💔 Heartbreak And Hope

Narratives that move through the raw terrain of loss and disappointment without flinching, ultimately arriving at a hard-won but genuine sense of possibility.

you left me on read

by akhira • 2023

When the reply never arrives, the answer is the one you give yourself.

3.73

1k+

💌 Modern Love 📝 Instapoetry 💔 Unrequited Love 🩹 Heartbreak Recovery 💎 Self-Worth Journey

you left me on read 89%

When the reply never arrives, the answer is the one you give yourself.

by akhira 2023

3.73

1k+ ratings

💌 Modern Love 📝 Instapoetry 💔 Unrequited Love 🩹 Heartbreak Recovery 💎 Self-Worth Journey

This Is Me Letting You Go

by Heidi Priebe • 2016

Perfect timing is a convenient lie: how to let go, forgive, and bet on yourself.

4.03

13k+

💔 Heartbreak Recovery 🧩 Self-Acceptance 🚪 Relationship Endings 📝 Personal Essays 🕊️ Forgiveness

This Is Me Letting You Go 89%

Perfect timing is a convenient lie: how to let go, forgive, and bet on yourself.

by Heidi Priebe 2016

4.03

13k+ ratings

💔 Heartbreak Recovery 🧩 Self-Acceptance 🚪 Relationship Endings 📝 Personal Essays 🕊️ Forgiveness

I Don't Love You Anymore

by Rithvik Singh • 2024

A poetic voice traces the path from goodbye to the quiet discovery of wholeness within.

3.86

3k+

🖋️ Poetic Self-Help 💔 Heartbreak Recovery 🌸 Self-Love Journey 🍂 Letting Go 📖 Gentle And Reflective

I Don't Love You Anymore 89%

A poetic voice traces the path from goodbye to the quiet discovery of wholeness within.

by Rithvik Singh 2024

3.86

3k+ ratings

🖋️ Poetic Self-Help 💔 Heartbreak Recovery 🌸 Self-Love Journey 🍂 Letting Go 📖 Gentle And Reflective

How to Fix a Broken Heart

by Guy Winch • 2018

Your brain treats heartbreak like drug withdrawal. So why does nobody tell you how to detox?

4.15

4k+

💔 Heartbreak Recovery 🖤 Grief And Loss 🤗 Self-Compassion 🧘 Mindfulness 🧩 Self-Redefinition

How to Fix a Broken Heart 89%

Your brain treats heartbreak like drug withdrawal. So why does nobody tell you how to detox?

by Guy Winch 2018

4.15

4k+ ratings

💔 Heartbreak Recovery 🖤 Grief And Loss 🤗 Self-Compassion 🧘 Mindfulness 🧩 Self-Redefinition

Thank You for Leaving

by Rithvik Singh • 2025

A poetic guide to healing a broken heart: how vulnerability, friendship, and tiny joys repair you.

3.99

1k+

💔 Heartbreak Recovery 📝 Poetic Self-Help 🧸 Inner Child Work 💗 Self-Compassion 💧 Vulnerability

Thank You for Leaving 88%

A poetic guide to healing a broken heart: how vulnerability, friendship, and tiny joys repair you.

by Rithvik Singh 2025

3.99

1k+ ratings

💔 Heartbreak Recovery 📝 Poetic Self-Help 🧸 Inner Child Work 💗 Self-Compassion 💧 Vulnerability

Guitar Notes

by Mary Amato • 2012

A cellist and guitarist trade notes in a practice room that become their only honest conversations.

4.04

6k+

🎵 Musical Coming Of Age 🎻 Opposites Attract 📝 Secret Friendship 😰 Parental Pressure 🎶 Music As Healing

Guitar Notes 88%

A cellist and guitarist trade notes in a practice room that become their only honest conversations.

by Mary Amato 2012

4.04

6k+ ratings

🎵 Musical Coming Of Age 🎻 Opposites Attract 📝 Secret Friendship 😰 Parental Pressure 🎶 Music As Healing

A Gentle Reminder

by Bianca Sparacino • 2021

Kind permission to heal at your own pace, love without armor, and finally choose yourself.

