50 Books like Catch the Sun

Close to You

by Nissa Renzo

A mute girl loves her adoptive brother. Their secret could destroy the family that saved her.

3.74

9k+

🫂 Found Family 💞 Friends To Lovers 🖤 High Angst 🛡️ Protective Hero 💔 Trauma Recovery

Close to You 95%

A mute girl loves her adoptive brother. Their secret could destroy the family that saved her.

by Nissa Renzo 2026

3.74

9k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 💞 Friends To Lovers 🖤 High Angst 🛡️ Protective Hero 💔 Trauma Recovery

Un amigo gratis

by Inma Rubiales • 2019

A guarded boy falls for the girl whose free-friendship project won't let him stay invisible.

4.16

3k+

🫂 Friends To Lovers 💔 Tragic Romance 🏠 Found Family ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 👥 Dual Pov

Un amigo gratis 95%

A guarded boy falls for the girl whose free-friendship project won't let him stay invisible.

by Inma Rubiales 2019

4.16

3k+ ratings

🫂 Friends To Lovers 💔 Tragic Romance 🏠 Found Family ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 👥 Dual Pov

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 95%

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

A Thousand Boy Kisses

by Tillie Cole • 2016

Childhood soulmates reunite after years apart, only to learn her days are numbered.

4.03

468k+

🍃 Childhood Sweethearts 🕊️ Terminal Illness 💕 Friends To Lovers 💔 Second Chance Romance 😢 Bittersweet Ending

A Thousand Boy Kisses 95%

Childhood soulmates reunite after years apart, only to learn her days are numbered.

by Tillie Cole 2016

4.03

468k+ ratings

🍃 Childhood Sweethearts 🕊️ Terminal Illness 💕 Friends To Lovers 💔 Second Chance Romance 😢 Bittersweet Ending

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 95%

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

Friends to Lovers Series Volume 1 and 2 If He Had Been with Me + If Only I had Told Her

by Laura Nowlin

Neighbors since birth, they've shared everything but the one truth that could change it all.

3.86

74k+

👫 Friends To Lovers 💔 Tragic Romance ⏰ Right Person Wrong Time 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 😭 Tearjerker

Friends to Lovers Series Volume 1 and 2 If He Had Been with Me + If Only I had Told Her Summary

Friends to Lovers Series Volume 1 and 2 If He Had Been with Me + If Only I had Told Her 95%

Neighbors since birth, they've shared everything but the one truth that could change it all.

by Laura Nowlin

3.86

74k+ ratings

👫 Friends To Lovers 💔 Tragic Romance ⏰ Right Person Wrong Time 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 😭 Tearjerker

Until You

by Catharina Maura • 2021

A tech CEO returns to his best friend's sister, not knowing she's his anonymous online vigilante.

3.86

38k+

💼 Workplace Romance 💖 Brother's Best Friend 🎭 Secret Identity 🏠 Forced Proximity 🛡️ Protective Hero

Until You 95%

A tech CEO returns to his best friend's sister, not knowing she's his anonymous online vigilante.

by Catharina Maura 2021

3.86

38k+ ratings

💼 Workplace Romance 💖 Brother's Best Friend 🎭 Secret Identity 🏠 Forced Proximity 🛡️ Protective Hero

If He Had Been With Me

by Laura Nowlin • 2013

She always loved the boy next door. She never told him. Now she never will.

3.78

598k+

🖤 Tragic Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 💔 Unspoken Love ⏰ Right Person Wrong Time 🌊 Growing Apart

If He Had Been With Me 95%

She always loved the boy next door. She never told him. Now she never will.

by Laura Nowlin 2013

3.78

598k+ ratings

🖤 Tragic Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 💔 Unspoken Love ⏰ Right Person Wrong Time 🌊 Growing Apart

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 95%

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

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 94%

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

The Sea of Tranquility

by Katja Millay • 2012

A mute girl, a grieving boy, and a garage where silence says everything.

