50 Books like Falling Like Stars

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

I Dreamt That You Loved Me

by Emery Rose • 2025

She finds a notebook full of aching confessions, then meets its author: her best friend's boyfriend.

4.24

3k+

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 💔 Forbidden Love 🎸 Rock Star Romance ✨ Fated Connection ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

I Dreamt That You Loved Me 94%

She finds a notebook full of aching confessions, then meets its author: her best friend's boyfriend.

by Emery Rose 2025

4.24

3k+ ratings

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 💔 Forbidden Love 🎸 Rock Star Romance ✨ Fated Connection ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

Method

by Kate Stewart • 2019

An actor buries his grief in a mobster role. His wife fights to save their marriage.

4.10

9k+

🏚️ Marriage In Crisis 🎬 Hollywood Romance 🌟 Celebrity Marriage 🖤 Suicide Grief 🌀 Self-Destructive Spiral

Method 94%

An actor buries his grief in a mobster role. His wife fights to save their marriage.

by Kate Stewart 2019

4.10

9k+ ratings

🏚️ Marriage In Crisis 🎬 Hollywood Romance 🌟 Celebrity Marriage 🖤 Suicide Grief 🌀 Self-Destructive Spiral

Pieces of the Night

by Jennifer Hartmann • 2026

Accidentally kidnapped in a blizzard, she helps her desperate captor, sparking an unlikely love.

4.17

8k+

🖤 Angsty Romance 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 🩹 Trauma Healing

Pieces of the Night 93%

Accidentally kidnapped in a blizzard, she helps her desperate captor, sparking an unlikely love.

by Jennifer Hartmann 2026

4.17

8k+ ratings

🖤 Angsty Romance 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 🩹 Trauma Healing

How to End a Love Story

by Yulin Kuang • 2024

Her novel becomes a TV show. The writers' room includes the man linked to her sister's death.

3.61

157k+

❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers ✍️ Writers' Room 🎬 Hollywood Setting 😮‍💨 Forced Proximity 🕯️ Slow Burn Romance

How to End a Love Story 93%

Her novel becomes a TV show. The writers' room includes the man linked to her sister's death.

by Yulin Kuang 2024

3.61

157k+ ratings

❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers ✍️ Writers' Room 🎬 Hollywood Setting 😮‍💨 Forced Proximity 🕯️ Slow Burn Romance

The Muse

by Jewel E. Ann • 2026

An ex-con muse to a grieving heiress falls for a bike guide hiding her cello fame.

4.24

2k+

💰 Class Difference 🏠 Found Family 🎭 Hidden Identity 💘 He Falls First 🥀 Bittersweet

The Muse 93%

An ex-con muse to a grieving heiress falls for a bike guide hiding her cello fame.

by Jewel E. Ann 2026

4.24

2k+ ratings

💰 Class Difference 🏠 Found Family 🎭 Hidden Identity 💘 He Falls First 🥀 Bittersweet

The Future Saints

by Ashley Winstead • 2026

To save her band, a grieving singer must channel her sister's death into one final album.

3.78

22k+

🎸 Music Industry 🖤 Haunted By Grief ❤️ Slow Burn Romance 🫂 Found Family 🥃 Addiction And Recovery

The Future Saints 93%

To save her band, a grieving singer must channel her sister's death into one final album.

by Ashley Winstead 2026

3.78

22k+ ratings

🎸 Music Industry 🖤 Haunted By Grief ❤️ Slow Burn Romance 🫂 Found Family 🥃 Addiction And Recovery

Totally and Completely Fine

by Elissa Sussman • 2025

On her famous brother's film set, a Montana widow falls for his magnetic younger costar.

3.54

10k+

🖤 Widow Romance ⏳ Age Gap Romance 🎬 Celebrity Romance 🌈 Queer Teen Coming Out 🏔️ Small Town Montana

Totally and Completely Fine 93%

On her famous brother's film set, a Montana widow falls for his magnetic younger costar.

by Elissa Sussman 2025

3.54

10k+ ratings

🖤 Widow Romance ⏳ Age Gap Romance 🎬 Celebrity Romance 🌈 Queer Teen Coming Out 🏔️ Small Town Montana

Be Here Now

by Julia Goda • 2015

Her rock star ex returns claiming he never cheated, but her secret could destroy them both.

