Heart-brake Stories

Wrongly blamed for his brother's "suicide," billionaire Christian Holt forces Melody Evans into a revenge marriage and cruelly rips away their newborn daughter after divorcing her. Tormented to breaking point by his ruthless mother and scheming ex-girlfriend, Melody vanishes. She returns as an untouchable powerhouse CEO. Cold and unbreakable. Now Christian must face the truth and grovel like never before to reclaim the woman he destroyed.

She handed him her heart on their wedding day. He handed it back in pieces. Aria Rao entered an arranged marriage to billionaire Reyansh Malhotra, believing empires could build love. Three years of cold distance, polite indifference, and quiet longing later, she finally saw a crack in his ice. A gentle touch. A late-night glance. Hope. Until she walked into their bedroom and found him with Meera, his glamorous ex, the one he never truly buried. One night. One betrayal. One shattered vow. Done being the invisible wife, Aria files for divorce. She cuts her long hair, launches Aria Luxe (a luxury brand born from her pain), and rises as the fierce, untouchable queen the world can't ignore. Parties, power deals, a charming new suitor who actually sees her... she's thriving without him. Reyansh? He's unravelling. That "meaningless" night was a setup of a moment of weakness he couldn't undo. Regret drowns him. He starts therapy, makes public apologies, sabotages rivals to boost her empire, and begs on his knees in the rain. Anything to prove he's changed. But jealousy burns hotter when he watches her move on. Then the secret drops: she's pregnant with his child from before the divorce. Trust is ashes. Love is an echo faint, persistent, impossible to silence. He broke their vows once. Now he'll spend forever grovelling to earn them back... ... unless she decides some echoes are better left unheard. A steamy, angsty arranged marriage romance full of betrayal, heavy grovel, possessive regret, slow-burn redemption, hidden pregnancy, revenge glow-up, and a hard-won HEA.

Allison Miller has been in love with her best friend and next door neighbor Luke all her life but Luke has always had a girlfriend. Instead of moving on, she remains his best friend, but his best friend that is in love with him. She never even entertains the idea of liking someone else until she starts tutoring Emmett Walker. If you like a slow burn I've story than this is definitely up your alley.

What do you do when the man who promised forever keeps breaking you in private? When every "I love you" is a lie? When you find proof of not one affair but three? I stayed silent for six years. Then I left in the loudest silence he'd ever heard. One suitcase. All the evidence. My wedding ring is on top. Gone. This is the story of how I rebuilt myself-and how he watched me rise from the ashes of his betrayal.

What happens when your first heartbreak becomes your biggest distraction? --- Everyone at Henley University knows Logan Adams, the charming 6'3 star forward with an easy smile and eyes you could drown in. But I remember the boy before all of that. The one who watched Marvel movies with me, who fell on the ice more times than he'd ever admit, and who promised we'd always be friends. That was years ago. I haven't seen him since our high school graduation, long after we stopped being friends. Now I'm transferring to Henley, and working as a student medical assistant for the hockey team. For the first time in years, I'll be around Logan... The boy who broke my heart without ever realizing it was in his hands. ****The Henley Boys is a series of standalones. Before the Buzzer is the first book in the series, but you can choose to read in any order!***** ***100K reads on February 6, 2026 ***150K reads on February 24, 2026

The end of Elena and Julian's marriage wasn't a sudden explosion; it was a slow, bittersweet fading of the light. She walked away to find stillness, settling into the West Village to build a life where her success was her own. She found something more: a positive pregnancy test and a heartbeat that tethered her to the man she had just left.

Broken Marriage There were two important things Italians hold on to, at least for both of them. 1. Trust 2. Love Jamee's trust was not just broken into pieces, but they were gone as dust got blown by the wind. Her pride was stepped on and crushed like a piece of nut. She never knew her husband would betray her like that and embarrass her in front of his parents. Then, what happened when his parents told him that they had arranged an engagement for him? She thought love was enough for him. But she knew, for a man like him and his family, she was just nothing.

She was the quiet kind of girl. Introverted. Observant. The "nerd" everyone overlooked. Soft-spoken, shy, and painfully innocent. Aneira's world was small ; books, silence, and one single person she trusted more than anyone: Veyan. Veyan was everything she was not. The most popular boy in college. Cheerful. Loud. Surrounded by friends. Smiles came easily to him, and so did attention. Yet, no matter how many people stood around him, his heart always searched for her. He loved Aneira deeply... But only as a friend. And Aneira? She loved him the way lungs love air. The day she gathered the courage to confess, fate was already waiting to break her. "I love someone," Veyan said before she could speak. "Your best friend... Annita." Her confession died on her tongue. Days later, his parents came to her house with a marriage proposal. Not for him. For her. And with trembling lips and a shattered heart, Aneira whispered the words no one expected: "I want to marry your other son. Not Veyan." That was the day love turned into silence. And friendship into the most beautiful kind of pain.

Storie Sovany is used to being dismissed as the fat friend, until she moves from New York City to rural Ohio for college and the charming frat boy Liam Alexander approaches her. Torn between disbelief and flattery, Storie hopes her luck may have finally changed - but is it too good to be true? [author's note: this is not a romance!]

