50 Books like A Little Kissing Between Friends

Luca

by Grey Huffington

Fleeing abuse, a mother meets a millionaire ex-con who claims her and her daughters.

4.32

9k+

🛡️ Domestic Abuse Survivor 💪 Protective Hero 👩‍👧‍👧 Single Mother Romance 🏠 Found Family ⚖️ Vigilante Justice

Luca 91%

Fleeing abuse, a mother meets a millionaire ex-con who claims her and her daughters.

by Grey Huffington 2022

4.32

9k+ ratings

🛡️ Domestic Abuse Survivor 💪 Protective Hero 👩‍👧‍👧 Single Mother Romance 🏠 Found Family ⚖️ Vigilante Justice

Better Than Expected

by Haley Cass • 2022

Escaping a controlling marriage, a single mother falls for the one woman her ex-husband despises.

4.17

9k+

🔥 Slow Burn Romance 👯‍♀️ Friends To Lovers ❤️‍🩹 Healing From Abuse 👩‍👧 Single Parent 🌈 Coming Out Later In Life

Better Than Expected 94%

Escaping a controlling marriage, a single mother falls for the one woman her ex-husband despises.

by Haley Cass 2022

4.17

9k+ ratings

🔥 Slow Burn Romance 👯‍♀️ Friends To Lovers ❤️‍🩹 Healing From Abuse 👩‍👧 Single Parent 🌈 Coming Out Later In Life

On the Same Page

by Haley Cass • 2023

A news producer exhausted by dating discovers her roommate might be the connection she's craved.

4.33

16k+

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💕 Sapphic Romance 🏠 Roommates To Lovers 💭 Mutual Pining

On the Same Page 94%

A news producer exhausted by dating discovers her roommate might be the connection she's craved.

by Haley Cass 2023

4.33

16k+ ratings

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💕 Sapphic Romance 🏠 Roommates To Lovers 💭 Mutual Pining

That Summer Feeling

by Bridget Morrissey • 2023

At adult summer camp, she meets the man from her premonition. He brought his sister.

3.71

9k+

🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Romance 🌱 Late Bloomer Queer ☀️ Summer Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🏕️ Forced Proximity

That Summer Feeling 92%

At adult summer camp, she meets the man from her premonition. He brought his sister.

by Bridget Morrissey 2023

3.71

9k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Romance 🌱 Late Bloomer Queer ☀️ Summer Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🏕️ Forced Proximity

White Noise

by Lark Taylor • 2023

A journalist and a rock star, trapped in an elevator, share one kiss they can't undo.

4.09

3k+

🎸 Rock Star Romance 💡 Bi Awakening 🛗 Forced Proximity 🤫 Secret Relationship 🌸 Late Bloomer Romance

White Noise 92%

A journalist and a rock star, trapped in an elevator, share one kiss they can't undo.

by Lark Taylor 2023

4.09

3k+ ratings

🎸 Rock Star Romance 💡 Bi Awakening 🛗 Forced Proximity 🤫 Secret Relationship 🌸 Late Bloomer Romance

Dream On, Ramona Riley

by Ashley Herring Blake • 2025

A waitress fake-dates the star she's training, unaware they shared a first kiss at thirteen.

3.70

14k+

🖤 Sapphic Romance 🎭 Fake Dating 🌟 Celebrity Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🔗 Childhood Connection

Dream On, Ramona Riley 92%

A waitress fake-dates the star she's training, unaware they shared a first kiss at thirteen.

by Ashley Herring Blake 2025

3.70

14k+ ratings

🖤 Sapphic Romance 🎭 Fake Dating 🌟 Celebrity Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🔗 Childhood Connection

Rhythm, Chord & Malykhin

by Mariana Zapata • 2015

Fleeing a breakup, she joins her twin's tour, where a lead singer makes love worth risking.

