50 Books like Copper Script

The Cold Cold Ground

by Adrian McKinty

In 1981 Belfast, a Catholic detective tracks a killer swapping the severed hands of gay men.

3.91

16k+

🔍 Police Procedural 🇮🇪 Northern Ireland Troubles 🌧️ Political Noir 🕵️ State Conspiracy ⚖️ Vigilante Justice

The Cold Cold Ground 91%

In 1981 Belfast, a Catholic detective tracks a killer swapping the severed hands of gay men.

by Adrian McKinty 2012

3.91

16k+ ratings

🔍 Police Procedural 🇮🇪 Northern Ireland Troubles 🌧️ Political Noir 🕵️ State Conspiracy ⚖️ Vigilante Justice

A Rulebook for Restless Rogues

by Jess Everlee • 2023

Two childhood friends running a Victorian molly house face a raid and their unspoken love.

3.75

1k+

🖤 Gay Historical Romance 💛 Friends To Lovers 🕰️ Second Chance Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 🏠 Found Family

A Rulebook for Restless Rogues 93%

Two childhood friends running a Victorian molly house face a raid and their unspoken love.

by Jess Everlee 2023

3.75

1k+ ratings

🖤 Gay Historical Romance 💛 Friends To Lovers 🕰️ Second Chance Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 🏠 Found Family

Lord John and the Private Matter

by Diana Gabaldon • 2003

Diseased fiancé, murdered spy: Lord John Grey follows the trail into London's Georgian molly-houses.

3.76

51k+

🕵️ Historical Mystery 🏳️‍🌈 Gay Protagonist 🎭 Hidden Lives 🏛️ Georgian London 💔 Forbidden Affair

Lord John and the Private Matter Summary

Lord John and the Private Matter 93%

Diseased fiancé, murdered spy: Lord John Grey follows the trail into London's Georgian molly-houses.

by Diana Gabaldon 2003

3.76

51k+ ratings

🕵️ Historical Mystery 🏳️‍🌈 Gay Protagonist 🎭 Hidden Lives 🏛️ Georgian London 💔 Forbidden Affair

Kill Game

by Cordelia Kingsbridge • 2017

A cop and a bounty hunter hunt a killer who executes criminals the law let walk.

4.21

7k+

🃏 Serial Killer Hunt ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💕 Opposites Attract 🧠 Psychological Suspense

Kill Game 91%

A cop and a bounty hunter hunt a killer who executes criminals the law let walk.

by Cordelia Kingsbridge 2017

4.21

7k+ ratings

🃏 Serial Killer Hunt ⚖️ Vigilante Justice 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💕 Opposites Attract 🧠 Psychological Suspense

Love & Monsters

by Max Walker • 2023

A severed chicken head arrives, and suddenly his office romance is a fight for survival.

3.45

3k+

🖤 Romantic Suspense 🔪 Queer Thriller 💼 Coworkers To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 💜 Bisexual Awakening

Love & Monsters 91%

A severed chicken head arrives, and suddenly his office romance is a fight for survival.

by Max Walker 2023

3.45

3k+ ratings

🖤 Romantic Suspense 🔪 Queer Thriller 💼 Coworkers To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 💜 Bisexual Awakening

Cards on the Table

by Josh Lanyon • 2007

Investigating a murdered starlet reunites a journalist with the detective ex he still wants.

4.03

1k+

🔍 Cold Case Mystery 💔 Exes To Lovers 📰 Journalist Sleuth 🎬 Hollywood Scandal 🫂 Hurt/Comfort

Cards on the Table 91%

Investigating a murdered starlet reunites a journalist with the detective ex he still wants.

by Josh Lanyon 2007

4.03

1k+ ratings

🔍 Cold Case Mystery 💔 Exes To Lovers 📰 Journalist Sleuth 🎬 Hollywood Scandal 🫂 Hurt/Comfort

The Inverts

by Crystal Jeans • 2021

Childhood friends, both queer, seal a marriage pact in the 1920s that will cost them everything.

