50 Books like Every Breath

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 93%

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

Message in a Bottle

by Nicholas Sparks • 1998

His bottled love letter led her to him. Now she must compete with a ghost.

3.98

249k+

🕯️ Grieving Widower 🖤 Tragic Romance 💔 Second Chance Love 📝 Found Letters 🏘️ Coastal Small Town

Message in a Bottle 97%

His bottled love letter led her to him. Now she must compete with a ghost.

by Nicholas Sparks 1998

3.98

249k+ ratings

🕯️ Grieving Widower 🖤 Tragic Romance 💔 Second Chance Love 📝 Found Letters 🏘️ Coastal 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 95%

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

The Light We Lost

by Jill Santopolo • 2017

They met on 9/11. He chased war zones; she built a life without him.

3.84

201k+

🖤 Love Triangle 💌 First Love 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🥀 Bittersweet 🗽 New York City

The Light We Lost 94%

They met on 9/11. He chased war zones; she built a life without him.

by Jill Santopolo 2017

3.84

201k+ ratings

🖤 Love Triangle 💌 First Love 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🥀 Bittersweet 🗽 New York City

A Walk to Remember

by Nicholas Sparks • 1999

A North Carolina teenager falls for the minister's daughter, only to learn her time is short.

4.20

848k+

🖤 Terminal Illness Romance 🏡 1950s Small Town ⛪️ Minister's Daughter 🎗️ Dying Wish 🙏 Faith In Crisis

A Walk to Remember 94%

A North Carolina teenager falls for the minister's daughter, only to learn her time is short.

by Nicholas Sparks 1999

4.20

848k+ ratings

🖤 Terminal Illness Romance 🏡 1950s Small Town ⛪️ Minister's Daughter 🎗️ Dying Wish 🙏 Faith In Crisis

Into the Blue

by Emma Brodie • 2026

An aspiring writer and an acting heir ignite in summer acting, threatened by a genetic secret.

4.02

98k+

🔄 Second Chance Romance 🎭 Actor Writer Romance 🏡 Forced Proximity 💎 Class Difference 💊 Chronic Illness

Into the Blue 94%

An aspiring writer and an acting heir ignite in summer acting, threatened by a genetic secret.

by Emma Brodie 2026

4.02

98k+ ratings

🔄 Second Chance Romance 🎭 Actor Writer Romance 🏡 Forced Proximity 💎 Class Difference 💊 Chronic Illness

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

Always, in December

by Emily Stone • 2021

She dreads December until a bike crash with a London stranger opens her guarded heart.

3.72

34k+

🎄 Holiday Romance 🥀 Tragic Love Story 💫 Chance Encounter 🤍 Secret Illness 💌 Unsent Letters

Always, in December 94%

She dreads December until a bike crash with a London stranger opens her guarded heart.

by Emily Stone 2021

3.72

34k+ ratings

🎄 Holiday Romance 🥀 Tragic Love Story 💫 Chance Encounter 🤍 Secret Illness 💌 Unsent Letters

For You

by Jodi Ellen Malpas • 2023

Her honeymoon ends in a hospital. Years later, a stranger's love makes her question her vows.

4.61

2k+

🏥 Terminal Illness 💔 Caregiver Burden 🌅 Love After Loss 🕯️ Slow Burn Romance 🥀 Grieving Widow

For You 94%

Her honeymoon ends in a hospital. Years later, a stranger's love makes her question her vows.

by Jodi Ellen Malpas 2023

4.61

2k+ ratings

🏥 Terminal Illness 💔 Caregiver Burden 🌅 Love After Loss 🕯️ Slow Burn Romance 🥀 Grieving Widow

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

Dear John

by Nicholas Sparks • 2006

A soldier on leave meets a student. One summer, a promise, and years of war letters.

