50 Books like Beneath the Stars

Catch the Sun

by Jennifer Hartmann

When a killer's sister returns home, her only shelter is the boy next door who loved her first.

4.24

39k+

🩹 Trauma Recovery Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🌅 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🛡️ Protective Hero 💘 Boy Falls First

Catch the Sun 93%

When a killer's sister returns home, her only shelter is the boy next door who loved her first.

by Jennifer Hartmann 2024

4.24

39k+ ratings

🩹 Trauma Recovery Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🌅 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🛡️ Protective Hero 💘 Boy Falls First

Disgrace

by Brittainy C. Cherry • 2018

A pastor's daughter returns home divorced and collides with the town outcast over a broken car.

4.31

33k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Broken Hero 🐢 Slow Burn 😇😈 Good Girl X Bad Boy

Disgrace 95%

A pastor's daughter returns home divorced and collides with the town outcast over a broken car.

by Brittainy C. Cherry 2018

4.31

33k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Broken Hero 🐢 Slow Burn 😇😈 Good Girl X Bad Boy

The Boy & His Ribbon

by Pepper Winters • 2018

At ten, he fled captivity carrying an infant. At twenty-eight, he can't escape loving her.

4.40

11k+

🖤 Dark Forbidden Romance 🛡️ Guardian Ward Romance 💔 Trauma Bonded 🥀 Mutual Pining 🏠 Found Family

The Boy & His Ribbon 94%

At ten, he fled captivity carrying an infant. At twenty-eight, he can't escape loving her.

by Pepper Winters 2018

4.40

11k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Forbidden Romance 🛡️ Guardian Ward Romance 💔 Trauma Bonded 🥀 Mutual Pining 🏠 Found Family

Hopeless

by Colleen Hoover • 2012

Sky Davis meets Dean Holder, and the bracelet on her wrist reopens a past they share.

4.22

690k+

💞 Reunion Romance 🩹 Trauma Healing 🛡️ Protective Hero 🕵️ Dark Secrets 🌧️ Sexual Abuse Survivor

Hopeless 93%

Sky Davis meets Dean Holder, and the bracelet on her wrist reopens a past they share.

by Colleen Hoover 2012

4.22

690k+ ratings

💞 Reunion Romance 🩹 Trauma Healing 🛡️ Protective Hero 🕵️ Dark Secrets 🌧️ Sexual Abuse Survivor

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 93%

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

Where We Left Off

by Sapphire Hale • 2022

A rainstorm reunites her with the ex-best friend she's about to call stepbrother.

3.11

9k+

🔄 Second Chance Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🎓 High School Romance 💭 Secret Pining 🩹 Trauma Healing

Where We Left Off 93%

A rainstorm reunites her with the ex-best friend she's about to call stepbrother.

by Sapphire Hale 2022

3.11

9k+ ratings

🔄 Second Chance Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🎓 High School Romance 💭 Secret Pining 🩹 Trauma Healing

Beverly

by Laura J. Robert • 2025

A broken foster boy, the cop's daughter who saves him, and a love that undoes them.

3.49

2k+

👫 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🔄 Second Chance Love 🚫 Forbidden Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 💌 Unsent Love Letters

Beverly 93%

A broken foster boy, the cop's daughter who saves him, and a love that undoes them.

by Laura J. Robert 2025

3.49

2k+ ratings

👫 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🔄 Second Chance Love 🚫 Forbidden Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 💌 Unsent Love Letters

Losing Traction

by Amo Jones • 2016

Two scorching weeks with a rockstar. Two years of silence. Now she's trapped on his tour.

4.25

2k+

🏍️ Motorcycle Club Romance 🎸 Rockstar Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance 🚐 Forced Proximity 🖤 Possessive Hero

Losing Traction 93%

Two scorching weeks with a rockstar. Two years of silence. Now she's trapped on his tour.

by Amo Jones 2016

4.25

2k+ ratings

🏍️ Motorcycle Club Romance 🎸 Rockstar Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance 🚐 Forced Proximity 🖤 Possessive Hero

Love and Other Words

by Christina Lauren • 2018

Her first love is back after eleven years. Her engagement was never built to survive him.

4.21

831k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 📖 Dual Timeline Romance 👫 Friends To Lovers 💕 First Love 📚 Bookish Romance

Love and Other Words 93%

Her first love is back after eleven years. Her engagement was never built to survive him.

by Christina Lauren 2018

4.21

831k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 📖 Dual Timeline Romance 👫 Friends To Lovers 💕 First Love 📚 Bookish Romance

Rewrite Our Story

by Kat Singleton • 2023

Her mother figure's funeral brings a novelist home to face the cowboy who broke her heart.

