50 Books like It Happened One Summer

The Love Haters

by Katherine Center

A producer can't swim. Her assignment: film a rescue swimmer. His brother says she's his girlfriend.

3.79

155k+

🏖️ Beach Town Romance 🤝 Forced Proximity ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💔 Forbidden Crush 🚁 Rescue Worker Hero

The Love Haters 96%

A producer can't swim. Her assignment: film a rescue swimmer. His brother says she's his girlfriend.

by Katherine Center 2025

3.79

155k+ ratings

🏖️ Beach Town Romance 🤝 Forced Proximity ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💔 Forbidden Crush 🚁 Rescue Worker Hero

Well Met

by Jen DeLuca • 2019

Reluctant tavern wench. Rigid Faire organizer. Their fake handfasting feels anything but pretend.

3.82

78k+

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🌤️ Grumpy Vs Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 💔 Wounded Hero 🏡 Small Town America

Well Met 96%

Reluctant tavern wench. Rigid Faire organizer. Their fake handfasting feels anything but pretend.

by Jen DeLuca 2019

3.82

78k+ ratings

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🌤️ Grumpy Vs Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 💔 Wounded Hero 🏡 Small Town America

Loving Romeo

by Laura Pavlov • 2024

A former boxer's grudge collides with the heiress who opens a coffee shop beside his gym.

4.03

37k+

🏡 Small Town 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🥊 Boxing Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity ⚡ Wrong Side Of The Tracks

Loving Romeo 96%

A former boxer's grudge collides with the heiress who opens a coffee shop beside his gym.

by Laura Pavlov 2024

4.03

37k+ ratings

🏡 Small Town 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🥊 Boxing Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity ⚡ Wrong Side Of The Tracks

My Killer Vacation

by Tessa Bailey • 2022

A beach house corpse and a grumpy bounty hunter turn her vacation into a steamy mystery.

3.58

144k+

🏖️ Vacation Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🏠 Forced Proximity 🌊 Beach Town

My Killer Vacation 94%

A beach house corpse and a grumpy bounty hunter turn her vacation into a steamy mystery.

by Tessa Bailey 2022

3.58

144k+ ratings

🏖️ Vacation Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🏠 Forced Proximity 🌊 Beach Town

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 94%

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

Hypnotized by Love

by Sariah Wilson • 2024

When a hypnotherapist treats her high school nemesis, old wounds and new desires collide.

3.61

8k+

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💫 Second Chance Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 👯 Twin Swap 💬 Banter And Chemistry

Hypnotized by Love 94%

When a hypnotherapist treats her high school nemesis, old wounds and new desires collide.

by Sariah Wilson 2024

3.61

8k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💫 Second Chance Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 👯 Twin Swap 💬 Banter And Chemistry

What Happens at the Lake

by Vi Keeland • 2024

After her life implodes, she inherits a hoarded lake house and a scowling ex-hockey neighbor.

4.15

7k+

🏡 Small Town Romance ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔨 Fixer-Upper Romance 🏒 Former Athlete Hero

What Happens at the Lake 94%

After her life implodes, she inherits a hoarded lake house and a scowling ex-hockey neighbor.

by Vi Keeland 2024

4.15

7k+ ratings

🏡 Small Town Romance ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔨 Fixer-Upper Romance 🏒 Former Athlete Hero

The Reason I Married Him

by Meghan Quinn • 2024

He was jilted. She's losing the family farm. The fix: a wedding, no feelings allowed.

4.06

48k+

💍 Marriage Of Convenience ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers ☀️ Grumpy Meets Sunshine 🗣️ Small Town Gossip 🏡 Forced Proximity

The Reason I Married Him 94%

He was jilted. She's losing the family farm. The fix: a wedding, no feelings allowed.

by Meghan Quinn 2024

4.06

48k+ ratings

💍 Marriage Of Convenience ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers ☀️ Grumpy Meets Sunshine 🗣️ Small Town Gossip 🏡 Forced Proximity

He Falls First

by Jill Shalvis • 2025

When a wary woman returns home to heal, the town's most guarded bachelor falls first.

4.10

7k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 💔 Wounded Hero ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🩹 Healing Romance

He Falls First 94%

When a wary woman returns home to heal, the town's most guarded bachelor falls first.

by Jill Shalvis 2025

4.10

7k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 💔 Wounded Hero ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🩹 Healing Romance

Book Lovers

by Emily Henry • 2022

Two publishing rivals collide in a small town, where a bet turns friction into dangerous attraction.

