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Loved It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover? Here are 10 books with the same pull, and why each one fits.

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  1. 1Behind Closed Doors

    Behind Closed Doors

    B.A. Paris

    A domestic-abuse story hidden behind a polished marriage, with a twisting, page-turning pace that mirrors the emotional tension and secrecy of It Ends With Us.

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  2. 2The Light We Lost

    The Light We Lost

    Jill Santopolo

    A long-running romance told across years and timelines, with the same mix of heartbreak, devotion, and difficult choices that drives Lily and Ryle's story.

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  3. 3Ask Again, Yes: A Novel

    Ask Again, Yes: A Novel

    Mary Beth Keane

    Follows two families and a marriage strained by a violent, troubled husband, with a slow-burn emotional pull and long-spanning domestic drama similar to It Ends With Us.

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  4. 4Me Before You

    Me Before You

    Jojo Moyes

    A emotionally charged love story about a woman who falls for a man facing hard choices, sharing the tearjerker tone and the focus on love colliding with painful circumstances.

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  5. 5The Last Thing He Told Me

    The Last Thing He Told Me

    Laura Dave

    A gripping, secret-filled story about a woman piecing together her husband's hidden past, with the same emotional urgency and fear of what love can conceal.

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  6. 6Where the Crawdads Sing

    Where the Crawdads Sing

    Delia Owens

    A coming-of-age romance shaped by an abusive, violent home life and a young woman's resilience, echoing the trauma-and-love core of It Ends With Us.

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  7. 7Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine

    Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine

    Gail Honeyman

    A narrator healing from a damaging past and learning to trust, with a warm, emotional voice and a slow path to love that resonates with readers of Lily's journey.

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  8. 8Tell Me Lies

    Tell Me Lies

    Carola Lovering

    A toxic, emotionally charged relationship drives this story, with the same intense romance and painful patterns of control that readers found in It Ends With Us.

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  9. 9Luckiest Girl Alive

    Luckiest Girl Alive

    Jessica Knoll

    A woman's polished life hides buried trauma, and the novel moves between past and present with the raw emotional force and sharp, gripping pacing of Hoover's bestseller.

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  10. 10All the Bright Places

    All the Bright Places

    Jennifer Niven

    A tender, heartbreaking romance about two young people who help each other through pain, with the emotional intensity and devastating turns that made It Ends With Us so memorable.

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