35 Books like Love & Gelato

The Summer of Broken Rules

by K.L. Walther

Grieving her sister, a teen falls for the boy she must eliminate in a family game.

3.88

340k+

🏖️ Summer Romance 🌱 Grief And Healing 💕 Meet-Cute 🤝 Reluctant Allies 💍 Family Wedding

The Summer of Broken Rules 94%

Grieving her sister, a teen falls for the boy she must eliminate in a family game.

by K.L. Walther 2021

3.88

340k+ ratings

🏖️ Summer Romance 🌱 Grief And Healing 💕 Meet-Cute 🤝 Reluctant Allies 💍 Family Wedding

The Truth About Forever

by Sarah Dessen • 2004

A summer job brings a grieving perfectionist chaos, new friends, and an artist who gets her.

4.12

227k+

🌞 Summer Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 📚 Perfectionist Heroine 🫂 Found Family 🎨 Artist Love Interest

The Truth About Forever 94%

A summer job brings a grieving perfectionist chaos, new friends, and an artist who gets her.

by Sarah Dessen 2004

4.12

227k+ ratings

🌞 Summer Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 📚 Perfectionist Heroine 🫂 Found Family 🎨 Artist Love Interest

A Thousand Boy Kisses

by Tillie Cole • 2016

Childhood soulmates reunite after years apart, only to learn her days are numbered.

4.03

468k+

🍃 Childhood Sweethearts 🕊️ Terminal Illness 💕 Friends To Lovers 💔 Second Chance Romance 😢 Bittersweet Ending

A Thousand Boy Kisses 93%

Childhood soulmates reunite after years apart, only to learn her days are numbered.

by Tillie Cole 2016

4.03

468k+ ratings

🍃 Childhood Sweethearts 🕊️ Terminal Illness 💕 Friends To Lovers 💔 Second Chance Romance 😢 Bittersweet Ending

Un amigo gratis

by Inma Rubiales • 2019

A guarded boy falls for the girl whose free-friendship project won't let him stay invisible.

4.16

3k+

🫂 Friends To Lovers 💔 Tragic Romance 🏠 Found Family ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 👥 Dual Pov

Un amigo gratis 92%

A guarded boy falls for the girl whose free-friendship project won't let him stay invisible.

by Inma Rubiales 2019

4.16

3k+ ratings

🫂 Friends To Lovers 💔 Tragic Romance 🏠 Found Family ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 👥 Dual Pov

Love and Other Four-Letter Words

by Carolyn Mackler • 2000

Divorce strands Sammie in Manhattan, where a rooftop and a gentle boy help her trust love.

3.61

2k+

🏚️ Parental Divorce 🥀 Mother-Daughter Rift 🗽 New City Beginnings ☀️ Summer Transformation 🔄 Shifting Friendships

Love and Other Four-Letter Words Summary

Love and Other Four-Letter Words 92%

Divorce strands Sammie in Manhattan, where a rooftop and a gentle boy help her trust love.

by Carolyn Mackler 2000

3.61

2k+ ratings

🏚️ Parental Divorce 🥀 Mother-Daughter Rift 🗽 New City Beginnings ☀️ Summer Transformation 🔄 Shifting Friendships

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 92%

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

Heart Bones

by Colleen Hoover • 2020

Two guarded strangers agree to one summer with no strings. But the truth will pull them under.

4.20

685k+

☀️ Summer Fling 💰 Class Divide 🏠 Found Family 🎭 Hidden Identity 🏖️ Beach Town

Heart Bones 92%

Two guarded strangers agree to one summer with no strings. But the truth will pull them under.

by Colleen Hoover 2020

4.20

685k+ ratings

☀️ Summer Fling 💰 Class Divide 🏠 Found Family 🎭 Hidden Identity 🏖️ Beach Town

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

by Ann Brashares • 2001

Four friends, one summer apart, and a mysterious pair of jeans that connects them all.

