36 Books like Luv (Un)Arranged

The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny

by Kiran Desai

A debt between grandfathers becomes a marriage plot pulling two strangers toward each other.

3.70

37k+

🧳 Diaspora Fiction 💍 Arranged Marriage 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Abusive Relationship 👨‍👩‍👧 Generational Saga

The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny Summary

The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny 93%

A debt between grandfathers becomes a marriage plot pulling two strangers toward each other.

by Kiran Desai 2025

3.70

37k+ ratings

🧳 Diaspora Fiction 💍 Arranged Marriage 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Abusive Relationship 👨‍👩‍👧 Generational Saga

2 States

by Chetan Bhagat • 2009

Two MBA students from opposite ends of India fall in love. Their families are not celebrating.

3.44

99k+

💕 Cross-Cultural Romance 🎓 Campus Love Story 👪 Parental Opposition 💍 Intercultural Wedding 🇮🇳 Modern India

2 States 94%

Two MBA students from opposite ends of India fall in love. Their families are not celebrating.

by Chetan Bhagat 2009

3.44

99k+ ratings

💕 Cross-Cultural Romance 🎓 Campus Love Story 👪 Parental Opposition 💍 Intercultural Wedding 🇮🇳 Modern India

Everyone Has A Story

by Savi Sharma • 2015

An aspiring writer looking for her story finds it in a banker who has lost his.

3.33

13k+

🇮🇳 Indian Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🖤 Love After Loss 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 👥 Dual Pov Romance

Everyone Has A Story 94%

An aspiring writer looking for her story finds it in a banker who has lost his.

by Savi Sharma 2015

3.33

13k+ ratings

🇮🇳 Indian Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🖤 Love After Loss 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 👥 Dual Pov Romance

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

The Dating Plan

by Sara Desai • 2021

A fake engagement. A color-coded spreadsheet. And the one man she swore she'd never trust again.

3.62

47k+

🎭 Fake Dating 💔 Second Chance Romance 👫 Brother's Best Friend ⚡ Opposites Attract 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Matchmaking Family

The Dating Plan 93%

A fake engagement. A color-coded spreadsheet. And the one man she swore she'd never trust again.

by Sara Desai 2021

3.62

47k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating 💔 Second Chance Romance 👫 Brother's Best Friend ⚡ Opposites Attract 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Matchmaking Family

One Indian Girl

by Chetan Bhagat • 2016

A banker's Goa wedding stalls: three men want her, none of them wants all of her.

3.30

39k+

💍 Arranged Marriage 🔺 Love Triangle 💼 Ambitious Heroine ⚖️ Career Vs Love 🫣 Self-Deprecating Voice

One Indian Girl 93%

A banker's Goa wedding stalls: three men want her, none of them wants all of her.

by Chetan Bhagat 2016

3.30

39k+ ratings

💍 Arranged Marriage 🔺 Love Triangle 💼 Ambitious Heroine ⚖️ Career Vs Love 🫣 Self-Deprecating Voice

Sunshine and Spice

by Aurora Palit • 2024

To rebrand a bazaar and dodge matchmaking, a consultant fakes a romance with the owner's grumpy son.

3.69

1k+

🇧🇩 Desi Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🤝 Fake Dating 🔥 Slow Burn 👨‍👩‍👦 Family Expectations

Sunshine and Spice 92%

To rebrand a bazaar and dodge matchmaking, a consultant fakes a romance with the owner's grumpy son.

by Aurora Palit 2024

3.69

1k+ ratings

🇧🇩 Desi Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🤝 Fake Dating 🔥 Slow Burn 👨‍👩‍👦 Family Expectations

Say You'll Be Mine

by Naina Kumar • 2024

To survive her ex's wedding, a teacher agrees to a fake engagement with a guarded engineer.

3.76

13k+

🎭 Fake Dating ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 👥 Dual Pov

Say You'll Be Mine 92%

To survive her ex's wedding, a teacher agrees to a fake engagement with a guarded engineer.

by Naina Kumar 2024

3.76

13k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 👥 Dual Pov

The World's Best Boyfriend

by Durjoy Datta • 2015

Two outcasts, separated by a childhood betrayal, reunite in college where their war burns like love.

3.22

4k+

🔄 Second Chance Romance 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💔 Love Triangle 🎓 College Romance 😭 Angsty Romance

The World's Best Boyfriend 92%

Two outcasts, separated by a childhood betrayal, reunite in college where their war burns like love.

by Durjoy Datta 2015

3.22

4k+ ratings

🔄 Second Chance Romance 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💔 Love Triangle 🎓 College Romance 😭 Angsty Romance

Dating Dr. Dil

by Nisha Sharma • 2022

A fake engagement between a lawyer and a doctor turns real faster than either expects.