3.77

251

💔 Second Chance Romance 🎸 Rock Star Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 😢 Angsty Romance 🔥 Steamy Romance

Be Here Now 93%

Her rock star ex returns claiming he never cheated, but her secret could destroy them both.

by Julia Goda 2015

3.77

251 ratings

💔 Second Chance Romance 🎸 Rock Star Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 😢 Angsty Romance 🔥 Steamy Romance

The Summer We Fell

by Elizabeth O'Roark • 2023

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

4.00

40k+

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

The Summer We Fell 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

No Matter What

by Cara Bastone • 2026

When trauma silences their marriage, Roz turns to drawing what she cannot tell her husband.

3.80

27k+

🫂 Marriage In Crisis 🎨 Art As Therapy 💕 Hurt/Comfort 🏠 Found Family 📖 Literary Romance

No Matter What 93%

When trauma silences their marriage, Roz turns to drawing what she cannot tell her husband.

by Cara Bastone 2026

3.80

27k+ ratings

🫂 Marriage In Crisis 🎨 Art As Therapy 💕 Hurt/Comfort 🏠 Found Family 📖 Literary Romance

The Theory of Second Best

by J. Bengtsson • 2017

Two outcasts fall for each other on a survival show where only one can win.

4.32

5k+

🎥 Reality Tv Romance 🎸 Rock Star Family 🧲 Opposites Attract 💪 Caretaker Heroine 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

The Theory of Second Best 93%

Two outcasts fall for each other on a survival show where only one can win.

by J. Bengtsson 2017

4.32

5k+ ratings

🎥 Reality Tv Romance 🎸 Rock Star Family 🧲 Opposites Attract 💪 Caretaker Heroine 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Hopeless

by Colleen Hoover • 2012

Sky Davis meets Dean Holder, and the bracelet on her wrist reopens a past they share.

4.22

690k+

💞 Reunion Romance 🩹 Trauma Healing 🛡️ Protective Hero 🕵️ Dark Secrets 🌧️ Sexual Abuse Survivor

Hopeless 93%

Sky Davis meets Dean Holder, and the bracelet on her wrist reopens a past they share.

by Colleen Hoover 2012

4.22

690k+ ratings

💞 Reunion Romance 🩹 Trauma Healing 🛡️ Protective Hero 🕵️ Dark Secrets 🌧️ Sexual Abuse Survivor

Beneath the Stars

by Emily McIntire • 2020

When Chase returns to Sugarlake, Alina confronts the childhood vow she buried with her heart.

3.89

28k+

🍃 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🤍 Reunited Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn 🖤 Broken Hero 💔 High Angst

Beneath the Stars 94%

When Chase returns to Sugarlake, Alina confronts the childhood vow she buried with her heart.

by Emily McIntire 2020

3.89

28k+ ratings

🍃 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🤍 Reunited Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn 🖤 Broken Hero 💔 High Angst

Ghosted

by J.M. Darhower • 2017

Her famous ex is back, sober, wanting to meet their daughter. She's heard promises before.

3.99

52k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🌟 Celebrity Romance 👧 Single Parent 💕 First Love 💔 Addiction And Recovery

Ghosted 94%

Her famous ex is back, sober, wanting to meet their daughter. She's heard promises before.

by J.M. Darhower 2017

3.99

52k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🌟 Celebrity Romance 👧 Single Parent 💕 First Love 💔 Addiction And Recovery

Midnight Stage

by Sheridan Anne

Her last-chance job lands her on tour with the rockstar who abandoned her eight years ago.

4.04

5k+

🎸 Rockstar Romance 👫 Brother's Best Friend 💔 Second Chance Romance 🩹 Trauma Healing 🗡️ Touch Her And Die

Midnight Stage 93%

Her last-chance job lands her on tour with the rockstar who abandoned her eight years ago.

by Sheridan Anne 2024

4.04

5k+ ratings

🎸 Rockstar Romance 👫 Brother's Best Friend 💔 Second Chance Romance 🩹 Trauma Healing 🗡️ Touch Her And Die

The Coldest Winter

by Brittainy C. Cherry • 2023

After one reckless night, a student teacher finds her stranger sitting in her new classroom.

4.01

12k+

📝 Student Teacher 🖤 Damaged Hero 🌸 Good Girl 💔 Shared Grief 😩 Angsty Romance

The Coldest Winter 93%

After one reckless night, a student teacher finds her stranger sitting in her new classroom.

by Brittainy C. Cherry 2023

4.01

12k+ ratings

📝 Student Teacher 🖤 Damaged Hero 🌸 Good Girl 💔 Shared Grief 😩 Angsty Romance

If I Stay

by Gayle Forman • 2009

Outside her body after the crash, a teenage cellist watches her boyfriend beg her to stay.

