Dramatic romance books

Dramatic romance books are the ultimate binge-read material. You start off thinking, "I’ll just read one chapter before bed," and then BAM—it's 5 a.m., your heart is in shambles, and you've got work in three hours. But do you care? Nope. Because you’re knee-deep in a story where the stakes are high, the emotions are real, and the drama is off the charts. You won’t be able to stop yourself from thinking, “How did we go from hate to love in three chapters? And what do you mean her ex-husband is at the door?!”

These books have a magical way of making the world disappear. Laundry? What’s that? Dinner plans? Canceled. You’ll be too busy riding the rollercoaster, laughing, crying, and gasping at every unexpected twist. By the time you realize it, you’re six hours deep, the sun’s coming up, and your only regret is that there isn’t more drama to devour.

Like Alfred Hitchcock once said, Drama is life with the dull bits cut out. With this in mind, we have prepared a list of the best dramatic romance novels that will leave your heart racing utterly hooked.

Mr. President's Wild Obsession by Lucia Love

Mercedes needed a new job and a night out to blow off some steam. It wasn’t every day one invested everything into their jobs only to get fired without pay because they refused to sleep with their boss, and it certainly wasn’t every day one got an offer from Legend Incorporated to be the assistant of the President.

A couple of drinks and a truth or dare leads her to kissing the hottest stranger at the bar and the hottest night she’s ever had ensued. With the morning, however, came clarity and Mercedes finds herself in an infuriating situation–being called a seductress and insulted for her freely offered ‘services’, even if it was clear she hadn’t been in the right state of mind. Angrily, Mercedes returns the favor, tossing a dollar bill at the man, paying him for the night and storming out.

Only, when Mercedes arrives at her new job two days later, she discovers that the man she had spent the night with and thrown money at is her new boss, Nathan Legend, and he is holding a deep grudge. #1 best dramatic romance books on AlphaNovel.

Angel's Bliss by Dripping Creativity

To repay what her uncle and aunt owed–nothing she was aware of, Ava is kidnapped and taken to the house of Zane Velky, the boss of the biggest mafia group in the city to be trafficked and used for pleasure. She is saved, just barely, when Zane walks in on her being terrorized by his men and expresses interest in her. He offers her a deal. In exchange for her time and her body, her debts will be paid in full and she will be under his protection as his woman alone. Ava doesn’t understand why the devil would make her an offer with no gains on his end, promising to go at her own pace in their ‘relationship’.

What Ava doesn’t know is that when Zane Velkey sets his sights on something, nothing could stand in his way, and from the moment she hurled a stapler for his head, she became his obsession. One he wasn’t willing to share with anyone else.

Accidentally Married by Zera

In this highly sought after dramatic romance novel on reddit, we get a look into Jessica’s life. It was her wedding day and her groom was running late. Burke was her childhood sweetheart and the last thing she could have expected from him was calling off the wedding because he suddenly didn’t think they were compatible anymore. Of course, he was cheating on her with her best friend.

Bawling her eyes out at her own reception, Jessica wasn’t sure how to proceed, that is until she overhears a man–a groom, who seemed to be in a tight spot, just like her.

Xavier needed a wife to get his inheritance and his contracted bride had bailed on him last minute. Jessica proposed a deal to him and he gave her his offer. No strings attached. No feelings involved. It was just a business transaction between two desperate individuals. Or, was it?

The CEO by Jazz Ford

After Zurielle’s parents are murdered, her entire life is turned inside out and she finds herself struggling to adapt between suddenly being an orphan, a survivor of an assassination that should have killed her and her joblessness.

Taking a new job at a cafe, Zuri seems to gain a semblance of control over her seemingly catastrophic existence, that is, until she bumps into Ace Brightly, the owner and CEO of Pure Fashion Industries. She’s never met a man who infuriates her more, and she clearly expresses her irritation of him in front of his employees, unaware of his position.

Ace has no idea who this woman is, but not only did she succeed in disrespecting him, but she’s caught his interest, invading his every thought. But when he seeks to find her, he never does, always meeting her accidentally in the oddest places and she never hesitates to snap at him and scold him like a child. Ace soon begins to wonder if he just has terrible luck or the universe is trying to send him a message.

