50 Books like Eleanor & Grey

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 95%

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

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 96%

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

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 96%

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

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 94%

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

The House Guest

by Penelope Ward • 2025

An artist lost in grief. An heir trapped by legacy. One mansion, and a love neither expected.

3.90

5k+

💰 Billionaire Romance 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 💕 Friends To Lovers ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

The House Guest 94%

An artist lost in grief. An heir trapped by legacy. One mansion, and a love neither expected.

by Penelope Ward 2025

3.90

5k+ ratings

💰 Billionaire Romance 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 💕 Friends To Lovers ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

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

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

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

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

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

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 95%

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

The Matchmaker

by Elle Nicoll

She finds soulmates for everyone. Her newest client, a grieving billionaire, wants only her.

4.20

4k+

💎 Billionaire Romance ⏳ Age Gap 💼 Workplace Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💔 Widower Hero

The Matchmaker 94%

She finds soulmates for everyone. Her newest client, a grieving billionaire, wants only her.

by Elle Nicoll 2025

4.20

4k+ ratings

💎 Billionaire Romance ⏳ Age Gap 💼 Workplace Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💔 Widower Hero

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

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

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 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

When I Awake

by Dani Atkins • 2023

She lost ten years. Her fiancé married her best friend. Her daughter calls someone else Mom.

4.30

1k+

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 👩‍👧 Mother Daughter Bond 🏠 Blended Family 🥲 Bittersweet Love Story

When I Awake 94%

She lost ten years. Her fiancé married her best friend. Her daughter calls someone else Mom.

by Dani Atkins 2023

4.30

1k+ ratings

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 👩‍👧 Mother Daughter Bond 🏠 Blended Family 🥲 Bittersweet Love Story

The Love of My Next Life

by Brit Benson • 2022

Hating her best friend's brother was easy until their parents got engaged.

4.12

20k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🚫 Forbidden Love 🏠 Forced Proximity 💔 Wounded Bad Boy 😩 High Angst

The Love of My Next Life 94%

Hating her best friend's brother was easy until their parents got engaged.

by Brit Benson 2022

4.12

20k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🚫 Forbidden Love 🏠 Forced Proximity 💔 Wounded Bad Boy 😩 High Angst

It Ends with Us

by Colleen Hoover

A florist falls for a neurosurgeon and slowly recognizes the violence her mother never escaped.

4.08

4.7M+

🖤 Toxic Relationship 💌 First Love Returns 💍 Marriage In Crisis ⏳ Dual Timeline 💔 Heartbreaking Romance

It Ends with Us 94%

A florist falls for a neurosurgeon and slowly recognizes the violence her mother never escaped.

by Colleen Hoover 2016

4.08

4.7M+ ratings

🖤 Toxic Relationship 💌 First Love Returns 💍 Marriage In Crisis ⏳ Dual Timeline 💔 Heartbreaking Romance

The Pumpkin Spice Café

by Laurie Gilmore • 2023

A woman inherits a cafe and a grumpy farmer who makes her question where she belongs.

3.36

577k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance ☕ Cozy Contemporary 🏠 Inherited Business ☀️ Grumpy Vs Sunshine 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

The Pumpkin Spice Café 95%

A woman inherits a cafe and a grumpy farmer who makes her question where she belongs.

by Laurie Gilmore 2023

3.36

577k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance ☕ Cozy Contemporary 🏠 Inherited Business ☀️ Grumpy Vs Sunshine 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

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

Written with Regret

by Aly Martinez • 2019

His world implodes when the woman who abandoned his baby returns, demanding a second chance.

4.34

14k+

👨‍👧 Single Dad Romance 👶 Secret Baby 🖤 Trauma Bonded 💔 Second Chance Romance 🔥 Slow Burn

Written with Regret 94%

His world implodes when the woman who abandoned his baby returns, demanding a second chance.

by Aly Martinez 2019

4.34

14k+ ratings

👨‍👧 Single Dad Romance 👶 Secret Baby 🖤 Trauma Bonded 💔 Second Chance Romance 🔥 Slow Burn

Magnolia Parks

by Jessa Hastings • 2021

A London socialite can't quit her first love, a charming cheat whose betrayals are legendary.

3.64

274k+

🖤 Toxic Love Story 🥂 Elite Social Circle 💔 First Love Obsession 🔄 On Again Off Again 💀 Best Friend Betrayal

Magnolia Parks 94%

A London socialite can't quit her first love, a charming cheat whose betrayals are legendary.

by Jessa Hastings 2021

3.64

274k+ ratings

🖤 Toxic Love Story 🥂 Elite Social Circle 💔 First Love Obsession 🔄 On Again Off Again 💀 Best Friend Betrayal

The Fine Print

by Lauren Asher • 2021

A billionaire falls for the theme park employee deciding his inheritance, while hiding his identity.

