It’s February, and you know what that means, right!? It’s the month of love and the month of romance, but we know that isn’t always so accurate, is it? Honestly, that is never really true because there are some truly crazy people out there who bring it all to the relationship. So what are some love gone wrong books?
I feel like a lot of us like to read love gone wrong books. They are entertaining, juicy, and full of drama. But none of us really wants to go through the drama. I feel like hearing and reading about the drama is a lot more entertaining than experiencing it itself. So, what are some of your favorite love gone wrong books?
Love gone wrong books
I would love to hear what some of your favorite love gone wrong books are! I know I have a lot missing on this list, so I would love to know which ones you liked!
A Guilty Woman
A Guilty Woman is a book that I actually haven’t heard of. After reading the synopsis, this is one of the love gone wrong books that I’m going to have to put on my TBR and SOON!
Here is what A Guilty Woman is about.
Caroline goes into a busy hotel bar on a Friday afternoon, and she could have predicted what was about to happen. With complete accuracy, she pulls her gun out and shoots her lover. She shoots him five times with no regrets. She committed the crime in plain sight and leaves no doubt that she is guilty. When she’s questioned about it, she has no explanation and won’t comment.
Eventually, the case blows up, and a popular true crime podcaster starts to dig into Caroline’s life.
When Caroline starts to write, it helps her better understand her past and possibly the dark secrets she has locked away. Her attorney tries hard to defend her, but there’s still one question that won’t go away. What happens when the killer rewrites their own story?
About the time that her trial gets closer, there are whispers surrounding the fact that she might have a manuscript that she’s been writing from prison. It’s a manuscript that might tell far more than anyone anticipated.
The Missing Husband
Have any of you guys read this one yet? The idea of something like this happening with my husband and me would scare the crap out of me! There’s no telling what can happen.
Here is what The Missing Husband is about.
Kate and Pete have always been the perfect couple, having been together since they were teenagers. Now, fifteen years later, they have two daughters, they live in an amazing London townhouse, and it seems like they have it all. But then Pete leaves for work and never comes back.
Kate finds a note and discovers that he has been unhappy for a while and has met someone else.
She’s worried and upset, but learns that he’s left everything behind. That includes his phone, which she finds a little weird. It leads her to find out what the truth is about her husband’s disappearance.
Is she ready for the answers she might figure out? When everything isn’t what it seems, who exactly can she trust?
The Couple in Cabin 14
This is one of the love gone wrong books that I just recently found out about. Another book blogger told me about it and how much she was enjoying it.
This is one that I might actually have to look into because it seems truly creepy and will make us realize that you truly never know people.
Here is what The Couple in Cabin 14 is about.
Dean and Amber have gone on vacation to a lakeside resort. This whole vacation is in hopes of fixing the cracks in their marriage. The only people close by are the couple next door. There’s Sophie, who is a beautiful redhead. There’s also Marc, who seems to be mysterious and just might be hiding something.
Soon, Amber starts to think that they aren’t who they say they are. She becomes obsessed with figuring out the truth, and she starts to dig into the couple’s past.
She starts to struggle to rekindle her marriage as she tries to investigate the neighbors. Soon, she figures out that she can’t trust anyone. Who exactly are they?
The Perfect Marriage
I feel like The Perfect Marriage really blew up with the thriller lovers. It’s for good reason, too, because this one takes you on a bit of a roller coaster ride.
I read this one through a book club not that long ago, and I kind of had mixed feelings about it. You can find my review on that here. I know that many of you will like it, though, especially with how it ends!
Here is what The Perfect Marriage is about.
Sarah Morgan has worked her way up to a successful and powerful defense attorney in Washington, D.C. She’s 33 years old and was just named a partner at the firm. Her life is going just how she planned it.
That can’t be said for her husband, Adam, though. He has been a struggling writer and hasn’t had much success. He starts to get tired of his life and his relationship with Sarah because she’s always working.
Adam and Sarah have a secluded second home out in the woods, and Adam has been using it for an affair with Kelly Summers.
But then one day early in the morning everything changes for Adam. He is arrested for killing Kelly. She was found stabbed to death in the second home. In the depths of it all, Sarah finds herself taking her husband on as a client. But is he guilty?
They Never Learn
I don’t know what it is about books about murderers who can meticulously get away with it always catches my attention. I’m not sure what it is about diving deep into a murderer’s mind, whether it’s a fictional one or one in a documentary, that always kind of interests me. Why do they do the things they do?
This is one that I’m going to have to get my hands on soon because I feel like I would like this one a lot.
Here is what They Never Learn is about.
Scarlett is a great English professor, but she’s even better at getting away with murder.
