50 Books like I Know How This Ends

One & Only

by Maurene Goo

A magical matchmaker finds her destined man, then falls for his younger colleague the same weekend.

3.99

36k+

🪄 Magical Romance ⏳ Age Gap Romance 💞 Destined Love 💔 Love Triangle 💌 Matchmaker Trope

One & Only 92%

A magical matchmaker finds her destined man, then falls for his younger colleague the same weekend.

by Maurene Goo 2026

3.99

36k+ ratings

🪄 Magical Romance ⏳ Age Gap Romance 💞 Destined Love 💔 Love Triangle 💌 Matchmaker Trope

Thanks for the Memories

by Cecelia Ahern • 2008

After a transfusion, a grieving woman inherits a stranger's memories and searches for the donor.

3.70

46k+

⚡ Memory Transfer 💞 Speculative Romance 🍃 Gentle Magic 🧑‍🧒 Father-Daughter Bond 🌧️ Bittersweet Romance

Thanks for the Memories 93%

After a transfusion, a grieving woman inherits a stranger's memories and searches for the donor.

by Cecelia Ahern 2008

3.70

46k+ ratings

⚡ Memory Transfer 💞 Speculative Romance 🍃 Gentle Magic 🧑‍🧒 Father-Daughter Bond 🌧️ Bittersweet Romance

The Smallest Part

by Amy Harmon • 2018

Ghosts and secrets complicate a hairdresser's devotion to her dead best friend's husband and child.

4.16

14k+

🐌 Slow Burn 🏡 Found Family 👨‍👧 Single Father 👻 Ghostly Visitations 💔 Heartbreak And Hope

The Smallest Part 93%

Ghosts and secrets complicate a hairdresser's devotion to her dead best friend's husband and child.

by Amy Harmon 2018

4.16

14k+ ratings

🐌 Slow Burn 🏡 Found Family 👨‍👧 Single Father 👻 Ghostly Visitations 💔 Heartbreak And Hope

Magic and Mischief at the Wayside Hotel

by Elizabeth Everett • 2026

A magical hotel is dying, and only a widowed mother's hope can keep its world alive.

3.53

1k+

🏠 Found Family Fantasy 🏨 Sentient Magical Home 👩‍👦 Single Parent Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine ⚔️ Battle-Scarred Hero

Magic and Mischief at the Wayside Hotel Summary

Magic and Mischief at the Wayside Hotel 92%

A magical hotel is dying, and only a widowed mother's hope can keep its world alive.

by Elizabeth Everett 2026

3.53

1k+ ratings

🏠 Found Family Fantasy 🏨 Sentient Magical Home 👩‍👦 Single Parent Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine ⚔️ Battle-Scarred Hero

The Rules of Dating

by Penelope Ward • 2022

A betrayed tattoo artist swears off men, then meets her new landlord: a single dad.

4.06

14k+

🧒 Single Dad Romance 🤝 Friends To Lovers 🏠 Found Family 🔥 Forced Proximity 💬 Witty Banter

The Rules of Dating 92%

A betrayed tattoo artist swears off men, then meets her new landlord: a single dad.

by Penelope Ward 2022

4.06

14k+ ratings

🧒 Single Dad Romance 🤝 Friends To Lovers 🏠 Found Family 🔥 Forced Proximity 💬 Witty Banter

The Trouble With Love

by Kat T. Masen • 2021

A college freshman and her father's protégé begin a secret affair that could destroy a family.

4.31

7k+

🚫 Forbidden Romance ⏳ Age Gap Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship 🔥 Slow Burn 😢 Emotional Angst

The Trouble With Love 92%

A college freshman and her father's protégé begin a secret affair that could destroy a family.

by Kat T. Masen 2021

4.31

7k+ ratings

🚫 Forbidden Romance ⏳ Age Gap Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship 🔥 Slow Burn 😢 Emotional Angst

The Good Part

by Sophie Cousens • 2023

Broke TV runner makes a wish, wakes at forty-two: husband, two kids, sixteen blank years.

4.01

49k+

🔮 Magical Time Slip 💔 Amnesia Romance 🐟 Fish Out Of Water 👶 Instant Motherhood 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

The Good Part 92%

Broke TV runner makes a wish, wakes at forty-two: husband, two kids, sixteen blank years.

by Sophie Cousens 2023

4.01

49k+ ratings

🔮 Magical Time Slip 💔 Amnesia Romance 🐟 Fish Out Of Water 👶 Instant Motherhood 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

This Spells Love

by Kate Robb • 2023

After a breakup spell, she wakes a stranger to the best friend she's always loved.