3.58

67k+

💥 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Fake Engagement 🔥 Slow Burn 🪷 Desi Romance 👵 Meddling Aunties

Dating Dr. Dil 92%

A fake engagement between a lawyer and a doctor turns real faster than either expects.

by Nisha Sharma 2022

3.58

67k+ ratings

💥 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Fake Engagement 🔥 Slow Burn 🪷 Desi Romance 👵 Meddling Aunties

Until You

by Catharina Maura • 2021

A tech CEO returns to his best friend's sister, not knowing she's his anonymous online vigilante.

3.86

38k+

💼 Workplace Romance 💖 Brother's Best Friend 🎭 Secret Identity 🏠 Forced Proximity 🛡️ Protective Hero

Until You 92%

A tech CEO returns to his best friend's sister, not knowing she's his anonymous online vigilante.

by Catharina Maura 2021

3.86

38k+ ratings

💼 Workplace Romance 💖 Brother's Best Friend 🎭 Secret Identity 🏠 Forced Proximity 🛡️ Protective Hero

Wish I Could Tell You

by Durjoy Datta • 2019

At a crowdfunding startup, his life hinges on a viral love confession that may be staged.

3.67

2k+

🏢 Workplace Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 📹 Viral Fame 🏥 Medical Crisis 💔 Bittersweet

Wish I Could Tell You 92%

At a crowdfunding startup, his life hinges on a viral love confession that may be staged.

by Durjoy Datta 2019

3.67

2k+ ratings

🏢 Workplace Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 📹 Viral Fame 🏥 Medical Crisis 💔 Bittersweet

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 92%

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 Hindi-Bindi Club

by Monica Pradhan • 2007

Three daughters of Indian immigrants chase love and belonging while their mothers guard the past.

3.52

3k+

🗽 Immigrant Fiction 🇮🇳 Indian Diaspora 👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Bonds 👩‍👩‍👧 Multigenerational Women 💌 Past Love Returns

The Hindi-Bindi Club 92%

Three daughters of Indian immigrants chase love and belonging while their mothers guard the past.

by Monica Pradhan 2007

3.52

3k+ ratings

🗽 Immigrant Fiction 🇮🇳 Indian Diaspora 👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Bonds 👩‍👩‍👧 Multigenerational Women 💌 Past Love Returns

Will You Still Love Me?

by Ravinder Singh • 2018

A seat swap sparks cross-cultural romance, but family, fate, and a stormy night threaten everything.

3.75

3k+

🌍 Cross-Cultural Romance ✈️ Chance Encounter 👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 Family Disapproval 🖤 Guilt And Redemption 😢 Tearjerker

Will You Still Love Me? 92%

A seat swap sparks cross-cultural romance, but family, fate, and a stormy night threaten everything.

by Ravinder Singh 2018

3.75

3k+ ratings

🌍 Cross-Cultural Romance ✈️ Chance Encounter 👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 Family Disapproval 🖤 Guilt And Redemption 😢 Tearjerker

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

Forever After All

by Catharina Maura • 2021

To save her mother, she marries a cold billionaire: the boy she's always loved.

3.98

51k+

💍 Marriage Of Convenience 💰 Billionaire Hero 💌 Childhood Crush 🔗 Family Betrayal 🌪️ Angst

Forever After All 92%

To save her mother, she marries a cold billionaire: the boy she's always loved.

by Catharina Maura 2021

3.98

51k+ ratings

💍 Marriage Of Convenience 💰 Billionaire Hero 💌 Childhood Crush 🔗 Family Betrayal 🌪️ Angst

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 92%

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

The Sound of Secrets

by Jay Crownover • 2024

She married a billionaire to escape his murderous mother. Trusting him was never part of the deal.

4.19

381

💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🫂 Found Family 🖤 Scarred Hero 💔 Wounded Heroine 🕯️ Family Secrets

The Sound of Secrets 92%

She married a billionaire to escape his murderous mother. Trusting him was never part of the deal.

by Jay Crownover 2024

4.19

381 ratings

💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🫂 Found Family 🖤 Scarred Hero 💔 Wounded Heroine 🕯️ Family Secrets

Too Good To Be True

by Prajakta Koli • 2025

A guarded bookseller meets a mysterious CEO whose secrets test her fragile trust.