4.04

620k+

🪖 Military Romance 💌 Epistolary Relationship 💔 Long-Distance Love 🕊️ Sacrificial Love 🩺 Terminal Illness

Dear John 93%

A soldier on leave meets a student. One summer, a promise, and years of war letters.

by Nicholas Sparks 2006

4.04

620k+ ratings

🪖 Military Romance 💌 Epistolary Relationship 💔 Long-Distance Love 🕊️ Sacrificial Love 🩺 Terminal Illness

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

by Ann Brashares • 2001

Four friends, one summer apart, and a mysterious pair of jeans that connects them all.

3.85

736k+

☀️ Summer Coming Of Age 👯 Female Friendship 💕 First Love 💔 Grief And Loss ✨ Light Magical Realism

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Summary

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 95%

Four friends, one summer apart, and a mysterious pair of jeans that connects them all.

by Ann Brashares 2001

3.85

736k+ ratings

☀️ Summer Coming Of Age 👯 Female Friendship 💕 First Love 💔 Grief And Loss ✨ Light Magical Realism

This Love

by Dani Atkins • 2017

Saved from fire, Sophie loves her dying rescuer. He hides a secret about her brother.

4.14

3k+

💔 Terminal Illness Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 🪣 Bucket List Journey 🤫 Hero With A Secret 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Chosen Family

This Love 95%

Saved from fire, Sophie loves her dying rescuer. He hides a secret about her brother.

by Dani Atkins 2017

4.14

3k+ ratings

💔 Terminal Illness Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 🪣 Bucket List Journey 🤫 Hero With A Secret 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Chosen Family

Talking at Night

by Claire Daverley

She broke his heart to save her twin. The secret outlasted a funeral.

3.90

75k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🕰️ Right Person Wrong Time 📚 Literary Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Love 🌊 Seaside Melancholy

Talking at Night 93%

She broke his heart to save her twin. The secret outlasted a funeral.

by Claire Daverley 2023

3.90

75k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🕰️ Right Person Wrong Time 📚 Literary Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Love 🌊 Seaside Melancholy

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 93%

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

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 93%

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

The Friend Zone

by Abby Jimenez • 2019

She's facing infertility. He wants a big family. Their no-strings arrangement was a terrible idea.

3.90

455k+

🕯️ Slow Burn Romance 🛌 Friends With Benefits 🤰 Fertility Struggles 🚒 Firefighter Hero 💬 Witty Banter

The Friend Zone 93%

She's facing infertility. He wants a big family. Their no-strings arrangement was a terrible idea.

by Abby Jimenez 2019

3.90

455k+ ratings

🕯️ Slow Burn Romance 🛌 Friends With Benefits 🤰 Fertility Struggles 🚒 Firefighter Hero 💬 Witty Banter

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 93%

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

Just Friends

by Haley Pham • 2026

Her aunt's final summer pulls her back to the beach town and her estranged childhood sweetheart.

3.52

46k+

💞 Second Chance Romance 👫 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🏖️ Small Beach Town ❤️‍🩹 Grief And Healing 💌 Lost Letter

Just Friends 93%

Her aunt's final summer pulls her back to the beach town and her estranged childhood sweetheart.

by Haley Pham 2026

3.52

46k+ ratings

💞 Second Chance Romance 👫 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🏖️ Small Beach Town ❤️‍🩹 Grief And Healing 💌 Lost Letter

The Story of Us

by Lesley Jones • 2014

A hidden letter destroyed her future with her brother's rock star bandmate. Now he's back.

4.15

19k+

🎸 Rock Star Romance 💞 Second Chance Romance 🌻 Childhood Soulmates 🎤 Brother's Bandmate 💌 Lost Letters

The Story of Us 93%

A hidden letter destroyed her future with her brother's rock star bandmate. Now he's back.

by Lesley Jones 2014

4.15

19k+ ratings

🎸 Rock Star Romance 💞 Second Chance Romance 🌻 Childhood Soulmates 🎤 Brother's Bandmate 💌 Lost Letters

Los días en los que más te quise

by Amy Neff • 2024

After a lifetime of love, they give their family one year to say goodbye.