3.85

37k+

🕯️ Slow Burn Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 🎸 Rock Star Romance 🫂 Found Family 🚐 Forced Proximity

Rhythm, Chord & Malykhin 92%

Fleeing a breakup, she joins her twin's tour, where a lead singer makes love worth risking.

by Mariana Zapata 2015

3.85

37k+ ratings

🕯️ Slow Burn Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 🎸 Rock Star Romance 🫂 Found Family 🚐 Forced Proximity

A Life Worth Living

by Monica McCallan • 2023

When a hurricane traps two office rivals in Bermuda, walls crumble and a cautious love begins.

4.08

3k+

🌈 Sapphic Romance 🏢 Workplace Romance 🏝️ Forced Proximity ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine ⚔️ Rivals To Lovers

A Life Worth Living 91%

When a hurricane traps two office rivals in Bermuda, walls crumble and a cautious love begins.

by Monica McCallan 2023

4.08

3k+ ratings

🌈 Sapphic Romance 🏢 Workplace Romance 🏝️ Forced Proximity ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine ⚔️ Rivals To Lovers

Written in the Stars

by Alexandria Bellefleur • 2020

When an astrologer and an actuary fake a relationship, the stars have their own plan.

3.83

68k+

🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Romance 🤝 Fake Dating ☀️ Grumpy/Sunshine 🎬 Rom-Com Energy 💬 Witty Banter

Written in the Stars 91%

When an astrologer and an actuary fake a relationship, the stars have their own plan.

by Alexandria Bellefleur 2020

3.83

68k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Romance 🤝 Fake Dating ☀️ Grumpy/Sunshine 🎬 Rom-Com Energy 💬 Witty Banter

6 Times We Almost Kissed [and One Time We Did]

by Tess Sharpe • 2023

Six near-kisses and one liver transplant later, Penny and Tate are out of room to run.

4.15

13k+

🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 💕 Mutual Pining 🩹 Hurt/Comfort 🌧️ Grief And Healing

6 Times We Almost Kissed [and One Time We Did] Summary

6 Times We Almost Kissed [and One Time We Did] 91%

Six near-kisses and one liver transplant later, Penny and Tate are out of room to run.

by Tess Sharpe 2023

4.15

13k+ ratings

🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 💕 Mutual Pining 🩹 Hurt/Comfort 🌧️ Grief And Healing

Just The Way You Are

by Aimee Brown • 2019

Her sister's widower returns with a girlfriend, forcing her to admit she's loved him for years.

4.22

389

👫 Friends To Lovers 💞 Second Chance Romance 🥀 Grief And Loss 🔥 Slow Burn 👥 Dual Pov

Just The Way You Are 91%

Her sister's widower returns with a girlfriend, forcing her to admit she's loved him for years.

by Aimee Brown 2019

4.22

389 ratings

👫 Friends To Lovers 💞 Second Chance Romance 🥀 Grief And Loss 🔥 Slow Burn 👥 Dual Pov

Just Juliet

by Charlotte Reagan • 2016

With a boyfriend and a plan, Lena's not expecting Juliet to change everything.

3.95

3k+

🕯️ Slow Burn Romance 🏳️‍🌈 Coming Out Story 💜 Bisexual Awakening 👭 Friends To Lovers 🆕 New Girl In Town

Just Juliet 91%

With a boyfriend and a plan, Lena's not expecting Juliet to change everything.

by Charlotte Reagan 2016

3.95

3k+ ratings

🕯️ Slow Burn Romance 🏳️‍🌈 Coming Out Story 💜 Bisexual Awakening 👭 Friends To Lovers 🆕 New Girl In Town

Spark

by Lauren Rowe • 2025

For twelve years, a drummer hid his love. One drunken kiss with his best friend ends the secret.

