50 Books like Into the Blue

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

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 95%

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

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 94%

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

Happy Place

by Emily Henry • 2023

An ex-couple fakes their engagement for one last week with friends at a Maine summer cottage.

3.94

1.5M+

💕 Second Chance Romance 🤝 Fake Relationship 🏠 Forced Proximity 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🌊 Summer Cottage Setting

Happy Place 94%

An ex-couple fakes their engagement for one last week with friends at a Maine summer cottage.

by Emily Henry 2023

3.94

1.5M+ ratings

💕 Second Chance Romance 🤝 Fake Relationship 🏠 Forced Proximity 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🌊 Summer Cottage Setting

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 94%

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

Always On My Mind

by Beth Moran • 2023

Living with the man whose accident she caused would be easier if he remembered their kiss.

4.23

12k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 💕 Second Chance Romance 👫 Brother's Best Friend 🧠 Amnesia Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity

Always On My Mind 93%

Living with the man whose accident she caused would be easier if he remembered their kiss.

by Beth Moran 2023

4.23

12k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 💕 Second Chance Romance 👫 Brother's Best Friend 🧠 Amnesia Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity

Can't Take My Eyes Off You

by Aimee Brown • 2023

A bookstore manager battles her wealthy boyfriend's family after he secretly joins a reality show.

3.97

749

💕 Second Chance Romance 🎥 Reality Tv Romance 💰 Class Divide Romance 📚 Bookstore Romance 🩹 Addiction And Recovery

Can't Take My Eyes Off You 93%

A bookstore manager battles her wealthy boyfriend's family after he secretly joins a reality show.

by Aimee Brown 2023

3.97

749 ratings

💕 Second Chance Romance 🎥 Reality Tv Romance 💰 Class Divide Romance 📚 Bookstore Romance 🩹 Addiction And Recovery

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 93%

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

Four Weekends and a Funeral

by Ellie Palmer • 2024

Mistaken for her ex's girlfriend at his funeral, Alison falls for his grieving best friend.

3.69

24k+

💔 Grief And Healing 🎭 Fake Relationship 😤 Grumpy X Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity

Four Weekends and a Funeral 93%

Mistaken for her ex's girlfriend at his funeral, Alison falls for his grieving best friend.

by Ellie Palmer 2024

3.69

24k+ ratings

💔 Grief And Healing 🎭 Fake Relationship 😤 Grumpy X Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity

Seven Days in June

by Tia Williams • 2021

A romance novelist faces her first love, now a reclusive literary star, at a Brooklyn panel.

3.98

223k+

🕰️ Second Chance Romance ✍️ Writers In Love 👩‍👧 Single Mother 💞 Childhood Sweethearts ⏳ Dual Timeline

Seven Days in June 93%

A romance novelist faces her first love, now a reclusive literary star, at a Brooklyn panel.

by Tia Williams 2021

3.98

223k+ ratings

🕰️ Second Chance Romance ✍️ Writers In Love 👩‍👧 Single Mother 💞 Childhood Sweethearts ⏳ Dual Timeline

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

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

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 93%

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

Rekindling the Flame

by Madison Myers • 2024

A lawyer returns to her dying mother, and the mechanic she left. No strings, no risk.

4.04

2k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🔥 Steamy Romance 💋 No Strings Attached 🕊️ Grief And Healing

Rekindling the Flame 93%

A lawyer returns to her dying mother, and the mechanic she left. No strings, no risk.

by Madison Myers 2024

4.04

2k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🔥 Steamy Romance 💋 No Strings Attached 🕊️ Grief And Healing

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 93%

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

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 93%

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

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

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 94%

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

Every Breath

by Nicholas Sparks • 2018

A safari guide and a nurse: one week of love, one impossible choice, decades of silence.

4.07

122k+

🕊️ Second Chance Romance 🕯️ Terminal Illness Love Story 💫 Star-Crossed Lovers 💌 Epistolary Romance 💔 Bittersweet Ending

Every Breath 94%

A safari guide and a nurse: one week of love, one impossible choice, decades of silence.

by Nicholas Sparks 2018

4.07

122k+ ratings

🕊️ Second Chance Romance 🕯️ Terminal Illness Love Story 💫 Star-Crossed Lovers 💌 Epistolary Romance 💔 Bittersweet Ending

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 93%

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

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

Nora Goes Off Script

by Annabel Monaghan • 2022

She wrote the script. He stepped off the screen and into her tea house.

4.05

215k+

🎬 Hollywood Romance 👩‍👧 Single Mother Romance 🌟 Celebrity Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 💞 Second Chance At Love

Nora Goes Off Script 93%

She wrote the script. He stepped off the screen and into her tea house.

by Annabel Monaghan 2022

4.05

215k+ ratings

🎬 Hollywood Romance 👩‍👧 Single Mother Romance 🌟 Celebrity Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 💞 Second Chance At Love

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

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

Butterfly Bayou

by Lexi Blake • 2020

A nurse fleeing violence crashes into a bayou sheriff whose scarred heart and daughter need her.