3.22

864

📜 Queer Historical Fiction 💍 Lavender Marriage 🌸 Sapphic Awakening 🤝 Platonic Soulmates 🖤 Dark Humor

The Inverts 91%

Childhood friends, both queer, seal a marriage pact in the 1920s that will cost them everything.

by Crystal Jeans 2021

3.22

864 ratings

📜 Queer Historical Fiction 💍 Lavender Marriage 🌸 Sapphic Awakening 🤝 Platonic Soulmates 🖤 Dark Humor

The Girl Who Knew Too Much

by Amanda Quick • 2017

Fleeing murder, a secretary discovers a starlet's body at a Hollywood hotel run by an ex-magician.

3.83

12k+

🎬 1930s Hollywood 🎭 Hidden Identity 🖤 Wounded Hero 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🫂 Found Family

The Girl Who Knew Too Much 91%

Fleeing murder, a secretary discovers a starlet's body at a Hollywood hotel run by an ex-magician.

by Amanda Quick 2017

3.83

12k+ ratings

🎬 1930s Hollywood 🎭 Hidden Identity 🖤 Wounded Hero 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🫂 Found Family

The Librarian of Crooked Lane

by C.J. Archer • 2022

A librarian seeking magical roots lands in an enchanted art heist beside a haunted war hero.

3.83

26k+

🏮 Gaslamp Fantasy 🧳 Orphaned Heroine 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🫂 Found Family 📚 Magical Library

The Librarian of Crooked Lane 91%

A librarian seeking magical roots lands in an enchanted art heist beside a haunted war hero.

by C.J. Archer 2022

3.83

26k+ ratings

🏮 Gaslamp Fantasy 🧳 Orphaned Heroine 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🫂 Found Family 📚 Magical Library

The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue

by Mackenzi Lee • 2017

After stealing a puzzle box, a lord flees 18th-century Europe with the friend he secretly loves.

4.02

146k+

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Historical Romance ❤️ Friends To Lovers 👥 Found Family 💰 Heist 🚫 Forbidden Love

The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue Summary

The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue 91%

After stealing a puzzle box, a lord flees 18th-century Europe with the friend he secretly loves.

by Mackenzi Lee 2017

4.02

146k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Historical Romance ❤️ Friends To Lovers 👥 Found Family 💰 Heist 🚫 Forbidden Love

Fellow Travelers

by Thomas Mallon • 2007

In McCarthy's Washington, a diplomat and a young idealist risk everything for a hidden affair.

3.60

6k+

🏳️‍🌈 Lavender Scare 🚪 Closeted Romance ⏳ Age Gap Romance 👁️ Political Paranoia 📰 Mccarthy Era

Fellow Travelers 91%

In McCarthy's Washington, a diplomat and a young idealist risk everything for a hidden affair.

by Thomas Mallon 2007

3.60

6k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Lavender Scare 🚪 Closeted Romance ⏳ Age Gap Romance 👁️ Political Paranoia 📰 Mccarthy Era

A Botanist's Guide to Parties and Poisons

by Kate Khavari • 2022

A 1920s botanist hunts a dinner-party poisoner among cutthroat London scholars to clear her mentor.

3.52

23k+

🎓 Academic Mystery 🕰️ Historical Whodunit 🔍 Amateur Female Sleuth 🔬 Woman In Science 💕 Slow Burn Romance

A Botanist's Guide to Parties and Poisons Summary

A Botanist's Guide to Parties and Poisons 92%

A 1920s botanist hunts a dinner-party poisoner among cutthroat London scholars to clear her mentor.

by Kate Khavari 2022

3.52

23k+ ratings

🎓 Academic Mystery 🕰️ Historical Whodunit 🔍 Amateur Female Sleuth 🔬 Woman In Science 💕 Slow Burn Romance

The First Casualty

by Ben Elton • 2005

Declared dead, a detective jailed for refusing to kill must solve a poet's murder in Flanders.

3.95

7k+

🕵️ Wwi Murder Mystery ✊ Conscientious Objector 🏳️‍🌈 Forbidden Gay Love 🔍 Reluctant Detective ✒️ Poet At War

The First Casualty 92%

Declared dead, a detective jailed for refusing to kill must solve a poet's murder in Flanders.

by Ben Elton 2005

3.95

7k+ ratings

🕵️ Wwi Murder Mystery ✊ Conscientious Objector 🏳️‍🌈 Forbidden Gay Love 🔍 Reluctant Detective ✒️ Poet At War

Fingersmith

by Sarah Waters

A pickpocket poses as a lady's maid to help swindle an heiress, then falls for her.

