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Trope · Relationship

Unrequited Love

One character has loved the other from afar for a long time before they reciprocate.

44 books on the shelf

The upside of unrequited
The upside of unrequited
Becky Albertalli
Unrequited
Unrequited
Abigail Roux
House of Mirrors
House of Mirrors
Yvonne Whittal
Friday's Child
Friday's Child
Georgette Heyer
The Lightning-Struck Heart
The Lightning-Struck Heart
T. J. Klune
Evidence of Sin
Evidence of Sin
Catherine George
To Bleed a Crystal Bloom
To Bleed a Crystal Bloom
Sarah A. Parker
Swan's Reach
Swan's Reach
Margaret Way
Lady Lochinvar
Lady Lochinvar
Barbara Hazard
Daughters Four
Daughters Four
Dixie Lee Mckeone
YPromesa De Felicidad
YPromesa De Felicidad
Betty Neels
When Two Paths Meet
When Two Paths Meet
Betty Neels
The Carradine Brand
The Carradine Brand
Margaret Way
Heaven Is Gentle
Heaven Is Gentle
Betty Neels
The Savage Lord Griffin
The Savage Lord Griffin
Joan Smith
The Rebellious Ward
The Rebellious Ward
Joan Wolf
Ring of Fire
Ring of Fire
Margaret Way
The Girl with Green Eyes
The Girl with Green Eyes
Betty Neels
Except My Love
Except My Love
Mary Burchell
Lover's Touch
Lover's Touch
Penny Jordan
Taggart's Woman
Taggart's Woman
Carole Mortimer
The Wrong Bride
The Wrong Bride
Catharina Maura
A través de mi ventana
A través de mi ventana
Ariana Godoy
The Obedient Bride
The Obedient Bride
Asha Hossain, Mary Balogh
A Girl to Love
A Girl to Love
Betty Neels
Moon Witch
Moon Witch
Anne Mather
Stars Through the Mist
Stars Through the Mist
Betty Neels
Take What You Want
Take What You Want
Anne Mather
Marry in Haste
Marry in Haste
Jane Aiken Hodge
Magic in Vienna
Magic in Vienna
Betty Neels
The Lord and the Gypsy
The Lord and the Gypsy
Patricia Veryan
Zoey plays games
Zoey plays games
Katherine Applegate
Sex Lounge
Sex Lounge
Rachelle Chase
The Perfect Match
The Perfect Match
Norma Lee Clark
Blackmail
Blackmail
Penny Jordan
The Unpredictable Bride
The Unpredictable Bride
Barbara Cartland
Never Got Over You
Never Got Over You
Willow Winters
History Is All You Left Me
History Is All You Left Me
Adam Silvera, Becky Albertalli
The Marriage Possession
The Marriage Possession
Helen Bianchin
Women
Women
Chloé Caldwell
If He Could See Me Now
If He Could See Me Now
Rebecca Winters
Wish on the Moon
Wish on the Moon
Sally Wentworth
Mansfield Revisited
Mansfield Revisited
Joan Aiken
Regency Quartet
Regency Quartet
Gwyneth Moore, Elizabeth Lowther, Gail Mallin, Janet Grace
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Age Gap (older hero)Age Gap (older heroine)Arranged MarriageBest Friend's SiblingBickeringBrother's Best FriendChildhood Friends to LoversCoworkers to LoversEnemies to Friends to LoversEnemies to LoversFake DatingFake Engagement