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
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message 1: by Preeti ♥︎ (new)

Preeti ♥︎ Her Bookshelves 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. :)


message 2: by KatieV (new)

KatieV 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.


Debbie "Buried in Her TBR Pile" Love the list - more angsty HPs to my TBR pile.


message 4: by Preeti ♥︎ (new)

Preeti ♥︎ Her Bookshelves 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


message 5: by Leona (new)

Leona Great idea KatieV!


message 6: by Vashti (last edited Jan 30, 2016 12:58AM) (new)

Vashti Great list,read quite a few of them.
Love a good angsty hp read. :)


message 7: by Nami (new)

Nami Katie,

I love your list! I am using it to read the books. Thank you so very much!


message 8: by Asterope (new)

Asterope 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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