36 Books like Lies and Weddings

Pineapple Street

by Jenny Jackson

Marrying a Stockton heir: a limestone mansion plus forty years of his family still in residence.

3.55

212k+

🏠 Family Saga 🎭 Social Satire 🏙️ Old Money New York 👀 Outsider In The Family 🔥 Forbidden Affair

Pineapple Street 92%

Marrying a Stockton heir: a limestone mansion plus forty years of his family still in residence.

by Jenny Jackson 2023

3.55

212k+ ratings

🏠 Family Saga 🎭 Social Satire 🏙️ Old Money New York 👀 Outsider In The Family 🔥 Forbidden Affair

Crazy Rich Asians

by Kevin Kwan • 2013

An American discovers her Singaporean boyfriend is a secret heir, and his mother plots her downfall.

3.91

552k+

🤑 Secret Billionaire 🌏 Old Money Asia 👵 Disapproving Mother-In-Law 🎭 Social Comedy 🍸 Opulent World

Crazy Rich Asians 93%

An American discovers her Singaporean boyfriend is a secret heir, and his mother plots her downfall.

by Kevin Kwan 2013

3.91

552k+ ratings

🤑 Secret Billionaire 🌏 Old Money Asia 👵 Disapproving Mother-In-Law 🎭 Social Comedy 🍸 Opulent World

Trading Up

by Candace Bushnell • 2003

A model marries a CEO, seduces a billionaire, and owes a debt to a vengeful producer.

3.28

21k+

🪜 Social Climbing 👠 Ambitious Anti-Heroine 🏙️ Manhattan Elite 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🎭 Social Satire

Trading Up 93%

A model marries a CEO, seduces a billionaire, and owes a debt to a vengeful producer.

by Candace Bushnell 2003

3.28

21k+ ratings

🪜 Social Climbing 👠 Ambitious Anti-Heroine 🏙️ Manhattan Elite 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🎭 Social Satire

King of Wrath

by Ana Huang • 2022

An heiress and a CEO clash in an arranged marriage: she seeks freedom, he's bound by blackmail.

4.03

653k+

💍 Arranged Marriage 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💰 Billionaire Romance 🔄 Second Chance 🙏 Groveling Hero

King of Wrath 91%

An heiress and a CEO clash in an arranged marriage: she seeks freedom, he's bound by blackmail.

by Ana Huang 2022

4.03

653k+ ratings

💍 Arranged Marriage 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💰 Billionaire Romance 🔄 Second Chance 🙏 Groveling Hero

Kaleidoscope

by Danielle Steel • 1987

A murder-suicide leaves three sisters orphaned and scattered across continents and separate lives.

3.99

17k+

🎭 Family Saga 👯 Separated Siblings 🤫 Hidden Parentage ⬆️ Rags To Riches 💔 Orphaned Heroines

Kaleidoscope 91%

A murder-suicide leaves three sisters orphaned and scattered across continents and separate lives.

by Danielle Steel 1987

3.99

17k+ ratings

🎭 Family Saga 👯 Separated Siblings 🤫 Hidden Parentage ⬆️ Rags To Riches 💔 Orphaned Heroines

Cluny Brown

by Margery Sharp • 1944

Sent to a country house, a plumber's niece charms a Polish exile and scandalizes the household.

3.75

3k+

🎭 Comedy Of Manners 🏰 Country House Novel 💞 Misfits In Love 👗 Class-Crossed Romance 🌿 Free-Spirited Heroine

Cluny Brown 91%

Sent to a country house, a plumber's niece charms a Polish exile and scandalizes the household.

by Margery Sharp 1944

3.75

3k+ ratings

🎭 Comedy Of Manners 🏰 Country House Novel 💞 Misfits In Love 👗 Class-Crossed Romance 🌿 Free-Spirited Heroine

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 91%

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

For Richer For Poorer

by Danielle Steel • 2025

A fashion icon's pandemic gamble: save the brand, heal her five children, and risk her heart.