4.28

89k+

🖤 Trauma Romance 💔 Broken Boy Broken Girl 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🏠 Found Family 😢 Tearjerker

The Sea of Tranquility 94%

A mute girl, a grieving boy, and a garage where silence says everything.

by Katja Millay 2012

4.28

89k+ ratings

🖤 Trauma Romance 💔 Broken Boy Broken Girl 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🏠 Found Family 😢 Tearjerker

The Infinity Between Us

by N.S. Perkins • 2021

After a family betrayal, estranged sweethearts must share their beach house for one summer.

3.82

29k+

🔄 Second Chance Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 👫 Childhood Friends 🏠 Forced Proximity 💔 Shared Grief

The Infinity Between Us 94%

After a family betrayal, estranged sweethearts must share their beach house for one summer.

by N.S. Perkins 2021

3.82

29k+ ratings

🔄 Second Chance Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 👫 Childhood Friends 🏠 Forced Proximity 💔 Shared Grief

The Problem with Forever

by Jennifer L. Armentrout • 2016

A near-mute survivor of abuse starts high school and finds her childhood protector in speech class.

3.96

66k+

🫂 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🏠 Foster Care Survivors 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🎤 Finding Your Voice 💔 Tearjerker Romance

The Problem with Forever 94%

A near-mute survivor of abuse starts high school and finds her childhood protector in speech class.

by Jennifer L. Armentrout 2016

3.96

66k+ ratings

🫂 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🏠 Foster Care Survivors 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🎤 Finding Your Voice 💔 Tearjerker Romance

The Summer We Fell

by Elizabeth O'Roark • 2023

She was his teammate's girl. One forbidden summer changed everything. Now she's back.

4.00

40k+

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 💔 Forbidden Love 🏠 Found Family 🩹 Trauma Healing 🎤 Musician Heroine

The Summer We Fell 94%

She was his teammate's girl. One forbidden summer changed everything. Now she's back.

by Elizabeth O'Roark 2023

4.00

40k+ ratings

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 💔 Forbidden Love 🏠 Found Family 🩹 Trauma Healing 🎤 Musician Heroine

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 94%

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

Always You

by Kirsty Moseley • 2012

He's the biggest player and her fiercest protector; falling for him could shatter their friendship.

3.89

22k+

🤝 Friends To Lovers 🛡️ Protective Hero 🔺 Love Triangle 👰 Young Marriage 🩹 Trauma Recovery

Always You 94%

He's the biggest player and her fiercest protector; falling for him could shatter their friendship.

by Kirsty Moseley 2012

3.89

22k+ ratings

🤝 Friends To Lovers 🛡️ Protective Hero 🔺 Love Triangle 👰 Young Marriage 🩹 Trauma Recovery

Ugly Love

by Colleen Hoover • 2014

Her neighbor wants her body without her questions. She agrees, then falls anyway.

3.99

2.3M+

🥀 Angsty Romance 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🤝 No Strings Attached 😶 Damaged Hero 🚪 Neighbors To Lovers

Ugly Love 94%

Her neighbor wants her body without her questions. She agrees, then falls anyway.

by Colleen Hoover 2014

3.99

2.3M+ ratings

🥀 Angsty Romance 🩹 Trauma Recovery 🤝 No Strings Attached 😶 Damaged Hero 🚪 Neighbors To Lovers

One Small Thing

by Erin Watt • 2018

After a reckless night with a stranger, seventeen-year-old Beth discovers he killed her sister.

3.80

11k+

💔 Forbidden Love 🕊️ Grief And Healing 🏚️ Family Dysfunction 🏘️ Small Town Gossip 🔒 Controlling Parents

One Small Thing 95%

After a reckless night with a stranger, seventeen-year-old Beth discovers he killed her sister.

by Erin Watt 2018

3.80

11k+ ratings

💔 Forbidden Love 🕊️ Grief And Healing 🏚️ Family Dysfunction 🏘️ Small Town Gossip 🔒 Controlling Parents

The Air He Breathes

by Brittainy C. Cherry • 2015

A widow and a grieving recluse use each other as stand-ins for their dead spouses.

4.12

75k+

🏘️ Small-Town Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 👧 Single Parent Romance 🏠 Neighbors To Lovers 😢 Tearjerker Romance

The Air He Breathes 95%

A widow and a grieving recluse use each other as stand-ins for their dead spouses.

by Brittainy C. Cherry 2015

4.12

75k+ ratings

🏘️ Small-Town Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 👧 Single Parent Romance 🏠 Neighbors To Lovers 😢 Tearjerker Romance

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 94%

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

Heartache and Hope

by Jay McLean • 2019

A mother broken by war. A basketball dream. Two teens collide, knowing love cannot save them.

