10 True Titanic Love Stories That Will Make You Forget All About Jack and Rose

Rumored to have inspired the characters played by Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio in the film, Elizabeth Kaye's Lifeboat No. 8 follows the romance between Roberta Maioni, maid to the kind and elegant Countess of Rothes, and Jack Phillips, the Titanic's wireless operator. Though Roberta was able to escape on a lifeboat with the Countess, Kaye's story illustrates the young woman's attempts to save the man she loved who was still aboard the ship.