4.29

10k+

👜 Fashion Industry 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Saga 💘 Later In Life Romance 💔 Canceled Wedding 🎩 Class Conflict

For Richer For Poorer 92%

A fashion icon's pandemic gamble: save the brand, heal her five children, and risk her heart.

by Danielle Steel 2025

4.29

10k+ ratings

👜 Fashion Industry 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Saga 💘 Later In Life Romance 💔 Canceled Wedding 🎩 Class Conflict

Dial A for Aunties

by Jesse Q. Sutanto • 2021

A wedding photographer kills her blind date. Her meddling aunties know where to hide a body.

3.68

121k+

💕 Romantic Comedy 🕵️ Crime Comedy 💞 Second Chance Romance 👩‍👩‍👧 Meddling Relatives 🏠 Family Obligation

Dial A for Aunties 92%

A wedding photographer kills her blind date. Her meddling aunties know where to hide a body.

by Jesse Q. Sutanto 2021

3.68

121k+ ratings

💕 Romantic Comedy 🕵️ Crime Comedy 💞 Second Chance Romance 👩‍👩‍👧 Meddling Relatives 🏠 Family Obligation

All That Life Can Afford

by Emily Everett

A broke American tutor in London borrows a rich life she cannot afford to keep.

3.63

38k+

🎭 Class Passing 🐠 Fish Out Of Water 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🫂 Found Family 🕯️ Grief And Loss

All That Life Can Afford 92%

A broke American tutor in London borrows a rich life she cannot afford to keep.

by Emily Everett 2025

3.63

38k+ ratings

🎭 Class Passing 🐠 Fish Out Of Water 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🫂 Found Family 🕯️ Grief And Loss

Emma of 83rd Street

by Audrey Bellezza • 2023

Emma Woodhouse can fix anyone's love life but her own. The answer lives next door.

3.75

19k+

📚 Austen Retelling 🏙️ Upper East Side 💕 Friends To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💘 Matchmaking

Emma of 83rd Street 91%

Emma Woodhouse can fix anyone's love life but her own. The answer lives next door.

by Audrey Bellezza 2023

3.75

19k+ ratings

📚 Austen Retelling 🏙️ Upper East Side 💕 Friends To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💘 Matchmaking

The Wrong Bride

by Catharina Maura • 2022

Her sister bolted from the altar, making her the bride of the billionaire she secretly loves.

3.84

118k+

💰 Billionaire Romance 💍 Arranged Marriage 👯 Sibling Rivalry 💒 Marriage Of Convenience 💔 Unrequited Love

The Wrong Bride 91%

Her sister bolted from the altar, making her the bride of the billionaire she secretly loves.

by Catharina Maura 2022

3.84

118k+ ratings

💰 Billionaire Romance 💍 Arranged Marriage 👯 Sibling Rivalry 💒 Marriage Of Convenience 💔 Unrequited Love

Smooth Talking Stranger

by Lisa Kleypas • 2009

Her sister's abandoned baby sends an advice columnist to a wealthy Houston playboy's penthouse.

4.13

43k+

👶 Guardian Romance 🖤 Alpha Hero 💔 Emotional Scars 🏠 Found Family 💰 Wealthy Hero

Smooth Talking Stranger 91%

Her sister's abandoned baby sends an advice columnist to a wealthy Houston playboy's penthouse.

by Lisa Kleypas 2009

4.13

43k+ ratings

👶 Guardian Romance 🖤 Alpha Hero 💔 Emotional Scars 🏠 Found Family 💰 Wealthy Hero

A Spot of Bother

by Mark Haddon • 2006

A British family braces for a wedding while the father secretly comes apart at the seams.

3.50

38k+

🎭 Family Tragicomedy 🖤 Dark Comedy 👔 Repressed Patriarch 💔 Hidden Affair 💒 Wedding Chaos

A Spot of Bother 91%

A British family braces for a wedding while the father secretly comes apart at the seams.

by Mark Haddon 2006

3.50

38k+ ratings

🎭 Family Tragicomedy 🖤 Dark Comedy 👔 Repressed Patriarch 💔 Hidden Affair 💒 Wedding Chaos

The Paradise Problem

by Christina Lauren

Still married to a billionaire, a broke artist fakes love at his family's private island wedding.

