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The story of Hector and Andromache is found in Homer's The Iliad. Although it is a small part of a the epic poem chronicling the Trojan War, it is the best and most heartbreaking romance of the story. The brief passages about their relationship speak volumes about the depth and strength of their love and their love for their son. The destruction of Troy is told in Virgil's The Aeneid. Andromache is also a character in the classical Greek plays The Trojan Women and Andromache, both by Euripides. These tragedies tell of Andromache's life after Hector's death, and the fate of their son. Although Hector does not actually appear in either play, Andromache's words offer glimpses at their life together.
"There his warmhearted lady
came to meet him, running; Andromache,
whose father, Eetion, once had ruled
the land under Mount Plakos, dark with forest,
at Thebe under Plakos - lord and king
of the Kilikians. Hector was her lord now,
head to foot in bronze; and now she joined him.
Behind her came the maid, who held the child
against her breast, a rosy baby still,
Hectorides, the world's delight, as fresh
as a pure shining star. Skamandrios
his father named him; other men would say
Astyanax, 'Lord of the Lower Town,'
as Hector singlehandedly guarded Troy.
How brilliantly the warrior smiled, in silence,
his eyes upon the child! Andromache
rested against him, shook away a tear..." - The Iliad by Homer
More when I actually have the time to type up the translation I like :D!
Hector's Profile on the Greek Mythology Link
Andromache's Profile on the Greek Mythology Link