3.91

972k+

🫥 Out-Of-Body Perspective 🎻 Musician Protagonist ⚖️ Life Or Death Choice 🥀 Bittersweet 🌧️ Pacific Northwest

If I Stay 93%

Outside her body after the crash, a teenage cellist watches her boyfriend beg her to stay.

by Gayle Forman 2009

3.91

972k+ ratings

🫥 Out-Of-Body Perspective 🎻 Musician Protagonist ⚖️ Life Or Death Choice 🥀 Bittersweet 🌧️ Pacific Northwest

Darling Venom

by Parker S. Huntington • 2021

Her friend's suicide left a novel to finish and a brother to resist. She's failing at both.

4.25

84k+

🖤 Grief Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Suicide Grief 📚 Literary World 😞 Survivor's Guilt

Darling Venom 93%

Her friend's suicide left a novel to finish and a brother to resist. She's failing at both.

by Parker S. Huntington 2021

4.25

84k+ ratings

🖤 Grief Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Suicide Grief 📚 Literary World 😞 Survivor's Guilt

Funny You Should Ask

by Elissa Sussman • 2022

A writer reunites with the movie star whose interview broke her heart ten years ago.

3.55

146k+

🎬 Celebrity Romance 🔁 Second-Chance Romance ⏳ Dual Timeline ✍️ Writer Heroine 🎥 Hollywood Setting

Funny You Should Ask 93%

A writer reunites with the movie star whose interview broke her heart ten years ago.

by Elissa Sussman 2022

3.55

146k+ ratings

🎬 Celebrity Romance 🔁 Second-Chance Romance ⏳ Dual Timeline ✍️ Writer Heroine 🎥 Hollywood Setting

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 93%

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

Full Tilt

by Emma Scott • 2016

A glass artist with a borrowed heart gives a blackout-drunk guitarist a ride home.

4.36

40k+

🖤 Terminal Illness Love 🌟 Rock Star Heroine 💔 Addiction Recovery ⚡ Opposites Attract 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Full Tilt 93%

A glass artist with a borrowed heart gives a blackout-drunk guitarist a ride home.

by Emma Scott 2016

4.36

40k+ ratings

🖤 Terminal Illness Love 🌟 Rock Star Heroine 💔 Addiction Recovery ⚡ Opposites Attract 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

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 93%

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

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

Addicted to You

by Krista Ritchie • 2013

A fake romance hides her sex addiction and his alcoholism, but their lies are destroying them.

3.70

197k+

🎭 Fake Relationship 🩷 Friends To Lovers 💔 Codependent Love 🖤 Gritty Romance 🩹 Addiction And Recovery

Addicted to You 93%

A fake romance hides her sex addiction and his alcoholism, but their lies are destroying them.

by Krista Ritchie 2013

3.70

197k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Relationship 🩷 Friends To Lovers 💔 Codependent Love 🖤 Gritty Romance 🩹 Addiction And Recovery

Butterfly in Frost

by Sylvia Day • 2019

On Puget Sound, a surgeon's fresh start is upended: her ex-husband just became her neighbor.

3.62

23k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🏠 Neighbors To Lovers 💔 Parental Grief 🌧️ Living With Depression 🌲 Pacific Northwest

Butterfly in Frost 93%

On Puget Sound, a surgeon's fresh start is upended: her ex-husband just became her neighbor.

by Sylvia Day 2019

3.62

23k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🏠 Neighbors To Lovers 💔 Parental Grief 🌧️ Living With Depression 🌲 Pacific Northwest

Where There's a Will

by Jessie Walker

A drifter returns home to find the boy he kissed at eleven behind the bar, all ink and hostility.

4.25

9k+

💞 Reunited First Loves 💔 Conversion Therapy Survivor 🎸 Musician Hero 💀 Self-Destructive Hero 🖤 Angsty Romance

Where There's a Will 93%

A drifter returns home to find the boy he kissed at eleven behind the bar, all ink and hostility.

by Jessie Walker 2021

4.25

9k+ ratings

💞 Reunited First Loves 💔 Conversion Therapy Survivor 🎸 Musician Hero 💀 Self-Destructive Hero 🖤 Angsty Romance

Dirty Letters

by Vi Keeland • 2019

A reclusive novelist reconnects with her childhood pen pal, unaware he's now a famous rock star.

