💔 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.

Addicted After All

by Krista Ritchie

Childhood sweethearts in recovery prepare for a baby as the world bets against them.

4.39

52k+

🔄 Friends To Lovers 🩹 Addiction Recovery 👶 Accidental Pregnancy 💕 Childhood Sweethearts 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Addicted After All

Childhood sweethearts in recovery prepare for a baby as the world bets against them.

by Krista Ritchie 2014

4.39

52k+ ratings

🔄 Friends To Lovers 🩹 Addiction Recovery 👶 Accidental Pregnancy 💕 Childhood Sweethearts 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Confess

by Colleen Hoover • 2017

A single mother takes a job in a studio where every painting hides a stranger's secret.

4.05

627k+

💫 Love After Loss 👶 Secret Baby 👩‍👦 Single Mother 🎨 Forced Proximity ⚖️ Custody Battle

Confess

A single mother takes a job in a studio where every painting hides a stranger's secret.

by Colleen Hoover 2017

4.05

627k+ ratings

💫 Love After Loss 👶 Secret Baby 👩‍👦 Single Mother 🎨 Forced Proximity ⚖️ Custody Battle

Walking Disaster

by Jamie McGuire • 2013

A notorious fighter meets the one girl immune to his charm, and his walls start crumbling.

4.14

206k+

🖤 Bad Boy Redemption 💕 Good Girl Bad Boy 👊 Underground Fighting 🔥 Possessive Hero 💍 Impulsive Marriage

Walking Disaster

A notorious fighter meets the one girl immune to his charm, and his walls start crumbling.

by Jamie McGuire 2013

4.14

206k+ ratings

🖤 Bad Boy Redemption 💕 Good Girl Bad Boy 👊 Underground Fighting 🔥 Possessive Hero 💍 Impulsive Marriage

June First

by Jennifer Hartmann • 2022

Orphaned at six and raised as her brother, Brant has always loved June in secret.

4.11

40k+

🚫 Forbidden Romance 🌱 Childhood Friends To Lovers 👥 Brother's Best Friend 💔 Trauma Bonded 🔄 Second Chance

June First

Orphaned at six and raised as her brother, Brant has always loved June in secret.

by Jennifer Hartmann 2022

4.11

40k+ ratings

🚫 Forbidden Romance 🌱 Childhood Friends To Lovers 👥 Brother's Best Friend 💔 Trauma Bonded 🔄 Second Chance

Don't Let Me Fall

by Kelsie Rae • 2022

At a red light, a stranger airdrops his number. By morning, he's her boyfriend's new roommate.

3.87

46k+

🏒 Hockey Romance 💔 Love Triangle 🏠 Forced Proximity 💍 Fake Dating 🔥 Slow Burn

Don't Let Me Fall

At a red light, a stranger airdrops his number. By morning, he's her boyfriend's new roommate.

by Kelsie Rae 2022

3.87

46k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 💔 Love Triangle 🏠 Forced Proximity 💍 Fake Dating 🔥 Slow Burn

Primal

by Kayleigh King • 2025

An exiled omega returns home and finds her fated mate: the Alpha promised to someone else.

3.99

7k+

🐺 Omegaverse Romance 💫 Fated Mates 💔 Rejected Mate Bond 🔥 Alpha/Omega Dynamic 🏠 Found Family

Primal

An exiled omega returns home and finds her fated mate: the Alpha promised to someone else.

by Kayleigh King 2025

3.99

7k+ ratings

🐺 Omegaverse Romance 💫 Fated Mates 💔 Rejected Mate Bond 🔥 Alpha/Omega Dynamic 🏠 Found Family

Pinkie Promise

by Sapphire Hale • 2024

An injured cheerleader and a hockey captain: one scholarship lost, one dangerous attraction found.

3.44

4k+

🏒 Hockey Romance 🏟️ College Sports 🩹 Hurt/Comfort 👥 Dual Pov 🔥 Slow Burn

Pinkie Promise

An injured cheerleader and a hockey captain: one scholarship lost, one dangerous attraction found.

by Sapphire Hale 2024

3.44

4k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 🏟️ College Sports 🩹 Hurt/Comfort 👥 Dual Pov 🔥 Slow Burn

Point of Retreat

by Colleen Hoover • 2012

Grief brought them together. A jealous ex and a crash test if love can outlast loss.