4.07

10k+

🏫 High School Romance ⏰ Right Person Wrong Time 💔 Bittersweet Ending 👥 Dual Pov 🩺 Young Caregiver

Heartache and Hope 94%

A mother broken by war. A basketball dream. Two teens collide, knowing love cannot save them.

by Jay McLean 2019

4.07

10k+ ratings

🏫 High School Romance ⏰ Right Person Wrong Time 💔 Bittersweet Ending 👥 Dual Pov 🩺 Young Caregiver

If You Stayed

by Brittainy C. Cherry • 2025

Her cruel husband's new architect is her first love, and he doesn't remember her at all.

4.20

10k+

💔 Second Chance Romance 🛡️ Domestic Abuse Survival 🌸 Childhood Sweethearts 💭 Amnesia Romance 🏠 Found Family

If You Stayed 94%

Her cruel husband's new architect is her first love, and he doesn't remember her at all.

by Brittainy C. Cherry 2025

4.20

10k+ ratings

💔 Second Chance Romance 🛡️ Domestic Abuse Survival 🌸 Childhood Sweethearts 💭 Amnesia Romance 🏠 Found Family

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 94%

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

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 94%

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

Slammed

by Colleen Hoover • 2012

Her new neighbor shares her love of poetry and loss. Then she discovers he's her teacher.

4.14

454k+

🍎 Student Teacher Romance 🏠 Boy Next Door 🎤 Poetry Slam 💘 Forbidden Love 💀 Terminal Illness

Slammed 94%

Her new neighbor shares her love of poetry and loss. Then she discovers he's her teacher.

by Colleen Hoover 2012

4.14

454k+ ratings

🍎 Student Teacher Romance 🏠 Boy Next Door 🎤 Poetry Slam 💘 Forbidden Love 💀 Terminal Illness

Whispered Prayers of a Girl

by Alex Grayson • 2017

A widowed mother and her mute daughter, snowbound with a scarred recluse who knows their grief.

4.35

2k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 👩‍👧‍👦 Single Parent Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔥 Scarred Hero 💔 Widowed Protagonists

Whispered Prayers of a Girl 94%

A widowed mother and her mute daughter, snowbound with a scarred recluse who knows their grief.

by Alex Grayson 2017

4.35

2k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 👩‍👧‍👦 Single Parent Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔥 Scarred Hero 💔 Widowed Protagonists

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 94%

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

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

3k+

🏘️ 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

3k+ ratings

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

Cruel and Beautiful

by A.M. Hargrove • 2015

She promised her dying husband she'd live. Two years on, his friend makes sure she does.

4.25

5k+

🖤 Widow Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers ⏳ Dual Timeline 💌 Love Letters 😢 Tearjerker

Cruel and Beautiful 94%

She promised her dying husband she'd live. Two years on, his friend makes sure she does.

by A.M. Hargrove 2015

4.25

5k+ ratings

🖤 Widow Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers ⏳ Dual Timeline 💌 Love Letters 😢 Tearjerker

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 94%

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

Somewhere in the Sunset

by Estelle Maskame • 2024

She's nursing a breakup. He's hiding his. One shared Uber ride, and suddenly healing feels possible.

3.52

2k+

🌅 Tragic Romance 💔 Post Breakup Healing 🤝 Strangers To Lovers 🫂 Hurt Comfort 🏠 Found Family

Somewhere in the Sunset 94%

She's nursing a breakup. He's hiding his. One shared Uber ride, and suddenly healing feels possible.

by Estelle Maskame 2024

3.52

2k+ ratings

🌅 Tragic Romance 💔 Post Breakup Healing 🤝 Strangers To Lovers 🫂 Hurt Comfort 🏠 Found Family

When You Got a Good Thing

by Kait Nolan • 2017

A funeral brings her home to face the ex-boyfriend she left ten years ago without a word.

