😢 Angsty

Stories that twist the knife and make you love it—full of yearning, heartbreak, miscommunication, and emotional devastation. Readers come here to feel everything at maximum intensity.

Torment

by Dylan Page

In a violent MC, her stepbrother's obsessive love cages her. A buried shoebox holds her escape.

4.21

21k+

🏍️ Motorcycle Club Romance 👫 Stepbrother Romance ⛓️ Captive Romance 🖤 Antihero Love Interest ☣️ Toxic Love

Torment

In a violent MC, her stepbrother's obsessive love cages her. A buried shoebox holds her escape.

by Dylan Page 2021

4.21

21k+ ratings

🏍️ Motorcycle Club Romance 👫 Stepbrother Romance ⛓️ Captive Romance 🖤 Antihero Love Interest ☣️ Toxic Love

Truly Madly Deeply

by L.J. Shen • 2024

One night with her best friend's brother sent her running. Five years on, he's her boss.

3.93

73k+

🔄 Second Chance Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏘️ Small Town Romance 👫 Best Friend's Brother 👨‍🍳 Chef Romance

Truly Madly Deeply

One night with her best friend's brother sent her running. Five years on, he's her boss.

by L.J. Shen 2024

3.93

73k+ ratings

🔄 Second Chance Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏘️ Small Town Romance 👫 Best Friend's Brother 👨‍🍳 Chef Romance

Eat Your Heart Out

by Eden O'Neill • 2023

His way to her stepfather runs straight through her. He never planned to need her more.

4.12

5k+

🖤 Dark College Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Fake Dating 🔄 Second Chance 🥀 Wounded Heroine

Eat Your Heart Out

His way to her stepfather runs straight through her. He never planned to need her more.

by Eden O'Neill 2023

4.12

5k+ ratings

🖤 Dark College Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Fake Dating 🔄 Second Chance 🥀 Wounded Heroine

Pretty Reckless

by L.J. Shen • 2019

She destroyed his sister's future. Now he's her foster brother, and hate feels like desire.

4.04

83k+

😈 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🥀 Dark Romance 🏫 High School Romance 👑 Mean Girl Redemption

Pretty Reckless

She destroyed his sister's future. Now he's her foster brother, and hate feels like desire.

by L.J. Shen 2019

4.04

83k+ ratings

😈 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🥀 Dark Romance 🏫 High School Romance 👑 Mean Girl Redemption

Secret Haven

by Catherine Cowles • 2025

A social worker proposes a fake marriage to her ex-foster brother to save his three half-sisters.

4.46

30k+

🔗 Marriage Of Convenience 💔 Second Chance Romance 🏠 Found Family 👫 Friends To Lovers 🛡️ Protective Hero

Secret Haven

A social worker proposes a fake marriage to her ex-foster brother to save his three half-sisters.

by Catherine Cowles 2025

4.46

30k+ ratings

🔗 Marriage Of Convenience 💔 Second Chance Romance 🏠 Found Family 👫 Friends To Lovers 🛡️ Protective Hero

Unnatural

by Mia Sheridan • 2025

She was raised to die. He was raised to kill. A secret program made them. It never planned on love.

3.94

6k+

🖤 Romantic Suspense 💔 Shared Trauma 🏠 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn 🌙 Childhood Connection

Unnatural

She was raised to die. He was raised to kill. A secret program made them. It never planned on love.

by Mia Sheridan 2025

3.94

6k+ ratings

🖤 Romantic Suspense 💔 Shared Trauma 🏠 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn 🌙 Childhood Connection

Devil May Care

by Lark Taylor • 2022

A demon flees fate, a Welshman doubts love, and destiny refuses to let either escape.

4.22

4k+

💫 Fated Mates 🩹 Hurt Comfort 🫂 Found Family 😈 Demon Hero ⏳ Mortal X Immortal

Devil May Care

A demon flees fate, a Welshman doubts love, and destiny refuses to let either escape.

by Lark Taylor 2022

4.22

4k+ ratings

💫 Fated Mates 🩹 Hurt Comfort 🫂 Found Family 😈 Demon Hero ⏳ Mortal X Immortal

Broken Knight

by L.J. Shen • 2019

A mute girl, her fierce protector, and a childhood promise neither knows how to keep.

