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Angsty, Tear Jerker Harlequins
This list is for those super angsty, tear-jerker type of category romances. The ones that really put the heroine and/or the hero through the emotional wringer. Most of those are Harlequins/Mills and Boon books from their various lines, including the acquired Silhouette brand. However, any category romance is welcome here (ex. Candlelight Ecstasy).
Here's the definition of category romance if anyone is unsure: short, usually no more than 200 pages, or about 55,000 words. The books are published in clearly delineated lines, with a certain number of books published in each line every month. In many cases, the books are numbered sequentially within the line
Here's the definition of category romance if anyone is unsure: short, usually no more than 200 pages, or about 55,000 words. The books are published in clearly delineated lines, with a certain number of books published in each line every month. In many cases, the books are numbered sequentially within the line
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The Unwanted Wife (Unwanted, #1)
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Natasha Anders (Goodreads Author)
3.77 avg rating — 56,434 ratings
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The Ultimate Betrayal
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3.71 avg rating — 3,551 ratings
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Gold Ring of Betrayal
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3.69 avg rating — 2,988 ratings
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Bond of Hatred
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3.84 avg rating — 3,021 ratings
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The Price of a Bride
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3.74 avg rating — 2,527 ratings
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Sarah's Child (Spencer-Nyle Co, #1)
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3.68 avg rating — 7,672 ratings
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The Spaniard's Marriage Bargain (The Marriage Bargain, #1)
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Abby Green (Goodreads Author)
3.87 avg rating — 2,074 ratings
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The Unfaithful Wife
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3.53 avg rating — 2,314 ratings
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After the Music
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3.94 avg rating — 2,557 ratings
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The Billionaire's Pregnant Mistress
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Lucy Monroe (Goodreads Author)
3.63 avg rating — 4,310 ratings
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A Husband's Regret (Unwanted, #2)
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Natasha Anders (Goodreads Author)
3.58 avg rating — 17,469 ratings
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The Tycoon's Pregnant Mistress (Anetakis Tycoons, #1)
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Maya Banks (Goodreads Author)
3.77 avg rating — 7,060 ratings
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The Greek's Christmas Baby (Kouros Brothers Duo, #2; Greek Tycoons, #3)
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Lucy Monroe (Goodreads Author)
3.93 avg rating — 2,816 ratings
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Ishbel's Party
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3.66 avg rating — 244 ratings
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A Perfect Marriage
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3.28 avg rating — 1,171 ratings
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To the Ends of the Earth
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Elizabeth Lowell (Goodreads Author)
3.78 avg rating — 2,458 ratings
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The Loving Trap
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3.46 avg rating — 236 ratings
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A Lost Love
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Carole Mortimer (Goodreads Author)
3.89 avg rating — 878 ratings
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Song of the Waves
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3.79 avg rating — 343 ratings
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Rage to Possess
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Jayne Bauling (Goodreads Author)
3.01 avg rating — 226 ratings
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Marriage Meltdown
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3.59 avg rating — 1,625 ratings
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Crescendo (Harlequin Presents, #451)
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3.68 avg rating — 590 ratings
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Bittersweet Passion
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3.33 avg rating — 542 ratings
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A Savage Betrayal (This Time, Forever, #1)
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3.51 avg rating — 2,084 ratings
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Mistress of the Groom
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3.69 avg rating — 1,172 ratings
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Response
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3.20 avg rating — 626 ratings
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Fire and Rain (MacKenzie-Blackthorn #2)
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Elizabeth Lowell (Goodreads Author)
3.82 avg rating — 1,328 ratings
score: 840,
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The Scorsolini Marriage Bargain
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Lucy Monroe (Goodreads Author)
3.87 avg rating — 2,296 ratings
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Sale Or Return Bride
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Sarah Morgan (Goodreads Author)
3.83 avg rating — 1,981 ratings
score: 804,
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The Last Grand Passion
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2.62 avg rating — 165 ratings
score: 796,
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Smoke in the Wind
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3.17 avg rating — 401 ratings
score: 790,
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The Highest Stakes of All
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3.20 avg rating — 404 ratings
score: 771,
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The Sweet Gum Tree
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4.25 avg rating — 31,191 ratings
score: 756,
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The Bad Penny
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3.58 avg rating — 250 ratings
score: 731,
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Mansion for My Love
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2.96 avg rating — 382 ratings
score: 701,
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The Second Mrs Adams
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Sandra Marton (Goodreads Author)
3.61 avg rating — 372 ratings
score: 701,
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A Kingdom of Dreams (Westmoreland, #1)
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4.20 avg rating — 55,903 ratings
score: 689,
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Duncan's Bride (Patterson-Cannon Family #1)
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3.94 avg rating — 9,242 ratings
score: 657,
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The Heart Breaker (Rocky Mountain, #2)
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Nicole Jordan (Goodreads Author)
3.66 avg rating — 1,071 ratings
score: 627,
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Fearless (Long, Tall Texans, #34)
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score: 624,
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A Past Revenge
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Carole Mortimer (Goodreads Author)
3.74 avg rating — 893 ratings
score: 605,
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Winter Heart
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3.45 avg rating — 442 ratings
score: 592,
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Granite Man (MacKenzie-Blackthorn #4)
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Elizabeth Lowell (Goodreads Author)
3.89 avg rating — 1,308 ratings
score: 568,
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6 people voted
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The Markonos Bride
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3.77 avg rating — 1,213 ratings
score: 555,
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Savage Destiny
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3.32 avg rating — 383 ratings
score: 546,
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In Name Only
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3.09 avg rating — 354 ratings
score: 530,
