30 Books like Hothouse Flower

Older

by Jennifer Hartmann

After a lake kiss, she flees to her friend's home. That stranger: her best friend's father.

3.96

92k+

🕰️ Age Gap Romance 🚫 Best Friend's Father 💔 Forbidden Love 🔥 Slow Burn 🩹 Healing From Trauma

Older 95%

After a lake kiss, she flees to her friend's home. That stranger: her best friend's father.

by Jennifer Hartmann 2024

3.96

92k+ ratings

🕰️ Age Gap Romance 🚫 Best Friend's Father 💔 Forbidden Love 🔥 Slow Burn 🩹 Healing From Trauma

Lunamare

by Pepper Winters • 2023

She rescued a Turkish boy from the sea. Now loving him could get him deported.

4.36

3k+

🚫❤️ Forbidden Love ⏳ Age Gap 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 😔 Tortured Hero

Lunamare 94%

She rescued a Turkish boy from the sea. Now loving him could get him deported.

by Pepper Winters 2023

4.36

3k+ ratings

🚫❤️ Forbidden Love ⏳ Age Gap 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 😔 Tortured Hero

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 94%

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

Ride

by Harper Dallas • 2017

A photographer joins a snowboard film shoot and collides with a legend who refuses to fall.

4.02

9k+

🏂 Sports Romance 💔 Wounded Hero 🔥 Forced Proximity 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 😏 Reformed Playboy

Ride 94%

A photographer joins a snowboard film shoot and collides with a legend who refuses to fall.

by Harper Dallas 2017

4.02

9k+ ratings

🏂 Sports Romance 💔 Wounded Hero 🔥 Forced Proximity 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 😏 Reformed Playboy

What Was Meant to Be

by Q.B. Tyler • 2022

Her godfather returns to stop her wedding, and the secret they buried could destroy her family.

3.88

21k+

🔥 Forbidden Romance 💞 Second Chance Romance ⏳ Age Gap Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship 👨 Dad's Best Friend

What Was Meant to Be 94%

Her godfather returns to stop her wedding, and the secret they buried could destroy her family.

by Q.B. Tyler 2022

3.88

21k+ ratings

🔥 Forbidden Romance 💞 Second Chance Romance ⏳ Age Gap Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship 👨 Dad's Best Friend

Enzo

by K. Webster • 2019

A foster teen's forbidden love for her caseworker jeopardizes her adoption of the baby she raised.

3.79

3k+

🏠 Foster Care 🕰️ Age Gap 🚫💘 Forbidden Romance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🩹 Emotional Healing

Enzo 94%

A foster teen's forbidden love for her caseworker jeopardizes her adoption of the baby she raised.

by K. Webster 2019

3.79

3k+ ratings

🏠 Foster Care 🕰️ Age Gap 🚫💘 Forbidden Romance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🩹 Emotional Healing

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 94%

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

Five Brothers

by Penelope Douglas

Five brothers. One couch in the dark. The wrong side of the tracks just claimed her.

3.80

95k+

🚂 Wrong Side Of Tracks 📅 Age Gap Romance 🖤 Depressed Hero 🏠 Found Family 🏘️ Small Town

Five Brothers 94%

Five brothers. One couch in the dark. The wrong side of the tracks just claimed her.

by Penelope Douglas 2024

3.80

95k+ ratings

🚂 Wrong Side Of Tracks 📅 Age Gap Romance 🖤 Depressed Hero 🏠 Found Family 🏘️ Small Town

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

Detour

by A. Marie • 2020

Fleeing her mother's abuse, she moves next door to a man who won't let her hide.

3.76

10k+

🖤 Dark Romance 💔 Trauma Recovery 🏢 Neighbors To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 🛡️ Protective Hero

Detour 94%

Fleeing her mother's abuse, she moves next door to a man who won't let her hide.

by A. Marie 2020

3.76

10k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romance 💔 Trauma Recovery 🏢 Neighbors To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 🛡️ Protective Hero

Binding 13

by Chloe Walsh

A bullied girl and a rugby star. His guilt. Her secrets. Neither can walk away.

