Yearning/pining
One or both characters burn with intense longing for someone they believe they can't have — creating delicious tension through stolen glances, unspoken feelings, and hearts that ache beautifully.
Discover 3371 romance books featuring yearning/pining.
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A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2)
Sarah J. Maas
Broken and caged in the Spring Court, Feyre discovers freedom — and something darker — in the arms of the Night Court's
Queen of Shadows (Throne of Glass, #4)
Sarah J. Maas
Assassin-queen Aelin returns to a dangerous empire for revenge — and to reclaim everything she's lost.
Manacled
SenLinYu
Enslaved and captive in Voldemort's dystopia, Hermione must survive her enemy captor — and her feelings for him.
The Mindf*ck Series (Mindf*ck, #1-5)
S.T. Abby
An FBI agent falls for the woman in his bed — not knowing she's the vigilante killer he's hunting.
This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me
Ilona Andrews
A bookworm wakes up inside her favourite unfinished fantasy novel — and she knows how everyone dies.
Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)
Rebecca Yarros
A fragile scribe's daughter enters dragon rider training — and is hunted by the deadliest wingleader there.
Heaven Official's Blessing: Tian Guan Ci Fu (Novel), Vol. 1
Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù
A fallen god on ghost-hunting duty meets a mysterious stranger hiding a world-shaking secret — 800 years in the making.
Moth
Lily Mayne
Journeying across monster-infested Wastes, a man slowly breaks through his prickly half-monster companion's walls.
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.
Madness
Shantel Tessier
She became his secret to protect her ambitions — but his blackmail unravelled everything, including her heart.
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.
Draco Malfoy and the Mortifying Ordeal of Being in Love
isthisselfcare
An Auror forced to protect the witch he can't stand — slow burn, sharp banter, and denial for days.
The Ascended
Bree Grenwich
A girl who forges starlight is bound to a necromancer prince — and forced to compete in trials meant to kill her.
Christopher Wolff: I Fell in Love with a Gangster’s Daughter
J.W. Barinovs
A bodyguard hired to protect a Russian crime boss's daughter breaks every rule by falling for her.
Keeping 13
Chloe Walsh
Shannon is hiding dark secrets to protect her brothers — and the boy who owns her heart is the only one who can reach he
The Long Game
Rachel Reid
Two rival hockey stars have been secret lovers for years — but Ilya is done hiding, and Shane must choose.
Heartstopper: Volume Two
Alice Oseman
Nick is falling for his best friend Charlie — and discovering everything he thought he knew about himself was wrong.
Redeeming Love
Francine Rivers
A God-fearing man marries a broken prostitute and loves her unconditionally — even as she keeps running away.
All the Lies
S.T. Abby
An FBI profiler loses his moral compass — and his heart — to the killer he's hunting.
Crashed (Driven, #3)
K. Bromberg
A race car driver and the woman who made him feel must fight their pasts to hold on to each other.
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 Ballad of Never After
Stephanie Garber
Evangeline swore she'd never trust Jacks again — but breaking a murderous curse means working with the fae who broke her
God of Fury
Rina Kent
A violent mafia heir fixates on his enemy's golden-boy twin — who's never wanted a man before.