Romance 😈 Bully Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🩹 Trauma Healing

Dark Eyed Devil

by Olivia Hayle • 2020

An heiress and the groundskeeper's nephew. One tragic accident. Ten years of silence. He's back.

4.15

4k+

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 👫 Friends To Lovers 🤝 Brother's Best Friend 💸 Class Divide ✉️ Lost Letter

Dark Eyed Devil

An heiress and the groundskeeper's nephew. One tragic accident. Ten years of silence. He's back.

by Olivia Hayle 2020

4.15

4k+ ratings

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 👫 Friends To Lovers 🤝 Brother's Best Friend 💸 Class Divide ✉️ Lost Letter

Lo que quiero es no quererte

by Andrea Torrano • 2021

At university, a princess is blackmailed by the cheer captain she can't stop wanting.

3.14

346

🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers 👑 Modern Royalty 🎓 University Campus 💘 Forbidden Love

Lo que quiero es no quererte

At university, a princess is blackmailed by the cheer captain she can't stop wanting.

by Andrea Torrano 2021

3.14

346 ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers 👑 Modern Royalty 🎓 University Campus 💘 Forbidden Love

F*cker

by Amo Jones • 2016

A wedding forces her back to the boy who broke her. Their secret is still lethal.

4.29

2k+

🔄 Second Chance Love 🖤 Possessive Antihero 💔 Toxic First Love 🩹 Trauma And Healing 🤫 Small Town Secrets

F*cker

A wedding forces her back to the boy who broke her. Their secret is still lethal.

by Amo Jones 2016

4.29

2k+ ratings

🔄 Second Chance Love 🖤 Possessive Antihero 💔 Toxic First Love 🩹 Trauma And Healing 🤫 Small Town Secrets

Tender Cruelty

by Katee Robert • 2025

Zeus wed his enemy. A rebel's siege means they must trust each other or lose everything.

3.75

10k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 📜 Myth Retelling 💍 Political Marriage 🏛️ Corrupt Government 🗡️ Secret Rebellion

Tender Cruelty

Zeus wed his enemy. A rebel's siege means they must trust each other or lose everything.

by Katee Robert 2025

3.75

10k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 📜 Myth Retelling 💍 Political Marriage 🏛️ Corrupt Government 🗡️ Secret Rebellion

Nanny in the Middle

by Adrian J. Smith • 2025

A nanny falls for three mothers who share her. Their fragile family faces a vengeful ex.

4.25

776

😈 Why Choose Romance 🧸 Nanny Romance 🏠 Found Family 🌈 Sapphic Awakening 💕 Hurt Comfort

Nanny in the Middle

A nanny falls for three mothers who share her. Their fragile family faces a vengeful ex.

by Adrian J. Smith 2025

4.25

776 ratings

😈 Why Choose Romance 🧸 Nanny Romance 🏠 Found Family 🌈 Sapphic Awakening 💕 Hurt Comfort

My Favorite Girl

by Skyla Summers • 2024

Their parents' wedding makes them family, but a forbidden attraction could destroy it all.

4.01

5k+

💘 Step-Sibling Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn 🛡️ Protective Hero 🧠 Mental Health Rep

My Favorite Girl

Their parents' wedding makes them family, but a forbidden attraction could destroy it all.

by Skyla Summers 2024

4.01

5k+ ratings

💘 Step-Sibling Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn 🛡️ Protective Hero 🧠 Mental Health Rep

Tame the Heart

by Ava Hunter • 2023

A heart condition hidden, she makes a summer deal with a Montana cowboy sworn off love.

3.98

21k+

🐴 Cowboy Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 💔 Broken Hero

Tame the Heart

A heart condition hidden, she makes a summer deal with a Montana cowboy sworn off love.

by Ava Hunter 2023

3.98

21k+ ratings

🐴 Cowboy Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 💔 Broken Hero

Pieces of a Life

by Jewel E. Ann • 2022

A pathologist dreams of murdered girls. Her only ally: the detective who broke her heart.

