50 Books like Charlie Sunshine

Boyfriend Material

by Alexis Hall

A tabloid disaster forces a chaotic charity worker and a rigid barrister into a fake relationship.

3.98

159k+

🎭 Fake Dating ⚡ Opposites Attract 🇬🇧 British Romcom 🩹 Hurt Comfort 💬 Witty Banter

Boyfriend Material 94%

A tabloid disaster forces a chaotic charity worker and a rigid barrister into a fake relationship.

by Alexis Hall 2020

3.98

159k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating ⚡ Opposites Attract 🇬🇧 British Romcom 🩹 Hurt Comfort 💬 Witty Banter

Beautifully Unexpected

by Lily Morton • 2021

A middle-aged lawyer's tidy life unravels when a messy, witty painter moves in next door.

4.38

4k+

🕰️ Midlife Romance 🎭 Opposites Attract ☀️ Grumpy Meets Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn 🚪 Forced Proximity

Beautifully Unexpected 96%

A middle-aged lawyer's tidy life unravels when a messy, witty painter moves in next door.

by Lily Morton 2021

4.38

4k+ ratings

🕰️ Midlife Romance 🎭 Opposites Attract ☀️ Grumpy Meets Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn 🚪 Forced Proximity

Get a Life, Chloe Brown

by Talia Hibbert • 2019

After a brush with death, a web designer hands a thrill list to her grumpy superintendent.

3.78

210k+

☀️ Grumpy Meets Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 🇬🇧 British Romcom 💊 Chronic Illness Rep 🔥 Steamy Romcom

Get a Life, Chloe Brown 95%

After a brush with death, a web designer hands a thrill list to her grumpy superintendent.

by Talia Hibbert 2019

3.78

210k+ ratings

☀️ Grumpy Meets Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 🇬🇧 British Romcom 💊 Chronic Illness Rep 🔥 Steamy Romcom

Risk Taker

by Lily Morton • 2018

Stepbrothers Henry and Ivo hid their love for years. Ivo returns wounded; they must risk everything.

4.08

5k+

👬 Stepbrother Romance 🤝 Friends To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn 💭 Mutual Pining 🩹 Hurt/Comfort

Risk Taker 93%

Stepbrothers Henry and Ivo hid their love for years. Ivo returns wounded; they must risk everything.

by Lily Morton 2018

4.08

5k+ ratings

👬 Stepbrother Romance 🤝 Friends To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn 💭 Mutual Pining 🩹 Hurt/Comfort

If Only You

by Chloe Liese • 2023

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

4.02

21k+

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

If Only You 93%

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

by Chloe Liese 2023

4.02

21k+ ratings

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

Whit

by Cora Rose • 2022

A chaotic extrovert falls for his icy roommate, unaware the man is secretly promised.

4.05

18k+

🧲 Opposites Attract 💭 Bi Awakening 🏠 Forced Proximity ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🤒 Hurt Comfort

Whit 92%

A chaotic extrovert falls for his icy roommate, unaware the man is secretly promised.

by Cora Rose 2022

4.05

18k+ ratings

🧲 Opposites Attract 💭 Bi Awakening 🏠 Forced Proximity ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🤒 Hurt Comfort

Better Than People

by Roan Parrish • 2020

A dog-walking ad brings an anxious stranger to a reclusive artist's door. The animals approve first.

3.95

4k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 😰 Social Anxiety 🐕 Animal Matchmaker

Better Than People 92%

A dog-walking ad brings an anxious stranger to a reclusive artist's door. The animals approve first.

by Roan Parrish 2020

3.95

4k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 😰 Social Anxiety 🐕 Animal Matchmaker

The Match

by Sarah Adams • 2020

His daughter secretly picked a service-dog trainer. Now a guarded single father must let her in.

3.93

74k+

🍯 Sweet Romance 👨‍👧 Single Father ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn

The Match 92%

His daughter secretly picked a service-dog trainer. Now a guarded single father must let her in.

by Sarah Adams 2020

3.93

74k+ ratings

🍯 Sweet Romance 👨‍👧 Single Father ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn

Boyfriend Goals

by Riley Hart • 2022

An unfiltered accountant inherits a Maine bookstore, and the tattooed tenant who finally gets him.