4.10

297k+

🔄 Dual Pov 💑 Established Couple 💔 Jealous Ex 🏠 Chosen Family 💍 Relationship In Crisis

Point of Retreat

Grief brought them together. A jealous ex and a crash test if love can outlast loss.

by Colleen Hoover 2012

4.10

297k+ ratings

🔄 Dual Pov 💑 Established Couple 💔 Jealous Ex 🏠 Chosen Family 💍 Relationship In Crisis

Breathe With Me

by Becka Mack • 2025

A hockey star and event planner collide. Love is easy. The family they want is not.

4.40

47k+

💔 Infertility Journey 🏒 Hockey Player Hero 🫂 Found Family 🏠 Foster Care Adoption 💘 He Falls First

Breathe With Me

A hockey star and event planner collide. Love is easy. The family they want is not.

by Becka Mack 2025

4.40

47k+ ratings

💔 Infertility Journey 🏒 Hockey Player Hero 🫂 Found Family 🏠 Foster Care Adoption 💘 He Falls First

Empire of Desire

by Rina Kent • 2021

Marrying her father's best friend saves her legacy but reignites the desire she's buried for years.

3.70

44k+

🚫 Father's Best Friend 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🖤 Possessive Hero ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔐 Family Secrets

Empire of Desire

Marrying her father's best friend saves her legacy but reignites the desire she's buried for years.

by Rina Kent 2021

3.70

44k+ ratings

🚫 Father's Best Friend 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🖤 Possessive Hero ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔐 Family Secrets

Travis

by Mia Sheridan • 2021

A reformed troublemaker falls for a plant rescuer in a town that remembers his every mistake.

3.86

45k+

💕 Friends To Lovers 🔄 Reformed Playboy 🏠 Found Family 🔍 Small Town Secrets 🌱 Gardening Heroine

Travis

A reformed troublemaker falls for a plant rescuer in a town that remembers his every mistake.

by Mia Sheridan 2021

3.86

45k+ ratings

💕 Friends To Lovers 🔄 Reformed Playboy 🏠 Found Family 🔍 Small Town Secrets 🌱 Gardening Heroine

True Luna

by Tessa Lilly

Her fated mate, the Alpha, rejects her. He chooses power; the bond refuses to break.

3.79

7k+

🖤 Fated Mates 💔 Rejected Mate ⛓️ Captive Rescue 🩹 Trauma Healing 🐺 Pack Dynamics

True Luna

Her fated mate, the Alpha, rejects her. He chooses power; the bond refuses to break.

by Tessa Lilly 2023

3.79

7k+ ratings

🖤 Fated Mates 💔 Rejected Mate ⛓️ Captive Rescue 🩹 Trauma Healing 🐺 Pack Dynamics

Trop long

by I.A. Dice • 2025

A scarred racer and a guarded heiress fake a cruise romance. Real feelings wreck their arrangement.

4.16

5k+

💍 Fake Dating 🔒 Forced Proximity 🖤 Dark Romance 🔥 Steamy 💘 He Falls First

Trop long

A scarred racer and a guarded heiress fake a cruise romance. Real feelings wreck their arrangement.

by I.A. Dice 2025

4.16

5k+ ratings

💍 Fake Dating 🔒 Forced Proximity 🖤 Dark Romance 🔥 Steamy 💘 He Falls First

Lover Eternal

by J.R. Ward • 2006

A vampire warrior with a beast inside meets a woman with leukemia. Their bond threatens everything.

4.32

204k+

🗡️ Warrior Brotherhood 🐉 Cursed Hero 🐺 Beast Transformation 🏥 Sick Heroine 💪 Alpha Hero

Lover Eternal

A vampire warrior with a beast inside meets a woman with leukemia. Their bond threatens everything.

by J.R. Ward 2006

4.32

204k+ ratings

🗡️ Warrior Brotherhood 🐉 Cursed Hero 🐺 Beast Transformation 🏥 Sick Heroine 💪 Alpha Hero

Court

by Tracy Wolff • 2022

Lost queen of a frozen army, she must stop a vampire king from stealing godhood.