4.06

486k+

🏠 Marriage Of Convenience 💰 Billionaire Romance 🏝️ Forced Proximity 🎨 Opposites Attract 💬 Witty Banter

The Paradise Problem 91%

Still married to a billionaire, a broke artist fakes love at his family's private island wedding.

by Christina Lauren 2024

4.06

486k+ ratings

🏠 Marriage Of Convenience 💰 Billionaire Romance 🏝️ Forced Proximity 🎨 Opposites Attract 💬 Witty Banter

A Lady's Guide to Fortune-Hunting

by Sophie Irwin • 2022

A fortune hunter must charm a wealthy heir, but his war-scarred brother sees through her.

3.91

52k+

🎭 Comedy Of Manners 💕 Enemies To Lovers 💰 Fortune Hunter Heroine 👑 Cross-Class Romance 👯 Sister Bonds

A Lady's Guide to Fortune-Hunting Summary

A Lady's Guide to Fortune-Hunting 92%

A fortune hunter must charm a wealthy heir, but his war-scarred brother sees through her.

by Sophie Irwin 2022

3.91

52k+ ratings

🎭 Comedy Of Manners 💕 Enemies To Lovers 💰 Fortune Hunter Heroine 👑 Cross-Class Romance 👯 Sister Bonds

Cinder-Nanny

by Sariah Wilson • 2022

A fake nanny catches an earl's eye in Aspen, but her lies threaten their fairy-tale romance.

3.99

7k+

🧚 Modern Cinderella 👶 Nanny Romance 🕵️ Secret Identity 👑 British Nobility 💰 Class Difference

Cinder-Nanny 91%

A fake nanny catches an earl's eye in Aspen, but her lies threaten their fairy-tale romance.

by Sariah Wilson 2022

3.99

7k+ ratings

🧚 Modern Cinderella 👶 Nanny Romance 🕵️ Secret Identity 👑 British Nobility 💰 Class Difference

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 90%

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

The Devil Wears Black

by L.J. Shen • 2021

A wedding designer becomes her heartbreaking ex's fake fiancée to comfort his dying father.

4.10

67k+

💍 Fake Engagement 💔 Second Chance 😈 Reformed Playboy 👗 Fashion World 🏖️ Hamptons Weekend

The Devil Wears Black 90%

A wedding designer becomes her heartbreaking ex's fake fiancée to comfort his dying father.

by L.J. Shen 2021

4.10

67k+ ratings

💍 Fake Engagement 💔 Second Chance 😈 Reformed Playboy 👗 Fashion World 🏖️ Hamptons Weekend

Elegance

by Kathleen Tessaro • 2003

A vintage elegance guide. A woman desperate for change. She follows it from A to Z.

3.44

5k+

✨ Makeover Arc 👥 Found Family 💑 Age Gap Romance 💔 Divorce Recovery 👭 Friendship Dynamics

Elegance 90%

A vintage elegance guide. A woman desperate for change. She follows it from A to Z.

by Kathleen Tessaro 2003

3.44

5k+ ratings

✨ Makeover Arc 👥 Found Family 💑 Age Gap Romance 💔 Divorce Recovery 👭 Friendship Dynamics

Homesick

by Silvia Saunders • 2025

A librarian's inheritance buys a flat and a reckoning with the boyfriend who no longer fits.

3.73

2k+

🌱 Millennial Coming Of Age 💰 Inheritance Windfall 💔 Failing Relationship 👩‍👧 Mother Daughter Bond 🧠 Mental Health Decline

Homesick 90%

A librarian's inheritance buys a flat and a reckoning with the boyfriend who no longer fits.

by Silvia Saunders 2025

3.73

2k+ ratings

🌱 Millennial Coming Of Age 💰 Inheritance Windfall 💔 Failing Relationship 👩‍👧 Mother Daughter Bond 🧠 Mental Health Decline

Mister Moneybags

by Vi Keeland • 2017

A reporter trapped with a stranger in an elevator never suspects he's the billionaire she despises.

3.94

28k+

🤑 Secret Billionaire 🛗 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn 🔐 Family Secrets 💬 Witty Banter

Mister Moneybags 91%

A reporter trapped with a stranger in an elevator never suspects he's the billionaire she despises.

by Vi Keeland 2017

3.94

28k+ ratings

🤑 Secret Billionaire 🛗 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn 🔐 Family Secrets 💬 Witty Banter

Daydreamer

by Susie Tate • 2024

A dreamy office misfit and her grumpy billionaire boss clash over ambition and a family promise.