4.09

1.6M+

📚 Bookish Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏡 Small Town Romance 👯 Sisterly Bond 💬 Witty Banter

Book Lovers 96%

Two publishing rivals collide in a small town, where a bet turns friction into dangerous attraction.

by Emily Henry 2022

4.09

1.6M+ ratings

📚 Bookish Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏡 Small Town Romance 👯 Sisterly Bond 💬 Witty Banter

Denim & Diamonds

by Penelope Ward • 2025

A burned-out mogul, banished to rural Maine, collides with a guarded bar owner. Everything changes.

4.16

5k+

🏡 Small Town Romance 🐟 Fish Out Of Water 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn 👨‍👦 Single Dad

Denim & Diamonds 96%

A burned-out mogul, banished to rural Maine, collides with a guarded bar owner. Everything changes.

by Penelope Ward 2025

4.16

5k+ ratings

🏡 Small Town Romance 🐟 Fish Out Of Water 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn 👨‍👦 Single Dad

Rules for the Summer

by Meghan Quinn

She needed funding for her candy shop. He arrived with a diamond and the cottage next door.

3.88

45k+

🏡 Small Town Romance 🌊 Seaside Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🐠 Fish Out Of Water 📱 Online Dating Mishap

Rules for the Summer 95%

She needed funding for her candy shop. He arrived with a diamond and the cottage next door.

by Meghan Quinn 2026

3.88

45k+ ratings

🏡 Small Town Romance 🌊 Seaside Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🐠 Fish Out Of Water 📱 Online Dating Mishap

Savor It

by Tarah DeWitt • 2024

A cynical chef and his sunny neighbor fake-date for a summer festival with his departure looming.

3.82

45k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💍 Fake Dating 👨‍👧 Single Guardian 🍽️ Foodie Romance

Savor It 94%

A cynical chef and his sunny neighbor fake-date for a summer festival with his departure looming.

by Tarah DeWitt 2024

3.82

45k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💍 Fake Dating 👨‍👧 Single Guardian 🍽️ Foodie Romance

You Deserve Each Other

by Sarah Hogle • 2020

Engaged and miserable, Naomi and Nicholas wage a petty war, daring each other to end it.

3.86

145k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 👿 Meddling In-Laws 💬 Witty Banter

You Deserve Each Other 94%

Engaged and miserable, Naomi and Nicholas wage a petty war, daring each other to end it.

by Sarah Hogle 2020

3.86

145k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 👿 Meddling In-Laws 💬 Witty Banter

The Worst Best Man

by Lucy Score • 2018

A Brooklyn bridesmaid's war with the billionaire best man becomes a truce when the groom vanishes.

4.07

83k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💰 Billionaire Romance 🏝️ Forced Proximity ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💒 Destination Wedding

The Worst Best Man 94%

A Brooklyn bridesmaid's war with the billionaire best man becomes a truce when the groom vanishes.

by Lucy Score 2018

4.07

83k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💰 Billionaire Romance 🏝️ Forced Proximity ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💒 Destination Wedding

When in Rome

by Sarah Adams • 2022

Stranded in Rome, Kentucky, a pop star finds herself at the mercy of a guarded baker.

3.87

225k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🌟 Celebrity Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🎵 Music Industry

When in Rome 94%

Stranded in Rome, Kentucky, a pop star finds herself at the mercy of a guarded baker.

by Sarah Adams 2022

3.87

225k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🌟 Celebrity Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🎵 Music Industry

Once Upon A Kiss

by Danielle Baker • 2026

A party princess falls for the single-dad firefighter next door. His custody war demands he choose.

4.11

559

🏘️ Small Town Romance 👨‍👧‍👧 Single Dad Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 👨‍🚒 Firefighter Hero 🏠 Forced Proximity

Once Upon A Kiss 94%

A party princess falls for the single-dad firefighter next door. His custody war demands he choose.

by Danielle Baker 2026

4.11

559 ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 👨‍👧‍👧 Single Dad Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 👨‍🚒 Firefighter Hero 🏠 Forced Proximity

Fall into Temptation

by Lucy Score • 2016

A single mom's new landlord is the town's grumpy mayor, and their chemistry won't stay hidden.