4.25

22k+

🖋️ Poetic Self-Help 💗 Self-Compassion 🩹 Emotional Healing 🍂 Letting Go 🦋 Vulnerability

A Gentle Reminder 88%

Kind permission to heal at your own pace, love without armor, and finally choose yourself.

by Bianca Sparacino 2021

4.25

22k+ ratings

🖋️ Poetic Self-Help 💗 Self-Compassion 🩹 Emotional Healing 🍂 Letting Go 🦋 Vulnerability

The Wisdom of a Broken Heart

by Susan Piver • 2009

Your heartbreak is the raw material for wisdom. Buddhist practices to make that transformation real.

4.14

1k+

🌑 Heartbreak Recovery 🧠 Buddhist Psychology 🧘 Meditation Practice 💗 Self-Compassion Work 📝 Therapeutic Writing

The Wisdom of a Broken Heart 87%

Your heartbreak is the raw material for wisdom. Buddhist practices to make that transformation real.

by Susan Piver 2009

4.14

1k+ ratings

🌑 Heartbreak Recovery 🧠 Buddhist Psychology 🧘 Meditation Practice 💗 Self-Compassion Work 📝 Therapeutic Writing

Unspoken Feelings of a Gentleman II

by Pierre Alex Jeanty • 2016

The hidden emotional world of men: loneliness, hunger for love, wounds that turn them cold.

4.35

220

🖋 Modern Poetry 💔 Male Vulnerability 🔒 Unrequited Love 🌑 Male Loneliness 🩹 Healing From Infidelity

Unspoken Feelings of a Gentleman II Summary

Unspoken Feelings of a Gentleman II 87%

The hidden emotional world of men: loneliness, hunger for love, wounds that turn them cold.

by Pierre Alex Jeanty 2016

4.35

220 ratings

🖋 Modern Poetry 💔 Male Vulnerability 🔒 Unrequited Love 🌑 Male Loneliness 🩹 Healing From Infidelity

The Journey from Abandonment to Healing, Revised and Updated

by Susan Anderson • 2000

Love loss triggers the same craving as addiction. The stages that lead from shock to hope.

4.22

2k+

💔 Breakup Recovery 🌑 Grief Work 🧸 Inner Child Healing 💉 Love Addiction 💖 Self-Compassion

The Journey from Abandonment to Healing, Revised and Updated Summary

The Journey from Abandonment to Healing, Revised and Updated 87%

Love loss triggers the same craving as addiction. The stages that lead from shock to hope.

by Susan Anderson 2000

4.22

2k+ ratings

💔 Breakup Recovery 🌑 Grief Work 🧸 Inner Child Healing 💉 Love Addiction 💖 Self-Compassion

The Sea of Tranquility

by Katja Millay • 2012

A mute girl, a grieving boy, and a garage where silence says everything.

4.28

89k+

🖤 Trauma Romance 💔 Broken Boy Broken Girl 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🏠 Found Family 😢 Tearjerker

The Sea of Tranquility 87%

A mute girl, a grieving boy, and a garage where silence says everything.

by Katja Millay 2012

4.28

89k+ ratings

🖤 Trauma Romance 💔 Broken Boy Broken Girl 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🏠 Found Family 😢 Tearjerker

Antes de ella

by Flor M. Salvador • 2019

Drowning in guilt and addiction, Luke meets a girl whose light makes survival worth the fight.

3.84

11k+

💔 Tragic Love Story 🖤 Broken Hero 😢 Grief And Guilt 😭 Tearjerker 🩹 Addiction And Recovery

Antes de ella 87%

Drowning in guilt and addiction, Luke meets a girl whose light makes survival worth the fight.

by Flor M. Salvador 2019

3.84

11k+ ratings

💔 Tragic Love Story 🖤 Broken Hero 😢 Grief And Guilt 😭 Tearjerker 🩹 Addiction And Recovery

Love Hurts

by Lodro Rinzler • 2016

Ten minutes of daily meditation: a Buddhist path through heartbreak starting with self-compassion.

4.17

908

🩹 Heartbreak Recovery 🧘 Buddhist Psychology 🕯️ Meditation Practice 🍂 Impermanence 💚 Emotional Healing

Love Hurts 87%

Ten minutes of daily meditation: a Buddhist path through heartbreak starting with self-compassion.

by Lodro Rinzler 2016

4.17

908 ratings

🩹 Heartbreak Recovery 🧘 Buddhist Psychology 🕯️ Meditation Practice 🍂 Impermanence 💚 Emotional Healing

Tears of Ink

by Anna Bloom • 2018

A blocked sculptor takes a crumbling manor's residency and falls for the heir who could shatter her.

