50 Books like Beautiful World, Where Are You

Sunburn

by Chloe Michelle Howarth

Her first love is another girl. 1990s Ireland demands she hide behind the boy next door.

4.28

61k+

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Coming Of Age 🤫 Secret Relationship 💕 Best Friends To Lovers 📜 Compulsory Heterosexuality ✝️ Catholic Guilt

Sunburn 91%

Her first love is another girl. 1990s Ireland demands she hide behind the boy next door.

by Chloe Michelle Howarth 2023

4.28

61k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Coming Of Age 🤫 Secret Relationship 💕 Best Friends To Lovers 📜 Compulsory Heterosexuality ✝️ Catholic Guilt

Normal People

by Sally Rooney • 2018

A popular boy and a wealthy outcast girl hide their magnetic connection in small-town Ireland.

3.81

1.9M+

📚 Literary Coming Of Age 🤫 Secret Relationship 💷 Class Difference 😶‍🌫️ Emotional Repression 🏘️ Small Town Ireland

Normal People 92%

A popular boy and a wealthy outcast girl hide their magnetic connection in small-town Ireland.

by Sally Rooney 2018

3.81

1.9M+ ratings

📚 Literary Coming Of Age 🤫 Secret Relationship 💷 Class Difference 😶‍🌫️ Emotional Repression 🏘️ Small Town Ireland

Three Weddings and a Proposal

by Sheila O'Flanagan • 2021

After her boss dies, a Dublin executive's career implodes and her ex returns as her date.

3.81

4k+

🏙️ Single Life ☘️ Irish Setting 💼 Office Politics 👯 Female Friendship 💔 Old Flame Returns

Three Weddings and a Proposal 92%

After her boss dies, a Dublin executive's career implodes and her ex returns as her date.

by Sheila O'Flanagan 2021

3.81

4k+ ratings

🏙️ Single Life ☘️ Irish Setting 💼 Office Politics 👯 Female Friendship 💔 Old Flame Returns

Ready or Not

by Cara Bastone • 2024

A one-night stand leaves Eve pregnant; her best friend's brother becomes her anchor, then her heart.

3.94

94k+

🍼 Unexpected Pregnancy 💕 Best Friend's Brother 🔥 Slow Burn 🏠 Found Family 🌆 Brooklyn Setting

Ready or Not 91%

A one-night stand leaves Eve pregnant; her best friend's brother becomes her anchor, then her heart.

by Cara Bastone 2024

3.94

94k+ ratings

🍼 Unexpected Pregnancy 💕 Best Friend's Brother 🔥 Slow Burn 🏠 Found Family 🌆 Brooklyn Setting

I Love You, I Love You, I Love You

by Laura Dockrill • 2024

When Ella catches a wedding bouquet, sixteen years of secretly loving Lowe come crashing back.

3.86

3k+

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 💭 Mutual Pining 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 😅 Self-Deprecating Humor

I Love You, I Love You, I Love You Summary

I Love You, I Love You, I Love You 91%

When Ella catches a wedding bouquet, sixteen years of secretly loving Lowe come crashing back.

by Laura Dockrill 2024

3.86

3k+ ratings

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 💭 Mutual Pining 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 😅 Self-Deprecating Humor

The Happy Couple

by Naoise Dolan • 2023

Neither could admit their doubts, so they got engaged instead. The wedding is months away.

3.32

20k+

🔍 Relationship Autopsy 💜 Bisexual Protagonist 😏 Dark Humor 🖤 Melancholy Romance 🕸️ Entangled Exes

The Happy Couple 91%

Neither could admit their doubts, so they got engaged instead. The wedding is months away.

by Naoise Dolan 2023

3.32

20k+ ratings

🔍 Relationship Autopsy 💜 Bisexual Protagonist 😏 Dark Humor 🖤 Melancholy Romance 🕸️ Entangled Exes

The Summer of Yes

by Courtney Walsh • 2024

An editor shares a hospital room with a cosmetics mogul. Their pact: a summer of risk.