4.06

2k+

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🎸 Rock Band Romance 💘 He Falls First 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn

Spark 91%

For twelve years, a drummer hid his love. One drunken kiss with his best friend ends the secret.

by Lauren Rowe 2025

4.06

2k+ ratings

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🎸 Rock Band Romance 💘 He Falls First 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn

Taming of a Rebel

by Eada Friesian • 2024

A single mom's meet-cute with a guarded guardian opens the door to love neither saw coming.

3.89

2k+

🧊 Ice Queen 👩‍👧 Single Mother 🧲 Opposites Attract 🏠 Found Family 😍 Meet Cute

Taming of a Rebel 93%

A single mom's meet-cute with a guarded guardian opens the door to love neither saw coming.

by Eada Friesian 2024

3.89

2k+ ratings

🧊 Ice Queen 👩‍👧 Single Mother 🧲 Opposites Attract 🏠 Found Family 😍 Meet Cute

Delilah Green Doesn't Care

by Ashley Herring Blake • 2022

To win a bet, a photographer seduces her stepsister's best friend and accidentally falls in love.

4.05

125k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🏠 Return To Hometown 👩‍👧 Single Mom Romance 🫂 Found Family 🧲 Opposites Attract

Delilah Green Doesn't Care 93%

To win a bet, a photographer seduces her stepsister's best friend and accidentally falls in love.

by Ashley Herring Blake 2022

4.05

125k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🏠 Return To Hometown 👩‍👧 Single Mom Romance 🫂 Found Family 🧲 Opposites Attract

Our Way

by T.L. Swan

A gay doctor's decade-long friendship with a woman cracks open when his body starts wanting more.

4.07

29k+

👫 Friends To Lovers 🔥 Sexual Awakening 💔 Angsty Romance 🕯️ Slow Burn 🖤 Possessive Hero

Our Way 91%

A gay doctor's decade-long friendship with a woman cracks open when his body starts wanting more.

by T.L. Swan 2020

4.07

29k+ ratings

👫 Friends To Lovers 🔥 Sexual Awakening 💔 Angsty Romance 🕯️ Slow Burn 🖤 Possessive Hero

More Like Enemigas

by Stephanie Hope • 2026

A failing restaurateur’s last hope is a wedding, but her cabin mate is her childhood nemesis.

3.43

297

🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 👥 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn 🇨🇺 Cuban American 🍽️ Foodie Romance

More Like Enemigas 91%

A failing restaurateur’s last hope is a wedding, but her cabin mate is her childhood nemesis.

by Stephanie Hope 2026

3.43

297 ratings

🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 👥 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn 🇨🇺 Cuban American 🍽️ Foodie Romance

Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating

by Christina Lauren • 2018

An exuberant teacher sets her best friend's calm brother on blind dates to stay just friends.

3.92

189k+

💕 Friends To Lovers 😂 Romantic Comedy 🎪 Quirky Heroine 🧲 Opposites Attract 🏠 Forced Proximity

Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating Summary

Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating 91%

An exuberant teacher sets her best friend's calm brother on blind dates to stay just friends.

by Christina Lauren 2018

3.92

189k+ ratings

💕 Friends To Lovers 😂 Romantic Comedy 🎪 Quirky Heroine 🧲 Opposites Attract 🏠 Forced Proximity

Sorry, Bro

by Taleen Voskuni • 2023

Her mother lines up Armenian bachelors. She falls for the witchy woman running the cooking class.

3.64

6k+

🏳️‍🌈 Bisexual Awakening 🇦🇲 Armenian Diaspora 💕 Friends To Lovers 🌈 Coming Out Journey 👨‍👩‍👧 Meddling Family

Sorry, Bro 91%

Her mother lines up Armenian bachelors. She falls for the witchy woman running the cooking class.

by Taleen Voskuni 2023

3.64

6k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Bisexual Awakening 🇦🇲 Armenian Diaspora 💕 Friends To Lovers 🌈 Coming Out Journey 👨‍👩‍👧 Meddling Family

Don't Want You Like a Best Friend

by Emma R. Alban • 2024

In Victorian London, a debutante dreads marrying a lord after she falls for an ungovernable heiress.