4.02

15k+

📖 Multi-Generational Saga 💖 Literary Romance 👫 Friends To Lovers 🕊️ Right To Die Fiction 😢 Bittersweet

Los días en los que más te quise Summary

Los días en los que más te quise 93%

After a lifetime of love, they give their family one year to say goodbye.

by Amy Neff 2024

4.02

15k+ ratings

📖 Multi-Generational Saga 💖 Literary Romance 👫 Friends To Lovers 🕊️ Right To Die Fiction 😢 Bittersweet

November 9

by Colleen Hoover • 2015

Once a year, a scarred actress meets a writer. This November 9, his manuscript reveals everything.

4.10

1.3M+

⏳ Slow-Burn Romance 🩹 Scarred Heroine 😔 Guilty Hero 💌 Love Letters 💔 Second Chance Romance

November 9 93%

Once a year, a scarred actress meets a writer. This November 9, his manuscript reveals everything.

by Colleen Hoover 2015

4.10

1.3M+ ratings

⏳ Slow-Burn Romance 🩹 Scarred Heroine 😔 Guilty Hero 💌 Love Letters 💔 Second Chance Romance

Seven Summers

by Paige Toon

After a crash kills her parents, a sculptor spends six summers loving the musician who held her.

4.07

40k+

🖤 Grief Romance 💞 Second Chance Romance 💔 Love Triangle ⏳ Right Person Wrong Time 💫 Bittersweet

Seven Summers 93%

After a crash kills her parents, a sculptor spends six summers loving the musician who held her.

by Paige Toon 2024

4.07

40k+ ratings

🖤 Grief Romance 💞 Second Chance Romance 💔 Love Triangle ⏳ Right Person Wrong Time 💫 Bittersweet

The Wish

by Nicholas Sparks • 2021

A dying photographer revisits the island where, pregnant at sixteen, she found first love.

4.33

195k+

🖤 Terminal Illness Romance ⏳ Dual Timeline Love Story 💕 First Love 👶 Teen Pregnancy 🤝 Adoption Reunion

The Wish 95%

A dying photographer revisits the island where, pregnant at sixteen, she found first love.

by Nicholas Sparks 2021

4.33

195k+ ratings

🖤 Terminal Illness Romance ⏳ Dual Timeline Love Story 💕 First Love 👶 Teen Pregnancy 🤝 Adoption Reunion

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 95%

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

The Notebook

by Nicholas Sparks • 1996

An elderly man reads his love story to a wife who no longer remembers him.

4.16

1.9M+

📖 Dual Timeline Romance 💕 Second Chance Love 💰 Rich Girl Poor Boy 💔 Love Triangle 🥀 Bittersweet Love Story

The Notebook 93%

An elderly man reads his love story to a wife who no longer remembers him.

by Nicholas Sparks 1996

4.16

1.9M+ ratings

📖 Dual Timeline Romance 💕 Second Chance Love 💰 Rich Girl Poor Boy 💔 Love Triangle 🥀 Bittersweet Love Story

If Tomorrow Never Comes

by Allison Ashley • 2025

Before her transplant, one night with a stranger. A year later, he is her donor's boyfriend.

3.99

18k+

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🏥 Illness And Love 🌸 Tender Romance 🍂 Bittersweet

If Tomorrow Never Comes 93%

Before her transplant, one night with a stranger. A year later, he is her donor's boyfriend.

by Allison Ashley 2025

3.99

18k+ ratings

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🏥 Illness And Love 🌸 Tender Romance 🍂 Bittersweet

The Last Song

by Nicholas Sparks • 2009

Exiled to a beach town, a teen falls for a local whose secret threatens their bond.