3.97

21k+

👭 Cross-Generational Friendship 🏠 Found Family ☀️ Grumpy / Sunshine 💕 Slow Burn Romance 🌊 Small Coastal Town

The Summer of Yes 91%

An editor shares a hospital room with a cosmetics mogul. Their pact: a summer of risk.

by Courtney Walsh 2024

3.97

21k+ ratings

👭 Cross-Generational Friendship 🏠 Found Family ☀️ Grumpy / Sunshine 💕 Slow Burn Romance 🌊 Small Coastal Town

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 91%

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

Another Life

by Kristin Hannah • 2004

A childless woman bonds with a pregnant teen, until the birth threatens to break them.

4.18

113k+

🫂 Found Family 🤰 Teen Pregnancy 💘 Second Chance Romance 🏘️ Small Town 💔 Infertility

Another Life 91%

A childless woman bonds with a pregnant teen, until the birth threatens to break them.

by Kristin Hannah 2004

4.18

113k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 🤰 Teen Pregnancy 💘 Second Chance Romance 🏘️ Small Town 💔 Infertility

Love by the Book

by Jessica George • 2026

A lonely novelist befriends a teacher with a secret, then mines her life for fiction.

3.90

7k+

💛 Platonic Love 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 🏠 Found Family 💔 Estranged Sisters 🎭 Secret Double Life

Love by the Book 91%

A lonely novelist befriends a teacher with a secret, then mines her life for fiction.

by Jessica George 2026

3.90

7k+ ratings

💛 Platonic Love 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 🏠 Found Family 💔 Estranged Sisters 🎭 Secret Double Life

Thirst Trap

by Gráinne O'Hare • 2025

Three women, held together by a Belfast house and the ghost of the friend they lost.

3.62

9k+

🫂 Female Friendship 🖤 Grieving A Friend 🏠 Found Family 🌈 Queer Coming Of Age 🌧️ Belfast

Thirst Trap 91%

Three women, held together by a Belfast house and the ghost of the friend they lost.

by Gráinne O'Hare 2025

3.62

9k+ ratings

🫂 Female Friendship 🖤 Grieving A Friend 🏠 Found Family 🌈 Queer Coming Of Age 🌧️ Belfast

June Baby

by Shannon Garvey • 2026

After her mother dies, Ruth is sent to Block Island, into a decade of borrowed home and almost-love.

3.52

10k+

🫂 Found Family 💔 Almost Lovers 👩‍👧 Surrogate Mother 🌊 Melancholic Summer ⛵ Coastal New England

June Baby 91%

After her mother dies, Ruth is sent to Block Island, into a decade of borrowed home and almost-love.

by Shannon Garvey 2026

3.52

10k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 💔 Almost Lovers 👩‍👧 Surrogate Mother 🌊 Melancholic Summer ⛵ Coastal New England

The Interestings

by Meg Wolitzer • 2013

At arts camp, six teenagers decide they are exceptional. Forty years of ordinary life disagree.

3.60

124k+

🎨 Creative Ambition 💰 Class And Privilege 🕰️ Long Friendship 💔 Unrequited Love 🫂 Found Family

The Interestings 91%

At arts camp, six teenagers decide they are exceptional. Forty years of ordinary life disagree.

by Meg Wolitzer 2013

3.60

124k+ ratings

🎨 Creative Ambition 💰 Class And Privilege 🕰️ Long Friendship 💔 Unrequited Love 🫂 Found Family

Oh My God, What a Complete Aisling

by Emer McLysaght • 2017

Aisling has waited years for a proposal. Her boyfriend hasn't noticed.

3.92

13k+

🏠 Found Family 🔒 Family Secrets 💕 Love Triangle 😂 Irish Humor 🌿 Rural Ireland

Oh My God, What a Complete Aisling Summary

Oh My God, What a Complete Aisling 92%

Aisling has waited years for a proposal. Her boyfriend hasn't noticed.

by Emer McLysaght 2017

3.92

13k+ ratings

🏠 Found Family 🔒 Family Secrets 💕 Love Triangle 😂 Irish Humor 🌿 Rural Ireland

The Rachel Incident

by Caroline O'Donoghue • 2023

An Irish bookshop clerk, her gay flatmate, and the married professor they both desire.