3.85

736k+

☀️ Summer Coming Of Age 👯 Female Friendship 💕 First Love 💔 Grief And Loss ✨ Light Magical Realism

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Summary

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 93%

Four friends, one summer apart, and a mysterious pair of jeans that connects them all.

by Ann Brashares 2001

3.85

736k+ ratings

☀️ Summer Coming Of Age 👯 Female Friendship 💕 First Love 💔 Grief And Loss ✨ Light Magical Realism

The Summer I Turned Pretty

by Jenny Han • 2009

Every summer, one beach house, two brothers. Until the year they both fall for her.

3.73

1.2M+

☀️ Summer Romance 💘 Love Triangle 👧 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🏖️ Beach House Summer 💞 First Love

The Summer I Turned Pretty 93%

Every summer, one beach house, two brothers. Until the year they both fall for her.

by Jenny Han 2009

3.73

1.2M+ ratings

☀️ Summer Romance 💘 Love Triangle 👧 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🏖️ Beach House Summer 💞 First Love

Girls Like Girls

by Hayley Kiyoko

A grieving teen lands in small-town Oregon. The girl she falls for kisses her, then runs.

3.75

18k+

🏘️ Small Town Summer 🚪 Closeted Love Interest 🌈 Coming Out Story 💔 Father-Daughter Repair 🎢 Push And Pull Romance

Girls Like Girls 93%

A grieving teen lands in small-town Oregon. The girl she falls for kisses her, then runs.

by Hayley Kiyoko 2023

3.75

18k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Summer 🚪 Closeted Love Interest 🌈 Coming Out Story 💔 Father-Daughter Repair 🎢 Push And Pull Romance

An Italian Wedding Adventure

by Leonie Mack • 2025

A merger strands a wedding planner on an Italian peak with the mountaineer who broke her heart.

3.68

1k+

💕 Second Chance Romance 🤝 Forced Proximity 💒 Destination Wedding ⛰️ Adventure Romance 🕯️ Slow Burn

An Italian Wedding Adventure 92%

A merger strands a wedding planner on an Italian peak with the mountaineer who broke her heart.

by Leonie Mack 2025

3.68

1k+ ratings

💕 Second Chance Romance 🤝 Forced Proximity 💒 Destination Wedding ⛰️ Adventure Romance 🕯️ Slow Burn

All Those Things We Never Said

by Marc Levy • 2008

Her dead father returns as an android: six days of battery, a lifetime of silence to undo.

3.87

15k+

🖤 Estranged Parent 💔 Lost First Love ✨ Speculative Romance 💌 Unsent Letters 🕯️ Processing Grief

All Those Things We Never Said 92%

Her dead father returns as an android: six days of battery, a lifetime of silence to undo.

by Marc Levy 2008

3.87

15k+ ratings

🖤 Estranged Parent 💔 Lost First Love ✨ Speculative Romance 💌 Unsent Letters 🕯️ Processing Grief

Daun Yang Jatuh Tak Pernah Membenci Angin

by Tere Liye • 2010

A street child rescued by a kind older man grows up loving him. He marries someone else.

3.98

19k+

🕰️ Age Gap Romance 💔 Forbidden Love 🏠 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 😢 Bittersweet Ending

Daun Yang Jatuh Tak Pernah Membenci Angin Summary

Daun Yang Jatuh Tak Pernah Membenci Angin 92%

A street child rescued by a kind older man grows up loving him. He marries someone else.

by Tere Liye 2010

3.98

19k+ ratings

🕰️ Age Gap Romance 💔 Forbidden Love 🏠 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 😢 Bittersweet Ending

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 92%

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

My Return to the Walter Boys

by Ali Novak

Grieving Jackie returns to the Walters and the boy she left behind, craving a second chance.