3.76

22k+

👑 Victorian Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 👩‍❤️‍👩 Sapphic Romance 💌 Secret Relationship 🔄 Second Chance Romance

Don't Want You Like a Best Friend Summary

Don't Want You Like a Best Friend 91%

In Victorian London, a debutante dreads marrying a lord after she falls for an ungovernable heiress.

by Emma R. Alban 2024

3.76

22k+ ratings

👑 Victorian Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 👩‍❤️‍👩 Sapphic Romance 💌 Secret Relationship 🔄 Second Chance Romance

The Snowball Effect

by Haley Cass • 2024

Enemies, roommates, fake girlfriends. A barista and an academic discover the lie outgrew them both.

4.37

12k+

💕 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Fake Dating 🔥 Slow Burn ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity

The Snowball Effect 91%

Enemies, roommates, fake girlfriends. A barista and an academic discover the lie outgrew them both.

by Haley Cass 2024

4.37

12k+ ratings

💕 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Fake Dating 🔥 Slow Burn ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity

People Watching

by Hannah Bonam-Young • 2025

An artist who never stays returns to his small town, tangling with a poet who can't leave.

3.54

31k+

🏡 Small-Town Romance 🔥 Slow Burn ☀️ Grumpy/Sunshine 👪 Found Family 🌸 Sexual Awakening

People Watching 91%

An artist who never stays returns to his small town, tangling with a poet who can't leave.

by Hannah Bonam-Young 2025

3.54

31k+ ratings

🏡 Small-Town Romance 🔥 Slow Burn ☀️ Grumpy/Sunshine 👪 Found Family 🌸 Sexual Awakening

One Last Stop

by Casey McQuiston • 2021

August falls for a girl on the Q who hasn't aged since the 1977 blackout.

3.88

294k+

🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Romance ⏳ Time Slip Romance 🏠 Queer Found Family ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🪩 1970s Nostalgia

One Last Stop 91%

August falls for a girl on the Q who hasn't aged since the 1977 blackout.

by Casey McQuiston 2021

3.88

294k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Romance ⏳ Time Slip Romance 🏠 Queer Found Family ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🪩 1970s Nostalgia

Love Points to You

by Alice Lin • 2025

An artist, a secret game, and the guarded classmate she was never supposed to fall for.

3.60

910

🖤 Asexual Love Story 🎨 Artistic Ambition 👯 Stepsister Bonding 🏠 Blended Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Love Points to You 91%

An artist, a secret game, and the guarded classmate she was never supposed to fall for.

by Alice Lin 2025

3.60

910 ratings

🖤 Asexual Love Story 🎨 Artistic Ambition 👯 Stepsister Bonding 🏠 Blended Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

The Night Off

by Meghan O'Brien • 2012

An accountant books a night with a butch escort. The connection was never part of the deal.

4.02

3k+

🖤 Bdsm Romance 💼 Sex Work Romance 💪 Butch/Femme 👩‍👧 Sibling Caretaker 😢 Angsty Romance

The Night Off 91%

An accountant books a night with a butch escort. The connection was never part of the deal.

by Meghan O'Brien 2012

4.02

3k+ ratings

🖤 Bdsm Romance 💼 Sex Work Romance 💪 Butch/Femme 👩‍👧 Sibling Caretaker 😢 Angsty Romance

sWitch

by Kat Blackthorne • 2025

A tattooed masc dropout, her twin's girlfriend, and the game where she pretends to be him.

3.75

2k+

🖤 Sapphic Dark Romance 🎮 Gamer Romance 💖 Femme Masc Dynamic 💍 Fake Dating 👤 Secret Identity Online

sWitch 91%

A tattooed masc dropout, her twin's girlfriend, and the game where she pretends to be him.

by Kat Blackthorne 2025

3.75

2k+ ratings

🖤 Sapphic Dark Romance 🎮 Gamer Romance 💖 Femme Masc Dynamic 💍 Fake Dating 👤 Secret Identity Online

Tryst Six Venom

by Penelope Douglas

A debutante and swamp outcast share venom that is really desire. One kiss could destroy them.

