Colleen Hoover has become a cultural phenomenon for a reason: her books combine intense emotional storytelling with page-turning plots and characters you can't stop thinking about. Whether it was It Ends with Us, Verity, or Ugly Love that hooked you, there's a whole world of similar reads waiting.
Authors like Tarryn Fisher, Ana Huang, and Emily Henry scratch similar itches in different ways, from dark, twisty romance to lighter contemporary love stories. The key is figuring out which aspect of CoHo's writing resonates most with you: the emotional intensity, the thriller elements, or the romance.
Tell Shelf Sage which Colleen Hoover books you loved and what specifically drew you in, and we'll recommend authors and titles that match your particular flavor of CoHo obsession.
by Colleen Hoover (2022)
The sequel to It Ends with Us picks up with Lily and Atlas's story. If you've read the first, you need closure, and if you haven't, start there. Hoover at her most emotionally devastating and hopeful.
by Emily Henry (2021)
Two best friends take a vacation together every summer until a falling-out, then try one last trip to fix things. Henry is the natural next step if you love CoHo's romances but want something a little lighter and funnier.
by Ali Hazelwood (2021)
A PhD student fake-dates a grumpy professor and, yes, you know exactly where this is going, but Hazelwood makes it irresistible. Smart, steamy, and impossible to put down. The STEM-romance crossover nobody knew they needed.
by Freida McFadden (2022)
A couple gets snowed in at a former psychiatrist's abandoned mansion and discovers recorded therapy sessions that reveal terrible secrets. If Verity was your favorite CoHo, McFadden is your new obsession.
by Ana Huang (2021)
A cold, calculating heir is tasked with protecting his best friend's sister and predictably falls hard. Spicier than CoHo with a morally gray hero. The first in the Twisted series that took BookTok by storm.
by Elena Armas (2021)
A woman needs a fake boyfriend for a family wedding in Spain and her infuriating coworker volunteers. Enemies-to-lovers with a slow burn that will have you screaming at the pages. Pure comfort romance.
by Lauren Asher (2021)
A theme park heir clashes with a creative employee at his grandfather's amusement park empire. Billionaire romance with actual plot and workplace tension. If you like CoHo's addictive pacing, Asher matches it.
These are great starting points, but Shelf Sage can do better when it knows what you love.
Chat with Shelf SagePopular authors similar to Colleen Hoover include Tarryn Fisher (dark twisty romance), Emily Henry (lighter contemporary romance), Ana Huang (spicy romance), and Freida McFadden (thriller crossovers).
It Ends with Us is her most well-known novel and a good starting point. If you prefer thrillers, start with Verity. For pure romance, try November 9 or Ugly Love.
Yes. If you loved Verity's thriller elements, try The Maid by Nita Prose, The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides, or The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks.