50 Books like Across the Vanishing Sky

The Fix

by Mia Sheridan

To rescue her abducted son, a woman must rely on the man she once helped destroy.

4.12

38k+

💞 Second Chance Romance 🚨 Child Abduction 🔪 Revenge Thriller ⚖️ Wrongful Accusation 🖤 Trauma Healing

The Fix 93%

To rescue her abducted son, a woman must rely on the man she once helped destroy.

by Mia Sheridan 2025

4.12

38k+ ratings

💞 Second Chance Romance 🚨 Child Abduction 🔪 Revenge Thriller ⚖️ Wrongful Accusation 🖤 Trauma Healing

Fragile Sanctuary

by Catherine Cowles • 2024

She survived the fire that killed her family. Now someone is determined to finish the job.

4.16

78k+

🏘️ Small Town Suspense 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Chosen Family 🛡️ Grumpy Protector 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🔪 Serial Killer Threat

Fragile Sanctuary 95%

She survived the fire that killed her family. Now someone is determined to finish the job.

by Catherine Cowles 2024

4.16

78k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Suspense 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Chosen Family 🛡️ Grumpy Protector 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🔪 Serial Killer Threat

Ashes of You

by Catherine Cowles • 2024

Rescued from captivity, she becomes nanny to his sons. Then women start to disappear.

4.39

35k+

👨‍👦 Single Dad 🧸 Nanny Heroine 🖤 Abduction Survivor 👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 Found Family 🔪 Serial Predator

Ashes of You 94%

Rescued from captivity, she becomes nanny to his sons. Then women start to disappear.

by Catherine Cowles 2024

4.39

35k+ ratings

👨‍👦 Single Dad 🧸 Nanny Heroine 🖤 Abduction Survivor 👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 Found Family 🔪 Serial Predator

Hello, Darkness

by Sandra Brown • 2001

When a midnight radio host's caller threatens murder, the detective assigned is her former lover.

4.06

21k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 👮 Police Procedural 🔪 Serial Killer Hunt 🧠 Psychological Suspense 💻 Online Predation

Hello, Darkness 94%

When a midnight radio host's caller threatens murder, the detective assigned is her former lover.

by Sandra Brown 2001

4.06

21k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 👮 Police Procedural 🔪 Serial Killer Hunt 🧠 Psychological Suspense 💻 Online Predation

The Obsession

by Nora Roberts • 2016

Naomi hid her past. Now a murder in her new town duplicates her father's brutal style.

4.23

93k+

🎭 Copycat Killer 👤 Killer's Daughter 🏠 Found Family 🏡 Small Town Romance 🐕 Loyal Dog

The Obsession 94%

Naomi hid her past. Now a murder in her new town duplicates her father's brutal style.

by Nora Roberts 2016

4.23

93k+ ratings

🎭 Copycat Killer 👤 Killer's Daughter 🏠 Found Family 🏡 Small Town Romance 🐕 Loyal Dog

The Wrong Bones

by Melinda Leigh • 2022

A despised island contractor is murdered, and the deputy investigating knows every suspect by name.

4.38

10k+

🏘️ Small Town Mystery 💕 Childhood Friends To Lovers 💔 Damaged Hero 🔍 Cold Case 🤫 Small Town Secrets

The Wrong Bones 94%

A despised island contractor is murdered, and the deputy investigating knows every suspect by name.

by Melinda Leigh 2022

4.38

10k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Mystery 💕 Childhood Friends To Lovers 💔 Damaged Hero 🔍 Cold Case 🤫 Small Town Secrets

The Broken Places

by Mia Sheridan • 2024

A detective and her undercover partner hunt a killer whose drug turns trauma into violence.

3.76

11k+

🖤 Partners To Lovers 🎭 Hidden Identity 🔪 Serial Killer Thriller 🎙️ Podcast Investigation 💔 Trauma Recovery

The Broken Places 93%

A detective and her undercover partner hunt a killer whose drug turns trauma into violence.

by Mia Sheridan 2024

3.76

11k+ ratings

🖤 Partners To Lovers 🎭 Hidden Identity 🔪 Serial Killer Thriller 🎙️ Podcast Investigation 💔 Trauma Recovery

Till Death

by Jennifer L. Armentrout • 2017

Returning home, a serial killer's sole survivor finds her FBI agent ex and a copycat waiting.