4.21

4k+

🏡 Small Town Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance 🫂 Found Family 👯‍♀️ Sister Bonds 🩹 Emotional Healing

When You Got a Good Thing 94%

A funeral brings her home to face the ex-boyfriend she left ten years ago without a word.

by Kait Nolan 2017

4.21

4k+ ratings

🏡 Small Town Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance 🫂 Found Family 👯‍♀️ Sister Bonds 🩹 Emotional Healing

Protect

by Paisley Hope • 2025

A divorced nurse returns home to the firefighter who broke her heart, her brother's best friend.

4.15

15k+

🔄 Second Chance Romance 👫 Brother's Best Friend 👩‍👧 Single Parent 🏠 Forced Proximity 💕 First Love

Protect 94%

A divorced nurse returns home to the firefighter who broke her heart, her brother's best friend.

by Paisley Hope 2025

4.15

15k+ ratings

🔄 Second Chance Romance 👫 Brother's Best Friend 👩‍👧 Single Parent 🏠 Forced Proximity 💕 First Love

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 94%

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

My Return to the Walter Boys

by Ali Novak

Grieving Jackie returns to the Walters and the boy she left behind, craving a second chance.

3.73

23k+

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💕 Second Chance Romance 🕊️ Grief And Healing 🔺 Love Triangle 🌾 Small Town Romance

My Return to the Walter Boys 94%

Grieving Jackie returns to the Walters and the boy she left behind, craving a second chance.

by Ali Novak 2025

3.73

23k+ ratings

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💕 Second Chance Romance 🕊️ Grief And Healing 🔺 Love Triangle 🌾 Small Town Romance

If There's No Tomorrow

by Jennifer L. Armentrout • 2017

After a party, she got in a car with drunk friends and was the only survivor.

4.02

21k+

🏫 Ya Contemporary Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 💔 Survivor's Guilt 🚗 Drunk Driving 🏥 High School Tragedy

If There's No Tomorrow 95%

After a party, she got in a car with drunk friends and was the only survivor.

by Jennifer L. Armentrout 2017

4.02

21k+ ratings

🏫 Ya Contemporary Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 💔 Survivor's Guilt 🚗 Drunk Driving 🏥 High School Tragedy

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 95%

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

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

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 94%

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

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 94%

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

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

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 94%

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 Wrong Heart

by Jennifer Hartmann • 2021

Her husband's heart beats in a stranger. She writes him. The wrong man answers.

4.41

28k+

🖤 Widow Romance 📧 Anonymous Messages 🔗 Trauma Bonding 🩹 Scarred Hero 🎭 Mistaken Identity

The Wrong Heart 94%

Her husband's heart beats in a stranger. She writes him. The wrong man answers.

by Jennifer Hartmann 2021

4.41

28k+ ratings

🖤 Widow Romance 📧 Anonymous Messages 🔗 Trauma Bonding 🩹 Scarred Hero 🎭 Mistaken Identity

Sad Girls

by Lang Leav • 2017

Audrey told a lie. A girl died. Now she's falling for the boy who lost everything.

3.33

12k+

🖤 Grief And Guilt 💔 Forbidden Romance 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🧠 Anxiety Rep 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Sad Girls 93%

Audrey told a lie. A girl died. Now she's falling for the boy who lost everything.

by Lang Leav 2017

3.33

12k+ ratings

🖤 Grief And Guilt 💔 Forbidden Romance 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🧠 Anxiety Rep 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Little Pieces of Light

by Emma Scott • 2025

They reunite at prep school, but lost promises and class divides threaten their second chance.

4.12

2k+

💞 Friends To Lovers 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🧲 Opposites Attract 🔒 Forbidden Love 😭 Tearjerker

Little Pieces of Light 93%

They reunite at prep school, but lost promises and class divides threaten their second chance.

by Emma Scott 2025

4.12

2k+ ratings

💞 Friends To Lovers 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🧲 Opposites Attract 🔒 Forbidden Love 😭 Tearjerker

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

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690k+

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Hopeless 93%

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4.22

690k+ ratings

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Losing Traction 93%

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4.25

2k+ ratings

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3.94

6k+ ratings

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

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4.25

84k+

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Darling Venom 93%

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by Parker S. Huntington 2021

4.25

84k+ ratings

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