3.80

672k+

🏢 Workplace Romance 💰 Billionaire Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🎭 Secret Identity ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers

The Fine Print 94%

A billionaire falls for the theme park employee deciding his inheritance, while hiding his identity.

by Lauren Asher 2021

3.80

672k+ ratings

🏢 Workplace Romance 💰 Billionaire Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🎭 Secret Identity ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers

Always You and Me

by Dani Atkins • 2025

Her husband's dying wish: track down the first love she never got over.

4.30

32k+

🔄 Second Chance Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 🌳 Childhood Sweethearts 🤞 Deathbed Promise 🏚️ Forced Proximity

Always You and Me 94%

Her husband's dying wish: track down the first love she never got over.

by Dani Atkins 2025

4.30

32k+ ratings

🔄 Second Chance Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 🌳 Childhood Sweethearts 🤞 Deathbed Promise 🏚️ Forced Proximity

So Much More

by Kim Holden • 2016

Betrayed and battling MS, a single dad risks opening his heart to the mysterious woman downstairs.

4.10

6k+

🧔 Single Dad 🫂 Found Family 🏠 Neighbors To Lovers 🏥 Chronic Illness 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

So Much More 94%

Betrayed and battling MS, a single dad risks opening his heart to the mysterious woman downstairs.

by Kim Holden 2016

4.10

6k+ ratings

🧔 Single Dad 🫂 Found Family 🏠 Neighbors To Lovers 🏥 Chronic Illness 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

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

Before We Were Strangers

by Renee Carlino • 2015

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

4.03

169k+

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

Before We Were Strangers 95%

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

by Renee Carlino 2015

4.03

169k+ ratings

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

Every Silent Lie

by Jodi Ellen Malpas • 2025

Every December she hides in hotel bars. This year, a stranger named Dec finds her.

4.58

2k+

🎄 Holiday Romance 👨‍👦 Single Dad 🏠 Found Family 💔 Grieving Heroine 🔥 Slow Burn

Every Silent Lie 94%

Every December she hides in hotel bars. This year, a stranger named Dec finds her.

by Jodi Ellen Malpas 2025

4.58

2k+ ratings

🎄 Holiday Romance 👨‍👦 Single Dad 🏠 Found Family 💔 Grieving Heroine 🔥 Slow Burn

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 94%

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

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

Here With Me

by Samantha Young • 2021

A Boston cop seeks her father at a Highland castle, where the laird's mistrust conceals desire.

4.12

14k+

🤝 Enemies To Lovers 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish Highlands 🫂 Found Family 🔍 Stalker Mystery 👨‍👧 Estranged Parent

Here With Me 93%

A Boston cop seeks her father at a Highland castle, where the laird's mistrust conceals desire.

by Samantha Young 2021

4.12

14k+ ratings

🤝 Enemies To Lovers 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish Highlands 🫂 Found Family 🔍 Stalker Mystery 👨‍👧 Estranged Parent

Park Avenue Player

by Penelope Ward • 2019

A parking feud with a wounded mogul becomes a nanny job where hate and love collide.

4.17

26k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 👩‍👧‍👧 Nanny Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Park Avenue Player 93%

A parking feud with a wounded mogul becomes a nanny job where hate and love collide.

by Penelope Ward 2019

4.17

26k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 👩‍👧‍👧 Nanny Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

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

2k+

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

Until the Storm Breaks 93%

A bartender's secret tattoo meets its author when a funeral traps them side by side.

by Nate Wilder 2025

4.07

2k+ ratings

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

Reminders of Him

by Colleen Hoover • 2022

A young mother fresh from prison falls for the best friend of the man she killed.

4.33

1.7M+

💥 Hate To Love 👩‍👧 Single Parent Romance 🚫❤️ Forbidden Love 😭 Tearjerker 🏘️ Small Town

Reminders of Him 93%

A young mother fresh from prison falls for the best friend of the man she killed.

by Colleen Hoover 2022

4.33

1.7M+ ratings

💥 Hate To Love 👩‍👧 Single Parent Romance 🚫❤️ Forbidden Love 😭 Tearjerker 🏘️ Small Town

Wish You Were Here

by Renee Carlino • 2017

A painter gives a waitress one perfect night, then forgets her completely. He has a reason.

3.92

18k+

🏥 Terminal Illness Romance 😢 Tearjerker 💕 Second Chance At Love 🎨 Artist Love Interest 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Wish You Were Here 93%

A painter gives a waitress one perfect night, then forgets her completely. He has a reason.

by Renee Carlino 2017

3.92

18k+ ratings

🏥 Terminal Illness Romance 😢 Tearjerker 💕 Second Chance At Love 🎨 Artist Love Interest 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Say You Swear

by Meagan Brandy

After her brother's best friend rejects her, a star quarterback offers a second chance at love.