3.89

11k+

🔪 Serial Killer Thriller 🏘️ Small Town Suspense 📋 Copycat Killer 💕 Second Chance Romance 🛡️ Protective Hero

Till Death 93%

Returning home, a serial killer's sole survivor finds her FBI agent ex and a copycat waiting.

by Jennifer L. Armentrout 2017

3.89

11k+ ratings

🔪 Serial Killer Thriller 🏘️ Small Town Suspense 📋 Copycat Killer 💕 Second Chance Romance 🛡️ Protective Hero

More of You

by A.L. Jackson • 2018

Threats invade her crumbling plantation. Her only hope is the man who broke her heart.

4.06

7k+

💫 Second Chance Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 👩‍👧 Single Parent Romance 💕 Childhood Sweethearts 🛡️ Protective Hero

More of You 93%

Threats invade her crumbling plantation. Her only hope is the man who broke her heart.

by A.L. Jackson 2018

4.06

7k+ ratings

💫 Second Chance Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 👩‍👧 Single Parent Romance 💕 Childhood Sweethearts 🛡️ Protective Hero

Find Me

by Ashley N. Rostek • 2021

Four protective brothers. One scarred survivor. A killer who won't stop until she's dead.

4.30

43k+

🛡️ Witness Protection Romance 💕 Why Choose Romance 🏠 Found Family 💔 Trauma Healing 🌸 Scarred Heroine

Find Me 93%

Four protective brothers. One scarred survivor. A killer who won't stop until she's dead.

by Ashley N. Rostek 2021

4.30

43k+ ratings

🛡️ Witness Protection Romance 💕 Why Choose Romance 🏠 Found Family 💔 Trauma Healing 🌸 Scarred Heroine

Letting Go

by Liz Colbert • 2025

Her husband murdered, she takes her daughter home, but threats await. So does an FBI agent.

3.98

429

🖤 Young Widow 👧 Single Parent Romance 🕵️ FBI Agent Hero 🏘️ Small Town Suspense 🛡️ Protective Family

Letting Go 93%

Her husband murdered, she takes her daughter home, but threats await. So does an FBI agent.

by Liz Colbert 2025

3.98

429 ratings

🖤 Young Widow 👧 Single Parent Romance 🕵️ FBI Agent Hero 🏘️ Small Town Suspense 🛡️ Protective Family

Identity

by Nora Roberts • 2023

Morgan's identity is stolen, her roommate dead. She runs to Vermont, and the killer follows.

4.28

72k+

🪪 Identity Theft 🩸 Killer Obsession 👁️ Dual POV Suspense 🌱 Survivor Rebuilding 🏡 Found Family

Identity 93%

Morgan's identity is stolen, her roommate dead. She runs to Vermont, and the killer follows.

by Nora Roberts 2023

4.28

72k+ ratings

🪪 Identity Theft 🩸 Killer Obsession 👁️ Dual POV Suspense 🌱 Survivor Rebuilding 🏡 Found Family

Zero

by S.M. West • 2022

A woman's first date ends in murder. Her only hope? The hacker who heard her scream.

3.81

281

🌑 Dark Romantic Suspense 🖤 Trauma Bonding 🔪 Stalker To Lover 💔 Wounded Hero 💊 Addiction Recovery

Zero 93%

A woman's first date ends in murder. Her only hope? The hacker who heard her scream.

by S.M. West 2022

3.81

281 ratings

🌑 Dark Romantic Suspense 🖤 Trauma Bonding 🔪 Stalker To Lover 💔 Wounded Hero 💊 Addiction Recovery

Naked in Death

by J.D. Robb • 1995

A detective tracking a serial killer of escorts falls for her billionaire prime suspect.