3.93

31k+

☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💼 Billionaire Boss 📎 Office Romance ✍️ Secret Writer 🙇 Groveling Hero

Daydreamer 91%

A dreamy office misfit and her grumpy billionaire boss clash over ambition and a family promise.

by Susie Tate 2024

3.93

31k+ ratings

☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💼 Billionaire Boss 📎 Office Romance ✍️ Secret Writer 🙇 Groveling Hero

Sweet Heartbreak

by Alexandra Moody

She was sent to an elite academy for protection. She found Noah Hastings instead.

3.59

12k+

🏫 Boarding School Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers 💸 Class Divide 🔥 Family Feud 🤫 Hidden Background

Sweet Heartbreak 91%

She was sent to an elite academy for protection. She found Noah Hastings instead.

by Alexandra Moody 2022

3.59

12k+ ratings

🏫 Boarding School Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers 💸 Class Divide 🔥 Family Feud 🤫 Hidden Background

The Wrong Lady Meets Lord Right

by Suzanne Allain • 2024

Posing as her heiress cousin, a poor relation falls for a lord who believes the lie.

3.73

3k+

🎭 Mistaken Identity 👒 Poor Relation Heroine 💕 Dual Romance 📚 Bookish Heroine ✨ Witty Banter

The Wrong Lady Meets Lord Right 90%

Posing as her heiress cousin, a poor relation falls for a lord who believes the lie.

by Suzanne Allain 2024

3.73

3k+ ratings

🎭 Mistaken Identity 👒 Poor Relation Heroine 💕 Dual Romance 📚 Bookish Heroine ✨ Witty Banter

The Summer Getaway

by Susan Mallery • 2022

A divorced mother flees to her great-aunt's mansion, where the new heir makes staying irresistible.

4.07

18k+

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Saga 🌱 Starting Over 🔑 Generational Secrets 💔 Mother Daughter Conflict 📜 Inheritance Drama

The Summer Getaway 90%

A divorced mother flees to her great-aunt's mansion, where the new heir makes staying irresistible.

by Susan Mallery 2022

4.07

18k+ ratings

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Saga 🌱 Starting Over 🔑 Generational Secrets 💔 Mother Daughter Conflict 📜 Inheritance Drama

Part of Your World

by Abby Jimenez

One night with a small-town carpenter makes a wealthy doctor question the life she inherited.

4.25

893k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 💕 Age Gap Romance 💰 Class Divide Romance 🩹 Healing From Abuse 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Part of Your World 90%

One night with a small-town carpenter makes a wealthy doctor question the life she inherited.

by Abby Jimenez 2022

4.25

893k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 💕 Age Gap Romance 💰 Class Divide Romance 🩹 Healing From Abuse 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Meant to Be

by Emily Giffin • 2022

A political heir meets a model with a hidden past, but his family's dark legacy threatens them.

3.91

98k+

🏛️ American Political Dynasty 🌟 Rags To Riches 📸 Public Scrutiny 💞 Opposites Attract ⚡ Instant Chemistry

Meant to Be 91%

A political heir meets a model with a hidden past, but his family's dark legacy threatens them.

by Emily Giffin 2022

3.91

98k+ ratings

🏛️ American Political Dynasty 🌟 Rags To Riches 📸 Public Scrutiny 💞 Opposites Attract ⚡ Instant Chemistry

For the Love of Friends

by Sara Goodman Confino • 2021

A single bridesmaid, five weddings, and the secret blog where she vents her way toward disaster.

4.19

23k+

🎪 Wedding Season Chaos 📱 Going Viral 🌙 One Night Stand 💕 Friends To Lovers 👯 Sibling Rivalry

For the Love of Friends 91%

A single bridesmaid, five weddings, and the secret blog where she vents her way toward disaster.

by Sara Goodman Confino 2021

4.19

23k+ ratings

🎪 Wedding Season Chaos 📱 Going Viral 🌙 One Night Stand 💕 Friends To Lovers 👯 Sibling Rivalry

Bridesmaid by Chance

by Meghan Quinn • 2025

To save her family home, an assistant proposes a secret marriage to her billionaire boss.