4.11

84k+

🏫 Paranormal Academy 💞 Fated Mates 👑 Reluctant Queen 🫂 Found Family 🖤 Brooding Hero

Court

Lost queen of a frozen army, she must stop a vampire king from stealing godhood.

by Tracy Wolff 2022

4.11

84k+ ratings

🏫 Paranormal Academy 💞 Fated Mates 👑 Reluctant Queen 🫂 Found Family 🖤 Brooding Hero

Wild River

by Laura Pavlov • 2024

To save her father's bar, a psychologist butts heads with the guarded lawyer she cannot resist.

4.11

24k+

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🏡 Small Town Romance ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🔒 Forced Proximity

Wild River

To save her father's bar, a psychologist butts heads with the guarded lawyer she cannot resist.

by Laura Pavlov 2024

4.11

24k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🏡 Small Town Romance ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🔒 Forced Proximity

Saint

by Sierra Simone

A monk's ex arrives at the abbey to announce his wedding, and buried desire finally surfaces.

3.89

38k+

🙏 Monk Hero 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🚫 Forbidden Love 🤫 Secret Relationship 🧠 Mental Health Journey

Saint

A monk's ex arrives at the abbey to announce his wedding, and buried desire finally surfaces.

by Sierra Simone 2021

3.89

38k+ ratings

🙏 Monk Hero 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🚫 Forbidden Love 🤫 Secret Relationship 🧠 Mental Health Journey

The Stolen Heir

by Holly Black • 2023

To stop the queen who made her, a changeling allies with a prince hiding dangerous secrets.

3.92

175k+

🏰 Faerie Court Intrigue 🦋 Changeling Identity 🖤 Morally Grey Hero ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Love Interest Betrayal

The Stolen Heir

To stop the queen who made her, a changeling allies with a prince hiding dangerous secrets.

by Holly Black 2023

3.92

175k+ ratings

🏰 Faerie Court Intrigue 🦋 Changeling Identity 🖤 Morally Grey Hero ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Love Interest Betrayal

Make The Play

by Hailey Rodger • 2025

A PR fixer and a reckless hockey star fake a romance after one real night together.

4.05

4k+

🏒 Hockey Romance 🤝 Fake Dating 🌙 One Night Stand 😏 Playboy Hero 💘 He Falls First

Make The Play

A PR fixer and a reckless hockey star fake a romance after one real night together.

by Hailey Rodger 2025

4.05

4k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 🤝 Fake Dating 🌙 One Night Stand 😏 Playboy Hero 💘 He Falls First

Loving Romeo

by Laura Pavlov • 2024

A former boxer's grudge collides with the heiress who opens a coffee shop beside his gym.

4.03

37k+

🏡 Small Town 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🥊 Boxing Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity ⚡ Wrong Side Of The Tracks

Loving Romeo

A former boxer's grudge collides with the heiress who opens a coffee shop beside his gym.

by Laura Pavlov 2024

4.03

37k+ ratings

🏡 Small Town 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🥊 Boxing Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity ⚡ Wrong Side Of The Tracks

King of Fire and Flames

by Juno Heart • 2024

Chained by the fae king she loved, a queen must survive a tyrant's brutal trials.

3.76

2k+

🖤 Dark Romantasy 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🌟 Fated Bond ⚔️ Deadly Trials 🏰 Court Intrigue

King of Fire and Flames

Chained by the fae king she loved, a queen must survive a tyrant's brutal trials.

by Juno Heart 2024

3.76

2k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romantasy 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🌟 Fated Bond ⚔️ Deadly Trials 🏰 Court Intrigue

Dark Notes

by Pam Godwin • 2016

A poor scholarship pianist falls into her teacher's dark world of control and passion.

3.92

42k+

🚫 Forbidden Romance ⛓️ Kink Awakening 💔 Trauma Healing 🖤 Possessive Hero 🏚️ Gritty Romance

Dark Notes

A poor scholarship pianist falls into her teacher's dark world of control and passion.

by Pam Godwin 2016

3.92

42k+ ratings

🚫 Forbidden Romance ⛓️ Kink Awakening 💔 Trauma Healing 🖤 Possessive Hero 🏚️ Gritty Romance

City of Lost Souls

by Cassandra Clare • 2012

Her boyfriend is spellbound to a demonic enemy. She must become their ally to save him.