4.02

120k+

🕯️ Victorian Gothic 💘 Enemies To Lovers 🔒 Forbidden Love 🎭 Mistaken Identity 🃏 Con Artists

Fingersmith 91%

A pickpocket poses as a lady's maid to help swindle an heiress, then falls for her.

by Sarah Waters 2002

4.02

120k+ ratings

🕯️ Victorian Gothic 💘 Enemies To Lovers 🔒 Forbidden Love 🎭 Mistaken Identity 🃏 Con Artists

Illuminate the Shadows

by Isobel Starling • 2016

To be with Sam, Declan must survive a brutal initiation by his spy father.

3.89

477

🕵️ Spy Romance 🇬🇧 British Espionage 🤕 Hurt-Comfort 🏳️‍🌈 Coming Out 💔 Family Rejection

Illuminate the Shadows 90%

To be with Sam, Declan must survive a brutal initiation by his spy father.

by Isobel Starling 2016

3.89

477 ratings

🕵️ Spy Romance 🇬🇧 British Espionage 🤕 Hurt-Comfort 🏳️‍🌈 Coming Out 💔 Family Rejection

The Gentleman and His Vowsmith

by Rebecca Ide • 2025

Sealed inside a decaying manor, an heir must trust his first love to catch a killer.

3.62

973

🏚️ Gothic Manor 💍 Arranged Marriage 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Historical 🔒 Closed Circle Murder 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

The Gentleman and His Vowsmith 90%

Sealed inside a decaying manor, an heir must trust his first love to catch a killer.

by Rebecca Ide 2025

3.62

973 ratings

🏚️ Gothic Manor 💍 Arranged Marriage 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Historical 🔒 Closed Circle Murder 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

The Given Day

by Dennis Lehane • 2008

An Irish cop and a Black fugitive collide in the Boston police strike of 1919.

4.08

29k+

📜 Historical Epic ✊ Labor Movement 🔀 Parallel Lives 💔 Cross Class Romance 🏛️ Political Corruption

The Given Day 90%

An Irish cop and a Black fugitive collide in the Boston police strike of 1919.

by Dennis Lehane 2008

4.08

29k+ ratings

📜 Historical Epic ✊ Labor Movement 🔀 Parallel Lives 💔 Cross Class Romance 🏛️ Political Corruption

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 90%

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

The Unknown Beloved

by Amy Harmon • 2022

A woman reads history in cloth. A federal agent needs her to catch Cleveland's serial butcher.

4.32

20k+

🧵 Psychometry 🔪 Historical Serial Killer 🖤 Slow-Burn Romance 📰 Based On True Crime 🏚️ Depression Era

The Unknown Beloved 90%

A woman reads history in cloth. A federal agent needs her to catch Cleveland's serial butcher.

by Amy Harmon 2022

4.32

20k+ ratings

🧵 Psychometry 🔪 Historical Serial Killer 🖤 Slow-Burn Romance 📰 Based On True Crime 🏚️ Depression Era

Don't Want You Like a Best Friend

by Emma R. Alban • 2024

In Victorian London, a debutante dreads marrying a lord after she falls for an ungovernable heiress.

3.76

22k+

👑 Victorian Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 👩‍❤️‍👩 Sapphic Romance 💌 Secret Relationship 🔄 Second Chance Romance

Don't Want You Like a Best Friend Summary

Don't Want You Like a Best Friend 90%

In Victorian London, a debutante dreads marrying a lord after she falls for an ungovernable heiress.

by Emma R. Alban 2024

3.76

22k+ ratings

👑 Victorian Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 👩‍❤️‍👩 Sapphic Romance 💌 Secret Relationship 🔄 Second Chance Romance

Death in the Spires

by K.J. Charles • 2024

An anonymous letter forces Jem Kite to uncover which Oxford friend committed murder ten years ago.

