36 Books like A Novel Love Story

The Heartbreak Hotel

by Ellen O'Clover

Broke and betrayed, Lou opens a heartbreak retreat in her home, falling for her grieving landlord.

3.76

32k+

🏔️ Small Town Romance 🍂 Cozy Romance Energy 🩹 Healing Romance ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity

The Heartbreak Hotel 94%

Broke and betrayed, Lou opens a heartbreak retreat in her home, falling for her grieving landlord.

by Ellen O'Clover 2025

3.76

32k+ ratings

🏔️ Small Town Romance 🍂 Cozy Romance Energy 🩹 Healing Romance ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity

If Only You

by Chloe Liese • 2023

To repair their images, a soccer star fakes a friendship with her brother's notorious best friend.

4.02

21k+

🏒 Brother's Best Friend 🧠 Autistic Heroine 🤝 Fake Dating ⚽ Sports Romance 🖤 Reformed Bad Boy

If Only You 95%

To repair their images, a soccer star fakes a friendship with her brother's notorious best friend.

by Chloe Liese 2023

4.02

21k+ ratings

🏒 Brother's Best Friend 🧠 Autistic Heroine 🤝 Fake Dating ⚽ Sports Romance 🖤 Reformed Bad Boy

He Falls First

by Jill Shalvis • 2025

When a wary woman returns home to heal, the town's most guarded bachelor falls first.

4.10

7k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 💔 Wounded Hero ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🩹 Healing Romance

He Falls First 95%

When a wary woman returns home to heal, the town's most guarded bachelor falls first.

by Jill Shalvis 2025

4.10

7k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 💔 Wounded Hero ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🩹 Healing Romance

Funny Story

by Emily Henry • 2024

Daphne's fiancé left her for his best friend. Her new roommate is the best friend's ex.

4.18

1.4M+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🔑 Roommates To Lovers 📚 Librarian Protagonist 💔 Healing After Heartbreak 🫂 Found Family

Funny Story 95%

Daphne's fiancé left her for his best friend. Her new roommate is the best friend's ex.

by Emily Henry 2024

4.18

1.4M+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🔑 Roommates To Lovers 📚 Librarian Protagonist 💔 Healing After Heartbreak 🫂 Found Family

Dreams Come True at the Fairytale Museum

by Jaimie Admans • 2025

He plans to close her fairytale museum. Their deal to save it changes everything between them.

4.31

259

🏘️ Small Town Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏛️ Museum Setting

Dreams Come True at the Fairytale Museum Summary

Dreams Come True at the Fairytale Museum 95%

He plans to close her fairytale museum. Their deal to save it changes everything between them.

by Jaimie Admans 2025

4.31

259 ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏛️ Museum Setting

When in Rome

by Sarah Adams • 2022

Stranded in Rome, Kentucky, a pop star finds herself at the mercy of a guarded baker.

3.87

225k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🌟 Celebrity Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🎵 Music Industry

When in Rome 94%

Stranded in Rome, Kentucky, a pop star finds herself at the mercy of a guarded baker.

by Sarah Adams 2022

3.87

225k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🌟 Celebrity Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🎵 Music Industry

Until the Storm Breaks

by Nate Wilder • 2025

A bartender's secret tattoo meets its author when a funeral traps them side by side.

4.07

2k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🤗 Found Family 🌊 Coastal Small Town

Until the Storm Breaks 94%

A bartender's secret tattoo meets its author when a funeral traps them side by side.

by Nate Wilder 2025

4.07

2k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🤗 Found Family 🌊 Coastal Small Town

The Bookshop on the Corner

by Jenny Colgan • 2016

Her library closed, she turns a van into a bookshop and heads for the Scottish Highlands.

3.84

105k+

📖 Bookshop Romance ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 🫂 Found Family 🏔️ Scottish Highlands 📚 Bookish Heroine

The Bookshop on the Corner 94%

Her library closed, she turns a van into a bookshop and heads for the Scottish Highlands.

by Jenny Colgan 2016

3.84

105k+ ratings

📖 Bookshop Romance ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 🫂 Found Family 🏔️ Scottish Highlands 📚 Bookish Heroine

Beach Read

by Emily Henry • 2020

A romance novelist inheriting a secret lake house discovers her college rival living next door.

3.97

1.7M+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 📚 Book About Books ✍️ Writer Protagonist

Beach Read 94%

A romance novelist inheriting a secret lake house discovers her college rival living next door.

by Emily Henry 2020

3.97

1.7M+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 📚 Book About Books ✍️ Writer Protagonist

The Spellshop

by Sarah Beth Durst • 2024

Fleeing revolution, a librarian's island jam shop hides forbidden magic and a chance to start over.