4.02

50k+

✉️ Pen Pal Romance 🎸 Rock Star Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity 🏠 Reclusive Heroine ❤️‍🩹 Trauma And Healing

Dirty Letters 94%

A reclusive novelist reconnects with her childhood pen pal, unaware he's now a famous rock star.

by Vi Keeland 2019

4.02

50k+ ratings

✉️ Pen Pal Romance 🎸 Rock Star Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity 🏠 Reclusive Heroine ❤️‍🩹 Trauma And Healing

Kiss the Sky

by Krista Ritchie • 2014

Two academic rivals share a reality show house, but their real contest is who surrenders first.

4.19

94k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 📚 Academic Rivals 🏠 Forced Proximity ⛓️ Dominance And Submission 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Kiss the Sky 94%

Two academic rivals share a reality show house, but their real contest is who surrenders first.

by Krista Ritchie 2014

4.19

94k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 📚 Academic Rivals 🏠 Forced Proximity ⛓️ Dominance And Submission 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Archer's Voice

by Mia Sheridan • 2016

A grieving woman falls for a mute loner whose silence shelters a small town's darkest sin.

4.16

704k+

🏡 Small-Town Romance 🤫 Mute Hero 🩹 Hurt/Comfort 🕯️ Slow Burn 💔 Emotional Scars

Archer's Voice 93%

A grieving woman falls for a mute loner whose silence shelters a small town's darkest sin.

by Mia Sheridan 2016

4.16

704k+ ratings

🏡 Small-Town Romance 🤫 Mute Hero 🩹 Hurt/Comfort 🕯️ Slow Burn 💔 Emotional Scars

Twice in a Blue Moon

by Christina Lauren • 2019

Her first love sold her secret to the tabloids. Now he wrote the film she is starring in.

3.62

90k+

💕 Second Chance Romance 🎬 Hollywood Romance ⏳ Dual Timeline 💔 First Love Betrayal 🔒 Forced Proximity

Twice in a Blue Moon 93%

Her first love sold her secret to the tabloids. Now he wrote the film she is starring in.

by Christina Lauren 2019

3.62

90k+ ratings

💕 Second Chance Romance 🎬 Hollywood Romance ⏳ Dual Timeline 💔 First Love Betrayal 🔒 Forced Proximity

A Humble Heart

by R.L. Mathewson • 2010

Her novel becomes a film. The star playing her hero wants more than a role.

4.06

11k+

📸 Celebrity Romance 👩‍👧‍👦 Single Parent Romance 🏠 Found Family 🎬 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn

A Humble Heart 93%

Her novel becomes a film. The star playing her hero wants more than a role.

by R.L. Mathewson 2010

4.06

11k+ ratings

📸 Celebrity Romance 👩‍👧‍👦 Single Parent Romance 🏠 Found Family 🎬 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn

Stay with Me

by Nicole Fiorina • 2019

At a reformatory, a numb girl and an intense boy collide, risking the only forbidden thing.

4.01

19k+

🩹 Trauma Healing 🖤 Damaged Hero 👥 Found Family 🏫 Institutional Setting 😶 Emotional Numbness

Stay with Me 93%

At a reformatory, a numb girl and an intense boy collide, risking the only forbidden thing.

by Nicole Fiorina 2019

4.01

19k+ ratings

🩹 Trauma Healing 🖤 Damaged Hero 👥 Found Family 🏫 Institutional Setting 😶 Emotional Numbness

Without the Moon

by Larissa C. Moyer • 2024

A burlesque dancer's childhood love reappears seven years after the trauma that shattered them both.

4.38

374

💔 Second Chance Romance 👧 Childhood Sweethearts 🪢 Trauma Bond 💫 Mutual Pining 🌧️ Melancholy

Without the Moon 93%

A burlesque dancer's childhood love reappears seven years after the trauma that shattered them both.

by Larissa C. Moyer 2024

4.38

374 ratings

💔 Second Chance Romance 👧 Childhood Sweethearts 🪢 Trauma Bond 💫 Mutual Pining 🌧️ Melancholy

Kid

by Jescie Hall

An addict falls for his best friend's sister, and their bond threatens to destroy them both.

4.16

14k+

🧲 Toxic Love 💊 Addiction Struggle 🌱 Trauma Healing 🖤 Angsty Romance 🩹 Self-Harm Recovery

Kid 93%

An addict falls for his best friend's sister, and their bond threatens to destroy them both.

by Jescie Hall

4.16

14k+ ratings

🧲 Toxic Love 💊 Addiction Struggle 🌱 Trauma Healing 🖤 Angsty Romance 🩹 Self-Harm Recovery

Bright Side

by Kim Holden • 2014

A college freshman hides a terminal diagnosis from the single father she is falling for.