3.82

48k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💔 Bully Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship 💰 Class Divide 🌈 Coming Out

Tryst Six Venom 91%

A debutante and swamp outcast share venom that is really desire. One kiss could destroy them.

by Penelope Douglas 2021

3.82

48k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💔 Bully Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship 💰 Class Divide 🌈 Coming Out

When You Least Expect It

by Haley Cass • 2020

A divorce lawyer takes on her nemesis's wife as a client, and risks falling in love.

4.26

19k+

🔥 Slow Burn 🎄 Holiday Romance 👩‍👧 Single Mom 🏠 Found Family 💔 Divorce Recovery

When You Least Expect It 93%

A divorce lawyer takes on her nemesis's wife as a client, and risks falling in love.

by Haley Cass 2020

4.26

19k+ ratings

🔥 Slow Burn 🎄 Holiday Romance 👩‍👧 Single Mom 🏠 Found Family 💔 Divorce Recovery

A Perfect Fit

by Kellan McKnight • 2023

Newly out at thirty-five, Ella falls for a twenty-four-year-old bartender who never gets serious.

4.04

1k+

🕰️ Age Gap Romance 🌸 Late Blooming Lesbian 🏠 Found Family 🧲 Opposites Attract 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

A Perfect Fit 93%

Newly out at thirty-five, Ella falls for a twenty-four-year-old bartender who never gets serious.

by Kellan McKnight 2023

4.04

1k+ ratings

🕰️ Age Gap Romance 🌸 Late Blooming Lesbian 🏠 Found Family 🧲 Opposites Attract 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

The Husband Hoax

by Saxon James • 2023

One needs a wedding date, the other a husband. Fake dating was the easy part.

4.02

12k+

🎭 Fake Dating 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🏠 Found Family 💰 Class Difference ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

The Husband Hoax 91%

One needs a wedding date, the other a husband. Fake dating was the easy part.

by Saxon James 2023

4.02

12k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🏠 Found Family 💰 Class Difference ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

Amelia, If Only

by Becky Albertalli • 2025

The girl she's chasing is online. The one she needs is in the passenger seat.

3.53

3k+

💞 Best Friends To Lovers 📱 Parasocial Crush 🚗 Road Trip Romance 🌈 Queer Awakening 🫂 Found Family

Amelia, If Only 91%

The girl she's chasing is online. The one she needs is in the passenger seat.

by Becky Albertalli 2025

3.53

3k+ ratings

💞 Best Friends To Lovers 📱 Parasocial Crush 🚗 Road Trip Romance 🌈 Queer Awakening 🫂 Found Family

Girl, Woman, Other

by Bernardine Evaristo • 2019

Twelve Black British women, teenage to ninety-three, forge lives on their own terms.

4.26

268k+

🖤 Black British Fiction 🎭 Polyphonic Narrative 👩‍👧 Mothers And Daughters 🤝 Found Family 👵 Intergenerational Saga

Girl, Woman, Other 91%

Twelve Black British women, teenage to ninety-three, forge lives on their own terms.

by Bernardine Evaristo 2019

4.26

268k+ ratings

🖤 Black British Fiction 🎭 Polyphonic Narrative 👩‍👧 Mothers And Daughters 🤝 Found Family 👵 Intergenerational Saga

Just as You Are

by Camille Kellogg • 2023

Her queer magazine's new butch co-owner wants to gut her column. Liz wants her.

