Colleen Hoover has written 26 books that span romance, heartbreak, mystery, trauma, healing—and everything in between. But some just hit harder. This is my honest ranking, from good to absolutely unforgettable—the ones that wrecked me, surprised me, ...
This sequel to It Ends With Us gives us closure, particularly for Atlas and Lily. It’s softer, more hopeful, and healing. While it doesn’t hit as hard emotionally, it’s a necessary ending for readers who wanted to see love finally win without pain in...
#10. It Starts with Us | Paperback
A story about two musicians who fall for each other despite complicated circumstances. The emotional pull comes from what they can’t have. Ridge is deaf, in a relationship, and Sydney is still finding her way. It’s a quieter, more romantic story with...
#9. Maybe Someday | Paperback
Colleen’s debut blends grief, responsibility, and unexpected love—with slam poetry at its core. When Layken loses her father and moves to a new town, she meets Will. The twist? He’s her teacher. This one explores love in the face of loss, and how we ...
#8. Slammed (Slammed Series #1)| Paperback
Fallon and Ben meet on November 9 and agree to see each other once a year—no contact in between. What begins as an experiment in fate becomes far more complicated as secrets spill. There’s a shocking twist that redefines everything you thought you kn...
#7. November 9 | Paperback
This feels like a high school romance—until it doesn’t. Sky meets Dean Holder, and their connection is intense. But when buried trauma resurfaces, the story transforms. It’s darker, heavier, and unpacks real emotional wounds. This is one of Colleen’s...
#6. Hopeless | Paperback
Auburn is trying to rebuild her life when she walks into Owen’s art studio and gets pulled into a web of secrets. He creates paintings based on anonymous confessions, and his own past is more entangled with hers than she knows. It’s a story of redemp...
#5. Confess | Paperback
Set during a Texas summer, this is a story about two broken people who believe they have nothing in common. As they open up, secrets surface that add emotional weight to what starts as a light summer romance. It’s understated but incredibly touching—...
#4. Heart Bones | Paperback
Two rules: one, no questions about the past. Two, no hope for a future.This isn’t a love story, it’s a story about what happens when love is too painful to face. Tate and Miles’s connection is electric, but his past is a cage. Devastating, addictive,...
#3. Ugly Love | Paperback
This book changed how many readers understand toxic relationships. It begins with love and hope, and slowly evolves into something more heartbreaking and real. Hoover based parts of this on her own mother’s experience, and it shows. It’s courageous, ...
#2. It Ends with Us | Paperback
This book is unlike anything else on this list. It’s part psychological thriller, part forbidden romance, and entirely disturbing. When Lowen discovers an unfinished manuscript in Verity’s home, the line between truth and fiction blurs. This story is...