4.45

616k+

🕯️ Slow Burn Romance 💞 Hurt Comfort 🛡️ Protective Hero 💔 Domestic Abuse Survival ☘️ Small Town Ireland

Binding 13 94%

A bullied girl and a rugby star. His guilt. Her secrets. Neither can walk away.

by Chloe Walsh 2018

4.45

616k+ ratings

🕯️ Slow Burn Romance 💞 Hurt Comfort 🛡️ Protective Hero 💔 Domestic Abuse Survival ☘️ Small Town Ireland

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 94%

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

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 94%

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

Coach

by Devney Perry • 2023

Back as head coach, her former best friend wants a second chance their jobs forbid.

3.94

59k+

💞 Second Chance Romance 👨‍👧 Single Father 💼 Workplace Romance 👫 Friends To Lovers 🏈 College Football

Coach 94%

Back as head coach, her former best friend wants a second chance their jobs forbid.

by Devney Perry 2023

3.94

59k+ ratings

💞 Second Chance Romance 👨‍👧 Single Father 💼 Workplace Romance 👫 Friends To Lovers 🏈 College Football

Losing Traction

by Amo Jones • 2016

Two scorching weeks with a rockstar. Two years of silence. Now she's trapped on his tour.

4.25

2k+

🏍️ Motorcycle Club Romance 🎸 Rockstar Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance 🚐 Forced Proximity 🖤 Possessive Hero

Losing Traction 94%

Two scorching weeks with a rockstar. Two years of silence. Now she's trapped on his tour.

by Amo Jones 2016

4.25

2k+ ratings

🏍️ Motorcycle Club Romance 🎸 Rockstar Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance 🚐 Forced Proximity 🖤 Possessive Hero

Eighteen

by J.A. Huss • 2015

To graduate, she needs her math teacher: a tattooed, off-limits man who sees past her defenses.

3.88

11k+

🎓 Teacher Student 🌑 Dark New Adult ⏳ Age Gap 💔 Wounded Heroine 🫂 Chosen Family

Eighteen 94%

To graduate, she needs her math teacher: a tattooed, off-limits man who sees past her defenses.

by J.A. Huss 2015

3.88

11k+ ratings

🎓 Teacher Student 🌑 Dark New Adult ⏳ Age Gap 💔 Wounded Heroine 🫂 Chosen Family

The Girl in the Love Song

by Emma Scott • 2020

A homeless boy, a birthday cake, and songs she never realizes are for her.

4.12

10k+

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🏥 Illness Romance 💭 Secret Pining 🔥 Slow Burn 🎵 Music And Fame

The Girl in the Love Song 94%

A homeless boy, a birthday cake, and songs she never realizes are for her.

by Emma Scott 2020

4.12

10k+ ratings

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🏥 Illness Romance 💭 Secret Pining 🔥 Slow Burn 🎵 Music And Fame

Long Shot

by Kennedy Ryan

A point guard meets his dream woman at a dive bar. She is his rival's girlfriend.

4.16

81k+

🏀 Basketball Romance 🖤 Domestic Abuse Survivor 💫 Second Chance Romance 🛡️ Protective Hero 🧸 Single Mother

Long Shot 94%

A point guard meets his dream woman at a dive bar. She is his rival's girlfriend.

by Kennedy Ryan 2018

4.16

81k+ ratings

🏀 Basketball Romance 🖤 Domestic Abuse Survivor 💫 Second Chance Romance 🛡️ Protective Hero 🧸 Single Mother

Falling Like Stars

by Emma Scott • 2024

A grieving assistant and a wounded actor collide on set, risking hearts scarred by loss.

4.06

3k+

🎬 Celebrity Romance 💖 Healing Romance 💔 Grief And Guilt 🩹 Abuse Recovery 😢 Angsty Romance

Falling Like Stars 94%

A grieving assistant and a wounded actor collide on set, risking hearts scarred by loss.

by Emma Scott 2024

4.06

3k+ ratings

🎬 Celebrity Romance 💖 Healing Romance 💔 Grief And Guilt 🩹 Abuse Recovery 😢 Angsty Romance

The Games We Play

by Katie Rae • 2024

Two athletes, one woman. They vow to share her, but her abusive ex has deadly intent.