4.16

574k+

🕊️ Family Reconciliation ☀️ Summer Romance 💔 Terminal Illness 🏖️ Beach Town 🖤 Rebellious Teen

The Last Song 93%

Exiled to a beach town, a teen falls for a local whose secret threatens their bond.

by Nicholas Sparks 2009

4.16

574k+ ratings

🕊️ Family Reconciliation ☀️ Summer Romance 💔 Terminal Illness 🏖️ Beach Town 🖤 Rebellious Teen

Meet Me at the Lake

by Carley Fortune • 2023

A perfect day, a broken promise, ten years of silence. Now he's at her mother's resort.

3.68

376k+

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 💌 Missed Connection ⏳ Dual Timeline 🏡 Family Legacy 🌊 Grief And Healing

Meet Me at the Lake 93%

A perfect day, a broken promise, ten years of silence. Now he's at her mother's resort.

by Carley Fortune 2023

3.68

376k+ ratings

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 💌 Missed Connection ⏳ Dual Timeline 🏡 Family Legacy 🌊 Grief And Healing

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 93%

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

Contando atardeceres

by La Vecina Rubia • 2022

Still mourning her father, she runs into an old summer love. One kiss reignites everything.

3.97

4k+

💞 Second Chance Romance 👭 Found Family 🔥 Slow-Burn Love 😅 Self-Deprecating Humor ☀️ Summer Love

Contando atardeceres 93%

Still mourning her father, she runs into an old summer love. One kiss reignites everything.

by La Vecina Rubia 2022

3.97

4k+ ratings

💞 Second Chance Romance 👭 Found Family 🔥 Slow-Burn Love 😅 Self-Deprecating Humor ☀️ Summer Love

Safe Harbour

by Danielle Steel • 2003

A grieving widow learns her lonely daughter has befriended a reclusive painter on the beach.

4.09

24k+

🕯️ Grief Recovery 💘 Second Chance Love 👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Bond 👨‍👩‍👧 Found Family 🏖️ Beach Setting

Safe Harbour 95%

A grieving widow learns her lonely daughter has befriended a reclusive painter on the beach.

by Danielle Steel 2003

4.09

24k+ ratings

🕯️ Grief Recovery 💘 Second Chance Love 👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Bond 👨‍👩‍👧 Found Family 🏖️ Beach Setting

The Best of Me

by Nicholas Sparks • 2010

At a hometown funeral, he sees his first love again. She's married; he's still hers.

3.99

195k+

🔄 Second Chance Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 💔 Tragic Romance ↔️ Opposites Attract 🕊️ Heroic Sacrifice

The Best of Me 95%

At a hometown funeral, he sees his first love again. She's married; he's still hers.

by Nicholas Sparks 2010

3.99

195k+ ratings

🔄 Second Chance Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 💔 Tragic Romance ↔️ Opposites Attract 🕊️ Heroic Sacrifice

This Book Made Me Think of You

by Libby Page

Her husband died, but his books keep arriving, each one daring her to live.

4.32

98k+

📚 Bibliotherapy 📖 Bookshop Fiction 🕯️ Grief Journey ✉️ Posthumous Letters 💕 Slow Burn Romance

This Book Made Me Think of You 93%

Her husband died, but his books keep arriving, each one daring her to live.

by Libby Page 2026

4.32

98k+ ratings

📚 Bibliotherapy 📖 Bookshop Fiction 🕯️ Grief Journey ✉️ Posthumous Letters 💕 Slow Burn Romance

One True Loves

by Taylor Jenkins Reid • 2016

On their first anniversary, her husband vanished. Now she's engaged again. Then he comes back.

4.02

747k+

📖 Book Club Fiction 💔 Love Triangle 🎓 High School Sweethearts 🏡 Small Town Return 🍂 Bittersweet

One True Loves 93%

On their first anniversary, her husband vanished. Now she's engaged again. Then he comes back.

by Taylor Jenkins Reid 2016

4.02

747k+ ratings

📖 Book Club Fiction 💔 Love Triangle 🎓 High School Sweethearts 🏡 Small Town Return 🍂 Bittersweet

I Wanted You To Know

by Laura Pearson • 2019

Given a terminal diagnosis at twenty-one, a new mother writes her baby a lifetime of letters.