4.21

570k+

🗡️ Demon Hunters 💔 Soul Bond 👼 Angelic Warfare 👪 Found Family 👊 Girl Saves Boy

City of Lost Souls

Her boyfriend is spellbound to a demonic enemy. She must become their ally to save him.

by Cassandra Clare 2012

4.21

570k+ ratings

🗡️ Demon Hunters 💔 Soul Bond 👼 Angelic Warfare 👪 Found Family 👊 Girl Saves Boy

Evermore

by Alyson Noel • 2009

A psychic teen finds silence in an immortal boy whose ex has murdered her across lifetimes.

3.60

299k+

🖤 Immortal Soulmates 🏫 Paranormal High School 🔮 Psychic Heroine 👻 Ghostly Visits 💞 Fated Mates

Evermore

A psychic teen finds silence in an immortal boy whose ex has murdered her across lifetimes.

by Alyson Noel 2009

3.60

299k+ ratings

🖤 Immortal Soulmates 🏫 Paranormal High School 🔮 Psychic Heroine 👻 Ghostly Visits 💞 Fated Mates

Finding Cinderella

by Colleen Hoover • 2013

A school-closet kiss, a vanished girl, a year of searching: she's back, hiding their child.

3.92

213k+

🍼 Secret Baby 💕 High School Sweethearts 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity 📖 Companion Novella

Finding Cinderella

A school-closet kiss, a vanished girl, a year of searching: she's back, hiding their child.

by Colleen Hoover 2013

3.92

213k+ ratings

🍼 Secret Baby 💕 High School Sweethearts 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity 📖 Companion Novella

Catch the Sun

by Jennifer Hartmann

When a killer's sister returns home, her only shelter is the boy next door who loved her first.

4.24

39k+

🩹 Trauma Recovery Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🌅 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🛡️ Protective Hero 💘 Boy Falls First

Catch the Sun

When a killer's sister returns home, her only shelter is the boy next door who loved her first.

by Jennifer Hartmann 2024

4.24

39k+ ratings

🩹 Trauma Recovery Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🌅 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🛡️ Protective Hero 💘 Boy Falls First

Court of Secrets and Flames

by Nina Frost • 2025

She was kidnapped by her lover. Now she commands dragons, and two warring princes want her.

4.07

11k+

🐉 Romantasy 💫 Dragon Bonding 💔 Enemies To Lovers 👑 Hidden Royalty ⛓️ Captive Romance

Court of Secrets and Flames

She was kidnapped by her lover. Now she commands dragons, and two warring princes want her.

by Nina Frost 2025

4.07

11k+ ratings

🐉 Romantasy 💫 Dragon Bonding 💔 Enemies To Lovers 👑 Hidden Royalty ⛓️ Captive Romance

Fallen Too Far

by Abbi Glines • 2012

She's drawn to her wealthy stepbrother, but he's hiding a secret that could break her.

4.15

174k+

🚫 Stepbrother Romance 💰 Rich Boy Poor Girl 🤫 Family Secrets 🌶️ Steamy Romance 🏖️ Beach Town Setting

Fallen Too Far

She's drawn to her wealthy stepbrother, but he's hiding a secret that could break her.

by Abbi Glines 2012

4.15

174k+ ratings

🚫 Stepbrother Romance 💰 Rich Boy Poor Girl 🤫 Family Secrets 🌶️ Steamy Romance 🏖️ Beach Town Setting

Just My Luck

by Lena Hendrix • 2024

A single mom marries her grumpy brewery boss for her trust fund, swearing it stays business.

4.17

16k+

💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🏘️ Small Town Romance 👩‍👧‍👦 Single Parent Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 👔 Boss Employee

Just My Luck

A single mom marries her grumpy brewery boss for her trust fund, swearing it stays business.

by Lena Hendrix 2024

4.17

16k+ ratings

💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🏘️ Small Town Romance 👩‍👧‍👦 Single Parent Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 👔 Boss Employee

Until You

by Penelope Douglas • 2013

Her childhood best friend became her cruelest bully. Now she's back, stronger and done running.

4.14

68k+

💔 Enemies To Lovers 😈 Bully Romance 🌳 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🩹 Trauma Healing 🔥 Possessive Hero

Until You

Her childhood best friend became her cruelest bully. Now she's back, stronger and done running.

by Penelope Douglas 2013

4.14

68k+ ratings

💔 Enemies To Lovers 😈 Bully Romance 🌳 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🩹 Trauma Healing 🔥 Possessive Hero

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