4.16

11k+

🧠 Neurodivergent Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 🏠 Roommates To Lovers 🔥 Tattooed Hero ✋ Explicit Consent

Boyfriend Goals 92%

An unfiltered accountant inherits a Maine bookstore, and the tattooed tenant who finally gets him.

by Riley Hart 2022

4.16

11k+ ratings

🧠 Neurodivergent Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 🏠 Roommates To Lovers 🔥 Tattooed Hero ✋ Explicit Consent

Date Knight

by Sam Parks • 2025

Fake-dating her brother's best friend was meant to protect her heart, not hand it over.

3.68

197

🎭 Fake Dating 💕 Friends To Lovers 🎲 Nerdy Romance 🫂 Found Family 🏠 Caregiver Hero

Date Knight 92%

Fake-dating her brother's best friend was meant to protect her heart, not hand it over.

by Sam Parks 2025

3.68

197 ratings

🎭 Fake Dating 💕 Friends To Lovers 🎲 Nerdy Romance 🫂 Found Family 🏠 Caregiver Hero

Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating

by Christina Lauren • 2018

An exuberant teacher sets her best friend's calm brother on blind dates to stay just friends.

3.92

189k+

💕 Friends To Lovers 😂 Romantic Comedy 🎪 Quirky Heroine 🧲 Opposites Attract 🏠 Forced Proximity

Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating Summary

Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating 92%

An exuberant teacher sets her best friend's calm brother on blind dates to stay just friends.

by Christina Lauren 2018

3.92

189k+ ratings

💕 Friends To Lovers 😂 Romantic Comedy 🎪 Quirky Heroine 🧲 Opposites Attract 🏠 Forced Proximity

Hopelessly Bromantic

by Lauren Blakely • 2022

A writer and an actor share a London flat, set rules against romance, and fail spectacularly.

4.14

4k+

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 👬 Friends To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 💬 Witty Banter 🥺 Mutual Pining

Hopelessly Bromantic 94%

A writer and an actor share a London flat, set rules against romance, and fail spectacularly.

by Lauren Blakely 2022

4.14

4k+ ratings

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 👬 Friends To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 💬 Witty Banter 🥺 Mutual Pining

by Lily Morton • 2018

Hired to revive a Cornwall estate, Irishman Oz Gallagher falls for his boss, an off-limits earl.

4.33

6k+

💼 Workplace Romance 🎩 Class Gap 🏡 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn 🌊 English Coast

Oz 94%

Hired to revive a Cornwall estate, Irishman Oz Gallagher falls for his boss, an off-limits earl.

by Lily Morton 2018

4.33

6k+ ratings

💼 Workplace Romance 🎩 Class Gap 🏡 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn 🌊 English Coast

The Tragedy of Felix and Jake

by J. Daniels

A disgraced Marine and his NA sponsor break recovery's cardinal rule: falling in love.

4.29

12k+

🩹 Addiction Recovery 🖤 Hurt Comfort 🏠 Found Family 💔 High Angst 🌾 Small Town South

The Tragedy of Felix and Jake 93%

A disgraced Marine and his NA sponsor break recovery's cardinal rule: falling in love.

by J. Daniels 2023

4.29

12k+ ratings

🩹 Addiction Recovery 🖤 Hurt Comfort 🏠 Found Family 💔 High Angst 🌾 Small Town South

Next of Kin

by Hannah Bonam-Young • 2022

To adopt her newborn sister, she lives with a gruff mechanic raising his deaf brother.

3.74

62k+

🔑 Forced Proximity 🫂 Found Family ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn 🧏 Deaf Representation

Next of Kin 92%

To adopt her newborn sister, she lives with a gruff mechanic raising his deaf brother.

by Hannah Bonam-Young 2022

3.74

62k+ ratings

🔑 Forced Proximity 🫂 Found Family ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn 🧏 Deaf Representation

The Husband Hoax

by Saxon James • 2023

One needs a wedding date, the other a husband. Fake dating was the easy part.

4.02

12k+

🎭 Fake Dating 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🏠 Found Family 💰 Class Difference ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

The Husband Hoax 92%

One needs a wedding date, the other a husband. Fake dating was the easy part.

by Saxon James 2023

4.02

12k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🏠 Found Family 💰 Class Difference ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

Flipping the Script

by Willow Dixon • 2024

Stranded in a cabin, a mechanic and his rock-star rival find their hostility hides consuming desire.