4.13

205k+

👮 Police Procedural 🔪 Serial Killer Thriller 🖤 Haunted Detective ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💰 Billionaire Romance

Naked in Death 93%

A detective tracking a serial killer of escorts falls for her billionaire prime suspect.

by J.D. Robb 1995

4.13

205k+ ratings

👮 Police Procedural 🔪 Serial Killer Thriller 🖤 Haunted Detective ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💰 Billionaire Romance

On Her Father's Grave

by Kendra Elliot • 2014

A cop buries her father in small-town Oregon, then a teen dies from an unknown drug.

4.16

14k+

🏘️ Small Town Mystery 🏠 Return To Hometown 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 👮 Partners To Lovers 💔 Grieving Daughter

On Her Father's Grave 93%

A cop buries her father in small-town Oregon, then a teen dies from an unknown drug.

by Kendra Elliot 2014

4.16

14k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Mystery 🏠 Return To Hometown 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 👮 Partners To Lovers 💔 Grieving Daughter

Lethal Redemption

by April Hunt • 2019

To save the VP's daughter, an FBI profiler infiltrates the cult she escaped as a child.

4.00

596

🔒 Cult Thriller 💔 Second Chance Romance 🎭 Undercover Couple 🏠 Found Family 🎖️ Ex-Military Hero

Lethal Redemption 93%

To save the VP's daughter, an FBI profiler infiltrates the cult she escaped as a child.

by April Hunt 2019

4.00

596 ratings

🔒 Cult Thriller 💔 Second Chance Romance 🎭 Undercover Couple 🏠 Found Family 🎖️ Ex-Military Hero

Things We Never Got Over

by Lucy Score • 2022

Stranded with an abandoned niece, a runaway bride clashes with a gruff local who hates drama.

4.12

1.1M+

🏘️ Small Town Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 👧 Reluctant Guardian 👯 Mistaken Identity 💪 Protective Hero

Things We Never Got Over 93%

Stranded with an abandoned niece, a runaway bride clashes with a gruff local who hates drama.

by Lucy Score 2022

4.12

1.1M+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 👧 Reluctant Guardian 👯 Mistaken Identity 💪 Protective Hero

Unnatural

by Mia Sheridan • 2025

She was raised to die. He was raised to kill. A secret program made them. It never planned on love.

3.94

6k+

🖤 Romantic Suspense 💔 Shared Trauma 🏠 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn 😢 Angsty

Unnatural 94%

She was raised to die. He was raised to kill. A secret program made them. It never planned on love.

by Mia Sheridan 2025

3.94

6k+ ratings

🖤 Romantic Suspense 💔 Shared Trauma 🏠 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn 😢 Angsty

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

Bourbon & Lies

by Victoria Wilder

An ex-cop distrusts the witness hiding on his bourbon farm but can't stop wanting her.

4.04

66k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🔍 Romantic Suspense ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 💪 Protective Hero

Bourbon & Lies 92%

An ex-cop distrusts the witness hiding on his bourbon farm but can't stop wanting her.

by Victoria Wilder 2024

4.04

66k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🔍 Romantic Suspense ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 💪 Protective Hero

Strategic Plan

by Lynn Shannon • 2022

Nearly drowned by a masked attacker, she teams with an ex-Ranger to find her missing friend.

4.64

2k+

🙏 Faith-Based Suspense 🪖 Ex-Military Protector 🏘️ Small-Town Secrets 🤝 Found Family 🏠 Forced Proximity

Strategic Plan 93%

Nearly drowned by a masked attacker, she teams with an ex-Ranger to find her missing friend.

by Lynn Shannon 2022

4.64

2k+ ratings

🙏 Faith-Based Suspense 🪖 Ex-Military Protector 🏘️ Small-Town Secrets 🤝 Found Family 🏠 Forced Proximity

Death and Her Devotion

by Kendra Elliot • 2016

A TV star is found murdered, posed like a crime-show victim, derailing a small-town cop's wedding.