4.32

6k+

🏥 Cancer Fiction 👩‍👧 Mother Daughter Bond ✍️ Letters To A Child 👯 Best Friend Soulmate 🤱 Single Mother

I Wanted You To Know 93%

Given a terminal diagnosis at twenty-one, a new mother writes her baby a lifetime of letters.

by Laura Pearson 2019

4.32

6k+ ratings

🏥 Cancer Fiction 👩‍👧 Mother Daughter Bond ✍️ Letters To A Child 👯 Best Friend Soulmate 🤱 Single Mother

Someday Never Came

by Autumn Lawrence-Barnette • 2024

Midnight text pulls her back to a beach town and a soldier fighting a war within.

4.03

3k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🪖 Military Romance 💔 Tragic Romance 🩹 Wounded Hero ✉️ Love Letters

Someday Never Came 93%

Midnight text pulls her back to a beach town and a soldier fighting a war within.

by Autumn Lawrence-Barnette 2024

4.03

3k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🪖 Military Romance 💔 Tragic Romance 🩹 Wounded Hero ✉️ Love Letters

Expiration Dates

by Rebecca Serle • 2024

Every romance comes with expiration. A blank note promises forever, but her heart may not last.

3.58

141k+

🪄 Magical Realism 🫀 Chronic Illness 💔 Bittersweet Romance 🔮 Love And Fate 📚 Book Club Fiction

Expiration Dates 93%

Every romance comes with expiration. A blank note promises forever, but her heart may not last.

by Rebecca Serle 2024

3.58

141k+ ratings

🪄 Magical Realism 🫀 Chronic Illness 💔 Bittersweet Romance 🔮 Love And Fate 📚 Book Club Fiction

Dreamland

by Nicholas Sparks • 2022

A farmer-musician and aspiring singer fall in love on vacation, until family duty pulls him home.

3.95

105k+

🎵 Musician Romance 🏖️ Vacation Romance ⚖️ Duty Vs Love 🧠 Mental Health 📖 Dual Narrative

Dreamland 93%

A farmer-musician and aspiring singer fall in love on vacation, until family duty pulls him home.

by Nicholas Sparks 2022

3.95

105k+ ratings

🎵 Musician Romance 🏖️ Vacation Romance ⚖️ Duty Vs Love 🧠 Mental Health 📖 Dual Narrative

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 93%

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

The Last Letter

by Rebecca Yarros

A single mother marries a soldier for his insurance, unaware he's the pen pal she loves.

4.49

555k+

🎖️ Military Romance ✉️ Pen Pal Love 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 👧 Single Parent 🎭 Hidden Identity

The Last Letter 93%

A single mother marries a soldier for his insurance, unaware he's the pen pal she loves.

by Rebecca Yarros 2019

4.49

555k+ ratings

🎖️ Military Romance ✉️ Pen Pal Love 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 👧 Single Parent 🎭 Hidden Identity

This Used to Be Us

by Renee Carlino • 2024

Still in love after divorce, two parents face her terminal diagnosis and a final shot at forever.

4.06

8k+

🖤 Second Chance Love 💔 Marriage In Crisis 👨‍👩‍👦 Divorced Co-Parents 😢 Terminal Illness ⏳ Dual Timeline Romance

This Used to Be Us 94%

Still in love after divorce, two parents face her terminal diagnosis and a final shot at forever.

by Renee Carlino 2024

4.06

8k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Love 💔 Marriage In Crisis 👨‍👩‍👦 Divorced Co-Parents 😢 Terminal Illness ⏳ Dual Timeline Romance

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 94%

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 Lies That Bind

by Emily Giffin • 2020

A journalist loses her new love on 9/11, then discovers the wife he never mentioned.