3.91

4k+

🥊 Enemies To Lovers 🛖 Forced Proximity 👥 Dual Pov 🏘️ Small Town Romance 💬 Witty Banter

Flipping the Script 92%

Stranded in a cabin, a mechanic and his rock-star rival find their hostility hides consuming desire.

by Willow Dixon 2024

3.91

4k+ ratings

🥊 Enemies To Lovers 🛖 Forced Proximity 👥 Dual Pov 🏘️ Small Town Romance 💬 Witty Banter

The Best Men

by Sarina Bowen • 2022

A guarded trader, a flirtatious photographer. Same wedding, same guesthouse, one no-strings week.

4.10

10k+

🌤️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 💬 Witty Banter 💜 Bi Awakening 👧 Single Dad

The Best Men 92%

A guarded trader, a flirtatious photographer. Same wedding, same guesthouse, one no-strings week.

by Sarina Bowen 2022

4.10

10k+ ratings

🌤️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 💬 Witty Banter 💜 Bi Awakening 👧 Single Dad

A Little Bit like Love

by Brooke Blaine • 2017

A wealthy heir returns to the man he left behind, and a storm traps them together.

4.14

5k+

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 💛 Friends To Lovers 🌪️ Forced Proximity 🚫 Forbidden Love 🩹 Hurt/Comfort

A Little Bit like Love 92%

A wealthy heir returns to the man he left behind, and a storm traps them together.

by Brooke Blaine 2017

4.14

5k+ ratings

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 💛 Friends To Lovers 🌪️ Forced Proximity 🚫 Forbidden Love 🩹 Hurt/Comfort

Sweet Like Whiskey

by Emmy Sanders • 2024

A drifter cooks at a Montana ranch, where a guarded cowboy makes him want to stay.

4.18

6k+

🤠 Cowboy Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn 🫂 Found Family 🩹 Chronic Pain

Sweet Like Whiskey 92%

A drifter cooks at a Montana ranch, where a guarded cowboy makes him want to stay.

by Emmy Sanders 2024

4.18

6k+ ratings

🤠 Cowboy Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn 🫂 Found Family 🩹 Chronic Pain

Daydreamer

by Susie Tate • 2024

A dreamy office misfit and her grumpy billionaire boss clash over ambition and a family promise.

3.93

31k+

☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💼 Billionaire Boss 📎 Office Romance ✍️ Secret Writer 🙇 Groveling Hero

Daydreamer 92%

A dreamy office misfit and her grumpy billionaire boss clash over ambition and a family promise.

by Susie Tate 2024

3.93

31k+ ratings

☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💼 Billionaire Boss 📎 Office Romance ✍️ Secret Writer 🙇 Groveling Hero

Bad Intentions

by Ella Frank • 2021

One night with an icy mogul under a borrowed name. Monday morning, they share a boardroom.

4.17

5k+

❄️ Ice King Hero ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💼 Workplace Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🙏 Groveling Hero

Bad Intentions 92%

One night with an icy mogul under a borrowed name. Monday morning, they share a boardroom.

by Ella Frank 2021

4.17

5k+ ratings

❄️ Ice King Hero ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💼 Workplace Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🙏 Groveling Hero

First-Time Caller

by B.K. Borison

A single mom's hotline confession goes viral. The host who falls for her must play matchmaker.

3.92

300k+

🧸 Single Mom Romance 🎙️ Radio Show Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💘 He Falls First 💼 Workplace Romance

First-Time Caller 92%

A single mom's hotline confession goes viral. The host who falls for her must play matchmaker.

by B.K. Borison 2025

3.92

300k+ ratings

🧸 Single Mom Romance 🎙️ Radio Show Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💘 He Falls First 💼 Workplace Romance

Wildfire

by Garrett Leigh • 2022

Kai can't sleep. Joss can't stay. A shared apartment becomes an experiment in staying.

4.16

2k+

🩹 Hurt Comfort 🏠 Roommates To Lovers 🧠 Neurodivergent Rep 💔 Ptsd Rep ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine

Wildfire 94%

Kai can't sleep. Joss can't stay. A shared apartment becomes an experiment in staying.

by Garrett Leigh 2022

4.16

2k+ ratings

🩹 Hurt Comfort 🏠 Roommates To Lovers 🧠 Neurodivergent Rep 💔 Ptsd Rep ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine

Pretty Perfect

by Riley Hart • 2020

The bartender is supposed to hate the dancer he grinds on every Friday. He's failing.

