Heartbreaking
Emotionally devastating stories that will leave you sobbing into your tissues — these books break your heart wide open before piecing it back together.
Discover 146 romance books featuring heartbreaking.
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Styxx (Dark-Hunter, #22)
Sherrilyn Kenyon
The other side of Acheron's story — Styxx endured centuries of torment, but one goddess was always worth fighting for.
Clockwork Princess (The Infernal Devices, #3)
Cassandra Clare
Two boys love the same girl — and one of them is dying — in this devastating Victorian Shadowhunter finale.
Redeeming Love
Francine Rivers
A God-fearing man marries a broken prostitute and loves her unconditionally — even as she keeps running away.
In Memoriam
Alice Winn
Two boys fall silently in love at boarding school — then WWI pulls them to the front together.
The Last Letter
Rebecca Yarros
A soldier fulfils his fallen best friend's dying wish — but falling for the sister was never part of the plan.
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Taylor Jenkins Reid
A reclusive Hollywood icon finally tells the truth — including the one great love she could never make public.
The Assassin and the Empire
Sarah J. Maas
Assassin Celaena and Sam risk one final mission to buy their freedom — but freedom has a devastating price.
Just Once
Karen Kingsbury
She loves the wrong brother — but honour, war, and Alzheimer's may steal what little time they have.
The Law of Moses (The Law of Moses, #1)
Amy Harmon
A girl drawn to a broken, gifted outsider discovers love, loss, and a connection that defies explanation.
Thief (Love Me with Lies, #3)
Tarryn Fisher
Caleb never stopped loving Olivia — not through her marriage, not through his own. Now he wants her back at any cost.
Reminders of Him
Colleen Hoover
Fresh out of prison, a mother risks everything when she falls for the one man standing between her and her daughter.
Gone with the Wind
Margaret Mitchell
Scarlett O'Hara pursues the wrong man across a burning South while the right one watches her with a smile.
The Things We Leave Unfinished
Rebecca Yarros
A cynical divorcée and an arrogant bestselling author must finish her late grandmother's WWII love story — and resist wr
The Song of Achilles
Madeline Miller
Patroclus narrates his epic, doomed love for Achilles from boyhood to the walls of Troy.
Blood Promise (Vampire Academy, #4)
Richelle Mead
Rose travels to Siberia to stake the vampire she loves — before his darkness consumes them both.
Out of Breath (Breathing, #3)
Rebecca Donovan
A girl shattered by betrayal must decide if love is worth the risk of letting someone in again.
Making Faces
Amy Harmon
A girl who always loved the golden boy finally gets his attention — after war leaves him unrecognisable.
The Bronze Horseman (The Bronze Horseman, #1)
Paullina Simons
In besieged Leningrad, a Soviet soldier and a young woman fall into an impossible, devastating love.
Bright Side (Bright Side, #1)
Kim Holden
A relentlessly optimistic girl heads to a small-town college and falls for someone she was never meant to love — secrets
The Silent Waters
Brittainy C. Cherry
She lost her voice at ten; he was the only one who heard her — until tragedy drowned them both.
Me Before You (Me Before You, #1)
Jojo Moyes
A quirky, warm-hearted carer takes a job with a bitter former adventurer — and changes both their lives forever.
The Thorn Birds
Colleen McCullough
A woman loves a priest across a lifetime — a bond as beautiful and doomed as a thorn bird's song.
The Sweet Gum Tree
Katherine Allred
First loves, a secret, and 15 years of pain — can the truth heal what Nick's abandonment broke?
The Stationery Shop
Marjan Kamali
Sixty years after a coup tore them apart on the eve of their wedding, Roya finally gets to ask Bahman why.