50 Books like Left of Forever

It Ends with Us

by Colleen Hoover

A florist falls for a neurosurgeon and slowly recognizes the violence her mother never escaped.

4.08

4.7M+

🖤 Toxic Relationship 💌 First Love Returns 💍 Marriage In Crisis ⏳ Dual Timeline 💔 Heartbreaking Romance

It Ends with Us 94%

A florist falls for a neurosurgeon and slowly recognizes the violence her mother never escaped.

by Colleen Hoover 2016

4.08

4.7M+ ratings

🖤 Toxic Relationship 💌 First Love Returns 💍 Marriage In Crisis ⏳ Dual Timeline 💔 Heartbreaking Romance

It Starts with Us, It Ends with Us Collection

by Colleen Hoover • 2022

Her first love wants a second chance, but her abusive ex still controls her life.

4.40

11k+

🔄 Second Chance Romance 💕 First Love Reunion 👩‍👧 Single Mother 🏠 Found Family 💔 Breaking The Cycle

It Starts with Us, It Ends with Us Collection Summary

It Starts with Us, It Ends with Us Collection 94%

Her first love wants a second chance, but her abusive ex still controls her life.

by Colleen Hoover 2022

4.40

11k+ ratings

🔄 Second Chance Romance 💕 First Love Reunion 👩‍👧 Single Mother 🏠 Found Family 💔 Breaking The Cycle

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

Hopeless

by Colleen Hoover • 2012

Sky Davis meets Dean Holder, and the bracelet on her wrist reopens a past they share.

4.22

690k+

💞 Reunion Romance 🩹 Trauma Healing 🛡️ Protective Hero 🕵️ Dark Secrets 🌧️ Sexual Abuse Survivor

Hopeless 93%

Sky Davis meets Dean Holder, and the bracelet on her wrist reopens a past they share.

by Colleen Hoover 2012

4.22

690k+ ratings

💞 Reunion Romance 🩹 Trauma Healing 🛡️ Protective Hero 🕵️ Dark Secrets 🌧️ Sexual Abuse Survivor

The Summer We Fell

by Elizabeth O'Roark • 2023

She was his teammate's girl. One forbidden summer changed everything. Now she's back.

4.00

40k+

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 💔 Forbidden Love 🏠 Found Family 🩹 Trauma Healing 🎤 Musician Heroine

The Summer We Fell 93%

She was his teammate's girl. One forbidden summer changed everything. Now she's back.

by Elizabeth O'Roark 2023

4.00

40k+ ratings

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 💔 Forbidden Love 🏠 Found Family 🩹 Trauma Healing 🎤 Musician Heroine

Show Me You Remember

by Hannah Cowan • 2026

Divorced, she returns to the cowboy who went to prison for her. He won't forgive her.

3.96

3k+

🔄 Second Chance Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance 🤠 Cowboy Romance 👥 Brother's Best Friend 🏠 Forced Proximity

Show Me You Remember 93%

Divorced, she returns to the cowboy who went to prison for her. He won't forgive her.

by Hannah Cowan 2026

3.96

3k+ ratings

🔄 Second Chance Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance 🤠 Cowboy Romance 👥 Brother's Best Friend 🏠 Forced Proximity

Before We Were Strangers

by Renee Carlino • 2015

When a divorced photographer spots his college love on the subway, he posts a missed connection.

4.03

169k+

🔄 Second Chance Romance 👫 Friends To Lovers 👶 Secret Baby 💔 Bittersweet Romance ⏰ Wrong Timing

Before We Were Strangers 93%

When a divorced photographer spots his college love on the subway, he posts a missed connection.

by Renee Carlino 2015

4.03

169k+ ratings

🔄 Second Chance Romance 👫 Friends To Lovers 👶 Secret Baby 💔 Bittersweet Romance ⏰ Wrong Timing

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 93%

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

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

Into the Blue

by Emma Brodie • 2026

An aspiring writer and an acting heir ignite in summer acting, threatened by a genetic secret.