4.00

170k+

🏡 Small Town Fantasy 📚 Librarian Heroine 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🪄 Secret Magic Shop

The Spellshop 94%

Fleeing revolution, a librarian's island jam shop hides forbidden magic and a chance to start over.

by Sarah Beth Durst 2024

4.00

170k+ ratings

🏡 Small Town Fantasy 📚 Librarian Heroine 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🪄 Secret Magic Shop

Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter

by Heather Fawcett • 2026

A widow moves her cat shelter into a cursed shop where the Witch King is hiding.

3.89

32k+

🧶 Cozy Fantasy 🏪 Magical Shop Front ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 🏠 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn

Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter Summary

Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter 94%

A widow moves her cat shelter into a cursed shop where the Witch King is hiding.

by Heather Fawcett 2026

3.89

32k+ ratings

🧶 Cozy Fantasy 🏪 Magical Shop Front ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 🏠 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn

Book Lovers

by Emily Henry • 2022

Two publishing rivals collide in a small town, where a bet turns friction into dangerous attraction.

4.09

1.6M+

📚 Bookish Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏡 Small Town Romance 👯 Sisterly Bond 💬 Witty Banter

Book Lovers 94%

Two publishing rivals collide in a small town, where a bet turns friction into dangerous attraction.

by Emily Henry 2022

4.09

1.6M+ ratings

📚 Bookish Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏡 Small Town Romance 👯 Sisterly Bond 💬 Witty Banter

The Sugar Queen

by Sarah Addison Allen • 2008

Josey Cirrini hides candy and dreams in a secret closet until a runaway waitress moves in.

3.99

58k+

🪄 Magical Realism 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 👻 Ghostly Visitor

The Sugar Queen 94%

Josey Cirrini hides candy and dreams in a secret closet until a runaway waitress moves in.

by Sarah Addison Allen 2008

3.99

58k+ ratings

🪄 Magical Realism 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 👻 Ghostly Visitor

Love at First Book

by Jenn McKinlay • 2024

A librarian moves to an Irish bookshop, clashing with its brooding owner, her idol's guarded son.

3.97

18k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🌤️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🏠 Found Family 📚 Bookish Romance

Love at First Book 95%

A librarian moves to an Irish bookshop, clashing with its brooding owner, her idol's guarded son.

by Jenn McKinlay 2024

3.97

18k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🌤️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🏠 Found Family 📚 Bookish Romance

The Forget-Me-Not Library

by Heather Webber • 2025

A grief-stricken nurse breaks down in a town where a library cat returns what tragedy stole.

4.09

9k+

🏘️ Small Town Magical Realism 📚 Bookish Magic 🫂 Found Family 💕 Slow Burn Romance 🕊️ Healing From Loss

The Forget-Me-Not Library 95%

A grief-stricken nurse breaks down in a town where a library cat returns what tragedy stole.

by Heather Webber 2025

4.09

9k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Magical Realism 📚 Bookish Magic 🫂 Found Family 💕 Slow Burn Romance 🕊️ Healing From Loss

Story of My Life

by Lucy Score

Broke and blocked, a novelist buys a wreck for its scowling contractor. Now she's his problem.

4.16

143k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 📚 Meta Romance 🌤️ Grumpy Sunshine 📄 No Strings Arrangement ✍️ Writer Heroine

Story of My Life 94%

Broke and blocked, a novelist buys a wreck for its scowling contractor. Now she's his problem.

by Lucy Score 2025

4.16

143k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 📚 Meta Romance 🌤️ Grumpy Sunshine 📄 No Strings Arrangement ✍️ Writer Heroine

Denim & Diamonds

by Penelope Ward • 2025

A burned-out mogul, banished to rural Maine, collides with a guarded bar owner. Everything changes.

4.16

5k+

🏡 Small Town Romance 🐟 Fish Out Of Water 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn 👨‍👦 Single Dad

Denim & Diamonds 94%

A burned-out mogul, banished to rural Maine, collides with a guarded bar owner. Everything changes.

by Penelope Ward 2025

4.16

5k+ ratings

🏡 Small Town Romance 🐟 Fish Out Of Water 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn 👨‍👦 Single Dad

Loving Romeo

by Laura Pavlov • 2024

A former boxer's grudge collides with the heiress who opens a coffee shop beside his gym.

4.03

37k+

🏡 Small Town 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🥊 Boxing Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity ⚡ Wrong Side Of The Tracks

Loving Romeo 94%

A former boxer's grudge collides with the heiress who opens a coffee shop beside his gym.

by Laura Pavlov 2024

4.03

37k+ ratings

🏡 Small Town 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🥊 Boxing Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity ⚡ Wrong Side Of The Tracks

Poker Face

by Maggie C. Gates • 2021

A pastry chef's anonymous gym crush is also the celebrity judge of her baking competition.