4.20

10k+

🏘️ Small Town Mystery 🌟 Celebrity Murder 👮 Police Procedural 🎬 Copycat Crime 👁️ Obsessive Stalker

Death and Her Devotion 93%

A TV star is found murdered, posed like a crime-show victim, derailing a small-town cop's wedding.

by Kendra Elliot 2016

4.20

10k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Mystery 🌟 Celebrity Murder 👮 Police Procedural 🎬 Copycat Crime 👁️ Obsessive Stalker

Low Pressure

by Sandra Brown • 2012

Her novel about her sister's murder awakens a killer; her ally: the pilot once accused.

3.93

27k+

🕵️ Cold Case Mystery ⚖️ Wrongful Conviction 🧠 Repressed Memories 🛡️ Protective Hero 🗝️ Family Secrets

Low Pressure 93%

Her novel about her sister's murder awakens a killer; her ally: the pilot once accused.

by Sandra Brown 2012

3.93

27k+ ratings

🕵️ Cold Case Mystery ⚖️ Wrongful Conviction 🧠 Repressed Memories 🛡️ Protective Hero 🗝️ Family Secrets

Be Still My Heart

by Emily McIntire • 2021

A lobsterman and the detective hunting him find desire more dangerous than a killer.

3.98

18k+

🔪 Serial Killer Romance 🌫️ Gothic Seaside 🏠 Forced Proximity 💔 Trauma Bonded Love 🏝️ Small Island Town

Be Still My Heart 93%

A lobsterman and the detective hunting him find desire more dangerous than a killer.

by Emily McIntire 2021

3.98

18k+ ratings

🔪 Serial Killer Romance 🌫️ Gothic Seaside 🏠 Forced Proximity 💔 Trauma Bonded Love 🏝️ Small Island Town

Before Sunrise

by Diana Palmer • 2006

A museum curator is targeted after a murder. Her FBI protector: the man who once left her behind.

4.02

3k+

🏛️ Archaeological Mystery 💕 Second Chance Romance 🕰️ Age Gap Romance 👨‍👦 Single Guardian Hero 🪶 Native American Heritage

Before Sunrise 93%

A museum curator is targeted after a murder. Her FBI protector: the man who once left her behind.

by Diana Palmer 2006

4.02

3k+ ratings

🏛️ Archaeological Mystery 💕 Second Chance Romance 🕰️ Age Gap Romance 👨‍👦 Single Guardian Hero 🪶 Native American Heritage

New Girl in the Falls

by Elle Gray • 2023

A grieving FBI agent takes shelter as a small-town sheriff, but a killer's obsession follows.

4.40

12k+

🔪 Serial Killer 🏘️ Small Town Mystery 🔍 Police Procedural 🌲 Pacific Northwest 🕯️ Slow Burn Romance

New Girl in the Falls 93%

A grieving FBI agent takes shelter as a small-town sheriff, but a killer's obsession follows.

by Elle Gray 2023

4.40

12k+ ratings

🔪 Serial Killer 🏘️ Small Town Mystery 🔍 Police Procedural 🌲 Pacific Northwest 🕯️ Slow Burn Romance

Hidden

by Fern Michaels • 2021

A psychic's battered table hides a dead man's will, and the disinherited heirs are closing in.

4.01

18k+

🔮 Psychic Sleuth 🏠 Found Family 💕 Psychic Romance 🏘️ Small Town Mystery ☀️ Light Suspense

Hidden 93%

A psychic's battered table hides a dead man's will, and the disinherited heirs are closing in.

by Fern Michaels 2021

4.01

18k+ ratings

🔮 Psychic Sleuth 🏠 Found Family 💕 Psychic Romance 🏘️ Small Town Mystery ☀️ Light Suspense

The Rumble and the Glory

by J.A. Huss • 2024

A former Marine comes home to find his high school sweetheart living in his childhood house.

4.25

988

🏘️ Small Town Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance 🪖 Ex-Military Hero 🤝 Found Family 🌫️ Gothic Atmosphere

The Rumble and the Glory 93%

A former Marine comes home to find his high school sweetheart living in his childhood house.

by J.A. Huss 2024

4.25

988 ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance 🪖 Ex-Military Hero 🤝 Found Family 🌫️ Gothic Atmosphere

Tracks of Her Tears

by Melinda Leigh • 2015

Mother murdered, boyfriend missing, their baby alone: a small-town cop's family becomes the target.

