UK-set contemporary. BUY INDIE. In memory of all the fictional characters that gave their lives so that their sweethearts could lead more meaningful ones, here is a ranking of 18 terminal romances. Regency historical; Charlie & the Chocolate Factory meets the Bachelor. There are so many stories of women dealing with real-life issues, so many heroines who have suffered horrible traumas, including, but not limited to: the deaths of beloved family members; sexual assault; exile; cancer; and crushing poverty. College-set contemporary. Incredibly unique comic anthology filled with Happily Ever Afters (or at least the starts of them). Who's the real villain here? The reason I came to love this hero, who enters the story in a scene in which he drunkenly throws a bottle at the heroine, is that he recognizes that while hes been mired in self-pity and unable to leave the house, the heroine has been remaking her life, and taking steps to outflank her enemies. The next time someone calls romance frilly fantasies, smack one of these books into their hands and make them eat their words. Second book features the servant masquerading as a lord. John Marley, This post is sponsored by Open Road Media. I know the details are vague but has anyone come across books with similar story line? Bareknuckle Bastards Book I - Absolute scoundrel reprobate hero bent on revenge seduces the heroine out from under his enemyand falls head over heels in love. Keith (2008): A small, lesser-known indie in which the death of a teen fails to inspire his surviving lover to greatness and instead turns her into as much of a slacker as he was. BUY INDIE, There arent many holiday romances on this list, because the list is year-round recommendations but you know what? Medieval historical - The reimagined story of Eleanor Plantagenet and Simon de Montfort. And then they fall for each other. First in a delicious, catnippy series. Absolutely magnificent Chicago-set contemporary. (And, yes, her rapist gets a comeuppance in this book.) Four-volumes about young Ivy Leavold, who turns up at her cousin's home to find her dead, and her husband deeply compelling. Guilt-stricken, Morgan decides to take care of her. 5. 15. Stars: 29,159 4,907 ratings They're there to help. But when Merry is injured, she searches for warmth in an isolated building. Second chance at love -- Heroine is a fence, hero is her first love, once accused of murder, now back to win her. Extremely sexy second chance love story between a megastar rapper and his best friends sister, who hes wanted forever. | Second book (How Not to Let Go) required for happily ever after. Extremely fun erotic romance with a hint of epistolary love story at the start. **, Sexy contemporary; first person hero POV. | Gross: Things you buy through our links may earnVox Mediaa commission. Second-chance inspirational romance story in 1935 Georgia between a teacher and the boxer who left to make his fortune so he could return worthy of her. Kidman plays Satine, a courtesan and singer who entrances Christian (Ewan McGregor), a poor young writer who has moved to Paris to become an artist. When his pregnant wife dies in a shipwreck, Jesse Morgan gives up his wealth and place in Seattle society. Its a pretty alluring fantasy: to be taken care of by your handsome hero, usually in very close proximity to one another and with little chance of leaving. He tracks her down. Shes an assassin; hes a vampire attache to Louiss court. Mora Ogilvy is no wilting flower, but even she has to admit that attempting to flee her ruthless cousins on a stolen horse wasn't her smartest plan. Rock star hero struggling with depression falls for an ordinary girl in an extraordinary way. Old school romance. a popular audience, a huge body of romance novels whose heroines are recovering from treatment began to emerge in the mid-1990s and con-tinues into the present. The first in a truly bananas hockey series this one begins with the hero & heroine surviving a plane crash only to discover that they work together. American historical;Heroine who has escaped enslavement, injured Underground Railroad conductor hero. heroine strong (8) adultery, pregnancy (5) bad-boys, new-adult, romance (5) | Shes started her own business, a bakery/coffee shop on a beautifully described island in the Carolinas, and is doing all she can to provide stability and love to her son. Restless (2011): Hopelessly twee and too hip for its own good, this movie even has a manic pixie dying-of-cancer girl. He thinks she's bewitched him into loving her. The pair fall in love, but he offs himself anyway, which inspired a boycott and the hashtag#MeBeforeEuthanasiaon Twitter. The heroine of Tiffany Girl by Deeanna Gist, the 2016 Historical Romance: Long winner, who refuses to stay at home and work because, if she doesnt leave, her father will always control her money. (Buy Indie), Extremely sexy friends-to-lovers MMF menage romance. 6. Books Where a Hero Takes Care of an Injured Heroine - A Love So True Between a bit of searching and crowdsourcing, there are, thankfully, a few different ways to search the internet to try to find your lost book! Its bonkers and I tore through it. Jemma and Elijah's emotional reunion (I know I always cry, but I cried . But Morgan's feelings run far deeper than those of mere practicality. Sometimes that yields the results you're looking for, but other times you end up hitting a brick wall. Director: London's winningest bareknuckle boxer is also a fallen duke, who is thought to have murdered a woman decades earlieruntil she turns up very much alive, and irresistible. Lisa Kudrow, Votes: Houston, 1965. Finding a Book When You've Forgotten Its Title Best-maid heroine goes into competition for best bachelor(ette) party with the bride's brother, whom she's carried a torch for forever. Pleasingly Plump Heroines in Fiction - Parker Memorial Library The first in a bloody, dirty fantasy series that has all the expansive world building of Game of Thrones and all the grunting alpha hero and brash heroine of an old school romance. But this one might be my very very favorite. 126 min Warrior is a contemporary western-set category, originally published as a Silhouette Desire. At turns deeply romantic and wildly funny, this asks the question: what if "the perfect match" wasn't just a hopebut actual science? This is a great road trip romance in 1871 America. Witty banter, sexy hero, kissing over donuts and some of the most honest fat rep Ive read. 4. Toronto-set m/m contemporary. Flynn Bradshaw's sister-in-law, Sunday, is finally home after the accident that killed her husband and left her profoundly injured.