4.29

3k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 💕 Childhood Sweethearts 👫 Friends To Lovers 👻 Paranormal Visions 🔬 Forensic Pathologist

Pieces of a Life

A pathologist dreams of murdered girls. Her only ally: the detective who broke her heart.

by Jewel E. Ann 2022

4.29

3k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 💕 Childhood Sweethearts 👫 Friends To Lovers 👻 Paranormal Visions 🔬 Forensic Pathologist

Ride the Sky

by Ava Hunter • 2025

A barrel racer flees her cowboy. A devastating ride puts her back under his roof.

4.17

7k+

🐴 Cowboy Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🩹 Trauma Healing

Ride the Sky

A barrel racer flees her cowboy. A devastating ride puts her back under his roof.

by Ava Hunter 2025

4.17

7k+ ratings

🐴 Cowboy Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🩹 Trauma Healing

Sweet Temptation

by Bella Matthews • 2025

With cystic fibrosis, she moves in with her brother and the football star who loves her.

4.20

7k+

❤️‍🩹 Chronic Illness Romance 🏈 Sports Romance 👫 Brother's Best Friend 🏠 Forced Proximity 💘 He Falls First

Sweet Temptation

With cystic fibrosis, she moves in with her brother and the football star who loves her.

by Bella Matthews 2025

4.20

7k+ ratings

❤️‍🩹 Chronic Illness Romance 🏈 Sports Romance 👫 Brother's Best Friend 🏠 Forced Proximity 💘 He Falls First

Tutoring the Player

by Rebecca Jenshak • 2022

A shy wallflower tutors a hockey bad boy, torn between him and his golden-boy captain.

3.71

31k+

🏒 Hockey Romance 💕 Shy Girl Bad Boy 📚 Tutor Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 💔 Love Triangle

Tutoring the Player

A shy wallflower tutors a hockey bad boy, torn between him and his golden-boy captain.

by Rebecca Jenshak 2022

3.71

31k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 💕 Shy Girl Bad Boy 📚 Tutor Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 💔 Love Triangle

Burn the Wild

by Ava Hunter • 2025

A country superstar hides on a Montana ranch, battling the scarred cowboy forced to protect her.

4.18

9k+

🐴 Cowboy Romance ⚡ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 💔 Wounded Hero 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Burn the Wild

A country superstar hides on a Montana ranch, battling the scarred cowboy forced to protect her.

by Ava Hunter 2025

4.18

9k+ ratings

🐴 Cowboy Romance ⚡ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 💔 Wounded Hero 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

My Favorite Sin

by Skyla Summers • 2024

She fled to Paris to escape her stepbrother. Now she's back, and the wanting never stopped.

4.12

4k+

🔥 Step-Sibling Romance 💔 Forbidden Love 🖤 Possessive Hero 🥵 High Heat 🎭 High Society Scandal

My Favorite Sin

She fled to Paris to escape her stepbrother. Now she's back, and the wanting never stopped.

by Skyla Summers 2024

4.12

4k+ ratings

🔥 Step-Sibling Romance 💔 Forbidden Love 🖤 Possessive Hero 🥵 High Heat 🎭 High Society Scandal

Thirst

by Carmen Rosales • 2022

At a gothic university, a secret society heir bets he can claim the new scholarship student.

3.90

4k+

🖤 Dark College Romance 🤫 Secret Society ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Possessive Hero 😈 Bad Boy Good Girl

Thirst

At a gothic university, a secret society heir bets he can claim the new scholarship student.

by Carmen Rosales 2022

3.90

4k+ ratings

🖤 Dark College Romance 🤫 Secret Society ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Possessive Hero 😈 Bad Boy Good Girl

Kept by the Pack

by Nora Quinn • 2026

An Omega, a fire, two Alphas who adore her, and a sheriff who complicates everything.

