😢 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.

Black Swan Affair

by K.L. Kreig

She marries her best friend for revenge, then must learn to love the man she wed.

4.02

15k+

🔺 Love Triangle 👫 Best Friend To Lover 💔 Pining Hero 🏘️ Small Town 🤫 Family Secrets

Black Swan Affair

She marries her best friend for revenge, then must learn to love the man she wed.

by K.L. Kreig 2016

4.02

15k+ ratings

🔺 Love Triangle 👫 Best Friend To Lover 💔 Pining Hero 🏘️ Small Town 🤫 Family Secrets

Playing with Fire

by L.J. Shen • 2020

Her scars are visible. His are not. Their shared food-truck job forces both into the light.

4.16

46k+

🎓 College Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🚚 Forced Proximity 🔥 Scarred Heroine 😈 Bad Boy Hero

Playing with Fire

Her scars are visible. His are not. Their shared food-truck job forces both into the light.

by L.J. Shen 2020

4.16

46k+ ratings

🎓 College Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🚚 Forced Proximity 🔥 Scarred Heroine 😈 Bad Boy Hero

Daman

by Jaclyn Osborn • 2021

An envy-cursed Nephilim marries an ice dragon prince; the cold alliance does not stay cold.

4.42

5k+

💍 Arranged Marriage 🖤 Fated Mates 🐉 Dragon Shifter Romance 👼 Nephilim Romance 🕊️ Virgin Hero

Daman

An envy-cursed Nephilim marries an ice dragon prince; the cold alliance does not stay cold.

by Jaclyn Osborn 2021

4.42

5k+ ratings

💍 Arranged Marriage 🖤 Fated Mates 🐉 Dragon Shifter Romance 👼 Nephilim Romance 🕊️ Virgin Hero

Finding Home

by Lauren Rowe • 2025

A rockstar father and his daughter's guardian share a house, their distrust giving way to desire.

4.16

3k+

🎸 Rockstar Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity ⚡ Enemies To Lovers 👶 Co-Parenting

Finding Home

A rockstar father and his daughter's guardian share a house, their distrust giving way to desire.

by Lauren Rowe 2025

4.16

3k+ ratings

🎸 Rockstar Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity ⚡ Enemies To Lovers 👶 Co-Parenting

Blade of Iris

by K.A. Knight • 2022

An assassin marries three mafia brothers to destroy them. The only casualty: her own heart.

4.24

6k+

💍 Mafia Marriage ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🔪 Assassin Heroine 🏠 Found Family 🔒 Forced Proximity

Blade of Iris

An assassin marries three mafia brothers to destroy them. The only casualty: her own heart.

by K.A. Knight 2022

4.24

6k+ ratings

💍 Mafia Marriage ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🔪 Assassin Heroine 🏠 Found Family 🔒 Forced Proximity

The Girl & Her Ren

by Pepper Winters • 2018

Ren raised Della from a baby. Now she’s grown, and his love for her is forbidden.

4.49

8k+

🔥 Taboo Romance 💔 Terminal Illness 🕯️ Slow Burn Romance 🏠 Found Family 💫 Soulmates

The Girl & Her Ren

Ren raised Della from a baby. Now she’s grown, and his love for her is forbidden.

by Pepper Winters 2018

4.49

8k+ ratings

🔥 Taboo Romance 💔 Terminal Illness 🕯️ Slow Burn Romance 🏠 Found Family 💫 Soulmates

Fandom

by Eden Finley • 2021

To save his career, a boy bander must reunite with the bandmate he kissed and lost.

4.14

7k+

🎶 Second Chance Romance 🎸 Music Industry 🏡 Forced Proximity 😔 Mutual Pining 🫂 Found Family

Fandom

To save his career, a boy bander must reunite with the bandmate he kissed and lost.

by Eden Finley 2021

4.14

7k+ ratings

🎶 Second Chance Romance 🎸 Music Industry 🏡 Forced Proximity 😔 Mutual Pining 🫂 Found Family

The Girl I Once Loved

by C.R. Jane • 2023

Returning home for her sister's wedding, a woman must face the stepbrother who broke her heart.

4.15

3k+

🔁 Second Chance 🖤 Stepsibling Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🌊 Small Coastal Town 💔 Tortured Hero

The Girl I Once Loved

Returning home for her sister's wedding, a woman must face the stepbrother who broke her heart.

by C.R. Jane 2023

4.15

3k+ ratings

🔁 Second Chance 🖤 Stepsibling Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🌊 Small Coastal Town 💔 Tortured Hero

Ask Me Again

by E.J. Noyes • 2018

An Army surgeon returns from war. Her mind doesn't. Her girlfriend is caught in the crossfire.