3.93

2k+

🔀 Why Choose 🏠 Found Family 🚫 Abusive Ex 💪 Trauma Recovery 🛡️ Protective Heroes

The Games We Play 94%

Two athletes, one woman. They vow to share her, but her abusive ex has deadly intent.

by Katie Rae 2024

3.93

2k+ ratings

🔀 Why Choose 🏠 Found Family 🚫 Abusive Ex 💪 Trauma Recovery 🛡️ Protective Heroes

Only With You

by E. Salvador

A fire forces a college senior to room with the British basketball star she's hated for years.

4.20

8k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🏀 College Sports Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 📚 Tutor Romance 🩹 Trauma Healing

Only With You 94%

A fire forces a college senior to room with the British basketball star she's hated for years.

by E. Salvador 2024

4.20

8k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🏀 College Sports Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 📚 Tutor Romance 🩹 Trauma Healing

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 94%

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

Fumbled Hearts

by Meagan Brandy • 2017

A guarded new girl and the star quarterback collide when she refuses to be his next conquest.

4.14

22k+

🏈 Sports Romance 🏈 Quarterback Hero 💔 Guarded Heroine 🔥 Witty Banter 💀 Third Act Breakup

Fumbled Hearts 94%

A guarded new girl and the star quarterback collide when she refuses to be his next conquest.

by Meagan Brandy 2017

4.14

22k+ ratings

🏈 Sports Romance 🏈 Quarterback Hero 💔 Guarded Heroine 🔥 Witty Banter 💀 Third Act Breakup

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 94%

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 Pucking Wrong Number

by C.R. Jane • 2023

One wrong number pulls a homeless waitress into a hockey star's dark and consuming obsession.

3.54

96k+

🫦 Wrong Number Romance 🖤 Obsessive Hero 🚪 Stalking 🔗 Captor Captive 🗡️ Touch Her And Die

The Pucking Wrong Number 93%

One wrong number pulls a homeless waitress into a hockey star's dark and consuming obsession.

by C.R. Jane 2023

3.54

96k+ ratings

🫦 Wrong Number Romance 🖤 Obsessive Hero 🚪 Stalking 🔗 Captor Captive 🗡️ Touch Her And Die

Too Much

by I.A. Dice • 2022

A Greek woman's dark past collides with a wealthy, possessive brother in California.

3.74

23k+

🩹 Hidden Trauma 💔 Abusive Past 🌱 Healing Journey 👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 Found Family 🛡️ Protective Hero

Too Much 94%

A Greek woman's dark past collides with a wealthy, possessive brother in California.

by I.A. Dice 2022

3.74

23k+ ratings

🩹 Hidden Trauma 💔 Abusive Past 🌱 Healing Journey 👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 Found Family 🛡️ Protective Hero

What It Should Be

by Grayce Rian • 2024

A hockey star pines for his sister's nanny, who hides bruises and a desperate escape plan.

3.93

467

🏒 Hockey Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 💘 He Falls First 🚫 Forbidden Romance 🛡️ Protective Hero

What It Should Be 94%

A hockey star pines for his sister's nanny, who hides bruises and a desperate escape plan.

by Grayce Rian 2024

3.93

467 ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 💘 He Falls First 🚫 Forbidden Romance 🛡️ Protective Hero

Torment

by Dylan Page

Her biker stepbrother called it protection. She called it a cage. Now he demands everything.

3.95

25k+

🏍️ Motorcycle Club Romance 🖤 Stepbrother Romance 🔒 Captive Romance 🕸️ Grooming ⚔️ Rival Gangs

Torment 93%

Her biker stepbrother called it protection. She called it a cage. Now he demands everything.

by Dylan Page 2021

3.95

25k+ ratings

🏍️ Motorcycle Club Romance 🖤 Stepbrother Romance 🔒 Captive Romance 🕸️ Grooming ⚔️ Rival Gangs

Running After Forever

by Kylie Skye • 2026

She kissed her brother's best friend once. He's an NFL star, and the secret won't keep.

3.99

407

🏈 Brother's Best Friend 🤫 Secret Relationship 💘 He Falls First 🏟️ Football Romance 🩹 Trauma Healing

Running After Forever 93%

She kissed her brother's best friend once. He's an NFL star, and the secret won't keep.

by Kylie Skye 2026

3.99

407 ratings

🏈 Brother's Best Friend 🤫 Secret Relationship 💘 He Falls First 🏟️ Football Romance 🩹 Trauma Healing

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

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