Every year, she tries to search for the worst man at Gorman University. Once she discovers who that is, she starts to plan the well-deserved murder. Since she’s very detailed with her planning, she has managed to avoid drawing attention to herself. But this time, she prepares for the biggest kill yet. But then the school starts to investigate the growing body count that’s been happening on campus. Scarlett is determined to keep her enemies close and befriends the woman in charge. Everything goes according to plan until she starts to lose control of the latest victim.
At the same time, there’s Carly. She’s a student at Gorman University, and she’s just trying to survive her freshman year. She’s finally free of her abusive father, and all she wants to do is focus on her school work and kind of disappear from most people. But her roommate has other plans. Her roommate, Allison, is cool and confident. She’s everything Carly wants to be. The two girls quickly become friends, and when Allison is SA’D at a party, Carly becomes obsessed. She wants to make the person pay, and ultimately, she turns her fantasies about revenge into a reality.
Just the Nicest Couple
I’m not completely sure if this is one of the love-gone-wrong books that would be my cup of tea. That’s only because it feels like it gives things away in the synopsis. Granted, I know that can be a deseption but I don’t like the whole idea of being suspicious of someone in the description. I want the story to do that.
With that being said, I’m sure many of you probably wouldn’t care!
Here is what Just the Nicest Couple is about.
There’s one thing that they are certain about. Jake is missing. To start with, his wife, Nina, thinks he’s probably just blowing off steam after they fought the night before. But then one day goes by. Then two. And now five. Jake is nowhere to be found.
Nina’s friend and co-worker, Lily, has a feeling she might have been the last one to see Jake before he had gone missing. When Lily confesses this to her husband, Christian, they decide that they need to keep everything a secret. No one can know what happened before leading up to his disappearance, especially not Nina. Nina is out there searching for her husband, and she’s not going to stop until she finds out what happened.
Behind Closed Doors
I found out about his book not that long ago, and I kind of want to get my hands on it. It’s kind of giving me Stepford Wives vibes, and I loved that one!
Here is what Behind Closed Doors is about.
There are a couple, just like Jack and Grace, that people know about. He’s good-looking and wealthy. She’s charming and elegant. Jack is an attorney and has never lost. Grace is a housemaker, and she makes it look effortless. She also dotes a lot on her disabled younger sister. Even though they are newlyweds, it appears that they have it all. It’s hard not to like themand it’s hard not to be charmed by them. And now you want to get to know Grace better.
She makes it difficult, though. It doesn’t take long to realize that Jack and Grace are inseparable.
Some will say that it’s true love. But others wonder why Grace doesn’t answer the phone. Or why she’s never able to meet for coffee even though she doesn’t work. There’s also how she’s able to make such elaborate meals but stays skinny. She never seems to take anything with her when she leaves the house. But there’s also a high-security metal shutter on the downstairs windows. Isn’t that weird?
Some just might wonder what really goes on behind closed doors once the dinner parties are over.
The Girl on the Train
I feel like one of the few people who still haven’t read The Girl on the Train. You would think, as a thriller junkie, I would have read it a long time ago.
Is that something I need to change? Should I read this one soon? This is one of the love gone wrong books that seemed to be getting a lot of praise there for a while, so maybe I should really look into it!
Here is what The Girl on the Train is about.
Rachel is on the same train every single morning. She knows it waits at the same spot each time that overlooks gardens. Rachel even kind of feels like she knows the people in one of the houses. She calls them “Jess and Jason”. As she sees it, their lives seem perfect. Rachel wishes she could be that happy. But then one day she sees something that shocks her. She only gets a glimpse of it, but it’s enough. Everything has now changed, and Rachel has an opportunity to become a part of their lives. Now they are going to see that she’s so much more than just the girl on the train.
Beautiful Ugly
There are a lot of books out there similar to this one and I’m starting to realize that I really haven’t read many of them. So, that means I just might have to go and pick this one up. If you’ve read this one the let me know in the comments what you thought about it!
Here is what Beautiful Ugly is about.
Grady is an author, but right now he’s having the best and worst day of his life.
Grady has some great news, and he decides to share it with the most important person in his life, his wife. But as he’s on the phone with her, he hears Abby slam on the brakes, get out of the car, and then radio silence. When he tries to find he,r he eventually finds her car by a cliff on the edge. The headlights are on, the door is open, and her phone is still sitting there. Where would his wife have disappeared off to?
A year later, he still doesn’t know where she is, and it has left him overwhelmed with grief. He’s desperate to know what happened to her, and it’s ultimately left him unable to sleep or even write. When he travels to a small Scottish Island he’s determined to get his life back. But then he sees the unimaginable. There is a woman there who looks a lot like his missing wife.
Conclusion to devastating “love”
I hope you are able to find plenty of books on this list that you haven’t read before. If you know about any other love gone wrong books, I would love to hear about them. Especially considering I tend to forget about books quite often, so I tend to leave some of them out accidentally.
Do you enjoy reading these types of books?