4.06

145k+

🏛️ University Campus Novel 👯 Platonic Soulmates 🏳️‍🌈 Gay Awakening 🤫 Secret Affair 🇮🇪 2000s Ireland

The Rachel Incident 92%

An Irish bookshop clerk, her gay flatmate, and the married professor they both desire.

by Caroline O'Donoghue 2023

4.06

145k+ ratings

🏛️ University Campus Novel 👯 Platonic Soulmates 🏳️‍🌈 Gay Awakening 🤫 Secret Affair 🇮🇪 2000s Ireland

Seven Summers

by Paige Toon

After a crash kills her parents, a sculptor spends six summers loving the musician who held her.

4.07

40k+

🖤 Grief Romance 💞 Second Chance Romance 💔 Love Triangle ⏳ Right Person Wrong Time 💫 Bittersweet

Seven Summers 91%

After a crash kills her parents, a sculptor spends six summers loving the musician who held her.

by Paige Toon 2024

4.07

40k+ ratings

🖤 Grief Romance 💞 Second Chance Romance 💔 Love Triangle ⏳ Right Person Wrong Time 💫 Bittersweet

The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus

by Emma Knight • 2025

In Scotland, a student searches for her father's past and finds a family she belongs to.

3.43

28k+

🎓 Campus Novel 🔒 Family Secrets 🏰 Country Estate 💕 Slow Burn Romance 👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Dynamics

The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus Summary

The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus 91%

In Scotland, a student searches for her father's past and finds a family she belongs to.

by Emma Knight 2025

3.43

28k+ ratings

🎓 Campus Novel 🔒 Family Secrets 🏰 Country Estate 💕 Slow Burn Romance 👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Dynamics

Maybe in Another Life

by Taylor Jenkins Reid • 2015

One night out in Los Angeles, one choice, and her life splits in two.

3.79

397k+

🚪 Sliding Doors 💞 Second Chance Romance 🤰 Unexpected Pregnancy 👩‍👧 Single Mother Journey 👨‍👩‍👧 Chosen Family

Maybe in Another Life 91%

One night out in Los Angeles, one choice, and her life splits in two.

by Taylor Jenkins Reid 2015

3.79

397k+ ratings

🚪 Sliding Doors 💞 Second Chance Romance 🤰 Unexpected Pregnancy 👩‍👧 Single Mother Journey 👨‍👩‍👧 Chosen Family

Ask Again, Yes

by Mary Beth Keane • 2019

One cop shoots his neighbor. The children they leave behind spend decades orbiting the ruins.

3.93

206k+

🏠 Family Saga 💞 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🧠 Mental Illness ☘️ Irish American 😬 Suburban Tension

Ask Again, Yes 91%

One cop shoots his neighbor. The children they leave behind spend decades orbiting the ruins.

by Mary Beth Keane 2019

3.93

206k+ ratings

🏠 Family Saga 💞 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🧠 Mental Illness ☘️ Irish American 😬 Suburban Tension

Six Little Words

by Sally Page • 2026

A café noticeboard's Shakespeare quote sparks an art challenge uniting strangers and their secrets.

4.06

4k+

🏡 Small Town 👵 Intergenerational 💕 Found Family 💞 Later-Life Love 🤫 Secret Past

Six Little Words 90%

A café noticeboard's Shakespeare quote sparks an art challenge uniting strangers and their secrets.

by Sally Page 2026

4.06

4k+ ratings

🏡 Small Town 👵 Intergenerational 💕 Found Family 💞 Later-Life Love 🤫 Secret Past

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 90%

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

Morbidly Yours

by Ivy Fairbanks • 2023

A widow offers a fling to her mortician neighbor. He needs a wife. Neither planned on falling.

3.87

39k+

💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🛏️ Friends With Benefits 🌤️ Grumpy-Sunshine ⚰️ Morbid Humor 🇮🇪 Coastal Ireland

Morbidly Yours 90%

A widow offers a fling to her mortician neighbor. He needs a wife. Neither planned on falling.

by Ivy Fairbanks 2023

3.87

39k+ ratings

💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🛏️ Friends With Benefits 🌤️ Grumpy-Sunshine ⚰️ Morbid Humor 🇮🇪 Coastal Ireland

The Other Side of Now

by Paige Harbison • 2025

A hollow Hollywood star wakes in an Irish town, inside the life she never lived.