4.17

66k+

🫂 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🤫 Mute Heroine 💊 Addiction Recovery 🔥 Possessive Hero 💔 Grief And Healing

Broken Knight

A mute girl, her fierce protector, and a childhood promise neither knows how to keep.

by L.J. Shen 2019

4.17

66k+ ratings

🫂 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🤫 Mute Heroine 💊 Addiction Recovery 🔥 Possessive Hero 💔 Grief And Healing

Spiral

by Bal Khabra • 2025

An NHL rookie buried in scandal and a broke ballerina fake a romance, swearing off real love.

3.81

58k+

🏒 Hockey Romance 💍 Fake Dating 🏠 Forced Proximity 🩰 Ballet Dancer 🔥 Slow Burn

Spiral

An NHL rookie buried in scandal and a broke ballerina fake a romance, swearing off real love.

by Bal Khabra 2025

3.81

58k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 💍 Fake Dating 🏠 Forced Proximity 🩰 Ballet Dancer 🔥 Slow Burn

In the Likely Event

by Rebecca Yarros

A decade of near-misses between a crash survivor and her soldier ignites in a falling Kabul.

4.21

272k+

🔄 Second Chance Romance 🪖 Military Romance 💔 Emotionally Unavailable Hero 💰 Class Differences ⏳ Pining Across Years

In the Likely Event

A decade of near-misses between a crash survivor and her soldier ignites in a falling Kabul.

by Rebecca Yarros 2023

4.21

272k+ ratings

🔄 Second Chance Romance 🪖 Military Romance 💔 Emotionally Unavailable Hero 💰 Class Differences ⏳ Pining Across Years

Beneath the Stands

by Emily McIntire • 2020

The coach who abandoned his sister is now her boss, and their hatred is catching fire.

3.97

15k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🏀 Sports Romance 💔 Best Friend's Brother 🔥 Forbidden Romance 🏡 Small Town Roots

Beneath the Stands

The coach who abandoned his sister is now her boss, and their hatred is catching fire.

by Emily McIntire 2020

3.97

15k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🏀 Sports Romance 💔 Best Friend's Brother 🔥 Forbidden Romance 🏡 Small Town Roots

Dance with the Devil

by Sherrilyn Kenyon • 2003

A feral immortal marked for death is trapped with the blind nymph sent to judge him.

4.37

67k+

🖤 Tortured Hero ❤️‍🩹 Redemption Arc 🏔️ Alaskan Wilderness 💭 Dream Walking 🔥 Forced Proximity

Dance with the Devil

A feral immortal marked for death is trapped with the blind nymph sent to judge him.

by Sherrilyn Kenyon 2003

4.37

67k+ ratings

🖤 Tortured Hero ❤️‍🩹 Redemption Arc 🏔️ Alaskan Wilderness 💭 Dream Walking 🔥 Forced Proximity

Gravity

by Sara Cate • 2020

His father pays her to save him. On their private island, she falls for them both.

3.81

27k+

🖤 Taboo Romance ⏳ Age Gap 💔 Trauma Bonding 🔺 Polyamory 😔 Sad Boy Hero

Gravity

His father pays her to save him. On their private island, she falls for them both.

by Sara Cate 2020

3.81

27k+ ratings

🖤 Taboo Romance ⏳ Age Gap 💔 Trauma Bonding 🔺 Polyamory 😔 Sad Boy Hero

Eleanor & Grey

by Brittainy C. Cherry • 2019

His new nanny is his first love. His grief won't let her reach him.

4.32

40k+

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 💞 Friends To Lovers 👨‍👧‍👧 Single Dad Nanny 🧸 Childhood Sweethearts 🕊️ Grief And Healing

Eleanor & Grey

His new nanny is his first love. His grief won't let her reach him.

by Brittainy C. Cherry 2019

4.32

40k+ ratings

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 💞 Friends To Lovers 👨‍👧‍👧 Single Dad Nanny 🧸 Childhood Sweethearts 🕊️ Grief And Healing

Her Rabid Beasts

by E.P. Bali

A Boneweaver's death sentence binds her to five fated mates, including the lion who condemned her.

4.20

13k+

🐺 Shifter Romance 👥 Reverse Harem 🔗 Fated Mates 🏰 Magical Academy 🔪 Touch Her And Die

Her Rabid Beasts

A Boneweaver's death sentence binds her to five fated mates, including the lion who condemned her.

by E.P. Bali 2024

4.20

13k+ ratings

🐺 Shifter Romance 👥 Reverse Harem 🔗 Fated Mates 🏰 Magical Academy 🔪 Touch Her And Die

Forbidden Puckboy

by Eden Finley • 2024

A hockey referee falls for his best friend's newly out brother. Vegas makes forgetting impossible.