3.73

23k+

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💕 Second Chance Romance 🕊️ Grief And Healing 🔺 Love Triangle 🌾 Small Town Romance

My Return to the Walter Boys 92%

Grieving Jackie returns to the Walters and the boy she left behind, craving a second chance.

by Ali Novak 2025

3.73

23k+ ratings

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💕 Second Chance Romance 🕊️ Grief And Healing 🔺 Love Triangle 🌾 Small Town Romance

The Love We Found

by Jill Santopolo • 2025

A Rome address pulls a mother into her late love's secret life and a second chance.

3.90

14k+

💞 Second-Chance Romance 🤫 Hidden Paternity 🕊️ Love After Loss 🏠 Blended Family Ties 👵 Intergenerational Bond

The Love We Found 93%

A Rome address pulls a mother into her late love's secret life and a second chance.

by Jill Santopolo 2025

3.90

14k+ ratings

💞 Second-Chance Romance 🤫 Hidden Paternity 🕊️ Love After Loss 🏠 Blended Family Ties 👵 Intergenerational Bond

Cuando no queden más estrellas que contar

by Maria Martinez • 2021

Searching for her unknown father, a former ballerina finds refuge on the Italian coast.

4.35

71k+

🩰 Ballet Fiction ☀️ Italian Summer 🏠 Found Family 🔍 Family Secrets 🌱 Starting Over

Cuando no queden más estrellas que contar Summary

Cuando no queden más estrellas que contar 93%

Searching for her unknown father, a former ballerina finds refuge on the Italian coast.

by Maria Martinez 2021

4.35

71k+ ratings

🩰 Ballet Fiction ☀️ Italian Summer 🏠 Found Family 🔍 Family Secrets 🌱 Starting Over

Meet Me at the Lake

by Carley Fortune • 2023

A perfect day, a broken promise, ten years of silence. Now he's at her mother's resort.

3.68

376k+

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 💌 Missed Connection ⏳ Dual Timeline 🏡 Family Legacy 🌊 Grief And Healing

Meet Me at the Lake 92%

A perfect day, a broken promise, ten years of silence. Now he's at her mother's resort.

by Carley Fortune 2023

3.68

376k+ ratings

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 💌 Missed Connection ⏳ Dual Timeline 🏡 Family Legacy 🌊 Grief And Healing

The View From Lake Como

by Adriana Trigiani • 2025

A divorced woman inherits a marble business, its secrets, and a second chance in Italy.

3.80

36k+

🇮🇹 Italian American 💫 Starting Over 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🫂 Found Family 🏛️ Italian Countryside

The View From Lake Como 92%

A divorced woman inherits a marble business, its secrets, and a second chance in Italy.

by Adriana Trigiani 2025

3.80

36k+ ratings

🇮🇹 Italian American 💫 Starting Over 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🫂 Found Family 🏛️ Italian Countryside

Just Friends

by Haley Pham • 2026

Her aunt's final summer pulls her back to the beach town and her estranged childhood sweetheart.

3.52

46k+

💞 Second Chance Romance 👫 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🏖️ Small Beach Town ❤️‍🩹 Grief And Healing 💌 Lost Letter

Just Friends 92%

Her aunt's final summer pulls her back to the beach town and her estranged childhood sweetheart.

by Haley Pham 2026

3.52

46k+ ratings

💞 Second Chance Romance 👫 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🏖️ Small Beach Town ❤️‍🩹 Grief And Healing 💌 Lost Letter

You've Reached Sam

by Dustin Thao • 2021

After Sam dies, Julie calls his phone just to hear his voicemail. He picks up.

3.61

178k+

🥀 First Love 💔 Teen Grief 🌧️ Bittersweet Romance 📞 Unfinished Conversations ☕ Cozy Bookstore Setting

You've Reached Sam 92%

After Sam dies, Julie calls his phone just to hear his voicemail. He picks up.

by Dustin Thao 2021

3.61

178k+ ratings

🥀 First Love 💔 Teen Grief 🌧️ Bittersweet Romance 📞 Unfinished Conversations ☕ Cozy Bookstore Setting

A pesar de ti

by Colleen Hoover • 2019

The same crash kills her husband and sister, exposing their affair. Now her daughter is spiraling.