3.95

2k+

🎨 Artist Heroine 🖌️ Healing Through Art 🖤 Angsty Romance ⚖️ Family Duty Conflict 🏛️ English Manor Setting

Tears of Ink 87%

A blocked sculptor takes a crumbling manor's residency and falls for the heir who could shatter her.

by Anna Bloom 2018

3.95

2k+ ratings

🎨 Artist Heroine 🖌️ Healing Through Art 🖤 Angsty Romance ⚖️ Family Duty Conflict 🏛️ English Manor Setting

A Wish for Us

by Tillie Cole • 2018

She needs his music to live. He needs her to teach him how to feel.

4.32

26k+

🎓 College Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🎵 Music And Healing 💔 Tragic Romance 🏥 Terminal Illness

A Wish for Us 87%

She needs his music to live. He needs her to teach him how to feel.

by Tillie Cole 2018

4.32

26k+ ratings

🎓 College Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🎵 Music And Healing 💔 Tragic Romance 🏥 Terminal Illness

If You're Happy

by Fiona Robertson • 2022

Sixteen stories of ordinary people who keep choosing happiness after life has broken their hearts.

4.27

138

🔗 Interconnected Stories 📖 Literary Realism 💔 Grief And Healing 🌱 Quiet Resilience 🍂 Bittersweet

If You're Happy 87%

Sixteen stories of ordinary people who keep choosing happiness after life has broken their hearts.

by Fiona Robertson 2022

4.27

138 ratings

🔗 Interconnected Stories 📖 Literary Realism 💔 Grief And Healing 🌱 Quiet Resilience 🍂 Bittersweet

Where She Went

by Gayle Forman • 2011

After her concert, a rock star and his cellist ex face the love and loss that tore them apart.

3.97

306k+

🎸 Rock Star Romance 🎻 Classical Music Fiction 💔 Second Chance Romance 🖤 Grief And Healing 😩 Angsty Romance

Where She Went 87%

After her concert, a rock star and his cellist ex face the love and loss that tore them apart.

by Gayle Forman 2011

3.97

306k+ ratings

🎸 Rock Star Romance 🎻 Classical Music Fiction 💔 Second Chance Romance 🖤 Grief And Healing 😩 Angsty Romance

Conscious Uncoupling

by Katherine Woodward Thomas • 2015

Five steps to break up without breaking apart: protect your children, heal your past, and thrive.

4.19

2k+

🔧 Breakup Recovery 💔 Healing From Heartbreak 👪 Divorcing Parents 🧒 Co-Parenting 🔄 Relationship Patterns

Conscious Uncoupling 87%

Five steps to break up without breaking apart: protect your children, heal your past, and thrive.

by Katherine Woodward Thomas 2015

4.19

2k+ ratings

🔧 Breakup Recovery 💔 Healing From Heartbreak 👪 Divorcing Parents 🧒 Co-Parenting 🔄 Relationship Patterns

The Gift

by Danielle Steel • 1986

When death steals his sister, a pregnant stranger becomes his family's only hope.

3.99

21k+

🕰️ 1950s Setting 💔 Grieving Family 🍼 Teen Pregnancy 💕 Bittersweet Romance 🎁 Sacrificial Love

The Gift 87%

When death steals his sister, a pregnant stranger becomes his family's only hope.

by Danielle Steel 1986

3.99

21k+ ratings

🕰️ 1950s Setting 💔 Grieving Family 🍼 Teen Pregnancy 💕 Bittersweet Romance 🎁 Sacrificial Love

The Happy Ever After Playlist

by Abby Jimenez • 2020

A stray dog pulls a grieving artist into the orbit of a musician she cannot resist.

4.17

347k+

🎸 Musician Romance 💔 Grieving Heroine 💌 Strangers To Lovers 📱 Long Distance Love 🕊️ Love After Loss

The Happy Ever After Playlist 87%

A stray dog pulls a grieving artist into the orbit of a musician she cannot resist.

by Abby Jimenez 2020

4.17

347k+ ratings

🎸 Musician Romance 💔 Grieving Heroine 💌 Strangers To Lovers 📱 Long Distance Love 🕊️ Love After Loss

The Book of Healing

by Najwa Zebian • 2021

Let go without giving up: poetic medicine for turning pain into self-knowledge and peace.