4.00

4k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💼 Workplace Romance 👨‍🍳 Celebrity Chef 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Poker Face 94%

A pastry chef's anonymous gym crush is also the celebrity judge of her baking competition.

by Maggie C. Gates 2021

4.00

4k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💼 Workplace Romance 👨‍🍳 Celebrity Chef 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Darling Daffodils Farm

by Brittanee Nicole • 2026

A baker's feud with the brooding cowboy running her family farm starts to feel like love.

3.90

6k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🧁 Baking Romance 🩹 Emotional Healing ☕ Cozy Romance

Darling Daffodils Farm 94%

A baker's feud with the brooding cowboy running her family farm starts to feel like love.

by Brittanee Nicole 2026

3.90

6k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🧁 Baking Romance 🩹 Emotional Healing ☕ Cozy Romance

Summer People

by Brittanee Nicole • 2025

A starlet on the run meets a solitary sheriff on an island too small for secrets.

4.07

6k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 👧 Single Guardian 👨‍👩‍👧 Found Family

Summer People 94%

A starlet on the run meets a solitary sheriff on an island too small for secrets.

by Brittanee Nicole 2025

4.07

6k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 👧 Single Guardian 👨‍👩‍👧 Found Family

This Spells Love

by Kate Robb • 2023

After a breakup spell, she wakes a stranger to the best friend she's always loved.

3.77

36k+

🤝 Friends To Lovers 🌌 Parallel Lives 💕 Mutual Pining 👯 Sister Bond 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

This Spells Love 94%

After a breakup spell, she wakes a stranger to the best friend she's always loved.

by Kate Robb 2023

3.77

36k+ ratings

🤝 Friends To Lovers 🌌 Parallel Lives 💕 Mutual Pining 👯 Sister Bond 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

At the Coffee Shop of Curiosities

by Heather Webber • 2023

A strange letter pulls a grieving woman to Driftwood, where a shop of curiosities reshapes her life.

3.92

14k+

🦋 Small-Town Magic 🫂 Found Family ☕ Coffee Shop Setting 💕 Small-Town Romance 🎪 Eccentric Townspeople

At the Coffee Shop of Curiosities Summary

At the Coffee Shop of Curiosities 94%

A strange letter pulls a grieving woman to Driftwood, where a shop of curiosities reshapes her life.

by Heather Webber 2023

3.92

14k+ ratings

🦋 Small-Town Magic 🫂 Found Family ☕ Coffee Shop Setting 💕 Small-Town Romance 🎪 Eccentric Townspeople

All Rhodes Lead Here

by Mariana Zapata • 2021

She's starting over in the mountains. He's the game warden who wants her gone.

4.21

169k+

🐌 Slow Burn Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 👨‍👦 Single Dad 👨‍👩‍👦 Found Family

All Rhodes Lead Here 94%

She's starting over in the mountains. He's the game warden who wants her gone.

by Mariana Zapata 2021

4.21

169k+ ratings

🐌 Slow Burn Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 👨‍👦 Single Dad 👨‍👩‍👦 Found Family

The Enchanted Greenhouse

by Sarah Beth Durst

Turned to wood for creating life, a librarian wakes to a greenhouse of sleeping plants.

4.10

53k+

🧶 Cozy Fantasy 🫂 Found Family ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💚 Healing From Trauma

The Enchanted Greenhouse 94%

Turned to wood for creating life, a librarian wakes to a greenhouse of sleeping plants.

by Sarah Beth Durst 2025

4.10

53k+ ratings

🧶 Cozy Fantasy 🫂 Found Family ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💚 Healing From Trauma

Fall I Want

by Lyra Parish • 2024

The man from her dreams is real, he hates her coffee, and he needs a fake girlfriend.

3.44

36k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 💍 Fake Dating ☀️ Grumpy Meets Sunshine 🍂 Autumn Vibes 💔 Healing From Heartbreak

Fall I Want 95%

The man from her dreams is real, he hates her coffee, and he needs a fake girlfriend.

by Lyra Parish 2024

3.44

36k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 💍 Fake Dating ☀️ Grumpy Meets Sunshine 🍂 Autumn Vibes 💔 Healing From Heartbreak

Overdue

by Stephanie Perkins • 2025

A librarian on a break from her boyfriend sets her sights on her gruff older coworker.

3.67

9k+

🐌 Slow Burn Romance 📚 Bookish Romance 👥 Friends To Lovers ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🌱 Starting Over

Overdue 95%

A librarian on a break from her boyfriend sets her sights on her gruff older coworker.

by Stephanie Perkins 2025

3.67

9k+ ratings

🐌 Slow Burn Romance 📚 Bookish Romance 👥 Friends To Lovers ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🌱 Starting Over

The Faraway Inn

by Sarah Beth Durst • 2026

Reeling from heartbreak, she flees to her great-aunt's inn where closet doors open to other realms.