4.17

6k+

🖤 Dark Academia 🔒 Locked Room Mystery 👥 Found Family 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Love Story 💔 Toxic Friendship

Death in the Spires 90%

An anonymous letter forces Jem Kite to uncover which Oxford friend committed murder ten years ago.

by K.J. Charles 2024

4.17

6k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Academia 🔒 Locked Room Mystery 👥 Found Family 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Love Story 💔 Toxic Friendship

Without Warning

by Reese Knightley • 2019

A traumatized heir and his bodyguard clash as a stalker forces them close enough to fall.

4.16

2k+

🛡️ Bodyguard Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🩹 Hurt Comfort 🧲 Opposites Attract 👨‍👩‍👦 Found Family

Without Warning 90%

A traumatized heir and his bodyguard clash as a stalker forces them close enough to fall.

by Reese Knightley 2019

4.16

2k+ ratings

🛡️ Bodyguard Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🩹 Hurt Comfort 🧲 Opposites Attract 👨‍👩‍👦 Found Family

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 90%

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

We Could Be So Good

by Cat Sebastian • 2023

A guarded reporter and his boss's gentle son risk everything for love in 1950s New York.

4.26

21k+

🕯️ Slow-Burn Romance ☀️ Grumpy Meets Sunshine 🏠 Found Family 📰 Workplace Romance 🗽 1950s New York

We Could Be So Good 92%

A guarded reporter and his boss's gentle son risk everything for love in 1950s New York.

by Cat Sebastian 2023

4.26

21k+ ratings

🕯️ Slow-Burn Romance ☀️ Grumpy Meets Sunshine 🏠 Found Family 📰 Workplace Romance 🗽 1950s New York

Lord John and the Hand of Devils

by Diana Gabaldon • 2007

A gay officer goes undercover in a secret society where every suspect has been his lover.

3.93

21k+

🕵️ Historical Mystery 🏳️‍🌈 Closeted Protagonist 🕯️ Secret Society 🎩 Gentleman Detective 👻 Occult Rumors

Lord John and the Hand of Devils Summary

Lord John and the Hand of Devils 92%

A gay officer goes undercover in a secret society where every suspect has been his lover.

by Diana Gabaldon 2007

3.93

21k+ ratings

🕵️ Historical Mystery 🏳️‍🌈 Closeted Protagonist 🕯️ Secret Society 🎩 Gentleman Detective 👻 Occult Rumors

All of Us Murderers

by K.J. Charles • 2025

Trapped in a Dartmoor mansion: his ex-lover, a bride contest, and no way out.

3.70

10k+

🏚️ Country House Murder 💔 Second Chance Romance 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Historical 🕯️ Gothic Mystery 🔪 Servant Revenge

All of Us Murderers 90%

Trapped in a Dartmoor mansion: his ex-lover, a bride contest, and no way out.

by K.J. Charles 2025

3.70

10k+ ratings

🏚️ Country House Murder 💔 Second Chance Romance 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Historical 🕯️ Gothic Mystery 🔪 Servant Revenge

A Lady for All Seasons

by T.J. Alexander • 2026

She weds a tailor to survive, but a genderfluid poet threatens her scheme and her heart.

3.88

1k+

🎩 Queer Regency Romance 👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩 Sapphic Historical 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🎭 Secret Identity 🏡 Found Family

A Lady for All Seasons 90%

She weds a tailor to survive, but a genderfluid poet threatens her scheme and her heart.

by T.J. Alexander 2026

3.88

1k+ ratings

🎩 Queer Regency Romance 👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩 Sapphic Historical 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🎭 Secret Identity 🏡 Found Family

Rules for Ruin

by Mimi Matthews • 2025

An orphan spy must destroy a politician. The slum-born king she's falling for needs him alive.

3.95

6k+

🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 🏙️ Victorian London ⚖️ Women's Rights 🏚️ Rookery Underworld 🕵️ Undercover Mission

Rules for Ruin 90%

An orphan spy must destroy a politician. The slum-born king she's falling for needs him alive.

by Mimi Matthews 2025

3.95

6k+ ratings

🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 🏙️ Victorian London ⚖️ Women's Rights 🏚️ Rookery Underworld 🕵️ Undercover Mission

A Perilous Undertaking

by Deanna Raybourn • 2017

A lepidopterist and her partner race through London's vice dens to prove a condemned man innocent.

