Happy Valentine’s Day! As a special Valentine’s treat, we’ve compiled a list of books that emotionally wrecked us. The ones where, when we put the book down, we were wrung out, exhausted…and so, so satisfied.

A Kingdom of Dreams by Judith McNaught
When Claymore refuses to fight…
Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall
When Oliver cries…
When Ally finds out that Dominic was personally paying for a snack table in the office so that she could afford to eat…
Dreaming of You by Lisa Kleypas
When Sara finds her spectacles in Derek’s pocket…
Finding Joy by Adriana Herrera
When Desta and Elias communicate with their eyes and understand each other perfectly…
When Ash gets that tattoo…
When Summer swims across the river…
The Lady’s Guide to Celestial Mechanics by Olivia Waite
When Catherine gives Lucy the shawl…
When Brenna tells Scottie that Sohpie slept with Jax…
And when Scottie tells Sophie “You are my warmth”…
Marrying Winterborne by Lisa Kleypas
When Winterborne loses his shit at the train station…
Mrs. Martin’s Incomparable Adventure by Courtney Milan
When they sit under the tree and talk about aging…
And also when they hire the singers to follow the Terrible Nephew around singing “Robbie Bobkins” to the tune of the Halleluia Chorus…
Recipe for Persuasion by Sonali Dev
When Rico Wentworths Ashna…
Salt + Stilettos by Janet Walden-West
When Brett tells Will that if he gains weight they can just buy him more clothes…
When Rogan lies to Nevada in the cistern…
The Widow of Rose House by Diana Biller
When Alva has the panic attack…
And last but not least…
Paradise Cove by Jenny Holiday
The entire book wrecked me. I ugly cried through the entire thing.
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