4.13

52k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 👩‍👧 Single Mom 🏡 Landlord Tenant 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Blended Family 🗣️ Meddling Townsfolk

Fall into Temptation 94%

A single mom's new landlord is the town's grumpy mayor, and their chemistry won't stay hidden.

by Lucy Score 2016

4.13

52k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 👩‍👧 Single Mom 🏡 Landlord Tenant 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Blended Family 🗣️ Meddling Townsfolk

Story of My Life

by Lucy Score

Broke and blocked, a novelist buys a wreck for its scowling contractor. Now she's his problem.

4.16

143k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 📚 Meta Romance 🌤️ Grumpy Sunshine 📄 No Strings Arrangement ✍️ Writer Heroine

Story of My Life 94%

Broke and blocked, a novelist buys a wreck for its scowling contractor. Now she's his problem.

by Lucy Score 2025

4.16

143k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 📚 Meta Romance 🌤️ Grumpy Sunshine 📄 No Strings Arrangement ✍️ Writer Heroine

Beach Read

by Emily Henry • 2020

A romance novelist inheriting a secret lake house discovers her college rival living next door.

3.97

1.7M+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 📚 Book About Books ✍️ Writer Protagonist

Beach Read 95%

A romance novelist inheriting a secret lake house discovers her college rival living next door.

by Emily Henry 2020

3.97

1.7M+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 📚 Book About Books ✍️ Writer Protagonist

Fix Her Up

by Tessa Bailey • 2019

A party clown and a fallen baseball star fake romance: the act might heal their hearts.

3.58

189k+

🎭 Fake Relationship 💕 Brother's Best Friend ⚾️ Sports Romance 🏡 Small Town 👯‍♀️ Female Friendship

Fix Her Up 95%

A party clown and a fallen baseball star fake romance: the act might heal their hearts.

by Tessa Bailey 2019

3.58

189k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Relationship 💕 Brother's Best Friend ⚾️ Sports Romance 🏡 Small Town 👯‍♀️ Female Friendship

Dreams Come True at the Fairytale Museum

by Jaimie Admans • 2025

He plans to close her fairytale museum. Their deal to save it changes everything between them.

4.31

259

🏘️ Small Town Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏛️ Museum Setting

Dreams Come True at the Fairytale Museum Summary

Dreams Come True at the Fairytale Museum 94%

He plans to close her fairytale museum. Their deal to save it changes everything between them.

by Jaimie Admans 2025

4.31

259 ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏛️ Museum Setting

Instant Karma

by Marissa Meyer • 2020

The universe delivers poetic justice at her command, but her lab partner alone is immune.

3.74

25k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 🦭 Animal Rescue 🌊 Coastal Town

Instant Karma 94%

The universe delivers poetic justice at her command, but her lab partner alone is immune.

by Marissa Meyer 2020

3.74

25k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 🦭 Animal Rescue 🌊 Coastal Town

There’s Pumpkin About You

by Athena Carstairs • 2025

A party planner's last chance rests on a grumpy pumpkin farmer who wants her gone.

3.44

4k+

💘 Enemies To Lovers 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🌦️ Grumpy Sunshine 🧠 Autistic Hero 🔒 Forced Proximity

There’s Pumpkin About You 94%

A party planner's last chance rests on a grumpy pumpkin farmer who wants her gone.

by Athena Carstairs 2025

3.44

4k+ ratings

💘 Enemies To Lovers 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🌦️ Grumpy Sunshine 🧠 Autistic Hero 🔒 Forced Proximity

One Bossy Date

by Nicole Snow • 2022

A Hawaii hookup becomes her billionaire boss, and keeping it professional was never the plan.

4.24

11k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💼 Workplace Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏨 Forced Proximity 💰 Billionaire Hero

One Bossy Date 94%

A Hawaii hookup becomes her billionaire boss, and keeping it professional was never the plan.

by Nicole Snow 2022

4.24

11k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💼 Workplace Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏨 Forced Proximity 💰 Billionaire Hero

Honeyed Fables

by Whitney Dean • 2025

A guarded bookseller hires a stranger, unaware he's a corporate heir spying on her shop.

3.62

181

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 📚 Bookish Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity 👥 Dual Pov 💔 Grieving Heroine

Honeyed Fables 94%

A guarded bookseller hires a stranger, unaware he's a corporate heir spying on her shop.

by Whitney Dean 2025

3.62

181 ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 📚 Bookish Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity 👥 Dual Pov 💔 Grieving Heroine

The Unhoneymooners

by Christina Lauren • 2019

A food-poisoning outbreak spares only her and her nemesis, forcing them into a fake Maui honeymoon.