4.09

35k+

🕵️ Victorian Murder Mystery 🔍 Amateur Sleuth Duo 💕 Slow Burn Romance 🔬 Female Scientist Lead 💬 Witty Banter

A Perilous Undertaking 90%

A lepidopterist and her partner race through London's vice dens to prove a condemned man innocent.

by Deanna Raybourn 2017

4.09

35k+ ratings

🕵️ Victorian Murder Mystery 🔍 Amateur Sleuth Duo 💕 Slow Burn Romance 🔬 Female Scientist Lead 💬 Witty Banter

The Wolf at the Door

by Charlie Adhara • 2018

A scarred agent and his werewolf partner hunt a killer in a secretive Maine town.

4.16

14k+

🐺 Werewolf Romance 🔍 Paranormal Mystery 🤝 Forced Partners 💔 Wounded Hero 🔥 Slow Burn

The Wolf at the Door 90%

A scarred agent and his werewolf partner hunt a killer in a secretive Maine town.

by Charlie Adhara 2018

4.16

14k+ ratings

🐺 Werewolf Romance 🔍 Paranormal Mystery 🤝 Forced Partners 💔 Wounded Hero 🔥 Slow Burn

Best Man

by Lily Morton • 2019

A reserved boss hires his chaotic assistant to fake-date him at his ex's country wedding.

4.11

6k+

🎭 Fake Dating 💼 Boss Employee Romance ⏳ Age Gap 🛏️ Only One Bed ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

Best Man 90%

A reserved boss hires his chaotic assistant to fake-date him at his ex's country wedding.

by Lily Morton 2019

4.11

6k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating 💼 Boss Employee Romance ⏳ Age Gap 🛏️ Only One Bed ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

The Night Watch by Sarah Waters

by Sarah Waters • 2006

In postwar London, queer citizens carry forbidden loves and the weight of wartime secrets.

3.71

33k+

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Historical 💔 Forbidden Love ❤️‍🩹 Trauma Recovery 🤝 Found Family 🇬🇧 Postwar Britain

The Night Watch by Sarah Waters 92%

In postwar London, queer citizens carry forbidden loves and the weight of wartime secrets.

by Sarah Waters 2006

3.71

33k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Historical 💔 Forbidden Love ❤️‍🩹 Trauma Recovery 🤝 Found Family 🇬🇧 Postwar Britain

Life Lessons

by Kaje Harper • 2011

A gay teacher finds a colleague murdered. The closeted detective on the case is falling for him.

4.02

6k+

🚪 Closeted Hero 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🩹 Hurt Comfort 🩷 Found Family 🏫 High School Setting

Life Lessons 92%

A gay teacher finds a colleague murdered. The closeted detective on the case is falling for him.

by Kaje Harper 2011

4.02

6k+ ratings

🚪 Closeted Hero 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🩹 Hurt Comfort 🩷 Found Family 🏫 High School Setting

Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation

by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù

Resurrected in a stranger's body, a cultivator hunts a cursed arm with his stoic rival.

4.55

33k+

🏳️‍🌈 Danmei ⚔️ Xianxia 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💢 Rivals To Lovers ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation Summary

Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation 90%

Resurrected in a stranger's body, a cultivator hunts a cursed arm with his stoic rival.

by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù 2016

4.55

33k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Danmei ⚔️ Xianxia 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💢 Rivals To Lovers ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

The Secret Adversary

by Agatha Christie • 1922

Penniless in London, two friends stumble into a conspiracy of spies, impostors, and a stolen treaty.

3.84

72k+

🕵️ Golden Age Mystery 🔍 Amateur Sleuths 🤝 Crime Solving Duo 💕 Partners To Lovers 🏙️ Post-Wwi London

The Secret Adversary 90%

Penniless in London, two friends stumble into a conspiracy of spies, impostors, and a stolen treaty.

by Agatha Christie 1922

3.84

72k+ ratings

🕵️ Golden Age Mystery 🔍 Amateur Sleuths 🤝 Crime Solving Duo 💕 Partners To Lovers 🏙️ Post-Wwi London

Foul Lady Fortune

by Chloe Gong • 2022

An immortal assassin and a spy pose as newlyweds to catch a killer in 1930s Shanghai.