4.35

815

📱 Instapoetry 🕊️ Forgiveness 💎 Self-Worth 📢 Finding Your Voice 🩹 Processing Pain

The Book of Healing 87%

Let go without giving up: poetic medicine for turning pain into self-knowledge and peace.

by Najwa Zebian 2021

4.35

815 ratings

📱 Instapoetry 🕊️ Forgiveness 💎 Self-Worth 📢 Finding Your Voice 🩹 Processing Pain

Somewhere in the Sunset

by Estelle Maskame • 2024

She's nursing a breakup. He's hiding his. One shared Uber ride, and suddenly healing feels possible.

3.52

2k+

🌅 Tragic Romance 💔 Post Breakup Healing 🤝 Strangers To Lovers 🫂 Hurt Comfort 🏠 Found Family

Somewhere in the Sunset 87%

She's nursing a breakup. He's hiding his. One shared Uber ride, and suddenly healing feels possible.

by Estelle Maskame 2024

3.52

2k+ ratings

🌅 Tragic Romance 💔 Post Breakup Healing 🤝 Strangers To Lovers 🫂 Hurt Comfort 🏠 Found Family

Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul on Love & Friendship

by Jack Canfield • 2002

True teen stories of first love, first heartbreak, and the friendships that get you through both.

4.05

2k+

🫂 Teen Relationships ✨ Inspirational Anecdotes 💪 Teen Self-Esteem 💔 Heartbreak And Healing 🧩 Social Dynamics

Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul on Love & Friendship Summary

Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul on Love & Friendship 87%

True teen stories of first love, first heartbreak, and the friendships that get you through both.

by Jack Canfield 2002

4.05

2k+ ratings

🫂 Teen Relationships ✨ Inspirational Anecdotes 💪 Teen Self-Esteem 💔 Heartbreak And Healing 🧩 Social Dynamics

Write Me for You

by Tillie Cole • 2025

Two dying teens meet at a ranch and fall in love, determined to write their ending.

4.30

9k+

🤒 Sick Lit 🫂 Found Family 📚 Metafiction 💞 First Love 💔 Tragic Romance

Write Me for You 87%

Two dying teens meet at a ranch and fall in love, determined to write their ending.

by Tillie Cole 2025

4.30

9k+ ratings

🤒 Sick Lit 🫂 Found Family 📚 Metafiction 💞 First Love 💔 Tragic Romance

The Life We Almost Had

by Amelia Henley • 2020

A wife enters her comatose husband's mind for a glimpse of the child they never had.

3.81

1k+

🖤 Grief Romance 💔 Infertility Struggle ✨ Alternate Realities 💋 Emotional Infidelity 😭 Tearjerker

The Life We Almost Had 87%

A wife enters her comatose husband's mind for a glimpse of the child they never had.

by Amelia Henley 2020

3.81

1k+ ratings

🖤 Grief Romance 💔 Infertility Struggle ✨ Alternate Realities 💋 Emotional Infidelity 😭 Tearjerker

Eres el amor de mi otra vida

by Gilraen Eärfalas • 2024

Her partner is a painter whose only subject is another woman. That woman exists.

3.92

5k+

🥀 Bittersweet Romance 🎨 Artist And Muse 👻 The One Who Got Away 👯 Female Friendship 🌫️ Melancholy Prose

Eres el amor de mi otra vida 87%

Her partner is a painter whose only subject is another woman. That woman exists.

by Gilraen Eärfalas 2024

3.92

5k+ ratings

🥀 Bittersweet Romance 🎨 Artist And Muse 👻 The One Who Got Away 👯 Female Friendship 🌫️ Melancholy Prose

If I Stay

by Gayle Forman • 2009

Outside her body after the crash, a teenage cellist watches her boyfriend beg her to stay.

3.91

972k+

🫥 Out-Of-Body Perspective 🎻 Musician Protagonist ⚖️ Life Or Death Choice 🥀 Bittersweet 🌧️ Pacific Northwest

If I Stay 87%

Outside her body after the crash, a teenage cellist watches her boyfriend beg her to stay.

by Gayle Forman 2009

3.91

972k+ ratings

🫥 Out-Of-Body Perspective 🎻 Musician Protagonist ⚖️ Life Or Death Choice 🥀 Bittersweet 🌧️ Pacific Northwest

If He Had Been With Me

by Laura Nowlin • 2013

She always loved the boy next door. She never told him. Now she never will.

