35 Books like Love on the Brain

Not in Love

by Ali Hazelwood

Her one-night stand turns out to be the man orchestrating her company's hostile takeover.

3.63

339k+

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔬 STEM Romance 💼 Workplace Romance 🛡️ Guarded Heroine 🔥 Dominant Hero

Not in Love 96%

Her one-night stand turns out to be the man orchestrating her company's hostile takeover.

by Ali Hazelwood 2024

3.63

339k+ ratings

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔬 STEM Romance 💼 Workplace Romance 🛡️ Guarded Heroine 🔥 Dominant Hero

The Hating Game

by Sally Thorne • 2016

Rival assistants. One promotion. A game of hate that feels suspiciously like love.

3.86

839k+

❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💼 Office Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn 💬 Banter

The Hating Game 96%

Rival assistants. One promotion. A game of hate that feels suspiciously like love.

by Sally Thorne 2016

3.86

839k+ ratings

❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💼 Office Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn 💬 Banter

Under One Roof

by Ali Hazelwood • 2022

An environmental scientist inherits half a house and a fossil fuel lawyer determined to oust her.

3.64

214k+

❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Roommate Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🗣️ Witty Banter 🔬 Stem Heroine

Under One Roof 96%

An environmental scientist inherits half a house and a fossil fuel lawyer determined to oust her.

by Ali Hazelwood 2022

3.64

214k+ ratings

❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Roommate Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🗣️ Witty Banter 🔬 Stem Heroine

Book Boyfriend

by Emily Wibberley • 2025

A fantasy fan's convention escape becomes a duel with her office nemesis for the hero's dinner.

3.26

3k+

❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💼 Workplace Rivals ☀️ Grumpy Vs Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 🎟️ Fan Convention

Book Boyfriend 95%

A fantasy fan's convention escape becomes a duel with her office nemesis for the hero's dinner.

by Emily Wibberley 2025

3.26

3k+ ratings

❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💼 Workplace Rivals ☀️ Grumpy Vs Sunshine 🏠 Forced Proximity 🎟️ Fan Convention

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 95%

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

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 95%

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

Alive at Night

by Amelie Rhys • 2023

A fake wedding date with her childhood rival turns into something she can't pretend away.

3.94

8k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Fake Dating 💼 Office Romance 🏢 Forced Proximity 🌱 Childhood Rivals

Alive at Night 95%

A fake wedding date with her childhood rival turns into something she can't pretend away.

by Amelie Rhys 2023

3.94

8k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Fake Dating 💼 Office Romance 🏢 Forced Proximity 🌱 Childhood Rivals

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 95%

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

Ten Trends to Seduce Your Bestfriend

by Penny Reid • 2022

A STEM teacher and a reclusive author film romantic challenges for views. The chemistry turns real.

3.81

15k+

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🔬 STEM Heroine 🎭 Fake Dating 📚 Reclusive Hero

Ten Trends to Seduce Your Bestfriend Summary

Ten Trends to Seduce Your Bestfriend 95%

A STEM teacher and a reclusive author film romantic challenges for views. The chemistry turns real.

by Penny Reid 2022

3.81

15k+ ratings

🫂 Friends To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🔬 STEM Heroine 🎭 Fake Dating 📚 Reclusive Hero

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 95%

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

We Shouldn't

by Vi Keeland • 2019

Two rival creative directors. One job. A prank war that starts feeling like foreplay.

4.10

24k+

🏢 Office Romance ⚔️ Rivals To Lovers 🔒 Forced Proximity 👦 Single Guardian 💬 Banter Heavy

We Shouldn't 95%

Two rival creative directors. One job. A prank war that starts feeling like foreplay.

by Vi Keeland 2019

4.10

24k+ ratings

🏢 Office Romance ⚔️ Rivals To Lovers 🔒 Forced Proximity 👦 Single Guardian 💬 Banter Heavy

Mr. Fixer Upper

by Lucy Score • 2023

A producer and a renovation star clash on camera, but their chemistry is the real headline.

4.04

60k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 📺 Reality Tv Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 💼 Workplace Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity

Mr. Fixer Upper 95%

A producer and a renovation star clash on camera, but their chemistry is the real headline.

by Lucy Score 2023

4.04

60k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 📺 Reality Tv Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 💼 Workplace Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity

Give Me Butterflies

by Jillian Meadows • 2023

A museum entomologist faces her dream interview and the grumpy astronomer who just wore her coffee.

3.94

16k+

🔬 Stem Romance ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 👨‍👩‍👧 Single Guardian Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 💔 Healing From Abuse

Give Me Butterflies 95%

A museum entomologist faces her dream interview and the grumpy astronomer who just wore her coffee.

by Jillian Meadows 2023

3.94

16k+ ratings

🔬 Stem Romance ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 👨‍👩‍👧 Single Guardian Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 💔 Healing From Abuse

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 96%

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

The Love Hypothesis

by Ali Hazelwood • 2021

A scientist fakes a romance with a notoriously difficult professor to placate her best friend.