4.17

21k+

🪞 Parallel Lives 🍀 Small Town Ireland 💔 Lost Friendship 💕 Second Chance Romance 🥲 Bittersweet

The Other Side of Now 90%

A hollow Hollywood star wakes in an Irish town, inside the life she never lived.

by Paige Harbison 2025

4.17

21k+ ratings

🪞 Parallel Lives 🍀 Small Town Ireland 💔 Lost Friendship 💕 Second Chance Romance 🥲 Bittersweet

The Time of My Life

by Cecelia Ahern • 2011

Her neglected life appears as a scruffy man, demanding she face every lie she's told.

3.86

23k+

✨ Everyday Magic 🔄 Quarter-Life Crisis ☎️ Wrong Number Romance 🎭 Living A Lie 👪 Family Expectations

The Time of My Life 90%

Her neglected life appears as a scruffy man, demanding she face every lie she's told.

by Cecelia Ahern 2011

3.86

23k+ ratings

✨ Everyday Magic 🔄 Quarter-Life Crisis ☎️ Wrong Number Romance 🎭 Living A Lie 👪 Family Expectations

Olive

by Emma Gannon • 2020

A journalist questioning motherhood faces a broken engagement and drifting friendships.

3.67

22k+

🤱 Motherhood Choice 👪 Chosen Family 🤝 Friendship Evolution 🏙️ London Life 🍂 Bittersweet

Olive 90%

A journalist questioning motherhood faces a broken engagement and drifting friendships.

by Emma Gannon 2020

3.67

22k+ ratings

🤱 Motherhood Choice 👪 Chosen Family 🤝 Friendship Evolution 🏙️ London Life 🍂 Bittersweet

Normal People

by Sally Rooney • 2021

A popular boy and a lonely girl hide a bond that follows them to university.

4.58

3k+

🤫 Secret Relationship 💰 Class Divide 🎓 Campus Novel 🔄 On-Again Off-Again 🧠 Mental Health Rep

Normal People 90%

A popular boy and a lonely girl hide a bond that follows them to university.

by Sally Rooney 2021

4.58

3k+ ratings

🤫 Secret Relationship 💰 Class Divide 🎓 Campus Novel 🔄 On-Again Off-Again 🧠 Mental Health Rep

The Three Lives of Cate Kay

by Kate Fagan

A woman with three names and a blockbuster novel must face the friend she left behind.

3.73

115k+

📖 Anonymous Author 🔥 Slow Burn Sapphic Romance 🏡 Small Town Homecoming 🚫 Controlling Relationship 💕 Second Chance Love

The Three Lives of Cate Kay 90%

A woman with three names and a blockbuster novel must face the friend she left behind.

by Kate Fagan 2025

3.73

115k+ ratings

📖 Anonymous Author 🔥 Slow Burn Sapphic Romance 🏡 Small Town Homecoming 🚫 Controlling Relationship 💕 Second Chance Love

Conversations with Friends

by Sally Rooney • 2017

A young poet's secret affair with a married actor unravels the friendship she once called love.

3.73

622k+

💔 Extramarital Affair 🏛️ Class Tensions 💜 Bisexual Protagonist ⏳ Age Gap Relationship 🇮🇪 Contemporary Dublin

Conversations with Friends 92%

A young poet's secret affair with a married actor unravels the friendship she once called love.

by Sally Rooney 2017

3.73

622k+ ratings

💔 Extramarital Affair 🏛️ Class Tensions 💜 Bisexual Protagonist ⏳ Age Gap Relationship 🇮🇪 Contemporary Dublin

Homesick

by Silvia Saunders • 2025

A librarian's inheritance buys a flat and a reckoning with the boyfriend who no longer fits.

3.73

2k+

🌱 Millennial Coming Of Age 💰 Inheritance Windfall 💔 Failing Relationship 👩‍👧 Mother Daughter Bond 🧠 Mental Health Decline

Homesick 92%

A librarian's inheritance buys a flat and a reckoning with the boyfriend who no longer fits.

by Silvia Saunders 2025

3.73

2k+ ratings

🌱 Millennial Coming Of Age 💰 Inheritance Windfall 💔 Failing Relationship 👩‍👧 Mother Daughter Bond 🧠 Mental Health Decline

Alternate Endings

by Ali Rosen • 2024

A single mom's new boss is her high school ex, and an Irish castle traps them together.