3.93

25k+

🔄 Second Chance Romance 🏘️ Small Town 🐴 Ranch Life 🌱 Childhood Friends To Lovers 💔 Shared Grief

Rewrite Our Story 94%

Her mother figure's funeral brings a novelist home to face the cowboy who broke her heart.

by Kat Singleton 2023

3.93

25k+ ratings

🔄 Second Chance Romance 🏘️ Small Town 🐴 Ranch Life 🌱 Childhood Friends To Lovers 💔 Shared Grief

Te espero en el fin del mundo

by Andrea Longarela • 2021

She runs toward the world. He builds roots in Montana. Their childhood love won't let go.

4.09

25k+

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🏡 Small Town Romance 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🧸 Childhood Sweethearts ⏳ Dual Timeline

Te espero en el fin del mundo 94%

She runs toward the world. He builds roots in Montana. Their childhood love won't let go.

by Andrea Longarela 2021

4.09

25k+ ratings

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🏡 Small Town Romance 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🧸 Childhood Sweethearts ⏳ Dual Timeline

Where the Wildflowers Grow

by Terah Shelton Harris

An escaped convict hides on a flower farm, where loving the farmer risks her stolen freedom.

4.17

20k+

🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Trauma Survivor Heroine 🎭 Hidden Identity 🕊️ Sacrificial Love

Where the Wildflowers Grow 93%

An escaped convict hides on a flower farm, where loving the farmer risks her stolen freedom.

by Terah Shelton Harris 2026

4.17

20k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Trauma Survivor Heroine 🎭 Hidden Identity 🕊️ Sacrificial Love

Leo

by Mia Sheridan • 2013

After her first love vanished, Evie falls for the stranger who claims he's dead.

3.97

43k+

🔄 Second Chance Love 💕 Childhood Sweethearts 🎭 Hidden Identity 🏠 Chosen Family 💔 Angsty Romance

Leo 93%

After her first love vanished, Evie falls for the stranger who claims he's dead.

by Mia Sheridan 2013

3.97

43k+ ratings

🔄 Second Chance Love 💕 Childhood Sweethearts 🎭 Hidden Identity 🏠 Chosen Family 💔 Angsty Romance

Easy

by Tammara Webber • 2012

A freshman's attraction to her campus rescuer unravels when she discovers he's also her tutor.

4.07

230k+

🎓 New Adult Romance 🏫 Campus Romance 🛡️ Mysterious Protector 🎭 Hidden Identity ❤️‍🩹 Trauma Healing

Easy 93%

A freshman's attraction to her campus rescuer unravels when she discovers he's also her tutor.

by Tammara Webber 2012

4.07

230k+ ratings

🎓 New Adult Romance 🏫 Campus Romance 🛡️ Mysterious Protector 🎭 Hidden Identity ❤️‍🩹 Trauma Healing

Blacklist

by Geneva Lee • 2020

At her father's funeral, her ex returns armed with a hit list and a fake-dating ultimatum.

3.81

2k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Fake Relationship 💎 Class Divide 🔐 Family Secrets

Blacklist 93%

At her father's funeral, her ex returns armed with a hit list and a fake-dating ultimatum.

by Geneva Lee 2020

3.81

2k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Fake Relationship 💎 Class Divide 🔐 Family Secrets

Swear on This Life

by Renee Carlino • 2016

Her life story is a bestseller, written by the boy she left on a dirt road.

4.13

61k+

🔄 Second Chance Romance 👧 Childhood Friends To Lovers 📖 Book Within A Book ✍️ Writer Protagonist 🩹 Trauma Healing

Swear on This Life 93%

Her life story is a bestseller, written by the boy she left on a dirt road.

by Renee Carlino 2016

4.13

61k+ ratings

🔄 Second Chance Romance 👧 Childhood Friends To Lovers 📖 Book Within A Book ✍️ Writer Protagonist 🩹 Trauma Healing

Until Friday Night

by Abbi Glines • 2015

A mute, traumatized girl and a quarterback losing his father collide: she speaks only to him.

3.86

69k+

🏈 High School Football 🤐 Selective Mutism 🩹 Trauma Bonding 💔 Shared Grief 🖤 Wounded Hero

Until Friday Night 93%

A mute, traumatized girl and a quarterback losing his father collide: she speaks only to him.

by Abbi Glines 2015

3.86

69k+ ratings

🏈 High School Football 🤐 Selective Mutism 🩹 Trauma Bonding 💔 Shared Grief 🖤 Wounded Hero

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 93%

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

Black Swan Affair

by K.L. Kreig

She marries her best friend for revenge, then must learn to love the man she wed.