3.75

12k+

🫣 Best Friend's Brother 🏒 Hockey Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 🫂 Found Family ✈️ Long-Distance Love

Forbidden Puckboy

A hockey referee falls for his best friend's newly out brother. Vegas makes forgetting impossible.

by Eden Finley 2024

3.75

12k+ ratings

🫣 Best Friend's Brother 🏒 Hockey Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 🫂 Found Family ✈️ Long-Distance Love

The Silent Patient / The Maidens

by Alex Michaelides • 2023

Dumping her toxic ex backfires when a waitress discovers true passion in his wealthy father's bed.

4.17

192

🕰️ Age Gap Romance 🚫 Ex's Father 👶 Accidental Pregnancy 💪 Working Class Heroine 🏘️ Small Town Scandal

The Silent Patient / The Maidens

Dumping her toxic ex backfires when a waitress discovers true passion in his wealthy father's bed.

by Alex Michaelides 2023

4.17

192 ratings

🕰️ Age Gap Romance 🚫 Ex's Father 👶 Accidental Pregnancy 💪 Working Class Heroine 🏘️ Small Town Scandal

The Rake

by L.J. Shen • 2022

A British heir and a burlesque owner strike a deal: co-parent without catching feelings.

4.07

22k+

💍 Marriage Of Convenience 👑 British Aristocracy ❤️‍🩹 Trauma Healing 🫂 Found Family 🦋 Survivor Heroine

The Rake

A British heir and a burlesque owner strike a deal: co-parent without catching feelings.

by L.J. Shen 2022

4.07

22k+ ratings

💍 Marriage Of Convenience 👑 British Aristocracy ❤️‍🩹 Trauma Healing 🫂 Found Family 🦋 Survivor Heroine

Thorne Princess

by L.J. Shen • 2023

To keep her fortune, a damaged socialite must obey a ruthless ex-spy. Obedience isn't her strength.

3.85

20k+

🛡️ Bodyguard Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🖤 Alpha Protector

Thorne Princess

To keep her fortune, a damaged socialite must obey a ruthless ex-spy. Obedience isn't her strength.

by L.J. Shen 2023

3.85

20k+ ratings

🛡️ Bodyguard Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🖤 Alpha Protector

Burn Butterfly Burn

by Reese Rivers • 2023

Four football stars destroy their best friend when they discover she's the masked dancer they crave.

4.15

19k+

🔥 Why Choose 🎭 Secret Identity 💔 Second Chance 🏈 Football Romance 🫂 Found Family

Burn Butterfly Burn

Four football stars destroy their best friend when they discover she's the masked dancer they crave.

by Reese Rivers 2023

4.15

19k+ ratings

🔥 Why Choose 🎭 Secret Identity 💔 Second Chance 🏈 Football Romance 🫂 Found Family

The Mister

by E.L. James • 2019

An English earl falls for his cleaner, a virtuoso pianist fleeing Albanian traffickers.

3.44

60k+

🏰 Aristocrat Romance 🩰 Cinderella Retelling 👑 Class Difference 🤝 Employer Employee 🛡️ Rescue Romance

The Mister

An English earl falls for his cleaner, a virtuoso pianist fleeing Albanian traffickers.

by E.L. James 2019

3.44

60k+ ratings

🏰 Aristocrat Romance 🩰 Cinderella Retelling 👑 Class Difference 🤝 Employer Employee 🛡️ Rescue Romance

King of Gluttony

by Ana Huang

Nine months, one frozen food launch, and a rivalry so hot it threatens to consume them.

3.84

60k+

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 📩 Lost Love Letter ⚔️ Feuding Families 💼 Workplace Romance

King of Gluttony

Nine months, one frozen food launch, and a rivalry so hot it threatens to consume them.

by Ana Huang 2026

3.84

60k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 📩 Lost Love Letter ⚔️ Feuding Families 💼 Workplace Romance

Pop Star

by Eden Finley • 2020

A closeted pop star's bodyguard was hired to stop a stalker, not to steal his heart.