4.20

3k+

🏘️ Small-Town Romance 🩺 Medical Romance 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 👨‍👧 Single Dad 👪 Found Family

Butterfly Bayou 93%

A nurse fleeing violence crashes into a bayou sheriff whose scarred heart and daughter need her.

by Lexi Blake 2020

4.20

3k+ ratings

🏘️ Small-Town Romance 🩺 Medical Romance 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 👨‍👧 Single Dad 👪 Found Family

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 93%

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

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 93%

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

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 93%

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

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

Evvie Drake Starts Over

by Linda Holmes • 2019

A widow who planned to leave takes in a broken pitcher. Their pact: never ask why.

3.82

158k+

🖤 Grief And Healing 🫂 Emotional Abuse Recovery 🌲 Small-Town Maine 🏠 Forced Proximity 💛 Friends To Lovers

Evvie Drake Starts Over 93%

A widow who planned to leave takes in a broken pitcher. Their pact: never ask why.

by Linda Holmes 2019

3.82

158k+ ratings

🖤 Grief And Healing 🫂 Emotional Abuse Recovery 🌲 Small-Town Maine 🏠 Forced Proximity 💛 Friends To Lovers

If We Ever Meet Again

by Ana Huang • 2020

She believes in love; he swears it's a myth. A year in Shanghai will test them.

3.54

71k+

📚 Study Abroad Romance 🎓 College Romance 🫂 Friends To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn 🌸 Virgin Heroine

If We Ever Meet Again 93%

She believes in love; he swears it's a myth. A year in Shanghai will test them.

by Ana Huang 2020

3.54

71k+ ratings

📚 Study Abroad Romance 🎓 College Romance 🫂 Friends To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn 🌸 Virgin Heroine

It's Different This Time

by Joss Richard • 2025

An actress inherits a brownstone with the best friend she spent a decade almost loving.

3.97

38k+

🔄 Second Chance Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 💫 Almost Lovers 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

It's Different This Time 93%

An actress inherits a brownstone with the best friend she spent a decade almost loving.

by Joss Richard 2025

3.97

38k+ ratings

🔄 Second Chance Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 💫 Almost Lovers 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

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 93%

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

The Return

by Nicholas Sparks • 2020

Returning home scarred, a Navy doctor falls for a deputy bound to her comatose husband.

3.90

107k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🩹 Wounded Hero 💔 Forbidden Love 🏠 Found Family 🥀 Bittersweet Romance

The Return 93%

Returning home scarred, a Navy doctor falls for a deputy bound to her comatose husband.

by Nicholas Sparks 2020

3.90

107k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🩹 Wounded Hero 💔 Forbidden Love 🏠 Found Family 🥀 Bittersweet Romance

The Heartbreak Hotel

by Ellen O'Clover

Broke and betrayed, Lou opens a heartbreak retreat in her home, falling for her grieving landlord.

3.76

32k+

🏔️ Small Town Romance 🍂 Cozy Romance Energy 🩹 Healing Romance ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity

The Heartbreak Hotel 93%

Broke and betrayed, Lou opens a heartbreak retreat in her home, falling for her grieving landlord.

by Ellen O'Clover 2025

3.76

32k+ ratings

🏔️ Small Town Romance 🍂 Cozy Romance Energy 🩹 Healing Romance ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity

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 94%

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

Maybe Someday

by Colleen Hoover • 2022

Betrayed and homeless, a college student falls for her neighbor, a deaf guitarist already taken.

3.96

675k+

💔 Emotional Cheating 🎓 College Romance 🤟 Deaf Hero 🎸 Musician Hero 🏢 Neighbors To Lovers

Maybe Someday 94%

Betrayed and homeless, a college student falls for her neighbor, a deaf guitarist already taken.

by Colleen Hoover 2022

3.96

675k+ ratings

💔 Emotional Cheating 🎓 College Romance 🤟 Deaf Hero 🎸 Musician Hero 🏢 Neighbors To Lovers

The Girl He Used to Know

by Tracey Garvis Graves • 2019

A quiet librarian's old wounds reopen when she encounters the college ex she never forgot.

3.93

53k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 💙 Neurodivergent Romance 🧠 Autism Representation 🎓 College Sweethearts 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

The Girl He Used to Know 93%

A quiet librarian's old wounds reopen when she encounters the college ex she never forgot.

by Tracey Garvis Graves 2019

3.93

53k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 💙 Neurodivergent Romance 🧠 Autism Representation 🎓 College Sweethearts 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

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

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 93%

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

Left of Forever

by Tarah DeWitt • 2025

Anonymous letters reconnect two exes. A road trip for closure reignites the love they buried.

