Secret Love Based Novels

Some feelings are too big to say out loud. A glance held a second too long, a letter that never gets posted, a name written only in a private diary. These novels live in that silence and make the moment the truth finally slips out feel enormous.

What a secret love novel is

In a secret love novel the main feeling is kept hidden. It may be a one-sided love that the other person never notices. It may be a love that family rules forbid or one that the hero or heroine hides to protect someone. The tension comes from everything that is left unsaid.

What you feel while reading

You know what the character feels and the person they love does not. That gap makes you want to shout at the page. When the confession finally comes the release is huge. The tears can be happy ones or heartbroken ones.

Why love stays hidden

Pride is a common reason. Others stay quiet because of family honour, a difference in class or a friendship they are afraid to lose. Some are bound by a promise to someone else. In a few stories the secret is a plan hiding behind a smile. Each reason gives the silence its own kind of pain.

Where to start

The library holds 72 secret love based novels by 61 writers. Husny Kanwal has 7 here and Umera Ahmed has 4. 16 of the 72 novels are short stories of up to 100 pages. 64 are complete and 5 are video novels you can watch online.

Pair the secret with another mood

9 of these novels are also revenge stories and 4 feature a rude hero. 2 lean towards heartbreak. The links under the heading take you straight to the mix you want.