3.14

6k+

📚 Bookstore Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💖 Emotional Healing 🌧️ Monsoon Atmosphere 🏙️ Mumbai Setting

Too Good To Be True 93%

A guarded bookseller meets a mysterious CEO whose secrets test her fragile trust.

by Prajakta Koli 2025

3.14

6k+ ratings

📚 Bookstore Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💖 Emotional Healing 🌧️ Monsoon Atmosphere 🏙️ Mumbai Setting

Sari, Not Sari

by Sonya Singh • 2022

A breakup CEO trades her expertise to learn Indian culture from a client at his family wedding.

3.14

3k+

🇮🇳 Desi Romance 🪷 Cultural Reconnection 💒 Wedding Romance 🫂 Found Family 💕 Feel-Good Romance

Sari, Not Sari 93%

A breakup CEO trades her expertise to learn Indian culture from a client at his family wedding.

by Sonya Singh 2022

3.14

3k+ ratings

🇮🇳 Desi Romance 🪷 Cultural Reconnection 💒 Wedding Romance 🫂 Found Family 💕 Feel-Good Romance

A Suitable Boy

by Vikram Seth

In 1950s India, a mother's hunt for a suitable husband clashes with her daughter's forbidden love.

4.11

50k+

🏡 Family Saga 🇮🇳 1950s India 💍 Arranged Marriage 💞 Interfaith Love 🔥 Communal Tensions

A Suitable Boy 91%

In 1950s India, a mother's hunt for a suitable husband clashes with her daughter's forbidden love.

by Vikram Seth 1993

4.11

50k+ ratings

🏡 Family Saga 🇮🇳 1950s India 💍 Arranged Marriage 💞 Interfaith Love 🔥 Communal Tensions

Next to Never

by Penelope Douglas • 2017

Her mother's secret affair with a married man is now a book Quinn can't put down.

4.01

16k+

🚫 Forbidden Love 📖 Book Within A Book 👩‍👧 Mother Daughter Secrets 💔 Second Chance Love ⚠️ Toxic Relationship

Next to Never 91%

Her mother's secret affair with a married man is now a book Quinn can't put down.

by Penelope Douglas 2017

4.01

16k+ ratings

🚫 Forbidden Love 📖 Book Within A Book 👩‍👧 Mother Daughter Secrets 💔 Second Chance Love ⚠️ Toxic Relationship

Ibnebatuti । इब्नेबतूती

by Divya Prakash Dubey • 2020

A son leaving for America finds his mother's letters and a love cut by caste riots.

4.25

616

📚 Hindi Literature 🧑‍🧒 Mother And Son 🗝️ Family Secrets ✉️ Hidden Letters 🎓 Campus Romance

Ibnebatuti । इब्नेबतूती 91%

A son leaving for America finds his mother's letters and a love cut by caste riots.

by Divya Prakash Dubey 2020

4.25

616 ratings

📚 Hindi Literature 🧑‍🧒 Mother And Son 🗝️ Family Secrets ✉️ Hidden Letters 🎓 Campus Romance

Can Love Happen Twice?

by Ravinder Singh • 2011

Still healing from loss, he falls for a woman whose dreams of freedom leave no room for his.

3.30

24k+

🕌 Indian Romance 💔 Love After Loss 🔄 Second Love 😢 Tragic Romance 🌏 Cross-Cultural Romance

Can Love Happen Twice? 91%

Still healing from loss, he falls for a woman whose dreams of freedom leave no room for his.

by Ravinder Singh 2011

3.30

24k+ ratings

🕌 Indian Romance 💔 Love After Loss 🔄 Second Love 😢 Tragic Romance 🌏 Cross-Cultural Romance

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

Failure to Match

by Kyra Parsi • 2024

A matchmaker goes undercover to study her impossible billionaire client, who proposes instead.

4.18

30k+

🎩 Marriage Of Convenience ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💰 Billionaire Hero 💘 Matchmaker Heroine ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

Failure to Match 91%

A matchmaker goes undercover to study her impossible billionaire client, who proposes instead.

by Kyra Parsi 2024

4.18

30k+ ratings

🎩 Marriage Of Convenience ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💰 Billionaire Hero 💘 Matchmaker Heroine ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

Right Where We Left Us

by Jen Devon • 2024

At a vineyard wedding, a doctor must face the man her parents paid to leave her.