4.06

68k+

🔄 Second Chance Romance 🎭 Actor Writer Romance 🏡 Forced Proximity 💎 Class Difference 💊 Chronic Illness

Into the Blue 93%

An aspiring writer and an acting heir ignite in summer acting, threatened by a genetic secret.

by Emma Brodie 2026

4.06

68k+ ratings

🔄 Second Chance Romance 🎭 Actor Writer Romance 🏡 Forced Proximity 💎 Class Difference 💊 Chronic Illness

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 92%

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

Truly Madly Deeply

by L.J. Shen • 2024

One night with her best friend's brother sent her running. Five years on, he's her boss.

3.93

73k+

🔄 Second Chance Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏘️ Small Town Romance 👫 Best Friend's Brother 👨‍🍳 Chef Romance

Truly Madly Deeply 92%

One night with her best friend's brother sent her running. Five years on, he's her boss.

by L.J. Shen 2024

3.93

73k+ ratings

🔄 Second Chance Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏘️ Small Town Romance 👫 Best Friend's Brother 👨‍🍳 Chef Romance

The Blooms That Broke Us

by Ashley Dill • 2024

A will forces her to remarry her ex-husband for a lake house. She's hiding their son.

4.23

2k+

🥀 Second Chance Romance 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🛡️ Abuse Survivor 👶 Hidden Child 🏡 Small Town Community

The Blooms That Broke Us 92%

A will forces her to remarry her ex-husband for a lake house. She's hiding their son.

by Ashley Dill 2024

4.23

2k+ ratings

🥀 Second Chance Romance 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🛡️ Abuse Survivor 👶 Hidden Child 🏡 Small Town Community

You, with a View

by Jessica Joyce • 2023

Her high school rival's grandfather was her grandmother's secret love. Now they're on a road trip.

4.05

77k+

🚗 Road Trip Romance ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💌 Love Letters 🚐 Forced Proximity ⏳ Dual Timeline

You, with a View 93%

Her high school rival's grandfather was her grandmother's secret love. Now they're on a road trip.

by Jessica Joyce 2023

4.05

77k+ ratings

🚗 Road Trip Romance ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💌 Love Letters 🚐 Forced Proximity ⏳ Dual Timeline

The Best Worst Thing

by Lauren Okie • 2025

Her husband's betrayal sends an IVF podcaster toward the work friend who's loved her all along.

3.91

18k+

💕 Friends To Lovers 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🤍 Infertility Journey 🥺 Pining Hero 💬 Witty Banter

The Best Worst Thing 93%

Her husband's betrayal sends an IVF podcaster toward the work friend who's loved her all along.

by Lauren Okie 2025

3.91

18k+ ratings

💕 Friends To Lovers 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🤍 Infertility Journey 🥺 Pining Hero 💬 Witty Banter

Our Perfect Storm

by Carley Fortune

Her wedding implodes. Her best friend takes her on the honeymoon. The fake marriage feels real.

4.02

224k+

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🎭 Fake Relationship 💘 He Falls First 🔥 Slow Burn 💔 Yearning

Our Perfect Storm 93%

Her wedding implodes. Her best friend takes her on the honeymoon. The fake marriage feels real.

by Carley Fortune 2026

4.02

224k+ ratings

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🎭 Fake Relationship 💘 He Falls First 🔥 Slow Burn 💔 Yearning

The Sweet Gum Tree

by Katherine Allred • 2005

Alix loves the town outcast, but violence exiles him and a secret traps her fifteen years.

4.25

31k+

💞 Second Chance Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🌱 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🛤️ Wrong Side Of The Tracks 💍 Marriage Of Convenience

The Sweet Gum Tree 92%

Alix loves the town outcast, but violence exiles him and a secret traps her fifteen years.

by Katherine Allred 2005

4.25

31k+ ratings

💞 Second Chance Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🌱 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🛤️ Wrong Side Of The Tracks 💍 Marriage Of Convenience

Before I Let Go

by Kennedy Ryan • 2022

Co-parenting exes and restaurant partners. Moving on is impossible when love hasn't moved out.