4.46

3k+

🏳️‍🌈 Lesbian Romance 🪖 Military Homecoming ❤️‍🩹 Ptsd Recovery 🫂 Hurt Comfort ✨ Hard-Won Happy Ending

Ask Me Again

An Army surgeon returns from war. Her mind doesn't. Her girlfriend is caught in the crossfire.

by E.J. Noyes 2018

4.46

3k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Lesbian Romance 🪖 Military Homecoming ❤️‍🩹 Ptsd Recovery 🫂 Hurt Comfort ✨ Hard-Won Happy Ending

Found and Forged

by Ivy Asher • 2019

A Sentinel and her soul-bonded warriors enter a hidden city whose Sovereign wants them dead.

4.41

12k+

🖤 Fated Mates 🏠 Found Family ⚡ Chosen One 🔮 Rune Magic 💀 Touch Her And Die

Found and Forged

A Sentinel and her soul-bonded warriors enter a hidden city whose Sovereign wants them dead.

by Ivy Asher 2019

4.41

12k+ ratings

🖤 Fated Mates 🏠 Found Family ⚡ Chosen One 🔮 Rune Magic 💀 Touch Her And Die

Inappropriate

by Vi Keeland • 2020

A fired anchor's drunken email to the CEO sparks a connection the workplace won't allow.

4.13

37k+

💼 Workplace Romance 💔 Wounded Hero 🥰 He Falls First 🏠 Found Family 💬 Witty Banter

Inappropriate

A fired anchor's drunken email to the CEO sparks a connection the workplace won't allow.

by Vi Keeland 2020

4.13

37k+ ratings

💼 Workplace Romance 💔 Wounded Hero 🥰 He Falls First 🏠 Found Family 💬 Witty Banter

Ashes

by Dylan Page • 2021

Her mother dead, she finds her gang-run school ruled by three dangerous men who loved her.

3.96

4k+

🖤 Reverse Harem 🌑 Dark Romance 💕 Second Chance Romance 🤝 Found Family 💔 Trauma Bonding

Ashes

Her mother dead, she finds her gang-run school ruled by three dangerous men who loved her.

by Dylan Page 2021

3.96

4k+ ratings

🖤 Reverse Harem 🌑 Dark Romance 💕 Second Chance Romance 🤝 Found Family 💔 Trauma Bonding

Pretty Savages

by Steph Macca • 2022

After a stepbrother scandal, a wedding forces Rylee back into the arms of three obsessive brothers.

4.19

4k+

🔥 Stepbrother Romance 👥 Why Choose 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🏍️ Biker Club

Pretty Savages

After a stepbrother scandal, a wedding forces Rylee back into the arms of three obsessive brothers.

by Steph Macca 2022

4.19

4k+ ratings

🔥 Stepbrother Romance 👥 Why Choose 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🏍️ Biker Club

Until You

by Catharina Maura • 2021

A tech CEO returns to his best friend's sister, not knowing she's his anonymous online vigilante.

3.86

38k+

💼 Workplace Romance 💖 Brother's Best Friend 🎭 Secret Identity 🏠 Forced Proximity 🛡️ Protective Hero

Until You

A tech CEO returns to his best friend's sister, not knowing she's his anonymous online vigilante.

by Catharina Maura 2021

3.86

38k+ ratings

💼 Workplace Romance 💖 Brother's Best Friend 🎭 Secret Identity 🏠 Forced Proximity 🛡️ Protective Hero

The Rivals

by Vi Keeland • 2020

Forced to co-manage a landmark hotel, rival heirs ignite a passion their feuding families forbid.

4.01

33k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 👨‍👩‍👧 Rival Families 🔒 Forced Proximity 💼 Workplace Rivalry 💔 Forbidden Romance

The Rivals

Forced to co-manage a landmark hotel, rival heirs ignite a passion their feuding families forbid.

by Vi Keeland 2020

4.01

33k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 👨‍👩‍👧 Rival Families 🔒 Forced Proximity 💼 Workplace Rivalry 💔 Forbidden Romance

Effortless

by S.C. Stephens • 2011

Her rock star boyfriend's tour sparks jealousy and secrets that threaten to tear them apart.