4.20

32k+

🕵️ Spy Thriller 🕰️ Historical Fantasy 💍 Fake Marriage ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Double Agents

Foul Lady Fortune 90%

An immortal assassin and a spy pose as newlyweds to catch a killer in 1930s Shanghai.

by Chloe Gong 2022

4.20

32k+ ratings

🕵️ Spy Thriller 🕰️ Historical Fantasy 💍 Fake Marriage ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Double Agents

The Curse of Penryth Hall

by Jess Armstrong • 2023

An exile delivers books to a cursed Cornish manor and finds her lost love's husband dead.

3.58

7k+

🏚️ Postwar Gothic 🌿 Folk Horror Mystery 💔 Forbidden Queer Love 🤫 Village Secrets ⛓️ Abusive Marriage

The Curse of Penryth Hall 90%

An exile delivers books to a cursed Cornish manor and finds her lost love's husband dead.

by Jess Armstrong 2023

3.58

7k+ ratings

🏚️ Postwar Gothic 🌿 Folk Horror Mystery 💔 Forbidden Queer Love 🤫 Village Secrets ⛓️ Abusive Marriage

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 90%

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

Stupid Dirty

by Erin Russell • 2024

An EMT and a disgraced motocross star clash in rural Missouri, their feud masking shared wounds.

4.03

7k+

🏍️ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Found Family 🌾 Small Town Romance 🩹 Hurt Comfort 🔧 Blue Collar Romance

Stupid Dirty 90%

An EMT and a disgraced motocross star clash in rural Missouri, their feud masking shared wounds.

by Erin Russell 2024

4.03

7k+ ratings

🏍️ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Found Family 🌾 Small Town Romance 🩹 Hurt Comfort 🔧 Blue Collar Romance

The Agency for Scandal

by Laura Wood • 2023

A Victorian wallflower spy falls for a duke who never notices her, until their missions collide.

4.23

5k+

🔍 Women Spy Ring 🎭 Secret Identity ❤️ Slow Burn Romance 💍 Fake Relationship 👑 Class Differences

The Agency for Scandal 90%

A Victorian wallflower spy falls for a duke who never notices her, until their missions collide.

by Laura Wood 2023

4.23

5k+ ratings

🔍 Women Spy Ring 🎭 Secret Identity ❤️ Slow Burn Romance 💍 Fake Relationship 👑 Class Differences

Broken

by Sadie Kincaid

She marries a cold billionaire to save her sister. His terms are clear: passion, nothing more.

4.13

53k+

🏛️ Arranged Marriage 💰 Billionaire Romance 💪 Alpha Hero 🏠 Forced Proximity 👥 Toxic Family

Broken 90%

She marries a cold billionaire to save her sister. His terms are clear: passion, nothing more.

by Sadie Kincaid 2024

4.13

53k+ ratings

🏛️ Arranged Marriage 💰 Billionaire Romance 💪 Alpha Hero 🏠 Forced Proximity 👥 Toxic Family

A Duke in Disguise

by Cat Sebastian • 2019

A radical bookseller's guarded heart is tested when her engraver best friend discovers he is a duke.

3.77

2k+

🧵 Working Class Heroine 💜 Bisexual Heroine 🤝 Found Family 🎭 Hidden Identity 💔 Scarred Hero

A Duke in Disguise 92%

A radical bookseller's guarded heart is tested when her engraver best friend discovers he is a duke.

by Cat Sebastian 2019

3.77

2k+ ratings

🧵 Working Class Heroine 💜 Bisexual Heroine 🤝 Found Family 🎭 Hidden Identity 💔 Scarred Hero

An Inconvenient Duke

by Anna Harrington • 2020

A duke's hunt for his sister's killer hinges on the woman running a secret rescue network.