4.17

15k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🫖 Cozy Fantasy 🖤 Found Family 🧙 Grumpy Mentor 🏡 Magical Small Town

The Faraway Inn 94%

Reeling from heartbreak, she flees to her great-aunt's inn where closet doors open to other realms.

by Sarah Beth Durst 2026

4.17

15k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 🫖 Cozy Fantasy 🖤 Found Family 🧙 Grumpy Mentor 🏡 Magical Small Town

My Favorite Kidnapper

by Melanie Moreland • 2023

Kidnapped to Italy for sixty cakes, a baker learns her grumpy billionaire wants more than dessert.

3.94

8k+

☀️ Grumpy Sunshine ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 💰 Billionaire Romance 🇮🇹 Italian Setting

My Favorite Kidnapper 93%

Kidnapped to Italy for sixty cakes, a baker learns her grumpy billionaire wants more than dessert.

by Melanie Moreland 2023

3.94

8k+ ratings

☀️ Grumpy Sunshine ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 💰 Billionaire Romance 🇮🇹 Italian Setting

Instant Karma

by Marissa Meyer • 2020

The universe delivers poetic justice at her command, but her lab partner alone is immune.

3.74

25k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 🦭 Animal Rescue 🌊 Coastal Town

Instant Karma 93%

The universe delivers poetic justice at her command, but her lab partner alone is immune.

by Marissa Meyer 2020

3.74

25k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 🦭 Animal Rescue 🌊 Coastal Town

Soul Searching

by Lyla Sage • 2025

A broke medium returns to her haunted hometown and the quiet upholsterer who anchors her there.

3.65

45k+

👻 Ghost Romance 🏘️ Small Town Paranormal 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Wounded Healers 🫂 Found Family

Soul Searching 93%

A broke medium returns to her haunted hometown and the quiet upholsterer who anchors her there.

by Lyla Sage 2025

3.65

45k+ ratings

👻 Ghost Romance 🏘️ Small Town Paranormal 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Wounded Healers 🫂 Found Family

The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry

by Gabrielle Zevin • 2014

A stolen rare edition and an abandoned toddler shake a widowed bookseller out of his solitude.

4.04

363k+

📚 Bookstore Fiction 💕 Bookish Romance 😤 Grumpy Widower 👨‍👧 Single Father 🏠 Found Family

The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry 93%

A stolen rare edition and an abandoned toddler shake a widowed bookseller out of his solitude.

by Gabrielle Zevin 2014

4.04

363k+ ratings

📚 Bookstore Fiction 💕 Bookish Romance 😤 Grumpy Widower 👨‍👧 Single Father 🏠 Found Family

The Summer of Serendipity

by Ali McNamara • 2017

Sent to find an Irish dream home, a guarded woman discovers a house that finds people.

3.90

2k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance ✨ Magical Realism Romance 🇮🇪 Irish Setting 🫂 Found Family 🔍 Cozy Mystery Energy

The Summer of Serendipity 93%

Sent to find an Irish dream home, a guarded woman discovers a house that finds people.

by Ali McNamara 2017

3.90

2k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance ✨ Magical Realism Romance 🇮🇪 Irish Setting 🫂 Found Family 🔍 Cozy Mystery Energy

The Baby Dragon Café

by Aamna Qureshi • 2025

Her baby dragon café is failing. His inherited dragon is chaos. A deal ties their futures.

3.24

23k+

🏠 Cozy Fantasy Romance 💍 Fake Marriage ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine ☕ Magical Café 🫂 Found Family

The Baby Dragon Café 93%

Her baby dragon café is failing. His inherited dragon is chaos. A deal ties their futures.

by Aamna Qureshi 2025

3.24

23k+ ratings

🏠 Cozy Fantasy Romance 💍 Fake Marriage ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine ☕ Magical Café 🫂 Found Family

The Happy Life of Isadora Bentley

by Courtney Walsh • 2023

A lonely researcher tests a magazine's happiness tips on herself, expecting every one to fail.

4.16

24k+

🎓 Academic Setting ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Healing From Betrayal

The Happy Life of Isadora Bentley Summary

The Happy Life of Isadora Bentley 93%

A lonely researcher tests a magazine's happiness tips on herself, expecting every one to fail.

by Courtney Walsh 2023

4.16

24k+ ratings

🎓 Academic Setting ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Healing From Betrayal

Maple & Moonlight

by Daphne Elliot • 2026

Fleeing abuse, a single mom rents from a gruff Vermont maple farmer. Two guarded hearts collide.

4.09

6k+

☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 👩‍👧‍👦 Single Parent Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Maple & Moonlight 93%

Fleeing abuse, a single mom rents from a gruff Vermont maple farmer. Two guarded hearts collide.

by Daphne Elliot 2026

4.09

6k+ ratings

☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 👩‍👧‍👦 Single Parent Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

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