3.77

36k+

🤝 Friends To Lovers 🌌 Parallel Lives 💕 Mutual Pining 👯 Sister Bond 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

This Spells Love 92%

After a breakup spell, she wakes a stranger to the best friend she's always loved.

by Kate Robb 2023

3.77

36k+ ratings

🤝 Friends To Lovers 🌌 Parallel Lives 💕 Mutual Pining 👯 Sister Bond 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

The Elsewhere Express

by Samantha Sotto Yambao • 2026

Born to save her brother, she boards a train built from daydreams where grief has physical weight.

3.55

10k+

🪄 Magical Realism 🫖 Cozy Fantasy 💕 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Processing Grief 🎨 Artist Protagonist

The Elsewhere Express 92%

Born to save her brother, she boards a train built from daydreams where grief has physical weight.

by Samantha Sotto Yambao 2026

3.55

10k+ ratings

🪄 Magical Realism 🫖 Cozy Fantasy 💕 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Processing Grief 🎨 Artist Protagonist

The Fountain

by Casey Scieszka • 2026

An immortal woman, exhausted by centuries, returns to her valley home hoping to finally die.

3.84

2k+

🧬 Immortal Protagonist 📖 Literary Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🍂 Quiet Melancholy

The Fountain 92%

An immortal woman, exhausted by centuries, returns to her valley home hoping to finally die.

by Casey Scieszka 2026

3.84

2k+ ratings

🧬 Immortal Protagonist 📖 Literary Fantasy 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🍂 Quiet Melancholy

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 92%

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 Sugar Queen

by Sarah Addison Allen • 2008

Josey Cirrini hides candy and dreams in a secret closet until a runaway waitress moves in.

3.99

58k+

🪄 Magical Realism 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 👻 Ghostly Visitor

The Sugar Queen 92%

Josey Cirrini hides candy and dreams in a secret closet until a runaway waitress moves in.

by Sarah Addison Allen 2008

3.99

58k+ ratings

🪄 Magical Realism 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 👻 Ghostly Visitor

The Love of My Afterlife

by Kirsty Greenwood • 2024

Back from the dead to kiss her soulmate, Delphie can't stop noticing her grumpy neighbor.

4.04

89k+

👻 Afterlife Rom-Com 🏠 Neighbors To Lovers 💔 Mistaken Soulmate ✨ Magical Second Chance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

The Love of My Afterlife 92%

Back from the dead to kiss her soulmate, Delphie can't stop noticing her grumpy neighbor.

by Kirsty Greenwood 2024

4.04

89k+ ratings

👻 Afterlife Rom-Com 🏠 Neighbors To Lovers 💔 Mistaken Soulmate ✨ Magical Second Chance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Time Loops & Meet Cutes

by Jackie Lau • 2025

An engineer trapped on the same Friday falls for a brewery owner who forgets her by morning.

3.60

7k+

🔄 Time Loop Romance 🥟 Magical Food 👯 Female Friendship 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🔧 Stem Heroine

Time Loops & Meet Cutes 93%

An engineer trapped on the same Friday falls for a brewery owner who forgets her by morning.

by Jackie Lau 2025

3.60

7k+ ratings

🔄 Time Loop Romance 🥟 Magical Food 👯 Female Friendship 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🔧 Stem Heroine

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

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 91%

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 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 92%

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

One Plus One

by Jojo Moyes • 2014

A single mother's last-ditch road trip gets a lift from a millionaire hiding a scandal.

3.97

197k+

🫂 Found Family 💞 Opposites Attract 👩‍👧 Single Mother ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🐕 Loyal Dog

One Plus One 91%

A single mother's last-ditch road trip gets a lift from a millionaire hiding a scandal.

by Jojo Moyes 2014

3.97

197k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 💞 Opposites Attract 👩‍👧 Single Mother ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🐕 Loyal Dog

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 91%

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

You Are Here

by David Nicholls • 2024

Two divorced Londoners are sent walking across England by a friend who sees what they cannot.

3.98

99k+

🥾 Walking Journey 🌱 Midlife Starting Over 🤝 Loners Connect 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🏕️ Forced Proximity

You Are Here 91%

Two divorced Londoners are sent walking across England by a friend who sees what they cannot.

by David Nicholls 2024

3.98

99k+ ratings

🥾 Walking Journey 🌱 Midlife Starting Over 🤝 Loners Connect 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🏕️ Forced Proximity

The Forget-Me-Not Library

by Heather Webber • 2025

A grief-stricken nurse breaks down in a town where a library cat returns what tragedy stole.