3.78

598k+

🖤 Tragic Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 💔 Unspoken Love ⏰ Right Person Wrong Time 🌊 Growing Apart

If He Had Been With Me 87%

She always loved the boy next door. She never told him. Now she never will.

by Laura Nowlin 2013

3.78

598k+ ratings

🖤 Tragic Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 💔 Unspoken Love ⏰ Right Person Wrong Time 🌊 Growing Apart

Talking at Night

by Claire Daverley • 2023

Her twin dies; a guarded boy's vulnerability sparks a connection that haunts them for years.

3.90

75k+

🖤 Twin Grief ⏳ Right Person Wrong Time 🔥 Slow Burn 💞 Second Chance 🎵 Music As Healing

Talking at Night 87%

Her twin dies; a guarded boy's vulnerability sparks a connection that haunts them for years.

by Claire Daverley 2023

3.90

75k+ ratings

🖤 Twin Grief ⏳ Right Person Wrong Time 🔥 Slow Burn 💞 Second Chance 🎵 Music As Healing

The Summer We Fell

by Elizabeth O'Roark • 2023

She was his teammate's girl. One forbidden summer changed everything. Now she's back.

4.00

40k+

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 💔 Forbidden Love 🏠 Found Family 🩹 Trauma Healing 🎤 Musician Heroine

The Summer We Fell 87%

She was his teammate's girl. One forbidden summer changed everything. Now she's back.

by Elizabeth O'Roark 2023

4.00

40k+ ratings

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 💔 Forbidden Love 🏠 Found Family 🩹 Trauma Healing 🎤 Musician Heroine

Call It What You Want

by Alissa DeRogatis • 2023

A college senior's no-labels romance follows her to New York, and she can't let go.

3.35

36k+

💔 Situationship 🕰️ Wrong Timing ❤️‍🩹 Commitment Issues 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🩹 Hurt-Comfort

Call It What You Want 87%

A college senior's no-labels romance follows her to New York, and she can't let go.

by Alissa DeRogatis 2023

3.35

36k+ ratings

💔 Situationship 🕰️ Wrong Timing ❤️‍🩹 Commitment Issues 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🩹 Hurt-Comfort

Pieces of the Night

by Jennifer Hartmann • 2026

Accidentally kidnapped in a blizzard, she helps her desperate captor, sparking an unlikely love.

4.17

8k+

🖤 Angsty Romance 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 🩹 Trauma Healing

Pieces of the Night 87%

Accidentally kidnapped in a blizzard, she helps her desperate captor, sparking an unlikely love.

by Jennifer Hartmann 2026

4.17

8k+ ratings

🖤 Angsty Romance 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 🩹 Trauma Healing

Ya te dije adiós, ahora cómo te olvido

by Walter Riso • 2016

A psychologist's ten rules for clearing your ex from your head and reclaiming your self-worth.

4.07

3k+

🩹 Breakup Recovery 🧘 Emotional Detachment 💪 Self-Respect 🕊️ Forgiveness Practice 🌎 Latino Self-Help

Ya te dije adiós, ahora cómo te olvido Summary

Ya te dije adiós, ahora cómo te olvido 87%

A psychologist's ten rules for clearing your ex from your head and reclaiming your self-worth.

by Walter Riso 2016

4.07

3k+ ratings

🩹 Breakup Recovery 🧘 Emotional Detachment 💪 Self-Respect 🕊️ Forgiveness Practice 🌎 Latino Self-Help

All Our Broken Pieces

by L.D. Crichton • 2019

Her OCD demands ritual. His scars hide the past. A school project cracks their walls.

4.10

3k+

🎭 Dual Pov Romance 🧠 Mental Health Romance 🏠 Boy Next Door 🩹 Scarred Hero 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers

All Our Broken Pieces 87%

Her OCD demands ritual. His scars hide the past. A school project cracks their walls.

by L.D. Crichton 2019

4.10

3k+ ratings

🎭 Dual Pov Romance 🧠 Mental Health Romance 🏠 Boy Next Door 🩹 Scarred Hero 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers

The Story of Us

by Lesley Jones • 2014

A hidden letter destroyed her future with her brother's rock star bandmate. Now he's back.