4.10

964k+

🎭 Mother-Daughter Drama 🔍 Family Secrets 💘 Forbidden Romance 🎸 Teenage Rebellion 🏠 Found Family

A pesar de ti 93%

The same crash kills her husband and sister, exposing their affair. Now her daughter is spiraling.

by Colleen Hoover 2019

4.10

964k+ ratings

🎭 Mother-Daughter Drama 🔍 Family Secrets 💘 Forbidden Romance 🎸 Teenage Rebellion 🏠 Found Family

One Italian Summer

by Rebecca Serle • 2022

When a grieving woman takes her late mother's Italian trip alone, the woman reappears at thirty.

3.59

298k+

🕰️ Time Slip Narrative 👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Bond 💔 Grief And Healing 👻 Meeting Younger Parent 💕 Love Triangle

One Italian Summer 93%

When a grieving woman takes her late mother's Italian trip alone, the woman reappears at thirty.

by Rebecca Serle 2022

3.59

298k+ ratings

🕰️ Time Slip Narrative 👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Bond 💔 Grief And Healing 👻 Meeting Younger Parent 💕 Love Triangle

The Last Sunrise

by Anna Todd

One summer in Mallorca: a dying heiress falls for a fisherman whose family her mother ruined.

3.54

4k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💊 Chronic Illness Romance ☀️ Summer Fling 🥀 Bittersweet 🏝️ Mediterranean Island

The Last Sunrise 92%

One summer in Mallorca: a dying heiress falls for a fisherman whose family her mother ruined.

by Anna Todd 2025

3.54

4k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💊 Chronic Illness Romance ☀️ Summer Fling 🥀 Bittersweet 🏝️ Mediterranean Island

One Small Thing

by Erin Watt • 2018

After a reckless night with a stranger, seventeen-year-old Beth discovers he killed her sister.

3.80

11k+

💔 Forbidden Love 🕊️ Grief And Healing 🏚️ Family Dysfunction 🏘️ Small Town Gossip 🔒 Controlling Parents

One Small Thing 92%

After a reckless night with a stranger, seventeen-year-old Beth discovers he killed her sister.

by Erin Watt 2018

3.80

11k+ ratings

💔 Forbidden Love 🕊️ Grief And Healing 🏚️ Family Dysfunction 🏘️ Small Town Gossip 🔒 Controlling Parents

August and Everything After

by Jennifer Salvato Doktorski • 2018

Scandal sends Quinn to the shore, where a wounded musician's songs crack open hidden grief.

3.41

5k+

🏖️ Summer Romance 🖤 Wounded Hero 🎵 Music As Therapy 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💕 Healing Together

August and Everything After 92%

Scandal sends Quinn to the shore, where a wounded musician's songs crack open hidden grief.

by Jennifer Salvato Doktorski 2018

3.41

5k+ ratings

🏖️ Summer Romance 🖤 Wounded Hero 🎵 Music As Therapy 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💕 Healing Together

Everything, Everything

by Nicola Yoon • 2015

Her immune system makes the outside lethal. The boy next door is an impossible, irresistible risk.

3.96

682k+

🏠 Homebound Romance 🤒 Sick-Lit 🔒 Secret Relationship 💘 First Love 😤 Overbearing Mother

Everything, Everything 92%

Her immune system makes the outside lethal. The boy next door is an impossible, irresistible risk.

by Nicola Yoon 2015

3.96

682k+ ratings

🏠 Homebound Romance 🤒 Sick-Lit 🔒 Secret Relationship 💘 First Love 😤 Overbearing Mother

When I Awake

by Dani Atkins • 2023

She lost ten years. Her fiancé married her best friend. Her daughter calls someone else Mom.