4.32

126k+

💔 Second Chance Love 👫 Co-Parenting Exes 🌿 Southern Romance 🍽️ Restaurant Setting 🖤 Grief And Healing

Before I Let Go 92%

Co-parenting exes and restaurant partners. Moving on is impossible when love hasn't moved out.

by Kennedy Ryan 2022

4.32

126k+ ratings

💔 Second Chance Love 👫 Co-Parenting Exes 🌿 Southern Romance 🍽️ Restaurant Setting 🖤 Grief And Healing

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 92%

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

Dirty Letters

by Vi Keeland • 2019

A reclusive novelist reconnects with her childhood pen pal, unaware he's now a famous rock star.

4.02

50k+

✉️ Pen Pal Romance 🎸 Rock Star Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity 🏠 Reclusive Heroine ❤️‍🩹 Trauma And Healing

Dirty Letters 92%

A reclusive novelist reconnects with her childhood pen pal, unaware he's now a famous rock star.

by Vi Keeland 2019

4.02

50k+ ratings

✉️ Pen Pal Romance 🎸 Rock Star Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity 🏠 Reclusive Heroine ❤️‍🩹 Trauma And Healing

The Incredible Kindness of Paper

by Evelyn Skye • 2025

She folds her hopes into paper roses. The stranger writing back is her long-lost childhood love.

3.76

4k+

🖤 Second Chance Love ✉️ Anonymous Letters 💌 Childhood Sweethearts 🌸 Paying It Forward ✨ Quiet Magic

The Incredible Kindness of Paper Summary

The Incredible Kindness of Paper 92%

She folds her hopes into paper roses. The stranger writing back is her long-lost childhood love.

by Evelyn Skye 2025

3.76

4k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Love ✉️ Anonymous Letters 💌 Childhood Sweethearts 🌸 Paying It Forward ✨ Quiet Magic

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 92%

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

Great and Precious Things

by Rebecca Yarros • 2020

A black-sheep soldier returns to a dying father, a hostile town, and his brother's ex.

4.04

77k+

🏡 Small Town Romance 💘 Second Chance Romance 💔 Brother's Ex 🪖 Military Hero 🥀 Black Sheep Hero

Great and Precious Things 92%

A black-sheep soldier returns to a dying father, a hostile town, and his brother's ex.

by Rebecca Yarros 2020

4.04

77k+ ratings

🏡 Small Town Romance 💘 Second Chance Romance 💔 Brother's Ex 🪖 Military Hero 🥀 Black Sheep Hero

Reasons Not To Fall In Love

by Kirsty Moseley • 2014

Her husband barely notices her. A stranger across a hospital room can't look away.

3.72

1k+

🖤 Emotional Romance 💔 Cheating Spouse 👩‍👦 Single Mother 🔥 Forbidden Longing 👶 Unexpected Pregnancy

Reasons Not To Fall In Love 92%

Her husband barely notices her. A stranger across a hospital room can't look away.

by Kirsty Moseley 2014

3.72

1k+ ratings

🖤 Emotional Romance 💔 Cheating Spouse 👩‍👦 Single Mother 🔥 Forbidden Longing 👶 Unexpected Pregnancy

The Bonus

by T.L. Swan • 2024

Her billionaire boss never noticed her. One night, then she fled, pregnant with his twins.

4.00

50k+

🏢 Workplace Romance 💼 Billionaire Romance 👶 Secret Baby 💔 Second Chance 🌲 Small Town

The Bonus 92%

Her billionaire boss never noticed her. One night, then she fled, pregnant with his twins.

by T.L. Swan 2024

4.00

50k+ ratings

🏢 Workplace Romance 💼 Billionaire Romance 👶 Secret Baby 💔 Second Chance 🌲 Small Town

Sloppy Seconds

by Jessi Hansen • 2024

Her father's heart attack forces her home. The man who left her five years ago waits.

4.02

482

💞 Second Chance Love 🔺 Love Triangle 🏘️ Small Town Romance 💕 Childhood Sweethearts 🖤 Wounded Hero

Sloppy Seconds 92%

Her father's heart attack forces her home. The man who left her five years ago waits.

by Jessi Hansen 2024

4.02

482 ratings

💞 Second Chance Love 🔺 Love Triangle 🏘️ Small Town Romance 💕 Childhood Sweethearts 🖤 Wounded 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 92%

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

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

Out on a Limb

by Hannah Bonam-Young • 2023

One night. Two pink lines. A spare room. Co-parenting was the deal; love broke every rule.