4.15

19k+

🎸 Rock Star Romance 💞 Second Chance Romance 🌻 Childhood Soulmates 🎤 Brother's Bandmate 💌 Lost Letters

The Story of Us 87%

A hidden letter destroyed her future with her brother's rock star bandmate. Now he's back.

by Lesley Jones 2014

4.15

19k+ ratings

🎸 Rock Star Romance 💞 Second Chance Romance 🌻 Childhood Soulmates 🎤 Brother's Bandmate 💌 Lost Letters

Sisterhood Everlasting

by Ann Brashares • 2011

Four friends reunite in Santorini, but the woman who called them has drowned.

3.91

39k+

👯 Grown Up Friendship 💕 Second Chance Love 👧 Childhood Friends 🖤 Grief And Loss 🏠 Found Family

Sisterhood Everlasting 86%

Four friends reunite in Santorini, but the woman who called them has drowned.

by Ann Brashares 2011

3.91

39k+ ratings

👯 Grown Up Friendship 💕 Second Chance Love 👧 Childhood Friends 🖤 Grief And Loss 🏠 Found Family

I Dreamt That You Loved Me

by Emery Rose • 2025

She finds a notebook full of aching confessions, then meets its author: her best friend's boyfriend.

4.24

3k+

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 💔 Forbidden Love 🎸 Rock Star Romance ✨ Fated Connection ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

I Dreamt That You Loved Me 86%

She finds a notebook full of aching confessions, then meets its author: her best friend's boyfriend.

by Emery Rose 2025

4.24

3k+ ratings

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 💔 Forbidden Love 🎸 Rock Star Romance ✨ Fated Connection ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

Single On Purpose

by John Kim • 2021

Being single isn't a gap. It's where you build the self a real relationship needs.

3.94

8k+

🍂 Singlehood 💔 Breakup Recovery 🪞 Self-Connection 🌊 Radical Acceptance 🛡️ Emotional Resilience

Single On Purpose 86%

Being single isn't a gap. It's where you build the self a real relationship needs.

by John Kim 2021

3.94

8k+ ratings

🍂 Singlehood 💔 Breakup Recovery 🪞 Self-Connection 🌊 Radical Acceptance 🛡️ Emotional Resilience

The Life That's Waiting

by Brianna Wiest • 2025

Breakthroughs don't start with grand plans, but with one small improvement you repeat daily.

4.02

2k+

🌱 Meaning Cultivation 🩹 Emotional Healing ☮️ Inner Peace 💔 Heartbreak Recovery 🧩 Incremental Change

The Life That's Waiting 86%

Breakthroughs don't start with grand plans, but with one small improvement you repeat daily.

by Brianna Wiest 2025

4.02

2k+ ratings

🌱 Meaning Cultivation 🩹 Emotional Healing ☮️ Inner Peace 💔 Heartbreak Recovery 🧩 Incremental Change

Be More Taylor Swift

by D.K. Publishing • 2022

Find your voice, face your fears, and embrace reinvention with wisdom drawn from Taylor Swift.

3.89

369

🌟 Celebrity Self-Help 🎨 Creative Living 🦁 Facing Fear 👯 Friendship Building 🔄 Personal Reinvention

Be More Taylor Swift 86%

Find your voice, face your fears, and embrace reinvention with wisdom drawn from Taylor Swift.

by D.K. Publishing 2022

3.89

369 ratings

🌟 Celebrity Self-Help 🎨 Creative Living 🦁 Facing Fear 👯 Friendship Building 🔄 Personal Reinvention

Pay It Forward

by Catherine Ryan Hyde • 1999

To change the world, a boy invents a kindness chain; his own life becomes its cost.

4.20

29k+

👵👦 Intergenerational Bond 👩‍👦 Single Mother 🤝 Acts Of Kindness 🦋 Butterfly Effect 🕊️ Sacrificial Hero

Pay It Forward 86%

To change the world, a boy invents a kindness chain; his own life becomes its cost.

by Catherine Ryan Hyde 1999

4.20

29k+ ratings

👵👦 Intergenerational Bond 👩‍👦 Single Mother 🤝 Acts Of Kindness 🦋 Butterfly Effect 🕊️ Sacrificial Hero

Un amigo gratis

by Inma Rubiales • 2019

A guarded boy falls for the girl whose free-friendship project won't let him stay invisible.