4.34

117k+

🎸 Rock Star Romance 🌍 Long Distance Love 🤔 Trust Issues 🖤 Past Trauma 🎓 College Setting

Effortless

Her rock star boyfriend's tour sparks jealousy and secrets that threaten to tear them apart.

by S.C. Stephens 2011

4.34

117k+ ratings

🎸 Rock Star Romance 🌍 Long Distance Love 🤔 Trust Issues 🖤 Past Trauma 🎓 College Setting

Rage and Ruin

by Jennifer L. Armentrout • 2020

A half-angel's forbidden bond with her guardian grows dangerous as they hunt a murderous archangel.

4.11

48k+

😇 Half-Angel Heroine 💔 Forbidden Romance 🔥 Slow Burn ✨ Mystical Bond 🖤 Love After Loss

Rage and Ruin

A half-angel's forbidden bond with her guardian grows dangerous as they hunt a murderous archangel.

by Jennifer L. Armentrout 2020

4.11

48k+ ratings

😇 Half-Angel Heroine 💔 Forbidden Romance 🔥 Slow Burn ✨ Mystical Bond 🖤 Love After Loss

Elixir

by Jennifer L. Armentrout • 2012

His girlfriend is a demigod's puppet, caged and dangerous. The cure costs her identity.

4.31

38k+

🏛️ Paranormal Academy 💔 Forbidden Romance 🧠 Mind Control ⚔️ Love Vs Duty 🏠 Forced Proximity

Elixir

His girlfriend is a demigod's puppet, caged and dangerous. The cure costs her identity.

by Jennifer L. Armentrout 2012

4.31

38k+ ratings

🏛️ Paranormal Academy 💔 Forbidden Romance 🧠 Mind Control ⚔️ Love Vs Duty 🏠 Forced Proximity

Hat Trick

by Eden Finley • 2019

A hockey player's one-night stand returns as his friend's younger brother and a famous rock star.

4.19

14k+

🏒 Hockey Romance 🎸 Rock Star Romance 👬 Brother's Best Friend 💔 Second Chance 🏝️ Forced Proximity

Hat Trick

A hockey player's one-night stand returns as his friend's younger brother and a famous rock star.

by Eden Finley 2019

4.19

14k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 🎸 Rock Star Romance 👬 Brother's Best Friend 💔 Second Chance 🏝️ Forced Proximity

Against All Odds

by C.W. Farnsworth • 2024

A reckless hookup in Colorado becomes a hockey star's forbidden tutor, and his coach's daughter.

3.94

14k+

🏒 College Hockey Romance 👨‍👧 Coach's Daughter 🌙 One Night Stand 🤫 Secret Relationship 📚 Forced Proximity

Against All Odds

A reckless hookup in Colorado becomes a hockey star's forbidden tutor, and his coach's daughter.

by C.W. Farnsworth 2024

3.94

14k+ ratings

🏒 College Hockey Romance 👨‍👧 Coach's Daughter 🌙 One Night Stand 🤫 Secret Relationship 📚 Forced Proximity

Three to Fall

by Elle Thorpe • 2024

Her cult husband wants her dead. Her three men will go to war to keep her.

4.42

8k+

🏍️ Motorcycle Club Romance 🔥 Cult Escape 🫂 Found Family 🩹 Trauma Healing 👩‍👧 Single Mom

Three to Fall

Her cult husband wants her dead. Her three men will go to war to keep her.

by Elle Thorpe 2024

4.42

8k+ ratings

🏍️ Motorcycle Club Romance 🔥 Cult Escape 🫂 Found Family 🩹 Trauma Healing 👩‍👧 Single Mom

The Love You Fight For

by Brit Benson • 2024

A fleeing senator's daughter collides with a small-town mechanic, reigniting a dangerous attraction.

4.3

7k+

🏡 Small Town Romance 🏛️ Political Conspiracy 🖤 Trauma Survivor Heroine 🐕 Golden Retriever Hero 💔 Second Chance Romance

The Love You Fight For

A fleeing senator's daughter collides with a small-town mechanic, reigniting a dangerous attraction.

by Brit Benson 2024

4.3

7k+ ratings

🏡 Small Town Romance 🏛️ Political Conspiracy 🖤 Trauma Survivor Heroine 🐕 Golden Retriever Hero 💔 Second Chance Romance

The Summer You Found Me

by Elizabeth O'Roark • 2024

A recovering addict returns to win back her ex-husband but falls for his best friend.