4.09

12k+

🏘️ Small Town Mystery 🎄 Holiday Suspense 🏠 Family In Danger 💕 Chosen Family 👀 Killer Next Door

Tracks of Her Tears 93%

Mother murdered, boyfriend missing, their baby alone: a small-town cop's family becomes the target.

by Melinda Leigh 2015

4.09

12k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Mystery 🎄 Holiday Suspense 🏠 Family In Danger 💕 Chosen Family 👀 Killer Next Door

Here With Me

by Samantha Young • 2021

A Boston cop seeks her father at a Highland castle, where the laird's mistrust conceals desire.

4.12

14k+

🤝 Enemies To Lovers 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish Highlands 🫂 Found Family 🔍 Stalker Mystery 👨‍👧 Estranged Parent

Here With Me 93%

A Boston cop seeks her father at a Highland castle, where the laird's mistrust conceals desire.

by Samantha Young 2021

4.12

14k+ ratings

🤝 Enemies To Lovers 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish Highlands 🫂 Found Family 🔍 Stalker Mystery 👨‍👧 Estranged Parent

Forged From Ice

by Cynthia Eden • 2023

A marshal finds his fugitive just as her serial killer ex finds them both.

4.43

859

🔪 Serial Killer Thriller 🛡️ Bodyguard Romance 🚗 Forced Proximity 🏃 On The Run 🖤 Scarred Hero

Forged From Ice 93%

A marshal finds his fugitive just as her serial killer ex finds them both.

by Cynthia Eden 2023

4.43

859 ratings

🔪 Serial Killer Thriller 🛡️ Bodyguard Romance 🚗 Forced Proximity 🏃 On The Run 🖤 Scarred Hero

Corpse Roads

by J. Rose • 2022

She escapes a killer's basement. Four broken men hunting him fall for his only living victim.

4.12

8k+

🖤 Reverse Harem 🏠 Found Family 💔 Trauma Recovery 🦋 Survivor Heroine 🔪 Serial Killer Thriller

Corpse Roads 93%

She escapes a killer's basement. Four broken men hunting him fall for his only living victim.

by J. Rose 2022

4.12

8k+ ratings

🖤 Reverse Harem 🏠 Found Family 💔 Trauma Recovery 🦋 Survivor Heroine 🔪 Serial Killer Thriller

Entangled

by R. Phillips • 2022

After her parents' murder, she returns home, falls for a man, then her first love reappears.

4.25

4k+

🏡 Small Town Romance 💔 Love Triangle 👫 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🔐 Family Secrets 🔍 Cold Case Mystery

Entangled 93%

After her parents' murder, she returns home, falls for a man, then her first love reappears.

by R. Phillips 2022

4.25

4k+ ratings

🏡 Small Town Romance 💔 Love Triangle 👫 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🔐 Family Secrets 🔍 Cold Case Mystery

Nocturnes & Nightmares

by Keri Lake • 2019

An assassin rents a room from the woman a serial killer wants dead.

3.89

3k+

🖤 Dark Romantic Suspense 👀 Protective Stalker 👩‍👦 Single Mother Heroine 🏠 Forced Proximity 💔 Traumatized Hero

Nocturnes & Nightmares 93%

An assassin rents a room from the woman a serial killer wants dead.

by Keri Lake 2019

3.89

3k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romantic Suspense 👀 Protective Stalker 👩‍👦 Single Mother Heroine 🏠 Forced Proximity 💔 Traumatized Hero

The Risk

by S.T. Abby

She slaughters the men who attacked her. He's FBI. Their first date went perfectly.

4.25

389k+

🗡️ Vigilante Justice 🖤 Serial Killer Romance 🐾 Cat And Mouse 🎭 Hidden Identity 🔪 Revenge Quest

The Risk 92%

She slaughters the men who attacked her. He's FBI. Their first date went perfectly.

by S.T. Abby 2016

4.25

389k+ ratings

🗡️ Vigilante Justice 🖤 Serial Killer Romance 🐾 Cat And Mouse 🎭 Hidden Identity 🔪 Revenge Quest

Birthright

by Nora Roberts • 2003

Digging ancient bones, an archaeologist learns she was stolen at birth; a killer works beside her.