4.16

3k+

🫂 Friends To Lovers 💔 Tragic Romance 🏠 Found Family ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 👥 Dual Pov

Un amigo gratis 86%

A guarded boy falls for the girl whose free-friendship project won't let him stay invisible.

by Inma Rubiales 2019

4.16

3k+ ratings

🫂 Friends To Lovers 💔 Tragic Romance 🏠 Found Family ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 👥 Dual Pov

This Is All

by Aidan Chambers • 2005

Pregnant at nineteen, Cordelia pours her teenage years into a pillow book for her unborn daughter.

4.31

2k+

📖 Diary Format Novel 📚 Literary YA 💕 First Love 🎵 Artistic Connection ✨ Lyrical Prose

This Is All 86%

Pregnant at nineteen, Cordelia pours her teenage years into a pillow book for her unborn daughter.

by Aidan Chambers 2005

4.31

2k+ ratings

📖 Diary Format Novel 📚 Literary YA 💕 First Love 🎵 Artistic Connection ✨ Lyrical Prose

The Best of Me

by Nicholas Sparks • 2010

At a hometown funeral, he sees his first love again. She's married; he's still hers.

3.99

195k+

🔄 Second Chance Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 💔 Tragic Romance ↔️ Opposites Attract 🕊️ Heroic Sacrifice

The Best of Me 86%

At a hometown funeral, he sees his first love again. She's married; he's still hers.

by Nicholas Sparks 2010

3.99

195k+ ratings

🔄 Second Chance Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 💔 Tragic Romance ↔️ Opposites Attract 🕊️ Heroic Sacrifice

Heartache and Hope

by Jay McLean • 2019

A mother broken by war. A basketball dream. Two teens collide, knowing love cannot save them.

4.07

10k+

🏫 High School Romance ⏰ Right Person Wrong Time 💔 Bittersweet Ending 👥 Dual Pov 🩺 Young Caregiver

Heartache and Hope 86%

A mother broken by war. A basketball dream. Two teens collide, knowing love cannot save them.

by Jay McLean 2019

4.07

10k+ ratings

🏫 High School Romance ⏰ Right Person Wrong Time 💔 Bittersweet Ending 👥 Dual Pov 🩺 Young Caregiver

Franco

by Kim Holden • 2016

A British architect has months to conceive. An LA drummer makes her wish for years.

4.12

9k+

🎸 Rock Star Romance 💌 Long-Distance Love 👶 Surprise Pregnancy 💔 Fertility Struggle ✨ Chance Meeting

Franco 86%

A British architect has months to conceive. An LA drummer makes her wish for years.

by Kim Holden 2016

4.12

9k+ ratings

🎸 Rock Star Romance 💌 Long-Distance Love 👶 Surprise Pregnancy 💔 Fertility Struggle ✨ Chance Meeting

The Muse

by Jewel E. Ann • 2026

An ex-con muse to a grieving heiress falls for a bike guide hiding her cello fame.

4.26

2k+

💰 Class Difference 🏠 Found Family 🎭 Hidden Identity 💘 He Falls First 🥀 Bittersweet

The Muse 86%

An ex-con muse to a grieving heiress falls for a bike guide hiding her cello fame.

by Jewel E. Ann 2026

4.26

2k+ ratings

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Decode the attachment wounds your breakup exposed before you pick the next one.

4.18

867

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Breakup Bootcamp 86%

Decode the attachment wounds your breakup exposed before you pick the next one.

by Amy Chan 2020

4.18

867 ratings

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by Rebecca Serle • 2018

Five impossible guests at her birthday dinner, each one holding a piece of the past she buried.

3.54

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The Dinner List 86%

Five impossible guests at her birthday dinner, each one holding a piece of the past she buried.

by Rebecca Serle 2018

3.54

59k+ ratings

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by Laura Pearson • 2019

Given a terminal diagnosis at twenty-one, a new mother writes her baby a lifetime of letters.

4.32

6k+

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I Wanted You To Know 86%

Given a terminal diagnosis at twenty-one, a new mother writes her baby a lifetime of letters.

by Laura Pearson 2019

4.32

6k+ ratings

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