50 Books like Late Bloomer

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 93%

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

A Life Worth Living

by Monica McCallan • 2023

When a hurricane traps two office rivals in Bermuda, walls crumble and a cautious love begins.

4.08

3k+

🌈 Sapphic Romance 🏢 Workplace Romance 🏝️ Forced Proximity ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine ⚔️ Rivals To Lovers

A Life Worth Living 95%

When a hurricane traps two office rivals in Bermuda, walls crumble and a cautious love begins.

by Monica McCallan 2023

4.08

3k+ ratings

🌈 Sapphic Romance 🏢 Workplace Romance 🏝️ Forced Proximity ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine ⚔️ Rivals To Lovers

The Snowball Effect

by Haley Cass • 2024

Enemies, roommates, fake girlfriends. A barista and an academic discover the lie outgrew them both.

4.37

12k+

💕 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Fake Dating 🔥 Slow Burn ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity

The Snowball Effect 95%

Enemies, roommates, fake girlfriends. A barista and an academic discover the lie outgrew them both.

by Haley Cass 2024

4.37

12k+ ratings

💕 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Fake Dating 🔥 Slow Burn ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity

Wish You Weren't Here

by Erin Baldwin • 2024

Summer camp is Juliette's escape from Priya's shadow. This year, Priya moves into her cabin.

3.91

4k+

⚔️ Rivals To Lovers 🏕️ Summer Camp Romance 🛖 Forced Proximity ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 💬 Witty Banter

Wish You Weren't Here 93%

Summer camp is Juliette's escape from Priya's shadow. This year, Priya moves into her cabin.

by Erin Baldwin 2024

3.91

4k+ ratings

⚔️ Rivals To Lovers 🏕️ Summer Camp Romance 🛖 Forced Proximity ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 💬 Witty Banter

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 93%

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

Written in the Stars

by Alexandria Bellefleur • 2020

When an astrologer and an actuary fake a relationship, the stars have their own plan.

3.83

68k+

🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Romance 🤝 Fake Dating ☀️ Grumpy/Sunshine 🎬 Rom-Com Energy 💬 Witty Banter

Written in the Stars 93%

When an astrologer and an actuary fake a relationship, the stars have their own plan.

by Alexandria Bellefleur 2020

3.83

68k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Romance 🤝 Fake Dating ☀️ Grumpy/Sunshine 🎬 Rom-Com Energy 💬 Witty Banter

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 93%

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

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 93%

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

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 93%

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

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 93%

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

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 93%

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

Delilah Green Doesn't Care

by Ashley Herring Blake • 2022

To win a bet, a photographer seduces her stepsister's best friend and accidentally falls in love.

4.05

125k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🏠 Return To Hometown 👩‍👧 Single Mom Romance 🫂 Found Family 🧲 Opposites Attract

Delilah Green Doesn't Care 93%

To win a bet, a photographer seduces her stepsister's best friend and accidentally falls in love.

by Ashley Herring Blake 2022

4.05

125k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🏠 Return To Hometown 👩‍👧 Single Mom Romance 🫂 Found Family 🧲 Opposites Attract

My Favorite Kidnapper

by Melanie Moreland • 2023

Kidnapped to Italy for sixty cakes, a baker learns her grumpy billionaire wants more than dessert.

3.94

8k+

☀️ Grumpy Sunshine ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 💰 Billionaire Romance 🇮🇹 Italian Setting

My Favorite Kidnapper 93%

Kidnapped to Italy for sixty cakes, a baker learns her grumpy billionaire wants more than dessert.

by Melanie Moreland 2023

3.94

8k+ ratings

☀️ Grumpy Sunshine ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 💰 Billionaire Romance 🇮🇹 Italian Setting

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 93%

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

More Like Enemigas

by Stephanie Hope • 2026

A failing restaurateur’s last hope is a wedding, but her cabin mate is her childhood nemesis.