3.72

2k+

💪 Activist Heroine 🛡️ Wounded Warrior Hero 🕊️ Secret Rescue Network 🎭 Ballroom Intrigue 💔 Grief And Healing

An Inconvenient Duke 91%

A duke's hunt for his sister's killer hinges on the woman running a secret rescue network.

by Anna Harrington 2020

3.72

2k+ ratings

💪 Activist Heroine 🛡️ Wounded Warrior Hero 🕊️ Secret Rescue Network 🎭 Ballroom Intrigue 💔 Grief And Healing

Maurice

by E.M. Forster • 1971

After his first love marries, an Edwardian gentleman finds a second chance with a bold gamekeeper.

4.08

60k+

🏰 Edwardian England 📚 Queer Classic 🌱 Gay Coming Of Age 💔 Cross Class Romance 🤝 Platonic To Romantic

Maurice 90%

After his first love marries, an Edwardian gentleman finds a second chance with a bold gamekeeper.

by E.M. Forster 1971

4.08

60k+ ratings

🏰 Edwardian England 📚 Queer Classic 🌱 Gay Coming Of Age 💔 Cross Class Romance 🤝 Platonic To Romantic

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 90%

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

Dark Rise

by C.S. Pacat • 2021

A London dockworker discovers he is the Dark King reborn, with doomed knights his only pursuers.

4.15

42k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🌑 Dark Chosen One 🛡️ Doomed Knightly Order 🎩 Regency London Docks 🕯️ Gothic Atmosphere

Dark Rise 90%

A London dockworker discovers he is the Dark King reborn, with doomed knights his only pursuers.

by C.S. Pacat 2021

4.15

42k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🌑 Dark Chosen One 🛡️ Doomed Knightly Order 🎩 Regency London Docks 🕯️ Gothic Atmosphere

In the Shadow of Truth

by J.E. Leak • 2023

She joined the OSS to fight Nazis, then fell for the woman training her to kill.

4.46

376

🔍 WWII Espionage 🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Historical 🎭 Undercover Agents 🔐 Family Secrets 💔 Angsty Romance

In the Shadow of Truth 90%

She joined the OSS to fight Nazis, then fell for the woman training her to kill.

by J.E. Leak 2023

4.46

376 ratings

🔍 WWII Espionage 🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Historical 🎭 Undercover Agents 🔐 Family Secrets 💔 Angsty Romance

The Cuckoo's Calling

by Robert Galbraith • 2013

A broke PI investigates a supermodel's death ruled suicide. Her brother hired him to prove murder.

3.89

630k+

🕵️ Hardboiled Detective 🎖️ War Veteran Protagonist 💎 High Society Murder 🔍 Investigative Duo 🗣️ Unreliable Witnesses

The Cuckoo's Calling 90%

A broke PI investigates a supermodel's death ruled suicide. Her brother hired him to prove murder.

by Robert Galbraith 2013

3.89

630k+ ratings

🕵️ Hardboiled Detective 🎖️ War Veteran Protagonist 💎 High Society Murder 🔍 Investigative Duo 🗣️ Unreliable Witnesses

The Companion

by E.E. Ottoman • 2021

A trans writer becomes a reclusive novelist's companion, then falls for him and his fierce neighbor.

3.64

2k+

🏳️‍⚧️ Trans Romance 💕 Polyamory 🏡 Chosen Family 🔥 Slow Burn 🩹 Healing Romance

The Companion 90%

A trans writer becomes a reclusive novelist's companion, then falls for him and his fierce neighbor.

by E.E. Ottoman 2021

3.64

2k+ ratings

🏳️‍⚧️ Trans Romance 💕 Polyamory 🏡 Chosen Family 🔥 Slow Burn 🩹 Healing Romance

In the Market for Murder

by T.E. Kinsey • 2015

A farmer dies in his pie. A lady sleuth and her maid sift village grudges for the poisoner.

4.12

17k+

🕵️ Lady Detective Duo 👒 Edwardian Mystery 🏘️ Village Secrets 🍄 Poison Murder 🏡 Quirky Village

In the Market for Murder 90%

A farmer dies in his pie. A lady sleuth and her maid sift village grudges for the poisoner.

by T.E. Kinsey 2015

4.12

17k+ ratings

🕵️ Lady Detective Duo 👒 Edwardian Mystery 🏘️ Village Secrets 🍄 Poison Murder 🏡 Quirky Village

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