3.81

7k+

💔 Second Chance Romance 💼 Workplace Romance 🇮🇪 Irish Setting 👩‍👦 Single Mother 🏰 Castle Setting

Alternate Endings 90%

A single mom's new boss is her high school ex, and an Irish castle traps them together.

by Ali Rosen 2024

3.81

7k+ ratings

💔 Second Chance Romance 💼 Workplace Romance 🇮🇪 Irish Setting 👩‍👦 Single Mother 🏰 Castle Setting

Letters from Lighthouse Cottage

by Ali McNamara • 2016

A magical typewriter's letters steer a restless girl toward the love waiting in her seaside town.

4.02

2k+

🌊 English Seaside 🏘️ Small Town Romance 💕 Love Triangle 👫 Childhood Friends To Lovers 💞 Second Chance Love

Letters from Lighthouse Cottage 90%

A magical typewriter's letters steer a restless girl toward the love waiting in her seaside town.

by Ali McNamara 2016

4.02

2k+ ratings

🌊 English Seaside 🏘️ Small Town Romance 💕 Love Triangle 👫 Childhood Friends To Lovers 💞 Second Chance Love

Saoirse

by Charleen Hurtubise • 2026

An American mother in Donegal has a stolen name. Her past is painted into every canvas.

3.94

6k+

📖 Trauma Narrative 🎭 Stolen Identity 🫂 Found Family 💔 Abusive Relationship 🎨 Artist Protagonist

Saoirse 90%

An American mother in Donegal has a stolen name. Her past is painted into every canvas.

by Charleen Hurtubise 2026

3.94

6k+ ratings

📖 Trauma Narrative 🎭 Stolen Identity 🫂 Found Family 💔 Abusive Relationship 🎨 Artist Protagonist

Rich and Pretty

by Rumaan Alam • 2016

One marries into Manhattan privilege, the other stagnates. Their lifelong friendship starts to fray.

2.77

11k+

🫂 Female Friendship 🛤️ Diverging Paths 🌫️ Quiet Melancholy 🗽 New York City 📖 Book Club Fiction

Rich and Pretty 90%

One marries into Manhattan privilege, the other stagnates. Their lifelong friendship starts to fray.

by Rumaan Alam 2016

2.77

11k+ ratings

🫂 Female Friendship 🛤️ Diverging Paths 🌫️ Quiet Melancholy 🗽 New York City 📖 Book Club Fiction

On a Beautiful Day

by Lucy Diamond • 2018

When a car crash disrupts a birthday lunch, four friends must confront their deepest secrets.

3.88

3k+

🖤 Female Friendship 🔒 Secret Past 👨‍👩‍👧 Blended Family 💔 Infertility 🏥 Serious Illness

On a Beautiful Day 90%

When a car crash disrupts a birthday lunch, four friends must confront their deepest secrets.

by Lucy Diamond 2018

3.88

3k+ ratings

🖤 Female Friendship 🔒 Secret Past 👨‍👩‍👧 Blended Family 💔 Infertility 🏥 Serious Illness

Acts of Desperation

by Megan Nolan • 2021

A young woman meets a distant man and starts trading herself for his sporadic affection.

3.70

41k+

🖤 Obsessive Love 💔 Toxic Relationship 🕳️ Self-Destruction 🗣️ Confessional ⛓️ Emotional Abuse

Acts of Desperation 90%

A young woman meets a distant man and starts trading herself for his sporadic affection.

by Megan Nolan 2021

3.70

41k+ ratings

🖤 Obsessive Love 💔 Toxic Relationship 🕳️ Self-Destruction 🗣️ Confessional ⛓️ Emotional Abuse

Before We Were Strangers

by Renee Carlino • 2015

When a divorced photographer spots his college love on the subway, he posts a missed connection.