4.09

2.0M+

🎭 Fake Dating ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔬 Women In Stem 💬 Witty Banter 🔥 Steamy Romance

The Love Hypothesis 96%

A scientist fakes a romance with a notoriously difficult professor to placate her best friend.

by Ali Hazelwood 2021

4.09

2.0M+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔬 Women In Stem 💬 Witty Banter 🔥 Steamy Romance

Love, Theoretically

by Ali Hazelwood

A physicist moonlighting as a fake girlfriend collides with her arch-rival: her client's brother.

4.08

686k+

🔬 STEM Romance 💍 Fake Dating ⚔️ Academic Rivals 🩺 Chronic Illness Rep 🫠 People Pleaser Heroine

Love, Theoretically 95%

A physicist moonlighting as a fake girlfriend collides with her arch-rival: her client's brother.

by Ali Hazelwood 2023

4.08

686k+ ratings

🔬 STEM Romance 💍 Fake Dating ⚔️ Academic Rivals 🩺 Chronic Illness Rep 🫠 People Pleaser Heroine

By a Thread

by Lucy Score • 2020

A fired waitress walks into his fashion magazine as the grumpy heir's most forbidden temptation.

4.07

179k+

💥 Enemies To Lovers 💼 Workplace Romance 🌤️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🏢 Forced Proximity

By a Thread 95%

A fired waitress walks into his fashion magazine as the grumpy heir's most forbidden temptation.

by Lucy Score 2020

4.07

179k+ ratings

💥 Enemies To Lovers 💼 Workplace Romance 🌤️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🏢 Forced Proximity

Annie Knows Everything

by Rachel Wood • 2026

Bluffing through a data job, a charming extrovert meets the one boss immune to her charm.

3.88

12k+

🏢 Workplace Romance ⚡ Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn 🤝 Forced Proximity 🫂 Found Family

Annie Knows Everything 94%

Bluffing through a data job, a charming extrovert meets the one boss immune to her charm.

by Rachel Wood 2026

3.88

12k+ ratings

🏢 Workplace Romance ⚡ Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn 🤝 Forced Proximity 🫂 Found Family

So Not Meant To Be

by Meghan Quinn • 2022

An organizer's ordered life unravels when she's forced to work with a maddeningly charming CEO.

3.92

139k+

🏢 Workplace Romance 💘 He Falls First 📋 Type-A Heroine 💬 Banter-Filled Courtship 🚪 Commitment-Phobic Hero

So Not Meant To Be 94%

An organizer's ordered life unravels when she's forced to work with a maddeningly charming CEO.

by Meghan Quinn 2022

3.92

139k+ ratings

🏢 Workplace Romance 💘 He Falls First 📋 Type-A Heroine 💬 Banter-Filled Courtship 🚪 Commitment-Phobic Hero

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 94%

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

A Deal with the Devil

by Elizabeth O'Roark • 2021

A broke writer takes a job with a notorious playboy surgeon. Their banter strips every defense.

4.12

65k+

📖 Enemies To Lovers 💼 Boss Assistant Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 💬 Witty Banter 🖤 Wounded Hero

A Deal with the Devil 94%

A broke writer takes a job with a notorious playboy surgeon. Their banter strips every defense.

by Elizabeth O'Roark 2021

4.12

65k+ ratings

📖 Enemies To Lovers 💼 Boss Assistant Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 💬 Witty Banter 🖤 Wounded Hero

Beautiful Bastard

by Christina Lauren • 2013

An ambitious intern and her impossible boss wage war by day and surrender by night.

3.88

227k+

💔 Enemies To Lovers 🏢 Office Romance 👔 Boss Employee 🖤 Possessive Hero ⚡ Workplace Rivalry

Beautiful Bastard 94%

An ambitious intern and her impossible boss wage war by day and surrender by night.

by Christina Lauren 2013

3.88

227k+ ratings

💔 Enemies To Lovers 🏢 Office Romance 👔 Boss Employee 🖤 Possessive Hero ⚡ Workplace Rivalry

Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating

by Christina Lauren • 2018

An exuberant teacher sets her best friend's calm brother on blind dates to stay just friends.

3.92

189k+

💕 Friends To Lovers 😂 Romantic Comedy 🎪 Quirky Heroine 🧲 Opposites Attract 🏠 Forced Proximity

Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating Summary

Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating 94%

An exuberant teacher sets her best friend's calm brother on blind dates to stay just friends.

by Christina Lauren 2018

3.92

189k+ ratings

💕 Friends To Lovers 😂 Romantic Comedy 🎪 Quirky Heroine 🧲 Opposites Attract 🏠 Forced Proximity

Two Weeks Notice

by Whitney G. • 2018

A broke New Yorker steals hotel breakfasts. The billionaire hires her, then makes escape impossible.

