Ugly Love: A Novel

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Verity and It Ends with Us comes a hauntingly seductive tale of love, control, and the devastating secrets that can destroy it all.
When Tate Collins moves in with her brother, the last thing she expects is to collide with Miles Archer, a brooding pilot with an unrelenting grip on his past. Their attraction is electric, undeniable, and all-consuming—but Miles has rules. No questions. No future. A no-strings arrangement seems simple at first, but a deep, shattering truth lurks just beneath the surface.
Tate soon realizes that Miles is not just guarded but fractured. Torn between desire and self-destruction, his pain bleeds into every part of their dynamic. Miles’s past hides horrors that threaten to rip apart the fragile connection they’ve created, and Tate is forced to make a choice that will change both their lives forever.
With suspense simmering underneath every moment of passion, Ugly Love is a whirlwind of lust, heartbreak, and dark revelations that build to a stunning crescendo. For those drawn to the raw tension and psychological complexities of Verity, this is a riveting story where emotions erupt, secrets fester, and love may not be enough to heal the deep scars etched into the past.
When Tate Collins moves in with her brother, the last thing she expects is to collide with Miles Archer, a brooding pilot with an unrelenting grip on his past. Their attraction is electric, undeniable, and all-consuming—but Miles has rules. No questions. No future. A no-strings arrangement seems simple at first, but a deep, shattering truth lurks just beneath the surface.
Tate soon realizes that Miles is not just guarded but fractured. Torn between desire and self-destruction, his pain bleeds into every part of their dynamic. Miles’s past hides horrors that threaten to rip apart the fragile connection they’ve created, and Tate is forced to make a choice that will change both their lives forever.
With suspense simmering underneath every moment of passion, Ugly Love is a whirlwind of lust, heartbreak, and dark revelations that build to a stunning crescendo. For those drawn to the raw tension and psychological complexities of Verity, this is a riveting story where emotions erupt, secrets fester, and love may not be enough to heal the deep scars etched into the past.
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An emotional read
Decent read.
Colleen does it again! I was in love, happy, sad and utterly destroyed while reading ugly love, it was engaging and had all the elements of an amazing book!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ / 5 stars
I first read Ugly Love back in March 2016, and I loved it today just as much as I loved it then. Tate and Miles captured my heart all over again, and I think I loved Cap even more this second time around.
Ugly Love is one of my top CoHo favorites, so much so that I had a quote from the book tattooed on my forearm back in 2018.
For this re-read I opted for the audiobook and it's inspired me to listen to all of Colleen's backlog. I have read them all, so now I want to enjoy them with my ears as well.
Colleen wrecks me every time, but I know she's always going to put the pieces back together, so I keep coming back for more.
"God gives us the ugliness so we don’t take the beautiful things in life for granted."
"I didn’t fall in love with you… I flew."
I first read Ugly Love back in March 2016, and I loved it today just as much as I loved it then. Tate and Miles captured my heart all over again, and I think I loved Cap even more this second time around.
Ugly Love is one of my top CoHo favorites, so much so that I had a quote from the book tattooed on my forearm back in 2018.
For this re-read I opted for the audiobook and it's inspired me to listen to all of Colleen's backlog. I have read them all, so now I want to enjoy them with my ears as well.
Colleen wrecks me every time, but I know she's always going to put the pieces back together, so I keep coming back for more.
"God gives us the ugliness so we don’t take the beautiful things in life for granted."
"I didn’t fall in love with you… I flew."
Fell in love with the characters. Did not want it to end.
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