3.92

9k+

😬 Best Friend's Ex 🏠 Forced Proximity 🐻 Grumpy Protector 🩹 Recovery Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance

The Summer You Found Me

A recovering addict returns to win back her ex-husband but falls for his best friend.

by Elizabeth O'Roark 2024

3.92

9k+ ratings

😬 Best Friend's Ex 🏠 Forced Proximity 🐻 Grumpy Protector 🩹 Recovery Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance

The Homemaker

by Jewel E. Ann • 2025

A two-week romance. Eight years later, she is the live-in homemaker for his future in-laws.

4.33

6k+

💔 Second Chance Romance 👶 Secret Baby 💘 Forbidden Love 🏠 Forced Proximity 🏘️ Found Family

The Homemaker

A two-week romance. Eight years later, she is the live-in homemaker for his future in-laws.

by Jewel E. Ann 2025

4.33

6k+ ratings

💔 Second Chance Romance 👶 Secret Baby 💘 Forbidden Love 🏠 Forced Proximity 🏘️ Found Family

Heartless Villains

by Marion Blackwood • 2022

Rival dark mages team up to destroy a magical artifact and their hatred turns into passion.

4.02

2k+

🖤 Dark Fantasy Romance 🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 🦹 Villain Protagonist 🚪 Forced Proximity 👪 Found Family

Heartless Villains

Rival dark mages team up to destroy a magical artifact and their hatred turns into passion.

by Marion Blackwood 2022

4.02

2k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Fantasy Romance 🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 🦹 Villain Protagonist 🚪 Forced Proximity 👪 Found Family

A Beautiful Funeral

by Jamie McGuire • 2016

The Maddox clan gathers to bury a brother. Only a handful know he is still alive.

4.14

20k+

🖤 Mafia Romance 💀 Faked Death 🕵️ FBI Agent 🛡️ Alpha Protector 💔 Marriage In Crisis

A Beautiful Funeral

The Maddox clan gathers to bury a brother. Only a handful know he is still alive.

by Jamie McGuire 2016

4.14

20k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance 💀 Faked Death 🕵️ FBI Agent 🛡️ Alpha Protector 💔 Marriage In Crisis

One Night Unveiled

by Jodi Ellen Malpas • 2015

She fled to New York with her obsessive lover, but the underworld and her ghosts followed.

4.20

19k+

🔥 Possessive Hero 🖤 Underworld Romance 💔 Past Trauma 🤫 Family Secrets 👶 Surprise Pregnancy

One Night Unveiled

She fled to New York with her obsessive lover, but the underworld and her ghosts followed.

by Jodi Ellen Malpas 2015

4.20

19k+ ratings

🔥 Possessive Hero 🖤 Underworld Romance 💔 Past Trauma 🤫 Family Secrets 👶 Surprise Pregnancy

The Son & His Hope

by Pepper Winters • 2019

Love destroyed his family, so Jacob locked his heart away. Hope refuses to stop knocking.

4.48

4k+

🕯️ Slow Burn Romance 🧒 Childhood Friends 😔 Traumatized Hero 👨‍👩‍👧 Found Family 🌾 Rural Farm Life

The Son & His Hope

Love destroyed his family, so Jacob locked his heart away. Hope refuses to stop knocking.

by Pepper Winters 2019

4.48

4k+ ratings

🕯️ Slow Burn Romance 🧒 Childhood Friends 😔 Traumatized Hero 👨‍👩‍👧 Found Family 🌾 Rural Farm Life

Detour

by A. Marie • 2020

Fleeing her mother's abuse, she moves next door to a man who won't let her hide.

3.76

10k+

🖤 Dark Romance 💔 Trauma Recovery 🏢 Neighbors To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 🛡️ Protective Hero

Detour

Fleeing her mother's abuse, she moves next door to a man who won't let her hide.

by A. Marie 2020

3.76

10k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romance 💔 Trauma Recovery 🏢 Neighbors To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 🛡️ Protective Hero

With This Woman

by Jodi Ellen Malpas • 2023

His empire of sin couldn't fill the void. Then he met her, and obsession took hold.

4.48

2k+

🖤 Dark Romance 👑 Possessive Hero ⚡ Power Exchange 🔑 Sex Club 💔 Grieving Hero

With This Woman

His empire of sin couldn't fill the void. Then he met her, and obsession took hold.

by Jodi Ellen Malpas 2023

4.48

2k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romance 👑 Possessive Hero ⚡ Power Exchange 🔑 Sex Club 💔 Grieving Hero

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