4.24

187k+

🤰 Accidental Pregnancy 👶 Co-Parents To Lovers 🦿 Disabled Hero 🏠 Forced Proximity 🌸 Low Angst

Out on a Limb 93%

One night. Two pink lines. A spare room. Co-parenting was the deal; love broke every rule.

by Hannah Bonam-Young 2023

4.24

187k+ ratings

🤰 Accidental Pregnancy 👶 Co-Parents To Lovers 🦿 Disabled Hero 🏠 Forced Proximity 🌸 Low Angst

Until the Sparks Fly

by Nate Wilder • 2026

Writing about a boxer brings a journalist home to the coach she loved and ruined.

4.39

558

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 🥊 Sports Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🚗 Forced Proximity 🏘️ Small Town Romance

Until the Sparks Fly 92%

Writing about a boxer brings a journalist home to the coach she loved and ruined.

by Nate Wilder 2026

4.39

558 ratings

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 🥊 Sports Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🚗 Forced Proximity 🏘️ Small Town Romance

The Promise of Tomorrow

by Mary Ellen Taylor • 2024

She returned to Virginia for a divorce. A mysterious stone and an old flame changed everything.

4.29

18k+

🔄 Second Chance Romance 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🖤 Grief And Healing ⏳ Dual Timelines 💔 Estranged Spouses

The Promise of Tomorrow 92%

She returned to Virginia for a divorce. A mysterious stone and an old flame changed everything.

by Mary Ellen Taylor 2024

4.29

18k+ ratings

🔄 Second Chance Romance 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🖤 Grief And Healing ⏳ Dual Timelines 💔 Estranged Spouses

Cowboy Casual

by Holly Renee • 2025

Blaire Monroe flees D.C. scandal for Tennessee, crashing into the single-dad cowboy she left behind.

4.06

34k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🤠 Cowboy Romance 👧 Single Dad 🏠 Forced Proximity

Cowboy Casual 92%

Blaire Monroe flees D.C. scandal for Tennessee, crashing into the single-dad cowboy she left behind.

by Holly Renee 2025

4.06

34k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🤠 Cowboy Romance 👧 Single Dad 🏠 Forced Proximity

The Wrong Heart

by Jennifer Hartmann • 2021

Her husband's heart beats in a stranger. She writes him. The wrong man answers.

4.41

28k+

🖤 Widow Romance 📧 Anonymous Messages 🔗 Trauma Bonding 🩹 Scarred Hero 🎭 Mistaken Identity

The Wrong Heart 92%

Her husband's heart beats in a stranger. She writes him. The wrong man answers.

by Jennifer Hartmann 2021

4.41

28k+ ratings

🖤 Widow Romance 📧 Anonymous Messages 🔗 Trauma Bonding 🩹 Scarred Hero 🎭 Mistaken Identity

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 92%

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

When You Got a Good Thing

by Kait Nolan • 2017

A funeral brings her home to face the ex-boyfriend she left ten years ago without a word.

4.21

4k+

🏡 Small Town Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance 🫂 Found Family 👯‍♀️ Sister Bonds 🩹 Emotional Healing

When You Got a Good Thing 92%

A funeral brings her home to face the ex-boyfriend she left ten years ago without a word.

by Kait Nolan 2017

4.21

4k+ ratings

🏡 Small Town Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance 🫂 Found Family 👯‍♀️ Sister Bonds 🩹 Emotional Healing

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+

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

Don't Kiss the Bride 92%

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

Cocky Bastard

by Penelope Ward • 2015

A guarded lawyer and an Aussie biker share a cross-country ride that turns banter into sparks.

4.13

41k+

💔 Second Chance Romance 🚗 Road Trip Romance 🚪 Forced Proximity 💬 Witty Banter 🩹 Wounded Hero

Cocky Bastard 92%

A guarded lawyer and an Aussie biker share a cross-country ride that turns banter into sparks.

by Penelope Ward 2015

4.13

41k+ ratings

💔 Second Chance Romance 🚗 Road Trip Romance 🚪 Forced Proximity 💬 Witty Banter 🩹 Wounded Hero

Rewrite Our Story

by Kat Singleton • 2023

Her mother figure's funeral brings a novelist home to face the cowboy who broke her heart.

