the best romantic books to read

***EXCERPT*** "I could burn the world to ashes, and you would still be the only thing worth destroying," he whispered, his lips just close enough to feel my desperate, trembling breath, tears leaking down my eyes. "Your pain is beautiful, Tera," he whispered with a chilling smile. "It shows you're still trying to fight what you know you've already lost." *** Dr. Tera Williams thought her life couldn't sink any lower after signing the divorce papers her husband's mistress threw in her face. But when a twist of fate puts her in a prison cell, stripping her of her career and reputation, she realizes she hasn't even begun to fall. After spending three years in prison, she struggles to get her life back on track again by starting from her lowest. Despite all the hurdles she had to endure from her current boss, she finds love again with Ryan, a single father, who is madly in love with her. But just as she's about to marry him, her worst nightmare resurfaces: She finds out that she is still legally married to her obsessive ex-husband, Logan, who has been doing everything possible to win her back. How does she navigate her life when she is now trapped between two possessive men who are not willing to give her up for the other? Trigger Warning: This is a dark, intense romance with a few scenes of psychological manipulation, violence, and non-con. Recommended for mature readers.

"I, Darius Amaruk, reject you, Isabella Grey, as my mate!" I heard him, the man who was supposed to be my mate, spoke the words with contempt drilling in his voice.*********The night Isabella was rejected by her mate, she left her pack to cool off her head and got harassed by a rogue wolf. The deed led to pregnancy. And Isabella was left all alone in the world to fend for herself and her son. The last of her threshold began when she was taken in by the same rogue alpha and she discovered that he had no memory of what happened that night. Despite the growing feelings between them, her son -their son- became the reason why he would never mate her.

Ever since everyone in the palace knew of her arranged engagement to the Crown Prince of Anatolia, her close friend, personal doctor, and famous court heartbreaker, Arden, started acting inexplicably different toward her. Struggling to catch up with all the responsibilities in her life, courtly and personal alike, Katie found an escape in the company of the prince and in her time with Arden. Will she be able to get used to courtly life, or find another place to call home?

"Veronica is pregnant!", Mother said loudly I stopped dead in my tracks. The realization of that hit me suddenly like I was unaware of it before. "Your younger sister, Veronica is pregnant, Adele! She is", mother said again. I sucked in a very sharp breath, trying to keep myself in control and perfect order as I turned to face mother and spat those words out. "I am not getting married. I am not getting married to someone I do not know. No, that is not going to happen", I said very clearly this time and I saw a tear drop from my mother's right eye. "Do you not get it? You have no choice in this. You have no say in this!" "And I wonder why that is", I replied with gritted teeth as I glared at mother murderously. ----------------- Adele Woods; a despaired, pessimistic and brokenhearted lady found herself agreeing to an arranged matrimony after much persuasion and convincing talk from her parents, especially her mother. She had no say in it and that made her angry. Being a rebellious person, Adele refused to even take a look at her betrothed's picture. She had a thought on her mind. Her husband would want one thing from her; to procreate. And that is one of the things she would never do. But is it possible? When her husband is Christopher Marvin; a young, handsome man who would do no other thing than to make her laugh. He was the most flirtatious, lively, cheerful, and manly person she has ever met. He was definitely not what she imagined her husband to be like. Will Adele be able to pull herself out of her 'annoying' marriage? Or will she find herself changing because of a certain hot man?

Serena willie, a lady in her late twenties who was just as innocent as her face looked like. The naive Serena had just found out she would be getting married to old Gonzalez who had helped her father in sorting her mother’s hospital bill. It was an agreement and they had failed to come to terms with it. There was nothing anyone could do rather than embrace the changes that was about to come. Leaving the house to enjoy her last night of freedom, she gets caught up with a guy after being offered a drink which got her drunk leading them to the same bed that night. What happens when she finds out he was going to be her stepson.

An ugly mysterious man took me into custody because of a debt agreement. I was forced into a contract marriage with him. My life is like hell even though all the luxuries are available. I was imprisoned in the palace, escorted by dozens of armed men. He said he had been waiting for me for a long time. I hated him, even though he was a rich and all-encompassing man. I wanted to go home because I had to fulfil a promise to my father before he died. Every night, he would ask me to come to his room to do something. If I refuse, then my father's life will be in danger. I will do anything to get out of this problem and avenge all their evil deeds.

After the night castle, home to the vampires is attacked by angry humans, Alyssa is forced to flee from her home. Daylight burns her skin, but upon remembering the angel she saved, she makes it to his castle, hoping he will provide her with a roof above her head. It's dangerous living with an angel—falling in love with one will kill you if the feelings aren't mutual; Alyssa is willing to take that risk. She becomes his slave, determined to survive; her work turns into her everything. But what happens when the angel Azrael finds his mate and Alyssa stays alive despite being in love with him? Follow Alyssa as she tries to survive in a world that wants her dead. She is hunted for her species, wanted for her blood—Alyssa's life is anything but easy, and falling in love with an angel is about to make it a hundred times more complicated.

Amanda's life came crashing when she caught her husband cheating on her, worse was her family was in full support of her husbands actions and even arranged her step sister to him. Amanda was enraged, she didn't know how to get back at them for their betrayal and to stabilize her mother's company until she met Lucas who was willing to help her with whatever she needed. The only catch was, she has to marry him. Amanda goes all in with her exhusbands rival, but as times goes on feelings start to get attached. Would they stick together after all that has been said and done? Would the secret Lucas has kept so dearly destroy his newly found relationship?

Ella Swiss always had a crush on Alex Black, after a drunken one night stand she swears to stay clear of his path. Years later, an arranged marriage brings them back together again and this time she learns the truth about Alex's secret life as a mafia boss. She life is danger because of him, while Alex struggles with having to balance his double life as he fights hard to keep his wife safe. Blood will be spilt and lives will be lost, can their love survive everything designed to break them apart?

Sophie Lee is the last born child of the Lee family. Her father company was at the verge of bankruptcy, he went to the Andersons for help and the old Anderson suggested a marriage proposal for his grandson to marry one of his girls. The old Anderson once came across Sophie and he fell in love with her charming character.    Everett Anderson is the city manwhore/hot cake. He has been in every hole and still planning on being in more, he was certainly not happy about the marriage and he vowed to make Sophie regret marrying him.  When a new face comes into the picture Sophie has never been this confused, should she leave her husband? Or go with her charming boss?