3.43

297

🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 👥 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn 🇨🇺 Cuban American 🍽️ Foodie Romance

More Like Enemigas 93%

A failing restaurateur’s last hope is a wedding, but her cabin mate is her childhood nemesis.

by Stephanie Hope 2026

3.43

297 ratings

🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 👥 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn 🇨🇺 Cuban American 🍽️ Foodie Romance

It Happened One Summer

by Tessa Bailey • 2021

An LA socialite's banishment to a fishing town pits her against a gruff widowed sea captain.

3.90

724k+

🎣 Small Town Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🖤 Widowed Hero

It Happened One Summer 92%

An LA socialite's banishment to a fishing town pits her against a gruff widowed sea captain.

by Tessa Bailey 2021

3.90

724k+ ratings

🎣 Small Town Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🖤 Widowed Hero

That Summer Feeling

by Bridget Morrissey • 2023

At adult summer camp, she meets the man from her premonition. He brought his sister.

3.71

9k+

🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Romance 🌱 Late Bloomer Queer ☀️ Summer Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🏕️ Forced Proximity

That Summer Feeling 92%

At adult summer camp, she meets the man from her premonition. He brought his sister.

by Bridget Morrissey 2023

3.71

9k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Romance 🌱 Late Bloomer Queer ☀️ Summer Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🏕️ 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 94%

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

Just as You Are

by Camille Kellogg • 2023

Her queer magazine's new butch co-owner wants to gut her column. Liz wants her.

3.70

5k+

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 📖 Pride And Prejudice Retelling 💇 Butch/Femme 🏠 Found Family 💼 Workplace Romance

Just as You Are 94%

Her queer magazine's new butch co-owner wants to gut her column. Liz wants her.

by Camille Kellogg 2023

3.70

5k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 📖 Pride And Prejudice Retelling 💇 Butch/Femme 🏠 Found Family 💼 Workplace Romance

Loathing You

by Amina Khan

A scholarship student must tutor her rich nemesis, and their hatred hides a ruinous attraction.

3.97

6k+

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💕 Sapphic Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🏫 Prep School 💰 Class Divide

Loathing You 93%

A scholarship student must tutor her rich nemesis, and their hatred hides a ruinous attraction.

by Amina Khan 2023

3.97

6k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💕 Sapphic Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🏫 Prep School 💰 Class Divide

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 92%

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

People Watching

by Hannah Bonam-Young • 2025

An artist who never stays returns to his small town, tangling with a poet who can't leave.

3.54

31k+

🏡 Small-Town Romance 🔥 Slow Burn ☀️ Grumpy/Sunshine 👪 Found Family 🌸 Sexual Awakening

People Watching 92%

An artist who never stays returns to his small town, tangling with a poet who can't leave.

by Hannah Bonam-Young 2025

3.54

31k+ ratings

🏡 Small-Town Romance 🔥 Slow Burn ☀️ Grumpy/Sunshine 👪 Found Family 🌸 Sexual Awakening

Pretty Perfect

by Riley Hart • 2020

The bartender is supposed to hate the dancer he grinds on every Friday. He's failing.

4.14

3k+

🔥 Enemies To Lovers ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💼 Workplace Romance 💃 Forced Proximity 🫂 Found Family

Pretty Perfect 92%

The bartender is supposed to hate the dancer he grinds on every Friday. He's failing.

by Riley Hart 2020

4.14

3k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💼 Workplace Romance 💃 Forced Proximity 🫂 Found Family

Can't Spell Treason Without Tea

by Rebecca Thorne • 2022

Two women, one bookshop, and a Queen who calls their happiness an act of treason.

3.70

34k+

🍵 Cozy Fantasy 💕 Sapphic Romance 📚 Bookshop Setting 🫂 Found Family 🏡 Domestic Fantasy

Can't Spell Treason Without Tea 92%

Two women, one bookshop, and a Queen who calls their happiness an act of treason.

by Rebecca Thorne 2022

3.70

34k+ ratings

🍵 Cozy Fantasy 💕 Sapphic Romance 📚 Bookshop Setting 🫂 Found Family 🏡 Domestic Fantasy

She Drives Me Crazy

by Kelly Quindlen • 2021

After wrecking the head cheerleader's car, a heartbroken basketball player pays her to fake date.