4.14

43k+

💍 Marriage Of Convenience 💼 Workplace Romance 💰 Billionaire Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship 🏠 Forced Proximity

Bridesmaid by Chance 90%

To save her family home, an assistant proposes a secret marriage to her billionaire boss.

by Meghan Quinn 2025

4.14

43k+ ratings

💍 Marriage Of Convenience 💼 Workplace Romance 💰 Billionaire Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship 🏠 Forced Proximity

Between Us

by Mhairi McFarlane • 2023

Her boyfriend's show exposes her trauma. She investigates, finding a betrayal darker than fiction.

3.70

26k+

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💕 Friends To Lovers 💔 Infidelity 🎭 Blurred Boundaries 🚩 Unreliable Partner

Between Us 90%

Her boyfriend's show exposes her trauma. She investigates, finding a betrayal darker than fiction.

by Mhairi McFarlane 2023

3.70

26k+ ratings

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💕 Friends To Lovers 💔 Infidelity 🎭 Blurred Boundaries 🚩 Unreliable Partner

Someone Else's Shoes

by Jojo Moyes • 2023

One shoe swap connects a stressed-out worker with a millionaire's wife whose life is imploding.

3.96

254k+

🐠 Fish Out Of Water 👠 Class Clash 👯 Female Friendship 🏠 Found Family 🆕 Starting Over

Someone Else's Shoes 91%

One shoe swap connects a stressed-out worker with a millionaire's wife whose life is imploding.

by Jojo Moyes 2023

3.96

254k+ ratings

🐠 Fish Out Of Water 👠 Class Clash 👯 Female Friendship 🏠 Found Family 🆕 Starting Over

A Tiny Bit Marvellous

by Dawn French • 2010

A mum, a furious teen, a flamboyant son: three diaries, one year their family nearly breaks.

3.24

12k+

🏠 Domestic Comedy 👩‍👧 Mother Daughter Conflict 🕰️ Midlife Crisis 😤 Teenage Angst 🌈 Queer Coming Of Age

A Tiny Bit Marvellous 91%

A mum, a furious teen, a flamboyant son: three diaries, one year their family nearly breaks.

by Dawn French 2010

3.24

12k+ ratings

🏠 Domestic Comedy 👩‍👧 Mother Daughter Conflict 🕰️ Midlife Crisis 😤 Teenage Angst 🌈 Queer Coming Of Age

These Summer Storms

by Sarah MacLean

An estranged daughter inherits a week trapped on the family island with the stranger she slept with.

3.74

140k+

💰 Billionaire Family Saga 🏠 Estranged Daughter 🏰 Gothic Seaside Manor 📜 Conditional Inheritance 🔥 One Night Stand To More

These Summer Storms 90%

An estranged daughter inherits a week trapped on the family island with the stranger she slept with.

by Sarah MacLean 2025

3.74

140k+ ratings

💰 Billionaire Family Saga 🏠 Estranged Daughter 🏰 Gothic Seaside Manor 📜 Conditional Inheritance 🔥 One Night Stand To More

Mr. Mayfair

by Louise Bay • 2021

To face her ex's wedding, Stella hires a fake boyfriend who needs her invitation for business.

4.09

14k+

🎭 Fake Dating 👥 Dual Pov Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 💼 Class Divide Romance 💔 Healing From Betrayal

Mr. Mayfair 90%

To face her ex's wedding, Stella hires a fake boyfriend who needs her invitation for business.

by Louise Bay 2021

4.09

14k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating 👥 Dual Pov Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 💼 Class Divide Romance 💔 Healing From Betrayal

Confessions of a Shopaholic

by Sophie Kinsella • 2000

A financial journalist can't afford her own lifestyle, and her elaborate excuses are running out.

3.72

813k+

🛍️ Retail Obsession 💸 Financial Denial 💼 Mismatched Job 💕 Workplace Romance 👯‍♀️ Best Friend Support

Confessions of a Shopaholic 90%

A financial journalist can't afford her own lifestyle, and her elaborate excuses are running out.

by Sophie Kinsella 2000

3.72

813k+ ratings

🛍️ Retail Obsession 💸 Financial Denial 💼 Mismatched Job 💕 Workplace Romance 👯‍♀️ Best Friend Support

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