4.09

9k+

🏘️ Small Town Magical Realism 📚 Bookish Magic 🫂 Found Family 💕 Slow Burn Romance 🕊️ Healing From Loss

The Forget-Me-Not Library 91%

A grief-stricken nurse breaks down in a town where a library cat returns what tragedy stole.

by Heather Webber 2025

4.09

9k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Magical Realism 📚 Bookish Magic 🫂 Found Family 💕 Slow Burn Romance 🕊️ Healing From Loss

Sounds Like Love

by Ashley Poston • 2025

One kiss leaves a songwriter and a former boy band star trapped inside each other's heads.

3.84

70k+

🎤 Celebrity Romance 🏡 Small Town Homecoming 🧠 Telepathic Connection 👩‍👧 Mother Daughter Bonds 💔 Grief And Healing

Sounds Like Love 91%

One kiss leaves a songwriter and a former boy band star trapped inside each other's heads.

by Ashley Poston 2025

3.84

70k+ ratings

🎤 Celebrity Romance 🏡 Small Town Homecoming 🧠 Telepathic Connection 👩‍👧 Mother Daughter Bonds 💔 Grief And Healing

The No-Show

by Beth O'Leary • 2022

Three women. One Valentine's Day. A single man who never arrives for any of them.

3.78

117k+

🕰️ Dual Timeline 💔 Love After Loss 🖤 Hidden Grief 🤗 Found Family 👁️ Multiple Pov

The No-Show 91%

Three women. One Valentine's Day. A single man who never arrives for any of them.

by Beth O'Leary 2022

3.78

117k+ ratings

🕰️ Dual Timeline 💔 Love After Loss 🖤 Hidden Grief 🤗 Found Family 👁️ Multiple Pov

Hello Single Dad

by Kelsie Hoss • 2021

A guidance counselor falls for a single dad, only to find he is her student's father.

3.95

15k+

👨‍👦 Single Dad Romance 👗 Plus Size Heroine 🚫 Forbidden Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 🏠 Found Family

Hello Single Dad 91%

A guidance counselor falls for a single dad, only to find he is her student's father.

by Kelsie Hoss 2021

3.95

15k+ ratings

👨‍👦 Single Dad Romance 👗 Plus Size Heroine 🚫 Forbidden Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 🏠 Found Family

Let It Be Me

by Kait Nolan • 2021

With her nest empty, a single guardian stops running from the firefighter next door.

4.22

3k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🕯️ Slow Burn Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers ⏳ Age Gap Romance 👩‍👧 Single Parent Romance

Let It Be Me 91%

With her nest empty, a single guardian stops running from the firefighter next door.

by Kait Nolan 2021

4.22

3k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🕯️ Slow Burn Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers ⏳ Age Gap Romance 👩‍👧 Single Parent Romance

A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping

by Sangu Mandanna • 2025

An exiled witch's enchanted inn shelters the lost, until a historian arrives with a forbidden spell.

3.93

117k+

🧹 Witchy Romance ✨ Cozy Fantasy 🦊 Magical Inn 💀 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping Summary

A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping 91%

An exiled witch's enchanted inn shelters the lost, until a historian arrives with a forbidden spell.

by Sangu Mandanna 2025

3.93

117k+ ratings

🧹 Witchy Romance ✨ Cozy Fantasy 🦊 Magical Inn 💀 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

The Midnight Train

by Matt Haig

A dead bookseller boards a train that stops at every moment he failed the people he loved.

4.01

46k+

🕰️ Second Chance Life 👻 Ghost Guide 📚 Bookshop Setting 💔 Marriage In Crisis 🚂 Literary Time Travel

The Midnight Train 91%

A dead bookseller boards a train that stops at every moment he failed the people he loved.

by Matt Haig 2026

4.01

46k+ ratings

🕰️ Second Chance Life 👻 Ghost Guide 📚 Bookshop Setting 💔 Marriage In Crisis 🚂 Literary Time Travel

A Novel Love Story

by Ashley Poston • 2024

She finds the town from her favorite books, its characters real and their stories unresolved.