3.93

82k+

🔗 Fake Dating ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🚗 Forced Proximity 💬 Witty Banter 🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Romcom

She Drives Me Crazy 92%

After wrecking the head cheerleader's car, a heartbroken basketball player pays her to fake date.

by Kelly Quindlen 2021

3.93

82k+ ratings

🔗 Fake Dating ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🚗 Forced Proximity 💬 Witty Banter 🏳️‍🌈 Sapphic Romcom

On the Same Page

by Haley Cass • 2023

A news producer exhausted by dating discovers her roommate might be the connection she's craved.

4.33

16k+

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💕 Sapphic Romance 🏠 Roommates To Lovers 💭 Mutual Pining

On the Same Page 92%

A news producer exhausted by dating discovers her roommate might be the connection she's craved.

by Haley Cass 2023

4.33

16k+ ratings

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💕 Sapphic Romance 🏠 Roommates To Lovers 💭 Mutual Pining

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 92%

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

Heart of Silk and Shadows

by Lisette Marshall • 2022

A jaded fae lord catches a human servant stealing his coats. Her taunting letters undo him.

4.11

4k+

🏰 Fae Court Intrigue ✉️ Taunting Letters ⌛ Immortal X Human 💪 Defiant Heroine 🔗 Magical Bargain

Heart of Silk and Shadows 92%

A jaded fae lord catches a human servant stealing his coats. Her taunting letters undo him.

by Lisette Marshall 2022

4.11

4k+ ratings

🏰 Fae Court Intrigue ✉️ Taunting Letters ⌛ Immortal X Human 💪 Defiant Heroine 🔗 Magical Bargain

Roommate

by Sarina Bowen • 2021

A broke baker moves in with a closeted farmer, reigniting a secret high school stare.

4.04

16k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🚪 Forced Proximity 🛏️ Roommates To Lovers 🌈 Coming Out Journey ☕ Bakery And Coffee Shop

Roommate 92%

A broke baker moves in with a closeted farmer, reigniting a secret high school stare.

by Sarina Bowen 2021

4.04

16k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🚪 Forced Proximity 🛏️ Roommates To Lovers 🌈 Coming Out Journey ☕ Bakery And Coffee Shop

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 92%

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

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 92%

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

He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not

by Aimee Brown • 2022

Publicly dumped, she lands on her brother's couch, where his best friend has loved her forever.

4.00

1k+

🫂 Brother's Best Friend 💫 Childhood Crush 🏠 Forced Proximity 💘 He Falls First 🌱 Fresh Start Romance

He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not 92%

Publicly dumped, she lands on her brother's couch, where his best friend has loved her forever.

by Aimee Brown 2022

4.00

1k+ ratings

🫂 Brother's Best Friend 💫 Childhood Crush 🏠 Forced Proximity 💘 He Falls First 🌱 Fresh Start Romance

Love at First Book

by Jenn McKinlay • 2024

A librarian moves to an Irish bookshop, clashing with its brooding owner, her idol's guarded son.

3.97

18k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🌤️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🏠 Found Family 📚 Bookish Romance

Love at First Book 92%

A librarian moves to an Irish bookshop, clashing with its brooding owner, her idol's guarded son.

by Jenn McKinlay 2024

3.97

18k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🌤️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🏠 Found Family 📚 Bookish Romance

She Gets the Girl

by Rachael Lippincott • 2022

A guarded flirt coaches a shy freshman to win her crush. Neither expects to fall instead.

4.07

76k+

🎭 Sapphic Rom-Com 📚 College Romance 💕 Practice Dating 🧲 Opposites Attract 👭 Friends To Lovers

She Gets the Girl 92%

A guarded flirt coaches a shy freshman to win her crush. Neither expects to fall instead.

by Rachael Lippincott 2022

4.07

76k+ ratings

🎭 Sapphic Rom-Com 📚 College Romance 💕 Practice Dating 🧲 Opposites Attract 👭 Friends To Lovers

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 92%

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

Truly, Madly, Deeply

by Alexandria Bellefleur • 2024

She writes love stories. He ends marriages. One podcast together changes everything.