4.30

1k+

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 👩‍👧 Mother Daughter Bond 🏠 Blended Family 🥲 Bittersweet Love Story

When I Awake 92%

She lost ten years. Her fiancé married her best friend. Her daughter calls someone else Mom.

by Dani Atkins 2023

4.30

1k+ ratings

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 👩‍👧 Mother Daughter Bond 🏠 Blended Family 🥲 Bittersweet Love Story

Seven Summers

by Paige Toon

After a crash kills her parents, a sculptor spends six summers loving the musician who held her.

4.07

40k+

🖤 Grief Romance 💞 Second Chance Romance 💔 Love Triangle ⏳ Right Person Wrong Time 💫 Bittersweet

Seven Summers 92%

After a crash kills her parents, a sculptor spends six summers loving the musician who held her.

by Paige Toon 2024

4.07

40k+ ratings

🖤 Grief Romance 💞 Second Chance Romance 💔 Love Triangle ⏳ Right Person Wrong Time 💫 Bittersweet

If He Had Been With Me

by Laura Nowlin • 2013

She always loved the boy next door. She never told him. Now she never will.

3.78

598k+

🖤 Tragic Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 💔 Unspoken Love ⏰ Right Person Wrong Time 🌊 Growing Apart

If He Had Been With Me 93%

She always loved the boy next door. She never told him. Now she never will.

by Laura Nowlin 2013

3.78

598k+ ratings

🖤 Tragic Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 💔 Unspoken Love ⏰ Right Person Wrong Time 🌊 Growing Apart

The Map That Leads to You

by J.P. Monninger • 2017

On a crowded train, a planner meets a wanderer, and a European summer redraws her map.

3.56

14k+

🥀 Tragic Romance 💔 Terminal Illness ⚡ Opposites Attract 🌧️ Bittersweet 🎓 Post-Graduation

The Map That Leads to You 93%

On a crowded train, a planner meets a wanderer, and a European summer redraws her map.

by J.P. Monninger 2017

3.56

14k+ ratings

🥀 Tragic Romance 💔 Terminal Illness ⚡ Opposites Attract 🌧️ Bittersweet 🎓 Post-Graduation

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 92%

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

Loving Mr. Daniels

by Brittainy C. Cherry • 2014

Grieving her twin, Ashlyn falls for a stranger on the train. He's her new English teacher.

4.17

40k+

🍎 Teacher Student Romance 🖤 Grief And Healing 💛 Found Family 🤫 Secret Relationship 📜 Bucket List Journey

Loving Mr. Daniels 92%

Grieving her twin, Ashlyn falls for a stranger on the train. He's her new English teacher.

by Brittainy C. Cherry 2014

4.17

40k+ ratings

🍎 Teacher Student Romance 🖤 Grief And Healing 💛 Found Family 🤫 Secret Relationship 📜 Bucket List Journey

Guitar Notes

by Mary Amato • 2012

A cellist and guitarist trade notes in a practice room that become their only honest conversations.

4.04

6k+

🎵 Musical Coming Of Age 🎻 Opposites Attract 📝 Secret Friendship 😰 Parental Pressure 🎶 Music As Healing

Guitar Notes 92%

A cellist and guitarist trade notes in a practice room that become their only honest conversations.

by Mary Amato 2012

4.04

6k+ ratings

🎵 Musical Coming Of Age 🎻 Opposites Attract 📝 Secret Friendship 😰 Parental Pressure 🎶 Music As Healing

The Unexpected Everything

by Morgan Matson • 2016

A political scandal leaves a control freak teen walking dogs and falling for a reclusive novelist.

3.98

41k+

🐕 Summer Job Romance 🕰️ Slow Burn Romance 🎭 Perfectionist Heroine 💔 Friendship Betrayal 👨‍👧 Father-Daughter Bond

The Unexpected Everything 92%

A political scandal leaves a control freak teen walking dogs and falling for a reclusive novelist.

by Morgan Matson 2016

3.98

41k+ ratings

🐕 Summer Job Romance 🕰️ Slow Burn Romance 🎭 Perfectionist Heroine 💔 Friendship Betrayal 👨‍👧 Father-Daughter Bond

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