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Love's Choices
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3.05 avg rating — 306 ratings
score: 507,
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Another Life
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2.76 avg rating — 58 ratings
score: 505,
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Loveplay
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3.71 avg rating — 544 ratings
score: 502,
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Saved from Sin
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3.29 avg rating — 317 ratings
score: 462,
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Dark Fire (McCalls, #2)
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Elizabeth Lowell (Goodreads Author)
3.75 avg rating — 913 ratings
score: 456,
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The Perfect Hope (Inn Boonsboro Trilogy, #3)
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Nora Roberts (Goodreads Author)
4.20 avg rating — 51,283 ratings
score: 452,
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Lawless (Long, Tall Texans #22)
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4.09 avg rating — 5,420 ratings
score: 444,
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All That Glitters
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3.07 avg rating — 3,041 ratings
score: 441,
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Something Less Than Love
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2.92 avg rating — 100 ratings
score: 434,
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Regan's Pride (Long, Tall Texans, #11)
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3.94 avg rating — 1,693 ratings
score: 424,
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Mistress to Her Husband
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3.36 avg rating — 584 ratings
score: 421,
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The Purchased Wife
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3.68 avg rating — 1,210 ratings
score: 419,
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After the Night
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4.05 avg rating — 27,009 ratings
score: 415,
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Outsider (Long, Tall Texans #30)
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3.98 avg rating — 3,288 ratings
score: 414,
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The Last Mercenary (Soldiers of Fortune, #6)
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4.11 avg rating — 1,600 ratings
score: 409,
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Executive Lady
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2.95 avg rating — 76 ratings
score: 404,
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Love Song for a Raven
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Elizabeth Lowell (Goodreads Author)
3.84 avg rating — 989 ratings
score: 371,
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Kiss an Angel
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Susan Elizabeth Phillips (Goodreads Author)
4.17 avg rating — 69,122 ratings
score: 367,
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Echo in the Valley
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3.30 avg rating — 173 ratings
score: 355,
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Blue Fire
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2.78 avg rating — 54 ratings
score: 352,
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Tainted Love
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3.77 avg rating — 299 ratings
score: 348,
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Season of Shadows
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3.11 avg rating — 218 ratings
score: 343,
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The Secret Pool
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4.20 avg rating — 564 ratings
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Raul's Revenge
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3.38 avg rating — 710 ratings
score: 340,
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The Wayward Bride
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3.51 avg rating — 126 ratings
score: 334,
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Slave to Love
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3.31 avg rating — 889 ratings
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The Sicilian's Defiant Mistress
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3.33 avg rating — 417 ratings
score: 323,
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Blind Obsession
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3.34 avg rating — 366 ratings
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Silver Lady
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2.92 avg rating — 142 ratings
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Dark Night Dawning
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3.36 avg rating — 160 ratings
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Craving Jamie
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3.23 avg rating — 144 ratings
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The Frenchman's Captive Wife
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3.43 avg rating — 375 ratings
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Deserving of His Diamonds?
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3.46 avg rating — 827 ratings
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Purchased for Revenge
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3.25 avg rating — 508 ratings
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The Innocent's Dark Seduction
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3.44 avg rating — 509 ratings
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The Italian's Suitable Wife
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3.71 avg rating — 1,614 ratings
score: 289,
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The Fourth Child (Family Matters #3)
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3.62 avg rating — 2,150 ratings
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The Ugly Duchess (Fairy Tales, #4)
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3.66 avg rating — 15,220 ratings
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Private Arrangements
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3.80 avg rating — 10,011 ratings
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Try to Remember
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3.77 avg rating — 158 ratings
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The Best Man's Baby (Red River, #2)
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3.88 avg rating — 2,797 ratings
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The Odds Against
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2.55 avg rating — 198 ratings
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The Cost Of Her Innocence
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3.42 avg rating — 606 ratings
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Princess
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Baby of Shame
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Vows of the Heart
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Set the stars on fire
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2.93 avg rating — 69 ratings
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An Independent Wife
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Devil in Disguise
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Broken Destiny
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3.58 avg rating — 166 ratings
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The Society Wife
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The Cutting Edge
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Hard To Get
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Carole Mortimer (Goodreads Author)
3.13 avg rating — 175 ratings
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Savage Atonement
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Preeti wrote: "love your list Katie!these are my fav kind of books.. i love to roll in angst :p
i have added almost 50 i think...will add more soon. :)"
Yay! Thanks so much. Unfortunately I only recently created a shelf to track the angsty/tearjerker types and now I can't remember the titles.
Love the list - more angsty HPs to my TBR pile.
Yay! Thanks so much. Unfortunately I only ..."i knoww!! even i thought of some shelves recently n can kick myself for not doing so earlier :p
Great list,read quite a few of them.Love a good angsty hp read. :)
Katie,I love your list! I am using it to read the books. Thank you so very much!
The Unwanted Wife is not a Harlequin published book. It is written like one though. Kiss an Angel isn't either.
Was slightly confused if non-Harlequin/Mills&Boon/Silhouette books were allowed or not, so thought I'd mention these.
:-)
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these are my fav kind of books.. i love to roll in angst :p
i have added almost 50 i think...will add more soon. :)