3.89

1.2M+

💢 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Fake Dating 🚪 Forced Proximity 🏖️ Vacation Romance 🕯️ Slow Burn

The Unhoneymooners 93%

A food-poisoning outbreak spares only her and her nemesis, forcing them into a fake Maui honeymoon.

by Christina Lauren 2019

3.89

1.2M+ ratings

💢 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Fake Dating 🚪 Forced Proximity 🏖️ Vacation Romance 🕯️ Slow Burn

Summer People

by Brittanee Nicole • 2025

A starlet on the run meets a solitary sheriff on an island too small for secrets.

4.07

6k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 👧 Single Guardian 👨‍👩‍👧 Found Family

Summer People 95%

A starlet on the run meets a solitary sheriff on an island too small for secrets.

by Brittanee Nicole 2025

4.07

6k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 👧 Single Guardian 👨‍👩‍👧 Found Family

That Kind of Guy

by Stephanie Archer • 2021

To buy her restaurant, she fake-dates the smug mayoral candidate she's spent years despising.

3.74

45k+

🤝 Fake Relationship 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🥺 Mutual Pining 😂 Comedic Banter

That Kind of Guy 95%

To buy her restaurant, she fake-dates the smug mayoral candidate she's spent years despising.

by Stephanie Archer 2021

3.74

45k+ ratings

🤝 Fake Relationship 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🥺 Mutual Pining 😂 Comedic Banter

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 94%

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

If Only You

by Chloe Liese • 2023

To repair their images, a soccer star fakes a friendship with her brother's notorious best friend.

4.02

21k+

🏒 Brother's Best Friend 🧠 Autistic Heroine 🤝 Fake Dating ⚽ Sports Romance 🖤 Reformed Bad Boy

If Only You 93%

To repair their images, a soccer star fakes a friendship with her brother's notorious best friend.

by Chloe Liese 2023

4.02

21k+ ratings

🏒 Brother's Best Friend 🧠 Autistic Heroine 🤝 Fake Dating ⚽ Sports Romance 🖤 Reformed Bad Boy

Nine Month Contract

by Amy Daws • 2024

A mountain loner's surrogacy ad draws a vibrant woman with a pig and a rule: no attachment.

4.00

72k+

⛰️ Mountain Man Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Nine Month Contract 93%

A mountain loner's surrogacy ad draws a vibrant woman with a pig and a rule: no attachment.

by Amy Daws 2024

4.00

72k+ ratings

⛰️ Mountain Man Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Instant Gratification

by Jill Shalvis • 2009

A city doctor takes over her dad's mountain clinic and collides with the reckless guide next door.

4.06

9k+

🏡 Small Town Romance 🩺 Medical Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💬 Witty Banter 👪 Found Family

Instant Gratification 93%

A city doctor takes over her dad's mountain clinic and collides with the reckless guide next door.

by Jill Shalvis 2009

4.06

9k+ ratings

🏡 Small Town Romance 🩺 Medical Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💬 Witty Banter 👪 Found Family

The Spanish Love Deception

by Elena Armas • 2021

To survive her sister's Spanish wedding, she agrees to a fake relationship with her office rival.

3.79

822k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Fake Dating 💼 Workplace Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn

The Spanish Love Deception 93%

To survive her sister's Spanish wedding, she agrees to a fake relationship with her office rival.

by Elena Armas 2021

3.79

822k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Fake Dating 💼 Workplace Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn

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 93%

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

Black Ties & White Lies

by Kat Singleton • 2023

When her ex's brother buys her company, she expects a firing, not a fake engagement ring.

3.80

118k+

💰 Billionaire Romance 💍 Fake Dating 💔 Brother's Ex 💼 Boss And Employee 🖤 Obsessive Hero

Black Ties & White Lies 93%

When her ex's brother buys her company, she expects a firing, not a fake engagement ring.

by Kat Singleton 2023

3.80

118k+ ratings

💰 Billionaire Romance 💍 Fake Dating 💔 Brother's Ex 💼 Boss And Employee 🖤 Obsessive Hero

Wild Love

by Elsie Silver

Fired, she comes home to work for her brother's billionaire best friend, newly a single dad.