3.76

82k+

💔 Love Triangle 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🏙️ Post 9/11 🤫 Secrets And Lies 🌱 Starting Over

The Lies That Bind 93%

A journalist loses her new love on 9/11, then discovers the wife he never mentioned.

by Emily Giffin 2020

3.76

82k+ ratings

💔 Love Triangle 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🏙️ Post 9/11 🤫 Secrets And Lies 🌱 Starting Over

Someone I Used to Know

by Paige Toon • 2021

A widow comes home to find the foster brother who broke her heart wants her back.

4.16

11k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🏡 Foster Family ⏳ Dual Timeline 💔 Widow Finds Love 🔺 Love Triangle

Someone I Used to Know 93%

A widow comes home to find the foster brother who broke her heart wants her back.

by Paige Toon 2021

4.16

11k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🏡 Foster Family ⏳ Dual Timeline 💔 Widow Finds Love 🔺 Love Triangle

The Memory of Us

by Dani Atkins • 2024

She hires a stranger to play her sister's imagined husband, and the staged romance turns real.

4.18

3k+

🖤 Sisterhood Drama 💔 Medical Romance 💕 Fake Dating Real Love 🏠 Found Family 🧬 Genetic Fate

The Memory of Us 93%

She hires a stranger to play her sister's imagined husband, and the staged romance turns real.

by Dani Atkins 2024

4.18

3k+ ratings

🖤 Sisterhood Drama 💔 Medical Romance 💕 Fake Dating Real Love 🏠 Found Family 🧬 Genetic Fate

The Dinner List

by Rebecca Serle • 2018

Five impossible guests at her birthday dinner, each one holding a piece of the past she buried.

3.54

59k+

🥀 Bittersweet Romance 💔 The One Who Got Away 🕊️ Father-Daughter Healing 🌊 Drifting Friendships 😢 Tearjerker

The Dinner List 93%

Five impossible guests at her birthday dinner, each one holding a piece of the past she buried.

by Rebecca Serle 2018

3.54

59k+ ratings

🥀 Bittersweet Romance 💔 The One Who Got Away 🕊️ Father-Daughter Healing 🌊 Drifting Friendships 😢 Tearjerker

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 93%

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

The Map That Leads to You

by J.P. Monninger • 2017

On a crowded train, a planner meets a wanderer, and a European summer redraws her map.

3.56

14k+

🥀 Tragic Romance 💔 Terminal Illness ⚡ Opposites Attract 🌧️ Bittersweet 🎓 Post-Graduation

The Map That Leads to You 93%

On a crowded train, a planner meets a wanderer, and a European summer redraws her map.

by J.P. Monninger 2017

3.56

14k+ ratings

🥀 Tragic Romance 💔 Terminal Illness ⚡ Opposites Attract 🌧️ Bittersweet 🎓 Post-Graduation

The Assistant

by Marni Mann • 2019

A wife and mother hires an assistant, then conceals a terminal diagnosis from everyone she loves.

3.93

1k+

🩺 Terminal Illness 🎭 Hidden Illness 💔 Tearjerker 📚 Library Refuge 💞 Married Love

The Assistant 93%

A wife and mother hires an assistant, then conceals a terminal diagnosis from everyone she loves.

by Marni Mann 2019

3.93

1k+ ratings

🩺 Terminal Illness 🎭 Hidden Illness 💔 Tearjerker 📚 Library Refuge 💞 Married Love

Compare Features	Free	Pro
📖 Read Summaries Read unlimited summaries. Free users get 3 per month
🎧 Listen to Summaries Listen to unlimited summaries in 40 languages	—
❤️ Unlimited Bookmarks Free users are limited to 4	—
📜 Unlimited History Free users are limited to 4	—
📥 Unlimited Downloads Free users are limited to 1	—

People love SoBrief

Join our global community of 600,000+ readers

★★★★★

This site is a total game-changer. I've been flying through book summaries like never before. Highly, highly recommend.

— Dave G

Worth my money and time, and really well made. I've never seen this quality of summaries on other websites. Very helpful!

— Em

Highly recommended!! Fantastic service. Perfect for those that want a little more than a teaser but not all the intricate details of a full audio book.

— Greg M