Lonely Bride by Shikha A/h2>

Their marriage was a sham, and frankly, Sarah could’ve done without it if it weren’t for her grandfather’s will. She not only became the heiress of her grandfather’s empire, but she suddenly found herself engaged to a man she didn’t know, because a certain clause had been inserted into the will: If she didn’t marry Sean Hudson, her entire inheritance would go to charity and her father couldn’t very well let that happen. Hence, the marriage.

Sean was cold and never around. It wasn’t like Sarah had expected any form of romance to come from their arranged marriage, but for a man who knew she was forced into it like he was, Sean was cruel.

After losing her grandmother, the only person who ever truly loved her, something inside Sarah snapped. She left without a single word, starting her life over in a city she was sure no one would find her, but she is shocked to find her husband hot on her trail, demanding that she returned home, and when she refuses, he resorts to trying to woo her.

Just A Kiss by Kadene

Playing pretend with a renowned bad boy was a terrible idea, but Emily was never one who went back on her decisions, however dangerous they might be, even for her. After discovering her boyfriend of a year cheated on her, Emily was so hurt, she wanted to inflict the same amount of pain on him.

It was supposed to be one kiss, just to get Logan to believe she was completely over him and was never taking him back regardless of how hard he begged, but that one kiss put her in more trouble than she could afford. Tyler King, the school’s bad boy, offered to help her out with the Logan situation. He was happy to let her use him for her revenge, but he wouldn’t tell her what he wanted in return.

Emily didn’t trust Tyler, but she took the offer anyway, opening her world up to one she never thought even existed.

Beyond The Contract by Natacha_H

Stacy’s marriage to Abraxas was a contracted one, but it didn’t matter because she had loved him for years. She was finally getting what she wanted. She had no idea he already had a woman in his life and that his family only viewed her as a means to an end, and after six years of getting maltreated and treated like a slave in her husband’s home, she packs up and leaves.

It is then revealed to Abraxas and his entire family when she sends home the divorce papers that Stacy wasn’t any ordinary woman. They’d abused the billionaire heiress of the most powerful family in the city, Anastasia Jackson, who had carefully kept her identity hidden from them for years, in hopes that she would earn her husband’s love.

They realize their errors, but it’s too late, because Anastasia has taken her rightful place in her father’s company and she is most certain about one thing. She is never returning to her husband.

Falling For The Surrogate by Lettrice

Going against everything she stood for, thrashing her morals and hardening her heart, Anya took the one job she knew her husband would never for, even if she was making the sacrifice for his sake.

She agreed to becoming the surrogate of a man she didn’t know. Her husband’s business blossomed once more after she had the baby, his life changing for the better due to the choices she made and all she got in return was getting stabbed in the back. He married someone else, without even trying to find out why, refusing to listen to her explanations, and she soon discovers that the affair had been happening for a long time now. She is left with nothing, homeless and on the streets with no family to rely on.

Luck shines on Anya, unexpectedly, when she is saved by the last person she would have expected. The father of her baby.

Barren Heiress Returns With Quadruplet by Havilworth

Camille couldn’t give her husband children, and had that been the reason why he chose to betray and turn his back on her, she might have been able to part with it. But he not only chose to cast her out, he made plans to get together with her sister, whom he claimed to love immediately.

Like it wasn’t enough, her family kicked her out, renouncing her as one of them, leaving her penniless. Consumed by despair, Camille doesn’t watch the road and is involved in an accident that nearly claims her life. Miraculously, she survived and is taken to the hospital where she is told that she survived, and so did the quadruplets in her belly.

Four years later, the lives of her ex-husband and estranged family are in jeopardy as they fall into bankruptcy, become poor, and are in complete ruin. What’s more? Camille soon receives a mail containing her grandmother’s will, and she discovers she now owns the entire Manor fortune.

Trophy Wife by Esther Writes

Edna is caught between a rock and a hard place when is made to choose between her family and Keith, the man who made her life miserable in high school, torturing her, bullying her. Marrying Keith is the last thing she wants, but she needs the money to take care of her family.