3.70

5k+

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 📖 Pride And Prejudice Retelling 💇 Butch/Femme 🏠 Found Family 💼 Workplace Romance

Just as You Are 90%

Her queer magazine's new butch co-owner wants to gut her column. Liz wants her.

by Camille Kellogg 2023

3.70

5k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 📖 Pride And Prejudice Retelling 💇 Butch/Femme 🏠 Found Family 💼 Workplace Romance

Melt With You

by Jennifer Dugan • 2022

One hookup ruined their friendship. A failing ice cream truck forces them onto the road together.

3.47

7k+

🫂 Best Friends To Lovers 💔 Second Chance Romance 🚛 Forced Proximity 🛏️ Only One Bed 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Melt With You 90%

One hookup ruined their friendship. A failing ice cream truck forces them onto the road together.

by Jennifer Dugan 2022

3.47

7k+ ratings

🫂 Best Friends To Lovers 💔 Second Chance Romance 🚛 Forced Proximity 🛏️ Only One Bed 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Her Name in the Sky

by Kelly Quindlen • 2014

She's in love with her best friend, and their Catholic school says that love is a sin.

4.26

17k+

🌈 Sapphic Coming Of Age ⛪ Catholic School Setting 💕 Best Friends To Lovers 🙏 Religious Guilt 🤐 Closeted Romance

Her Name in the Sky 90%

She's in love with her best friend, and their Catholic school says that love is a sin.

by Kelly Quindlen 2014

4.26

17k+ ratings

🌈 Sapphic Coming Of Age ⛪ Catholic School Setting 💕 Best Friends To Lovers 🙏 Religious Guilt 🤐 Closeted Romance

The Trouble With Love

by Kat T. Masen • 2021

A college freshman and her father's protégé begin a secret affair that could destroy a family.

4.31

7k+

🚫 Forbidden Romance ⏳ Age Gap Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship 🔥 Slow Burn 😢 Emotional Angst

The Trouble With Love 90%

A college freshman and her father's protégé begin a secret affair that could destroy a family.

by Kat T. Masen 2021

4.31

7k+ ratings

🚫 Forbidden Romance ⏳ Age Gap Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship 🔥 Slow Burn 😢 Emotional Angst

The Rules of Dating

by Penelope Ward • 2022

A betrayed tattoo artist swears off men, then meets her new landlord: a single dad.

4.06

14k+

🧒 Single Dad Romance 🤝 Friends To Lovers 🏠 Found Family 🔥 Forced Proximity 💬 Witty Banter

The Rules of Dating 90%

A betrayed tattoo artist swears off men, then meets her new landlord: a single dad.

by Penelope Ward 2022

4.06

14k+ ratings

🧒 Single Dad Romance 🤝 Friends To Lovers 🏠 Found Family 🔥 Forced Proximity 💬 Witty Banter

The Girl in the Love Song

by Emma Scott • 2020

A homeless boy, a birthday cake, and songs she never realizes are for her.

4.12

10k+

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🏥 Illness Romance 💭 Secret Pining 🔥 Slow Burn 🎵 Music And Fame

The Girl in the Love Song 90%

A homeless boy, a birthday cake, and songs she never realizes are for her.

by Emma Scott 2020

4.12

10k+ ratings

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🏥 Illness Romance 💭 Secret Pining 🔥 Slow Burn 🎵 Music And Fame

Bookshops & Bonedust

by Travis Baldree • 2023

An injured orc warrior finds books, belonging, and a necromancer's secrets in a sleepy seaside town.

4.11

117k+

🏪 Cozy Bookshop 🤝 Found Family 💕 Sapphic Romance 🩹 Healing Journey 🏘️ Seaside Village

Bookshops & Bonedust 90%

An injured orc warrior finds books, belonging, and a necromancer's secrets in a sleepy seaside town.

by Travis Baldree 2023

4.11

117k+ ratings

🏪 Cozy Bookshop 🤝 Found Family 💕 Sapphic Romance 🩹 Healing Journey 🏘️ Seaside Village

Love Notes

by Aimee Brown • 2023

A cynical musician and a divorced detective shared one night. Now fate keeps bringing them back.