4.02

15k+

🔺 Love Triangle 👫 Best Friend To Lover 💔 Pining Hero 🏘️ Small Town 🤫 Family Secrets

Black Swan Affair 93%

She marries her best friend for revenge, then must learn to love the man she wed.

by K.L. Kreig 2016

4.02

15k+ ratings

🔺 Love Triangle 👫 Best Friend To Lover 💔 Pining Hero 🏘️ Small Town 🤫 Family Secrets

Don't Take the Girl

by L.A. Ferro • 2025

Vanished after saving her life. Six years later, the boy next door comes home with a new name.

4.00

2k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🌱 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🏡 Small Town Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 🔑 Family Secrets

Don't Take the Girl 94%

Vanished after saving her life. Six years later, the boy next door comes home with a new name.

by L.A. Ferro 2025

4.00

2k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🌱 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🏡 Small Town Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 🔑 Family Secrets

His Darling Freckles

by Alecsa Kayser

A missed birthday call broke their childhood friendship. Now they live on the same street.

3.83

395

🔄 Second Chance Romance ➡️ Friends To Lovers 🌱 Childhood Sweethearts 💘 He Falls First 🐌 Slow Burn

His Darling Freckles 94%

A missed birthday call broke their childhood friendship. Now they live on the same street.

by Alecsa Kayser

3.83

395 ratings

🔄 Second Chance Romance ➡️ Friends To Lovers 🌱 Childhood Sweethearts 💘 He Falls First 🐌 Slow Burn

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 93%

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

Eleanor & Grey

by Brittainy C. Cherry • 2019

His new nanny is his first love. His grief won't let her reach him.

4.32

40k+

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 💞 Friends To Lovers 👨‍👧‍👧 Single Dad Nanny 🧸 Childhood Sweethearts 🕊️ Grief And Healing

Eleanor & Grey 93%

His new nanny is his first love. His grief won't let her reach him.

by Brittainy C. Cherry 2019

4.32

40k+ ratings

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 💞 Friends To Lovers 👨‍👧‍👧 Single Dad Nanny 🧸 Childhood Sweethearts 🕊️ Grief And Healing

When the Stars Fall

by Emery Rose • 2020

A boy promised her forever. War returned a stranger who could not bear her love.

4.11

11k+

🎖️ Military Romance 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🌱 Childhood Friends To Lovers 💢 Wounded Warrior 🏘️ Small Town Romance

When the Stars Fall 93%

A boy promised her forever. War returned a stranger who could not bear her love.

by Emery Rose 2020

4.11

11k+ ratings

🎖️ Military Romance 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🌱 Childhood Friends To Lovers 💢 Wounded Warrior 🏘️ Small Town Romance

Smoky Darling

by S.J. Tilly • 2023

A teacher's camping trip with her childhood crush turns dangerous when a stalker closes in.

3.94

25k+

💌 Childhood Crush 🏕️ Forced Proximity 🏡 Small Town ⏳ Age Gap 🔥 Slow Burn

Smoky Darling 93%

A teacher's camping trip with her childhood crush turns dangerous when a stalker closes in.

by S.J. Tilly 2023

3.94

25k+ ratings

💌 Childhood Crush 🏕️ Forced Proximity 🏡 Small Town ⏳ Age Gap 🔥 Slow Burn

Falling Like Leaves

by Misty Wilson • 2025

A city teen's fall festival exile reopens a childhood romance with a baker who won't forgive.

3.79

27k+

🍂 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🏡 City To Small Town 💖 Second Chance Love 🎃 Autumn Festival ☕ Cozy Romance Vibes

Falling Like Leaves 93%

A city teen's fall festival exile reopens a childhood romance with a baker who won't forgive.

by Misty Wilson 2025

3.79

27k+ ratings

🍂 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🏡 City To Small Town 💖 Second Chance Love 🎃 Autumn Festival ☕ Cozy Romance Vibes

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 93%

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

Bully

by Penelope Douglas • 2013

Her best friend became her bully. After a year in France, she's back, fearless and done running.