4.14

3k+

🔥 Enemies To Lovers ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💼 Workplace Romance 💃 Forced Proximity 🫂 Found Family

Pretty Perfect 93%

The bartender is supposed to hate the dancer he grinds on every Friday. He's failing.

by Riley Hart 2020

4.14

3k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💼 Workplace Romance 💃 Forced Proximity 🫂 Found Family

The Entanglement of Rival Wizards

by Sara Raasch • 2025

Two rival wizards are forced into one lab by the grant that could save their futures.

4.18

17k+

🏛️ Magical Academia 💥 Enemies To Lovers 🩹 Trauma Recovery 💕 Chosen Family 🗣️ Banter Heavy

The Entanglement of Rival Wizards Summary

The Entanglement of Rival Wizards 92%

Two rival wizards are forced into one lab by the grant that could save their futures.

by Sara Raasch 2025

4.18

17k+ ratings

🏛️ Magical Academia 💥 Enemies To Lovers 🩹 Trauma Recovery 💕 Chosen Family 🗣️ Banter Heavy

People Watching

by Hannah Bonam-Young • 2025

An artist who never stays returns to his small town, tangling with a poet who can't leave.

3.54

31k+

🏡 Small-Town Romance 🔥 Slow Burn ☀️ Grumpy/Sunshine 👪 Found Family 🌸 Sexual Awakening

People Watching 92%

An artist who never stays returns to his small town, tangling with a poet who can't leave.

by Hannah Bonam-Young 2025

3.54

31k+ ratings

🏡 Small-Town Romance 🔥 Slow Burn ☀️ Grumpy/Sunshine 👪 Found Family 🌸 Sexual Awakening

Unwritten Law

by Eden Finley • 2018

A man falls in love while impersonating his twin, and the truth would destroy everything.

3.86

7k+

🎭 Mistaken Identity 💖 Bisexual Awakening 👯 Twin Dynamics 🩹 Hurt Comfort 💔 Angsty Romance

Unwritten Law 92%

A man falls in love while impersonating his twin, and the truth would destroy everything.

by Eden Finley 2018

3.86

7k+ ratings

🎭 Mistaken Identity 💖 Bisexual Awakening 👯 Twin Dynamics 🩹 Hurt Comfort 💔 Angsty Romance

Bananapants

by Penny Reid • 2024

Her best friend walked out ten years ago. He walks back in while she's impersonating an heiress.

4.01

6k+

💕 Friends To Lovers 🔄 Second Chance 🧠 Neurodivergent Romance 💬 Witty Banter 🏠 Forced Proximity

Bananapants 92%

Her best friend walked out ten years ago. He walks back in while she's impersonating an heiress.

by Penny Reid 2024

4.01

6k+ ratings

💕 Friends To Lovers 🔄 Second Chance 🧠 Neurodivergent Romance 💬 Witty Banter 🏠 Forced Proximity

The Flatshare

by Beth O'Leary • 2019

An editor and a night nurse share a flat but never meet, falling in love through kitchen notes.

3.98

463k+

🏠 Forced Proximity 🐌 Slow Burn Romance ✍️ Written Correspondence ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🛏️ Only One Bed

The Flatshare 91%

An editor and a night nurse share a flat but never meet, falling in love through kitchen notes.

by Beth O'Leary 2019

3.98

463k+ ratings

🏠 Forced Proximity 🐌 Slow Burn Romance ✍️ Written Correspondence ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🛏️ Only One Bed

My Favorite Kidnapper

by Melanie Moreland • 2023

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

3.94

8k+

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

My Favorite Kidnapper 91%

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

by Melanie Moreland 2023

3.94

8k+ ratings

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

The Loner

by Riley Hart • 2023

His secret hookups with a famous actor had one rule: no feelings. A decade later, he's breaking it.

4.20

4k+

🩹 Hurt/Comfort ☀️ Grumpy Meets Sunshine 🫂 Found Family ⭐ Celebrity Romance 💔 Damaged Hero

The Loner 93%

His secret hookups with a famous actor had one rule: no feelings. A decade later, he's breaking it.

by Riley Hart 2023

4.20

4k+ ratings

🩹 Hurt/Comfort ☀️ Grumpy Meets Sunshine 🫂 Found Family ⭐ Celebrity Romance 💔 Damaged Hero

Truly, Madly, Deeply

by Alexandria Bellefleur • 2024

She writes love stories. He ends marriages. One podcast together changes everything.