3.98

485k+

🌄 Small Town Romance 👫 Brother's Best Friend 👨‍👧 Single Dad 💼 Workplace Proximity 💕 Friends To Lovers

Wild Love 93%

Fired, she comes home to work for her brother's billionaire best friend, newly a single dad.

by Elsie Silver 2024

3.98

485k+ ratings

🌄 Small Town Romance 👫 Brother's Best Friend 👨‍👧 Single Dad 💼 Workplace Proximity 💕 Friends To Lovers

And One Last Thing ...

by Molly Harper • 2010

A scorned wife's tell-all email exiles her to a lake cabin and a grumpy neighbor.

4.05

8k+

🏡 Small Town Romance 🩹 Infidelity Recovery 🎯 Revenge Fantasy ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏚️ Forced Proximity

And One Last Thing ... 95%

A scorned wife's tell-all email exiles her to a lake cabin and a grumpy neighbor.

by Molly Harper 2010

4.05

8k+ ratings

🏡 Small Town Romance 🩹 Infidelity Recovery 🎯 Revenge Fantasy ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏚️ Forced Proximity

The Highland Fling

by Meghan Quinn • 2021

Fleeing failure, she lands in a Scottish village coffee shop and collides with the grumpiest local.

3.95

67k+

🏡 Small Town Romance 🖤 Grumpy Sunshine ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish Highlands 🐠 Fish Out Of Water

The Highland Fling 95%

Fleeing failure, she lands in a Scottish village coffee shop and collides with the grumpiest local.

by Meghan Quinn 2021

3.95

67k+ ratings

🏡 Small Town Romance 🖤 Grumpy Sunshine ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish Highlands 🐠 Fish Out Of Water

Secretly Yours

by Tessa Bailey • 2023

A spontaneous gardener's secret love notes to an uptight professor upend his Napa Valley retreat.

3.26

157k+

🔄 Opposites Attract ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn 💌 Anonymous Love Notes

Secretly Yours 93%

A spontaneous gardener's secret love notes to an uptight professor upend his Napa Valley retreat.

by Tessa Bailey 2023

3.26

157k+ ratings

🔄 Opposites Attract ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn 💌 Anonymous Love Notes

Get a Life, Chloe Brown

by Talia Hibbert • 2019

After a brush with death, a web designer hands a thrill list to her grumpy superintendent.

3.78

210k+

☀️ Grumpy Meets Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 🇬🇧 British Romcom 💊 Chronic Illness Rep 🔥 Steamy Romcom

Get a Life, Chloe Brown 93%

After a brush with death, a web designer hands a thrill list to her grumpy superintendent.

by Talia Hibbert 2019

3.78

210k+ ratings

☀️ Grumpy Meets Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 🇬🇧 British Romcom 💊 Chronic Illness Rep 🔥 Steamy Romcom

Playing for Keeps

by R.L. Mathewson • 2011

A shy teacher's war with her neighbor over destroyed tulips masks an attraction neither will admit.

4.02

116k+

🥊 Enemies To Lovers 🏡 Neighbors To Lovers 💼 Workplace Romance 🚪 Forced Proximity 🧲 Opposites Attract

Playing for Keeps 93%

A shy teacher's war with her neighbor over destroyed tulips masks an attraction neither will admit.

by R.L. Mathewson 2011

4.02

116k+ ratings

🥊 Enemies To Lovers 🏡 Neighbors To Lovers 💼 Workplace Romance 🚪 Forced Proximity 🧲 Opposites Attract

Lovelight Farms

by B.K. Borison • 2021

A struggling Christmas tree farmer and her best friend fake a relationship for a contest prize.

3.80

178k+

👫 Friends To Lovers 🤝 Fake Dating 🏘️ Small Town Romance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🎄 Cozy Holiday

Lovelight Farms 93%

A struggling Christmas tree farmer and her best friend fake a relationship for a contest prize.

by B.K. Borison 2021

3.80

178k+ ratings

👫 Friends To Lovers 🤝 Fake Dating 🏘️ Small Town Romance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🎄 Cozy Holiday

Love, Naturally

by Sophie Sullivan • 2024

A jilted concierge takes the romantic getaway alone, landing in a mountain man's borrowed cabin.

3.59

5k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🐟 Fish Out Of Water 🏠 Forced Proximity ☀️ Grumpy Meets Sunshine 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Love, Naturally 95%

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