3.84

231k+

😈 Bully Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🌑 Dark Romance 🔥 Bad Boy Hero 🏫 High School Setting

Bully 94%

Her best friend became her bully. After a year in France, she's back, fearless and done running.

by Penelope Douglas 2013

3.84

231k+ ratings

😈 Bully Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🌑 Dark Romance 🔥 Bad Boy Hero 🏫 High School Setting

The Sweet Gum Tree

by Katherine Allred • 2005

Alix loves the town outcast, but violence exiles him and a secret traps her fifteen years.

4.25

31k+

💞 Second Chance Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🌱 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🛤️ Wrong Side Of The Tracks 💍 Marriage Of Convenience

The Sweet Gum Tree 94%

Alix loves the town outcast, but violence exiles him and a secret traps her fifteen years.

by Katherine Allred 2005

4.25

31k+ ratings

💞 Second Chance Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🌱 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🛤️ Wrong Side Of The Tracks 💍 Marriage Of Convenience

Every Summer After

by Carley Fortune

Twelve years after breaking him, his mother's funeral brings her back to their lake.

4.16

963k+

🖤 Childhood Sweethearts ☀️ Summer Cottage Romance 🔥 Slow Burn ⏳ Dual Timeline 💔 Angsty Romance

Every Summer After 93%

Twelve years after breaking him, his mother's funeral brings her back to their lake.

by Carley Fortune 2022

4.16

963k+ ratings

🖤 Childhood Sweethearts ☀️ Summer Cottage Romance 🔥 Slow Burn ⏳ Dual Timeline 💔 Angsty Romance

One More Song

by Annah Conwell • 2022

A bridesmaid must duet with her country star ex: the best friend's brother who left her.

4.09

2k+

💞 Second Chance Romance 🎵 Musician Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance 👫 Best Friend's Brother 🤝 Forced Proximity

One More Song 93%

A bridesmaid must duet with her country star ex: the best friend's brother who left her.

by Annah Conwell 2022

4.09

2k+ ratings

💞 Second Chance Romance 🎵 Musician Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance 👫 Best Friend's Brother 🤝 Forced Proximity

Cowboy Casual

by Holly Renee • 2025

Blaire Monroe flees D.C. scandal for Tennessee, crashing into the single-dad cowboy she left behind.

4.06

34k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🤠 Cowboy Romance 👧 Single Dad 🏠 Forced Proximity

Cowboy Casual 92%

Blaire Monroe flees D.C. scandal for Tennessee, crashing into the single-dad cowboy she left behind.

by Holly Renee 2025

4.06

34k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🤠 Cowboy Romance 👧 Single Dad 🏠 Forced Proximity

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 92%

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

In Your Dreams

by Sarah Adams • 2025

A struggling chef takes over a restaurant her brother's best friend invented during one phone call.

3.98

90k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 👩‍🍳 Culinary Romance 🤫 Secret Pining Hero 🧁 Cinnamon Roll Hero

In Your Dreams 92%

A struggling chef takes over a restaurant her brother's best friend invented during one phone call.

by Sarah Adams 2025

3.98

90k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 👩‍🍳 Culinary Romance 🤫 Secret Pining Hero 🧁 Cinnamon Roll Hero

Pretty Reckless

by L.J. Shen • 2019

She destroyed his sister's future. Now he's her foster brother, and hate feels like desire.

4.04

83k+

😈 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🥀 Dark Romance 🏫 High School Romance 👑 Mean Girl Redemption

Pretty Reckless 92%

She destroyed his sister's future. Now he's her foster brother, and hate feels like desire.

by L.J. Shen 2019

4.04

83k+ ratings

😈 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🥀 Dark Romance 🏫 High School Romance 👑 Mean Girl Redemption

Archer's Voice

by Mia Sheridan • 2016

A grieving woman falls for a mute loner whose silence shelters a small town's darkest sin.

4.16

704k+

🏡 Small-Town Romance 🤫 Mute Hero 🩹 Hurt/Comfort 🕯️ Slow Burn 💔 Emotional Scars

Archer's Voice 92%

A grieving woman falls for a mute loner whose silence shelters a small town's darkest sin.

by Mia Sheridan 2016

4.16

704k+ ratings

🏡 Small-Town Romance 🤫 Mute Hero 🩹 Hurt/Comfort 🕯️ Slow Burn 💔 Emotional Scars

An Optimist's Guide to Heartbreak

by Jennifer Hartmann

Ten years after losing him, she's his new receptionist. One rule: never mention his dead sister.