3.95

36k+

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💼 Office Romance 💰 Billionaire Boss ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔒 Forced Proximity

Two Weeks Notice 94%

A broke New Yorker steals hotel breakfasts. The billionaire hires her, then makes escape impossible.

by Whitney G. 2018

3.95

36k+ ratings

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💼 Office Romance 💰 Billionaire Boss ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔒 Forced Proximity

First-Time Caller

by B.K. Borison

A single mom's hotline confession goes viral. The host who falls for her must play matchmaker.

3.92

300k+

🧸 Single Mom Romance 🎙️ Radio Show Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💘 He Falls First 💼 Workplace Romance

First-Time Caller 94%

A single mom's hotline confession goes viral. The host who falls for her must play matchmaker.

by B.K. Borison 2025

3.92

300k+ ratings

🧸 Single Mom Romance 🎙️ Radio Show Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💘 He Falls First 💼 Workplace Romance

My Mechanical Romance

by Alexene Farol Follmuth • 2022

A scrappy improviser joins her school's robotics team and collides with its perfectionist captain.

3.82

26k+

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔬 STEM Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 👀 Dual Pov 🤝 Forced Proximity

My Mechanical Romance 96%

A scrappy improviser joins her school's robotics team and collides with its perfectionist captain.

by Alexene Farol Follmuth 2022

3.82

26k+ ratings

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔬 STEM Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 👀 Dual Pov 🤝 Forced Proximity

Loathe to Love You

by Ali Hazelwood • 2023

Three women in STEM, three men they can't stand, and three inescapable tight spaces.

3.83

89k+

🧪 Women In Stem 🛗 Forced Proximity 💬 Miscommunication 💼 Workplace Romance 🗿 Stoic Hero

Loathe to Love You 95%

Three women in STEM, three men they can't stand, and three inescapable tight spaces.

by Ali Hazelwood 2023

3.83

89k+ ratings

🧪 Women In Stem 🛗 Forced Proximity 💬 Miscommunication 💼 Workplace Romance 🗿 Stoic Hero

The Rosie Project

by Graeme Simsion • 2013

A professor's wife questionnaire meets its match: a bartender who's never seen the test.

4.01

598k+

🧩 Neurodivergent Protagonist 🎭 Romantic Comedy 🧲 Opposites Attract 🌦️ Grumpy Sunshine 🧪 Scientific Matchmaking

The Rosie Project 94%

A professor's wife questionnaire meets its match: a bartender who's never seen the test.

by Graeme Simsion 2013

4.01

598k+ ratings

🧩 Neurodivergent Protagonist 🎭 Romantic Comedy 🧲 Opposites Attract 🌦️ Grumpy Sunshine 🧪 Scientific Matchmaking

The Soulmate Equation

by Christina Lauren • 2022

A dating app built on DNA pairs a single mom with its own guarded inventor.

3.98

309k+

💍 Fake Dating 👩‍👧 Single Mom ☀️ Grumpy Meets Sunshine 🧬 STEM Romance 💬 Witty Banter

The Soulmate Equation 94%

A dating app built on DNA pairs a single mom with its own guarded inventor.

by Christina Lauren 2022

3.98

309k+ ratings

💍 Fake Dating 👩‍👧 Single Mom ☀️ Grumpy Meets Sunshine 🧬 STEM Romance 💬 Witty Banter

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 94%

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

Grumpy Romance

by Nia Arthurs • 2021

After her family's betrayal, she collides with a billionaire boss who hires her as his assistant.

3.53

18k+

🤑 Billionaire Romance 💼 Workplace Romance ⚡ Enemies To Lovers 🌤️ Grumpy Sunshine 👨‍👧 Single Dad

Grumpy Romance 94%

After her family's betrayal, she collides with a billionaire boss who hires her as his assistant.

by Nia Arthurs 2021

3.53

18k+ ratings

🤑 Billionaire Romance 💼 Workplace Romance ⚡ Enemies To Lovers 🌤️ Grumpy Sunshine 👨‍👧 Single Dad

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 94%

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

Euro Dreams

by Kate Stewart • 2024

A warmhearted nurse and an icy English surgeon clash across Europe on a medical exchange.

4.14

8k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🩺 Medical Romance 💕 Plus Size Heroine 🏠 Forced Proximity

Euro Dreams 94%

A warmhearted nurse and an icy English surgeon clash across Europe on a medical exchange.

by Kate Stewart 2024

4.14

8k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🩺 Medical Romance 💕 Plus Size Heroine 🏠 Forced Proximity

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 94%

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

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 94%

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

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