3.72

9k+

🎭 Opposites Attract 🏠 Forced Proximity 💬 Banter-Heavy Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🎙️ Podcast Romance

Truly, Madly, Deeply 93%

She writes love stories. He ends marriages. One podcast together changes everything.

by Alexandria Bellefleur 2024

3.72

9k+ ratings

🎭 Opposites Attract 🏠 Forced Proximity 💬 Banter-Heavy Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🎙️ Podcast Romance

Between Commitment and Betrayal

by Shain Rose

Forced to marry her father's cold protégé, she gives him one year. He demands everything.

3.73

51k+

💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🖤 Dark Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Possessive Hero 💔 Trauma Healing

Between Commitment and Betrayal 92%

Forced to marry her father's cold protégé, she gives him one year. He demands everything.

by Shain Rose 2023

3.73

51k+ ratings

💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🖤 Dark Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Possessive Hero 💔 Trauma Healing

Euro Dreams

by Kate Stewart • 2024

A warmhearted nurse and an icy English surgeon clash across Europe on a medical exchange.

4.14

8k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🩺 Medical Romance 💕 Plus Size Heroine 🏠 Forced Proximity

Euro Dreams 91%

A warmhearted nurse and an icy English surgeon clash across Europe on a medical exchange.

by Kate Stewart 2024

4.14

8k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🩺 Medical Romance 💕 Plus Size Heroine 🏠 Forced Proximity

Honestly, I'm Totally Faking It

by Amanda Gambill • 2022

A viral accident forces an assistant to fake-date her boss, the stranger from the charity ball.

4.05

9k+

🏛️ Political Campaign ☀️🌧️ Grumpy X Sunshine 💔 Wounded Hero 😂 Witty Banter 💗 Self-Acceptance

Honestly, I'm Totally Faking It 91%

A viral accident forces an assistant to fake-date her boss, the stranger from the charity ball.

by Amanda Gambill 2022

4.05

9k+ ratings

🏛️ Political Campaign ☀️🌧️ Grumpy X Sunshine 💔 Wounded Hero 😂 Witty Banter 💗 Self-Acceptance

King of Thieves

by Saxon James • 2021

Rival fraternity brothers launch a secret romance while their prank war escalates toward disaster.

4.08

13k+

⚔️ Rivals To Lovers 💜 Bi Awakening 🏛️ Fraternity Romance 🫂 Found Family 🏆 College Rivalry

King of Thieves 91%

Rival fraternity brothers launch a secret romance while their prank war escalates toward disaster.

by Saxon James 2021

4.08

13k+ ratings

⚔️ Rivals To Lovers 💜 Bi Awakening 🏛️ Fraternity Romance 🫂 Found Family 🏆 College Rivalry

The Snowball Effect

by Haley Cass • 2024

Enemies, roommates, fake girlfriends. A barista and an academic discover the lie outgrew them both.

4.37

12k+

💕 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Fake Dating 🔥 Slow Burn ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity

The Snowball Effect 91%

Enemies, roommates, fake girlfriends. A barista and an academic discover the lie outgrew them both.

by Haley Cass 2024

4.37

12k+ ratings

💕 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Fake Dating 🔥 Slow Burn ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity

Mickey Chambers Shakes It Up

by Charish Reid • 2023

A struggling adjunct takes a bar job, not knowing her grumpy boss will be her student.

3.91

3k+

☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🩺 Chronic Illness Rep 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💼 Workplace Romance 💞 Second Chance Romance

Mickey Chambers Shakes It Up 91%

A struggling adjunct takes a bar job, not knowing her grumpy boss will be her student.

by Charish Reid 2023

3.91

3k+ ratings

☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🩺 Chronic Illness Rep 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💼 Workplace Romance 💞 Second Chance Romance

Right Man, Right Time

by Meghan Quinn • 2023

A betrayed hockey star fakes a relationship with a student journalist who needs access to his team.

4.10

102k+

🎭 Fake Dating 🏒 Hockey Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 💔 Third Act Breakup

Right Man, Right Time 91%

A betrayed hockey star fakes a relationship with a student journalist who needs access to his team.

by Meghan Quinn 2023

4.10

102k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating 🏒 Hockey Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 💔 Third Act Breakup

The Love Haters

by Katherine Center

A producer can't swim. Her assignment: film a rescue swimmer. His brother says she's his girlfriend.