4.10

37k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance ✉️ Anonymous Pen Pals 🚗 Road Trip Romance 👨‍👩‍👦 Co-Parenting Exes 🏡 Small Town Romance

Left of Forever 93%

Anonymous letters reconnect two exes. A road trip for closure reignites the love they buried.

by Tarah DeWitt 2025

4.10

37k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance ✉️ Anonymous Pen Pals 🚗 Road Trip Romance 👨‍👩‍👦 Co-Parenting Exes 🏡 Small Town Romance

Show Down

by Tawna Fenske • 2021

A botched proposal ended them. Now he's building cabins on her reality show compound.

4.04

438

🖤 Second Chance Romance 👥 Forced Proximity 💼 Workplace Romance 💬 Witty Banter 📺 Reality Tv Setting

Show Down 93%

A botched proposal ended them. Now he's building cabins on her reality show compound.

by Tawna Fenske 2021

4.04

438 ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 👥 Forced Proximity 💼 Workplace Romance 💬 Witty Banter 📺 Reality Tv Setting

No apto para estrellas

by Heather del Rey • 2024

He's Hollywood's biggest star. She's the intimacy coach who remembers their drunken revenge pact.

3.70

3k+

🎬 Hollywood Romance 📖 Metafictional Romance 🍸 Strangers To Lovers 🎥 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn

No apto para estrellas 93%

He's Hollywood's biggest star. She's the intimacy coach who remembers their drunken revenge pact.

by Heather del Rey 2024

3.70

3k+ ratings

🎬 Hollywood Romance 📖 Metafictional Romance 🍸 Strangers To Lovers 🎥 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn

The Promise

by Emma Heatherington • 2021

After a bombing, a Catholic nurse and Protestant minister's son vow to find each other again.

3.97

449

🚫 Forbidden Love 🇮🇪 The Troubles 💔 Trauma Healing 💫 Second Chance Love 🩹 Survivor's Guilt

The Promise 93%

After a bombing, a Catholic nurse and Protestant minister's son vow to find each other again.

by Emma Heatherington 2021

3.97

449 ratings

🚫 Forbidden Love 🇮🇪 The Troubles 💔 Trauma Healing 💫 Second Chance Love 🩹 Survivor's Guilt

Something Unexpected

by Vi Keeland • 2023

His grandmother's bucket list partner is a terminally ill disaster he can't resist.

4.20

9k+

❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🩺 Terminal Illness 📋 Bucket List Adventure 🏠 Forced Proximity 🤝 Found Family

Something Unexpected 93%

His grandmother's bucket list partner is a terminally ill disaster he can't resist.

by Vi Keeland 2023

4.20

9k+ ratings

❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🩺 Terminal Illness 📋 Bucket List Adventure 🏠 Forced Proximity 🤝 Found Family

Swear on This Life

by Renee Carlino • 2016

Her life story is a bestseller, written by the boy she left on a dirt road.

4.13

61k+

🔄 Second Chance Romance 👧 Childhood Friends To Lovers 📖 Book Within A Book ✍️ Writer Protagonist 🩹 Trauma Healing

Swear on This Life 93%

Her life story is a bestseller, written by the boy she left on a dirt road.

by Renee Carlino 2016

4.13

61k+ ratings

🔄 Second Chance Romance 👧 Childhood Friends To Lovers 📖 Book Within A Book ✍️ Writer Protagonist 🩹 Trauma Healing

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

My Not So Wicked Ex-Fiancé

by Jennifer Peel • 2019

Her ex-fiancé moves to her small town, unaware her parents faked the photos that made her run.

4.15

2k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🌻 Small Town Romance 💰 Class Differences 🏚️ Meddling Parents 👯 Girl Squad

My Not So Wicked Ex-Fiancé 92%

Her ex-fiancé moves to her small town, unaware her parents faked the photos that made her run.

by Jennifer Peel 2019

4.15

2k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🌻 Small Town Romance 💰 Class Differences 🏚️ Meddling Parents 👯 Girl Squad

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 92%

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

Antes de diciembre

by Joana Marcús • 2021

Her boyfriend demanded freedom. The boy next door made her want to close every door.

4.36

138k+

🎓 College Romance 💔 Toxic First Love 🩹 Addiction Recovery 💕 Friends To Lovers 🏚️ Family Trauma

Antes de diciembre 92%

Her boyfriend demanded freedom. The boy next door made her want to close every door.

by Joana Marcús 2021

4.36

138k+ ratings

🎓 College Romance 💔 Toxic First Love 🩹 Addiction Recovery 💕 Friends To Lovers 🏚️ Family Trauma

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