When Malik comes into the picture, Edna knows she is in trouble. She’d always had a crush on Malik when they were much younger, and even after so many years, he still manages to make her feel things that were forbidden, being that he was her husband’s brother. Resisting the lust and desire that threatened to consume her, she hides her feelings from Malik and her husband, but what does she do when she finds that Malik feels the same way and doesn’t share her sentiments on the topic of hiding his feelings for her?

Married To Her Sister’s Grumpy Fiance by King Victory

Searching for a dramatic romance book with an arranged marriage? This novel has got you covered.

After getting thrown out of the house with her sick mother, Charlotte has a hard time making ends meet for both of them and paying for her mother’s medical expenses. When the illness takes a hard toll on her mother, a desperate, penniless Charlotte returns to her father seeking his help, and he offers her a solution to her problem.

All she has to do is replace her sister, his favorite daughter, and take her place on the altar. She must wed the heir of the Moore family who is said to be crippled and scarred, and her mother’s medical bills will be taken care of. Charlotte doesn’t hesitate before taking the offer, but when she joins the Moore household, things are not at all what they seem.

A Broken Contract (Alpha's Secret Regret) by Estee EE

It was an arrangement, one that should only have lasted for three months. Sara couldn’t demand more from their relationship because for reasons known only to Alpha Nicholas, he refused to make it public that they were mates, or give what existed between them a name.

They met in secret, on the days he chose, and those were the only moments Sara knew he cared for her. But Sara was tired of waiting for him to choose her over his chosen Luna, sneaking around with her own mate like the other woman. In a fit of anger and panic, she rejects Nicholas in a bid to stop the ache, but she soon discovers that she is pregnant, and her secret has been revealed to the Luna who comes after her life.

Sara flees to a different city to start over, and for years, she raises her child, shielding him from her past and his father, that is until Nicholas pays a visit to the small town for business and their paths collide once more.

Sexy Teacher's Student Mate by Pixie Kain

Bella couldn’t have gotten more shocked than she was the moment she realized who she was going to be sharing a room with. If she could turn back time, she might have been nicer to her roommate when she found him sleeping in her space. But how was she to have known she would be sharing a room with her sexy professor, a man she’d insulted, kicked at and insinuated was a dog?!

Kai knew what she was the moment she ruffled him from sleep. She was human, but she was his mate too. How was he to explain to his hot-tempered mate and roommate that he wasn’t just human, but he also had the right to claim her because of what she was to him?

Sold To A Gang Leader by Blessing D Writes

Shawna’s stepfather sells her to the dark market to be a sex slave, making a ton of money off her when it is discovered that she is a virgin. When an interesting guest that keeps the slave traders standing on their toes visits the market, Shawna is bought and offered to an even colder man as a present.

He has many rules, rules Shawna has no idea how she might keep to, but if she is to keep his favor she must be obedient. She must weave her way through his heart and make a mansion right in there for herself if she hopes to survive. What begins as a means of survival becomes something more and Shawna is quite sure she’s lost her marbles when she starts to fall in love with her captor.

One of the most dramatic romance books out there.

Resisting Xavier by Surreal Ink

Xavier drank because he was mad and anyone with enough sense would have sensed the darkness rolling off him from seats away, but the stranger approached him still, baiting him with her siren eyes and red lips. He was trying to be a gentleman, walking away from the clearly intoxicated woman, but she wouldn’t let him, like a woman on a mission to ruin him, seduce him into submission.

He warned her, but she was adamant, foolish. But he wanted, lusted after her with an intensity that defied reason. He warned her, because he knew how he could be when he wanted something. He would devour and after that, he would obsess. He knew Maya was different, he knew his thirst and hunger couldn’t be quenched, and so he warned her, again. But Maya wouldn’t listen.

The above can be compared to a bite-size cut out from an entire box of your best pizza flavors. There’s a whole world of heart-stopping tales awaiting your discovery on our shelves. Head over to the Dramatic Romance Novels and Romance Novels pages to expand your library, whichever tropes you prefer, whatever world you want. Happy reading, and we do hope your feelings survive the ride!