3.97

11k+

🛡️ Bodyguard Romance 🌟 Celebrity Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 💍 Fake Relationship 🧲 Opposites Attract

Pop Star

A closeted pop star's bodyguard was hired to stop a stalker, not to steal his heart.

by Eden Finley 2020

3.97

11k+ ratings

🛡️ Bodyguard Romance 🌟 Celebrity Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 💍 Fake Relationship 🧲 Opposites Attract

Most of All You

by Mia Sheridan • 2017

An abduction survivor who cannot bear touch pays a stripper to help him feel again.

3.95

59k+

🩹 Hurt Comfort 🖤 Trauma Healing 🔥 Slow Burn 💔 Damaged Hero 🏠 Forced Proximity

Most of All You

An abduction survivor who cannot bear touch pays a stripper to help him feel again.

by Mia Sheridan 2017

3.95

59k+ ratings

🩹 Hurt Comfort 🖤 Trauma Healing 🔥 Slow Burn 💔 Damaged Hero 🏠 Forced Proximity

Birds of a Feather

by Kate Stewart

A mafia heiress offers a vigilante her father's empire. She's tracked his secrets for eight years.

4.51

10k+

🖤 Mafia Romance 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🏕️ Forced Proximity ⚔️ Morally Grey Hero 💌 Secret Pining

Birds of a Feather

A mafia heiress offers a vigilante her father's empire. She's tracked his secrets for eight years.

by Kate Stewart 2026

4.51

10k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🏕️ Forced Proximity ⚔️ Morally Grey Hero 💌 Secret Pining

Lascivia

by Eva Muñoz • 2018

Engaged to a captain, she can't resist her married colonel. The affair will wreck them both.

4.02

22k+

🪖 Military Romance 💔 Love Triangle 🔥 Forbidden Desire ☣️ Toxic Relationship 🙈 Cheating

Lascivia

Engaged to a captain, she can't resist her married colonel. The affair will wreck them both.

by Eva Muñoz 2018

4.02

22k+ ratings

🪖 Military Romance 💔 Love Triangle 🔥 Forbidden Desire ☣️ Toxic Relationship 🙈 Cheating

Sparrow

by L.J. Shen • 2016

A Boston fixer forces a waitress to marry him, but their hate burns hotter than revenge.

4.02

59k+

👰 Forced Marriage 🖤 Possessive Hero 😈 Antihero Romance ❤️‍🩹 Hero Redemption 🔥 Steamy

Sparrow

A Boston fixer forces a waitress to marry him, but their hate burns hotter than revenge.

by L.J. Shen 2016

4.02

59k+ ratings

👰 Forced Marriage 🖤 Possessive Hero 😈 Antihero Romance ❤️‍🩹 Hero Redemption 🔥 Steamy

Tracing Scars

by Brandy Hynes • 2024

A tortured mafia enforcer craves the boss's forbidden sister, his only hope and his deepest danger.

4.37

1k+

🖤 Mafia Romance 🔒 Brothers Best Friend 🔪 Touch Her And Die 🏠 Found Family 💔 Trauma Healing

Tracing Scars

A tortured mafia enforcer craves the boss's forbidden sister, his only hope and his deepest danger.

by Brandy Hynes 2024

4.37

1k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance 🔒 Brothers Best Friend 🔪 Touch Her And Die 🏠 Found Family 💔 Trauma Healing

Dirty English

by Ilsa Madden-Mills • 2015

A survivor with strict rules about men meets her match: a tattooed British fighter next door.

3.92

30k+

🥊 Fighter Hero 🌸 Survivor Heroine 🏘️ Neighbors To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn 🎓 College Campus

Dirty English

A survivor with strict rules about men meets her match: a tattooed British fighter next door.

by Ilsa Madden-Mills 2015

3.92

30k+ ratings

🥊 Fighter Hero 🌸 Survivor Heroine 🏘️ Neighbors To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn 🎓 College Campus

The Best Thing

by Mariana Zapata • 2019

The rugby star who broke her heart returns, never knowing he left a daughter behind.

3.94

40k+

🐌 Slow Burn Romance 💞 Second Chance Romance 👶 Secret Baby 🏉 Athlete Hero 👨‍👩‍👧 Found Family

The Best Thing

The rugby star who broke her heart returns, never knowing he left a daughter behind.

by Mariana Zapata 2019

3.94

40k+ ratings

🐌 Slow Burn Romance 💞 Second Chance Romance 👶 Secret Baby 🏉 Athlete Hero 👨‍👩‍👧 Found Family

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