3.98

572

🔥 Slow Burn 👨‍👧 Single Dad 💕 Friends To Lovers 🫂 Chosen Family 🎵 Musician Heroine

Love Notes 93%

A cynical musician and a divorced detective shared one night. Now fate keeps bringing them back.

by Aimee Brown 2023

3.98

572 ratings

🔥 Slow Burn 👨‍👧 Single Dad 💕 Friends To Lovers 🫂 Chosen Family 🎵 Musician Heroine

The Girl with Stars in Her Eyes

by Xio Axelrod • 2021

A guitarist's dream gig with a rock band reunites her with the childhood friend who vanished.

3.85

6k+

💔 Second Chance Romance 🎸 Rock Star Romance 🫂 Found Family 🎵 Music Industry 🌱 Childhood Friends To Lovers

The Girl with Stars in Her Eyes 92%

A guitarist's dream gig with a rock band reunites her with the childhood friend who vanished.

by Xio Axelrod 2021

3.85

6k+ ratings

💔 Second Chance Romance 🎸 Rock Star Romance 🫂 Found Family 🎵 Music Industry 🌱 Childhood Friends To Lovers

Girls Like Girls

by Hayley Kiyoko

A grieving teen lands in small-town Oregon. The girl she falls for kisses her, then runs.

3.75

18k+

🏘️ Small Town Summer 🚪 Closeted Love Interest 🌈 Coming Out Story 💔 Father-Daughter Repair 🎢 Push And Pull Romance

Girls Like Girls 90%

A grieving teen lands in small-town Oregon. The girl she falls for kisses her, then runs.

by Hayley Kiyoko 2023

3.75

18k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Summer 🚪 Closeted Love Interest 🌈 Coming Out Story 💔 Father-Daughter Repair 🎢 Push And Pull Romance

The Romance Recipe

by Ruby Barrett • 2022

To save her restaurant, she enters a reality cooking show with the head chef she secretly craves.

3.58

6k+

🍳 Culinary Romance 📺 Reality TV Cooking 👔 Boss And Employee 🏳️‍🌈 Late Bloomer Queer 📣 Public Coming Out

The Romance Recipe 90%

To save her restaurant, she enters a reality cooking show with the head chef she secretly craves.

by Ruby Barrett 2022

3.58

6k+ ratings

🍳 Culinary Romance 📺 Reality TV Cooking 👔 Boss And Employee 🏳️‍🌈 Late Bloomer Queer 📣 Public Coming Out

Friday I'm in Love

by Camryn Garrett • 2023

A coming-out party was the plan; falling for a taken Irish girl was the complication.

3.81

2k+

🎀 Sapphic Ya 🏳️‍🌈 Coming Out Story 🇮🇪 New Girl Crush 💬 Mixed Signals ⛪ Faith Vs Identity

Friday I'm in Love 90%

A coming-out party was the plan; falling for a taken Irish girl was the complication.

by Camryn Garrett 2023

3.81

2k+ ratings

🎀 Sapphic Ya 🏳️‍🌈 Coming Out Story 🇮🇪 New Girl Crush 💬 Mixed Signals ⛪ Faith Vs Identity

The Neighbor Favor

by Kristina Forest • 2023

The author who ghosted her is now her neighbor, coaching her in love.

3.83

36k+

💌 Epistolary Romance 📚 Bookish Romance 🏠 Neighbor Romance 🎭 Secret Identity Romance 💋 Flirting Lessons

The Neighbor Favor 90%

The author who ghosted her is now her neighbor, coaching her in love.

by Kristina Forest 2023

3.83

36k+ ratings

💌 Epistolary Romance 📚 Bookish Romance 🏠 Neighbor Romance 🎭 Secret Identity Romance 💋 Flirting Lessons

She Gets the Girl

by Rachael Lippincott • 2022

A guarded flirt coaches a shy freshman to win her crush. Neither expects to fall instead.