3.79

155k+

🏖️ Beach Town Romance 🤝 Forced Proximity ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💔 Forbidden Crush 🚁 Rescue Worker Hero

The Love Haters 91%

A producer can't swim. Her assignment: film a rescue swimmer. His brother says she's his girlfriend.

by Katherine Center 2025

3.79

155k+ ratings

🏖️ Beach Town Romance 🤝 Forced Proximity ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💔 Forbidden Crush 🚁 Rescue Worker Hero

The Step Bro Situation

by Jesse H. Reign • 2023

A cynical artist shares a guest house with his sunny new stepbrother and one dangerously thin wall.

3.90

6k+

🏠 Stepbrother Romance 🚪 Forced Proximity ⚡ Enemies To Lovers ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🤫 Secret Relationship

The Step Bro Situation 93%

A cynical artist shares a guest house with his sunny new stepbrother and one dangerously thin wall.

by Jesse H. Reign 2023

3.90

6k+ ratings

🏠 Stepbrother Romance 🚪 Forced Proximity ⚡ Enemies To Lovers ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🤫 Secret Relationship

Natural Twenty

by Charlie Novak • 2020

A florist and a heartbroken bookseller become friends over D&D and takeout, too scared to want more.

3.96

2k+

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🌸 Florist Romance 📚 Bookshop Romance 🎲 Geeky Romance

Natural Twenty 93%

A florist and a heartbroken bookseller become friends over D&D and takeout, too scared to want more.

by Charlie Novak 2020

3.96

2k+ ratings

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🌸 Florist Romance 📚 Bookshop Romance 🎲 Geeky Romance

Plot Twist

by Erin La Rosa • 2023

A romance writer over love meets her exes on TikTok and falls for the star upstairs.

3.37

9k+

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🛏️ Only One Bed ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine ✍️ Romance Writer Heroine

Plot Twist 91%

A romance writer over love meets her exes on TikTok and falls for the star upstairs.

by Erin La Rosa 2023

3.37

9k+ ratings

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🛏️ Only One Bed ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine ✍️ Romance Writer Heroine

At First Spite

by Olivia Dade • 2024

Broke and broken-hearted, Athena moves into a tiny revenge house next to her ex's brother.

3.72

15k+

😈 Enemies To Lovers 🏘️ Forced Proximity 💔 Ex's Brother 🧠 Depression Rep 📖 Bookish Community

At First Spite 91%

Broke and broken-hearted, Athena moves into a tiny revenge house next to her ex's brother.

by Olivia Dade 2024

3.72

15k+ ratings

😈 Enemies To Lovers 🏘️ Forced Proximity 💔 Ex's Brother 🧠 Depression Rep 📖 Bookish Community

Waiting for You

by Cora Rose • 2023

A road trip with his teenage son's best friend pulls a lonely father into forbidden desire.

3.97

3k+

⏳ Age Gap 🚐 Forced Proximity 🛣️ Road Trip 🎭 Fake Dating 💔 Forbidden Romance

Waiting for You 91%

A road trip with his teenage son's best friend pulls a lonely father into forbidden desire.

by Cora Rose 2023

3.97

3k+ ratings

⏳ Age Gap 🚐 Forced Proximity 🛣️ Road Trip 🎭 Fake Dating 💔 Forbidden Romance

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A fantasy fan's convention escape becomes a duel with her office nemesis for the hero's dinner.

3.25

3k+

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Book Boyfriend 91%

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by Emily Wibberley 2025

3.25

3k+ ratings

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by J.E. Birk • 2022

A playboy lands a law job beside his best friend's brother. One secret night binds them.

4.04

1k+

👥 Best Friend's Brother 💼 Office Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship 🏠 Found Family 💕 Hurt/Comfort

Counterpoint 91%

A playboy lands a law job beside his best friend's brother. One secret night binds them.

by J.E. Birk 2022

4.04

1k+ ratings

👥 Best Friend's Brother 💼 Office Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship 🏠 Found Family 💕 Hurt/Comfort

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A party planner's last chance rests on a grumpy pumpkin farmer who wants her gone.

3.44

4k+

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There’s Pumpkin About You 91%

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3.44

4k+ ratings

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Well Met

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Reluctant tavern wench. Rigid Faire organizer. Their fake handfasting feels anything but pretend.

3.82

78k+

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Well Met 91%

Reluctant tavern wench. Rigid Faire organizer. Their fake handfasting feels anything but pretend.

by Jen DeLuca 2019

3.82

78k+ ratings

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🌤️ Grumpy Vs Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 💔 Wounded Hero 🏡 Small Town America

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