4.03

169k+

🔄 Second Chance Romance 👫 Friends To Lovers 👶 Secret Baby 💔 Bittersweet Romance ⏰ Wrong Timing

Before We Were Strangers 90%

When a divorced photographer spots his college love on the subway, he posts a missed connection.

by Renee Carlino 2015

4.03

169k+ ratings

🔄 Second Chance Romance 👫 Friends To Lovers 👶 Secret Baby 💔 Bittersweet Romance ⏰ Wrong Timing

Bitter Sweet

by Hattie Williams • 2025

A grieving assistant falls for her married literary idol, and the secret affair nearly destroys her.

3.82

15k+

🕰️ Age Gap Relationship ⚖️ Power Imbalance 🤫 Secret Affair 🫂 Found Family 😢 Mother Loss

Bitter Sweet 90%

A grieving assistant falls for her married literary idol, and the secret affair nearly destroys her.

by Hattie Williams 2025

3.82

15k+ ratings

🕰️ Age Gap Relationship ⚖️ Power Imbalance 🤫 Secret Affair 🫂 Found Family 😢 Mother Loss

Musical Chairs

by Amy Poeppel • 2020

A cellist's summer goes off-key when her grown children and aging father bring their crises home.

3.81

9k+

🔄 Midlife Reinvention 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💛 Platonic Soulmates 🤫 Family Secrets 🎻 Chamber Music

Musical Chairs 90%

A cellist's summer goes off-key when her grown children and aging father bring their crises home.

by Amy Poeppel 2020

3.81

9k+ ratings

🔄 Midlife Reinvention 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💛 Platonic Soulmates 🤫 Family Secrets 🎻 Chamber Music

Addicted to You

by Krista Ritchie • 2013

A fake romance hides her sex addiction and his alcoholism, but their lies are destroying them.

3.70

197k+

🎭 Fake Relationship 🩷 Friends To Lovers 💔 Codependent Love 🖤 Gritty Romance 🩹 Addiction And Recovery

Addicted to You 90%

A fake romance hides her sex addiction and his alcoholism, but their lies are destroying them.

by Krista Ritchie 2013

3.70

197k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Relationship 🩷 Friends To Lovers 💔 Codependent Love 🖤 Gritty Romance 🩹 Addiction And Recovery

Between Us

by Mhairi McFarlane • 2023

Her boyfriend's show exposes her trauma. She investigates, finding a betrayal darker than fiction.

3.70

26k+

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💕 Friends To Lovers 💔 Infidelity 🎭 Blurred Boundaries 🚩 Unreliable Partner

Between Us 92%

Her boyfriend's show exposes her trauma. She investigates, finding a betrayal darker than fiction.

by Mhairi McFarlane 2023

3.70

26k+ ratings

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💕 Friends To Lovers 💔 Infidelity 🎭 Blurred Boundaries 🚩 Unreliable Partner

El tiempo que tuvimos

by Cherry Chic • 2023

Ten years after leaving Ireland, she returns to the boy she left under the fairy tree.

4.31

10k+

🫂 Friends To Lovers 💔 Second Chance Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance 💛 Eating Disorder 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

El tiempo que tuvimos 91%

Ten years after leaving Ireland, she returns to the boy she left under the fairy tree.

by Cherry Chic 2023

4.31

10k+ ratings

🫂 Friends To Lovers 💔 Second Chance Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance 💛 Eating Disorder 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

More Than Enough

by Anna Quindlen

A DNA test upends her identity and sends a woman searching for what family truly means.

3.93

29k+

🧬 Family Secret 🫂 Found Family 👶 Infertility Struggle 🪴 Terminal Illness 🌈 Interracial Family

More Than Enough 90%

A DNA test upends her identity and sends a woman searching for what family truly means.

by Anna Quindlen 2026

3.93

29k+ ratings

🧬 Family Secret 🫂 Found Family 👶 Infertility Struggle 🪴 Terminal Illness 🌈 Interracial Family

What Eden Did Next

by Sheila O'Flanagan • 2022

A widow and her childhood best friend, both raising daughters alone, reconnect. Her in-laws object.