3.72

1k+

🐺 Omegaverse 💕 Why Choose 🐾 Pack Dynamics 💫 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🩹 Trauma Healing

Kept by the Pack

An Omega, a fire, two Alphas who adore her, and a sheriff who complicates everything.

by Nora Quinn 2026

3.72

1k+ ratings

🐺 Omegaverse 💕 Why Choose 🐾 Pack Dynamics 💫 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🩹 Trauma Healing

Diamond Angel

by Naomi West • 2023

She hid his son for five years. Now the Bratva boss has found them both.

4.26

8k+

🖤 Mafia Romance 💔 Second Chance 👶 Secret Child 🎭 Hidden Identity ⚔️ Rival Families

Diamond Angel

She hid his son for five years. Now the Bratva boss has found them both.

by Naomi West 2023

4.26

8k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance 💔 Second Chance 👶 Secret Child 🎭 Hidden Identity ⚔️ Rival Families

Hamartia

by Scarlett Drake • 2023

A rock star and a K-pop idol meet in Paris, sparking an obsession neither can afford.

4.29

6k+

🎸 Rock Star Romance 🎤 K-Pop Romance 💔 Forbidden Love 🤫 Secret Relationship 💡 Bisexual Awakening

Hamartia

A rock star and a K-pop idol meet in Paris, sparking an obsession neither can afford.

by Scarlett Drake 2023

4.29

6k+ ratings

🎸 Rock Star Romance 🎤 K-Pop Romance 💔 Forbidden Love 🤫 Secret Relationship 💡 Bisexual Awakening

Marked by the Moon

by Helen Scott • 2023

A magic-marked soldier's one-night stand is the king's deadliest hunter, and her new commander.

3.72

4k+

🖤 Dark Romantasy ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Forbidden Love 🤝 Found Family ✨ Hidden Magic

Marked by the Moon

A magic-marked soldier's one-night stand is the king's deadliest hunter, and her new commander.

by Helen Scott 2023

3.72

4k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romantasy ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Forbidden Love 🤝 Found Family ✨ Hidden Magic

Reborn

by Jaymin Eve • 2021

No memory. Told she belongs to the alpha. A shadow god knows she is his.

4.25

31k+

🖤 Fated Mates 🧠 Memory Loss 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🏛️ Pack Politics 🚪 Portal Fantasy

Reborn

No memory. Told she belongs to the alpha. A shadow god knows she is his.

by Jaymin Eve 2021

4.25

31k+ ratings

🖤 Fated Mates 🧠 Memory Loss 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🏛️ Pack Politics 🚪 Portal Fantasy

Unexpected Love Story

by Natasha Madison • 2018

One night, no names. Then her one-night stand is the doctor at her new small-town clinic.

4.27

5k+

🏥 Workplace Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 👶 Surprise Pregnancy ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

Unexpected Love Story

One night, no names. Then her one-night stand is the doctor at her new small-town clinic.

by Natasha Madison 2018

4.27

5k+ ratings

🏥 Workplace Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 👶 Surprise Pregnancy ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

Until the Stars Fall

by Vanessa Rasanen • 2024

A shifter prince exiled her for murder. Now she's his fake fiancée and fated mate.

3.58

5k+

🏰 Fae Court 👤 Human Among Fae 💫 Fated Mates 💍 Fake Engagement ⚔️ Training Arc

Until the Stars Fall

A shifter prince exiled her for murder. Now she's his fake fiancée and fated mate.

by Vanessa Rasanen 2024

3.58

5k+ ratings

🏰 Fae Court 👤 Human Among Fae 💫 Fated Mates 💍 Fake Engagement ⚔️ Training Arc

One More Truth

by Stina Lindenblatt • 2024

A wrongly convicted woman's new life shatters when her town uncovers the past she fled.

4.48

509

🕰️ Dual Timeline Romance 🩹 Trauma Recovery 💘 He Falls First ⚖️ Wrongful Conviction 🗝️ WWII Resistance

One More Truth

A wrongly convicted woman's new life shatters when her town uncovers the past she fled.

by Stina Lindenblatt 2024

4.48

509 ratings

🕰️ Dual Timeline Romance 🩹 Trauma Recovery 💘 He Falls First ⚖️ Wrongful Conviction 🗝️ WWII Resistance

Swallow Me Whole

by Gemma James • 2018

Betrayed, Sadie seeks bedroom lessons from her best friend's brother. The rule: don't fall in love.