4.10

32k+

🖤 Romantic Suspense 🦴 Archaeology Mystery 💔 Second Chance Romance 👶 Stolen Child 🏘️ Small Town Secrets

Birthright 94%

Digging ancient bones, an archaeologist learns she was stolen at birth; a killer works beside her.

by Nora Roberts 2003

4.10

32k+ ratings

🖤 Romantic Suspense 🦴 Archaeology Mystery 💔 Second Chance Romance 👶 Stolen Child 🏘️ Small Town Secrets

Because of Her

by Jewel E. Ann • 2023

A letter drove her nephew to suicide. Revenge draws her to the dangerous stranger next door.

4.33

3k+

🗡️ Revenge Romance 🔪 Assassin Romance 🩹 Trauma Healing 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Because of Her 94%

A letter drove her nephew to suicide. Revenge draws her to the dangerous stranger next door.

by Jewel E. Ann 2023

4.33

3k+ ratings

🗡️ Revenge Romance 🔪 Assassin Romance 🩹 Trauma Healing 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Beneath the Stars

by Emily McIntire • 2020

When Chase returns to Sugarlake, Alina confronts the childhood vow she buried with her heart.

3.89

28k+

🍃 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🤍 Reunited Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn 🖤 Broken Hero 💔 High Angst

Beneath the Stars 93%

When Chase returns to Sugarlake, Alina confronts the childhood vow she buried with her heart.

by Emily McIntire 2020

3.89

28k+ ratings

🍃 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🤍 Reunited Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn 🖤 Broken Hero 💔 High Angst

Hermosa Rendición

by Vanesa Osorio • 2020

A traumatized student and a Barcelona playboy ignite as the ex who broke her turns killer.

3.64

971

🎓 College Romance 💔 Traumatized Heroine 👤 Stalker Ex 🔪 Serial Killer Plot 🫂 Found Family

Hermosa Rendición 93%

A traumatized student and a Barcelona playboy ignite as the ex who broke her turns killer.

by Vanesa Osorio 2020

3.64

971 ratings

🎓 College Romance 💔 Traumatized Heroine 👤 Stalker Ex 🔪 Serial Killer Plot 🫂 Found Family

All the Little Lights

by Jamie McGuire • 2018

In a decaying B&B, a mother's fractured mind becomes a town's nightmare when a girl disappears.

3.96

20k+

🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🏚️ Creepy Old House 🧠 Dissociative Identity 💞 Friends To Lovers 👥 Mob Mentality

All the Little Lights 93%

In a decaying B&B, a mother's fractured mind becomes a town's nightmare when a girl disappears.

by Jamie McGuire 2018

3.96

20k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🏚️ Creepy Old House 🧠 Dissociative Identity 💞 Friends To Lovers 👥 Mob Mentality

The Echo on the Water

by J.A. Huss • 2024

An ex-soldier comes home and courts the single mom who writes the town's fictional personal ads.

4.44

523

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🪖 Military Hero Romance 👩‍👦 Single Mother Romance 💌 Epistolary Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

The Echo on the Water 93%

An ex-soldier comes home and courts the single mom who writes the town's fictional personal ads.

by J.A. Huss 2024

4.44

523 ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🪖 Military Hero Romance 👩‍👦 Single Mother Romance 💌 Epistolary Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

All the Missing Pieces

by Catherine Cowles • 2025

A true-crime podcaster reopens a cold case and collides with the sheriff protecting the survivor.

4.19

63k+

🎙️ True Crime Podcast 🔍 Cold Case Mystery ⚡ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Wounded Hero 🖤 Survivor's Guilt

All the Missing Pieces 93%

A true-crime podcaster reopens a cold case and collides with the sheriff protecting the survivor.

by Catherine Cowles 2025

4.19

63k+ ratings

🎙️ True Crime Podcast 🔍 Cold Case Mystery ⚡ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Wounded Hero 🖤 Survivor's Guilt

Mind Games

by Nora Roberts • 2024

A psychic designer creates a mental trap for the killer invading her mind from behind bars.