4.29

63k+

💔 Terminal Illness Romance 🫂 Found Family ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 👨‍👧 Single Father Hero 🥲 Bittersweet

Bright Side 93%

A college freshman hides a terminal diagnosis from the single father she is falling for.

by Kim Holden 2014

4.29

63k+ ratings

💔 Terminal Illness Romance 🫂 Found Family ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 👨‍👧 Single Father Hero 🥲 Bittersweet

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 92%

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

Finding Home

by Lauren Rowe • 2025

A rockstar father and his daughter's guardian share a house, their distrust giving way to desire.

4.16

3k+

🎸 Rockstar Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity ⚡ Enemies To Lovers 👶 Co-Parenting

Finding Home 92%

A rockstar father and his daughter's guardian share a house, their distrust giving way to desire.

by Lauren Rowe 2025

4.16

3k+ ratings

🎸 Rockstar Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity ⚡ Enemies To Lovers 👶 Co-Parenting

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

Dream On

by Jennifer Hartmann • 2025

After a car crash with a child star, a struggling dreamer must play his lover on stage.

4.07

11k+

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 💥 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn 💔 Angsty Romance

Dream On 94%

After a car crash with a child star, a struggling dreamer must play his lover on stage.

by Jennifer Hartmann 2025

4.07

11k+ ratings

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 💥 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn 💔 Angsty Romance

The Wreckage of Us

by Brittainy C. Cherry • 2020

A broke goth takes a ranch job. The town's womanizing rock star just met his undoing.

4.05

17k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🤝 Found Family 🎸 Rock Star Romance

The Wreckage of Us 93%

A broke goth takes a ranch job. The town's womanizing rock star just met his undoing.

by Brittainy C. Cherry 2020

4.05

17k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🤝 Found Family 🎸 Rock Star Romance

It's a Love Story

by Annabel Monaghan

One desperate lie lands a screenwriter on a road trip with the cinematographer she despises.

3.83

99k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Found Family 🛏️ Only One Bed ☀️ Summer Romance 🚗 Forced Proximity

It's a Love Story 93%

One desperate lie lands a screenwriter on a road trip with the cinematographer she despises.

by Annabel Monaghan 2025

3.83

99k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Found Family 🛏️ Only One Bed ☀️ Summer Romance 🚗 Forced Proximity

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 92%

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

Easy

by Tammara Webber • 2012

A freshman's attraction to her campus rescuer unravels when she discovers he's also her tutor.

4.07

230k+

🎓 New Adult Romance 🏫 Campus Romance 🛡️ Mysterious Protector 🎭 Hidden Identity ❤️‍🩹 Trauma Healing

Easy 92%

A freshman's attraction to her campus rescuer unravels when she discovers he's also her tutor.

by Tammara Webber 2012

4.07

230k+ ratings

🎓 New Adult Romance 🏫 Campus Romance 🛡️ Mysterious Protector 🎭 Hidden Identity ❤️‍🩹 Trauma Healing

The Butterfly Project

by Emma Scott • 2017

A stranded artist and a guilt-ridden ex-con share a Brooklyn studio and rewrite each other's story.

4.31

10k+

🔑 Roommates To Lovers 🔥 Emotional Slow Burn 🏠 Found Family 💔 Trauma Healing 🎨 Creative Partnership

The Butterfly Project 92%

A stranded artist and a guilt-ridden ex-con share a Brooklyn studio and rewrite each other's story.

by Emma Scott 2017

4.31

10k+ ratings

🔑 Roommates To Lovers 🔥 Emotional Slow Burn 🏠 Found Family 💔 Trauma Healing 🎨 Creative Partnership

Shattering Her Illusion

by Mackenzie Madden • 2026

Curvy Charlie trusts her boyfriend, but his silence when his friends mock her shatters her world.

3.81

1k+

🔁 Second Chance Love ☣️ Toxic Family 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Chosen Family 💪 Plus-Size Heroine 🐍 Toxic Friend Group

Shattering Her Illusion 92%

Curvy Charlie trusts her boyfriend, but his silence when his friends mock her shatters her world.

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4.15

22k+

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No Tomorrow 92%

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by Carian Cole 2018

4.15

22k+ ratings

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4.20

4k+

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The Loner 92%

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by Riley Hart 2023

4.20

4k+ ratings

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43k+

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by Mia Sheridan 2013

3.97

43k+ ratings

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Slammed

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4.14

454k+

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Slammed 92%

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by Colleen Hoover 2012

4.14

454k+ ratings

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

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