3.93

25k+

🔄 Second Chance Romance 🏘️ Small Town 🐴 Ranch Life 🌱 Childhood Friends To Lovers 💔 Shared Grief

Rewrite Our Story 92%

Her mother figure's funeral brings a novelist home to face the cowboy who broke her heart.

by Kat Singleton 2023

3.93

25k+ ratings

🔄 Second Chance Romance 🏘️ Small Town 🐴 Ranch Life 🌱 Childhood Friends To Lovers 💔 Shared Grief

Returning Home

by Kelly Elliott • 2022

High school sweethearts return to their seaside hometown. An anonymous column tracks every reunion.

4.16

1k+

🔁 Second Chance Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance ⚓ Navy Hero 💞 Childhood Sweethearts 🌊 Coastal Town

Returning Home 92%

High school sweethearts return to their seaside hometown. An anonymous column tracks every reunion.

by Kelly Elliott 2022

4.16

1k+ ratings

🔁 Second Chance Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance ⚓ Navy Hero 💞 Childhood Sweethearts 🌊 Coastal Town

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

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 93%

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

Summer State of Mind

by Kristy Woodson Harvey

A beach-town NICU nurse falls for the baseball coach who rescued a newborn from a dumpster.

3.80

7k+

😍 Small Town Romance 🫂 Found Family 🔒 Family Secrets 🌊 Coastal Small Town 📖 Book Club Fiction

Summer State of Mind 92%

A beach-town NICU nurse falls for the baseball coach who rescued a newborn from a dumpster.

by Kristy Woodson Harvey 2026

3.80

7k+ ratings

😍 Small Town Romance 🫂 Found Family 🔒 Family Secrets 🌊 Coastal Small Town 📖 Book Club Fiction

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 92%

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

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 92%

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

Always You and Me

by Dani Atkins • 2025

Her husband's dying wish: track down the first love she never got over.

4.30

32k+

🔄 Second Chance Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 🌳 Childhood Sweethearts 🤞 Deathbed Promise 🏚️ Forced Proximity

Always You and Me 92%

Her husband's dying wish: track down the first love she never got over.

by Dani Atkins 2025

4.30

32k+ ratings

🔄 Second Chance Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 🌳 Childhood Sweethearts 🤞 Deathbed Promise 🏚️ Forced Proximity

Done and Dusted

by Lyla Sage • 2023

A barrel racer returns home to heal and starts sleeping with her brother's best friend.

3.79

305k+

🤠 Cowboy Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance 👬 Brothers Best Friend 🩹 Trauma Healing 🧠 Neurodivergent Heroine

Done and Dusted 92%

A barrel racer returns home to heal and starts sleeping with her brother's best friend.

by Lyla Sage 2023

3.79

305k+ ratings

🤠 Cowboy Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance 👬 Brothers Best Friend 🩹 Trauma Healing 🧠 Neurodivergent Heroine

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 92%

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

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 92%

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

Just My Luck

by Lena Hendrix • 2024

A single mom marries her grumpy brewery boss for her trust fund, swearing it stays business.

4.17

16k+

💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🏘️ Small Town Romance 👩‍👧‍👦 Single Parent Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 👔 Boss Employee

Just My Luck 92%

A single mom marries her grumpy brewery boss for her trust fund, swearing it stays business.

by Lena Hendrix 2024

4.17

16k+ ratings

💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🏘️ Small Town Romance 👩‍👧‍👦 Single Parent Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 👔 Boss Employee

Evidence of the Affair

by Taylor Jenkins Reid • 2018

After discovering their spouses' affair, two strangers exchange letters that become a lifeline.

3.85

238k+

✉️ Epistolary Romance 💔 Emotional Affair 😢 Bittersweet Ending 🕰️ 1970s Setting 🏡 Suburban Marriage

Evidence of the Affair 92%

After discovering their spouses' affair, two strangers exchange letters that become a lifeline.

by Taylor Jenkins Reid 2018

3.85

238k+ ratings

✉️ Epistolary Romance 💔 Emotional Affair 😢 Bittersweet Ending 🕰️ 1970s Setting 🏡 Suburban Marriage

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