4.25

256k+

🖤 Brother's Best Friend 💔 Love Triangle 🏈 College Football Romance 🌊 Beach Town Summer 🤝 Found Family

Say You Swear 94%

After her brother's best friend rejects her, a star quarterback offers a second chance at love.

by Meagan Brandy 2022

4.25

256k+ ratings

🖤 Brother's Best Friend 💔 Love Triangle 🏈 College Football Romance 🌊 Beach Town Summer 🤝 Found Family

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 94%

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

The Homemaker

by Jewel E. Ann • 2025

A two-week romance. Eight years later, she is the live-in homemaker for his future in-laws.

4.33

6k+

💔 Second Chance Romance 👶 Secret Baby 💘 Forbidden Love 🏠 Forced Proximity 🏘️ Found Family

The Homemaker 94%

A two-week romance. Eight years later, she is the live-in homemaker for his future in-laws.

by Jewel E. Ann 2025

4.33

6k+ ratings

💔 Second Chance Romance 👶 Secret Baby 💘 Forbidden Love 🏠 Forced Proximity 🏘️ Found Family

Love Notes

by Aimee Brown • 2023

A cynical musician and a divorced detective shared one night. Now fate keeps bringing them back.

3.98

572

🔥 Slow Burn 👨‍👧 Single Dad 💕 Friends To Lovers 🫂 Chosen Family 🎵 Musician Heroine

Love Notes 93%

A cynical musician and a divorced detective shared one night. Now fate keeps bringing them back.

by Aimee Brown 2023

3.98

572 ratings

🔥 Slow Burn 👨‍👧 Single Dad 💕 Friends To Lovers 🫂 Chosen Family 🎵 Musician Heroine

Between Never and Forever

by Brit Benson • 2023

Their first kiss was goodbye. She became a rockstar. He became a father. The spark never died.

4.21

10k+

🎸 Rockstar Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance 👫 Friends To Lovers 🏠 Found Family 😢 Angsty Romance

Between Never and Forever 93%

Their first kiss was goodbye. She became a rockstar. He became a father. The spark never died.

by Brit Benson 2023

4.21

10k+ ratings

🎸 Rockstar Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance 👫 Friends To Lovers 🏠 Found Family 😢 Angsty Romance

Finding Grace

by Loretta Rothschild • 2025

A widower falls for a woman who doesn't know she is his son's egg donor.

3.83

44k+

🖤 Grief Romance 📚 Book Club Fiction 💔 Love After Loss 🔍 Secret Parentage 👨‍👩‍👦 Blended Family

Finding Grace 93%

A widower falls for a woman who doesn't know she is his son's egg donor.

by Loretta Rothschild 2025

3.83

44k+ ratings

🖤 Grief Romance 📚 Book Club Fiction 💔 Love After Loss 🔍 Secret Parentage 👨‍👩‍👦 Blended Family

Slow Dance

by Rainbow Rowell • 2024

A wedding reunites best friends who never confessed: a divorced mother and a naval officer.

3.66

74k+

🔄 Second Chance Romance 👫 Friends To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 👩‍👧 Single Mother Protagonist ⚓ Naval Officer Hero

Slow Dance 93%

A wedding reunites best friends who never confessed: a divorced mother and a naval officer.

by Rainbow Rowell 2024

3.66

74k+ ratings

🔄 Second Chance Romance 👫 Friends To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 👩‍👧 Single Mother Protagonist ⚓ Naval Officer Hero

What Eden Did Next

by Sheila O'Flanagan • 2022

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

4.04

2k+

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

What Eden Did Next 94%

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

by Sheila O'Flanagan 2022

4.04

2k+ ratings

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

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

Variation

by Rebecca Yarros

A ballerina fakes dating her first love to remain near her dead sister's secret daughter.

4.16

202k+

🩰 Ballet Romance 🎭 Fake Relationship 💞 Second Chance Love 🔒 Family Secrets 🌊 Angsty Romance

Variation 93%

A ballerina fakes dating her first love to remain near her dead sister's secret daughter.

by Rebecca Yarros 2024

4.16

202k+ ratings

🩰 Ballet Romance 🎭 Fake Relationship 💞 Second Chance Love 🔒 Family Secrets 🌊 Angsty Romance

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by Colleen Hoover • 2022

Her first love wants a second chance, but her abusive ex still controls her life.

4.40

11k+

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It Starts with Us, It Ends with Us Collection Summary

It Starts with Us, It Ends with Us Collection 93%

Her first love wants a second chance, but her abusive ex still controls her life.

by Colleen Hoover 2022

4.40

11k+ ratings

🔄 Second Chance Romance 💕 First Love Reunion 👩‍👧 Single Mother 🏠 Found Family 💔 Breaking The Cycle

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A nanny's secret night with her best friend's brother turns permanent when two pink lines appear.

3.86

11k+

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Seven of Hearts 93%

A nanny's secret night with her best friend's brother turns permanent when two pink lines appear.

by Maggie C. Gates 2025

3.86

11k+ ratings

🍼 Surprise Pregnancy 💕 Best Friend's Brother 💞 Co-Parenting To Lovers 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🏠 Found Family

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 93%

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

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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 93%

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

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