4.16

16k+

🫂 Friends To Lovers 💔 Second Chance Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔧 Workplace Romance

An Optimist's Guide to Heartbreak Summary

An Optimist's Guide to Heartbreak 92%

Ten years after losing him, she's his new receptionist. One rule: never mention his dead sister.

by Jennifer Hartmann 2023

4.16

16k+ ratings

🫂 Friends To Lovers 💔 Second Chance Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔧 Workplace Romance

Show Me You Remember

by Hannah Cowan • 2026

Divorced, she returns to the cowboy who went to prison for her. He won't forgive her.

3.96

3k+

🔄 Second Chance Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance 🤠 Cowboy Romance 👥 Brother's Best Friend 🏠 Forced Proximity

Show Me You Remember 93%

Divorced, she returns to the cowboy who went to prison for her. He won't forgive her.

by Hannah Cowan 2026

3.96

3k+ ratings

🔄 Second Chance Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance 🤠 Cowboy Romance 👥 Brother's Best Friend 🏠 Forced Proximity

June First

by Jennifer Hartmann • 2022

Orphaned at six and raised as her brother, Brant has always loved June in secret.

4.11

40k+

🚫 Forbidden Romance 🌱 Childhood Friends To Lovers 👥 Brother's Best Friend 💔 Trauma Bonded 🔄 Second Chance

June First 93%

Orphaned at six and raised as her brother, Brant has always loved June in secret.

by Jennifer Hartmann 2022

4.11

40k+ ratings

🚫 Forbidden Romance 🌱 Childhood Friends To Lovers 👥 Brother's Best Friend 💔 Trauma Bonded 🔄 Second Chance

Wild Card

by Karina Halle • 2017

Her mother's illness sends Rachel home to the cowboy who broke her heart eight years ago.

3.78

7k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🐴 Childhood Sweethearts 🐎 Ranch Life 🏚️ Forced Proximity

Wild Card 92%

Her mother's illness sends Rachel home to the cowboy who broke her heart eight years ago.

by Karina Halle 2017

3.78

7k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🐴 Childhood Sweethearts 🐎 Ranch Life 🏚️ Forced Proximity

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 92%

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

Hello Single Dad

by Kelsie Hoss • 2021

A guidance counselor falls for a single dad, only to find he is her student's father.

3.95

15k+

👨‍👦 Single Dad Romance 👗 Plus Size Heroine 🚫 Forbidden Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 🏠 Found Family

Hello Single Dad 92%

A guidance counselor falls for a single dad, only to find he is her student's father.

by Kelsie Hoss 2021

3.95

15k+ ratings

👨‍👦 Single Dad Romance 👗 Plus Size Heroine 🚫 Forbidden Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 🏠 Found Family

Great and Precious Things

by Rebecca Yarros • 2020

A black-sheep soldier returns to a dying father, a hostile town, and his brother's ex.

4.04

77k+

🏡 Small Town Romance 💘 Second Chance Romance 💔 Brother's Ex 🪖 Military Hero 🥀 Black Sheep Hero

Great and Precious Things 92%

A black-sheep soldier returns to a dying father, a hostile town, and his brother's ex.

by Rebecca Yarros 2020

4.04

77k+ ratings

🏡 Small Town Romance 💘 Second Chance Romance 💔 Brother's Ex 🪖 Military Hero 🥀 Black Sheep 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

Lotus

by Jennifer Hartmann • 2021

Twenty-two years captive, he returns to his best friend. His memories could destroy them both.

4.17

83k+

🧒 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🏠 Missing Person Returns 🌱 Trauma Recovery 💔 Damaged Hero 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Lotus 93%

Twenty-two years captive, he returns to his best friend. His memories could destroy them both.

by Jennifer Hartmann 2021

4.17

83k+ ratings

🧒 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🏠 Missing Person Returns 🌱 Trauma Recovery 💔 Damaged Hero 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

A Love Letter to Whiskey

by Kandi Steiner

A pact at seventeen, eleven years of wrong timing, and the only man she ever wanted.

4.15

111k+

💫 Second Chance Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers ⏳ Right Person Wrong Time 💔 Emotional Angst 🌊 Beach Town

A Love Letter to Whiskey 92%

A pact at seventeen, eleven years of wrong timing, and the only man she ever wanted.

by Kandi Steiner 2021

4.15

111k+ ratings

💫 Second Chance Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers ⏳ Right Person Wrong Time 💔 Emotional Angst 🌊 Beach Town

Done and Dusted

by Lyla Sage • 2023

A barrel racer returns home to heal and starts sleeping with her brother's best friend.

3.79

305k+

🤠 Cowboy Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance 👬 Brothers Best Friend 🩹 Trauma Healing 🧠 Neurodivergent Heroine

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