3.61

134k+

✨ Magical Realism Romance 📚 Bookstore Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏡 Forced Proximity 💔 Heartbreak Healing

A Novel Love Story 92%

She finds the town from her favorite books, its characters real and their stories unresolved.

by Ashley Poston 2024

3.61

134k+ ratings

✨ Magical Realism Romance 📚 Bookstore Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏡 Forced Proximity 💔 Heartbreak Healing

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 92%

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

An Ancient Witch's Guide to Modern Dating

by Cecilia Edward • 2025

Flung from 1690 to today, a lonely witch navigates dating apps and the quiet veterinarian next door.

3.65

6k+

🧹 Cozy Witch Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🐱 Animal Familiar 💔 Dating App Disasters ⚡ Opposites Attract

An Ancient Witch's Guide to Modern Dating Summary

An Ancient Witch's Guide to Modern Dating 91%

Flung from 1690 to today, a lonely witch navigates dating apps and the quiet veterinarian next door.

by Cecilia Edward 2025

3.65

6k+ ratings

🧹 Cozy Witch Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🐱 Animal Familiar 💔 Dating App Disasters ⚡ Opposites Attract

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 91%

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

Shark Heart

by Emily Habeck • 2023

Her husband turns into a great white shark. Their love story has an expiration date.

3.94

95k+

🦋 Metamorphosis 💔 Bittersweet Romance ⏳ Slow Goodbye 🕊️ Grief And Healing 👩‍👧 Single Mother

Shark Heart 91%

Her husband turns into a great white shark. Their love story has an expiration date.

by Emily Habeck 2023

3.94

95k+ ratings

🦋 Metamorphosis 💔 Bittersweet Romance ⏳ Slow Goodbye 🕊️ Grief And Healing 👩‍👧 Single Mother

Perfect Little World

by Kevin Wilson • 2017

A pregnant teen joins an experiment where ten families raise their children as one.

3.65

16k+

🗣️ Social Commentary 📖 Family Saga 🫂 Found Family 👩‍👦 Single Mother 🔥 Slow-Burn Romance

Perfect Little World 91%

A pregnant teen joins an experiment where ten families raise their children as one.

by Kevin Wilson 2017

3.65

16k+ ratings

🗣️ Social Commentary 📖 Family Saga 🫂 Found Family 👩‍👦 Single Mother 🔥 Slow-Burn Romance

Eleanor & Grey

by Brittainy C. Cherry • 2019

His new nanny is his first love. His grief won't let her reach him.

4.32

40k+

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 💞 Friends To Lovers 👨‍👧‍👧 Single Dad Nanny 🧸 Childhood Sweethearts 🕊️ Grief And Healing

Eleanor & Grey 91%

His new nanny is his first love. His grief won't let her reach him.

by Brittainy C. Cherry 2019

4.32

40k+ ratings

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 💞 Friends To Lovers 👨‍👧‍👧 Single Dad Nanny 🧸 Childhood Sweethearts 🕊️ Grief And Healing

The Girl on the 88 Bus

by Freya Sampson • 2022

A heartbroken woman boards a London bus to join a stranger's sixty-year search for lost love.

4.04

25k+

🎫 Missed Connection 💕 Found Family 👴 Age Gap Friendship 🤝 Strangers To Friends ☀️ Grumpy Meets Sunshine

The Girl on the 88 Bus 91%

A heartbroken woman boards a London bus to join a stranger's sixty-year search for lost love.

by Freya Sampson 2022

4.04

25k+ ratings

🎫 Missed Connection 💕 Found Family 👴 Age Gap Friendship 🤝 Strangers To Friends ☀️ Grumpy Meets Sunshine

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 91%

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

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 91%

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

The True Love Experiment

by Christina Lauren • 2023

A romance novelist with writer's block joins a dating show and falls for the producer.

4.07

198k+

🎥 Reality Dating Show 🪞 Meta Romance 👨‍👧 Single Dad Hero 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn

The True Love Experiment 91%

A romance novelist with writer's block joins a dating show and falls for the producer.

by Christina Lauren 2023

4.07

198k+ ratings

🎥 Reality Dating Show 🪞 Meta Romance 👨‍👧 Single Dad Hero 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn

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 91%

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 Keeper of Lost Things

by Ruth Hogan • 2017

A housekeeper with a past inherits a dead man's lost things and his last request.

3.80

167k+

🕸️ Interconnected Stories ✨ Gentle Magical Realism 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 💞 Quiet Romance 📜 Inherited Quest

The Keeper of Lost Things 92%

A housekeeper with a past inherits a dead man's lost things and his last request.

by Ruth Hogan 2017

3.80

167k+ ratings

🕸️ Interconnected Stories ✨ Gentle Magical Realism 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 💞 Quiet Romance 📜 Inherited Quest

Landline

by Rainbow Rowell • 2014

Alone at Christmas, a TV writer's rotary phone calls the week her husband almost walked away.