4.07

76k+

🎭 Sapphic Rom-Com 📚 College Romance 💕 Practice Dating 🧲 Opposites Attract 👭 Friends To Lovers

She Gets the Girl 90%

A guarded flirt coaches a shy freshman to win her crush. Neither expects to fall instead.

by Rachael Lippincott 2022

4.07

76k+ ratings

🎭 Sapphic Rom-Com 📚 College Romance 💕 Practice Dating 🧲 Opposites Attract 👭 Friends To Lovers

Running Barefoot

by Amy Harmon • 2012

A piano prodigy and a half-Navajo boy bond over music, but grief and prejudice separate them.

4.30

19k+

🔥 Slow Burn Romance 👫 Friends To Lovers 💔 Grieving Heroine 🏘️ Small Town Prejudice 🌄 Native American Heritage

Running Barefoot 90%

A piano prodigy and a half-Navajo boy bond over music, but grief and prejudice separate them.

by Amy Harmon 2012

4.30

19k+ ratings

🔥 Slow Burn Romance 👫 Friends To Lovers 💔 Grieving Heroine 🏘️ Small Town Prejudice 🌄 Native American Heritage

Small Worlds

by Caleb Azumah Nelson • 2023

A London trumpeter carries a love he cannot name and a father's silence in his chest.

4.26

12k+

🎷 Jazz-Infused Narrative 🇬🇭 Ghanaian Diaspora 💕 Friends To Lovers 👨‍👦 Father Son Reconciliation 🫂 Chosen Family

Small Worlds 90%

A London trumpeter carries a love he cannot name and a father's silence in his chest.

by Caleb Azumah Nelson 2023

4.26

12k+ ratings

🎷 Jazz-Infused Narrative 🇬🇭 Ghanaian Diaspora 💕 Friends To Lovers 👨‍👦 Father Son Reconciliation 🫂 Chosen Family

Don't Leave Me

by Eden Emory • 2023

A cybercriminal's house arrest traps her with the childhood stepsister she's never stopped wanting.

3.96

3k+

🌑 Dark Sapphic 💋 Stepsister Romance 🖤 Obsessive Love 🩹 Hurt/Comfort 🔄 Second Chance

Don't Leave Me 90%

A cybercriminal's house arrest traps her with the childhood stepsister she's never stopped wanting.

by Eden Emory 2023

3.96

3k+ ratings

🌑 Dark Sapphic 💋 Stepsister Romance 🖤 Obsessive Love 🩹 Hurt/Comfort 🔄 Second Chance

Pieces of the Night

by Jennifer Hartmann • 2026

Accidentally kidnapped in a blizzard, she helps her desperate captor, sparking an unlikely love.

4.17

8k+

🖤 Angsty Romance 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 🩹 Trauma Healing

Pieces of the Night 90%

Accidentally kidnapped in a blizzard, she helps her desperate captor, sparking an unlikely love.

by Jennifer Hartmann 2026

4.17

8k+ ratings

🖤 Angsty Romance 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 🩹 Trauma Healing

Compare Features	Free	Pro
📖 Read Summaries Read unlimited summaries. Free users get 3 per month
🎧 Listen to Summaries Listen to unlimited summaries in 40 languages	—
❤️ Unlimited Bookmarks Free users are limited to 4	—
📜 Unlimited History Free users are limited to 4	—
📥 Unlimited Downloads Free users are limited to 1	—

People love SoBrief

Join our global community of 600,000+ readers

★★★★★

This site is a total game-changer. I've been flying through book summaries like never before. Highly, highly recommend.

— Dave G

Worth my money and time, and really well made. I've never seen this quality of summaries on other websites. Very helpful!

— Em

Highly recommended!! Fantastic service. Perfect for those that want a little more than a teaser but not all the intricate details of a full audio book.

— Greg M