Married to brilliant surgeon Ciaran Wilson, the man who once stood in pouring rain just to drive her home, Leah spends her nights with cold dinners and broken promises while he saves lives at the hospital. Leah faces a heartbreaking question: how long can Madame keep waiting for a husband who no longer chooses her?

He left her thinking she'd break. He came back hoping she'd forgive. But she's no longer the woman he walked away from. A year of tests, heartbreak, and growth proves that love is only powerful when it meets patience-and power. Will he pass the ultimate trial-or lose her forever?

After a car accident leaves Kaden Bretton temporarily blind, Isla Moore struggles to break up with him while disguised as his girlfriend, who died in the crash. ***** Isla Moore has been in love with Kaden Bretton since he taught her how to slow dance on her sixteenth birthday. Now, four years later, she jumps at the chance to help him after a terrible car accident leaves him temporarily blind -- by agreeing to break up with him while disguised as his girlfriend, Evangeline, so he never has to find out she died in the crash. But will she be able to stick to the plan even after he starts falling for her? Or will the truth about her identity and the reason she lied to him destroy their chance at forever? ***** Cover by @lydiahephzibah.

She loved him loudly. He loved her quietly-only when it was convenient. Leah believed two years of love meant security, a future, a place she could finally call hers. Yet, every time it mattered, he chose someone else. A best friend. A familiar comfort. A silence that hurts more than betrayal. This is a story about emotional neglect, unspoken loyalties, and the slow realization that love without priority is a form of loss. It asks a difficult question: How long can you stay where you are never fully chosen?

He says he loves me... but I know he still loves her. Every word, every touch, every glance-it's like she's still there, haunting us both. Am I just a bandage for his broken heart? Or am I the next mistake he'll regret? Treat Me Right is a story about love, heartbreak, and learning when to stay-and when to let go. If you've with someone.who's still love is ex, This one for you ever loved someone who couldn't love you fully... this one's for you.

Our marriage was arranged. So was our divorce. I obeyed my parents. He obeyed his. At 25, I'm a divorcée. A single mom to a three-year-old. At 30, he's a divorcé. A weekend father. Bravo. ------------------------------------------ WARNING: Mature Language.

"I hate you, Aiden! I hate you! And trust me... you'll never find anyone who'll love you the way I did." Tears streamed down Charlotte Parker's face as she stormed into her room, packing the last pieces of her broken heart. This time, I knew I'd messed up. And there was no going back. Charlotte Parker is a kind, beautiful, and well-mannered 22-year-old with dreams of becoming a popular writer. But life has other plans. With her family struggling, she's forced to step up... whether she's ready or not. Aiden Kingston, on the other hand, is everything she can't stand. Arrogant. Rude. A notorious Playboy. And the cold-hearted CEO of a million-dollar company. For Aiden, keeping his inheritance and covering his past life permanently means one thing: marriage. Fast. Both blindsided by an arranged marriage neither of them asked for, their worlds collide most chaotically. Charlotte is water, soft but strong. Aiden is fire, uncontrolled and burning through everything in his path. But Aiden has a secret. One that could destroy whatever fragile peace they're trying to build. Will he let his walls down for her? Can Charlotte see past his mistakes and frozen heart? Or will the hatred between them grow so deep it consumes them both... for good? Find out in this amazing book

This is not just a story about cheating. This is a story about emotional abandonment, ego, family pressure, and the silent wars people fight inside their hearts. It is about what happens when someone chooses you again and again... only to walk away when you finally believe them. It is about how love can feel like home and destruction at the same time. If you have ever loved someone who chose comfort over you, ego over truth, and silence over accountability, this story is for you.

He broke her heart. She broke their marriage. Five years after disappearing from his life, Priya returns-not with a new love, but with the strength he never let her have. She never moved on... she simply learned to live without the man who once made her feel unwanted. But when Ram Kapoor sees her again-glowing, elegant, unreachable-his guilt crushes him. And when he sees the little girl holding her hand... the child who looks painfully like him... Regret becomes a punishment he can't escape. He once told her she wasn't enough. Now she's the only thing he has ever truly wanted- and the one woman he no longer has the right to touch. Because loving her now is easy. Loving her then... was too late.

Charlie, a quiet mail clerk in the mighty Duskridge Pack, lives a simple life far from the spotlight. But during the annual Moonbond Ceremony, he's shocked to discover his fated mate is Rex, the fierce and respected future Alpha. Rex rejects him on sight. Cast aside and humiliated, Charlie tries to move on-but fate doesn't let go so easily. As danger brews beyond their borders, both wolves are forced to confront the bond they can't outrun... and feelings they were never meant to face.

Easton was Luna's closest friend until a family tragedy tore them apart. Five years later, a mysterious invitation brings them back together - and Luna's life will never be the same. ***** It's been five years since a deadly fire took the lives of Luna's parents and Easton's father-destroying Luna and Easton's friendship in the process. Now, Luna's looking forward to a brighter future. But when she encounters Easton at a party, she discovers that although she's come to terms with her past, Easton's is tearing him apart. As Luna tries to help Easton heal, she soon realizes that her past and her future might be more intertwined than she thought. [[word count: 80,000-90,000 words]] Cover designed by Ashley Santoro