3.54

172k+

🪄 Magical Realism Romance 💔 Marriage In Crisis ⚖️ Work-Life Balance ⏳ Dual Timeline 🍂 Bittersweet

Landline 92%

Alone at Christmas, a TV writer's rotary phone calls the week her husband almost walked away.

by Rainbow Rowell 2014

3.54

172k+ ratings

🪄 Magical Realism Romance 💔 Marriage In Crisis ⚖️ Work-Life Balance ⏳ Dual Timeline 🍂 Bittersweet

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 91%

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

The Library of Borrowed Hearts

by Lucy Gilmore • 2024

Raising three siblings, a librarian discovers a vintage novel whose margins carry a secret romance.

3.85

19k+

📖 Dual Timeline Romance 📚 Books About Books 🏠 Found Family 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 💌 Secret Romance

The Library of Borrowed Hearts 91%

Raising three siblings, a librarian discovers a vintage novel whose margins carry a secret romance.

by Lucy Gilmore 2024

3.85

19k+ ratings

📖 Dual Timeline Romance 📚 Books About Books 🏠 Found Family 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 💌 Secret Romance

Meeting Mungo Thunk

by Keith A. Pearson • 2018

Jilted and broke, a window cleaner rents to a lodger whose logic feels almost supernatural.

4.49

3k+

🧑 Lovable Underachiever 👻 Supernatural Mentor 💔 Second Chance Romance 😂 British Humor 🫂 Odd Couple Friendship

Meeting Mungo Thunk 91%

Jilted and broke, a window cleaner rents to a lodger whose logic feels almost supernatural.

by Keith A. Pearson 2018

4.49

3k+ ratings

🧑 Lovable Underachiever 👻 Supernatural Mentor 💔 Second Chance Romance 😂 British Humor 🫂 Odd Couple Friendship

Peaches & Honey

by R. Raeta • 2023

A burned witch rises immortal, saved by a shapeshifting god whose love defies the creator.

4.24

14k+

🕯️ Slow Burn Romance 🏠 Found Family 🌿 Healer Protagonist 📜 Witness To History 🎭 Hidden Identity

Peaches & Honey 91%

A burned witch rises immortal, saved by a shapeshifting god whose love defies the creator.

by R. Raeta 2023

4.24

14k+ ratings

🕯️ Slow Burn Romance 🏠 Found Family 🌿 Healer Protagonist 📜 Witness To History 🎭 Hidden Identity

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 91%

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

Don't Kiss the Bride

by Carian Cole • 2021

Trapped by her mother's hoard, a sick teen marries a gruff older man for health insurance.

4.03

35k+

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Don't Kiss the Bride 91%

Trapped by her mother's hoard, a sick teen marries a gruff older man for health insurance.

by Carian Cole 2021

4.03

35k+ ratings

💍 Marriage Of Convenience ⏳ Age Gap Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 💕 Friends To Lovers 🩹 Trauma Healing

The Other Side of Now

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A hollow Hollywood star wakes in an Irish town, inside the life she never lived.

4.17

21k+

🪞 Parallel Lives 🍀 Small Town Ireland 💔 Lost Friendship 💕 Second Chance Romance 🥲 Bittersweet

The Other Side of Now 91%

A hollow Hollywood star wakes in an Irish town, inside the life she never lived.

by Paige Harbison 2025

4.17

21k+ ratings

🪞 Parallel Lives 🍀 Small Town Ireland 💔 Lost Friendship 💕 Second Chance Romance 🥲 Bittersweet

Just the Way You Are

by Beth Moran • 2022

She bans romance to finish her bucket list. Then the forest ranger shows up.

4.26

16k+

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Just the Way You Are 91%

She bans romance to finish her bucket list. Then the forest ranger shows up.

by Beth Moran 2022

4.26

16k+ ratings

🏘️ Small-Town Romance 🫂 Found Family 🔥 Slow-Burn Romance 🔗 Codependency 📝 Bucket List

Let it Show

by Tawna Fenske • 2021

A grumpy brewer ignites with the compound psychologist, but she's hiding a truth about his ex.

4.11

960

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Let it Show 91%

A grumpy brewer ignites with the compound psychologist, but she's hiding a truth about his ex.

by Tawna Fenske 2021

4.11

960 ratings

🎬 Reality Tv Romance 👨‍👧 Single Dad ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 💼 Workplace Romance

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