3.73

1k+

💞 Second Chance Romance 🌧️ Forced Proximity 🤦 Family Meddling 💎 Class Differences 🍷 Big Chaotic Family

Right Where We Left Us 91%

At a vineyard wedding, a doctor must face the man her parents paid to leave her.

by Jen Devon 2024

3.73

1k+ ratings

💞 Second Chance Romance 🌧️ Forced Proximity 🤦 Family Meddling 💎 Class Differences 🍷 Big Chaotic Family

Half Girlfriend

by Chetan Bhagat • 2014

Rejected by a guarded Delhi girl, a Bihari boy searches the globe to win her back.

3.13

54k+

🎓 Campus Romance 💞 Opposites Attract 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🌏 Cross-Cultural Romance 🗣️ Language Barrier

Half Girlfriend 91%

Rejected by a guarded Delhi girl, a Bihari boy searches the globe to win her back.

by Chetan Bhagat 2014

3.13

54k+ ratings

🎓 Campus Romance 💞 Opposites Attract 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🌏 Cross-Cultural Romance 🗣️ Language Barrier

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 91%

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

If We Ever Meet Again

by Ana Huang • 2020

She believes in love; he swears it's a myth. A year in Shanghai will test them.

3.54

71k+

📚 Study Abroad Romance 🎓 College Romance 🫂 Friends To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn 🌸 Virgin Heroine

If We Ever Meet Again 91%

She believes in love; he swears it's a myth. A year in Shanghai will test them.

by Ana Huang 2020

3.54

71k+ ratings

📚 Study Abroad Romance 🎓 College Romance 🫂 Friends To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn 🌸 Virgin Heroine

Roomies

by Christina Lauren • 2017

A green-card marriage to her subway crush: the one rule was don't fall in love.

3.75

90k+

📝 Marriage Of Convenience 🏠 Roommates To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn 🎵 Musician Romance 🎭 Theater Setting

Roomies 91%

A green-card marriage to her subway crush: the one rule was don't fall in love.

by Christina Lauren 2017

3.75

90k+ ratings

📝 Marriage Of Convenience 🏠 Roommates To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn 🎵 Musician Romance 🎭 Theater Setting

There's Something About Mira

by Sonali Dev • 2025

A lost ring sends a therapist across continents, into the arms of a guarded reporter.

4.16

24k+

💌 Dual Timeline Romance 🌈 Forbidden Queer Love 🫂 Found Family 💔 Estranged Siblings 🪷 South Asian Diaspora

There's Something About Mira 91%

A lost ring sends a therapist across continents, into the arms of a guarded reporter.

by Sonali Dev 2025

4.16

24k+ ratings

💌 Dual Timeline Romance 🌈 Forbidden Queer Love 🫂 Found Family 💔 Estranged Siblings 🪷 South Asian Diaspora

October Junction (Preview Edition)

by Divya Prakash Dubey

One Varanasi night, two strangers promise to meet every year; they never call it love.

4.09

3k+

📖 Literary Romance 📅 Annual Reunion ✍️ Ghostwriting 🎭 Dual Identity 💔 Melancholy Romance

October Junction (Preview Edition) Summary

October Junction (Preview Edition) 91%

One Varanasi night, two strangers promise to meet every year; they never call it love.

by Divya Prakash Dubey

4.09

3k+ ratings

📖 Literary Romance 📅 Annual Reunion ✍️ Ghostwriting 🎭 Dual Identity 💔 Melancholy Romance

The No Try Zone

by Valerie Pepper • 2026

A Vegas dare weds a physical therapist to her brother's rugby coach, her new boss.

4.00

222

🏈 Sports Romance 💍 Accidental Marriage 🤫 Secret Relationship 💼 Workplace Romance 🌙 One-Night Stand

The No Try Zone 91%

A Vegas dare weds a physical therapist to her brother's rugby coach, her new boss.

by Valerie Pepper 2026

4.00

222 ratings

🏈 Sports Romance 💍 Accidental Marriage 🤫 Secret Relationship 💼 Workplace Romance 🌙 One-Night Stand

My Not So Wicked Ex-Fiancé

by Jennifer Peel • 2019

Her ex-fiancé moves to her small town, unaware her parents faked the photos that made her run.

4.15

2k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🌻 Small Town Romance 💰 Class Differences 🏚️ Meddling Parents 👯 Girl Squad

My Not So Wicked Ex-Fiancé 91%

Her ex-fiancé moves to her small town, unaware her parents faked the photos that made her run.

by Jennifer Peel 2019

4.15

2k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🌻 Small Town Romance 💰 Class Differences 🏚️ Meddling Parents 👯 Girl Squad

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