3.72

9k+

🎭 Opposites Attract 🏠 Forced Proximity 💬 Banter-Heavy Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🎙️ Podcast Romance

Truly, Madly, Deeply 94%

She writes love stories. He ends marriages. One podcast together changes everything.

by Alexandria Bellefleur 2024

3.72

9k+ ratings

🎭 Opposites Attract 🏠 Forced Proximity 💬 Banter-Heavy Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🎙️ Podcast Romance

Summer Girls

by Jennifer Dugan • 2025

A disgraced socialite and the beach town lifeguard paid to watch her can't stay enemies.

3.61

3k+

🥊 Enemies To Lovers 🏡 Forced Proximity ☀️ Summer Romance 💸 Class Divide 🌈 Coming Out

Summer Girls 93%

A disgraced socialite and the beach town lifeguard paid to watch her can't stay enemies.

by Jennifer Dugan 2025

3.61

3k+ ratings

🥊 Enemies To Lovers 🏡 Forced Proximity ☀️ Summer Romance 💸 Class Divide 🌈 Coming Out

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 92%

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

Battle of the Bookstores

by Ali Brady • 2025

Two bookstore rivals compete for one job, unaware they're anonymous online soulmates.

3.83

34k+

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💼 Workplace Rivalry 📖 Bookish Romance 🎭 Secret Identity ☕ Cozy Bookshop Vibes

Battle of the Bookstores 92%

Two bookstore rivals compete for one job, unaware they're anonymous online soulmates.

by Ali Brady 2025

3.83

34k+ ratings

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💼 Workplace Rivalry 📖 Bookish Romance 🎭 Secret Identity ☕ Cozy Bookshop Vibes

Delayed Gratification

by Meghan O'Brien • 2016

Snowed in at a remote inn, a perfectionist bride must finally face the wife she married.

3.77

155

🔒 Forced Proximity ❄️ Snowed In Together 💔 Marriage In Crisis 🧲 Opposites Attract 🎯 Perfectionist Heroine

Delayed Gratification 92%

Snowed in at a remote inn, a perfectionist bride must finally face the wife she married.

by Meghan O'Brien 2016

3.77

155 ratings

🔒 Forced Proximity ❄️ Snowed In Together 💔 Marriage In Crisis 🧲 Opposites Attract 🎯 Perfectionist Heroine

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 92%

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

The Romance Recipe

by Ruby Barrett • 2022

To save her restaurant, she enters a reality cooking show with the head chef she secretly craves.

3.58

6k+

🍳 Culinary Romance 📺 Reality TV Cooking 👔 Boss And Employee 🏳️‍🌈 Late Bloomer Queer 📣 Public Coming Out

The Romance Recipe 92%

To save her restaurant, she enters a reality cooking show with the head chef she secretly craves.

by Ruby Barrett 2022

3.58

6k+ ratings

🍳 Culinary Romance 📺 Reality TV Cooking 👔 Boss And Employee 🏳️‍🌈 Late Bloomer Queer 📣 Public Coming Out

Indiscretion

by Vi Keeland • 2025

She's a disbarred prosecutor. He's the defense attorney she punched. Now they're sharing a cabin.

4.20

11k+

👊 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 💼 Workplace Romance 🎭 Fake Dating ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

Indiscretion 92%

She's a disbarred prosecutor. He's the defense attorney she punched. Now they're sharing a cabin.

by Vi Keeland 2025

4.20

11k+ ratings

👊 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 💼 Workplace Romance 🎭 Fake Dating ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

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+

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3.96

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3.87

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When in Rome 92%

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3.87

225k+ ratings

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3.61

134k+

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3.61

134k+ ratings

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4.00

4k+

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4.00

4k+ ratings

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3.32

633

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I Love You S'more 91%

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3.32

633 ratings

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