4.28

48k+

🔮 Psychic Suspense 🎸 Rock Star Romance 👨‍👦 Single Father Hero ⛰️ Appalachian Setting 👵 Matriarchal Family

Mind Games 93%

A psychic designer creates a mental trap for the killer invading her mind from behind bars.

by Nora Roberts 2024

4.28

48k+ ratings

🔮 Psychic Suspense 🎸 Rock Star Romance 👨‍👦 Single Father Hero ⛰️ Appalachian Setting 👵 Matriarchal Family

The Lumberjack

by Susan Stoker • 2024

Amnesia stole five years. Her ex-soldier boss loved her through them all. Danger watches.

4.40

6k+

💭 Amnesia Romance 🎖️ Ex-Military Hero 🔥 Slow Burn 🏠 Found Family 🚪 Forced Proximity

The Lumberjack 92%

Amnesia stole five years. Her ex-soldier boss loved her through them all. Danger watches.

by Susan Stoker 2024

4.40

6k+ ratings

💭 Amnesia Romance 🎖️ Ex-Military Hero 🔥 Slow Burn 🏠 Found Family 🚪 Forced Proximity

Safe Haven

by Nicholas Sparks • 2010

Fleeing abuse, she hides in a coastal town where a widower's kindness makes invisibility impossible.

4.22

403k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🛡️ Abuse Survivor Heroine 💔 Widowed Hero 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🔪 Domestic Suspense

Safe Haven 92%

Fleeing abuse, she hides in a coastal town where a widower's kindness makes invisibility impossible.

by Nicholas Sparks 2010

4.22

403k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🛡️ Abuse Survivor Heroine 💔 Widowed Hero 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🔪 Domestic Suspense

The Five Year Lie

by Sarina Bowen • 2024

A single mother's dead lover texts her, pulling her into the conspiracy he died to expose.

3.89

48k+

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The Five Year Lie 92%

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3.89

48k+ ratings

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She owns the island that cages him. He's the captive she was never supposed to touch.

3.92

7k+

💢 Enemies To Lovers 👥 Found Family ⛓️ Captive Romance 🩹 Wounded Hero 🏚️ Gothic Atmosphere

Ruin 92%

She owns the island that cages him. He's the captive she was never supposed to touch.

by Jolie Vines 2022

3.92

7k+ ratings

💢 Enemies To Lovers 👥 Found Family ⛓️ Captive Romance 🩹 Wounded Hero 🏚️ Gothic Atmosphere

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A Chicago woman's dream romance turns violent, and her boyfriend's obsession won't let her leave.

3.87

17k+

🖤 Abusive Lover 🥊 Fighter Hero 💔 Trauma Healing 🌆 Chicago Skyline ✊ Survivor's Journey

Deadly Illusion 92%

A Chicago woman's dream romance turns violent, and her boyfriend's obsession won't let her leave.

by Kathy Lockheart 2021

3.87

17k+ ratings

🖤 Abusive Lover 🥊 Fighter Hero 💔 Trauma Healing 🌆 Chicago Skyline ✊ Survivor's Journey

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by Heather Long • 2024

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4.12

5k+

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Talk to Me 92%

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by Heather Long 2024

4.12

5k+ ratings

👩‍💻 Hacker Heroine 🗡️ Touch Her And Die 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🖤 Morally Grey Heroes 🎯 Covert Ops

Northern Lights

by Nora Roberts • 2004

A broken cop takes refuge in an Alaskan town with a frozen corpse in its mountain.

4.05

50k+

🏔️ Alaskan Wilderness 🔍 Small Town Mystery 💔 Wounded Hero 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ☕ Cozy Mystery Energy

Northern Lights 92%

A broken cop takes refuge in an Alaskan town with a frozen corpse in its mountain.

by Nora Roberts 2004

4.05

50k+ ratings

🏔️ Alaskan Wilderness 🔍 Small Town Mystery 💔 Wounded Hero 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ☕ Cozy Mystery Energy

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