4.04

2k+

🖤 Widow Romance 👫 Childhood Friends To Lovers 👧 Single Parent Romance 💞 Second Chance Love 🇮🇪 Irish Setting

What Eden Did Next 90%

A widow and her childhood best friend, both raising daughters alone, reconnect. Her in-laws object.

by Sheila O'Flanagan 2022

4.04

2k+ ratings

🖤 Widow Romance 👫 Childhood Friends To Lovers 👧 Single Parent Romance 💞 Second Chance Love 🇮🇪 Irish Setting

Mothers and Daughters

by Erica James • 2022

A seaside widow falls in love again while her daughters wrestle infertility and a controlling man.

4.29

6k+

📖 Family Saga 👭 Sibling Rivalry 🤰 Fertility Struggles 🔗 Generational Trauma 🛡️ Domestic Abuse Survivor

Mothers and Daughters 90%

A seaside widow falls in love again while her daughters wrestle infertility and a controlling man.

by Erica James 2022

4.29

6k+ ratings

📖 Family Saga 👭 Sibling Rivalry 🤰 Fertility Struggles 🔗 Generational Trauma 🛡️ Domestic Abuse Survivor

Panenka

by Ronan Hession • 2021

Nicknamed for a missed penalty, a terminally ill man tries to earn back his daughter's love.

3.97

9k+

🌅 Late Life Love 💝 Family Reconciliation 🍺 Male Camaraderie 🌫️ Quiet Melancholy 🇮🇪 Small Town Ireland

Panenka 90%

Nicknamed for a missed penalty, a terminally ill man tries to earn back his daughter's love.

by Ronan Hession 2021

3.97

9k+ ratings

🌅 Late Life Love 💝 Family Reconciliation 🍺 Male Camaraderie 🌫️ Quiet Melancholy 🇮🇪 Small Town Ireland

If We Ever Meet Again

by Ana Huang • 2020

She believes in love; he swears it's a myth. A year in Shanghai will test them.

3.54

71k+

📚 Study Abroad Romance 🎓 College Romance 🫂 Friends To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn 🌸 Virgin Heroine

If We Ever Meet Again 90%

She believes in love; he swears it's a myth. A year in Shanghai will test them.

by Ana Huang 2020

3.54

71k+ ratings

📚 Study Abroad Romance 🎓 College Romance 🫂 Friends To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn 🌸 Virgin Heroine

The Library of Borrowed Hearts

by Lucy Gilmore • 2024

Raising three siblings, a librarian discovers a vintage novel whose margins carry a secret romance.

3.85

19k+

📖 Dual Timeline Romance 📚 Books About Books 🏠 Found Family 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 💌 Secret Romance

The Library of Borrowed Hearts 90%

Raising three siblings, a librarian discovers a vintage novel whose margins carry a secret romance.

by Lucy Gilmore 2024

3.85

19k+ ratings

📖 Dual Timeline Romance 📚 Books About Books 🏠 Found Family 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 💌 Secret Romance

Falling for Gage

by Mia Sheridan • 2024

A hotel heir's one night with a small-town waitress threatens the perfect future his family planned.

3.95

15k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 💰 Class Divide 🌙 One Night Stand 🔍 Family Secrets 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Falling for Gage 90%

A hotel heir's one night with a small-town waitress threatens the perfect future his family planned.

by Mia Sheridan 2024

3.95

15k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 💰 Class Divide 🌙 One Night Stand 🔍 Family Secrets 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

It Happened One Summer

by Tessa Bailey • 2021

An LA socialite's banishment to a fishing town pits her against a gruff widowed sea captain.

3.90

724k+

🎣 Small Town Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🖤 Widowed Hero

It Happened One Summer 90%

An LA socialite's banishment to a fishing town pits her against a gruff widowed sea captain.

by Tessa Bailey 2021

3.90

724k+ ratings

🎣 Small Town Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🖤 Widowed Hero

One True Loves

by Taylor Jenkins Reid • 2016

On their first anniversary, her husband vanished. Now she's engaged again. Then he comes back.

4.02

747k+

📖 Book Club Fiction 💔 Love Triangle 🎓 High School Sweethearts 🏡 Small Town Return 🍂 Bittersweet

One True Loves 90%

On their first anniversary, her husband vanished. Now she's engaged again. Then he comes back.

by Taylor Jenkins Reid 2016

4.02

747k+ ratings

📖 Book Club Fiction 💔 Love Triangle 🎓 High School Sweethearts 🏡 Small Town Return 🍂 Bittersweet

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