3.74

7k+

🫂 Friends To Lovers 👯 Best Friend's Brother 📋 No Strings Arrangement 🌸 Sexual Awakening 🖤 Dominant Hero

Swallow Me Whole

Betrayed, Sadie seeks bedroom lessons from her best friend's brother. The rule: don't fall in love.

by Gemma James 2018

3.74

7k+ ratings

🫂 Friends To Lovers 👯 Best Friend's Brother 📋 No Strings Arrangement 🌸 Sexual Awakening 🖤 Dominant Hero

Sacrifice

by Adriana Locke • 2015

A guilt-ridden fighter returns to the ring to save his brother's widow from losing her child.

4.30

11k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🥊 Fighter Romance 🏠 Found Family 💪 Protective Hero 👩‍👧 Single Mother

Sacrifice

A guilt-ridden fighter returns to the ring to save his brother's widow from losing her child.

by Adriana Locke 2015

4.30

11k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🥊 Fighter Romance 🏠 Found Family 💪 Protective Hero 👩‍👧 Single Mother

Absolution

by Sloane Kennedy • 2016

A vigilante assassin falls for his innocent target, a wounded artist caught in a deadly conspiracy.

4.05

8k+

🫂 Found Family 💔 Hurt Comfort 🔪 Assassin Hero 🩹 Trauma Healing 🧡 Polyamorous Triad

Absolution

A vigilante assassin falls for his innocent target, a wounded artist caught in a deadly conspiracy.

by Sloane Kennedy 2016

4.05

8k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 💔 Hurt Comfort 🔪 Assassin Hero 🩹 Trauma Healing 🧡 Polyamorous Triad

The Wolf and the Sheep

by Penelope Sky • 2018

A mafia heir marries a defiant opera singer for vengeance. She refuses to break.

4.03

8k+

🖤 Mafia Romance 💍 Arranged Marriage ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🗡️ Touch Her And Die

The Wolf and the Sheep

A mafia heir marries a defiant opera singer for vengeance. She refuses to break.

by Penelope Sky 2018

4.03

8k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance 💍 Arranged Marriage ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🗡️ Touch Her And Die

Hidden Scars

by Andi Jaxon • 2022

Two rival hockey players forced to room together ignite a collision of desire and buried pain.

4.06

21k+

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🤕 Hurt/Comfort 🥀 Scarred Hero 🚷 Touch-Averse Hero

Hidden Scars

Two rival hockey players forced to room together ignite a collision of desire and buried pain.

by Andi Jaxon 2022

4.06

21k+ ratings

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🤕 Hurt/Comfort 🥀 Scarred Hero 🚷 Touch-Averse Hero

Big Boss Thuggin & Summer Lovin In The Bahamas

by Aleisha Dawn • 2024

Engaged to the wrong man, she collides with her heavyweight champion first love at sea.

4.67

582

💞 Second Chance Romance 🥊 Boxer Hero 🏖️ Vacation Romance 🖤 Black Love 💬 Miscommunication Trope

Big Boss Thuggin & Summer Lovin In The Bahamas

Engaged to the wrong man, she collides with her heavyweight champion first love at sea.

by Aleisha Dawn 2024

4.67

582 ratings

💞 Second Chance Romance 🥊 Boxer Hero 🏖️ Vacation Romance 🖤 Black Love 💬 Miscommunication Trope

All In With Him

by Lauren Blakely • 2021

Two out baseball stars fight for forever as public scrutiny and private fears close in.

4.26

4k+

🏟️ Baseball Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance 🏠 Established Couple 🌈 Out Athletes 🫂 Chosen Family

All In With Him

Two out baseball stars fight for forever as public scrutiny and private fears close in.

by Lauren Blakely 2021

4.26

4k+ ratings

🏟️ Baseball Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance 🏠 Established Couple 🌈 Out Athletes 🫂 Chosen Family

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